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A manhunt was launched for Jed Allen, 21, who was suspected of killing his half-sister Derrin Jordon, aged six, his mother Janet Jordon, 48, and her partner Philip Howard, 44.
A post mortem examination confirmed they died from multiple stab wounds.
Their bodies were found in Vicarage Road, Didcot on Saturday. Allen's body was found in Oxford on Monday.
The body found in woodland is yet to be formally identified, but police are satisfied it is Allen.
A statement on behalf of Janet and Derrin's family said: "Janet was a beloved daughter, sister and auntie.
"Dezzy was a breath a fresh air and truly one of a kind.
"For a family to lose someone so young cannot be explained in mere words."
Philip's older brother said his family was in "shock and disbelief".
"My beloved bro and Uncle Philip you'll be missed so much," he said.
A statement from Philip's children said: "Take care of our sister Dezzy up there daddy, take care of Jan too.
"We wish you didn't have to go Daddy, it's our worst nightmare come true."
The search for Allen ended on Monday after a body was found off Marston Ferry Road in Oxford around 17:00 BST.
Police confirmed the 21-year-old was their prime suspect after officers discovered the bodies of Ms Jordon, Mr Howard and Derrin at 20:20 BST on Saturday.
More than 100 police were deployed to search Oxford University Parks where Allen worked as a groundsman.
Detectives believed he had arrived in the city by train from Didcot at 17:45 on Saturday.
Police have reopened Vicarage Road, but a cordon remains in place around the crime scene where officers are expected to remain until Thursday. | The family of the victims in a suspected triple murder have described it as an "unimaginable" tragedy. | 32896364 |
The man was filmed by CCTV in Coopers Jewellery in Barnstaple in Devon on Thursday.
Owner David Bruce said he "chased" the suspect from his shop with a baseball bat following the attempted raid.
Devon and Cornwall Police said they believed the would-be robber's "weapon was some kind of blank firing firearm".
Det Insp Praveen Naidoo said: "The offender may well have received injuries as a result of this incident and it is likely that someone in the community knows who is responsible.
"Whilst the coat appears darker in the images, witnesses describe it as a light sandy colour."
Anyone who has found the mask, which Mr Bruce described as a "full latex" one, is asked to contact police. | Footage of a masked man wearing sunglasses and wielding a gun has been released by police after an attempted armed robbery at a jewellers. | 32968577 |
While no team won more away games than Exeter this season, only three sides suffered more defeats at home.
The first leg against Carlisle finished 3-3 at Brunton Park on Sunday.
"There's something wrong if it's not a great atmosphere, because what more do people want?" Perryman told BBC Devon.
"You sometimes think there's a bit of negativity at home."
In the three matches involving the two sides this season there have been 16 goals, with Carlisle coming from behind in each game to earn two wins and a draw.
The play-off return game at St James Park has sold out, while 571 Exeter fans made the 694-mile round trip to Carlisle.
Asked about their away support, Perryman said: "Unbelievable, and yet they've been like that all season - we've given something to cheer, to be fair, with a great away record and we play a lot of quality football.
"I'd say that if there was similar noise, if there was more positive noise at home, I think you'd see more games like that.
"Don't anyone tell me that this manager [Paul Tisdale] lacks passion, don't tell me he lacks balls to make the decisions, to play forward and go for it." | Exeter City director of football Steve Perryman has called on fans to make "positive noise" during their League Two play-off semi-final second leg at home to Carlisle on Thursday. | 39923497 |
Englishman Simon Andrews was taken by helicopter to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast after the accident in the Superstock race.
Andrews, 29, is from Evesham in Worcestershire and rides for the Penz13.com BMW team.
His family are at his bedside in the Belfast hospital.
Last year, he suffered serious injuries in the Le Mans 24-Hour race.
Saturday's accident happened at the Metropole section of the 8.9-mile North West circuit.
It was the second serious crash at this year's NW200 meeting.
On Tuesday, Franck Petricola crashed during a practice session.
The 31-year-old Frenchman is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital and his condition was described as critical. | A high-profile rider remains in a critical condition after a crash at Saturday's North West 200 motorcycling road races in Northern Ireland. | 27457847 |
Radio Cymru Mwy is due to run for 15 weeks from 19 September and broadcast every weekday morning.
The station will focus on more music and easy listening while the main Radio Cymru schedule continues as normal.
"The name BBC Radio Cymru Mwy says it all - more music, laughter and more choice for BBC Radio Cymru listeners," said editor Betsan Powys.
"As we prepare to celebrate BBC Radio Cymru's landmark 40th birthday in 2017, it's imperative that we continue to develop and innovate.
"The pop-up station is an opportunity for us to take advantage of new technology, but more importantly it gives listeners greater choice."
Radio Cymru turns 40 on 3 January, the day after the pop-up station finishes. | A pop-up digital radio station will launch in September in the run up to BBC Radio Cymru's 40th birthday. | 36943455 |
A coastguard rescue helicopter from Caernarfon was called to the incident at Llanddona on Sunday afternoon.
Moelfre inshore lifeboat was also launched and coastguards attended by road.
The woman was flown to hospital in Bangor but her injuries are not known. | A woman was airlifted to hospital after falling from a horse at a beach on Anglesey. | 33503312 |
The Shieldhall Tunnel will run 3.1 miles from Craigton to Queen's Park and handle sewage and excess rainfall.
Scottish Water will take delivery of a 1,000 tonne, 180 metre-long tunnel boring machine in the coming weeks.
Due for completion in 2018, the tunnel will be big enough to fit a double-decker bus inside and more than five times as long as the Clyde Tunnel.
Scottish Water chief executive Douglas Millican said the project was the biggest investment in waste water infrastructure in Glasgow for more than a century.
"Much of the Greater Glasgow area's existing waste water infrastructure was built in Victorian times and the modernisation of the system and construction of new underground assets, such as the Shieldhall Tunnel, will protect the natural environment, reduce the risk of flooding and meet the needs of growth, economic development and regeneration," he said.
The tunnel will be constructed using a specially designed tunnel boring machine, and will follow a route from Craigton industrial estate to Queen's Park.
It will run under Bellahouston Park, Pollok Park, along Titwood Road to Queen's Park, where it will tie in to the existing sewer network.
It is part of a £250m, five-year programme of work aimed at improving the waste water network in the Glasgow area.
The main shaft for drilling the tunnel has already been prepared and Infrastructure Secretary Keith Brown was given a tour of the site on Monday.
"This is a massive undertaking - at more than £100m it will be Scotland's largest sewer," he said.
"This project is just one part of a massive investment programme to upgrade Glasgow's sewer network to make it fit for the 21st century." | Underground boring is set to start on a £100m project in Glasgow to create Scotland's largest storm water tunnel. | 35743907 |
Che Adams almost opened the scoring after beating Vale's defence, but was foiled by goalkeeper Chris Neal.
Vale's Anthony Grant tested George Long with a curler, but Billy Sharp broke the deadlock for the Blades with a half-volley from a Dean Hammond cross.
Sharp was a persistent threat to the Vale backline, but wasted two chances to add to his earlier strike.
Former Blades defender Rob Page's Vale, who slip to 11th, had lost just once in six games prior to his return to Bramall Lane.
Port Vale manager Rob Page told BBC Radio Stoke:
"You are never happy with a defeat. Of course, we are gutted. But it is the level of performance that we set. We have played much, much better than that.
"We haven't given a good account of ourselves today against a team that were there for the taking. Our passing was awful at times. We didn't make it too hard for them.
"I can't fault the effort in the last 20 minutes . I thought we had a right go at them, but I am really disappointed. I thought we fell below the standards we have set." | Sheffield United climbed to within four points of the League One play-off places with victory over Port Vale. | 35567259 |
England led 2-0 through Adam Lallana and Jamie Vardy, before Iago Aspas and Isco strikes levelled late on.
Tottenham's Dier, 22, chased Herrera following the clash to remonstrate with the Manchester United midfielder.
"I don't mind people kicking each other at times and stuff but that's just dirty and not needed," said Dier.
"He's elbowed me in the face and I just can't see why. For me, it's just ridiculous.
"He's saying he didn't do it, but I think it's pretty clear. It's just football. These things happen. But I don't know why he did it, to be honest. That's why I was angry."
Tottenham visit Manchester United in the Premier League on 11 December and Dier added: "I don't need him to apologise. I'll see him soon."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | England midfielder Eric Dier says Spain's Ander Herrera caught him in the face with a "ridiculous" elbow during the 2-2 draw at Wembley on Tuesday. | 37996805 |
It will be the second rugby international to be held at the home of Kilmarnock Football Club
The Scots defeated Tonga 37-12 in Ayrshire in November 2014.
Vern Cotter's men kick-off their Autumn Test Series against Australia at BT Murrayfield on Saturday 12 November, followed by Argentina, also at Murrayfield, the following Saturday.
The 2014 victory over Tonga was the first international to take place on a fully artificial surface.
Glasgow Warriors played at Rugby Park twice last season as a result of flooding to their Scotstoun pitch.
Ayrshire-born Glasgow and Scotland prop Gordon Reid said: "Rugby Park is a fantastic sporting venue. Having played there both for Scotland and Glasgow Warriors, I know there's always a great buzz and atmosphere around the ground on game day.
"Personally, I really enjoy playing on the artificial surfaces which is another bonus of playing at Rugby Park. It makes for a quick game and the skill level is usually higher, so it should prove an exciting game for the fans. | Rugby Park will play host to Scotland's Autumn Test match against Georgia on Saturday 26 November. | 36746326 |
The world governing body this week confirmed its wish to expand the World Cup finals to a 48-team competition, comprising 16 groups of three.
Guardiola, 45, says adding games to a busy schedule will "kill the players".
"They are focusing on more and more and more - it affects the quality," the Spaniard added.
"I am thinking just for the players. They need to breathe, to [have a] break, to enjoy.
"It's just three substitutions now - why can you not make four, five or six? All the players [would be] involved more than before, the coaches can use different tactics."
Guardiola says increasing the number of substitutes available would lead to fewer injuries and more open games.
"Everything would be better," he said.
A decision on whether to expand the World Cup will be made in January and any change would be unlikely to take effect before 2026, but Guardiola is unconvinced by the idea.
"This kind of thing is impossible because we are going to finish [the season], then after one week the World Cup then after three weeks we go to the pre-season, we go to China, the States, Australia," he said.
"You play against Milan, Juventus, Madrid and you have to win. People demand you have to play good [with] no preparation. Then you come back and it's 11 months again and it's the European Cup."
Media playback is not supported on this device | Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Fifa should consider allowing "four, five or six" substitutes to combat the threat of burnout among players. | 38270906 |
Some 60 troops were wounded in the violence near Benghazi airport, medics and military sources say.
Libya has seen fierce fighting between rival militias that helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
In Benghazi, special army forces allied to former general Khalifa Haftar have been battling armed Islamist groups who control most of the city.
Thursday's bombings targeted a checkpoint near the city's Benina airport, which has been shut down since May.
The Islamist militias have already overrun army bases in the area, making the airport one of the last sites still under the control of Gen Haftar.
The forces are part of Benghazi's Shura Revolutionary Council, a body set up after they took control of Benghazi in August.
Military sources told the Associated Press that Haftar-allied forces launched air strikes in a bid to stop the militants taking over the airport on Thursday.
Gen Haftar was previously head of the Libyan army under Gaddafi before he was sacked in 1987.
He joined the anti-Gaddafi uprising in 2011, and earlier this year launched a campaign against what he says are hardline groups in Benghazi.
Hundreds of people are believed to have died in a recent upsurge of unrest in Libya, while thousands have fled their homes to escape the violence.
Human Rights Watch says more than 250 people have been killed in Benghazi and Derna alone this year.
More than three years after Gaddafi was overthrown and killed, Libya's police and army remain weak in comparison with the militias, who control large parts of the country. | At least 29 Libyan soldiers have been killed in two car bombings and clashes in the eastern city of Benghazi. | 29464748 |
Peter Bell, a Governor for Southern Health, called for the motion to be discussed at an Extraordinary Board of Governors meeting on Tuesday.
But trust chairman Tim Smart cancelled the meeting for legal reasons on Saturday.
Mr Bell said the cancellation was "no laughing matter".
The meeting, which would have been held at Lyndhurst Community Centre in Hampshire, comes after a report found the NHS mental health trust failed to investigate the unexpected deaths of more than 1,000 people since 2011.
Responding to the cancellation, Mr Bell threatened the trust with legal action if it did not reconsider proceeding with the meeting on 17 May.
He said: "I am beginning to feel like the families who have being pursuing changes at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust appear to have been banging their heads on a brick wall.
"If this was not such a serious matter I would be laughing out loud at such tactics. But this is no laughing matter. This is deadly serious and I really hope that the interim chair begins to understand just how serious this is.
"Do we really need to resort to the courts in the first two weeks of your appointment?"
Mr Smart said the delay was "far from ideal" and that the resolutions put forward by Governors for discussion "did not comply with NHS Improvement guidance, and any vote would not be legally robust".
"I am determined that what we do everything correctly, whatever the short term difficulties along the way", he added. | A health trust criticised for putting its patients at risk has cancelled a meeting where a vote of no confidence in the executive board was expected. | 36296827 |
This year's Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open runs between 8 - 12 July.
Spectators are also being urged to make travel plans in advance and stick to organised routes as they make their way to Gullane Golf Club in East Lothian.
More than 50,000 people are expected to flock to the event. There will be no public parking at the course.
Free park and ride services will be available to get to the event.
There is a regular train service from Edinburgh to North Berwick and a free shuttle bus will run from North Berwick Railway Station.
Tournament director Peter Adams said: "Every effort has been made to minimise travel disruption, both for spectators and local residents.
"The event is amongst the most prestigious in world golf and increasingly popular, attracting some of the biggest names in the sport to Scotland."
John McMillan, East Lothian Council's spokesman for economic development and tourism, said: "The village and surrounding area are very much open for business and I'm sure if everyone follows the traffic advice, spectators will be able to get to the course easily and local businesses can benefit from the influx of visitors." | Members of the public not going to the Scottish Open should try to find alternative routes and avoid the A198 through Gullane, organisers have said. | 33239921 |
The 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight is installed at the National Supercomputing Centre in Wuxi.
At its peak, the computer can perform around 93,000 trillion calculations per second.
It is twice as fast and three times as efficient as the previous leader Tianhe-2, also from China, said Top500 which released the new list on Monday.
Its main applications include advanced manufacturing, weather forecasting and big data analytics, wrote Jack Dongarra in a paper about the new machine.
It has more than 10.5 million locally-made processing cores and 40,960 nodes and runs on a Linux-based operating system.
For the first time since the list began, China has overtaken the US with 167 computers in the top 500 while the US has 165.
"Considering that just 10 years ago, China claimed a mere 28 systems on the list, with none ranked in the top 30, the nation has come further and faster than any other country in the history of supercomputing," said Top500.
The US has four supercomputers in the top 10 of the Top500 list, while China has two which currently occupy the top two places.
The other positions in the top 10, published twice a year, are occupied by machines from Japan, Switzerland, Germany and Saudi Arabia.
"As a computer scientist it's difficult writing software that can take advantage of and control large numbers of computer cores," said Professor Les Carr from the University of Southampton.
"This is why supercomputers are restricted to specialised applications - you need very specialised computing needs to take advantage of them.
"They are like extremely high-spec Grand Prix racing cars - they are fantastic for racing on circuits but they're not great for travelling from London to Edinburgh." | A new supercomputer from China has topped the latest list of the world's most powerful machines. | 36575947 |
The men aged 65 and 37 were stabbed multiple times by two men near Manor House Tube station.
The Met has named Kyroe Oscar Howsen, 24, from Haringey and Amari Orgill, 19, from the Finsbury Park area as the two men they want to speak to.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the force.
Police said the father and son, in a grey van, were attacked at about 19:50 GMT after an argument with the driver and passenger of a black Smart car.
The incident began in Green Lanes and carried on into Hermitage Road and Vale Grove.
The relatives were seriously injured and required hospital treatment. They have since been discharged.
Det Const Leon Ure said: "This was a very violent attack and the injuries the victims sustained were serious and it was very fortunate they were not fatal.
"The elder victim had just arrived in the county to spend Christmas with his family; instead he and his son had to be rushed to hospital." | Two men are being sought by police after a father and son were stabbed in a row between drivers in north London on Christmas Eve. | 35225704 |
North Somerset Council is expected to confirm the location as the corner of Quays Avenue and Harbour Road.
Proposals to re-open the line are part of a £100m investment in the area's rail infrastructure.
It was originally closed in 1964 and the revamp is part of the MetroWest Phase 1 project, being overseen by the West of England Partnership.
Leader of North Somerset Council, Nigel Ashton, said the decision on the location of Portishead station would be "a major step forward" for the project.
He said of all the potential locations under consideration, the corner of Quays Avenue and Harbour Road was "the most popular option" from the public consultation carried out last year.
The proposals for the planned station do not include the addition of a level crossing, which was considered to be a risk to pedestrians, and would potentially cause traffic disruption.
The MetroWest Phase 1 project aims to reopen the Portishead line to passenger train services by spring 2019.
The line will restore the rail link between the town and Bristol city centre. | The location for a new Portishead railway station has been chosen after a public consultation. | 31815354 |
Makaziwe Mandela told the BBC that her father was surrounded by his family in his final moments and she talked about sharing him with the world.
Tukwini Mandela, daughter of Mr Mandela's daughter Makaziwe, and Nandi Mandela, daughter of Mr Mandela's eldest son Thembi, spoke about their grandfather's legacy and about how the family is dealing with his death.
Ndaba Mandela, one of Nelson Mandela's grandsons, told the BBC about his reactions to the memorial service for his grandfather, and about his emotions as the funeral neared.
Nelson Mandela's grandson Mbuso and great granddaughter, Phumla, spoke on behalf of the family at the memorial service at the FNB stadium.
Dr Amuah, who is married to Mr Mandela's eldest daughter Makaziwe, said the late president became emotional over the "expectations of some family members, which never came to be". | In the days after Nelson Mandela's death, members of his family spoke to the BBC's Komla Dumor about their memories of South Africa's first black president, and about his final days. | 25353166 |
More than 374 bombs, including cluster bombs, were dropped in 67 locations between January and April, killing at least 35 people, the human rights group said.
Sudan's army has not yet commented on the allegations.
It has been battling rebels demanding more rights for the region since 2011.
At least 1.4 million people, or a third of South Kordofan's population, have fled their homes because of the conflict, Amnesty said in a report.
African Union chief mediator Thabo Mbeki is currently in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, where he is expected to discuss the conflict with government officials, the AFP news agency reports.
"War crimes cannot be allowed to be committed with impunity and a population facing a protracted humanitarian crisis can no longer be ignored by the world," Amnesty said.
It added that its research team had visited South Kordofan, and found cluster munitions at four sites.
"The use of prohibited weapons - such as cluster bombs - launched from high-flying aircraft has resulted in civilian casualties," the group said.
Children had been killed playing with unexploded ordinance, Amnesty added.
Sudan's government has previously accused the rebels, the Sudan People's Liberation Army-North, of being backed by neighbouring South Sudan, which became independent in 2011.
South Sudan denied the allegation.
The conflict has been fuelled by grievances among non-Arab groups over what they see as neglect and discrimination by the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum. | Amnesty International has accused Sudan's army of committing war crimes by bombing and shelling civilians in its South Kordofan region. | 33777676 |
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) said it would expand the maturity of its purchases of Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs).
However, it said it would keep printing money at the same pace.
The BoJ said Friday's news did not amount to an expansion of current monetary easing policies.
"We've taken steps to supplement [the quantitative and qualitative easing] so that we can expand the programme without hesitation if needed," said BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda.
At first, investors reacted positively to the news the bank would expand the maturity of its JGB purchases. However, stocks tumbled later once the market realised there would be no further easing until possibly next year.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed down 1.9% at 18,986.80.
"[The BOJ's] governor Kuroda has a penchant for surprises, and he delivered another one today," said Japan economist Marcel Thieliant.
"The bank just decided to expand the maturity of its purchases of JGBs from the current 7-10 years to 7-12 years in order to 'encourage a smoother decline in interest rates across the yield curve'.
"These are all helpful measures, but they won't make much difference in practice," he added.
Other markets in the region spent much of the day in negative territory as falling oil prices hurt investor sentiment.
The price of Brent Crude, seen as the global benchmark, was 1.4% lower at $36.86 a barrel. West Texas Crude fell 2.1% to $34.78.
In China, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 0.06% at 21,855.87 in afternoon trade, while the Shanghai Composite index ended the session down 0.03% at 3,578.96.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.09% at 5,106.70, while South Korea's benchmark Kospi index finished the day down 0.13% at 1,975.32. | Japan's benchmark Nikkei index fell by nearly 2% after the country's central bank said further stimulus measures would not be put in place for the moment. | 35129148 |
Police said a suspicious object found in the Rockfergus Avenue area on Saturday morning was an "elaborate hoax".
Elsewhere, a number of people were moved from their homes at Main Street in Cushendun, County Antrim, after a suspicious object was found.
It was also declared a hoax. | A number of people have been allowed to return to their homes following a security alert in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. | 37069437 |
Daniel Graham was attacked by up to six people "in full view" of the passengers on a bus and pedestrians in East Dulwich early on Saturday, they added.
It is believed he was chased down a hill after a mass brawl at a party.
The 14-year-old was attacked in a supermarket car park nearby. A boy of 13 has been bailed until late March.
Police said Mr Graham had been at a party at Dulwich Hamlet football club on Friday night.
About 70 youths were ejected from the clubhouse when the celebrations turned rowdy, witnesses said.
Mr Graham, from Peckham Rye, left the party and ran down Dog Kennel Hill before boarding a stationary 176 bus.
But when he realised he was being followed, he got off the vehicle, police said.
He was then stabbed several times in the street at 0020 GMT.
He managed to board the bus again, at which point passengers rang for an ambulance, but he died in hospital two hours later.
Separately the 14-year-old victim, whose identity has not been given, was found at a hospital where he was seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to the leg.
He remains in a stable condition.
"East Dulwich is a busy area on a Friday night and I am sure that many people witnessed both incidents," said Det Ch Insp Dave Manning of the Metropolitan Police.
"I need to hear from any of the passengers on the 176 bus or any pedestrians who were in the vicinity to come forward."
He is the fourth teenager to be murdered in London in 2011. | "Many people" will have witnessed the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old and the shooting of a boy aged 14 in south London, police have said. | 12330222 |
A man was reported to have attacked the girl off Rother View Road in Canklow at about 08:30 GMT.
He has been described as aged about 40, white with a slight tan, spiked blonde hair and a clean shaven face.
The man is said to be between 5ft 7in and 5ft 9in tall and wearing black jogging bottoms and a grey hooded jumper.
Additional police patrols will be present in the area over the next couple of days to reassure the local community, South Yorkshire Police said. | A 15-year-old girl has been raped in woodland in Rotherham, prompting a police investigation. | 37979960 |
Cranes moved on to the Clandon Park estate in June, when the National Trust announced the mansion would be rebuilt "in some shape or form".
It has taken several weeks to remove loose debris such as wires and masonry from the building, the trust said.
General manager Alex Bush said ground level teams were still waiting to go into the building.
She said large numbers of timber beams and metal struts had to be removed because of the total collapse of the roof and most of the floors in the building.
The first beam was lifted from the Marble Hall by crane on 7 July, and 28 further huge timbers were lifted out that week.
Each beam removal has had to be carefully planned because of the impact on the building's structure, she added.
Cranes have also been used to cover the fragile remaining interiors to protect from the elements.
"The scale of the task is huge," said Ms Bush. "Although progress can sometimes seem painstaking, the work is currently on track."
Ground level teams hoped to get into the house next month, when scaffolding would also be erected, she said.
Fire broke out at the Grade-I listed building near Guildford in April.
One room - the Speakers' Parlour - survived and hundreds of items have been rescued.
An investigation into the fire continues and the cause is still not known. | Scaffolding will go up next month at an 18th Century stately home in Surrey that was reduced to a shell by fire. | 33834192 |
The 13th edition is being staged at the Harmony Gardens in Melrose until Sunday.
More than 100 events include the likes of thriller writer Frederick Forsyth, comedian Sara Pascoe and former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
Director Alistair Moffat said it promised to be a "truly memorable book festival" as well as a "great day out".
"Festivals need to be festive and festive means fun - and fascinating," he said.
"The Borders Book Festival aims to be like a wonderful four-day party where you meet people who make you laugh and also make you think."
Among the highlights being flagged up by organisers are:
The winner of the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction will also be announced during the festival on Saturday.
Nearly 2,000 children and teachers from primary schools across the Borders are expected to attend a special gala day on Thursday. | A "four-day party" celebrating the world of literature is under way with the annual Borders Book Festival. | 36539156 |
The 50-year-old was taken ill at half-time and taken to hospital in Kirkcaldy, before being transferred to a specialist stroke unit at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital.
The Scottish League One club intend to give Wolecki Black and his family "all the help and support they need to get him back on the road to recovery".
Diamonds chairman Tom Wotherspoon added on the club's website: "In the fullness of time we look forward to seeing him back in the job he loves but for now all that matters is his return to good health.
"Over the weekend we have been inundated by kind messages of support from throughout the coaching community and Scottish football as a whole that have shown how highly Eddie is regarded.
"We would like to thank everyone who contacted us, coaches and players, fans of our own club and supporters of others, and we will pass on all of the good wishes to Eddie in due course."
Former Montrose player and manager Wolecki Black had initially joined Airdrie in September as director of coaching and took over as manager when Gary Bollan left to join Forfar Athletic.
He was previously head coach of Glasgow City, who won four successive Scottish Women's Premier League titles during Wolecki Black's time in charge and also reached the Uefa Women's Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 2014.
Airdrie's 3-1 win at Cowdenbeath's Central Park moved them up to fourth in Scottish League One, just inside the promotion play-off zone. | Airdrieonians say manager Eddie Wolecki Black "is now recuperating" after tests confirmed he suffered a stroke during Saturday's win at Cowdenbeath. | 35741336 |
McKenzie, 27, beat American Adonis Diaz in the -60kg category on Friday to finish third in Mexico.
He had earlier missed out on a chance for gold after losing to Brazilian Phelipe Pelim in the semi-final.
There will be seven British judoka in action on Saturday, including 2016 Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sally Conway in the -70kg category.
The Cancun Grand Prix is part of the International Judo Federation's World Tour and runs from Friday, 16 June to Sunday, 18 June. | Commonwealth judo champion Ashley McKenzie won bronze for Great Britain on day one of the Cancun Grand Prix. | 40312537 |
Mohammed Aziz, 50, was walking along Shobnall Street in Burton upon Trent in July when a silver Mondeo swerved across the road, mounted the pavement and hit him.
He remains in hospital in a coma almost a year on, police said.
Nadeem Akhtar, from Shobnall Street, was convicted at Stafford Crown Court and will be sentenced at a later date.
The 37-year-old was cleared of grievous bodily harm with intent.
More updates on this story and others in Staffordshire
A second man, Mohammed Zufeer, 27, of Horninglow Road North, Burton, was found guilty of assisting an offender.
Rehan Akhtar, 28, of Shobnall Street, was cleared of grievous bodily harm with intent.
Police said Mr Aziz was walking home alone on 20 July after visiting a local shop when he was struck down.
He suffered extensive head and facial injuries and remains in hospital in a critical condition.
The following day, the car was found by police in a pub car park covered with a sheet, its registration plates and windscreen missing.
Zufeer was the insured driver of the vehicle and police claimed he discarded a black bin bag behind a local takeaway.
Forensic checks revealed the bag contained clothing belonging to Nadeem which had fragments of glass from the Mondeo's windscreen in them.
Police said the incident stemmed from an ongoing dispute between the families which had previously involved numerous altercations, and erupted in disorder in the town.
"Akthar escalated the dispute to carry out completely an unacceptable act of violence - leaving a man fighting for his life and devastating an entire family. There is no doubt that Nadeem intended to kill Mr Aziz when he drove at him that night," Ch Insp Steve Maskrey said. | A man has been found guilty of attempted murder after he deliberately ran over a man in a dispute. | 36482411 |
A small study of middle-aged men living in New Zealand found children born first into their family were about one stone (7kg) heavier and had a bigger BMI than second-borns.
They also had more insulin resistance, which can lead to health problems.
Birth order may affect the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, say researchers.
Larger studies are needed to fully evaluate this link, they add.
There is some evidence to suggest birth order may influence the body's fat make-up and metabolism, from infancy to the teenage years.
However, the potential impact in mid-life is unknown.
Prof Wayne Cutfield and colleagues at the University of Auckland studied 50 overweight but otherwise healthy men between the ages of 40 and 50.
"First-born men were heavier and had lower insulin sensitivity than second-borns," they report in the journal, Scientific Reports.
"Thus, first-born adults may be at a greater risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases."
Prof Cutfield said the risk of developing obesity or diabetes occurs when enough risk factors come together.
"Being first born is one such risk factor, it does not mean first-borns will become overweight or diabetic, being first-born simply increases the risk."
The researchers say the study needs to be repeated in pairs of siblings and with more subjects.
Christopher Allen, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said carrying extra weight can not only increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, but also affect how sensitive the body is to insulin.
"By having lower insulin sensitivity, this increases your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
"It's also important to note where you carry your weight.
"People who carry more fat around their middle are more likely to be resistant to the insulin their body is producing." | First-born children may be more likely than second-borns to be overweight in later life. | 26038461 |
Enda Dolan, 18, from County Tyrone, was in his first term at Queen's University when he was struck by a van on Belfast's Malone Road in October 2014.
David Stewart, 31, of Gray's Park Avenue, admitted a series of charges linked to the teenager's death.
He was sentenced to seven years - three-and-a-half years in prison and the same on licence - last April.
During his trial, the court heard that Stewart, who had consumed drink and drugs before driving his van, drove with the teenager on the roof of his van for about 800 yards before he stopped.
The court was told that the 13 drinks Stewart consumed included six pints of beer and four Jagerbombs - a mix of a spirit and an energy drink.
Traces of drugs, including cocaine, were also found in his system.
On Monday, following an appeal, the Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan increased the time Stewart would spend in prison by one year.
Making the ruling, he said: "Nothing this court can do can turn the clock back.
"What happened was senseless needless and entirely avoidable." | A drunk driver who knocked down and killed a student has had his sentenced increased by one year. | 38558276 |
The party will make a "clear pledge" not to increase the tax, which it says "hits pensioners and the poorest hardest", if it wins the election.
Labour has repeatedly claimed the Conservatives would have to increase VAT due to the scale of spending cuts planned for after the general election.
The Tories said Labour planned "hikes" in income tax or national insurance.
The Liberal Democrats say their deficit reduction plans would not require an increase in VAT, with planned tax rises focused on the wealthy.
VAT, which is levied on most business transactions and many goods and services, was increased from 17.5% to 20% in Chancellor George Osborne's first Budget in 2010.
In a speech in Birmingham on Tuesday, Mr Balls will say: "The next Labour government will not raise VAT.
"We will not put up VAT. And we will not extend it to food, children's clothes, books, newspapers and public transport fares.
"We will not raise VAT because it's the tax that hits everyone. It's the tax that hits you every day. And it hits pensioners and the poorest hardest."
Labour's announcement was "fully funded and paid for", he said.
VAT is a key part of Labour's economic attacks on the Conservatives. Responding to last week's Budget, opposition leader Ed Miliband claimed the Conservatives would be forced to increase the tax because they would not be able to deliver their planned "colossal cuts" to unprotected areas of public spending.
A Conservative spokesman said Labour had "let the cat out of the bag".
He added: "Ed Miliband and Ed Balls have repeatedly said they will raise taxes.
"It is time that they came clean with the British public about which taxes they will raise - income tax or national insurance." | Labour's general election manifesto will contain a pledge not to raise VAT, shadow chancellor Ed Balls will say. | 32027525 |
The deal commits the 40-year-old to a 22nd summer of county cricket in 2017.
Championship skipper Collingwood will also lead the team in all formats for the rest of this season following news that Mark Stoneman is to join Surrey.
"I feel I can continue to contribute to the team and I really want to help develop the next generation of Durham cricketers," he told the club website.
Collingwood has scored 677 runs in all competitions so far this season.
Durham chief executive David Harker said: "To keep a player of Paul's experience and ability at the club is a massive bonus as we start to look towards our plans for 2017.
"He continues to epitomise the values of Durham, both on and off the field, as well as still being a fine player who leads from the front in the role of club captain." | Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has agreed a one-year contract extension with Durham. | 36896905 |
Brian Dougan, 53, of Ballaghbeg Park in Newcastle faces charges of grievous bodily harm with intent.
He is also accused of making threats to kill against another man and possessing an offensive weapon, namely a stick with nails, with intent to commit grievous bodily harm.
Mr Dougan was remanded in custody to reappear in Downpatrick on 11 February.
The victim, who is in his 40s and was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital. He has since been discharged.
He was attacked outside a supermarket on the Castlewellan Road in Newcastle. | A man has appeared in court over an incident in Newcastle on Tuesday night in which a man was stabbed five times. | 35493676 |
On Facebook, the TV presenter admitted her trademark curls were fake and she was going through the perimenopause, which is the start of the menopause.
Sawalha said her hair "was my favourite thing about myself."
She revealed a doctor told her she had the balding gene on the ITV daytime show in September.
In the video, she breaks down telling people she used to say her hair was her "crowning glory" and did not realise the gene could occur in women.
She added: "My hair is not like that anymore, my hair really started to change after I had my kids.
"It sounds awful saying it as people lose all of their hair to alopecia or cancer treatment but it doesn't make it any easier, the fact that I'm losing my hair."
In sharing what Ms Sawalha describes as a "confession", she says she hopes "by speaking out it helps make you not feel alone in this and please share if you think it might help someone you know".
The menopause is the transition of when a woman stops having periods and is no longer able to get pregnant naturally. | Loose Women panellist Nadia Sawalha has posted an emotional video online talking about losing her hair at the age of 52. | 40107294 |
The collision between the 46-year-old woman's Ford Fiesta and a Land Rover happened at 16:30 on the A68 south of Dalkeith.
The 62-year-old driver of the Land Rover was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where he remains in a serious condition.
The road has been closed from the Cousland junction to north of Pathhead.
Local diversions are in place and police said the road would remain closed for some time while collision investigations were carried out.
Sgt Neil Inglis, of the Road Policing Unit, said: "Tragically, this collision has resulted in a woman losing her life and a man being seriously injured.
"We're working to establish the circumstances surrounding this and anyone who may be able to help is urged to get in touch as soon as possible.
"If you witnessed this collision, or saw either car beforehand, please contact Police Scotland." | A woman has been killed and another driver injured in a two-car crash in Midlothian. | 36992932 |
Tom Lucking, 23, found the gold pendant, inlaid with a "profusion" of garnets, while metal detecting on farmland just before Christmas.
The 7cm (2.8in) item has been described by treasure experts to be of "national significance".
It is thought its owner may have had royal connections.
The pendant was discovered by landscape history student Mr Lucking in south Norfolk along with a female skeleton and a number of other coins and jewellery.
He initially detected a bronze bowl which, upon investigation, revealed a grave belonging to a woman.
"We knew there was something in that area of the grave, but no-one was expecting anything so significant," said Mr Lucking, from Felixstowe.
"This pendant is particularly well made, of real quality and clearly features commissioned [specially-cut] garnets.
"If you look at a piece from the Staffordshire Hoard or Sutton Hoo - this is up there with that level of quality."
Coins in the grave have suggested the skeleton and jewellery date from circa 630-650AD.
"It would seem we have something of major significance," said Dr Andrew Rogerson of Norfolk County Council's Heritage Environment Services (HES), who described the pendant as one of the "most elaborate...ever found".
Dr Rogerson said he thought the owner was "somebody of considerable note" who would have "most certainly mixed in royal social circles".
University of East Anglia (UEA) student Mr Lucking, who lives in Bowthorpe on the outskirts of Norwich, said the importance of his find "hasn't sunk in really".
It is too early to give the pendant an exact value but it is likely to run into tens of thousands, he said.
Once the pendant has been subjected to a treasure inquest, experts hope it will be acquired by Norwich's Castle Museum. | A student who unearthed an "outstanding" piece of Anglo-Saxon jewellery believes it could be worth tens of thousands of pounds. | 31659025 |
Costa was dropped after netting just one goal in his last eight Chelsea matches and reacted angrily by tossing his substitute's bib at Mourinho.
But Blues boss Mourinho said: "For me his behaviour is normal. A top player on the bench will not be happy.
"If he wants to hurt me it would not be with a bib. I have a good relationship with him."
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Mourinho defended his decision to name Costa, 27, as a substitute for Sunday's goalless draw at White Hart Lane, despite the striker scoring the winner against Norwich last weekend.
"I think Diego is very privileged," he said. "He is the last player to be on the bench. Everyone has been on the bench - the captain [John] Terry, [Branislav] Ivanovic, [Gary] Cahill, [Cesc] Fabregas, Pedro and player of the season [Eden] Hazard.
"Diego is privileged to have been kept in the team for all these matches and today we thought our best strategy was to play with this. I am happy with my decision and the players.
"[Today] Eden could play the 90 minutes and was so good and dangerous for us, I felt he could have scored a goal."
But Mourinho said he had no problem with the attitude of Spain international Costa.
"Diego is physically fine, no problems," he said. "He works well, every day his mood is positive, he is the positive guy in the team.
"I do not expect to have a player on the bench jumping and shouting because he is not playing." | Jose Mourinho says there is "no issue" with Diego Costa after leaving the striker on the bench against Tottenham. | 34958635 |
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Highlights from winners' speeches | All photographs subject to copyright. | 39099365 |
Campaigners waving placards amassed outside the BBC's Salford offices on Saturday.
They were angry at what they claim is a pro-Israeli "bias" in the organisation's reporting.
The protest, called Drive for Justice, came as Israel and militants in Gaza traded more rocket and missile-fire.
Organisers said the BBC had chosen to focus more on the plight of the Israelis, rather than the Palestinians.
A second rally was organised by the Stop the War Coalition in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens, in protest at what the group says is "the brutal intensification of violence" at hands of the Israelis.
A BBC News spokesman said the organisation was reporting "widely and extensively across TV, radio and online, on many different aspects of this ongoing and complex conflict".
"Our role is to explain what is happening and why, and we endeavour to reflect a range of voices, amid deeply held views," the spokesman said.
More than 20 anti-war protests were planned around the country over the weekend, according to Stop the War Coalition's website. | Hundreds of people staged demonstrations to protest against the BBC's coverage of the conflict in the Middle East - and the conflict itself. | 28278951 |
The stadium and training facilities would be built at Kingsford, close to the Aberdeen bypass, near Westhill.
Thousands of responses have already been lodged with Aberdeen City Council.
Monday is the closing date for responses to the planning application, with councillors due to rule on the plans in the summer.
The ground would have a capacity of 20,000.
The club believes the new stadium is vital if it is to achieve a sustainable future.
However, there has been opposition to the plans, with concerns including traffic and parking issues. | The opportunity for members of the public to give their views on Aberdeen Football Club's new stadium plans is drawing to a close. | 39102755 |
DeGale, 29, was taken all the way by the Romanian-born Canadian in Quebec.
The 2008 Olympic champion, in his first world title defence, started strongly but was forced back by his opponent.
Victory capped a memorable night for British boxing after Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko in Germany to become WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion.
Degale, who is now targeting a unification bout against WBC title holder Badou Jack, paid tribute to 35-year-old Bute.
"I said Lucian Bute is a world-class fighter. I'm young, fresh and peaking now but all credit to him. He's a champion and, believe me, he will be back," he said.
"I think my defence was all right - I still have to work on things. The next three or four years, that's when I'll be at my best."
DeGale suffered a nasty cut above his left eye after an accidental clash of heads in the fifth round, but had just enough to see off his persistent rival.
The judges scored the fight 116-112, 117-111, 117-111 in the Briton's favour. | British boxer James DeGale beat former champion Lucian Bute on a unanimous decision to retain his IBF super-middleweight title. | 34955965 |
The one-vehicle crash on the Glengesh Road in Tempo was reported to police shortly before 10:00 BST.
Mr Early was the driver of the car that crashed.
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them. | The man who died after a crash in County Fermanagh on Saturday morning was 26-year-old Dominic Early from Omagh. | 40144049 |
Donal Ó Coisdealbha from Killester, north Dublin was arrested on explosive charges in the run-up to the visit of Prince Charles to Ireland in 2015.
Ó Coisdealbha admitted to the Dublin's Special Criminal Court that he was a dissident republican.
He was arrested during a Garda operation when explosive devices, improvised rockets, detonators, timing units and Semtex were discovered.
It was six days before the visit of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to the west of Ireland in May 2015.
O'Coisdealbha had been under audio and visual surveillance for five months and was seen meeting convicted republicans in a pub near Dublin airport and in the city centre. He was also seen acting suspiciously at the back of Glasnevin Cemetery in north Dublin.
Gardaí (Irish police) believe an attack had been planned to coincide with the royal visit. | A 25-year-old dissident republican has been jailed in Dublin for five years. | 38223873 |
Angela Cockburn, 49, her husband David, 48, his two daughters Carley Ann, 21, and Bethany, 18, and Bethany's one-year-old daughter Lacie were killed on the A18 in Laceby near Grimsby in 2013.
The family, from Ouston, were going to a dance competition.
The Crown Prosecution Service had "considered the circumstances of the collision", Humberside Police said.
Det Ch Insp Matthew Baldwin said: "No criminal charges will be brought in connection with the incident. The family and the coroner have been notified."
The Grimsby stretch of the A18 featured in a BBC television programme, Britain's Killer Roads, in 2011.
The programme claimed it was 25 times more dangerous than the average British motorway, with 20 crashes in the preceding three years.
North Lincolnshire Council said after the crash that the speed limit on the road would be cut from 60mph to 50mph.
The lorry driver had minor injuries. | No charges will be brought after five members of a County Durham family died when their car crashed with a lorry. | 33538483 |
Kingston Police tweeted the note addressed to Tracey Dyke, who is suspected of multiple burglaries, accusing her of "blanking" them.
Some users applauded the "novel" social media appeal, while others accused the Met of "public shaming".
Police said Ms Dyke was a suspect in crimes involving "vulnerable victims".
Officers posted the appeal, featuring a photograph of Ms Dyke, and the caption: "Please stop ignoring us Tracey".
In a two-page letter appealing for her to contact detectives, they wrote: "We have come round to see you a number of times recently but it looks like you'd rather not speak to us, which is very disappointing.
"We have a slight suspicion that you might be blanking us #Awkward. You don't text, you don't call back and haven't accepted our friend request."
They added: "We won't stand for this and want to have a discussion with you at our custody suite."
Met Police borough commander Nick Downing congratulated Kingston Police on its "very innovative" appeal.
"Sure the brilliant communities of #Kingston will help track this suspect down," he wrote.
But others were less impressed with the tone of the letter, and accused the force of being "unprofessional" by using hashtags and emoji.
Christina wrote: "This reads like what a school teacher types up on a newsletter to try and be hip and cool but just comes across as awkward". | A police force's open letter to a suspected burglar - which included emojis and hashtags - has met with a mixed response online. | 38522326 |
Nick Jones, 42, had been working on his Audi outside his home in Sandy Lane, Addington, on Friday, Kent Police said.
Keira Hammond, who found him when she returned home, said Mr Jones was happiest when working on his car.
Emergency services tried to revive him, but he was declared dead at the scene.
Ms Hammond said she called out to her partner.
"He didn't answer and that was when I realised the car was on top of him," she said.
"I ran and tried to lift up the car and obviously I couldn't and I tried to use the jack, but I couldn't get it work."
She said Mr Jones was a "heath and safety professional who was so safe with his car".
"He wouldn't have cut corners," she said.
"We are all in absolute shock."
Mr Jones, who worked as a process safety engineer at ADM in Erith, was a skilled mechanic, said Ms Hammond.
His death is not being treated as suspicious, a police spokesman said. | The partner of a man who was killed when his car fell on him said they had been looking forward to building their lives together. | 39623493 |
West Sussex County Council has proposed changing the entry age for several schools in the Storrington area.
Currently students in the area leave primary at 10 then transfer to a middle school until they are 13, before joining a secondary school.
The council may bring the schools in line with the rest of the county where pupils start secondary school at 11.
Jeremy Hunt, the council's cabinet member for education, said: "Ofsted advised us some time ago that we needed to develop a consistent approach to education across the whole county.
"The aim of this is to ensure children are given the best opportunities to learn and prepare for adult life, while at the same time retaining the first-class system of education in the area."
The consultation will be opened on Monday, with a view to any changes being implemented in September 2017. | The age at which pupils enter secondary school in a part of Sussex may be changed under plans being considered. | 33396713 |
The agent for Andrew Turner, David Walter, asked to leave his position, claiming it had become "untenable".
In a letter seen by the BBC, Mr Walter raised concerns he had about campaign funds and management.
Mr Turner said Mr Walter's opinions were "not shared by other members" of the campaign team.
Election agents are legally responsible for their candidate's campaign. Under Electoral Commission rules they cannot resign, instead the appointment has to be revoked by the candidate.
In the letter to Mr Turner, Mr Walter said: "I have for some time been unhappy to continue as your nominated election agent."
He said he was concerned about "significant anomalies and ambiguities" relating to financial aspects of the campaign.
In a statement, Mr Turner said: "David of course is entitled to his opinions, but they are not shared by other members of the team, the Conservative Association's officers or the majority of voters I have been speaking to every day.
"Naturally, this is disappointing, but with only 10 days to go to the election I will be concentrating on the issues that islanders are concerned about and working with my tremendously supportive campaign team towards a victory."
Mr Turner, who was first elected as the island's MP in 2001, survived a vote of no confidence earlier this year from within his own party.
The other candidates for the constituency are:
Stewart Blackmore (Labour)
David Goodall (Liberal Democrats)
Vix Lowthion (Green)
Iain McKie (UKIP)
Ian Stephens (Independent) | The election agent for the Isle of Wight's Conservative candidate has been replaced, just over a week before polling day. | 32495823 |
John Lawrence "Lude" Gell, 52, from Peel died in an accident on Monday at the bottom of Walpole Avenue.
The authority said Mr Gell had been a long-standing employee with more than 13 years experience in the job.
"This is probably one of the authority's darkest days," said chief executive Peter Winstanley.
"Our sincere condolences go out to Lawrence's family and friends."
He said Mr Gell had been part of a team of four authority workers carrying out a "routine job" when the wall collapsed on top of him.
"It happened during the replacement of half-inch diameter lead pipeline that feeds houses on the promenade.
"We do approximately 200 of these replacements every year. The men were digging a very shallow trench by hand," continued Mr Winstanley.
"None of the others were injured but they are all very traumatised and some are getting counselling from the support services."
Health and Safety Inspectorate officers are currently working with the police to carry out an investigation.
Mr Gell was divorced with two children. | The Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority has paid tribute to a "well-liked, hard worker" who was killed when a wall collapsed near Peel promenade. | 20594626 |
The incident, which was not seen by the match officials, is alleged to have occurred in the 28th minute of Saturday's 0-0 draw with Barnsley.
The 29-year-old has until has until 18:00 GMT on Tuesday to respond to the charge.
McFadzean joined Burton in the summer from MK Dons and has since made 15 appearances, scoring one goal. | The Football Association have charged Burton Albion defender Kyle McFadzean with violent conduct. | 37909917 |
Guangzhou-based 5USport now has a stake in the holding company which owns the majority shareholding in the Cobblers.
Northampton chairman Kelvin Thomas suggested it was not a takeover and added that he and 5USport would be working as "partners".
Thomas also said there will be no change to the overall structure of the League One club.
But there will be investment in the playing budget for boss Justin Edinburgh, as well as the East Stand and "other development areas".
Thomas told BBC Radio Northampton: "They do have the majority share. You could call it investment or you can call it a takeover. I wouldn't necessarily understand the difference.
"A takeover would tend to mean 5USport were coming in to take over, but they're not. We're working as partners and the structure of the club will stay the same, I'm staying on as chairman and the directors are staying."
Thomas completed his takeover of the Cobblers from David Cardoza in November 2015 and since then the club won promotion to the third tier.
Chief executive of 5USport, Tom Auyeung, said: "We have been looking at partnering with an English football club for about 18 months now.
"We have looked closely at others, but none ticked as many boxes for us as Northampton Town.
"We are very excited to be able to agree this partnership with (director) David Bower and Kelvin Thomas over the past few months, and we thank them for their professionalism and honesty throughout this process.
"We are not looking at making any changes in terms of the staffing and are pleased to announce Kelvin has agreed to continue in his role as chairman." | A Chinese sports development and education firm has agreed to purchase a 60% stake in Northampton Town. | 40404333 |
An official post-mortem found that Bland, 28, committed suicide by hanging herself. But her family rejected this and ordered a separate post-mortem.
Bland was found dead on 13 July, three days after she was taken into custody.
She was arrested after a confrontation with the officer who had stopped her for not signalling when changing lanes.
State officials and the FBI are investigating her death.
Mourners including local politicians queued for more than an hour outside the DuPage African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lisle, Illinois, to file past an open coffin and attend the funeral, Reuters news agency reported.
So many mourners came that an overflow crowd had to watch a live video feed in the basement, it said.
Some of those present had never met her.
"I didn't know Sandra, and I don't know what happened", one man said. "But she didn't have to die," Hank Brown told the Chicago Tribune.
Another mourner who had not known Bland said that as an African American woman she was there "just to show my solidarity to her family and in support of the African American community and the struggles that we have," AP reported.
Footage of the 10 July arrest, released by the Texas Department of Public Safety, shows Sandra Bland's car being pulled over for failing to signal, followed by an altercation with the lone officer.
Bland was taken into custody and charged with assaulting a policeman. | Hundreds have been attending the funeral in Illinois of Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas prison cell nearly two weeks ago after being arrested. | 33666269 |
The latest allegations follow the sacking last week of the UN's CAR envoy amid multiple allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers.
The UN said that alleged rapes occurred on an unspecified date in Bambari city.
The 10,000-strong UN force was deployed in 2014 to restore order in the CAR.
A statement from the peacekeeping mission, issued in French on Wednesday, said that UN headquarters was "immediately informed" of the most recent allegations and that "all available evidence" was being collected.
"A new series of disturbing allegations of misconduct have recently come to light," UN spokeswoman Vannina Maestracci told reporters. "The events allegedly took place in recent weeks."
Ms Maestracci said that Bambari is where troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are deployed. There had been no comment from the DRC over the allegations.
The peacekeeping mission is also being probed over its handling of alleged child sexual abuse by French troops last year, in which children as young as nine said they had provided sex in exchange for food.
The UN mission in CAR took over from a smaller African Union force in September 2014.
Last week UN envoy to the CAR Babacar Gaye was sacked by UN chief Ban Ki-moon who said that he was "anguished, angered and ashamed by recurrent reports over the years of reports of sex abuse and exploitation by UN forces".
Violence in CAR escalated in March 2013 when mainly Muslim rebels seized power and the country descended into ethnic and religious violence, with tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes. | Members of the the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been accused of sexually abusing three young females, including a minor. | 33995937 |
Cruse has made six appearances for Irish, having signed from Championship club Rotherham Titans in April 2015.
The 26-year-old started his career at Stockport and has also had spells with Macclesfield and Sale.
"Tom is a young, mobile hooker and we know there's plenty more to come from him as he's still maturing," Wasps director of rugby Dai Young said.
"Tom was the standout hooker in the Championship last season while playing for Rotherham Titans and he's also impressed every time he's put on the shirt for London Irish this season." | London Irish hooker Tom Cruse has agreed a deal to join Premiership rivals Wasps at the end of the season. | 35698294 |
The 19-year-old was assaulted by three men, one of whom reportedly had a gun, in the Creggan area of the city at about 04:00 BST.
They attacked him as he walked between Glenowen Park and Forrest Park.
Police said the gun was not used during the assault, but the victim sustaining cuts and bruises to his face and body when he was hit with the bar.
Detectives at Strand Road police station have appealed for information. | An armed gang has attacked at teenager in Londonderry, hitting him a number of times with a metal bar. | 40397431 |
The findings of a serious case review from the city council's safeguarding board will be revealed next week.
But Labour MP for Coventry North West Geoffrey Robinson told the commons that was not enough.
Daniel's mother Magdelena Luczak and Mariusz Krezolek were jailed for life for the boy's murder last month.
Mr Robinson said outsiders needed to investigate what went wrong.
Daniel died from a head injury in March 2012. He weighed just over a stone-and-a-half at the time.
Luczak and Krezolek were convicted of murder and ordered to serve a minimum of 30 years. | The government is being urged to order an independent inquiry into the case of four-year-old Daniel Pelka, who was killed by his mother and her partner. | 24071292 |
In September the oil exporting cartel members voted for the first production cut in eight years.
Details of the agreement are due to be finalised at a formal Opec meeting in Vienna on Wednesday.
But key Opec members appear to disagree over the plan and some analysts believe the meeting may not produce a deal.
Indonesian Energy Minister Ignasius Jonan said he was not sure Opec would manage to forge an agreement: "I don't know. Let's see. The feeling today is mixed."
Brent crude oil was down $1.76 per barrel at $46.48, and US crude was down $1.80 at $45.28.
Analysts at Barclays said: "Volatility is set to be high in the oil market in the days ahead."
In-depth negotiations will be needed on Wednesday to cement a deal, Goldman Sachs analysts said.
"The latest headlines suggest that while there is a broad agreement on the rationale for a cut, political considerations and country level quota negotiations are so far preventing a deal from being reached," Goldman Sachs said.
In September Opec pledged to limit production by about 700,000 barrels a day, although Iran was being allowed to increase production.
Disagreements between Iran and its regional rival, Saudi Arabia, had blocked earlier attempts to reach a deal.
Many of Opec's smaller members wanted limits after oil prices fell from $110 a barrel over the past two years after oversupply and slowing demand. | The price of benchmark crude oil has fallen almost 4% as traders question whether Opec can agree on a deal to limit production. | 38149830 |
The 28-year-old won back-to-back team sprint titles with Victoria Pendleton in 2007 and 2008, also claiming elite BMX gold in both those years, before adding a third BMX title in 2010.
After focusing solely on BMX racing, she returned to the track in 2015 but failed to earn a place at Rio 2016.
Reade will now take up an ambassadorial role at British Cycling.
"I'll always be grateful for the support, training and opportunities British Cycling has provided me with over the years - both on and off the track," said Reade.
"While my BMX and track career with the Great Britain Cycling Team has been both successful and rewarding, I'm now ready to move on from this experience to see what the future holds."
Reade competed in the first ever Olympic women's BMX event at Beijing 2008 but crashed out of the final, also suffering disappointment at London 2012 when she finished sixth.
She and Pendleton also missed out on taking a third straight team sprint world title in 2009 as they were beaten by Australian pair Kaarle McCulloch and Anna Meares in the final.
"What Shanaze has accomplished over the years is really quite remarkable," said British Cycling's head coach Iain Dyer.
"Being a world champion five times in two different cycling disciplines is no mean feat and Shanaze can leave the team with a strong sense of pride in her achievements." | Multiple BMX and track world champion Shanaze Reade has retired from competitive cycling. | 39668534 |
Kenneth O'Brien was 33 and from Clondalkin, Dublin.
RTÉ reports that he was last seen alive on Friday and had told his family before he left home that he was going to do some work outside Dublin.
His body was dismembered and wrapped in plastic before being put in a suitcase.
The suitcase was spotted in the water by two people walking along the Grand Canal in Ardclough on Saturday afternoon.
Police believe Mr O'Brien, who worked as a diesel fitter and operator of construction vehicles, was killed elsewhere.
They have again appealed for information about sightings or meetings with Mr O'Brien near his home in Clondalkin or close to the Grand Canal at Ardclough on Friday or Saturday.
"In addition gardai are keen to speak to anyone who may have observed, seen or had any contact with Kenneth since the early hours of Friday morning when he left Lealand Road in Clondalkin or can assist in tracing his movements," they said in a statement.
"Gardai are again asking people returning to their property or premises after the weekend to check to see if there was anything unusual.
"Was a room or equipment disturbed or their premises in anyway different than when they left. Did you as an employee or employer notice anything different in your premises?" | A man found dead in a suitcase in a County Kildare canal at the weekend had returned to the Republic of Ireland from Australia in December. | 35360199 |
No-one was injured when the red vehicle plunged into Llangollen Canal, Froncysyllte, leaving its roof visible above the water line.
It was parked in Woodlands Grove half a mile south of the aqueduct.
In April, Tomos Williams's Toyota Avensis needed to be pulled from the canal after it rolled down a slipway after the handbrake failed.
Mr Williams had been on a walk with girlfriend Jayne Roberts when the accident happened. | A car has rolled into the canal near Wrexham's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct for the second time in months. | 28267951 |
The Number Four Hospital of Zhengzhou University in Henan province was partially demolished on Thursday amid a land dispute, Xinhua news agency said.
Hospital staff told reporters equipment worth over $600,000 was damaged.
The case has sparked outrage in China, where forced demolitions are common.
Doctors told local media that several men in camouflage uniforms showed up at the hospital, in Huiji district, on Thursday, and began bulldozing the building.
Liu Chunguang, director of the hospital's radiology department, told Xinhua news agency he was examining a patient when the demolition took place.
"A gaping hole appeared - the patient was half-scared to death, and ran out."
Meanwhile, hospital official Yuan Fang told Xinhua that radiology equipment had been damaged and the hospital had had to suspend its activities, forcing many patients to switch hospitals.
"Burying the bodies of patients in rubble is extremely disrespectful to the deceased," he added.
The local Huiji district government said in a statement that the hospital's CT room and morgue were on land designated for a road expansion project, and that it had asked the hospital to dismantle the rooms themselves several times.
The hospital was evacuated prior to demolition, and there were no casualties, the statement added.
However, hospital officials said three doctors and a patient were in the building at the time of demolition, and that some hospital workers were injured when they tried to stop the demolition, Jinghua news reported. | A hospital in China has been bulldozed while still in use, reportedly causing doctors inside to flee and burying six bodies from its morgue under rubble, state media say. | 35262802 |
The 32-year-old collided with world champion Peter Sagan before hitting the barriers in a sprint finish on stage four in Vittel on Tuesday.
Sagan left the Tour after being disqualified for causing the crash which ended Cavendish's race.
"Please know that it's sport and I have a family," Cavendish said on Twitter.
"Everyone is entitled to their opinions. But vile and threatening comments on social media to myself and my family aren't deserved."
Speaking in a video posted on Wednesday, the Isle of Man rider continued: "I'm paying now as a 32-year-old for the attitude I had as a kid. Unfortunately this will never leave me and I'll always deal with the brunt of people's personal opinions.
"But I'd ask you all to that respect that and please not send threatening or abusive language to myself and my family.
"Thank you to everyone for your well wishes and I hope you continue to enjoy the rest of the Tour de France."
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Cavendish said Slovak Sagan, 27, elbowed him during the sprint finish to stage four but later said he had "no hard feelings" towards the rider and that they remain friends.
Sagan's Bora-Hansgrohe team protested against his disqualification, but race organisers would not allow an appeal.
The Tour continued on Wednesday as Britain's Chris Froome took the yellow-jersey after finishing second behind Italy's Fabio Aru on stage five.
Froome, 32, now leads Welshman and team-mate Geraint Thomas by 12 seconds in the general classification. | Mark Cavendish has appealed for an end to "vile and threatening" social media comments to him and to his family after his Tour de France exit. | 40515159 |
Unite union members walked out at 05:00 GMT in the first of two 24-hour strikes.
Services in the Medway towns and routes to and from Maidstone, Bluewater and Gravesend have been affected by the industrial action.
Arriva urged passengers to make alternative arrangements and check its website for the latest information.
The union claims timetable changes have led to unrealistic running times, making a safe, reliable service impossible to deliver.
Arriva said improvements were being introduced in January and it wanted to meet union leaders to try to resolve the issue.
Bus drivers are due to go on strike again on Monday.
Check if this is affecting your journey | More than 200 Medway bus drivers have gone on strike over "unachievable" timetables, disrupting services. | 35004773 |
The Panthers begin their European campaign in the second round in Spain, with matches against hosts Jaca, followed by Istanbul and Liepaja.
Neilson told BBC Radio Nottingham: "This team is all about business on the ice, which is great to see.
"But it will be good to spend an extended period of time together on the road together in the coming days."
Panthers begin the four-team tournament on Friday against their Spanish hosts, before facing Turkish side Istanbul on Saturday and Latvian club Liepaja on Sunday.
The winners will go through to November's semi-final in Denmark, one step away from January's Super Final.
"It is certainly a goal to win it," continued Neilson. "Getting through the stages won't be easy but, I know it's cliché, you take every game as it comes.
"Scouting these teams has been difficult but if we go there, do our thing and play our game, we should be fine.
"Give these teams credit. They do things a little differently from standard Elite League hockey, but it can be effective." | Nottingham Panthers coach Corey Neilson says this weekend's Continental Cup in Spain will be great for team bonding. | 37722200 |
The 52-year-old Fijian, who is aiming to become the oldest winner in PGA Tour history, shot a seven-under 63.
He is in a five-way tie with Americans Ricky Barnes, Morgan Hoffmann, Kevin Kisner and Brandt Snedeker.
Singh's last tournament win came at the 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship.
Since then, the 34-time PGA Tour winner, who turns 53 next month, has struggled with various health problems which have had an impact on his swing.
But seven birdies and no bogeys at Waialae Country Club gave him hope of reclaiming past glories.
Victory on Sunday would see him beat the record held by Sam Snead, who won the 1965 Greater Greensboro Open at the age of 52 years, 10 months and eight days.
"I feel like I can come out and win any tournament if I play well," he said. "It's been the same way for the past five, six years.
"I just haven't produced the scores I want to produce, but I'm always optimistic about my next day, my next round, my next tournament. Same this year." | Former world number one and 2005 champion Vijay Singh made a strong start for a share of the lead after the opening round of the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii. | 35320728 |
The fire, at Devonshire Close, was reported to police at about 23:00 BST on Friday.
Group commander Geoff Somerville said quick reporting by the local community reduced the damage caused.
"The roof of one house was well alight, causing a significant smoke plume which covered a wide area and move into the Westlink [motorway] area," he said.
"We discovered that the cause of the fire was arson and a total of three fire appliances attended and 15 personnel." | Two houses under construction in west Belfast have been badly damaged in an arson attack. | 33210407 |
The Dons lead Celtic by five points at the top the Premiership after winning their first eight fixtures.
"Aberdeen have needed a good team for a long time and [manager] Derek McInnes has done some sterling work over the last couple of years," said McLeish.
"Will they win the title? I would say it will still be Celtic."
Aberdeen finished runners-up last season, 17 points behind the champions - losing all four league meetings with Celtic.
However, they beat Celtic earlier this month, coming from behind to win 2-1 at Pittodrie.
"I don't think it's going to be as big a margin as it has been in recent years," McLeish told BBC Radio 5 live. "If Aberdeen can keep the nucleus of their team fit, it could be closer than many people think."
Former Scotland manager McLeish, 56, spent 16 years with Aberdeen, winning 12 major honours, including three titles under manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
"It's a fantastic run that Derek has got the team on," he added. "I think it even beats our stats in the days of Sir Alex, so I'm a little bit jealous." | Former Aberdeen hero Alex McLeish is heartened by the Pittodrie side's start to the season but thinks Celtic will pick up their fifth consecutive title. | 34327787 |
Britain's most-capped player, the 6ft 8in London-born forward made his 100th and final appearance against New Zealand in 2015.
"Words can't begin to describe my passion for representing my country time and again," said the 36-year-old.
Sullivan will continue to play in the British Basketball League, having recently agreed a two-year contract with the Leicester Riders.
British NBA ace Luol Deng, who played alongside Sullivan at the 2012 Games, paid tribute to his former team-mate.
"British Basketball is going to miss him and so will his team-mates who have learned a lot from him on and off the court," said the Los Angeles Lakers star.
Sullivan represented Britain at three EuroBasket competitions in 2009, 2011 and 2013. He was also part of the England team that won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
He then captained the British team at the London Olympics, but they were eliminated at the group stage and failed to qualify for Rio 2016.
GB begin their EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers with a trip to Hungary on 31 August. | Great Britain captain Drew Sullivan has announced his international retirement. | 36805287 |
It is hoped the River Ely bridge, separate from the road bridge, will make it easier for people in the area to walk and cycle.
It is the second phase of a project to improve accessibility along Cowbridge Road East, Cowbridge Road West and in Ely and Caerau.
The £290,000 project is funded by the council and the Welsh Government.
Some diversions will be in place over the weekend for the bridge to be installed. | A new bridge for pedestrians and cyclists will be put in place over a Cardiff river. | 39823015 |
Tanja Nijmeijer joined the left-wing guerrilla group shortly after her arrival in Colombia, and is believed to be still at large.
The court accuses her of hostage-taking and "conspiracy to provide support to terrorists".
The federal grand jury says she was part of a group of Farc rebels who kidnapped three American contractors.
The three, Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howe, were taken hostage by the Farc after their plane crashed in the jungle.
They were freed by the Colombian security forces after five years in captivity in 2008, alongside Colombian hostages, including the former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt.
US Attorney Ronald Machen says the indictment "demonstrates our firm resolve to bring to justice every last Farc commander who played any part in this brutal act of terrorism".
Ms Nijmeijer, 32, joined the Farc in 2002 after having taught English in a school in Pereira, in central Colombia.
In an interview for Radio Netherlands recorded in August 2010, she said she would fight until victory or death.
She also warned the Colombian authorities that if they tried to rescue her she would "meet them with machine guns, mines and mortars".
"I am proud to be a guerrilla and to be able to work together with the Colombian people and the other guerrillas, to take power and proclaim the revolution," she told Colombian journalist Jorge Enrique Botero in Spanish during the interview in the jungle.
The federal grand jury charged Ms Nijmeijer and 17 other Farc rebels with hostage-taking, conspiracy to provide support and weapons charges.
If they were to be caught, extradited to the United States and convicted, the 18 could face up to 60 years in jail. | A US court has indicted a Dutch member of the Colombian Farc rebel group on kidnapping charges. | 11996770 |
Stuart Greener, 41, cut the boy's head, neck and hand during the attack at a property in Hudson Street, Bicester, in January.
The victim survived but underwent surgery.
Greener, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to attempted murder on 10 March, and was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday.
Det Con Darren Pomroy called it a "horrific attack" which was "made worse when the victim had his mobile telephone taken and was locked inside the property".
He added: "The defendant has taken responsibility for his actions... which was an isolated and targeted attack.
"I am pleased that the victim has not had to relive his ordeal by giving evidence in court.
"Thankfully because of prompt action from members of the public and the emergency services the victim is making a good recovery." | A man who stabbed a sleeping teenage boy 22 times has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. | 39748240 |
Beckenham's County Ground will host the 50-over matches on 21 and 23 May as Sri Lanka warm up for June's ICC Champions Trophy, held in England and Wales.
The two sides last met at the 2015 World Cup, when Sri Lanka won by 148 runs in Hobart.
"To secure two opportunities to play Sri Lanka is so valuable for our team," head coach Grant Bradburn told Cricket Scotland's website.
"Our national team are desperate to play as much quality cricket as possible to keep advancing and the growing skills and depth across our whole Scotland performance squads.
"Despite these games not being official one-day internationals, we will treat them as if they are. Any chance to play a full member team is brilliant for our development and we look forward to fielding a side that resembles our strongest possible line-up.
"Wherever we play in the world there are Scots who love cricket and we look forward to welcoming them to Beckenham for what we are sure will be two great occasions."
The Champions Trophy will be held from 1-18 June, and Sri Lanka will play India, Pakistan and South Africa in Group B. | Scotland will play two warm-up matches against Sri Lanka in Kent in May. | 38994004 |
Raft of the Medusa, by Lucy and Jorge Orta, is based on a painting of the same name by Gericault, depicting the aftermath of a shipwreck.
The work is about "remembering the many lives lost at sea", the artists said.
Somewhere Becoming Sea, another exhibition at the same venue, explores Hull's relationship with the North Sea.
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Both exhibitions are part of Hull's City of Culture programme, and are taking place at Humber Street Gallery from 5 April.
Commenting on the exhibition, Ms Orta said the treacherous conditions faced by the doomed sailors in Gericault's work reminds us of the fateful journeys of slaves and migrants throughout history.
"Even more so today, we all play witness to the perilous journeys of the thousands of refugees navigating the oceans in search of a safe haven."
She said the exhibit related to Hull's maritime history, and its story moving forward.
The Raft of the Medusa exhibit is also said to incorporate debris from the Japanese tsunami in 2011, found washed up on the shores of Alaska four years later.
Steven Bode, curator of Somewhere Becoming Sea, said the exhibition explores Hull's longstanding place as a gateway to the North Sea.
He said: "Hull has been at the sharp end of some recent economic changes - the decline of the local fishing industry, shifting patterns of maritime trade - but it is also potentially at the forefront of a new relationship to the sea, through things like the green energy of wind turbines." | Sensory artwork featuring the "pungent smell of decaying rubber, seaweed, wooden planks and oil drums" has gone on display in Hull. | 39495392 |
Organisers of the event said materials such as foils and raffias were used on the floats as there was a shortage of tulips due to the cold weather.
The parade left the Springfields Events Centre at 14:00 BST and travelled through the town centre along Pinchbeck Road and West Elloe Avenue.
The festival is ending as two local authorities said they would no longer pay for it.
The event has been running in the town since 1959.
Planning manager Kathleen Codd said a public meeting was being held in the town on 18 May to try to either raise funds or set up an alternative event.
"It would be a big loss to Spalding if there wasn't something to replace it. We have visitors coming from all over the world, so there are a lot of people who like to come and see it," she said.
Poor growing conditions meant only 200 bags of tulips were collected for the festival compared to 1,020 in 2012.
Ms Codd said the floats were still vibrant and colourful despite the flower shortage.
One of the main attractions of the parade was an 18ft (5.4m) high lion's head made from raffias and tulips.
Other displays included a dragon, elephant and a three-tiered cake. | The last Spalding Flower Parade has taken place in the Lincolnshire town. | 22379476 |
Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve was created by North Somerset Council as a buffer between new homes and the port.
A residents' levy to fund the site, managed by Port Marine Management Ltd (PMML), was scrapped in 2015 after complaints about cost.
The council will now need to agree the deal with the founding PMML directors.
Permission for 2,600 nearby houses was granted to developer Persimmon Homes as long as the reserve was created.
PMML was formed to collect the levy and operate the site - but the levy rose from an initial £12 to £70, prompting calls for more transparency.
Until the end of 2015, PMML commissioned Avon Wildlife Trust to manage the land for £75,000 a year with staffing.
After this agreement ended, the council stepped in while it could find a long-term solution.
The council's policy committee report concluded PMML's structure was a "mess" and "not fit for purpose" and the best option for the reserve was to allow the council to manage it.
If PMML's current directors - North Somerset Council leader Nigel Ashton, Chris Giles and Arthur Terry - agree, £400,000 collected from the levy will now need to be transferred to the council.
This fund will pay for the upkeep of the reserve for the next 10 years.
This story was updated on 5 May, 2016. The original version wrongly reported PMML's original directors, David John Smellie and Richard Graham Winborn, would have to agree to the £400,000 to be transferred to the council. | The best option to safeguard a coastal nature reserve is to allow North Somerset Council to run it, a report has concluded. | 36202143 |
Baby and adult ashes were mixed together at Hazlehead Crematorium and given back to relatives of the adult.
The parents of the infants were told there were no ashes.
Aberdeen City Council said it had received 205 claims and the process for determining compensation was moving to the next stage.
The date set for all claims to be lodged was 1 February.
The council announced in December last year that it had approved a new financial compensation scheme for those affected.
BBC Scotland revealed in 2013 that no ashes had been offered to the families of infants cremated in Aberdeen over a five-year period. | More than 200 claims for compensation from families affected by the baby ashes scandal in Aberdeen have been received by the council. | 38855945 |
12 October 2015 Last updated at 07:44 BST
Their initial report found that houseflies, crickets and worms are good for us to feast on. They could even be more nutritious and environmentally friendly than pork, beef or chicken.
The scientists say that's because insects contain a lot of protein - an important part of your diet. Farming the creatures would take up much less space than cattle and they would produce less carbon dioxide and methane.
It's thought that insects already form part of the diets of at least two billion people around the world.
Remember NOT all insects are suitable for you to eat - only eat those that have been bought from the shops and properly prepared for eating. | A group of scientists are looking into whether eating insects could be good for you. | 34502972 |
Blair Logan, 26, also faces two other charges - one of attempted murder, and one of assault to injury, danger to life and attempted murder.
Cameron Logan, 23, died in the fire at his family home. His partner Rebecca Williams was rescued and his parents were treated for smoke inhalation.
Mr Logan made no plea or declaration at Dumbarton Sheriff Court.
He was fully committed for trial and remanded in custody.
He had also been remanded in custody after his first court appearance on 16 January, where he made no plea or declaration.
Ms Williams, a journalist with Global Radio, was initially taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow in a critical condition.
She was later transferred to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and has since been discharged. | A man charged with murdering his brother in a house fire on New Year's Day has made a second court appearance. | 38745349 |
McClaren, 55, replaces Nigel Pearson, who left by mutual consent on Saturday after less than five months, with temporary boss Chris Powell returning to his role as assistant manager.
"I regret how my time at Derby ended in 2015," said McClaren.
"I am very motivated to put things right for the club and supporters."
McClaren left Derby in acrimonious circumstances in May 2015 following constant speculation linking him with the job at Newcastle.
He subsequently joined the Magpies but was sacked in March 2016.
Derby president and chief executive Sam Rush said: "We enjoyed some fantastic and memorable moments under Steve during his previous tenure in charge.
"Steve's arrival and subsequent work helped transform how we played our football.
"Steve's time at Derby came to a premature end and I know he regrets that greatly. He values hugely his relationship with our supporters and I know that he will work very hard to ensure that the special connection returns."
More to follow. | Former England boss Steve McClaren has been confirmed as Derby County's new manager, just 17 months after he was sacked by the Championship club. | 37630067 |
Mr Turnbull led a failed campaign to make Australia republic in a 1999 referendum, prior to entering politics.
On Tuesday, he said that during the 1990s he never imagined he would one day meet the Queen as Australia's PM.
"Even republicans like myself can be, and in my case are, very strong Elizabethans," he said.
"She has been a remarkable leader of the UK and the Commonwealth."
He added: "Politics is full of unpredictable events."
The centre-right Coalition leader said it was an honour to meet the Queen, telling reporters he would seek her "wisdom and advice".
It came after Mr Turnbull visited Downing Street and pledged that Australia would seek a trade deal with the UK post Brexit.
Mr Turnbull has previously said he does not believe a majority of Australians would support becoming a republic during the Queen's reign.
In the landmark 1999 referendum, Australia voted against changing its head of state to a president by 54.87% to 45.13%. | Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has described himself as both a republican and a "very strong Elizabethan" before meeting the Queen at Buckingham Palace. | 40577565 |
First I heard shouting at the security entrance then I saw policemen bundling members of the public and then moving others like me back from the entrance.
Then through the glass doors, I saw dozens of members of the public rushing along the riverside. MPs and staff were rushed to one of the emergency exits but were then moved back to the main part of the building.
MPs tell me they heard three or four gunshots on the way to a normal vote and then they ran. It still seems unclear what exactly has happened but with eyewitnesses reporting bodies on Westminster Bridge this is clearly the most serious kind of situation.
The normal routine of a Westminster Wednesday afternoon shattered. | In a closely guarded part of Westminster, several hundred people are now in lockdown. | 39355468 |
15 January 2016 Last updated at 12:15 GMT
Watch the video to find out more about how he's feeling. | The British astronaut, Tim Peake, has described the thought of a spacewalk as "the most exhilarating feeling imaginable." | 35323776 |
Find out this week when he appears on the CBeebies cartoon show as Professor Ryan Farrow, a space expert friend of Greendale's resident inventor Ted Glen.
The professor's arrival is especially big news for Pat, who's always wanted to be an astronaut.
Postman Pat and the Space Suit airs on Wednesday at 07:25 BST.
Pictures have been released of Brian holding models of Postman Pat and his black and white cat Jess - as well as one of how he'll appear himself in animated form.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Professor Brian Cox may know his way around a black hole and a Higgs boson particle, but how will he fare on Postman Pat's home turf of Greendale? | 39417815 |
24 May 2017 Last updated at 13:33 BST
The island's in the South Pacific Ocean and researchers think almost 38 million pieces of rubbish are on its beaches.
No-one lives there but it is home to wildlife.
It's hoped a new floating barrier that can separate out rubbish that gathers in the ocean will be able to help the island.
Watch Leah's report to find out more. | Scientists say Henderson Island has more plastic waste than anywhere else in the world, but it's hoped a floating barrier could be the answer to cleaning it up. | 39992457 |
John Coyle, 44, was caught because of a distinctive grey streak in his hair, the High Court in Glasgow heard.
Coyle held up an 18-year-old shop assistant at a Scotmid store in Glasgow's Easterhouse last October.
He was ordered to be monitored in the community for eight years after his release because of his high risk of re-offending.
The court heard how he walked into the store and asked for a packet of cigarettes. The assistant gave them to him and asked if he wanted anything else.
At this point he pulled out a large, black-handled knife and thrust it towards her stomach and shouted: "Open the till."
But he fled empty handed when the terrified 18-year-old woman screamed and shouted for her mother, who was also an employee there.
The incident was captured on the shop's CCTV.
The court heard Coyle had a "very distinctive" grey streak on his hair which could be seen on the footage.
Police later held Coyle, of Cranhill, for the raid after he was recognised by officers who viewed CCTV footage.
It emerged he had already served a number of lengthy jail terms for similar crimes and had been released on licence 11 months earlier.
He had been freed early at the time, having been jailed for almost eight years in 2009 for robbery.
Lord Burns ruled that Coyle will have to serve the unexpired four-year portion of his previous sentence before starting his new sentence.
Defence counsel Geoffrey Forbes said: "He feels shame and disgust at his conduct and would like to apologise to the shop assistant." | A serial robber who held up a teenage shop worker at knifepoint has been jailed for six years. | 40480269 |
Trinity led at half-time, Mason Caton-Brown and Kyle Wood tries putting them 10 points up before Stevie Ward and Tom Briscoe replied to go two behind.
Briscoe's second and Joel Moon's score put Leeds in front but Liam Sutcliffe's missed goals kept Trinity in it.
Ben Jones-Bishop's late score set up a nail-biting finale, but Rhinos held on.
Wakefield saw their seven-game winning run brought to an end by the Rhinos, but there was ample evidence from both teams that they could be involved in the end-of-season mix-up.
There was anticipation and expectation about this derby in front a packed crowd at Belle Vue, with both sides locked on 22 points coming into the game.
Buoyed by their home crowd, Trinity started brightly with the rapier-like Caton-Brown streaking away for a long-range intercept score, and Wood's jinking scoot got him over for a second.
Leeds' forwards paved the way for Ward's score, while Briscoe's first was a backs-inspired move that put the winger in out wide.
There was no let up to the intensity, or the pace, as handling errors punctuated some breathless attack after the break.
Rhinos showed the more ruthless execution, as another flowing move put in Briscoe, and Moon capitalised on a defensive mix-up to poach the fourth score.
Chris Chester's side never buckled and their reward was a slick Jones-Bishop score at the corner, and despite a late flurry there were no further points to show for the effort.
Wakefield Trinity: Grix; Jones-Bishop, Arundel, B. Tupou, Caton-Brown; Williams, Finn, England, Wood, Allgood, Ashurst, Hadley, Sio.
Replacements: Batchelor, Annakin, Hirst, Fifita.
Leeds: Golding; Briscoe, Watkins, L. Sutcliffe, Hall; Moon, McGuire; Singleton, Parcell, Cuthbertson, Ward, Ablett, Jones-Buchanan.
Replacements: Ferres, Galloway, Garbutt, Mullally.
Referee: Phil Bentham (RFL) | Leeds Rhinos edged an absorbing West Yorkshire derby against Wakefield to climb up to third place in Super League and leave Trinity fifth. | 40178062 |
The match will be held on 16 September, at MLS side Philadelphia Union's 18,500-capacity Talen Energy Stadium.
Saracens were involved in the first Premiership fixture played in the USA, beating London Irish 26-16 at New York's Red Bull Stadium in March 2016.
"This is an exciting opportunity which is commercially very good," Falcons managing director Mick Hogan said.
"We are excited and honoured that Newcastle Falcons will represent the Premiership in what is going to be rugby's next huge market." | Newcastle Falcons will hold next season's 'home' Premiership game against Saracens in Philadelphia. | 39953813 |
Crews were called to the house in Bowydd Road, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, at 21:30 GMT on Thursday after reports of the blaze.
The man was rescued but pronounced dead at the scene.
Police and fire officers are investigating the cause of the blaze. | An inquiry has been launched after an elderly man died a following a fire in a Gwynedd home, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has said. | 35320668 |
Joseph Eke pleaded not guilty to the murder of Harry House when he appeared at Winchester Crown Court via video link earlier.
Harry, two, died in hospital after paramedics were called to Main Street, Broadmayne, near Dorchester, on 26 May.
Mr Eke, the partner of Harry's mother, was remanded in custody. He will next appear before the court on 16 January.
His trial has been set for 28 February. | A man has denied the murder of a toddler who died after he was found seriously ill at a house in Dorset. | 38291219 |
Cisse originally called time on his playing career in October 2015 because of a hip injury but hoped to make a return after having surgery last year.
He trained with his first club Auxerre in a bid to get fit but, after failing to earn a contract, decided to bring an end to his 17-year career.
Cisse now plans to focus on his career as "a DJ, producer and pundit".
"I have loved being a footballer," he said. "Up until now, the ball was my whole life.
"I would have liked to have continued my career, but I have to admit today that football is finished."
Cisse, who won 41 international caps, played for Liverpool for three years from 2004 before returning to his native France with Marseille.
He also had spells at Sunderland, Panathinaikos, Lazio, QPR, Kuban Krasnodar and Bastia. | Former Liverpool and France striker Djibril Cisse has retired from football at the age of 35. | 38891429 |
The cost has increased and many addicts are begging to fund their habits, Changing Lives said.
Brian Aitken from the Newcastle charity said dealers had "stockpiled supplies".
The production, distribution, sale and supply of new psychoactive substances - cannabis and cocaine substitutes such as Spice and Black Mamba - became a criminal offence in May.
Possession for personal use is not a criminal offence, unless the user is in prison.
Packets of the drugs which had cost £5-£10 were being sold for over £20, Mr Aitken said he had been told by users.
"Those people who were buying in bulk at a cheap price, they're able to command quite a high price now and they're making a fortune," he said.
Bill, 22, who sleeps rough in Newcastle, said the drugs were difficult to get hold of.
"It's really hard, people are having to go through other people, they've having to get it from Manchester, people are having to mission all over for it," he said.
"The ban coming in, it's made it worse, really, because, with it being harder to get, most people aren't being able to feed their addiction so they're getting quite violent and stuff like that."
Last year legal highs were linked to more than 100 deaths in the UK and a rise in violent assaults in prison.
Northumbria Police said the Psychoactive Substances Act gave officers "specific legislation to help us tackle what is a very, very difficult issue".
When the ban was introduced charities helping homeless people, addicts and young people warned it could drive sales underground and onto the black market online. | Users are still getting hold of the drugs once known as legal highs despite them being banned, a charity claims. | 36604141 |
The 30-year-old left-back has had a one-year extension automatically added to his existing contract after making 35 first-team appearances this season.
France-born Bakayogo, who has scored once in 57 games for the Alex, is now tied to Crewe until the summer of 2018.
He moved to Gresty Road in January 2016 after a two-year injury-enforced absence from the game.
Until being signed by then boss Steve Davis after an initial trial period, the ex-Millwall, Tranmere and Leicester defender had not played since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament 37 minutes into his debut on loan at Yeovil from Leicester in January 2014.
Bakayogo, whose existing contract was to expire in June, was relegated to the bench following David Artell's appointment as manager in January, but the Ivory Coast international was recalled to the side because of Jon Guthrie's hernia injury. | Crewe defender Zoumana Bakayogo has earned himself a new extended deal after triggering a contract clause. | 39208566 |
Nimbus's Mum couldn't look after her when she was born, so zookeeper Jamie and his family stepped in to help.
She had to be bottle-fed by hand and lived in their bathroom until she was big enough to move into her new enclosure.
Martin has been to visit Nimbus in her new home and meet the family. | A baby leopard called Nimbus has been raised by a family in their bathroom. | 29689929 |
Afghanistan have pulled out of the tour because of a clash with the country's preparations for their domestic franchise T20 competition.
"We are disappointed the matches won't proceed in July," said a Cricket Ireland spokesperson.
The two Associate Nations were scheduled to meet at Stormont on 4 July, 7 July and 9 July.
Later this month both Ireland and Afghanistan could be handed Test status by the International Cricket Council.
However, Ireland's form in the run-up to the potentially landmark decision has been poor as they suffered hammerings by England, Bangladesh and New Zealand last month.
The Irish drew a home series in Belfast against the improving Afghans last summer and then played a series of games against them in all formats in India in March.
Afghanistan defeated the Irish 3-2 in a one-day series in Greater Noida before going on to hammer John Bracewell's side by an innings and 172 runs in an Intercontinental Cup game.
Despite Wednesday's news, Cricket Ireland said they would "continue to work" with the Afghanistan Cricket Board to see if the series could be rescheduled. | Ireland's scheduled three-match one-day series against Afghanistan in Belfast next month has been called off. | 40194762 |
Next month, Premier League and EFL clubs will discuss closing the transfer window before the season begins.
Pulis, discussing ongoing speculation over Baggies defender Jonny Evans, said he was behind the plans to prevent disruption once the season has started.
"I can't wait until the situation changes. It's unsettling for the players and clubs involved," he said.
"Managers have been talking about shutting the window before the season starts for a long time but people don't take any notice.
"Like retrospective action against diving, it takes ages for the idea to sink in."
Last week, West Brom rejected an £18m bid from Manchester City for Evans.
However, fellow Albion defender Craig Dawson, 27, has signed a new three-year contract which ties him to The Hawthorns until 2020.
"I've watched the club come through a challenging spell and like to feel I have played my part in helping us improve," said Dawson. | West Brom manager Tony Pulis says he "can't wait" for proposed changes to the transfer window to be agreed. | 41027795 |
Lawyers in the case said the boy's parents had sought a second opinion.
In October, a High Court judge, heard the Polish boy had vanished and made a written order stating efforts should be made to find him.
Mr Justice Mostyn granted an application, made by an NHS trust, allowing doctors to perform surgery.
He had urged the boy's parents to co-operate with doctors.
Doctors said the boy's parents preferred to treat their son with "Chinese medicine".
Specialists said the boy would die a "brutal and agonising death" within six months to a year if a tumour was not removed "very soon".
He was told there was evidence the boy, who cannot be identified, had left his home in England with his mother and that his father had boarded a ferry bound for France.
At the latest hearing, lawyers told another judge at the Family Division of the High Court in London that the boy had been traced to an address in Poland.
They told Mr Justice MacDonald that the boy was with his mother and that his father had returned to England.
Lawyers said the plan was for mother and child to return to England by Christmas.
Mr Justice MacDonald heard submissions from lawyers representing the hospital, the boy's father and from Cafcass - a Government-funded social work organisation which reviews local authority plans for children.
The case is due to be re-analysed at a further family court hearing in January. | A 10-year-old boy, who needs urgent surgery for jaw cancer, is in Poland and could be back in the UK by Christmas, a family court has heard. | 35154681 |
Matt Walker was swimming in Marine Lake, Clevedon, in August when the band slipped off his finger.
He contacted a metal detecting club who used their equipment to search the lakebed when it was drained last week.
Mr Walker said he would be "eternally grateful" to them for finding the white gold band, which is engraved with the date of the couple's anniversary.
He said: "I was swimming with the kids and when I climbed up onto a raft, I realised I had lost my ring.
"I was absolutely devastated to have lost it but the water there is so murky, there was no chance of finding it."
The "Somerset Artifact Seekers" - which helps people search for lost items - discovered the ring in the silt.
Volunteer Dave Baker said: "It took us about an hour of looking before I was minded to go over to the pontoon and then within seconds I found it.
"We do it because of that face they get when they see the item that they thought was lost forever returned to them- it is absolutely phenomenal."
Mr Walker previously lost the ring in a harbour in Cornwall, although was able to rescue it as the water was clear and it was easy to spot.
He said: "It's pretty careless of me really, I will need to get it made smaller."
His wife of 13 years, Rachel, added: "When my son told me Matt had lost the ring I thought he was having me on.
"I would have had a go at him as I always take my ring off when I swim, but he was really upset.
"We're so grateful to the group who found it."
Mr Walker has given the detectorists a donation by way of thanks. | A man has been reunited with his lost wedding ring after metal detectorists found it at the bottom of a lake. | 37678215 |
It was the biggest rise in productivity for more than three years and the first rise of any kind since the second quarter of 2013.
However, the ONS said productivity remained about 2% below its pre-recession level of 2008.
UK workers' productivity has remained weak, despite the economic recovery.
Two weeks ago, the head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), Robert Chote, said that this "productivity puzzle" was the biggest risk to the UK's economic health.
Measures of productivity, essentially the quantity of goods and services produced per worker or per hour, can be used to inform estimates of an economy's ability to grow without generating too much inflation.
It is an important factor for the Bank of England to consider when making interest rate decisions, as it helps it to forecast inflation.
The UK is known to be less productive than other similar developed countries.
While the UK has seen an improvement in output, productivity has failed to rise in tandem - creating the "productivity gap" - and is below that of other developed countries. | UK workers managed to increase their output per hour by 0.6% in the July-to-September period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. | 30596386 |
The IFI described the adverts as "a rich treasure trove of national memory and cultural artefacts".
The project, which involved the preservation and digitisation of the adverts, took 18 months to complete at a cost of 362,000 Euro (£307,000).
Over 200 adverts are available to view on the institute's website.
The collection, numbering nearly 8,000 rolls of film, had suffered physical deterioration and contracted a mould infestation after been held in damp warehouses for decades before being transferred to the IFI's archive in the mid-1990s.
The IFI's archive team "salvaged this material, through a combination of painstaking processes including frame-by-frame assessment, extensive physical and chemical conservation, followed by scanning and digital restoration".
IFI director Ross Keane said: "This project has been a huge undertaking for the organisation, and we are particularly pleased to be able to share the results with the public through our new IFI Player."
Michael O'Keeffe, CEO of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), which supported the project financially, added: "The preservation aspects of the project, together with the historical and cultural value of the advertising material, are commendable.
"It epitomises the aims of the BAI's archiving scheme by contributing to the preservation of Ireland's broadcasting heritage, and record of Irish culture.' | The Irish Film Institute (IFI) has unveiled a collection of restored television adverts from the 1960s to the 1980s. | 39720713 |
Curfew was imposed after an upsurge of violence since 9 July.
The protests were sparked by the killing of a popular militant leader Burhan Wani.
More than 60 people, mostly young men, have been since killed in clashes between protesters and security forces and thousands more have been injured.
This is the worst violence seen in the region for years.
Kashmir's 'curfew schools'
Police said the 51-day-old curfew has been lifted from most parts of the valley, except in Pulwama district and some parts of Srinagar, on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that "those inciting violence" in Kashmir "will be held accountable one day".
He said "if any life is lost in Kashmir it is our loss, a loss of our people and our country".
The killing of Wani, 22, sparked days of deadly violence in the valley.
India considered Wani a terrorist, but for many locals he represented the spirit and political aspirations of a new Kashmiri generation, correspondents say.
Indian officials have said he was instrumental in persuading local boys to take up arms.
The state government has said it will investigate reports of excessive police violence towards unarmed protesters.
The last bout of serious violence in the region was in the summer of 2010, when more than 100 people died in anti-India protests, which broke out after police shot dead a teenager.
Disputed Kashmir is claimed in its entirety by both India and Pakistan and has been a flashpoint for more than 60 years, sparking two wars between the countries.
Within the disputed Muslim-majority territory, some militant groups have taken up arms to fight for independence from Indian rule or a merger with Pakistan. | Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have lifted a curfew in many parts of the Muslim-majority valley after more than 50 days. | 37211758 |
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