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Preston struck nine minutes into the second half to hand the Shots their first National league defeat since December 17.
Home goalkeeper Jonathan Maxted produced a fine save to tip Shamir Fenelon's close-range effort on to the crossbar as Aldershot had the better of a goalless first half.
But the hosts took the lead nine minutes into the second period when Preston's forceful run ended with him slotting past Jake Cole.
Cole produced a fine save to prevent Will Hatfield making it 2-0 soon after, while Aldershot were denied an 81st-minute equaliser when Jake Gallagher hit a post.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Guiseley 1, Aldershot Town 0.
Second Half ends, Guiseley 1, Aldershot Town 0.
Substitution, Guiseley. Derek Asamoah replaces Jordan Preston.
Substitution, Guiseley. Adam Boyes replaces Jake Cassidy.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Callum Buckley replaces Cheye Alexander.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Jonny Giles replaces Idris Kanu.
Goal! Guiseley 1, Aldershot Town 0. Jordan Preston (Guiseley).
Second Half begins Guiseley 0, Aldershot Town 0.
First Half ends, Guiseley 0, Aldershot Town 0.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Aldershot's 11-match unbeaten run came to an end as Jordan Preston's solo effort secured victory for Guiseley. | 0.724997 | 1 |
Nick Palmer, 37, collapsed at the finish line of the Southend half marathon in June 2014.
His son, George, seven, sounded the klaxon to set more than 2,000 runners on their way in Shoeburyness on Sunday.
Parents Alan and Linda Palmer said their son had a "passion for running" and the event was a "fitting tribute".
"This past year we have been overwhelmed with the kind messages of support from Nick's friends, family, running club colleagues and the local community - it has meant a great deal to us," they said.
Mr Palmer's family raised more than £10,000 in his memory, which was donated to Great Ormond Street Hospital, where George had received treatment.
Mr and Mrs Palmer said this year's event was "emotional for all those who knew and loved Nick", but added it had been "wonderful to see everyone coming together to remember him in this way."
Judy Grocott, Events Manager at Havens Hospices, said: "Following Nick's tragic death last year we wanted to remember him and honour his memory at this year's run."
The event, which marked the 20th anniversary of the coastal run, raised money for Fair Havens and Little Havens hospices. | Thousands of people have taken part in a half marathon dedicated to a runner who died after completing the race last year. | 1.047024 | 1 |
Phil Cook, of the Association of UK Course Measurers, re-measured it after runners questioned the distance.
Mr Cook said he could not pinpoint a specific location where an error was made by organisers.
He said: "This obviously doesn't affect people who ran for charity. But if it was for an official time, unfortunately you haven't got it."
The event, held on Sunday 1 March, was criticised by some runners after they found their personal best times were faster than expected.
After concerns were raised, St David's Hospice, which organised the race, said it believed the distance was correct.
Chief executive Emma Saysell said: "As far as we're concerned the course was measured by an accredited professional.
"The course length was accurate based on what they told us." | Newport's half marathon course was 636 metres short of the required 13.1 miles, it has been confirmed. | 1.035511 | 1 |
Images include prisoners taking part in a snowball fight during World War One and a tunnel which may have been dug as part of an escape attempt.
The pictures have been shared by the great nephew of Captain Eli Bowers, who was among the camp's guards.
They "add to our understanding of the history of the camp", said island historian Ian Ronayne.
The site at Les Blanches Banques housed nearly 2,000 men from the German armed forces from 1915-1917.
Dr Brian K Feltman, from Georgia Southern University in the United States, said the snowball fight showed prisoners "breaking the monotony of camp life".
He said it could be an example of prisoners staving off "barbed wire disease", a form of depression associated with "the boredom and regulations" imposed on prisoners of war.
Mr Ronayne, a WW1 blogger for Jersey Heritage, said some of the images showed tunnels which may have been used during one of the attempts to escape the camp.
He said if the images related to one of these incidents it would be a "fantastic find".
Another showed two sets of fencing at the camp - "barbed wire on the inside... and then an electrified fence" - which was rare, according to Dr Heather Jones from the International History at the London School of Economics.
"I have not come across an electric fence being used for a UK home front prisoner of war camp before," she added.
Capt Bowers served in the Royal Jersey Militia and took the six photos from late 1916 to early 1917.
Helier Falle found the pictures in his mother's house.
"Rather than leave them sitting in a drawer for nobody to see, I thought they should be shared," he said.
Though he had seen similar photos auctioned, he added "it wouldn't feel right to profit from them". | Never before seen photographs have been released showing life in Jersey's prisoner of war camp. | 2.435431 | 2 |
It comes after one of the team's players, Adrian Peterson, was charged with child abuse in Texas after hitting his son with part of a branch.
The Minneapolis team have reinstated the player after dropping him.
Meanwhile sponsors of the NFL as a whole have raised concerns about incidents of violence in the sport.
McDonald's, Visa, Anheuser-Busch and Campbell Soup Company have all issued statements urging the NFL to take "appropriate" action to deal with the incidents.
"We understand. We are taking action and there will be much more to come,'" the NFL said on Tuesday in response.
But Radisson is the first sponsor to pull their support from a team.
"Radisson is suspending its limited sponsorship of the Minnesota Vikings while we evaluate the facts and circumstances," the company said.
It added it "takes this matter very seriously, particularly in light of our long-standing commitment to the protection of children".
Radisson's sponsorship includes a banner visible to viewers watching Vikings' news conferences.
The Minnesota Vikings said it had "respectfully honoured Radisson's request", a team spokesman said.
Mr Peterson stands accused of using part of a tree branch to spank his four-year-old son. The player says he was using a form of discipline his father used on him as a boy.
"I am not a perfect son. I am not a perfect husband. I am not a perfect parent, but I am, without a doubt, not a child abuser," Mr Peterson said in a statement.
"I am someone that disciplined his child and did not intend to cause him any injury."
The Vikings dropped the player for Sunday's game but then reinstated him on Monday.
The team's general manager, Rick Spielman, said: "I understand that this is a very difficult thing to handle. But we also feel strongly as an organisation that this is disciplining a child.
"Whether it's an abusive situation or not, or whether he went too far disciplining, we feel very strongly that that is the court's decision to make, but we also understand the seriousness of abusing children as well.''
The charges against Mr Peterson come just days after another NFL star, Ray Rice, had his contract terminated after a video emerged in which he appeared to punch his wife. | The Radisson hotel chain says it is suspending its sponsorship of Minnesota Vikings, an American football team. | 1.212381 | 1 |
Improved teaching of issues around sexuality and gender can ensure young people leave school more tolerant of others, the party says.
The Lib Dems also called for housing policies and health services to be tailored for the LGBT community.
Spokesman Peter Black said: "There's a lot of things we can do better but we are moving in the right direction."
He added: "I think the cost of delivering these services is actually quite small.
"But what we need to do is make sure the policies are right, and that people are trained to deliver these services in health, education and housing right across Wales."
A Welsh Labour spokesman said the party was "committed to ensuring equal treatment and equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people right across Wales".
"When accessing education, healthcare, jobs or local services nobody should be treated any differently because of their gender or sexual orientation.
"Welsh Labour has acted - at both an Assembly and a UK level - to ensure equal treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Wales."
Plaid Cymru candidate Glyn Wise said his party had a "strong history" of standing up for LGBT rights.
Policy offerings include developing a gender identity clinic, and for men and boys to be offered the HPV vaccine for a cancer common in gay men.
The Welsh Conservatives promised a zero tolerance approach to hate crime, and more LGBT representation on the boards of public services.
UKIP spokesman Mark Reckless said: "UKIP supports equal treatment for all, welcomes progress which had been made on LGBT rights, and will work in the fifth assembly for a Wales which is fairer to all." | The Welsh Liberal Democrats have called for public services to be improved for gay, lesbian and transgender people. | 1.900147 | 2 |
Four workers were killed in the blast when a huge explosion reduced Wood Treatment Ltd to rubble in July.
Former professional footballers, including ex-England winger Trevor Sinclair, took part in the game at Macclesfield Town.
Organiser Keith Innes said: "The last few weeks have been tough, the heart of the community has been ripped out."
He added: "The community has always been together - anybody will give anything for each other - but this has really cemented exactly what it is like to be from Bosley."
Will Barks, Derek Moore and Dorothy Bailey were identified as victims, but Jason Shingler, 38, remains missing.
The inquest into Mr Moore's death was opened and adjourned last month.
Fifty workers at the mill have been made redundant.
More than £100,000 has been raised so far by The Bosley Disaster Appeal Fund.
Sinclair, who scored a goal, was joined by ex-Man City players Paul Dickov, Shaun Goater and brothers Ian and David Brightwell, along with ex-Coronation Street actor Scott Wright and several Macclesfield Town players. | A charity football match has raised more than £35,000 for families affected by the Bosley mill explosion. | 1.178261 | 1 |
This snippet of news raised eyebrows this morning when it was revealed. So what's going on?
The answer is simple on the face of it.
Taxes are paid on profit not turnover. It paid lower taxes because it made lower profits. Last year it made £48m in profit - this year it made only £24m so it paid £7m tax compared to £15m.
What is more interesting is WHY its profits were lower.
Part of the reason is the way it pays its staff.
Amazon UK Services is the division which runs the fulfilment centres which process, package and post deliveries to UK customers. It employs about 16,000 of the 24,000 people Amazon have in the UK.
Each full-time employee gets given at least £1,000 worth of shares every year. They can't cash them in immediately - they have to hold them for a period of between one and three years.
If Amazon's share price goes up in that time, those shares are worth more. Amazon's share price has indeed gone up over the past couple of years - a lot. In fact, in the past two years the share price has nearly doubled, so £1,000 in shares granted in August 2015 are now worth nearly £2,000.
Staff compensation goes up, compensation is an expense, expenses can be deducted from revenue - so profits are lower and so are the taxes on those profits.
But surely this extra income for the staff is taxed? Probably not.
HMRC rules allow employees to receive £3,600 worth of shares from their employer tax free every year. Most of these awards are below that threshold.
The employee wins through a tax-free windfall, Amazon wins because it hasn't got to pay any cash out, which leaves HMRC as the big loser.
This is not just allowed by UK tax law - it is required by it.
So, weirdly, the more valuable Amazon becomes, the less tax this particular bit of its business pays.
There is heightened sensitivity around the tax affairs of technology giants such as Amazon, Google and Apple. The challenge of adapting a tax code written for a bygone era to work effectively on technology multinationals who have socked billions away in low tax jurisdictions remains.
But the practice of giving staff shares is widespread, generally seen as a good way to promote loyalty and engagement - and is 100% legal. | Amazon has seen a 50% fall in the amount of UK corporation tax it paid last year, while recording a 54% increase in turnover for the same period. | 1.860383 | 2 |
Delport, who was born in South Africa but qualifies as a non-overseas player, has scored 2,045 T20 runs at an average of 25.56 with a strike rate of 135.70.
The 27-year-old left-hander played with elite performance director Andrew McDonald at Sydney Thunder in 2015.
McDonald said: "Cameron has experience in most of the world's top T20 competitions and his knowledge and skill will be valuable assets."
Delport shared the highest-ever one-day first-wicket stand with Morne van Wyk - an unbroken 367 set in a South African one-day game for Dolphins against Knights in Bloemfontein in October 2014.
Leicestershire's next match in the competition is against Lancashire at Old Trafford on Friday. | Leicestershire have recruited batsman Cameron Delport for the T20 Blast. | 0.874644 | 1 |
The 20-year-old had been due to go on trial for allegedly driving an £80,000 Porsche while banned.
He has also been accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice and driving without insurance.
At Glasgow's Justice of the Peace Court, it was said Mr Feruz was in training in Tanzania.
Sheriff Frances McCartney issued a warrant for his arrest.
The Somalia-born player joined Celtic as a 10-year-old. The club had successfully campaigned for him and his family to be allowed to stay in Scotland.
He moved to Chelsea six years later and has had loan spells with a number of clubs, including Hibs. | A warrant has been issued for former Celtic footballer Islam Feruz after he failed to turn up for a court appearance in Glasgow. | 0.770881 | 1 |
They marched from Custom House Square to the city hall and back.
Organisers said they were delighted with the turn-out. A small group of pro-choice demonstrators gathered at the front of the city hall in protest.
The pro-life protest was over proposed changes to Northern Ireland's abortion laws.
The laws covering abortion in Northern Ireland are the 1861 Offences against the Person Act, and the Criminal Justice Act 1945.
Terminations are only permitted to save a woman's life, or if there is a risk of permanent and serious damage to her mental or physical health.
Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has said he is going to consult on changing abortion laws to allow women carrying babies with fatal foetal abnormalities to have a termination.
The protest on Saturday was against that.
Among the demonstrators was singer Dana Rosemary Scallon.
"It's a great turnout, it's a celebration of life and these people want to protect life at all its stages," she said.
"No outside force should ever force the people of any sovereign nation to change their laws or in any way to bring in agendas that the people are not in agreement with."
The pro-choice group said they held their protest to show there was an alternative view.
"I believe that a woman who has an unplanned pregnancy or an unwanted pregnancy in Northern Ireland should have the same access to abortion as every other sister in the United Kingdom," the group's Brenda Callaghan said. | Thousands of pro-life demonstrators have taken to the streets of Belfast city centre in an anti-abortion rally. | 1.660605 | 2 |
The EU is astonished by the move, which appeared to have no justification, a spokeswoman said.
Agnes Guillaud has 72 hours to leave the country, without getting a reason.
The EU has been critical of The Gambia's human rights record, particularly regarding its laws penalising homosexuality.
Last year the EU blocked nearly $15m in aid to The Gambia.
President Yahya Jammeh, 50, has governed the small west African nation with a firm hand since he came to power in a coup 20 years ago.
He has crushed dissent and faces mounting international criticism over issues ranging from human rights to his stated belief that he can cure Aids.
The president has also implemented tough measures against Gambia's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. He has called gay people "vermin" and has threatened to slit their throats.
Homosexual acts are illegal in The Gambia. MPs passed a bill last August imposing life sentences for "aggravated homosexuality".
The EU summoned the Gambian ambassador on Saturday to seek an explanation for the expulsion, officials said.
"There appears to be no justification for the decision by the Gambian authorities. We are astonished by this announcement which came with no explanations," a spokeswoman said.
The Gambia has accused both the US and the EU of conducting a campaign to besmirch the image of the country because of its position against homosexuality.
"The government reminds all that homosexuality is totally against the religious, cultural and traditional values of The Gambia and would thus not be tolerated," a statement from President Jammeh's office said on Friday. | The European Union (EU) has summoned the Gambian ambassador for an explanation after its representative to the country was expelled. | 1.643135 | 2 |
Officials said they had identified four areas for clearance in the northern region of Antioquia using maps provided by the Farc.
Peace talks have been faltering since the left-wing rebel group suspended a unilateral ceasefire last week.
Colombia is one of the most mine-ridden countries in the world.
There have been almost 11,000 recorded deaths and injuries from landmines since 1990.
The government's chief peace negotiator in Havana, Humberto de la Calle, said: "Farc handed over a map and actively contributed in the process."
He said decommissioning anti-personnel mines "had become a reality".
The mission, which took place over the course of a week, was the first step in a March agreement towards de-commissioning mines placed during the conflict.
The work focused on a region severely affected by mines.
Mr de la Calle said: "Work started in Antioquia, because it is the department historically with the most incidents of explosions from these objects."
He said the area they had begun to search contained "more mines than inhabitants".
The joint operation which had been agreed during the last round of peace talks taking place in Havana had been due to begin sooner, but the suspension of a unilateral ceasefire by Farc last week and the deaths of both army and Farc personnel in various attacks had delayed the start.
The Farc killed 11 soldiers in an ambush last month, causing President Juan Manuel Santos to order new air strikes on rebel positions.
Around 40 rebel fighters have been killed since last week, including two high-ranking commanders.
Mr de la Calle said that he hoped the joint de-mining operation would bring hope for the peace talks.
"Who would have imagined an army sergeant and a Farc explosive expert spending days together exchanging opinions?" he asked. | The Colombian army and Farc guerrillas have begun working together to clear landmines sown during 50 years of war, the government says. | 1.90578 | 2 |
Republican Governor Rick Scott said he was reassigning all Aramis Ayala's murder cases because her stance sent an "unacceptable message".
Ms Ayala, a Democrat covering Orlando, cited "legal chaos" as the reason for refusing to pursue execution in the case of a murdered policewoman.
Her decision sparked an outcry.
But there were also some who backed her, and a rally was held in her support last week in the state capital of Tallahassee.
On Monday, Mr Scott said: "State Attorney Ayala's complete refusal to consider capital punishment for the entirety of her term sends an unacceptable message that she is not interested in considering every available option in the fight for justice."
Ms Ayala, an elected prosecutor in central Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit, accused the governor of abusing his authority and compromising the independence of the judiciary.
She took office in January, to begin a four-year term.
The case that sparked the row involves a man accused of killing an Orlando police officer.
When Ms Ayala said last month she would not consider capital punishment for the accused, Markeith Loyd, the governor removed her from the case.
He handed it to State Attorney Brad King, who will now also take on the 21 other murder cases removed from Ms Ayala on Monday.
Capital punishment has been in limbo in Florida for 15 months.
A US Supreme Court ruling in January 2016 said the state's death penalty was unconstitutional because it gave too much power to judges over juries.
Governor Scott attempted to restart executions last month by signing a bill that requires jury recommendations to be unanimous before a death penalty can be imposed by a judge. | The Florida governor has removed a prosecutor from 21 murder cases after she said she would no longer be seeking the death penalty. | 1.351828 | 1 |
Fire crews had to step in when the man became stranded on the Penlan Leisure Centre on Tuesday evening.
The pet owner was trying to recover the bird, but it flew off.
The RSPCA said a pineapple conure bird was later discovered at St Helen's Road and is back with its family.
"We believe that this parrot could be the one that we helped to safely return to its owners," said Sally Hyman, chair of the RSPCA at the Llys Nini animal centre.
"If this isn't the same one, there seems to be a spate of escaped parrots in Swansea."
The bird was spotted by a member of the public, who managed to take it to Birdline Parrot Rescue in Swansea. Another animal charity, Glynneath Guinea Pig Rescue then alerted the RSPCA, who in turn put the find up on Facebook. | A man who got stuck on a Swansea rooftop trying to capture his missing parrot has been reunited with the bird, an animal charity says. | 1.542584 | 2 |
The Radio 1 DJ was secretly dancing in a studio nearby while the Breakfast Show host was in the Live Lounge.
Grimshaw, 30, managed to wiggle his hips for over an hour on Tuesday morning but James was doing exactly the same without him knowing anything about it.
Miley Cyrus made twerking famous after dancing with Robin Thicke at last year's MTV VMAs in Brooklyn.
Previously Nick Grimshaw has cycled in a plastic box for 12 hours outside BBC Broadcasting House for Sport Relief.
He also ran with Davina McCall on her 500-mile charity triathlon from Edinburgh to London.
Watch part of Grimmy's previous world record twerk in fast forward.
Nick Grimshaw broke the Guinness World record for 'longest duration twerking' with a time of one hour and 16 seconds live on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show.
Just after he was handed his title, a Guinness World Record official revealed that he had already been beaten.
She said: "I've just been told by a colleague in my ear that one of your colleagues, Mr Greg James, who is currently twerking in front of us, has achieved a time of one hour and eight minutes.
"So your Guinness World record's title has just been broken. I'm very sorry."
"Stop twerking, " Grimmy shouted to Greg.
"I hate you Greg. I've been to twerking lessons on a Saturday for this, " he added.
Greg replied: "I told you revenge was coming and this was the revenge for G In The Park."
"I feel great. Doesn't it feel great to have a world record Grim?"
Watch Greg and Grimmy's World Twerk Off
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Greg James has broken Nick Grimshaw's Guinness World twerking record. | 1.012921 | 1 |
The fire service apprentice mechanic died in the collision on the A5 in Capel Curig in Snowdonia on Tuesday.
North Wales chief fire officer Simon Smith said: "Today our thoughts are with everyone affected by this incident, but particularly with the family of the colleague we have lost."
Support has been offered to staff.
Mr Roberts was based at the fire service's fleet department at Llandudno Junction, Conwy county.
Mr Smith said: "Our service attends road traffic collisions often and they are always difficult for our staff to deal with, but even more so when they involve a close colleague."
The crash, near the Siabod Cafe, involved Mr Roberts' red Seat Leon and a silver Mercedes car.
North Wales Police has appealed for witnesses. | The man who died in a two-car collision in north Wales has been named as 19-year-old Trystan Rhun Roberts. | 0.942582 | 1 |
It is the joint-most corrupt country in the world with Somalia, according to Transparency International, and the same family has ruled since 1948.
So why is it holding elections? And how reliable are they?
Local elections have been held in North Korea since 1999 - let's not forget that the country's full name is, technically, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Sunday's elections are to decide provincial governors, mayors and local assemblies in the country of almost 25m people.
The number of seats is determined by each district's population.
In the second provincial elections in 2003, one report said 26,650 "officials, workers, peasants and intellectuals" were elected.
The choice is limited - there is only one candidate on the ballot in each district, and while the selection of candidates is made by the governing coalition, they are closely overseen by Kim Jong-un's Workers' Party.
Ahead of last year's elections to name deputies for the country's assembly, The Economist reported that voting did not take place in secret, and any dissenting votes must be placed in a separate ballot box.
Abstaining or voting no are considered acts of treason.
In the last local election, in 2011, there was a turnout of 99.7%, with the state news agency saying those unable to vote were abroad or on the high seas.
Having such a high reported turnout has its advantages for the state, observers say, in that it acts as an informal census.
"The government checks the list of voters and if your name is not on the list, they will investigate it", one North Korean defector told the NK News website.
"It is often during election that the government finds out about defectors and people who have been missed."
If the state works out you did not vote, NK News says, "you and your family are in trouble".
Sunday's elections do not decide the leadership of the country.
Parliamentary elections are also held in North Korea, and they decide who rules the country - which is always a foregone conclusion.
Kim Jong-un won in the last parliamentary election in 2014 - gaining 100% of the vote in his Mount Paektu constituency. | Local elections are being held in North Korea - the first since ruler Kim Jong-un came to power in 2011. | 3.187044 | 3 |
The Scot met the club chairman on Wednesday following a 6-1 defeat at Guiseley the previous evening.
"Sometimes the easiest thing to do is to just walk away, hold your hands up and let somebody else come in," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
The former Scotland defender, 42, was appointed last November.
He was unable to save them from relegation out of the Football League last season and they are currently 20th in the National League table.
McNamara said it was his idea to release a club statement which indicated he was considering his position at Bootham Crescent.
"Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to stand up and fight and try and change it," he explained.
"I brought in a lot of players in the summer, to try and change things from last year. It does take time, some of them have come from a lower level, but I brought them here and I'll take responsibility for that and if it doesn't work then it's my fault."
The Minstermen have won only eight games since McNamara, who previously managed Dundee United and Partick Thistle, replaced Russ Wilcox as boss.
York took the lead at Guiseley through Matt Fry, but then fell apart in a game held up for 37 minutes following a floodlight failure.
A spectator later went on to the pitch to confront McNamara, who afterwards told the club website that his team had gone "into their little shells" and failed to handle "the pressure side of things with an intimidating atmosphere".
"Last night was unsavoury," added McNamara on 5 live. "But I think there has been a lot of things off the field, nothing to do with football, that have been quite personal that you have to face up to.
"Again that's part and parcel of being a football manager and being in the spotlight."
The earlier statement had announced: "It has been decided that, if the team fails to gain a positive result at Braintree Town on Saturday, the York City manager will tender his resignation.
"The manager will be looking for a passionate and committed reaction from the players after the capitulation at Nethermoor Park on Tuesday evening." | York City boss Jackie McNamara says he will resign if the team fail to achieve a "positive" result in Saturday's National League game at Braintree. | 1.013825 | 1 |
The man and woman were travelling along the A49 near Bayston Hill, in Shrewsbury, at about 10:50 BST when the collision happened.
Passers-by attempted CPR before paramedics arrived, but the pair were confirmed dead at the scene. Damage to the car was "significant", police said.
The driver of the lorry was treated for the effects of shock and discharged at the scene.
West Mercia Police said the road between Bayston Hill and Church Stretton was likely to be closed for the rest of the day while an investigation was carried out. | Two people have died after the car they were in collided with a lorry. | 0.604402 | 1 |
Kevin Cramner, from Inglewood, Berkshire, said access to Orkambi would "massively reduce" his 12-year-old daughter's dependence on antibiotics.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said the drug was not "cost effective" as there was no long-term data available.
It costs more than £100,000 a year for each patient.
Cystic fibrosis is a life shortening genetic condition.
Mr Cramner said his daughter Holly has to take up to 30 tablets daily and keep up a regime of physiotherapy and athletics to stave off the effects, but her lung function is still below that of a healthy child her age.
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust said new data released since NICE's judgment shows Orkambi almost halves the rate of decline in lung function in people with cystic fibrosis over a two-year period, and could benefit over 3,000 patients.
More than 6,000 people have written to their MPs over the issue.
Mr Cramner said: "There are children worse off than Holly and actually it's a death sentence for them not having this drug."
James Barrow from the Cystic Fibrosis Trust said: "Half of people with cystic fibrosis don't live to see their 28th birthday and this drug has been seen to slow down the progression of the illness by almost half."
He said NICE should fund treatment for patients in Britain so it could monitor the long-term effectiveness of the drug before negotiating payment with the drug's manufacturer, Vertex.
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is working with MPs to hold a Parliamentary debate on 13 December on the issue.
Prof Carole Longson, director of the NICE Centre for Health Technology Evaluation, said: "For the benefits it offers, the cost of Orkambi is too high." | A father is among thousands of people campaigning to make a new cystic fibrosis drug available on the NHS. | 2.047588 | 2 |
Forty wickets fell in three days at the VCA Stadium as India won by 124 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
Visiting captain Hashim Amla said the track was the "toughest" he had faced.
The report has been sent to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which has 14 days to respond.
ICC general manager of cricket Geoff Allardice and chief match referee Ranjan Madugalle will then rule whether the pitch was poor and whether it warrants a penalty.
The match marked the first time a Test played in India has failed to see a batsman reach 50 runs, with India opener Murali Vijay's first-innings 40 the highest individual score.
South Africa, who are the world's top-ranked Test side and had previously not lost an away series since 2006, mustered just 79 in the first innings and lost all 20 wickets in the match to spinners.
On Twitter, former England captain Michael Vaughan described the pitch as "diabolical", a sentiment echoed by Australia spinner Glenn Maxwell.
However, Proteas assistant coach Adrian Birrell refused to blame the pitches for the team's series defeat.
"We're not complaining at all," he said before the fourth and final Test, which begins on Thursday.
"We're playing in India and we're playing in Indian conditions. We relish the opportunity. Unfortunately, we've not played to our full potential." | India face a fine of up to £9,950 after the pitch in Nagpur used for the third Test against South Africa was rated "poor" by the International Cricket Council match referee. | 1.063629 | 1 |
The Premier League club reported total revenue rose by 29.9% in the three months to 31 March.
It means they expect to earn between £500m and £510m in 2016.
United are through to the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley on 21 May, but could miss out on Champions League football next season.
Louis van Gaal's side are fifth in the Premier League table, two points adrift of Manchester City in the fourth qualifying spot.
A clause in United's £750m deal with kit supplier Adidas means they would sacrifice £22m over the remainder of the 10-year contract should they fail to qualify for the Champions League group stage in successive seasons.
"That isn't something that keeps us awake at night," said Hemen Tseayo, United's head of corporate finance.
United will climb above Manchester City if they beat Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday and their neighbours lose at Swansea.
The Red Devils could also drop to seventh if they lose and both West Ham and Southampton win. | Manchester United have posted record third-quarter revenues of £123.4m despite their continued inconsistency on the pitch. | 0.91005 | 1 |
The 39-year-old joined Somerset in October and replaced Marcus Trescothick as County Championship skipper.
"I haven't been particularly happy with my own contributions," Rogers told BBC Radio Bristol.
"Then you start to think about the reasons for that, and Father Time starts to come knocking on the door."
Rogers played 25 Tests for Australia over seven years and made five centuries, retiring from international cricket after the 2015 Ashes series.
Asked how likely he is to return to Somerset next year, he replied: "Probably doubtful, to be honest.
"Everyone has different motivations and the ability to fight hard, I think, is what I've been probably lacking a little bit.
"I'm desperate to do well but sometimes it's just harder than others, and so you've got to think about that.
"But I really enjoy it here and I'd like to think I've made a bit of a difference with the leadership." | Somerset captain and former Australia Test opener Chris Rogers admits he may consider retiring as a player at the end of the season. | 0.805783 | 1 |
An early lunch had been taken at Old Trafford, before the match was called off after an inspection at 12:25 BST.
Lancashire had trailed by 131 runs with one first-innings wicket left, but both sides take 10 points from the game.
Somerset remain fourth in the table, with Lancashire eight points behind them in fifth place. | Somerset's County Championship match at Lancashire ended in a draw after rain caused the fourth day's play to be cancelled without a ball being bowled. | 0.335697 | 0 |
Chris Williamson, MP for Derby North, said the move could be a way of tackling a rise in sexual offences on public transport.
The sign in his parliament office said: "Woman? Sexually harassed at work? How about working on your own floor?"
The idea, first suggested by Jeremy Corbyn in 2015, has been widely criticised.
Sam Stopp, a Labour councillor for Brent Council in London, tweeted the picture after it was sent to him by a friend.
He said: "It's a serious issue that needs raising, but not best raised by a male MP.
"Is segregating the best way of preventing [sexual offences]? I think it's reactive and not very well thought through.
"[The sign] is pretty hilarious and I'm sure Chris will see the funny side. He's fairly good humoured."
Mr Williamson said if there was support for the idea then it would be worth looking at, but his Labour colleagues criticised the move as "normalising attacks". | A sign has appeared on the door of an MP's office mocking his proposal for women-only train carriages. | 1.219788 | 1 |
More than 72,000 kits are known to have been sold in the UK.
But there is no evidence as to how many Poundworld has successfully recalled, Cwmbran Magistrates' Court was told.
Poundworld said it had since improved the business' product testing procedures.
The case was brought by Carmarthenshire council following test purchasing at a Llanelli store in spring 2015.
Poundworld Retail Ltd said it had returned 36,000 charger kits to the manufacturer and none remained on sale at its stores in the UK.
Together with costs, the group will have to pay a total of £190,000.
Judge Richard Williams said Poundworld failed to use due diligence in testing, and only paid "lip service" to procedures.
He said it was reasonable to presume a substantial number of the chargers were still in use, risking customers' safety.
Judge Williams said Poundworld failed to comply with electrical safety regulations, the adaptor did not have adequate insulation between circuits and it was not manufactured to protect against foreseeable hazards or overloads.
Loose wires also gave risk of fire or electric shock.
He also criticised Poundworld's failure to issue a "rapid alert", used to recall dangerous products across the European Union, and instead posted recall notices in its stores which the judge described as "tardy".
He said Poundworld has done almost nothing to mitigate the risk of harm it had created and the little it had done had the "appearance of being done grudgingly".
Poundworld claimed it had undertaken due diligence by testing the products at an independent laboratory in China.
It was later revealed the products had not been tested and the safety certificates provided by the laboratory were forged.
Poundworld said it had been the victim of fraud.
Following the case, a spokesman for Poundworld said the company prided itself on selling items of the highest quality and safety standards.
He apologised for any inconvenience caused, adding all customers who had bought the item had been offered a full refund
"Since this product was sourced, the company has hired a new trading director who has reviewed and improved the business' product testing procedures," he said.
"We are also working with our supplier to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future." | Discount retailer Poundworld has been ordered to pay a £166,000 fine after selling thousands of faulty charger kits with forged safety test certificates. | 1.212126 | 1 |
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Home side Cardiff looked in control as goals from Matthew Myers and Patrick Asselin left them 2-0 ahead.
However, Blair Riley replied for Belfast and Jonathan Boxill then diverted a Mike Quesnele shot to the Cardiff net early in the final period.
Chris Higgins hit Belfast's over-time winner to boost their title hopes.
The home side opened the scoring at 11:11 when Myers' shot found it's way into the Giants goal with Jackson Whistle unsighted.
Cardiff doubled their lead five minutes into the second period as an attempted Joey Martin pass found its way to Asselin who shot into the empty net.
However, Riley replied within two minutes after being set up by Higgins and Michael Forney before Boxill levelled on 43:01 as he directed Quesnele's fierce slapshot to the Cardiff net.
After Belfast keeper Whistle made some great saved during the remainder of the third period, Higgins pounced on a Cardiff defensive mistake to fire in the winner two minutes and 34 seconds into the scheduled five minutes of over-time.
Belfast are back in action on Sunday away to Dundee Stars (18:30 GMT) before their home games against Nottingham and Dundee next Friday and Saturday. | Belfast Giants cut leaders Cardiff's Elite League advantage to four points by earning a dramatic 3-2 over-time win against the Devils on Saturday night. | 0.983655 | 1 |
The pictures show that 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko appears to be not one but two objects joined together. It is what scientists call a "contact binary".
How the comet came to take this form is unknown.
It is possible that 67P suffered a major fracture at some point in its past; it is also possible the two parts have totally different origins.
What is clear is that the European Space Agency (Esa) mission team now has additional and unexpected considerations as it plans how to land on the comet later this year - not least, which part of the comet should be chosen for a touchdown?
The images in the sequence of nine were acquired last Friday.
They are an interpolation. That is, the "real" pictures are much more pixelated because of the thousands of km that still separate the probe and the comet. The outlines that you see have therefore been "smoothed" to make the scene easier to understand.
Rosetta's Osiris Narrow Angle Camera has a whole series of images that can be run together as a movie. This is expected to be released later this week.
With hindsight, there were indications in last week's official image release that something unusual might be about to unfold. But the idea that 67P could be a contact binary is a major surprise.
Rosetta is still refining its rendezvous with the comet, firing its thrusters weekly to bring itself into orbit on 6 August.
By that stage, the Esa probe should be no more than 70km from the surface of the 4.5km-wide ball of ice.
Once scientists understand better the gravitational field of 67P, the orbit will be lowered to about 30km.
It is that point that mapping can begin to select a touchdown zone for Philae - the small landing robot currently riding piggyback on Rosetta.
This historic touchdown is currently scheduled for 11 November.
Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | Europe's Rosetta probe has acquired some sensational new images of the comet it is chasing through space. | 3.209357 | 3 |
Vulcan XH558, which will be permanently grounded at the end of the summer, was one of the highlights of the Blackpool Air Show.
Also appearing were the Red Arrows, Breitling Wingwalkers and RV8tors aerobatic team.
The air show ends on Monday. | Thousands of flight enthusiasts wished a fond farewell to the last flying Vulcan bomber as it made its final flight over Lancashire. | 0.297998 | 0 |
The club announced on their website that Bance put pen to paper after nine hours of negotiations in Cairo.
32-year-old Bance has become a cult hero for Burkinabe fans and has played his league football extensively across Europe and Africa.
The charismatic forward told reporters he is excited about his new challenge.
I know Al Masry is a big team here in Egypt and has a lot of fans and that encouraged me to sign
"I am happy to be here in Egypt and especially with Al Masry," Bance said after signing his contract.
"I had many offers but picked up Al Masry because of their head coach Hossam Hassan who is one of African football's legends.
"Since I was a young I used to watch him playing and it's an honour to play under his leadership today.
"I know Al Masry is a big team here in Egypt and has a lot of fans and that encouraged me to sign," Bance added
Bance, who was born in Abidjan most recently helped ASEC Mimosas win the Ivorian league title.
On the international scene, he has made 67 appearances for Burkina Faso, scoring 21 goals.
He was a key member of the Burkina Faso side which reached the semi-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring a goal in the defeat to Egypt. | Burkina Faso striker Aristide Bance has completed his transfer from Ivory Coast's ASEC Mimosas to Egyptian side Al Masry on a two year deal. | 0.997553 | 1 |
Borrowing, excluding state-owned banks, was £1.8bn, down from £4.6bn a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said.
In the financial year-to-date, borrowing has fallen by £19.9bn from last year to £47.8bn.
Analysts said the figures meant the government was on track to meet revised borrowing targets.
In the Budget, the Office for Budget Responsibility revised its end-of-year borrowing forecast to £51.7bn, down from its earlier forecast of £68.2bn.
The ONS said corporation tax receipts had risen by 21.3% in the first 11 months of the financial year to just over £50bn, while income from tax and National Insurance contributions rose by 6.5% to £280bn.
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Markit, said Chancellor Philip Hammond was "clearly keen to keep fiscal ammunition up his sleeve - due to the major uncertainties and downside risks that the economy faces as it navigates its way out of the EU".
"Despite the resilience of the economy so far since last June's Brexit vote, the chancellor is very well aware that a challenging road lies ahead," he said.
"Furthermore, an appreciable budget deficit is still seen existing in 2021-22 so there is still work to be done then on getting the public finances back to full health." | Government borrowing fell last month to its lowest amount for February in 10 years, according to official figures. | 1.588127 | 2 |
Marler, who also avoided any action after being charged with striking Rob Evans, apologised after making the comment in England's win over Wales.
Lee, from the Traveller community, said he accepted the comment as "banter".
"We are surprised by the decision of the Six Nations disciplinary hearing," a WRU statement read.
"We stand by our belief that that there is no place for the use of racist language in sport.
"Clearly this incident has raised broader issues for the game of rugby which require follow up and which we are undertaking directly with Six Nations."
Marler has been named on the bench for England's final match of the Six Nations against France in Paris on Saturday.
Six Nations Rugby said in a statement it was "aware of the seriousness of Mr Marler's comment and does not in anyway condone what was said" but accepted it was said "in the heat of the moment".
It added that Marler "deeply regretted what he had said", had "immediately and unprompted apologised to Mr Lee" and noted that England head coach Eddie Jones "had reprimanded Mr Marler and reminded him of his responsibilities as an international rugby player".
Campaigners from the Traveller community - and figures inside the sport - had been critical of Marler for making the comment and called for a ban.
There was also criticism aimed at Jones and Wales head coach Warren Gatland for their responses to the incident.
Gatland subsequently apologised for describing it as "banter".
Wales' defence coach Shaun Edwards said: "Well I can't speak for myself, but I speak for the organisation (WRU).
"We don't condone any sort of discrimination whether it be race, religion or sexuality etc.
"As an organisation we probably slightly disagree with it but a decision has been made. Move on."
Asked about the incident where Marler appeared to strike Wales prop Evans with his elbow, Edwards replied: "I didn't think it was that bad." | The Welsh Rugby Union says it is "surprised" England prop Joe Marler escaped punishment for his "Gypsy boy" comment to Wales prop Samson Lee. | 1.131349 | 1 |
The Gloucester potter said it was hard to judge his form after winning a scrappy match, littered with mistakes.
The 39-year-old told BBC Sport: "Vinnie really struggled. I am not going to go over the top on the result.
"At the start I was really struggling. I was too nervous as I have not had the best start to the season."
Milkins, a five-time ranking event semi-finalist, plays David Grace in the second round on Sunday.
"There was a lot of pressure on me," Milkins added. "But hopefully now I have won a match, I can kick on and start playing better.
"Vinnie made it easy for me. He is a much better player than that and a very dangerous player.
"I was expecting more but these things can happen. I have lost 6-0 and made it easy for my opponent. It worked out well for me.
"It's a great tournament and a great place and everyone loves playing here - and there is massive pressure to do well.
"Everyone wants to get the first one out of the way and get in to the tournament." | Robert Milkins was just relieved to progress to the televised stages of the UK Championship, despite a thumping 6-0 first-round win over Vinnie Calabrese. | 0.704657 | 1 |
The former US Open champion from Portrush picked up three birdies on the front nine to move into contention.
But his challenge faded with dropped shots at the 14th, 17th and 18th leaving him with a level-par 72.
McDowell finished on four under for the tournament and six shots behind winner Brian Harman.
Harman made a 28-foot birdie putt to win and end Dustin Johnson's hopes of winning a fourth title in his last four starts.
World number one Johnson, on his return from injury, shot a five-under 67 to set the clubhouse lead on nine under.
Ireland's Shane Lowry (72) ended on three under with Seamus Power (73) back on one over. | Graeme McDowell carded three late bogeys to finish in a tie for 18th at the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina on Sunday. | 0.707433 | 1 |
Umar Arif, 29, was arrested after police seized 40kg (88lbs) of the drug in 2014, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
Khalid Yassen, 30, of Cardiff, was cleared, but the jury could not reach a verdict for Umar Butt, 26, of Cardiff.
Yesterday, Shazia Ahmad, 38, and Wasim Ali, 29, both of Newport, and Zawed Malik, 41, of Greater Manchester, were found guilty of the same offence.
The court heard 37kg (81lbs) of the class A drug was found inside a speaker and a suitcase in a car stopped on the M5.
Another 3kg (6lbs) was discovered in the footwell of a taxi in Newport.
The group stood to make more than £270,000 in profit from the drugs, the trial heard.
Other group members, Mohammed Sajjad, Imtiaz Ali, Paul Anthony Thomas, 42, of Cardiff, Waseem Mohammed Riaz, 28, of Newport, and Mohammed Aftaab Boota, 27, of Newport, previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply heroin as part of the same plot.
Tracey Ford, 39, of Cardiff, admitted money laundering.
Sajjad, 38, from Cardiff, and Ali, 35, from Newport, were described in court as the "generals" running the operation.
Between them, they owned 35 phones and were said to be "experienced drug dealers".
Both men had been convicted twice before for supplying drugs, the court heard. | A man from Cardiff has been found guilty of conspiring to supply £5m worth of heroin. | 0.718377 | 1 |
Holm, 34, ended her fellow American's unbeaten 12-fight streak with a second-round knockout in Melbourne.
"It might be three to six months before I can eat an apple, let alone take an impact," Rousey, 28, told ESPN.
The Expendables 3 star added she was hoping to reclaim her title.
"Maybe I can't do it all before my prime, before my body is done, but maybe I can," added Rousey, who is set to appear in a remake of 1980s film Road House.
On Sunday, Holm had a day named after her, at a parade in her native Albuquerque, New Mexico. | Ronda Rousey says it may take six months to fully recover from the injuries she sustained in her Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title defeat by Holly Holm in November. | 0.453792 | 0 |
Spaniard Clotet, 40, was appointed as successor to Michael Appleton on Saturday having previously worked as Garry Monk's assistant at Leeds United.
"I'm excited to start this project," he told BBC Radio Oxford. "I'm impressed with the positive, hard-working culture at the club and among the players."
Clotet said he needs more time with the squad before making any signings.
"My goal is to familiarise myself with the current squad over the next week," added the former Swansea academy consultant and assistant.
"We're assessing the squad as it is now and giving a lot of value to what the club have been doing.
"The culture that Michael Appleton and Derek Fazackerley have brought into the squad, I want to keep it going and I see myself as helping that process grow."
Clotet will take charge of the U's for their opening pre-season friendly against Oxford City on Saturday before a week-long trip to Portugal, where they will play Middlesbrough and Hull City in friendlies. | New Oxford United manager Pep Clotet believes he has strong foundations to build at the League One club. | 0.85528 | 1 |
All 129 members will take either an oath or an affirmation in the well of the Holyrood chamber.
The leaders of Holyrood's five political parties will be sworn in first, before the remaining MSPs proceed in alphabetical order.
Once all the MSPs are sworn in, a presiding officer and deputies will be elected, with five contenders currently in the running for the top job.
The SNP is preparing for a return to government, having won 63 seats in the Scottish Parliament elections, two short of an overall majority once the non-partisan presiding officer is elected.
The Scottish Conservatives are expected to take up a new position in the chamber, having overtaken Labour to be the parliament's second-largest party, with 31 seats.
Outgoing Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick will oversee the oaths and affirmations in three 45-minute batches, with MSPs allowed to choose which of the two different statements they make.
The oath of allegiance has members "swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth," concluding with "so help me God".
Meanwhile the affirmation has members "solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth," omitting any religious reference.
Members then sign the Parliamentary Register.
In the afternoon, the newly sworn-in MSPs will elect one of their number to serve as the presiding officer. This role includes overseeing meetings of the parliament as well as undertaking diplomatic functions and representing the parliament at home and abroad.
Five MSPs have so far put themselves forward for the role, including former deputy presiding officers John Scott and Elaine Murray, leading Labour figures Johann Lamont and Ken Macintosh and Conservative Murdo Fraser. | MSPs are to be sworn in for the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament. | 1.365378 | 1 |
The 66ft (20 metre) diameter hole spread across a front garden and driveway on the street, and is about 33ft (10 metres) deep.
The local Council say five homes had to be evacuated and 20 people were taken to a centre set up nearby.
People on the street said they heard a crash before the huge crater appeared.
Engineers are currently on the street to decide how best to fill the crater in.
No-one has been injured and no homes were damaged.
Find out more about what causes sinkholes by looking at our special guide. | A massive sinkhole has opened up in the middle of a street in St Albans, Hertfordshire, forcing some people to leave their homes overnight. | 1.898863 | 2 |
The team of scientists - led by the University of Aberdeen and Cornell University in America - believe the subspecies of the European common vole was brought over by farmers.
They say it is found nowhere else on the UK mainland or islands.
The Belgium findings are described by the research team as a "totally unexpected result".
Prof Keith Dobney, one of the co-directors of the research, said: "The extensive archaeological record from Orkney has produced thousands of their [voles] bones and teeth, suggesting that they most likely arrived with early farmers or through Neolithic maritime trade and exchange networks.
"Where in Europe they came from and exactly when they were introduced has been a mystery for decades, but new genetic techniques and direct dating of their bones have finally allowed us to answer these questions."
Dr Natalia Martinkova who carried out the genetic studies on living common voles from continental Europe and Orkney, said: "Although our modern DNA results did not reveal exact genetic matches with any populations we sampled across continental Europe, the closest were from populations living today on the coast of Belgium, the likely origin for the original Orkney populations."
The findings are published in Molecular Ecology. | The "mysterious" Orkney vole is likely to have originated from Belgium 5,100 years ago, researchers have said. | 3.514112 | 4 |
The ex-PM told BBC Newsnight that a year ago he would have said it was impossible for the left-wing Labour leader to win.
But he added: "There's been so many political upsets, it's possible Jeremy Corbyn could become prime minister and Labour could win on that programme."
Mr Blair, a consistent critic of Mr Corbyn, said he had not changed his mind on the "wisdom" of electing him.
Having defied predictions of a heavy defeat at last month's general election - and stripped the Conservatives of their majority - Mr Corbyn now describes his party as a "government-in-waiting".
Many of his critics have since admitted they underestimated him.
Speaking to Newsnight, Mr Blair said he still believed "it's a surer route to power to fight from the centre" and that it would be damaging for the country if Mr Corbyn became prime minister and imposed "an unreconstructed far Left programme".
But on Mr Corbyn's chances of reaching Downing Street, he said nothing could be ruled out.
"For most of my political life I've been saying: 'I think this is the right way to go, and what's more it's the only way to win an election'.
"I have to qualify that now. I have to say 'no - I think it's possible you end up with Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister.'"
The Labour leadership has dismissed Mr Blair's recent interventions - which included claiming Brexit followed by a Corbyn government would leave Britain "flat on its back".
"To be frank, Mr Blair hasn't really listened to the nature of the debate that is going on in the pubs, the clubs and school gates etc," shadow chancellor John McDonnell said on Saturday.
The interview will be shown on Newsnight, on BBC Two, at 22:30 BST on 17 July. | Tony Blair says he now accepts Jeremy Corbyn could become prime minister. | 1.159629 | 1 |
McGeady joined North End on loan in August and has contributed four goals and eight assists in the Championship.
The 30-year-old winger has one year remaining on his contract with Everton, but Grayson has made it clear he would like to keep McGeady in the long-term.
"We'd like to [keep him], and I think Aiden has made it clear he would like to stay," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"The problem is that he has a year left at Everton. But we'll do as much as we can to make sure he's a Preston North End player next year.
"Do we go and sign him on a long-term contract, or do we try to get him on another season-long loan? Negotiations will happen with Everton because we would be foolish not to ask the question.
"It is something that will take care of itself, probably at the back-end of the season, but it's something that we would like and I'm sure the supporters would too, because he's been exceptional for us."
Republic of Ireland international McGeady began his career at Celtic and played for Spartak Moscow before joining Everton in 2014.
He spent four months of the 2015-16 season on loan at Sheffield Wednesday and has found form at Deepdale this season, featuring in each of Preston's last 13 Championship games as they picked up 21 points from a possible 39 and move up to eighth place. | Preston manager Simon Grayson believes the club would be "foolish" not to try and sign Everton's Aiden McGeady. | 0.803109 | 1 |
The unusual sight was at Rosemarkie Beach in recent days.
Most are now believed to have been washed back out to sea.
Experts at Plymouth University's Marine Institute coined the starballing phrase after observing starfish changing their location last year.
Dr Emma Sheehan, a research fellow at the Marine Institute, told BBC Scotland of their initial discovery: "It was not until we were filming near Brighton and the tides were very strong.
"Suddenly we just started seeing these starfish roll up in a ball and fly along with the tide.
"This looked like a behavioural change so they could move efficiently.
"We suspect that if there is too much tide and wind it could end up in a mass stranding." | The unusual sight of thousands of starfish stranded on a Black Isle beach could have been down to a behaviour known as "starballing", experts have said. | 2.703708 | 3 |
Ming Jiang, 43, was in debt and being chased by creditors but his friend and fellow Chinese national Yang Liu, 36, could afford to gamble, the jury heard.
It is alleged Mr Jiang, of Beswick, dumped the suitcase in a remote Derbyshire lay-by and set it alight.
Mr Jiang denies murder. His trial at Minshull Street Crown Court continues.
Peter Wright QC, prosecuting, told the jury that Mr Jiang murdered Yang Lui as "a solution to his financial problems".
"He was a heavy gambler and, like many gamblers, lost more than he won," Mr Wright said.
"He dismembered the body - in all likelihood in his own flat - and then disposed of the body parts.
"He then set about assuming the dead man's identity, gaining access to his bank accounts and his personal effects and his apartment."
A total of £800 was taken from the dead man's bank account, the jury was told.
Mr Wright told the court Mr Liu's body was badly burned and had been extensively dismembered.
His head, both lower arms and both lower legs had been severed by "some bladed form of weapon" and removed, he said, adding: "They have never been found."
The jury heard the victim was last seen alive "in the vicinity" of the defendant's flat on 5 October 2016.
Using CCTV footage, detectives identified a silver Mercedes approaching and leaving the lay-by where the suitcase was dumped, just off the A628 at Tintwistle.
They discovered it was registered to Mr Jiang.
Distinctive tyre tracks also fitted the car, while traces of blood in the boot matched DNA from Mr Liu's body, the court was told.
The trial continues. | A prolific gambler murdered his wealthy friend to solve debt problems then dismembered his body and stuffed it into a suitcase, a court has been told. | 0.84904 | 1 |
A number of designers have declared that they would refuse a request from America's future First Lady.
But others, including Tommy Hilfiger, Thom Browne and now Gaultier, have said they would not have a problem.
Asked whether he would dress Mrs Trump, Gaultier replied: "Definitely. It's not my objective but why not?"
Speaking at the British Fashion Awards on Monday, the French designer said it was "not a question of politics".
"She dresses very well by herself," he told the Press Association. "I have nothing bad to say against her.
"She was better dressed than Hillary [Clinton] when she went to vote. She was in her camel coat and white dress and was beautiful.
"I don't know who advises her or maybe it's herself, but if she asked me to dress her, why not?"
Last month Sophie Theallet published a letter on Twitter saying she would "not participate in dressing or associate myself in any way with the next First Lady".
Theallet, one of current First Lady Michelle Obama's favourite designers, wrote: "The rhetoric of racism, sexism and xenophobia unleashed by her husband's presidential campaign are incompatible with the shared values we live by."
"Personally, I'd rather put my energy into helping out those who will be hurt by Trump and his supporters," Marc Jacobs told WWD.com last month.
Derek Lam concurred, saying he would "rather concentrate my energies on efforts towards a more just, honourable and a mutually respectful world".
"I was asked to dress her quite a few years ago and I declined," Tom Ford told US TV show The View.
But that was less to do with politics and more to do with her style, he said, adding: "She's not necessarily my image."
Tommy Hilfiger, however, offered a different viewpoint when asked about Theallet's letter.
"Melania is a very beautiful woman and I think any designer should be proud to dress her," he said.
"I don't think people should become political about it. Everyone was very happy to dress Michelle [Obama]."
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. | Jean Paul Gaultier has said he would have no problem dressing Melania Trump, despite designers Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs saying they would not do so. | 1.301284 | 1 |
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The Pirates have impressed in the Championship, winning three and drawing one of their opening six games.
"It's not just the trophy, it's putting on that shirt and that performance," joint-head coach Cattle said.
"It's progression and another opportunity for us to build," Cattle added to BBC Radio Cornwall.
Cattle and fellow Pirates coach Alan Paver were part of the Pirates side which won the inaugural British and Irish Cup in 2010.
"The cup's a great competition, it's a change of scenery, but in terms of how you go about your business, nothing changes for us," added the Welshman.
"After six games anybody would have taken being around that top four, that's where everybody endeavours to be.
"But actually doing it is another story, but the boys have put worthy performances in to be there and the challenge now is to keep us in that physical shape so that we can compete with those teams which we're doing so far." | Cornish Pirates coach Gavin Cattle says the club's British and Irish Cup tie at Connacht is another chance for his side to continue to improve | 0.9012 | 1 |
The child was attacked in her pushchair after her mother stopped to open a garden gate in Barclaugh Drive, Coylton, at about 10:30 on Monday.
The small black dog appeared from woods, known locally as the Sundrum area, and bit the child before running off into a neighbouring garden.
She has since been discharged from Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children.
The girl was transferred there after initially being taken to Ayr Hospital.
PC Gerard MacLean, from Ayr Police Office, said: "Officers have been carrying out inquiries in the local area to try and establish where this dog has come from.
"The dog did not have a collar on at the time and was not in the company of its owner.
"I would appeal to anyone who either witnessed the incident or has seen a small black dog in the area to get in touch." | A 10-month old baby girl has been treated in hospital after being bitten on the face by a dog in South Ayrshire. | 0.926643 | 1 |
The Leeds United Supporters' Trust (LUST) is trying to raise £3,800 to paint a wall design on the M621 underpass on Lowfields Road.
It is also on the hunt for interested artists to submit a design to be considered for the wall.
Group chairman Dave Carrington said: "Thousands of supporters pass through here to the game and would see it."
He added he personally would like any mural to celebrate the 1992 title-winning team led by Howard Wilkinson or illustrate the "commitment of Leeds fans".
Leeds United recently bought back the ground 13 years after debts forced its sale.
According to Mr Carrington, the hope is the winning design would "brighten up" the area and give it more of a club identity.
LUST has gained permission from the Highways Agency and Leeds City Council to paint a design.
After a design is chosen, the area will be cleaned in August and it is hoped the mural will be finished in time for the first home game that month. | A fundraising campaign is under way to paint a Leeds United mural on the approach to their Elland Road ground. | 1.073326 | 1 |
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On Thursday, Gordon Strachan's side won the first of four friendlies between now and June, winning 1-0 in the Czech Republic, and face Denmark on Tuesday.
"We hope there will be at least a couple who force themselves in, not to the squad, but the XI," said McCall.
After playing the Danes, Scotland face Italy and France on 29 May and 4 June.
There are six uncapped players in the squad to face Denmark at Hampden, including Brighton winger Jamie Murphy, Leeds United centre-back Liam Cooper and winger Oliver Burke of Nottingham Forest.
Dundee goalkeeper Scott Bain remains with the squad, while Celtic's young full-back Kieran Tierney and John McGinn of Hibernian could also win their first caps.
"It'll be interesting on Tuesday because the lads that have come and had their two training sessions have impressed," said McCall.
"That doesn't mean the lads that have had the jerseys are getting discarded, but we want people to put themselves forward in training and in the games."
David Marshall, who was the first-choice goalkeeper for the failed Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, has had to pull out of the squad with pneumonia.
Craig Gordon and Bain will vie to start on Tuesday, but following Allan McGregor's inspired performance in Prague on Thursday, McCall concedes the number one jersey could be up for grabs in the autumn.
"I don't think there's anyone you could say, 'that's your slot'," McCall said. "The goalkeepers are too good to say we've got a number one and the rest are just back-ups.
"Allan had the jersey for a long time, he was injured and Marsh came in and did terrifically well. There's good competition there." | Scotland coach Stuart McCall is looking for "at least a couple" of players to force their way into the national team before World Cup qualifying. | 0.797818 | 1 |
Italian Dario Cecconi, 38, sustained critical injuries in the last lap of the senior support race at the Tandragee 100 on Saturday, 23 April.
Race organisers said Mr Cecconi was a "much-loved competitor, who called the Tandragee 100 his home".
"Dario even had a tattoo of the course on his arm," the North Armagh Motorcycle and Car Club added.
This year was Mr Cecconi's sixth year racing at Tandragee.
Anne Forsythe, clerk of the course, said "When Dario first came to Tandragee in 2012 and was asked for his opinion of Irish road racing, he replied: 'I come in my van, by myself, for about 45 hours only to travel 45 hours back home again and I love it.
'There is a special atmosphere we can find only there. No other tracks give us this thrill, and no other meetings give us the sense of being part of a family'."
In a statement, she said that when he was asked why he loved racing, he replied that it made him "feel free".
"The officials and the club extend their sympathy to Dario's family and partner at this saddest of times," she added.
Philip McCallen, a former road racer who lives in Tandragee, said Mr Cecconi was a "great figure at the event".
He added: "He came up every year by van, he'd been here five times before."
Mr McCallen said that the incident appeared to be an "unfortunate accident", although there would be a full investigation into what happened.
"Organisers work day and night to make this event and this sport safer.
"Our riders have a passion for what we do and Dario loved doing it."
He added: "The governing body and the government do all they can to make sure there is plenty of oversight and we analyse every single crash to find out what happened.
"But you can't prevent every accident.
"We just have to find a way to make it safer and keep Dario as a hero in our mind".
Mr Cecconi's death is the first at the Tandragee 100 event since 2014, when rider Noel Murphy died in a crash.
In 2008, Martin Finnegan died at an accident at Marlacoo Corner while, in 2007, John Donnan died near the start-finish area while trying to avoid another competitor.
Last May, English racer Malachi Mitchell Thomas died at the North West 200, Northern Ireland's biggest road-racing event. | A rider has died after he crashed during a motorbike race in County Armagh at the weekend. | 0.859561 | 1 |
The English League One club are looking to replace Luke Williams who left the Wiltshire outfit last week after they were relegated.
Archibald has impressed The Robins owner/chairman Lee Power in guiding Thistle to a top six finish in the Premiership this season.
Partick Thistle say they have yet to receive an approach.
Archibald was approached by Shrewsbury in October but decided he had "unfinished business" with Thistle.
The 39-year-old is the longest-serving manager in Scotland's top flight and was in the four-man shortlist for the PFA Scotland manager of the year, won by Celtic's Brendan Rodgers.
Other names, who have been linked with the Swindon vacancy but appear to be out of the running, are the former Queens Park Rangers boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselabaink and Mansfield Town manager Stevie Evans. | Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald is on a shortlist of candidates for the Swindon Town vacancy. | 0.815949 | 1 |
His 1971 book, Open Veins of Latin America, became a classic of leftist political literature in the region.
It chronicles the deep injustices of Latin America and its exploitation by capitalist and imperialist forces.
Mr Galeano's trilogy "Memory of Fire" also received wide praise when it was published in the 1980s.
It is a three-volume narrative of the history of the Americas which starts in the pre-Columbian period and ends in 1980.
He was best known for his book, Open Veins of Latin America, which gained popularity again after the late Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, gave it as a gift to US President Barack Obama at the Summit of the Americas in 2009.
Mr Galeano also wrote fiction, essays and journalism and, before becoming one of Latin America's best known writers, had many other jobs.
He worked at a factory, as a bank clerk, a painter and a political cartoonist.
Mr Galeano went into exile when the Uruguayan military took power in 1973 - first to Argentina, where he founded the literary review Crisis, and then to Spain.
He returned to Uruguay after democracy was restored in 1985.
Local media are reporting that Mr Galeano left a new text to be published after his death, according to the BBC's Veronica Smink in Argentina. | Uruguayan author and left-wing intellectual Eduardo Galeano has died at a hospital in Montevideo aged 74 after suffering from lung cancer. | 2.289387 | 2 |
The officers were convicted of killing 13 inmates in the city's Carandiru jail during an operation to end a revolt.
In all, 111 prisoners died, and prosecutors argued that most of them were shot dead at close range.
The officers' lawyers said they would appeal. Three other policemen were acquitted during the trial.
The 23 convicted officers - most of whom are now retired - had originally been accused of killing 15 inmates, but two of the victims were later thought to have been killed by fellow prisoners.
Dozens more officers are expected to be brought to trial in connection with the case in the coming months.
In 2001, Col Ubiratan Guimaraes, who led the police operation to regain control in Carandiru, was convicted of using excessive force. But he was acquitted on appeal in 2006.
'Self-defence'
The riot began on 2 October 1992 after an argument between two inmates quickly spread, with rival gangs facing off in what was at the time one of South America's largest prisons, housing 10,000 inmates.
Inmates said riot police brutally repressed the riot.
"We never thought they would come in and kill people randomly, as not everyone had joined the rebellion," former prisoner Jacy de Oliveira told BBC Brasil's Luis Kawaguti.
"The policemen began shooting everyone; I was on the fifth floor, if you looked a policeman in the eyes, you were dead," he said.
The officers' lawyer, Ieda Ribeiro de Souza, argued they were only doing their duty and acted in self-defence, as many of the inmates were armed.
While prison riots are not uncommon in Brazil, the number of those killed at Carandiru and the slow pace of the Brazilian justice system in bringing the accused to trial has shocked the public.
Carandiru was closed in 2002, shortly after inmates co-ordinated simultaneous uprisings in 27 jails across Sao Paulo state during which thousands of visitors were held hostage. | A court in Brazil has sentenced 23 police officers each to 156 years in jail for involvement in a notorious 1992 prison massacre in Sao Paulo. | 2.093297 | 2 |
Pokemon Go's mixture of gaming and reality has proved a huge success.
While Twitter remains a firm favourite for political chatter, app analytics firm SimilarWeb says Pokemon Go now has more daily users on Android phones in the US than the social media firm.
SimilarWeb says players are using Pokemon Go for an average of 43 minutes a day - that's more than Whatsapp, Instagram or Snapchat.
Since the game makes players walk around to hunt Pokemon, it means an average man playing the game for seven days would burn 1,795 calories - and a woman would burn 1,503. Converted into a tastier measure, that could be seven small chocolate doughnuts for a man - or six for a woman.
There were 15.3 million tweets worldwide about Pokemon Go in its first week. That's more than the 11.7 million for Brexit in the week of the UK referendum - and double the 7.5 million tweets about the Euro 2016 football championships in its first seven days.
Online searches for the game have spiked too - there have been almost as many Google searches worldwide for Pokemon Go as there were for Brexit on the day the UK voted to leave the European Union.
Even pornography, an enduring internet fascination, has been overtaken by interest in the app.
Now something for the players.
While the main method of catching Pokemon is simply to find them, to get the rarer ones you could try hatching some eggs.
Players can collect eggs at Pokestops - real world landmarks that appear in the game - but you have to walk a certain distance for them to hatch. The rarest Pokemon hatch from eggs after a 10km (6 mile) walk - then 5km and 2km for the more common creatures.
There's a handy breakdown in the graphic below.
With the game now having been released in the UK and expected to be released in many more countries soon, it is a fair guess that Pokemon Go's popularity will continue. | In the week that political resignations, leadership battles and market turmoil dominated news headlines, a certain monster-hunting mobile game was busy making waves online. | 1.929951 | 2 |
Harrison, 39, has left the Welsh Premier League club after winning a sixth consecutive league title and winning the manager of the year award.
Gateshead-born Harrison played for Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough before injury ended his professional career.
Chief executive Pam Duxbury said: "I'm looking forward to working with Craig."
She added: "He knows what it takes to succeed and is determined to bring his winning formula to our club and get us back to where we belong in the Football League.
Scott Ruscoe will take on interim coaching responsibilities at The New Saints, who agreed to release Harrison for the role, and will be assisted by Steve Evans.
After initially taking up a coaching role at Airbus UK Broughton, Harrison then joined TNS and began a period of dominance over his five years in charge.
In addition to winning six championships, four Welsh Cups and three League Cups, earlier this season they broke Ajax's 44-year-old world record for the longest winning streak in top-flight football with 27 victories in a row in all competitions.
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Harrison comes into a club relegated from the Football League for the first time this season, and under a new era of governance at the top.
Chairman Gary Coxhall stood down from the role with a game to go to leave Duxbury in charge of his responsibilities.
The main task for Harrison will be to arrest the decline which has seen Pools tumble from mid-table in League One in 2012 to the non-league in 2017.
After the appointments of Craig Hignett and Dave Jones did not work, Harrison will face the challenge of building a team capable of challenging to regain their league status. | Hartlepool United have appointed The New Saints boss Craig Harrison to the vacant managerial post, following their relegation to the National League. | 0.888426 | 1 |
Rojo escaped with a yellow card from referee Craig Pawson for a two-footed lunge on Wilfried Zaha during United's 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
The Argentine also avoided a red card for a similar challenge on Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye in the 1-1 draw at Goodison Park on 4 December.
"Rojo is playing phenomenally," said Mourinho.
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Palace boss Alan Pardew described Rojo's tackle on Zaha as "dangerous".
"It's another two-footed tackle, I think he did one before [against Everton]. He was a bit fortunate to get away with that," he added.
However, Mourinho defended the former Sporting Lisbon player, adding: "He is playing really well - emotional but very clean."
Former England striker Alan Shearer, speaking on Match of the Day, said Rojo should have been sent off for his challenge on ex-United player Zaha.
"We saw it against Everton and he got away with it. You cannot tackle like that. It would have changed the game completely," added Shearer.
Wednesday's result leaves United sixth in the Premier League table, six points behind fourth-placed neighbours Manchester City and 13 behind leaders Chelsea.
United recorded back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since August as Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck late to deprive struggling Palace of a point.
Ibrahimovic, 35, has scored nine Premier League goals since joining on a free transfer from Paris St-Germain in July.
Mourinho revealed after the Palace win that he has warned Ibrahimovic that if he wanted to end his career with a holiday, he should stay away from England.
"Zlatan has passion and plays like that. The personality is there," added the United boss.
"I told him England is not the best place to go on holiday when you are a rich guy with a phenomenal career. If you want holidays don't come to England.
"You come if you want to prove yourself, to show what you can do. His decision to come was based on that and I am very happy." | Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo is a "clean player with an aggressive nature", says manager Jose Mourinho. | 0.92364 | 1 |
The 20-year-old is reunited with Bolton boss Dougie Freedman, who was previously manager at Selhurst Park.
Taylor did not make a first-team appearance for Palace but played nine times during a loan spell with Conference Premier outfit Welling.
Bolton begin the new campaign with an away game at Watford on 9 August. | Former Crystal Palace defender Quade Taylor has signed a one-year contract with Championship side Bolton Wanderers. | 0.403986 | 0 |
Members of the Unite union stopped work from 10:45 until 15:37 BST on Friday. Further stoppages are also planned.
The union claims restructuring plans are threatening the jobs of more than 120 staff.
The council, which said plans will modernise the service and save £5m a year, said it is working to address missed waste collections.
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There will also be a series of two hour stoppages on 3, 11, 19 and 27 July and 4 August.
Unite spokesman Steve Foster said: "Nobody wants to go on strike but when nobody's listening to you, the only option is to withdraw your labour."
"There's been 100% support for the action that's taken place today," he said.
The council said it wants to change shift patterns for the collection crews - from a four day week of nine hours to a five day week of seven hours. Over 100 jobs will be "deleted", it said, but added it anticipated people will be offered new jobs. Agency staff will be replaced by full-time staff.
Jacqui Kennedy, for the council, said: "We're asking people to leave their bins out and we will get to them as soon as we possibly can.
"We're working closely with the trade unions to try and agree a way forward to address our differences. We do have to modernise the service and that takes some time." | Refuse workers in Birmingham have been on strike in a dispute over job losses. | 1.088305 | 1 |
Kate and Pete Shippey campaigned for all grounds to have them because their eldest son struggled to watch matches at Sunderland's Stadium of Light.
The club was the first to open a room, with a view of the pitch, last year.
Mr Shippey said it was "tremendous" Middlesbrough Football Club had also now followed suit.
"I'm hoping over the coming years that many fans, kids with the challenges, and their parents and carers, will come and enjoy the game, open a door that previously was shut to them," he said.
The space at Middlesbrough has no view of the pitch but will live stream matches on a big screen.
There are therapeutic lights, autism-appropriate toys and a quiet feed of crowd noise.
The Shippeys have been involved in similar "sensory sanctuaries" at Watford, Airdrie and Rangers football clubs.
Mrs Shippey said a football match was a "very unpredictable environment".
"The over-stimulation, the speakers are noisy, people around you are noisy, they might be shouting out to a friend before the match starts and then obviously, when the game kicks off, the roar of the crowds, people shouting at players," she said.
Her son "can't handle it, it's just far too much", she said.
Middlesbrough FC's room opens on Sunday for its match against Manchester United. | A couple with three autistic sons have persuaded a fifth football club to open a sensory room for fans with the condition. | 1.137272 | 1 |
D'Almeida had played three league games for the Tykes since signing for the Championship side on 11 August following a successful trial spell.
The 20-year-old has previously played for Paris St-Germain and Bordeaux.
Meanwhile, striker Sam Winnall is fit after a hamstring injury which kept him out of Barnsley's last four games. | Barnsley midfielder Sessi D'Almeida will miss the rest of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate knee ligament playing for the under-23 team. | 0.196939 | 0 |
The 33-year-old centre-back is the Shakers first new arrival this summer.
Kay, who has signed a two-year deal, started his career at Barnsley and has played at Tranmere and Huddersfield.
"Antony is a player we have been pursuing for the last six months and I am absolutely delighted to reveal him as our first summer signing," boss David Flitcroft told the club website.
"We have been working on securing his services since Christmas. He is a player of great character and has the leadership qualities required to reduce our goals conceded stats for next season."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League One side Bury have signed defender Antony Kay for next season after he was released by MK Dons. | 0.808064 | 1 |
After EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation), the club recorded a loss of £142,659.
"It is very pleasing to report continued improvement in our results," chief executive Jamie Clifford said.
"The club has seen just short of £1m improvement in EBITDA since 2009 - an objective that was at the heart of our strategic planning."
Kent have also reported a strengthened balance sheet, with a net asset value of £7.7m - an improvement of just under £1.4m over the year.
The club also sold land at the Old Dover Road side of the St Lawrence Ground to property developers shortly after the end of the financial year, after being granted planning permission.
"This marks a key moment in the club's history. We can expect the construction of high-quality retirement apartments to commence in the coming months," Clifford added. | Kent have announced an improved pre-tax profit of £345,784 for the financial year to November 2015. | 0.782093 | 1 |
The men, all in their 20s, were arrested on Wednesday after warrants were executed at four Bristol addresses and a location in Newport, South Wales.
The three alleged victims were all aged between 12 and 15 at the time.
Avon and Somerset Police said all four men have now been released on bail pending further enquiries. | Four men arrested on suspicion of sexually exploiting children in the Bristol area between 2011 and 2012, have been released on bail. | 0.240976 | 0 |
Three armed and masked men forced their way into a house on Chestnut Road in Artane, in the north of the city, at about 05:00 local time on Thursday.
The women were held hostage while the man, a cash in transit employee, was forced to go to work and hand over money.
Up to 200,000 euros (£143,000) was reportedly handed over.
A GSLS security van was driven from south Dublin to deliver the cash to a business park at Dublin Airport.
The employee locked himself into the van at the airport before police arrived.
His wife and adult daughter had been tied up and driven around for a number of hours in the back of a van.
They were found in Dunboyne, County Meath and were not physically injured. However, police said they had been left traumatised by their ordeal.
A forensic examination was carried out at the airport before police removed the cash in transit van and another van. | A mother and daughter have been held hostage during an abduction and robbery in Dublin. | 0.782833 | 1 |
Dutch airline KLM's scheduled service to Schiphol Airport will give Inverness another connection with the international air transit hub.
Flybe already runs flights between the two destinations.
The news follows last month's announcement that BA is set to restore its connection between Inverness and Heathrow from next year.
The Heathrow link has not run since 1997.
Transport Minister Derek Mackay welcomed the latest announcement.
He said: "This new Inverness-Amsterdam route from KLM is fantastic news, boosting connectivity to the Highlands and Scotland as a whole.
"By opening up a wide range of onward connections from Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest hub airports, we offer Scottish businesses improved access to important global markets.
"This link also makes it even easier for visitors to get a taste of the fantastic experiences on offer in the Highlands, which is welcome news for the tourism industry." | A new daily air link between Inverness Airport and Amsterdam will start from next May. | 1.349208 | 1 |
The 41-year-old has recorded 696 home runs, putting him fourth on the Major League Baseball all-time list.
He was given a 162-game ban for doping in January 2014, meaning he missed the entire 2014 season.
Rodriguez's final game will be at Yankee Stadium against the Tampa Bay Rays and he will then take on an advisor role at the club.
He helped the Yankees win the World Series in 2009 and was voted the American League's Most Valuable Player in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
"This is a tough day. I love this game and I love this team and today I am saying goodbye to both," Rodriguez said.
"This is also a proud day. I was 18 when I broke into the big leagues and I never thought I would play for 22 years.
"No player ends their career the way they want to, we all want to keep playing forever but it doesn't work that way. Accepting the end gracefully is part of being a professional athlete.
"I want to thank the fans for letting me play the game I love." | New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has announced he will retire from the sport on Friday. | 1.03014 | 1 |
Wallace, 22, had a two-month spell with the Lions last season, scoring one goal in 14 appearances before being recalled by Wolves in March.
His move to The Den is with a view to a permanent move in the summer.
Centre-back Cooper, 21, has scored four goals in 54 appearances since making his debut for Reading in August 2014.
The England Under-20 international has featured five times for the first-team this season, and had two further outings in the EFL Trophy.
The pair are the south London club's first two signings of the January transfer window.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | League One side Millwall have re-signed Wolves midfielder Jed Wallace and brought in Reading defender Jake Cooper on loan until the end of the season, | 0.707887 | 1 |
Matt Horn was bitten while trying to protect his boy, who was struck first, said snake catcher Mark Pelley. Both were treated in hospital and released.
Tiger snakes, found along Australia's coast, are one of the world's most venomous reptiles.
Local newspaper the Herald Sun said the boy, Braeden, who has autism, encountered the snake in a hallway.
"He had already started playing with it when my wife saw him out of the corner of her eye," Mr Horn told the newspaper.
"It struck him on the toe and inner leg."
Paramedics called Mr Pelley to the house at midnight on Wednesday.
"The father did the right thing, he saved his son and got bitten in the process," Mr Pelley told the BBC.
"I entered the room, found the snake, safely removed it, and the father was treated by paramedics."
Mr Pelley said the snake, a protected species, will be removed from populated areas and released into the wild.
"They are the fifth or sixth most deadly land snake on the planet and they've got very powerful venom that can take effect very quickly," he said.
"You can die within half an hour of being bitten by one of these guys."
Mr Pelley said snakes were not normally aggressive, but often entered homes to escape hot weather.
"I've caught snakes in dishwashers, refrigerators, beds, cars, inside walls. You name it, I've found a snake there," he said.
Melbourne's Austin Hospital said it discharged a man and boy on Wednesday after treating them for snake bites. | An Australian man and his 11-year-old son have been bitten by a tiger snake inside their home in Melbourne. | 1.796127 | 2 |
Burglars posing as meter readers entered the home of a 31-year-old woman in Uxbridge, at about 17:00 GMT on Friday.
The woman saw the man holding a knife to her baby before saying: "Where is the gold?"
An e-fit of one of the suspects, who pretended to be from a water company, has been released by Scotland Yard.
The man bound the mother's wrists and ankles and put her and her daughter in the bathroom during the raid.
He was then joined by a female accomplice and they began to search the house, eventually making off with some jewellery.
The mother and daughter were found by neighbours about 50 minutes later, when police were called.
The suspect was wearing a lanyard around his neck and a high-visibility jacket which made the victim believe he was a genuine meter reader, police said.
Emergency services attended the scene and the mother and daughter did not need to go to hospital.
Det Con Anji Dawson said: "This incident happened on Halloween at about 17:00 GMT so we believe there may have been many people in the area that may have seen the suspect."
The male suspect is in his early 30s, about 5ft10in (1.78m) tall, had a goatee beard and a neck tattoo.
He spoke with a London accent and wore a blue-coloured fleece with a short sleeved high-visibility jacket, dark trousers, black shoes and a woolly hat.
There is no description of the female accomplice, who was heard, but not seen by the victim. | A 15-month-old girl was held at knife-point before burglars stole cash and jewellery from a west London house. | 0.718301 | 1 |
Williams replaces Cardiff Blues coach Danny Wilson, who withdrew last week.
Williams joins head coach Robin McBryde, defence coach Shaun Edwards, and regional coaches Stephen Jones (Scarlets) and Matt Sherratt (Cardiff Blues) for next month's two-Test tour against Tonga and Samoa.
Williams has overseen two sevens Challenge Trophy victories.
Wales will announce their squad on Tuesday, 9 May.
"I feel honoured and excited with the challenge ahead in supporting Robin and working with the other coaches," said Williams.
"The opportunity to learn, collaborate and show what I can offer is very exciting."
Wales head coach Robin McBryde said: "We've been very impressed with Gareth's work with Wales Sevens, winning silverware this season with a very young group of players." | Wales Sevens head coach Gareth Williams will join the national squad for their upcoming summer tour. | 0.846105 | 1 |
The States say removing rules on prices would allow retailers to set milk prices, which could see prices fall.
It is part of a report about the island's dairy industry which calls for the 1958 law, banning most milk imports to the island, to be tightened.
The association, representing milkmen, says the change could lead to chaos.
It says there should be a consultation, impact assessments and proper costing before any changes are introduced.
The group invited politicians to a closed meeting on Monday to express its concerns.
The States are due to debate the plans which ministers say aim to secure the future of the industry.
Commerce and Employment Minister, Deputy Kevin Stewart, criticised the way the local Milk Retailers' Association had approached the consultation.
He said the organisation was "the most opaque and secretive organisation" he had ever come across.
Brian Martel, of the Guernsey Milk Retailers' Association, said it was simply scrutinising the proposals. | Plans to end fixed prices for milk in Guernsey need to be examined in more detail, according to the Milk Retailers' Association. | 1.564151 | 2 |
Griffiths, 20, spent 2015-16 on loan at National League side Halifax before signing an extended deal at Everton.
He is eligible to play in Cheltenham's first game of the League Two season at home against Leyton Orient on 6 August.
Manager Gary Johnson, who previously said he wanted a new defender and keeper, signed versatile Aston Villa defender Easah Suliman on Thursday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Cheltenham Town have signed Everton and England Under-20 goalkeeper Russell Griffiths on loan until 2 January. | 0.548302 | 1 |
Anita Fallani, 18, from the northern town of Scandicci, said she was returning home at night when an unknown man started asking her questions.
She ignored him, but he kept following her. Ms Fallani wrote: "I wonder why I don't have the same freedom as a male."
Her words have been reported in Italian media and shared thousands of times.
Ms Fallani - who is the daughter of the mayor of the Tuscany town - described being targeted by the man while she waited for a tram after a night out with a friend.
"You see me and you think you should start bothering me. I've never seen you, I have no idea who you are, but it doesn't stop you. 'Good evening miss, how are you? What's your name? Why don't you answer?'," she wrote, recalling what he said.
She said she ignored his questions and, after boarding the tram, put her headphones on, hoping that the man would stop bothering her.
But later, when she got off, he followed her. "I feel like crying. I feel lonely and I don't know what to do."
She said she pretended to call someone but the man kept following her. "Where are you going? Are you coming with me?," she recalled him saying, adding: "I'm starting to get seriously scared."
When she finally got home, she described how she initially felt "safe". But then the feeling became "deep anger".
"Mine is a story like so many. There is nothing extraordinary, it is not an exception, but one of the many things that make up our lives, completely normal," she wrote, saying that it had become as usual as "getting a fine".
"I wonder how many times we should feel 'lucky' for not being raped."
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Un sabato sera qualsiasi di un agosto tiepido. Una serata con un'amica, un gin tonic, quattro...
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Her story has been picked up by the websites of major national newspapers La Repubblica and Corriere della Serra, with the articles being shared thousands of times on social media.
In a second post, she said she shared her "terrible and very distressing experience" because it was "a common experience that can't continue to be normal".
It was not immediately clear if the authorities were investigating the case. | An Italian teenager's account of being sexually harassed has gone viral after she described feeling "lucky for not being raped". | 1.110291 | 1 |
Stanley Scarratt, from Staffordshire, is in Birmingham Children's Hospital waiting for a donor.
The youngster, who has needed a pacemaker since he was born, went into cardiac arrest last week and is now on a ventilator.
His father Marc said the only thing that will give Stanley a long-term future is a heart transplant.
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Mr Scarratt, from Kidsgrove, said the "wheels were set in motion" for a transplant months ago, but four weeks ago Stanley picked up a respiratory virus and was admitted to the Royal Stoke Hospital.
After three weeks on the ward, on the day he was discharged he suffered a cardiac arrest on the way to the car park.
"His mum had to grab him out of his car seat, run him to the main entrance and they ran him into intensive care, performed CPR and managed to resuscitate him.
"Since that has happened we've been transferred to Birmingham and he has been in intensive care ever since on a ventilator," he said.
While a transplant was "probably always going to be the case", Mr Scarratt said "it's become much more of a rush since this has happened".
He said the family lives "a day at a time" and hope to get Stanley, who he said has an "amazing personality" to a position where he can come off his ventilator.
He added: "He is such a fighter, we are so proud of him. He doesn't give up." | A 16-month-old boy born with "numerous" heart defects is facing a race against time to find a new heart. | 1.40153 | 1 |
Simon Coveney was speaking in Brussels.
He also stressed the importance of free movement of people, goods and services.
Brexit Secretary David Davis has repeatedly mentioned trusted trader schemes, automatic number plate recognition and pre-tagged containers as solutions to the Irish border problem.
Political leaders in London, Dublin, Brussels and Belfast have all said there should be "no hard border" and "no return to the borders of the past".
However, so far there have been no firm proposals on how to achieve that when Northern Ireland is outside the customs union and single market and the Republic of Ireland remains inside.
Speaking to RTÉ, Mr Coveney said: "What we do not want to pretend is that we can solve the problems of the border on the island of Ireland through technical solutions like cameras and pre-registration and so on.
"That is not going to work."
Mr Coveney added that he hoped to see a strong political acknowledgement of what can be achieved at Brexit negotiations this week.
"Any barrier or border on the island of Ireland in my view risks undermining a very hard-won peace process and all of the parties in Northern Ireland, whether they are unionist or nationalist, recognise we want to keep the free movement of people and goods and services and livelihoods," he added.
On Monday, Mr Davis called on both sides in the negotiations on the UK's departure from the European Union to "get down to business". | Technical solutions alone will not solve the problem of the Irish border after Brexit, the Irish minister for foreign affairs has said. | 1.381785 | 1 |
The 42-year-old race leader reached the South African coast in 17 days, 22 hours and 58 minutes on Thursday as he broke the record by over five days.
Thomson also set a record-breaking time from the equator to the Cape of Good Hope in a time of eight days, 15 hours and 56 minutes.
Averaging 20 knots since setting off, he has led the fleet since 12 November.
With 18 days passed since the race began, the skippers still have to reach Cape Leewin and Cape Horn before turning north and sailing through the Atlantic on the way to the finsih line in Les Sables d'Olonne.
Gosport-based Thomson says he is "going strong" in the journey, as he aims to be the first British skipper to win the solo non-stop round-the-world race.
The Vendee Globe is renowned for being one of the most gruelling sporting challenges, with only 71 of 138 sailors to date have finished since the first race in 1989. | Welsh sailor Alex Thomson has broken two race records as he passed the Cape of Good Hope in the Vendee Globe. | 1.347815 | 1 |
Benjamin Netanyahu said the new elections for the 120-member Knesset - the Israeli parliament - would take place "as soon as possible."
His right-wing coalition government has been in power since 2009.
Although he remains a popular leader he has been unable to agree the annual budget with his coalition partners.
The next election had originally been scheduled to take place in October next year.
Mr Netanyahu said he had decided to pull the date forward because bickering among his coalition partners had made it impossible to pass a "responsible budget" for 2013.
"At this time, in the face of the turmoil around us, it is my obligation as prime minister to put the national interest above all," he said.
"Therefore I have decided for the benefit of Israel to hold elections now and as quickly as possible."
He did not set a date, but said it would be "preferable to have as short a campaign as possible" and hold the vote in the minimum three months.
The BBC's Wyre Davies, in Jerusalem, says that although Mr Netanyahu is facing many tricky policy situations - including the collapse of peace talks with the Palestinians and how to respond to Iran's nuclear programme - it is the failure to agree a budget with other coalition parties that brought about this decision.
In particular, small religious parties are accused of refusing to agree on cuts to welfare programmes and government benefits.
With Mr Netanyahu's high personal approval ratings, his Likud party is expected to improve on the 27 Knesset seats it took during the last election.
But, even if he wins he will almost certainly have to form another coalition, given the proportional nature of Israel's voting system, our correspondent says. | Israel's prime minister has called an early general election, which could come as soon as January, nine months ahead of schedule. | 1.661992 | 2 |
29 April 2015 Last updated at 16:12 BST
Players use pixelated blocks to create detailed buildings and worlds as well as battling giant spiders and skeletons.
Minecraft became so popular techno giant Microsoft bought it from its original creators last year for £1.5 billion.
As of 2014, Minecraft has sold more than 54 million copies for computers, consoles, and mobile devices.
We have been asking you why you think it is so popular. | With its endless building possibilities Minecraft has become a huge success worldwide since it was first launched in 2009. | 1.665779 | 2 |
It comes after the Guardian reported Mr Trump called Prime Minister Theresa May to say he did not want to visit until he had support from the British public.
US administration officials have, however, told the BBC the president "does not feel like" visiting the UK any time soon.
Mr Trump was invited for the state visit by the Queen.
Downing Street says there has been "no change" to his planned trip.
Mr Trump came in for criticism after attacking London Mayor Sadiq Khan over his response to the recent terror attacks.
Mr Khan had told the public they should not be alarmed at the increased police presence on the streets after the attacks on London Bridge and at Borough Market.
But Mr Trump then accused him via Twitter of making "pathetic excuses".
A Downing Street spokesman said: "We aren't going to comment on speculation about the contents of private phone conversations.
"The Queen extended an invitation to President Trump to visit the UK and there is no change to those plans."
The Guardian reported that, according to a Downing Street adviser who was in the room, Mr Trump made a call in recent weeks in which he stated his reservations about the visit.
Mrs May is reported to have been surprised by Mr Trump's position.
A senior official in the White House told the BBC that "the president has tremendous respect for Prime Minister May" and that the subject of the state visit "never came up on the call".
Following the Guardian article, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn posted a message on Twitter, welcoming the "cancellation" of the visit.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said Mr Trump was "clearly terrified of the British public".
He added: "He knows that the British people find his politics appalling and that they won't be scared to make their views known.
"Theresa May should be embarrassed that she was so quick to offer Trump a state visit. Now neither of them want to be seen with the other."
Mr Trump's own Twitter account, through which he regularly makes announcements, has not made any recent mention of the UK state visit. | The White House and Downing Street have denied US President Donald Trump wants to delay his state visit to the UK. | 1.538524 | 2 |
Taiwan's foreign ministry said the crew of 26 were released after ransom talks.
The freed hostages had been unable to leave under their own steam as their boat had run aground, AFP news agency quotes a ministry statement as saying.
The Shiuh Fu No 1 was seized off the coast of Madagascar in December 2010 before being taken to Somalia.
The boat's crew included 13 Chinese and 12 Vietnamese nationals, as well as a Taiwanese captain.
The released hostages were taken to Tanzania by the Chinese navy vessel, Taiwan's foreign ministry said.
"We appreciate the assistance of the European Union, international anti-piracy organisations, China and other relevant countries," the statement said.
The release of the crew was also confirmed by China's foreign ministry.
Chinese ships have undertaken anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia since late 2008. In early 2010, Beijing agreed to join a multi-nation effort to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden and nearby stretches of the Indian Ocean.
Military vessels from Nato countries, the US, China, Russia, Japan and India are now also involved in patrolling an area of ocean which is about the same size as western Europe.
More than two decades of war in Somalia have left the country without a fully-functioning government, making it hard to deal with piracy.
As the pirates have expanded their operations, they are using bigger ships and equipment funded by the large ransoms paid for the release of hostages.
Currently, they are believed to be holding around seven other hijacked vessels, and dozens of crew members. | The crew of a Taiwanese trawler held for nearly 19 months by Somali pirates have been taken to safety by a Chinese naval vessel. | 1.934638 | 2 |
Vikki Thompson, 21, of Neville Street, Keighley, died at Armley jail on 13 November. She had said she would kill herself if sent to a male prison.
She was in custody awaiting sentencing for robbery and was being held in a single-occupancy cell at HMP Leeds.
Wakefield Coroner's Court was told staff had been checking her hourly.
Updates on this story and more from around West Yorkshire.
When she was checked at 19:00 GMT, Ms Thompson was seen to be lying on her bed, giving no cause for concern, the inquest heard.
But when she was checked again at 20:10 she could not be seen and staff went into Ms Thompson's cell.
Emergency services were called and she was pronounced dead 38 minutes later.
A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was thought to be hanging.
The inquest was adjourned for police and Prison Service investigations. It will be heard by a jury at a later date.
Ms Thompson's body has been released to her family for cremation.
Her death has prompted calls for a shake-up of the government's handling of transgender prisoners and a change in policy. | A transgender woman who was found dead at a male prison was considered to be "at risk of self-harm", an inquest has heard. | 0.620543 | 1 |
Mr Mbabazi made the announcement on You Tube, saying he wanted to breathe "new life into our system of government".
President Museveni has been in power since 1986 and is expected to seek a fourth term in next year's poll.
He sacked Mr Mbabazi last year, which some saw as a move to get rid of a potential rival.
Mr Mbabazi said he will first seek the nomination to become the candidate for the governing National Resistance Movement (NRM).
President Museveni has already been endorsed by the party's national executive committee but that needs to be approved by a party congress.
It is at that meeting, expected later this year, that Mr Mbabazi will formally challenge the president.
BBC Focus on Africa editor Rachael Akidi says that Mr Museveni has never faced a credible challenge within the party.
The former prime minister is thought to have some sway amongst ordinary members as he served as the NRM's secretary general and was one of the key strategists behind Mr Museveni's long rule, the BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga in Kampala says.
Live news updates from Africa | Uganda's former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi is challenging his long-time ally President Yoweri Museveni to become the next president in 2016. | 1.302212 | 1 |
The Leicester rockers are opening the Baftas at the Royal Opera House next month instead of playing at the Brits at London's O2.
The 34-year-old guitarist said: "It's a conspiracy. They're trying to shut rock'n'roll out.
"What sort of message does that send to working class rock'n'roll bands which the industry is in dire need of?"
The band, who won the award for best British group in 2010, didn't get any Brit nominations when they were announced earlier this month.
That's despite them being nominated in eight categories for the NME Awards after the release of their fifth studio album 48:13, which topped the Official Albums Chart, and a headline slot at Glastonbury.
Pizzorno called the Brits "awful from start to finish" in 2013 while Kasabian singer Tom Meighan described that year's ceremony as "terrible".
Talking to the Independent, the guitarist said they had their best year ever in 2014.
"Kasabian couldn't have done any more last year.
"It's way more exciting to be playing the Baftas than the Brits.
"It's a huge honour to open the Baftas because we're all such great film fans.
"It'll be a strange old show playing in front of a load of penguins, but it's going to be great.
"We're going to start the night off with a huge explosion. We're going to play everything twice as loud.
"Half the people there won't have a clue what is going on."
Alt-J, Clean Bandit, Coldplay, One Direction and Royal Blood are up for best group at this year's Brits while the album of the year prize will be fought out between Alt-J, Ed Sheeran, George Ezra, Royal Blood and Sam Smith.
The live act category was dropped after 2013's ceremony.
We've asked the organisers of the Brits for a response to Sergio Pizzorno's comments.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Sergio Pizzorno says Kasabian have been the victims of a "conspiracy" after not receiving a Brit nomination. | 0.949619 | 1 |
The military personnel died in combat in Nangarhar province, said Pentagon spokesman Capt Jeff Davis.
Earlier this month American Army Staff Sgt Mark De Alencar, 37, was killed in the same province.
It comes only days after US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited the country.
The American soldiers were conducting an operation against IS Khorasan, an affiliate of the core Middle Eastern group.
The operation was conducted in partnership with the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, the Pentagon said.
"The fight against ISIS-K is important for the world, but sadly, it is not without sacrifice," said General John Nicholson, the commander of US forces in Afghanistan.
"On behalf of all US forces and our coalition partners, I offer our deepest sympathies to the families, friends, and fellow service members of our fallen comrades," he continued.
Next of kin have been notified, but their names are being temporarily withheld from the media, the Defence Department said.
The operation took place near the district of Achin, near to where the US recently dropped "the mother of all bombs", the largest non-nuclear weapon in the US arsenal.
The Mother of All Bombs: How badly did it hurt IS in Afghanistan?
A spokesman for the Nangarhar governor told Reuters that about 40 IS fighters were killed in the raid, and another 13 were captured alive.
Estimates for how many IS fighters are in Afghanistan vary.
US officials believe about 700 fighters occupy the Nangarhar and neighbouring Kunar province.
But Afghan officials estimate that there are closer to 1,500 militants. | Two Americans were killed and a third was wounded in a raid in Afghanistan against Islamic State group militants, the Pentagon has confirmed. | 1.455985 | 1 |
Craughnagee oyster farm has been given a 10-year licence for 42 acres of beds at Linsfort beach in County Donegal.
But almost 3,000 people have signed a petition against the Inishowen farm.
Derek Diver, the company's director, said it is legal, employs 15 people, and he disputes claims it is doing harm to the environment.
The beach is near Buncrana and just off the Wild Atlantic Way, the tourist trail on the west coast of Ireland.
Metal cages used by the farm run along the water's edge, and have been described by some people as unsightly and dangerous.
Campaigners also claim this type of oyster farming is bad for the eco-system in the area.
Residents have said the beach has been ruined by the farm.
"This was a lovely, quiet, delicious beach to walk on, and all of a sudden up pops these tractors dragging tonnes of metal rods across the sand and putting them in the surf," said Bridgeen Clafferty.
Another resident, Sharon Porter, said: "This coastline is one of our hidden gems. It's an area of outstanding natural beauty.
"What type of message does this send out? It's saying that we don't appreciate and respect what we have."
Some opponents had claimed the licence for the farm was granted without proper public consultation.
But the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in the Republic of Ireland said there had been a full public consultation period, with notifications and plans appearing in a newspaper and in police stations in the area.
It added that members of the public also had the opportunity to appeal the decision.
There are 13,000 bags of oysters spread across the beach.
But Mr Diver said he is farming a sterile breed of oyster that poses no threat to the local species on Lough Swilly.
"It's actually a triploid oyster that we grow here and it doesn't reproduce," he said.
"So it will cause no harm to the native oyster, it won't overtake them.
"This project is only getting up and running, so we're hoping that it's going to create more employment in the near future."
Preparations will get underway to ship the current batch of oysters to mainland Europe in the coming months. | An oyster farm at a renowned beauty spot in the Republic of Ireland is facing opposition from residents and beachgoers who say it is an eyesore. | 1.771161 | 2 |
The £200 "monocular", which has a built-in laser illuminator to improve viewing in the dark, will be used by Stafford Borough Council inspectors.
During winter months it is more difficult to catch irresponsible dog owners, the council said.
Staff members who use the monocular will be uniformed and wear a badge, a spokesman added.
Updates on this story and more from Staffordshire
"The only people who should be worried (about this) are the inconsiderate dog owners who are not clearing up after their dogs," a spokesman said.
Previous council schemes have involved people ringing a phone line to highlight the worst-hit areas.
Staff are already targeting these "hotspots", the council said, but have found it difficult since the clocks went back.
Councillor Frank Finlay, cabinet member for environment and health, said the council had tremendous support from the community to get rid of this "disgusting crime".
"These night-vision goggles will help us overcome this problem and let people know that, even under the cover of darkness, they cannot get away with showing blatant disregard to their fellow citizens," he said. | Night-vision goggles are to be used by council staff to catch dog owners who do not clean up after their pets. | 1.718609 | 2 |
Set 284 for victory, England reached 46-2 at the close of day four in Sharjah - their record fourth-innings run chase in Asia is 209 in 2010.
Bowler Anderson said: "We'd happily lose 2-0 trying to chase the total.
"We know it is going to turn and they have got some world-class spinners, so we are going to have to bat very well."
He added: "We have got some world-class batsman in our line-up. They are going to have to pull their fingers out and bat really well."
Mohammad Hafeez hit 151 as Pakistan - 146-3 overnight - were bowled out for 355 in their second innings.
Jonny Bairstow missed a stumping off Adil Rashid in the first over of day four with Hafeez on 97, and the opener was dropped by Stuart Broad on 113.
England lost Moeen Ali for 22 and Ian Bell for a duck in the space of 13 balls before the close.
Alastair Cook, who hit an unbeaten century when England successfully chased 209 to beat Bangladesh by nine wickets at Dhaka in 2010, will resume on 17 and Joe Root six on Thursday.
"Hopefully, we can get a couple of big partnerships and a couple of big individual scores," added Anderson, who took 2-52.
"We are going to have to bat the whole day to win or draw."
"England are not totally out of it but their chances have gone from one in six to one in 15 or 20," former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott told BBC Test Match Special.
"Joe Root and Alastair Cook are quality players but they didn't look at ease. If they go it is all over."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan added: "It's been a tough day for England. Hafeez's innings could be the difference.
"Pakistan are favourites but you just never know if England can get one player to 100. There's a 15% chance of an England win."
Listen to Geoffrey Boycott's review of each day's play on the TMS podcast
Listen to commentary highlights from the series on Pint-Sized TMS | England's batsmen must "pull their fingers out" if they are to win the third Test against Pakistan and draw the series 1-1, says James Anderson. | 0.852271 | 1 |
Under the five-year deal, Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for eight platforms.
The contract will lead to the creation of about 200 new jobs.
The announcement comes just a week after Wood Group secured a £100m North Sea services deal from Nexen.
The Azerbaijan contract builds on Aberdeen-based Wood Group's continued support of BP-operated projects offshore Azerbaijan.
Wood Group Kenny is already providing subsea engineering services to the eight platforms under a multi-million dollar contract announced in October.
It includes support of BP's existing subsea infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico, UK and Norwegian continental shelves.
David Buchan, WGPSN's eastern region managing director, said: "Wood Group has a 40-year history of working with BP across their global assets and this new contract award is reflective of the strong relationship we maintain with this key client, built on collaboration and continued excellence and assurance in our service delivery." | Wood Group has won a new $500m (£342.5m) contract to provide services for BP-operated offshore projects in Azerbaijan. | 0.823855 | 1 |
Robson, seeded 30th, won 7-5 6-0 on Court 17 and will play Caroline Garcia in round two after the Frenchwoman beat American Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-2.
The 19-year-old Londoner reached the fourth round at Flushing Meadows last year.
I always knew going into the match that I'd be a little bit rusty
Dan Evans, the only other Briton in action on day one, beat 11th seed Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-4 6-4 6-2.
"I'm really happy with the way that I played today," Robson told BBC Radio 5 live.
"Especially in the second set, I really felt like I got a rhythm in the rallies, played very patiently, but then took my chance when the opportunity arose."
Robson had lost both her previous matches against Dominguez Lino, 13 years her senior but ranked 20 places lower at 52 in the world.
The previous record and the fact that the teenager had played just two matches since Wimbledon because of a wrist injury lent an air of uncertainty to the first-round encounter.
With most of the crowd behind her on the bowl-like Court 17, Robson - her wrist still taped - made a blistering start as she powered through the first six points on her way to an immediate break of serve.
What followed was far less convincing as the pair swapped six breaks and 11 double faults between them, with a couple of Dominguez Lino's efforts failing to even reach the net.
Her heavy topspin in blustery conditions proved enough to keep Robson's heavier firepower at bay as the Briton struggled to find a rhythm, but she failed to capitalise after earning the chance to serve out the set.
Robson levelled at 5-5 and then fought off two more break points in what proved to be a pivotal 11th game, clinching the set in the following game with a barrage of forehands.
The chance had gone for Dominguez Lino and she did not win another game as Robson made it nine in a row, breaking three times as she cantered to the finish line in one hour and 22 minutes.
"I always knew going into the match that I'd be a little bit rusty because I haven't played in a few weeks," added Robson.
"Practice points are very different to playing in the first round of a Slam. I just had to stay focused out there and confident in my game plan."
And about her wrist, Robson said: "It was OK. It's going to be taped for the next match, but nothing's changed." | British number one Laura Robson came through a shaky opening set to beat Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino in round one of the US Open. | 0.79734 | 1 |
The building, opposite the High Court, houses the Belfast office of law firm Pinsent Masons.
It was developed by the property company William Ewart, which has been selling assets as part of an agreement with the Cerberus investment fund.
Land Registry filings show the building has been bought by a London-registered firm, CL 10 Ltd.
The price was understood to be about £14.5m.
Other companies associated with CL 10 have bought other commercial properties in Belfast.
Construction of the Soloist, designed by Norwegian firm Niels Torp, started during the worst of the property crash.
The loans connected with the building were moved into the Irish National Assets Management Agency (Nama), and the agency provided funding which allowed it to be completed in 2014. | The Soloist, one of Belfast's most distinctive office developments, has been sold. | 1.1746 | 1 |
The tattoo has the slogan "To Each His Own", which was on the gate of the Buchenwald concentration camp.
The photo was taken at a swimming pool in the town of Oranienburg, north of Berlin, at the end of November.
German media named the man as Marcel Zech, a member of the far-right National Democratic Party.
Mr Zech sits on the council in the district of Barnim in eastern Germany.
The trial process has been sped up, German media reports say, and is scheduled to start on 22 December.
Germany has strict laws against the promotion of Nazi ideology in Germany. The punishment for Mr Zech if he is convicted could be as much as five years in prison.
Artist Jonathan Meese was prosecuted in 2013 for giving Nazi salutes at an event the previous year, but successfully argued the gesture was part of an interview-turned-art performance and was acquitted.
The latest case comes after several violent incidents this year at reception centres for migrants in Germany.
A senior German intelligence official told the BBC in October that Germany's decision to take in asylum seekers was fuelling a resurgence in the far right. | A German man has been charged with incitement to hatred after he was pictured with a tattoo apparently of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. | 1.878022 | 2 |
Flight TOM6248, which was bound for Tenerife, struck a seagull shortly after taking off at 08:21 GMT.
Passengers described a loud thud from the left engine and the plane vibrating.
A Thomson Airways spokeswoman said: "We would like to reassure customers that issues of this nature are very rare."
The passengers were taken off the plane and put on a replacement flight to Tenerife which departed shortly before 13:00.
Passenger Eric Jackson said: "There was a loud thud and noticeable vibrations. They decided there would be more engineers and help available at Gatwick so we diverted.
"Everybody was pretty calm. People were more worried when we landed at Gatwick because it was a full-on emergency landing - they chased us down the runway with 12 fire engines so that was a little bit nerve-wracking.
"The pilot came on with the remnants of the bird and showed it to us. There wasn't an awful lot left of it. It had shattered three of the blades so the engine was irreparable." | A plane made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport after a bird damaged an engine when it took off from Bournemouth. | 1.465544 | 1 |
Speaking to the Voice of the Viewer and Listener lobby group, Lord Hall said the BBC needed to do more with its "world-class" audio content.
Citing the BBC's domestic on-demand iPlayer service for video, he said he wanted a similar platform for radio but aimed at audiences outside the UK.
However, he gave no detail as to how or when such a service would begin.
Lord Hall said the online on-demand video service Netflix had cited the BBC as its inspiration with the success of the corporation's iPlayer.
Netflix, a commercial subscription service also available via TV sets, has had success with dramas such as House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and The Crown.
"With our world-class content, we could use our current output and the richness of our archive to create a Netflix of the spoken word," said Lord Hall.
Explaining his thinking, he said: "One of my goals in the years ahead is to strengthen and expand those areas in which we really lead the way globally.
"News, natural history and drama, yes. But also education, science and the arts. And audio."
He said Britain offered some of best radio in the world and, alongside the BBC's World Service output, there was more significant potential to offer more content around the world.
"One of the big challenges I have set my teams is just that: to enhance our global audio offer. The BBC makes the best radio in the world. It is one of our crown jewels, and we have an extraordinary wealth of audio riches at our disposal.
"It's one of the things that will help the BBC carry the full weight of Britain's culture and values, knowledge and know-how to the world in the years ahead. And say something really important about modern Britain."
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. | BBC boss Tony Hall has said he wants to create a Netflix-style service for BBC radio content. | 1.327288 | 1 |
Tess Newall, of Morham, East Lothian, spoke of being "distraught" after discovering the dress, which belonged to her great-great grandmother, was missing.
It followed the closure of Kleen Cleaners in St Mary Street, Edinburgh.
She posted an update on social media saying the dress was found "in a crumpled heap" at the closed shop.
The 29-year-old who married Alfred Newall, 30, in East Lothian, in June, told the BBC she was "absolutely over the moon" at the discovery, and said the last 24 hours had been "surreal".
The dress was sent to be dry cleaned in September and the shop shut in October.
The business is now being dealt with under Scottish bankruptcy law in a process known as sequestration.
A post by Mrs Newall, about the loss of her dress, was shared more than 200,000 times on social media.
She told the BBC News Channel: "My parents received a phone call this afternoon from the landlord of the property where the dry cleaners is, whose nephew had read about the dress.
"He really searched and he found a pile of old lace which he realised was what he thought was the dress.
"My parents went straight there and were just overjoyed and couldn't believe it was the dress, not cleaned, and still with its ticket."
Mrs Newall said a representative from sequestrators Wylie & Bisset was also at the dry cleaners shop on Saturday and insisted that for "procedural reasons" the dress had to go back to his office in Glasgow.
She added: "This is unbelievable and my mum was beside herself, but they have assured us that it will be delivered safely back to us on Monday.
"It's going to be apparently driven from Edinburgh to my mum and dad's house."
The 29-year-old said she still planned to have the dress cleaned, but probably at a lace specialist in London.
She added: "Somewhere where we can't let it out of our sight." | A 150-year-old antique wedding dress lost after a dry cleaners went bust has been located. | 0.93526 | 1 |
The Judge in his case said Brown had completed all his requirements and officially closed the case.
After the hearing, Brown tweeted: "IM OFF PROBATION!!!!!!!! Thank the Lord!!!!!!"
Brown pleaded guilty to attacking Rihanna just hours before the Grammy Awards in 2009.
Since then he was won 3 Grammys.
Brown and his lawyer hugged in the courtroom and again in a courthouse lift.
The singer has been under supervision by court and probation officials since mid-2009 and initially avoided problems with the case.
However since 2013 he has struggled to complete his community service and had his probation revoked after he performed a show in Northern California without
permission.
His lawyer Mark Geragos said: "I couldn't be more delighted."
He also said his client was making good progress. "He is in a spot right now and a place right now that I couldn't be prouder of him."
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Chris Brown's probation for assaulting Rihanna has ended after more than six years. | 0.716847 | 1 |
Philipp Lahm put Bayern ahead in the second minute and Julian Green headed his first goal for the club.
Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer saved a Koo Ja-cheol penalty, with Thomas Muller, who set up Green's goal, then blazing a spot-kick over for the hosts.
Ji Dong-won gave Augsburg hope with a great finish before David Alaba struck from a tight angle in stoppage time.
Bayern defender Holger Badstuber made his first appearance since February following injury. | German Cup holders Bayern Munich beat Augsburg in a Bavarian derby to reach the last 16. | 0.510454 | 1 |
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The trailer was shown at an official fan convention in California and has also been released online.
Han Solo the space smuggler, played by Harrison Ford, last appeared in a Star Wars film more than 30 years ago when Return of the Jedi was released.
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Chris Murphy had gone to court to contest the route of the A6 dual carriageway at Toomebridge.
A High Court judge ruled in March that work could proceed on a section of the £160m new road that skirts Lough Beg.
Mr Murphy said it was an area of "enormous cultural heritage".
Last week, it was announced that major construction work on the A6 would begin within weeks.
However, only minor work will take place along the contested section as Mr Murphy had previously indicated that he intended to challenge the decision.
In his initial challenge, Mr Murphy had claimed that the proper environmental checks had not been done and the decision to proceed had been based on out-of-date surveys.
But lawyers for the Department for Infrastructure had argued that the assessments were based on accurate and regularly-updated information.
They said the chosen route did not cut through the protected wetland.
The judge found the appropriate assessments had been carried out and the decision to proceed with the road had been rational and lawful.
Announcing that he had lodged his appeal on Tuesday, Mr Murphy said: "I am not 'anti-road' as some recent comments have portrayed me, I support dualling of the A6 and smoother travel between Belfast and the north west.
"What I cannot support is the destruction of internationally important wetlands and an area of enormous cultural heritage.
"The area that would be impacted is a designated Special Protection Area due to its ecological value. It is the most important site in Ireland for the Whooper Swan and many other rare species of wildlife.
"In terms of history and heritage, the government's chosen route would impact significantly on a landscape made famous by Seamus Heaney. This should be an area to conserve and promote, not bulldoze and destroy."
Lough Beg is an important habitat for birds, including migratory swans, and has international protection. | An environmentalist who lost a court case challenging the route of a major road scheme close to landscape made famous by poet Seamus Heaney has lodged an appeal against the ruling. | 1.470821 | 1 |
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