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The trio claim some of the computers at the state-owned Russian Post are still down, but the service says none of them was infected by the worm.
It just says that some terminals were switched off as a precaution.
The Interior Ministry and state railway were affected by the cyber-attack.
A worker at a branch in Moscow told Reuters: "The head guys rang... and said we had to turn off the terminals immediately. They said this extortion virus had infected them.
"They rang again and said we could turn them back on. We did that but you can see they still don't work."
Initially it was thought that the systems most affected by WannaCry were those running Windows XP - which Microsoft stopped supporting in 2014 - although some security experts now think it was the newer Windows 7 system that was hit hardest.
The worm started spreading in mid-May and has so far infected 300,000 computers around the world - 20% of which are believed to have been in Russia.
The malware quickly spread across 150 countries, taking over files before demanding $300 (£230) to restore them. It is not thought that many ransoms were paid with the majority of users restoring systems via back-ups.
Russia President Vladimir Putin rushed to deny his country had any part to play in the attack.
Investigators suggest that the criminal authors of the attack are likely to have used a hacking tool built by the US National Security Agency and leaked online in April.
Some experts now point the finger at a hacking group known as Lazarus, which the FBI has previously linked with the North Korean regime.
Others think it could have been put together by far less experienced hackers.
Prof Alan Woodward, a computer scientist from Surrey University, wrote in his blog: "It may have been some group of script kiddies who tried to cobble together the WannaCry payload with the Eternalblue worm and ended up with something far more virulent than they ever imagined." | Three employees of the Russian postal service claim that it was hit by this month's Wannacry global ransomware attack and is still experiencing problems, according to Reuters. | 1.872876 | 2 |
So when Guns N' Roses' announcer yelled "Sydney" just before they walked on stage in Melbourne, the band were met with a chorus of boos.
And to make matters worse, the veteran rockers weren't even on time.
Luckily, it seems they made up for it with a rousing concert - and a swiftly issued apology on social media.
"Melbourne!" the band - which had just completed two nights in Sydney - posted on Twitter.
"Accidentally after 30 years McBob made an error, we're truly sorry. Thank you for coming out tonight!"
Luckily, guitar technician McBob, who has been introducing the group on stages around the world during their Not In This Lifetime tour, was quickly forgiven by fans for his momentary slip up.
One follower replied to the post with: "One mistake every 30 years... Reasonable."
Turns out, Guns N' Roses aren't the only ones to get a little confused on their exact location.
Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's two largest cities, have had a long-running rivalry dating back to gripes over trade during colonial times.
Today they feud over which is the better city, with grudges mainly played out on sports pitches. | No-one likes being mistaken for someone else - especially if that someone else has been their sworn rival for more than a century. | 1.176276 | 1 |
Chaired by Huw Edwards, Friday's BBC Wales Report special saw Welsh Labour's Owen Smith and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood exchange blunt views on where they stand if there is a hung parliament after the ballot boxes close next Thursday evening.
Mr Smith wanted to know whether Plaid would let a "Tory government in by the back door" - Ms Wood accused Labour of "taking people for granted".
The issue of the so-called bedroom tax and welfare system changes saw the Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb and his Labour shadow Mr Smith verbally spar.
Mr Crabb accused his Labour counterpart of leading Welsh Labour MPs to vote against measures aimed at cutting the economic deficit.
Mr Smith said he was happy to have voted against welfare cuts - and would lead his MPs to vote the same way again.
The NHS might be a devolved issue in Wales - but that did not stop questions on the health service for the party leaders.
UKIP Wales' Nathan Gill told the audience that in Wales, Labour had made a "pig's ear" of the NHS.
There was no escaping the issue of welfare cuts in the debate, and that put the Lib Dem-Tory coalition at Westminster in the spotlight.
Welsh Lib Dem party leader Kirsty Williams said introducing a cap on benefits was a "tough decision" - but one she said was fair.
For the Green's Pippa Bartolotti, a key message was how austerity is being felt by women in Wales.
She said they were bearing a disproportionate burden at home - and in work.
But with the last television debate now done and dusted, all the parties are focusing on a final push across the bank holiday weekend, with the last few days counting down to Thursday's vote. | It was the last televised debate for the main six parties in Wales - and a lively audience at Cardiff's Sherman Theatre saw sparks fly as leaders clashed on the economy, health and the welfare system. | 1.162284 | 1 |
Northampton Borough Council lent the money to Northampton Town FC but work on the Sixfields Stadium stalled and the club has since been taken over.
The council initially wrote off the loan before setting aside £950,000 to try and recover the money.
However, a report by auditors KPMG has now revealed most of the £950,000 has now been spent.
Live: For more on this and other Northamptonshire stories
The report said: "From the £950,000 authorised, the authority has spent or committed a large proportion to date.
"Despite this, the authority has not had any success in recovering the lost monies."
The council has refused to say exactly how much of the £950,000 has been spent so far, citing "commercial sensitivity".
The council is yet to state whether it intends to continue pursing the lost loan money.
A PricewaterhouseCoopers audit report published last year found a number of issues with the approval and handing over of the loan money.
It claimed that, due to "political and management pressure", the loan was not properly checked.
Northampton Town was given the £10.2m to redevelop Sixfields stadium three years ago, with much of it being passed to a company called 1st Land Ltd.
The company is now in liquidation while the work on Sixfields was not completed.
A police inquiry is examining the handling of the loan. | A council's bid to recoup an unpaid £10.22m football stadium loan has "not had any success", it has emerged. | 0.947272 | 1 |
Attacking midfielder Forestieri, 25, joined the Owls in a deal worth £3m from Watford in August after a potential move to Leeds fell through.
"It wasn't easy to bring him in but he has quality and I'm very happy," Carvalhal told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"He will become a very important player for us."
Forestieri, who represented Italy at youth levels, helped Watford win promotion to the Premier League last season but did not feature in a top-flight game before his move to Hillsborough.
The Owls are 15th in the Championship but Carvalhal believes Forestieri will boost his side's attacking threat.
"Since the beginning of the season we have missed a player in the second line of midfield playing near the striker," added Carvalhal.
"But Forestieri will give us more quality in attack because we now have a connection between midfield and attack." | New Sheffield Wednesday signing Fernando Forestieri will become a "very important" player for the club, boss Carlos Carvalhal has predicted. | 0.938961 | 1 |
Margaret Hughes, 91, died and 400 homes were overrun by water when the River Elwy burst its banks in St Asaph, Denbighshire in November 2012.
Work to protect the city from future flooding starts on 10 October.
A drop-in session on Wednesday outlines plans which include removing the Spring Gardens Bridge and replacing it with a higher and wider structure.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) hopes this will improve flow capacity downstream and reduce flood water levels in the city.
The first phase will cost around £3m and is being funded by the Welsh Government with work scheduled to finish in May 2017.
The second phase - set to start in January 2017 - will see flood defences raised and improved in the city and at other locations.
Planning permission and funding for the second phase are yet to be finalised.
NRW's Tim Jones said: "Building a flood risk scheme of this scale involves a vast amount of preparatory work - from modelling the flood risk, finding options for a scheme, deciding on a preferred option, working on detailed design and securing all permissions and funding.
"This takes time but we are delighted to be in a position to start building now.
"While we can't always prevent flooding from happening, we believe we have a robust scheme for St Asaph that will significantly reduce the risk and provide effective, long-term peace of mind for people in the city."
NRW estimates the entire scheme will be completed within 12 to 18 months. Until then, short-term measures to reduce flood risk will continue on the River Elwy.
Councillor Denise Hodgkinson said: "It's very welcome. People who were flooded still can't sleep at night when it rains.
" Unfortunately it's taken a long time to raise the funds and put the right permissions and plans in place. Hopefully they will get it right first time." | A £7.5m scheme to protect an area devastated by floods almost four years ago is set to get underway. | 2.092469 | 2 |
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week: | Images courtesy of AFP, AP, EPA, Reuters | 0.025694 | 0 |
Hill led 2-0 and 4-3 before eventually losing 5-4 to O'Sullivan in the German Masters qualifiers played in Barnsley.
Wednesday's match was O'Sullivan's first since losing Sunday's UK Championship final in York.
The 20-year-old world number 91 said taking O'Sullivan to a decider is a "great step forward" in his career.
For the past 12 months the Isle of Man's only professional player has been battling with an inflammatory bowel disease called ulcerative colitis.
He admits his battle has been "extremely difficult".
Symptoms can include diarrhoea, pain, anaemia, fatigue and sometimes inflammation of the joints, skin, liver and eyes.
"All I was thinking before I went on was to just get a frame and not disgrace myself but I took the first and felt good from there.
"It was a great feeling after having a difficult few months and even last week I was advised not to travel to this."
Born in Leeds, Hill has lived on the Isle of Man since he was six and turned professional after winning the European under-21 title whilst representing the island.
He continued: "At 2-0 up I was starting to fancy the job and it helped that I was just enjoying every minute of it.
"I knew Ronnie wouldn't be geared up the same as for the UK final but as the match progressed it was becoming more serious.
"Even though I only lost 5-4 looking back I am a little disappointed I didn't finish the job as it was a good chance to beat Ronnie."
Hill's next match will be against English Open winner Liang Wenbo at the Scottish open. | The Isle of Man's Darryl Hill came within one frame of a memorable victory over five-time world snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan. | 0.937903 | 1 |
It said without a more pro-business stance, the resulting political instability may force more firms to alter their plans "away from the UK".
The EEF is the latest business organisation to call for a rethink of the government's Brexit plans.
It wants access to the single market to be at the heart of Brexit negotiations.
The EEF said even before the election firms were already altering or thinking about changing their business plans because of the Brexit vote.
Terry Scuoler, EEF chief executive, said the government had already "wasted a year" and needed to "move away from its previous rhetoric and start repairing relations with EU partners".
For the EEF that meant putting access to the single market and staying in a customs union at the centre of the government's negotiations and involving business groups in the talks over trade.
It is also calling for a "suitable" transition period to be "firmly back on the table" as part of the Brexit talks.
On Monday Carolyn Fairbairn, director-general of the CBI, called for the government to "reset" Brexit negotiations, which are due to start next week.
Meanwhile, the uncertainty caused by the general election has led business confidence to sink "through the floor", according to the Institute of Directors.
A snap poll of 700 members of the lobby group found a "dramatic drop" in confidence following the hung parliament.
The main priority for the new government should be striking a new trade deal with the European Union, according to the IoD.
Business groups such as the CBI and EEF believe the election result has weakened the hand of those wanting a "hard Brexit", which would involve leaving not just the EU but also the single market, customs union and escaping the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.
They favour a deal that would give British business much the same access to the rest of the EU as they enjoy now and seem to be freshly emboldened to press their case. | The government should rethink its Brexit strategy, following last week's election, according to the engineering industry organisation, the EEF. | 1.348001 | 1 |
Italy is ending its bigger "Mare Nostrum" operation off Libya. It began in 2013 after more than 300 migrants drowned off an Italian island.
Operation Triton, based in Italian waters, will have only one-third the budget of Mare Nostrum.
This year has seen a surge of migrants risking their lives to reach Italy.
Triton's more limited resources may make it harder for the EU to rescue migrants in distress in international waters, some experts warn.
The Secretary General of the European Council on Refugees, Michael Diedring, said it was "deplorable" for the EU to prioritise coastal border controls over search and rescue missions.
Triton, run by the EU border agency Frontex, will have six ships, four planes and one helicopter at its disposal, and a staff of 65. The European Commission says 21 EU member states have pledged to participate.
"Mare Nostrum was conceived as a limited, emergency operation after the Lampedusa [island] tragedy, and it went on longer than expected," Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Friday. "Today we can say Italy did its duty."
At least 3,000 migrants have drowned trying to reach Europe this year. Italy has rescued about 150,000 in its Mare Nostrum operation.
Triton's monthly budget will be 2.9m euros (£2.3m; $3.7m), whereas Italy spent 9.5m a month on Mare Nostrum, Mr Alfano said.
The Commission says any increase in Triton's budget next year will require the approval of the European Parliament and EU governments.
Triton will operate from the isle of Lampedusa and Porto Empedocle, on the Sicilian coast.
With fewer ships there is a risk that Triton will take longer to reach migrants far out to sea, the BBC's James Reynolds reports from Rome.
The Commission says Italy must continue fulfilling its international obligations to rescue people in danger at sea, meaning "continued substantial efforts using national means".
The UK has opted out of migrant rescues in the Mediterranean, saying such operations could encourage more people to risk dangerous voyages to Europe. | The EU is set to begin maritime patrols in the Mediterranean on Saturday in a new operation to help Italy stem the flow of migrants from North Africa. | 2.42329 | 2 |
Christopher Joseph Boyle, 59, from Fitzroy Avenue was placed on probation for two years.
He admitted stealing the money which he then spent on drink and gambling.
A defence lawyer said his client suffered from a range of mental health issues including schizophrenia.
The prosecution said that in April 2013, Catherine Boyle told her five children she had saved £38,000, that she had placed under the stairs of the home she shared with her son, Christopher.
He said Mrs Boyle had "saved this money up over a significant number of years".
After she revealed the amount and whereabouts of the money to her five children, the siblings agreed it should be stored at her house and would be used for "funeral expenses for the older generation when the time came".
In November 2014, Mrs Boyle raised the prospect of covering funeral expenses with her eldest child Christopher - and it was at his stage that he told her there was only about £8,000 of the £38,000 left.
When challenged, Boyle admitted he had spent the money on alcohol and gambling.
He also told a family member he would bet £500 or £1,000 on a horse race, adding he was "addicted to drink and betting".
The theft was reported to police, and when he was arrested and interviewed, Boyle made no comment.
The prosecution also revealed that since his arrest, Boyle has spent a total of five months on remand.
A defence lawyer reiterated his client's claim that he was addicted to both gambling and alcohol, saying Boyle was sorry for what he did - especially given that he had stolen from his own mother.
The lawyer also said that while the theft has meant Boyle is isolated both socially and from his family, there may be the potential for a reconciliation. | A Belfast man stole £30,000 from his mother that was for family funeral costs, a court has heard. | 0.938906 | 1 |
Hedges, 20, and Negga, 34, are tipped to receive Oscar nominations later this month for their roles in Manchester by the Sea and Loving respectively.
Laia Costa, Tom Holland and Anya Taylor-Joy are also on the shortlist.
Holland, who made his debut last year as superhero Spider-Man, said it was a "huge honour" to be nominated.
"I have to say thank you to Bafta for recognising my work," said the 20-year-old, who will be seen later this year in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Costa, the Spanish star of German film Victoria, said she felt "honoured to be considered in this company".
Released in the UK last year, Victoria told the story of a young woman caught up in a bank heist in one single, uninterrupted take.
Hedges, who plays a young man who loses his father in Manchester by the Sea, said it was "really exciting to be recognised".
"I've always been enamoured with English culture and have dreamed of living in England, so this nomination is particularly meaningful for me," the US actor continued.
Negga, who was born in Ethiopia and raised in Ireland, said it was "so surreal to be recognised for doing something I love".
Loving, which premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival, sees her play a woman who faces jail for flouting interracial marriage laws in 1950s America.
Taylor-Joy, seen last year in horror film The Witch, said she could not "put into words how it feels to be in the company of such talent, past and present".
The 20-year-old, Miami-born actress will be seen later this month in Split, the latest film from The Sixth Sense director M Night Shyamalan.
Sponsored by mobile phone company EE and decided by a public vote, the Rising Star award has been presented at the Baftas since 2006.
According to Bafta, the award "honours a young actor or actress who has demonstrated exceptional talent and ambition and has begun to capture the imagination of the British public".
Previous recipients include James McAvoy, Noel Clarke and Star Wars actor John Boyega, who took home the prize from last year's ceremony.
The 2017 Bafta Film Awards will be held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 12 February.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. | Oscar hopefuls Lucas Hedges and Ruth Negga are among the five actors in contention for the Rising Star prize at this year's Bafta Film Awards. | 1.115516 | 1 |
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The Spaniard, 51, was appointed in June 2015 following the club's promotion to the Premier League.
The Hornets are 13th in the Premier League, but have won just two of their past 11 top-flight games.
"The club and me don't have the same point of view about the season," said Sanchez, who also guided Watford to the FA Cup semi-finals.
"We don't have the necessary conditions to activate the clause to renew my contract so I will leave Watford as a consequence.
"I felt completely happy with this year and I have enjoyed this experience."
Former Real Madrid and Valencia player Sanchez will leave after Sunderland visit Vicarage Road on Sunday.
"We would like to thank Quique," said a club statement.
"He and the team achieved the target set at the start of the season of staying in the Premier League for a second year.
"Quique leaves with all our best wishes for the future and the knowledge he is always welcome at Vicarage Road."
The Hornets said last month they would only discuss Sanchez's future at the end of the season.
The club are now looking for their seventh full-time manager since being taken over by the Pozzo family in June 2012.
The Pozzo family also own Italian club Udinese and Spanish side Granada.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic called the decision "sick" and "crazy".
He added: "I'm sorry for Quique. It's completely wrong, they've had a fantastic season."
Geoff Doyle, BBC Three Counties Radio sports editor
"Expect tears at Vicarage Road on Sunday as Quique Sanchez Flores waves goodbye to Watford fans. Let's be clear, Flores does not want to leave. It was the owners and board who made the decision.
"Supporters are divided, but the majority agree with the split. They are delighted to be playing Premier League football again next season thanks to Watford's form up to Christmas.
"As stupid as it sounds, Flores may have done too well in the first five months of the season and expectation was cranked up. Results in the new year have been worrying and so has their defensive style of play.
"It is hard not to feel that the job he had done up to that point had been more than good enough. But football is all about the here and now. For a lot of Watford fans, the damage has been done. | Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores will leave the club after their final match of the season on Sunday. | 1.018079 | 1 |
The capsizing took place early on Thursday near the town of Sabak Bernam in Selangor state.
Malaysian maritime officials said 14 people, 13 women and one man, were confirmed dead. At least 15 others have been rescued.
The passengers onboard were believed to be Indonesian migrants, the authorities said.
The local head of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Mohamad Aliyas Hamdan, told AFP: "We are not sure if the migrants were attempting to land in Malaysia or trying to leave Malaysia illegally."
Thousands of Indonesians work illegally in plantations and other industries in Malaysia. They often risk dangerous sea journeys to return home.
Officials said they have deployed ships and an aeroplane to search for survivors.
Earlier reports had suggested up to 100 could have been on the boat.
In June 2014 two overloaded boats carrying Indonesian migrants capsized in the same area, killing at least 15 people at that time.
South East Asia saw a migrant crisis earlier this year when Thai police clamped down on human traffickers. This prompted thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar, and who were heading for Malaysia and Indonesia, to attempt dangerous crossings in rickety boats.
A number of mass graves have also been discovered in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia in camps where the migrants were being held by the traffickers. | Malaysian authorities say a boat carrying at least 70 people has capsized off the country's west coast. | 1.682625 | 2 |
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The team at the University of Colorado Boulder say the new telescope, named Aragoscope, could take images 1,000 times sharper than those from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Webster Cash, one of the scientists developing it, spoke to Newsround. Check out what he had to say about the ambitious project... | Scientists in America are working on a new super-powerful telescope that they hope will give far better pictures of space than can be taken now. | 2.103892 | 2 |
Their survival rates for cancers such as leukaemia are much lower than in younger children, says a report in the Lancet Oncology.
The researchers suggest differences in tumours, delays in diagnosis and treatment and a lack of clinical trials for that age group are to blame.
Cancer Research UK said it was crucial to find out what was going wrong.
The study analysed data from 27 countries on nearly 57,000 childhood cancers and 312,000 cancers in teenagers and young adults.
Overall, five-year survival rates were higher in teenagers and young adults at 82% compared with 79% in children.
But those better prospects were largely driven by the older age-group getting cancers with a better prognosis.
The overall rate concealed areas of concern where survival was "significantly worse" for eight cancers commonly found in both age groups.
The five-year survival rates for:
Dr Annalisa Trama, from The National Institute of Cancer in Milan, Italy said: "The good news is that the number of children, adolescents and young adults surviving for at least five years after diagnosis has risen steadily over time in Europe.
"However, we found that adolescents and young adults still tend to die earlier than children for several cancers common to these age groups, particularly blood cancers."
Dr Alan Worsley, from Cancer Research UK, said: "While it's great news that the number of children, teenagers and young adults surviving cancer continues to improve, it's also clear that for some cancers, survival in different age groups is improving faster than in others.
"We need to find out whether adolescents are faring worse because of how their cancer is managed in the clinic or whether it's because the underlying biology is fundamentally different at these ages.
"Answering these questions is a big part of the reason why we've launched the Cancer Research UK Kids and Teens campaign." | Too many teenagers and young adults are dying of some types of cancer, a Europe-wide report warns. | 3.022852 | 3 |
The condition, acute pulmonary oedema, was caused by "a heart rhythm disorder", post-mortem tests revealed.
Foley, 42, died on Saturday night at the hotel in Paris where Munster were staying before Sunday's scheduled game against Racing 92.
His funeral will be held in Killaloe, County Clare, on Friday at 12:00 BST.
Foley's body will be flown to Shannon Airport on Wednesday before being taken to the family home.
Funeral mass will take place at St Flannan's Church, with burial afterwards at Relig Nua Cemetery.
The death of the former Ireland forward could "be linked to a cardiac problem", a spokeswoman for the Nanterre public prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Other toxicological analysis is under way, with results due in the coming weeks.
Pulmonary oedema means excess fluid collects in numerous air sacks in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe.
Foley's body was found in his room at 12:40 on Sunday by a member of hotel staff and a Munster player.
The European Champions Cup game was postponed.
Foley won 62 Ireland caps and made 201 appearances in the back row for Munster, leading them to their first European Cup triumph in 2006. | Munster head coach Anthony Foley died after a heart condition caused fluid to build up in his lungs, a French coroner has said. | 1.280026 | 1 |
"We're not going to have panel shows on any more with no women on them," Danny Cohen told the Observer. "You can't do that. It's not acceptable."
His comments come two months after the BBC Trust was reported to have told executives there was "no excuse" for not having more female panellists.
Mr Cohen also said the BBC needed to get more older women on screen.
"We're getting better," he told the Observer, citing the example of historian Mary Beard. "But we need to get better."
In the past, comedy panel shows like QI, Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You have been criticised for their male-dominated line-ups.
The Observer said all the regular comedians on the most recent series of Mock the Week were men and only five of the 38 guest panellists were women.
A BBC spokesman said some panel shows that had been recorded but not yet been broadcast may feature all-male teams, but that all those filmed in the future would include at least one female participant.
"There may be very rare occasions where shows that were already recorded - or whose panels were already booked ahead of the order - still have all-male line-ups, but hopefully the change should really become apparent," the spokesman said.
The move follows criticism from Victoria Wood, who has criticised such "testosterone-fuelled" shows, and Jo Brand, who said she no longer considered appearing on Mock The Week.
In 2012, writer Caitlin Moran said she had been asked to appear on "all the big panel shows" but turned them down because "I refuse to be the token woman".
"I think that's a boys' game that works for boys," she said. "It's not like they built it to screw women over, it's just that boys built it so they made it to work for boys. If I go on there as a token woman, it's not going to work for me," she said. | Panel shows such as QI and Mock the Week will no longer have all-male line-ups, the BBC's director of TV has said. | 1.234699 | 1 |
The Airbus A319, which can carry up to 156 passengers, was flying at 500ft (152m) on 30 September when the drone passed just 20ft above it.
The pilot involved told the UK Air Proximity Board (UKAB) it was not possible to take avoiding action.
Police were informed but the drone operator has never been traced.
The incident was in the most serious risk category because of its proximity to the jet.
The drone was violating the Civil Aviation Authority regulations as it did not have permission to be above 400ft (122m) within the control zone around Heathrow Airport, officials said.
The UKAB concluded the aircraft and the drone were separated by about a wingspan, which is considered to be "the bare minimum", and the drone had not shown up on radars.
The UKAB's latest monthly meeting considered six possible near-miss incidents between aircrafts and drones.
Days after the Heathrow incident, the pilot of a Dornier Do328 short-haul plane, which carried about 30 passengers, reported a drone passing his left wing by less than 50ft shortly after taking off from Manchester Airport.
The incident on 2 October occurred at an altitude of 3,000ft and the pilot believed the drone must have passed over the propeller and assessed there was a high risk of collision.
Since December the UKAB has published details of seven near-misses involving drones, including a drone coming within metres of colliding with a jet above the Houses of Parliament on 13 September. | A drone came within 20ft (6m) of hitting a passenger jet on its final approach to London's Heathrow Airport, an aviation safety hearing was told. | 1.914382 | 2 |
The body of Danielle McLaughlin, from County Donegal, was found in a field in Goa on Tuesday. The 28-year-old had been raped and strangled.
Police have said a man has confessed to the rape and murder of Ms McLaughlin.
The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust is working to return her remains to her family home in Buncrana in the Republic of Ireland.
Colin Bell from the charity said arrangements are in place for the repatriation, and said he is waiting for Indian authorities to release the body.
"I have been speaking with the [UK] Foreign Office and also with the [Irish] Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin," he said.
"They are both hopeful that her body could be released [on Friday]."
Ms McLaughlin had travelled to Goa with a friend and they were staying in a beach hut, a police officer told Associated Press.
They were attending the Hindu spring festival of Holi on Monday night in a nearby village, he added.
Ms McLaughlin's naked body was discovered the next day, less than 2km (1.2 miles) from Palolem, one of the most popular beaches in south Goa.
Her mother, Andrea Brannigan, said the eldest of her five daughters would be "sadly missed by all" and the family is enduring a "difficult and trying time".
A 24-year-old man, whose name has been reported as Vikat Bhagat, appeared in court on Wednesday, charged with murder.
He will also face a rape charge after a post-mortem examination of Ms McLaughlin's body confirmed that she had been sexually assaulted. | The body of an Irishwoman murdered in India could be released on Friday, a repatriation charity has said. | 0.877714 | 1 |
Englishman Tom Sykes came second to deny Davies the runner-up spot behind Rea in the championship standings.
Northern Ireland's Rea clinched the title in Saturday's opener and moved from ninth to second after a red flag.
Two-time title winner Rea let his team-mate Sykes pass on the final lap to ensure a series one-two for Kawasaki.
Rea became the first rider since Carl Fogarty in 1999 to win successive World Superbikes titles with his second-placed finish in race one.
He ran off the track on the opening lap on Sunday and rejoined near the back of the field as Davies led from Sykes.
A red-flag for oil on the track gave Rea the chance to close the gap and he blistered his way through the field to put the pressure on Davies.
A thrilling finish was in store until Rea slowed to allow Sykes through and leave him two points ahead of Ducati rider Davies, who chalked up his 11th win of the campaign.
Sylvain Guintoli finished fourth in this year's finale with Leo Haslam and Jordi Torress completing the top six. | Welsh rider Chaz Davies won a sixth successive World Superbikes race as champion Jonathan Rea ended the 2016 season by finishing third in Qatar. | 0.895743 | 1 |
Ewan Turner, 36, moved into two-bedroomed Kirnie Cottage in Walkerburn when he noticed it was vacant.
He then tried to cash in by pretending to be the owner and convincing an estate agent to put it on the market.
Selkirk Sheriff Court was told the attempt was "doomed to failure". Sentence was deferred until December.
The offence happened after the property's owner died last year and left the cottage to a beneficiary.
At that point Turner, who was already a squatter in the building, hatched his plan to sell it.
His lawyer Greg McDonnel said the scheme was bound to fail.
He told the court: "The moment he contacted any solicitor in respect of an offer, it would be discovered the property would not be in his name.
"When an offer was made he took the property off the market and tried to let it out instead."
Turner admitted a charge of pretending to be the owner of the cottage between March and May 2011 and attempting to induce someone to sell it on his behalf and get the proceeds by fraud.
Procurator fiscal Graham Fraser told the court Turner had been squatting in the property for nine months when he decided to try and sell it.
He was able to convince an estate agent to put it on the market by providing a council tax bill, an energy bill and correspondence from Scottish Water with his name on it.
Turner, of Abbotsford Road, Galashiels, claimed the place was lying derelict when he first spotted it and had spent £8,000 on it making it liveable putting in new flooring, electrics and doors.
He was also paying the energy bills for the cottage.
But his plan to sell the property fell apart when the will beneficiary saw a "For Sale" sign in the garden and contacted police.
Sheriff Kevin Drummond, who noted Turner had a previous conviction for fraud, described the plan to sell the house as "fantasy".
He deferred sentence until 17 December for background reports. | A court has heard how a squatter tried to sell a cottage in the Scottish Borders for £70,000 without the knowledge of the owner. | 1.006667 | 1 |
Permission to add to the development, in Bicester, Oxfordshire, will make the project the largest of its type in the UK, it is claimed.
Cherwell District Council granted permission for the zero-carbon homes, in addition to 393 already under construction.
Further plans for 3,500 more homes have yet to be approved.
Plans for the development, on the north western side of the town, include a new school, road network, and 250 care apartments for the elderly.
Planning committee vice chairman Colin Clarke described the project, which includes roof solar panels on all properties, as "unique".
"It's by far the largest project of its type anywhere in the UK," he said.
"It's very aspirational...the idea is to make sure the whole estate looks after itself."
Mr Clarke said the locations of green spaces, football pitches, a "desperately needed" burial ground, and the realignment of the A4095 still needed to be discussed in detail.
Work on an initial batch of 393 homes began last April and is expected to be completed within four-and-a-half years.
Of those, 91 are set to be built by the end of 2015, with the first residents expected to move on-site in the late summer.
The council said it hopes to complete all phases of the development by 2031. | A 2,600-home expansion to the UK's first "eco-town" has been given the green light. | 1.876108 | 2 |
The vehicle got into difficulty in wet sand after the driver had retrieved his rigid inflatable boat at The Mumbles on Friday.
The alarm was raised at 11:45 BST, as the tide reached above its wheels.
A recovery firm pulled the 4x4 clear, with no one injured, Milford Haven Coastguard said. | A 4x4 had to be winched to safety in Swansea after it got stuck in the sea, the coastguard said. | 0.564452 | 1 |
The blocks were imposed after the Motion Picture Association (MPA) won a court order compelling ISPs to cut off the Movie2K and Download4All websites.
However, pro-piracy activists have set up a copy of the Movie2K website in a bid to get around the restrictions.
The action comes as a music industry group publishes a list of 25 sites it wants blocked for pirating pop.
The MPA, which is the international arm of the Motion Picture Association of America, went to court arguing that the two websites broke the UK's Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. Both the websites let people download or stream copies of recently released movies that have been ripped from DVDs.
The UK's largest ISPs, BT, Virgin, Talk Talk, Sky and EE, are all believed to have complied with the order and stopped their customers reaching the sites.
It is not clear how effective the blocks will be as TorrentFreak reports that the pro-piracy PirateReverse group has created a copy of Movie2K that people can access if they cannot get through to the main site.
The latest action brings to six the number of sites that music and movie makers have successfully used court action to block.
In February, UK ISPs were told to cut off access to three sites, Kickass Torrents, H33T and Fenopy, that the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) said were aiding piracy. In addition, prior to that ruling, UK ISPs were told to prevent customers getting at the notorious Pirate Bay website that shares links to copyrighted material.
The BPI is believed to be seeking to block many more sites as it circulates a list of 25 domains it says are involved in pirating popular music. Included in the list are well-known sites such as Grooveshark, Isohunt, Filestube and Monova.
The list is being shared among music labels and recording companies in a bid to find out if any of its members have licensed music to the sites.
Not all the sites may end up being blocked as an earlier list circulated by the BPI that mentioned six sites only led to court action against three. | Big UK net firms have begun blocking access to two sites accused of flouting copyright laws. | 1.210074 | 1 |
12 November 2015 Last updated at 15:33 GMT
It's the first storm to be named by the Met Office, who are the people in charge of keeping track of the weather here.
Here's a forecast for the next few days. | Storm Abigail is set to hit Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern parts of England on Thursday night. | 0.904103 | 1 |
The Conservative peer became ill last month and spent 18 days in intensive care, he confirmed on Twitter.
A spokeswoman said Lord Ashcroft was now recovering in the US and was "out of danger".
The book, Call Me Dave, contains a series of allegations about the prime minister's student days.
It includes claims of drug-taking and a club initiation ceremony, involving a dead pig, that Mr Cameron is said to have taken part in, but the book has been heavily criticised by allies of the prime minister.
Sources have said Mr Cameron was never a member of the club in question, the Piers Gaveston Society, during his time at Oxford University.
Lord Ashcroft suffered septic shock leading to renal and liver failure and heart damage, a report from Channel 5 TV in Belize reported.
The report, which was played to guests at the launch event in London, said he had become unwell in Turkey on 22 September - where he had been visiting war graves to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign - the day after the Daily Mail started serialising the book.
He later flew to Turks and Caicos but his condition deteriorated and on his arrival he was admitted to hospital before being rushed by air ambulance to the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Lord Ashcroft, who grew up in Belize, is said to be recovering in hospital in America.
At the London book launch, a speech was read out on his behalf by publisher Iain Dale.
"As you will have just seen, I have been a little preoccupied for the last four weeks," he said.
"I haven't of course set foot in the UK since my illness but I am reliably informed that my book has caused a bit of a stir."
The former Conservative Party chairman and donor has previously admitted to having personal "beef" with Mr Cameron after not being offered a major job in the coalition government.
In the book, he says Mr Cameron had been aware of his non-domiciled tax status, which was heavily criticised by Labour, in 2009.
But co-author Isabel Oakeshott has insisted the book was not motivated by revenge. | Lord Ashcroft has missed the UK launch party of the controversial book he co-authored about David Cameron, after suffering liver and kidney failure. | 1.282496 | 1 |
The benchmark FTSE 100 index closed up 55.5 points at 6,393.13, with shares in mining giant Glencore up 5.8%.
However, BHP Billiton fell 2.5% after JP Morgan cut its rating on the miner to "underweight" from "neutral".
Analysts said the recent dam failure in Brazil could be the "straw that breaks the camel's back" for its dividend.
Trading was quiet on Thursday with US markets closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Tesco shares rose 0.9% after the supermarket said it had paid $12m (£8m) to settle a US lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleged that Tesco's overstatement of its profits guidance, revealed last year, breached certain US securities laws.
Severn Trent shares rose nearly 1% after the water company reported flat half-year revenues of £896m and a 2.6% rise in underlying profits to £218m.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.07% against the dollar to $1.5120, and edged up 0.08% against the euro to €1.4253. | (Close): Mining shares helped to lift the London stock market after metals prices rose, with copper hitting a two-week high. | 0.859279 | 1 |
It said 3,900 jobs would go in 2017 as a result of 68 store closures, out of a planned 100 announced last year.
Meanwhile, other changes and reductions in middle management roles are expected to eliminate another 6,200 jobs.
Department stores in the US have been struggling with tough competition from online retailers and discount stores.
Macy's - which owns department store Bloomingdales - also said its profits for the year to 30 January would be lower than previously forecast.
It had expected profits to be between $3.15 and $3.40 a share, but has now cut this to $2.95-$3.10.
Other US department stores also saw significant share price movements on Thursday.
Shares in Kohl's dived 18% as it too cut its profit forecast, while Sears saw its shares rise nearly 6% after it said it would sell its Craftsman tools business to Stanley Black & Decker for $900m.
However, Sears also reported weak holiday trading, with same-store sales in November and December down by 12-13%, and announced plans to close 150 stores.
Macy's revised profit forecast came after the chain's like-for-like sales in November and December saw a fall of 2.1%.
"While our sales trend is consistent with the lower end of our guidance, we had anticipated sales would be stronger," said Macy's chief executive, Terry Lundgren.
Neil Saunders, from research group Conlumino, said the latest move was "a necessary evil" in order to get the company back on track.
"The blunt truth is that many of these locations are simply not going to deliver solid returns, so there is little point trying to revitalise and invest in them.
"Revitalising the business will not be easy. Shopping trends are firmly against Macy's, and its brand, while not completely diminished, is most certainly tarnished.
"In our view, it needs to completely overhaul the experience to make stores easier to shop, more interesting to browse, and more relevant to today's shopper." | US department store chain Macy's has seen its share price fall 14% as it cut profit forecasts and announced plans to shed 10,100 jobs to save $550m (£447m). | 1.369561 | 1 |
The 64-year-old Rugby Football Union chairman was the unanimous choice of the World Rugby board, with ex-Argentina international Agustin Pichot taking the role of vice-chairman.
The pair begin their tenure on 1 July.
Beaumont captained England to the grand slam in 1980 and led the Lions tour of South Africa that same year.
Pichot, 41, won 71 caps at scrum-half for Argentina before retiring from playing in 2009.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | Former England captain Bill Beaumont has been elected chairman of rugby union's international governing body, World Rugby. | 0.814507 | 1 |
The court was told that Samantha Kerrigan, 29, from Bonds Hill and Kim Hazlett, 18, from Francis Street were found in a flat with their clothes covered in blood following a row.
They are charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.
Both women were released on their own bail of £500 to appear in court again on 13 August.
They are also charged with false imprisonment and possessing a crutch and brush shaft with intent.
Ms Kerrigan is separately charged with attempting to suffocate, choke or strangle the victim. | Two women have appeared at Londonderry Magistrates Court charged with attacking a man in the city on Sunday. | 0.384629 | 0 |
Hannah Witheridge, 23, and 24-year-old David Miller were killed in an attack on the island of Koh Tao last month.
Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire told the diplomat there was "concern" about how the investigation had been handled.
Two Burmese workers are said to have confessed to killing the pair, who were discovered on a beach on 15 September.
Police in Thailand have denied subsequent reports that the two men had withdrawn their confessions.
Post-mortem examinations found Mr Miller, from Jersey, died from drowning and a blow to the head, while Miss Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth, died from head wounds.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said the summons of Nadhavathna Krishnamra on Monday followed a call made by Mr Swire to Thailand's deputy prime minister and foreign minister earlier this month.
In a statement, the FCO said: "Mr Swire stressed that there was a real concern in the UK about how the investigation has been handled by the Thai authorities.
"He said that it was crucial for the investigation to be conducted in a fair and transparent way."
The FCO added: "Mr Swire emphasised how important it was that the UK and Hannah and David's families received regular updates on the investigation's progress.
"He also noted his concern about the way that the police had engaged with the media on the case and reiterated that the UK police stood ready to assist with the investigation and subsequent legal process."
The men charged with the killings were paraded in front of cameras at a news conference after apparently making confessions,
The FCO previously said it was "concerned" about reports the Burmese workers have been mistreated by Thai police and had raised those concerns with the relevant authorities.
The two suspects, both aged 21, are charged with conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to rape and robbery.
Funeral services for Mr Miller and Ms Witheridge have taken place in recent weeks. | The Thai charge d'affaires has been summoned to the UK Foreign Office over concerns about the inquiry into the murders of two British tourists. | 1.225061 | 1 |
The company said the cut was the price equivalent of £32 off the average annual bill.
It is the first of the big six energy firms to announce a price cut this year.
Pressure has been growing for price reductions in light of big falls in gas and electricity wholesale costs.
Industry regulator Ofgem and Prime Minister David Cameron have joined consumer groups in voicing their concerns.
An ongoing investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been examining the energy market for 18 months.
The chief executive of E.On, Tony Cocker said, "The underlying position is that whilst the price we pay for our customers' energy has fallen, we also have to take into account managing the various other risks in the market which can change, and the fact that many of the other costs that we don't control, but do have to bear have increased or may increase."
E.On said it had Britain's cheapest energy tariff, with the launch of a one-year fixed dual fuel product with an average price of £783.
Director of consumer policy at Uswitch, Ann Robinson, said: "Consumers have patiently waited for over six months to see another big six price cut so this move, while welcome, is long overdue.
"Given the fact that wholesale prices are at a five year low, E.ON customers may well feel underwhelmed by the size of this cut.
"Wholesale electricity costs fell 23% last year, so why have we not seen a single reduction to big six standard electricity tariffs? This is yet further evidence that the energy market simply isn't working for most UK households." | E.On has announced a 5.1% reduction in its standard gas price for residential customers. | 1.370721 | 1 |
Although Samsung predicts greater interest in its more conventionally designed S6 model, it is worried about the time it takes to manufacturer components for the distinctive wrap-around touch screen on the S6 Edge.
Experts say it could lead to consumers having to order and then wait for the model, and delay any fall in its price.
Samsung faces strong competition from Apple at the high-end of the market while much cheaper smart phones made in China challenge its position at lower price points.
Mobile analyst, Thomas Husson at Forrester told the BBC: "They [Samsung] will have a serious issue if the shortage is due to the difficulty of producing the curved screen.
"Samsung must succeed in the launch of these new flagship phones to regain leadership in the high-end segment. They have a window of opportunity until the new iPhone comes out. The product and design is great - but [it] lacks service differentiation."
A Samsung UK spokesperson told the BBC the company was "working hard" to fulfil pre-orders and sales "as soon as possible". | Samsung's new flagship mobile phones go on sale today but the company says it may struggle to meet demand for its S6 Edge model. | 0.989162 | 1 |
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Bradford Bulls were liquidated on Tuesday after the Championship club's administrators were unable to find a suitable buyer.
The RFL has said the new Bradford side will take the place of the old one in the second tier but start the season with a 12-point deduction.
They have set a deadline of Monday, 9 January for bids to be submitted.
A decision is then expected within two weeks and, should an agreement be reached, the new Bradford side would play their first competitive game against Hull KR on Sunday, 5 February.
Jamie Peacock, who captained Bradford to their last Super League title in 2005 before joining Leeds, believes a reformed Bradford club can be successful if they can get through what is likely to be a tough spell in the short term.
"They had the same situation in 1963, reformed in 1964 and were winning trophies again within about five years," former England captain Peacock told BBC Radio 5 live.
"That may be more difficult this time, but I think they've got more chance of being successful now it's not saddled with the debts it's had.
"This year will be a difficult year for the club and whoever starts the club up again, given the handicap of losing 12 points.
"But if they can spend within their means this year and go hard again in 2018, there's no reason why can't become successful again." | The Rugby Football League says it has received 10 expressions of interest in creating a new club in Bradford. | 0.926752 | 1 |
Jason Russell, 28, his brother Darren, 26, and Daniel Hughes, 36, are in Talu, a small village about 56 miles (90km) from Kathmandu.
A helicopter was sent to the area on Wednesday, but failed to find them. It will return on Thursday.
The 7.8-magnitude quake has claimed more than 5,000 lives.
The three men were part of an organised trip, and spoke to company officials on Wednesday.
Om Shahi, director of Hard Rock Trek, the trekking company the men travelled with, had said earlier on Wednesday that help was on its way.
"They are all OK," Mr Shahi told BBC Wales. "There are landslides and the pass is completely blocked.
"They are stuck in the same place for the last four days."
Mr Shahi had said the men were supposed to be flown to a town called Trisuli Bazar, a small town 70km from Kathmandu, from where they would be able to make their own way to the capital, which would take around three hours.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Office has confirmed a Briton living overseas is among the victims of the earthquake.
Eight million people have been affected by the disaster, according to the UN, and the British public has donated more than £19m to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Earthquake Appeal, a day after it was launched.
Elsewhere, Brecon Beacons national park says it was "overwhelmed" by the public's generosity after appealing for help to gather aid to take out to Nepal. | Three Wrexham men remain stranded in a town cut off by Saturday's earthquake in Nepal after a helicopter failed to find their exact location. | 1.406926 | 1 |
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Spectators and competitors were left confused during Tuesday's women's synchronised 10m platform final.
The International Swimming Federation (Fina) explained it was caused by water tanks running out of certain chemicals.
But Fina stressed that there was "no risk" to athletes.
It explained that the discoloration was caused by the pH level - or acidity level - of the water being "outside the usual range".
Rio 2016 spokesperson Mario Andrada said: "We did have test events with the same number of divers but we are using the pool for a longer period now.
"The people in charge could and should have done more extensive tests during the day - we probably failed to notice what would happen over time.
"There is no risk to the athletes - an independent group has confirmed that - and the pool should go back to the classic blue colour soon."
The water remained green during the men's synchronised 3m springboard final on Wednesday evening.
Speaking on Tuesday, Great Britain's 10m synchronised diving bronze medallist Tom Daley described the situation as "slightly strange".
However, he admitted the colour helped divers to judge their rotations, as it contrasted with the sky.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Rio 2016 organisers have said that the green colour of the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre pool will be rectified "soon", but admitted more "could and should" have been done to prevent the problem. | 2.003381 | 2 |
The court in Ahmedabad, 2,200km (1,400 miles) from Kolkata where the monk is now, rejected the request and told him to appear next month.
The monk says he cannot use a vehicle as he has renounced the world.
He is charged with forging a government document to say recruitment of children into Jain monastic orders was legal.
Acharya Kirti Yashurishwarji Maharaj, who is 60, had told the court that he cannot walk more than 10-12 km a day because of a spinal injury and old age, the Times of India newspaper reported.
He had also promised the court that his absence would not hinder proceedings.
However the court not only rejected the request, it also issued a fresh warrant against him.
The practice of inducting children as monks or "bal diksha" is common among Jains, especially those in India's western state of Gujarat, where children as young as eight are inducted as monks.
Mr Maharaj was taken to court by Ahmedabad-based activist Jasmin Shah, who accused him of forgery and misleading the Jain the community.
Her lawyer Nitin Gandhi told BBC Hindi that his client had been able to prove that Mr Maharaj had forged an official gazette notification from the government of India, to say that "bal diksha" was legal.
Earlier this month the Gujarat High Court urged the state government to do more to curb the practice.
India is home to around four million Jains, many of whom live in Gujarat and neighbouring Rajasthan. | An Indian monk from the Jain religion has said he needs eight months to answer a court summons, as he will have to walk in accordance with his faith. | 1.949209 | 2 |
Scotland's domestic football season kicks off on Friday with three Scottish League Cup ties.
Thistle number one Tomas Cerny had already been ruled out through injury and deputy Ryan Scully is struggling with a thigh strain.
So they turned to 31-year-old Crawford, who was released by Alloa Athletic.
Crawford, who only played 12 times for the Wasps last season as they suffered relegation from the Scottish Championship, featured for the Premiership side as a trialist in a friendly against Greenock Morton last weekend.
Thistle will become the 10th side for whom he has played should he debut against the Diamonds, with Ayr United and Dumbarton among Crawford's former clubs.
Scully, who signed a new two-year contract in May, was hoping to establish himself as first choice after a run of games at the end of last season following an injury to Cerny.
"I got a taste of the action towards the end of the season," said the 23-year-old ahead of Thistle's visit to Excelsior Stadium.
"It was a great experience for me to play at the highest level in Scotland and it gives me the extra bit of confidence knowing I can play at that level.
"With Tomas' form last year, it was going to take an injury for me to step in, but it is up to me now.
"If I get my chance then hopefully I can take it." | Partick Thistle have signed David Crawford on a short-term deal to solve a goalkeeping crisis ahead of their season opener against Airdrieonians. | 0.897059 | 1 |
Skipper Ryan McBride got the only goal with a 67th minute volley as the visitors battled to an impressive win.
It was only Derry's second match as the opening home game at their temporary base in Buncrana was abandoned because of a floodlight failure.
The Candystripes have now won four of their last five matches against the Hoops.
Derry made a bright start as Barry McNamee's shot from the edge of the area forced a good save from Rovers' keeper Tomer Chencinski in the opening minute.
The home side recovered from that shaky start and gradually began to dominate possession but City keeper Gerard Doherty was barely troubled during the opening period and Brandon Miele's weak free-kick was the only time he was forced into a save.
Instead, Derry finished the half with another chance when Harry Monaghan got on the end of Nicky Low's cross but his header from eight yards out drifted just wide.
The visitors also made a strong start to the second half as a shot from Ronan Curtis was deflected narrowly wide and the winger was unable to hit the target from the resulting corner.
The breakthrough came midway through the second half when McBride pounced on a loose ball.
Aaron McEneff's corner broke to the defender and his volley from six yards out found the bottom corner.
But Derry were reduced to 10 men just minutes later as full-back Lukas Schubert was shown a second yellow card for kicking the ball away.
The Hoops pushed forward in search of an equaliser and the closest they came was in the 83rd minute when Darren Meenan was left unmarked at the back post but couldn't steer his header on target.
The defeat leaves Rovers with just one win from their opening three games and already six points adrift of leaders Cork City.
Derry manager Kenny Shields will have to prepare his players for a quick turnaround as they host defending champions Dundalk in Buncrana on Monday. | Ten-man Derry City held out for a narrow win over Shamrock Rovers that moves them up to third in the table. | 0.865211 | 1 |
Northampton Borough Council loaned the money for a redevelopment project, which has yet to be finished.
It wants to start civil proceedings against Anthony Cardoza, but said it could not find an address for him.
The council has been given leave to serve the papers on his solicitors.
As reported in the Northampton Chronicle, the council wants to claw back the money it lent to the Cobblers when Anthony and his son David Cardoza were directors.
Anthony Cardoza is named in the civil proceedings but orders need to be obtained to serve people overseas and it is believed he is living in France.
A spokeswoman for the borough council said: "We have been trying to locate Anthony Cardoza, who we need to serve legal papers on.
"Despite our efforts and the efforts of our solicitor, we have not been able to locate the whereabouts of Anthony Cardoza."
The council has said it has now been given permission, by a judge, to serve the legal papers at the address of Mr Cardoza's solicitors.
A judge made it clear efforts to locate Mr Cardoza had been made and there was no suggestion he was trying to avoid being served, but there was no known address for him.
The BBC has contacted Mr Cardoza's solicitors for a comment.
Mr Cardoza's son, David, a former director of the club, was arrested in January by police investigating "alleged financial irregularities" in relation to the loan. He was released on bail.
Last week the council announced it had reached an agreement where solicitors would keep half the proceeds of any sale of David Cardoza's £1.2m family home, in case of further legal action. | A council trying to recoup £10.25m it loaned to Northampton Town Football Club has said it could not locate the father of the club's former chairman, it wanted to serve legal papers on. | 0.907897 | 1 |
The bird was first spotted in Earlham Road in Norwich on 17 June and reported to Kevin Murphy, who runs the voluntary Norfolk Wildlife Rescue.
He has tried to coax it from a tree using birdcalls to save it from being attacked, but it ended up on a rooftop.
The peahen escaped again and he is now awaiting more sightings.
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Mr Murphy said he was contacted by a member of the public who saw the bird on Hingham street "with youths attacking it with metal poles".
"By the time I got there the youths and bird had gone," he added.
The bird has been spotted wandering around a water company site and even popped in to an office, but has always disappeared by the time Mr Murphy arrives.
Mr Murphy began chasing the peahen, which is a female peafowl and mates with the more flamboyant peacock, after seeing reports of sightings on social media.
"I don't know for sure where it has escaped from, but I do know that walking around the streets of Norwich isn't the best place for it," he added.
Mr Murphy has been involved in helping to rescue animals, including foxes, badgers, otters, seals and stoats, for about 20 years. | A wildlife rescuer is searching for an elusive peahen which has evaded all attempts at capture for almost two weeks. | 1.576509 | 2 |
The hole at Caterham on the Hill was about 6ft (1.8m) wide and was about 20ft (6m) deep before mud fell in, resident Kimmy Humberstone said.
She said the hole opened up in the green on Tuesday and the ground nearby had also sunk.
Tandridge Council said the hole was fenced off and insists the site is now stable.
Ms Humberstone said it was an area where people walked their dogs and added: "The thought that it could just open up like this, out of nowhere, is quite shocking.
"Obviously we have got the ground around it. It's not just that area, it is undulating, it does appear to be sunken.
"Potentially any part of this area now could be dangerous."
A statement from Tandridge Council said: "As soon as we were told about the sinkhole our building control team visited the site and fenced off the area.
"Further investigations are now taking place to find out the exact cause as there are some drainage pipes underneath. The rest of the site is stable." | A sink hole has opened up in a Surrey village after heavy rain raising fears that more ground could give way. | 1.250292 | 1 |
Vardy has a one-match suspension after being sent off in the 2-2 draw with West Ham and could get an extended ban following an improper conduct charge.
City are five points clear of second-placed Tottenham with four games left.
"It's a new situation for us because Jamie hasn't missed a game yet but I think we can cope," said Fuchs.
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"We have this confidence, we have the quality. Every time Leonardo Ulloa comes off the bench he has done well and he's a big part of the team. I think we can definitely compete."
Striker Ulloa came on against the Hammers after Vardy, who has scored 22 league goals this season, was shown a second yellow card for diving early in the second half.
The Argentine scored his fourth goal of the season from the penalty spot in the added time to earn City a point.
He is likely to deputise for Vardy in Leicester's next game, at home against Swansea on Sunday, alongside Shinji Okazaki, who has scored six goals so far this campaign.
"Shinji played a big part so far in this season," Fuchs told BBC World Service Sport. "People know about his qualities and that he can also score goals.
"We know, we trust those players and we know that we can be a strong team together."
Tottenham gained ground on City courtesy of an impressive 4-0 win at Stoke on Monday.
"They played a really good game against Stoke but it's not putting any pressure on us," said 30-year-old Austria defender Fuchs. "We don't really feel the pressure.
"Nobody expected us to be five points clear with four games to go. So where is the pressure for us? We have nothing to lose.
"Nobody expected Leicester to be up there. It's very enjoyable for us. We're in a great position. It's our performance that we have to focus on."
Fuchs also praised the work done by manager Claudio Ranieri, who took over from Nigel Pearson in the summer and has led the Foxes to 21 wins from their 34 Premier League matches this season.
"He's making us focus on ourselves and the next game," added Fuchs. "He's telling us every time 'guys, what we can effect is our performance, our game' and he's very right with that.
"Tottenham can win every game now but we also have the chance to do that and that's what we have to focus on."
Media playback is not supported on this device | Defender Christian Fuchs insists Leicester can cope without suspended top-scorer Jamie Vardy as they attempt to claim a first league title. | 0.966604 | 1 |
Bwlchgwyn's lofty claim has had cold water poured over it by data from mapping agency Ordnance Survey.
It showed Trefil in Blaenau Gwent is the highest with an elevation of 1,341ft (409m).
Local councillor Alyson Tippings said she had always known Trefil was one of the highest villages, but it "would be nice" to now have a sign of its own.
Garn yr Erw, Torfaen, at 1,292ft (394m) is second with Bwlchgwyn, 1,167ft (356m), a respectable, but not sign-worthy, third.
Ms Tippings said: "It's not really well-known that it's the highest, we have got the highest rugby pitch and thought it was high up, but we didn't know if technically it would be the highest, or how big a village has to be, but it's not surprising.
"In winter, we are usually the first to have snow and we're the last to see it go away. People will call and say 'is there any snow yet? Can I bring my kids?'
"Growing up in the village there was always snow around Christmas, snowmen and sleighing. That fact is a good indicator of height.
"We're lucky that the rain washes away quite quickly too, there are benefits."
She said now Trefil is officially the highest village in Wales, "it would be really nice to have a sign".
Jayson Barry, who lives near Trefil, said it was not surprising it was the highest because of differences in temperature.
"I live a few miles away and you do notice the temperature differences just in a few miles, it always feels a few degrees colder here, if it is or not I don't know.
"It's been quite mild this winter so it feels more Christmassy up here.
"I wasn't aware it was the highest, I don't think much has been made of that but if it's official that could make people want to visit."
Evelyn Seville, who has lived Bwlchgwyn all her life, told BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf she had always considered it to be the highest village in Wales and was disappointed. | A village near Wrexham which has a sign boasting it is Wales' highest is not - it is not even the second highest. | 1.427539 | 1 |
The annual St Magnus International Festival has chosen 2017 to mark the anniversary of Orkney's patron saint St Magnus's death 900 years ago.
The visit is aimed at celebrating the historical and cultural ties between Orkney and Norway.
The royal couple will take part in a number of engagements over the weekend.
Harvey Johnston, convener of Orkney Islands Council, said: "Orkney's ties with Norway are long and enduring and I am sure that the royal couple will feel a genuine affinity for the islands during their visit."
Leslie Burgher, honorary consul for Norway in Orkney, said: "It is in recognition of the importance that is attached to our shared history with Norway that their Royal Highnesses have agreed to come and mark the 900th anniversary.
"The trip has already created considerable interest in Norway and we look forward to giving our royal visitors a flavour of Orkney's produce, culture and history during their stay."
Orkney's historical ties to Norway date back to when the islands were populated by Norwegians in the late 700s.
Norway's National Day - 17 May - is celebrated in the islands and at Christmas a tree is delivered to Orkney as a gift from Norway. | Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit are visiting Orkney on their their first official engagement in Scotland. | 1.536227 | 2 |
The report by conservation group WWF scored 23 countries "facing high levels of poaching and trafficking" of these items.
Vietnam was the "top destination for rhino horn", fuelling a poaching crisis in South Africa, the report said.
Laos and Mozambique failed on ivory trade compliance and enforcement.
WWF describes the 23 countries assessed as "top-range transit and destination countries implicated in illegal trade of elephant, rhino and tiger products".
The report
rated countries for each animal, saying "the scorecard seeks to differentiate between countries where it is actively being countered from those where current efforts are entirely inadequate".
Among destination countries, Vietnam failed on "key aspects of compliance and enforcement" for the rhino and the tiger-part trades.
"It is time for Vietnam to face the fact that its illegal consumption of rhino horn is driving the widespread poaching of endangered rhinos in Africa, and that it must crack down on the illegal rhino horn trade," Elisabeth McLellan, WWF Global Species Programme manager,
said in a statement
.
Vietnam's decision in 2007 to establish "pilot breeding farms" for tigers had "undermined" its efforts in the illegal trade of tiger products, the report also said.
As for those classified under origin and transit countries, Mozambique failed on rhinos and elephants, and Laos on tigers and elephants.
The WWF report urged China and Thailand, top destinations for illegal African ivory, to tighten enforcement.
It also commended progress made, even as it added that "major prosecutions for wildlife crime are still rare".
"There were important advances in compliance in 2010-2012, with introduction of stricter legislation, wildlife trade controls and penalties in a number of countries, including China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa and Zimbabwe," it said.
The three animal species listed have been dwindling in numbers. WWF says that there were 262 South African rhinos poached in the first half of 2012, while ivory from 2,500 elephants was seized in 2011. | Vietnam, Laos and Mozambique have been ranked lowest in a report focusing on the illegal rhino horn, ivory and tiger-part trade. | 2.426841 | 2 |
Thameslink and East Midlands train services are suffering delays after damage to overhead wires at Luton on Tuesday caused signalling problems.
Both operators are running amended services on Wednesday.
Govia Thameslink said Network Rail "still can't tell us when they expect to be able to repair it".
Spokesman Roger Perkins said: "That's understandable, they really are doing their very best, but it means that although we're saying [disruption] until at least 2pm, this could well continue right through to the end of the day."
A Network Rail spokesman said: "We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause and advise that passengers use an alternative route where possible and check with their train operator before they travel."
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Network Rail added trains were being disrupted because of a "significant fault with the signalling system" at Luton which it had been working to fix through the night.
The problem was caused by a signalling wire coming into contact with the overhead electric lines on Tuesday afternoon.
Both Thameslink and East Midlands Trains are running amended timetables with Thameslink offering bus replacement services to link up with other lines where passengers can use their tickets. | Disruption on the line between the east Midlands, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and London could last all day, a rail operator has said. | 1.086357 | 1 |
Terry O'Regan was run over as she walked her two dogs along a narrow road in Norton on 24 November 2014.
Alan Cole told Gloucester Crown Court he was reversing his lorry when he he felt a "bump bump" and looked out to see a woman's body on the road.
Cole has been released on bail and will be sentenced on 23 June.
The 58-year-old also told the jury he had reversed down the road 30 times before in his 26-tonne refuse truck.
Once he discovered the body he called the emergency services.
The court heard Mrs O'Regan liked to listen to the radio using headphones as she walked the dogs.
It is not known if that was the case at the time of her death, although her broken headphones were found nearby.
The driver told the jury the road was too narrow to use a banksman or reversing assistant, and the verges were too soft for one to walk on.
A banksman or reversing assistant is someone who can direct a large vehicle when it is performing manoeuvres such as reversing in tight, enclosed or busy places.
Cole said he felt let down by his employers Tewkesbury Borough Council, who advised that a reversing assistant should not be used.
An HSE report said a proper site inspection was needed at the road but had not been carried out by Tewkesbury Borough Council.
The police told the court it was likely Mrs O'Regan was listening to her radio and that Cole failed to see her or her dogs.
They added failure to use a banksman was a contributory factor as there was sufficient room for one on the side of the tarmac road.
Passing sentence, Judge Michael Harrington said despite the "ghastly consequences" of what happened, the accident was "clearly not only" Cole's fault. | A bin lorry driver from Cheltenham has been found guilty of causing the death of a 72-year-old woman by careless driving. | 1.402355 | 1 |
Mourinho sold the Spain international to United for a then club record £39.1m in 2014 when he was manager at Chelsea.
He replaced Mata in last month's Community Shield having brought him on as a substitute, a move BBC pundit Danny Murphy called "embarrassing".
But Mourinho said: "In my project at Chelsea he was a good player. At Man Utd he is a very good player."
And he said he saw Mata as a key part of his plans.
The 28-year-old had been repeatedly left out of the Chelsea side before his January 2015 exit, completing two full 90 minutes in the Premier League during the 2014-15 campaign.
Mourinho did not feel the Spain midfielder did enough defensive work in a side built around physicality that would go on to become champions - but he has repeatedly claimed that it was Mata who asked to leave.
And at United, Mourinho says, he has a completely different squad.
"At Manchester United I have no players to play transitional football," said the Portuguese.
"We are not so physically compact like when we won the title in 2015. We are trying to play in a different way that is very adapted to his qualities.
"He has found a natural habitat for his football."
After being dropped for Saturday's 4-1 win over Leicester, it had been anticipated Wayne Rooney would return to Mourinho's starting line-up for Thursday's Europa League encounter with Zorya Luhansk at Old Trafford.
But with his training restricted this week by a bad back and in the knowledge there is huge media interest in his captain, Mourinho says he will not pick him unless he is fit enough to do himself justice.
He said: "With the situation [the media] create for him, he really can't afford to have a performance that is not really good.
"I am here to protect him and not put him in difficult situations.
"If he is not totally ready I have to discuss with the medical staff whether he starts or is on the bench."
However, he said he expected to play veteran Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who will be 35 on 3 October and is the second oldest player in his squad, both against the Ukrainians and against Stoke in the Premier League on Sunday.
"Zlatan has plenty of time to rest. It is different for the other players who go off with the national teams," Mourinho said. | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says midfielder Juan Mata has found his "natural habitat" at Old Trafford. | 0.958086 | 1 |
Pantech's Android-powered Vega No 6 features a 5.9in (15cm) display, which packs in 373 pixels per inch.
China's Huawei recently unveiled a 6.1in handset, but it was only a 720p display.
They add to the so-called "phablet" category, as manufacturers test how big customers are willing to go.
When Samsung helped pioneered the format with its 5.3in Galaxy Note in 2011, many analysts suggested its size was too large to find favour.
Dell had previously released a 5in phone - the Streak 5 - but had ended up discontinuing the line to focus on a larger 7in tablet.
But the Note proved a success for the South Korean firm, leading Samsung to announce a larger successor last August.
In recent months other firms, including Sony, LG, HTC and ZTE, have unveiled smartphones with 5in and larger screens. More super-sized handsets are expected to be announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona which begins on 25 February.
Technology consultancy Ovum suggested that demand for the format was proving particularly strong in emerging markets where most customers could not afford both a phone and a tablet.
"The Galaxy Note has been a proof-point that consumers will adopt the larger phone," said the firm's researcher Adam Leach.
"It's an artificial barrier that a phone has to be below 5in and a tablet above 7in.
"There is a limit on what can be used with one hand, but there's an economic point that if a device can be used like a tablet and a phone then it's got more value, especially to people who can only afford to buy one device."
The popularity of phablets is taking some manufacturers in unexpected directions.
Taiwan's HTC recently announced it would bundle a bluetooth remote control with its 5in-screened Butterfly handset in China.
The add-on HTC Mini has its own screen and can be used to make calls or send messages when paired with the larger phone. | A South Korean firm has unveiled the biggest smartphone to date with a screen capable of showing 1080p high-definition video at full resolution. | 1.448498 | 1 |
The better-than-expected growth rate came after higher government spending helped to offset weakness in business investment and exports.
Capital expenditure fell by 1.4% during the quarter, indicating that businesses remain reluctant to spend.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell slightly to 16,644.69.
The broader Topix index ended up 0.2% at 1,338.38.
Despite the better-than-expected GDP figure, analysts are concerned about the outlook for consumer spending, which accounts for about 60% of GDP.
That could take a hit if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe moves to increase the country's sales tax to 10% from the current 8%.
Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported this week that Mr Abe plans to postpone the move and will announce his decision after the G7 meeting later this month.
Other stock markets in Asia were lower ahead of the release of the US central bank's meeting minutes later on Wednesday.
Investors are looking for guidance on what and when the Federal Reserve's next move is going to be.
Many investors are now predicting the Fed may raise interest rates at its June meeting following a recent run of positive economic data.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.5% to close at 19,826.41 while the mainland Shanghai Composite dropped 1.3% to finish at 2,807.51.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index lost 0.7% to finish at 5,356.20, while South Korea's benchmark Kospi index fell 0.6% to close at 1,956.73. | Japanese stocks closed little changed after data showed the economy dodged a recession, growing at an annual pace of 1.7% in the first quarter of the year. | 1.365994 | 1 |
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The 16-year-old midfielder signed a contract with the Champions League winners after passing a medical exam.
"It's a dream come true," he said. "It is a bit unreal that I'm here at the biggest club in the world. It's huge for me, an honour."
Odegaard will train with both the first team and the reserves but play for the second string, who are coached by France great Zinedine Zidane.
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Real have not disclosed details of the financial terms but Spanish media report they have paid about 3m euros (£2.3m) for the Stromgodset player.
Odegaard told the media that the move to Madrid represented the best opportunity to "develop as a footballer" and said there was "no pressure" on him.
He added: "My goal is to become a better footballer. Playing for the first or second team is not so important."
"It's a dream come true. It is a bit unreal that I'm here at the biggest club in the world. It's huge for me, an honour."
Odegaard made his debut for Norway as a 15-year-old in August and had been linked with many of Europe's top clubs.
Odegaard came to prominence last year when he became the youngest player to appear and score in the Norwegian Premier League.
He scored five goals and contributed seven assists in 23 appearances for Stromsgodset.
The teenager is left-footed and has drawn comparisons to Barcelona's Lionel Messi for his style of play.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has previously described him as "a kid with talent and personality". | Norwegian teenager Martin Odegaard has completed his move to Real Madrid. | 1.195938 | 1 |
Chicago resident Kyle Zak claims Bose's app scoops up data which is then sold to firms use it to target adverts.
Mr Zak wants the court to grant an injunction that stops Bose grabbing data about audio preferences and is seeking $5m (£3.9m) in damages.
Bose has not yet responded to requests for comment about the legal action.
"People put headphones on their head because they think it's private, but they can be giving out information they don't want to share," Christopher Dore, a lawyer representing Mr Zak, told the Reuters news agency.
Mr Dore works for law firm Edelson PC which specialises in cases revolving around data privacy.
Legal papers filed by Edelson said Mr Zak downloaded the Bose Connect app soon after buying a pair of QuietComfort 35 headphones. He provided basic information to sign up for the app that lets users control what they listen to via their smartphone.
Soon after, alleges the lawsuit, he noticed that it was logging far more data about his audio choices than he expected.
The suit claims that similar data is taken from users of other Bose gadgets including the SoundSport Wireless, Sound Sport Pulse Wireless, QuietControl 30, SoundLink Around-Ear Wireless Headphones II, and SoundLink Color II.
Mr Dore said the sign-up process for the app gave no hint about how much data Bose gathered nor what it planned to do with it.
What people listened to gave an "incredible amount of insight" into someone's personal life, religious and political views, he added. | Headphone maker Bose is being sued by a customer who claims the firm has gathered data about his listening habits without his permission. | 1.156498 | 1 |
The 17-year-old forward has signed a three-year deal with PSG, the club George represented from 1992 to 1995.
There have already been hints that it is a case of like father, like son.
In September 2016, the younger Weah scored a hat-trick in an 8-1 win over Bulgarian side Ludogorets on his Uefa Youth League debut.
"I am very proud to continue the adventure," said Weah, who was born in New York and joined New York Red Bulls before moving to PSG's academy in July 2014.
"I am in a big club and I look forward to continuing to progress so that I can one day play for the first team."
His 50-year-old Liberian father is a former three-times African Footballer of the Year and the only African to win the Ballon d'Or in 1995.
He made his name at Monaco from 1988 and enjoyed success with PSG and AC Milan over the next decade.
He also played for Chelsea and Manchester City in the Premier League later in his career. | Timothy Weah has followed in the footsteps of his Ballon d'Or-winning father George by signing a professional contract with Paris St-Germain. | 0.916706 | 1 |
Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, appeared at Kaneshie Magistrates' Court in Accra. He has been remanded for two weeks.
He left the UK on 19 December following the deaths of his former partner Ms Blake, 43, and their two young sons, Zachary, eight, and four year-old Amon.
The British government is yet to submit the request for his extradition.
The Met Police launched a murder investigation after Ms Blake, who was last seen in public on 13 December, was found buried in the garden of her family home in Erith, Kent, along with her two children on 5 January.
Mr Simpson-Kent was arrested on Saturday at a Ghanaian beach resort after locals who had seen his photo on social media tipped off police.
Two Met Police officers flew out to the African country and located Mr Simpson-Kent on Busua beach with help from local police and officers from Interpol.
Ms Blake, who had motor neurone disease, and her sons died from neck and head injuries, post-mortem tests found.
She played Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders between 1996 and 1997.
The Met has been criticised over delays in its investigation after it emerged officers spoke to Mr Simpson-Kent at the family home on 16 December.
Their handling of the case is being investigated by police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Speaking in Accra on Saturday, Met Police Det Ch Insp Graeme Gwyn said he was satisfied "there was nothing we or the Ghanaians could have done any quicker". | The partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake has been remanded in custody in Ghana and told he will face an extradition hearing. | 0.7737 | 1 |
They were among 1,967 bodies exhumed at St Peter's Burial Ground, which opened in 1821 in Blackburn.
The large number of children found is being put down to a lack of good sanitation and medicines leading to a high mortality rate.
Many of them would have died from infections, the archaeologists believe.
Bodies were exhumed from about 30% of the burial ground, which was in "intense use" up to the 1860s, a spokeswoman for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council said.
Dave Henderson, an expert in the study of bones with Headland Archaeology, said full analysis of the skeletons had "barely started" but the team believed most of the children had died from infections in the lungs and guts.
He said: "They would have died quite quickly so the signs may not turn up in their skeletons."
He said the town was becoming overcrowded at the time as it was "a very large centre for the industrial mills and the population grew very quickly".
The work could "throw light on the lives of ordinary people" outside London, where most previous large studies of this era have been carried out, he said.
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Records of 176 memorial stones showed the most common names for girls were Elizabeth and Mary, while John and Thomas were popular for boys.
Among the finds was a "time capsule", containing 16 coins in circulation at the time.
Experts believe one of the men buried at the site was a soldier injured in the Crimean War.
Julie Franklin, finds manager, said objects found in graves - including "some incredibly poignant findings of hands still bearing cheap brass wedding rings, or children buried with colourful glass bead jewellery" - revealed what was important to their loved ones.
Some burials continued in existing family plots at the graveyard until 1945.
St Peter's Church, which would have seated 1,500 parishioners, became dilapidated in the mid-20th Century and was demolished to ground level in 1976.
The Bishop of Blackburn will hold a memorial service this summer and reburials will take place in a different part of the graveyard.
The archaeological work on the area, which will be used for the building of the Freckleton Street link road, was commissioned by Capita on behalf of the council. | The bodies of about 800 children aged under six have been unearthed by archaeologists ahead of the construction of a road in Lancashire. | 2.893348 | 3 |
It comes as campaigners have said they will seek a judicial review of NHS England's decision not to commission the treatment.
Prep is a daily pill that cut the risk of HIV infection by more than 90%.
Head of NHS England Simon Stevens says more evidence is needed about the cost versus benefits.
Speaking to the Health Committee he said: "Prep has great potential and all of us would like to see it more widely available in this country."
He said the legal issue about who should provide the treatment - NHS England or local authorities which are responsible for prevention-related services - would be resolved, but the other question was whether it was cost-effective to roll it out as a preventive treatment.
"This particular drug is not yet licensed for prophylactic treatment for HIV.
"Frankly, the prices that the manufacturer is seeking to charge probably also need to take a substantial haircut to represent value."
It's not publicly known how much the manufacturer of a Prep drug called Truvada is asking for, and drug companies often reach an agreement to offer the NHS a reduced price. The book cost for 30 tablets is £355.
As part of a trial, NHS England has promised £2m in funding to treat about 500 people with Prep over the next two years.
The number of people living with HIV in the UK continues to increase and the number living with undiagnosed HIV remains high.
In 2014, an estimated 103,700 people were living with HIV. An estimated 18,000 (17%) were unaware of their infection.
Condoms can prevent the spread of HIV but they are not 100% reliable and, of course, they must be used to work. | The NHS watchdog NICE has been asked by government to look at the cost of providing an HIV prevention treatment known as Prep. | 2.221209 | 2 |
The University Hospitals of North Midlands said critical care beds at both its sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford are at full capacity.
Whilst this has affected a small number of people, it includes patients with "very serious conditions".
The trust is asking surrounding hospitals to help cope with what it calls unprecedented pressures.
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"Whilst we are all used to working within a very busy environment, instances of both Influenza A and B have put unprecedented pressures on our critical care capacity," Robert Courteney-Harris, trust chief executive said.
"This has blocked out a whole isolation POD and, as these patients require specialist one-to-one nursing care, this has had a significant impact on the available bed capacity."
Surgeons will be keeping in touch with their patients and will reschedule appointments as quickly as possible, the trust added. | Hospital operations have been cancelled in Staffordshire due to an outbreak of flu. | 1.34041 | 1 |
From 25 April, passengers may bring blades shorter than 2.36in (6cm) and narrower than 0.5in in plane cabins.
Fixed blades, razors and box cutters will still be forbidden, the Transport Security Administration (TSA) said.
The change has been criticised by flight attendants, who say it will put passengers and crew at risk.
Also under the new policy, billiard cues, ski poles, and lacrosse and hockey sticks will be allowed in aeroplane cabins in carry-on luggage.
The TSA said the new rules would bring the US into line with international guidelines and offer a better experience for passengers.
"This is part of an overall risk-based security approach, which allows Transportation Security officers to better focus their efforts on finding higher-threat items such as explosives," a TSA spokesman told the Reuters news agency.
But the Flight Attendants Union Coalition called the move "poor and short-sighted".
"As the last line of defence in the cabin and key aviation partners, we believe that these proposed changes will further endanger the lives of all flight attendants and the passengers we work so hard to keep safe and secure," the group said in a statement. | The US transport safety authority has said it will allow some small pocket knives aboard US flights for the first time since the 9/11 attacks. | 1.422619 | 1 |
Wintery showers, moving offshore overnight on Monday, mean there is a widespread risk of ice on untreated surfaces on Tuesday morning.
Motorists are advised to be aware of possible hazardous travel conditions.
The Met Office forecast comes after snow closed schools in Gwynedd, Anglesey, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire on Monday, with roads also affected.
The alert covers coastal areas in north west, south west and mid Wales until 10:00 GMT on Tuesday. | A yellow "be aware" warning for ice has been issued for western parts of Wales as wintery weather conditions continue. | 1.109788 | 1 |
At the European Respiratory Society conference, researchers will suggest this could be due to an absence of protective fatty acids in yoghurt.
The diets of more than 70,000 Danish women were analysed and their children followed until the age of seven.
Asthma UK says pregnant women should follow a balanced diet.
Pregnant women who ate low-fat yoghurt with fruit once a day were found to be 1.6 times more likely to have children who developed asthma by age seven, compared with children of women who did not eat low-fat yoghurt.
The study also found that the children of these women were more likely to have allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and current asthma symptoms.
But the results showed that milk intake during pregnancy was not linked to any increased risk of asthma.
In fact, milk was shown to protect against asthma development.
Ekaterina Maslova, lead study author form the Harvard School of Public Health, who worked with the data at the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, said: "It is a puzzling finding. The absence of fatty acids in low-fat yoghurt may be key to the results.
"The results suggest that fatty acids play an important role or it could be that people who ate this kind of yoghurt had similar lifestyle and dietary patterns, but we cannot make any conclusions at this stage.
"We need to replicate these results in other studies first."
Leanne Metcalf, director of research at Asthma UK, said there is plenty of evidence to suggest that the pre-natal environment can influence a child's health.
"However, the impact of a pregnant woman's diet on her child's health continues to be debated, as it is difficult to assess how particular aspects of a woman's diet during pregnancy are linked to the risk of developing asthma and allergies.
"Eating a healthy, balanced diet at any time, but especially during pregnancy is advisable and we would recommend that pregnant women discuss any drastic changes to their diet with their GP first." | Pregnant women who eat low-fat yoghurt can increase the risk of their child developing asthma and hay fever, a study says. | 2.774761 | 3 |
Viviane Reding wrote that she was concerned America's efforts "could have grave adverse consequences for the fundamental rights of EU citizens".
A series of leaks suggest major tech firms have passed information to the National Security Agency, the US government's snooping organisation.
Experts say they could now be sued.
"European data protection laws put restrictions on how data gathered about people, including social networking data, can be used," said Dr Ian Brown, associate director of Oxford University's Cyber Security Centre.
"The firms will now face serious questions from national data commissioners and even potentially from individual users in Europe over whether they followed all the European data protection laws that are supposed to stop things like this happening."
According to leaked documents published by the Guardian and Washington Post newspapers, the NSA can order internet firms to give it access to private emails, online chats, pictures, files, videos and other data uploaded by foreign users.
Google has said that its compliance with the requests did not give the US government "unfettered access to our users' data", but notes that nondisclosure obligations prevented it providing detailed information to the public.
Along with Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter, it has asked to be able to be allowed to publish information about the number and scope of the requests received.
Media reports suggested Yahoo, PalTalk, AOL and Apple have also been involved in Prism.
US intelligence chiefs have said that the data-sweeps save lives by helping thwart terror plots.
In her letter to Eric Holder, Ms Reding asks questions on seven areas of concern about Prism and other US data surveillance programmes:
Ms Reding added that American law enforcers should only be given access to EU citizens' data being held on US companies' servers in "clearly defined, exceptional and judicially reviewable situations".
A spokeswoman for the commissioner confirmed the letter had been sent on Monday evening, and that Ms Reding expected detailed replies to her questions when she meets Mr Holder at a previously scheduled event in Dublin on Friday. | The EU's Justice Commissioner has written to the US attorney general, questioning him about America's data surveillance programme, Prism. | 1.96809 | 2 |
Prop forward Adam Walker was spoken to regarding offences of attempting to engage in sexual activity with a child.
The 24-year-old has not been arrested and voluntarily attended the police station, West Yorkshire Police said.
A statement from the rugby club before its match against Huddersfield Giants on Sunday said it was "appropriate" Mr Walker be stood down for selection.
"This is not an admission of wrongdoing but felt to be in the best interests of everyone, including Adam," the club said.
No disciplinary action has been taken, it added.
Mr Walker, from Bradford, was signed by the Super League team on a three-year deal in 2014.
He previously played for Huddersfield Giants. | A Hull KR player has been dropped by his club after being questioned by police over allegations of grooming. | 0.704368 | 1 |
Garth Wright, 95, from Plymouth, also unveiled a new memorial plaque on Plymouth Hoe.
In 1940, hundreds of boats set sail to rescue hundreds of thousands of Allied troops who had retreated from Hitler's forces on to the shores of Dunkirk.
"We went across to France, we defended Dunkirk and the evacuation," said Mr Wright.
Almost 99,000 men were lifted from the beaches and about 240,000 from the harbour and mole - a wooden breakwater protecting the harbour - but thousands died.
Mr Wright said: "I hope and I'm sure that in future years, when youngsters hear about Dunkirk, they'll come and see this plaque."
He added it had been a "great day" and he had "achieved a mission" to have the new plaque installed. | One of the last surviving Dunkirk veterans led a 75th anniversary service to mark the World War Two evacuation. | 2.222285 | 2 |
Two vehicles collided on the A32 Gosport Road shortly after 08:00 GMT, Hampshire Constabulary said.
The biker was treated by paramedics at the scene but later died from his injuries.
Motorists are urged to avoid the area as the road, which has been closed near Wych Lane, will remain shut for several hours. | A motorcyclist has died after being involved in a crash with a lorry in Fareham, Hampshire. | 0.458898 | 0 |
The event had been facing the axe after sponsorship dried up.
However, councillors have now opted to spend £50,000 from the Common Good Fund to put on a display to see in the new year.
Fresh efforts will be made to attract private sector sponsors for future years. | Aberdeen's Hogmanay fireworks display will go ahead this year, despite earlier fears about funding. | 0.382893 | 0 |
Daniel McNeil, 16, from North Shields, died after the incident involving the Scottish Viking and the Homeland prawn boat off the Borders coast last August.
The report said both crews had not determined at an early stage if there was a risk of collision.
It said actions had now been taken to tackle the safety concerns raised.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch report said the Homeland had left Eyemouth harbour at about 1845 BST on the evening of the collision.
The Scottish Viking had left Rosyth headed for Zeebrugge about an hour and a half earlier.
They collided at about 1945 BST a few miles off St Abb's Head in good visibility.
The Homeland quickly capsized and Mr McNeil's body was lost at sea before being recovered nearly three months later.
The MAIB report has concluded a number of factors led to the collision.
It said watchkeeping on the ferry did not monitor or plot the path of the Homeland sufficiently and, once a risk of collision was deemed to exist, failed to take sufficient action to avoid it.
It added the crew of the Homeland did not recognise the risk of collision until it was too late to take effective action.
The investigation also identified "complacency and lack of precautionary thought" on the Scottish Viking as well as "ineffective implementation of the company's navigation policy and procedures".
Concerns were highlighted about "restricted all-round visibility from the aft deck" on the prawn trawler as well as "conflicting task priorities and possible lack of watchkeeping proficiency".
However, it added that in light of actions taken following the accident, it had no safety recommendations to make. | An accident report has raised concerns about watchkeeping on a ferry and boat which were involved in a collision which led to a teenager's death. | 2.017164 | 2 |
The four-time Olympic gold medallist won two of the three races with his Land Rover BAR team to finish top of the leaderboard with 26 points.
Groupama Team France are level on points but trail by one race win to the British boat's two.
Ainslie hopes to skipper Britain to a first America's Cup win in 165 years.
Portsmouth is the seventh stage of a lengthy qualification process that will count towards the 2017 America's Cup Challenger Series, the winner of which will take on Oracle in the 2017 America's Cup in Bermuda.
Ainslie said: "I was pleased with the way we regrouped for the final two races. We fought hard and kept going to come away with two wins.
"It was a day to keep your eyes open and keep fighting all the way because there were always opportunities to gain and lose."
Defending America's Cup champions Oracle Team USA are three points back on 23 alongside Softbank Team Japan. | Britain's America's Cup campaign got off to a strong start under the leadership of Sir Ben Ainslie on day one of the World Series in Portsmouth. | 0.865258 | 1 |
However, share gains and losses were widely spread among a range of sectors making it hard to identify a pattern.
The S&P 500 climbed 0.25% to 2,404.39, while the Dow Jones gained 0.36%, reaching 21,012.42.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed at 6,1463.02, up 0.4%.
Shares in US steelmakers jumped in morning trade, as the US Commerce Department started a hearing over possible restrictions on imports of the material. But most of those gains had evaporated by the end of the day.
Goldman Sachs closed the day up by nearly 2%, climbing rapidly in the afternoon.
Banks typically benefit from higher interest rates, however, the sentiment did not spread to all of its rivals.
JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America both closed down slightly.
Intuit, which provides tax preparation services, rose more than 6%, on strong earnings. The firm reported revenue in the three months to the end of April was up 10%. | US markets closed up on Wednesday, after the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting appeared to confirm plans by the Federal Reserve to raise rates next month. | 1.078989 | 1 |
Staff and visitors were evacuated from the Metropolitan Remand Centre in Ravenhall after clashes involving hundreds of inmates began at midday.
Parts of the prison are in lockdown but the outer perimeter was not breached.
Victorian Corrections Commissioner Jan Shuard said it was one of Melbourne's biggest ever prison riots.
She said it might be linked to the smoking ban, due to come into effect on Wednesday, but the ban would go ahead regardless.
"Until I get a full debrief, I can't speculate about how it all came about," she told reporters.
But she said it was "very disappointing that it occurred today".
Other media reports quoted people in contact with prisoners who blamed the ban for the violence.
One man, David, told Melbourne's 3AW radio station an inmate had told him earlier in the week that "all hell was going to break loose" if their tobacco was removed.
Police and emergency services rushed to the Metropolitan Remand Centre in the afternoon afternoon after prisoners breached an inner perimeter.
There have been no reports so far of injuries but local media have reported police entering the prison and using a water cannon to subdue inmates.
Footage from the scene broadcast on Australian media showed prisoners in an outside yard with covered faces lighting fires and smashing windows.
Ms Shuard said several small fires started by the prisoners were quickly "contained".
Police secured the prison's perimeter while a police drone and police helicopter surveyed the scene from the air.
The riot, which broke out at about 12.30pm local time on Tuesday (02:30 GMT), was not a threat to public safety, said prison authorities.
The commissioner could not confirm reports the riot involved two rival prison gangs.
Earlier in the day, she said the state's prison system had been "very ready" for the smoking ban.
About 84% of Victorian prisoners are smokers, according to government figures, about five times the rate in the general community.
The government said it was introducing the ban to improve the health of prison staff and inmates.
Ms Shuard said the ban had been 18 months in the making.
"We've had a very long-term project in place to work with both our staff and the prisoners in preparing for [the ban]," Ms Shuard told the ABC on Tuesday. | Heavily armed police have been sent to a prison on the outskirts of Melbourne following a major riot reportedly linked to a smoking ban. | 1.368797 | 1 |
Naysmith, 38, will take over at Scottish Championship Queens following the Fifers' Scottish Cup replay against Edinburgh City on Monday.
The former Everton, Hearts and Scotland player took over at Bayview Stadium in 2013, having joined East Fife as a player earlier that year.
"I'm thrilled to be taking over at Queens," said Naysmith.
"They are a decent sized club with plenty of potential.
"I've loved my time at East Fife and thank them for giving me the opportunity, but I'm delighted to be making the move back to a full-time club and being able to work with the players on a daily basis.
"Queens have some decent players within the squad and I'm looking forward to working with them to achieve success."
The Palmerston club are currently sixth in the second tier, five points off the promotion play-off places, with coaches Jim Thomson and Graeme Robertson again looking after the team for Saturday's trip to Dumbarton following Gavin Skelton's resignation in early November.
East Fife are second bottom of League One, having won promotion last season.
Assistant manager Dougie Anderson is making the switch from Methil along with Naysmith.
Queens chairman Billy Hewitson added: "We are delighted to welcome Gary to Palmerston. With his involvement at another club, it's been a complicated process and not as straight forward as some would've liked, but we feel we have appointed the right person and we look forward to working with him." | Queen of the South have appointed East Fife boss Gary Naysmith as their new manager. | 0.873053 | 1 |
The strike was made by a US ally, Gen David Perkins told a military symposium.
"That quadcopter that cost 200 bucks from Amazon.com did not stand a chance against a Patriot," he said.
Patriots are radar-targeted weapons more commonly used to shoot down enemy aircraft and ballistic missiles.
"Now, that worked, they got it, OK, and we love Patriot missiles," the general said.
Recently, there have been reports that some groups, for example in Iraq, have taken to attaching weapons to small, commercial drones and using them against security forces.
However, Gen Perkins suggested deploying large surface-to-air missiles as a defence was probably not economically wise.
"I'm not sure that's a good economic exchange ratio," he told an audience at the Association of the United States Army's Global Force symposium in Alabama.
"In fact, if I'm the enemy, I'm thinking, 'Hey, I'm just gonna get on eBay and buy as many of these $300 quadcopters as I can and expend all the Patriot missiles out there'."
No further details of the encounter - such as where or how recently it took place - were given, but Gen Perkins did describe the party that launched the missile as "a very close ally".
"It is clearly enormous overkill," said Justin Bronk, a researcher at the Royal United Services Institute.
"It certainly exposes in very stark terms the challenge which militaries face in attempting to deal with the adaptation of cheap and readily available civilian technology with extremely expensive, high-end hardware designed for state-on-state warfare."
Mr Bronk also told the BBC that Patriot radar systems, while sophisticated, might struggle to target a small quadcopter effectively.
Patriot missiles were first produced in 1980 and are operated by 12 countries including the US, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The missiles themselves travel at five times the speed of sound, whereas a quadcopter drone typically has a top speed of 50mph (80km/h). | A Patriot missile - usually priced at about $3m (£2.5m) - was used to shoot down a small quadcopter drone, according to a US general. | 2.183369 | 2 |
Mrs Leonard, 51, was found dead in her home in Maguiresbridge on Monday, believed to have been stabbed by former partner Peadar Phair.
Phair's body was also found at the scene in Abbey Road.
Her son Conor, who is in his 30s and has Down's syndrome, was found with stab wounds to his stomach.
The family's priest said Conor is due to be discharged from hospital and he wants to carry his mother's coffin.
"He's said he wants to carry the coffin, so with the help of the family and the community I'm sure he'll be able to cope," Father Lawrence Dawson said.
The Courts Service said there was to have been a full hearing to confirm the non-molestation order, preventing contact with Mrs Leonard, in Enniskillen courthouse on Tuesday.
Police are treating the attack on Conor Leonard as attempted murder.
They are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
Mrs Leonard was well-known from her involvement with the Irish music organisation Comhaltas.
Sonny McDermott, from the organisation, said its members had been left shocked by her death.
"You couldn't believe it could happen, but I suppose these things happen - you can do nothing about it, the loss of a talented person like that," he said.
"It's a big loss to Comhaltas because she was very much involved and she was treasurer of the Lisnaskea branch and has been involved at different levels over the years."
Fr Dawson, the priest in Ms Leonard's parish of Aghavea, said a "wave of shock and grief" had spread through the area.
"I knew Connie very well, she was an active member of the parish, a great musician, an all-Ireland champion and she shared her talents in church services," he said.
"It affects everyone when they see how fragile life is and how easily it can be snuffed out.
"But it's a tight-knit community here and they're rallying around the family, and they'll help them pull through it and help them to face the future with faith and courage.
Mrs Leonard ran a catering business in Lisnaskea in County Fermanagh. | A non-molestation order had been made on the suspected killer of County Fermanagh woman Concepta Leonard, the Courts Service has confirmed. | 0.713436 | 1 |
The former Hearts boss has lost just one game since replacing Allan Johnston in early February.
And, last week, new chairman Jim Mann said Locke was in "prime position to be a contender" for the position.
"The board have kept me in the loop and my agent is in talks, so hopefully I'll get my future sorted out by the end of the week," Locke told BBC Scotland.
"These things always take time and the club has had a lot of applicants for the post."
Locke, who spent seven years as a player at Rugby Park, arrived as Johnston's assistant at the start of the season.
"I love it here and it's certainly a club I believe is on the up," he added.
"I know about the plans behind the scenes, which Jim and [director] Billy Bowie are involved in. They are trying to move the club in the right direction."
Locke was tight-lipped on speculation linking Kris Boyd with a return to the club for a third spell.
The striker scored 22 goals for Killie last season but has struggled for form since moving on to Rangers.
"It would be wrong of me to comment on any players at other clubs," said Locke. "The main thing for me is to get my own future sorted out then everything else will take care of itself.
"I'm looking at players all the time but it's hard because we'll be competing with other clubs for the same faces.
"Ask any manager, they want to work with people they trust.
"But I'm well aware the club is still in a precarious situation financially, so we know it's going to be a rigid budget." | Interim manager Gary Locke hopes to land the Kilmarnock job permanently before Motherwell visit on Saturday. | 0.616026 | 1 |
Flt Lt Andrew Townshend was accused of dishonestly claiming the dive was caused by a technical fault.
A court martial heard the Voyager aircraft plummeted 4,400ft (1,341m) over the Black Sea on the flight from RAF Brize Norton to Afghanistan.
The 49-year-old was found not guilty of perjury and making a false record.
But Flt Lt Townshend admitted negligently performing a duty in relation to the Nikon camera colliding with the aircraft's control stick.
A board of RAF officers at Bulford, Wiltshire, heard crew and passengers thought they were going to die during the flight from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, on 9 February 2014.
The experienced pilot - who has served with the RAF for 30 years and completed 5,500 flying hours - had been using his camera to photograph other aircraft from the cockpit and had taken 95 shots that day.
He also told the court that he had been viewing the star-filled sky moments before the incident, as he had a passion for star-gazing.
Flt Lt Townshend, from Ruislip, west London, filled in his flight log stating he believed there had been an issue with the autopilot, but said he now accepted his camera must have knocked against it and deactivated it.
He will be sentenced on Friday at the same court. | An RAF pilot accused of causing his plane to nosedive while using a digital camera has been cleared of lying to investigators. | 1.370405 | 1 |
The Woodvale Road was cordoned off and residents moved from their homes after a suspicious object was discovered on Saturday.
Police said that an Army bomb team carried out a check of the area and "nothing untoward was found".
The road has since reopened. | A security alert in north Belfast has ended. | 0.463177 | 0 |
In the advert for Lotto, a number of people suggest destinations where they would take their families if they won a large sum of money.
Gina Parkin, from Leeds, appears at the end and says "anywhere but Skegness".
She has now apologised for the off-the-cuff comment, saying she "hadn't meant to upset anybody".
More on this and other local stories from across Lincolnshire
Ms Parkin said she had previously been to the Lincolnshire resort at night and "there was a little bit too much alcohol for me".
She said she was now looking forward to seeing the resort in daylight and taking in some of the local attractions, accompanied by the town's mayor, Danny Brookes, who she said invited her after the story was featured in the local press.
Ms Parkin, who will visit the resort on Saturday at the mayor's invitation, said her comments were "just meant to be funny".
She said: "They just asked me some questions, and one of them I answered 'anywhere but Skegness'."
Skegness was previously labelled "tacky" in an edition of the Lonely Planet travel guide.
The guide described the resort as "the ABC of the English seaside - amusements, bingo and candy-floss, and added that "culture vultures will probably run a mile".
Tourism bosses in Skegness previously came under fire themselves for using unflattering images of Blackpool and Brighton in a bid to promote the resort. | A woman featured in a TV advert saying she would holiday "anywhere but Skegness" has been offered a tour of the resort by the town's mayor. | 0.857509 | 1 |
It was preserved raising its beaked head, with feathered wings outstretched in the mud it was mired in when it died 72 million years ago.
The new creature has been named Tongtianlong limosus, "muddy dragon on the road to heaven".
The discovery is published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports.
"It was found at a construction site by workmen when they were dynamiting, so they nearly blasted this thing off the hillside," said University of Edinburgh palaeontologist Dr Stephen Brusatte.
"We almost never knew about this dinosaur."
A few small parts of the fossil were in fact blasted off, but considering the circumstances of its discovery, the fossil is remarkably complete.
"It's about the size of a sheep, and it's part of a group of very advanced bird-like, feathered dinosaurs called oviraptorosaurs," said Dr Brusatte.
"They were basically the last group of dinosaurs to blossom before the asteroid hit."
The specimen comes from rocks belonging to the Nanxiong Formation in Jiangxi Province, southern China.
The researchers, from China and the UK, say the fossil is particularly special for the insight it provides into the evolutionary transition from dinosaurs to birds.
"Modern birds came from dinosaurs," said Dr Brusatte, "and its dinosaurs like Tongtianlong that give us a glimpse of what the ancestors of modern birds would have looked like.
"Fossils like these capture evolution in action."
Follow Victoria on Twitter | A newly discovered species of dinosaur has been identified from an extraordinarily complete Chinese fossil almost destroyed by dynamite. | 3.269225 | 3 |
The visitors had found themselves frustrated for large periods but Gareth Bale headed home from Jazz Richards's cross to secure the win.
How well did the Wales players perform out of 10 at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia?
The out-of-favour Crystal Palace goalkeeper dealt with crosses well and was generally solid, but did not have to produce any outstanding saves.
Kept his place after impressing in June's win against Belgium and the right wing-back caught the eye again with an excellent cross for Bale's winner.
Had little to do defensively but tracked opposition runners diligently and remained calm on the ball.
An imposing presence and calming influence at the heart of Wales' defence, extinguishing the fleeting moments of danger with some assertive challenges.
Despite a couple of nervous moments as he tracked back, the Tottenham defender was neat in possession on his return from injury.
Offered Wales width with overlapping runs on the left wing and accomplished his defensive tasks efficiently.
Asked to play a holding role in Joe Allen's absence, the Leicester midfielder offered defensive cover but was occasionally a little sloppy in possession.
Brought in as a late replacement for Joe Ledley, the Wolves midfielder was also careless with the ball at times but stuck to his defensive duties well.
Impressed in the first half having been given licence to roam in front of King and Edwards but his influence waned in a disappointing second period.
Below par for 82 minutes, Wales' talisman came alive in the nick of time to provide the game's defining moment.
Worked tirelessly with very limited service but could have done better with his passing on the rare occasions he found himself in space in Cyprus's half.
Robson-Kanu was replaced by Sam Vokes and Simon Church replaced Bale with 90 minutes on the clock, while Shaun MacDonald came on for Ramsey deep into stoppage time as Chris Coleman looked to see the game out.
None of the three had enough time to make an impression on the match. | Gareth Bale scored a late winner as Wales moved to within three points of qualifying for Euro 2016 with victory in Cyprus. | 0.898453 | 1 |
Kevin McGuigan Sr, 53, was murdered at his home at Comber Court in the Short Strand last Wednesday.
Three men, aged 53, 44 and 41, were arrested on Tuesday morning over the murder.
Fr John Nevin spoke out against the murder during the Requiem Mass at St Matthew's Church in Belfast.
"The only thing that all of us can take from this terrible tragedy and from today's funeral Mass is that violence does not solve problems," Fr Nevin told the hundreds of mourners.
"Violence and war and revenge do not solve problems, but create more - the circle goes on."
Fr Nevin said he had visited the victim's family on Monday and they had questioned the killing.
"I have no answers for these tragedies that wreck families," the priest said.
He added that there had been hundreds of cards at the house and that "this says something about Kevin and his family".
"There is a lot of love, gratitude, appreciation for all the good Kevin did in life."
Police believe two men shot Mr McGuigan several times in the head and chest at point blank range before running off.
He was buried in the City cemetery. | The priest conducting the funeral service for a former Provisional IRA member shot dead in east Belfast has said "violence doesn't solve problems". | 1.023623 | 1 |
The American occupied top positions at the Vienna State Opera and the New York Philharmonic, which he accompanied on a 2008 tour of isolated North Korea.
In 2009, he and his wife founded the Castleton Festival, which aims to showcase classical musicians at the start of their careers.
Maazel was admired for the precision and rigour of his conducting.
According to a 2011 profile in The Guardian newspaper, he had a powerful memory and became known for performing without a score.
"In fact the hardest part is trying to forget music when I'm not conducting it," the newspaper quotes him as saying.
"I don't want to be conducting Mahler with my head stuffed full of 10 million notes from other composers."
Maazel was born in France in 1930. As well as conducting, he also composed music, producing an opera based on George Orwell's novel, 1984.
He died as a result of complications following pneumonia, according to the website of the Castleton Festival. | Lorin Maazel, widely seen as one of the greatest modern conductors of classical music, has died in the US, aged 84. | 1.468284 | 1 |
Honeywell is said to have offered $108 (£76) per share for United Technologies last week, a more than 20% premium to the share price at the time.
United Technologies said the two firms only held "preliminary" conversations.
A tie up would have created one of the aerospace industry's largest companies worth more than $160bn.
However, United Technologies broke off talks because a deal "would face insurmountable regulatory obstacles and strong customer opposition".
"[It] could either be blocked outright or conditioned on significant divestitures after a lengthy and disruptive review period that would destroy shareholder value," it said in a statement.
This isn't the first time Honeywell and United Technologies have held merger talks.
The two firms explored combining in 2000 but United Technologies ended discussions after General Electric submitted a rival bid.
The subsequent GE and Honeywell deal was rejected by European regulators on fears it would lead to higher prices for airlines and consumers. | United Technologies has rebuffed another merger offer from Honeywell International on concerns it will not be approved by antitrust regulators. | 1.188301 | 1 |
National Savings and Investments (NS&I), which runs the savings lottery, said all sales would be online, by phone, by post or by electronic transfer.
It will be writing to people who have previously bought Premium Bonds over the counter to tell them of the change.
NS&I said 65% of contact with customers occurred online or on the phone.
"Moving to 100% of direct sales is a natural next step for NS&I. It should also be intuitive and straightforward for these customers, given that they already manage and repay their Premium Bonds with us directly," said Jane Platt, chief executive of NS&I.
"After such a longstanding relationship, we know it is important that we help our customers with the transition."
The service has been available at post office counters since 1956. From August, customers who do not have access to the internet will have to make an application through the post or on the telephone.
A spokesman for the National Federation of Subpostmasters said: "This is very disappointing news, particularly for our elderly and more vulnerable customers who rely on face-to-face support from subpostmasters with handling these types of transactions."
The maximum permitted investment in Premium Bonds recently rose to £50,000 from the previous limit of £40,000.
Every one of the 54.2 billion bonds has an equal chance of winning one of the two top prizes of £1m, but the chances are the equivalent of flipping a coin and getting 34 consecutive heads. The odds of winning any prize of between £25 and £1m with a single £1 bond are 26,000 to one.
People need to be aged 16 years old or over to buy Premium Bonds, although parents, guardians and grandparents can invest on behalf of their child or grandchild. | Premium Bonds will no longer be sold over the counter in Post Office branches from the end of July. | 1.407545 | 1 |
Both sides have overlapping claims in the sea, leading to severe tensions.
China has refused to take part in the arbitration and warned that the case will damage bilateral ties.
The latest move comes a day after a Philippine ship evaded Chinese vessels to bring supplies to troops stationed on a disputed shoal.
China claims a U-shaped swathe of the South China Sea - creating multiple overlaps with areas claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan.
The Philippines says that China's claims are illegal under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
In January, the Philippines asked the UN's Permanent Court of Arbitration to consider its case. It is thought that the court may not reach a decision before the end of 2015.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said that more than 40 maps and "nearly 4,000 pages" of evidence had been submitted to the tribunal.
"It is about defending what is legitimately ours... it is about guaranteeing freedom of navigation for all nations," he said, adding that it would help "preserve regional peace, security and stability".
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said last week that China would not accept the arbitration, and that the Philippines should "stop going any further down the wrong track so as to avoid further damage to bilateral relations".
China was "committed to managing and resolving relevant issues... through dialogue and consultation," he added.
On Saturday, a Philippine government ship slipped past Chinese coast guard vessels to reach the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, known as Ayungin in Manila and Ren'ai Reef in Beijing.
Philippine troops are stationed on a beached, rusting military ship that analysts say has become a symbol of the country marking its territory.
On 9 March, China prevented two Philippine vessels from reaching the shoal. Philippine officials said the ships carried supplies for the troops on the shoal, but China said the ships carried construction supplies.
Following the incident, Philippine planes air dropped supplies onto the shoal. | The Philippines has submitted evidence to a UN tribunal hearing its case against China's territorial claims in the South China Sea. | 2.024076 | 2 |
Water Direct said race organisers had made an order but the contract stated payment had to be made before delivery.
In a statement it said that despite sending reminders to organisers no payment was received.
Race organisers said the claim conflicted with their information and an investigation was still under way.
The event, on Sunday morning, was called off after organisers said they were "let down" by Water Direct because it had failed to deliver supplies.
Despite the cancellation many of the 4,100 entrants who had gathered at the race's starting line still ran it.
Water Direct, which has supplied water for the event for the last two years, confirmed organisers had placed an order on the 21 March but it refuted suggestions it had "let them down".
In a statement, it said: "After amending their requirements a number of times they did indeed place an order on 21 March accepting our offer, the terms of which, as always, clearly state that full payment is required in advance of delivery.
"It is that payment that confirms the contract and triggers our process of scheduling the assets for delivery.
"In the absence of that payment, despite our reminding them of the need to pay, the scheduling did not occur."
The company added as a gesture of goodwill it has offered to provide water services free of charge for next year's event.
Organisers have launched an investigation into the circumstances which led to the cancellation of the event. | The water firm that was blamed for the cancellation of the Sheffield half marathon claims water supplies were not delivered because it had not been paid. | 0.881837 | 1 |
The cash has been added to the budget for the current financial year to meet winter pressure costs and help two health boards balance their books.
But AMs warned there was no incentive for health boards to implement stronger controls if they are bailed out.
The Welsh Government said it had been "transparent".
The criticisms were made in a report published by the finance committee.
The extra £180m, included in the second supplementary budget for 2016/17, would be used to support Hywel Dda and Betsi Cadwaladr health boards which would otherwise not balance their books by the end of the financial year, with an extra £50m allocated for winter pressures.
Simon Thomas, chairman of the committee, said: "We want to see more detail in the Welsh Government's plans, including why two health boards need an extra £70m to make up the shortfalls - something the NHS Finances Act, which allowed health boards to plan over three years was designed to avoid."
Committee members asked why, given the strains health services are under every winter, the Welsh Government had not worked with health boards to ensure effective planning takes place.
"Should the Welsh Government continue to bail out health boards who overspend, there is no incentive for these health boards to implement stronger spending control to ensure they remain within budget," the report said.
AMs called for ministers to review whether there were structural factors that affected health boards' ability to deliver services within their resources.
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We have been clear and transparent about why additional funding is needed in the health service and more information is readily available on our website.
"The extra £50m we put into the Welsh NHS to sustain performance and meet the increased demand into the winter is being used to continue the good progress made towards improving waiting times.
"This is benefitting patients across Wales.
"It is important to recognise that six out of 10 NHS organisations have approved medium-term plans in place.
"However, some organisations' financial planning regimes have been more successful than others - those who are struggling are receiving focused intervention from the Welsh Government." | Ministers have not been clear in explaining why an extra £180m has been earmarked for the NHS, a committee of AMs has said. | 1.261639 | 1 |
The Australian, 23, featured in all of the club's Scottish Premiership fixtures as Thistle secured a highest top-flight finish (sixth) since 1981.
Edwards has made 55 appearances for Thistle since joining Alan Archibald's side from Reading in September 2015.
"I'm delighted to sign, it was a really easy decision," he told Jagzone TV.
"The club have been great with me since day one, and made my time on and off the pitch really easy-going and enjoyable." | Ryan Edwards has signed a two-year contract extension with Partick Thistle, keeping the midfielder at Firhill until at least 2020. | 0.609381 | 1 |
The council's chief executive Anthony O'Sullivan, 54, and his deputy Nigel Barnett, 51, face charges of alleged misconduct in a public office.
The council's head of legal services, Daniel Perkins, 48, is due to be charged with the same alleged offences.
They will appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court on 22 April.
Avon and Somerset Police, which is the investigating force, said the misconduct was alleged to have taken place between June and October 2012.
Police were called in after a Wales Audit Office (WAO) report raised concerns about pay increases awarded to senior staff.
This included a salary increase of £26,000 given to Mr O'Sullivan, approved by councillors on the recommendation of a report he wrote.
The decision sparked protests by staff and trade unions because it came at a time when the bulk of the council's staff were on the third year of a pay freeze.
The council eventually reversed the decision and awarded lower pay rises instead.
A spokeswoman for Caerphilly council said: "We can confirm that two senior officers have been formally charged by Avon and Somerset Police and a third officer has been reported for summons in connection with the offence of misconduct in a public office.
"We are unable to offer any further comment other than to say we continue to fully co-operate with the police with their enquiries." | Two senior council officers at Caerphilly council have been charged following a police investigation into pay rises given to senior staff. | 1.059721 | 1 |
Ludik is out for four-six weeks with a fractured cheekbone and Cave could miss four weeks because of a calf tear.
However, Charles Piutau is among six players set to return for the European Champions Cup opener against Bordeaux.
Stuart Olding, Luke Marshall, Andrew Trimble, Franco van der Merwe and Dan Tuohy are also expected back.
Having Piutau, Marshall (both concussion), Trimble (toe), van der Merwe, Tuohy (both ankle) and Olding (right adductor) available after injury would be a major boost for Kiss ahead of Sunday's trip to France.
Utility back Ludik and centre Cave were both forced off as Ulster suffered their first Pro12 loss of the campaign.
Ulster remain top of the Pro12 standings although just one point separates the top four. | Ulster pair Louis Ludik and Darren Cave face spells on the sidelines after picking up injures in Friday's Pro12 defeat by Connacht in Galway. | 0.903465 | 1 |
Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, head of the Pontifical Academy for Life, said the award ignored the ethical questions raised by the fertility treatment.
He said IVF had led to the destruction of large numbers of human embryos.
Nearly four million babies have been born using IVF fertility treatment since 1978.
Monsignor Carrasco, the Vatican's spokesman on bio-ethics, said in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) had been "a new and important chapter in the field of human reproduction".
But he said the Nobel prize committee's choice of Prof Edwards had been "completely out of order" as without his treatment, there would be no market for human eggs "and there would not be a large number of freezers filled with embryos in the world", he told Italy's Ansa news agency.
"In the best of cases they are transferred into a uterus but most probably they will end up abandoned or dead, which is a problem for which the new Nobel prize winner is responsible."
In his statement, Monsignor Carrasco stressed that he was speaking in a personal capacity.
The Nobel medicine prize committee in Sweden said Prof Edwards' work had brought "joy to infertile people all over the world".
"His achievements have made it possible to treat infertility, a medical condition afflicting a large proportion of humanity, including more than 10% of all couples worldwide," it said.
Prof Edwards efforts in the 1950s, 60s and 70s led to the birth of the world's first "test tube baby", Louise Brown, in July 1978.
Ms Brown said the award was "fantastic news".
"Me and mum are so glad that one of the pioneers of IVF has been given the recognition he deserves," she said.
"We hold Bob in great affection and are delighted to send our personal congratulations to him and his family at this time." | A Vatican official has said the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Medicine to British IVF pioneer Robert Edwards is "completely out of order". | 2.081658 | 2 |
Gilroy Shaw, 47, was given the Football Banning Order at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Shaw, of Selwyn Road, Bilston, has been a "prominent figure in hooligan circles for almost 30 years," West Midlands Police said.
The order bans Shaw from attending matches for five years.
Wolves supporter Shaw has been banned from its home ground Molineux since 2010 and must also stay outside a five-mile exclusion zone at stadiums involving the club for three hours before and after kick-off.
West Midlands Police said it applied for the civil injunction after amassing a "huge backlog of evidence" detailing his involvement in football violence and association with "risk" supporters.
Ch Insp Nick Rowe said: "Shaw is a familiar face at fixtures at home and abroad and tends to be at the centre of disorder, inciting rival fans, threatening violence, and getting involved in mass brawls.
"He has been the number one target for us for some time but in recent years has become almost a godfather figure, organising and instigating violence and then slipping away while his minions throw the punches, hurl the missiles or damage property."
A total of 166 people are currently the subject of Football banning Orders (FBOs) in the West Midlands but most orders are "tagged on to" criminal court convictions, the force said. | A man dubbed the "godfather" of football hooliganism in Wolverhampton has been banned from all professional grounds in the country. | 0.868289 | 1 |
France midfielder Pogba has not scored or set up a goal in four games since his summer return to Old Trafford from Italian champions Juventus.
However, Mourinho says he is "full of trust" in the 23-year-old and insists his performances will improve.
"The world-record player is always a question, but I want Paul to forget that," said the Portuguese.
"He played in the Euro 2016 final, went on holiday, then had no pre-season. It is normal after the first game he has a little decrease.
"I am full of trust because I know he is a good guy with a lot of ambition, so the form will come naturally."
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Meanwhile, Pogba's team-mate Ander Herrera has described Mourinho as the "perfect" manager for the club.
United have lost their past two matches against Manchester City in the Premier League and Feyenoord in the Europa League, and defeat at Watford on Sunday would mark the team's worst run since December.
But Herrera said: "Players like Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic came partly because this is a massive club - but also because Mourinho is here.
"His way of thinking is what this club wants.
"If you are an honest player, he is going to be an honest manager with you."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho wants £89m Paul Pogba to not worry about his world record transfer fee. | 0.965258 | 1 |
We still have episodes of high particulates in London - there was one a few weeks ago compounded by high levels of wood burning.
The focus now though is nitrogen dioxide (NO2) mainly from diesel engines and how that can be reduced.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan estimates thousands of Londoners every year have their lives shortened by pollution.
Ironically, London is probably at the forefront of anti-pollution policy.
We have had a low emission zone for many years and have tried green walls and dust suppressants for example, with limited success. But the capital still breaches pollution limits.
The current mayor is introducing a toxicity charge for central London and expanding an ultra low emission zone.
9,400
Premature deaths a year in London linked to air pollution
500,000 aged under 19 who live in areas that breach EU limits
443 schools that have unsafe pollution levels
86 of these are secondary
2025 year London is expected to meet EU limits
Pollution is also now very prominent in the minds' of the public - for one thing, it receives a lot more publicity than it used to.
The response to a recent mayoral consultation on pollution was the highest ever.
Environmental lawyers like ClientEarth and campaigners like Clean Air for London are organised and efficient at highlighting the problem.
And while many ideas are touted to reduce pollution, the real solution, clean air campaigners will tell you, is to reduce emissions and even ban diesels.
But something interesting is happening in the wider court of public opinion. Changes are happening in the vehicle market.
Is the drip, drip of health warnings, and talk of policy initiatives - like the ultra low emission zone, and stories like the VW emissions scandal, having an effect?
Yesterday, it was announced the sales of diesel cars dropped 9.2% compared to a year ago. That was combined with a record 48.9% increase in electric cars and other alternatively-fuelled vehicles.
And while this is not a pollution solution, drivers' behaviour is changing and it seems diesel is in decline. | When I started first reporting on pollution in London, many moons ago, the real concern was particulate matter - the tiny particles mainly from traffic - that can cause health problems. | 2.36525 | 2 |
Tomintoul Primary only has 40 pupils enrolled in the school, but many have been hit with the sickness bug.
Moray Council said the deep clean was a precautionary measure, and there was no reason to believe the school was the cause of the outbreak.
It said it was following NHS guidelines. The school will be closed all day Thursday as a result. | A Moray primary school has been forced to close for a deep clean after 53 children and staff were recorded sick. | 0.960063 | 1 |
The collision happened on Norwich station's platform six at about 00:10 BST.
The Greater Anglia Great Yarmouth to Norwich service and a stationary East Midlands Trains unit were involved in the "low speed" collision.
The ambulance service said all eight people - including four who were stretchered away - had minor injuries.
The two trains remained upright after the crash.
Both the Rail Accident Investigation Branch and British Transport Police are investigating the collision.
Police said the Great Anglia service was travelling at about 10mph when it collided with the second train.
A spokeswoman for East Midlands Trains said its train, which was empty at the time, has been removed from service because of the damage caused.
"Our first thoughts are for the welfare of those who have been injured in the incident," she said.
A spokeswoman for Greater Anglia said: "The train arriving at Norwich was travelling at very slow speed.
"There were 31 passengers on board.
"Our first priority has been and remains the welfare of the passengers and train crew involved."
The injured were taken to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and later discharged. | Eight people were taken to hospital after two trains crashed in Norfolk. | 1.4642 | 1 |
The 34-year-old joined the Latics from Rotherham last summer and featured in 47 games in 2016-17, scoring once.
He has also played for Leeds United, Derby County and Doncaster Rovers, as well as a loan spell at Ipswich Town.
Green follows defender George Edmundson and full-back Brian Wilson, who have both signed new deals with Oldham in the past week. | Oldham Athletic midfielder Paul Green has signed a new one-year contract with the League One side. | 0.389551 | 0 |
Some of them were tied up and raped at gun or knife point, as their families and children watched, it added.
HRW blamed most of the rapes on Imbonerakure, the youth wing of the ruling party, and the security forces.
Burundi's government described the allegations as "falsehoods".
Imbonerakure played a key role in helping President Pierre Nkurunziza remain in power following his decision in April 2015 to seek re-election.
He survived a coup attempt and mass protests and won subsequent elections.
At least 439 people were killed and 240,000 fled to neighbouring states during the unrest, according to the UN.
HRW said that 323 cases of rape or sexual assault, affecting 264 women and 59 girls, were reported from May to September 2015.
It has interviewed more than 70 survivors who have fled to a refugee camp in Tanzania.
"In a pattern of abuse in many locations and in several provinces, men armed with guns, sticks, or knives have raped women during attacks on their homes, most often at night," HRW said in a report.
"Many of the women have suffered long-term physical and psychological consequences," it added.
HRW quoted a 36-year-old survivor as saying: "I was held by the arms and legs. [An attacker] said: 'Let's kill her, she is an [opposition National Liberation Forces] FNL wife' as they raped me."
Other rape cases documented by HRW included:
"Women said that if the man wanted by the attackers was not there, they would demand to know his whereabouts and would sometimes tell the victim that they were raping her because they could not find the man," HRW said.
"In nine cases, women said the men had fled before the rape took place, or had begun habitually sleeping elsewhere because of threats," it added.
Presidential spokesman Willy Nyamitwe said HRW had damaged its credibility through the "publication of falsehoods".
"Imbonerakure is not a gang of rapists," he added. | Government-allied youth in Burundi have gang-raped women and girls whose male relatives are suspected to be opposition activists, campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. | 1.663631 | 2 |
The National Lottery support for Aberystwyth University's Old College was announced on Wednesday.
It comes as part of a £22m plan to turn the Grade I-listed building into a centre for heritage, learning and enterprise.
It is hoped the work will be completed in time for the university's 150th anniversary in 2022.
A performance and gallery space will be created for artists, exhibitions and musicians and there will be a centre for entrepreneurs and new businesses, a cafe and community rooms.
The college will also house a university museum, allowing some of the 20,000 items normally in storage to be shown.
A new science centre will showcase interactive displays alongside a planetarium and 4D facility, highlighting the university's links with the European Space Agency.
The college was bought in 1867 by the University of Wales for just £10,000, using money donated by the community.
It first opened its doors to students in 1872 - before focus shifted in the 1960s when the university moved to a new campus.
John Glen MP, announcing the funding, said it was "recognised as one of the UK's most significant pieces of Gothic revival architecture".
The university is still looking at ways to raise additional funds, including a major appeal.
Ceredigion MP Ben Lake said: "This is great news for Ceredigion and will reveal the hidden history of an iconic landmark as well as paving the way for its future.
"The Old College will once again be recognised as a beacon of culture and creativity, and a major catalyst for economic and social regeneration." | More than £10m has been secured to restore an iconic university college in Ceredigion. | 1.36404 | 1 |
The cargo ship SS Politician, which had 28,000 cases of whisky, sank off Eriskay in Western Isles 75 years ago.
Eight bottles of the whisky were recovered by a diver in 1987.
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has suggested that two bottles it has on the Isle of Canna could be added to these eight known bottles.
The bottles in the care of NTS are kept at Canna House and belonged the late John Lorne-Campbell and his wife Margaret Faye-Shaw, who gifted the property and Hebridean island to the trust.
Fiona McKenzie, archivist at Canna House, said: "According to the previous archivist, the bottles have 'always been at the house'.
"She was here from the 1960s and that's well before the diver brought up eight bottles in 1987. So looks like we may have two bottles that are not included in the official stats."
Many other bottles were salvaged from the SS Politician at the time of its sinking in 1941 and still thought to survive, but have not been officially recorded.
Hundreds of cases of whisky were hidden from customs officers by islanders. Some locations of these secret stashes have since been forgotten, according to islanders today.
The SS Politician was headed for Jamaica when it ran aground on the northern side of Eriskay in bad weather.
Scottish author Compton Mackenzie, published the novel Whisky Galore in 1947, which was loosely based on the shipwreck.
It was adapted for the cinema in a 1949 Ealing comedy. | Two bottles of whisky recovered from a shipwreck that inspired the book Whisky Galore may have been missed from official statistics. | 2.050245 | 2 |
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