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The Times writes that left-wing Labour MPs could challenge the party's first Queen's Speech, possibly joining forces with the Scottish National Party to oppose cuts. The piece is based on an interview John McDonnell, leader of the Socialist Campaign Group, gave to the New Statesman.
The FT writes that Nick Clegg, the Lib Dem leader, is preparing to exact a "steep price" to allow to the Conservatives to hold a referendum on British membership of the EU in the event of a hung parliament.
The Guardian leads with David Cameron's claims yesterday that families will face a £3,000 tax rise if Labour are elected, with the newspaper saying the charge was "undermined" by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
The Telegraph says Ed Miliband's credibility on the economy "suffered a new blow" after business leaders raised concerns over the use of their quotes in a party advert.
Many candidates at the election stand little to no chance of winning. So why do they do bother? Tom Moseley has been finding out.
"The tone was absolutely right because this election is a choice."
David Cameron questioned about his criticism of Ed Miliband outside 10 Downing Street
"The four Westminster leaders offer us nothing more than further swingeing cuts to our public services and no commitment to securing an economic recovery for all."
Leanne Wood, Plaid Cymru leader, launching her party's manifesto
"Under no circumstances would we ever vote for the renewal of Trident or the spending of money on the renewal of Trident. In terms of any formal arrangement with Labour, I've made clear and I can't make clearer Trident is a red line."
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon on BBC Radio Scotland
"I learned that the name's Liberal Democrats instead of Cats..."
Joey Essex on meeting Nick Clegg
The BBC's Reality Check team looked a variety of political claims.
And BBC's StyleWatch asked the burning question of the day - what do you think of David Cameron's cufflinks? | In the run-up to the general election on 7 May, we'll bring you a daily guide to the key stories, newspaper headlines and quotes from the campaign trail. | 1.357915 | 1 |
Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, which was set up eight years ago to promote the city, said the milestone had been reached after 27% growth last year.
It said conventions business worth £153m had been secured in 2012/13.
About 2,200 conferences have been staged in Glasgow since 2005. Visiting delegates now account for one in five hotel beds sold in the city.
Over the past eight years, more than 800,000 conference delegates have spent some 3.3 million nights in the city's hotels.
The marketing bureau said its success had been achieved in partnership with the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.
Bureau chairman and Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson said: "To have secured £1bn of conference business and more than three million hotel room bookings, during a period when global competition in the market has been incredibly fierce, is nothing short of remarkable.
"This milestone achievement is testimony to the fantastic partnership working that exists between the different players across our conventions sector, from our venues, especially the SECC and our five universities, to our hotels, restaurants, transport providers, local ambassadors and all the other conference service providers." | Conference-related business tourism has been worth £1bn to Glasgow's economy since 2005, it has been claimed. | 1.070661 | 1 |
Belfast City Council is unveiling initial designs for Andersonstown, Brook and the Robinson centres.
Andersonstown will focus mainly on water-based family fun. Brook will get a new pool and an outdoor centre of excellence for gaelic games and soccer.
The Robinson Centre is to become an aquatic centre of excellence for the city.
In a statement, the council said the initial plans were part of its £105m leisure transformation programme.
The designs were drawn up following consultation with local communities and advice from experts.
All three centres will have a fitness suite, sports hall and exercise studio.
The council said that designs can be viewed until 1 October.
It is also hosting drop-in sessions to allow the public to respond to the proposals.
Earlier this year, some employees at 14 of the city's leisure centres went on strike over pay, pension and staffing issues.
In 2015, the Robinson Centre in east Belfast was closed after asbestos was found in the building. | Plans to transform three of Belfast's leisure centres with a £60m cash injection will be made public later. | 1.089767 | 1 |
6 November 2015 Last updated at 12:30 GMT
The city has been hit by thunderstorms and heavy rains, but there has been no reports of damage.
Check out this amazing time-lapse video of the storm. | A huge storm cloud rolled over Sydney, Australia on Friday giving us some amazing views. | 0.274255 | 0 |
A state court in Duesseldorf found 45-year-old, Frank S, tried to kill Henriette Reker for her welcoming stance to refugees.
The attack came in October last year at the height of Germany's refugee influx while Ms Reker was head of refugee housing in Cologne.
It left Ms Reker seriously injured.
Barbara Havliza, the presiding judge at Duesseldorf state court said: "He wanted to send a signal against the government's refugee policy. He wanted to create a climate of fear and influence politics.''
"He believed that the German government was not entitled to let refugees into the country,'' the judge added.
The defendant, a German national, admitted to the attack during the two month trial but denied he tried to kill Ms Reker.
In her testimony Ms Reker said she was "very worried that I could be paralysed'' and that she still suffered from nightmares. She was put in an induced coma after the attack and took over as mayor a month later.
The defendant, an unemployed house painter testified about his participation in right-wing groups in Bonn in the 1990s. He has not been named in line with German privacy laws.
He said he was a "rebel with conservative values" and that he was motivated by Chancellor Merkel's "wrong policy" of granting asylum to thousands of refugees.
Germany received over 476,000 asylum applications in 2015, with 1.1 million arrivals in total.
New Years' celebrations in Cologne earlier this year saw many women reporting sexual assaults, allegedly by men of North African and Arab appearance. | A man who stabbed the Mayor of Cologne in the neck a day before she was elected has been convicted of attempted murder and jailed for 14 years. | 1.661435 | 2 |
Bikey has not played in English football since being released by Charlton Athletic in July 2015.
The 32-year-old joined Indian Super League side Pune City in July 2016, but failed to make a competitive appearance for the club because of injury.
He could make his Vale debut when they travel to face relegation rivals Coventry on Tuesday. | League One strugglers Port Vale have signed defender Andre Bikey on a deal until the end of the season. | 0.347882 | 0 |
Ethnically it is highly diverse, with more than 300 local languages. The people range from rural hunter-gatherers to a modern urban elite.
Sophisticated kingdoms existed before the arrival of the Dutch, who colonised the archipelago but gave in to an independence struggle in 1949.
Indonesia has become one of the world's major emerging economies.
The country faces demands for independence in several provinces.
Population 243 million
Area 1.9 million sq km (742,308 sq miles)
Major languages Indonesian, 300 regional languages
Major religion Islam
Life expectancy 68 years (men), 72 years (women)
Currency Rupiah
President: Joko Widodo
Joko "Jokowi" Widodo won the elections of July 2014, one of a new breed of politician that has emerged in the fledgling democracy.
It was a close contest with the old guard who flourished under decades of autocratic rule.
He is seen by many as relatively untainted by the county's endemic corruption and in touch with ordinary Indonesians as a result of his humble background - he was a furniture maker and his father a wood seller.
Indonesians have been among the world's most active users of Twitter, with a range of opinion formers active on social media.
In 2014 there were said to be 71 million internet users in Indonesia.
Reporters Without Borders praises Indonesia's media pluralism but says the government has failed to guarantee complete freedom for the media.
Some key dates in Indonesia's history:
1670-1900 - Dutch colonists bring the whole of Indonesia under one government as the Dutch East Indies.
1942 - Japan occupies Dutch East Indies.
1945 - Sukarno - leader of the struggle for independence - returns from internal exile and declares independence.
1949 - The Dutch recognise Indonesian independence after four years of guerrilla warfare. Sukarno is president.
1966 - Sukarno hands power to General Suharto following an abortive coup.
1976 - Indonesia invades East Timor and incorporates it as a province.
1998 - Protests and rioting topple Suharto.
1999 - East Timor comes under UN administration.
2004 - First-ever direct presidential elections. | Spread across a chain of thousands of islands between Asia and Australia, Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population and Southeast Asia's biggest economy. | 2.997292 | 3 |
Particularly when there's $100 up for grabs.
Let's let Open champion and European stalwart Henrik Stenson, who was partnering Justin Rose in a practice match, take up the story...
"We played a match against Andy Sullivan and Rory McIlroy and they had a putt and Andy didn't make it, and they tried again to get the right line.
"Someone in the crowd yelled 'I could have made that', so we let him have a go."
"Justin Rose put $100 down and the guy drilled it in the centre.
"He would have been chipping if it didn't go in, but all credit to him for making it."
Rose added: "I thought [the money] might make it a bit more real for him, but clearly not. The boys were cupping out, missing it low and this guy just ripped it into the middle. Fair play to him and he celebrated in style.
"It's fun," laughed Rose. "We are doing what we should be doing out here, having fun. We are preparing, we are focusing, but you have to enjoy it."
So who was the heckler-turned-hero?
It was David Johnson, from North Dakota, who later admitted: "I closed my eyes, hit the putt and it happened to go in." | If you've got the nerve to heckle a Ryder Cup player over a missed putt, you'd better be good enough to show him how it's done. | 1.129339 | 1 |
Angela McGregor, 48, died from her injuries on Christmas Day.
She was hit by a Volkswagen Golf in Love Street, near to its junction with Albion Street, at about 19:55 on Wednesday 23 December.
The vehicle did not stop at the time of the crash. Police said the driver and the vehicle were later traced.
Ms McGregor was from Wallace Street in Paisley.
A full report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
Sgt Mark Miller, from the divisional road policing unit in Paisley, said: "The investigation into this fatal crash is continuing, and I would urge any witnesses to the road crash, or anyone with information that may assist police enquiries to contact Police Scotland on 101." | Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of a woman two days after she was knocked down by a car in a hit-and-run incident in Paisley. | 0.478926 | 0 |
The A31 Magherafelt bypass was officially opened by Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard.
The four-mile route loops round the town, carrying traffic from the west towards the main roads for Derry and Belfast.
That traffic previously had to pass through Magherafelt, often with lengthy delays.
About 25,000 vehicles a day travel through the town centre.
Opening the bypass on Thursday morning, Mr Hazzard said it would ease congestion in the town by as many as 50,000 vehicles a week.
"In addition to reducing congestion, the bypass will help improve road safety and reduce journey times," he said.
That is expected to fall to around 18,000 with the opening of the bypass.
Many traders in the County Londonderry town have welcomed the new road, saying it will make Magherafelt a more attractive shopping option.
But some are concerned at the loss of passing trade.
Sara Jane Knox, a member of the town's Chamber of Commerce who runs a shop in the town centre, was looking forward to the road opening.
"It can get quite bad, mornings and afternoons especially," she said.
"To queue for half an hour to get into Magherafelt before you even think about parking - I'm sure it puts some people off at certain times of the day."
The new road links a roundabout on the Moneymore Road with an existing roundabout at Castledawson. | A £35m road scheme, which will take 7,000 cars a day out of a busy town, has opened weeks ahead of schedule. | 1.203961 | 1 |
Reports say the sailboat with five crew on board was intercepted as it was returning to Russia after participating in a competition in South Korea.
Russian diplomats have demanded the crew's immediate release and an explanation.
Russia is one of the few countries that has relatively friendly ties with North Korea.
The yacht Elfin was on its way from South Korea's port city of Busan to Vladivostok in Russia's far east when it was detained 130km (80 miles) off the coast on Friday, the foreign ministry said.
The vessel was taken into the North Korean port of Kimchaek and the crew were not in any danger, the ministry added.
The Russian consul-general was waiting for permission to visit them, it said.
Russia shares a short land border with North Korea. | A Russian yacht has been detained by North Korean coastguards in the Sea of Japan, Russia's foreign ministry says. | 1.543334 | 2 |
That result coupled with others over the weekend left the Cherries four points clear of the relegation zone.
It was also the first time Howe's side have suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats since November.
"A wonder strike for them seemed to dent our fluency and we became a bit hesitant," he told BBC Radio Solent.
"The early exchanges were really positive, but from the moment they scored, the game changed and it became difficult for us.
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"Seeing passes and then changing our minds and going backwards, the crowd didn't like to see it and we certainly don't like to see it as coaches.
"We just became a little bit negative."
Bournemouth found themselves 3-0 behind after 55 minutes but did respond through Matt Ritchie after the midfielder came off the bench.
"Today was uncharacteristic," added Howe. "We're usually up and at them and fluent and if we don't get the result, we're normally fluent with our passing.
"Everyone seems to be on the same page. Today, for whatever reason, we just weren't.
"We'll put it down to confidence, which seems to have taken a little knock."
The Cherries face Everton at home in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday. | Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe feels his side must regain momentum following an at-times "negative" performance in their 3-1 home defeat by Stoke. | 0.838598 | 1 |
More than 200,000 golf fans are expected to descend on the Fife town for the event.
The town's Old Course is hosting the championship for the 29th time.
VisitScotland, which is an associate of the event, said it believed The Open played "a crucial role" in helping bring golf enthusiasts to Scotland.
This year's championship will feature many of the world's top golfers, including Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.
However, defending champion Rory McIlroy will miss the competition after injuring his ankle playing football with friends.
VisitScotland chairman Mike Cantlay said: "Excitement has been building for months as we prepare to welcome hundreds of thousands of spectators, the world's greatest golfers and global media, back to St Andrews for The Open.
"These visitors, whether here for the day or for longer, help contribute to Scotland's economy by staying in hotels, using restaurants, drinking in bars or shopping in retail outlets.
"Scotland is the undisputed home of golf, and The Open is the jewel in the crown of what is a truly unmissable summer for the sport."
Golf tourism is estimated to be worth £220m to the Scottish economy and supports about 4,400 jobs.
VisitScotland said that for every £1 a visiting golfer spends on green fees, a further £5 is spent on extras such as food and drink and entertainment. | This week's Open golf championship at St Andrews could boost the Scottish economy by more than £100m, according to VisitScotland. | 1.141781 | 1 |
A host of other acts have already been announced for the event at the site near Thornhill on 29 August.
Festival director Alex Roberts said that to secure King Creosote for the second edition of the festival was "unreal".
"To have such an iconic musician close the day at such an iconic location is something special," he added. | Scottish singer-songwriter King Creosote is to headline the Electric Fields festival at Drumlanrig Castle. | 0.236042 | 0 |
The Cadw Dragon spent the summer touring castles, and the body reported a 22% increase in family visitors.
Welsh Government figures showed more than 600,000 people explored Cadw sites between July and September - the highest ever recorded for that quarter - while the dragon was on display.
Meanwhile Caernarfon Castle welcomed nearly 40,000 visitors during its first fortnight of Poppies: Weeping Window.
The dragon visited castles in Flint, Caerphilly, Chepstow, Beaumaris, Rhuddlan, Kidwelly, Caernarfon and Harlech.
Lynne Evans, owner of Glanmors Cafe in Caerphilly, said: "The cafe was heaving during the last two weeks of July - we couldn't understand why we were so busy until we realised that the dragon was back at the castle.
"We had hundreds of family visitors, stretching from Caerphilly locals to people from further afield in Cardiff - it was absolutely tremendous to see the cafe so busy."
The dragon will reside at Raglan Castle until 12 November, while the poppies installation will be open to the public until 20 November. | A poppies display and a dragon boosted visitor figures to historical sites. | 1.277195 | 1 |
Rolls-Royce said the evacuation at 17:00 BST at its Marine Power base in Raynesway, Derby, was a "false alarm".
It was thought to have been more serious when Derbyshire Police tweeted there had been a "chemical spill".
But the firm said emergency services were called as a precautionary measure only and no-one was injured.
A spokeswoman for Rolls-Royce said all employees were evacuated after "a steam release in a conventional manufacturing process" triggered the automatic alarm. | All employees at a Rolls-Royce base which makes reactors for nuclear submarines were evacuated earlier after steam set off a fire alarm. | 1.13593 | 1 |
The 28-year-old has agreed a four-year contract with the Clarets, with whom he had loan spells during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 campaigns.
Cork joined the Swans from Southampton in 2015 and was their vice-captain as they avoided relegation from the Premier League last season.
His contract at the Liberty Stadium was due to expire in the summer of 2018.
Cork made 33 appearances for Swansea last season but might have found opportunities limited next term following the signing of Roque Mesa from Las Palmas.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche has money available to strengthen his squad after the sale of defender Michael Keane to Everton for a club record £30m.
Having started his career at Chelsea, Cork played for England Under-19s and England Under-21s, and was also picked for the 18-man Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.
"They [Swansea] had just signed someone in the same position, we had a lot of midfielders and it was going to be a difficult year," said Cork.
"It's great to be back [at Burnley]. I've got some great memories from the year and a half I was here and it's good to come back and see some old faces.
"It's good to come back and try and have another go here, especially in the Premier League.
"I've heard lot has changed, the whole set-up has changed and the playing staff is completely different to when I was here.
"It's a new challenge for me and one I'm excited for and I'm looking forward to meeting new people."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Burnley have signed midfielder Jack Cork from Swansea City for a fee which could rise to £10m with add-ons. | 0.882619 | 1 |
The giant, annual Victory Day parade for the first time included missiles adapted for Arctic warfare.
Russia is developing new Arctic bases.
"No force will be able to dominate our people," Mr Putin said, deploring the havoc that Nazi Germany wreaked in the war. The USSR lost more than 20 million people - more than any other country.
The Soviet Union (USSR) ceased to exist in 1991.
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko took part in a wreath-laying ceremony in Kiev. He told Ukrainian soldiers that Russia was trying to use the victory anniversary "to satisfy its own revanchist, imperialist and expansionist needs".
"The Kremlin is still trying to command Ukraine as if it commanded the four Ukrainian fronts in the 1940s."
Russia has often been accused of downplaying the role of other nations in the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Western sanctions were imposed on Russia after it annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula in 2014. They were ratcheted up - targeting many close associates of Mr Putin - when the Russian military bolstered pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
The Kremlin denies helping the rebels militarily, but admits that Russian "volunteers" have joined their ranks.
The military hardware on show in Red Square on Tuesday included Pantsir-SA air defence missiles in grey-white Arctic camouflage.
Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missiles, which can deliver nuclear warheads, also trundled past the assembled military top brass, government officials and bemedalled war veterans.
Members of a new "military-patriotic" youth movement, called Yunarmiya, participated in the parade for the first time.
In depth: Soviet-German war, 1941-1945
The main event was in Moscow, but parades also took place in cities across Russia, many of which were devastated in the 1941-1945 bloodbath that Russians call the "Great Patriotic War".
"To fight terrorism, extremism and neo-Nazism we need the co-operation of the entire world community," Mr Putin said in his short speech.
Russia has deployed many of its latest weapons in the Syrian war, backing President Bashar al-Assad's forces, who are also heavily assisted by Iran. | Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the sacrifices of the Soviet people in World War Two, addressing the armed forces in Moscow. | 2.472539 | 2 |
Police said two men, both driving vans, were involved in a "verbal altercation" on the northbound M77, near Silverburn Shopping Centre, at 15:30 on Thursday.
They left their vehicles, after which the man who was driving a white Ford Transit was hit on the head by the man who was driving a red Nissan van.
Police have appealed for people who witnessed the incident to get in touch.
Det Con Fiona Kane said: "The area in which the assault took place was at the very busy junction of the M77 adjacent to Silverburn Shopping Centre.
"We understand that a number of other motorists witnessed the incident, as a number of them were held in the traffic as the two vans had stopped on the busy road.
"Our inquiries have revealed that before the assault took place, the two drivers of the vans were driving erratically and at speed on Barrhead Road."
The detective added: "I would like to trace anyone who was in the vicinity of Barrhead Road between 15:30 and 15:40 hours, and who recognises the descriptions of the vans and the driving behaviour."
Police said that the red Nissan van also had roof bars.
Following the attack, both drivers carried on along the northbound M77. | A man has been treated in hospital following an apparent "road rage" attack on a busy motorway in Glasgow. | 1.021232 | 1 |
Firefighters helped free Alexys Brown from the lift at Emmadale Close, Weymouth, on Thursday, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Aster Group said it would assist the police investigation "any way we can".
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also confirmed it was investigating.
The coroner's officer said a post-mortem examination would be carried out next week and an inquest would follow.
A spokesman for Astor Group said: "We're sorry to learn of a death at one of our properties at Emmadale Close, Westham, yesterday and our thoughts are with the little girl's family at this difficult time."
Due to the ongoing investigation into the circumstances of the death, he said it would be inappropriate to comment further "at this stage".
Mayor of Weymouth and Portland, Christine James, said news of Alexys' death had come as a "total shock" to the "tight-knit" community.
She added residents were likely to "rally round and do what they can to help".
Dorset County Council said it had not installed the lift at the property.
A spokeswoman for the authority said the lift involved was commonly known as a "through floor lift" and enabled someone with a physical disability to access upper floors, where stairs cannot be used.
The two-storey house has a disabled ramp outside. | The housing association responsible for managing the home where a five-year-old girl died when her head became stuck in a lift said it was assisting police with their investigation. | 1.139019 | 1 |
Two men entered the house on Cavehill Road at about 21:00 GMT on Sunday.
One of the men, who was wearing a Halloween mask, bound her hands with cable ties while the other searched the house.
After they made off with money, the woman was able to raise the alarm.
Appealing for information, Det Sgt Andrew Madden said police believed the burglars may have been accompanied by a third man.
"The first suspect is described as around 5ft 8in tall of stocky build," he said.
"He was wearing a dark green hoodie, grey tracksuit bottoms and a Halloween mask.
"The second is described as taller than the first and thin. He was wearing a black-coloured bomber jacket and had a scarf over his face." | A woman in her 60s has been tied up in her home by masked burglars in north Belfast. | 0.287983 | 0 |
Former Aston Villa player Bowery, 24, made three appearances while on loan at Bradford earlier this season.
He leaves Rotherham by mutual consent after finding his first-team opportunities limited.
"I'm very delighted to be here, it's good to be back playing and the club's on the up," he told BBC Radio Oxford.
"I'm a big lad, I'm strong and hopefully I'll bang in the goals as soon as possible."
Bowery will be available for Oxford's trip to fellow League Two promotion challengers Portsmouth on Saturday having trained with the squad for the last few days.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Oxford United have signed striker Jordan Bowery on a short-term deal until the end of the season following his release by Rotherham. | 0.677187 | 1 |
Samantha Jackson and Farzin Yousefian had a civil ceremony instead and asked guests to support a Syrian family's bid to live in Canada in lieu of gifts.
The Toronto couple was planning their wedding when they saw a photo of Aylan Kurdi, a young refugee who died on the shores of Turkey.
They realised then their wedding could be an opportunity for fundraising.
Canada plans to release details on its pledge to take in 25,000 refugees from Syria by the end of the year next week.
The pledge is a key component of the new Liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The couple told the BBC that Ms Jackson had been working on helping Canadians to become private refugee sponsors before deciding to forego their traditional wedding.
"We could not stop thinking about the difficult decisions that many Syrian families are forced to make... [we] immediately began redrawing our plans with the hope of helping a Syrian family start a new life in Toronto," Mr Yousefian said.
Family and friends were supportive of the couple's decision, he said.
They planned their wedding fundraiser in three weeks. The message was clear, said Mr Yousefian - that refugees are welcome in Canada.
The couple has raised C$22,750 (£11,224) so far and hope to raise C$27,000 (£13,300), which is the cost to sponsor a Syrian family of four.
"Our decision is a reflection of the very values that Canadians hold so dear," Mr Yousefian said.
"We are certain that our initiative will inspire others, just as the acts of others have inspired us... We are truly privileged to have had the opportunity to use our wedding for a greater cause than our own." | A Canadian couple has decided to cancel their large wedding so they could help a Syrian refugee family. | 1.640181 | 2 |
The new base for the National Theatre of Scotland and the headquarters of energy giant Ineos are also on the awards shortlist.
Judges said the quality of Scottish architecture was on the rise.
Entries will be eligible to win awards in a number of categories including the Best Building in Scotland Award.
The winners will be announced on 10 June. | A tin house on the Isle of Skye is among 27 contenders for the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) 2017 awards. | 0.537407 | 1 |
Alistair Darby, who is currently chief operating officer at Marston's, will take up the top job at M&B in October.
He will become M&B's first permanent chief executive since Adam Fowle resigned back in March 2011.
M&G owns the All Bar One, Harvester, Toby Carvery and O'Neills chains, with more than 1,500 outlets overall.
Mr Alistair Darby will take over the chief executive role from Bob Ivell who has been combining it with his position as chairman on a stand-in basis since October of last year.
Mr Ivell said the appointment of Mr Darby had followed an "extensive and rigorous" search process.
He added: "I am confident that we have secured the right person for the role and that drawing on his wealth of operational and brand experience." | Pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has appointed the director of a rival company as its new chief executive. | 0.811692 | 1 |
Cleansing worker Paul Donohoe, 54, told the High Court in Glasgow that his colleague called an ambulance for 76-year-old John Baker.
He said the injured man had called out: "I've got a bad heart, I can't breathe right", before passing out.
Peter Telfer, 25, denies murdering Mr Baker in the Calton area on 29 June 2016.
Mr Telfer is also accused of assaulting and attempting to rob shop worker Owaisuddin Siddique and carrying a knife on 24 June.
He also faces a string of charges including behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at various streets in Glasgow city centre and assaulting and robbing two women of their handbags on 28 June.
Mr Telfer allegedly attempted to defeat the ends of justice, and has also been charged with possessing cannabis.
Giving evidence at the trial, Mr Donohoe described how he and his two colleagues were told by John Baker "I've been stabbed".
A recording of the 999 call made by his colleague Alan Miller was played to jurors.
One of the workmen can be heard on a recording to the emergency services saying there was "blood coming from his mouth" and "I can't feel a pulse".
A voice in the background could be heard saying there were two wounds on Mr Baker's back and he was having "trouble breathing".
The trial before judge Lord Matthews continues. | A dying man flagged down a refuse truck for help after being attacked in a Glasgow street, a court has heard. | 0.941971 | 1 |
The South Korea international midfielder looked unhappy and did not shake Guidolin's hand when he was replaced in the second half.
"This is not a good attitude. I have to speak with him," said Guidolin.
A week earlier the manager apologised to Neil Taylor after he was substituted in their 2-2 draw with Chelsea.
After losing at St Mary's and dropping to 15th in the Premier League, Guidolin denied players are unhappy with his management.
"I respect all people, all my players because the relationship is the most important thing for me.
"In this league, in this squad I've found good, good guys. Good players - no problem for relationships.
"I can understand [Ki's disappointment], but it's not a good situation."
Guidolin admitted to being worried by his side not creating enough goal scoring chances.
Swans now face Premier League leaders Manchester City twice at Liberty Stadium this week.
They meet in the EFL Cup third round on Wednesday, then again in the Premier League on Saturday with Liverpool the next visitors to west Wales.
Guidolin has promised changes for the midweek cup match with Taylor already having been told he will be involved.
"It's impossible to play three games with the same line-up," said Guidolin, adding: "Neil Taylor will play on Wednesday."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Swansea City manager Francesco Guidolin says Ki Sung-yueng's "attitude" was "not good" when he was substituted in their 1-0 defeat at Southampton. | 1.032899 | 1 |
The film, which stars Tom Hanks and is based on the Dan Brown novel, took £2.97m on its opening weekend.
But The Girl on the Train held on to the top spot for a second week, after taking £3.41m.
Screenings of the West End production of Miss Saigon took £2.03m - the biggest-ever debut for an event cinema release, according to Screen Daily.
The stage production was simulcast to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary performance.
Animated children's film Storks, which features the voices of Jennifer Aniston and Kelsey Grammer, debuted at number three.
Bridget Jones's Baby took a further £1.88m in its fifth week, keeping it in the top five.
The film has now taken £42.24m to date - surpassing the £42m taken by Bridget Jones's Diary, the first film in the series, which was released in 2001.
Further down the chart, American Honey debuted at number 10 with £175,000, while Finding Dory jumped back up to number nine after taking £187,000 in its 12th week of release.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Inferno has failed to topple The Girl on the Train from the top of the UK box office. | 0.786789 | 1 |
Ibrahimovic, 35, landed awkwardly when challenging for the ball, while Rojo, 27, was replaced on 23 minutes after colliding with a visiting player.
Boss Jose Mourinho said the early news on the injuries is "fairly negative".
He added: "I want to wait but my feeling is not good for both. I want to wait and be optimistic but I am not."
Ibrahimovic, who has scored 28 goals this season since his free transfer from Paris St-Germain in the summer, is yet to agree an extension on his one-year United deal.
Rojo's injury means he joins fellow defenders Chris Smalling and Phil Jones on United's injury list.
Against Anderlecht, Daley Blind played the remainder of the game in place of the Argentine and may keep his place alongside centre-back Eric Bailly for Sunday's Premier league trip to Burnley (kick-off 14:15 BST).
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Smalling has a knee injury sustained on England duty while Jones suffered a foot problem in a tackle with Smalling in training before England's friendly against Germany in Dusseldorf last month.
Mourinho added: "They have to be brave now. If it was me, it [returning from injury] would be tomorrow.
"It is time for Jones and Smalling to be brave, to risk, because for the team we have to do everything. That is the way we think.
"We cannot do miracles. Miracles I don't expect - but you have to try to do everything to accelerate the process.
"They cannot make miracles. They are injured and they cannot make Sunday.
"They cannot do miracles but with a special spirit, instead of coming back mid-May you can come back at the beginning of May. They could accelerate the process."
Mkhitaryan among the goals again. The stats
Manchester United switch their focus back to the Premier League as they travel to Burnley on Sunday (14:15 BST) before travelling to Manchester City on 27 April (20:00). | Manchester United top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic and defender Marcos Rojo suffered suspected knee injuries in the Europa League win over Anderlecht. | 1.039987 | 1 |
The former West Ham, Portsmouth, Tottenham and QPR boss began his reign with an 8-0 thrashing of Bangladesh.
But two goals by Tim Cahill plus strikes for Aaron Mooy, Tom Rogic and Massimo Luongo sealed a comfortable success before Abadallah Deeb reduced the deficit on 90 minutes in Sydney.
Englishman Redknapp is only contracted for two games as Jordan boss.
"I've enjoyed it apart from today," he said. "No one enjoys standing on the touchline getting well beat."
He added: "The players did their best. We all did our best but what can you do? I've been here five or six days, what can you do?
"The players are the players, I can't suddenly bring in Ronaldo. It is what it is. They tried their best but they were beaten by a better team."
Redknapp said Jordan would need to make changes if they ever hoped to qualify for a World Cup for the first time.
"The whole structure, the set-up needs so much work," he said. "We've got no analyst, we don't have anything on the opposition, we don't have sports scientist."
Jordan had inflicted the only defeat of the campaign on Australia, who progress to the next round of Asian qualifying after topping Group B.
Jordan are second in the table and could still make it through. | Harry Redknapp's second game in charge of Jordan ended in a 5-1 defeat to Australia in 2018 World Cup qualifying. | 0.895984 | 1 |
Shell said the cuts would help it maintain competitiveness and ensure the long-term sustainability of the North Sea business.
Of the 90 posts going, half are full-time employees with the rest made up of agency staff and contractors.
The jobs are expected to go by the end of the year.
Shell's 1,700-strong workforce in Aberdeen were told about the redundancies at meetings on Thursday morning.
No jobs will be lost offshore.
Shell announced in January it had agreed to sell $3.8bn (£2.46bn) worth of North Sea assets to oil exploration firm Chrysaor. | Ninety jobs are to go at oil giant Shell's North Sea headquarters in Aberdeen. | 1.139036 | 1 |
Paisley's Forsyth, 24, is with the Scotland squad in Spain for three Tests against Russia.
His Surbiton club-mate Grassick, 26, is currently recovering from a cruciate ligament injury.
"It's good to see the hard work of the players over the years has paid off," said Scotland coach Derek Forsyth.
"Hopefully they can push on for selection."
Forsyth's GB Men's counterpart Bobby Crutchley said he was "excited about the challenge" of preparing for the 2020 Olympics.
"We have a vibrant squad with a good blend of youth and experience and we're eager to get going.
"We're very excited about this new group. There's been significant change and we're looking forward to developing the players."
Full-time players on Great Britain hockey senior programme
James Albery (Beeston)+
David Ames (Holcombe)
Liam Ansell (Surbiton)+
Tom Carson (Reading)
David Condon (East Grinstead)
Brendan Creed (Surbiton)+
Adam Dixon (Rotterdam)
Alan Forsyth (Surbiton)*
Harry Gibson (Surbiton)
Mark Gleghorne (Beeston)
David Goodfield (Surbiton)+
Chris Grassick (Surbiton)*
Chris Griffiths (East Grinstead)
Michael Hoare (Wimbledon)
Harry Martin (Rotterdam)
Barry Middleton (Holcombe)
George Pinner (Holcombe)
Phil Roper (Wimbledon)
Liam Sanford (Team Bath Buccaneers)+
Ian Sloan (Wimbledon)
Luke Taylor (Loughborough University)+
Sam Ward (Holcombe)
Henry Weir (Wimbledon)
Ollie Willars (Beeston)
Part-time players
Jonty Griffiths (Loughborough University)+
Ed Horler (Loughborough University)+
Dan Kyriakides (Cardiff and Met)+**
+New addition to the central programme
*Qualifies to represent Scotland
** Qualifies to represent Wales
Find out how to get into hockey with our special guide. | Scots Alan Forsyth and Chris Grassick have retained their places in the Great Britain Hockey senior programme for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. | 1.010984 | 1 |
Iceland lead Anna Signeul's Scots on goal difference - both have 18 points - in Group 1 and have a game in hand.
But seven of the eight runners-up will still qualify for Euro 2017.
"We reckon that 19 points will secure a place, but it depends on other groups," Fay told BBC Scotland after her side's 1-0 win over Belarus in Minsk.
The Scots had taken over at the top of their group for a couple of hours until Iceland recorded a thumping 8-0 win over bottom side Macedonia.
France, Germany and Switzerland have already qualified for the finals as group winners, but the winners in the other five - and the runners-up places - are still to be decided.
Scotland are already assured of at least a play-off place - with the two worst-placed runners-up facing an extra tie to decide who misses out.
"It is a really exciting qualification this time round because there's still a whole load of spots up for grabs on the last weekend in September," she said.
"We are well placed, but until the fat lady sings, we are not counting any chickens."
Scotland lost their 100% record in the group when they slumped to a 4-0 defeat at home to Iceland on Friday.
Fay believes that the Scots can gain revenge in September, but they would have to beat the side sitting one place above them in the world rankings by 5-0 to top the group if Iceland beat Belarus on 15 September.
"We've beaten Iceland before and I think it is the first time we have lost to them in a while," she said.
"But, in all honesty, if we are one of the group winners or one of the best six runners-up, I am not too fussed.
"It will be more about the performance against Iceland - we owe it to ourselves and we owe it to the country to put in a better performance."
A Jo Love goal after 15 minutes was enough for the Scots in Minsk against a side they thumped 7-0 at Fir Park in October.
"I guess people will see that score from October and think that 1-0 is not so great, but they had a different goalkeeper in and she made three, four, maybe more, fantastic saves," said Fay.
"We dominated possession, but I don't think we were ever in any danger of not winning the game and it was a very professional performance to secure the victory we needed." | Goalkeeper Gemma Fay thinks a point in Iceland in September will be enough to secure Scotland Women a first-ever place at a major finals. | 1.041199 | 1 |
Cue Card, winner of the Betfred Bowl at Aintree, was an odds-on favourite but Barry Geraghty rode the John Kiely-trained Carlingford Lough to victory.
Djakadam was second, with stable companion Don Poli in third.
Carlingford Lough won the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown in February before finishing fourth at Cheltenham.
Kiely's charge, winner of the Galway Plate in 2013, was sent off 12-1 in a market dominated by much-loved British challenger Cue Card.
Road To Riches took the field along for much of the race and was tracked into the straight by Djakadam and Don Poli, second and third respectively in the Gold Cup at Cheltenham.
Cue Card, who suffered a dramatic fall at Cheltenham before winning convincingly at Aintree, did not travel with his usual panache, and had ground to make up turning for home.
The complexion of the race changed at the second-last, however, with Road To Riches coming to grief and both Djakadam and Don Poli beginning to falter.
Carlingford Lough made the most of the opportunity, joining Djakadam for the lead at the final fence before going on to triumph by four and a half lengths.
Joe Tizzard, son of and assistant to Cue Card's trainer Colin, put defeat down to it being "the end of a long season".
"He'll have a good rest now and will be back to fight again," he added.
"Whatever happened here, he's had a wonderful time, and we're very proud of him and what he's achieved."
Kiely, meanwhile, said not racing at Aintree had helped his charge.
"He likes this track and had a wonderful race," he said. | Carlingford Lough landed his fifth Grade One triumph as Cue Card came a tired fourth in the Gold Cup at the Punchestown Festival. | 0.758387 | 1 |
The pair are both through to the last eight of the Welsh Open at Cardiff, with White beating defending champion John Higgins 4-1.
"Michael White is an amazing player. He has absolutely everything," O'Sullivan, 40, told BBC Wales.
"Wales is going to have another world champion... maybe a multiple world champion."
O'Sullivan added: "John Higgins behind Stephen Hendry is the best player I have seen and he has lost to Michael.
"He [White] is fearless, he plays everybody like they are the same. He doesn't care who is sat in that seat against him and that is a gift.
"Michael is now a top player. He's definitely knocking on the doo. If he won the world title this year I wouldn't be surprised."
Englishman O'Sullivan had little trouble beating China's Yu Delu 4-1 after losing the opening frame.
White, 24, described the victory over four-time world champion Higgins as a career highlight.
"It is a fantastic win, [it] would have to be up there with the best of my career," White said.
"I am feeling very relaxed and laid back and it showed in my performance.
"To get that win in my home event makes it more special. It is good for Wales and the tournament.
"Who knows, maybe a Welsh player could get to the final." | Welshman Michael White can become a world champion, according to five-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan. | 0.877652 | 1 |
The world's biggest clothing retailer reported pre-tax profits of €3.74bn (£2.89bn) for 2015.
It opened another 330 stores last year to bring the total to just over 7,000 in 88 markets.
The Spanish company said it would continue to expand its integrated store and online sales strategy globally.
Inditex plans to open stores in Vietnam, New Zealand, Paraguay, Aruba and Nicaragua this year.
The results, which were in line with analysts' expectations, were boosted by the weakness of the euro against a basket of around 60 currencies.
Net sales rose 15.4% to €20.9bn, with the Zara chain posting a 17.5% increase to €13.6bn.
Bershka sales were up 12.7% to €1.87bn, making it the second-biggest chain for Inditex, followed by Massimo Dutti with sales of almost €1.5bn, up 6%. Sales at Pull & Bear jumped by 10.4% to €1.41bn.
The company had 152,854 full-time equivalent staff last year, up from 137,054.
Inditex also reported a strong start to the new financial year that began in February, with a 15% rise in sales - better than Societe Generale's forecast of a 12% increase.
Items including broderie anglaise blouses and floral lace dresses from Zara's spring collection have proved popular with consumers.
Shares in the Madrid-listed company, which have fallen more than 10% in the past three months partly due to concerns about currency movements affecting profits, rose 0.6% to €29.59 in morning trading.
Inditex, which has a market value of almost €92bn, said it would increase its dividend by 15.4% to €0.60 a share. | Annual profits at Inditex, the owner of Zara and Bershka, have soared by almost €500m following a 8.5% rise in like-for-like sales. | 1.031601 | 1 |
Landman was sent to the sin bin after referee Ben Whitehouse viewed video replays of his shoulder charge on Alex Cuthbert at a ruck.
Blues coach Danny Wilson said it was harsh, and Jones agreed.
"I don't know where the game is going. You can slow-motion every breakdown," said former Wales captain Jones.
"That's the way rucks are run, there's two big fellas bumping into each other.
"Alex has fallen over, but it's just nonsense. I don't really want to get drawn on it, but it's a poor decision for me."
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The incident came two minutes after the Blues had been reduced to 14 men when Rey Lee-Lo was sent to the sin-bin for a high tackle.
Speaking during the match, Wilson felt his player probably deserved to see yellow, but that Landman was unlucky.
Blues secured only their second win in their last six Pro12 outings, while Dragons are now 11 points adrift as the lowest placed of the Welsh regions.
It was an extraordinary match with all four tries and all 43 points coming in an exciting first half.
A second-half stalemate left Blues frustrated at missing out on the bonus-point they would have received for scoring a fourth try.
"I thought it was a pretty awful second half, if I'm honest," said Wilson.
"First half we saw some great rugby played, three good tries scored. You think then you can maybe win the game first and go on and look for the bonus point.
"But there were way too many errors and it was a 0-0 second half and that's a bit disappointing.
"I'm just pleased that we got the win, but maybe it's a second half when we've left it [the bonus point] out there." | Newport Gwent Dragons coach Kingsley Jones was unhappy with a yellow card given to lock Rynard Landman during his side's 27-16 defeat by Cardiff Blues. | 0.861213 | 1 |
SPF chairwoman Andrea MacDonald said it was "deeply worrying" that no armed officers were dispatched.
The attacker in Thursday's incident injured two people before inflicting fatal injuries on himself.
Police Scotland has insisted that the incident did not require the presence of armed officers.
One of the victims of the attack was reported to be in a stable condition in hospital with injuries to his shoulder and arm.
The other victim, a community warden, was allowed home after treatment.
Ms MacDonald said: "Had the assailant been intent on harming large numbers of the public, he could have done so with impunity and the police would have been largely powerless to stop him.
"Whilst not detracting in any way from the courage of the police officers who attended, the fact no armed officers were dispatched to a man attacking others with knives and an axe should be deeply worrying.
"Glasgow is a city with an almost permanent armed police presence but they were not dispatched and they did not attend."
She added: "This lays bare the myth that the service adequately risk-assesses incidents prior to deploying resources and that as a service we are capable of protecting the public from spontaneous incidents of extreme violence."
The SPF annual conference - last month - heard calls for all officers to carry Tasers and for there to be an increase in the number of armed officers.
Police Scotland has rejected these calls and stressed the value of retaining a largely unarmed police service.
Assistant Chief Constable Wayne Mawson said: "Police Scotland, along with the rest of the UK, prides itself in being an unarmed service with access to specialist firearms support whenever required.
"Yesterday's incident in Glasgow city centre was a dynamic and fast-moving incident. Local officers responded rapidly and contained and dealt with it quickly.
"This was not a random attack. It was planned and targeted, and armed officers were not required to attend on this occasion."
Detectives have appealed for information about what they said was a "targeted" and pre-planned attack.
The incident has been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC). | The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has said a violent incident in Glasgow raised questions about whether officers can protect the public. | 1.601084 | 2 |
The ex-Reading defender denied fraudulent trading charges relating to the Sodje Sports Foundation - a charity to raise money for Nigerian sport.
Mr Sodje, 37, is jointly charged with elder brothers Efe, 44, Bright, 50 and Stephen, 42.
Appearing at the Old Bailey earlier, all four denied the offence.
The charge relates to offences which allegedly took place between 2008 and 2014.
Sam, from Kent, Efe and Bright, of Greater Manchester, and Stephen, from Bexley, are due to stand trial in July.
They were all released on bail. | Former Premier League footballer Sam Sodje has appeared in court alongside three brothers accused of charity fraud. | 0.659031 | 1 |
The woman was arrested on Thursday after the girl disappeared on Wednesday, North Yorkshire Police said.
She has been charged with attempting to take away a child in care without lawful authority and passport offences.
The woman is due to appear at York Crown Court on Monday. The child involved is safe and well, police said. | A 30-year-old woman has been charged with attempted child abduction after a three-year-old girl was reported missing from Harrogate. | 0.248687 | 0 |
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Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi admitted to leading rebel forces who destroyed historic mausoleums at the world heritage site in Mali in 2012.
It is the first sentence based on cultural destruction as a war crime.
Video Journalist: Louise Smith | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced an Islamist militant who destroyed ancient shrines in Timbuktu to nine years in jail. | 1.132396 | 1 |
Tiffany Li, 31, posted $4m in cash and pledged $61m in property, raised from a group of friends, family and business associates, the Associated Press said.
The bail had been set at $35m, but California courts require double the amount if property is used.
Her lawyer said she was "well-liked in the community", the LA Times reported.
"I was surprised at the number of people that came forward," Geoff Carr said, "I think people believe she is not guilty," he told the newspaper.
Ms Li has pleaded not guilty to charges that she conspired with her boyfriend, Kaveh Bayat, and another man, Olivier Adella, to kill Keith Green, 27, and dispose of his body last year.
Prosecutors say she feared losing custody of her young children to Mr Green.
San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe told the LA Times the bail sum - described as "mind boggling" in one news report - would be the highest ever posted in the wealthy county's history.
He said he believed her to be a flight risk, but that lawyers on both sides had agreed that if the expected release went ahead she would have to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, be under house arrest and surrender her passport as well as her children's.
Mr Carr said he expected Ms Li, a Chinese-born property manager and former stockbroker, to be released on Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
A family friend of Mr Green, Angela Dunn, said news of the bail was "very disappointing", ABC7 reported.
Mr Green and Ms Li had met on 28 April at a pancake restaurant near her home in Hillsborough, an area south of San Francisco, considered one of the wealthiest communities in the US.
But he never returned home. His body was found nearly two weeks later, some 80 miles (128km) north. He had been shot dead.
A week after that, Ms Li, Mr Adella and Mr Bayat were arrested on suspicion of murder. | A California woman suspected of murdering the father of her two children is hoping to be released from prison after raising $65m (£52m) bail. | 0.758518 | 1 |
Kaitlyn Regehr, 30, was travelling home on the 207 bus towards Acton on 6 October when a man grabbed her.
Ms Regehr wrote on Instagram: "Last week I made a post in order to find a stranger who stood up for me on a bus.
"Last night, I got to meet and thank this Good Samaritan and all-round awesome dude."
On 9 October, she took to social media to try to find the stranger who - when she was "grabbed" by a man - insisted it was "not acceptable".
She wrote: "You said, 'She could be your sister. She is someone's sister', and in doing so you made me a person. You made us a community."
In her latest post, she said: "The experience surrounding last week's post has been a surprising and powerful one.
"I am grateful to all who helped make this meeting happen; as well as to the Metropolitan Police, who have been really supportive. Most of all, I am grateful to the many who shared their own stories." | A woman has tracked down a man who helped her when she was sexually assaulted on a bus in west London. | 0.65594 | 1 |
The budget airline will begin operating the year-round, twice-weekly service on 16 September.
The move brings brings the total number of destinations served by Wizz Air from Glasgow to seven.
It already operates services to the Polish cities of Warsaw, Poznan, Katowice and Gdansk.
Wizz Air also recently announced plans to add direct flights to Budapest in Hungary and the Polish city of Lublin from the Scottish city.
Glasgow Airport business development manager Paul White said: "This is yet further good news from Wizz Air which has gone from strength-to-strength since its arrival at Glasgow Airport two years ago.
"It has continued to respond to demand by adding direct flights to popular European destinations and the new Vilnius service will no doubt prove extremely popular with both Lithuanian and Scottish passengers." | Wizz Air has announced plans to launch direct flights between Glasgow and the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius for the first time. | 0.932214 | 1 |
Royal Mail has sent a letter to residents in Cardigan Close saying they made the decision because of health and safety concerns.
Householders are having to collect their post from a sorting office two miles away in Lyng Lane.
The dog's owner, who lives in the street, said she had not been contacted by Royal Mail.
"I just found out no-one has been receiving their letters because of my dog," Ilona Welch said.
She said she understood the concerns but insisted the four-year-old animal was "harmless".
"She's just grabbing post off him from the inside of the door," she said.
The letter sent to residents on 6 September said the "exceptional step" had been taken due to an "unacceptable level of risk".
Sandwell Council said a dog warden had visited the owner of the dog who had agreed to keep it muzzled and on a lead.
In a statement, Royal Mail said: "We apologise to residents at Cardigan Close for the continued suspension of their mail deliveries.
"We are liaising with local police and dog warden to ensure deliveries can be reinstated as soon as possible, however the safety of our delivery staff is paramount." | Post has been suspended in part of West Bromwich for more than two weeks due to fears about a "roaming" dog. | 0.916344 | 1 |
A group of residents had challenged the Texas senator's eligibility for the presidency. He was born in Canada to a Cuban father and American mother.
But Judge Jeff Masin found that Mr Cruz met the constitutional requirements.
New Jersey's Lt Governor, Kim Guadagno, is now expected to review the decision.
Sen Cruz's main rival for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump, has also questioned his eligibility for the presidency.
"There's a big question mark on your head," the billionaire businessman said at a debate in January. "You can't do that to the party."
The South Jersey Concerned Citizens Committee and law professor Victor Williams, a presidential write-in candidate, argued in court in on Monday that Sen Cruz's birth in Canada meant he could not be a "natural-born citizen" as envisaged by those who wrote the US constitution.
They claimed he was a naturalised citizen and that presidents had to be born on US soil.
Sen Cruz's lawyer argued that he was a natural-born citizen because his mother was American.
On Tuesday, Judge Masin dismissed the challenge, while acknowledging that "absolute certainty as to this issue is only available to those who actually sat in Philadelphia and themselves thought on the issue".
"The more persuasive legal analysis is that such a child, born of a citizen-father, citizen-mother, or both, is indeed a 'natural born citizen' within the contemplation of the constitution," he wrote in a 26-page decision.
Judge Masin added that his decision might be adopted, modified or rejected by Lt Gov Guadagno, New Jersey's secretary of state, who is authorised to make a final decision on the matter. She must transmit the names of candidates to appear on the primary ballot to county clerks by Thursday.
A similar legal challenge was rejected a court in Pennsylvania, where Sen Cruz will appear on the state's Republican primary ballot later this month. | A judge in New Jersey has ruled that Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is a "natural-born citizen" under the US constitution and may run in the state's primary elections in June. | 1.624379 | 2 |
Eitam and Naama Henkin were killed in front of their four young children in a drive-by shooting on 1 October.
The military said the assailants, members of the Islamist movement Hamas, opened fire at the Henkins' car after an attempt to abduct them failed.
The attack marked the start of a continuing wave of violence.
Since then, another 31 Israelis have been killed in knife, gun and car-ramming attacks in Israel and the West Bank.
More than 200 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in the same period.
The assailants who have been killed have been shot either by their victims or by security forces as they carried out attacks. Other Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops.
Eitam and Naama Henkin were shot as they drove past the village of Beit Furik, on the road between the Jewish settlements of Itamar and Elon Moreh.
Their four children - a nine-month-old baby and boys aged four, seven and nine - were sitting in the back of the car and were treated for only light injuries.
A group affiliated with the Fatah movement's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed it was behind the attack.
However, Israeli investigators concluded that a Nablus-based cell affiliated with Hamas was responsible.
The alleged leader of the cell, named as Amjad Aliwi, and four other members - Yahya Haj Hamed, Samir Kusa, Kerem Razek and Zeid Amr - were arrested.
On Wednesday, the military court in the West Bank handed Aliwi, Haj Hamed, Kusa and Razek two life sentences plus an additional 30 years.
Amr has also reportedly been convicted of murdering the Henkins but has yet to be sentenced, while two others who allegedly helped plan the attack face trial. | An Israeli military court has sentenced four Palestinians to life in prison for the murder of an Israeli couple in the occupied West Bank, the military says. | 1.485537 | 1 |
Daniel Thomas, 28, will be the subject of an internal investigation into a tweet sent to Daley, Welsh Premier League Port Talbot Town FC says.
It has been reported a homophobic message was sent to Daley's Twitter page.
Club officials said their player had been the victim of a "misguided prank" after leaving his phone unattended.
The tweet came from the player's account, which has since been deleted.
In a separate incident earlier this week, a 17-year-old was arrested over a malicious tweet relating to Daley's late father and was given a warning.
Police said the teenager was given a harassment warning before being bailed pending an investigation into other communications on his Twitter account.
Daley and his diving partner Pete Waterfield came fourth in the 10m synchronised dive on Monday.
Port Talbot chairman Andrew Edwards confirmed midfielder Thomas had been suspended while officials investigated the incident.
Mr Edwards said he was due to meet the player on Thursday and a further statement would be issued then.
A club spokesman said: "Port Talbot Town Football Club can confirm Daniel Thomas has been suspended from all involvement with the club until we have carried out a full internal investigation.
"We were made aware to an offensive comment appearing on the Twitter feed of one of our players.
"Upon being informed of the matter, we immediately distanced ourselves from any offensive messages whilst investigating the matter further.
"Having spoken at length to the player in question, we believe he regrettably left his phone unattended and was the victim of a very misguided 'prank'."
The club said it and Thomas apologised "unreservedly" and in no way condoned the views in the tweet.
"All footballers at Port Talbot Town will also be briefed on the appropriate use of social media and ensuring it is used securely and responsibly," the spokesman added. | A Welsh footballer has been suspended after an abusive message was sent to Olympic diver Tom Daley. | 1.223904 | 1 |
Gary Marshall has now been charged with the kidnapping of Kevin Conway, rather than his murder, Craigavon Magistrates Court was told on Friday.
Mr Conway, 30, was found with gunshot wounds at Soldierstown Road, Aghalee, County Antrim. The killing was widely blamed on the IRA.
Mr Marshall, 45, from Ennis Green in Lurgan, was released on continuing bail
Having been kidnapped from his Lurgan home, the body of Mr Conway, a married father of four was found on farmland on 17 February, 1998, his head hooded, hands tied behind his back and shot through the head.
Detectives arrested Mr Marshall in Birmingham last December after carrying out a review of the original RUC murder investigation and the court has previously heard that he could allegedly be connected to the execution by soil and forensic fibre evidence.
A defence solicitor has previously said that Mr Marshall "vehemently denies" any involvement in the murder.
A judge said he would fix a special day for a preliminary investigation into the new charge when the case is next before the court in January next year. | A man accused of a 1998 republican murder has had the charge against him dropped. | 0.757991 | 1 |
He equalled the record when he scored the first goal in the FA Cup third round tie against Reading.
Sir Bobby Charlton played for Manchester United 758 times between 1956 and 1973.
In that time he won the League title three times, the European Cup and the World Cup with England.
Rooney broke Sir Bobby's goal scoring record for England in 2015 and only needs one more goal to do the same for Manchester United. | Wayne Rooney has equalled Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 249 goals for Manchester United. | 1.038576 | 1 |
The 23-year-old has made 82 appearances for Tranmere since joining from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2014.
Rovers manager Gary Brabin told the club website: "We worked hard with him last season and I think we saw plenty of improvement in his game.
"He is still only 23 and has a lot of potential. I believe there is still more to come from him too." | Tranmere Rovers defender Michael Ihiekwe has signed a new one-year contract with the National League club. | 0.373464 | 0 |
BBC Scotland drama Shetland is leading the field with four nominations and TV series Outlander has three.
The awards, including two Outstanding Contributions, will be presented by Edith Bowman at a ceremony in Glasgow on Sunday.
Bafta Scotland said they recognised the best talent in film, television and games produced in Scotland last year.
Shetland has been nominated in the Actor Television, Director Film/Television, Television Drama and Writer Film/Television categories.
Outlander is up for awards in Actor Television, Actress Television and Television Drama.
Brian Cox joins Peter Mullan and Jack Lowden competing in the Actor Film category. Actress Film sees Kate Dickie, Ruth Negga and Alison Peebles all receive a nomination
A full list of nominations in all categories is available on the Bafta Scotland website.
Bowman, a returning host of the ceremony, said: "Scotland continues to produce world-class talent and is showing no signs of slowing down. I'm so excited to be part of celebrating this.
"The British Academy Scotland Awards is such an important platform to praise these incredible practitioners and, as you can see from this year's nominations, we're set for another incredible ceremony. I can't wait to see who wins on the night." | Bafta Scotland has announced the nominations for this year's British Academy Scotland Awards. | 0.808179 | 1 |
One remaining flight is still waiting to leave after delays and cancellations caused by snow and ice, an airport spokesperson said.
The airport advised passengers to turn up as normal for their flights.
Passengers on a number of flights said firms had not turned up to clear ice from their planes, creating queues.
Manchester Airport said its staff "stepped in to assist" with the "organisation of de-icing" when a backlog formed and "third parties needed assistance".
It said de-icing was the responsibility of airlines and their ground teams.
A Flybe spokesman said in "exceptional circumstances" like Friday's heavy snow "it is ultimately the airport that directs the priority in which the de-icing rigs should service the aircraft".
An Easyjet spokesman said nine flights to and from Manchester Airport had been cancelled and one flight had been diverted to Liverpool.
"While the circumstances are outside of the airline's control, easyJet apologises for any inconvenience caused," he said. | Flights at Manchester Airport are back to normal after passengers were stuck inside planes "for hours" on Friday waiting for them to be de-iced. | 1.025176 | 1 |
26 October 2014 Last updated at 14:33 GMT
For the last three years Russia has experimented with keeping permanent summer time.
In 2011 the Russians put their clocks forward one hour but did not put them back in winter time.
The move proved to be highly unpopular with many Russians.
Many Russians in the north complained about living in darkness. There are fewer hours of sunlight closer to the Arctic circle. | Russia turned its clocks back an hour for the last time on Sunday, to permanently adopt winter hours. | 2.200431 | 2 |
In July, two hackers revealed they had been able to take control of a Jeep Cherokee via its internet-connected entertainment system.
The car firm has been criticised by security experts who say posting a USB stick is "not a good idea".
Fiat Chrysler has not yet commented to the BBC.
"This is not a good idea. Now they're out there, letters like this will be easy to imitate," said Pete Bassill, chief executive of UK firm Hedgehog Security.
"Attackers could send out fake USB sticks and go fishing for victims. It's the equivalent of email users clicking a malicious link or opening a bad attachment.
"There should be a method for validating the authenticity of the USB stick to verify it has really come from Fiat Chrysler before it is plugged in."
He said that using a device like this had wider implications.
"Hackers will be able to pull the data off the USB stick and reverse-engineer it. They'll get an insight into how these cars receive their software updates and may even find new vulnerabilities they can exploit," he told the BBC.
In July, security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek demonstrated that it was possible for hackers to control a Jeep Cherokee remotely, using the car's entertainment system which connected to the mobile data network.
The flaw affected up to 1.4 million vehicles sold in the US.
At the time, Fiat Chrysler issued a voluntary recall so that customers could visit a dealership to have the software updated in affected vehicles. It also made a software update available to download from its website for tech-savvy users.
Fiat Chrysler told technology magazine Wired: "Consumer safety and security is our highest priority. We are committed to improving from this experience and working with the industry and with suppliers to develop best practices to address these risks." | Fiat Chrysler has started distributing a software patch for millions of vehicles, via a USB stick sent in the post. | 2.072486 | 2 |
The high court decision paves the way for what would become the largest class action in South African history.
The ex-miners say they contracted silicosis, an incurable lung disease, after years of working in the mines.
The court said that a class action was "the only realistic option".
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Judge Phineas Mojapelo's decision could lead to a court case lasting up to 10 years, the BBC's Nomsa Maseko reports from Johannesburg.
But the former miners are still hopeful that the case could help improve their lives as well as those of their families, our reporter says.
Among the defendants in the case are Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields and Harmony Gold.
The companies are now studying the judgement and added, in a statement quoted by the AFP news agency: "It should be noted that the finding does not represent a view on the merits of the cases brought by claimants."
The lawyers representing the miners believe this court ruling marks the first step towards justice.
Most of the miners who allegedly contracted silicosis while working underground have been unable to work for many years, dependent on government grants for a living.
The claims, going back decades, also involve former miners from neighbouring countries such as Lesotho.
One of the companies in this case, Anglo American, reached a $30m (£21m) suit with 400 miners in a separate silicosis case.
It is not clear if this class action will be settled out of court, but for the miners who say they have waited for too long, a speedy resolution would be a form of justice.
Silicosis, caused by inhaling the silica dust in gold-bearing rocks, can lead to breathing difficulties, regular coughing and chest pains, and it can also lead to tuberculosis.
Gold mining has played a central role in South Africa's history, with Johannesburg, its largest city, being built on the gold reefs.
But in recent years, its contribution to the economy has declined with the metal contributing 1.7% to GDP in 2013, according to Statistics South Africa, | Former gold miners in South Africa can go ahead with a class action against mining companies over health damage allegedly caused by their work, a court in Johannesburg has ruled. | 1.981312 | 2 |
Wolsty Banks on the Solway coast is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and home to ground-nesting birds, sand lizards and the rare natterjack toad.
Seven hectares of dune grassland were destroyed in a fire on 20 July caused by a discarded disposable barbecue.
Environmental experts have been assessing the "long-lasting and horrendous" damage to wildlife.
Rose Wolfe, from the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, said: "It is going to take a long time for nature to repair it - up to 10 years in the worst affected areas.
"The heat will have been so severe in some parts of the dunes that the roots of the grasses will have been burnt away and will be unable to re-grow immediately."
She added: "I can't emphasise enough the danger of using barbecues on the dunes.
"I know it's a gorgeous place to sit and picnic, but the risk of fire is just too great." | There are fears the damage caused by a fire at a Cumbria nature reserve could take years to heal. | 2.391367 | 2 |
The UFC have removed the bout from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 107 following medical advice on England's Entwistle.
Johns, 25, is undefeated in his 13 professional MMA fights, including his UFC debut in Belfast in November.
"To say I am devastated is an understatement," Johns said.
"I have been training so hard for the last eight weeks.
"I sensed something was up in the weigh in yesterday. I saw it in his eyes. In the back of my mind I knew something was up.
"I'd come back from having a coffee this morning and my manager was in my room. I knew then he'd pulled out."
"Some people are built for this game, In my opinion he didn't look like he wanted to fight me.
"It's up to UFC now to see what will happen. This has never happened to my in my career."
UFC said in a statement: "Following a trip to the hospital earlier in the day, bantamweight contender Ian Entwistle has been removed from tonight's scheduled bout against Brett Johns per doctors recommendations. "
Around 15,000 people are expected for the first UFC event of 2017 to be held in Europe. | Welshman Brett Johns' Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout against Ian Entwistle at London's O2 Arena has been cancelled. | 1.055345 | 1 |
Racing take on Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday in the European Champions Cup.
The French club's opening pool match against Glasgow was postponed following the attacks and 94-cap Wales scrum-half Phillips says the Racing squad has felt the impact of the tragedy.
"I think everyone's still in shock, everyone's been traumatised really," he said.
"People have had people they know who they have lost - friends of friends - and it is tragic.
"I think the message is that we keep on living and moving on with our lives, not stopping what we do and being strong really - keeping together and hopefully this terrible time will stop."
The attacks in Paris left 129 dead with more than 350 people injured.
Phillips started his career in Llanelli before going on to win two Grand Slams with Wales and play in two Test series for the British and Irish Lions.
The 33-year-old former Scarlet, Cardiff Blue and Osprey joined the Paris club two months after being dismissed by Bayonne in October 2013 having been accused of off-field indiscipline.
Wales second row Luke Charteris also plays for Racing, and centre Jamie Roberts was there last season.
"I don't live in the middle of Paris, but the scary thing was when Jamie was here last year we actually visited one of the places that was hit, and that was scary to know that.," Phillips said.
"It's on your doorstep and you are thinking about it but you've just got to live your life and move on. Hopefully this time will pass very soon."
Roberts joined Harlequins following the Rugby World Cup, while Charteris is expected to join Bath before the start of the 2016-17 season.
Phillips is out of contract in June 2016 and says he will consider his own future at Racing soon.
"'l will see how the next couple of months go and see how the movements are the next few games," he added.
"I guess those decisions have to be made over the next couple of weeks." | Mike Phillips says he and his Racing 92 team-mates are still in shock after the Paris attacks. | 1.084093 | 1 |
In February the folk-rock singer was acquitted of indecently assaulting a girl aged 16 in 1980, but a jury failed to reach verdicts on other counts relating to a second complainant.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided to drop the remaining charges.
It said it had decided there was not "a realistic prospect of a conviction".
Mr Harper, 74, of Rossmore, County Cork, Ireland, attended Worcester Crown Court to hear that the CPS had decided to offer no evidence against him.
Mr Harper, formerly of Marden, Herefordshire, said he was upset at the length of time it had taken to prove his innocence.
He said he had lost his livelihood after being informed of the allegations in February 2013.
Mr Harper said: "The psychological and personal cost to my wife and myself has been enormous, and in addition to that the financial cost is hugely unfair.
"Despite coming out of this without a blemish on my name, I nonetheless cannot recoup my costs, and that's left me incredibly angry.
"I'm now going to restart my working life where I left off nearly three years ago."
Read updates from this story and more from Herefordshire.
Mr Harper said "at the beginning of this process" that he was "innocent of these allegations".
He said: "This case should never have gone as far as this or taken so long to resolve."
The CPS said in a statement: "We keep all our cases under constant review and in this case it was decided that based on the strength of the evidence there is no longer a realistic prospect of a conviction.
"We will be meeting with the complainant and her family in order to fully explain our decision." | Musician Roy Harper has expressed anger at delays in the legal system after being cleared of sexual abuse allegations dating to the 1970s. | 0.750576 | 1 |
A study in the International Journal of Obesity found energy used at rest was 25% lower in 15-year-olds compared with when they were 10 - a fall of 500 calories a day.
This is equivalent to cutting out an hour's strenuous exercise every day.
The study said the findings were unexpected but could help explain why a lot of teenagers put on excess weight.
Most of the energy people burn is just to keep their bodies ticking over - using the brain, heart, liver and kidneys - rather than through physical activity.
In a decade-long study following 279 children, researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School were surprised to find the number of calories the children burned at rest fell sharply during puberty.
This is a period of rapid growth, which usually uses up lots of calories, but it was only around the age of 16 that the number of calories burned at rest started to rise again.
During puberty there was also a noticeable drop in physical exercise, particularly among girls, which could add to weight gain, the researchers said.
About a third of school children aged 10-11 in England are overweight or obese.
Prof Terry Wilkin, from the University of Exeter Medical School, said: "Child obesity and associated diabetes are both among the greatest health challenges of our time.
"Our findings can explain why teenagers gain excess weight in puberty, and it could help target strategies accordingly."
Prof Simon Capewell, vice-president of the Faculty of Public Health, said the findings showed there was an even greater need to improve children's diets and protect them from junk food and sugary drinks.
"Adolescents sitting around using their smartphones and iPads are being bombarded with junk food marketing - while using even fewer calories than we previously thought.
"Last month's government strategy on childhood obesity confirmed the duty on sugary drinks, but was otherwise a disastrous missed opportunity.
"We need much tougher regulation around the marketing of junk food to children - particularly on TV and online." | A sharp drop in calories burned off while resting during adolescence could be contributing to the rise in obesity. | 2.98166 | 3 |
14 July 2016 Last updated at 07:49 BST
Steve Monk-Chipman is the topped rank British entry in the I Am Vincent competition.
With nearly 3,500 votes, the content designer is currently in ninth place with more than 900 entries already submitted.
The winner gets €5,000 (£4,181) and will have a bronze bust of themselves as Van Gogh cast and put on display. | A man from Oxford is in the running to win an international competition as a Vincent Van Gogh lookalike. | 0.517038 | 1 |
The explosion happened at about 23:30 local time (16:30 GMT) in the Central Festival shopping mall.
Six Thais and a 12-year-old Italian girl suffered injuries.
Local officials believe the vehicle may have been brought to Koh Samui from one of three southern Thai provinces where Islamist militants operate.
However, officials say the exact provenance of the vehicle has yet to be established.
"The authorities are still investigating the scene to find out more details before linking it to any insurgency groups,'' said the island's disaster prevention chief Poonsak Sophonpathumrak told the Associated Press.
There were reports of other fires starting nearby at a shopping centre and convenience shop at the same time as the explosion.
The Samui Times said those injured have been treated for shrapnel wounds and shock.
Poonsak Sophonpathumrak said the bomb went off after a fashion show in the basement of the mall near the popular Chaweng beach.
He said a number of vehicles had been damaged.
Koh Samui is in Surat Thani province, further north from the three provinces which have seen repeated Islamist violence since 2004.
More than 5,000 people have been killed since the Islamic insurgency began, seeking more autonomy for the ethnically-Malay region.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ordered security in the capital, Bangkok, to be ramped up in February after two bomb blasts outside a luxury shopping centre injured one person.
Koh Samui, one of the country's top island destinations for tourists, has not been a target of militant attacks in the past. | Seven people have suffered minor injuries on the popular tourist island of Koh Samui in Thailand after a vehicle exploded, local media say. | 1.34221 | 1 |
Talks on the Thamesteel site in Sheerness have been taking place for "many months", said Gordon Henderson MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey.
He said the new plans for the plant could see the creation of up to 120 jobs.
The new plant would be a rolling mill and would not produce any steel.
Mr Henderson said: "We have some fantastic steel workers remaining on Sheppey, and the company involved knows that there is a strong workforce available to them.
"The negotiations are taking place and if they are successful they will not result in an opening of the steel mill itself," he said.
"Steel will not be produced on Sheppey. This is all about reopening the rolling mill which would entail importing steel billets, rolling them and then shipping them back out again.
"It will still involve creating 100 to 120 jobs which are jobs which we desperately need."
Thamesteel was first bought by the Al-Tuwairqi Group (ATG) in 2002 when its previous owners went into liquidation.
ATG bought back the plant in June 2012, six months after it closed. | An agreement to partly reopen a Kent steel works which closed in 2012 with the loss of more than 350 jobs, could be signed by the end of October. | 1.147896 | 1 |
The Council of the Isles of Scilly says it has been told it will need to borrow up to £3.5m to cover costs until April.
Debts have been building up for several years and the council says it only has £500,000 in the bank.
The authority governing about 2,200 inhabitants said it underestimated its income and was also hit by new environmental laws.
More on the Scilly finances story, plus more Devon and Cornwall news
The council has been issued with a Section 24 notice by its external auditors Grant Thornton under the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 saying its had "inadequate financial controls".
The council has said it will need to review its financial strategy for the next few years.
The authority has also voted to take out a loan of up to £3.5m because council tax is collected for only the first 10 months of the year, with no income for the last two.
The authority expects to have overspent this year by nearly £500,000 and may have just over £40,000 left in the bank at the end of this financial year, it said.
Steve Sims, the council's vice chairman and chair of the finance, audit and scrutiny committee, said the council had been running at a deficit of about £400,000 "for about four years" and "it has hit us now".
"We have made £500,000 of savings," he said.
"But we underestimated the income we were going to get."
Debts have been mounting since 2013 because the council "has to be compliant with environmental laws which we've ignored before," Mr Sims added.
He also blamed a "pretty creaking software system of finance" which it was working with Cornwall Council to improve. | A remote group of British islands is about to run out of money for the day-to-day running of the community. | 1.398913 | 1 |
The 29-year-old fractured a tibia in Seattle Reign's match against Boston Breakers on 24 April.
The injury means Fishlock could be a doubt for Wales' European Championship qualifier against Norway at home on 7 June.
"Our first fears with Jess's injury were that she could be out longer," said Reign FC head coach Laura Harvey.
"We know she is fighter and will be back on the pitch as soon as she can. She is a true professional and will be working 24/7 to get herself back fit and healthy." | Wales midfielder Jess Fishlock is out of action for up to six weeks after breaking a bone in her left leg. | 0.669601 | 1 |
World number six Higgins punished a sloppy start by England's Hawkins, 38, making three breaks of 50-plus on his way to a 4-0 mid-session lead.
Hawkins, in his fourth Crucible semi-final in five years, rattled in breaks of 62 and 71 to get back to 4-2.
Scot Higgins, 41, won the seventh frame but missed a blue in the eighth and Hawkins capitalised with a 74 break.
Hawkins had said before the tie that if he didn't raise his game after an unconvincing quarter-final victory over Stephen Maguire, he would get his bum "smacked" by Higgins.
But that is exactly what happened in a miserable first mini-session.
The world number seven did not manage a break of more than 20 as he slipped 3-0 behind against the 28-time ranking event winner.
Higgins, playing in the semi-finals for the first time since his last Crucible success in 2011, missed a frame ball in the fourth and the Kent-based Londoner appeared to be poised to take full advantage only to run out of position and then miss a tricky pink while using the rest.
But Higgins was off target with several easy balls in the next two frames and Hawkins was able to cut the gap.
Higgins took a scrappy seventh frame and seemed set to lead by four overnight only to let in his grateful opponent.
Hawkins' fourth 50-plus break of the match ensured only a two-frame deficit and was greeted with a relieved puff of the cheeks as he walked off.
The first-to-17 tie resumes on Friday afternoon.
John Parrott, 1991 world champion:
Barry was scrapping all through the first session and he ended up in an awkward position on things.
To lose the fourth frame was a big kick in the teeth. He had done all the hard work and the break was brilliant until he missed the pink.
But having Terry Griffiths in his corner is a huge help to Barry. He has been there and done it and knows all about the emotions you go through.
To come back from 4-0 down will be a big relief and, looking at John sitting in the chair, he looked a little bit tired around the eyes.
Media playback is not supported on this device | Four-time champion John Higgins has built a 5-3 lead over Barry Hawkins in their World Championship semi-final. | 1.096122 | 1 |
Author Philip Pullman remembered her as "a warm and generous human being", while Tracy Chevalier said she was "a graceful, elegant writer and person."
Dunmore won the first Orange Prize for women's fiction in 1996 for her novel A Spell of Winter.
Publisher Penguin Random House said it was "devastated by the loss of one of our best-loved authors".
Bloodaxe Books, which published Dunmore's first poetry collection, The Apple Fall in 1983, said it was "immensely saddened" by her passing.
Born in the Yorkshire town of Beverley in 1952, Dunmore also wrote books for children, short stories and translations.
Her most recent novel, Birdcage Walk, was published in March.
Dunmore was diagnosed with cancer while writing her final novel and wrote movingly about her illness earlier this year.
"The ground beneath my feet has never been more uncertain," she wrote in The Guardian. "But what is sure is... there is no vagueness about my mortality.
"I may be ill but I'm also warm and sheltered, surrounded by family and friends."
Dunmore also spoke about her illness on Radio 4's Open Book, saying she hoped her work would be read by her loved ones after her death.
"One of the things that does please me is that my grandchildren will be able to get to know me... through reading my books," she told Mariella Frostrup.
Penguin Random House, who announced Dunmore's death, said she was "an inspirational and generous author" known for "championing emerging voices and other established authors."
Her editor, Selina Walker, remembered her as "an exceptional person and an exceptional novelist [with] a legacy of exceptional novels".
Dunmore leaves behind her husband, Francis Charnley, three children/stepchildren and three grandchildren.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Tributes have been paid to the Orange Prize-winning writer Helen Dunmore, who has died of cancer at the age of 64. | 1.374909 | 1 |
Valerie Armstrong died last Wednesday night after she was hit by the scrambler bike in a forest park in west Belfast the previous evening.
A requiem Mass was held for Mrs Armstrong in the Church of the Nativity in Poleglass on Monday.
Father Pat Sheehan said the days since her death were "hard and harrowing".
Mrs Armstrong was walking her dog along a path near Mila's Lake in Colin Glen Forest Park on Tuesday when she was struck.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and having no insurance.
Fr Sheehan said Mrs Armstrong's "terrible" death "could have been avoided and should have been avoided".
He added that the hearts of those who knew Mrs Armstrong "have been heavy and our grief has been intense".
"When I think of Valerie Armstrong, I think of a cheerful and positive person - a person of faith and hope," he told mourners.
"Valerie loved life, she loved her husband Seamus, and she was committed to their three wonderful children, Dylan, Lucy and Sophie."
He said her death "has shocked us, angered us and left us broken-hearted".
He warned that people "need to think about what they are doing" when buying motorcycles for "young people living in built-up areas".
"These choices can and have devastating consequences even though that was never intended.
"These choices are destroying lives - both the lives of people like Valerie and the lives of young people responsible."
He added: "Would it bring people to their senses if they had to face the heartbreak that has been caused?
"What if they had to listen to Seamus' heartbreak; a young man who has lost a wonderful wife?
"What if they had to they answer the questions of three young children who wonder why this terrible thing has happened to their mother?
"What if they had to explain to Valerie's broken-hearted parents that it was meant to be just fun?" | The death of a mother who was struck by a motorcycle "has robbed us of a light and plunged us into darkness", mourners at her funeral have heard. | 0.885977 | 1 |
Clarkson left the BBC's popular Top Gear show under a cloud in 2015 after punching producer Oisin Tymon.
He said: "I was never sacked from the BBC, they just didn't renew my contract on Top Gear."
Speaking to the Radio Times, he added: "I haven't left. I've just done QI and Have I Got News for You."
But he said he was enjoying one aspect of working with Amazon on new show The Grand Tour that he didn't experience at the BBC.
"The really big difference between Amazon and the BBC is when we finish a film on The Grand Tour, Amazon ring us up and squeak, 'It's brilliant, we love it!'... You never got that from the BBC."
However, in a separate interview, Clarkson praised the BBC for the way it nurtured talent.
He said it is a "brilliant organisation for letting you grow".
"Everything I know about making television I learnt from the BBC," he said.
"How long were we bumbling around on BBC Two? Three or four years I suppose? Awful. (We made) terrible mistakes and nobody was really watching and then after Richard Hammond went upside down, everybody started to watch.
"By then the show had got quite good. So (the BBC) is very good at letting a show develop and grow, until it becomes the masterpiece that is Autumnwatch now."
He added: "The Beeb was tremendous. They were bloody good people."
He also defended the corporation over talent salaries.
He described the new Royal Charter as "disgusting" for demanding all BBC employees who earn more than £150,000 must reveal their salaries.
"Nobody talks about their earnings. You just don't do it," said Clarkson.
"I think if you're going to put somebody in a management position running the BBC, for example, Tony Hall, you would assume and hope he is capable of deciding who gets paid what, and he doesn't have to explain it to every single Tom, Dick and Harry in the country."
The Grand Tour reunites Clarkson with his ex-Top Gear colleagues James May, Richard Hammond and producer Andy Wilman.
It launches on 18 November on Amazon Prime.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, whose new Amazon show launches later this month, says he still hopes to "appear on the BBC all the time". | 0.953331 | 1 |
The Abu Sayyaf jihadists freed Kjartan Sekkingstad in southern Sulu province on Saturday. Unconfirmed reports say a large ransom was paid.
The group of four hostages was seized from a resort a year ago. A Filipina woman was freed in June.
Abu Sayyaf is fighting for an independent Islamic state.
It often attempts to raise money from ransom payments.
Mr Sekkingstad was freed in the town of Patikul on Jolo island. He was handed over to rebels of the Moro National Liberation Front group, which has signed a peace deal with the government and helped negotiate the release.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte had suggested in August that a large ransom had already been paid but that the jihadists were still holding Mr Sekkingstad.
The army said on Saturday Mr Sekkingstad had been freed because of its relentless attacks on the militants.
The four hostages had been taken from an upmarket resort on Samal island in Davao.
In April, the militants killed Canadian John Ridsdel after a ransom deadline expired, then a week later beheaded Robert Hall.
Mr Hall's partner, Marites Flor, was freed in June.
A fractured network of militants. Some of its factions have sworn allegiance to so-called Islamic State.
It is one of the smallest but most radical of Islamist separatist groups in the southern Philippines. Its name means "bearer of the sword" in Arabic.
It split from the larger Moro National Liberation Front in 1991. Membership is said to number in the low hundreds.
The group has been agitating for the creation of an independent Islamic state in predominantly Catholic Philippines, and uses tactics such as hostage-taking and bombings to pressure the government.
Numerous Filipino and foreign civilians have been kidnapped in the southern Philippines and parts of neighbouring Malaysia and used as hostages to extract ransoms.
Though some have been released after negotiations or attacks by Philippine forces, others have been murdered when demands were not met.
Abu Sayyaf has also said it carried out bombings in cities in the south and a ferry bombing in 2004 in Manila Bay that killed more than 100 people, considered one of the worst terror attacks in the Philippines.
Islamic State threat in Southeast Asia | Islamist militants in the Philippines have released a Norwegian man taken hostage along with two Canadians who the group beheaded, officials say. | 1.429798 | 1 |
The man had originally been charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Paul Colin Morrison, 51, from Burton Leonard, Harrogate, on 1 November.
Mr Morrison died at Harrogate District Hospital on 20 November.
A 44-year-old man, from Harrogate, is expected to appear before the town's magistrates in December.
Mr Morrison suffered head injuries in the incident which occurred in the beer garden at the Wetherspoons Royal Baths pub on Parliament Street at around 19:30 GMT.
A 43-year-old man from the York area also required treatment for facial injuries during the incident. | A man has been charged with manslaughter after a man died in hospital almost three weeks after an incident in a pub beer garden. | 0.581915 | 1 |
The Carlisle-born poet won for his new collection Jackself, which the judges called "a firework of a book".
Polley, who has penned four poetry collections, was presented with the award at a ceremony in London.
Others in the running included English writers Denise Riley and Ruby Robinson, Trinidadian poet Vahni Capildeo, Scottish poet J O Morgan and Irish poet Bernard O'Donoghue.
Also on the shortlist were British poets Rachael Boast, Ian Duhig, Alice Oswald and Katharine Towers. The shortlisted poets all received £1,500.
Head judge Ruth Padel said: "All three judges were agonised by choosing between such brilliant books.
"But the winning collection, Jacob Polley's Jackself, is a firework of a book; inventive, exciting and outstanding in its imaginative range and depth of feeling."
Previous winners of the prize have included Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney and former poet laureates Ted Hughes and Carol Ann Duffy.
Last year's winner was Sarah Howe for her debut collection Loop of Jade. | English writer Jacob Polley has won the prestigious £20,000 TS Eliot Prize. | 1.241423 | 1 |
The Briton is trying to be the first rider in 38 years to win the Tour de France and Vuelta in the same year.
Another of Froome's key rivals, Nairo Quintana, finished four-hundredths of a second adrift with his Movistar squad.
Manxman Pete Kennaugh led the Team Sky squad over the finish line to take the race leader's red jersey.
Just five of Sky's nine-man squad crossed the line together, the minimum needed to register a time.
Spaniard Contador was the last man to win two of the three main road races in a calendar year, winning the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta in 2008.
Only Jacques Anquetil, in 1963, and Bernard Hinault, in 1978, have previously won the Tour de France and Vuelta in the same season.
"To start almost a minute from direct rivals is more than I imagined," said Contador, who is looking to win the Vuelta for a joint record fourth time.
"It's a big deficit. There are still 20 stages to go and we will try to reduce the gap day by day."
Sunday's 159km second stage takes the riders from Ourense to Baiona.
Team time trial classification:
1. Team Sky (GB) 30mins 37secs
2. Movistar (Spa) same time
3. Orica BikeExchange (Aus) +6 secs
4. BMC Racing (US) +7secs
5. Etixx - Quick-Step (Bel) +22secs
6. Trek-Segafredo (US) +50secs
7. Cannondale (US) +52secs
8. Tinkoff (Rus) Same time
9. BORA Argon (Ger) +57secs
10. Astana (Kaz) +58secs
General classification:
1. Peter Kennaugh (GB/Team Sky) 30mins 37secs
2. Salvatore Puccio (Ita/Team Sky) same time
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol/Team Sky)
4. Leopold Koenig (Cze/Team Sky)
5. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky)
6. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar)
7. Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa/Movistar)
8. Ruben Fernandez (Spa/Movistar)
9. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa/Movistar)
10. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar)
Selected others:
14. Simon Yates (GB/Orica BikeExchange) +6 secs
50. Alberto Contador (Spa/Tinkoff) +52 secs
124. Scott Thwaites (GB/BORA Argon) +02mins 01sec
179. Hugh Carthy (GB/Caja Rural) +04mins 34secs | Chris Froome opened a 52-second lead over rival Alberto Contador after Team Sky won the team time trial on the opening stage of the Vuelta a Espana. | 1.058687 | 1 |
10 February 2016 Last updated at 01:21 GMT
And Hong Kong ranks among one of the most expensive cities in the world.
But Chan Cheuk Ming has kept the pricing at his eatery unchanged for around 7 years, and works with a charity to feed the poor and hungry. | In the restaurant business, owners generally raise their prices when their costs rise - namely rent, and ingredients. | 0.84964 | 1 |
At least 10 people were killed and hundreds injured in 1819 when troops charged a crowd at St Peter's Field who were demanding political reform.
The artist Jeremy Deller is in talks about creating a permanent memorial, the Peterloo Massacre Campaign said.
Chairman Paul Fitzgerald said the work of art had been "budgeted".
Eccleston said a permanent memorial was important "because [Peterloo] was whitewashed, because it was suppressed, if they had fronted up about it in the first place, there would be no need for this kind of thing".
More than 60,000 people, who were reported to be unarmed, attended a meeting on 16 August 1819 that called for voting rights for working men.
But local magistrates sent in an armed cavalry through the crowd to arrest speakers, including the political reformer Henry Hunt.
The consequent carnage, dubbed Peterloo after the battle at Waterloo a few years earlier, inspired the protest poem The Mask of Anarchy by the English Romantic writer Percy Bysshe Shelley and the birth of the Guardian newspaper in Manchester.
Earlier this year Oscar-nominated director Mike Leigh, who was born in Salford, said he hoped to film a movie in 2017 on the Peterloo massacre.
Peake said: "I did write to him and say thank you for doing this project... it's not just a northern issue, it's a nationwide, a worldwide issue."
Organisers of the annual commemoration said they wanted "to try something new" this year by arranging a picnic of bread and cheese, adding it completed "what the [1819] protesters originally set out to do". | Actors Christopher Eccleston and Maxine Peake joined hundreds of people at an event to mark 196 years since the Peterloo massacre in Manchester. | 2.050175 | 2 |
Wales, competing in round two of the World League for the first time, finished second in their pool behind Italy with two wins from three.
Natalie Blyth, Beth Bingham and Eloise Laity scored against a Thailand.
It was also the second consecutive clean sheet for goalkeeper Rose Thomas after their 7-0 win over Singapore.
Wales' tournament opened with a 3-0 defeat by Italy and the convincing win against Singapore followed in Kuala Lumpur.
It is the first time Wales' women's hockey side have played at this level of competition.
In the Pool A clash with Singapore, Natasha Marke-Jones opened the scoring.
There were two goals each for Lisa Daley and Phoebe Richards, whilst Abi Welsford also found the net and Sarah Jones completed the rout.
Find out how to get into hockey with our special guide. | Wales Women made history by securing their place in hockey's World League quarter-finals thanks to a 3-0 win over Thailand in Malaysia. | 1.03596 | 1 |
Police sealed off Cimla Road, Neath, on Thursday morning following its discovery at the bottom of Cimla Hill.
Although it was only 1.5ft (0.5m) wide on the surface, the council said the void below was 20ft (6m) wide and deep.
The road was due to reopen to cars at about 18:00 GMT on Sunday, after the hole was filled with 64 tonnes of concrete and stone.
Local councillor John Warman praised the authority's highways teams for "pulling out all the stops" to get the road repaired.
He described it as one of the busiest roads in the area - feeding 24 junctions, with refuse collections also hit by the closure.
A 60 second look at what causes sinkholes to open | A main road closed by a sinkhole in Neath Port Talbot is being reopened following emergency repairs. | 1.430969 | 1 |
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) rejected an approach by Hull City to speak to 46-year-old Coleman.
Coleman guided Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 a month after signing a new two-year contract with the FAW.
"We're fully focused on Moldova," Roberts told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"We've started our preparation and planning for the Moldova game and that will continue over the next three or four weeks."
The former Fulham manager is one of the candidates the Premier League new boys have targeted to replace Steve Bruce.
Bruce resigned in July after a breakdown in his relationship with Hull vice-chairman Ehab Allam.
Coleman, who succeeded the late Gary Speed as Wales manager in January 2012, has already said the 2018 World Cup campaign will be his last in charge of Wales.
"The plan is to try and get the team to Russia and as he's already stated, after that he will look at his options," Roberts added.
"If that goes to plan in two years' time he'll be looking at club involvement, whether that will be here in the UK or abroad."
Roberts is not surprised Coleman has been targeted by Hull following Wales' success at Euro 2016, their first appearance in a major tournament in 58 years.
"There's always going to be speculation any time a major job becomes vacant," Roberts said.
"It's going to be quite natural in the next few weeks and months that the speculation will exist
"That's due to the great work Chris has achieved with the national team." | Wales assistant manager Osian Roberts says he expects Chris Coleman to be in charge for the opening World Cup qualifier against Moldova on 5 September. | 1.105914 | 1 |
The Dow Jones was up 218 points, or 1.3%, to 17,213.
The S&P 500 index gained 33 points to 2,022, while the tech-focused Nasdaq index rose 86, or 1.9%, to 4,748.
Investors were encouraged by comments from the International Energy Agency that oil prices were stabilising and could even begin to rise again.
The price of Brent crude rose to $40.42 and is now set for its third week of gains in a row. US crude climbed to $38.50 a barrel.
Among the energy related stocks, Peabody Energy was up 2.4% and Consol Energy rose 5.5%.
Online travel firm Expedia saw its shares up 5%, while Trip Advisor stock rose 4.4%.
Day light savings time begins in the US on Sunday. | (Close): US stocks rose on Friday, lifted by a rise in oil prices that came as an industry body said the market may have "bottomed out". | 0.811919 | 1 |
The officer, Ahmed al-Mreyssi, died after being repeatedly run over during anti-government protests.
The court upheld a life sentence given to a second man in the case.
Bahrain and its Sunni royal family have been shaken by unrest since pro-democracy protests began in 2011. Most protesters are from the Shia majority.
The death sentence was confirmed on Wednesday for Ali al-Taweel, and the sentence to life imprisonment for Ali Shamlo.
Lawyers for the two men have said they will appeal against the decision at the court of cassation in a final effort to have the sentences reduced.
Bahrain's largest opposition political party Al Wefaq denounced Wednesday's decision and said confessions used as evidence in convicting the two men were extracted by torture.
The Gulf island kingdom has been wracked by nearly two years of violence that followed the clearing of an iconic landmark, Pearl Roundabout, in the capital Manama, in February 2011.
As violence escalated 35 people, including five police officers, were killed. Hundreds more were hurt and thousands jailed - the vast majority Shia Muslims.
Since then, opposition and human rights activists say another 45 people have been killed, a figure which the government disputes.
In October last year two policemen died of injuries sustained during clashes with protesters in villages outside Manama.
Last December, a Bahraini court commuted to life imprisonment the death sentences of two other protesters convicted of killing two policemen in another incident in 2011. | A Bahraini appeals court on Wednesday upheld a death sentence against a protester convicted of murdering a policeman in March 2011. | 1.51416 | 2 |
The 31-year-old lock was hurt hitting a ruck, and was replaced in the 51st minute by Luke Charteris.
Jones will miss club side Ospreys' match with Stade Francais in a European Challenge Cup quarter-final on 2 April.
Jones has been tipped as a candidate to lead the British and Irish Lions on their tour of New Zealand this summer.
The WRU revealed the extend of the injury in a short statement.
"Alun Wyn suffered a shoulder injury in the France v Wales RBS Six Nations match at the weekend and, following scans and orthopaedic consultation, he will undergo an initial six week period of rehabilitation," they said.
Jones captained the Lions in the final Test of their 2-1 series win over Australia in 2013.
Lions coach Warren Gatland names his squad for the New Zealand tour on 19 April and Jones is unlikely to feature before.
The Welsh region travel to Treviso in the Pro12 on Saturday, 25 March without their captain.
However, Lloyd Ashley is set to return from after overcoming concussion and Jones' fellow Wales lock Bradley Davies is expected to return following a knee injury in April.
Backs coach Gruff Rees said: "Bradley's just working through the final part of his procedures. I think mid-April might be a fair shout for us and he could really add to our squad."
Ospreys can also call on uncapped Wales Six Nations squad member Rory Thornton at lock. | Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones is out for six weeks with a shoulder injury suffered during Saturday's Six Nations 20-18 defeat by France in Paris. | 1.118343 | 1 |
Motorists will have to pay an extra 20p per hour to park their vehicles on city centre streets from Monday 20 February.
Mr Hazzard said fees had "not kept pace with inflation" in recent years.
However, traders have described the price hike as "disgraceful and unnecessary" and have called on the minister to reverse his decision.
In Belfast, city centre charges will rise from £1.20 per hour to £1.40.
In Lisburn, County Antrim, charges will increase from 60p to 80p per hour.
For motorists in Newry, County Down, fees will rise from 40p to 60p per hour.
Some streets on the edge of Belfast city centre will see a 50% rise in parking charges, as zones where fees are currently charged at 80p per hour will increase to £1.20.
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) reacted with "surprise and dismay".
Its chief executive Glyn Roberts said it was "completely unacceptable" that traders had not been consulted before the announcement.
"Rather than increasing parking charges, the minister should be reducing them to encourage more people to come into the three city centres," Mr Roberts said.
The minister's statement said: "On-street parking tariffs in Belfast have not increased since 2011 and have therefore not kept pace with inflation.
"Similarly, tariffs in Newry and Lisburn have not increased since 2009 and 2008."
Mr Hazzard said he had "limited these increases to the minimum possible". | Parking charges in parts of Belfast, Newry and Lisburn city centres are set to rise next month, Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard has said. | 1.566896 | 2 |
Police Scotland said the boy was treated for minor head and body injuries at Caithness General Hospital.
He was assaulted by a male teenager who was wearing black clothing and was part of a group of teenagers on Shore Lane at about 21:15 on 28 September.
Police said the incident may have been seen by the driver of vehicle seen travelling on Shore Lane at the time. | A 14-year-old boy has been injured in an assault in Wick town centre. | 0.658802 | 1 |
A restored print of Sleigh Bells (1928) will have its world premiere at the BFI in London in next month.
The BFI says the re-discovery of the "long-lost" six-minute film in its archive is a "joyful treat".
Other Oswald films survive but Sleigh Bells has been unseen since its original release.
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was invented by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for Universal in 1927 before they went on to create Mickey Mouse.
The only surviving print of Sleigh Bells was preserved in the BFI National Archive and was "re-discovered" by a researcher browsing its online catalogue.
The restoration work was carried out by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the new print will be shown at BFI Southbank on 12 December as part of a programme of Disney Christmas shorts.
"What a joyful treat to discover a long-lost Walt Disney film in the BFI National Archive and to be able to show Sleigh Bells to a whole new audience 87 years after it was made," said Robin Baker, head curator at the BFI National Archive.
"The restoration of this film will introduce many audiences to Disney's work in the silent period - it clearly demonstrates the vitality and imagination of his animation at a key point in his early career."
Andrew Millstein, president of Walt Disney Animation Studios, which oversaw the restoration, said the Oswald shorts were an important part of Disney history.
"We have been working with film archives and private collectors all around the world to research the missing titles." | A cartoon featuring the first Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, is to be screened for the first time in 87 years. | 2.217787 | 2 |
The blast reduced much of the end terrace property in Cecil Road, Blackley, to rubble on 16 January.
Kevin Carrol, of Cecil Road, who was injured, has been charged with criminal damage with intent to endanger life.
The 33-year-old is due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court.
He has recently been discharged from hospital, police said.
A second injured man, whose condition was described as critical, was discharged from hospital in the days following the explosion, a force spokesperson added. | A man has been charged in connection with an explosion at a house in north Manchester. | 0.541915 | 1 |
Written by journalist Jonathan Maitland, An Audience with Jimmy Savile focuses on the decades of abuse carried out by the late presenter and how he managed to cover up his crimes.
McGowan told the BBC's Andrew Marr he had had "third, fourth, fifth and sixth thoughts" about doing the play.
But a lot of abuse victims thought the play was 30 years too late, he added.
Since his death in 2011, it has emerged that Savile was one of the UK's most prolific sexual predators.
Once a beloved TV entertainer who raised £40m for charity, he is thought to have exploited his status to prey on hundreds of people in television dressing rooms, hospitals, schools and children's homes.
The play's synopsis, describes how Savile "groomed the nation".
When asked by Marr if he had had second thoughts about the role, McGowan answered: "Third, fourth, fifth and sixth thoughts, yes".
He described the play as "very controversial", adding: "Its a very strange experience letting this person speak through me."
However, he continued: "A lot of people have said, 'Is it too early to do this play?,' but if you talk to the victims, a lot of them say it's thirty years too late."
McGowan said he was just one of the millions of British TV viewers who was duped by the disgraced star.
"I was so duped by him that, just after he died, BBC North wanted me to do a tribute show about him because I'd done an impression of him on my show. They asked me to talk about him and his voice and how much affection he was held in and I did it.
"So subsequently, I feel very pleased to be able to redress that [with the play].
An Audience with Jimmy Savile opens on 10 June at the Park Theatre in London, yet no images of McGowan in character have been released to the press.
Writer Maitland said that was a deliberate move as "it's very distressing for victims and survivors and other people to see images of him".
He continued: "When a story about Savile is on the news, you have to [show pictures] but I thought if people are paying to see a play where Savile is a character that's fine, you can have someone portraying him but we don't want to cause people unnecessary offence by having an actor dressed up as him." | Actor Alistair McGowan has admitted he had misgivings before agreeing to play Jimmy Savile in a new play. | 1.223184 | 1 |
Dyma fyddai'n tro cyntaf i swyddogion arfog grwydro maes y Brifwyl, fydd yn cael ei chynnal eleni ger Bodedern rhwng 4 a 12 Awst.
Dywedodd prif weithredwr yr ŵyl, Elfed Roberts fod yn rhaid i'r Eisteddfod gymryd camau "oherwydd beth sydd 'di digwydd dros y misoedd diwethaf".
Yn gynharach eleni fe wnaeth yr Urdd amddiffyn y penderfyniad i gael heddlu arfog yn yr eisteddfod ieuenctid ym Mhencoed, gan ddweud eu bod yn rhan o "gamau diogelwch angenrheidiol".
Daeth y presenoldeb arfog yn Eisteddfod yr Urdd ddiwedd mis Mai wythnos yn unig wedi'r ymosodiad terfysgol ym Manceinion ble chafodd 22 o bobl eu lladd gan ffrwydrad.
Mae'r brifwyl hefyd wedi gorfod ystyried eu trefniadau diogelwch o ganlyniad i'r hinsawdd presennol, yn ôl y prif weithredwr.
"Mi fydd 'na fesurau yn y fynedfa o ran chwilio bagiau wrth fynd i mewn," meddai Mr Roberts.
"Oherwydd beth sydd 'di digwydd dros y misoedd diwethaf, dwi'n meddwl bod hi'n anorfod bod rhaid i ni edrych ar y mesurau diogelwch. Rydan ni wedi bod yn trafod hyn efo'r heddlu a'r cyngor sir."
Ychwanegodd: "Mae'n debyg y byddan nhw [heddlu arfog] yna. 'Da ni wedi cael trafodaethau gyda Heddlu Gogledd Cymru, a phenderfyniad yr Eisteddfod ydi beth bynnag mae Heddlu'r Gogledd yn ei gynghori, yna 'da ni'n barod i fynd efo hynny.
"Nhw sy'n gwybod beth sydd orau, nhw ydi'r arbenigwyr, ganddyn nhw mae'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf, ac felly os 'dyn nhw'n teimlo bod rhaid cael heddlu arfog, yna bydd 'na heddlu arfog yna.
"Sut mae'r heddlu arfog yn cerdded o gwmpas y maes, ydyn nhw'n cerdded yn agored ta be', mae hynny eto fyny i'r heddlu." | Mae'r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol wedi dweud ei bod hi'n "debygol" y bydd heddlu arfog ar faes yr ŵyl ar Ynys Môn. | 0.892033 | 1 |
The memorial will stand in Parliament Square alongside those of Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela.
Speaking on a trip to the Gandhi memorial in Delhi, Foreign Secretary William Hague said the statue would be a "fitting tribute" to a "great man".
Gandhi studied in London for many years before leading non-violent resistance to British rule in India.
He was assassinated in January 1948, months after India secured independence.
The sculptor Philip Jackson, whose works include statues of the Queen Mother and RAF Bomber Command, has been approached to take on the project - which will be paid for by charitable donations and sponsors.
It is intended that the statue will be completed early next year and become a focal point for future commemorations, including the 70-year anniversary of Gandhi's death in 2018.
Mr Hague said Gandhi remained a "towering inspiration and source of strength".
"Gandhi's view of communal peace and resistance to division, his desire to drive India forward and his commitment to non-violence left a legacy that is as relevant today as it was during his life," he said.
An advisory panel is to be set up to spearhead the project. Its members will include prominent members of the Indian community in London, such as Lord Bilimoria, as well as National Portrait Gallery director Sandy Nairne.
Culture Secretary Sajid Javid, who will chair the panel and whose parents were born in India, said the statue would celebrate Gandhi's "reverence and greatness".
"No matter what your background, history, or religion, this statue will allow people from around the world to look upon him and appreciate his endeavour and successes for humanity."
The statue will be the 11th to be erected in Parliament Square. Others public figures memorialised include former Prime Ministers Winston Churchill, Benjamin Disraeli and Robert Peel. | A statue of the Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi is to be erected opposite the Houses of Parliament. | 2.209172 | 2 |
The cash, in the local naira currency, was found near Kaduna airport's check-in and was still in sealed packs.
An investigation is under way to trace the source of the cash, a spokesman for Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says.
Tackling corruption was a key election pledge for President Muhammadu Buhari.
"Operatives [of the EFCC] intercepted a sum of 49m naira in five large black 150kg... sacks following a tip off," the EFCC said on its website.
It added that investigations are "in top gear" to find the "culprits behind the attempted illegal movement of the cash".
EFCC official Ibrahim Bappah said the cash haul, made up of "crispy naira notes", was discovered on Tuesday when airport security detected a distinctive aroma during a routine screening.
It is not known where the cash were being sent, and the EFCC has said it is looking into whether the money is linked to any crime.
The discovery of the money at the airport fits into a pattern of cash being found by the anti-graft team.
In February the EFCC seized nearly $1.75m in cash at a house belonging to the former boss of the country's giant oil firm.
In another case, a corruption-related probe against the former minister of petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, resulted in a federal high court directing the confiscation of $150m.
Last year, the commission recovered some cash stashed away in a hole dug at the house of ex-air force chief, Marshal Adesola Amosu.
In this case, Nigerians are very keen to know who left the bundles of crispy notes and what they planned to do with the cash. | Large sacks containing bundles of "crispy" banknotes worth a total of $155,000 (£130,000) have been seized at a Nigerian airport, officials say. | 1.1125 | 1 |
A team of officers using specialist PSNI search dogs are conducting searches at a number of locations.
The Castlederg teenager went missing after a night out in Bundoran in 1994.
Child killer, Robert Howard, was acquitted of Arlene's murder in 2005.
The PSNI carried out a number of searches last year.
The PSNI said the resumed operation had the "twin objectives of recovering the schoolgirl's remains and progressing the investigation".
"The sites to be covered in this phase of the search strategy have links to the overall investigation into Arlene's disappearance and murder," police said in a statement.
"Searches will continue to be conducted on a planned roll-out, depending on weather conditions, availability of resources and operational commitments."
Detectives from the serious crime branch have been in contact with Arlene's family to keep them updated.
Earlier this month, Northern Ireland's senior coroner told a preliminary hearing in Belfast that the inquest into the teenager's death may not start for two years.
The examination of her death had been due to begin in the autumn.
The hearing was told that a huge amount of outstanding paperwork still has to be re-examined by police officers.
The police files on the murder run to 3,016 documents and 793 witness statements.
Howard is currently serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of 14-year-old Hannah Williams, from Deptford, south London, whose body was found in a cement works in Northfleet, Kent, in March 2002.
In February John Leckey said he planned to call Robert Howard as a witness at the inquest.
Last December, Howard lost a High Court challenge to the Arkinson inquest being held - his lawyers claimed it was a move to undermine his acquittal.
He is to appeal against the High Court ruling. | Detectives investigating the murder of teenager Arlene Arkinson who disappeared after a night out almost 20 years ago have resumed a series of searches in rural locations in County Tyrone. | 1.074667 | 1 |
Hutchison is to sell his 76% shareholding to the fans group the 'Well Society for £1.
"With the fans nearly in full control, the onus will very much be on them and the wider community to stand by their club in the weeks, months and years ahead," Hutchison said.
"I'll be supporting from afar."
Hutchison has stepped down from his roles as director and vice-chairman, with Jim McMahon assuming the role of chairman and Douglas Dickie the role of vice-chairman.
John Boyle's controlling interest in the Fir Park club was transferred to retired businessman Hutchison in January 2015.
"I am extremely pleased at the great progress we have made both on and off the park," Hutchison continued.
"The new systems and processes now in place together with an excellent management team has ensured a successful turn around at the club.
"I would like to personally thank Mark McGhee and Alan Burrows for their huge contribution to the improvements at Fir Park.
"I would also like to thank everyone at Fir Park who adopted the many changes I introduced to create a solid foundation to build on and who worked tirelessly to advance the business plan during what was and is a transitional period.
"As well as thanking everyone who has joined and is contributing to the ' Well Society, I would also like to wish the extremely dedicated individuals who will now drive the club forward all the very best in their endeavours. I'll be supporting from afar." | Motherwell owner Les Hutchison is to sell his majority shareholding in the club as the Steelmen move towards a fan-ownership model. | 0.610707 | 1 |
Brian Wilson, who was a Labour minister in Tony Blair's government, was a columnist for the Skye-based publication.
He was sacked after defending a fellow columnist who wrote a piece about the spread of Islam in the UK.
The West Highland Free Press said they would no longer write for the paper.
Another columnist, broadcaster Maggie Cunningham, has said she will not write any more pieces for the newspaper.
In his last column on 22 May, Donald Macleod, a Free Church professor of theology, wrote: "All minorities prefer to keep a low profile and avoid trouble.
"Generations of British Muslims have done exactly that, many have made an invaluable contribution to British society, and many are perfectly prepared to listen quietly while Christians 'witness' to them.
"But when minorities become majorities, things change... in the event of Islamic dominance in Britain our friendly Muslim shopkeepers will have little option but to march behind the radicals."
'Immense contribution'
In response, Mr Wilson wrote in his column last week that Mr Macleod's piece was "leading on to wider questions about Islamic influence within Europe, including implications for democracy and freedom".
In a statement, the West Highland Free press said: "We note there has been some speculation around Professor Donald Macleod and founding editor Brian Wilson no longer writing columns for the West Highland Free Press and confirm they will both be no longer writing for us.
"We thank both Brian Wilson and Professor Macleod for their immense contribution to the paper over many years.
"They have rightly earned their reputation as erudite, passionate and respected writers and their regular offerings in the West Highland Free Press will be missed by some readers. Further than this, we have no comment to make." | The founding editor of the West Highland Free Press has been sacked by his former paper in a row over free speech. | 1.306271 | 1 |
According to Disney, the two-minute promo was watched 127.6 million times across all digital platforms in the 24 hours following its release on Monday.
The Hollywood Reporter said that trumped the 114 million views notched up by the trailer for Fifty Shades Darker in September.
Beauty and the Beast will be released in the UK and US in March 2017.
Emma Watson and Dan Stevens play the title roles in the live-action remake of Disney's 1991 animation.
In the trailer, Watson's Belle can be seen meeting Stevens' Beast for the first time.
It also features such characters as Belle's father and the braggart Gaston, played by Kevin Kline and Luke Evans respectively.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | The latest trailer for Beauty and the Beast was viewed a record number of times in its first day online. | 0.884685 | 1 |
Work, which will see the track double between Rossett and Saltney junction, was meant to be finished by 2015.
North Wales AM Mark Isherwood said he was pleased, but found it "disappointing it has taken so long."
Network Rail said it had been working with train operators and local authorities to get the track access required for the project.
In November 2015, the company blamed "setbacks" for further delays which pushed the completion date for work back to 2016.
Mr Isherwood said: "The delays have been incredibly frustrating for passengers who travel between Wrexham and Chester. I will be keeping a close eye on progress, ensuring that my constituents aren't further let down."
The scheme will see 5.5 miles (8.9km) of track doubled, enabling more train services to operate every hour.
Level crossings at Green Lane, Balderton, Pulford and Broad Oak are also being upgraded.
A Network Rail spokesman said: "We will continue to update passengers, the local community and elected representatives of our progress as we work with our industry partners to reduce journey times and enable more trains to run between north and south Wales, as well as delivering significant safety improvements to four level crossings between Wrexham and Chester." | Delayed upgrades to the railway line between Wrexham and Chester will start in spring. | 1.062351 | 1 |
Winds of up to 94mph have been recorded in parts of Wales, with the seaside town of Aberystwyth bearing the brunt.
Police said no injuries had been reported, though a caravan park in the area has been evacuated after up to 20 caravans were overturned.
The Met Office has issued a yellow severe weather warning of very strong winds moving eastwards across the UK.
Brought in by a squally cold front, BBC Weather said the high winds were expected to clear to the east through the course of Thursday afternoon.
Further strong winds and a brief but intense spell of rain are anticipated, before clearing into the North Sea this evening, BBC Weather added.
Dyfed Powys Police said trees and roof tiles were also blown into roads, with several being forced to close.
Thomas Scarrott, director of the Clarach Bay Holiday Village, near Aberystwyth, said around 15 to 20 caravans had been upended and overturned.
He said: "As I was walking out of the door the wind started to increase and it went from zero to take cover in seconds. My initial thought was it must have been a tornado."
He added: "The danger now is that the wind is blustery and blowing the debris. There are large sheets of metal blowing around. We're OK indoors."
As the high winds spread east, the Grinshill Animal Rescue Centre near Shrewsbury reported "major damage".
Posting photos on Facebook, Kate Aspinall said there was no roof left on the kennels, after a tree fell on it causing damage.
She said: "Dogs and cats are safe thank God. We are OK, a little wet and wind swept."
Richard Sherratt, from Preston Gubbals, north Shropshire, said: "It's chaos.
"I had a telephone call to say two of our trees had broken off, blown down, blocked the road and taken the electric wires with them at the same time.
"The road was completely blocked by branches and electricity cables."
Richard Dowman, estate manager at the Leaton Knolls estate in Shropshire, said the estate had lost a "tremendous amount" of trees.
"We've ended up a bit of a casualty, we're just trying to get the roads open," he said. | A number of tornadoes have struck parts of Wales and the Midlands, causing damage to buildings and cars. | 1.378506 | 1 |
Damjan Marjanovic, 20, and 21-year-old Zoran Baljak were killed in a road crash, the Slovenian club said.
A Maribor statement said the news has "shattered us deeply".
"A cruel fate has intervened in its severest form and taken away two young members of our Violet family."
Marjanovic and Baljak were both in the B team at Maribor.
Aberdeen, who visit Slovenia following a 1-1 draw at Pittodrie, said they were "deeply saddened" by the news.
Chief executive Duncan Fraser said: "I spoke with my counterpart Bojan Bon this afternoon and have passed on our condolences from all of the Aberdeen family.
"This puts everything into perspective. The clubs have developed an excellent relationship in the build-up to the games and we will co-operate fully with any wishes that NK Maribor may have to mark this tragedy." | Aberdeen's Europa League opponents Maribor are mourning the deaths of two young players in the build-up to Thursday's second leg of their third qualifying round tie. | 0.838175 | 1 |
Poverty and inequality advisor Naomi Eisenstadt's report focuses on how ministers can improve the life chances of young people.
She made recommendations around employment, housing and mental health.
Nicola Sturgeon said she welcomed the "robust advice" offered to the Scottish government.
The first minister also confirmed the creation of a new independent Poverty and Inequality Commission, which will run initially for two years.
Douglas Hamilton, director of the RS Macdonald Charitable Trust, has been appointed as chairman and Ms Eisenstadt and race equality advisor Kaliani Lyle as deputies.
The Scottish government said the commission's first task would be to provide advice to ministers on the first child poverty delivery plan, which is due in April 2018.
Ms Eisenstadt's report, The Life Chances of Young People in Scotland, is her second since she was appointed by Ms Sturgeon in 2015.
The review also reflects on the action taken so far by the government on poverty.
Ms Sturgeon said: "When I appointed Naomi in June 2015, I was clear that I wanted her to challenge the government and scrutinise the work we were doing to alleviate poverty and inequality.
"Her first report made a number of useful recommendations and we are making significant progress in implementing these, as the progress report also published today shows.
"Naomi's latest report, The Life Chances of Young People in Scotland, provides a useful challenge to the Scottish and UK governments to do more to improve the life chances of young people from less advantaged backgrounds and to build a fairer future."
Ms Eisenstadt said: "In working on Life Chances, I have met some extraordinary young people and was impressed by the dedication of the people who work with them.
"I hope this report will help to improve their chances for the future." | An independent report on poverty in Scotland has made 18 recommendations to the Scottish government on how it could tackle the issue better. | 1.792309 | 2 |
Legal costs related to the corruption scandal which engulfed the organisation and "ill-considered previous investments" contributed to the losses.
The latest financial results follow a loss of nearly £100m in 2015.
Fifa forecasts a financial recovery in 2018, when Russia hosts the World Cup, and expects to finish the four years since 2014 with an £80m profit.
The governing body, which is still under criminal investigations in Switzerland and the United States, paid out nearly £50m to lawyers last year.
Former president Sepp Blatter's investments in a football museum and hotel in Zurich have proved unsuccessful so far, too, and are referred to as "ill-considered".
Media playback is not supported on this device | World football governing body Fifa lost nearly £300m in 2016 and is scheduled to lose close to £400m in 2017. | 1.195092 | 1 |
The train is believed to have gone missing near what is now the Polish city of Wroclaw as Soviet forces approached in 1945.
A law firm in south-west Poland says it has been contacted by two men who have discovered the armoured train.
Polish media say the men want 10% of the value of the train's contents.
Local news websites said the apparent find matched reports in local folklore of a train carrying gold and gems that went missing at the end of World War Two near Ksiaz castle.
The claim was made to a law office in Walbrzych, 3km (2 miles) from Ksiaz castle.
"Lawyers, the army, the police and the fire brigade are dealing with this," Marika Tokarska, an official at the Walbrzych district council, told Reuters.
"The area has never been excavated before and we don't know what we might find."
Two news websites in Walbrzych said the train that was found had guns on turrets along its side. One website, walbrzych24.com, said (in Polish) that one of the men was Polish and the other German.
They were liaising with officials in the city, who have since formed an emergency committee led by the mayor to investigate the claims, the website says.
Another site, Wiadomosci Walbrzyskie, said (in Polish) the train was 150m long and may have up to 300 tonnes of gold on board.
Joanna Lamparska, a historian who focuses on the Walbrzych area, told Radio Wroclaw the train was rumoured to have disappeared into a tunnel, and that it had gold and "hazardous materials" on board.
Previous searches for the train in the same area had proved fruitless, Radio Wroclaw said. | Two people in Poland say they may have found a Nazi train rumoured to be full of gold, gems and guns that disappeared in World War Two, Polish media say. | 2.515275 | 3 |
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