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The iWild devices, which were locked in steel security cases, were taken from Ty Mawr Country Park at the weekend.
James McConnell of NatureSpy, which runs the wildlife project, said staff were "very disappointed".
The cameras were installed in 17 parks and nature reserves across north east Wales in March.
Mr McConnell added: "This project is designed to give local communities the chance to see the wildlife that they share their parks with.
"Unfortunately it just takes one or two thieves to spoil that for everybody." | Three cameras placed at a Wrexham park to capture images of animals in their natural habitat have been stolen. | 1.316006 | 1 |
Senol Buran, cafeteria head at Cumhuriyet, was remanded accused of insulting the president. He denies the refusal was an insult, his lawyer said.
Turkey has cracked down on dissent since a failed coup in July.
Cumhuriyet staff have been among tens of thousands of people detained, suspended or sacked.
The newspaper is one of few to have taken an anti-Erdogan line.
Mr Buran was on his way to work on 24 December when he found roads were closed as part of security measures for a speech being given by Mr Erdogan.
Mr Buran told police officers: "I would not serve that man a cup of tea."
A judge at the Istanbul criminal court jailed Mr Buran pending a trial.
Insulting the president can carry a four-year jail term.
Last month, 10 Cumhuriyet staff members were jailed pending trial, suspected of giving support to Kurdish militants and the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Turkey blames for masterminding the failed coup attempt.
Its former editor-in-chief, Can Dundar, fled to Germany this year pending appeal against a jail sentence.
Mr Erdogan's critics have accused him of severely curtailing freedom of speech since the coup attempt, with more than 100,000 people sacked or suspended.
His supporters regard him as a strong leader who has been the driving force behind an economic boom. | The boss of a cafeteria at a Turkish opposition newspaper has been detained after saying he would refuse to serve tea to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | 1.290895 | 1 |
Aukhadov, second in the men's -85kg event in London, tested positive for turinabol and drostanolone, the International Olympic Committee said.
His medal will be reassigned to Iran's Kianoush Rostami, originally third.
Aukhadov was caught when the IOC retested samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics using new analysis methods.
Ukrainian pole vaulter Maksym Mazuryk, who finished 18th in London, has also been disqualified from the 2012 Games retrospectively after he tested positive for turinabol.
The IOC has reported a total of 98 positive cases from recent retests of samples from the two Games in Beijing and London.
At least six of those cases came in one weightlifting event, the men's -94kg category at London 2012.
As a result, the gold medal was passed to Iran's Saeid Mohammadpour, who was originally fifth. | Russian weightlifter Apti Aukhadov has been stripped of his 2012 Olympic silver medal after his doping sample tested positive for steroids. | 1.012225 | 1 |
At Westminster Magistrates' Court, Muhammad Aftab Suleman, 24, faced five charges under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act.
Mr Suleman, of Peakdale Avenue, Manchester, was arrested on Saturday.
He was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 9 January.
Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 relates to the collection of information which is likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. | A man has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences after being arrested at Manchester Airport trying to board a flight to Pakistan. | 0.762631 | 1 |
Both films are up for the best feature award - as are Chronic, starring Tim Roth, Natalie Portman's biopic Jackie and family drama Manchester by the Sea.
Moonlight, about a black youth growing to adulthood, is also recognised for Barry Jenkins' direction and script.
Roth is up for the best actor prize, as is fellow Briton David Harewood.
The awards, handed out one day before the Oscars each year, are open to films made for less than $20m (£16m).
American Honey, directed by Britain's Andrea Arnold, tells of a teenage runaway who travels across the American Midwest with a band of misfits.
Arnold is recognised in the best director category for her work on the film, which has also received nominations for three of its actors.
Moonlight, whose lead role is shared by three actors, has not received any nominations in the acting categories.
Yet on 25 February the film will automatically receive the Robert Altman Award, which honours its entire ensemble cast.
Harewood's best actor nomination comes for his role in Free in Deed, a religious drama about a minister who believes he can work miracles.
Other Britons in contention include Ralph Fiennes, who is up for best supporting male for his role in Italian-set drama A Bigger Splash.
The last three best picture winners at the Independent Spirits - Spotlight, Birdman and 12 Years a Slave - all went on to win the best picture Oscar.
Yet this year's nominations omit many of the films considered Academy Award contenders. One of the front runners, Los Angeles-set musical La La Land, was not eligible for Spirit awards consideration.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Coming-of-age dramas American Honey and Moonlight will be the ones to beat at next year's Independent Spirit Awards, having been nominated for six apiece. | 0.906197 | 1 |
It came as the Premier League champions released their financial results for 2015-16 on Thursday and declared a pre-tax profit of £16.4m to 31 May.
City said they were confident the FFP charge would be dropped.
The Foxes exceeded the permitted £8m loss when they won the Championship in the 2013-14 season.
The club posted a loss of £20.8m but said £13m of it was "allowable" as it included costs relating to the club's promotion and academy expenditure.
The Football League said the case was "ongoing".
The Foxes moved out of the bottom three on Monday after a 3-1 win over Liverpool, their first game following the sacking of manager Claudio Ranieri, who led them to the title nine months ago.
A Leicester statement said: "The club has entered into an arbitration process with the Football League in relation to the legality of the 2012 Championship FFP rules.
"Provision has been made for legal costs in relation to this process however the directors are confident that no further liability will be incurred by the company."
In 2012, after two years of detailed discussions, the Football League and its clubs agreed on a FFP framework across all three of its divisions.
Queens Park Rangers challenged "the legality" of the rules in May 2015 as they faced a fine of up to £58m.
And the following year it was confirmed Bournemouth had been fined £7.6m for breaching FFP rules in their 2014-15 promotion-winning season.
In September 2016, Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey said the organisation may be in a position to clarify the situation within a couple of months, but no announcement has been made.
Leicester's turnover in their title-winning season rose to £128.7m, with their wage bill rising from £49.08m to £68.77m. | Leicester City have confirmed they are legally challenging a Football League charge of breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules in 2014. | 0.962182 | 1 |
An official from China's National Earthquake Network told the BBC that scientists were "alarmed" at the scale of the explosions. The official confirmed that:
The force of the blast was felt many kilometres away from the warehouse where the explosion took place in the port city and residents registered their horror at the scale of the explosions.
"The impact alone woke me and my sister up last night, we were so scared. We hid under our blankets and were wondering if it was an earthquake or atomic bomb. My thoughts and prayers go out to all the deceased," one Weibo user said.
"I was sleeping when our windows and doors suddenly shook as we heard explosions outside. I first thought it was an earthquake," Reuters news agency quoted one resident Guan Xiang, who lives 7km (four miles) away from the explosion site, told the Reuters news agency.
According to the China Earthquake Administration's official account on Weibo, the first explosion was registered at a magnitude of 2.3 and the second at 2.9.
Even the United States Geological Survey registered the explosions as seismic events. The Guardian newspaper quotes USGS geophysicist John Bellini as saying that it is rare to detect seismological activity from events such as the Tianjin explosion.
Reporting by Heather Chen. | The blasts in Tianjin on Wednesday night were so large that they registered as seismic activity in China. | 2.068335 | 2 |
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The Robins hope to make a long-term appointment for 2017, with ex-England boss Steve McNamara and former Leigh coach Paul Rowley among those linked.
Chris Chester left Rovers after February's defeat by Wakefield, with Willie Poching in temporary charge.
"We have a stand-out candidate," Hudgell told BBC Look North.
"We are expecting the appointment to be a top line coach with experience and a finer understanding of the game."
Hudgell is close friends with former England and Bradford coach McNamara, himself a Hull native, but would not discuss speculation surrounding the identity of the candidate.
He did confirm there had been "huge interest" in the post, but that no formal job offer had been extended at this stage.
McNamara is currently employed as assistant coach at NRL side Sydney Roosters under their head coach Trent Robinson.
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"The person we've identified as the coach we want to take us forward in the long-term isn't in a position to take up a position at this stage," Hudgell continued.
"We've been in talks and will make an announcement when we're in a position to."
Poching will take charge of Friday's game at Widnes Vikings, hoping to build on the defeat by St Helens in his first Super League game in charge.
"Willie's in the box seat [for the short-term role], he knows the players, has been at the club a period of time, so he knows the systems," Hudgell added.
"He's put his hand up and wants the gig full-time, he's ambitious, been assistant to some of the best coaches in the game and has 'wool on his back'.
"As a board we need to look at how he fits into our longer term future." | Hull KR will name a short-term head coach for the rest of 2016, with a view to confirming a "top line" boss for next year, says chairman Neil Hudgell. | 0.848914 | 1 |
A 300m cordon has been set up in Wood End Lane, Northolt, north-west London, as armed police and negotiators speak to the man.
Officers were called to the address at about 01:00 BST on Friday over concerns the man had hazardous materials.
Emergency services have not attempted to enter the property.
A Met Police spokesperson said the force believes there is one man inside the house.
"It is not known what the man has inside the property" but "attempts have been made by him to prevent access to the address."
"There is no suggestion that this incident is terrorist-related nor is it linked to any other ongoing investigation or operation," the spokesperson added.
The BBC reporter Ayshea Buksh, who is at the scene, said neighbours told her the man has "aggressive, dangerous dogs" which is one of the reasons why police are being particularly cautious.
A woman claiming to be the cousin of the man involved in the stand-off has told the BBC he recently had "a breakdown".
The man is believed to be in his 40s and according to several local residents, is regularly seen walking his four Rottweiler dogs. | Police have evacuated about 80 people from their homes in a stand-off with a man reported to be in possession of "dangerous items". | 0.845475 | 1 |
The group also killed some 190 former members of Iraq's security services and 42 civilians, apparently for refusing to obey its orders, the UN adds.
Iraqi, Kurdish and allied forces have advanced on their push to retake Mosul, the jihadist group's de facto capital.
As many as 1.5 million people are believed to remain there.
There are fears IS could use them to defend itself as the operation gets closer to the centre of the city.
"Credible reports" suggested that civilians in sub-districts around Mosul had been forced from their homes and relocated inside the city since the offensive began earlier this month, UN spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said.
Men, women and children from 6,000 families were abducted in areas including Shura, she added.
"Isil's depraved cowardly strategy is to attempt to use the presence of civilian hostages to render certain points, areas or military forces immune from military operations, effectively using tens of thousands of women, men and children as human shields," Ms Shamdasani added, using an acronym for IS.
She said the allegations had been corroborated by the UN but added that the true number might be greater.
The UN said last week IS was apparently not allowing families to flee for territory held by the Iraqi army outside Mosul and that civilians suspected of being disloyal to to the group appeared to had been targeted.
The organisation added that only "modest" numbers of people had so far fled Mosul. | Islamic State (IS) militants have abducted tens of thousands of civilians from around the Iraqi city of Mosul to use as human shields, the UN says. | 1.652853 | 2 |
The South Bristol Link Road joins the A370 to the A38 and forms part of the route for the city's Metrobus scheme.
Simon Dunn from Alun Griffiths Contractors, which built the road, said: "It'll make it easier for the traffic to get to the airport."
Critics say it will worsen pollution and will fail to reduce traffic levels.
The cycle path section of the South Bristol Link Road is already open but safety checks are needed before the main road opens in January.
"The last thing we want to do is open the road just before Christmas and there are any concerns or any issues," said Mr Dunn
"The sensible thing to do is to leave it until January, do the safety checks and then open it."
Green Party prospective candidate for the Bristol South constituency Tony Dyer said: "Part of it goes through green belt and we're not convinced it's going to make a major difference to traffic.
"It will work for a small section of it but our other concern is how it's going to drive more demand for yet more roads."
The four councils behind the wider transport strategy also say the new road, which is 3.1 miles long (about 5km), will help boost south Bristol's economy, a view shared by the local Chamber of Commerce and firms in the area.
Chief executive of Computer Share UK, Naz Sarkar, said: "We have 1,500 people working here. Many of them live locally and they can travel by foot or cycle, they can use the free buses that we lay on for them.
"But we also have people who travel from much further afield, from Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wales and Wiltshire and for those people they do have to drive and the congestion in Bristol has made it difficult for them." | Hundreds of cyclists dressed in Santa outfits have been the first people to use a major new £45m road ahead of its official opening next month. | 1.998524 | 2 |
There were 200 fatalities in 2014, an increase of 16% on the previous year. The number of people seriously injured also increased by 1% to 1,694.
The figures showed there were 1,040 child casualties, a fall of 2%.
Overall the total number of road casualties - 11,240 - was the lowest since records began in 1950.
The road casualty figures have been declining for almost four decades but for the first time for eight years the number of fatalities went up.
The official government figures showed that the 200 road deaths included 93 car users, 56 pedestrians, 31 motorcyclists and eight pedal cyclists
They showed seven children among the 200 deaths, two fewer than 2013.
There were 171 children seriously injured, up from 143 in 2013.
According to the statistics, there were five fewer pedal cyclists killed but 18 more pedestrian fatalities.
There were also eight more motorcyclists killed and four more car user fatalities.
The statistics showed:
Transport Minister Derek Mackay said: "The increase in fatalities and the number of people seriously injured in road accidents in 2014 is disappointing.
"However it also demonstrates the need for every one of us to take responsibility when using the road network. The longer term downward trends and the annual decline in the total number of casualties, to the lowest level since records began, are encouraging but more can, and must, be done."
The minister added: "Some of the more recent interventions such as the landmark change in Scotland's drink-drive legislation - which has seen us leading the way in the United Kingdom - will undoubtedly help prevent the tragic and unnecessary loss of lives on our roads.
"Other innovations such as the A9 average speed camera programme are already delivering benefits, and significant investment is improving safety for cyclists.
"We are also encouraging councils to cut speed in towns and cities through our revised 20mph limit guidance. I am confident that these developments will have a positive impact going forward." | Twenty-eight more people were killed on Scotland's roads last year than in the previous 12 months, according to figures just published. | 2.12866 | 2 |
The 24-year-old arrived at Rodney Parade from Llanelli in September on a one-season contract because of a back row injury crisis.
He will make his 18th appearance against Leinster on Friday, has been rewarded with a new Dragons deal.
"I was given an opportunity to prove myself as a professional and hopefully I have done that," said Cudd.
The former Scarlets academy product has impressed this season and been one of the success stories of the season for the Dragons.
"We haven't had the best of results this season but I think it is going well for me on a personal front," said Cudd.
"I have had plenty of games and feel that I am improving as a player.
"Over the past few months I have improved in terms of physicality and carrying the ball." | Flanker Nic Cudd has signed a new two-year deal with the Newport Gwent Dragons. | 0.764246 | 1 |
Zef Eisenberg was riding a gas turbine engine motorbike at the Straightliners Top Speed meeting at Elvington Airfield in North Yorkshire.
The 43-year-old fell from his Madmax Turbine bike during a during timed track run at 14:00 BST.
It is understood he has a suspected broken pelvis.
The event is a gathering of vehicles to attempt land speed records.
A spokeswoman for the Madmax race team, owned by Mr Eisenberg, said he "had an accident racing" and was taken to Leeds General Infirmary. He is understood to have sustained a suspected broken pelvis.
She added: "He is in a stable condition and is receiving the very best care."
Guernsey-based Madmax is a specialist engineering team focusing on extreme motor bikes, quad bike and land speed racing | The millionaire founder of the Maximuscle nutrition brand was airlifted to hospital after a crash at a high-speed racing event. | 1.435169 | 1 |
Terry Bywater led the scoring with 24 points in a 77-48 victory.
"It's another dream, another Paralympics and there's no reason why we don't deserve it," he told BBC Sport.
The women's team, who lost their final pool game 64-52 to the Netherlands, have already qualified for Rio.
GB's men are chasing a third straight European title after back-to back successes in 2011 and 2013.
They got off to a slow start against the Italians in the first period, but a three-point basket from Bywater sparked a run of 10 unanswered points to take a 36-27 half-time lead.
Haj Bhania's side eased their nerves in the second half to earn a 29-point win and book a semi-final tie against Germany on Friday (14:45 BST).
GB women will play London 2012 Paralympic champions Germany in their semi final at 18:15 BST on Friday after a hard-fought effort against the Netherlands.
Helen Freeman finished the game with 28 points but it was not enough to upset the tournament favourites, who raced away with the lead in the second half to claim a 12-point victory. | Great Britain beat Italy in the men's quarter-finals of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championships to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympics. | 1.209752 | 1 |
Lacey made 72 appearances for the Glovers after joining them from Luton before the 2015-16 season.
The 23-year-old is Gillingham's first signing since former manager Peter Taylor was named director of football.
The Gills finished 20th in League One this season, just one point above the relegation zone.
"We offered him a fantastic deal to remain at Huish Park but he wanted to play at a higher level," Yeovil boss Darren Way told the club website.
"We wish him all the best in his career."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League One side Gillingham have signed centre-back Alex Lacey on a two-year deal after he rejected a new contract at League Two club Yeovil Town. | 0.69589 | 1 |
Members of the Unite union plan to walk out for 24-hours from 02:00 BST on Friday and then for a further six hours from 04:00 on Monday, 11 July.
The drivers claim they earn £2 less per hour than other regional First drivers.
First Leeds disputed the claim and said it was "disappointed" to learn of the new strike plans.
Read more about this and other stories from across West Yorkshire
The company has queried the alleged pay-gap which has prompted two 24-hour strikes by union members since 13 June.
Unite regional officer Phil Bown said its members are seeking a 36p per hour increase with a view to further negotiations in April 2017.
First offered a 38p per hour rise frozen until May 2018 which the union rejected.
Mr Bown said: "We do not want to do this any more than the passengers wants us to do this, we want to go to work and earn a living.
"We're very sorry and we've just spent two weeks not taking any action to have a cooling off period but that's failed and left us with no option but to move to strike action."
First bus services in Bradford, Huddersfield and Halifax are unaffected. | Bus drivers in Leeds have announced plans to stage two further strikes in an ongoing pay dispute with First Leeds. | 1.10235 | 1 |
A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report in 2015 raised serious concerns about dirty ambulances and out of date lifesaving equipment.
It also highlighted concerns in relation to equipment checks and maintenance.
The CQC has now rated the service as good.
More on this and other local stories from across Yorkshire
During the previous inspection, officials found infection control practices were not always followed by staff and procedures for the disposal of clinical waste was concerning.
A large number of ambulances were found to be dirty on the outside and the general cleanliness inside was highlighted as a problem.
Life-saving equipment used by paramedics for major disasters was also out of date.
However, after the latest inspection in September the chief inspector of Hospitals, Sir Mike Richards, said: "The Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust faced real challenges, which were apparent at our previous inspection.
"Although we found a caring organisation in 2015, we told the trust it must improve the safety, effectiveness, and responsiveness of the service it was providing to the people of Yorkshire."
"Since then, the trust, has worked hard to address the issues we raised," he added.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service serves five million people in East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
Rod Barnes, chief executive of Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said: "All of our services demonstrated significant improvement since the CQC's inspection in January 2015.
"We do recognise, however, that there is always more we can do to improve." | Yorkshire Ambulance Service, which was previously rated as requiring improvement, has been upgraded after it was inspected by the health watchdog. | 1.859137 | 2 |
Gloucestershire police boss Martin Surl said he was "hugely disappointed" an offer to discuss the idea with the county council was rejected.
The authority has paid about £25,000 to look into the government proposals.
Gloucestershire County Council said the interim report suggested it would cost money to transfer control to the PCC.
The government wants to introduce legislation to allow PCCs to take over responsibility of fire services.
Mr Surl said the council had already dismissed the idea. "They've declared there's no merit in this," he added.
Councillor Nigel Moor, cabinet member responsible for the fire service, said the report showed there were "very few, if any, savings to be made".
"Having the service under our control is a major reason for it being one of the most efficient in the country.
"Moving Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service from the county council to the PCC would cost the fire service, the county council and Gloucestershire Police money - no one would make any savings from it."
A council spokesman said there would be a cost to transfer responsibility to the PCC but the exact amount was not yet known.
The report would be finalised "in the next few weeks", he added. | A council has rejected plans to give responsibility for the county fire service to the police and crime commissioner, it has been claimed. | 1.331927 | 1 |
Mickelson won five majors and 41 PGA Tour titles with Mackay - nicknamed 'Bones' - on his bag.
The 47-year-old said the separation was "mutual" and confirmed his brother, Tim, will take over from Mackay.
"Our decision is not based on a single incident. We just feel it's the right time for change. Bones is one of the most knowledgeable and dedicated caddies in the world," said Mickelson.
"The next player to work with him will obviously be very lucky. My relationship and history with Bones far exceeds golf. He has been one of the most important and special people in my life since the day we met, and I will always be grateful for everything he has done for me."
Mickelson has earned in excess of $80m (£63m) in prize money since working with Mackay. He has won the Masters three times, the Open Championship and the US PGA, as well as finishing second or tied for second six times at golf's other major, the US Open.
Mackay was at Erin Hills last week to prepare for the US Open in the event Mickelson was able to take part in the tournament, which clashed with his daughter's graduation ceremony.
In a statement Mackay said: "When Phil hired me in 1992, I had one dream: to caddie in a Ryder Cup. Last year, at Hazeltine, Phil played in his 11th straight Ryder Cup. It was so cool to have a front-row seat.
"I wish Phil nothing but the best. His game is still at an elite level, and when he wins in the future (definitely the Masters), I will be among the first to congratulate him." | Phil Mickelson has ended his 25-year partnership with caddie Jim Mackay. | 0.933932 | 1 |
A total of 94.9% of patients were seen within four hours - up five percentage points since December 2014.
Ministers have set a target of at least 95% of A&E patients being seen and then admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours.
The health secretary said NHS Scotland had shown "consistent improvement".
The latest weekly figures show the target was missed for core A&E departments in the week ending 24 January, with 93.8% of patients seen in time.
But the Scottish government said the figure was 6.6 percentage points better than in the same week last year.
The poorest-performing health board was NHS Lanarkshire (91.7%), with Wishaw General Hospital the poorest-performing site (86.8%).
Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "We know that the winter months bring additional demands across the whole health and social care services.
"We have seen that demonstrated over recent weeks but, thanks to the dedication of NHS and social care staff, we have also seen a consistent improvement on last year.
"Today's figures continue that trend and December's A&E performance is the best since 2009."
Figures for the rest of the UK are released at different times, but overall Scottish emergency departments are treating people more quickly than England, Wales or Northern Ireland. | Emergency departments at Scottish hospitals have recorded their best December performance since 2009, figures have shown. | 1.455782 | 1 |
He will spend two days in each country, beginning in Ecuador on 6 July and ending in Paraguay on 12 July.
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on Thursday hailed the planned visit as an "honour" and said his country was already celebrating.
Bolivian President Evo Morales has also welcomed the news, saying that it was a joy to have the visit confirmed.
The Vatican said in a statement that it would publish the Pope's full tour program shortly but some of his itinerary has already been announced.
In Bolivia, local media said the pontiff was expected to travel to the city of La Paz and then to Santa Cruz, where the main celebrations will take place.
Mr Correa said the Pope would visit Ecuador's capital Quito and the city of Guayaquil.
"We will work with all our energy so that his visit, like that of John Paul II 30 years ago, will be unforgettable," he added.
This will be Pope Francis' second trip to Latin America. His first was to Brazil in 2013.
During his five days in Brazil, he attended the biggest-ever Catholic World Youth Day and addressed up to three million pilgrims at a vigil on Copacabana Beach. | Pope Francis has officially announced his first visit to Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay. | 1.234613 | 1 |
When he later left the Canons' Gait pub in Edinburgh's historic old town and was escorted into a police van, protestors chanted "scum, scum, scum".
Mr Farage was in Edinburgh to launch his party's Scottish campaign following recent electoral gains in England.
Police said two men had been arrested following the protest.
Mr Farage told the BBC he had never had a reaction like this before.
Earlier this week, Mr Farage said First Minister Alex Salmond was "illogical" to want to keep an independent Scotland in the EU.
During the protest, Max Crema, 21, Vice President of services at Edinburgh University Students Association, suggested UKIP has "a well documented history of racism".
Mr Farage replied: "If you believe that then you are less intelligent than you look, dear boy.
"We are a non-racist, non-sectarian party and unlike every other party in British politics we actually forbid people who have been on extreme left or right-wing extremes from joining our party."
Protesters chanted "Farage is being lifted" and "How does it feel to be treated like an asylum seeker?"
A UKIP spokesman described the scene as "inchoate rage".
"Was it anti-English? I doubt it, I don't think they thought that far," he said.
"I don't think he was shaken up by it. He was laughing, in fact."
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Two men have been arrested following a protest outside a public house on Edinburgh's Canongate.
"Officers responded to the address to facilitate a peaceful demonstration which arose during a UKIP meeting that was taking place inside.
"During the protest, which took place around 4.30pm, a 49-year-old man was escorted from the premises to ensure his safety." | UKIP leader Nigel Farage had to find refuge in a pub after he was swarmed by angry protesters as he left a press conference. | 0.933309 | 1 |
The 34-year-old former Wigan Warriors back was contracted until the end of next year, but has decided to retire at the end of the current campaign.
The Australian-born Ireland international started at Parramatta Eels before switching to West Tigers.
He joined Wigan in 2006 and during his eight-season stay he won the Super League and Grand Final twice, as well as the Man of Steel award in 2010.
"I'm disappointed to see a so great a player, with so much class on and off the field, hanging up his boots," said Dragons head coach Laurent Frayssinous.
"As a team, it's an extra motivation to finish the season as high as possible to offer him the end he deserves."
Media playback is not supported on this device | Catalans Dragons winger Pat Richards will retire at the end of the season. | 0.828091 | 1 |
Charles Mellor, 57, disappeared a week ago while fishing near the former Carnation factory.
His body was found in The Caul area on Thursday.
Mr Mellor's disappearance on Friday night prompted a major search operation, involving the coastguard and the police underwater unit.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Nith Inshore Rescue, and members of the Moffat Mountain Rescue Team were also involved in the search. | Police have confirmed that the body of a man pulled from the River Nith in Dumfries is that of a missing fisherman. | 0.656484 | 1 |
Wiltshire's Blackwell, 23, is confident of defeating Eubank Jr at Bluewater when the pair finally get to meet.
And Blackwell, who has lost three of his 23 fights, says he is delighted that the match has now been confirmed.
"The fight has meant to happen three or four times but it hasn't materialised," Blackwell told BBC Wiltshire.
After winning the British title in 2015, Blackwell says Eubank Jr is in for a tough night.
"I stayed right over Christmas," he said. "I'm fit and ready now and there is still seven weeks to go so it's going to be a good one.
"He knows it's going to be a tough fight. It's a tough fight for little reward. for him. I'm confident I'm going to win.
"On paper, I'm the underdog but I know I've got everything needed to beat him. I just know I'm going to win this fight." | British middleweight champion Nick "Bang Bang" Blackwell says he is relishing his title defence against Chris Eubank Jr in Kent on 5 March. | 0.631933 | 1 |
The woman sustained leg and head injuries in the incident on the A12 just south of Chelmsford, at 01:30 GMT.
A 41-year-old man from Sevenoaks, Kent, has been arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving and causing grievous bodily harm.
The southbound carriageway was closed between junctions 16 and 15 until 07:00 GMT. | A woman is in a critical condition after she was hit by a car on a dual carriageway in Essex. | 0.19716 | 0 |
Leaderflush Shapland, which has sites in Langley Mill in Derbyshire and Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, sent out redundancy notices on New Year's Eve.
Amber Valley Conservative MP Nigel Mills said the closure was "the worst possible news for those affected".
Administrators Deloitte said the firm had been under financial pressure for "some time".
One employee, Colin Meakin, from Belper in Derbyshire, said: "It is just going to be hard and I am not confident I will be able to get a job.
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"We knew it was coming but it is hard to be upbeat.
"It has still not sunk in - it is really depressing and I feel really let down."
The firm, which is a division of Laidlaw Interiors Group, will also close its office in Barnstaple.
The other six divisions of the group have either been sold or are being put on the market.
Mr Mills added: "It must have come as a surprise to a lot of employees, but over the past few weeks, it has become obvious the business was struggling for profit and for cash flow and clearly the worst has happened.
"But there are many successful companies around here so we will doing all we can to get them down here and try to get them jobs as soon as we can."
A Deloitte spokesman said: "Leaderflush Shapland has suffered significant on-going losses making trading unsustainable."
There were almost 300 job losses in Langley Mill and 77 in Mansfield, with 32 employees being retained to help wind up the operations. | Almost 400 people have been made redundant over the holiday period after a door manufacturing company closed. | 0.69302 | 1 |
The Western lowland gorilla was delivered after her mother, Kera, developed the potentially dangerous condition pre-eclampsia.
The baby is being hand-reared by zookeepers as Kera is still recovering but "not quite out of the woods".
Keepers are asking the public to choose the baby's name from a choice of three.
Curator of mammals Lynsey Bugg said the gorilla's birth weight had almost doubled to 2.2kgs (4lbs 8oz) and she was getting "noticeably stronger week by week".
She said: "Her arm muscles are becoming more defined, her grip is stronger and she is increasingly alert and attentive.
"She might be small but she is already showing an assertive side to her personality and grunts and coughs at us if we don't give her her milk quickly enough."
Ms Bugg said gorillas developed "in similar ways to human babies" but reached milestones much earlier. Teething started at four weeks, she tried to roll over at five weeks old and at six weeks was becoming "increasingly vocal".
Talking about the mother, Ms Bugg said: "Kera has been very poorly with anaemia and a suspected chest infection, on top of recovering from the pre-eclampsia.
"There have been a few times when we have not been sure whether she would pull through, it's been a very delicate recovery for her and she is still not 100% better."
She said Kera had shown little interest in her daughter due to being ill and they were "exploring the possibility" of another female gorilla fostering the baby after they showed "good protective behaviour".
Bristol Zoo wants to name the baby, who is not yet on show, and is inviting the public to choose from a choice of three names. | A female gorilla born after a rare emergency caesarean section at Bristol Zoo six weeks ago is "teething and has even giggled", the zoo says. | 2.368142 | 2 |
It said 46,000 fewer crimes were reported, with burglary at its lowest level in 40 years.
The figures show that rape and domestic violence have increased, but, the force said, victims now feel more confident in reporting incidents.
The force has been set a target by the mayor of reducing crime by 20%.
The figures show that:
The force has also changed its tactics towards gang-related crimes, with more emphasis on enforcement and preventative measures.
The force said that during the last financial year, more than 1,400 gang members have been arrested and those involved in gang-related crime were jailed for over 1,270 years.
A further 1,331 gang members are subject to judicial restrictions such as gang injunctions, ASBOs, electronically tagged or managed under License or Youth Referral Orders.
Trident officers have seized more than £940,000 in cash and about 330 firearms.
There has also been a 40% increase in officers visiting victims of crime with 203,562 appointments held.
The decrease in reported crimes has been attributed to an increase in "Big Wing operations" - whereby staff across the Met join in on a day of action to target specific areas of crime.
In November, a Met Police whistleblower said police forces were routinely manipulating crime statistics in order to meet targets; however, the force said how it recorded crimes had been audited with a compliance rate of 95%.
But Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe later said there was "some truth" to the allegations, and that an investigation into the claims would report back later this year. | Reported crime in London has fallen by 6.2% in the last financial year, according to figures released by the Metropolitan Police. | 1.506038 | 2 |
He said he had given the order after an attack on Monday on a military brigade blamed on the ELN.
He said the country would not be held to ransom by the rebels.
Preliminary talks with the ELN started two years ago during negotiations with the larger Farc rebel group.
The government is hoping to reach a final accord with Farc in the coming months.
President Santos said he had ordered the military "to intensify operations against the ELN and all the forms of delinquency that stem from its presence".
The attack has raised tension as Colombia tried to include the ELN in peace negotiations alongside the Farc.
"The ELN is dead wrong if it thinks that with attacks like this it can smooth the path to peace," the president said.
"If they think it will strengthen their position at the negotiating table, they are totally mistaken."
President Santos launched efforts to convene formal peace talks with the ELN in 2014 without calling for a ceasefire between the group and military forces.
He is demanding that the ELN release two captives as a condition for any peace deal.
Farc negotiators in Havana, where talks have been taking place, say they believe the ELN was ready to start negotiations.
"The ELN cannot stay outside the peace process," said the Farc's chief negotiator, Ivan Marquez. | Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said the military would intensify its operations against the country's second-biggest rebel group, the ELN or National Liberation Army. | 1.40543 | 1 |
Redfern joined the Foxes in 2014 after leaving Derbyshire by mutual consent.
The 25-year-old batsman scored 692 first-class runs at 25.62 and a further 124 runs in white-ball cricket, and also took 15 wickets with his off-spin.
Agathangelou, 25, joined in May and scored 42 not out against Essex to help the team win their first Championship match in almost three years.
Leicestershire chief executive Wasim Khan said: "We'd like to thank Dan and Andrea for their contributions and we wish them all the very best for the future." | Leicestershire duo Dan Redfern and Andrea Agathangelou have not been offered new contracts. | 0.520966 | 1 |
Hundreds have been stolen in bulk from orchards, with thieves using rakes to drag fruit straight from the tree before selling them on.
The fruits themselves are immature this time of year so consumers buying them will have a "very bad eating experience", an industry body said.
In New Zealand avocado sell for between NZ$4-6 (US$2.8-$4.2; £2-£3) each.
The CEO of New Zealand Avocado, Jen Scoular, described the thefts as small-scale and opportunistic.
"In New Zealand we don't import avocados, and we've had a moderate supply of avocados in the last season and a big increase in demand," she told the BBC's Newshour programme.
"People want them, people know they need them in recipes, so the thieves are thinking maybe we'll be able to get a good price for these avocados."
The thefts have been happening at night, and local police said although they were happening over a wide area they had just one suspect in mind.
"Anything that is going to make them money, they are going to hook on to," Sergeant Aaron Fraser told Stuff.co.nz. | High prices and surging demand have sparked a spate of avocado thefts in New Zealand. | 1.779926 | 2 |
Christi and Bobby Shepherd died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel in Corfu 2006.
Mr King will investigate Thomas Cook's "customer health, safety, welfare, relations and crisis management practices".
The company came under fierce criticism over its response to the deaths.
A criminal trial held in Greece in 2010 cleared Thomas Cook of any responsibility and awarded the firm damages against the hotel's owner.
But in May this year, an inquest jury ruled that the children had been unlawfully killed and said the tour operator had "breached its duty of care".
Thomas Cook was criticised after it accepted compensation of £3m for lost earnings and legal expenses relating to the tragedy.
It also told the media it had apologised to Christi and Bobby's parents before the parents had received the message from the company.
It later apologised to the family and gave £1.5m to the children's charity Unicef.
Thomas Cook also revealed last month that its former chief executive, Harriet Green, was awarded a bonus worth £5.7m, of which she would donate a third to charities chosen by the children's parents.
Justin King spent 10 years as the head of Sainsbury before leaving the company last year.
He will report his findings to Thomas Cook in September. | Former Sainsbury's boss Justin King is to lead an independent review into travel company Thomas Cook after two children died on one of its holidays. | 1.126501 | 1 |
The court in Newry was told that Michael Bellew, from Drumond Road in Cullyhanna, was videoed during the incident by one of his alleged victims.
A detective said police are searching for two other men seen on the video.
Mr Bellew was charged with causing grievous bodily harm, assault, criminal damage and having a weapon.
Bail was refused and he is to appear again later this month. | A County Armagh farmer has been in court accused of assaulting his neighbour, his neighbour's sister and another man. | 0.297125 | 0 |
Prop Marler, 25, faces a World Rugby disciplinary hearing on Tuesday for making the comment during England's Six Nations win over Wales in March.
On the eve of the hearing, he issued a statement saying he would accept any punishment given.
"I'm not a racist. What I said to Samson was out of order and wrong and I am sorry it was said," he added.
"Whatever happens to me I will accept. I'm sorry to anyone who was offended, saying it was 'in the heat of the moment' isn't an excuse but one comment, one mistake, does not make me a racist."
Global governing body World Rugby said Marler's remark "amounts to misconduct and/or a breach" of its code of conduct despite Six Nations organisers already ruling he would not be punished for the comment.
The Harlequins player apologised to Scarlets forward Lee, who is from the Traveller community, at half-time of England's 25-21 win.
England coach Eddie Jones reprimanded Marler, while both Lee and Wales coach Warren Gatland dismissed the comment as banter, although Gatland later apologised for his remark.
The Welsh Rugby Union issued a statement saying it was disappointed with the Six Nations decision not to punish Marler.
Marler was free to play in England's final game, starting on the bench in a Grand Slam-clinching 31-21 victory over France in Paris. | England's Joe Marler says he is not a racist, despite calling Wales prop Samson Lee "Gypsy boy". | 1.075672 | 1 |
The Brazilian-born 27-year-old has been a first team regular since moving to Tynecastle from Portuguese side Maritimo in August 2015.
Rossi was due to be out of contract at the end of the season.
A club statement described the move as "an amazing opportunity for him and his family", adding that they "would not stand in his way".
Rossi is the second defender to leave Hearts this month, following Alim Ozturk's switch to Turkish club Boluspor, while full-back Callum Paterson is out for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage and Faycal Rherras will be at the Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco.
Veteran Northern Ireland international Aaron Hughes has been recruited, along with Lennard Sowah.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Defender Igor Rossi has left Hearts to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Faisaly Harmah. | 0.818941 | 1 |
A Haystack in the Evening Sun had not previously been authenticated because the work is largely unknown and the artist's signature is covered by paint.
However researchers at the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland uncovered the signature using a hyperspectral camera.
It also revealed the date of the work's creation - 1891.
The special camera used by researchers studied the painting's elemental composition by measuring X-ray fluorescence.
That allowed them to "see" below the surface, and analyse the materials used to create the work.
"The camera is principally operating as a scanner, which scans one line at a time," researcher Ilkka Polonen said.
"When the camera is moved using the scanner, an image of the whole picture can be obtained."
An analysis of the pigments and canvas fibres also confirmed the painting was by the Impressionist.
The artwork is currently owned by Finland's Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation, which acquired it in the 1950s through a London art broker.
The institution said the authentication means the artwork is the first Monet painting to be held in a Finnish public collection. | An oil painting thought to have been created by French Impressionist Claude Monet has been proven to be genuine through scientific testing. | 2.966835 | 3 |
Graham Hardy, 64, of Blackfriars Place, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, has been charged with six historical sexual assaults and one count of rape.
The offences are alleged to have occurred between 2009 and 2016, West Midlands Police said.
Mr Hardy, who is the former head of Calthorpe Academy, Birmingham, will appear before magistrates on 17 March.
More from Birmingham and the Black Country | A former school head teacher has been charged with a number of sexual offences against adults. | 0.708425 | 1 |
The organisation National Churchwatch is advising that all church buildings should have CCTV.
A single public entrance that can be slammed shut against attackers and personal attack alarms for key personnel are also advised.
Churches in smaller villages are at greater risk of attack, it warned.
The advice states: "If someone produces a weapon during a service (and this will usually be a knife or blunt instrument) then you will need to get people out of the church. Do not let them just sit there and watch what is going on.
"They are at risk. It only takes seconds for someone to stab a large number of people as we have seen in various attacks around the country.
"Think about how you would get the congregation out. This is especially important in larger churches where the children may be separated from their parents in a Sunday School."
National Churchwatch's director, Nick Tolson, said eight clergy had been murdered - all in knife attacks - since 1996.
He said the risk of an attack had risen since the murder in July of Father Hamel, who had his throat cut when two men stormed his church in a suburb of Rouen, northern France, during Mass.
"My experience tells me it won't be a large church or cathedral," he said.
"It'll be a small church where there's not much around and the police are a long way away."
The Church of England said it had not heard of any reported instructions to clergy to wear regular clothes.
"We do not know of any instruction or advice for clergy not to wear dog collars," said a spokesman.
Christian leaders have said clergy should never resort to disguise.
The leader of Coptic Orthodox Christians in the UK, Bishop Anba Angaelos, said: "While potentially making us targets our visible presence is needed as reconciling, peaceful resilience for the world."
The Anglican archdeacon of London, the Venerable Luke Miller, said: "Clerical dress in public is a sign of our mission of the Prince of Peace. We must not be terrorised out of it." | New security guidance is being sent to every church in the UK following the murder of French priest Father Jacques Hamel by suspected Islamist militants. | 1.649667 | 2 |
The Scottish SPCA believe the animals may have been the victims of the puppy farming industry.
An undercover officer with the animal charity said they believed the pups were aged between six and 12 weeks and they were possibly a Spaniel breed.
They were discovered by in a field next to a layby on the A77 between Cairnryan and Ballantrae on 18 November.
Warning: there is a photo of the dead puppies further down this story. Some people may find it disturbing.
The Scottish SPCA officer said: "The A77 is the main link between Scotland and Northern Ireland, which is where the majority of puppy farm suppliers are based.
"The central belt of Scotland is also where the majority of potential customers are."
Earlier this year a BBC Scotland investigation exposed the illegal trade.
The officer added: "We suspect they were part of a shipment from Northern Ireland and tragically died during the ferry journey before being callously dumped.
"We are currently awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.
"Anyone with information is being urged to contact our Animal Helpline on 03000 999 999."
The Scottish SPCA has urged people to be vigilant if they buy a puppy this Christmas.
The officer said: "Trading puppies from puppy farms is an abhorrent practice and those involved have no regard for the welfare of the animals involved.
"We are very concerned that many people will be unwittingly supporting the puppy farming industry this Christmas by buying from unscrupulous breeders and sellers.
"The pups are often bred and kept in poor conditions, resulting in disease and infection.
"While the puppy may appear fine when purchased, problems usually begin to show shortly afterwards, by which point money has already exchanged hands and the seller is long gone."
The charity issued the following advice on buying a new dog: | Four dead puppies have been found dumped in a field in Dumfries and Galloway. | 2.077313 | 2 |
Jean Jeanie, an eight-year-old Dexter cow, was "adopted" by Derbyshire woman Trisha Boyko who "fell in love" with her after walking past her field.
But struggling to meet costs, Ms Boyko raised ??3,500 online and called her "the people's cow".
Now Cornish accountant Martin Sands, who saw the news story, has agreed to pay ??65 a month for ongoing keep.
Mr Sands said it was "not a normal thing" for him to sponsor a cow as he did not have a particular interest in animals.
But he said Jean Jeanie was "a really beautiful cow" and he was overwhelmed by her story.
"Some of her sponsors had promised income for 12 months and then dropped out, so I promised to fund her for 12 months - probably longer."
The cow was spotted alone in a field by Ms Boyko who, after hearing she might be destined for market, purchased the animal.
The 52-year-old made a Facebook page for Jean, short for the cow's registered name of Mooridge Jeanie, which attracted donations.
"She lit my days up and I'd like to think I cheered her up. She's got a lovely character, she's really gentle, she's lovely.
"She is the people's cow," she added.
Ms Boyko said on her Facebook page that Jeanie and her Cornish sponsor got along well: "I am pleased to say he was most impressed to meet the beautiful Jean and she was on her best behaviour."
She added the cow was "so much better than this time last year - what a difference a year makes". | The future of a cow saved by a crowd-funding campaign has been secured after a sponsor agreed to fund its keep. | 1.295432 | 1 |
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Hamilton was leading when he was called in for fresh tyres during a late safety car period, dropping him to third.
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said: "The answer is we got the maths wrong.
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"That one goes on the team and I apologise. He's a great leader and a great driver. I am sure he will understand sometimes we make errors."
The mistake handed victory to Hamilton's team-mate Nico Rosberg and also cost Hamilton a position to Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
It cut the world champion's advantage in the championship over Rosberg to 10 points.
Hamilton was visibly distraught afterwards, but refused to blame the team for the error.
After crossing the finish line, Hamilton slowed to a stop at the Portier corner - which faces out to the Mediterranean Sea - seemingly to gather his thoughts.
He then completed the lap and drew up to the podium, where he knocked over his 'third place' parking board with the front of his Mercedes.
Wolff said the error was made because of concerns that the tyres on the Mercedes were losing temperature and that they might be vulnerable in the event Vettel stopped under the safety car for fresh tyres.
The decision was made more difficult, he said, because the GPS tracking system that shows the positions of all the cars on track was not available in Monaco.
"We thought we had a gap which we didn't have when the safety car came out and Lewis was behind the safety car and the calculation was simply wrong.
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"We expected to have a couple of seconds more."
Wolff refused to say who had made the final decision to pit Hamilton, who exited the pits almost side by side with Vettel, but had to cede position because the Ferrari got to the designated marker line fractionally ahead.
"It was the team's decision," Wolff said. "We are all in this together, we make decisions together and it is not one person to blame and we win and lose together and that is clear.
"From a common sense overview, disregarding the data I agree it looks like a risk. But we have to follow the data; that is how the sport works. But the simple answer is the numbers were wrong."
Full race results | Mercedes apologised to Lewis Hamilton for what they admitted was the strategic error that cost him victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. | 1.162177 | 1 |
Airbus increased revenue by 6% in the third quarter to €14bn (£10bn; $15.4bn) compared with €13.3bn the year before.
The company benefited from the strong dollar and growing sales across all its products.
Airbus plans to increase production of its A320 to 60 a month in 2019, from 42 now, capitalising on growing sales.
Shares in Airbus rose 4.6% in early trading following the news.
The company's order intake increased 42% in the first nine months of 2015 compared with a year earlier. Airbus did €100bn in sales of commercial aircraft and €4bn of helicopters sales.
The firm also announced a €1bn share buy back to be completed by mid-2016.
Airbus said the increased production of A320s would help off set some of the issues it has had delivering other aircraft.
In a statement, chief executive Tom Enders said "We are strongly focused on programme execution given our key operational challenges with the A350 and A400M ram-ups."
Airbus has struggled to keep up with demand for its A350. Both the A350, and the A400M military aircraft, have carbon fibre structures that improve fuel efficiency. | European aircraft maker Airbus is planning to ramp up production of its A320 following a profitable third quarter earnings. | 1.192951 | 1 |
The charge follows Saturday's Championship game at the John Smith's Stadium, which Burton won 1-0 thanks to Jackson Irvine's stoppage-time winner.
The FA allege that, on approximately 88 minutes, both clubs "failed to ensure that their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion".
Both the Terriers and the Brewers have until 18:00 BST on 7 April to respond. | Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion have been charged with misconduct by the Football Association. | 0.412803 | 0 |
Preliminary options for a new stretch of the A96 road between Forres and Fochabers run close to their retreat near Elgin.
Transport Scotland said it was at an early stage of assessing the route possibilities.
However the monks claim running close to the abbey would be a "catastrophe".
Brother Michael de Klerk told BBC Scotland of the possible route: "We couldn't quite believe it, it seemed extraordinary.
"If we are actually living by it, we would find it hard to absorb it, the noise would be day and night.
"The valley is quiet - you can hear a cow lowing. You would just hear a constant whirr of traffic."
Father Giles, who has been at the abbey for more than 40 years, said: "The are a lot of monasteries on the continent where they got railways running through and it has just destroyed the place.
"People come here for peace. Why destroy the peace here, it's just daft."
Transport Scotland said it would be two years before the final A96 corridor option in question was decided, and it would be engaging with local communities.
The aim is to improve journey times and road safety between Aberdeen and Inverness by 2030. | Monks at Pluscarden Abbey in Moray are warning their peaceful way of life will be threatened by a possible route for a new dual carriageway. | 1.537638 | 2 |
The process can kick-start its ability to fertilise an egg and dramatically increase the chances of a successful pregnancy, the School of Medicine said.
Scientists hope to produce the protein and use it to stimulate egg activation in a completely natural way.
It could offer hope to couples undergoing IVF treatment by improving their chances of conceiving.
Professors Tony Lai and Karl Swann found that sperm transfers a vital protein, known as PLC-zeta (PLCz), to the egg during fertilisation.
This protein starts a process called egg activation, which sets off the processes necessary for an embryo to develop.
During their research, the team discovered eggs that do not fertilise because of male infertility can be treated with the active protein.
The added PLCz kick-starts the fertilisation process and significantly improves the chance of a successful pregnancy.
"We know that some men are infertile because their sperm fail to activate eggs. Even though their sperm fuses with the egg, nothing happens," said Mr Lai.
"These sperm may lack a proper functioning version of PLCz, which is essential to trigger the next stage in becoming pregnant."
Mr Swann added: "In the future, we could produce the human PLCz protein and use it to stimulate egg activation in a completely natural way.
"For those couples going through IVF treatment, it could ultimately improve their chances of having a baby and treat male infertility." | Scientists at Cardiff University believe adding protein to human sperm could help improve male fertility. | 2.868692 | 3 |
The suspects, both aged 21, were arrested at 19.30 BST on Thursday at separate addresses in Southport.
Computer equipment was seized and electronic devices were forensically examined at the properties in Moreland Drive and Old Park Lane.
The men will be questioned at separate police stations on suspicion of committing cyber-crime offences.
The investigation was led by the North West regional organised crime unit Titan supported by the National Crime Agency (NCA), Europol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The suspects were kept inside the properties while Titan officers examined various electronic devices using a mobile cyber forensic lab provided by Europol. | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of supplying software for use by computer hackers. | 1.007302 | 1 |
His lawyers said that he was "bowing to the inevitable" after failing to reach agreement with creditors, including his former employer.
Mr Fitzpatrick owes 110m euros after a series of investments in Anglo-Irish shares, which became worthless following its nationalisation.
It is understoood his assets are worth 70m euros less than his liabilities.
Under the Irish system, somebody who cannot fully repay remains bankrupt for 12 years compared to as little as one year in the UK.
Such an individual must hand over assets to a court-appointed official who can sell them to reimburse creditors.
The official can also apply to the courts to appropriate some of the pension or income of a bankrupt person.
Mr Fitzpatrick built Anglo-Irish to become what appeared to be one of the biggest success stories of the Irish Republic's boom years.
However its business model, which involved lending huge sums to a small number of property investors, was exposed as fatally flawed by a collapse in property prices, caused by the credit crunch.
The bank was nationalised in 2009 and has so far cost the Irish taxpayer 22bn euros.
Mr Fitzpatrick was forced to step down from the chairman's role a month before nationalisation.
He left in disgrace after admitting hiding from the bank's shareholders 87m euros of personal borrowings he had taken from Anglo between 2000 and 2007.
He hid the loans from public view by moving borrowings to another bank before the end of the financial year.
Mr Fitzpatrick has been cast as one of the villains of Ireland's economic crisis.
In October 2008, at a time when the Irish government had committed itself to a huge guarantee for the Irish banking system, Mr Fitzpatrick gave a radio interview in which he refused to apologise for his bank's role in the crisis.
He later called for the government to consider tackling the "the sacred cows" of universal child benefit and state pensions.
Mr Fitzpatrick was also a critic of what he believed was excessive regulation of Irish banks.
A recent official report into the roots of the Irish banking crisis found that part of the problem was that regulation was so lax.
It described the approach taken by the Central Bank and the regulator to the banks as "timid", "excessively deferential" and "accommodating". | The former head of Anglo-Irish Bank Sean Fitzpatrick has been declared bankrupt by the High Court in Dublin. | 1.858603 | 2 |
Evans is expected to be named on Friday in Michael O'Neill's squad for the World Cup qualifier with Norway in Belfast on 26 March.
The 26-year-old has been sidelined since 2 January because of a chronic groin problem.
Evans has started his country's last two World Cup qualifiers.
New Rovers manager Mowbray made it clear there would be no club-versus-country row if Evans were to face the Norwegians.
"I don't really get involved in the international set-ups. What I do know is footballers like to play for their countries, they want to play for their countries," he said.
"If he gets called up, there will no problem. If anything it will be a benefit if he gets some game time and some intense training to build him up.
"He has trained with us for almost a week now. I would have to say he looks a very talented footballer, my type of footballer. He picks really lovely passes, he's got quick feet and a really good appreciation of the football.
"He needs to get fit. If he gets called up, there will no problem."
Former Celtic boss Mowbray was appointed Blackburn manager on 22 February, succeeding Owen Coyle. | Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray says he has no problem with Corry Evans playing for Northern Ireland despite the midfielder being injured for the past two months. | 0.979663 | 1 |
A new deal this summer will see sides in English rugby's fully-professional second tier receive around £500,000 of central funding from the RFU.
"We gratefully accept the increased funding form the RFU," Pirates chairman Ian Connell told BBC Sport.
"But we believe that funding is still short to meet the ambitions and objectives that we've jointly set."
The league is seen a key part of the development of future top-flight and international players and coaches, with seven of England's squad that beat France to secure the Grand Slam having spent time at clubs in the Championship.
Connell's opinion is backed up by his outgoing director of rugby Ian Davies.
The Welshman has been forced to leave the club this summer due to cost-cutting measures, having helped coach Pirates to a British and Irish Cup victory in 2010 and back-to-back Championship play-off final appearances in 2011 and 2012.
"The RFU have got to realistically look at it because it could kill the game," he told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"You can't have clubs struggling every year, and there's a couple of Championship clubs who we believe are struggling financially and are on a knife-edge, and that's not professional sport.
"They're quite happy to laud the fact that a high percentage of the England team that played in the Six Nations had come through the Championship - well fund it."
But Connell does accept that clubs must also try and increase their revenues.
While league leaders Bristol have had an average attendance over 6,500, that is 4,000 more than the next best club, Yorkshire Carnegie. Eight of the clubs in the 12-team league average less than 2,000 supporters to every match.
"If they are to continue to be professional outfits and to be a pathway for aspiring players to go into he Premiership and Team England then Championship clubs have to be properly financed," he said.
"If you want to have a vibrant, professional second tier, I think clubs need to generate revenues of about £2m a year from all sources - sponsorship, membership and central funding." | Cornish Pirates want the Rugby Football Union to review the amount of funding they give to Championship clubs. | 1.001599 | 1 |
Villagers from Leurani crowned Harry with a pheta - a white turban-like head-dress.
The prince went to the village to experience life with people in the foothills of the Himalayas.
Earlier he imitated the movements of a tiger when he visited a national park, setting off an automatic camera.
BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said Bardia National Park is home to between 50 and 100 tigers, together with elephants and rhino.
"Sadly that's a combination of wildlife which is a magnet to the unscrupulous greed of the poachers," he said.
"Harry and his brother William are keenly interested in the efforts to curb the trade in illegal animal parts - tiger skins, elephant tusks and rhino horns fetch big prices from dealers and customers in South East Asia.
"Harry was briefed on the efforts the park is making to combat the poachers and he met some of the Nepalese army units who patrol the park."
The prince had hoped to see big cats during his visit, on day three of a five-day trip to Nepal, but camera traps designed to capture the animals' nocturnal movements remained blank.
Instead, he was asked to walk like a tiger to see how the camera traps work.
Harry hunched over and shuffled past the cameras, which are placed next to tiger droppings, causing a flash to go off.
He was then shown by his guide from Nepal's National Trust for Nature Conservation the laptop to which footage from the cameras is sent.
The prince reacted to a picture of a tiger walking past the spot where he was standing, saying: "That was here? Amazing."
Harry, who is on his first official visit to Nepal, has already met survivors of the earthquakes in April and May last year, which killed nearly 9,000 people.
He has also discussed climate change with Nepal's president and visited sites hit by the quakes. | Prince Harry was made honorary head of a Nepalese village when he joined a remote community to spend the night with a Gurkha family. | 1.569095 | 2 |
The match was referee Bobby Madden's first since undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer.
Brechin's loss meant Alloa could have moved second, but they were only able to draw at home to Albion Rovers.
Airdrieonians went fourth by beating East Fife, Peterhead overcame Stranraer and bottom side Stenhousemuir defeated Queen's Park.
After a goalless first half at Glebe Park, Livi took control with strikes in quick succession by Liam Buchanan and Jackson Longridge, while Shaun Byrne added a late third.
In Clackmannanshire, there were no goals between Alloa and Rovers, who dropped to fifth.
Airdrie needed only one goal against the Fifers, Andy Ryan's early header, but both sides ended with 10 men.
East Fife's Jonathan Page received two bookings, while visiting substitute Sean McIntosh was dismissed late on for a challenge on Kevin Smith.
Stranraer also lost a man to two yellow cards, Willie Gibson sent off before Rory McAllister and Scott Brown fired in goals for Peterhead.
The gap at the bottom is down to one point after Stenny won 3-0 at Hampden.
Mark Gilhaney's shot put them ahead in the first half before Queen's Park's Gregor Fotheringham was sent off after fouling Ally Roy in the box.
Colin McMenamin converted the resulting penalty before Roy struck the visitors' third. | Livingston beat Brechin City 3-0 to replace the Glebe Park side at the top of Scottish League One. | 0.695085 | 1 |
The city has been given a £1m grant from the government to buy a number of hybrid buses, to coincide with its year as European Green Capital.
Bristol City Council will launch a competition to select a bus operator to begin the trial in the summer.
The exact areas of the city the buses will operate in has yet to be decided.
The new diesel-electric hybrid buses will use "geo-fence" technology - which uses GPS or radio frequencies to define and recognise geographical boundaries - to automatically switch to zero emissions when entering particular areas of the city.
The "trigger zones" will be set in places with poorer air quality and the council will use the data collected to evaluate the benefits for the city environment.
Transport Minister Baroness Kramer said the ground-breaking trial would "make a real difference in improving people's lives in Bristol".
"The DfT's £1m funding will provide greener buses to help tackle poor air quality across the city," she said.
Bristol Mayor George Ferguson said it was "perfect timing" for the city to test such advanced technology.
"We need to exploit these new technologies to help us reach a future where we can all enjoy cleaner air, and a healthier future," he said.
"Air quality improvements improve health and bring a higher standard of living which will contribute further to Bristol's reputation as the most liveable city in the UK." | Hybrid buses that automatically switch from diesel to electric power in areas with poorer air quality are to be trialled in Bristol. | 2.511032 | 3 |
Three adult hamsters and eight babies were found in the Nike shoebox off the A9 near the Perthshire town at about 08:30 on Friday.
Four of the babies had died, but the others were rescued and are in the care of the Scottish SPCA.
Animal rescue officer Lauren Graham said dumping them was "very cruel".
She said: "The hamsters were abandoned in a Nike shoebox which had sawdust, bedding and food inside.
"Sadly half of the litter had died but we are hopeful the survivors will make it.
"Abandoning these hamsters in a layby was very cruel. There was no guarantee they would be found and it would have been really distressing for them."
Abandoning an animal is an offence under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act, and anyone found guilty of doing so could be banned from keeping animals. | Animal campaigners have appealed for information after 11 hamsters were found abandoned in a shoebox in a layby near Dunblane. | 1.283494 | 1 |
Alondra Diaz was in the court in the western Michoacan state to confirm her identity and consider DNA tests.
This comes after a video emerged showing another girl, Alondra Luna Nunez, being taken against her will by police to the US.
DNA tests later revealed the mistake and the girl was returned home.
Alondra Diaz appeared in the court in Los Reyes on Tuesday.
Mexican officials are now expected to conduct DNA test to confirm whether the girl is indeed the daughter of Dorotea Garcia - a Houston resident who filed the case.
The case dates back to 2007, when Mexico received Ms Garcia's request to help return her daughter who was allegedly taken by her father to Mexico.
Last month's video of Alondra Luna Nunez resisting police after she was seized in her school on court orders spread widely on social media, prompting protests.
She was reportedly mistakenly identified by a scar on her nose.
"The other girl had a scar, but on the eyebrow, and I have one on my nose," Alondra Luna Nunez told the Associated Press.
"I mean, all this was stirred up over that." | A teenage girl has appeared in a Mexican court in a custody case filed by a US woman, weeks after another girl was wrongly sent to America. | 0.938575 | 1 |
Although the company takes its wheat from within 50 miles of its processing plants in Northampton, wheat is priced in dollars and the weaker pound means it takes more pounds to buy dollar-listed items.
The warning came as the company announced it was investing £30m in its UK manufacturing sites.
These are at Burton Latimer and Corby.
A range of companies, including Next, have warned of higher prices thanks to sterling's fall since June's vote to leave the European Union.
Last year, a row over prices between Tesco and supplier Unilever meant Marmite and a number of other well-known brands were temporarily unavailable on the supermarket giant's website.
Last week, official figures showed the rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 1.6% last month, up from 1.2% in November, while higher costs for imported materials and fuels pushed up producer prices.
Giles Turrell, the chief executive of Weetabix, told the BBC price rises would be a last resort and would be in the low single digits.
Weetabix has been made in the UK since 1932. The business is widely reported to be up for sale by its Chinese owners Bright Food, which bought its 60% stake in 2012.
Many of the world's biggest names in food processing, including the UK's Associated British Foods, the US's Post Holdings and Italy's Barilla, have been named as possible suitors. | Cereal company Weetabix has become the latest company to warn of price rises sparked by the lower pound. | 1.672776 | 2 |
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is up by a little over 1% and hovering around 5,200 points.
If the gains continue, Australian shares are headed for their seventh straight day of gains.
Shares of major oil and gas producer BHP nudged up by nearly 5% in early Thursday trade.
But Australia's largest trading partner - China is missing out on the rally. The benchmark Shanghai Composite has started the Thursday session down by 0.3% at around 3,622.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index is up by 0.06% to 22,184.
In South Korea the benchmark Kospi is up, holding on to early morning gains, up by 0.45% to 2,007 points.
Shares of Hyundai Motor are also higher, up by 0.6%, on hopes that the car maker's union will be able to reach a deal with management over pay.
Union members will reportedly cast their vote on Monday, on a 4% rise in pay. Workers have gone on partial strike since the middle of December.
Meanwhile in Japan the Nikkei 225 index returns to trade with a jump by 0.85% to 19,050 points. The market there was shut on Wednesday for a public holiday.
The Bank of Japan has released the minutes from its November meeting on monetary policy. The minutes showed that policymakers at the central bank are confident the Japanese economy has continued to "recover moderately, although exports and production have been affected by the slowdown in emerging economies".
Overnight in the US, stocks rallied on Wall Street, led by energy stocks. A rebound in oil prices led to renewed appetite for shares of oil and gas companies.
The oil producers' group Opec has said it expects oil prices to recover to $70 a barrel by 2020. Prices are currently around $37 a barrel due to oversupply and slowing demand.
Elsewhere in Asia, financial markets in Manila, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia are closed on Thursday for public holidays. | Australian shares are off to a positive start on Thursday, boosted by a commodities-led rally in US stocks overnight. | 1.077334 | 1 |
They were angry at a Supreme Court ruling ordering Karnataka to share more water with neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
Karnataka must release 12,000 cubic feet of water per second from the Cauvery river until 20 September.
Both states say they urgently need the water for irrigation and a battle about access to it has raged for decades.
The violence in the technology hub closed many offices and much of the public transport system.
Police have imposed an emergency law that prohibits public gatherings, and more than 15,000 officers have been deployed.
Reuters reported that Tamil Nadu registered vehicles were being singled out by protesters and pelted with stones. | Protesters in the southern Indian city of Bangalore in Karnataka state have attacked shops and set fire to vehicles in a long-running dispute about water. | 1.694378 | 2 |
System Operator Northern Ireland (SONI), the firm responsible for the reliability of electricity system, awarded the contract last week.
SONI said it was necessary to provide additional capacity to meet a projected shortfall over the coming years.
The three year contract went to AES.
The firm operates the Ballylumford and Kilroot power stations.
The minister, Arlene Foster, said: "There will be some cost impacts, that has never been hidden, on consumer bills.
"But the costs have been minimised through the competitive tendering process and will be around £5 per annum on average to the domestic bill."
It is understood the contract will involve modernising part of Ballylumford.
Under the deal, AES will provide an extra 250 megawatts (MW) to the system, enough to power 160,000 homes
It is estimated that from January 2016, the margin of spare generating capacity in Northern Ireland's electricity system will fall from 600 MW to 200 MW.
The amount of spare capacity in the system is falling for a number of reasons.
The main issue is that EU pollution rules mean that part of Ballylumford power station will have to be shut down.
Additionally, the undersea Moyle interconnector has suffered a series of faults and is currently running at 50% capacity.
It is due to be fixed by the end of 2015, before the cables are completely replaced in 2017.
SONI considers that 200MW is not enough spare capacity to guarantee security of supply, if there was a prolonged fault at a power station. | A contract to provide additional electricity capacity in Northern Ireland will add about £5 a year to household bills, the enterprise minister has said. | 1.88977 | 2 |
The British team had four riders in the top eight on Saturday, with Geraint Thomas taking the yellow jersey.
'Bubble pads' - small raised dots - featured on the upper arms of several Sky riders' jerseys.
Race jury president Philippe Marien said: "It is an actual part of the jersey."
International Cycling Union (UCI) regulations state that garments must not be adapted in any way beyond their use purely as clothing. The addition of any non-essential element or device to clothing is prohibited.
Team Sky sports director Nicolas Portal said they "abide by rules", adding: "Other big teams have been using it.
"It's legal. Everybody knows the rules. It does not give you a big advantage but it's those little things, so why not use them?
"Everything has been validated. We would not take the risk to cheat and lose everything on the first day."
Among the Team Sky riders to finish in the top 10 was defending champion Chris Froome.
"It's enhanced aerodynamics and the regulations forbid it," said Frederic Grappe, performance director at the FDJ team.
"According to studies, the estimated gain is about four to seven percent. It's huge."
Italian Marco Pinotti, a coach at BMC Racing, told Reuters: "It seems to me this 'equipment' is on the borderline with the rules but if it's judged compliant with the rules then I accept it." | Team Sky said they would not "risk cheating" after claims their jerseys were illegally designed for the opening time trial of the Tour de France. | 1.223533 | 1 |
The Dons lead Celtic by five points at the top the Premiership after winning their first eight fixtures.
"Aberdeen have needed a good team for a long time and [manager] Derek McInnes has done some sterling work over the last couple of years," said McLeish.
"Will they win the title? I would say it will still be Celtic."
Aberdeen finished runners-up last season, 17 points behind the champions - losing all four league meetings with Celtic.
However, they beat Celtic earlier this month, coming from behind to win 2-1 at Pittodrie.
"I don't think it's going to be as big a margin as it has been in recent years," McLeish told BBC Radio 5 live. "If Aberdeen can keep the nucleus of their team fit, it could be closer than many people think."
Former Scotland manager McLeish, 56, spent 16 years with Aberdeen, winning 12 major honours, including three titles under manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
"It's a fantastic run that Derek has got the team on," he added. "I think it even beats our stats in the days of Sir Alex, so I'm a little bit jealous." | Former Aberdeen hero Alex McLeish is heartened by the Pittodrie side's start to the season but thinks Celtic will pick up their fifth consecutive title. | 0.909347 | 1 |
The 41-year-old replaces former Scotland team-mate Graham Alexander, who was dismissed on 30 September.
Pressley was sacked by Coventry City in February after almost two years in charge, following a seven-game winless run that left them in the relegation zone.
He recently rejected the chance to talk to Scottish side Dundee United about their vacant managerial position.
Pressley has been working as a coaching for the Scottish Football Association and had just agreed to look after the Scotland Under-17 team on a one-off basis for a three-match round of qualifiers.
In a recent interview with BBC Radio Scotland, after being linked to the role at Dundee United, Pressley said: "I have built up a very good reputation in England and I have a burning desire to manage at the elite level.
"That's not an arrogance. That's a belief. In order to do that, I think you have to manage in a country like England."
The former Hearts and Rangers centre-back started his coaching career at Falkirk in 2010, leaving the Bairns three years later to take charge of Coventry.
He kept the Sky Blues in League One in his first full season in charge despite serious financial difficulties which resulted in the club being docked 10 points for going into administration.
He was fired the following year with Coventry 21st in the table, in a season when they were beaten at home in the first round of the FA Cup by non-league Worcester City.
Meanwhile, Fleetwood have confirmed that assistant manager Chris Lucketti will remain in his role, while Pressley's former Coventry assistant Neil MacFarlane has joined the coaching staff. | League One side Fleetwood Town have appointed Steven Pressley as manager. | 0.98474 | 1 |
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But visitors to Niagara Falls in North America got a shock when they saw adventurer Will Gadd climbing UP a frozen section.
Niagara Falls is actually a collection of three waterfalls - he made it up an icy part of Horseshoe Falls, the biggest one.
Will said: "I've been ice climbing for 30 years now and this is the coolest thing I've ever done."
Watch Hayley's clip to see Will in action. | When you think of waterfalls, you tend to picture stuff going down... | 1.070904 | 1 |
Williams was scheduled to defend his titles in Liverpool on 13 February.
But the 23-year-old has been struck down with a viral infection and no new date has been announced for the fight
Williams claimed the vacant British light-middleweight title with a stunning second-round win over Kris Carslaw in December.
The Clydach Vale fighter was fighting for the first time in 13 months after recovering from two hand operations. | Undefeated British and Commonwealth super-welterweight Champion Liam Williams has been ruled out of his title defence against Nav Mansouri. | 0.473988 | 0 |
About six separate blazes broke out at Altaghadherry, at about 13:00 BST on Sunday.
Joe Canning and his family were eating dinner when they noticed clouds of smoke behind their property.
"We smelled smoke and we closed the windows and it raged into an inferno thereafter. It's been burning ever since," he said.
"It'll probably go on for days because there is no access to it. The fire department won't be able to get up near it, so it'll probably burn and burn until it does go out, until it rains."
Mr Canning said he was not concerned for his own safety or that of his property, but was worried about the local wildlife.
"There's a lot of wildlife around here, pheasants and badgers and foxes and young birds at this time of year," he said. | A number of gorse fires have been burning on a hillside just outside Londonderry. | 1.267351 | 1 |
£2.5m is being invested in new facilities at Liberton High where 12-year-old Keane Wallis Bennett died after the "modesty" wall fell on her.
Edinburgh City Council said a permanent memorial was planned as well as a new extension to the PE block.
The Health and Safety Executive is continuing its investigation into the tragedy, which happened on 1 April.
Paul Godzik, Edinburgh City Council's education convener, said: "The overwhelming view from staff at the school, parents and the local community is that the gym should be demolished as soon as possible.
"The proposal is that this will happen at the earliest opportunity, and assuming that the necessary consents are in place, we hope this will be able to take place over the summer break to minimise disruption to the school.
"The tragic incident two months ago has obviously had a devastating effect on the local community and we are determined to work with them and other partners to ensure nothing similar can ever happen again.
"Discussions about a suitable memorial at the school for Keane are continuing and we hope to make an announcement in the near future." | The gym hall where an Edinburgh schoolgirl died when a wall collapsed is to be demolished this summer. | 0.91768 | 1 |
A sound defensive display helped Atletico earn a 1-0 first-leg advantage over Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday.
Atletico, the 2014 Spanish champions, knocked out La Liga title rivals Barcelona in the last eight.
Allardyce said: "'He defends too much' - that's what he'd get here."
Bundesliga leaders Bayern dominated the second half after Saul Niguez's sublime solo goal had given the La Liga side an early lead, but Atletico's defence blunted their attack.
Allardyce, whose own methods have been labelled as dour in the past, added: "It's an art, defending - everybody has forgotten that. It's a tactical art to be able to sense danger and block people's crosses and get your toe in without fouling them now and they are very, very good at it indeed.
"The whole team buys into it. You see Fernando Torres on the edge of his own box defending. You never saw that at Liverpool or Chelsea.
"That's how good the manager is and that's why they are successful. They are successful because they concede fewer goals than everybody else and only need one to win.
"Now, everybody can say 'well, that's not entertaining', but everybody is eulogising Simeone's tactics now. I wouldn't think they would do that in the Premier League so much."
Atletico are only behind Barca in La Liga on head-to-head record with three games left.
Sunderland have collected three clean sheets in their last four games and the manager said extending that defensive record over the four remaining league matches was key to relegation survival.
The Black Cats - who moved out of the relegation zone last weekend but only on goal difference - play Stoke on Saturday.
"At the moment, if we keep those clean sheet ratios going in the next four games, I am convinced we will stay up," added the 61-year-old. | Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone would be labelled "boring" if he were managing in the Premier League, says Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce. | 1.1368 | 1 |
Sexton, 30, was taken off in Leinster's European Champions Cup loss to Wasps last Saturday, but has passed the required tests to return to training.
"Johnny trained really well yesterday, he is ready to go," said Schmidt.
Ireland and Leinster confirmed that Sexton did not suffer a concussion against Wasps.
The Irish start their attempt to win a third successive championship with a home match against Wales on 7 February.
Sexton missed Ireland's Six Nations opener against Italy last year after being stood down from all rugby for 12 weeks after a series of concussions in a short space of time.
Coach Schmidt has responded to suggestions influential playmaker Sexton should consider quitting the sport to preserve his long-term health.
Schmidt branded those calls "a disappointment", frustrated that observers outside the Ireland camp had questioned expert medical opinion.
"It was this time last year that the problem really arose and he had the break," added Schmidt. "Since that time he hasn't really had too many problems.
"As we're concerned and as far as Johnny's concerned, he is very keen to be ready to go in 11 days' time.
"All we can do is go on the medical opinion, and he had two of the best guys that are around, who made some decisions for him last year and have followed up since then," said Schmidt.
"When they give him the all-clear we've got a lot of trust in them."
Praising Leinster for withdrawing Sexton as a precaution in the weekend's heavy defeat at Wasps, Schmidt said Ireland took head injuries extremely seriously. | Jonathan Sexton is fully fit to start Ireland's Six Nations campaign after another head injury scare, coach Joe Schmidt said on Wednesday. | 0.9482 | 1 |
Costa, 28, was heavily linked with a move to the club in the January transfer window.
But Tianjin said: "We have no intention of becoming involved in any unhealthy competition and, consequently, paying a premium price."
Costa's 20 top-flight goals this season helped Chelsea win the league title.
Tianjin were promoted to the Super League last season and have Italian World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro as their manager.
The club's owner, Shu Yuhui, said in January that a bid to sign Costa had been scuppered by new rules in the Chinese Super League which mean only three foreign players can be fielded per game. | Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian say they have not made contact with Chelsea striker Diego Costa or his agent "during the past six months". | 0.845322 | 1 |
Aer Lingus switched to Belfast City Airport in 2012 saying the operation at BIA was no longer financially viable.
BIA claimed it had a binding 10-year contract with the Irish airline.
But the judge ruled that a letter that formed the basis of the agreement did not "adopt the language of obligation".
BIA was suing for £20m in damages.
Aer Lingus and BIA never signed a formal contract, instead relying on a letter that was sent by the airport in June 2007.
The judge said that if an agreement had been drawn up in proper legal terms it may have achieved what the letter had not.
He said the letter had described a pricing obligation, if Aer Lingus had remained for 10 years, but did not provide for a 10-year flying obligation.
The question of whether Aer Lingus was entitled to terminate the arrangement in the way it did is still to be determined by the judge.
A further hearing in September is expected to focus on the amount of notice given.
The judge was critical of some of the evidence given by Aer Lingus, describing it as "elusive".
He said it had added to the case's time and expense, and that as a result he was "minded" to order the airline to pay half of BIA's costs.
BIA said in a statement that it "welcomes the finding of the High Court that it did have a contract with Aer Lingus on the document the airport contended as forming the contractual relationship". | An agreement that brought Aer Lingus to Belfast International Airport (BIA) in 2007 did not oblige the airline to remain there for a 10-year term, the High Court has ruled. | 1.41945 | 1 |
Part of a brook in Carmarthenshire was "80 to 90% covered in sewage fungus", according to officials.
Llanelli Magistrates' Court was told the foaming effluent in Fernhill Brook was near to two farms operated by Cwrt Malle Ltd.
Owners Howell and Susan Richards run the "super-dairy" with a herd of 1,900 cows.
The court heard that tests were carried out by Natural Resources Wales downstream from Cwrt Malle farm, where the stream was "discoloured and foaming, with a strong odour present".
Analysis discovered pollution was well above levels safe levels for oxygen in the water, known as the 'Biochemical Oxygen Demand' or BOD.
Prosecutor John Tarrant said the accepted BOD set by the European Union was a reading of three.
The BOD levels at Fernhill Brook were 5,178.
But while he said while the levels were high, the leaks had not killed any fish nor caused admitted any long term damage.
Mr Tarrant also told the court that Cwrt Malle had previously been fined £5,000 for a similar offence in 2013.
The court heard pollution of the stream happened when a "slurry lagoon" of animal waste overspilled.
Defending solicitor Aled Owen also blamed extremely heavy rainfall.
"It had been the highest rainfall recorded in 100 years," he said.
"This is a very well run and modern farm."
Cwrt Malle Ltd admitted six offences of breaching environmental regulations.
Five of the offences occurred between December 2015 and September 2016 at Cwrt Malle.
The remaining breach happened at Wernolau Farm in January 2016.
As well as a £36,000 fine, the farm firm must also pay £8,500 in prosecution costs. | Wales' largest dairy farm has been fined £36,000 after cattle slurry waste polluted a nearby stream. | 1.884913 | 2 |
13 November 2015 Last updated at 20:53 GMT
OFCOM, the telecommunications regulator, says phone companies should deliver call coverage to 90% of the country by 2017.
But people in rural parts of Wales are calling for government intervention, as they are concerned that their areas might get left behind.
Representatives of the big four mobile phone operators have been in Newtown, to hear the concerns of people from across mid Wales.
Roger Pinney reports. | Mobile phone coverage across Wales is set for big improvements over the next few years. | 1.628105 | 2 |
The 93ft (28m) long VC10 fuselage left Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire for RAF Museum Cosford, Shropshire, at about 07:00 BST. It will be on permanent display in the autumn.
The VC10 has been one of the RAF's most significant assets for nearly 50 years, the museum said.
A lorry took the fuselage on the M69, M6 and the M54 and through Shifnal in Shropshire.
The VC10 entered service with the RAF in 1966 and had the ability to carry up to 124 troops at a time with nine crew members or a freight load of up to 20,400 kg (44,974 lbs). It completed its final mission in 2013.
It will be positioned on the airfield at RAF Cosford for about five to six weeks and partially reassembled, before being moved on to the museum site in August.
It is scheduled to be placed on permanent display next to the Hercules in October.
The museum's head of collections, Ian Thirsk, said: "For one aircraft type to have been in service for such a long period is remarkable in itself.
"However, when this is added to the variety of roles and worldwide scope of operations, it is clear this is a unique aircraft." | A military aircraft has made a six-hour journey to its new home at a museum. | 1.862179 | 2 |
But for a player on their books, that's exactly what happened - he was unaware that his club were even playing.
Nick Powell played for Manchester United in their previous European game, the 3-2 defeat by Wolfsburg which eliminated them from the Champions League in December.
But the 21-year-old, who has not lived up to expectations following his move to United from Crewe, is now on loan at Hull - and seemingly has put his parent club out of his thoughts.
When asked if had watched the game in Denmark, he said: "No, I completely forgot - I was playing Fifa, if I am honest.
"I did read the reports and, I don't know, it's hard. They're under pressure because the gaffer has come out and said it's the best way to qualify for the Champions League next year.
"There's no excuse - they should have have won, but that's just the way it is."
Check out the BBC's video games index. | Plenty of Manchester United fans will wish they had played computer games rather than watch the club's dismal 2-1 Europa League defeat at FC Midtjylland on Thursday. | 0.718616 | 1 |
After London, Birmingham has the largest number of Polish-born residents - 17,000 of them in 2015, according to Office of National Statistics estimates.
Many others of Polish origin have been born in the UK - some the children and grandchildren of those shipped to the country in the aftermath of World War Two.
Others, like pilot Jan Maslonka (pictured above), served with British forces after the fall of Poland and remained in Britain.
After the war, some soldiers and their families were resettled in former barracks buildings. For some, there was no home to return to, with eastern Poland becoming part of the Soviet Union.
For others, returning to their homeland would have been practically "suicide", according to David Weber, one of the organisers of events in Birmingham to mark the last 70 years.
Only five years old at the time, Mr Weber was shipped to the UK in 1948 - hundreds of thousands of others would make the same journey in the decade that followed the war.
Mr Weber said life in Britain was initially strange, especially for children who were growing up surrounded by British culture and friends, but also experiencing discrimination.
In the end, he said this generation enjoyed the two cultures "in parallel", both celebrating their roots and enjoying a Britain starting to recover in the 1950s and '60s.
In the 1960s, the Polish community in Birmingham built Millennium House on Bordesley Street to celebrate their culture.
Mr Weber said this generation of Poles saw themselves very differently to those who would follow decades later.
Rather than political migrants, those who arrived after 2004 when Poland joined the EU saw themselves as economic migrants, he said, who largely separated themselves from the established community.
Most of those who arrived post-2004 thought they would make a quick return to Poland, but had found themselves setting down roots, Mr Weber said.
Many worried about their place in a post-Brexit Britain, he said, but some had started to join in Polish cultural events for the first time.
The Polish ambassador and Lord Mayor of Birmingham are guests of honour at a series of events on Sunday. An exhibition is ongoing at Millennium House. | A project, backed by a £10,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant, is compiling and digitising photos of 70 years of Polish community life in Birmingham to preserve them for future generations. | 2.598524 | 3 |
Director Zack Snyder said the three-time Oscar nominee has "the talent to capture all of the qualities we love about Lois: smart, tough, funny, warm, ambitious and, of course, beautiful".
Adams will star alongside Britain's Henry Cavill in the as yet untitled film, set for release in December 2012.
The 36-year-old actress was recently seen in boxing drama The Fighter.
She was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for her role but the award went to her co-star Melissa Leo.
In the four Superman films starring Christopher Reeve, Daily Planet reporter Lois was played by Margot Kidder.
Kate Bosworth took over the part when the Man of Steel was revived in 2006 in Superman Returns.
Diane Lane and Kevin Costner have also landed roles in Snyder's film, in which they will play Superman's adoptive father and mother.
Snyder's latest movie Sucker Punch is released in the UK on Friday. | US actress Amy Adams has been cast as Lois Lane in the latest Superman film, its producers have confirmed. | 1.057704 | 1 |
Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Wakefield will host the arch segment, also known as "Wave", until January.
The installation in London last year marked 100 years since the start of World War One and drew more than five million visitors.
Each poppy represents a British and Commonwealth death during the war.
The Yorkshire Regiment raised 24 Battalions served by 65,000 men, of whom 9,000 died. | Thousands of ceramic poppies used in the Tower of London installation have gone on display in Yorkshire. | 1.676868 | 2 |
The Discworld author was a Saturday boy at the site in Beaconsfield, where he borrowed and read countless books.
Fans of the writer came from as far as Leeds and Swansea dressed as their favourite characters from his novels.
His daughter, Rhianna, said the plaque - commissioned by the town council - was a "perfect tribute" to her late father.
She added: "Terry Pratchett the author was born at Beaconsfield Library."
Sir Terry, who sold 85 million books worldwide, died in 2015 from Alzheimer's disease, aged 66.
Councillor Philip Bastiman said it was "only right" there was a permanent tribute to the author in his Buckinghamshire hometown. | A plaque honouring Sir Terry Pratchett has been unveiled at the library he credited with his "education". | 1.346764 | 1 |
Louis van Gaal's side have won six out of seven games since Carrick, 33, came back from an ankle injury in November.
"I think Michael's the best central midfielder in English football," Ferguson told BT Sport. "I think he's the best English player in the game."
Ferguson also said to "watch United go" once Van Gaal's squad - third in the Premier League - is fully fit.
Carrick - named United vice-captain on Friday - won a recall to the England squad shortly after his return to fitness in November, but had to pull out with a minor groin problem.
His early-season absence has been one of a number of injury problems to trouble Van Gaal since he began work as United's manager in July.
Argentine winger Angel Di Maria returned from injury as a substitute during Saturday's 1-1 draw at Aston Villa, yet Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini, Marcos Rojo, Chris Smalling, Luke Shaw and Daley Blind all remain sidelined.
"I don't know how Louis van Gaal can expect to get the best results with the injuries he's had," Ferguson added.
"When he gets the best players back, you watch United go - because he's a great coach, he will do well.
"I'm not interested with what is happening with the players he's brought in, as that will take time.
"When I brought in Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidic in the January of the same year, they were all over the place. They took five months to get used to playing for Manchester United - the culture and the history of the club.
"These new players will be exactly same."
Ferguson said he had been particularly thrilled with the form shown this season by Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea, whom he signed in 2011.
"They have still got great players," added Ferguson, who remains a director at Old Trafford after retiring as manager in 2013.
"The World Cup has maybe taken a little bit out of Robin van Persie, but you watch him in the second half of the season. He will be fine.
"Rooney is back flying and he will always get you a goal. Having a goalscorer in your team is always an advantage.
"The one that is most pleasing to me is David De Gea. When we bought him as a kid he was really skinny but he had ability. He has special talents and he is showing that now and I'm really pleased for the kid.
"When we get those players back, we will be fine." | Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says Michael Carrick is "the best English player" around. | 0.878369 | 1 |
Daily Telegraph journalist Lyndsey Telford recorded staff after securing a job at the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) centre in Bicester.
Rob Wilson MP is asking the Care Quality Commission to investigate if patients were put at risk.
The ambulance service said it has launched its own inquiry.
Ms Telford successfully applied for a job at the non-emergency 111 call centre and recorded conversations with staff during a one-month training course.
She was trained to use the service's Pathways computer system, which uses a series of questions to assess the seriousness of the patient's condition.
At one point her mentor said: "One way or another, everyone in this room has killed someone indirectly because of what we've done but we're covered because it's all recorded."
Reading East MP Mr Wilson said: "These are clearly very serious allegations that have been made and they must be investigated fully and fairly.
"I will be writing to the Care Quality Commission to ask them to investigate whether my constituents were placed at risk and, if so, why this was allowed to happen and how they will ensure that it never happens again."
In response to article the SCAS director of strategy James Underhay said an investigation had been launched.
"With regard to our NHS 111 services, we would like to reassure members of the public that [we] use a safe and nationally prescribed call-taking and clinical assessment system, NHS Pathways, which assists us in ensuring that patients in a life-threatening or serious condition are treated as a priority."
The call centre handles calls from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. | An MP has called for an investigation after a reporter recorded a 111 call centre worker saying staff had all "killed someone indirectly". | 1.265909 | 1 |
Swansea are thought to want to sign two or three more players, with Hull's Sam Clucas a major transfer target.
Last season's top scorer Llorente is not yet fit and sat out Saturday's 4-0 home loss to Manchester United.
"If we can service Fernando up front with crosses, he is a different type of player for us," Fernandez said.
"If he's ready and he can join us he can help... we need to score to take points, to win games."
Swansea have failed to find the net in the Premier League so far this season, after beginning their campaign with a 0-0 draw at Southampton.
Llorente, who scored 15 goals last season, could play some part in the trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday, 26 August, having broken his arm during a family holiday in the summer.
Midfielder Ki Sung-yueng is also sidelined after having knee surgery in July and is expected to be out for at least another two months.
But following fellow midfielder Sigurdsson's £45m sale to Everton, Swansea have the funds to strengthen before the transfer window closes.
"We need to work hard and hope players come in or recover from injury and can help to make a better squad," added Fernandez, who captained Swansea against United.
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"We expect two or three new players to come in. We need to better, to create more chances, to play more football. We need to work in the training ground.
"Of course Gylfi is a great player, who last season scored nine goals and 13 assists - those are high numbers - so we need to find a player in that position who can do the same."
Swansea had hit United's crossbar early and with 10 minutes remaining only trailed to Eric Bailly's 45th-minute opener.
But as the Welsh side went in search of an equaliser they conceded three goals in just three minutes and 41 seconds, as the visitors exploited the space to devastating effect.
"I think the result was harsh on us," Fernandez added.
"They were very good on the counter-attack and took advantage of our changes in the second half.
"There are no excuses for us, we need to continue to work hard. But I think we played well in large parts and we should take positives from that."
Before next weekend's trip to Selhurst Park, Swansea go to MK Dons on Tuesday night in the EFL Cup second round. | Federico Fernandez says Swansea need to replace midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson but believes the return of striker Fernando Llorente to fitness is also crucial. | 0.846614 | 1 |
The Blues lost at Stoke on Saturday with Mourinho absent as he served a one-game stadium ban.
The defeat was Chelsea's seventh in 12 Premier League games and leaves them three points above the relegation zone in 16th place.
Mourinho's side face Norwich at Stamford Bridge on 21 November.
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The last time Chelsea lost seven of their opening 12 games in a top-flight season was in 1978-79 when they were relegated.
Mourinho, who signed a new four-year contract in August, thanked Abramovich for his support in October following a defeat at home by Southampton.
However, since then Chelsea have continued to struggle as they have lost three of their four top flight games and been knocked out of the League Cup on penalties, also at Stoke.
Mourinho, who has said the club will have to sack him if they want to get rid of him as he will not resign, has also had his disciplinary problems.
The 52-year-old was given a one game stadium ban and fine for his behaviour towards the match officials during Chelsea's 2-1 defeat at West Ham on 24 October.
Mourinho also had his appeal against a £50,000 fine and a suspended one-game stadium ban dismissed by the Football Association.
The Portuguese received the charge for comments made after his team's defeat by Southampton where he said officials were afraid to award Chelsea a penalty.
In addition to his disciplinary problems with the FA, the Portuguese has been criticised for his treatment of former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro.
Carneiro was dropped from first-team duties after Mourinho said she was "naive" for treating Eden Hazard during the opening-day draw at home to Swansea.
She has since left Chelsea and Mourinho is to be the subject of individual legal action from Carneiro, who is also suing the Stamford Bridge club for constructive dismissal. | Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho still retains the support of Blues owner Roman Abramovich and his position is not under immediate threat. | 0.967717 | 1 |
Paul Drinkwater, 52, carried out the attacks including one at knifepoint in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, in November and December 1984.
Drinkwater, of Berkshire, was jailed for 29 years after being found guilty of two rapes, indecent assault and robbery at St Albans Crown Court.
Judge Marie Catterson told him "these were horrific and dreadful crimes".
She said the attacks "had a profound and continuing harmful effect" on his victims.
The former landscape gardener and driveway layer was convicted of the rape and robbery of a 15-year-old girl in Durrants Lane on 25 November. He wore a mask and was carrying a knife.
He also raped an 18-year-old woman and indecently assaulting another woman aged 18 on 16 December in Bullbeggers Lane.
Prosecutor Ann Evans said on 14 January 2014 a DNA profile from Drinkwater, from Maidenhead, was provided to a forensic scientist.
A swab from the 15-year-old victim was matched as "seven million more times likely to come from Paul Drinkwater, rather than a person unrelated to him," she said.
Samples taken from the trousers worn by the 18-year-old rape victim matched Drinkwater.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, the woman attacked aged 15, said: "I still have a frightening image of the mask and his eyes."
Following the sentencing, one of the victims, now in her late 40s, told the court: "I feel like I have finally been let out of prison today. I can get my life back." | A man who raped and sexually abused three teenagers more than 30 years ago has been jailed. | 1.297596 | 1 |
The 31-year-old scored four goals in 21 appearances last season before spending the second half of the campaign on loan at Qatari outfit Al-Gharafa.
The France international joined QPR from Lazio in January 2012 and made 29 appearances in total, scoring 10 goals.
"We would like to thank Djibril for his contribution and wish him all the best for the future," a club statement said.
Meanwhile Rangers forward Tom Hitchcock has signed a new one-year deal.
The 20-year-old is yet to make a senior appearance for the Championship club but scored three goals in 17 appearances while on loan at Bristol Rovers last season. | Striker Djibril Cisse has left QPR by mutual consent and will become a free agent on 1 July. | 0.706251 | 1 |
The elderly pair, who have not been formally identified, were killed after their car came off the road and fell into Hooe Lake in Plymouth on Thursday.
About 60 people attended the service in Hooe near the spot where the crash happened.
The chairman of the residents association said the turnout showed the community's "solidarity to the family".
The death of the local man and woman was a "tragic loss", John Wheeler from the Mountbatten & Turnchapel Residents Association said.
"Terrible accident but it's not that anyone round here had not thought of it and said 'it's just an accident waiting happen'", he said.
Plymouth City Council has said it is looking into how safety can be improved at Hooe Lake after local residents called for some form of barrier to be erected to stop a similar incident happening again. | A memorial service has been held for a man and woman who died when their car plunged into an estuary. | 1.003515 | 1 |
The tie will be played on Saturday 2 July at 15:00 BST in Portlaoise.
Laois brought on seven replacements at O'Moore Park, one more than permitted.
The Central Competitions Control Committee released a statement on Tuesday night, adding that Laois had accepted the proposal.
Shane Murphy came on as the seventh substitute in added time as Laois took a 1-10 to 0-10 win in Portlaoise.
Conor Meredith scored the decisive goal and Laois were subsequently drawn to face Clare in the second round of the qualifiers.
However, Murphy's introduction as a black card sub for Brendan Quigley could prove costly for the Leinster side if Armagh were to triumph in the re-playing of the game.
Saturday 2 July
Round 1A All-Ireland SFC qualifier refixture
Laois v Armagh, 15:00 BST, O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Round 2A
Sligo v Leitrim, 18:00 BST, Markievicz Park, Sligo
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 July
Round 2A
Clare v Laois/Armagh, Cusack Park, Ennis, Time tbc.
Derry v Dublin/Meath, Details tbc.
Cavan or Tyrone v Carlow, Details tbc. | Armagh are set to replay their All-Ireland qualifier Round 1A game after Laois were found to have used too many substitutes in their victory over the Orchard County on Saturday. | 0.853665 | 1 |
The Brewers opened the scoring through former Bradford loanee Mason Bennett's deflected shot from 12 yards before James Hanson shot wide for the Bantams.
Burton took control as Tom Naylor turned in Damien McCrory's cross to double the lead before Mark Duffy headed in from close range.
Rory McArdle's headed consolation goal reduced the deficit in added time.
Burton's win extended their lead at the top of League One to four points after Walsall lost 3-0 at home to Millwall.
Burton boss Nigel Clough told BBC Radio Derby:
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"We were extremely relieved when the second goal went in because Bradford came out in the second half an put us under an immense amount of pressure.
"There was nothing we could do about it, it was just them playing very well.
"It was a case of hanging on in there and taking the chance when you get one the other end." | Burton Albion comfortably beat Bradford City to extend their lead at the top of League One. | 0.806828 | 1 |
The race was held over three days in May, with starts or finishes at Bridlington, Leeds, Scarborough, Selby, York and Wakefield.
The tourism body said the event was seen by more than 1.2 million people.
In 2016, the three-day men's race is to start on 29 April, with a women's race on 30 April.
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There were one million spectators at the race with about one in five from outside Yorkshire, said Welcome to Yorkshire. Some of those attended more than one day of the event, boosting the overall figure.
The new race was set up after the successful Tour de France Grand Depart was held in Yorkshire during 2014.
Those scenes prompted the tour's race director Christian Prudhomme to describe 2014 as the "grandest Grand Depart".
Spending by all spectators at the Tour de Yorkshire amounted to £49,711,436 and the average stay for visitors from outside the county was two and half nights, according to the survey of the race.
The total included accommodation costs and spending on items such as food, drink, transport and souvenirs.
The survey was conducted by independent research agency GRASP, using 1,500 respondents who were questioned at a race stage or online.
The data was analysed by Leeds Beckett University. | The first Tour de Yorkshire cycle race saw spectators spend almost £50m, according to research commissioned by organisers Welcome to Yorkshire. | 1.523366 | 2 |
Properties in Nantwich, Crewe, London, Bristol, Stoke and Preston were targeted by more than 100 officers.
Eight women, believed to be originally from Eastern Europe, were found at several of them, Cheshire Police said.
A 49-year-old man from Nantwich and a 37-year-old woman from Crewe were arrested in connection with the investigation.
They are currently being questioned on suspicion of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
The raids involved officers from the Metropolitan Police, Avon and Somerset Police, Staffordshire Police and Lancashire Police, along with the National Crime Agency.
Det Insp David Brown, who has led the operation for Cheshire Police, said the warrants were executed after "months of hard work" and formed part of a larger inquiry.
He said human trafficking and sexual exploitation stemmed from "organised crime" and targeted "some of the most vulnerable people in our society".
Det Insp Brown said the women found at the addresses were being offered support. | Two people have been arrested after police raids across England in connection with sex trafficking. | 0.759615 | 1 |
Lance Hart, 57, killed Claire Hart, 50, and daughter Charlotte, 19, near the Castle Sports Complex, Spalding, on 19 July.
The women's funeral was held at All Saints Church, in Moulton.
Paying tribute, Mrs Hart's sons Ryan and Luke said she and her daughter had "lived and loved unconditionally".
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Reverend Barbara Hutchinson read the tribute on behalf of Ryan and Luke.
She said: "We were always awestruck that the universe could create something as beautiful as you both.
"We know that right now you will both be looking upon us and wishing us the strength to carry on.
"We owe you everything we have to keep going, to not be defeated.
"With your love, inspiration and determination as an example we have been shown a resilience that cannot be matched.
"We hope to make you as proud as you have made us. We love you Mum. We love you Charlotte."
The funeral was relayed to mourners outside the packed church by loud speaker.
Michael Buble's song 'Home' was played during the service as it was "a song that they both loved".
Speaking after the service Rev Hutchinson said: "It was a very moving service. The tribute that they wrote was very heart-wrenching and I have to say heart-wrenching to read.
"I think [Ryan and Luke] have coped remarkably well. Today, they are both very, very upset and the emotions are very, very high."
At an inquest hearing last month it emerged both women were shot by Mr Hart with a single barrel shotgun.
A full inquest will take place in October. | The family of a mother and daughter who were shot dead outside a leisure centre have paid emotional tributes at their funeral. | 0.772218 | 1 |
All three goals were scored in the final five minutes, leaving the Bluebirds six points outside the play-off berths with three matches left.
Hogan scrambled home from a corner after Yoann Barbet hit the crossbar, and raced on to Lasse Vibe's pass to double the lead three minutes later.
Sub Kenneth Zohore scored a consolation for Cardiff one minute from time.
The Bluebirds enjoyed the better of the first half, although they tested goalkeeper David Button only sporadically.
Cardiff were confident on the ball and impressive, especially on the counter, but wasted a host of chances.
Anthony Pilkington was the worst offender, shooting wide, over and forcing a save from Button within the opening 30 minutes.
He also had a strong penalty appeal waved away after he tangled with Harlee Dean.
Nico Yennaris had an early effort blocked for Brentford before Josh Clarke's measured cross evaded Vibe by inches.
After the interval, Marshall parried away Alan McCormack's 25-yard shot then kept out the rebound.
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Vibe, having combined perfectly with Ryan Woods, could only shoot tamely at Marshall from eight yards out as the hosts began to dominate.
Dean headed wide from a teasing Jake Bidwell free-kick before Marshall saved from Bidwell.
Pilkington forced Button into action in a rare City counter-attack, before Hogan's double.
Zohore made a big impact and, after pulling a goal back for Cardiff, fired over as they piled forward late on in search of a point.
Cardiff City manager Russell Slade told BBC Radio Wales: "The only thing that was missing in the first period from us was a goal.
"In the second period I thought we lost a little bit of control, the game got a little bit open and they looked a bit of a threat on the counter-attack.
"The really disappointing thing was the two Brentford goals.
"The one from the corner was not like us and the second one, two or three little errors have led to them getting a 2-0 advantage." | Cardiff City's Championship play-off hopes suffered a blow as Scott Hogan's late double earned Brentford victory. | 0.946055 | 1 |
Official air quality readings have soared well above the recommended World Health Organization (WHO) limit.
Authorities are advising residents to avoid outdoor activity and for children and elderly people to remain indoors.
The dust is blowing in from neighbouring Mongolia and China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Beijing's environmental agency said that as of 11:00 local time (03:00 GMT), the PM2.5 reading - which measures pollution in the form of small breathable particles - was 500 micrograms per cubic metre.
The WHO says the maximum safe level should be 25 micrograms per cubic metre.
Authorities said Beijing would be affected until Thursday evening and visibility would be noticeably low throughout the day. Dozens of flights have been delayed or cancelled.
State media quoted city officials as saying that the dust storm began moving towards Beijing in the late afternoon on Wednesday, and enveloped the city overnight.
The dust storm has also affected, to varying degrees, a vast swathe of northern China stretching from the far west province of Xinjiang to eastern Heilongjiang, with Inner Mongolia experiencing particularly bad conditions.
Chinese people have, as usual, not hesitated to take to social media to vent their frustration.
"Sandstorm is hitting Beijing. I feel closer to lung cancer," said one commenter on microblogging network Sina Weibo.
Others made comparisons to the capital's infamous smog problem.
"I've got used to smog, time to try something new. If I have to choose one to live in, between sandstorm and smog, I prefer the former," said another Weibo commenter.
China has seen particularly intense air pollution in recent years, especially in winter as many of its northern cities still largely rely on burning coal for heating.
But it is also increasingly affected by dust storms, as its cities expand towards nearby deserts which in turn have been spreading due to climate change.
Authorities have been attempting to halt this progress by planting more trees, besides other measures to cut pollution such as reforming the coal industry and shutting factories.
Beijing issued its first red alert, the highest level in air pollution alerts, in 2015, and has done so a few more times since. | A dust storm is choking a large swathe of northern China including the capital, Beijing, in yet another air quality crisis to affect the country. | 2.58942 | 3 |
Molly-Mae Wotherspoon was attacked by an American pit-bull at a house in Daventry, Northamptonshire in 2014.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said the RSPCA had reported concerns about the dog but the officer failed to take appropriate action.
Northamptonshire Police said officers have received further training.
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The IPCC said a second officer, who also allegedly failed to act on the intelligence received, was found to have no case to answer.
A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said: "The officers identified by the Professional Standards investigation have since received the appropriate management words of advice
"Within weeks of the tragedy, we instigated new and robust operational procedures around dangerous dogs.
"Now, nearly two years on, the public should be reassured that officers have far greater awareness around this issue."
Molly-Mae's mother and grandmother were jailed for two years each on Thursday.
Claire Riley, 23, admitted owning a dangerously out of control dog and Susan Aucott, 55, admitted being in charge of one.
Jailing them, judge Mrs Justice Carr told the pair Molly-Mae was savagely attacked by the pit bull in "a tragic and totally avoidable incident".
James House, prosecuting, said the pit bull broke free from his cage in the kitchen and opened the door to the lounge to reach baby Molly-Mae on the floor.
The court heard that the baby's cries made it "an object of prey".
A vet who treated the American pit bull - a breed banned in the UK - said the dog, named Bruiser, was one of the most dangerous dogs she had seen. | A police officer has a case to answer for misconduct after a six-month-old girl was killed by a dangerous dog, an investigation has found. | 1.512686 | 2 |
The 2017 event, the year's final major, takes place from 10-13 August at the Quail Hollow Club in North Carolina.
Live coverage begins on iPlayer, online and the red button, with the conclusion of each day's play shown on BBC Two.
The BBC's golf portfolio includes live radio and TV highlights of The Open and Women's British Open, and live TV and radio coverage of the Masters.
"We are delighted to be able to offer golf fans free-to-air TV coverage of the US PGA Championship, said BBC Sport director Barbara Slater.
"It brings together the best players in the world over four exciting days of action."
BBC TV coverage will be led by Eilidh Barbour, alongside Peter Alliss and Ken Brown.
BBC Radio 5 live and sports extra will also broadcast live from the Championship, led by Iain Carter and Jay Townsend.
(All times BST)
Sunday 13 August
19:00-00:15 - BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website, BBC iPlayer
22:00-00:15 - BBC Two
22:00-01:00 - Radio 5 live
All times are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any that may be made. Also coverage on BBC Red Button can experience late schedule changes, so details may differ from this page. Further programmes and times will appear when confirmed.
You can view BBC Sport output as well as listen to our radio sports programming on the BBC iPlayer.
The BBC Sport website is available via desktop, mobile, tablet and app, giving fast and easy access to the live stream, reports and on-demand highlights of the day's action. The BBC Sport app is available free on Apple and Android devices.
National and regional variations have been included in this list where possible, but please check your local listings for more detailed information. | BBC Sport will broadcast live coverage of the US PGA Championship in August across TV, radio and online. | 1.110962 | 1 |
The Learning Through Landscapes charity said outdoor spaces in many dementia care homes were rarely used but residents missed their own gardens.
It follows a pilot project at a care home in Herne Bay, Kent, which was given a seaside area.
A beach hut reminded residents of visits to the coast, the charity said.
The landscaper also laid paths which always return to the beginning and beds with familiar flowers, said Sue Cliffe, from Age UK Herne Bay.
"Since we have made the changes our service users engage so much more with the outdoors.
"They are now able to go outside on their own and can often be found with a cup of tea watching the wildlife in our new habitat area.
"We can see for ourselves how being outdoors and in the natural environment helps their health and well-being by improving mobility, increasing relaxation and reducing anxiety."
Dawn Austwick, Big Lottery Fund chief executive, said: "This inspiring project will support people with dementia to be more independent.
"Designed with input from the residents themselves, with familiar features that will stimulate their memories, these outdoor spaces will have a hugely positive impact on people's health and well-being."
The first 10 locations to benefit from the funding are: | Thirty care homes are to have their gardens landscaped using a £1.3m National Lottery grant to improve the well-being of patients with dementia. | 1.958237 | 2 |
Michelle O'Neill said it was "inconceivable that we continue to allow children to be exposed to such harm".
In February 2016, Assembly members voted in favour of introducing the ban.
Similar legislation came into force in England and Wales in October 2015 and in Scotland in December 2016.
In the Republic of Ireland, a ban took effect last year.
The consultation will run from 6 January 2017 to 3 March 2017.
The draft regulations propose that the existing legislation, as set out in the Smoking (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, will be extended so that it will be an offence to:
The minister said: "The health impact of exposure to second-hand smoke has long been recognised and indeed was the motivating factor behind the introduction of legislation to ban smoking in all indoor public and work places in 2007."
The World Health Organisation recognises that second-hand smoke is a significant threat to health, particularly amongst children, who are more likely to suffer from range of illnesses.
The consultation will seek views on the proposed new offences, suggested exemptions and "views on how the new measures will be enforced". | Plans to ban smoking in private vehicles carrying children are to be discussed, the health minister has announced. | 2.510246 | 3 |
Doughty, 23, spent part of the 2015-16 season with the Robins and scored five goals in 20 starts as they finished 16th in League One.
He joins from Championship side Queens Park Rangers, having also been on loan at fellow League One side Gillingham.
Jones, 20, joins from Liverpool, and made two appearances while on loan at Blackpool in League One last season.
Meanwhile, former Swindon midfielder Alan McLoughlin has been appointed as the club's new under-18s manager.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Swindon Town have signed midfielder Michael Doughty and defender Lloyd Jones on season-long loan deals. | 0.757718 | 1 |
The proportion of passengers happy with their journeys fell from 82% in spring 2014 to 80% in spring 2015, a Transport Focus survey suggested.
Some 96% on First Hull Trains were satisfied - the highest in the country.
By contrast, satisfaction was just 72% on Southern and 74% on Govia Thameslink.
Michael Roberts, director general of the Rail Delivery Group which represents train operators and Network Rail, said: "Too often many passengers are not getting the service they deserve, and for this we are sorry.
"More than almost anything else passengers want trains to be reliable and run on time. After years of improvement overall satisfaction has fallen, largely due to delays in London and the south east and how we deal with those delays."
Transport Focus, formerly known as Passenger Focus, spoke to 31,000 rail travellers.
It found below average satisfaction on services run by:
Services with higher satisfaction included:
Satisfaction for operators in London and the south east of England dipped from 80% in spring 2014 to 78% in spring 2015.
The biggest decline on these routes was a 5% dip in passengers who felt train companies dealt well with delays.
And just 45% of rail passengers across the survey thought the price of their ticket represented value for money - similar to the figure for the previous year.
Transport Focus chief executive Anthony Smith said: "Commuters will not be surprised at these results. Long-term plans and investment are important and welcome - how the work is carried out, though, is crucial.
"The London Bridge rebuilding scheme in particular has caused problems. We're now working with train companies and Network Rail to try and minimise the impact on commuters."
Office of Rail and Road chief executive Richard Price said there had been "marked improvement in passenger satisfaction" in the past decade.
He added: "In the past year, however, we've seen overall scores dip significantly. Passengers are telling us that reliability and punctuality of trains remains their primary concern." | Satisfaction amongst rail passengers has dipped, with those in London and south east England the least content, according to research. | 1.341012 | 1 |
Sterling's value has dropped due to uncertainty over the UK's future in the European Union.
Export orders have risen at their fastest rate in 20 months, with sales into the Eurozone providing a better return than last year.
The findings are contained in an analysis of local firms in March.
This was when businesses continued to experience "a very strong start to the year."
Retailers in border areas report having more southern shoppers, with a stronger euro giving them better value on visits to Northern Ireland.
The bank surveys firms across different sectors on a monthly basis, monitoring things like new orders, employment and exports to give an overview of the economy.
But some sectors are performing better than others.
"Manufacturing continues to struggle," said Ulster Bank's chief economist Richard Ramsey.
"It continues to report job losses, the only sector to do so, with March representing the seventh successive month of employment declines." | A weak pound has provided "a significant and unexpected" boost to some Northern Ireland businesses, according to Ulster Bank. | 1.498713 | 1 |
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