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32,091,833 | The head of Ukraine's state emergencies service, Serhiy Bochkovsky, and his deputy were led away in handcuffs from a televised cabinet meeting.
They were suspected of devising kickback schemes involving procurement contracts.
Local media say that Mr Bochkovsky will be released on Saturday.
The dramatic arrests of Mr Bochkovsky and his deputy Vasyl Stoyetsky in the middle of a cabinet meeting were broadcast live on TV on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the men had stolen from "people and the state" while the country was at war.
But after only two days in detention, a judge in Kiev ordered the release of Mr Bochkovsky because the prosecution had not provided sufficient evidence that a crime had been committed.
Serhiy Bochkovsky is not yet a free man. Ukraine's Interior Minister, Arsen Avakov, said new evidence will be examined on Saturday, which could in fact prolong his detention.
But the prospect that law enforcement officials initially provided insufficient evidence is still a worrying sign.
And if Mr Bochkovsky and his first deputy are in fact released, it will deal a heavy blow to the government's reputation, and to its anti-corruption campaign, which launched with such great fanfare.
Already a number of eyebrows were raised at the high-profile way in which the two men's arrests were carried out: At a cabinet meeting and on live television, no less.
Many people asked if this was more sound and fury, and questioned the government's seriousness. If the two men walk free on Saturday, then these questions will grow even louder.
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is under pressure from Western lenders to prove that he is cleaning up government finances, as Ukraine has been plagued by high-level corruption since independence in 1991.
Last month the International Monetary Fund agreed a $17.5bn (£11.5bn) loan to Ukraine as part of a new economic reform programme. Western loans to Ukraine total $40bn, spread over four years.
On Wednesday, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said he was dismissing all regional heads of the emergencies service as part of a crackdown on high-level corruption.
He explained that they were suspected of diverting money to a Jersey-based offshore company in a corrupt scheme. Speaking on Ukrainian TV, he even showed printouts of what appeared to be card statements.
The two arrests came only hours after Ukraine's president sacked a powerful regional governor, Ihor Kolomoisky.
The billionaire had been running the key industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk and had financed armed volunteers to fight pro-Russian separatists in the east. He had been vying with President Petro Poroshenko for control of the Ukrnafta energy company.
Another senior official, the head of state-run Southwestern Railways Oleksiy Kryvopishyn, was also sacked on Wednesday. The railway company is Ukraine's second-largest, mainly serving central areas including Kiev. | A senior Ukrainian official arrested two days ago as part of an anti-corruption crackdown is to be released for lack of evidence. |
32,061,077 | Five appliances were called to the scene of the blaze near Stonehaven.
Foam was used by emergency crews to bring the fire - which is now out - under control. The driver of the tanker is believed to have received treatment for the effects of smoke inhalation.
The northbound carriageway of the A90 has been closed. | Firefighters have been dealing with a tanker fire which has closed a section of the A90 in Aberdeenshire. |
39,255,625 | Charlie Dunn, from Tamworth, died in hospital after being found submerged in a lake at Bosworth Water Park in Leicestershire on 23 July.
The couple were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence and child neglect.
The man is aged in his 30s and the woman is in her 20s. They were arrested in Staffordshire.
An inquest into Charlie's death was opened and adjourned until April. | A man and woman have been arrested and bailed in connection with the death of a five-year-old boy. |
30,403,054 | Mr Manley, 40, from Peterstone, who was known as Andrew, died in the crash on Cypress Drive, St Mellons, on Monday.
The single-decker bus was carrying 40 pupils from St Teilo's Church in Wales secondary school, and six children were taken to hospital.
Mr Manley's family said it had lost "one of its brightest lights."
A statement from the family read: "A kind, generous, loving but sometimes flawed man, Andrew had a big personality and has left a gap in our lives that nothing will ever fill.
"To say that we will miss him dearly is an understatement."
Witnesses of the crash involving Mr Manley's silver Ford Fiesta and an Edwards Coaches bus are asked to contact police on 101. | A man who died when his car hit a school bus in Cardiff has been named as Gregory Andrew John Manley. |
34,775,494 | Prosecutors think Manuel Trillo helped Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman break out of the Altiplano jail in July.
Now Mr Trillo has been sent to that very same prison.
A manhunt is under way to catch Guzman, who leads the Sinaloa drug cartel, since he escaped through a 1.5km-long (one mile-long) tunnel on 11 July.
According to investigators, Mr Trillo is the financial operator of the Sinaloa cartel and bankrolled Guzman's escape.
He is also accused of using illicit funds to purchase properties from 2012 to 2015 under false names.
More than 30 people have been arrested in connection with Guzman's escape, including the prison governor and several guards.
Guzman's arrest in February 2014 was seen as a coup for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
The cartel leader had been on the run for 13 years since escaping from another maximum security jail in 2001, reportedly hidden inside a laundry cart.
But his spectacular break-out from the Altiplano prison caused huge embarrassment.
Video footage showed how guards failed to detect his escape until more than 20 minutes had passed.
Questions have also been raised how the prison authorities could have failed to notice the construction of the tunnel leading directly into Guzman's cell.
On CCTV footage leaked to the media, the sound of drilling can be heard reverberating through his cell.
Investigators say Guzman's associates must have been planning the jailbreak since shortly after his arrest.
Not only would the construction of the tunnel have taken time, but Guzman's associates also purchased a plot of land outside the jail and built a house to disguise the tunnel's exit.
Attempts to recapture Guzman have so far failed although authorities said he was injured when he narrowly escaped from a police operation last month.
He is believed to be hiding in his home state of Sinaloa, in north-west Mexico. | A Mexican businessman accused of financing the jailbreak of Mexico's most notorious drug lord has been sent to prison pending trial. |
40,761,455 | Paul McMullan converted a penalty for the visitors after Joe Chalmers had fouled the United attacker.
Sam Stanton missed an excellent chance to double the Tangerines' lead in the second half, firing over with the goal gaping.
And Caley Thistle, relegated from the Premiership last season, could not find a way back into the match.
The hosts also had manager John Robertson sent to the stand on a disappointing day for the home fans.
Match ends, Inverness CT 0, Dundee United 1.
Second Half ends, Inverness CT 0, Dundee United 1.
Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by William Edjenguele.
Matty Elsdon (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Matty Elsdon (Inverness CT).
James Keatings (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Brad McKay (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Billy King (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Brad McKay (Inverness CT).
Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Jamie Robson.
Iain Vigurs (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Willo Flood (Dundee United).
Substitution, Dundee United. Willo Flood replaces Scott Fraser.
Jordie Briels (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Connor Bell (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordie Briels (Dundee United).
Substitution, Inverness CT. Felitciano Zschusschen replaces George Oakley.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Billy King (Dundee United) because of an injury.
Paul McMullan (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card.
Iain Vigurs (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul McMullan (Dundee United).
Foul by Connor Bell (Inverness CT).
Jordie Briels (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Paul McMullan (Dundee United) because of an injury.
Iain Vigurs (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Iain Vigurs (Inverness CT).
Paul McMullan (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Inverness CT. Connor Bell replaces John Baird.
Scott Fraser (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jake Mulraney (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Fraser (Dundee United).
John Baird (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by William Edjenguele (Dundee United).
Attempt missed. Samuel Stanton (Dundee United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. David Raven (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Dundee United. James Keatings replaces Scott Allardice because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Liam Polworth (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
David Raven (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. | Inverness Caledonian Thistle started life in the Scottish Championship with defeat at home to Dundee United. |
25,356,034 | He is the first person convicted by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to be executed.
The ICT was set up in 2010 to investigate abuses committed during the 1971 conflict.
Mullah was a senior leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party.
At his trial earlier this year, he was described by prosecutors as the "Butcher of Mirpur", a suburb of Dhaka where he is alleged to have carried out his crimes. These included the massacre of unarmed civilians and the killing of intellectuals who supported independence from Pakistan.
By Anbarasan Ethirajan BBC News
There was a lot of drama in Dhaka before the execution of Abdul Kader Mullah.
His family members met him for a final time late on Thursday. It appeared the government rushed through the execution after days of legal wrangling.
The execution is likely to trigger further tensions in Bangladesh. Mr Mullah's party said the death sentence was politically motivated and there would be dire consequences if it went ahead.
Bangladesh's major Western partners will view the execution with concern. Supporters of the trial would say this is a historic moment as it came just days before Bangladesh's victory day on 16 December.
But many are concerned that this could polarise the country further.
Mullah always denied the charges.
Four other leading figures in Jamaat-e-Islami have also been convicted by the ICT and face the death penalty.
The execution of Abdul Kader Mullah took place at Dhaka Central Jail at 22:01 local time (16:01 GMT) on Thursday evening, officials announced.
His family were allowed a final meeting with the 65-year-old and found him "calm".
"He told us that he is proud to be a martyr for the cause of the Islamic movement in the country," his son, Hasan Jamil, told the AFP after the meeting.
Hundreds of people gathered in central Dhaka to celebrate the news of his death.
But Jamaat-e-Islami - which has warned it will avenge his death - called for a general strike on Sunday.
Security has been tightened in Dhaka and around the country amid fears the execution is likely to inflame tensions.
At least three people are reported to have died on Thursday in sporadic clashes between Jamaat-e-Islami supporters and security forces.
Hanging risks derailing elections
Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan 42 years ago after a war which saw killings on a mass scale, the exodus of more than 10 million refugees and military intervention by neighbouring India.
The government set up the special court to deal with those accused of collaborating with Pakistani forces who attempted to stop East Pakistan, as Bangladesh was then, from becoming an independent country. The two wings of Pakistan were held together mostly by a shared religion.
While many Bangladeshis have welcomed the work of the ICT, Jamaat supporters say it is a politically-motivated attempt to eradicate its leaders.
Human rights groups have also expressed concern that the special court falls short of international standards.
UN human rights commissioner Navi Pillay had written to the Bangladeshi authorities urging them to stay the execution of Abdul Kader Mullah, saying the trial had not met the international standards required for the death penalty.
Mullah had been scheduled to be hanged on Tuesday, before gaining a reprieve pending a last-minute appeal against his death sentence.
His appeal was dismissed earlier on Thursday by the Bangladeshi Supreme Court.
Jamaat is barred from contesting elections scheduled for 5 January but plays a key role in the opposition movement led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). | Bangladesh has executed the Islamist leader Abdul Kader Mullah, who was convicted of atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence with Pakistan. |
39,818,741 | This happened on Thursday during operations against al-Shabab militants about 64km (40 miles) west of the capital Mogadishu, near the town of Barii, the US military says.
Two other US service members were hurt.
US forces were on an "advise and assist" mission with the Somali National Army, the US military says.
American presidents have been wary of intervention in Somalia since 18 special forces soldiers died fighting militias in Mogadishu in 1993, a battle dramatised in the film Black Hawk Down.
However, President Donald Trump has expanded military action against the al-Qaeda affiliate in the Horn of Africa nation.
The situation in Iraq made US boots on the ground abroad a touchy subject but this sensitivity is even worse when the foreign soil is in Somalia. Memories of the disastrous Black Hawk Down in 1993 are still vivid in Washington.
The preferred approach today is to enable local forces to provide their own security.
The US has been providing training and advice to Somalia's special forces. This elite local group is expected to lead the fight against al-Shabab militants. For now, some of their operations are carried out with their US advisers alongside.
The wider Somali National Army has also been receiving US support. Last month dozens of American troops arrived in the country to train them. The UK and Turkey are also playing a similar role in this larger and more challenging task of building a sustainable Somali army.
US Africa Command spokeswoman Robyn Mack said the American "service member" had been struck by small arms fire.
Two other members of the US military wounded in the same incident were receiving "proper medical attention", she added.
A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a US Navy Seal had been killed, Reuters news agency reports.
In Thursday's mission, US troops were hunting an al-Shabab commander near the Shabelle river, the news agency reports.
In March, Mr Trump approved a Pentagon plan to escalate operations against al-Shabab, including additional air strikes.
Last month, dozens of American soldiers were deployed to Mogadishu to train and equip Somali and African Union troops.
It was the first time regular US troops had been sent to Somalia since 1994, though some counter-terrorism advisers were already there.
Analysts say the soldier killed on Thursday would not have been one of the soldiers recently sent to Somalia. | A member of the US military has been killed in Somalia, the first confirmed US combat death there since the 1993 disastrous Black Hawk Down incident. |
38,509,461 | It is hoped the six timber homes at Pentre Solar, in Glanrhyd, near Cardigan, will save tenants hundreds of pounds in annual living costs thanks to their A++ energy ratings.
They also have roof solar panels capable of producing 6000kWh a year.
Environment Secretary Lesley Griffiths, who will unveil the village, said it would provide much-needed housing and help tackle fuel poverty.
First Minister Carwyn Jones officially opened Western Solar's prototype Ty Solar house in 2013.
The Welsh Government gave the start-up £141,000 to help create its nearby production base for the homes, which also have 11in (28cm) of insulation.
With low energy use and access to a shared electric car, the company said tenants could avoid up to £2,000 a year in living costs.
The cluster of homes will house tenants from Pembrokeshire council's social housing waiting list.
Western Solar chief executive Dr Glen Peters said: "We built this village to demonstrate to sceptical housing providers that people don't have to choose any more between putting food on the table and keeping warm."
It plans to build 1,000 homes over the next 10 years, with the help of partnerships including housing providers and investors.
The environment secretary said: "I am delighted to officially open this innovative housing development, which is not only providing much-needed housing for local people, it is also addressing many other issues such as energy efficiency, fuel poverty, skills development and the use of Welsh timber.
"I am sure the tenants will be very happy in their new homes with much lower energy and heating costs." | One of Wales' first "solar villages" is set to be opened in Pembrokeshire. |
36,217,950 | Braniff fired all four Glenavon goals in their 4-3 Irish Cup semi-final over league champions Crusaders last month.
The ex-Portadown striker signed for Glenavon in June 2014 after returning home from a brief stint in Australia.
Braniff, 33, has earned two Northern Ireland caps.
Both of Braniff's Northern Ireland appearances came in 2010.
Glenavon face Linfield in Saturday's Irish Cup final. | Kevin Braniff has given Glenavon a boost ahead of Saturday's Irish Cup final by agreeing a one-year contract extension with the Lurgan Blues. |
37,912,268 | In an unprecedented move, Attorney General John Larkin QC said a case being brought by a cross-party group of MLAs should skip NI's Court of Appeal.
A British government lawyer warned it could be a "treacherous shortcut".
Two NI-related cases against Brexit were heard together and then dismissed by a Belfast judge last month.
One case was taken by victims' campaigner Raymond McCord and the other by the group of Stormont politicians, which includes Alliance MLA David Ford, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, Sinn Féin MLA John O'Dowd and Steven Agnew of the Green Party.
While Mr McCord and the politicians have the right to take their cases to the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal, both are asking the judge to refer them directly to the Supreme Court, the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases.
At the outset of Tuesday's hearing in Belfast, Mr Larkin informed the legal parties he intended to refer part of the politicians' case to the Supreme Court.
He said his powers as Stormont's chief law officer enabled him to refer devolved matters to the court.
Mr Larkin said he believed it was the "first such invocation" of the power in any of the devolved regions.
A lawyer for the government said that if the politicians' case was fast-tracked, then Mr McCord's challenge would be left to "lag behind".
He said the government did not want to arrive at the Supreme Court with other matters outstanding in other courts.
"What appears to be a shortcut could be a treacherous shortcut in terms of the overall resolution of the issues," he said.
The lawyer for Mr McCord, whose son Raymond Jr was beaten to death by the UVF in 1997, expressed concern at the attorney general's decision.
He said: "We say the case made by Mr McCord goes much further and is potentially much more significant and harmful."
The judge noted he had no power in respect of a direction by the attorney general.
However, he said he wanted to be satisfied that the referral itself was lawful. He gave parties 24 hours to lodge further written applications.
The UK voted to leave the EU by 52% to 48% in June's referendum, though Northern Ireland voted to remain by a 56% majority.
In October, the judge dismissed bids by Mr McCord and the MLAs to halt the UK's planned departure from the EU.
They argued the Good Friday Agreement and peace process meant there must be a Parliamentary vote if Northern Ireland was to leave the EU.
But the judge ruled there was nothing to prevent the government triggering Article 50, the formal legal process for leaving the EU.
However, last week the High Court in London ruled that Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process.
The government will appeal the decision at the Supreme Court, and the case is expected to be heard in December. | A challenge to Brexit should "leapfrog" the usual legal process and go directly to the Supreme Court, Northern Ireland's top lawyer has said. |
39,257,259 | The supermarket group will pay its workers £8.50 an hour, above the £7.50 National Living Wage rate due to come into force in April.
The "flexible" deal means Asda's 135,000 staff can work around the store, on different days and hours.
Asda says signing is voluntary and it is not a zero hours contract.
However, it means that employees must work on bank holidays if the store needs them to, or, if they want to take the time off, it must come out of their 28 days of annual leave.
Additionally, all breaks will be unpaid and Asda will alter its night shift window. Currently, workers are paid an extra £2.04 for unsociable hours that run between 10.00pm and 6.00am.
Under the new agreement, unsociable hours will be cut to between midnight and 5.00am but the premium rate will rise to an additional £2.54 an hour.
The new contracts have been given the seal of approval by the GMB union.
Its general secretary, Tim Roache, said: "These new flexible contracts will help to ensure job security, ensure those accepting them are on the same terms and - best of all - ensure that people will earn more money as a result.
"The new contract offer involves quite a few changes, but as it's voluntary, this allows colleagues to choose whatever suits their circumstances best."
However, Living Wage Foundation, which campaigns for pay levels based on the cost of living, said that Asda should go further.
"This is a welcome pay rise for Asda's staff, however large national retailers like Ikea, Lush and Majestic Wine are already paying all their staff - including third party contractors - the real Living Wage or above at £8.45 in the UK and £9.75 in London for every hour worked," said Katherine Chapman, director of Living Wage Foundation.
"By signing up with the Living Wage Foundation they are ensuring that all their staff will have a pay rise that meets the rising cost of living year on year," she said.
Asda, which is owned by US retail giant Walmart, claims that 95% of its staff will be better off under the new deal, which will be introduced in October.
It said it was "maintaining its commitment not to use zero hours contracts and colleagues will be guaranteed minimum hours".
Asda added: "Whilst the new contract will require colleagues to be flexible, fair and reasonable notice will be given for any changes to rotas, and consideration will be given to those with care requirements outside of work."
The UK's third-biggest supermarket chain, after Tesco and Sainsbury's, has been struggling with declining sales. In the most recent quarter, over the Christmas period, it reported a 2.9% fall in like-for-like sales.
However, the rate of decline in sales has slowed as it reported steeper drops in previous quarters. | Asda is offering staff a higher wage in exchange for a new contract which will introduce unpaid breaks and a requirement to work over Bank Holidays. |
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A sinkhole appears when the ground gives way and everything above it falls into the resulting hole.
Rocks in the ground can be weakened by rainfall until they crumble or collapse and the sinkhole forms.
Sinkholes like this are very rare and the emergency services are monitoring it.
Homes in the area are not thought to be in any danger | A massive sinkhole in the American state of Louisiana has sucked in land and whole trees. |
25,516,175 | The overloaded boat had been intercepted by police and was being escorted to shore when it sank abruptly just 150m (500ft) off the coast of Providenciales.
Thirty-two people were rescued.
While officials did not reveal their nationality, local media reported the victims were from Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Those rescued are being held on suspicion of trying to enter the British Overseas Territory illegally.
Accidents involving overloaded boats carrying migrants from Haiti are not uncommon in the Caribbean.
In November, about 30 people died when their vessel sank off the Bahamas.
And in 2009, US Coast Guard officials called off their search for about 70 migrants from Haiti whose boat also capsized off the Turks and Caicos. | A boat has capsized off the Turks and Caicos Islands leaving 18 migrants dead, authorities there say. |
30,488,619 | The talks are aimed at resolving outstanding disputes over flags, parades, the legacy of the Troubles and welfare reform.
The discussions come after a financial package for the Northern Ireland Executive was rejected by Stormont.
Talks involving the British and Irish governments and the parties will formally recommence on Wednesday.
Speaking on Tuesday, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said that he did not know if there would be a deal by Christmas.
He said that a comprehensive agreement was still possible and that there was no willingness of anybody in the executive to collapse the institutions.
"If the institution is under any threat at this time it is because of the posturing of Mr Cameron and the taoiseach [Enda Kenny]," he said.
"If we knuckle down there's no reason why there cannot be a deal done."
Justice Minister David Ford said the sustainability of the Northern Ireland Assembly was open to question.
David Cameron flew to Belfast last Thursday for all-party talks but left on Friday morning without a deal.
On Monday, two former Northern Ireland secretaries of state expressed concern about the prime minister's handling of last week's political talks in Belfast.
Peter Hain told the House of Commons he was astonished that Mr Cameron had left the talks as soon as he did.
Paul Murphy advised the current Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, to persuade Mr Cameron to return to Northern Ireland quickly.
She defended the prime minister and said he had not walked away.
She said Mr Cameron followed the process with the greatest attention because he cares about Northern Ireland and wants to see a successful conclusion.
Ms Villiers said the prime minister and his Irish counterpart, Enda Kenny, had made an assessment there was no chance of a deal on Friday, because some of the parties were not prepared to move on key issues and that, in particular, Sinn Féin would not move on welfare reform.
This week has been billed by the Northern Ireland Secretary as a crunch time for cross-party talks in Belfast and she said she believes a pre-Christmas deal is crucial.
She is concerned that unless a deal is agreed this week, the House of Commons will run out of parliamentary time to give the Northern Ireland Executive corporation tax powers before the 2015 general election. | Further discussions are taking place among Northern Ireland's political parties on Tuesday. |
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The Glassboys have already seen off League One Northampton en route to round three, but whatever Gould and his team-mates achieve against the surprise 2001 semi-finalists this weekend, he knows he will be struggling to keep up with his grandfather.
It is now 29 years since Bobby Gould's Wimbledon 'Crazy Gang' beat Liverpool in the final at Wembley.
I've got quite a good pedigree, but I'm just trying to set my own little pathway
The result sent shockwaves through football with Liverpool having enjoyed a decade of domestic and European dominance.
Wimbledon by contrast, had been playing non-league football just 11 years earlier.
"The FA Cup is what my grandad is most remembered for, which is no surprise really," Gould told BBC WM.
"He'll be remembered forever as it was probably the biggest upset in cup final history."
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As well as having a famous grandfather, Matt is also the son of former Coventry and Celtic goalkeeper Jonathan Gould, now a coach at West Brom.
"My dad had success up in Scotland with Celtic, winning a few cups, but I don't feel any pressure," he said. "It was nice to be able to experience that as a kid growing up, watching my old man play.
"I've got quite a good pedigree, but I'm just trying to set my own little pathway. Hopefully I can go on to be as successful as they were."
But what made him follow the career path of his dad rather than his centre-forward grandad - or even his uncle Richard, the chief executive of English county cricket giants Surrey?
"I don't like running! I quite enjoyed playing up front in my school days, but I always used to like diving around the living room catching the ball and I was the only one who wore a keeper's shirt to training," he said.
"And I suppose I'm a little bit crazy at times. You need to have that little bit of madness to be a goalkeeper.
"I've definitely got that part of the family side in me."
Gould admits his dad played a big part in his arrival at the War Memorial Athletic ground at Amblecote.
"My first pro contract was at Cheltenham in 2014-15," he said. "It was a tough first year. We had four managers [Mark Yates, Paul Buckle, Russell Milton and Gary Johnson].
"Gary Johnson came in with three weeks to go and couldn't really keep me on as he said he was looking to build a team to win promotion, which is what they did.
"I ended up in Scotland at Livingston. Same sort of thing. The manager got sacked and I went out on loan at Stenhousemuir. But I needed to play football."
In the end, a helping hand from his dad led to Matt returning to English football.
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"Stourbridge manager Gary Hackett rang the Albion looking for a keeper to go out on loan and spoke to my old man who said 'I've got one, but not at the Albion'.
"It took a month to get my transfer through but I've played 55 times over the last calendar year and I've loved every minute of it."
Now the FA Cup offers the chance for Gould and his team-mates to put themselves in the shop window.
Sign up for the 2017 FA People's Cup and take your chance to win tickets to the FA Cup final in May and achieve national five-a-side glory.
"It's the first time the club has got though to the third round, so the lads have already created history," he said. "That's something to hold on to.
"To win again would be even more incredible and take it to another level. We've got the players to go and play at a higher level. This could be a platform for them.
"And we're going to live like pros for the weekend. Go down the night before and do the job properly and see where that takes us."
Matt Gould was talking to BBC WM's Rob Gurney. | When Stourbridge goalkeeper Matt Gould takes the field for Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie at Wycombe, he will be out to create more headlines for the non-league outsiders. |
36,496,647 | The 255-year old tradition, which attracts thousands of people, takes place to mark royal events.
The 4,500 specially-baked currant buns, which feature a crown design on the top, will be thrown from the roof of the county hall.
Roads in the town centre will be closed from 17:00 BST - the bun-throwing begins at 19:00.
The event, organised by Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council, sees the Mayor, Councillor Alice Badcock and council members throw the buns into the crowds below who try to catch them.
Ms Badcock, who will throw the first bun said: "Bun throwing is a major event for Abingdon.
"It does not take place every year and therefore people very much look forward to taking part when there is a royal event to celebrate."
In recent years there have been two bun throwing occasions in 2011 to celebrate the Royal Wedding and in 2012 6,000 were thrown as part of Diamond Jubilee celebrations. | A bun throwing event for the Queen's official 90th birthday will be held in Abingdon later. |
33,200,388 | Scott Cain and Ashley Clarke suffocated in the nitrogen-filled apple container, where the oxygen level was 1%.
They were trying to retrieve apples for an agricultural competition.
Andrew Stocker, who was boss of the fruit farm at Tory peer Lord Selborne's Hampshire estate, had encouraged the practice nicknamed "scuba diving".
The two men got in through a small hatch in the roof of the sealed container.
Stocker, 57, of The Links, Whitehill, Bordon, Hampshire, had denied manslaughter, but admitted exposing the men to a risk of death.
He was on holiday in the Maldives at the time of the men's deaths, but had left instructions.
Mr Cain, 23, and Mr Clarke, 24, who were both assistants at the farm at the Blackmoor Estate in Liss, were found lying on crates of apples.
Colleagues and paramedics attempted to revive them, but were unsuccessful and both men were declared dead at the scene.
Mark Dennis QC, prosecuting during the trial at Winchester Crown Court, said anyone entering the unit would "die immediately" once they ran out of air.
The apples were stored for preservation in nitrogen gas.
Mr Dennis said accepted practice in the industry for gathering samples was to use a net to hook out the fruit.
The apples the men were looking for were to be entered in the Marden Fruit Show in Kent.
Mr Dennis said: "Andrew Stocker was a keen participant in this competition and took pride in his entries.
"Financial prizes were very modest; however, it was the kudos of winning that was more important.
"The defendant knew that the only way the best samples could be gathered is for someone to enter from the top hatch and make a selection of fruit."
Mr Cain was 23, engaged and had a young child, and had been working at Blackmoor Estates since 2009 as a pack house assistant.
Mr Clarke, 24, who was also engaged, had been working as an assistant checking the quality of fruit for eight months.
His parents Ian and Sharon Clarke described the trial as "emotionally draining".
In a statement, they said "collecting apples from confined atmosphere units with virtually no oxygen" was not a "safe and acceptable practice".
"Whilst we recognise [Mr Stocker] is not a bad man and did not mean to harm Ashley, his negligent actions led to his death.
"We as a family... will be serving a life sentence as we try to come to terms with the loss of a son and brother who we shall never see again," the statement said.
Adrian Barlow, chief executive of English Apples & Pears Ltd, which represents apple growers throughout the UK, said the industry was "appalled and shocked" by the "tragic incident".
He said: "There has always been a golden rule that you should never enter a controlled atmosphere store until it has been fully vented and the oxygen level has risen above 19.5%."
All operatives had reviewed their operating procedures, equipment, and security since the deaths, he said.
Det Sgt Rich Sellwood, of Hampshire Constabulary, said the deaths were "completely avoidable".
He added: "It is a tragedy for all involved. We hope that lessons will be learned that prevent this from ever happening again."
It can now be reported that Blackmoor Estate Ltd pleaded guilty to three offences related to contravening health and safety regulations in January.
The company and Stocker will be sentenced on 1 July. | A farm manager has been convicted of the manslaughter of two workers who died after being sent into a storage tank while holding their breath. |
33,627,482 | They travel to The Wickerman Festival, famous for an eclectic line up of musicians and its annual Saturday night climax - the torching of a wicker effigy.
To regulars at the festival in Dundrennan in Dumfries and Galloway, its co-founder Jamie Gilroy was also a very visible presence.
Dressed in a trademark waistcoat, the farmer-turned-festival organiser was a jovial and ever-amiable host to his 15,000 guests.
When he died tragically following a firearm incident at his farm last year, there were fears that the festival could not continue.
This year's Wickerman, headlined by The Waterboys, Lulu, Example and Tom Odell, will be the first since his death.
When the time came to make a decision about the future of the event, his daughter Jennie Camm said the family were very "level-headed" about it.
"When everything was in front of us, the decision was really very clear," she said.
"We had to go forward with it for lots and lots of reasons, particularly because of Dad and it was such an important part of his life, but also because the Wickerman is such an important part of lots of other people's lives."
She added: "At no stage have I questioned the decision to go forward. It's been absolutely the right decision. I'm glad we made it."
The decision was further complicated by Jennie's health - in August last year she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
By her own admission, the last 12 months have been "challenging".
"Certainly the diagnosis of cancer was a huge shock and when you think that's as bad as it's going to get, it gets worse," she said.
"So it teaches you to appreciate how lucky you are.
"I miss Dad every day. Mostly at the moment because he knows where everything is and he's done it for so long it's just second nature."
In a nod to her late father, Jennie has ensured that this year's wicker "gate man" will wear a waistcoat and she has invited festival goers to wear something similar in his memory.
Waistcoats were a "massive" part of his character, she said.
"We hope that by doing that a little bit of Dad will be present all over the site at all times.
"And I know it would make him smile because it's not down-hearted, it's done very much with a smile on our faces and that's absolutely appropriate and I am absolutely certain he would approve of that."
Following her cancer diagnosis, Jennie is also hoping to use the festival to raise funds for and awareness of Maggie's Centres. She received support from staff at the Edinburgh centre while she underwent radiotherapy at the Western General.
She has introduced a new section to the festival - the Pianoman Tent - which will house a dedicated Maggie's team offering practical, emotional and social support to anyone affected by cancer.
It will also host a special acoustic performance by Lulu and, after dusk, it will transform into a lively piano bar.
Jennie said Maggie's offered her a "huge amount of support".
"I think if I can offer just a little bit to one person at the festival then I will feel a huge amount of satisfaction. If I can do more than that, then that would be fantastic."
It is shaping up to be another successful Wickerman for the family at East Kirkcarswell Farm. Is Jamie watching over them?
"Well he better sort the weather," Jennie said.
"But I think he might be. I hope he is and if he is, I think he'll be very proud." | For more than a decade thousands of music fans have flocked to a rural corner of Scotland for one weekend every July. |
37,319,409 | The successful candidate will be required on one day per month to taste up to 40 craft beers at the Walled City Brewery in Londonderry.
"A good palate and an understanding of the brewing process" were essential criteria for the unpaid position, said James Huey from the brewery.
He said the advertisement in Friday's Derry Journal had piqued interest.
The brewery had already received several applications for the post, said Mr Huey.
The job advert promises transport to and from work is provided; overtime could well be a bonus.
"Training will be provided but ideally we are looking for an understanding of the nature of craft beers, for someone who knows a lot about flavours," said Mr Huey.
While beer testing might not be to your taste, there are plenty of unorthodox roles for those looking for an alternative to a nine-to-five.
Here are five other "dream jobs":
In 2009, Ben Southall, a charity fundraiser from Petersfield, Hampshire was appointed caretaker of an Australian tropical island, a six-month position described as "the best job in the world".
The 34-year-old beat 34,000 applicants to secure the position, which came with a A$150,000 salary and a luxury villa on Hamilton Island, in Queensland.
"For me it was six months of hard work," he later said of his island adventure.
Three years ago, holiday company First Choice appointed its first ever water-slide tester.
Seb Smith, a student from Somerset, spent the summer of 2013 getting paid to rate water slides across the globe.
Most of us would be shown the door for sleeping on the job.
But not so, if your job is to test beds for a national hotel chain.
In October 2011, it was reported that Natalie Thomas, a bed tester for the Premier Inn chain, had insured her bottom for £4m.
Her role sees her test up to 25 beds a day.
Duties for one of the world's more unusual job titles included going to "parties and VIP events in New South Wales, Australia".
American Andrew Smith was one of six funsters chosen by Tourism Australia in 2013.
"In my opinion, chief funster is somebody who goes and discovers the passion behind what people do," he said.
For many, a coffee break chocolate bar is among the day's highlights.
But imagine if eating chocolate was your job?
In 2011, William Leigh was appointed "assistant chocolate taster" at Green & Blacks.
"It's certainly a full-time job," he said after taking up his role. "I'm in the kitchen every day at eight o'clock." | A brewery has advertised what they say is probably one of the best jobs in the world - the position of beer taster. |
38,802,864 | Mulder impressed in the Desert T20 earlier this month, where he was the competition's leading wicket-taker.
Table-toppers Ireland will be at full strength for the game with second-placed Afghanistan in Greater Noida.
Ed Joyce, Niall O'Brien, Tim Murtagh and John Anderson are named in the 14-man squad after missing the Desert T20.
"While we haven't been at our best in limited-overs cricket in recent times we have a great record in the Intercontinental Cup, where we've won all our four games taking full points," said Ireland head coach John Bracewell.
"Young Jacob Mulder was the standout bowler in the T20 and the selectors felt he deserved his opportunity in the longer format.
"With the conditions in India likely to be spin-friendly, his leg-spin gives us added variety which could be so important."
Ireland will also play three T20s and five one-day internationals against Afghanistan, all in Greater Noida.
The Irish will prepare for the games with a 10-day training camp in the United Arab Emirates, where they will play the hosts in two ODIs on 2 and 4 March.
Pace bowler Boyd Rankin is being rested for the matches in the UAE, but will join the squad during the camp to prepare for the Afghanistan games.
Cricket Ireland also confirmed that top-order batsman Nick Larkin had ruled himself out of the running for a place in the Ireland ranks for the time being.
"After a lengthy period of discussion between Cricket Ireland and Nick Larkin, the player has finally clarified that his focus right now is on advancing his career with the NSW Blues in Australia," said Ireland performance director Richard Holdsworth.
IRELAND SQUADS
ICC Intercontinental Cup v Afghanistan
William Porterfield, John Anderson, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Jacob Mulder, Tim Murtagh, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson, Craig Young
ODI squad v UAE
William Porterfield, Andrew Balbirnie, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Jacob Mulder, Tim Murtagh, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young.
ODI squad v Afghanistan
William Porterfield, Andrew Balbirnie, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Jacob Mulder, Tim Murtagh, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young.
T20 squad v Afghanistan
William Porterfield, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Jacob Mulder, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Greg Thompson, Stuart Thompson, Lorcan Tucker, Gary Wilson, Craig Young.
Fixtures
Ireland v UAE, 2 March (ODI)
Ireland v UAE, 4 March (ODI)
Ireland v Afghanistan, 8 March (T20)
Ireland v Afghanistan, 10 March (T20)
Ireland v Afghanistan, 12 March (T20)
Ireland v Afghanistan, 15 March (ODI)
Ireland v Afghanistan, 17 March (ODI)
Ireland v Afghanistan, 19 March (ODI)
Ireland v Afghanistan, 22 March (ODI)
Ireland v Afghanistan, 24 March (ODI)
Ireland v Afghanistan, 28-31 March (Intercontinental Cup) | CIYMS leg-spinner Jacob Mulder is in line to make his first Intercontinental Cup appearance for Ireland in the game against Afghanistan in India in March. |
37,469,505 | The request follows a questioning of Mr Shin last week.
The move is the latest twist in a continuing probe into the country's fifth largest conglomerate.
The scandal has already hampered a Lotte share sale and is seen as linked to the apparent suicide of a company top executive.
A Lotte Group spokesman confirmed that Mr Shin was in South Korea and would co-operate fully with the investigation.
"It's regrettable that an arrest warrant has been sought," the company said in a statement.
"We will fully present our case during the court proceedings and wait for the wise decision of the court."
The court hearing on the warrant request is expected on Wednesday or Thursday.
In August, the vice chairman of South Korea's Lotte Group, Lee In-won, was found dead hours before he was to be questioned in the corruption probe.
Police investigators said the cause of death appeared to be suicide. The 69-year-old Mr Lee was due to be questioned the same day in an inquiry into a possible slush fund and financial irregularities at the company.
Raids on the company's offices have led to the firm pulling out of a share sale worth as much as $4.5bn (£3bn) for its hotel unit.
Lotte Group has more than 90 firms in sectors as diverse as beer, hotels and chemicals, and has annual revenues of about $60bn, according to the Korea Fair Trade Commission.
It is Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate and is considered one of Korea's family-run "chaebols" which are known to have complex ownership structures. | South Korean prosecutors are seeking a warrant to arrest chairman Shin Dong-bin of Lotte Group in a corruption probe. |
34,529,846 | Distributors would not release the film unless it was given an AA certificate, but in 1980 the town slapped an X rating on the legendary comedy.
Adrian Cox, who wanted to put on a screening for his birthday, begged censors to reclassify the film.
They agreed Brian can now be considered less of a naughty boy and will get his night at the seaside.
Train driver Mr Cox has hired his favourite cinema, the ABC, in a move he admitted was "horribly expensive".
Life of Brian - the story of a man born at the same time as Jesus Christ and who is mistaken for the Messiah - was released at the end of 1979 and immediately stepped into a huge blasphemy row.
Bournemouth council's environmental services committee met the following year to decide if the age limit for the film should be raised from 14 (the AA certificate) to 18.
Ben Grower, who was on the committee at the time, said: "There were quite a number of right wing, religious councillors in those days. Maybe they thought it would offend the people of Bournemouth.
"Personally I think the people of Bournemouth would have laughed their socks off.
"It is better late than never, I hope those who go enjoy it."
Mr Cox estimates he has spent more than £3,000 on the event for 150 to 200 people.
Andrew Morgan, the current chairman of the Licensing Board at Bournemouth Borough Council, said: "I wasn't formally asked but if I had been I would have said it was high time the film was shown."
Life of Brian is also due to be shown publicly in the town next month. | Monty Python's Life of Brian will get its first ever screening in Bournemouth after a 35-year stand-off with censors. |
18,579,631 | He also broke his pelvis, his back in four places, shattered his arm and chest, as well as sustaining a massive brain injury in the bomb attack.
Flanked by hundreds of people, he walked for nearly half an hour with an assistant who supported his arm.
Day 39 of the torch relay
began in Sheffield and ended in Cleethorpes
.
Lance Bombardier Parkinson's nomination stated: "The brain injury took his speech, but not his personality and sense of humour," adding he now speaks unaided.
It said: "Determined to prove everyone wrong, he fought back every step of the way. Ben's intelligence and wit [are] unchanged. Still the same funny and caring Ben."
He spends 12 hours a day in the gym and rehab and walks with crutches, spending "the rest of his time spent raising money for many military charities and as patron of his beloved
Pilgrim Bandits
".
Major David Walker, his commanding officer, said he was in "absolute awe" of his colleague.
"I'm just about managing to keep it together," Major Walker told the BBC. "Ben's tenacity and sheer courage and determination is absolutely amazing."
A total of 130 torchbearers took part in the 39th day of the relay, covering 77 miles in generally good weather.
Doncaster Council said about 80,000 people turned out to see the torch in the town.
The first torchbearer of the day was Lucy Brunt, 13, from Sheffield, who completed a lap of the Don Valley Stadium running track to start the relay.
Ms Brunt was nominated to run at the athletics stadium for her courage and determination in coping with Down's Syndrome.
Poet and storyteller Debjani Chatterjee carried the flame into the
Magna Science and Adventure Centre
in Rotherham, which included a spark-filled visit to the Fire Pavilion.
The centre was opened in 2001 and was built on the site of the Templeborough Steelworks, which was once the largest in the world.
Just before the end of the relay the flame was taken on a brief trip on the
Cleethorpes Light Railway
before the final part of the day's journey was undertaken by 92-year-old World War II veteran Jack Andrew, from Sheffield.
He was nominated for his passion for sport, which has driven him to coach local football and cricket teams and continue to play golf despite having both knees replaced.
Other torchbearers on the day included James Needham, 28, an England wheelchair rugby gold medallist who teaches wheelchair skills to newly injured people.
In Rotherham, Chloe Birch, 16, carried the flame. She has been playing badminton since she was eight and has been representing England since she was 11.
Former footballer and TV pundit Chris Kamara carried the flame in Doncaster.
Throughout the day the flame travelled through Rotherham, Dalton, Thrybergh, Conisbrough, Warmsworth, Doncaster, Armthorpe, Dunsville, Hatfield, Scunthorpe, Brigg, Wrawby, Immingham and Grimsby before arriving in Cleethorpes.
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The evening celebration in Meridian Park, which got under way at 17:00 BST, was to feature a community street dance performance and a showcase of music from the
East Coast Elite Brass and Percussion Corps
, which is based in Grimsby.
London-based band Tribes and dance act Twist & Pulse were also due to perform.
A total of 8,000 people will carry the flame during its 8,000 mile, 70-day journey to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London on 27 July. | Ben Parkinson, a Paratrooper who was injured in Afghanistan in 2006 and lost both legs below the knee, has walked with the torch through Doncaster. |
35,873,287 | Dr Nanikram Vaswani should have removed scar tissue from the patient at Broadgreen Hospital in Liverpool but he performed the vasectomy instead.
The doctor has been given a warning by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service but the panel concluded his fitness to practise was not impaired.
Dr Vaswani earlier admitted misconduct.
The tribunal took account of the doctor's "good character" and found he was "genuinely remorseful", concluding that "this was an isolated episode in an otherwise unblemished career."
It said "the likelihood of repetition of such misconduct is low" and decided to issue a warning "in order to reaffirm standards in the profession".
A warning does not prevent the doctor from holding a licence to practise nor does it place any restrictions on his registration.
Dr Vaswani admitted failure to confirm the patient's identity, failure to tell a urologist and his NHS Trust about the incorrect procedure and "inappropriately" performing a vasectomy reversal procedure on the same patient.
In his evidence, the doctor cited "complaints" from patients who had been awaiting surgery and who were "being brought into theatre out of order of the planned operating list".
Dr Vaswani said he had been "expecting to operate on a patient requiring a vasectomy" and "a vasectomy tray had been placed incorrectly in the room by another member of staff." | A hospital doctor who gave a patient a vasectomy by mistake will be allowed to continue to practise, a medical panel has ruled. |
40,902,774 | The satellite has executed the first of five ultra-close passes of the giant world, dipping down far enough to brush through the top of the atmosphere.
It promises unprecedented data on the chemical composition of Saturn.
It also sets the stage for the probe's dramatic end-manoeuvre next month when it will plunge to destruction in the planet's atmosphere.
Cassini is currently flying a series of loops around Saturn that thread the gap between its atmosphere and its rings.
Monday's swing-by saw the spacecraft go closer than ever before to the cloud tops - skimming just 1,600km (1,000 miles) above them, at 04:22 GMT (05:22 BST) on Monday.
This low pass was designed to allow the probe to directly sample the gases of the extended upper-atmosphere.
Saturn's bulk composition is thought to be about 75% hydrogen with the rest being helium (bar some trace components), explains Nicolas Altobelli, the European Space Agency's Cassini project scientist.
"It's expected that the heavier helium is sinking down," he told BBC News. "Saturn radiates more energy than it's absorbing from the Sun, meaning there's gravitational energy which is being lost. And so getting a precise measure of the hydrogen and helium in the upper layers sets a constraint on the overall distribution of the material in the interior."
Cassini will send all the data back to Earth during its next contact on Tuesday.
Dipping down into the atmosphere should create a drag on the spacecraft, requiring Cassini to use its thrusters to maintain a stable flight configuration and stop itself from tumbling. But the mission's scientists think any buffeting effects ought to be manageable.
They are hopeful that when the post-pass analysis is done, the probe will be permitted to go even lower on the remaining four dip-downs before 15 September's goodbye plunge.
The Cassini mission still has some big outstanding questions about Saturn. One of these relates to the length of a day on the planet.
Researchers know it is roughly 10-and-a-half hours, but they would like a more precise number.
The solution should come by looking for an offset between the magnetic field and the planet's rotation axis, but frustratingly all the probe's observations to date show these two features to be almost perfectly aligned.
"All magnetic field theory as we know it requires an offset," said Linda Spilker, the US space agency's Cassini project scientist.
"To generate a field, you need to keep the currents in the metallic hydrogen layer inside Saturn flowing, and without the offset the thinking is that the field would simply go away.
"What's going on? Is something shielding our ability to see the offset, or do we simply need a new theory? But without the tilt, without being able to see the tiny wobble, we cannot be more precise about the length of a day."
Dr Spilker said the mission team would continue to work on the problem.
Cassini is a joint venture between the US, European and Italian space agencies. They are ending the probe's operations after 20 years because it is running low on fuel and will soon become uncontrollable.
Scientists want to avoid the possibility of a future collision with Saturn's moons Titan and Enceladus, which could conceivably support simple microbial life. And the only way to prevent that is to deliberately drive the probe to destruction in the atmosphere of the giant planet.
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | The Cassini probe has begun the final phase of its mission to Saturn. |
39,793,734 | Wareham Surgery said its "revised system" comes after one GP went off on long-term sickness with a broken hip and another resigned in March.
It said a lack of response to a GP vacancy meant it could only offer on-the-day appointments, which can only be booked during certain hours.
Speaking in the Bournemouth Echo, one patient described it as a "crisis".
The surgery, which is currently using locum GP cover, has asked patients to call to book between 08:30 and 10:30 for a morning appointment, or between 14:00 and 16:00 for an afternoon appointment.
"Depending on demand" it said it may not be able to provide an appointment, which would mean patients calling back the following day.
Healthwatch Dorset said the situation was "simply unacceptable".
"We understand the difficulties they're facing at the Wareham practice, but that doesn't alter the fact that their new appointment system means that patients can't book an appointment with their GP in advance," it added.
An NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) spokesman said it was in talks with the surgery and it was hoped the situation would change at the end of the month.
He said the CCG had set up the Primary Care Workforce Centre with Bournemouth University and Health Education Wessex in April last year in a bid to find "innovative ways to address the recruitment challenge with not only our trainees and future workforce supply, but also our current workforce". | A GP surgery in Dorset has stopped patients from booking advanced appointments due to a lack of doctors. |
29,762,263 | But as the children listened to the words of their teacher, soldiers from the rebel forces surrounded the school's pale-blue, concrete classrooms.
Stephen describes being frozen with fear as the rebel fighters took him and more than 100 of his classmates.
They were given no choice. They were now the latest young recruits, in South Sudan's bloody civil war.
The United Nations says the recruitment of children in South Sudan's on-going civil war is "rampant". It estimates that there are 11,000 children serving in both the rebel, and government armies.
We met Stephen, and three other boys with similar stories, who are all aged between 12 and 17.
One boy recalled how they "were forced to train, and if we didn't want to do it, we were beaten heavily".
"When we were moving and boys got sick and died they would just be left where they fell," said one of the boys, aged 14.
One boy asked the soldiers why he had to join their army.
"To defend your tribe," came the reply.
When they were sent to fetch water and fire wood, the boys escaped, walking for days.
They hid at night by tying themselves to the branches of trees to sleep, for fear of being found.
Eventually they reached a UN camp at Bentiu, in northern South Sudan where they are trapped.
If the boys leave the camp and travel the short distance into the nearby town they risk being spotted by soldiers and punished as deserters, in an increasingly brutal war.
When you walk along the long corridor-like-market at the edge of Bentiu camp where the boys live, group after group of wide-eyed, young, smiling children will crowd around the lens of your camera.
But this is a harsh world for any child to grow-up in.
Every day they wade, some in their AC Milan or Arsenal football shirts, through the muddy, faeces-infested floodwaters that have turned much of their camp into a swamp where 47,000 people live in endless rows of white tarpaulin tents.
Beyond the relative security of the camp's gates, the only schools in the nearby town are abandoned, or occupied by soldiers, because of the on going fighting between Government and rebel forces.
In a climate where children have little or nothing to do, they are "vulnerable" to being recruited by either side in the war, says Ainga Razafy, from the United Nations Children's agency, Unicef.
It is easy to spot children carrying guns on the dusty, pot-hole-infested road that runs through the ramshackle town, a short distance from the camp.
"They are obviously associated with the armed conflict," says Ainga Razafy.
According to Unicef around 70% of an estimated 11,000 child soldiers are serving with rebel groups, including the notorious White Army, known for sending thousands of children into battle.
The rebels are fighting the fledgling government of South Sudan, which was itself born out of a rebel movement that spent decades fighting Sudan, and finally won independence in 2011.
But after years of trying to release some of an estimated 20,000 former child soldiers called "Lost Boys" from the army, the current government's ranks are again swelling with minors.
Within days of abducting Stephen, this soft-spoken, fidgety and wide-eyed little boy was on the frontlines of South Sudan's civil war.
It was not possible to get a comment from a rebel spokesperson for one of the many rebel groups accused of using children to fight, but South Sudan's national army, known as the SPLA, admits it has recruited some boys into its ranks.
SPLA spokesman, Colonel Philip Aguer, confirmed that 149 children had been recruited in the Bentiu area.
He said SPLA commanders were working to discharge those children, and insisted the SPLA was no-longer recruiting boys into its ranks.
But the UN says that forced recruitment of children continues to this day, and estimates there are around 3,300 children serving in the SPLA.
Colonel Aguer says that this "is not true" and that some children may have been counted twice.
He believes that when the rebels "make mistakes" the UN and other foreign agencies were sometimes guilty of "generalising the blame".
But with limited access, international aid workers across the country told the BBC that the 11,000 figure was a rough figure thought to be hugely underestimated.
Although the boys we met were forcibly recruited into South Sudan's war, there are other factors that drive children into military ranks.
A 12-year-old boy recently told Unicef child protection specialist Sylvester Ndorbor Morlue that he wanted to join the military simply because he felt "it was the best place" to be.
"Some of them see it as employment… and parents are sometimes pushing (their children into the military)."
Whenever the conflict escalates, the demand for military manpower increases, and children are often targeted in a country where nearly half the population is under 15.
As the rain subsides and the floodwaters fall, the slight improvement in conditions will be welcomed by the hundreds of thousands of people living in South Sudan's camps.
But outside, the dry season allows the movement of troops and military hardware.
And the fear is armies that, despite recent peace talks in neighbouring countries, show little sign of peacemaking on the ground, will enforce their rules of war on the young, and claim more of South Sudan's little lives.
The names of the boys quoted at the beginning of this article have been changed for their protection. | It was a normal school day in May when Stephen and the 80 or so pupils were packed into classroom number 8 in South Sudan. |
36,711,908 | After paying tribute to "all the Top Gear gang", he said: "Today's show is entitled Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On."
The presenter announced he was stepping down from the BBC Two motoring show on Monday.
Explaining his decision on Twitter, he said he had given it his best shot, "but sometimes that's not enough".
Evans briefly referenced his departure again on Tuesday's radio show while reading out the day's newspaper headlines, many of which referenced Top Gear.
He said: "It's all true, but of course there was another high-profile, much more important resignation yesterday that doesn't make some of the front pages, and that's Nigel Farage stepping down from a very influential political party that had a lot to do with the EU referendum last week or the week before."
Newspaper TV critics have been dissecting Evans' decision to leave the programme, with most agreeing it was an inevitable conclusion.
The Daily Mirror's Nicola Methven said: "[Evans] was an out-of-control diva more volatile than [Jeremy] Clarkson. He was too shouty. The audience were being forced to laugh. The real problem, of course, was that the BBC Two audience didn't take to it."
The Sun claimed the presenter's role "was a car crash from the very start".
"The main attraction is meant to be presenters and the sense of humour and attitude. Chris Evans will go down as the Davie Moyes of Top Gear," Ally Ross said, referencing the football manager who had to take over Manchester United after the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Meanwhile, The Independent offered an opinion on a replacement for Evans: "We would like to suggest another candidate: Steve Coogan, who has the combination of charisma, wit and insight that Top Gear really needs to get itself back into pole position. In that, but nothing else, he reminds us of another previous star of the show."
Evans joined Top Gear last June after the departure of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
Speaking to BBC News, racing driving Perry McCarthy said he thought Evans "hadn't quite gelled with the show" and the revamped series had problems from the first episode.
"The first show was terrible - it was really bad and I was incredibly surprised they didn't produce a better return show," he said.
"I don't know what they were thinking, many of their features were way too long, the edit was bad, the gags were very weak... there was no real substance there and you can't keep putting style over content.
"But since [then] they really got their act together and it's turning out to be a good TV show again. Maybe Chris should have given it a little bit longer."
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email [email protected]. | Chris Evans has dedicated his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show to his former Top Gear colleagues. |
35,183,530 | The crash happened on the Old Carrick Road in Newtownabbey at about 18:35 GMT on Saturday.
Ambulance crews took two of those injured in the crash to Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital and two to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.
Another person was taken to Antrim Area Hospital.
Police have sealed off the road and it is likely to remain closed overnight.
Diversions are in place on the Doagh Road and the Monkstown Road. | Five people have been taken to hospital, with at least one of them seriously injured, after two vehicles collided in County Antrim. |
38,299,375 | Data from the research company Euromonitor found blended Scotch whisky sales in the UK reached £1.28bn last year while sales of gin hit £1.07bn.
However, by 2020 sales of blended Scotch are expected to drop to £1.17bn, with gin sales set to climb to £1.37bn.
Scotland now produces 70% of the gin consumed in the UK, with more than 73 distilleries opening between 2010-14.
The growth in the sector has been attributed to the increasing number of micro-distilleries, innovation and experimentation with botanicals and solid growth in the product across age ranges.
Jeremy Cunnington, senior analyst at Euromonitor International, said blended Scotch was suffering from an image problem, while gin sales were booming.
He said: "Blended Scotch continues to suffer from volume decline thanks to an old-fashioned and hence low-rent image, compounded by discounting.
"Gin was suffering a similar fate, but the development of the super-premium category led by William Grant's Hendrick's brand and the rises of the craft movement and cocktail culture, has helped not only drive volume growth but also premiumise the category."
Nick Smalley, director of Aberdeenshire start-up producer Teasmith's Gin, told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme that there was a lot to tempt people into gin production.
He said: "We've seen over the past couple of years that the gin sector has just boomed. It really has had a modern-day renaissance.
"Gin in comparison to whisky is relatively quick to produce, so from our perspective we're able to get a product to market quicker than going after a whisky product - we're talking weeks rather than years."
He added: "I think we've got a really broad customer base. So gin, as we saw in the 80s or 90s, was very much an older person's drink. I think the cocktail scene in the last decade has really inspired the younger drinker, so our customers range from anywhere from the early-20s into their 70s or 80s."
However, despite the drink's growing popularity in the UK, producers say gin sales are dwarfed by whisky's overseas sales.
Richard Woodward, editor of magazine Scotch Whisky.com, told the programme: "I think you also have to bear in mind that a lot of people making gin in Scotland at the moment will be making whisky.
"It is a quick way of getting some revenue in to make gin because you have to wait at least three years for whisky to mature. So while you put that investment into the whisky you can be making some money to pay the bills through the gin.
"There's a difference in scale and global reach between Scotch whisky and gin which we have to remember.
"Only about 6% of Scotch is actually drunk in the UK in the first place and the industry is almost twice the size of the gin industry." | Domestic sales of gin are set to outstrip those for Scotch whisky by 2020, new figures have suggested. |
36,930,828 | Nine of Wrexham's 18 summer signings started, including Shaun Harrad, who had a first half goal ruled out for offside.
Dragons captain Sean Newton's acrobatic diving header cleared Tyrone Marsh's effort off the goal line.
Dover debutant Jim Stevenson struck the crossbar and home keeper Chris Dunn made a vital save to deny Ricky Miller.
Wrexham manager Gary Mills told BBC Radio Wales: "We know what Dover are about and it's not easy to play against.
"The lads will sleep tonight because it was a tough game in the heat and they did what I asked of them
"We had two or three opportunities to win it but it's a clean sheet and it's a point against a tough, tough side. I'm really pleased with my players."
Match ends, Wrexham 0, Dover Athletic 0.
Second Half ends, Wrexham 0, Dover Athletic 0.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Tyrone Sterling replaces Jamie Grimes.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Corner, Wrexham.
Substitution, Wrexham. Kai Edwards replaces Antony Barry.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Substitution, Wrexham. Callum Powell replaces Tyler Harvey.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Moses Emmanuel replaces Tyrone Marsh.
Substitution, Wrexham. Michael Bakare replaces Shaun Harrad.
Second Half begins Wrexham 0, Dover Athletic 0.
First Half ends, Wrexham 0, Dover Athletic 0.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Wrexham were held to a goalless draw by Dover Athletic on the opening day of the National League season. |
37,250,565 | The Masters champion is in a nine-way tie for fifth after finishing with an eagle in Switzerland.
Fellow Englishman Daniel Brooks shares a four-way tie for the lead.
Willett will play in the Ryder Cup on 30 September and European team-mates Andy Sullivan and Matt Fitzpatrick struggled at Crans-sur-Sierre.
Sullivan finished on four-over with Fitzpatrick a shot back, while fellow Englishmen James Morrison and Andrew Johnston are tied for second with Willett.
Willett, 28, has struggled since winning his first major at Augusta in April. finishing no higher than 37th place at the US Open, The Open Championship, the US PGA Championship and the Rio Olympics.
The European Masters is one of a handful of tournaments before the Ryder Cup begins at Hazeltine in the United States.
We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here. | Defending champion Danny Willett carded a five-under-par 65 to sit a shot behind the leaders after the opening round of the European Masters. |
34,640,901 | 26 October 2015 Last updated at 15:29 GMT
Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on the bodies of Lynette and John Rodgers.
Their families hope their bodies will be returned to Northern Ireland later this week.
Rosemary Ferguson, a friend of the couple, said it was "very distressing" to hear the news about a "couple just setting out on life together". | Tributes have been paid to a newly-wed County Down couple who drowned while on honeymoon in South Africa. |
31,300,727 | Woodseats Medical Practice wants to open the centre on the site of the existing Woodseats Library on Chesterfield Road.
Sheffield City Council said if plans were approved the building would include a new library to replace the current facility.
A public consultation on the plans will until 6 March.
Mazher Iqbal, Labour cabinet member for communities and public health, said: "This is a great opportunity for us to secure the future of Woodseats Library within a brand new building alongside health services.
"I really want local people to tell us what they think and help shape these important local plans."
Woodseats Library is one of 12 still run by the council after a number were handed over to community groups as part of efforts to save £1.6m by 2016.
A council spokeswoman said the current library "is in a poor condition and not economical to repair".
If planning permission was granted, construction could start in the summer, she said. | Plans for a new "community hub", featuring a library, medical centre and pharmacy, have been revealed. |
39,771,047 | Environment ministers from Britain's overseas territories say the government has cut funds and been distracted by Brexit.
They say there is huge confusion among government departments about responsibility for the territories.
The government calls the criticism unfair and points to its creation of large marine protection areas.
The UK holds jurisdiction over 19 British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies - parts of the British Empire that have not been granted independence or have voted to remain British territories.
Their lands hold an extraordinary wealth of rare species: 94% of the UK's endemic species - found nowhere else in the world - are in outposts of the former empire.
Among the endangered creatures are a giant frog called the Montserrat mountain chicken; the Spiky yellow woodlouse, existing only land the size of a tennis court on St Helena; and the Grand Cayman blue iguana.
Representatives of 14 of the territories - ranging from Bermuda to Pitcairn and Gibraltar - joined the meeting of the UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum on the Channel island of Alderney.
The islands are highly vulnerable to climate change, but ministers complained that the government had almost halved Foreign Office spending on the climate.
They also said cuts had eroded the capacity of the experts in the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), who used to offer conservation advice.
The delegates in Alderney said other decisions on funding were going against them and that civil servants who had previously provided support are distracted by Brexit.
Confusion reigns over responsibility for supporting the islands, the ministers said.
The Foreign Office has the policy lead but it delegates biodiversity issues to the environment department, Defra.
The lead for the Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey (which includes Alderney) is with yet another department: the Ministry of Justice.
Claude Hogan from Montserrat said: "There is confusion in policy. We don't know the best person to approach and we end up going round in circles between different ministries.
"To protect the island and adapt to climate change we need to put in sea defences - but we only get enough money to go from one consultancy to the next."
The territories had previously received support for environment-focused programmes from the aid department DFID. But they said that ministers have now switched interest towards traditional job creation - even though the islanders said their economic future depends on a healthy environment.
Brexit is a major concern, as many of the territories have received substantial funding from the EU.
The minister from from Pitcairn, Michelle Christian, said: "We can apply for EU funding for environmental issues such as soil erosion, waste management and water, so we are concerned about the future."
Gibraltar's minister John Cortes, a professional ecologist, said he was nervous at the possibility of Spanish encroachment on protected marine zones after the UK has left the EU.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said the government was already working to improve cross-departmental policies on the territories.
She pointed to the internationally-acclaimed programme of marine protection around some key territories. The zone around Pitcain, for instance, will protect an area of ocean three and a half times the size of Britain.
The spokeswoman added: "Climate change and energy work is a network-wide priority. The Foreign Office works closely in partnership with departments across Whitehall on the international climate change agenda."
The government's delegate had been forced to withdraw from the meeting in Alderney because of the election.
The meeting's organisers said the government had declined to foot the bill for the meeting, which was funded by Alderney in conjunction with voluntary groups.
They applauded the government's marine programme, but said many of the most critical environmental issues were on land.
Their best hope is that when Brexit is settled, the UK will devote more of its time and energy to them, rather than less.
Follow Roger on Twitter. | Wildlife and the environment in far-flung British territories are under threat, says a report. |
32,413,508 | They were part of an "organised paedophile network" with "tentacles around the world" that arranged the rape of young children, some of them babies.
Three young victims - a baby, a toddler and a child under five - have been identified from thousands of images seized as part of the inquiry, but police believe there are more.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the offences were "as vile and depraved" as it had ever come across.
Detectives said the group were "incredibly skilled" at grooming victims, families and each other in order to find children to prey upon, and went to great lengths to plan the abuse without being caught.
One member even developed a relationship with a pregnant woman "with the sole intention" of abusing her baby after its birth.
The gang was "more than happy" to drive for three to four hours across the UK, spend less than half an hour with a victim, and then return to their jobs.
The NCA's Deputy Director of Investigations Graham Gardner said "on the face of it", the men operated as individuals in communities where no-one would suspect them.
But they were, he said, "monsters in disguise."
"They have groomed women who were pregnant, they've groomed families and people who can get them access to children," he said.
"Only when they come together and commit these horrific crimes does it become very apparent what their endeavours were."
The men first contacted each other and openly discussed their intentions on adult sex websites, social media and online conferencing sites - there is no evidence they used the so-called anonymous "dark" web.
Senior investigating officer at the NCA, Adam Robinson, said: "They were all promiscuous and all involved in online sex forums for their own gratification
"They used terms like 'paedo' - that's how they introduced each other."
Mr Robinson said one of the men described himself as a "nepiophile", meaning someone sexually attracted to children under two.
On one chat log uncovered by detectives, two of the offenders discussed their preferences.
When asked: "How small you like mate?", the other replied [the] "smaller the better buddy."
As well as carrying out abuse themselves, the men also arranged to meet to view live images of sexual abuse streamed over the internet from abroad.
Mr Robinson said the images that he and his colleagues viewed were "horrendous" and some needed to have breaks from work because the material was so distressing.
"It was the most disgusting material you've ever read or seen," he said.
Those who could get access to victims were granted "elevated" status within the network.
Officers said online conversations between the men also contained references to using drugs against victims - both controlled substances and over-the-counter medicines.
They openly discussed what dosages were needed to induce a particular state in a child of a certain age.
The NCA was called in last September when one of the men, Adam Toms, approached Avon and Somerset Police.
Two men had previously been arrested as part of separate inquiries by other police forces, and it is thought Toms, 33, felt the net was closing in.
He admitted various offences and the investigation, codenamed Operation Voicer, was launched when the NCA discovered Toms and the other suspects were part of a UK-wide network with global links.
As well as the NCA, the inquiry has involved four police forces - Avon and Somerset, Bedfordshire, Humberside and Wiltshire, nine local authority child protection teams, the Crown Prosecution Service, the EU law enforcement agency Europol and child abuse investigation teams across the UK.
In total 11 people have been arrested, four of whom are on police bail.
Material which could lead to the arrest of other paedophiles has been sent to police abroad, via Europol, to north America, South America, Scandinavia, Australia and Africa.
Seventeen "packages" of material have also been sent to police in UK forces for them to pursue their own investigations.
The seven men are all said to be in work, but not in occupations that allowed them unsupervised access to children. One of them is a father.
Three of them - Robyn Harsley, David Hollyson, and Matthew Stansfield - had previous convictions for accessing child abuse images and were registered sex offenders.
Stansfield and John Denham were found guilty after a trial at Bristol Crown Court which ended on Wednesday; five other members had earlier admitted various offences.
All the men are due to be sentenced at a later date.
Protection and safeguarding measures have been put in place for the three known victims, together with 21 other children who were thought to be at risk. | Seven men described by detectives as "monsters in disguise" have been found guilty of a string of serious sexual offences against children. |
39,493,437 | It has found in favour of two punters who complained about software being downloaded on to their computers without their permission.
The gamblers believe the software could be used to track their betting history and close their accounts if they win.
The gambling companies say they are not breaching data laws and they use the software to protect against fraud.
The software at the centre of the complaints is called iesnare or iovation and downloads automatically when you log in to some online gambling websites. In some cases, it's downloaded when you visit the homepage.
Brian Chappell, who runs the campaign website Justice for Punters, has had his accounts closed with online bookmakers after placing winning bets.
He found the software on his computer after visiting the Skybet website, he told BBC Radio 4's You and Yours.
"I actually cleaned my hard drive on my laptop and I intentionally went on the Skybet website before I went on any other internet site and within two seconds, iesnare - now called iovation, they keep changing the name - and there it was."
Skybet said: "Like many other operators, we use iesnare to tackle fraudulent activity. We notify customers we use iesnare in a banner at the top of our website and in our privacy policy."
The horseracing industry is worried about punters not being able to place their bets.
In April 2016 the Horseracing Bettors Forum, which was set up with the assistance of the British Horseracing Authority to represent punters, surveyed its members.
In all, 878 respondents reported more than 1,000 closed accounts and some 4,000 restricted accounts in the previous six months. Of those surveyed, 59% said their interest in the sport had fallen as a result.
The gambling companies deny they use iesnare to ban successful bettors. They say they only collect basic information, such as IP addresses, which identify the devices being used.
Mr Chappell believes an IP address can identify you: "If you open an account with a company and they restrict your account, another thing you might like to try is that you open another account with them using another name.
"Because it's the same IP address you're using, it will identify you as a person who's had an account closed down."
Peter Phillipson, who writes a horseracing blog, found the iesnare software running in the background of his computer. When he disabled it, Totesport wouldn't let him log in to his account.
He complained to the Information Commissioner's Office: "They told me they don't believe that the argument that Totesport use, that it's identifying a computer only and nothing personal, is valid.
"They say the IP data being processed here constitutes personal data under the Data Protection Act. So they found in my favour."
A spokesperson for Totesport said: "Totesport uses this product for fraud prevention, authentication and customer protection purposes by checking whether devices have been identified with fraudulent transactions in the past, such as reported instances of identity theft, account takeovers, or malware attacks.
"It does not collect any client information. However, we are constantly reviewing our procedures and working with the ICO."
The manufacturers of iesnare, a company called iovation, said it had "no access to information, such as the winning and losing history of players, nor do we have access to specific betting details".
The company also said it was a third party that supplied the software and it was up to gambling companies to comply with data laws: "Every service contract signed by an iovation customer requires that the customer comply with respective data privacy laws, which includes the appropriate consent and notice provisions."
Garreth Cameron, from the Information Commissioner's Office, said the investigation was continuing: "Our enquiries will focus on looking at whether the companies in question have been very clear, very transparent about their use of these technologies." | The Information Commissioner's Office is investigating whether online bookies are breaking the law. |
36,499,384 | 10 June 2016 Last updated at 11:49 BST
24 teams will compete to be crowned European Champions, starting with hosts France playing Romania on Friday evening.
Newsround has been speaking to some local kids in Bordeaux in the build up to the big opening match. | Today is a massive day in the world of football - it's the start of Euro 2016. |
28,935,563 | Gordon Mann, who chairs Destination Dumfries and Galloway, said levels were "much better" than in recent years.
Tourism has been estimated to be worth about £287m to the local economy and supports about 7,000 jobs.
Mr Mann said the increase had to be seen in context of low tourist figures and spending in previous years.
"By and large the visitor numbers are looking much better," he said.
"We have even had people talking about 15% or even in some cases 20% increases.
"That sounds great but remember we are coming from a very low base."
He said that figures had fallen steadily over the previous five years.
"2008 is the point at which the financial crash came and we have seen numbers reduce year on year since then," he said.
"It will take us some time to get back to the kind of numbers that we were at before but this is a good step."
Mr Mann added that there were signs that the market was adjusting to people having reduced family incomes and being more careful with their spending.
He said visitors were looking for "value" and that was what both accommodation providers and attractions were trying to offer. | A tourism chief in south west Scotland has said accommodation providers and visitor attractions have reported an upturn in trade this summer. |
38,623,881 | Mr Trump tweeted that Mr Lewis was "all talk" and should focus on his constituents, after he said Mr Trump was not a legitimate president.
But Mr Lewis' supporters reacted with anger, saying he was a hero and icon.
Mr Lewis was a leading figure in the 1960s civil rights movement.
He is the last surviving speaker from the 1963 March on Washington, led by Martin Luther King.
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The row came as civil rights activists led by Rev Al Sharpton began a week of protests ahead of Mr Trump's inauguration on 20 January.
Several thousand protesters braved near-freezing temperatures to march to the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in Washington DC, chanting "No justice, no peace".
In a separate development on Saturday, African American Broadway star Jennifer Holliday pulled out of performing at the inauguration after pressure from followers, many of them from the LGBT community.
Holliday, who has sung for both Republican and Democrat presidents, apologised for her "lapse of judgement" and said she did not realise her participation would be seen as expressing support for Mr Trump.
Mr Lewis, a Democrat, said on Friday he would not attend the inauguration on the grounds that he did not see the Republican as a legitimate president.
"I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected," he told NBC's Meet the Press. "And they helped destroy the candidacy of [Democrat] Hillary Clinton."
Mr Trump responded in tweets on Saturday: "Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime-infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk, talk, talk - no action or results. Sad!"
But Mr Lewis' supporters were quick to rally round.
California Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat, said it was wrong to treat him in this way.
"John Lewis is an icon of the Civil Rights Movement who is fearless in the pursuit of justice and equality," she tweeted. "He deserves better than this."
Others mentioned Mr Lewis' bravery and the fact that the exchange had taken place on the eve of Martin Luther King Day, on 16 January.
Many of them linked to photos of the two men, or to the 1965 so-called Bloody Sunday march in Alabama, in which Mr Lewis received a fractured skull as the protest was violently broken up by police.
Republican Senator Ben Sasse tweeted his support, saying Mr Lewis' "talk" had changed the world. However, he said he disagreed with his decision to boycott the inauguration, adding: "It isn't about a man. It is a celebration of peaceful transfer of power." | Politicians, entertainers and others have come to the defence of a US civil rights campaigner, Congressman John Lewis, who has become embroiled in a row with President-elect Donald Trump. |
21,951,752 | The singer's liabilities include nearly $7m owed to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) from 1991 to 1999 and more than $3m in business taxes owed to the state of California, where she lives.
Warwick, 72, has sold more than 100 million records since the 1960s.
Her publicist said she had been the victim of poor financial management.
He added that Warwick had paid back the actual amount of the taxes but not penalties and interest that had accumulated over the years.
In documents filed in her home state of New Jersey this month, the singer of such classics as I Say A Little Prayer listed about $21,000 (£13,800) in monthly income and a similar amount in monthly expenses.
Her publicist said she had "repeatedly attempted to offer re-payment plans and proposals to the IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board for taxes owed".
Warwick, cousin of the late Whitney Houston, won her first of five Grammy awards in 1968 with Do You Know The Way To San Jose?
Her second came two years later, for the album I'll Never Fall In Love Again.
She has enjoyed more charts hits than almost any other female singer.
Last March, Warwick celebrated 50 years in show business with a special event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.
To mark the anniversary she released Now, an album featuring new versions of some of her most famous songs. | Walk On By singer Dionne Warwick has filed for bankruptcy in the US after amassing debts of almost $10 million (£6.6m) in taxes since 1991. |
38,129,122 | The OECD said "caution" was needed in the roll-out of the policy, given its possible impact on employment.
In the Autumn Statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond pledged to raise the wage to £7.50 an hour next April.
The OECD also forecast that the UK would have one of the lowest growth rates among G20 countries by 2018.
The National Living Wage was introduced by Chancellor George Osborne in his Budget in July 2015.
It came into effect in April this year, and was set at a rate of £7.20 an hour for workers aged 25 and over, with the aim of increasing it to £9 an hour by 2020.
The UK's Office for Budget Responsibility estimated it would give a pay rise to 1.3 million workers this year.
The OECD said the UK's labour market had been "resilient", although job creation had moderated recently.
"Real wages have been growing at a time of low inflation, but the fall of the exchange rate has started to increase price pressures," it said.
"Caution is needed with the implementation of the policy to raise the National Living Wage to 60% of median hourly earnings by 2020.
"The effects on employment need to be carefully assessed before any further increases are adopted, especially as growth slows and labour markets weaken."
The organisation's stance echoes the widespread claims of business organisations in the 1990s that the introduction of the UK's national minimum wage - which started in 1999 - would lead to widespread job losses.
Those fears proved to be groundless, with the number of people in employment rising from 27 million then to nearly 32 million now.
The OECD says the world economy has been stuck in a low growth trap for five years. It says government spending and tax policies could be used to provide a boost.
The report expects action on these lines from the administration of President-elect Donald Trump in the United States and predicts that will result in a modest boost beyond US borders.
It also suggests that other countries could afford to take similar steps.
But the OECD says that any benefit could be offset if countries resort to measures that restrict trade to protect their own industries.
The OECD predicts that the UK's economy will grow by 1% in 2018, slower than both Germany (1.7%) and France (1.6%).
However, the organisation has raised its UK growth forecasts for this year and 2017.
It now predicts the UK's economy will expand by 2% this year, compared with an earlier forecast of 1.8%, while in 2017 it has lifted the growth forecast to 1.2% from 1.0%.
The OECD said the upward revision was specifically because of Bank of England action and the depreciation in sterling since the Brexit vote.
Looking ahead, the organisation warned that the UK's unemployment rate could rise to more than 5% because of weaker growth.
It also predicted a sharp rise in inflation as the pound's slide against the dollar and euro starts to be reflected in prices in the shops.
"The unpredictability of the exit process from the European Union is a major downside risk for the economy," it said.
The OECD's forecast for growth in the US has risen since the election of Donald Trump as the country's next President.
It revised its prediction for 2016 up to 1.5% from 1.4%, and next year's estimate to 2.3% from 2.1%. In 2018 it is forecasting 3% growth. | The UK should be careful with its plans to raise the National Living Wage, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. |
38,694,204 | The blaze caused damage worth £17m to the Mount Murray Hotel and Country Club in 2013, Douglas Courthouse was told.
Roy Cross, 64, of Santon, was given 240 hours of community service after being found guilty of three "foreseeable" health and safety breaches.
No-one was harmed in the blaze and the hotel has since closed.
Sentencing Cross, Deemster Dermot Main-Thompson told him he had narrowly escaped a jail term.
"You introduced flammable material to a roof and then introduced a naked flame. The consequences, in my judgement, were wholly foreseeable."
The hotel, which included a golf club, was developed by the late island-based tycoon Albert Gubay in the 1990s.
The fire engulfed the whole of the main accommodation block's roof destroying more than 90 rooms and resulting in 90 members of staff losing their jobs.
Speaking after the hearing, the Isle of Man government's senior health and safety inspector Robert Greaves said Cross's failings "meant the safety of up to 100 hotel guests and staff were put at risk".
"Today's sentencing will help remind companies of the importance of suitable risk assessments," he added. | A roofer who caused a major fire at a Manx hotel when he used a blowtorch to dry out timbers has "come within a whisker" of being jailed. |
32,053,605 | The NIO gave fresh details about when the pardons were given after Tuesday's confirmation by Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly that he too was a recipient.
It said the current government had not used the Royal Prerogative of Mercy in relation to Northern Ireland.
The pardons allow changes in sentences without the backing of or consultation with parliament.
The NIO said those issued between 2000 and 2002 were "in relation to individuals who for technical reasons fell outside the letter of the [prisoner] Early Release Scheme".
Earlier, North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds asked the prime minister to release all the names of republicans who were granted royal pardons.
Mr Dodds raised the issue in the House of Commons. David Cameron said he would consider what more the government could do to be transparent.
He added that past governments had had to make difficult decisions for peace.
Last year, Secretary of State Theresa Villiers disclosed that 365 royal pardons had been issued between 1979 and 2002. It is not clear how many of those pardoned were members of paramilitary groups, or what proportion, if any, were members of the security forces.
In the Commons on Wednesday, Mr Dodds asked: "Would the prime minister now list in the library of the House all those other Sinn Féin members and leading republicans who have likewise received a royal pardon, so that republicans in Northern Ireland can know which of their stalwart leaders have either begged or asked or received probably on bended knee such a royal pardon - and secondly, so that everyone can know in the country which governments have been involved in such nefarious activities?"
Mr Cameron replied: "I will look very carefully at what the member asks and what more we can do to be transparent."
He went on: "Governments in the past have had to make difficult decisions with respect to Northern Ireland to try to bring parties together and produce the peaceful outcome we have today.
"That has involved difficult compromises and things that he and probably I have found at times deeply distasteful. But sometimes in the pursuit of peace these things have to be done."
Mr Kelly was arrested in the Netherlands in 1986, about three years after he escaped from the Maze prison.
The British authorities applied to extradite him, but the Dutch Supreme Court would not allow it on the basis of charges for which he had already been convicted.
However, they did allow the extradition to go ahead on the basis of several charges that the British authorities wanted to bring in relation to the Maze escape.
According to a Sinn Féin source, the UK government chose to use the Royal Prerogative of Mercy in order to quash his convictions that pre-dated the Maze escape, in order to extradite him to face charges in connection with the escape.
Upon his return to Northern Ireland, he spent another few years in jail. | Sixteen republicans received royal pardons between 2000 and 2002, the Northern Ireland Office has disclosed. |
25,690,540 | The US state department said it deeply regretted the move and hoped that it would bring closure to the case.
The row erupted after Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was arrested in New York on charges of visa fraud and underpaying her housekeeper.
She was asked to leave and arrived back in Delhi on Friday evening.
The state department said it now hoped India would return to constructive ties with the US.
By Jonathan MarcusBBC diplomatic correspondent
In requiring the US to remove one of its diplomats from Delhi the Indian government is effectively treating the departure of its own diplomat from the US as an expulsion.
The question now is whether this draws a line under the messy diplomatic spat between the two countries.
Of greater importance is the longer-term impact this may have on bilateral ties. India, a democracy and rising power in Asia, is seen in many quarters in Washington as a natural fit to become a special partner of the United States. The US has sought a closer strategic and military partnership with Delhi but to a large extent has been rebuffed.
India is cautious about advancing ties too quickly. It doesn't want to antagonise Beijing and many Indians still see the US as having been far too close to Pakistan.
Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: "We deeply regret that the Indian government felt it was necessary to expel one of our diplomatic personnel.
"This has clearly been a challenging time in the US-India relationship. We expect and hope that this will now come to closure and the Indians will take significant steps with us to improve our relationship and return it to a more constructive place," she said.
The expelled diplomat has not been named.
Sources told Agence France-Presse that the individual was of similar rank and had been involved in the Khobragade case.
India had demanded an apology after Ms Khobragade, 39, was handcuffed and strip-searched following her arrest last month. It refused to waive her immunity.
Ms Khobragade has always denied any wrongdoing.
On Thursday she was indicted by a US federal grand jury in Manhattan, but was also granted immunity by US officials, paving the way for her to return to India.
She arrived back in the Indian capital at about 22:30 (17:00 GMT) on Friday.
Her father, Uttam Khobragade, said: "We are very relaxed and happy that she is back home. We are filled with joy."
He added: "We are overwhelmed by the country's support."
Ms Khobragade was arrested after a complaint from her maid, Sangeeta Richard.
She in turn accused Ms Richard of theft and attempted blackmail.
Delhi said it was "shocked and appalled" at the manner of her arrest, and ordered a series of diplomatic reprisals against the US.
Security barricades around the US embassy in the capital were removed and a visiting US delegation was snubbed by senior Indian politicians and officials.
On Wednesday, the embassy was ordered to stop "commercial activities on its premises". India also said that embassy cars could be penalised for traffic offences.
The embassy has been told to shut down a club within its premises which includes a pool, restaurant and tennis court, NDTV news channel said. | The US has confirmed that an American official will leave its embassy in Delhi at India's request, amid a diplomatic row. |
35,492,555 | The tiny harness are placed on the Labrador, Golden Retriever, and Goldadors (Labrador and Golden Retriever mix) puppies so they can get used to the feel of the harness that connects them and their owner.
They say the practice harnesses are really important for making sure the puppies become the best guide dogs they can be.
Find out more about guide dogs in the UK. | The Southeastern Guide Dog school in Florida, America has a special system to train budding guide dogs: mini puppy harnesses. |
25,709,977 | The cannon are approximately 5ft (1.5m) and 3ft (0.9m) in length.
One of the cannon, which were found on Pink Bay by two dog walkers, needed a team of around 17 lifeboat crew members, coastguards and local lifeguards to move it from the beach.
Porthcawl Museum will now work on preserving the find and carry out research into their history.
Carl Evans from Porthcawl RNLI was one of the team involved in the removal last Friday evening.
He said the recent stormy weather had washed away a lot of the sand from the beach.
"Somebody was walking along the beach and saw the bit of metal and when they moved some stones they found the cannon.
"Paul Joseph from Porthcawl Museum went down there and found two cannon next to each other.
"He managed to get the 3ft cannon from the beach in a wheelbarrow.
"With the 5ft one he called me to see if we could move it and some some members of the lifeboat crew, the coastguard and Rest Bay lifeguards came along.
"We managed to move it using the trailer from the lifeguard hut."
Mr Evans said the cannon was too heavy for six of them to lift.
At one stage, because of sand erosion, the team had to take it in turns to help lift the trailer over a 30ft (10m) stretch of rocks in front of the slipway.
Museum staff believe the cannon date from around the end of the 18th Century or the early 19th Century.
Ceri Joseph, a historian at the museum, told BBC Wales: "It's an incredible find for this area because it's a very rare piece of marine archaeology that we've never had before.
"We have got pieces from last century but this is quite something.
"We know there are wrecks off the coast here. At the moment we don't know if it's French or British.
"If it was a Navy ship, it could be that it was taking men from Bristol to Ireland.
"It could be from the Napoleonic war blown off course or it could just be a merchant ship caught in a storm, because of course in those days they would have carried cannon for protection." | Two Georgian cannon have been uncovered on a beach in Porthcawl following the recent storms. |
40,101,493 | Real, who aim to become the first side to retain the Champions League when they play Juventus in Cardiff on Sunday, agreed a transfer deadline day deal with United for De Gea in 2015.
The £29m transfer collapsed because Real did not submit paperwork in time.
It is anticipated the La Liga winners will renew their efforts to sign the Spain international keeper.
De Gea, 26, was left out of United's Europa League final line-up on 24 May in favour of Sergio Romero.
United have noted reports in the Spanish media, which tend to be the prelude to a concerted effort to sign a player when a club knows negotiations are not going to be straightforward.
However, the Old Trafford club feel they are in a better position to reject Real than they were two years ago.
In August 2015, De Gea had just entered the final year of his contract.
His current deal lasts until 2019 and he also has the option to extend for an additional season.
Senior United sources also say De Gea has not asked for a move, or expressed any discontent with his present situation.
It has also been pointed out United do not have a track record of selling players they want to keep.
The loss of Cristiano Ronaldo, albeit for a then world record £80m, in 2009, is the obvious example of it happening, while it could also be argued United had 'sold' De Gea when they did not want to before the transfer was eventually scuppered. | Manchester United hope to resist Real Madrid's attempts to sign goalkeeper David de Gea again this summer. |
39,223,068 | Melanie Kennedy felt so strongly about the state of the health service and lack of stable government that she ran as an independent candidate in last's week's election.
The mother of two polled 1,246 first preference votes in North Down.
She said it showed that ordinary people are concerned about issues like cancer drugs, waiting lists and mental health.
"With no government and no health minister - it makes me feel like there's no-one there to fight my corner. It's heartbreaking," she said.
Ms Kennedy made her comments as a number of health organisations warned that the continuing political impasse is preventing vital health and social care decisions being made.
The County Down woman was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013. While she was initially optimistic about her recovery, she has since been told by doctors that the cancer has spread to her liver and that her condition is terminal.
This experience and finding out that patients in Northern Ireland cannot access the same specialist drugs as those in England drove her to political action, despite her illness.
"For someone in my situation who is on quite harsh treatment, I was driven to this - it took a lot for me to act and create a campaign, but I felt I had to try and fight for justice for cancer patients," she said.
Ms Kennedy said while the election process took a lot out of her, she has no regrets about standing as a candidate.
"People wanted to talk about real issues such as the health service, education for their kids. While legacy issues are also important, so is the here and now," she said.
Ms Kennedy said that while the politicians talk, patients are being let down.
"The health service in Northern Ireland was already behind other parts of the UK, there was a lack of long-term stability and strategy and now we're back to square one. It is the ordinary people like me who are suffering."
She said time is a luxury that she and other people who are terminally ill cannot afford.
"The reason I started all this was that I asked myself, 'where do I turn?'
"I could be told in the next couple of months, there's no more treatment for me and I should go home and make my plans and say good goodbye to my children," she said.
"It's almost negligent that there is no cancer strategy from the politicians here in Northern Ireland. Early treatment is critical - it can mean the difference between getting well and going on with your life and ending up in my shoes. I don't want anyone else ending up in my shoes." | A woman with terminal cancer has said she feels people like her have been abandoned by politicians at Stormont. |
37,115,182 | A lifeboat crew was called to help the 13-year-old boy who was stranded on the pontoon off Portsmouth Harbour at about 20:30 BST on Wednesday.
The crew said it found the "exhausted" boy curled up, unresponsive to the shine of a spot lamp or their calls.
He was taken to paramedics on the shore and treated after he showed signs of the onset of hypothermia.
It is believed the boy had been swimming from a pier near Portchester sailing club with a group of friends at about 17:00 BST. His friends had left with only one remaining to call for assistance, the RNLI said.
The charity urged people to use its Respect the Water campaign which aims to halve the rate of drownings by 2024. | A boy had to be rescued from a floating pontoon after becoming too tired to swim to shore. |
40,562,269 | The 22-year-old, who has made 32 career appearances for the Blues, is Frank de Boer's first signing since taking charge last month.
"Palace have a very strong team and I'd like to be a part of that this season," said Loftus-Cheek.
"I live not too far away, I was born in Lewisham and Palace are a good club."
Loftus-Cheek made three league appearance when Chelsea won the title in 2014-15 and six substitute appearance when they were champions again in 2016-17.
De Boer's side begin their season with a home fixture against promoted Huddersfield Town on 12 August.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Crystal Palace have signed Chelsea and England Under-21 midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan until the end of the season. |
30,359,881 | Bitterly cold conditions on Sunday will see showers move east across all counties, along with westerly winds.
Many of these showers will be falling as rain and sleet for low level areas, but hills and mountains are more likely to have a covering of snow.
Snow depths of 2-5cm are possible above 250m, with some temporary accumulations below this.
Above 400m, there may be as much as 5-10cm of snow.
The warning comes into effect at 14:00 GMT on Sunday and lasts until 12:00 GMT on Monday. It also contains a risk of ice on untreated surfaces. | The first snow warning for Northern Ireland this winter has been issued by the Met Office. |
38,104,166 | The money from Sustrans Scotland will support a number of initiatives in Dumfries and Dalbeattie.
It will be backed by funding from Dumfries and Galloway Council, making the total investment nearly £670,000.
Tom Bishop of Sustrans said the aim of the projects was to "improve the safety and ease" of pupils getting to school.
The schemes approved for funding are:
Colin Smyth, who chairs Dumfries and Galloway Council's economy, environment and infrastructure committee, said it was delighted with the award.
"The work at Marchmount Avenue and Moffat Road in Dumfries will be a key part of creating a cycle route between existing cycle routes and Dumfries High School and the extensive new residential development at Marchfield," he said.
"This will link these places with both Dumfries town centre and wider parts of Dumfries.
"Developing a sustainable active travel strategy for the Dumfries Learning Town will not only contribute to the objectives of that project but assist with the further development of the active travel network in Dumfries as a whole.
"The two projects in Dalbeattie reflect the strong community interest in that town in increasing active travel levels, as well as improving links to the new Dalbeattie school, currently being constructed." | A funding package of nearly £300,000 has been announced to improve school walking and cycling links in Dumfries and Galloway. |
32,661,668 | But with the party reduced from 57 MPs to just eight - and the loss of ex-ministers such as Vince Cable, Norman Baker, David Laws and Danny Alexander - here are the remaining MPs:
Former Lib Dem president Tim Farron has retained his Westmorland and Lonsdale seat. He has held the seat since 2005, when he ended a 95-year rule by the Conservative Party. Though on Friday he saw his majority slide by 3,315 to 8,949, from 60% to 51.5%.
At the Lib Dem conference in March, Mr Farron - seen by some as a frontrunner to succeed Nick Clegg - was quoted in the Mail on Sunday suggesting the party's brand would be tainted for a generation by governing with the Conservatives.
Asked if he would stand to replace Mr Clegg if he was no longer leader, Mr Farron said it would be "foolish and disloyal" to consider a post-election leadership bid.
Mr Farron was elected as the party's president in November 2010, winning 53% of the vote and taking over the role in January 2011. He was re-elected unopposed in autumn 2012, until handing over the role at the beginning of January 2015 to Baroness Brinton.
A long-standing Norwich City supporter, Norman Lamb served first as chief parliamentary adviser to Nick Clegg following the 2010 general election and then as a junior minister at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, before he was promoted to minister of state for care and support at the Department of Health.
In January 2015, he was appointed to the Lib Dem general election cabinet as the party's health spokesperson.
On Friday, he told BBC Radio Norfolk: "I will think carefully about how I can best serve my party".
Mr Lamb has served as Norfolk North's MP since 2001. The son of Hubert Lamb, a leading climatologist, he studied law at Leicester University and, after working as a parliamentary assistant for a Labour MP, built a career as a litigation solicitor, ultimately specialising in employment law.
He was partner of Steeles Solicitors and is the author of 'Remedies in the Employment Tribunal'.
Greg Mulholland held his Leeds North West seat, where he has been MP since 2005.
Shortly before Mr Clegg's resignation as party leader on Friday, Mr Mulholland ruled himself out of the leadership contest. When asked, he told ITV News: "No. Very easy answer...My priority is rebuilding [the party] locally."
Following Mr Clegg's resignation later on Friday, Mr Mulholland said on Twitter: "The 2010 failure to ensure no Liberal Democrat MP voted against a rise in [student tuition] fees was catastrophic. Now we need a leader who voted against."
Mr Mulholland was one of the Lib Dems who voted against a fee rise (see the full list of how the Lib Dems voted here).
He continued on Twitter: "In 2010 the party made the right decision to go into Coalition. Then the leadership made 3 fatal errors 1. fees 2. NHS Act 3. bedroom tax.
"It really is time for a realignment of British politics & a voting system that does not grotesquely distort & disenfranchise."
MP for Southport since 2005, John Pugh held on to his seat, despite losing 8,055 votes.
Winning with a reduced majority, he said on Friday that it was time for the party to reflect on how it moves forward after devastating losses across the country.
Mr Pugh has previously served as shadow spokesman for transport and health, and, after the election of Nick Clegg as party leader, he worked with Vince Cable as shadow Treasury spokesman.
With the formation of the coalition in 2010 he was appointed as co-chairman of the Liberal Democrat parliamentary committee for health and social care, a position he relinquished at the end of 2013 to focus on producing a report examining the social and economic issues facing the north.
Born in Liverpool, he graduated in philosophy from Durham University before entering the teaching profession - where he taught in the state and independent sectors and was head of philosophy and religious studies at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, prior to his election.
Mark Williams is the only Liberal Democrats MP in Wales, after successfully holding on to his seat in the Ceredigion constituency.
Mr Williams was appointed to the Welsh Affairs Select Committee in 2005 before becoming the Liberal Democrat spokesman for Wales, and at varying times has been spokesman on schools and higher education.
Born in Hertford and educated at Aberystwyth University, Mr Williams worked for the Liberal MP for Ceredigion, Geraint Howells, before becoming a research assistant to Liberal Peers in the House of Lords. He later worked as a primary school teacher and deputy head teacher before being elected to parliament in 2005.
Alistair Carmichael was the only Lib Dem MP to survive the SNP landslide in Scotland - 10 others lost their seats.
Though his Orkney and Shetland seat was considered to be one of the party's safest, his majority was cut from 9,928 to 817, with a 23.9% swing to the SNP.
The safety of his seat has previously led to speculation that the former Scottish secretary could be a potential successor to Mr Clegg.
However, in February he appeared to rule out any bid for the leadership. When asked whether he would like to lead the party, Mr Carmichael said: "No. There's no vacancy and I have the constituency that is furthest away from London.
"I have got a family that still includes school age children. And the commitment that it takes to be party leader in modern politics is enormous.
At the party conference in March, he said liberalism was needed "more than ever".
He told the conference: "In a world where nationalism and populism can seem like attractive options - a world where the power of the state and corporate interests can seem to overwhelm the rights and freedoms of the individual - in a world like that liberalism is needed more than ever before and more than ever before our country needs Liberal Democrat influence in government.
Liberal Democrat Tom Brake was the only party member to hold his seat in London, in Carshalton and Wallington, beating Tory rival Matthew Maxwell Scott by 1,500 votes.
In every other London seat, the capital is now in the hands of either Labour or the Conservatives.
Mr Brake has held his seat since 1997, when he overturned a Tory majority. In September 2012, he was appointed to his first ministerial position as deputy leader of the House of Commons, having been appointed a privy counsellor in June 2011.
Following Mr Clegg's resignation, Mr Brake told BBC London: "I don't think he should be the fall guy". He confirmed on Sunday Politics he would not be contesting the leadership. | Nick Clegg has stepped down as leader of the Liberal Democrats and called a leadership election. |
29,903,671 | The company also said revenue rose to $8.42bn, a 17% increase from the same period last year.
Fox was helped by the success of the films X-Men: Days of Future Past, Rio 2, and The Fault in Our Stars.
Shares in the company rose 2% in after-hours trading.
"As we close the fiscal year, I continue to have confidence in our ability to execute our growth plan and drive value for our shareholders," said Mr Murdoch in a statement accompanying earnings. | Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox reported profits of $999m (£624m) in the third quarter, buoyed by strong earnings in its film and cable television units. |
35,104,580 | The teacher at a school near Paris made the claim on Monday morning before admitting he had made the story up.
He was taken into custody but has been moved to hospital after a psychiatric examination.
France remains on high alert following the terror attacks in Paris on 13 November that left 130 people dead.
The psychiatric examination found that his "judgement had been impaired and that he was not in a fit state to be in custody", prosecutors said.
They added that further psychiatric assessment would be sought.
The teacher said he had been attacked while alone in a classroom in Aubervilliers, a suburb of Paris.
But prosecutors said he had wounded himself with a box cutter.
The 45-year-old teacher - who has not been named - was treated in hospital for superficial wounds to his side and neck.
The mayor of Aubervilliers, Pascal Beaudet, said the teacher had 20 years' experience and was "appreciated" by parents at the school. The education ministry said the man had been suspended.
The incident sparked a manhunt in the northern suburb, as police tried to track down the alleged attacker.
All classes at the Jean-Perrin preschool were cancelled.
Last month, the Islamic State's French-language magazine Dar-al-Islam urged followers to kill teachers in France, describing them as "enemies of Allah" for teaching secularism.
Rachel Schneider, of the French primary school teachers' union SNUipp, said many teachers had been alarmed by the threat.
"We have received many calls from colleagues, who are very worried," she said. | A French teacher who falsely claimed he had been stabbed by a man shouting "Islamic State" has been sent to a psychiatric hospital, prosecutors say. |
39,712,732 | The 35-year-old mother-of-three and her husband, Jared Kushner, have both played influential roles in Mr Trump's administration during his first months in office.
She joined German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and IMF chief Christine Lagarde, at the G20 women's summit and has sat in meetings with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping during state visits.
While her two brothers, Donald Jr and Eric Trump, took control of the family business, Ms Trump followed her father to Washington.
Ms Trump was born in New York City in 1981 to Mr Trump and his first wife, Czech model Ivana Trump.
Ivanka remained in the public eye throughout her childhood after her parents divorced when she was 10.
She began a short-lived modelling career in 1997, appearing in Seventeen magazine and on the runway for fashion brands Versace, Marc Bouwer and Thierry Mugler.
She later attended Georgetown University for two years before transferring to University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated in 2004.
Ms Trump converted to Judaism after marrying Mr Kushner, the son of a prominent New York property developer, in 2009.
The pair have three young children: Arabella, Joseph and Theodore.
Mr Trump gave his daughter a level of authority in the family business that none of his wives ever had.
She would rise to become an executive vice-president of development and acquisition along with her two brothers and is said to have handled some of the Trump Organization's biggest deals.
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Ms Trump helped expand the Trump Hotel brand abroad, handled interior design of the hotels and oversaw their international real estate brokerage, according to the Trump website.
She also launched her own eponymous fashion line, which was dropped by several retail chains as part of a Trump brand boycott after the election.
But the brand's president said the company saw a reported sales surge earlier this year amid the backlash.
She has released two books including The Trump Card, which was published in 2009, and Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success, which is due out this year.
Ms Trump also appeared as a judge on her father's reality television show, The Apprentice.
She has since stepped down from her role at the Trump Organization, although she will continue to receive fixed payments from the real estate firm.
The former business executive also handed over control of her fashion line to the company's president and transferred its assets to a trust for oversight.
But some ethics experts say Ms Trump's unspecified role at the White House has raised questions about whether she is violating conflict-of-interest rules.
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Ms Trump has increasingly appeared alongside her father at high-level meetings with political, business and world leaders.
She was given a coveted West Wing office and security clearance before she formally joined the Trump White House as an unpaid special assistant.
Before January's inauguration, she told CBS she would not join the administration and would instead focus on being a daughter.
But Ms Trump and her husband have become some of Mr Trump's most visible aides both at home and abroad.
Mr Kushner has been tasked with brokering peace in the Middle East, reforming the criminal justice system and managing the Office of American Innovation, which will tackle reforming the federal government and the opioid epidemic.
Ms Trump, who appealed to working women throughout her father's presidential campaign, has said she wants to focus on issues such as equal pay for women and paid parental leave.
She has frequently defended her father against criticism of his treatment of women, especially after a tape of him making obscene remarks was released during the presidential campaign.
And Ms Trump has faced her own criticism for not publicly speaking out against some of her father's more controversial actions.
"Where I disagree with my father, he knows it," she told CBS' This Morning, adding that she voices her opinion "quietly and directly and candidly". | Ivanka Trump, the oldest daughter of President Donald Trump, has quickly moved from a behind-the-scenes adviser to a White House power player. |
31,271,441 | Goalkeeper Boubacar Barry scored the decisive spot-kick to seal a 9-8 win on penalties after Sunday's final had ended goalless after extra time.
Toure, who won the Premier League with City last season, said: "When you win with your club, it's quite amazing.
"With your country, it's unbelievable."
Ivory Coast's only other Africa Cup of Nations success was in 1992, when they also played Ghana in the final and beat them on penalties.
That year, Ivory Coast triumphed 11-10 after a goalless draw, but Barry's heroics prevented as many spot kicks being needed this time.
With the shootout in sudden death, Barry first saved Ghana keeper Brimah Razak's effort before firing in the winner at Estadio de Bata in Equatorial Guinea.
It cemented a historic achievement for Herve Renard, who became the first coach to win two Africa Cup of Nations with different countries, following Zambia's success in 2012.
"Without the manager we would have won nothing," Ivory Coast captain Toure added. "He made things difficult for me. He told me if I didn't run he'd kick me out. He's fantastic."
Defeat for Ghana coach Avram Grant revived memories of the 2008 Champions League final when his Chelsea side lost 6-5 on penalties to Manchester United, with John Terry slipping and hitting the post when he struck the ball.
Asked if he was cursed, Grant said: "I don't believe in those kind of things.
"We did practise penalties on the day before the match, but it is not the same as when you take them in front of spectators.
"Both sides had 11 kicks which meant it went down to the goalkeepers." | Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure described winning the Africa Cup of Nations as "unbelievable" after the Elephants beat Ghana in a dramatic penalty shootout. |
35,688,583 | One third of the people questioned said it was their main concern in the run-up to polling day in May.
Just under a fifth put jobs at the top of their list, while 14% said immigration was their priority.
Despite the priority given to health, 29% of respondents mistakenly thought it was run by the UK government.
Nearly two-thirds (65%) knew the Welsh government was responsible for the NHS.
The economy (11%), education (10%), Europe (4%) and crime (2%) were the other priorities of voters.
These were the findings of BBC Wales' annual St David's Day poll, carried out by ICM.
Laura McAllister, professor of governance at Liverpool University, said: "I think it's interesting that we've now seen a slight increase at least in understanding that the Welsh government makes the key critical decisions around health in Wales.
"I suspect that's actually as a result of some of the quite vitriolic attacks on the performance and the governance of the NHS in Wales that have come from the UK government.
"Also, there's been some policy differentials around junior doctors strikes that haven't happened in Wales because of a different approach.
"So I think that a majority of people understand the NHS is run by the Welsh government has increased is a good thing.
"But I think, on the other hand, there hasn't been any great rise in understanding that the Welsh government can do things differently."
On immigration, just under half of respondents (47%) thought the numbers moving from outside of the UK into Wales was too high, while 37% thought it was just about right and 8% thought it was too low.
Plans to give income tax powers to Wales were supported by just over half of those questioned (54%), with 42% saying only the UK government should have control.
On powers for the Welsh assembly, 43% said it should have more while 30% thought its current powers were sufficient.
At the other ends of the scale, 13% wanted to see the assembly abolished and Wales governed directly from Westminster, while 6% supported independence.
The survey had sobering news for police and crime commissioners (PCCs) due to be elected on the same day as AMs.
Nearly nine out of 10 people (89%) failed to name any of Wales' current PCCs - one in ten could name one commissioner, while only 1% could name two.
Wales has four PCCs: Winston Roddick (North Wales), Alun Michael (South Wales), Christopher Salmon (Dyfed-Powys) and Ian Johnston (Gwent).
Colin Rogers, professor of police sciences at the University of South Wales, said: "The previous election was really dogged by the fact that there was no significant debate, there was no significant awareness-raising of the role of commissioners.
"I think that needs to be embraced now to make people aware of what exactly commissioners do now and what their function can be in the future."
The last PCC elections in November 2012 saw a voter turnout in Wales of just under 15%.
ICM interviewed a random sample of 1,000 adults across Wales by telephone from 16 to 22 February 2016. | Health is the biggest single issue that could affect the way people vote in the assembly election, a BBC Wales poll has suggested. |
34,215,920 | That number is significantly higher than the 1,500 Syrians that have been permitted to re-settle in the US since the start of the conflict.
The 10,000 figure is still much lower than the 340,000 asylum seekers who arrived in Europe this year.
Since the beginning of the conflict the US has given $4bn ($2.6bn) in aid.
The increase in accepting refugees displays a "significant scaling up" of US commitment to accept people from conflict zones and help provide for their needs," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
US Congress would have to to make a "significant financial commitment" in order to allow for additional 10,000 refugees to the US, Mr Earnest said.
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her country is prepared to accept 800,00 Syrians, having accepted about 450,000 so far.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the UK will accept 20,000 Syrian refugees.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has registered four million Syrians as refugees, and it has asked governments around the world to resettle 130,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2016.
In May, 14 US Senators penned a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to allow 65,000 Syrian refugees to settle inside the US.
Humanitarian aid money remains the most effective way to fight the problem for the US, Mr Earnest said, and it is "not feasible" for millions of Syrians to come to the country.
"We know the scale of this problem, it's significant," he said.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called for an "emergency global gathering" at the UN General Assembly meeting this month, where the migrant issue is sure to be discussed.
Asked at a press briefing why the US was not accepting as many refugees as the UK, as a larger country, Mr Earnest said the US wants to meet the "most urgent, immediate needs" of migrants like basic medical care, food, water and shelter.
The security screening migrants must go through when arriving in the US can take 12 to 18 months, and the "safety and security of the US homeland" comes first, he said.
There have been concerns expressed that terrorists could exploit the refugee system to enter the country and carry out an attack, but experts say that fear is overblown. | President Barack Obama has called for the US to prepare to accept "at least" 10,000 Syrian refugees next year, according to a White House spokesman. |
40,381,794 | Darren Osborne, 47, from Cardiff, was arrested after the incident in Finsbury Park in the early hours of Monday.
People were leaving prayers when the attack happened - killing one and leaving nine others in hospital.
Mr Osborne appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court, wearing a white police issue T-shirt.
In a hearing that lasted four minutes, he gave his name and date of birth, and said he had no address.
He was remanded in custody until a preliminary appearance at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.
The attack happened shortly before 00:20 BST, when the vehicle mounted the pavement outside Muslim Welfare House - which is also a community centre - on Seven Sisters Road.
The victim was named as 51-year-old Makram Ali, from Haringey, who came to the UK from Bangladesh when he was 10. | A man has been charged with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder after a van was driven into worshippers near a mosque in north London. |
33,377,130 | The final Markit composite eurozone Purchasing Manages' Index (PMI), which combines manufacturing and services activity, rose to 54.2, its highest reading since May 2011.
Any reading above 50 indicates growth, while below 50 points to contraction.
Markit said the data pointed to second-quarter economic growth of 0.4%.
It comes despite concerns over the possibility of a messy Greek exit from the euro.
Speculation that Athens would miss a €1.6bn repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday held back manufacturing activity in the month, Markit said.
But the European Central Bank's (ECB) massive €1 trillion bond-buying programme announced in March was beginning to help the service sector, with activity running at its fastest rate since mid-2011.
Markit said the ECB stimulus programme - combined with low inflation - had boosted spending and investment across the eurozone, as consumers and businesses splurged their cash in an attempt to beat expected price rises.
"Despite the escalation of the Greek crisis in the second half of the month, the final PMI for June came in slightly above the 'flash' estimate, suggesting the turmoil has so far had little discernible impact on the real economy," said Markit's chief economist, Chris Williamson.
But he noted companies continued to cut prices to help boost sales, as they have since early 2012.
The composite price index was 49.4, below May's reading of 49.5, suggesting prices are still falling and that the ECB's battle with low inflation across the currency bloc has some way to go yet, despite official estimates suggesting a slight increase in inflation.
Price discounting helped drive up the PMI covering the service industry, which makes up the bulk of the eurozone economy. It rose to 54.4 from May's 53.8. | Eurozone business activity rose at its fastest pace in four years in June, boosted by higher spending by consumers and businesses, a survey has indicated. |
33,184,343 | Campaigners want Thanet council to buy Manston Airport under a compulsory purchase order (CPO) so it can reopen.
South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay said a draft PricewaterhouseCoopers report had found no impediment to a CPO.
Thanet council will consider the report after it is published. The site owners said they would fight any CPO attempt.
"We have taken a great leap forwards today," said Mr Mackinlay after discussing the findings of the report with Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill.
"The Department [for Transport] stands ready to assist with the reinstatement of a CAA licence as soon as a CPO process is completed and Manston Airport is ready to reopen and receive aircraft."
"To lose this type of strategic regional and national asset was always wrong," he added.
Chris Musgrave and Trevor Cartner, who have bought a majority stake in the site, set out a £1bn redevelopment plan on Wednesday.
Their 20-year plan for the site they have renamed Stone Hill Park includes 2,500 homes, a sports village, 200 acres of manufacturing units with 4,000 jobs, and a film production studio.
Under the proposals, a 200-acre park would be created with the former runway as a centrepiece.
In response to protesters' calls for the site to remain an airport, Ray Mallon, a spokesman for the owners, said: "My answer to them was simple. This airport has had more comebacks than Frank Sinatra."
He also accused Mr Mackinlay and North Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale of making "inaccurate statements" to the public, saying a "major impediment in the way of a CPO" was a lack of funding.
"It's now time for them to move on and stop wasting time and further public money."
But Thanet council's UKIP leader Christopher Wells said there was a group of people in office who will do everything they can to reopen Manston.
Conservative MP Mr Mackinlay said the CPO was supported by the government and the prime minister had taken an interest too.
Plans to reopen the airport have been put forward by US investment firm RiverOak, who Mr Mackinlay said remained "key players".
Campaign group, Supporters of Manston Airport, believe the airport failed because it had aimed at the passenger market but they believe it could succeed as a cargo airport. | A closed Kent airport could open early next year and the Civil Aviation Authority is to be "put on standby" in case it happens, an MP has said. |
36,865,806 | Brown was assistant to Allardyce, who is set to be named as Roy Hodgson's successor, at Bolton and Blackpool.
But he rejected the chance to be his number two when Allardyce was appointed by Sunderland last October.
"When the national assistant role comes around it's a different ball game altogether," said the 57-year-old.
"I wouldn't have said I'm in the running, but if that comes around it's different to being assistant manager at a domestic team."
The former Hull and Preston manager has been in charge at Roots Hall since 2013, and led Southend to promotion into League One via the play-offs in 2014-15.
Brown, who also won promotion to the Premier League with Hull in 2008, told BBC Radio Humberside: "When he offered me the assistant manager's role at Sunderland it was a really tough decision for me to turn it down.
"Once you've been a manager, to go back as a number two it was a big ask for me, so I would hope he respected that." | Southend United boss Phil Brown would be interested in the England assistant manager's job if he was offered the role under Sam Allardyce. |
34,026,594 | Eye-witnesses say an employee was cleaning the two-metre high chandelier when it came down on Wednesday.
The crash scattered tourists, but no-one was injured in the accident.
Tour guides have accused those responsible for maintaining the site of negligence.
The 60kg chandelier normally hangs under the Royal Gate, the outer gate through which the Taj Mahal is first viewed.
Experts from the Archaeological Survey of Indian (ASI) said the fall was probably caused by general wear and tear.
"The copper chandelier was hanging by a chain. I am personally conducting a probe into it," said Dr Bhuwan Vikram Singh, superintending archaeologist.
"It would only be decided after analysing the condition of the jhumar (chandelier) whether it should be fixed again or not," he said.
The chandelier was given as a gift to India in 1905 by the former British Viceroy, Lord Curzon, who ordered the restoration of the Taj Mahal after it was defaced by British soldiers during the 1857 Indian rebellion. | The Indian authorities have ordered an inquiry into why a chandelier hanging at the entrance of the country's most famous monument, the Taj Mahal, crashed to the ground earlier this week. |
35,121,522 | Tequiilah Burke, who was 16 weeks old, sustained fatal injuries and bruising during the argument in December 2013, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Victoria Burke, 24, and partner Paul Nicholson, 20, of Crigdon Hill, East Denton, had denied responsibility.
They were convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child.
Nicholson had gone on the run as the jury was about to be sent out on 8 December, but was later arrested in the Byker area.
He was sentenced to an additional three months for breaching bail.
The trial heard the couple had argued in the early hours of 14 December 2013, after Burke came home late from work in a nightclub, and Nicholson believed she was associating with other men.
At some point Tequiilah was injured by one or both of them. She was taken to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary where she died.
A post-mortem examination revealed she had suffered recent bruising, as well as brain swelling and bleeding.
Judge Mr Justice Jay said: "The precise circumstances leading up to the death are not wholly clear, largely because you have deliberately refrained from giving an honest account of what happened to medical staff, the police and the jury."
Nicholson shouted abuse and had to be restrained and carried from the dock when sentence was passed.
Speaking afterwards, Det Ch Insp Nicola Musgrove of Northumbria Police described it as "a tragic case".
She said "Paul Nicholson and Victoria Burke have refused to accept any responsibility for their action which led to the death of a 16-week old baby.
"Nicholson has then tried to avoid his punishment and led police on a man hunt, which was completely foolish of him.
"They have been utterly dishonest and shown no remorse throughout the investigation. I welcome the outcome of the court today." | A couple who caused the death of their baby, who suffered brain injuries during a jealous row between the pair, have been jailed for eight years each. |
36,687,631 | The 37-year-old has also been banned from approaching to within 500m of the scientist or communicating with him on social media for eight months.
The woman was arrested in a hotel in Tenerife, close to where Prof Hawking was attending a conference.
She had stalked him on social media before following him to the island.
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Prof Hawking's daughter told police that threatening messages had begun flooding the scientist's social media profiles and one of his email accounts on Tuesday, Spanish News Today reported.
The woman, named in Spanish media reports as Jenny Theresa C., had told the scientist she would kill him during the Starmus Festival, attended by Nobel laureates as well as musicians including Brian May, Brian Eno and Hans Zimmer, and famous astronauts.
She was arrested on Wednesday by police who found her in possession of a map showing Prof Hawking's itinerary while on the island.
After being detained, she told police that she was in love with the scientist and would never have hurt him.
Police said everything pointed to the woman being mentally unstable.
Spanish police had provided Prof Hawking with extra security because of the emails - the first time such threats have been made against him.
During his lecture, entitled "A brief history of mine", Prof Hawking forecast that humans would not survive another thousand years on Earth because of the fragility of the planet, Spanish News Today said. | A US woman has been given a suspended four-month jail sentence in Spain for threatening to kill British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking. |
34,692,479 | Police said Kyle McCusker lost control of his black Ford Mondeo and hit a traffic light pole and a bus stop pole.
The car then overturned and hit the parked Vauxhall Corsa.
The incident happened near the White House pub on Main Street in Holytown at about 00:35. Mr McCusker, from New Stevenston, died at the scene.
Pc Craig Martin said: "We have spoken to a number of people from the pub who came out to help, but would also appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash, who has not already come forward, to contact officers at the Road Policing Department at Motherwell via 101." | A 28-year-old man has died after his car overturned and hit a parked car outside a pub in North Lanarkshire in the early hours. |
34,472,518 | Meituan.com, which is partially owned by Alibaba, and Dianping Holdings, which is backed by rival Tencent, will join together to offer everything from movie purchases to food delivery.
The companies operate websites similar to group-buying provider Groupon.com.
Reports suggest the merger will create a company valued at $20bn (£13bn).
Alibaba and Tencent are rivals in China's highly competitive internet space and the two start-ups are described as China's largest.
Their merger would create the country's biggest online-to-offline service providers - companies that draw online consumers to physical stores.
"Both companies will join forces to enhance their respective market position and growth prospects," they said in a joint statement.
The chief executive of Dianping, Zhang Tao, and the chief executive of Meituan, Wang Xing, will be co-chairmen and chief executives of the new company.
The two start-ups will also maintain their respective brands and operate their businesses independently, they said.
Web giants Alibaba and Tencent have invested billions into the companies that connect users to local services.
The number of online shoppers in the world's second largest economy grew by 13% to 374 million in the 12 months to June, according to the China Internet Network Information Center. | Two firms backed by Chinese internet rivals Alibaba and Tencent are merging to create a new company that provides a wide range of online services. |
38,219,036 | The 45-year-old will be only the fourth man from outside the British Isles to lead the team, after Spanish duo Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal, and Germany's Bernhard Langer.
Bjorn, who has been vice-captain four times, was chosen ahead of 1999 Open champion Paul Lawrie.
As a player, he was a Ryder Cup winner in 1997, 2002 and 2014, and has won 15 European tour titles.
"I have lived and breathed the European Tour for so long, and now I will do the same with the Ryder Cup for the next two years," said Bjorn.
"I studied a lot of captains as a player and as a vice-captain and always wondered what that feeling would be like to be the one leading out a team of 12 great players.
"Now it's my turn to do just that and it is an exciting moment for me."
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Bjorn succeeds Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke as Europe's non-playing captain.
USA won the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008 with a 17-11 victory at Hazeltine in October.
Masters champion Danny Willett, part of the beaten Europe team, told BBC Radio 5 live: "Thomas is a well-respected man in our game and on the European Tour.
"From what I saw from him as vice-captain, he will make a fantastic captain."
The 2018 Ryder Cup will take place at the Paris National from 28-30 September.
BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter
To his peers, Bjorn is regarded as 'Mr European Tour'. A player of distinction, he has been an influential chairman of the Tournament Committee since 2007. This appointment is due reward for his service to the Tour.
His experience from playing on three winning Ryder Cup teams will be invaluable, and having been an assistant to the likes of Bernhard Langer, Colin Montgomerie, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke he will have gained a wealth of knowledge to take to Paris in 2018.
On the flip side, Bjorn led a strong Continental Europe side to a heavy defeat to GB & Ireland in the 2009 Seve Trophy.
He is a fiery character, as he showed with a furious response to being left out of the 2006 Ryder Cup team by Ian Woosnam. But there is no more passionate advocate of European golf than Bjorn and he was always the most likely choice for the 2018 captaincy. | Denmark's Thomas Bjorn will captain Europe at the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris. |
32,499,869 | The official Saudi Press Agency reported that the arrests had taken place since December and that all but five suspects were Saudi nationals.
The group had set up training sites in a remote area of the al-Qassim region and planned suicide bombings, it added.
Among the alleged targets was the US embassy in the capital, Riyadh.
The Gulf kingdom is part of a US-led coalition carrying out air strikes against IS militants, who control a large swath of Syria and Iraq.
The Saudi interior ministry statement quoted by SPA called IS a "deviant group" and said its supporters were seeking to "undermine the security of this country".
"They are ceaselessly seeking to achieve this through their criminal plans," it added.
The ministry said those arrested included 65 members of a cell involved in a plot to target "residential areas, and operations to incite sectarian sedition".
Another cell, which included 15 Saudis, was testing car bombs and planning attacks on security headquarters, soldiers and residential areas, the ministry added.
Two Syrians and a Saudi were also allegedly intending to launch a suicide car bomb attack on the US embassy before two of them were arrested in mid-March.
US diplomats halted all consular services for a week from 15 March at the embassy and the consulates in Jeddah and Dhahran, citing security concerns.
Earlier on Tuesday, the interior ministry announced that police had arrested a suspected IS operative wanted for shooting dead two police officers in Riyadh earlier this month.
Nawaf al-Enezi, a Saudi citizen, was detained after police received a tip-off that he was at a hideout about 100km (60 miles) east of the capital. He was wounded by police gunfire during the operation.
Another suspect in the shooting of the policemen was arrested last week. He allegedly confessed that he was following orders from IS commanders.
Last November, IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on supporters to launch attacks in Saudi Arabia, but also referred to the country as "Bilad al-Haramayn" - the land of the two holy mosques, meaning Mecca and Medina.
He set out a target list which included the ruling Saud family, Western expatriates, and the country's Shia minority population whom Sunni jihadists view as heretics.
The following month, IS supporters said they had shot a Danish man in his car in Riyadh as he left work. A Canadian man was stabbed a week later in Dhahran. | Saudi Arabia has arrested 93 people suspected of belonging to Islamic State (IS) and foiled several plots, the interior ministry has announced. |
40,299,626 | The average figures since 2010 were confirmed by the PSNI.
They came after a senior police officer said officers were coming under threat predominately from dissident republicans, but also from loyalist paramilitaries.
"There is a steady drumbeat of that," Det Ch Const Drew Harris said.
"We could expect every month one or two officers to be in the position where they're having to move home." he told the BBC's Nolan Show.
The figures released by the PSNI indicated that an average of seven officers had been moved after being threatened since 2010.
On average, nine officers were also admitted into the PSNI Home Security Aid scheme per year. The scheme involves security features, such as reinforced doors, cameras and security lights, being installed at the homes of officers.
Meanwhile, an investigation by the BBC's Nolan Show found that mental health-related absence within the PSNI had increased by almost 40% in four years.
Mr Harris said this created huge upheaval.
Last month, the PSNI said it was working hard to bring those carrying out paramilitary shootings to court after the number of such attacks doubled in the last year.
Twenty-eight paramilitary-style shootings were recorded in 2016-17, with republicans believed to be responsible for 25 and loyalists for the other three.
A further 66 people were the victims of paramilitary-style assaults, police said.
In February, it was revealed that police in Northern Ireland deal with one paramilitary death threat against a member of the community each day.
Last month, the leader of Northern Ireland's largest party said all paramilitary groups should disband.
Asked if the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) should disband immediately, Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster said: "There should be no paramilitary organisations." | About 16 police officers either move home or have special security measures installed at their house every year because they are under threat. |
39,491,787 | Trislander G-RLON, which belongs to Guernsey airline Aurigny, will fly to Solent Sky Museum in Southampton, where it will be placed on permanent display.
The Britten Norman plane's first flight was in 1975 and it joined the airline in 1991 and was retired in February.
It clocked up more than 32,600 flying hours and made 105,130 landings.
During this time it has operated on routes between Guernsey, Alderney, Jersey, Southampton and Dinard.
More on this museum move, and other news
The airline says it is waiting for a special permit to make the flight as the plane no longer has a licence to fly.
Once that has been obtained and crew are available the flight to Lee-On-Solent airfield, near Portsmouth, will take place and it could be as soon as this week.
Aurigny's 'poster plane' G-Joey is also due to go on display at a purpose-built attraction in Guernsey..
Mark Darby, chief executive of Aurigny, said: "We are delighted... the Trislanders have served the airline for over four decades now and for many years was the backbone of the operations.
"Many people, both locally and further afield, hold the aircraft close to their hearts and it is fitting that one of our last Trislanders will go on public display in the UK."
He said the plane was going to the museum on "permanent loan".
Aurigny is phasing out the Britten-Norman Trislander in favour of the Dornier 228 and the last one in service with the airline is due to retire in June.
Mr Darby said he expected that plane would end up at Duxford Museum. | A commercial plane that served the Channel Islands for more than 25 years will make one last flight to become a museum piece. |
39,654,397 | The 46-year-old faces two charges relating to the 2011 purchase, one of fraud and another under the Companies Act.
He has pleaded not guilty to both allegations.
Mr Whyte went on trial at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday after a jury of eight men and seven women was selected.
It is alleged that he pretended to then Rangers owner Sir David Murray, and others, that funds were available to make all required payments to acquire a "controlling and majority stake" in the club.
The funds included clearing an £18m bank debt, £2.8m for the "small tax case" liability, a £1.7m health-and-safety liability and £5m for the playing squad.
The Crown alleges Mr Whyte had only £4m available from two sources at the time but took out a £24m loan from Ticketus against three years of future season ticket sales "which was held subject to an agreement or agreements being entered into between the club and Ticketus after said acquisition".
The second charge under the Companies Act centres on the £18m payment between Mr Whyte's Wavetower company and Rangers to clear a Bank of Scotland debt.
Mr Whyte is being represented by Donald Findlay QC, while Alex Prentice QC is leading the prosecution team.
After being picked, Judge Lady Stacey asked the jury to "consider matters" before evidence was to be heard in the case.
She said: "There has been some degree of publicity about Mr Whyte and Rangers - putting it at its broadest - over the last number of years.
"Do you know Mr Whyte? Do you know anyone personally who may be a witness?
"During May 2010 and May 2011 (time of charges), were you a shareholder, bond holder of season ticket holder of Rangers?
"Ask yourself is there any good reason why you cannot be an impartial member of this jury."
The judge also encouraged jurors to "put out of mind" anything they may have read or heard previously about the case.
After a short break, none of the men and women selected had to be excused.
The first witness is expected to give testimony on Friday when the trial continues. | Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has gone on trial accused of a fraudulent acquisition of the club. |
35,746,912 | 7 March 2016 Last updated at 21:01 GMT
It has challenged the world's top-ranked Go player to a set of matches running until March 15 to see whether man or machine comes out on top.
The tech firm's AlphaGo software has already beaten the European champion of the board game, but South Korea's Lee Se-dol should prove a tougher challenge, as BBC's Stephen Evans discovered. | Google's artificial intelligence wing hopes to make history over the coming days. |
39,461,012 | Four more Senate Democrats said they would use the procedural roadblock on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, giving the party the 41 votes they need.
Republicans may then resort to the so-called "nuclear option", changing the rules to ram through their nominee.
The nomination went through committee on Monday.
The stage is now set for a showdown on Friday when it goes to the full Senate.
The standoff could leave Congress even more plagued by bitter gridlock.
Many Democrats say Mr Gorsuch has shown he is too prone to favouring corporations to earn their support.
Republicans control the Senate chamber by 52 to 48, but need 60 votes to overcome a Democratic filibuster.
But changing the rules means they can overcome the obstruction without 60 votes.
Depending on whom you ask, the US government on Monday will move one step closer to doomsday, or one step closer to preserving a conservative majority on the US Supreme Court.
The near certain approval of Judge Neil Gorsuch by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday sets up a high-stakes partisan showdown later in the week, when Senate Republicans will likely vote to confirm Mr Gorsuch, even if it means abandoning the long-held Senate filibuster rule.
Senate Democrats, prodded by the anti-Trump anger of their base, appear to have the votes to support a filibuster. Republicans, wary of a protracted battle with no obvious endgame, seem determined to confirm Mr Gorsuch with a simple majority - the so-called "nuclear option"
If this particular doomsday comes to pass, all that will be left of the once potent filibuster rule is a 40-vote Senate minority's ability to block major legislation - and there are some Republicans clamouring for a change there, as well.
The filibuster was considered a tool to promote bipartisanship in the Senate, allowing the minority to have input on lawmaking and judicial and executive branch staffing. In today's hyper-partisan environment, however, such sensibilities seem increasingly quaint.
The full Senate chamber is expected to vote on Friday after three days of debate.
At Monday's hearing, California Democrat Dianne Feinstein attacked the nominee's rulings in cases involving a sacked truck driver and an autistic child.
Mr Gorsuch sided with a haulage firm that sacked an Illinois driver after he left a trailer in 2009 when its brakes seized up in sub-zero temperatures and he began to feel numb from the cold.
Mrs Feinstein also railed against Mr Gorsuch's record as a lawyer in former President George W Bush's Justice Department on so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques".
But South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham warned: "If we have to, we will change the rules. And it looks like we're going to have to."
Democrats are also still fuming at Senate Republicans for refusing to even consider then-Democratic President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee last year.
There has been a vacancy on America's highest court since conservative judge Antonin Scalia died in February 2016.
If confirmed, Judge Gorsuch would restore the conservative majority to the nine-seat bench, which holds the final say in US legal matters. | Democrats have enough votes to use a tactic called a filibuster to thwart President Trump's Supreme Court nominee. |
36,284,161 | In a New York Times report, Dr Grigory Rodchenkov alleges dozens of athletes, including at least 15 medallists at the 2014 Winter Olympics, were part of an extensive state-run doping programme.
Skier Alexander Legkov and bobsledder Alexander Zubkov insist they are clean.
The International Olympic Committee said the claims must be investigated.
But Legkov, who won gold and silver medals in Sochi, said legal action "needed" to be taken over the allegations.
"It is complete rubbish and we need to stop it," he said.
"I performed honestly. My Olympic victory was not accidental."
Zubkov, who won two gold medals in Sochi, added: "It is all nonsense and slander directed at Russian sportsmen who took part in the Olympics. It is unacceptable."
Rodchenkov described a massive, tightly organised doping operation involving Russia's security service and the sports ministry.
Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has condemned the allegations as "a continuation of the information attack on Russian sport".
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov added they were "unsubstantiated" and the "slander of a defector".
Former Russian anti-doping agency worker Vitaly Stepanov had also claimed on the CBS network's 60 Minutes programme that undercover Russian intelligence agents posed as anti-doping staff to cover up cheating at Sochi.
The BBC and the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) have been unable to independently verify the allegations made in the programme.
Russian athletes have already been banned from international competition by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the sport's world governing body, after a Wada commission report alleged "state-sponsored" doping in the country.
Rodchenkov left his post after the report was published in November 2015. | Two Russian athletes named in doping allegations by the nation's former anti-doping chief have rejected the claims as "nonsense and slanderous". |
19,566,023 | In parts of India, elephants are kept in temples for religious reasons - taking part in ceremonies and festivals.
Efforts are on in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu to get these over-pampered tusked animals to slim down, officials have told the BBC.
Almost all the elephants kept in temples in the state have been found to be obese.
Accordingly, temple officials are reconfiguring the diets of their elephants on the advice of veterinary surgeons.
"The female temple elephant - 15 year-old Parvathi - is overweight by 500kg (80 stone) and efforts are on to reduce it," said Pon Jayaraman, executive officer of the Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple told the BBC Tamil service.
Another elephant in the Kallazagar Temple weighs 700kg more than the optimum for its age, according to Ravindran, the "Mahout" - or custodian - of the 48-year-old female elephant, Madhuravalli.
But veterinary surgeons point out that obesity and captivity go hand in hand.
Elephants eat up to 200 different varieties of food in the jungle, including fruits, flowers, roots and branches, but in captivity their diets often lack variety.
The experts also point out that the elephants in the wilderness are never exposed to foods such as rice, millets, salt and jaggery (an unrefined sugar set into blocks).
Wild elephants wander, trek uphill, cross streams and walk on a variety of terrain. They also compete with other wild animals for resources.
A senior forest veterinary officer in the state observed: "In captivity, elephants eat constantly, and that coupled with lack of exercise makes the animals obese."
But temple officials say the elephants are taken for walks of at least 5km each day based on vet advice.
But research has shown that in the wilderness an elephant has to walk at least 20 sq km (eight sq miles) to find its daily food intake of about 250kg of plant matter.
'Grave sin'
Dr AJT John Singh, former director the Wildlife Institute of India, called the practice a "grave sin".
"It's like confining a solitary person in... the middle of the forest," he said.
"Elephants are social animals and have amazing social bonds with one another. Breaking that, and keeping the animal alone, is like solitary confinement, the greatest form of punishment to a human being."
Temple authorities say that a near natural environment has been created for the elephants. But this is strongly disputed by animal rights activists.
Many of the temple elephants throughout India - including 37 in the state of Tamil Nadu - are living in appalling conditions, studies have shown.
Superstitions add to the discomfort of the elephants. For example, astrologers suggest feeding elephants will ward off evil.
The reasonable option, according to Dr John Singh, would be for several temples to join together to buy a patch of land with natural cover, water and food so that the animals can wander and be brought to the temple on festive occasions.
Activists have long pointed out that keeping an elephant in a temple itself is abuse and a gross violation of animal rights.
Elephants were employed as war machines in India in ancient times, and a detailed account in the 2,000-year-old book Gajasastra even defines the methods for keeping an elephant healthy.
Vets point out that even feeding the temple elephants other than what they eat in their natural habitat indirectly amounts to abuse. | Authorities in India are being presented with a massive task - managing the weight of obese elephants kept in temples. |
36,118,931 | Stirling's Sean Dickson headed narrowly wide before Marsh drilled home following Scott Linton's corner.
Marsh headed in from Ross Millen's cross and David Gormley fired Clyde's third from close range.
Stirling's Ross Smith was shown a straight red card with 25 minutes left, but Scott Burns fired a reply.
Victory lifted Clyde above Queen's Park, who lost to Annan Athletic, into third place, meaning a play-off semi-final against Elgin City. | David Marsh scored twice as Clyde defeated 10-man Stirling Albion to finish third in Scottish League Two and qualify for the promotion play-offs. |
31,604,096 | Plymouth Hospitals Trust said routine operations including hernia repair and knee and hip replacements had been cancelled at Derriford Hospital.
The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has increased its alert from red to black.
"Black alerts" are also in place at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and Yeovil Hospital in Somerset.
The alert means a hospital's services are overwhelmed by demand.
Kevin Baber, chief operating officer for Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "In January we cancelled about 700 operations either on the day of surgery or in advance.
"I would expect February to be the same, so it will be over 1,000 and we're very sorry about that."
Mr Baber said: "The patients that have attended our A&E department have needed to. We have not seen large numbers of patients attending who are inappropriate attenders."
He said he "could not answer" when the trust would not be on "black alert".With a fourth South West trust on black alert, the crisis afflicting the region's health service is deepening. The Royal Devon and Exeter (RD&E) and Yeovil are foundation trusts - a status awarded only to higher performing hospitals - yet even they are struggling to cope.
The fact that so many frail older people are in hospital adds to the strain. Latest figures show, in a single week, 361 patients couldn't be discharged from the RD&E because the care they needed wasn't in place.
Sally Mountjoy, BBC South West correspondent
With a fourth South West trust on black alert, the crisis afflicting the region's health service is deepening. The Royal Devon and Exeter (RD&E) and Yeovil are foundation trusts - a status awarded only to higher performing hospitals - yet even they are struggling to cope.
The fact that so many frail older people are in hospital adds to the strain. Latest figures show, in a single week, 361 patients couldn't be discharged from the RD&E because the care they needed wasn't in place.
What is a black alert?
•The NHS uses a national internal alert system based on the colours green, amber, red and black to rank how busy a local health and social care system is
•Black alert status occurs when a hospital cannot cope with the number of people coming into the accident and emergency department because not enough people are being discharged
•It effectively means the hospital does not have enough bed capacity to cope
Matthew Beadnall, 23, has been suffering from severe abdominal pain since September 2014.
He was due to attend an appointment with a consultant at Derriford Hospital on 2 February but said it was cancelled four days before.
Mr Beadnall has another appointment on Monday but is expecting that to be cancelled.
He is on co-codamol painkillers "to keep the pain at bay" and said the last five months had been "a nightmare".
Elsewhere, the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has been on alert status since last Tuesday.
Dr Iain Chorlton, NHS Kernow governing body member, said: "Improvements continue to be seen across the health and care system and no elective operations have been cancelled today."
He said the status remained so it could continue to "focus on getting people home from hospital when they're ready to leave".
"Some of the steps we have taken to reduce pressure include increasing the number of clinicians working in and supporting the emergency department, including a GP working during peak times and more social workers in the department to help discharge people," he added.
The local authority, Cornwall Council is funding a recruitment campaign for more care workers in response to the crisis.
In Somerset, Yeovil District Hospital said it was contacting those patients whose appointments had been cancelled.
Paul Mears, chief executive, said 14 operations had been cancelled on Monday and Tuesday.
Torbay Hospital has been on red alert for the past week and Dorset County Hospital is also on red alert - one level below black. | More than 1,000 operations are thought to have been cancelled at a hospital in Devon that has been on "black alert" since January. |
33,085,738 | They were carrying out maintenance work on the sewer system at a housing estate in Portmarnock at the time of the accident on Wednesday afternoon.
Dublin Fire Brigade officer Gerry Stanley told Irish broadcaster RTÉ that one of the men fell into the sewer pit.
Mr Stanley said when one of the man's colleagues attempted to assist him, he, too, got into difficulty.
They were rescued from the pit and brought to Beaumont Hospital, where one man remains in a critical condition.
Three firefighters involved in the rescue were also taken to hospital "as a precaution", but have since been discharged. | A man has been killed and another has been critically injured in a workplace accident in a sewer in County Dublin. |
38,141,670 | The high court in Mumbai said in August the ban "violated the constitution" and was discriminatory towards women.
The trust initially challenged the ruling in the Supreme Court but last month agreed to rescind the ban.
In recent months, India has seen a number of campaigns to allow women into religious shrines that bar their entry.
Although women are allowed into the compound and other parts of the Haji Ali mosque, the 2012 ban barred them from entering the inner sanctum, which houses the tomb of a Sufi saint.
The trust said it was a "sin" to allow women to touch the tombs of male saints.
Indian women fight to enter temples
About 100 women had entered the shrine on Tuesday, Zakia Soman of the rights group Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), told the BBC.
The BBMA had challenged the ban on women entering the 15th Century shrine in Mumbai's high court.
Women from all over India had petitioned the court to lift the ban and many of them were among the group that entered the mosque to offer prayers, Ms Soman said.
Campaigners say male clerics' decisions to keep women out of religious places represents the imposition of patriarchy in the name of religion. | A group of women has entered the inner sanctum of Mumbai's Haji Ali mosque four years after they were barred by the trust that runs the Sufi shrine. |
34,711,813 | Pakistan looked set to take control when a century opening stand between Mohammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali wiped out England's first-innings lead of 72.
But three wickets in the evening session left Pakistan 146-3, a lead of 74, with Hafeez still there on 97.
England were earlier all out for 306, James Taylor adding two runs to his overnight 74 and Samit Patel making 42.
The tourists require further wickets early on the fourth morning if they are to face a manageable fourth-innings chase on a pitch that is likely to offer yet more assistance to the spinners.
Alastair Cook's side need victory to avoid a series defeat.
That England remain in contention is largely down to efforts of seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who tirelessly stifled the Pakistan charge after the tourists' trio of spinners again disappointed.
England seemed unlikely to make a breakthrough until Azhar was run out in a comical mix-up with Hafeez.
In the following over and with the ball reverse-swinging, Anderson persuaded Shoaib Malik to kick away a ball that would have cannoned into middle stump.
And, with only 14 deliveries left in the day, Broad got Younus Khan in similar fashion, the right-hander not saved by a review which suggested the ball was taking the top of off stump.
England's main task on the fourth morning will be to remove Hafeez, who made the most of some good fortune to move to the verge of a ninth Test century.
He was given out caught behind on two off Anderson, only for third umpire Paul Reiffel to decide there was enough evidence to overturn the on-field decision, despite having nothing other than inconclusive television replays at his disposal.
And, on 11, Hafeez edged Moeen Ali, offering a very tough chance to Jonny Bairstow that hit the wicketkeeper's thigh and fell to the turf.
Reprieved, he combined with the obdurate Azhar, who also could have been given out lbw to Patel, for a first-wicket stand worth 101.
While England can rightly say that they created opportunities, their slow bowlers once again left too much work for Anderson and Broad.
On a pitch helpful enough to give the Pakistan spinners eight wickets, Adil Rashid, Moeen and Patel neither created opportunities nor stifled run-scoring.
While Azhar milked the singles that were too readily available - his 34 runs were scored from 115 balls without a single boundary - Hafeez played the aggressor.
He dispatched Moeen and Patel for a straight six apiece, heaved an Anderson slower ball over the leg-side fence as well as playing a number of eye-catching strokes through the off side late in the day.
While Patel was culpable in the England spinners' combined figures of 27-3-90-0, the Nottinghamshire man marked his first Test appearance for three years with his highest score.
Arriving at the crease after an out-of-sorts Taylor poked Rahat Ali behind, Patel scored freely, particularly against the spin bowlers.
His 42 included some flowing drives through the off side and was only ended when Yasir Shah produced a vicious leg-break that pitched on leg stump and clipped the top of off.
That was part of a slide that saw England lose their last four wickets for 21 runs, including the injured Ben Stokes - who will not bowl again in the game - batting at number 11 for a 10-ball duck.
Malik's error in allowing an Anderson inswinger to hit his front pad would turn out to be the last ball he faced in Test cricket, with the 32-year-old announcing his retirement from the longer form immediately after the close of play.
Recalled for this series, the right-hander made a career-best 245 in the first Test, but has since managed scores of only 0, 2, 7, 38 and 0.
However, he has still contributed with the ball - taking a career-best 4-33 with his off-spin in Sharjah.
"Family comes first," said Malik, who is married to Indian tennis player Sania Mirza. "This is the right time to say goodbye to this format."
Listen to Simon Mann and Geoffrey Boycott's review of each day's play via the TMS podcast
Listen to commentary highlights from the series on Pint-Sized TMS | England struck late on day three to leave the third and final Test against Pakistan evenly poised in Sharjah. |
34,866,685 | George "Johnny" Johnson, who is in his 90s, was just 22 when he took part in the 1943 air raid on German dams using experimental "bouncing" bombs.
The 1955 film - The Dam Busters - cemented its place as one of the most famous episodes of World War Two.
Mr Johnson, who lives in Westbury on Trym, received the honour from Lord Mayor Councillor Clare Campion-Smith.
A bomb aimer, he joined the newly formed 617 Squadron in March 1943.
On 16 May of that year he was one of the 133-strong squadron who dodged anti-aircraft fire, power cables and mountainous terrain to drop the four-tonne skipping bomb on dams in the Ruhr Valley.
Codenamed Operation Chastise, eight of the 19 planes were lost, 53 men died and three were captured.
But the young sergeant survived the mission and has now been presented with a special Lord Mayor's Medal in recognition of his "work for his country".
"We had no idea of what the target was going to be until the day of the raid, when we did the briefing," he said.
"But it's something which I'll never forget - it must be the greatest experience of my service career."
Ms Campion-Smith said the Dambusters story was "one of the greatest tales of heroism in this country" and it was an "honour" to present the award to the Squadron Leader.
"The actions of all the men involved with Operation Chastise have become legend in the minds of the British public and a symbol of our country's heroism and technical ingenuity," she said.
"As a Bristol resident it is absolutely right that we as a city should honour and recognise his service to our country." | The last British survivor of the Dambusters raid has been presented with the Bristol Lord Mayor's Medal. |
32,672,639 | Production from all Dunlin cluster fields will shut down in mid-June ahead of the decommissioning process.
Dunlin Alpha will remain "fully manned and operational", exporting third-party oil into the Brent system pipeline in the meantime.
Fairfield cited the depressed oil price and "challenging operational conditions" as reasons for the move.
The decommissioning process, which requires regulatory approvals, is expected to cost about £400m.
The Dunlin field started production in August 1978, with production peaking at about 120,000 barrels per day in 1979.
The oil field is situated 300 miles north-east of Aberdeen in the East Shetland basin, just a few miles from the Norway boundary line.
It was originally operated by Shell but Fairfield acquired the Dunlin, Dunlin SW, Merlin and Osprey fields in 2008.
Earlier this year, Royal Dutch Shell began consulting on its plan to remove the first of the iconic Brent platforms in what will be the biggest North Sea decommissioning project to date.
Like the Dunfield field, it was originally projected to last 25 years but produced oil for 37.
The decommissioning of oil and gas installations in the UK sector of the North Sea could cost £40bn over the next 35 years.
According to industry body Oil and Gas UK, there are 113 oil platforms and 189 gas platforms in the UK Continental Shelf.
Fairfield said its subsidiaries Fairfield Betula and Fairfield Fagus, along with joint venture partner MCX Dunlin, would launch the Dunlin decommissioning programme, subject to regulatory approvals.
The phased process is expected to take a number of years, with "high offshore activity levels maintained throughout".
Fairfield chief executive David Peattie said: "The Dunlin asset has now achieved maximum economic recovery.
"Taking into account the asset's lifecycle, the depressed oil price and challenging operational conditions in the North Sea, starting the decommissioning process is the most appropriate action.
"Our investment programme has prolonged the life of Dunlin leading to a notable contribution to the British economy and the creation of jobs in North Sea oil and gas.
"We are fully committed to delivering a safe and transparent decommissioning process and will work closely with staff and stakeholders to achieve this."
Fairfield Energy is a UK-focused operator, with offices in Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex and in Aberdeen.
Responding to Fairfield's announcement, WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "Having made massive profits over the years, it's only right that the oil industry cleans up its mess.
"In preparing its decommissioning plans, it's critical that the company takes all the necessary steps to ensure the marine environment is protected." | Fairfield Energy has announced plans to decommission its Dunlin Alpha platform in the North Sea. |
22,506,826 | Researchers at Essex University looked at the height, weight and age of 10,000 children and found 6% were too thin.
Experts believe that weighting too little can be more damaging to health than weighing too much.
Dr Gavin Sandercock from the research team said that more attention should be given to helping underweight kids.
"The fact is the UK is obsessed with overweight and obesity - yet it is now accepted that underweight may pose a much greater risk to health," he said.
The researchers said some of the reasons for the number of underweight kids in the UK could be the fear of becoming too fat, rising food prices, poor diets and lack of muscle due to not enough exercise.
Being underweight can lead to a lack of energy in kids and can weaken their immune system, meaning they are more susceptible to illnesses.
Dr Sandercock called for better training for doctors to spot the problem and new ways of helping parents too. | A new study suggests the issue of underweight school children is being missed due to an "obsession" with tackling obesity. |
38,825,752 | The ruling is likely to see Jamaica and Ukraine promoted to silver and bronze respectively behind the United States.
Krivoshapka, 29, has not competed since 2013, the same year she won bronze at the World Championships in Moscow.
Russian discus thrower Vera Ganeeva and Turkish boxer Adem Kilicci have also tested positive in a review of samples.
Ganeeva finished 23rd in the discus while Kilicci was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight boxing tournament.
Four hundred and ninety-two samples have now been reanalysed with improved anti-doping methods since London 2012 and the International Olympic Committee states that there are "likely to be more confirmed adverse analytical findings in the coming weeks and months as the reanalysis programme continues".
More than 1,000 Russian athletes were part of a state-sponsored doping programme between 2011 and 2015, according to a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency and published in December.
Russia returned more positive tests than any other nation in the re-analysis of Beijing 2008 and London 2012 samples in 2016.
Seventeen Russian athletes tested positive in the review of samples from China, with another 13 showing up from the Games in London four years later. | Russia have been stripped of their 4x400m relay silver from London 2012 after sprinter Antonina Krivoshapka tested positive for steroid turinabol. |
36,488,292 | The 22-year-old centre, who is moving to Exeter from Bath this summer, is a member of the England Saxons squad currently touring South Africa.
Devoto made his England debut against Wales last month, having been an unused replacement during the Six Nations.
"He's given me a few technical points, but the main one is just the desire to play for England," he told BBC Sport.
"He's proven that he'll break the mould in terms of selection and pick new faces who have shown that they want to play for England.
"The main work for me is to just the desire to play for England and that consistent performance, so that's something I've taken on board."
Since making his Bath debut in 2012, Devoto has scored nine tries and was in the side which lost the 2015 Premiership play-off final to Saracens.
He is now working with Exeter backs coach Ali Hepher, who is currently in charge of the Saxons squad.
"Ali's had a very successful year with Exeter this year, it was an unbelievable achievement for them," he said.
"I'm really excited just to be a part of that next year.
"He's a very good coach, and having only spent a week and a half together, I'm already seeing what kind of a coach he is." | Ollie Devoto says England boss Eddie Jones has told him he must show he has the will to play for the national side. |
30,796,462 | The 41-year-old was walking in Westwood Crescent, Hamilton, when he was attacked by three men who got out of a dark BMW car at about 16:15 on Monday.
The man is being treated for his injuries at Wishaw General Hospital.
Police are trying to establish a motive and are studying CCTV footage and conducting door-to-door inquiries. They have appealed for witnesses.
The three suspects are described as between 20 to 30 years old.
Two of the men were wearing black jackets with goggles stitched into the hoods.
The third man was wearing a camouflage jacket. He had blond hair which was shaved close on the side.
Dot Sgt Martin McKendrick, of Police Scotland, said: "This was a particularly vicious attack and as yet we have still to establish a motive.
"I want to reassure those living in the area that incidents of this nature are rare. We are doing all that we can currently to trace those responsible. We have conducted door-to-door inquiries and we continue to analyse available CCTV.
"I would like to speak to anyone who was in the vicinity of Westwood Crescent on 12 January around 1600 hours who either witnessed this attack or has noticed a dark BMW vehicle in the area."
Det Sgt McKendrick added: "It's important we trace those responsible and any information you may have could greatly assist our investigation." | A man is in a stable condition in hospital after being stabbed in an unprovoked attack in South Lanarkshire. |
36,158,975 | Nick Blackwell suffered a bleed on the skull in a loss to Chris Eubank Jr in March and was put in an induced coma.
Dan, 23, a journeyman who won only seven of his 61 fights but was stopped just once, decided to quit before learning his brother would recover.
"I thought my brother was dead - just that thought..," he said.
The father-of-two said he did not want to put his family through what he experienced when waiting for Nick to wake in hospital.
"What I went through with Nick was horrible," he added.
"I sent a message to my girlfriend [Chantelle]. I was a mess on the night, saying 'I'm sorry for what I put you through, if you felt 1% of what I'm feeling now. I'm never going to box again'."
Nick Blackwell woke from his coma on 2 April, calling it the "toughest fight of his life" but saying he held "no hard feelings" towards Eubank Jr.
The injuries the 25-year-old suffered mean he will never again fight as a professional, and Dan admits he is "upset" at the thought neither will box in the future.
"Not being able to do it again is horrible," added the full-time bricklayer, whose only stoppage defeat came against Welshman Liam Williams.
"My mum [Cindy] has never liked me and Nick boxing. But I've always done what Nick's done.
"I don't want to be still in boxing, fighting and all the rest of it, knowing he can't fight. With him, I don't think it's sunk in yet that he's not fighting anymore." | Dan Blackwell - the younger brother of former British middleweight champion Nick - has retired from boxing after fearing for his sibling's life. |
30,812,541 | On Tuesday 20 January, the BBC marked the 750th anniversary of the first elected parliament at Westminster and 800 years since the signing of Magna Carta with Democracy Day - a day of live events, discussions and debate, thrown into sharp relief recently by the Paris shootings, Hong Kong protests and Scottish Referendum.
As part of this we hosted two conversations on our multilingual @viabbc account on Twitter with prominent speakers Anas Altikriti and Marta Lagos.
Between 1200-1300 GMT
Anas Altikriti is chairman of the Muslim Association of Britain and president of the Cordoba Foundation, a think tank focusing on Islamic issues.
He answered your questions around the topic of 'Has democracy failed the Arab world?'.
The British Islamist intellectual and lobbyist for the Muslim Brotherhood will be in the BBC's London office and will take questions from all over the world.
Catch up on the conversation here.
Between 1400-1500 GMT
Marta Lagos, founding director of opinion poll organisation Latinobarometro corporation.
She is also the author of Barometro CERC which monitored Chilean transition to democracy from 1987 to the present.
She answered your questions on the topic 'Who needs democracy anyway?' from her base in Chile.
Follow up on the conversation here. | What do you think about democracy in the modern world? |
35,906,696 | A knife was used in the incident at Thomas Cook on Penlline Road, Whitchurch, at about 12:30 GMT on Saturday.
South Wales Police said three men were in custody and nobody was injured. | Three men have been arrested following an armed robbery at a Cardiff travel agency. |
38,185,582 | The German put everything into this season, as he explained in his statement on Friday. The pressure of those last few races was plain to see in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, in the way it peeled off him by degrees in the hours after the race.
While thinking about how hard winning that title was, his thoughts turned very quickly to what it would take to try to beat Lewis Hamilton again in 2017. He clearly felt that at the age of 31, with a young daughter, he was not prepared to make those sacrifices any more.
All in all, it is a classy move from a classy man.
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Rosberg was not the most illuminating of interviewees this season - his total focus on the championship included a refusal to contemplate any questions about the championship situation, Hamilton or anything else beyond his "one-race-at-a-time" mantra.
And yet somehow he did it in a way that combined approachability, humility, respect for the media, humour and humanity.
In so doing, the respect in which he was held - already high - went up.
Rosberg was always a very fine grand prix driver. His problem - if you can call it that - was he was operating in a period in which there were a number of great ones.
Hamilton - the burning natural talent, a force of nature - is one. Fernando Alonso - with an ability just as high, but making up in consistency and relentlessness what tiny last bit of speed he perhaps sacrificed to Hamilton - another.
Some would argue the case for Sebastian Vettel's place in that firmament - he has four titles and 42 wins under this belt - but it has become clear in recent years that he operates at his best only in very specific circumstances.
And in recent years, there has been the emergence of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.
Because of this, and the way Hamilton, Alonso, Ricciardo and Verstappen drove in 2016, Rosberg would have been at the top of very few dispassionate observers' lists of the best drivers of the year, despite clearly driving better than he ever had before.
Rosberg was well aware of where he stood - it was obvious from the deferential terms he used to describe Hamilton's talent.
But what he lacked in that last smidgen of ability that separates the very good from the great, he worked hard at making up with application and an intellect that was rare even among top F1 drivers.
In the way he operated, it was very clear this was a man who gave up the chance to do a degree in engineering at a university in London to focus on his racing career.
He has gone toe-to-toe with Hamilton in the same car for four years now and he can hold his head up high.
In that time, Hamilton has won 32 races, Rosberg 22; Hamilton taken 54 podiums, Rosberg 48; Hamilton scored 1,334 points, Rosberg 1,195.
On balance, when you look only at races in which circumstances have allowed them to be direct competitors, Hamilton has beaten Rosberg at a ratio of about 2:1 and has been on average just over 0.1secs quicker in qualifying.
Considering Hamilton is - as Jenson Button puts it - "one of the fastest drivers ever to race in F1", that puts Rosberg at a very high level indeed.
As soon as Rosberg won the first four races of this season, people up and down the F1 paddock were saying this was the best chance he would ever get of winning the championship. The thought was clearly in Rosberg's mind, too.
Hamilton got back into the lead, only to lose it again. And he was poised to reclaim it only for his engine to fail while leading the race in Malaysia.
Reading Rosberg's statement, his achievement in holding it together under immense pressure once fate turned the season his way that afternoon in Sepang - followed by his win in Japan a week later - comes into even sharper focus.
"When I won the race in Suzuka, from the moment when the destiny of the title was in my own hands, the big pressure started and I began to think about ending my racing career if I became world champion," he wrote.
"On Sunday morning in Abu Dhabi, I knew that it could be my last race and that feeling cleared my head before the start.
"I wanted to enjoy every part of the experience, knowing it might be the last time. And then the lights went out and I had the most intense 55 laps of my life. I took my decision on Monday evening, after reflecting for a day."
He added: "I gave it everything I had, didn't leave a stone unturned and I am not willing to do that again next year. Just following my heart. You only live once and this feels completely right."
Not a great F1 driver, perhaps. But a great man, certainly, and a brave and singular one, too. | Nico Rosberg's decision to announce his retirement from Formula 1 just five days after clinching his first world title is a major shock - but perhaps it should not be. |
36,852,365 | The Royal Navy said it has launched an immediate investigation after HMS Ambush was involved in the "glancing collision" while submerged off the coast of the British territory.
There is "some external damage" but no crew members were injured, it added.
The Astute-class attack submarine's nuclear reactor was undamaged.
In a statement on the Ministry of Defence website, the Navy said the incident took place at approximately 13:30 local time on Tuesday.
"We are in contact with the merchant vessel and initial indications are that it has not sustained damage.
"The submarine suffered some external damage but there is absolutely no damage to her nuclear plant and no member of the ship's company was injured in the incident."
Further checks would be carried out but there are no safety concerns, said the Navy.
Photographs of HMS Ambush arriving in Gibraltar appear to show damage to the front section of its conning tower.
The submarine is reported to be a regular visitor to Gibraltar, having last stopped in the territory in June and March.
One of the Royal Navy's three Astute-class submarines - Britain's largest and most advanced attack submarines - HMS Ambush is 97m (318ft) in length, cost more than £1bn and carries torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles.
It joined the fleet at the Faslane naval base in 2013 after two years of sea trials. The Royal Navy is due to take delivery of three further Astute-class submarines. | One of the UK's newest nuclear-powered submarines has docked in Gibraltar after a collision with a merchant vessel during a training exercise. |
36,552,937 | The barrier will be built in Winchester, Hampshire around North Walls and Park Avenue including St Bede School and The Art College.
Roy Perry, leader of Hampshire County Council, said it would "provide much needed relief and peace of mind".
The area previously flooded in 2000 and 2014.
The wall will be constructed in red brick to match existing walls in the area, but its foundation will be constructed out of reinforced concrete to resist water pressures.
It is being funded by Hampshire County Council, Winchester City Council, Southampton University, and the Environment Agency.
Mr Perry said: "This is a good example of a joined up approach by partners to help protect Winchester residents."
Work is expected to start in the summer and be completed at the end of the year. | A £895,000 flood defence wall is to be built in a town to prevent a repeat of the severe flooding the area has experienced. |
36,389,526 | The Australian first arrived in England with Saracens in 2008 following a six-year spell with NSW Waratahs.
After a season under Eddie Jones at Saracens, he moved on to Wasps in 2009, spending two years at Adams Park before joining Japanese side Kyuden Voltex.
He returned to Australia with Western Force before rejoining Wasps at the start of the 2014-15 season.
Jacobs said: "I'd like to thank Bob Dwyer, who signed me to my first pro contract, Ewen McKenzie for giving me my first cap as a Waratah, Eddie Jones for bringing me over to Europe, Tony Hanks and Shaun Edwards for convincing me to sign with Wasps, and Dai Young in bringing me back to Wasps."
Jacobs, who has recently become a father for the first time, plans to stay in England in a coaching capacity.
Sydney-born Jacobs played 57 times for Wasps in his first two seasons with the club, scoring 10 tries, but he has been more of a squad player over the past three years, making just 31 further appearances.
He has not played since suffering a knee injury in the 15-11 Champions Cup defeat by Toulon in January.
Eddie Jones, the man who brought Jacobs to England, was full of praise for his fellow Australian.
"Ben's a lovely guy," said the England coach.
"He played a lot of good Super Rugby in Australia, particularly for the Waratahs. And, when I took over at Saracens, he was one of the guys I brought over.
"Unfortunately, Ben had a few injuries for Saracens, but since then he's done really well for Wasps and has played superbly for them.
"Guys like Elliot Daly have benefited enormously from playing with him. I'm sure, for the rest of his life, Ben will look back at his rugby with affection and enjoy those memories."
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young added: "Ben has been a key figure within Wasps' squad during his two stints with the club.
"He has been a great influence within this group on and off the field and has made a big contribution over the past few seasons as we've worked our way up the table." | Wasps centre Ben Jacobs is to retire at the age of 34, after 14 years in professional rugby. |
33,541,257 | Team Sky's Froome finished the 188km route from Pau to Cauterets alongside most of his rivals, and leads Tejay van Garderen by two minutes and 52 seconds.
Defending champion Vincenzo Nibali lost 50 seconds as he was dropped in the final stretch, following the arduous climb up the Col du Tourmalet.
Tinkoff-Saxo's Majka finished a minute ahead of Ireland's Dan Martin.
It was Pole Majka's third stage win at the Tour after two victories in 2014 and he looked a sure bet to reach Cauterets first from the moment that he burst off the front of a breakaway group of seven riders during the climb up to the Tourmalet.
"I knew this stage would be hard but I like this weather when it is warm and today I had a positive opportunity," said Majka. "I am so happy and this victory is for my team-mates and Ivan Basso."
There were relatively few problems for 30-year-old Froome on another hot day in the Pyrenees, with the stage lacking the drama of his spectacular attack on the climb to La Pierre-Saint-Martin on Tuesday.
He was always protected by team-mates Geraint Thomas, who remains fifth in the general classification, and Richie Porte and there were no meaningful attacks from his general classification rivals Van Garderen, Nibali, Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador, as everyone seemed content to let the breakaway contest the stage win.
"My team-mates rode fantastically," said Froome. "They really kept a hold and kept a control on a race that could have blown out of control very easily."
Indeed, the big loser of the day was Italian Nibali, who appeared to be in much better form than he showed on Tuesday only to fall off the back of the yellow jersey group as it made its way up the short but steep climb of Cote de Cauterets.
By that point Dutch rider Bauke Mollema had sprinted off the front to take the vital seconds that allowed him to force his way into the top 10 in the overall standings - his place coming at Nibali's expense.
Froome did lose two seconds to Alejandro Valverde after the Spaniard's late sprint but the Team Sky rider still has an advantage of almost four minutes over the Movistar rider.
The Team Sky leader also remains top of the King of the Mountains classification - and with team-mate Porte still second the Australian will once again wear the polka dot jersey on Thursday.
But Peter Sagan wrestled back the green jersey as the race's leading sprinter after finishing above Andre Greipel in the day's intermediate sprint.
Those were relatively minor considerations on a day that comprised four category three climbs, the category one Col d'Aspin and the hors catergorie Tourmalet.
It was a day of attacks from the moment the Tour left Pau and with more punishing conditions there were six withdrawals, including two from the AG2R-La Mondiale team.
A superb ride from Martin enabled him to cross from the main group to a breakaway of six and they remained together until Majka made his move.
It is unlikely that a breakaway will claim the stage on Thursday, when another tough day in the Pyrenees will end with a 15.8km climb up to Plateau de Beille.
"This race isn't over," added Froome. "I can expect every day that someone's going to try to take the race on and make it difficult and try to get some time back."
BBC Sport's Matt Slater: "This felt like the calm after the storm. That is not to say nothing happened: it just did not happen at the sharp end.
"The first hour was some of the most furious racing we have seen at this year's race as breaks escaped, got caught and went again with a new cast.
"The winner, last year's King of the Mountains Rafal Majka, got in the right group and then went solo on the Tourmalet. Dan Martin tried to make it a duo but ran out of road for the second time in five days.
"This was fine by Chris Froome. Sheltered by Luke Rowe and Ian Stannard early on, his climbing buddies Richie Porte and Geraint Thomas helped him home.
"Astana tried to test Team Sky on the Tourmalet but it looked like it was their leader Vincenzo Nibali who suffered the most. The other challengers just kept their heads down, perhaps thinking about podium places, not yellow."
See the full standings
1. Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 5hrs 2mins 1sec
2. Daniel Martin (Ire) Cannondale-Garmin +1min
3. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon +1min 23secs
4. Serge Pauwels (Bel) MTN-Qhubeka +2mins 8secs
5. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar +3mins 34secs
6. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis +3mins 34secs
7. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory +5mins 11secs
8. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar +5mins 19secs
9. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky +5mins 21secs
10. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo +5mins 21secs
1. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky 41hrs 3mins 31secs
2. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing +2mins 52secs
3. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar +3mins 9secs
4. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar +3mins 59secs
5. Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky +4mins 3secs
6. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo +4mins 4secs
7. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Soudal +4mins 33secs
8. Robert Gesink (Ned) Team Lotto NL-Jumbo +4mins 35secs
9. Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin +6mins 44secs
10. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory +7mins 5secs
Selected others:
11. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana +7mins 47secs
16. Dan Martin (Ire) Cannondale-Garmin +16mins 38secs
31. Adam Yates (GB) Orica-GreenEdge +31mins 11secs | Britain's Chris Froome maintained his grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey as Rafal Majka claimed stage 11. |
38,523,738 | The 28-year-old centre-back, who signed on a free transfer from Plymouth in June, has started 17 League One games for Rovers so far this season.
He picked up the injury in Monday's 4-1 loss at Charlton Athletic.
Meanwhile, on-loan midfielder Charlie Colkett, 20, has been recalled to his parent club Chelsea, after 17 Rovers appearances in all competitions. | Bristol Rovers defender Peter Hartley has been sidelined for up to three months with a foot injury. |
36,303,698 | The teams met at a sparsely populated Old Trafford after Sunday's game was called off following a bomb scare.
Wayne Rooney tucked the home side ahead after Rashford's dummy, then the young striker drilled in from 12 yards.
Ashley Young converted Rooney's pass, before Chris Smalling diverted in Max Gradel's shot as United finished fifth.
The final-game victory took the hosts above Southampton, who go into the Europa League qualifying stage next season.
Now the Red Devils turn their attentions to Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley.
Louis van Gaal, who still faces an uncertain future, is aiming to lead United to their first major trophy since the Premier League title under Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013.
Plenty of attention was focused on United striker Rashford after the 18-year-old was a shock inclusion in England's initial 26-man squad for Euro 2016.
The youngster was largely anonymous for the majority of the first half, managing just 12 touches as he was starved of service.
However, the game's first moment of quality came when Rashford again failed to touch the ball - a marvellous dummy for Rooney's opener, the 30-year-old's 100th goal at Old Trafford.
The teenager showed mature awareness to leave Anthony Martial's pass, following the France forward's neat one-two with Juan Mata, for his skipper to fire in from close range.
"The complete skill, awareness and vision of Rashford not to touch that ball is where the quality was," said BBC Radio 5 live summariser Pat Nevin.
Rashford looked lively when the teams returned after the break, his sharp movement and exuberant skill providing United's brightest moments.
Fittingly, he thumped in Antonio Valencia's cushioned header after another Rooney pass - before he was substituted to a standing ovation after 79 minutes.
United could have technically still qualified for the Champions League, although it would have required a record - and entirely improbable - 19-goal victory to overhaul neighbours Manchester City.
More realistically, Van Gaal's side needed a point to secure automatic qualification to the group stage of next season's Europa League.
And a fifth-place finish ahead of Southampton never looked in doubt against a Bournemouth side with nothing to play for.
Both clubs were allowed to name different teams for the rearranged game, with many expecting the Dutchman to make changes with Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace in mind.
However, he surprisingly named the same starting line-up with Rooney again playing in a deeper midfield role.
The England captain was instrumental throughout, pulling the strings in a dominant United performance.
Bournemouth can look back at their debut season in the English top flight with plenty of satisfaction, despite signing off with a convincing defeat.
The Cherries were one of the favourites to be relegated before the campaign, but finished comfortably clear of the bottom three.
An encouraging period of just two defeats in 12 matches - including back-to-back wins against defending champions Chelsea and Manchester United - moved Eddie Howe's side away from the thick of a relegation battle.
However, the south coast club only managed to win one of their final eight games, leaving them 16th in the table.
Chances were rare in their first league visit to Old Trafford until substitute Gradel's wayward shot hit Smalling and flew past the stranded David de Gea.
"There was disappointment towards the end of the season, but overall the players have been outstanding and we have to look forward with real optimism," said Howe.
"We'll reflect on a memorable season - the best in the club's history."
But Howe may find himself fighting a battle to hang on to some of his players, revealing the club had rejected a combined £20m bid from West Ham for striker Callum Wilson and midfielder Matt Ritchie.
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal:
"I like the second half, it's only the last minute I don't like. We played a very good second half against a very defensive opponent.
"We didn't reach our aim. We have to qualify for the Champions League. We have still the FA Cup final to go. Everyone has to make up his mind at how we have done this season at that time.
"I can only say I have a contract of three years and I want to fulfil that. The transition period is not over yet. I am still the manager."
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Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe:
"It's been a difficult couple of days. Not ideal for anyone. It was disappointing overall for us. They dominated possession, we struggled to get a stranglehold on the game.
"United were a level above us in most departments. We didn't make it as difficult for them as we could have done. There's lots for us to ponder over the summer."
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Match ends, Manchester United 3, Bournemouth 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Bournemouth 1.
Own Goal by Chris Smalling, Manchester United. Manchester United 3, Bournemouth 1.
Attempt missed. Max Gradel (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Benik Afobe (Bournemouth).
Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Charlie Daniels.
Offside, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard tries a through ball, but Ashley Young is caught offside.
Goal! Manchester United 3, Bournemouth 0. Ashley Young (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Steve Cook (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Wayne Rooney.
Substitution, Manchester United. Ashley Young replaces Anthony Martial.
Offside, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
Offside, Bournemouth. Tommy Elphick tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
Foul by Antonio Valencia (Manchester United).
Max Gradel (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Grabban replaces Callum Wilson.
Substitution, Manchester United. Memphis Depay replaces Marcus Rashford.
Substitution, Manchester United. Ander Herrera replaces Juan Mata.
Goal! Manchester United 2, Bournemouth 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Valencia with a headed pass.
Offside, Bournemouth. Benik Afobe tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steve Cook (Bournemouth).
Substitution, Bournemouth. Benik Afobe replaces Joshua King.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Max Gradel replaces Marc Pugh.
Juan Mata (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Juan Mata (Manchester United).
Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
Matt Ritchie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Juan Mata (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
Attempt missed. Chris Smalling (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross following a corner.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Adam Federici (Bournemouth) because of an injury.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Adam Federici.
Attempt saved. Antonio Valencia (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Matt Ritchie.
Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
Attempt blocked. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. | Marcus Rashford impressed as Manchester United clinched a Europa League group spot by beating Bournemouth in their rearranged Premier League match. |
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