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36,443,727 | The 26-year-old ex-Yeovil man has been a Lions player since 2014, but was one of seven to be released after the League One play-off final loss.
He made 39 appearances for Neil Harris' side last season and has signed a two-year deal at Stadium:MK.
Upson becomes Karl Robinson's first summer signing as he prepares for life back in the third tier.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League One-bound MK Dons will sign midfielder Ed Upson on 1 July when his contract with Millwall expires. |
38,877,988 | Two shots were fired at the house in Bawnmore Drive, Newtownabbey, at 20:45 GMT.
The PSNI is appealing for information. | A man in his 30s has escaped injury after shots were fired at a house in County Antrim on Sunday. |
32,558,065 | Entry to the weigh-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Friday was $10 (£6.60), although tickets were changing hands on the resale market for $800 (£530).
The fight is set to generate an estimated $400m (£265m).
American Mayweather scaled 146lb - one pound under the welterweight limit - and Pacquiao of the Philippines 145lb.
The pair will fight for the WBC, WBA and WBO welterweight titles.
"I believe that with my skills, I'm going to be victorious," said the 38-year-old Mayweather, who is unbeaten in 47 professional fights.
"I don't take anything away from Manny Pacquiao, he's a solid fighter and it will be an intriguing match-up.
"But after Saturday, I'll still be 'TBE' [The Best Ever]."
Pacquiao, who has 57 wins and five defeats from 64 pro fights, said: "It's a great responsibility for me to give enjoyment to the fans. The fans deserve to have a good fight, whether they are a fan of Mayweather or Pacquiao.
"The Lord will always be with me and strengthen me and deliver him into my hands."
Asked about the difference in size - Mayweather is 5ft 8ins and Pacquiao 5ft 6½ins with a reach difference of five inches in favour of the American - the Filipino southpaw added: "I've been fighting bigger guys - Oscar De La Hoya, Antonio Margarito... it doesn't matter to me."
The MGM Grand was abuzz the day before the fight, with people queuing to get into the Garden Arena hours before Mayweather and Pacquiao, 36, stepped on the scales.
It was the first time tickets had been sold for a weigh-in, with proceeds going to charity, and those that bought them were given a two-hour show.
Pacquiao was introduced to the stage first and looked relaxed, taking pictures of himself and waving to the large Philippine contingent.
Mayweather, on the other hand, was booed to the stage and looked tense, as he has done all week.
Pacquiao mouthed "thank you" to his rival as they engaged in the traditional stare-down, as a good-natured build-up continued.
"I don't know what he exactly said. No, I didn't respond," said Mayweather,
The MGM Grand Garden Arena holds 16,000 but as few as 500 tickets for the fight went on sale to the general public.
Tickets are changing hands on the resale market for as much as $350,000, while some have been prepared to pay $3,500 to watch the fight in one of 10 closed-circuit venues along the Las Vegas Strip.
Given the astronomical numbers involved, the fact this is a match-up between two of the greatest boxers ever has been forgotten by some.
Mayweather and Pacquiao have won world titles in five and six different weight divisions respectively. Whoever wins this weekend will be able to claim they are the best fighter of their era.
Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, admitted the remorseless hype had been hard to cope with.
"I've always liked big fights because I like big challenges," said Roach, who was in Oscar De la Hoya's corner when Mayweather beat him in 2007. "But, with this one, I might have bitten off more than I can chew.
"We're fighting a very good defensive fighter, but I'm one of those guys that believes offence wins fights. I think we'll overwhelm him with speed."
Roach felt both fighters had "declined a little bit", adding: "I've been watching Floyd's legs and they're not as good as they used to be. He doesn't move as fluently as he used to.
"We can knock him out late, but I really want to beat him on points. Either way, no problem."
Roach said Mayweather's relatively subdued mood in the build-up to the fight could be a sign that he is apprehensive about facing Pacquiao.
"At the first press conference, I told him we were going to kick his ass," said the 55-year-old American.
"I thought I was going to get something back, but we got nothing. He's been so nice, I really don't think he wants to be here."
Mayweather responded: "The camp went extremely smooth. I don't need to trash Manny Pacquiao, I know what I can do." | Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao weighed in as 11,500 fans watched on ahead of the most lucrative fight in history in Las Vegas on Saturday. |
34,936,860 | The unusual items, which have been loaned to a Bristol gallery by private collectors, date from the 1690s.
An urn-shaped grinder, a memorial grater adorned with a photo of a dead child, and one built into a walking stick are among the exhibits.
Curator Stephen Grey-Harris said the majority had never been seen in public.
Source: BBC Food | More than 200 nutmeg graters - billed as "the biggest ever collection" of the ornate implements gathered in a single place - have gone on display. |
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Leading with 700m left, Jonny, 26, began to weave over the road in hot and humid conditions in Cozumel.
Third-placed Alistair, 28, caught his brother, propping him up for the final couple of hundred metres before pushing him over the line in second place.
They were overtaken by South African Henri Schoeman, the eventual winner.
Victory in Mexico would have given Jonny the world title, but second place left him just four points behind Mario Mola.
The Spaniard was fifth on Sunday to top the overall standings.
Jonny, Olympic silver medallist at Rio 2016 and a bronze medallist at London 2012, collapsed to the ground the moment he crossed the finish line.
He required treatment but later tweeted he was OK, with a photo of himself lying in a hospital bed on a drip.
Alongside a video clip of the finish of the race, the 2012 world champion also wrote: "Normally when you have had too much to drink. This time it was the opposite #ouch"
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Alistair said it was "a natural human reaction" to come to the aid of his brother, adding: "I'd have done the same thing for anyone in that position."
He added: "I wish the flippin' idiot had paced it right and crossed the finish line first.
"He could have jogged that last two kilometres and won the race.
"You have to race the conditions. I was comfortable in third. I raced the conditions, I took the water on, made myself cool and I was all right."
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New champion Mola said the dramatic finale had overshadowed his success.
"First of all this was not how I wanted to win the world championship," the Spaniard said in an interview on the International Triathlon Union (ITU) website.
"I was already considering that the role of Alistair was to help Jonny. Considering that, I thought, 'I'm going to be second again, but at least I will fight to the end'.
"And when I heard Jonny isn't feeling well, I thought, 'I need to fight to the end'. We want everyone to be safe after the finish line."
Schoeman, who finished fourth in the overall standings, won the race - consisting of a 1.5km swim, 40km cycle and 10km run - in one hour 46 minutes 50 seconds, with both Brownlees 18 seconds behind. Mola was 46 seconds back in fifth.
The ITU dismissed the Spanish Triathlon Federation's appeal to disqualify Jonny, because "athletes can receive help from another athlete".
Race results
1. Henri Schoeman (SA) 1hr 46mins 50secs
2. Jonathan Brownlee (GB) +18secs
3. Alistair Brownlee (GB) same time
4. Richard Murray (SA) +45secs
5. Mario Mola (Spa) +46secs
ITU World Triathlon Series final standings
1. Mario Mola (Spa) 4,819pts
2. Jonathan Brownlee (GB) 4,815pts
3. Fernando Alarza (Spa) 4,087pts
Watch highlights of the final race on BBC Two and the BBC Sport website at 13:45 BST on Monday. | Exhausted Briton Jonny Brownlee needed to be helped over the finish line by brother Alistair in a dramatic end to the Triathlon World Series in Mexico. |
23,566,119 | Real coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed the Spaniards were in talks over signing the 24-year-old Spurs forward.
"The rumours that anything is imminent are not true," said Villas-Boas. "We allowed ourselves conversations with Real Madrid, confirmed by their coach - I think wrongly.
"But the only thing we've communicated is that the player is not for sale."
He added: "Carlo is a person I appreciate a lot and we have great respect for each other but, bearing in mind this situation, they have decided to make it public.
"Normally, situations like this in England are scrutinised by the Football Association with lots of care and attention. We have seen lots of people speaking about a player that is not theirs and we are due some respect."
Villas-Boas was speaking following his side's 5-2 defeat by Monaco in a pre-season friendly on Saturday.
Wales international Bale did not travel with the rest of the Tottenham squad for the game in the French principality.
Former Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow, who has been around the Real Madrid camp in Los Angeles this week, said he expects Bale to join the Bernabeu club.
He told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme: "The mood was very much one of confidence and expectation that Bale would go."
However, despite Bale also indicating to Spurs that he wants to speak to Real about a move, Villas-Boas insists he is planning for the 2013-14 season with Bale, who scored 26 goals last season, in his plans.
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"We are looking towards the future with Gareth," said Villas-Boas.
"In football anything is possible but what we've communicated so far is that we are not willing to concede to their [Real Madrid's] interest in the player."
Bale played the first half of Tottenham's pre-season friendly against Swindon on 16 July but not played since as the White Hart Lane club continue their build-up to the Premier League campaign.
"He picked up a pain in his foot from his individual training so he's recovered from the [earlier] injury he had to his gluteus," explained Villas-Boas.
"The medical department has examined him and given the red light to his involvement, so we can't have him training or playing at this moment." | Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has criticised Real Madrid for going public with their interest in Gareth Bale. |
33,298,501 | Michael Davies, 71, from Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, was on a coach trip with his wife when he went missing on the evening of Tuesday, 26 May.
The new CCTV footage shows him in the corridor of the Hotel Maria where they were staying on the night he vanished.
He was last seen in the street on CCTV in the early hours of the Wednesday.
In a statement released through Hampshire Constabulary, his family said: "We still remain in limbo with the not knowing where our husband, father and grandfather is.
"We are still crying out for any information about Mike - please contact the police ASAP if you have any."
Numerous searches involving specialist officers, dogs, and rescue volunteers have taken place in the areas surrounding Avenue Road where Mr Davies was last seen.
Water search officers have also conducted inquiries in the area of reed beds near Sandown and Yaverland seafront.
There is no evidence to suggest Mr Davies has been the victim of a crime. | Police searching for a south Wales holidaymaker who went missing on the Isle of Wight a month ago have released new CCTV images in a bid to find him. |
36,701,297 | The data, taken from 261 companies in the UK, suggests fraudsters are increasingly getting people's personal information from social media sites.
Cifas said Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn had become a "hunting ground" for identity thieves.
It said there were more than 148,000 victims in the UK in 2015 compared with 94,500 in 2014.
A small percentage of cases involved fictitious identities but most fraudsters assumed the identity of a real person after accessing their name, date of birth, address and bank details. More than 85% of the frauds were carried out online.
Some personal details were found by hacking computers but increasingly fraudsters used social media to put together the pieces of someone's identity, Cifas said.
It urged people to check their privacy settings and think carefully about what information they share online.
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The Get Safe Online campaign warns people not to give away details such as phone numbers, addresses or date of birth, or pictures of their home, workplace or school, in either profile information or posts.
Often victims did not even realise they had been targeted until a bill arrived for something they did not buy or they experienced problems with their credit rating, the fraud prevention service added.
Source: Cifas and Get Safe Online
A report out earlier this year estimated the annual cost of fraud in the UK was £193bn - equal to nearly £3,000 per head of population.
Business fraud accounted for £144bn, the study said, while fraud against individuals was estimated at £9.7bn.
Simon Dukes, Cifas chief executive, said: "Fraudsters are opportunists. As banks and lenders have become more adept at detecting false identities, fraudsters have focused on stealing and using genuine people's details instead.
"Society, government and industry all have a role in preventing fraud. However, our concern is that the lack of awareness about identity fraud is making it even easier for fraudsters to obtain the information they need.
"The likes of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other online platforms are much more than just social media sites - they are now a hunting ground for identity thieves.
"We are urging people to check their privacy settings today and think twice about what they share. To a fraudster, the information we put online is a goldmine." | The number of victims of identity theft rose by 57% last year, figures from fraud prevention service Cifas suggest. |
33,315,631 | The comedian and actor first appeared as a panellist on the quiz show in 2009.
His debut in the host's chair will be broadcast on Friday 17 September.
"It is a massive honour to follow in the footsteps of Barrys Norman and Took, of Simon Hoggart and the delectable Sandi Toksvig and be asked to take on this role," Jupp said.
"Sandi has been remarkable in her time in charge of The News Quiz and her legacy will live on forever amongst listeners.
"Following her departure my first job will be to lead the regulars and listeners through as many of the stages of grief as are ultimately deemed necessary (by a completely independent arbiter).
"Then it will simply be a matter of dumbing it down and sexing it up. Or vice versa, depending entirely on the circumstances."
Jupp hosted the R4 panel show It's Not What You Know and wrote and starred in radio sitcom In And Out Of The Kitchen as the cookery writer Damien Trench. He later adapted the show for TV.
The 35-year-old is a familiar face on TV in programmes such as Rev, The Thick Of It, Have I Got News For You and Mock The Week. He also played Archie the inventor in the pre-school TV series Balamory.
Jupp began his comedy career in stand-up while a student at Edinburgh University.
He has appeared in a number of films including Made in Dagenham and The Monuments Men as well as plays in the London's West End and at the National Theatre, where he is currently in the cast of Rules for Living, alongside Stephen Mangan.
Toksvig announced in April that she was to step down from The News Quiz - after nine years and 28 series - to set up a new political party named the Women's Equality Party. Her last programme was broadcast last week.
Commenting on her replacement, she said: "I couldn't be more delighted that Miles Jupp is taking over as host of The News Quiz. He is perfect - affable, funny and charming. I look forward to going from host to fan."
The News Quiz was first broadcast in 1977 and is now in its 87th series. | Miles Jupp is to take over from Sandi Toksvig as the new host of BBC Radio 4's comedy show The News Quiz. |
24,405,612 | The case, involving bribery, property fraud and money laundering, resulted in convictions for senior officials.
These included former city planning chief Juan Antonio Roca, who was jailed for 11 years and fined 240m euros (£202m, $300m) for pocketing huge sums.
Two of the coastal city's former mayors were also handed jail terms over the scams, which came to light in 2006.
Marisol Yague and Julian Munoz received sentences of six and two years, respectively.
A total of 85 men and women were accused in what is thought to be the biggest-ever case of local political corruption in Spanish history.
Roca, who managed the city's planning department in the 1990s, became one of Spain's richest men before he was accused of masterminding the corruption.
He was initially given the job at the peak of Marbella's construction boom by the city's notorious, late mayor, Jesus Gil, who died in 2004.
The verdict read out in court in the province of Malaga detailed a corruption ring involving building permits being handed out to a succession of officials in return for envelopes stuffed with cash.
Roca himself became extremely rich, with a portfolio of ranches, expensive cars and boats.
The sentences for Roca and the two disgraced mayors were significantly less than those demanded by prosecutors.
They had sought a 30-year term for Roca, who was detained in 2006, but the court took into account his admission of the scale of corruption.
Marbella's local government was forced to replace large numbers of personnel after the case was exposed. | Some 50 people have been convicted in a major corruption case centred on the Spanish resort of Marbella. |
36,034,373 | The Rail Accident Investigation Branch report into the collision said the driver, who had been involved in eight previous incidents, did not brake quickly enough.
But it also said the pedestrian made no effort to move away from the tram.
A Transport for Greater Manchester statement said Metrolink had an "excellent" safety record.
The pedestrian, who was "facing away" from the tram, was struck in Market Street at about 11:13 BST on 12 May 2015, despite the driver sounding his whistle.
The RAIB said: "The driver may have been distracted by his own thoughts. This is sometimes referred to as 'mind-wandering' or daydreaming."
The report found the driver had been involved in four collisions with vehicles and four other "operating incidents" since he joined Metrolink in 2003.
He pleaded guilty to driving without due care attention over the May crash and had been disciplined by his bosses.
He was found to be not at fault for three of the collisions and two of the other incidents.
The report stated that although the driver had been involved in a "relatively high" number of incidents, Metrolink had advised that his record "had not given any particular cause for concern".
However, it highlighted the importance of tram drivers' appraisals in order to identify "any issues that might affect their driving performance".
The report also recommended "improved care" for drivers involved in an accident, and further examination of "the need for additional risk control measures in the Piccadilly Gardens area".
Chris Thorpe, TfGM's safety and assurance manager, said: "We have met with the RAIB on a number of occasions throughout the investigation and continue to liaise with them on this matter." | A tram driver who struck a pedestrian in Manchester "may have been daydreaming", a report has found. |
39,418,952 | It said $850m will be spent on retooling its factory in Wayne where Ford plans to build Bronco and Ranger models.
In addition, Ford will create 130 jobs at its Romeo engine parts plant, it said in a statement.
In January, the US car giant said it would cancel a $1.6bn plant it had planned to build in Mexico.
US President Donald Trump, who put pressure on Ford over its planned Mexico investment, tweeted earlier on Tuesday:
"Big announcement by Ford today. Major investment to be made in three Michigan plants. Car companies coming back to US. JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!"
Ford's US investment announcement is largely in line with a previous agreement it reached with the United Auto Workers union.
Mr Trump has at times promoted job announcements at the White House that had been previously planned or announced.
Last week he praised an investment decision by Charter Communications that the company had announced before he was elected.
Ford will spend $150m on its Romeo plant to boost its ability to make car parts, and $200m will be ploughed into a new data centre.
"We're optimistic that we'll continue to see good economic growth for the US in the near term," said Joe Hinrichs, president of the Americas at Ford. "We feel very confident about our plan and our products and about investing in Michigan and the US."
The $1.2bn total is in addition to $700m to expand Ford's plant at Flat Rock in Michigan, which it announced in January.
Ford said last week that it expected higher investments, as well as other spending, to drag on 2017 earnings. | Ford has said it will spend $1.2bn (£1bn) as part of a planned upgrade of three Michigan plants. |
36,323,990 | Hurst, 41, had been linked with Notts County despite leading The Mariners back to the Football League for the first time in six years.
He is currently preparing the squad to face FC Halifax Town in the FA Trophy final on Sunday.
"I genuinely have no other offers out there to even be in consideration," he told BBC Radio Humberside.
"There is nothing to tempt me. I've had a chat with the board, I've got a rough idea of what we're about and then set about building a squad that we can still be proud of.
"It's got to be a realistic target that we set and I'm sure at some point we'll nail that down."
Hurst joined Town in 2011, taking over as sole manager in 2013 after Rob Scott was sacked for gross misconduct.
Under his tenure Grimsby have reached four play-offs in the fifth tier, finally achieving promotion after beating Forest Green 3-1 on Sunday, but there has been some fan unrest over Grimsby's progress.
"I have said one or two things along the way which has been for the benefit of the players," Hurst added.
"Our best performances have always been when the crowds are behind us, which we had on Sunday." | Grimsby Town boss Paul Hurst has said he has had no offers to 'tempt' him away from Blundell Park. |
39,560,646 | The suspect shot and killed his estranged wife, a teacher, and wounded two children who were behind her, one of whom died of his wounds.
He then turned the gun on himself, police said.
Police chief Jarrod Burguan described the incident as a suspected "murder-suicide" attempt.
The shooting happened at 10:30 local time (17:30 GMT) at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino county, 60 miles (96km) east of Los Angeles.
The gunman, named as 53-year-old Cedric Anderson, had gained entry to the school as a visitor and kept his weapon concealed until he opened fire in the classroom where 15 children with special needs were being taught, authorities said.
He killed his wife Karen Elaine Smith and fatally wounded eight-year-old Jonathan Martinez, who was airlifted to hospital but later died.
A nine-year-old pupil remains in hospital in a stable condition, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Mr Burguan tweeted shortly after the incident that the suspect was "down" and there was "no further threat". The school was immediately evacuated.
Up to 600 students were transferred by bus to nearby Cajon High School, where they were later met by their parents.
"Police operations are continuing to secure the area," Mr Burguan said earlier on Twitter, adding: "However, we do believe the threat is down."
In December 2015, 14 people were killed and 21 others wounded when a couple entered a disabled service centre in San Bernardino and began firing at a group of county health workers. | Two adults and a child have been killed in a shooting in a classroom of a primary school in San Bernardino, California, police say. |
35,865,096 | Striker Jay Donnelly is part of the Northern Ireland Under-21 squad to face Scotland in Paisley on 29 March.
Levi Ives and Andrew Mooney will travel to the Netherlands as the Under-19s play three games in the Uefa European Championship elite stage.
The Reds' games away to Ballymena on Saturday and Carrick Rangers on Tuesday 29 March have been rearranged.
Gerard Lyttle's side will face the Sky Blues on Saturday 2 April (15:00 BST), followed by their away trip to Carrick on Tuesday 5 April (19:45). | Cliftonville's two Irish Premiership Easter fixtures have been postponed due to international call-ups. |
39,610,859 | Foran was incensed by the award of Well's third goal, with Scott McDonald's header adjudged to have crossed the line before Owain Fon Williams could clear it.
The loss leaves Inverness five points adrift at the foot of the table.
"Today, an official has killed us," Foran told BBC Scotland.
"He's made a huge decision on the outcome of that game, and he's got it wrong by the sound of it.
"I'd be lying if I said I saw it - I didn't. My players are adamant it wasn't over the line. One of their players has told me it definitely wasn't over the line.
"I'm devastated hearing it from their players as well. It's a huge decision for the linesman to make. He's got to be 100% correct and he's obviously wrong, and it's killed us."
That McDonald effort was an especially bitter blow for an Inverness side who had fought back from two goals down to draw level with their Fir Park hosts.
The victory lifted Motherwell two points clear of the relegation play-off spot, with Dundee now second-bottom.
Caley Thistle boss Foran admits he would now welcome an 11th-place finish and a relegation play-off, saying his side's defensive frailties have once again proved fatal.
"We've got to deal with crosses better," he said. "Every time a cross comes in the box it's causing us a problem and we work on this so much as well. I can't take blame or responsibility for that. The players have got to pick up on crosses - it's schoolboy stuff.
"The first goal, you show a wide man down the line - we show him inside, he finishes it. The second one, ball hung up, goalkeeper should come and catch - he doesn't, and they score. What could I do about that? Nothing.
"But credit to them, they got themselves back in the game and it's another really good performance for large spells with the wrong result at the end. I'd love a terrible performance and the right result.
"At this stage now, you would (take a second-bottom finish). Let's be fair, you would. There's still 15 points up for grabs, but we've got to be better at the back."
Inverness director Richard Smith resigned from his position following a board meeting on Wednesday.
The club denied reports that meeting was held to discuss Foran's future, as the prospect of relegation to Scottish football's second tier looms larger.
The manager insists he is still convinced he can haul Caley Thistle clear of the mire.
"I said to the players, there's no magic man can come in and change things - it's us in there, the players, the staff that can get us out of this mess," he said.
"I've still got belief, I really do, and when I watch the lads play so well at times, how couldn't I? But if you cant defend crosses, you're asking for problems.
"I'm definitely committed. I love the club, I love the city. I can't speak for the board - they can speak themselves if they want to put a statement out. But it lies with me, most of it.
"It's a long season, it hasn't been good enough, but I'm very honest, I can't take a lot of blame today for the goals we conceded. The players have to stand up and take the blame for that." | Manager Richie Foran says a linesman's decision "killed" bottom club Inverness in their costly 4-2 Scottish Premiership defeat by Motherwell. |
37,754,525 | The ex-quiz show panellist, 46, from Caldicot, Monmouthshire, is accused of manslaughter, murder, assault and battery in Amsterdam in 1988.
He was detained under a European arrest warrant at Heathrow Airport last month.
Dutch authorities reportedly abandoned a bid to bring him to the Netherlands.
Mr de Mooi, whose real name is Joseph Connagh, was said to be "very pleased".
His manager said in a statement: "CJ is obviously very pleased with the result of today's hearing and will continue to co-operate with the Dutch authorities until this matter is finally concluded.
"He would like to thank the tens of thousands of people who have contacted him via social media and in person, for their lovely words and support during this traumatic time for him."
Mr de Mooi's autobiography, published last year, described an incident in which he said he may have killed a man while he lived on the streets.
He said he punched a man who approached him with a knife before throwing him into a canal in 1988.
In his book, he wrote: "He caught me on the wrong day and I just snapped. I fully suspect I killed him. I've no idea what happened to him."
Mr de Mooi, originally from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, adopted the name de Mooi when modelling.
He became a panellist on Eggheads in 2003 after winning a series of game shows. | Former Eggheads star CJ de Mooi will "continue to co-operate with the Dutch authorities" after a failed attempt to extradite him to the Netherlands over an alleged killing. |
38,786,544 | A dour opening half came to life just before the break when the visitors scored twice in two minutes.
First, Henrikh Mkhitaryan latched onto Chris Smalling's flick-on and raced through on goal before beating Kasper Schmeichel with a clinical finish.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic then took advantage of terrible Leicester marking to side-foot home his 15th Premier League goal of the season.
Juan Mata ensured there was no way back for the hosts when he finished off a one-two with Mkhitaryan early in the second half.
Leicester never looked like scoring, with their only shot on target a tame Wilfred Ndidi strike just before half-time.
Manchester United remain in the hunt for a top-four finish. They are sixth, one point behind Liverpool and two behind fourth-placed Arsenal.
Jose Mourinho was in charge of Chelsea the last time he visited the King Power Stadium. That was in December 2015 and he was sacked the day after a defeat that strengthened Leicester's title charge.
This time it is Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri who is under pressure. Far from defending their title, they are very much in a relegation dogfight and went into Sunday's game looking to record their first league win since New Year's Eve.
A pacy attack of Ahmed Musa and Jamie Vardy promised much but ultimately offered little, the latter in particular a shadow of the striker who scored in 11 consecutive Premier League games last season.
The Foxes have now failed to score a league goal in five games this year, but of equal concern for Ranieri will have been his side's defending. Ibrahimovic was left unmarked to poke home Manchester United's second and then Wes Morgan played two players onside for the third.
Leicester have not won away all season in the league, so it is their home form that has kept them out of the drop zone so far - 18 of their 21 points have been collected at the King Power Stadium.
This defeat, though, was their third in six home games and Ranieri will need to get things back on track quickly if the Foxes are to avoid being the first reigning top-flight champions to be relegated since Manchester City in 1938.
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Manchester United have been far too reliant on Ibrahimovic this season. The evergreen Swedish striker is the club's leading scorer with 10 more league goals than any other Manchester United player.
In an effort to relieve the Swede's burden, Mourinho started Marcus Rashford alongside him in a 4-4-2 formation.
It quickly became evident that Ibrahimovic was far more effective in a central role and after 20 minutes Mourinho reverted to 4-2-3-1 with Rashford, Mkhitaryan and Mata behind the former Paris St-Germain striker.
The change immediately improved the visitors' attacking strength as the pace of Mkhitaryan and Rashford, coupled with Mata's creativity, stretched Leicester's defence and left gaps for Manchester United to exploit, which they did to full effect.
In the end Leicester could not cope and although United will arguably face tougher defences this season, three different goalscorers and a convincing win will give Mourinho confidence his side can challenge for the top four, particularly with Liverpool and Arsenal's own challenge faltering.
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Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri: "When we conceded the first goal we got down. I don't understand why. It's important to be strong until the end and never give up. But the confidence is not so high.
"Last season was terrific but we are Leicester and every time we have to fight.
"We are together. I am fully confident in my players and the players are confident in me."
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho: "It was really important for us. We lost two points in the last match at home and had three consecutive draws so we needed the points.
"I am happy. We don't have a league defeat since October and if we tried to transform the unlucky draws to victories, we would be in an amazing position."
After an FA Cup fourth-round replay against Derby at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday, Leicester have a potentially massive game in the Premier League on Sunday [kick-off 16:00 GMT]. They travel to Swansea, who are one place below the Foxes in 18th.
Manchester United, meanwhile, host Watford on Saturday [15:00] knowing three points could lift them into the top four.
Match ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester United 3.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester United 3.
Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Young.
David de Gea (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
David de Gea (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Foul by Antonio Valencia (Manchester United).
Demarai Gray (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ander Herrera.
Substitution, Manchester United. Ashley Young replaces Marcus Rashford.
Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antonio Valencia.
Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Simpson (Leicester City).
Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
Antonio Valencia (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Juan Mata.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Eric Bailly.
Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Daley Blind.
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Danny Simpson (Leicester City).
Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Leicester City. Kasper Schmeichel tries a through ball, but Wes Morgan is caught offside.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Paul Pogba.
Offside, Manchester United. Juan Mata tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Danny Simpson (Leicester City).
Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daley Blind.
Attempt missed. Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Demarai Gray following a corner.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ander Herrera.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Chris Smalling. | Premier League champions Leicester are just one point above the relegation zone after defeat at home by Manchester United left them still searching for a first league win in 2017. |
34,993,738 | The teddy was found in the departure lounge of the airport in 2012. It was discovered in a carrier bag, along with a photo of two children dated 1918.
After a public appeal, the owner Robert Baker was tracked down in Cyprus.
He said he decided it was time to find the bear - nicknamed Bristol - a new home.
The photograph found with the bear proved crucial in the search for the owner. On the back of it was a note to "our darling Daddie" from two children called "Dora and Glyn".
Airport staff spent months trawling flight records to see if they could find any two passengers with the same names.
After a public appeal members of the online family history forum RootsChat.com came forward. They managed to trace the family after discovering that Mr Baker is the son of the Glyn mentioned, but they were unable to discover where he lived.
The teddy was finally reunited with Mr Baker after he was sent a newspaper cutting about the story.
Daniel Agnew, teddy bear specialist at Special Auction Services, said although the bear is "very worn and tatty", having the original photo, the provenance and the airport story "adds value". | An antique teddy bear which sparked an international search for its owner when it was left behind at Bristol Airport has been sold at auction for £2,200. |
38,592,523 | But have you ever imagined the classic dish in the form of a burger? No? Well, McDonald's is reportedly planning exactly that.
Reports say that "dosa burgers" may soon be sold at McDonald's outlets.
While the news has amused some Twitter users, others are angry at the attempt to "mess around" with Indian dishes.
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Twitter has been abuzz ever since the Economic Times reported that McDonald's new Indian dishes would feature items like the dosa burger and anda bhurji (masala scrambled eggs).
"We continue to look at inspiration from Indian cuisine and bring it as a McDonald's format which will give you flavours from the west but the familiarity of Indian," Amit Jatia, vice-chairman of Westlife Development, which runs McDonald's restaurants in parts of India, was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
But some Twitter users are not impressed.
Others used the opportunity to suggest other types of food that McDonalds could start offering their customers.
But some felt McDonald's was simply trying to become "more Indian", and it shouldn't be criticised. | If you are a fan of Indian food, you must have come across the hugely popular masala dosa, which is a type of rice pancake with a potato filling. |
34,636,981 | The incident happened on the Glasgow to Aberdeen service on Saturday between 21:55 and 22:15.
BTP said he was racially abusive towards staff in the middle carriage.
He was described as about 5ft 8in tall, with short dark hair and olive-coloured skin, wearing dark jeans, a maroon top and a dark jacket. | A man who used "racially-offensive language" on a train between Stonehaven and Aberdeen is being sought by British Transport Police. |
26,411,766 | Northern Ireland's McIlroy, who carded a four-over-par 74, missed a 12-foot eagle putt at the last to win outright.
American Russell Henley won a play-off, which also featured compatriot Ryan Palmer and Scotland's Russell Knox, with a birdie at the first extra hole.
Woods was forced to withdraw on the 13th hole because of back pain.
The American hit a five-under-par 65 on Saturday to move into contention but was five over in his final round when he quit.
His withdrawal comes six weeks before the Masters at Augusta - the first major of 2014 - which takes place from 10-13 April.
"It's going to be hard to get over because I had a great chance to win my first tournament of the season and I didn't.
"It's my lower back with spasms," said Woods, 38. "It started while I was warming up."
McIlroy admitted he was fortunate to have reached the play-off after dropping six shots in 11 holes from the seventh, including a double-bogey six on the par-four 16th where he hit his ball out of a bunker and into water.
He followed that with another bogey on the 17th, which left him needing a birdie on the last to get into the play-off at eight under.
The 24-year-old gave himself a chance of victory though with a stunning second shot on the par-five hole that finished 12 feet from the hole but he was unable to hole the eagle putt that would have won him the title.
"I didn't play well enough to deserve to win," McIlroy told the PGA tour website.
"It's very disappointing. It was a perfect opportunity to win. No one was really coming at me.
"There's a few positives to take, but obviously it's going to be hard to get over because I had a great chance to win my first tournament of the season and I didn't."
Henley, who qualified for the Masters, won at the first extra hole with a two-foot birdie putt.
"I was so nervous coming down the stretch," said Henley, who won his first PGA Tour title at last year's Sony Open in Hawaii.
"I hope I can have a bunch more Sundays just like that in my career. It was a rush to be out there playing with Rory and the crowd.
"I've never been part of a crowd so big cheering for me. It was an amazing feeling. It was so much fun." | Rory McIlroy let slip a two-shot lead and lost in a play-off at the Honda Classic in Florida while world number one Tiger Woods withdrew injured. |
37,894,150 | Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway (C&PRR) said it has been given 10 working days to move seven carriages and wagons from a section of track on land owned by cement firm Cemex.
Prof Karol Sikora, a volunteer on the railway, said the track was "vital" to running the Christmas trains.
Cemex said it wants the carriages moved so it can use the land in the future.
A spokeswoman said various uses were being considered for the land and she hoped a resolution could be achieved.
Chairman of C&PRR, Danny Woodward, said the volunteer-run railway had been using the track for more than 25 years.
He added the timescale given by Cemex solicitors "has the potential to jeopardise the running of some, or possibly all, of our Santa Special trains".
Prof Sikora, a cancer specialist, said: "People come from far and wide and it gives me such pleasure to see the children laughing and enjoying themselves."
Cemex said the seven wagons were on "a relatively small piece of land" and it wished to see them removed.
Santa's Steam Specials are train journeys that run during December for children aged up to 15. | Annual Santa-themed train services could be in jeopardy after a volunteer railway was served an eviction notice. |
38,807,175 | Shell is aiming to sell $30bn of assets by 2018 as it seeks to pay off debt following its takeover of BG Group.
The deal represents about half of Shell's 2016 North Sea output.
Chrysaor will become the largest independent operator in the North Sea after the deal's completion.
On completion of the North Sea deal, about 400 staff will transfer to Chrysaor, "subject to a detailed scoping exercise and staff consultation", Shell said.
"This transaction shows the clear momentum behind Shell's... divestment programme," the company said.
Shell's interests in Buzzard, Beryl, Bressay, Elgin-Franklin, J-Block, the Greater Armada cluster, Everest, Lomond and Erskine - plus a 10% stake in Schiehallion - will be sold as part of the deal.
The firm said it expected to "record an accounting gain" on the sale, which includes Shell and former BG assets.
Shell's chief financial officer Simon Henry said the deal "builds on recent upstream divestments in the Gulf of Mexico and Canada."
He added that the firm wanted to "simplify our portfolio following the acquisition of BG".
In April 2015, Shell agreed to buy the oil and gas exploration firm in a deal that valued the business at £47bn. The final deal value was £36.4bn.
Shell cut thousands of jobs after the BG deal, and announced more than 10,000 job cuts globally.
Also on Tuesday, Shell said it would sell its stake in Thailand's Bongkot gas field to the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company for $900m. | Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell $3.8bn (£2.46bn) worth of North Sea assets to oil exploration firm Chrysaor as part of continuing debt reduction measures. |
35,167,399 | The five members, who were all born in the same Stockport hospital, formed in 2013 and have honed their sound by rehearsing in their bassist's granddad's scaffolding yard.
They say they are influenced by the Arctic Monkeys, Abba and Oasis - and singer Tom Ogden sees similarities between themselves and other bands from Manchester: "We're working-class, five lads just doing it because we love doing it."
Their tuneful indie also recalls The La's and Teenage Fanclub, and is all delivered with a hint of The Doors' psychedelic stupor.
The five prodigies were welcomed into the world at Stepping Hill Hospital between 1991 and '97, and later met each other at school and teenage parties.
"We all live within a two-mile radius of each other," Tom says. "I don't think many people these days in bands are that close and born in the same hospital. It's quite a nice little story."
Ogden and drummer Joe Donovan have been best friends since meeting at the age of 13 on a school trip to Alton Towers for pupils with 100% attendance records. "We must've been fairly good boys," the singer admits.
Tom, Joe and bassist Charlie Salt got together when their own teenage bands fizzled out. Donovan's sister's ex-boyfriend Josh Dewhurst was known to be a hot guitarist, so they roped him in too.
And they knew Myles Kellock from parties in his flat above a curry house. "We said we needed a keyboard player and he nominated himself," Tom recalls.
"He had a broken wrist at the time. He said, 'I can do keyboards', but he couldn't. He was one of them people who could play a bit of bass, a bit of drums, he knew a C chord, and he just kind of blagged it and joined the band."
They named the new band after local pub The Blossoms - but they dropped the The. "We didn't want that," Ogden says. "We thought it sounded a bit old. Like all the old bands from the '60s."
"I've been brought up on classic pop songwriting and big choruses," says Tom, who writes and sings. "Oasis were the first band I fell in love with and still are my favourite band. The Beatles, obviously. And then you've got Abba."
Hours playing video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - released in 2002 but set in 1986 - also helped his musical education. "That's got a really good soundtrack, so that was feeding me.
"It's things like Japanese Boy by Aneka and Call Me by Blondie, The Human League, all that stuff. The kind of tunes you put on if you're going for a drink and make you feel good. And catchy. I don't think there's anything wrong with catchy."
Blossoms are the only guitar group on the Sound of 2016 list. So, in an era when inspirational new rock bands are as rare as white tigers, are Blossoms the saviours of rock 'n' roll?
They try not to play up to the stereotype of arrogant upstarts, explaining that they are "flattered" to be on the list but that there are "probably a lot of other bands out there and maybe, if you like, they could and should be" on it.
But beneath the surface, there is a confidence and determination. "I thoroughly believe we can go on and have thousands of people singing our songs back," Tom says after warming to the theme.
"I think our songs fit well in that kind of euphoria. That self belief is there. We fully believe we're good enough and we feel we deserve to be on that list."
There aren't necessarily fewer guitar bands around than before, they believe - but there are fewer good ones.
"Because of how instant everything is with the internet, there is probably more bands, but probably more average bands who kind of pollute it to the point where it's harder to find the diamonds amongst it. I'm not saying we're diamonds but…"
Tom has always watched the support acts when Blossoms have played live over the last couple of years, and tips Liverpool's The Vryll Society as another band to watch. "They are one of two or three who have blown me away," he says. "That's not a massive ratio."
He considers why more bands do not rise to the top. "Because everything's so instant, people are living lives through Instagram and giving off this false feeling. Like people in bands taking selfies and putting pictures up of themselves saying, 'Just about to do some songwriting'.
"If you stop taking pictures of yourself and actually focus on some writing, you might get something done.
"Or they have 'singer-songwriter' in their bio, but they're not, they're just in a band in the local area. I would never put anything like that on mine, but I'm actually doing something.
"I think there's a lot of pretenders out there and maybe that's why it's harder to get out. When it's real, it's real. You can spot the fakers, I think. I think we are real."
They are so down-to-earth, in fact, that their songs have been crafted and polished in the humble surroundings of the Stockport scaffolding yard owned by Charlie's granddad, where the band have made a rehearsal room in a corner of the warehouse.
"We just let loose and we can stay there as late as we want, and there is a charm in it," Tom says. "It's a really cool place. It must have helped our sound somehow, rehearsing there, to be able to be that creative. All the men who work there are all dead sound and up for a laugh."
"They look at us funny sometimes with the long hair and skinny jeans," Joe adds. "But they're used to it now."
Sharing space in the warehouse is the tunnel that once led to the pitch at Manchester City's old Maine Road stadium. "Yeah it's in there in the corner," says Tom, a big City fan. "But we don't run through it when we go to rehearse, like [ex-City hero] Shaun Goater." | Guitar pop band Blossoms, who are hoping to become Greater Manchester's latest musical heroes, have come fourth on the BBC Sound of 2016 list, which highlights the hottest new acts for the new year. |
39,418,204 | If you read these and you drop to the floor, cover your ears and rock back and forth, congratulations! You are a member of the Northern Ireland electorate.
To the untrained ear they might mean nothing, but to the NI public, if they had a bingo card with them on it, they'd have full house.
They are of course, just a few of the many phrases which have been wheeled out at the weekend's Stormont talks, and indeed in talks over the past 20 odd years.
Like hamburgers and rock 'n' roll, jargon's increasing popularity often gets blamed on America.
However, our political class has really embraced the habit, using the same buzz words with alarming regularity.
Here are our top 10 favourite phrases. As with all good jargon, they say a lot without really saying anything, and leave the listener none the wiser.
Any politician, who uses all of these in one sentence gets a prize.
We have no desire to be found wanting, and we know our politicians aren't the only ones guilty of this crime.
In that spirit, here are a few phrases the media can't get enough of. | "Intransigence," "Tory austerity," "second class citizens," "hard border" and "bread and butter issues". |
31,813,692 | Police said the incidents, which all happened within an hour of each other, began with a crash at the Bungalow at about 07:30 GMT.
The second involved an overturned car and happened at the Verandah and the third at the Black Hut.
Police said nobody was injured in any of the crashes and the road was "in the process of reopening". | The Isle of Man's Mountain Road has been reopened after being closed due to three separate crashes. |
32,391,951 | The country town, about 215km (133 miles) north of Sydney, was the hardest hit by storms that have also battered other parts of the state.
Dungog sits in the middle of the catchment for a major river system and the town is now flooded by swollen rivers.
Dungog Shire councillor Glenn Wall described a tragedy unfolding in the town where at least three people have died.
"It has been raining for about 24 hours now but in the early hours of this morning it really started coming down heavily," he told the BBC.
"Every river system that we have up here is in severe flood mode," said Mr Wall, who lives in a property in Gresford about 26km from Dungog.
"I have heard that four houses have been inundated and washed away," he said.
"I have real concern about the next 24 hours because there are reports of another storm front coming in from the north."
Dungog has a population of about 2,000 people. Mobile phone and landline connections have been cut off, and the roads into the town are inaccessible.
Mr Wall said he had had trouble contacting people in the town, but had been told by officials that as many as four houses and several bridges and roads had been washed away.
Reports say the three people killed were all elderly - two men and a woman - and were washed away with one of the houses.
"People are used to this kind of thing but not to the loss of life," he said.
"Just about every town and village in the area is isolated [by the rising water]," he said.
He said he had also heard that a bridge to the village of Torryburn had been washed away, isolating about 200 residents.
Mr Wall said when the floods eventually subside, there would likely be considerable livestock losses and damage to fences and road infrastructure. | The town of Dungog in New South Wales (NSW), Australia has experienced floods before but this time lives have been lost. |
35,967,050 | Trevor Miners, from Perranporth, Cornwall, signed the Official Secrets Act in 1943 and became a member of the Auxiliary Units when he was just 16.
The units were made up of a 3,500-strong volunteer force, specially trained as the underground line of defence if the Nazis invaded Britain.
Mr Miners passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday after a short illness.
He received his secret army training at the Coleshill Estate in Oxfordshire, which included being taught how to "kill a man quietly".
"We were trained to kill - how to use a knife to kill a man quietly," the veteran told BBC in 2013.
"The plan was that when the invasion came our unit would hide in an underground bunker and let the Nazis roll over the top of us.
"Then after a month we were to come out at night and attack them, destroy their munitions dumps, railway lines, things like that."
His seven-strong operational unit was based at Cligga Head near his home in Perranporth, but each unit was self-contained and had no knowledge of the identity or locations of other resistance groups.
Mr Miners had taken part in the Remembrance Day parade at the Cenotaph in London for the past three years and in September he fired a sniper rifle and a Sten gun when he returned to Coleshill, 72 years after his training, to open a replica observation post.
Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team, a non-profit making unit of volunteer historians who focus on the British Resistance, described Mr Miners as a "legend" and said he had been "hugely influential" in informing people of the existence of the Auxiliary Units and keeping the memory alive.
Paying tribute to Mr Miners, its founder Tom Sykes said he personified the Auxiliary Units in his attitude to everything.
"He was strong, brave, determined, full of spirit and most of all good fun and the type of man you want on your team," he said. | One of Winston Churchill's few remaining World War Two "secret army" veterans has died at the age of 89. |
36,934,612 | In the three-room cell, they found a conference room, plasma screen television, library and kitchen.
The interior of the cell, which was occupied by Brazilian drug lord Jarvis Chimenes Pavao, has now been destroyed, media in Paraguay report.
Police had learned Pavao was planning to escape by using explosives to blow a hole in the wall of the prison.
Pavao was due to complete his sentence for money laundering next year, at the end of which he was likely to face extradition to Brazil.
He has now been transferred to a special unit away from his luxury cell in Tacumbu prison, near the capital Asuncion.
An investigation is now under way to see which officials had allowed Pavao to set up his life of luxury.
Prisoners at Tacumbu told Agence France-Presse that anyone wanting to stay in the luxury unit had to pay Pavao a one-off fee of $5,000 (£3,778) and a weekly rent of $600.
"He was the most loved man in this prison," one inmate, Antonio Gonzalez, told AFP.
The cell also had air conditioning, comfortable furniture, an en-suite bathroom and a DVD collection.
Among the DVDs were a TV serialisation of the life of Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar.
Escobar, who was killed in 1993, was allowed to design his own prison in a deal struck with Colombian authorities. | Police in Paraguay raided a drug lord's prison cell, only to find he was living a life of luxury. |
34,267,376 | Universities Minister Jo Johnson has written to the NUS saying it was "disappointing" to see its opposition to the Prevent strategy.
The NUS said it had "legitimate concerns" about the impact of the policy on student welfare.
From 21 September, UK universities will have a new duty to stop extremism.
Institutions will also have to tackle gender segregation at events and must have proper assessment processes for invited speakers and ensure those with extremist views do not go unchallenged.
The guidance also sets out that universities must ensure that they have appropriate information technology policies, staff training and student welfare programmes in place to recognise and respond to the signs of radicalisation.
Similar duties were put on councils, prisons, NHS trusts and schools in July.
The government's extremism analysis unit said at least 70 events featuring hate speakers were held on campuses last year.
In the letter to the NUS, Mr Johnson said: "Universities represent an important arena for challenging extremist views. It is important there can be active challenge and debate on issues relating to counter terrorism and provisions for academic freedom are part of the Prevent guidance for universities and colleges.
"It is my firm view that we all have a role to play in challenging extremist ideologies and protecting students on campus. Ultimately, the Prevent strategy is about protecting people from radicalisation.
"It is therefore disappointing to see overt opposition to the Prevent programme... The legal duty that will be placed on universities and colleges highlights the importance that the government places on this."
Mr Johnson referred in the letter to comments made by an NUS officer who, he said, described the government's approach as a "racialised, Islamophobic witch-hunt" and to another union officer who claimed that strategies like Prevent "ultimately exist to police Muslim expression".
An NUS spokeswoman said there were "legitimate concerns about the impact the Counter Terrorism and Security Act will have on student welfare".
"Criticism and debate is at the heart of the policy-making process, and so we would encourage government to listen and reflect on the legitimate concerns that exist to their agenda, rather than attacking organisations for simply not agreeing with their approach.
"As students' unions are not public bodies, and therefore not subject to the Act, it's confusing that the government are so focused on our work.
"NUS is a campaigning organisation so our opposition to this agenda - based on both principled and practical concerns, and passed at our most recent national conference - is both valid and appropriate."
On Wednesday the Prime Minister, David Cameron, will chair the first meeting of the extremism taskforce since the general election.
Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK, said: "Universities have an important role to play in preventing violent extremism and promoting free speech.
"Universities have strong partnerships with the police and security services and have engaged with the government's Prevent strategy for a number of years. This new duty is a continuation of that work."
She added: "In relation to how people may become radicalised, it is important to remember that universities are only one part of young students' lives and they have many other influences away from campuses such as the web, social media and membership of non-university groups."
David Corke, director of education and skills policy at the Association of Colleges, said: "The safeguarding of students is of paramount importance and many colleges see the Prevent duty as an extension of this responsibility.
"Preventing young people from being drawn in by extremist rhetoric and getting involved in activities which could put them or others at risk is something that colleges take extremely seriously."
The UCU lecturers' union warned that the anti-extremism policy threatened freedom of speech and that universities needed to protect the right to academic freedom and open debate.
"The best response to acts of terror is to retain our universities and colleges as open democratic spaces, rather than close down debate and create mistrust between teacher and student, which is what these plans risk doing," said the union's general secretary, Sally Hunt. | The National Union of Students (NUS) is being urged by ministers to support the government's counter-radicalisation programme, Prevent. |
29,318,856 | He will say a "mansion tax" on homes worth more than £2m will help pay for the extra funding.
Labour is currently refusing to comment on what it describes as "speculation".
The party has yet to spell out details of how its mansion tax would work. It could raise around £1.7bn a year, the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) says.
The Liberal Democrats also propose a mansion tax, while the Conservatives have ruled out such a plan, saying it is "not sensible".
On Monday, shadow chancellor Ed Balls told the Labour Party conference in Manchester there would be no extra spending commitments "without saying where the money is coming from".
He said a mansion tax would be one of his top priorities in government, along with a rise in the minimum wage, a freeze in energy bills and scrapping what Labour calls the "bedroom tax" but the Conservatives call the ending of the "spare room subsidy".
But he pledged to continue the 1% cap on child benefit rises until 2017.
It is likely that Labour could allocate at least another £1bn a year to the NHS from other tax rises it has already announced.
Extra funding of around £3bn per year compares with a "funding gap" which NHS England recently warned could grow to £30bn by 2020-1 "if services continue to be delivered in the same way as now".
Others, such as the Nuffield Trust, have put the funding gap at £6bn a year by the end of the next parliament, in 2020.
In the past Labour has said the mansion tax would be used to pay for introducing a new 10p rate of income tax. However, in his conference speech on Monday, shadow chancellor Ed Balls said that abolishing the Married Tax Allowance would pay for that measure.
The party has ruled out introducing a new tax on working people to pay for the NHS in response to those who have argued for a repeat of Gordon Brown's 1% increase on national insurance to pay for health in 2001.
Strictly speaking Labour does not need to spell out what tax rise will pay for more NHS spending, since it is proposing to borrow more than is allowable under the coalition's economic plans. The IFS recently estimated that it could spend as much as £28bn per year more and still stick to its deficit and targets.
In their 2010 general election manifesto, the Liberal Democrats proposed a mansion tax based on 1% of a property's value above £2m.
Under this a property worth £3m would face a charge of £10,000 a year.
No firm costings are available for such a tax, but in 2010 the Lib Dems estimated that 70,000 properties would be affected and the total yield from this tax would be £1.7bn a year.
In 2013, David Cameron ruled out imposing a mansion tax. He told the BBC that "wealth tax is not sensible for a country that wants to attract wealth creation, wants to reward saving and people who work hard and do the right thing". | Labour leader Ed Miliband will pledge to increase spending on the NHS in England in his party conference speech on Tuesday, the BBC understands. |
25,110,628 | His performances combined sentimentality, comedy and suppressed rage, often veering between idiocy and apoplexy.
Films such as Young Frankenstein, Silver Streak and The Producers established him as one of Hollywood's top comedy talents.
But behind the corkscrew hair, the bulging organ-stop eyes and the twitchy mannerisms, lay a much gentler, more reflective individual.
He was born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 11 June 1933.
He later described his childhood as "sane but disturbed" and was always drawn to acting by the "chance to be someone else".
When he was eight years old, Wilder's mother had a heart attack.
Her doctor took the confused child to one side and told him: "Don't ever get angry with her, you might kill her." He turned to leave and added: "You can make her laugh, though."
For years Wilder harboured the belief that any harsh words would end his mother's life.
His parents sent him to a military school in Hollywood where, as the only Jewish boy, he recalled the bullying that made his life a misery.
He quickly returned home where he became involved with the local theatre, making his first public performance at the age of 15 in a production of Romeo and Juliet.
He took a course in Communication and Theatre Arts at the University of Iowa before moving to England to pursue his studies with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
He felt stifled by his acting lessons in Britain, but became the first American to win the English Schools Fencing Championship. He admitted he had always worshipped Errol Flynn.
In 1956 he was drafted into the US Army where he found himself posted as an aide in a psychiatric ward, helping to administer electro-shock therapy to patients.
On his discharge, he went back to acting, having changed his name to Gene Wilder, partly, he later said, because he could not imagine a Jerry Silberman being asked to play Hamlet.
He also became an outspoken critic of the US involvement in Vietnam and would later oppose the invasion of Iraq.
In 1961, he had a small part in a production of Arnold Wesker's Roots and made his Broadway debut as the comic valet in The Complaisant Lover.
His breakthrough came in 1963, when he starred alongside Anne Bancroft in a Broadway production of Bertolt Brecht's play, Mother Courage and Her Children.
Bancroft was then dating her future husband, Mel Brooks, who invited Wilder to look at a screenplay provisionally entitled Springtime for Hitler.
At the time, Brooks lacked the money to turn it into a film so, in the event, Wilder's first cinema role was that of Eugene Grizzard, the undertaker captured by Bonnie and Clyde in the 1967 gangster film.
A year later Brooks finally began casting The Producers. Wilder's role as the neurotic accountant brought him his first Oscar nomination in 1968, for Best Supporting Actor.
Wilder was liberated by the spontaneity of Brooks's direction and the pair enjoyed an extremely successful partnership.
In 1971, he gave a tour de force performance as Willy Wonka in the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel.
Wilder stipulated that he would not take the role unless Wonka's opening scene saw him pretending to be crippled and leaning on a cane.
It became one of the film's most memorable moments as Wilder halts, tumbles forward then leaps back on to his feet.
"I knew that from then on," Wilder says, "the audience wouldn't know if I was lying or telling the truth."
In Woody Allen's 1972 comedy Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask), Wilder played a doctor who was in love with a sheep.
Wilder was reunited with Brooks for the 1974 spoof Western Blazing Saddles, and the inspired lunacy of his trigger-happy Waco Kid, burnt out at 29, helped create a worldwide hit.
In the same year Young Frankenstein brought him and Brooks another Oscar nomination, this time for screenwriting.
He spoke of an almost "telepathic rapport" with Richard Pryor, and the comic duo blundered their way through a series of films, including Silver Streak in 1976 and Stir Crazy in 1980.
"I have an affinity with people who've had a tough time in their lives," he later said
When Pryor's ill health prevented his appearing again with Wilder in Hanky Panky in 1982, the part was rewritten for the doyenne of the Saturday Night Live line-up, Gilda Radner.
She became Wilder's third wife and occasional co-star, but died of ovarian cancer in May 1989.
Radner had been misdiagnosed for 10 months before receiving treatment and after her death and, for the next five years, Wilder channelled his energy into saving "the hundreds of other Gildas out there".
In 1990, he established a Los Angeles cancer detection centre in her name, and even went to Congress to speak out for early medical screening for women at risk. Gilda's Clubs sprang up all over America.
Wilder married again in 1991, and later returned to performing.
For two years, he starred in the NBC sitcom Something Wilder and, in 1996, made his London stage debut in Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor.
He continued to act, notably appearing as the Mock Turtle in a star-studded US TV version of Alice in Wonderland, but he was becoming increasingly disenchanted with the limelight.
"I don't like show business, I realised," he explained on a Turner Television tribute. "I like show, but I don't like the business."
He was scathing about 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Warner Bros remake of Willy Wonka, describing it as a money-making exercise.
The same year he published a very personal account of his life, Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art.
Over the following seven years he published three novels, My French Whore, The Woman Who Wouldn't and, in 2013, Something to Remember You By: A Perilous Romance.
For all the vicissitudes he suffered in his personal life, the boy who kept his mother alive with his funny voices succeeded in conveying his own quirky brand of humour to millions of others. | Gene Wilder's distinctive looks helped him create roles that he made his own. |
38,242,347 | Measures against the country were imposed in July after the first part of a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada)-commissioned report found evidence of state-sponsored doping.
Part two of the McLaren report will be published on Friday.
Russian track and field athletes and weightlifters were banned from competing at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Wada recommended a blanket ban, but Russia eventually took 271 athletes from an original entry list of 389 competitors after the International Olympic Committee(IOC) left it up to individual sports to decide.
However, the entire nation was banned from the Paralympics by the International Paralympic Committee.
On Wednesday, the IOC executive board took the decision to "extend the provisional measures... against Russia until further notice", two days before McLaren's full report is released in London.
Part one of his report, published in November 2015, revealed a widespread state-backed scheme in Russia to rig drug tests at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and Paralympics - and part two is expected to reveal further details.
"The evidence provided by Professor McLaren in his investigation has to be evaluated, and those implicated have to be given the right to be heard," said the IOC board.
"This includes the athletes, the Russian Ministry of Sport, and other implicated persons and organisations."
Current measures include a request to all sports federations to "freeze their preparations" for major events in Russia. | Doping sanctions against Russia have been extended until further notice by the International Olympic Committee. |
39,057,019 | Mr Aikman died earlier this month at the age of 31 after raising £500,000 for MND research following his diagnosis with the disease in 2014.
The scholarship will fund people who are developing improvements in the way people with MND are cared for.
It was announced by Health Secretary Shona Robison at Holyrood.
Ms Robison also said she had asked the Chief Scientist's Office to work with the NHS to take forward discussions on how to bring MND clinical trials to Scotland.
She was speaking during a Holyrood debate on the contribution Mr Aikman made to public life and to further raise awareness of MND.
Mr Robison said Mr Aikman had been instrumental in bringing about changes to the law around voice therapy and doubling the number of MND specialist nurses working in the NHS.
She added: "Gordon was an inspirational figure and I want to make sure that the momentum he created - and the good work that followed from that - continues to be taken forward, even now he's gone."
Mr Aikman was diagnosed with MND while working as director of research for the Better Together campaign ahead of the Scottish independence referendum.
He went on to win cross-party support for his Gordon's Fightback campaign, calling for funding to find a cure for MND and specialist nursing care.
Lawrence Cowan, a close friend of Mr Aikman and the chairman of MND Scotland, said: "Gordon's campaigning transformed MND care in Scotland. With this scholarship we can help inspire people to keep transforming MND care for years to come.
"It will help bring people together, try new things and ultimately improve how we fight back against this cruel disease."
Gordon's husband, ITV journalist Joe Pike, said: "We are delighted that this scholarship will continue Gordon's legacy. We must also work hard to make Scotland an international centre for clinical trials into MND.
"It is vital we find a cure for the disease that robbed Gordon of his future, and continues to affect hundreds of families across the country."
Motor neurone disease is a rare condition that progressively damages parts of the nervous system, leading to muscle weakness, often with visible wasting.
As the condition progresses, patients find physical tasks such as walking, speaking, swallowing and breathing increasingly difficult- and eventually they may become impossible.
The Scottish government said the Gordon Aikman Scholarship will be open to health and social care professionals, as well as those affected by MND and their carers.
It will be open for applications later in 2017. | A new £25,000 scholarship to support improvements in motor neurone disease (MND) care in Scotland is to be set up in honour of campaigner Gordon Aikman. |
38,803,061 | The deal is likely to allow Matt Gilks, 34, to move from Ibrox in search of more regular first-team football.
Alnwick, who has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal, made eight appearances for Newcastle United and had loan spells with Gateshead and Bradford City before moving to Vale in August 2015.
The 23-year-old has played 31 times for the League One side this season.
Gilks, who has three Scotland caps, joined Rangers from Burnley last summer.
However, he has made only five appearances - all in the League Cup - after being unable dislodge Englishman Wes Foderingham as first choice. | Rangers have signed English goalkeeper Jak Alnwick from Port Vale for an undisclosed fee. |
40,416,906 | Willenhall E-ACT Academy was rated "inadequate" in a March Ofsted report after pupils threw food at inspectors.
The school said it had offered to delay the implementation of a new timetable to divert the strike action.
But the NUT and NASUWT say 18 months of negotiations with management over behaviour are not "getting anywhere".
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Anne Brimacombe, national executive member of NASUWT for Birmingham, said: "Teachers feel like they're not being listened to and the behaviour situation is not getting any better."
She said there had been "malicious allegations" against staff and following reports of food being thrown at Ofsted inspectors added: "If they're doing that to senior leadership what are they doing to regular teachers?"
More than 30 teachers were on the picket line earlier, Ms Brimacombe claimed.
Further strike action is planned for 5 and 6 July and three days the following week.
Ms Brimacombe said there was "massive confusion" at the school due to a high turnover of staff.
Between 2015 and 2016, 70% of teachers left the school and there have been three different head teachers this year.
"There is a culture of blaming the staff, not supporting them," she said.
A spokesperson from E-ACT said: "We take seriously the concerns raised by union members and believe that these are being addressed at pace and with urgency.
"Raising the expectations at Willenhall is the absolute top priority for E-ACT and a raft of changes and improvements are already under way."
With the support of other staff from elsewhere in E-ACT, the school is open as normal, the spokesperson added. | Teachers at a troubled Black Country school have walked out over "unreasonable management" and the safety of staff. |
35,136,204 | Powys, Ceredigion and Monmouthshire all face cuts of more than 3%, while Cardiff will lose just 0.1%.
Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams said: "There is absolutely no way we could support cuts that hit rural areas so badly."
The Welsh government said councils had agreed to the settlement.
Without an overall majority in the assembly, Labour ministers need support from at least one other party to get the budget passed.
The Lib Dems claimed a funding floor protected rural council budgets in 2015/16, but the measures had not been repeated for 2016/17.
"We are calling on the Welsh government to introduce a rural grant that would limit the reductions for the councils worst hit," said Ms Williams.
"In the longer term, we need a fairer funding formula that recognises the higher costs that rural authorities face in delivering key public services."
A Welsh government spokeswoman said the formula used to distribute the available funds "is agreed each year in partnership with local government".
She added that the funding floor was not applied for 2016/17 as the settlement was "better than expected" with an overall cut of 1.4% compared to 3.4% in 2015/16. | The Liberal Democrats will vote against the Welsh government's budget plans for local councils, in protest at cuts for rural authorities. |
37,350,870 | The UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) upheld Swatch's opposition, which was filed in March 2014.
Swatch said the name "iWatch" was too similar to its own trademarks for the words "iSwatch" and "Swatch".
And by the time in launched its smartwatch, in 2015, Apple had decided to call its product "Apple Watch".
But should the California-based company wish to use the name "iWatch" in the UK at some point in future, it can now do so only with certain products.
These include computer software and computer accessories - but not computer hardware, monitors, audio and video devices or cameras.
The IPO's decision follows a hearing in April.
"This decision shows the difficulty global brands can have when it comes to launching a new product around the world," said Sharon Daboul, a trademark lawyer at law firm EIP.
"Trademarks are territorial, which means that a trademark must be available for registration in every country of interest."
Not being able to secure the iWatch trademark around the world would have been a "key factor", Ms Daboul added, in Apple's decision not to use the name for its smartwatch.
Swatch declined to comment on the decision. | Swiss watchmaker Swatch has successfully opposed Apple's registration of the trademark "iWatch" in the UK. |
34,162,774 | The 14 divers from Fleet Diving Squadron, at Horsea Island, completed the 26 mile (42km) walk in the lake at their base in 25 hours.
The divers took turns to walk the 1km (3,280ft) length of the lake in pairs, wearing air cylinders and lead-lined boots.
They completed the challenge five hours under their target time of 30 hours.
They expect to raise £5,000 for the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) which helps sailors, marines and their families from the event. | A group of Royal Navy mine clearance divers based in Portsmouth have walked a marathon underwater for charity. |
39,085,637 | It was the Scots' first tournament victory since 2010, drawing them level with Wales on five points.
The Welsh had led 14-0 but two tries, one converted, and a late penalty turned the match in Scotland's favour.
"It was a pretty single-minded determination to win this game and they managed to do that, which was great," Munro said.
"Hard work, belief in what we're doing, good game-plan, good bunch of players, team spirit - if you've got all those things you're going to go places.
"I'm really pleased for them, I'm very proud of them. They performed extremely well and they deserve it."
Munro's team had opened with an agonising defeat against Ireland, who scored a late try to win 22-15, and then lost heavily to France.
"You learn, that's what sport is," said Munro. "You have to learn from situations that you've been in.
"They were much more level-headed than they were against Ireland. There was a determination to not let Wales win rather than, 'I hope they don't win'. There's quite a difference there."
And, of Sarah Law's late penalty, Munro added: "I thought, 'she'll get this'.
"She missed a couple against Ireland. She's a pretty determined character and she's been working hard on her kicking. I actually didn't doubt it for a minute."
Law put the result down to greater poise from the hosts.
"We knew, as a squad, that the performances were getting better and better," she told BBC Scotland.
"We knew that going into the game if we performed the way we knew we could, we would be able to come away with a win and that's what we did.
"We talked about composure and finishing after chances when we got them and I think that's what was different." | Head coach Shade Munro praised Scotland's resolve after their battling Women's Six Nations win against Wales. |
38,158,965 | The Londoner has been championed by the BBC's scheme for new music talent since sending in her song White Tiger three years ago.
Since then, she has been been signed by Sony Music and nominated for a Mobo Award. She also sang the BBC's Euro 2016 theme, a version of Edith Piaf's La Foule.
She will be given her prize at the BBC Music Awards on 12 December.
Previous winners include rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen and singer-songwriter Jack Garratt.
Bizu, whose real name is Isobel Beardshaw, was born in London but moved around the world as a child because of her father's job as a civil engineer.
Raised on singers like Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone and Amy Winehouse, she has won rave reviews for her uplifting jazz-inflected soul.
Her debut album A Moment of Madness was released this year, reaching number 28 in the official album chart.
"Izzy is a huge talent that I'm certain will be a huge success story both at home and abroad," said Jason Carter, head of BBC Introducing. "I'm proud of the part BBC Introducing has played in launching her career and look forward to supporting her in the years to come."
Congratulations on the award!
Thank you! I'm really excited.
Have you started working on your acceptance speech?
Oh God, no! I should do - because I'm really scared of public speaking. I can sing, but in between the songs I'm like, "What do I say?!"
Years ago, En Vogue sang their speech at the Billboard awards. Maybe you could do that?
That's so funny! I could put put on an operatic voice and convince everyone I've gone crazy. That takes a lot of balls, though.
You grew up in the Middle East and Ethiopia, as well as back here in the UK. How did that affect you?
Moving around took a lot of adaptation. When I first moved to the Middle East, it was pretty hot and humid and I was getting to know my dad for the first time, so there were all these new feelings.
Were your parents separated?
They were together but he was working out there. I'd see him every so often but when you're seven you want to see your parents every day. At the holidays I'd always say, "I really want to stay with you" and eventually I did, for four years!
What sort of music were you exposed when you travelled?
My first morning in Bahrain, I woke up when they did the call to prayer at 5am. My dad hadn't told me about it, so I was like, "Oh my God, our neighbours are so loud!" I ran to my dad's room and he explained they were singing and praying. I thought it was incredible. I still find it comforting.
Then, I'm not going to lie, I listened to a lot of Craig David.
At what point did you realise you had a voice?
I was really bored, sitting in the back seat of a car in Ethiopia and I started singing about the stuff I saw - the sea or the trees. Really stupid stuff, but there was something inside that resonated with my feelings. It felt warm and nice and I just knew it was something I'd always do.
Did you envisage it becoming a career at that point?
I've always been a bit naive. My dad would ask, "What are you going to do when you grow up?" and I'd say, "I'm going to be a vet or a singer". But I went off the idea of being a vet once I saw what they had to do. Sticking their hands up places. So gross.
What was the first song you wrote properly?
I started to write poems first. I needed that to understand what was going on around me before I could start making friends and stuff.
It wasn't until I went to boarding school in England that I started playing the piano and putting melodies to the lyrics.
A lot of people who move around a lot as children find it hard to settle as adults. Do you find yourself getting itchy feet?
One hundred per cent. If I'm in London too long, I feel like I need to get out. But luckily for me, I get to tour.
Speaking of which, you've just come from a BBC Introducing tour of the US. What was the highlight?
I really enjoyed Detroit. We went to the Motown Museum and the tour guide sang her way through all the rooms. We were all really inspired when we performed that night.
How did you get onto BBC Introducing's radar?
I sent in a song called White Tiger using the "upload file" thing and BBC Introducing picked it up and played it on the radio.
Did you have an inkling it would lead to all this?
It didn't seem that it could be a path to something bigger - but I really appreciate that they check out artists who aren't well known or don't have large amount of followers.
Your album is called A Moment of Madness. Where does the title come from?
From all the moments where I was out of control! I was super-hyper when I was 17 and 18 and I just wrote about that.
What's the maddest thing you've ever done?
I remember going to the Notting Hill Carnival on a skateboard - and my boyfriend at the time, who was a bit drunk, started skating down this really steep hill going, "Look at me, I'm so cool!" So I was like, "Yeah, me too!" and I just tumbled down that hill, over and over. Why did I think I could skate down a cobbled hill?
You also recorded an Edith Piaf song without being able to speak French...
My guitarist is French, which made it less daunting. But he did have to teach it to me phonetically.
Can you still do it now?
Erm... I can do the chorus. The chorus is simple but the verse has lots of phlegmy bits!
You recorded White Tiger in your bedroom. Is that still where songs get started?
Sometimes. I've just moved to Battersea and I'll probably set the studio up in the living room, because my room's a bit of a shoebox.
Do you have material ready for a second album?
Yeah. It'll be nice over Christmas just to chill and jam.
Maybe you can write a future Christmas classic...
I might even get a few Turkey burps in there. And a Christmas cracker joke in the middle.
Izzy Bizu's debut album A Moment Of Madness is out now. She plays the BBC Music Awards at London's ExCel Centre on 12 December. The awards will also be live on BBC One.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Pop singer Izzy Bizu has been named the BBC Introducing artist of the year. |
37,082,425 | Reports at the weekend said the FTSE 250-listed company could face a bid approach from private equity firm KKR. Shares in Entertainment One rose 6.78% to 255p.
Entertainment One rejected a £1bn bid from UK broadcaster ITV last week.
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 25.17 points to 6,941.19.
Shares in software group Sage rose despite news of a data breach. The company said it was "investigating unauthorised access to customer information using an internal login".
Reports said the data breach could have compromised personal information for employees at 280 UK businesses.
On the currency markets, the pound was down 0.38% against the dollar at $1.2871. It was also down 0.64% against the euro at €1.14920.
Currency traders will be eyeing a run of key data due out this week, when inflation, unemployment and retail sales figures for July - the first full month since the Brexit vote - will be released. | (Close): Shares in Entertainment One - the owner of the Peppa Pig children's TV series - have jumped on speculation it could face another takeover bid. |
37,021,957 | The malware may have been designed by a state-sponsored group.
It can disguise itself as benign files and does not operate in predictable ways, making it harder to detect.
Experts from Kaspersky Lab and Symantec said it allows the attacker to spy on infected computers.
In September last year, Kaspersky first detected the malware on an unspecified "government organisation" network.
Since then, the firm claims to have found evidence of Project Sauron at more than 30 organisations in Russia, Iran and Rwanda.
These were generally government, scientific, military, telecoms and financial organisations, according to Kaspersky.
Separately, Symantec said it had found the malware in other countries, including at an airline in China and an embassy in Belgium.
Project Sauron is able to disguise itself in a wide variety of ways - as files with names similar to those published by organisations like Microsoft, for example, and does not always use the same methods for sending data back to the attacker.
"The attackers clearly understand that we as researchers are always looking for patterns," the company notes in its report. "Remove the patterns and the operation will be harder to discover."
The malware can steal files, log all keystrokes and open a "back door" allowing wide-ranging access to the compromised computer, according to Symantec.
Project Sauron did not share any code with other known examples of similarly powerful malware, said Kaspersky's director of threat research Costin Raiu.
"It really stands out by itself as something very, very sophisticated," he told the BBC.
Mr Raiu also pointed out that two of the malware's victims had been infected with other highly sophisticated malicious programs. One victim was found to have Regin spyware on their systems, for example.
"This would suggest that the actor behind Project Sauron is perhaps different," suggested Mr Raiu.
One aspect of Project Sauron that demonstrates the malware's sophistication is its ability to steal sensitive data - such as encryption keys - from computers that are not actually connected to the internet.
This is known as "jumping the air-gap".
For this, Project Sauron relies on an infected USB drive being inserted into the target computer.
A hidden cache of files on the drive is then able to deposit malware on to that PC.
It is not yet clear how the attackers would have used this method to control an air-gapped computer, but they believe it might have been via a "zero day" - previously undetected - exploit that they have not yet found.
"We believe it was probably deployed in rare, hard-to-catch instances," notes the Kaspersky report.
Project Sauron is characteristic of state-sponsored style malware, according to cybersecurity expert Graham Cluley.
"These are very stealthy, insidious attacks that can lurk in the background for years gathering information," he told the BBC.
"We have seen the steady progression and evolution of these sorts of attacks. As governments try to protect themselves and get clued up, it is essentially an arms race." | A sophisticated form of malware known as Project Sauron went undetected for five years at a string of organisations, according to security researchers. |
35,802,538 | Bluedot, named after an image of Earth taken by Voyager 1, will also see Underworld and Caribou top the bill at Cheshire's Jodrell Bank Observatory.
The three-day festival, which begins on 22 July, will see science events, such as pulsar hunting and robot workshops.
Observatory director Prof Tim O'Brien said it would "blow people's minds".
The festival will be Jarre's only UK festival date and will follow the May release of Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise, his 15th studio album which features collaborations with the Pet Shop Boys, Cyndi Lauper, Primal Scream, Peaches and The Orb.
A Bluedot spokeswoman said that given the "stunning backdrop" of the radio telescope, "it can only be imagined Jean Michel's performance will be one of the most spectacular in his long career".
The musical line-up will include Mercury Rev, Everything Everything, Public Service Broadcasting, British Sea Power and 65daysofstatic, while the "science and culture programme" will play out across "five distinct arenas".
Prof Brian Cox and Robin Ince's irreverent look at science on BBC Radio 4, The Infinite Monkey Cage, will also record a show on site.
The observatory, which has been in action for over seven decades and was voted Britain's greatest unsung landmark in 2006, has previously held hosted shows by the likes of New Order, Sigur Ros and the Halle Orchestra.
Prof O'Brien said the new festival would "celebrate our planet in the vast cosmos, showcasing humanity's creative achievements in arts, science, technology and the exploration of space". | Veteran French composer Jean Michel Jarre is to headline a new "festival of discovery" to be held under the iconic Lovell Telescope. |
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Adrian Lopez's last-minute goal gave the Spanish side a 1-0 home win.
Klopp opted to leave striker Daniel Sturridge on the bench but promised to go all out for victory in next Thursday's second leg at Anfield.
"If you go out in the semis, then do so kicking and screaming," he said.
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Liverpool had produced a disciplined display against Villarreal, frustrating a side that had won all six of their previous Europa League home games.
The Reds looked on course to secure a well-earned draw until their defence was caught out by a ball over the top and Denis Suarez raced away before squaring for Lopez to poke home and give Villarreal a slender advantage.
"It is not a moment for disappointment," added Klopp. "If the players want to be angry for 10 minutes, then do it and move on.
"To be honest, it is the first leg. My first thought was 'sorry, but it is not over, you have to come to Anfield, too, and we will be ready'."
Liverpool staged a dramatic recovery against Borussia Dortmund in the previous round at Anfield.
The Reds came from 3-1 down to win 4-3 on the night and progress to the last four with a 5-4 aggregate victory.
Klopp cautioned against expecting a similar performance against Villarreal, but added: "Things are possible with 1-0, it is not the biggest result in the world.
"Villarreal know a lot more about us and they will respect us. Now we have to find solutions to a few things, but I saw we are in a good way." | Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp wants his side to "throw the kitchen sink" at Villarreal as the Reds look to overturn a first-leg deficit in the Europa League semi-finals. |
30,932,360 | Oaklee Trinity and Ulidia housing associations are to become a new 10,000-home landlord, with property assets of £656m.
It will be called CHOICE Housing Ireland, employing almost 300 staff.
The security of tenancies and rents "should not be affected as a result of the merger," a statement read.
"CHOICE Housing Ireland is already committed to building 500 new social and affordable homes in Northern Ireland, which represents more than a third of the government's target new builds."
The merger had been mooted since last year and will complete in the "near future".
Tony Kennedy, the chairman of Ulidia, said: "We are not-for-profit organisations and the operational savings gained from the merger will be used to improve our services to tenants and build more homes." | Northern Ireland's largest social housing provider is to be created in a merger. |
40,463,239 | Ryan Currie has been charged with stabbing Kirk Cole, 36, at a flat in Crookston, Glasgow, on 22 June.
The 27-year-old faces a second charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of items and placing a knife in the hand of Mr Cole.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court he made no plea and was remanded in custody. | A man has appeared in court accused of murdering a man and putting a knife in his hand to make him look like he was armed. |
38,847,598 | In a repeat of January's PDC World Championship final, Van Gerwen held a two-leg lead early on, but was pegged back by world number two Anderson.
Van Gerwen then trailed 6-5 before a 68 checkout sealed a point in Newcastle.
Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade and Peter Wright won their opening games of the tournament.
Taylor, a six-time winner of the Premier League, announced in January that 2017 will be his last year on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit.
In the first stage of the competition, the 10 players will face each other once in a league format - the bottom two in the table after nine matches will be eliminated.
Points are carried forward and the remaining eight will play each other again, with the top four in the standings after 15 matches qualifying for the play-offs at the O2 Arena in London on 18 May.
Van Gerwen beat Taylor 11-3 to win his second Premier League title in May 2016.
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Kim Huybrechts (Bel) 5-7 James Wade (Eng)
Raymond van Barneveld (Ned) 7-5 Adrian Lewis (Eng)
Phil Taylor (Eng) 7-3 Dave Chisnall (Eng)
Gary Anderson (Sco) 6-6 Michael van Gerwen (Ned)
Peter Wright (Sco) 7-4 Jelle Klaasen (Ned) | World champion Michael van Gerwen drew 6-6 with Scotland's Gary Anderson in Newcastle in the opening round of fixtures in the 2017 Premier League. |
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On Thursday experts say amateur star-gazers have the best chance in years of seeing them in all their glory.
The powerful rays can interfere with airline navigation systems, satellites and even NASA space crews - so they all had to be on high alert.
But if you're wondering what causes the night sky to glow, check out Leah's report to find out more... | The Northern Lights are seen on Earth as spectacular splashes of colour in the night sky. |
29,753,155 | The increase - slower than the rising cost of living in general - included a 1% rise in England, a 0.2% increase in Wales and a 1.4% rise in Scotland.
Regionally, rent rises were led by a 1.5% rise in London, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The steady increase came as demand from buyers in the housing market rose.
The last year has seen greater activity among buyers and sellers compared with previous years. However, various data and surveys have suggested that the market has cooled slightly in recent months.
Jeremy Leaf, an estate agent and surveyor in north London, said that many potential first-time buyers were choosing to rent at present, owing to many properties having become unaffordable.
He also said that many in London were taking a bet on prices easing in the next few months.
He said that more could be done to assist first-time buyers in getting on the ladder, but there was a risk at present of the authorities "looking the other way" on the issue.
The ONS figures show that the slowest rent rises in the year to September were in Wales, up 0.2%, and in the North West of England, up 0.3%.
The figures record the cost of renting privately. | The cost of renting a home in Britain rose by 1% in the year to September, with the fastest growth seen in London and Scotland, official statistics show. |
34,668,584 | Some 222 offenders under supervision in the community were charged with crimes including murders, manslaughters or sexual offences in 2014/15.
More than 68,000 sexual and violent offenders are under such arrangements.
The Ministry of Justice said such reoffending remained rare - but the probation union blamed privatisation.
The figures released by the ministry relate to offenders managed under a system called Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements, or Mappa.
It requires probation services, the police and other agencies to supervise sexual and violent offenders.
The precise level of monitoring depends on the each offender's circumstances and the potential risk they are judged to pose.
Those deemed the highest risk must undergo regular and active assessment of their behaviour. Officials have the power to send someone back to jail.
The figures show the number of serious further offences rose from 174 a year earlier.
Tania Bassett, national officer for the probation union NAPO, said: "We are starting to see the Mappa process falling apart in some areas, partly due to the privatisation of probation, which means the exchange in information between agencies is not quick enough.
"This is a massive jump which deserves close analysis of the figures."
"The liaison officers came on the Thursday night to tell us that he had been killed the previous evening. There were over 80 injuries to his head and his body and the man dumped him in the River Taff. It was a terrible, terrible, brutal death."
Read more: BBC Radio 5 live Investigates asks whether the system to manage dangerous offenders when they are released from prison is keeping people safe.
The number of individuals committing a serious offence amounts to less than 1% of all those within the system - and eight out of 10 of the crimes were committed by offenders subject to the lowest levels of Mappa monitoring. Seventy-six of them were sexual offenders.
Only one of the 551 offenders subjected to the tightest forms of monitoring went on to commit one of the most serious offences - the lowest number since 2006.
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "Mappa manage some of the highest risk offenders once they have served their prison sentence. Serious further offences are rare but each one is taken extremely seriously and investigated to make sure the right lessons are learned.
"A recent report by the independent Probation and Police Inspectorates found improvements had been made to Mappa over the last four years."
The total number of offenders supervised under the system rose 5% because of an increase in the number of registered sexual offenders. | The number of serious crimes committed by violent and sex offenders being monitored after leaving prison has risen more than 28%, figures show. |
37,025,475 | He was asked over the telephone by a colleague to reach the Civil Hospital because the president of the Bar, Bilal Kasi, had been shot.
As he reached the hospital, Kasi had died, and there were "hundreds" of lawyers crowding the gates of the emergency ward.
"The blast happened when the body was being carried out through the gate. I fell down with the impact, then got up and took to running," he says.
But soon after, he stopped and looked back - and saw the scene he says he will never forget.
"All around the emergency gate, there were heaps of men lying over each other; some dead, some injured. There seemed to be hundreds of them. Some of the bodies were burning, some were torn to pieces. Many of them had been my lifelong colleagues."
Pakistan lawyers mourn Quetta attack
The lawyers who survived were able to regroup, but they didn't know how to handle that scene.
"The hospital staff had disappeared. We didn't know where to start. Our minds had gone numb. Many of the victims simply bled to death because there was no first-aid available."
While this may be the most tragic attack seemingly targeting lawyers, it is certainly not the first.
Since 2007, at least 11 lawyers and three judges have been killed in militant violence in Quetta. Some were killed in sectarian attacks, others died in suicide bombings, while some were kidnapped and tortured to death, with their bodies dumped on the streets.
Balochistan province, of which Quetta is the capital, has been torn by a decade-old separatist insurgency carried on by secular-nationalist ethnic Baloch groups.
But it has also been home to an array of Islamist militants, ranging from the Afghan Taliban to their Pakistani religious and sectarian allies such as factions of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LEJ).
For several years, the Pakistani military has been conducting an operation against the separatists, and has often been accused of using Islamists to counter them - a charge it denies.
But after an apparent lull in recent months, a new wave of hostilities has been in evidence, and lawyers have been its apparent target.
In June, militants gunned down the principle of Quetta University's law college, Barrister Amanullah Achakzai, while another lawyer, Jehanzeb Alvi, was gunned down in early August.
The gun attack that killed Bilal Kasi on Monday and led to the carnage at the hospital was the third attack on lawyers this year.
But why have lawyers become targets?
"This is because lawyers are a more visible and vocal section of the society," says Amanullah Kanrani, a veteran lawyer and former advocate-general for Balochistan government, who was also at the scene of the attack.
They are politically active, and, when one of their number is attacked, they will not hesitate to make themselves heard - through protests and strikes demanding better protection of lawyers, he says.
"This may be what the attackers want," he adds, as many anti-government militants wish to undermine the authorities and make them appear powerless.
Mr Kanrani received splinters in his arm and leg which were easily cleared by the hospital staff and he was discharged after receiving treatment.
"Despite their nuisance value, lawyers… are just like any other non-official section of the society," with little influence and inadequate protection, Mr Kanrani says.
Lawyers, like other civilians, are "a hostage to a situation that has been evolving between the militants and the state since 9/11."
Asked how safe and professionally independent the lawyers feel in such circumstances, Mr Kanrani sounds rather pessimistic.
"We must get realistic about it. It's not going to get any better. Every arm of the state has its own set of priorities. One arm moves to eliminate the militants, the other moves to supply them with weapons. How can you expect safety and independence in a situation like that?" | The scene of the attack in a Quetta hospital that killed more than 70 people and injured more than 100 on Monday will haunt its witnesses for a long time, says Shah Mohammad, a local lawyer and office-bearer of the Balochistan Bar Association. |
39,128,501 | The Electoral Office believe that turnout will be up on last year's figure which was 55%. Officials said their staff had been busy in all areas.
Two hundred and twenty-eight candidates are competing for 90 seats across 18 constituencies.
It is the second time the electorate had to choose a government in the space of 10 months.
Notices posted up at the entrance to polling stations at 21:00 GMT varied between a low of 46% in one district of Lagan Valley to a high of nearly 80% in one area of Mid Ulster.
The ballot boxes were taken to eight counting centres across Northern Ireland after the polls closed.
The count will get under way at 08:00 GMT on Friday with the final results not expected to be confirmed until Saturday afternoon.
The polls opened at 07:00 GMT on Thursday and closed at 22:00 GMT.
The leaders of Northern Ireland's five main parties got out early to cast their votes.
The 2017 Assembly Election was called after the resignation of former Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.
This assembly election has seen one significant change from previous ones.
There will be a reduction in assembly members from 108 to 90.
Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies will return five MLAs each, not six as was the case beforehand.
The number of MLAs has been cut in order to reduce the cost of politics.
Forty-eight fewer candidates stood in this election than in May last year.
In Northern Ireland, the government must be run by Irish nationalists and unionists together.
When all of the 90 seats have been filled, the two biggest unionist and nationalist parties will get together to try to form a new government.
Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly use a form of proportional representation called the Single Transferable Vote (STV).
Voters rank candidates in numerical preference.
Candidates are then elected according to the share of the vote they receive. You can read an in-depth guide to the system here.
A total of 1,254,709 people were eligible to vote.
The BBC News NI website will carry the latest election results and analysis on Friday and throughout the weekend.
There will also be special election programmes running on BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Foyle and BBC NI television. | Polling stations have closed across Northern Ireland for the 2017 Assembly election. |
39,829,117 | Mr Burnham, 47, was elected on Friday with 63% of the vote to lead the the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
He named Sir Richard Leese as deputy for business and economy while Baroness Beverley Hughes will oversee policing and crime.
Councillor Rishi Shori, Bury Council's Labour leader, will take responsibility for young people and social cohesion.
Mr Burnham, who served in governments under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, will control transport, housing and police budgets.
He will be paid £110,000 a year and take over the powers of the region's elected Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Lloyd.
Who are the six new combined authority mayors in England?
Combined authorities are groups of councils working together to assume powers, devolved from central government,
Greater Manchester's authority will have control over a £6bn health and social care budget and also has an adult skills budget, powers over apprenticeship grants for employers, strategic planning powers, and transport.
The Liverpool-born politician said the region "will be the modern industrial capital of the country - digital, green, and young" and he "will put young people at the centre of everything we do".
Mr Leese said he had been "working on the devolution agenda" and although "we need a lot more control", he will do everything he can to make devolution "an enormous success".
Former home office minister, Baroness Hughes, said she was "honoured" to be part of "a new era of politics" and face the "challenging" police and crime brief.
Mr Shori said he will create a "youth combined authority" because "we can't afford to lose and ounce of the potential of our young people... the future belongs to young people and they are going to help shape it".
Mr Burnham, who has been MP for Leigh in Wigan since 2001, will not stand in next month's general election. | Labour's newly elected Greater Manchester metro mayor, Andy Burnham, has appointed two deputies. |
34,592,876 | The Ivorian told French sports magazine L'Equipe on Tuesday he felt he had been unfairly criticised and is not happy.
"I don't have to answer for how happy Yaya is at the club," said Pellegrini.
"The answer is his performances over the last four years. He is a very important player and he demonstrates it every game."
Toure told L'Equipe that winning trophies and earning a lot of money had not made him any happier as he felt sickened by "lots of bitter people who tried to dirty my name".
The 32-year-old midfielder also expressed his disgust at those who have been quick to criticise his performances and admitted to being hurt by what he felt was a lack of recognition.
The Ivory Coast captain, who has won the Premier League twice with City, has scored one goal in 11 appearances this season.
"He may have a few concerns about the criticism but that is different to being unhappy at the club," Pellegrini added. | Manchester City's Yaya Toure is proving he is fully committed to the club by the quality of his performances, says manager Manuel Pellegrini. |
35,453,889 | Five Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (FBPFT) has been rated as "requires improvement".
Concerns raised during a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection included inadequate risk assessments but other services were rated "good".
The trust has "action plans" in place.
FBPFT provides a range of mental health and disability services across Halton, Knowsley, St Helens, Warrington and Wigan.
It was rated as "requires improvement" overall and "good" for providing services that were "caring, effective and responsive".
Dr Paul Lelliott, the CQC's deputy chief inspector of hospitals, said: "We found that the quality of the services provided by Five Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust was mixed.
"Some of the shortcomings in the way the trust managed medicines was attributable to the lack of basic training.
"In other areas inspectors found that risk assessments were inadequate.
"The trust was doing some things very well. Inspectors... found that there were enough staff and that there were effective safeguarding strategies in place."
Dr Lelliott was "pleased that the trust was working hard to reduce the stigma of mental health within the community".
Bernard Pilkington, FBPFT chairman, said: "The trust has already resolved all the actions the CQC has advised we must do and we have clear action plans in place to address those they have suggested we should do.
"I am confident we have the correct arrangements in place and deliver safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led services to our patients and service users, putting us in a strong position to achieve a 'good' rating on the next visit." | An NHS trust that provides mental health and disability services across parts of Merseyside, Cheshire and Greater Manchester has been ordered to make improvements. |
10,732,839 | Mrs Sherrod was fired after a blogger posted a video of her apparently suggesting she had not fully helped a farmer because he was white.
It was revealed afterwards that the comments, at an equality group event, had been taken out of context.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has already apologised for the dismissal.
In the edited video clip, Mrs Sherrod appears to say that in 1986 she did not give a Georgia farmer all the assistance she could to save his farm because black farmers were losing their land and he was white.
Mrs Sherrod said the video, first posted on a conservative website, lacked context and was part of a larger story about learning from her mistakes and racial reconciliation, not racism.
A spokesman for the president said he had told Mrs Sherrod "this misfortune can present an opportunity for her to continue her hard work on behalf of those in need".
In an interview with ABC News to be broadcast on Friday, Mr Obama said Mr Vilsack had been too quick to judge Ms Sherrod.
"He jumped the gun, partly because we now live in this media culture where something goes up on YouTube or a blog and everybody scrambles," Mr Obama said.
He said he had told his administration to learn from the incident.
"I've told my team and I told my agencies that we have to make sure that we're focusing on doing the right thing instead of what looks to be politically necessary at that very moment."
Members of the white family that the anecdote centred on were interviewed by reporters and praised Mrs Sherrod's work.
It was also revealed that Mrs Sherrod's father had been murdered by a white racist who was never prosecuted.
She has been offered a new post by the Department of Agriculture and is currently considering it. | President Barack Obama has called agriculture official Shirley Sherrod to express his "regret" over her recent sacking. |
32,877,289 | The 175 million phone numbers in the UK that begin with 08, 09 or 118 will be affected.
Currently, unless you are calling from a BT landline, it is not possible to work out how much these phone calls can cost.
Premium numbers are often used by customer service and information lines and by directory enquiries.
Consumer groups say that for most callers, the cost of ringing one of these premium phone lines is too confusing.
They claim "NGNs" (non-geographic numbers) can act as a disincentive to individuals who may need to contact an essential service such as their bank or travel provider.
However from 1 July, the cost of an 08, 09 or 118 number will be split into an "access" fee made by the telecoms provider and a second "service" fee made by the organisation being called. "
All telecoms firms will have to provide the cost of their individual access charge on bills and customers contracts.
This means that consumers using an NGN line will soon be told "Calls will cost x pence per minute, plus your phone company's access charge".
"Experimentation"
EE [Everything Everywhere] which also runs T Mobile and Orange, has recently begun sending texts to customers informing them of its new access charge.
Joe Smithies of Ofcom told Radio 5 Live this new transparency will have the effect of lowering costs.
"All companies have had to come up with an access charge, where they've never had to do that before, they've never had to tell you how much they are taking from the cost of a call, they've never had to standardise it," he said.
"There is some experimentation... but I think what we will see over time is that the market is so competitive in this country that prices will move down".
He adds that more organisations are adopting cheaper 03 prefix numbers, partly through consumer pressure.
"Increasingly banks and government departments are moving to 03 and that's important because 03 numbers cost you no more than the cost of calling someone down the road... so that means there are fewer of these more expensive numbers "
Telecoms analyst Chris Lewis however is doubtful that consumers will benefit just from changes to the way that bills are presented.
Speaking on Radio 5 Live he said "The customers are, in some cases, very vulnerable... they don't understand what the charges are.
"And the point about varying rates between operators is that you don't have the choice of changing between operators for every call you make."
Figures released so far also show a wide variation between the access charges that telecoms firms will impose.
While EE has put its access charge at 44 pence a minute, Talk Talk says it will charge just 20 pence, while Vodafone will charge 23 pence.
Some telecoms firms are yet to make an announcement.
The changes to "Non Geographic Numbers" are part of a wider shake up by the regulator.
From July, calls to 0800, 0808 and 116 numbers, which are currently only free from landlines, should become free on mobile networks too.
Ofcom also plans to cap the highest premium rates charged on 09 numbers, which can cost up to £3 a minute.
However Chris Lewis believes that the days of business phone lines, both premium and standard rate, are undoubtedly coming to an end.
"We are beginning to interact with a lot of these businesses through chat, through email, through Twitter and so on," he said.
"WhatsApp is a good example where actually it's not even using the telephony network to communicate.
"The technology is coming down the line which will allow the call to be set up with no charge to the individual as long as you are online." | The rules governing premium phone lines will undergo huge changes from the start of July. |
17,142,538 | Fish processing is the main economic activity although tourism is increasingly important and the territory capitalises on its image as "France in North America". It depends on France for subsidies and Canada for goods and transport links.
After periods of French and British rule, the territory was restored to France in 1816, becoming a French "territorial collectivity" in 1985.
The prohibition era of the 1920s made the territory a centre for shipping whisky, wine and rum to the US but its end in 1933 plunged the islands into economic depression.
The first Europeans were attracted by fish stocks around the islands, with a French fishing post being established in 1604. The descendants of the first settlers - including Bretons, Normans and Basques - make up much of the present population.
Population 6,100
Area 242 sq km (93 sq miles)
Major language French
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 76 years (men), 80 years (women)
Currency euro
Head of state: French President
A prefect appointed by France represents the Paris government in the territory. An elected General Council oversees local affairs. The territory sends representatives to the French National Assembly and to the Senate.
Radio & television | The sole remnant of France's once-extensive possessions in North America, the Atlantic islands of St Pierre and Miquelon lie off the Canadian island of Newfoundland. |
35,210,281 | Another 15 people were injured in the car bomb attack on the Le Jardin restaurant, Kabul Criminal Investigation Department head Faraidoon Ubaidi told the BBC.
All of the casualties are Afghan civilians and one of the attackers was captured.
The Taliban claimed responsibility.
Gunshots were reportedly heard following the explosion and security forces rushed to Taimani, where the attack occurred..
Reuters reported that a 12-year-old boy had been killed, citing medical workers.
Who are the Taliban?
In December, insurgents killed six people, including two Spanish police officers, when they stormed a guesthouse attached to the Spanish embassy in Kabul.
Taimani is located near a district with many foreign embassies and government buildings.
The Taliban have stepped up attacks on high-profile targets in Afghanistan in recent months.
In August, the US Embassy in Afghanistan warned of possible Taliban attacks in Taimani on "several targets frequented by foreigners".
Twenty-one people, including 13 foreigners, were killed in a claimed Taliban gun and bomb attack on a popular Lebanese restaurant in Kabul last January.
Ruchi Kumar, a journalist in Kabul, told the BBC that the Le Jardin restaurant is well guarded, with several heavy metal doors and security checks.
The explosion reportedly shattered a number of windows in the neighbourhood.
"My house shook to the foundation and I live three streets away," Ms Kumar said.
The attack comes as Afghanistan and Pakistan try to lay the ground for peace negotiations with the Taliban. Talks broke down in July after it was revealed that the group's leader, Mullah Omar had died in 2013
Talks between Afghanistan, Pakistan, the US and China will be held in Pakistan on January 11. | A suicide bomber has killed two people at a French restaurant popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say. |
38,569,919 | The drone was spotted with an object above HMP Liverpool in Walton by prison staff in the early hours of 6 January.
The item had been taken before staff arrived at the drop-off point. The drone was found on land close to Rice Lane Farm.
A 44-year-old man from Anfield has been arrested on suspicion of conveying a prohibited article.
He has been released on conditional bail pending further inquiries. | A man has been arrested after a drone was seen dropping off a banned item at a prison. |
30,512,574 | It includes the closure of Woodside Lodge, a 27-bed care home for older people with dementia, following a vote by Southampton City Council's cabinet.
A wife of one of the residents, who did not want to be named, told the BBC the decision was "upsetting".
Labour leader Simon Letts said users would still have support from charities and the voluntary sector.
Meanwhile, day-care provision will be cut from four centres and four satellite services to two centres.
Mr Letts said: "We need to ensure that service users and the carers are happy with the service."
He said the alternatives would have to be "at least as good" as those that are closing.
But the wife of a Woodside Lodge resident said: "I don't think they have taken into full consideration the disruption and the upset that it causes to the residents and the staff."
The home will close once its residents have been moved to alternative lodgings. The council believes shutting it will save £350,000.
Following a consultation, a report by Paul Juan, cabinet member for health and adult social care, recommended that the council concentrates on supported living and extra care housing instead of residential care.
"For individuals with dementia who require residential care to meet their needs, this can be provided more cost effectively for the same quality in care homes provided by private and third-sector providers," he said.
The council said it wanted to minimise or avoid compulsory redundancies.
The future of the buildings is yet to be decided.
Among the cuts to day services are the closures of the St Deny's and Freemantle centres.
The council claims this will save £990,000. | Care services are to be cut in Southampton in a bid to save more than £1m. |
35,616,956 | Sir Stephen Bubb had recommended moving people to community care and a charter of rights, after the abuse scandal at Winterbourne View care home in 2011.
In his final report, he criticised lack of progress and said a commissioner should be appointed to drive reform.
The government is understood to be looking at all the recommendations.
In 2011, the BBC's Panorama uncovered serious patient abuse and neglect at the Winterbourne View private hospital, near Bristol.
Sir Stephen - who is chief executive of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations - was then asked by NHS England to examine how to address "serious shortcomings" in the support for those with learning disabilities.
In November 2014, Sir Stephen published his report - Winterbourne View - Time for Change - that said many people were being kept in hospitals far from home for far too long.
He made 10 recommendations, including closing large "inappropriate in-patient facilities" in favour of care services for people in their own community and the introduction of a legal charter of rights for them and their families.
But he later reported an "absence of any tangible progress".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, as he published his final report on Monday, Sir Stephen said: "I have been really shocked by what I have heard about seclusion, around over-medication, around the use of physical restraint.
"It's an intolerable way to treat people with learning disabilities.
"The right place for people is with their families and in the community, supported properly."
But Sir Stephen said that what needed to be addressed was "not just around closing institutions", it was also about how society treated people in the education and health systems.
"That's why my major recommendation today is for the establishment of a commissioner for learning disabilities - someone who will drive and act as an advocate for change and for making more progress," he said.
The latest report, titled Time For Change - The Challenge Ahead, says some 3,500 vulnerable disabled people are still in institutions - 30%, or 900, more than had been thought.
It suggests that supporting people in their own community will require 10,000 extra staff, who will need to be trained to an established standard.
With at least 1,300 people expected to move out of hospital care by 2019, the report also says there is a "critical need" to develop housing for vulnerable people who, Sir Stephen says, should be exempt from proposed housing benefit caps.
The Department of Health is understood to be looking at all of Sir Stephen's recommendations, including the establishment of a commissioner.
Health minister Alistair Burt said: "It was only recently that NHS England announced a major programme to move people with learning disabilities out of hospital and into their communities...
"This, combined with the increase in specialist staff including nurses, will transform care.
"We are not complacent and will work with the NHS, local government and others to make sure their plan is delivered."
Luciana Berger, Labour's shadow minister for mental health, said there had been "too little progress" since the Winterbourne scandal.
"Tory ministers must avoid repeating their mistakes, accept these proposals and deliver the transformation in our learning disability services that is urgently required," she said. | Treatment of some people with learning disabilities in hospitals and care homes is "intolerable", a review of the sector in England has found. |
32,142,250 | More than 350,000 documents from the king's 60-year reign are being made public by the Royal Archives, housed at the Round Tower at Windsor.
The Queen said she was "extremely interested" by the books and letters on display in the castle's Royal Library.
Previously unpublished, the papers will give an insight into Georgian Britain and its monarchy.
The work to make the historic documents available will be carried out by experts from King's College London and the Royal Archives.
The Queen is said to have been "stunned" by the beauty of royal gifts given to her forebear George IV.
She joked that "you don't get gifts like that anymore," according to Dr Joanna Newman, international vice principal of King's College London.
"The Queen said she was stunned by the beauty of the gifts and letters," she added.
Among them was a 200-year-old poetry book given to the royal family in 1812 by the Shah of Persia, Fath Ali.
It is the first time the Queen has seen the documents, which were previously kept under lock and key in the royal family archives.
Among them was a letter from US Founding Father John Jay to George Washington, dated 1781, and another letter sent to King George III by a spy named Aristarchus.
It is hoped the work will transform the understanding of Georgian Britain at a time of profound cultural, political, economic and social change.
It is part of of a long-term project to digitise and display material contained in the private archive. | The Queen has attended a launch of the digitised archive of thousands of King George III's private papers. |
40,068,704 | Both players shot four-under-par 66s, with Spaniard Garcia carding six birdies, to end the day on five under.
New Zealand's Danny Lee had a six-under 64 - the lowest round of the tournament - to share the lead with Americans Webb Simpson, Kevin Kisner and Scott Piercy.
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell is four under after a level-par 70.
Defending champion Jordan Spieth dropped shots on three of his first five holes but recovered to shoot a two-under 68 and end the day four shots off the lead. | England's Paul Casey and Masters champion Sergio Garcia are one shot off the lead after the second round of the Dean & Deluca Invitational in Texas. |
33,035,552 | The original landmark, built in 1935, was demolished in January with an initial date of August given for the completion of the replacement.
But contractors have blamed problems with bad weather, high tides and difficulties with underground cables for the delay.
It is now expected to be completed by the end of October. | Work to build a new £1.2m bandstand on Aberystwyth's seafront is running two months behind schedule. |
37,279,175 | The GMB union said agency staff at Amgen Cymru, an arm's-length waste management company, were sent home at short notice without a full day's pay.
It said the agency, Smart Solutions Ltd, paid employees via a third party.
The agency said it had changed the way it paid staff, but it had always complied with statutory requirements.
Amgen Cymru's waste and recycling plant at Bryn Pica, near Aberdare, provides services for Rhondda Cynon Taf council and other authorities.
It operates as a separate legal entity to the council, but does have two council employees as its board of directors.
BBC Wales has seen payslips showing that some workers were not paid by Smart Solutions Ltd, but by another company until recently.
The GMB union said some workers were confused about who they were working for and claimed some were told they would have to pay for a paper payslip, and any replacement personal protection equipment.
Gareth Morgans, regional organiser for the GMB, claimed some workers were paid around £7,000 per year, before expenses were added to "make up" their pay, meaning the employer was not liable for national insurance contributions.
"The implications to the individual as I see it is that this could affect their pension in years to come if no national insurance contributions are being paid for the employee," he said.
"Amgen is an arm's-length company with directors from Rhondda Cynon Taf on the board... RCT introduced an ethical procurement policy earlier this year.
"I'm hearing of employees turning up for work in this organisation, working for an hour and then being tapped on the shoulder and sent home with no pay...that's 1960s-type employment practices - it shouldn't happen in the 21st Century."
In a statement, Smart Solutions said all its workers at the Amgen site were paid "in accordance with statutory requirements", and while it would not comment on individual cases it had "not received any complaint directly" from workers at the site.
The company added that workers were not charged for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) unless "they might repeatedly and carelessly misuse or lose PPE".
It said it had used "specialist outsourced suppliers" previously for payroll functions, which it said might explain staff seeing a different name on payslips in the past, but denied ever charging staff for a paper copy of them.
It added change in tax legislation meant agency workers were no longer able to claim tax relief on subsistence and travel expenses in connection with their work, which had previously been the case.
A Rhondda Cynon Taf council spokesperson said: "Amgen Cymru operates as an arm's-length company and, therefore, contract tendering and other such operational issues are the responsibility of the company and its board of directors.
"The council was made aware of concerns with Smart Solutions by GMB and has since made contact with Smart Solutions to look into the matter. Smart Solutions have provided the council with reassurance on the matters raised."
Smart Solutions added: "In response to the recent issues raised by the council, Smart is running a series of surgeries for workers to understand and address any concerns they may have and which affect them individually." | A company owned by Rhondda Cynon Taf council has been criticised by a union over its employment practices. |
27,931,649 | Malcolm Fyfield and MNS Mining Ltd were found not guilty following a trial at Swansea Crown Court.
Charles Breslin, 62, David Powell, 50, Philip Hill, 44, and Garry Jenkins, 39, died when a controlled explosion let in 650,000 gallons of water.
Their families want to know why they were working near underground water.
Mr Fyfield, 58, thanked his family and friends for their "unwavering support" since the incident in September 2011.
A statement issued on his behalf said: "Mr Fyfield recognises that the most important issue is the memory of his four colleagues who lost their lives in the tragic accident at Gleision Colliery on the 15 September 2011 and he would ask that due respect is paid to them going forward."
Mr Fyfield, who had come out of retirement to run the mine, was working underground with the men when 650,000 gallons of water burst into the pit after they blasted into old coal workings, near Pontardawe.
He had been given orders to connect two parts of the pit to improve ventilation.
The prosecution claimed Mr Fyfield had been warned about the existence of the underground water and the court heard maps of the mine suggested the colliers had been working near a known underground reservoir.
But Mr Fyfield said that he was satisfied there was only a small "ponding" of water in the area after inspections.
Mr Fyfield and mine owners MNS Mining denied manslaughter through gross negligence.
Key to the three-month case was whether Mr Fyfield inspected the mine as he said he did. The jury took just an hour to clear him.
Neath MP Mr Hain said he had spoken to three of the four men's families and all wanted clarity on why the men were mining in an area known to have underground water.
"I am going to be asking the Health and Safety Executive to give us a proper report on why what happened, happened," he said.
"Because there has been no explanation as to why they were mining in an area for which they were not licensed and heading towards an area where there was underground water.
"I think the families deserve answers. I will be asking for that."
Mr Hain said he was not questioning the jury's verdict and said Mr Fyfield was a victim of the tragedy as well.
Councillor Rosalyn Davies, who represents the Godre'r Graig ward, said the court case had provided some closure for the families of the men who died.
"It was very important that there was a hearing so that the truth could come out... evidence was given and we have to respect the jury's decision," she said.
She also told BBC Wales she had fought plans submitted by other mining companies to mine in the area, adding: "If we haven't learnt lessons from Gleision, well when will we learn lessons?"
A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service said its decision to prosecute was taken following a thorough investigation and it hoped the court case had at least given the families, and the community, a fuller understanding of what had happened.
"Questions needed to be answered about the management of the mine and it was right to ask a jury to determine the question of guilt or innocence," the spokesman said.
"Having heard the evidence, the jury has determined that we have not proved our case beyond reasonable doubt. On that basis the jury must acquit and we respect their decision." | A mine manager cleared of manslaughter after four workers died when water flooded their pit said their memory was "the most important issue". |
28,123,267 | One department website said that civil servants cannot "take part in fasting and other religious activities".
The move comes amid tightened security in the region which has been hit by a growing number of violent attacks.
Authorities blame separatist Muslim Uighurs, but Uighur leaders deny they are behind the attacks.
Activists have accused Beijing of exaggerating the threat from Uighur separatists to justify a crackdown on the Uighurs' religious and cultural freedoms.
State-administered Bozhou Radio and TV University said on its website that the fasting ban applied to party members, teachers and young people.
"We remind everyone that they are not permitted to observe a Ramadan fast," it said.
Similarly a weather bureau in western Xinjiang was reported by the AFP news agency to have said on its website that the ban was "in accordance with instructions from higher authorities".
The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says that this is not the first time that China has restricted fasting in Xinjiang.
But our correspondent says that with Beijing blaming extremist Uighurs for growing violence, the ban is likely to be seen by many Muslims as an attack on their religion, further increasing tensions.
Among those imposing a ban are a commercial affairs department and a government hospital which got Muslim staff to sign a written pledge that they would not fast.
State-run newspapers have in addition been running editorials warning about the health dangers of fasting.
Many Uighurs say that the suppression of their cultural and religious freedoms is fuelling the unrest in the region and attacks elsewhere in China.
Last month 13 assailants were killed in an attack on a police station in the restive province.
Who are the Uighurs? | Several government departments in China's far western region of Xinjiang have banned Muslim staff from fasting during the month of Ramadan. |
37,518,096 | Back in June, it was described as the world's most dangerous bank - by the International Monetary Fund, no less.
The latest trigger is the threat of a new fine for misdemeanours - a mammoth $14bn in the US for mis-selling mortgage-backed bonds before the financial crisis of 2008.
That is roughly the market value of the entire bank, so does this leave us on the brink of a new modern banking crisis, just eight years on from the last one?
Deutsche operates in 70 countries with 100,000 employees, but is shedding about 15% of its workforce, disposing of its retail bank, Postbank, and pulling out of other countries.
Deutsche Bank's assets are about €1.6tn. HSBC, the biggest non-Chinese bank in the world, has assets 50% greater than that, but Deutsche is still in, or near, the top 10 biggest global banks.
Deutsche's assets minus its liabilities, its theoretical value, are about €67bn. However, investors subtracting the fines the bank might have to pay, and adding in what they suspect are a raft of dodgy assets, think the truer figure is €14bn.
A share price at an all-time low suggests fear about the business. But there's also some game-playing going on. Certain hedge funds let it be known they had withdrawn investments from Deutsche Bank overnight, giving the share price the jitters and providing a great opportunity for short-sellers to make a profit.
The bank sought to soothe investors' feathers with its statement saying its clients "are amongst the world's most sophisticated investors... the vast majority of them have a full understanding of our stable financial position".
Since the banking crisis, systems have been put in place to ensure that investors in a bank stump up before governments do, and the bank can - as it is doing - sell assets to raise money. It can also sell shares in itself.
It could take help from the German government, but there are strict rules about state aid and that would be politically very unpopular. And the German government has denied it was putting together a rescue plan.
It is, though, certainly in the "too big to fail" camp. One leading banking analyst says that if Deutsche were allowed to go, it would make the demise of Lehman Brothers and the after-effects of that look like a mere ripple.
And some say the US will not want to impose the threatened mammoth fine on the business, as they fear the risks of Deutsche going under would threaten their own banks.
In the wake of the 2008 banking crisis, major US and UK banks were forced to sort themselves out and beef up their capital buffers - whether by selling assets, hiving off businesses good and bad, or selling new shares in themselves.
Europe's banks have not been through that to such a severe extent, although they have carried out asset sales and issued new share issues. Indeed, Deutsche Bank itself has had three massive re-capitalisations since the crisis.
There are reforms within the eurozone that have been going on since 2009, but these are slow, largely curbs on how much risk banks can take on.
Any impetus for faster reform is likely to hinge on whether Deutsche Bank's woes are under- or overstated. | Worries over Deutsche Bank's health are dragging down its share price, and in its wake, those of the rest of the world's banks. |
33,121,755 | The march began at Writer's Square and moved towards Belfast City Hall, where a rally was held.
The organisers said Northern Ireland is "out on a limb" as the only part of the UK and Ireland not to change its laws.
The Northern Ireland Assembly has debated the issue four times, and each time MLAs rejected same-sex marriage.
Saturday's demonstration was organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), Amnesty International and the Rainbow Project.
Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International's Northern Ireland programme director, was among those who addressed the rally.
He said it was "simply unacceptable for the state to discriminate against people on the grounds of their sexual orientation or gender identity".
"Amnesty International believes that states should end discrimination on this basis and instead ensure that all families are equally protected before the law," he said.
"That's why we are on the march today and why we will walk every step of the way with you and the LGBTI community, and why we will not stop until every one of us can enjoy the same rights and recognition before the law."
The singer and actress Bronagh Gallagher performed at the event, which was attended by a number of Northern Ireland politicians. The Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody was also present.
In a statement, the ICTU said: "In 2005, history was made when Northern Ireland became the first place in the UK to hold a civil partnership.
"Ten years later, with every other part of these islands recognising marriage equality, citizens in Northern Ireland have effectively been left behind."
The ICTU added that its members had "played a leading role in campaigning for a Yes vote in the marriage equality referendum in the Republic of Ireland".
Last month, more than 62% of the electorate in the Republic of Ireland voted to legalise same-sex marriage.
It was the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by a referendum.
Renowned Northern Ireland novelist Glenn Patterson also spoke at the rally on Saturday and alluding to the symbolism of the DeLorean car currently situated in the grounds of City Hall, asked the crowd to permit him a 'Back to the Future' moment.
"We will never forsake the blue skies of Ulster for the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet skies of the Irish Republic," he said.
"We are going to bring them here." | Thousands of people have attended a march in Belfast, calling for the introduction of civil marriage for same-sex couples in Northern Ireland. |
35,427,842 | In a Freedom of Information request, police confirmed the letters were distributed to members of the public.
The estate houses the Queen's residence and Anmer Hall, home to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
One letter said the estate "would take intrusions into their privacy, and that of their guests, seriously".
Norfolk Police handed out 13 letters during 2014 and 36 up to the end of November 2015.
It is not known if the letters were distributed for trespass or harassment, as Norfolk Police could not specify the exact reasons due to the manpower costs involved.
They have been given to photographers and media crews in the area.
An example of a letter seen by the BBC reminds people that Sandringham is a private estate.
"The understandable interest to film and photograph the Royal Family needs to be balanced with their rights to a private family life.
"Whilst in residence on the estate, members of the Royal Family and their guests have more than a reasonable expectation of privacy," said the letter.
The media are encouraged to speak to royal communications should they wish to broadcast or photograph on the estate, it adds.
Anmer Hall, a Georgian mansion, is about two miles (3km) east of the Queen's residence.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first child, Prince George started attending the local Westacre Montessori nursery close to their family home in Anmer this month, generating much media interest.
Notices warning the media not to harass the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were also handed out by Norfolk Police in May, after the birth of Princess Charlotte. | Nearly 50 letters have been issued by police on behalf of the Royal Family, warning against intrusions of privacy at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. |
40,804,483 | May still has a year left on his contract, with Leicester expected to also pay a fee as part of the deal.
The 27-year-old would add to Tigers' wing options following the departures of Peter Betham and JP Pietersen.
Slater, 29, is a former Tigers captain who has played for England Saxons but has been plagued by injuries.
May made his international debut against Argentina in June 2013 and has made 27 appearances for England, scoring nine tries.
A deal is expected to be concluded next week following medicals. | England wing Jonny May is set to join Leicester Tigers from Gloucester in a deal which would see Ed Slater move to Kingsholm, reports BBC Radio Leicester. |
15,805,583 | The 39-year-old had been on the run since National Transitional Council (NTC) forces took the capital, Tripoli, in August.
He was caught along with several aides apparently attempting to secure passage to neighbouring Niger, a commander of a Zintan militia told a news conference.
Accounts of how Saif al-Islam was captured suggest local fighters were tipped off about his presence near Obari.
A spokesman for the Sabha local revolutionary council told Libyan TV station al-Ahrar that local guide Yousif Salih al-Mahdi was approached by Saif al-Islam and his entourage to smuggle them into Niger.
The spokesman said the guide instead risked his life and contacted the NTC to tell them of Saif al-Islam's whereabouts.
Wisam Dughaly, a fighter from the brigade which says it seized Gaddafi's son, told Free Libya TV: "We got a tip he had been staying there for the last month.
"They couldn't get away because we had a good plan," he said, adding Saif al-Islam had been using a 4x4 vehicle, Reuters news agency reported.
Ahmed Ammar, one of Saif al-Islam's captors, said his unit of 15 men in three vehicles, acting on the tip-off, had intercepted two cars carrying Saif al-Islam and four others in the desert about 70 km (40 miles) from Obari at about 01:30 (2330 GMT on Friday).
The fighters halted the car and asked the identity of the travellers, Mr Ammar told Reuters.
The man in charge said he was "Abdelsalam" - "servant of peace". But the fighters quickly recognised him as Saif al-Islam and took him without a fight.
The commander of the Zintan militia told the BBC that Saif al-Islam had two Kalashnikovs and a Belgian rifle with him but he had been caught by surprise and did not use them.
He said Saif al-Islam was no doubt aware of his father's fate and showed some fear. He asked the fighters to shoot him dead but they refused, the commander added.
Saif al-Islam then agreed to be taken to Zintan.
'Taken for trial'
Mr Dughaly said Saif al-Islam would be held in Zintan "for safekeeping" until a government is formed and would then be handed over.
"He was not hurt and will be taken safely for trial," he said.
A Reuters journalist aboard the plane which flew the detainee to Zintan said he was wearing traditional robes and had a thick black beard.
His thumb and two fingers were bandaged, an injury he said he had sustained in a Nato air strike a month ago.
Saif al-Islam is a prize for local fighters and his treatment will be the subject of intense scrutiny over coming hours and days, following controversy over the capture and subsequent killing of his father. | Saif al-Islam, the highest profile remaining fugitive of the former Libyan regime, was captured in the wilderness near the south-western oil town of Obari, reports say. |
35,585,476 | The Grade II-listed prison was shut in 2013 and Reading Borough Council has hopes to take it over the site.
But, deputy leader Tony Page said: "We're still none the wiser - we need a much more urgent timetable."
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said no progress had been made since it confirmed in November the site would be sold for housing.
Mr Page said: "This constant delay in dithering by the government is not helping matters.
"The last indication we had, informally from officials at the Ministry of Justice, was that this wouldn't take place until next year which is far too late.
"They say they are moving as quickly as possible which clearly isn't fast enough... it's still moving forward at a snail's pace."
The empty jail cost the MoJ about £262,000 in the 2014/15 financial year, which covered security and utility bills.
Andy Brown, Historic England's south east planning director, said it "desperately" needed redeveloping.
"There's a real problem with buildings like this that sit unused for a long period of time because if dry rot or wet rot sets it becomes hugely expensive to sort out, so we're really hoping we can play a part in unlocking this," he said.
Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said the building was not suited to be adapted for housing.
She said the government was in a "panic" about its future.
"They want to sell it off obviously because they want the capital money, but at the same time they've completely failed to sort out the prison population so they're having to keep places like Reading just in case it gets even worse," she said. | The government has been accused of "dithering" on the future of Reading Jail by a senior councillor. |
39,263,155 | Shots started brightly and thought they had taken the lead inside 10 minutes only for Scott Rendell's close-range effort to be ruled out for offside.
The home side's constant pressure finally reaped dividends in the 17th minute as Shamir Fenelon got in front of a marker to convert Bernard Mensah's cross with a neat flick.
Aldershot doubled their lead seven minutes before half-time after Nick Arnold swung in a deep cross for Mensah to sweep home from three yards.
The Daggers pulled one back in the second half as Aldershot failed to clear a deep 57th-minute corner and skipper Scott Doe looped a header inside the far post, but Matt McClure's 25-yarder into the bottom corner made the points safe seven minutes from time.
Daggers keeper Elliot Justham prevented a fourth with a brilliant save to keep out Arnold's free-kick.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Aldershot Town 3, Dagenham and Redbridge 1.
Second Half ends, Aldershot Town 3, Dagenham and Redbridge 1.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Jonny Giles replaces Idris Kanu.
Goal! Aldershot Town 3, Dagenham and Redbridge 1. Matt McClure (Aldershot Town).
Paul Benson (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Anthony Straker replaces Cheye Alexander.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Matt McClure replaces Bernard Mensah.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Paul Benson replaces Oliver Hawkins.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Luke Howell replaces Fejiri Okenabirhie.
Goal! Aldershot Town 2, Dagenham and Redbridge 1. Scott Doe (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Elliott Romain replaces Jordan Maguire-Drew.
Second Half begins Aldershot Town 2, Dagenham and Redbridge 0.
First Half ends, Aldershot Town 2, Dagenham and Redbridge 0.
Goal! Aldershot Town 2, Dagenham and Redbridge 0. Bernard Mensah (Aldershot Town).
Frankie Raymond (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Aldershot Town 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 0. Shamir Fenelon (Aldershot Town).
Joe Widdowson (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card.
Will Evans (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Aldershot moved to within a point of fifth-placed Gateshead and the National League play-off places with an impressive 3-1 win against Dagenham. |
33,427,816 | From the BBC's director general to senior executives from technology companies, from Dara O'Briain to teenage techies, everyone at the unveiling of the Micro Bit seemed convinced that this was an idea whose time had come.
But in the outside world, the reaction to the computing device which will be given away to a million school children in October was a little more mixed. As I live-streamed the event from my mobile phone, some excited messages popped up ,but others had questions and doubts. More arrived on social media, as teachers learned about the Micro Bit.
Why was the BBC funding this expensive project? Why not simply back the existing Raspberry Pi computer? Were teachers going to be helped to get to grips with the challenge of using this device in lessons? And could anybody get hold of one? So I've set about trying to answer at least some of those questions.
The BBC won't give exact figures on the costs - it says they're commercially sensitive - but says the vast majority is being covered by the partners in the project. So, for instance ARM has done much of the work on the design of the device, while it's Microsoft which has developed the software.
The BBC's director general, Lord Hall, said at the launch that this project was rooted in the corporation's mission to educate as well as to entertain. It's seen as being an echo of the very successful BBC Micro which gave many people an introduction to computers in the 1980s, and the hope is that it will inspire the next generation of tech pioneers.
The Raspberry Pi has been an amazing success since it was launched in 2012, with the aim of getting young people coding - though it sometimes seems more popular with nostalgic 40-somethings than with teenagers. But the BBC says the much simpler Micro Bit is aimed at helping younger children to start learning how computers work, and will then be a springboard for more advanced devices like the Raspberry Pi and Arduino.
The founders of the Raspberry Pi project did have ambitions to make it the next BBC Micro - but they are now supportive of the Micro Bit and see opportunities for collaboration.
There is already a quick start guide for teachers, partly written by a brilliant coding teenager Ross Lowe, who I met at the launch. The BBC says it will be working closely with teachers over the summer and the autumn, and the Micro Bit website will go live a few weeks from now with lots of tips and coding projects. There will also be workshops and training events - more on this here.
But it strikes me that getting teachers on board is the key to the success of the whole project. Many are still struggling to get to grips with the arrival of coding in the curriculum - now there is a danger they may see the Micro Bit as a problem rather than a solution.
ScienceScope, one of the companies involved in the development of the device, will be in charge of getting it into schools. The IT-in-education firm already has experience delivering coding kits. Once the Micro Bit is in the hands of a child, however, it is theirs to keep. It will be interesting to see how quickly they are lost or broken, though I suspect in the early days they will be highly prized.
Which brings us to a final question - is this just for kids? At first, yes, the priority will be to put them in the hands of a million Year 7 children. But by the end of 2015 they will go on sale to the general public through a not-for-profit company. Its aim will be to continue to make sure the Micro Bit develops into something which can deliver a lasting educational legacy for the UK. | Inside the BBC Radio Theatre this morning, the enthusiasm was palpable. |
18,980,255 | Dr James Kew, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency services were called to a field in Newport, Essex, at 20:40 BST on Tuesday.
Dr Kew, of Radwinter Road, Ashdon, was jogging with three other people when he struck the cable. Two were treated for minor electric shock injuries.
It is thought the 11,000-volt cable was hanging across a path.
Electricity firm UK Power Networks was called by the fire service to isolate power to the cable and an area of wheat field was cordoned off.
A police spokesman said the Health and Safety Executive had been informed of the death and a joint investigation with Essex fire service was under way.
A spokeswoman for UK Power Networks said it was "helping with an investigation" and would not comment on reports locally suggesting the low-hanging cable had been reported earlier in the evening.
Dr Kew died two days before his 42nd birthday.
He was a director of biology in the research department at GlaxoSmithKline in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, since 2010.
He had a BSc in biological sciences from the University of Exeter and a PhD in developmental neuroscience from the University of Cambridge.
In a statement, GlaxoSmithKline said: "James Kew was a respected scientist and valued colleague in our research and development organisation.
"Our thoughts are with his friends, family and his GSK colleagues at this extremely difficult time."
Dr Kew was also a lead member of the Saffron Striders running club, ranking first out of 58 in their 2012 championship.
The club said he completed this year's London Marathon in three hours and five minutes.
Club chairman Nigel Coates said: "He was a very popular member of the Striders who will be deeply missed.
"Everyone at the club is absolutely devastated by James's death and our thoughts go to his family at this incredibly difficult time.
"We would like to thank the emergency services who attended the scene last night."
He added Dr Kew was a "quiet and unassuming" person.
The runner also played for Bishops Stortford Hockey Club, who tweeted: "Very sad news about 4th XI and Vets player James Kew who sadly died in a freak accident whilst running yesterday."
Peter Ascot, who lives in Newport, was out walking with a group of 10 people at about 18:30 BST on Tuesday.
He said: "We saw the cable hanging low and almost touching the wheat. We all remarked on it at the time.
"I woke up this morning and saw what happened. I feel absolutely dreadful that I didn't report it - you can't help feeling you could have done more.
"It's unbelievable this has happened. It's absolutely devastating." | A man has died of severe burns after coming into contact with an electricity cable while jogging. |
33,735,420 | The 27-year-old made 22 appearances for Treviso in the Pro 12 last season.
Luamanu told the club website: "I'm really excited to have joined Harlequins and I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead."
Quins director of rugby, Connor O'Shea, added: "We look forward to working with a player whose best years can still be ahead of him."
He added: "Mat's sheer size, power and footballing ability will provide a very interesting challenge to teams in the Aviva Premiership and in Europe."
Luamanu has represented New Zealand Schools and won the 2008 Junior World Cup for New Zealand with the under-20s. | Premiership side Harlequins have signed New Zealand-born back row Mathew Luamanu from Benetton Treviso. |
28,847,955 | Playing in the second round for the first time in 19 years, United were mauled by an energetic and clinical performance from the side two divisions below them, who were playing in front of a crowd of 26,969 - the biggest in their 10-year history.
Four-time winners United did not register a shot on target until the 72nd minute against the team who were only founded in 2004.
Will Grigg scored after a Jonny Evans mistake and then chested in an audacious second after the break.
Benik Afobe, on loan from Arsenal, added two of his own to complete an embarrassing rout for the Premier League giants.
Having finished seventh in the league last season, the Red Devils entered the second round for the first time since 1995 and with no European football this season, Van Gaal's only chance of silverware will now be in the FA Cup and Premier League.
But after a defeat by Swansea on the opening day of the Premier League season and Saturday's draw at Sunderland, Van Gaal's reign at Old Trafford will come under even further scrutiny after this lifeless display.
It came on the same night United announced the £60m signing of Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid, becoming the biggest English spenders during this transfer window, but the Argentina international will have his work cut out if he is to instantly mask the fragility demonstrated by a loss to a side put together for less than £500,000.
There were elements of inexperience in United's line-up, particularly out wide where there were debuts for Saidy Janko and Reece James, who operated either side of the defensive back three that Van Gaal has steadfastly stuck by in his three games in charge.
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But a team containing Javier Hernandez, Danny Welbeck, David De Gea, Jonny Evans, Anderson and Shinji Kagawa, who went off in the first half after a blow to the head, still possessed enough top-flight knowhow to look far too strong for a League One outfit.
The return of defender Evans for his first game of the season after an injury lay-off should have been a blessing for United, but it was his horrendous error that had them chasing the game.
Under little pressure near his own goal-line, he inexplicably rolled the ball to Reeves who was able to lay it on for Grigg to finish from 10 yards out.
Unimaginative and uninspiring, United continued to put in an error-strewn performance, with their stars outshone by 18-year-old prospect Dele Alli in the MK midfield and forward Reeves, who laid on three of his side's goals.
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Reeves provided the cross as part of a counter-attack that Grigg cleverly chested past De Gea and then slid in a wonderfully disguised pass to allow Afobe to finish.
Afobe then trundled his way past a string of non-committal United challenges before calmly scoring his second goal and MK's fourth.
Efforts from youngster James Wilson and Adnan Januzaj deep into the second half were all United could muster in response, as they suffered the same fate as the last time they played a second-round League Cup tie 19 years ago - a 4-3 aggregate defeat by York City.
The record crowd bathed in the glory of the night while Van Gaal, a quiet figure on the touchline throughout the evening, now faces a trip to Burnley on Saturday still searching for a maiden victory.
MK Dons entertain Bradford in the third round.
Match ends, MK Dons 4, Manchester United 0.
Second Half ends, MK Dons 4, Manchester United 0.
Attempt missed. Anderson (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Dele Alli (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Javier Hernández (Manchester United).
Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt saved. James Wilson (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by David Martin.
Attempt saved. James Wilson (Manchester United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt saved. Marnick Vermijl (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Goal! MK Dons 4, Manchester United 0. Benik Afobe (MK Dons) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Green.
Foul by Daniel Powell (MK Dons).
Michael Keane (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
Attempt missed. Javier Hernández (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Marnick Vermijl (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Anthony Kay (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Anthony Kay (MK Dons).
Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Daniel Powell (MK Dons) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by David Martin.
Attempt saved. James Wilson (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Goal! MK Dons 3, Manchester United 0. Benik Afobe (MK Dons) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Green.
Dean Lewington (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Danny Welbeck (Manchester United).
Attempt blocked. Ben Reeves (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, MK Dons. Benik Afobe replaces William Grigg.
Goal! MK Dons 2, Manchester United 0. William Grigg (MK Dons) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Reeves.
Attempt saved. Daniel Powell (MK Dons) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, MK Dons. Danny Green replaces Samir Carruthers.
Foul by Anderson (Manchester United).
Dele Alli (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Manchester United. James Wilson replaces Nick Powell.
Javier Hernández (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Anthony Kay (MK Dons).
Substitution, MK Dons. Daniel Powell replaces Dean Bowditch.
Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
Danny Welbeck (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. | Louis van Gaal's miserable start to life as Manchester United boss continued with a massive Capital One Cup shock at the hands of League One MK Dons. |
38,484,248 | Police Scotland said the man in his 30s sustained severe injuries following a "disturbance" at Great Junction Street in Leith at 02:00.
A force spokesman said: "Officers are carrying out inquiries in Leith and are following a positive line of inquiry."
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. | A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked in Edinburgh. |
26,425,674 | The dusty subterranean science laboratory built by the French nuclear waste agency Andra is designed to find out whether this could be the final resting place for most of France's highly radioactive waste, the deadly remains of more than half a century of nuclear energy.
Emerging from the industrial lift there are a series of passageways about the size of an underground rail tunnel.
The walls are reinforced with steel ribs and sprayed with grey concrete and there are huge bore holes drilled 100m into the rock walls which would hold the capsules of radioactive waste. If the scheme gets the final approval, the first waste could be inserted here in around 10 years.
France generates around three quarters of its electricity from nuclear power but despite decades of activity it is no nearer a solution to the perils of nuclear waste.
Many countries agree the hazardous material - some of it at temperatures of 90C - has to be disposed of deep below ground where it can be isolated from all living things for tens of thousands of years whilst the radiation slowly reduces.
Despite advanced schemes in Finland, not a single country worldwide has an operational underground repository.
"What we did first was to demonstrate that safety can be achieved through a repository in this clay formation," says Gerald Ouzounian, the head of international affairs for Andra, told Costing the Earth on BBC Radio 4.
Since 2006, they have been developing experiments to prove they can do it technically. Equipment has been set up to simulate the heat the waste will generate and to monitor the impact on the clay.
"There are still risks of water ingress especially from the shafts and the top," says Mr Ouzounian, so they are testing ways to seal the waste using a bentonite clay plug.
French law requires companies to build a retrievable scheme, meaning that for the first few hundred years at least, they can remove the waste again should future generations find a better way to get rid of it.
But it is above ground that the real battle is taking place.
Repository plans have foundered in Britain and America due to local democratic opposition.
Britain copied the Scandinavian model based on voluntarism which allowed local communities to opt in but also built confidence by giving them a right to say no.
The British scheme was set to explore an underground laboratory in Cumbria near the Sellafield nuclear site. The local district council approved the scheme but the strategic authority - the council in Carlisle - blocked it in January 2013, sending the nuclear planners back to the drawing board.
A UK Government white paper to be published in the summer is widely expected to tweak the approval process to curb a county council's influence. The hunt is now on for a new location.
In France, the cash was the answer. They are already spending £50m ($80m / 60m euros) every year to support local community projects and massage consent in what is a sparsely populated and neglected area.
They even arranged the underground laboratory to ensure its two entrances were in different communities so they could pay them both off and ensure wider approval.
"I supported the laboratory from the start and I won't go back on that now," says the local mayor Francois Henri. But he admits that if his community had wanted to block the project there would be little they could do to stop it.
"It is a project which is of national interest. Nobody has the power to stop or to block it," says Gerald Ouzounian.
He says the nation as a whole has benefited from nuclear power and all the stakeholders will help the government make the final decision.
Local resistance is muted and comes mainly from the pressure group "Bure Zone Libre". Its members who gave me their view but not their names said it had been largely ignored.
"The voice of the people is nothing, they make public debates after decisions," one protestor tells me.
"First stop nuclear energy and after we can talk about the waste."
French law required a national consultation or debate on the waste dump to take place but it was troubled from the start; meetings were disrupted forcing it to conduct its deliberations online.
When the debate finally concluded recently, it recommended slowing down the repository scheme to allow for more scientific tests.
"Having a six-month debate on a project that will last 100,000 years sounds a bit ridiculous," says Ariane Metais, one of a team of facilitators who run the engagement process around the policy.
"For a project with such environmental and ethical consequences, 'it is just not enough'."
If Britain were to copy the French and opt for a deep repository in clay for the vast quantities of UK waste it wouldn't be hard to find, chuckles Gerald Ouzounian.
"You have a lot of suitable (rock) formations in the south east of England," he says.
"The name of the clay is Callovo-Oxfordian which comes from Oxford."
As to whether it would be easy politically to sell a nuclear dump to the citizens of Oxford, he says, is another matter. | Half a kilometre below ground in the Champagne-Ardenne region of eastern France, near the village of Bure, a network of tunnels and galleries is being hacked out of the 160 million-year-old compacted clay rocks. |
40,280,817 | The former world heavyweight champion graphically described injuries he hoped to inflict on Bellew in the run-up to March's stoppage defeat by his rival.
Haye, 36, admitted his comments brought boxing into disrepute.
The board believes that Bellew's behaviour improved after both fighters were warned days before the bout.
The BBBofC condemned both boxers' behaviour during a heated news conference in Liverpool and a media event in London.
According to records on the BBBofC website, Haye made a donation and apologised for his behaviour to the Southern Area Council at a meeting three days before the bout.
WBC cruiserweight champion Bellew, 34, was given a four-month suspended suspension by the board in December as a result of his ringside behaviour when he called Haye out following victory over BJ Flores in October.
Further misdemeanours could have seen his licence withdrawn before the meeting with Haye.
Following his defeat, Haye said that he expected to be fined for his pre-fight comments. He intends on returning to the ring after recovering from Achilles surgery.
"Some of the comments went too far. If I have to pay a fine, I'll happily pay and take whatever punishment I need to," he said. | David Haye has been fined £25,000 by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) over his behaviour in the build-up to his bout with Tony Bellew. |
38,172,365 | Few details are available, but Austrian media say a woman is suspected of having shot her mother, brother and three children aged seven to 10, before turning the gun on herself.
The attack happened in Boeheimkirchen, a small town just outside St Poelten.
The alarm was raised after the children failed to go to school for three days.
A neighbour reported their absence, public broadcaster ORF said. The woman suspected of the massacre was aged 35, her mother 59 and brother 40, ORF reported.
The shooting is believed to have happened three days ago.
The family moved into the house, in the Schildberg area, 18 months ago. A neighbour said they had "behaved in a very withdrawn way, mostly going out only in the evening". He said he had sold the house to the family. | Austrian police say six bodies have been found in a house 54km (34 miles) west of Vienna, after a suspected shooting of family members. |
23,682,068 | Officers who checked drug containers removed from the courier believed one was missing and carried out a search.
Five grams were found in the clothing of the surgeon, who was himself found to be in a state of narcotic intoxication, police say.
The suspect told police he would not comment without his lawyer.
The unnamed surgeon was arrested in Bogotol, a town of 21,000, about 3,100km (1,930 miles) east of Moscow.
He has been charged on two counts: with illegally acquiring and possessing a large quantity of drugs, and stealing a large quantity of drugs.
If convicted, he faces a sentence of up to 15 years.
In 2009, Russia announced that it had become the world's biggest consumer of heroin. Cheap supplies of the drug enter the country from Afghanistan by land via the former republics of Central Asia or by air.
Police video shows the hospital where the alleged crime took place and also the suspect himself in custody.
Vladimir Yourchenko, police press secretary for the Krasnoyarsk region, said that the drama had begun when a passenger aboard a train from the city of Krasnoyarsk to Bogotol had become ill.
Police had information that the passenger, a national of one of the former Soviet republics, was carrying several containers of heroin in his stomach.
Removed from the train, the man was taken to a district hospital where an operation was performed to extract the containers.
Police then received information that the surgeon had taken one container for himself, Mr Yourchenko said. He added that the suspect had been investigated for illegal possession of drugs in the past. | Russian police have arrested a surgeon suspected of stealing heroin he removed from the stomach of a drug courier in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. |
35,945,543 | The SNP leader unveiled the pledge ahead of a hustings event with the other main party leaders in Edinburgh.
Labour, the Conservatives, Lib Dems and Scottish Greens also back greater rights and support for LGBTI people.
Campaigners welcomed the plans, which they said could allow young people to legally change their gender.
They also said it could mean the law would recognise that some people have a non-binary gender and are neither men nor women.
Scottish Labour said its manifesto would pledge to remove the psychiatric diagnosis requirement from legal gender recognition.
The Scottish Conservatives, Scottish Liberal Democrats and Scottish Greens have called for teachers to be better equipped to deal with LGBTI issues.
Scotland was last year rated the best country in Europe in terms of legal equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
But Ms Sturgeon said more work still needed to be done, and the SNP would look to create "refreshed, age-appropriate strategies and resources" for children to promote tolerance and respect, and prevent prejudice about healthy relationships if it wins the election on 5 May.
Under her plans, all new guidance and promoted teachers would also undertake training on equality so they could tackle prejudice-based bullying in schools.
Ms Sturgeon said young people should be supported to make informed choices about their gender and sexual identity.
In addition, she said an SNP government would work towards every professional working with children being trained on equality and tackling prejudice-based bullying.
And it would aim for all police officers to receive appropriate training on the investigation of hate crime.
Ms Sturgeon said she was proud that Scotland had made "significant progress" on LGBTI equality in recent years, with the country having legalised gay marriage in February 2014.
She added: "Tolerance, respect, inclusion - these are attitudes and principles we want to encourage and foster in a modern, fairer Scotland.
"Enabling young people to make informed choices about their gender and sexual identity is about supporting them to be themselves so that they might fulfil their potential.
"I am hopeful that in the next Scottish Parliament we can build as much consensus on LGBTI issues as we did in this session - and take another leap forward for equality."
James Morton, manager of the Scottish Transgender Alliance, welcomed the pledges, which he said were in line with international best practice.
He added: "That would mean enabling people to change the gender on their birth certificate without intrusive medical diagnosis, recognising trans people as the experts on their own identities.
"It would allow young people to legally change their gender, with parents' support if under 16.
"It would also mean the law recognising that some people have a non-binary gender, that is they are neither men nor women."
But the Free Church of Scotland moderator, Rev David Robertson, warned against "destroying the traditional idea of gender".
He added: "We believe that this will result in confusion and brokenness amongst our children rather than fulfilled potential."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said her party's manifesto would commit to legislating to remove the psychiatric diagnosis requirement from legal gender recognition.
She also pledged to reduce to 16 the age at which people can get legal recognition of the gender they live as, and ensure legal protection for people who do not identify as either men or women.
On the education proposals, she added: "We've got to give teachers the confidence to teach LGBT issues whether that's in social education or elsewhere in the curriculum."
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said: "I want to get to a stage where absolutely every teacher in every school in Scotland feels equipped to be able to deal with these issues because every child needs to be able to trust the people in their schools."
She called for relationship, sexual health and parenthood education to be updated much more often "to be able to keep up with the kind of evolving relationship that young people have with sexuality and gender and the way in which it is expressed in their schools."
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said: "I think we should be making more progress on education. I don't think we should just be training a small number of teachers I think we should be training all teachers.
"We should be getting gender recognition right, we need to remove the archaic system that we have just now. People should have the right to choose for themselves."
Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie highlighted the "unspoken issue" of faith schools.
He said: "If we're talking about all teachers then we're also talking about all schools.
"And although there is good and bad practice on both sides of the denominational divide, we still aren't acknowledging that a great many young people are being educated in an ethos which says a lot of us in this room are and believe it or not they use this phrase - inherently morally defective." | Nicola Sturgeon has promised to review and reform gender recognition law for transgender people as part of a series of commitments on LGBTI equality. |
38,878,670 | The tapes are the original, high-quality live recordings of the reggae legend's concerts in London and Paris between 1974 and 1978. Tracks include No Woman No Cry, Jamming and Exodus.
They were at first believed to be ruined beyond repair, largely because of water damage.
Marley, who died in 1981, would have been 72 on Monday.
The tapes were found in a run-down hotel in Kensal Rise, north-west London, where Bob Marley and the Wailers stayed during their European tours in the mid-1970s.
They were discovered when Joe Gatt, a Marley fan and London businessman, took a phone call from a friend, who had found them while doing a building refuse clearance.
From the 13 reel-to-reel analogue master tapes, 10 were fully restored, two were blank and one was beyond repair. Work lasted one year and cost £25,000 ($31,200).
"They were (in an) appalling (condition)... I wasn't too hopeful," Martin Nichols, a sound engineer at the White House Studios in the west of England, told the BBC.
The recordings are from concerts at the Lyceum in London (1975), the Hammersmith Odeon (1976), the Rainbow, also in London (1977), and the Pavilion de Paris (1978).
They were recorded on the only mobile 24-track studio vehicle available in the UK then. It was loaned to Bob Marley and the Wailers by the Rolling Stones. | Lost recordings by Bob Marley found in a damp hotel basement in London after more than 40 years have been restored. |
38,103,409 | Jamie, who is behind a host of videos that appear on people's Facebook newsfeeds, only lasted three weeks in an entry-level job at a drinks company, but he still thinks it was too long.
"I thought I could hack a real job, but I hated that I had no say in the decision making," says the 25-year-old founder and owner of online media group Jungle Creations.
So retiring to his mother's spare room in Surrey, in the south of England in early 2014, the business management graduate needed to find a different way to make money.
He decided to set up a website called Viral Thread that would collate videos and stories that had spread widely on the internet. The hope was that a great many people would visit the site, either directly or via Facebook, and he could make money by carrying advertising.
Jamie admits that he was inspired by seeing other people already doing the same thing.
"There was a similar site called Viral Nova at the time - it was just one guy sitting at home making money out of sharing viral clips and I thought 'this seems like a simple scheme to replicate'," he says.
Tapping into the student market he also started to write original content about the typical things you'd experience at university, pushing it out primarily on Facebook pages he had built up.
"After a few months the articles started going viral and instead of earning 6p from advertising all of a sudden it was around £600 a day," says Jamie.
"The first thing I did was say 'look Mum' - that was the moment I knew I could actually make it into a business."
By the summer of 2014 traffic to the Viral Thread website had grown so much that Jamie enlisted a friend, a journalism graduate, to help out with creating new content.
"It wasn't a normal set up - he'd come to my house and we'd play [computer game] Fifa, cook some food, write some articles, and I would be building the Facebook page."
But if it looked to an outsider that they weren't doing much work, the Viral Thread's Facebook page quickly grew in popularity, and by February 2015 had hit one million likes. One video they shared even gained 20 million likes over a weekend.
Today Viral Thread has six million followers on Facebook, and is just one part of Jungle Creations.
Another big focus of the business is producing food videos - easy to follow recipe guides - via websites such as Twisted and Food Envy, which again make their money via advertising.
With the videos also uploaded to Facebook and You Tube, two of the most popular have been "camembert hedgehog bread" and "sushi cake".
Jamie says: "We knew we wanted to branch out from Viral Thread, and what we'd seen by spending all our time on the internet was that food was a hot topic - it was going viral," says Jamie.
But their polished food videos weren't always so well done.
"We started out with a Go Pro [camera] in my friend's kitchen," says Jamie, "We cringe when we look at them now. But it's great to see how far we've come."
Jungle Creations now has 12 websites or "channels" in total, including Bosh, which is dedicated to vegan food, and Nailed It, which gives fun art and design tips.
One of the reasons Jamie believes the videos work so well is their simplicity. The video of camembert hedgehog bread for example, runs for just under a minute, and shows an aerial view of how to make a whole camembert inside a loaf of bread. It has so far been viewed by 21 million people
"If anyone starts to get confused their interest will automatically be lost and they'll flick past it. So we keep them quick, simple and entertaining," explains Jamie.
Despite having not had any outside investment, Jungle Creation's revenues are now expanding strongly. Jamie says that its annual turnover in past financial year was £2.5m, nearly nine times the previous 12 months.
And in an amazing statistic provided by research group Tubular Labs, Jungle Creation's online videos are now watched more than 2.5 billion times a month. This makes it the sixth most-viewed media company in the online sphere, behind the Walt Disney company in fifth place, and in front of US media giant Comcast in seventh.
This is impressive for a business that currently has just 36 employees at its loft style office in fashionable Shoreditch, in the east of London.
But having come straight out of university, and still at only 25, has Jamie's age ever been a disadvantage?
"Never," he insists, "We're respected because of what we've built up and the content we've created, so we're always taken seriously with anyone we've worked with."
And that's his next step, to increase the amount of videos Jungle Creations makes for other companies.
Having already worked with the likes of Oreo and Yo! Sushi, helping them to launch new menus and flavours with shareable videos, the results speak for themselves - with one of the videos they created with Oreo accumulating eight million likes across social media.
Jungle Creations charges firms a minimum of £20,000 per video, but guarantees that they are viewed by more than one million people. If they don't reach that number, the client gets another video for free.
Jerry Daykin, global digital partner at media agency Carat, says: "While many traditional publishers have tried to adapt their existing content with re-edits or subtitles, Jungle Creations food channels have pioneered new approaches.
"The clips are instant, attention grabbing, and play heavily on delicious and iconic ingredients.
"There's a scientific side to Jungle Creations' success too, with the company applying a forensic approach to data to truly optimise and iterate the content it's producing, which sets them apart from publishers built on a more traditional human editor led approach."
Jamie says that a key reason for the company's success is "because we've been impatient and excited to get to the next step". | If someone had told Jamie Bolding three years ago that he'd be earning a lot of money from making viral videos, he'd probably have quit his "proper job" a lot earlier. |
34,860,606 | The Dow Jones rose 1.42% to 17,737.16 points, while the S&P 500 gained 1.62% to 2,083.58 points.
The Nasdaq rose 1.79% to 5,075.20 points, boosted by big rises for biotechnology stocks. Apple rose 3.2% after the shares got a broker upgrade.
Every Dow stock ended up, led by Nike, up 2.61% also after an upgrade.
Market seemed to welcome news that interest rates could rise, taking it as a signal that the US economy is strengthening.
The market today is just reinforcing the view that most likely the Fed is going to move in December, and that's not necessarily a bad thing for either the economy" or the stock market, said Jeremy Zirin, chief equities strategist at UBS Wealth Management Americas.
All 10 sectors in the S&P 500 rose, led by healthcare stocks, which rose 2%. The sector is up 5.1% this year. Financial stocks rose 1.8%.
Qualcomm and Target were the biggest drags on the S&P. Qualcomm fell 9.4% after a South Korean regulator alleged it violated competition laws.
Target fell 4.3% after warning it will miss its fiscal-year forecast for online sales growth. | (Close): Wall Street shrugged off any concerns about an interest rate rise after the Federal Reserve signalled that a December hike was possible. |
38,682,711 | The League One club have paid an undisclosed fee for the 20-year-old, who has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal at Stadium MK.
Muirhead joined Hearts from Partick last summer and has scored twice in 19 appearances for the Edinburgh club.
The deal is subject to international clearance, but he could be in the squad against Northampton on Saturday.
"It's a new chapter in my career and hopefully I can kick on from now," said Muirhead.
"I worked with Robbie for the past six months and as soon as I heard he was interested, I knew I wanted to sign for him again."
Muirhead is Neilson's first signing since taking over as MK Dons boss in early December.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | MK Dons boss Robbie Neilson has returned to former club Hearts to sign forward Robbie Muirhead. |
32,128,127 | Pictures of him have gone viral after his students posted them online, when they found out about his other job.
As well as teaching at University College London (UCL), he's also on the books of agency Models1.
He tells Newsbeat his students sometimes lose focus, and keep taking sneaky snaps when he's not looking.
When Arief Azil posted a picture of his teacher on Facebook, he wasn't expecting it would take off the way it did. Arief and his friends were in a lecture when they thought; "this guy's quite good looking," so they looked him up.
That was back in January, but interest has grown since then: "I got 100 likes at that time and I didn't know it was going to viral like this."
Arief told Newsbeat Boselli teaches a maths course called 'modelling analysis' - which fits, somehow.
Pietro is surprised by the reaction.
"I got really bombarded by messages, emails, you know, everyone, all of my friends, everyone I've ever known suddenly sending my snapshots or pictures... I didn't really know what to make of it because I didn't feel like I'd achieved anything that was worthy of such a big thing."
Pietro specialises in engineering - designing turbines and writing computer programmes.
Originally from Italy, Pietro's been in London for eight years now, and has been teaching maths at UCL for the last five. He was scouted for modelling at the age of six, so he's pretty used to seeing himself on billboards and in magazines, but says it's never had this much attention.
"It's always been like that for me, sort of a side job."
Students have even been turning up to his lectures from other departments. Arief told us there are often 10 to 15 girls he doesn't recognise in class. Or maybe it's Pietro's maths skills they've come to admire: "He's a really really good teacher to be honest."
Pietro certainly doesn't get it: "It's strange because obviously it's just my daily life, I don't see anything special in it, but apparently it is of interest to people on the internet."
He wouldn't be drawn on which profession he preferred: "It would be unfair for me to say I prefer one or the other. Obviously most of my time and effort I dedicate to my studies, to my engineering."
But he did say it was strange being part of two completely different environments.
"That's what I like the most about it. At one moment I'm hanging out with my colleagues in my research office, and the day after, maybe on a modelling job, meeting designers or people in fashion. "
He enjoys how baffled his colleagues on both sides are.
"People in fashion see my engineering work as something so remote and advanced and at the same time my colleagues in engineering think 'it's so cool you do modelling.'"
Pietro says he thought he'd captured people's imagination because the two jobs are so different. Some of his model friends "don't even know what a PHD is, that's how far away the two different worlds are."
He sometimes has to work a bit harder to convince his students he's the real deal in engineering too.
"They're a bit set back because obviously I've a younger appearance... So I need to sort of convince them that I'm good at what I'm doing and I need to put in that extra effort."
So would he ever give up one profession to concentrate on the other? He doesn't see why he should.
"Obviously modelling is probably not as long-term as engineering would be - for obvious reasons - but you know, whilst I have it I don't see why I should give it up."
So what's next for Pietro?
"I have many many ideas and many ambitions and I'm just trying to put everything together."
He'd like to start his own engineering firm.
"What I see is starting up something that actually produces something, that creates something, I like the idea of leaving something behind. And that's why I like engineering so much because you use science, you use maths, and physics, to create something that actually works." | 26-year-old maths lecturer and PhD student Pietro Boselli describes himself as 'nerdy', but the internet would beg to differ. |
34,240,114 | England beat World Cup finalists New Zealand 3-2 in June and pushed world champions Australia before defeat in Sunday's decider sealed a 3-2 defeat.
"The development of some individuals has come a long way," said Bayliss.
"There are some exciting young players in the England set-up and it will be an exciting future."
England came from 2-0 down to force a decider at Old Trafford, but slumped to 138 to allow Australia a simple chase to an eight-wicket victory.
However, a competitive series against Australia and victory over New Zealand came with performances far removed from a first-round exit at the World Cup, which included a defeat by Bangladesh and victories against only Scotland and Afghanistan.
England's XI for the final defeat by Australia included only four of their 15-man World Cup squad, albeit with Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Steven Finn rested.
Alastair Cook, dropped before the World Cup, and Ian Bell have been moved on from the top of the order, replaced by Alex Hales and Jason Roy, while experienced pace bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson have given way to the likes of Mark Wood, David Willey and Reece Topley, who made his debut at Old Trafford.
Ben Stokes, omitted from the World Cup squad, has established himself in the all-rounder's role, while Adil Rashid provides a wicket-taking threat with his leg-breaks.
"Some of the individual players who have stepped up and taken their game to another level have been outstanding," Bayliss told Test Match Special.
"The bowling of the spinners has come on in leaps and bounds. Jason Roy, at the top of the order, has proved he is a very good player.
"Ben Stokes is maturing as a cricketer, not just on but off the field as well.
"I'm impressed by young Topley - it wasn't necessarily his day today but going forward he has some very good skills to work with."
In choosing the likes of Roy and Willey, former England captain Michael Vaughan believes England have benefitted from using players who specialise in limited-overs cricket.
"It looks to me now as if the focus is very much on who are England's best one-day cricketers," said Vaughan. "For the first time, we might see five or six real one-day specialists in the side."
The most obvious change to England's one-day cricket has been their approach to batting, with a World Cup run-rate of 5.48 being upped to 6.63 across the 10 games against New Zealand and Australia.
They posted their first ODI score in excess of 400 against New Zealand, then completed their highest chase of 350, before following that up with a pursuit of 300 in the fourth match against Australia.
"The selections suggest the sort of personnel that they want, which is a far more aggressive type of player, free players with the bat," said former England off-spinner Vic Marks.
"It's all very well saying you are going to play freely, but if you've not got the players in your team who are instinctively like that, you can't do it."
England's poor World Cup contributed to the sacking of coach Peter Moores, with the refreshed approach to the one-day game beginning when Paul Farbrace took temporary charge for the series against New Zealand.
"At the World Cup, you'd hear Moores say 'I'd like my team to play fearlessly', but they couldn't do it," added Marks.
"Almost the identical words were spoken by Farbrace, but somehow those words seem to have got through."
For all the strides they have made, England still lost on home soil to an Australia side that itself had only four survivors from the World Cup final in March.
Strong showings in the next two global 50-over tournaments - the 2017 Champions Trophy and 2019 World Cup - will be expected from England, the host nation of both, and Bayliss admitted there is still plenty of room for improvement.
"There's definitely still work to be done," said the Australian. "We've shown people how well we can play, but days like today, to be the best in the world, you have to play some smart cricket. That comes with experience."
Marks also highlighted some naivety in England's play as well as the need to take wickets with the new ball.
"They need a bit more match awareness," he said. "It's tough if you set yourself to play fearlessly and get the balance between that and playing intelligently.
"In 50-over cricket you have to get early wickets and there have been times when England have struggled to do that. There's not much movement in those early overs, expect from Willey."
As England slumped to defeat in their final international match of the summer, readers of BBC Sport's live text commentary voted in their thousands as to their favourite single moment of the last four months.
Stuart Broad's first over in the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, when he dismissed Chris Rogers and Steve Smith, registered more than half of the vote, with Ben Stokes' catch to dismiss Adam Voges a distant second.
There were some who favoured Brad Haddin's drop of Joe Root in the first Test at Cardiff and Ben Stokes' 85-ball century at Lord's - the fastest scored in a Test at HQ - while Glenn Maxwell's stunning juggling boundary catch in the fourth one-day international attracted 7% of the vote. | Coach Trevor Bayliss says England's one-day team have an "exciting future" after a summer that has seen a dramatic improvement from a dismal World Cup. |
34,869,226 | The 37-year-old former Republic of Ireland international returned to Gigg Lane as cover.
"He doesn't feel like he is going to earn his money now he is injured," manager David Flitcroft told the club website.
"Quite incredibly he has decided he wants to cancel the contract."
Flitcroft added: "He had guaranteed money there but he has said he can't take money off the football club, which is quite a unique circumstance."
Kenny, who has also played for Sheffield United, QPR and Leeds, left Ipswich at the end of last season.
Meanwhile, the Shakers have also announced that Leicester City striker Joe Dodoo, 20, has joined on a one-month loan deal.
Dodoo scored a hat-trick against Bury in the League Cup on his senior debut in August. | Bury goalkeeper Paddy Kenny has cancelled his short-term contract with the club after 13 days because of a calf injury. |
35,577,001 | The men from Liverpool and Birmingham appeared in court following the theft of an ATM from a shop in Carnoustie, Angus.
The ATM was taken at 04:30 on Friday.
The suspects were later detained at the Westway Retail Park in Arbroath. Officers stopped a car by shooting out its tyres.
Anthony Conroy, 28, Andrew White, 26, Nanu Miah, 27, Robin Vaughn, 43, and Carl Cavanagh, 32, have all been charged with the theft of a vehicle and its contents and involvement in serious organised crime.
They are all from Liverpool except Miah, from Birmingham, who faces further charges under the Road Traffic Act including dangerous driving.
The men made no plea or declaration when they appeared at Forfar Sheriff Court and were remanded in custody. | Five men from England have been charged with involvement in serious organised crime after a cash machine was stolen in a raid in a Scottish town. |
36,445,446 | Lynsey Sharp produced a season best in the women's 800m, her second sub-two minute run in the Diamond League this year.
The Scottish record holder came in at 1:59.03, more than two seconds faster than her London 2012 time.
Steph Twell ran well inside the Olympic standard in the 5,000m - 14:50.
That was Twell's second quickest and best run for six years at that distance and was also within five seconds of the national record she set in 2010.
In the men's 1,500m, Chris O'Hare also made the qualification time and produced his season best as he came in seventh.
And Eilidh Doyle finished third in the 400m hurdles. The two-time Commonwealth silver medallist missed out on second in a race that saw Jamaica's Janeive Russell win with a world leading time of 53.96.
Sharp, Twell, Doyle and O'Hare now require top-two finishes at the British Championships, which run from 24-26 June, to gain automatic qualification for Brazil.
Laura Muir, Andrew Butchart and Eilish McColgan are also in that position as they seek to join Rio-bound runners Callum Hawkins, Tsegai Tewelde, Derek Hawkins and Beth Potter. | Four Scots top the British rankings ahead of the Rio trials in Birmingham this month, after achieving Olympic standards in Italy on Thursday. |
34,895,382 | The reading of a couple's names takes place over three Sunday services within three months of their marriage.
But Reverend Stephen Trott has asked the General Synod to consider replacing the banns with the same process as for a civil ceremony.
The BBC's Caroline Wyatt says some believe it is an outdated tradition.
But supporters of keeping the custom argue that it can draw lapsed Christians back to the church, as friends and relatives of the couple attend church to hear the banns read, our correspondent adds.
The reading of the marriage banns was designed to allow worshippers to object if they believed the marriage was illegal.
Canon David Houlding, a senior member of the clergy at St Paul's Cathedral, told the Mail on Sunday: "Banns of marriage are so antiquated and a complete nuisance.
"They should be scrapped. It is all a money-making exercise."
Publication of banns of marriage is listed as £28 and the certificate of banns is £13, on the Church of England website.
Mr Trott will table his motion at a meeting of the General Synod on Monday.
He has asked them to note "the growing burden and complexity of the legal requirements imposed on members of the clergy who conduct weddings".
His motion urges the Synod to "invite the Archbishops' Council to bring forward draft legislation to replace ecclesiastical preliminaries to marriage by universal civil preliminaries, such as those which have been in operation in Scotland since 1997, when banns were replaced by a Marriage Schedule issued by the civil registrar." | The 800-year-old tradition of reading marriage banns should be scrapped by the Church of England, a senior member of the clergy has urged. |
37,094,526 | It is thought David Ellam, 52, was trying to protect his own Yorkshire Terrier when the larger dog turned on him.
Police had seized the dog in June on suspicion it was a banned pit bull breed, but returned it on Wednesday.
A man, 29, thought to be the dog's owner has been arrested and bailed.
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Mr Ellam suffered bites to his body on Riddings Road in the Sheepridge area of Huddersfield on Monday morning and was later pronounced dead in hospital.
Det Ch Insp Mark Swift, from West Yorkshire Police, said: "We believe that the victim was out with his own dog at the time of the attack near to his home address.
"His dog, a Yorkshire Terrier, was also injured during the incident and received emergency veterinary care."
The dog has since been returned from the vets.
Police said the larger dog was caught in a nearby garden and taken to kennels.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said the matter had been referred to them by the force.
Carol Hanson, a friend of Mr Ellam, said: "We're lost for words, just devastated.
"It had only been out for five days, why did they let that dog back out, why did they let it go when it was vicious?"
Last week, a BBC investigation on the 25th anniversary of the Dangerous Dogs Act found 7,000 dogs had been put in kennels by police over the past five years.
West Yorkshire Police spent more than £550,000 on kennelling dogs over the same time period, with only the Greater Manchester and Merseyside forces spending more.
Speaking to the BBC following the man's death Caroline Kisko, from the Kennel Club, said she believed the act was "completely flawed".
She said the legislation had led to people "being fooled into thinking that just the way a dog looks defines its behaviour".
"The problem is that we've been given the idea that we are all secure because the Dangerous Dogs Act has vilified a certain type of dog and therefore, as long as they're illegal, we're all safe," she said.
"Any dog can be dangerous if it is wrongly handled and wrongly trained." | A dog previously seized by police over fears it was dangerous has attacked and killed a man days after being returned to its owner. |
33,605,638 | He will be succeeded by chairman Masashi Muromachi, with vice-chairman Norio Sasaki also stepping down.
On Monday, an independent panel appointed by Toshiba said the firm had overstated its operating profit by a total of 151.8bn yen ($1.22bn, £780m).
The overstatement was roughly triple an initial estimate by Toshiba.
The company's business empire stretches from home electronics to nuclear power stations.
"It has been revealed that there has been inappropriate accounting going on for a long time, and we deeply apologise for causing this serious trouble for shareholders and other stakeholders," the company said in a statement.
"Because of this Hisao Tanaka, our company president, and Norio Sasaki, our company's vice chairman... will resign today."
Mr Tanaka told a media conference that "we have a serious responsibility", adding that the company would need to "build a new structure'' to reform itself.
Mr Tanaka, 64, and Mr Sasaki, 66, both joined Toshiba in the early 1970s.
Mr Sasaki served as Toshiba president between June 2009 and June 2013, covering most of the period during which the firm inflated the profits.
Atsutoshi Nishida, an adviser and former chief executive from 2006 to 2009, also gave up his post.
Mr Tanaka and his predecessors are among eight high-level executives who have now resigned after the independent report found senior management involved in a scheme to inflate profits over several years.
People took to social media to express their concern at the scandal.
One twitter user remarked "It's appalling how long this cover up could have carried on", while another said "clean out the entire company! Toshiba needs to carry on its legacy properly."
He also said it was the most damaging episode in Toshiba's 140-year history. The company was created by a merger in 1938, but its roots date back to 1875.
Toshiba's accounting scandal began when securities regulators uncovered problems as they probed the company's balance sheet earlier this year.
One line that the investigators looked into was that executives set unrealistic targets for new operations after worries that the 2011 Fukushima disaster may hit Toshiba's nuclear division.
While the report did not specifically refer to Fukushima, it did say that pressure within Toshiba was strong in the accounting years of 2011 and 2012.
The findings mean Toshiba will have to restate its profits for the period between April 2008 and March 2014. It is unclear whether it will affect the company's results for the year ending March 2015.
The finance minister, Taro Aso, said the case could undermine confidence in corporate governance in Japan.
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He added the accounting irregularities at Toshiba were "very regrettable".
Japan's government has been trying to regain global investors' confidence with better corporate governance after Olympus was found to have covered up $1.7bn in losses in late 2011, in what was until now Japan's worst corporate governance scandal.
Tomoaki Nakamura, research vice president at market research firm IDC Japan, said it was not a surprise that Mr Tanaka, along with the other executives had stepped down.
"In Japan, this news has been in the media for two months already," he told the BBC from Tokyo.
"What they need to be afraid of is criminal action by the [US] Securities and Exchange Commission."
The report's findings are expected to lead to the restatement of earnings, a board overhaul and potentially hefty fines for Toshiba.
The inquiry found that the misreporting of profits began after the financial crash seven years ago, when senior managers began imposing unrealistic performance targets.
"Within Toshiba, there was a corporate culture in which one could not go against the wishes of superiors," the report said.
"Therefore, when top management presented 'challenges', division presidents, line managers and employees below them continually carried out inappropriate accounting practices to meet targets in line with the wishes of their superiors."
One business expert, Loizos Heracleous, Professor of Strategy and Organisation at Warwick Business School, told the BBC there was a wider problem in Japanese business culture.
"Corporate culture in Japan is hierarchical and based on a long history of emphasis on loyalty, doing one's best, and doing all that is possible to avoid bringing shame to one's group," he said.
"These values, combined with unrelenting performance pressures from the market, can sometimes tempt executives to take shortcuts, and can also make it difficult for employees to ask embarrassing or probing questions of executives."
While the resignations were expected, Mr Nakamura said it was still surprising that such a giant tech firm like Toshiba was still operating in the "old way of cheating today".
Regulators are believed to be starting their own review of Toshiba's book-keeping, based on Monday's report.
Shares in Toshiba rose 6% in Japan as the report into the accounting problems ended speculation as to the extent of the problem.
However, Toshiba's shares are still down by about a quarter since the company first disclosed cases of accounting irregularities in April.
Karissa Chua, analyst of consumer electronics at market research firm Euromonitor said Toshiba's struggles highlighted the problems that have plagued many Japanese tech firms in recent years.
"With the exception of cameras, Japanese firms are no longer able to compete effectively with the likes of companies like Samsung and Lenovo," she said.
"Even without the scandals, these tech firms are already losing its competitiveness against its Korean and Chinese competitors."
And whether Toshiba can bounce back from the probe is up for debate, according to analysts.
Mr Nakamura of IDC said even though it faces a class action lawsuit in the US, Toshiba's computers, heavy industry and semi-conductor businesses are strong and profitable.
"A new leader and governance structure will renovate the company," he said.
But Ms Chua of Euromonitor said Toshiba was too far behind its competitors to reverse its declining fortunes in consumer electronics, the sector it is best-known for.
"It should instead focus on speeding up its restructuring plans and divert its resources in consumer electronics into its core business - energy and components," she said.
She said Toshiba would find it a challenge in negotiating new contracts with its partners and customers, as they would be hesitant about committing to the firm because of the uncertainty around its future, including potential fines. | Toshiba's chief executive and president Hisao Tanaka has resigned after the company said it had overstated its profits for the past six years. |
35,681,082 | Brit Idris Elba won best supporting actor for his role playing a warlord in Beasts of No Nation.
His young co-star Abraham Attah went on to win the best actor award for his first ever role.
Spotlight picked up the best film, director, screenplay and a special recognition for its ensemble cast.
The film is based on the Boston Globe newspapers investigation into child abuse by priests in the city, which became a scandal that was felt around the world.
After collecting the award for best film, director Tom McCarthy said the church still had a long way to go to address the fallout from the abuse for its survivors.
"We have yet to see action. There have been a lot of words but there needs to be action," he said at the award ceremony in Santa Monica.
Elba's role as a ruthless warlord in the Netflix drama Beasts of No Nation has been widely used as an example of the diversity problem for the Academy Awards and its voters after being overlooked in the nominations.
He did not address the controversy, but speaking after his Independent Spirit win, he said: "I am so more proud of being a producer on this film, it wasn't about my performance, it was about us as a team. We were very much a family."
The Independent Spirit Awards honour films with a budget of less than $5m.
The best actress prize went to Brie Larson for Room, the role for which she is widely tipped to win the Oscar.
She was full of praise for the author of Room, Irish-Canadian Emma Donoghue, who she called the film's "mom".
Donoghue, who won the best first screenplay award, said she was just planning on "enjoying the day" at Sunday's Oscars, believing she would not win the big prize.
The best supporting actress award went to Mya Taylor, the first trans woman to win at the awards, having starred in the iPhone-shot movie Tangerine.
Collecting the award, she said: "I have had a long journey through 2015 because I had come from almost nothing and then got this role and this movie, and my life just did a total 360."
Speaking to the assembled crowed of film-makers, she added: "There is transgender talent. There's very beautiful transgender talent. So, you better get it out there and put it in your next movie." | Spotlight was the big winner at the Independent Spirit Awards, held one day ahead of the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles. |
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