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39,367,339 | Megan Clark, 19, was raped by a man she met in Burger King when she was drunk after a night out in Manchester.
The trial sparked controversy after the judge said the drunken behaviour of some women was putting them at risk.
Miss Clark told the Victoria Derbyshire programme the judge told women to "be careful", saying it was "good advice".
The teenager, who waived her right to anonymity to speak to the programme, said she took the judge's comments in "a positive way", adding that she did not believe she was "victim-blaming".
"She was right in what she said," Miss Clark said, in her first interview.
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Last month, Ricardo Rodrigues-Fortes-Gomes, 19, was found guilty at Manchester Crown Court of two counts of rape last July.
The court heard how he ignored Miss Clark's screams while he attacked her.
A witness who rang the police also filmed the attack on a mobile phone and Rodrigues-Fortes-Gomes was sentenced to six years behind bars.
A second man was found not guilty.
Miss Clark had been drinking lager and vodka before the attack and had inhaled the party drug amyl nitrite.
At the end of the trial, Judge Lindsey Kushner said that "as a woman judge" she felt compelled to plead with women to protect themselves from predatory rapists who "gravitate" towards drunken females.
The judge - in her last trial - said women were entitled to "drink themselves into the ground", but their behaviour was also putting them in danger.
Her comments were described by campaigners as "outrageous" and "misguided".
Miss Clark told the programme she had initially blamed herself.
"I [now] know it wasn't my fault. It's never the victim's fault - they aren't the problem regardless of what I was doing.
"I felt I put myself in that situation. I need to be more careful."
She added: "I think the judge was using my case, it was her last one, and she wanted to make a point."
Miss Clark said she felt "judged" when she told people she had been raped, saying she felt some people blamed her for the attack.
"There is definitely still a stigma. Victim-blaming is such a big thing. I did tell people what happened and I felt judged after it.
"People blamed my behaviour. That's why people don't talk about [rape]."
She said she could see why people do not report rape and do not want to go through a trial.
Having gone through the legal system, Miss Clark said she was disappointed with the end result and the sentence handed down by the judge.
"I am angry and it feels so unfair. So many people go through it, people get raped, we need to deal better with it."
She said she would not have reported the crime if it was not for the fact a witness was filming the rape, footage she had to watch before being cross-examined in court.
"It was pretty horrible to watch. It was different to how I remembered it. But it wasn't nice to watch."
And Miss Clark said she would not go through the legal process again - but urged other victims to report rape.
"My message is don't be discouraged by the system letting us down, or people being judgmental. That will happen regardless.
"We all know it's not our fault. I would encourage people to report it."
Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel. | A rape victim whose attack led to a judge saying drunk women were putting themselves in danger has defended the comments, saying the judge was "right". |
35,428,751 | PC Graham Thomas was leaving Asda in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, with his shopping when he saw security guards confronting a man.
When the man ran off, the officer joined the chase, but returned to discover his own bag had been taken.
"It was annoying, but people will find it amusing and ironic that this has happened to a copper, " he said.
PC Thomas said he saw the thief being confronted by Asda security on Wednesday afternoon.
He left his bag of vegetables and hamster treats, along with a case of beer, at the store's customer service desk before joining the chase.
The thief got away and when the policeman got back he was told staff had placed his bag in a chiller cabinet, but it was no longer there.
When the store's CCTV footage was reviewed later, it turned out a woman had taken it.
"When I got back I was told they'd placed my bag in the chiller, presumably because they didn't know how long I would be gone - although there was nothing that particularly needed keeping cool in it," said PC Thomas, who is based at Chelmsford Police Station.
The beer had not been taken and the shop reimbursed him for the rest of his £18 shop, which he had already paid for.
An Asda spokeswoman said: "We take incidents like this very seriously and we would like to thank Essex Police for their assistance with this matter."
Neither thief has been caught. | An off-duty policeman who tried to catch a supermarket shoplifter had his own shopping stolen while giving chase. |
40,813,702 | The group of top research universities says Brexit is causing EU staff "uncertainty and anxiety" and making the recruitment of others harder.
The group has outlined 10 points it says the government must answer.
Ministers say they want "a reciprocal agreement as quickly as possible".
The Russell Group is composed of 24 universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Glasgow and Cardiff, which are often oversubscribed at undergraduate level and heavily focused on research.
In a briefing note, the group calls the contribution of EU nationals to research and teaching at its institutions "crucial".
"More broadly, EU staff and students add to the diversity of our campuses and enrich the learning experience for all," it said. "We need to do everything we can to ensure these individuals feel valued and supported to stay in the UK."
Prime Minister Theresa May has outlined plans requiring EU nationals resident in the UK to apply for "settled status", which would effectively guarantee them indefinite leave to remain in the country once Britain leaves the bloc.
The proposed status would be given to any EU citizen who has been living in the UK continuously for five years.
Those who have been resident for less than five years would be allowed to stay and apply for settled status when they have accumulated the necessary time.
Among the 10 points in the briefing paper is a call for EU nationals who already have permanent residence to be "transferred automatically" to settled status.
It argues that: "There is no need to reassess these individuals' right to be in the UK."
Other points include:
The UK wants the issue to be resolved swiftly, although the EU described Mrs May's offer as a "damp squib" and warned it would give EU citizens fewer rights than their British counterparts.
Russell Group head of policy Jessica Cole said: "Brexit is causing uncertainty and anxiety for EU staff, who need clarity over their future rights as soon as possible.
"There are around 25,000 members of staff from other EU countries at Russell Group universities delivering high-quality teaching and cutting-edge research. We value our EU colleagues and want them to stay.
"EU staff, students and universities need to be able to plan for the future with confidence.
"We urge the Government to secure an agreement with the EU on citizens' rights at the earliest possibility."
A government spokeswoman said: "We have been clear about our commitment to the UK's world-class higher education sector.
"The government wants to reach a reciprocal agreement for EU citizens in Britain and UK nationals in Europe as quickly as possible. We are developing a new application process and will ensure that it is as light-touch, streamlined and user-friendly as possible.
"We recognise that there are a wide range of individual circumstances to consider and we will continue to engage with the sector as this work develops." | UK universities could lose talented EU staff unless they receive "greater clarity" from the government on the post-Brexit rights of EU nationals, according to the Russell Group. |
38,666,066 | At the same time, they have created a narrative about the referendum result which casts it as a victory for the common man and woman against a liberal, metropolitan establishment that counts the mainstream media - whatever that now means - as its weapon of choice.
This is one of the more pleasing ironies about the state of media in Britain today.
A brief glance at this week's headlines gives ample evidence of what psychologists call confirmation bias - the tendency to interpret events in a way that accords with pre-existing prejudices.
For papers who backed Leave, Theresa May's speech showed a stern commitment to freedom and love of country. The Mail, Sun, Telegraph and Express, who between them have done most to advance the Brexit cause, lauded the prime minister's speech.
The Mail has been a strong backer of May, seeing her as much the most plausible Tory leader in the aftermath of David Cameron's resignation, and contrasting her ostensible gravitas with the lightweights in her cabinet. Just for clarity, I'm paraphrasing the Mail's position there rather than mine, and doing so based on several conversations with the most senior figures there.
Picture choices matter so much in newspapers. I must say I am a very big fan of cartoons on front pages, as this Charlie Hebdo front page from my previous job shows you, and the Mail's use of a cartoon to show the prime minister looking defiant in a way redolent of the Dad's Army title sequence achieves its desired effect.
Similarly the Sun has her looking cheerful next to supportive furniture (the headline and sub-headline).
The Telegraph and the Guardian use similar pictures but by using a much tighter crop, a blue background and a positive headline, the Telegraph seem to endorse the prime minister; whereas the Guardian seem to issue scepticism about her chances of success. Interestingly, the Financial Times, which like the Guardian backed Remain, also uses exactly the same picture, albeit with a different crop. Their headline, being longer than most of the others, equivocates.
Wednesday's front pages alone provide ample evidence of the way the same events are interpreted in wildly different ways by different newspapers - always and without fail in accordance with their prejudices.
In some ways, Fleet Street, as romantics like me still sometimes call it, is basically the industrialisation of confirmation bias.
Does that matter, when newspapers are in swift decline?
Of course it does, and hugely so. Despite their perpetual shrinkage, newspapers are still read by millions of people across Britain.
Moreover, they exert huge - some would argue disproportionate - influence on the news agenda of broadcasters like the BBC, Sky and ITV.
And in my experience, Westminster is still obsessed, to a really bizarre degree, with trying to influence newspapers.
This was perhaps understandable 20 years ago; but today, when fake news goes viral, it seem strange to me how much politicians care about headlines on page 17 of daily publications.
And yet they do. Which is why the other important point about Fleet Street is that it is strongly weighted toward Brexit, and in that sense in touch with voters who, albeit by a small margin, voted to Leave.
Most papers are delighted with the referendum result and support the prime minister. Given the sheer complexity of Brexit negotiations, it's lucky for Theresa May that, despite having backed Remain herself, she can generally count on Britain's newspapers to back her every move in Brussels.
That is not a luxury many previous prime ministers have enjoyed. | Britain's newspapers are for the most part deeply hostile to the EU, and committed to making a success of Brexit. |
16,615,512 | Both acts will also perform at the ceremony, which celebrates the best of UK folk music, at The Lowry in Salford on 8 February.
Now in its 13th year, the awards will be broadcast live on Radio 2, while fans will also be able to watch it live via the BBC Red Button.
The Unthanks lead the nominations with four nods.
The Northumberland singing sisters are up for best group, best live act, best album for Last and best original song for the album's title track.
The Dubliners, who formed in 1962, are one of Ireland's most recognisable folk groups.
McLean, best known for hits including American Pie and Vincent, has amassed more than 40 gold and platinum records worldwide.
"The UK audience has been among the most loyal for over 40 years and without them certainly I wouldn't be considered for this honour, so I thank the BBC and I thank the British public," the singer-songwriter said.
McLean will also perform on Simon Mayo's Radio 2 Drivetime show live from The Lowry ahead of the awards.
Among the other nominees include June Tabor and Oysterband, who are up for best group, best album for Ragged Kingdom and best traditional track for Bonny Bunch of Roses, while Tabor is also nominated for folk singer of the year.
Martin Simpson has three nods for best album, best traditional track and musician of the year.
The Folk Awards ceremony will also be combined with the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, which is given to the most promising young folk artist in the UK. | Don McLean and The Dubliners are to be given lifetime achievement awards at this year's BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. |
36,656,707 | 28 June 2016 Last updated at 17:50 BST
The Three Lions were beaten 2-1 by Iceland - the lowest ranked team left in the competition.
Former England captain Alan Shearer called it the worst performance he'd ever seen by an England team.
Manager Roy Hodgson stepped down from his job immediately after the match.
Kids in Manchester tell us their reactions and who'll they be supporting now that England are out. | England's footy players and fans are still recovering from the side's shock exit from the European Championships. |
36,892,216 | The Juventus midfielder left Old Trafford in 2012 because of a lack of first-team opportunities, but he could become the centrepiece of Jose Mourinho's new-look United side.
Pogba's talent has been evident for years. That was why United signed him from Le Havre in 2009, when he had already captained France's Under-16 team.
He was the same lithe, energetic athlete he is today, if somewhat more gangly. What he has done, according to knowledgeable sources, is apply himself and work at his game.
Now 23, he still has a tendency to float in and out of matches - he was not a consistent performer at Euro 2016 and did not appear to relish the deeper role he was given by coach Didier Deschamps when France lost to Portugal in the final.
But he has developed a greater understanding of his game and, with that mental maturity, more awareness of his positional responsibilities to the team as a whole.
In his first spell at United, he would be walked through specific situations to improve his game management, or be taken to senior matches and told to watch individual players rather than the game itself. This experience has been put to good use.
Under 21 football in England may be derided, but occasional outings alongside senior players also helped his education.
Pogba is not the finished article. But the promise United first identified seven years ago is showing positive signs of being fulfilled, more than enough to persuade the club to potentially pay such a massive fee.
Pogba made three substitute appearances for Manchester United in the Premier League, before joining Juventus for the 2012-13 season.
Pogba was brought to the club as a 16-year-old boy, deemed good enough to play a central role in an FA Youth Cup final triumph in 2011, but was allowed to leave for an overseas rival, before being bought back for a world record fee four years later.
Was it a mistake of gargantuan proportions or the consequence of a couple of isolated events combining to produce a very expensive outcome?
Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to keep Pogba in 2012. Still only 19 at the time, Pogba and his agent Mino Raiola were made a contract offer and rejected it, meaning that all Juventus had to pay was a compensation fee of £1.5m for the teenager.
Raiola believed Pogba should have been in the first team and on first-team wages. Ferguson felt he was still too raw to feature on a regular basis. It can't have helped that Ferguson and Raiola were like "oil and water", in the Scot's own words.
The pivotal decision came when Paul Scholes, at the age of 37, reversed his retirement decision in January 2012.
Scholes played 21 times in that half-season - and a further 21 in the campaign that followed. United were denied the title by Sergio Aguero's injury-time goal for Manchester City against QPR on the final day in 2012. They won it in 2013 - after which Scholes retired for good - but have not challenged since.
There is no way of knowing what would have happened if Scholes had stayed retired and Pogba had played those games instead. It is just as impossible to assess whether the young midfielder would have developed at the same rate in England as he has done at Juventus, with whom he has won four successive Serie A titles.
And had he remained at United, would Pogba now be looking to leave - just as Cristiano Ronaldo did for Real Madrid as he entered his prime?
One thing is for sure: ignoring a player you need, just because you had him once and let him go, would be cutting off your nose to spite your face.
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It is tempting to say that if a club spend going on for £100m on a player, the system fits around him, not the other way around. Football is not quite so straightforward, though.
Even the best players can struggle without a structure - or if they are played out of position.
It is still a source of bewilderment to staff at United as to why Angel di Maria - their previous record signing at £59.7m - was used as a holding midfield player by former manager Louis van Gaal. Di Maria, it is worth remembering, began his Old Trafford career with three goals and three assists in his first five Premier League appearances from the offensive position he was so effective in for Real Madrid.
Pogba is a rarity in the modern game in that he is capable of both attack and defence. He is quick, has stamina and can tackle. Though not a prolific scorer, his average of one goal every five games suggests he is an attacking threat.
And while his average of one yellow card in every four games would put him under threat of suspension if repeated in England, he was not sent off last season.
In short, he is the kind of player United have lacked since Roy Keane left in 2005 - without the red cards. Mourinho will surely stick him in the centre of his midfield and work from there.
In his recent interview with the BBC, Mourinho said he did not understand why there was such uncertainty over Wayne Rooney, who was "the club captain, the players' captain and my captain".
However, there are many reasons why there are doubts about Rooney's future role at United.
Including transfer fees and wages over the respective periods of their contracts, Mourinho - when the Pogba deal is complete - has committed £250m on Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and the Frenchman.
A front-line striker, a creative offensive player and a dominant midfielder are three of the four fundamentals Mourinho identified as needing urgent attention when he replaced Van Gaal.
At various points in his United career, Rooney has filled all these roles.
In noting United's deficiencies and by addressing them in such a calculated manner, it is a fair assumption Mourinho intends to utilise his new additions, particularly in the biggest games.
Rooney, for all his many attributes, is no speed merchant. Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Memphis Depay definitely are, making them better suited to wide positions. If the plan is to play Mkhitaryan wide, or deeper, in midfield, there is an obvious space for Rooney at number 10.
But is that going to get the best from the Armenian? Mourinho likes his central midfield to contain aggressive, athletic players, such as Claude Makelele and Michael Essien from his first stint at Chelsea. Pogba is in that mould. Morgan Schneiderlin and Daley Blind could work effectively alongside him. If that happens, the uncertainty over Rooney will persist.
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The manager who says he is truly happy with his squad, that he has the best player possible for any position and could not countenance spending a little bit more, has not been invented yet.
Mourinho himself has said he would act "if something presents itself before 31 August".
What it is safe to say is that he won't be spending any more money without recouping some. Even accounting for the demands of six pre-Christmas games in the Europa League, United's squad is too bulky as it is.
Yet standards at Old Trafford have slipped so much since Ferguson's departure three years ago that it is hard to argue the issues have been rectified completely by Mourinho's four "fundamental" signings, which go straight through the spine of his team.
For instance, 12 months ago, United were engaged in a concerted attempt to get central defender Sergio Ramos out of Real Madrid.
It did not happen and Van Gaal did not recruit anyone else. In 23-year-old Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly, who has played only 40 La Liga games, have United really strengthened their defence to Mourinho's satisfaction?
So who might go to create space? German World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger and Belgian wide man Adnan Januzaj evidently have no future at Old Trafford. The same is also true of Tyler Blackett and Paddy McNair, two of the youngsters Van Gaal took pride in promoting.
Of the 23 outfield players Mourinho is prepared to base United's season around, Marcos Rojo's alarming impetuosity identifies him as one potential candidate. Antonio Valencia continues to give the impression of being a winger trying to play full-back, rather than someone sure of his surroundings.
Schneiderlin, Matteo Darmian and Depay were all massive disappointments in their first United campaigns.
It is generally unwise to form concrete opinions on a single season, particularly on players coming to England for the first time - as it is solely on performances in a major tournament. Nevertheless, none of that trio can be sure of themselves.
Ander Herrera is yet to show sustained form. And what of Juan Mata? The incredibly popular Spain midfielder, who United spent £37.1m on halfway through David Moyes' short tenure, was sold by Mourinho during his second spell at Chelsea.
That the questions and doubts are so numerous come as a direct result of both United's fifth-place finish last season and the various awful performances that contributed to it.
Until they wake from their post-Ferguson slumber, the forensic analysis of United and their players will go on. | Paul Pogba will become the most valuable player in the world when he re-signs for Manchester United - but is he the club's most expensive mistake? |
30,569,180 | Analysis of saliva will show whether a driver has taken cocaine or cannabis, the Home Office said.
If the test is positive, police will take a suspect to have a blood test, administered by a medical professional.
A Home Office spokesperson said the technology was "groundbreaking".
Policing minister Mike Penning approved the tests this week.
"The government is determined to drive the menace of drug-driving from our roads," a Home Office spokesperson said.
"Not only do those who get behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs put their own lives at risk, but also those of innocent motorists and their passengers."
Forces will be encouraged to use the devices "as quickly as possible", the spokesperson added.
Drug-driving is estimated to cause around 200 deaths per year, the Department for Transport said.
A new law, which comes into force in March 2015, makes it illegal to drive with certain drugs in the body over a specified limit.
Currently, police have to prove the driver was impaired due to drug use.
The test will be used alongside breathalyser equipment, which detects the presence of alcohol in a person's breath.
Studies on the influence of cocaine indicate drivers are impaired when they have taken the drug in high doses and during withdrawal periods.
It is thought by the government that cannabis impairs co-ordination, visual perception, tracking and vigilance. | Detection kits which test if drivers have taken certain illegal drugs will be available to police in England and Wales in the coming days after ministers approved their use. |
39,669,638 | The Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services said about 30% of the sector was not confident it would make it past the current financial year.
It argued councils should divert more money - such as cash received from housing developments - into the sector.
The Welsh Local Government Association said it was up to councils consider what is best for their area.
The Welsh Government has commissioned a review of youth services in Wales, after a report last year warned of an "alarming decline", with more than 100 youth groups closing over four years.
The Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services represents many groups in the sector.
Chief executive, Paul Glaze, said there was a risk many would not survive before long-term plans to improve youth provision were put in place.
"I'm sorry to say that really could be the case - many will certainly be struggling and some won't survive at all," he said.
"If they're not around in the next six to 12 months, for example, how realisable are those [plans]?
"Equally, community development projects where new buildings are being constructed, there are ways we can work with the private sector in relation to collaborating with them to see the benefits of youth work.
"So there's I think there's definitely potential there in terms of possible solutions."
Iestyn, 14, attended youth sessions at Perthcelyn Community Centre, in Rhondda Cynon Taff, before it was closed in February.
"When it closed we literally had nothing to do, we're just sat on the steps of our houses doing nothing," he said.
Ieuan, 15, raised concerns other young people will get bored and resort to anti-social behaviour.
"They either go to mountains and start fires or get into trouble with the police - I'd rather go to the youth [sessions], meet up with friends, talk to people," he said.
The charity Bryncynon Strategy ran the sessions but said it was not stopped because of local council cuts but because it felt being open for just a few hours a week was not a "quality service".
Bev Garside, who was in charge of the charity at the time, said: "To rely on pop-up sessions which only last a couple of hours isn't doing what youth work is supposed to do.
"Youth work is a lot more than just a few activities to distract young people - this is about engaging with young people and dealing with the sometimes very complex issues that they have."
The sessions were partly paid for by funding from the local Communities First group, part of the Wales-wide anti-poverty scheme which will end next year.
Rhondda Cynon Taf council said it was "working hard to find other ways to provide youth services".
Despite concerns, some youth groups in Wales are actually expanding.
Cwmbran Centre for Young People, Torfaen, set itself up to provide alternative learning and later developed a social enterprise arm, with young people gaining experience offering services to the community, while generating money for the centre.
Having several income streams means other important services - like counselling, cooking classes and food banks - all have a secure future there.
Centre manager Leigh Rowland said: "It might be difficult to small organisations to take on our business model, due to lack of resources, but it can be done.
"It does take a long time and a lot of driven people." | A call for help has been made to stop dozens of Wales' youth groups from "disappearing". |
35,637,004 | The Shakers had the majority of the early pressure and top scorer Leon Clarke finished Chris Hussey's cross.
Ryan Lowe doubled the lead with a placed effort before Marcus Maddison gave Posh hope with his strike.
However, Ricardo Santos was sent off for a second bookable offence for the visitors and Andrew Tutte smashed home from the resultant free-kick.
Bury go above Peterborough into 13th in League One and Graham Westley's side has lost every game since losing to West Bromwich Albion on penalties in an FA Cup fourth-round replay.
Bury manager David Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester:
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"It was a positive result and a positive performance. Another win at home.
"In the first half we tore them to shreds in every way. Every time we attacked them we looked threatening.
"Some of what we've missed at times was totally on display tonight.
"It was a real makeshift team, and that's what pleased me more than anything. It was about the lads that keep stepping up." | Bury cruised to victory at Gigg Lane as they stretched Peterborough's losing run to five games in a row. |
37,105,212 | Of the 1,546 adults surveyed online by YouGov, 58% prefer cremation when they die, in comparison with 17% of those who would opt for burial.
Of those in favour of cremation, 79% want their ashes to be scattered , and 7% want them to be kept.
YouGov said there was a "strong shift in preference towards cremation as people get older".
While 42% of 18 to 24-year-olds wish to be cremated, this figure rises to 71% among the over-65s.
Statistics from the Cremation Society of Great Britain show 75% of people are cremated at present.
When asked at which age they would prefer to die, the most popular choice was between 81 and 100, selected by 44%. This range was the most popular across all age groups, and most of all with those aged 65 and older - with 60% of them choosing it.
The current average UK life expectancy, according to the World Bank, is 81.
The highest age option - to live to 110 or older - was chosen by 14% of people. Of these, 19% of men wanted to reach 110 or older, compared with 9% of women.
Freddie Sayers, editor-in-chief at YouGov said: "It's always interesting to see real numbers about something that people never really talk about.
"I think these figures lift the lid on one of the great taboo subjects."
He added that one of the conclusions that could perhaps be drawn from the poll was that as people got older attitudes to death changed, and rather than keep with tradition people were more inclined to think philosophically and practically.
When asked if they were scared of death, 58% of men said they were not, compared with 42% of women.
The research also probed the latest attitudes towards what mourners should wear at a funeral.
Wearing black was seen as a requirement by 22% of people. But 45% said wearing other colours was acceptable, so long as they were "dark and sombre".
Another 29% thought it was acceptable to wear any colour of clothing to a funeral. | More than three times as many Britons want to be cremated as those wishing to be buried, a survey suggests. |
39,501,076 | The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) for services rose to 55, compared with economists' expectations of a slight increase to 53.5.
The London market gained 0.13%, or 9.86 points, to 7,331.68.
Miners were the biggest risers for much of the session, gaining on the back of higher oil and metals prices.
Antofagasta gained 2.09%, BHP Billiton was up 1.79%, and Rio Tinto climbed 0.92%.
The biggest riser was restaurants and Costa Coffee owner Whitbread, up 2.95%.
South Africa-focused insurer Old Mutual continued to suffer amid concerns about political turmoil in the country. Its shares fell 4.38%.
On the currency markets, the pound was up 0.31% against the dollar at $1.2479 and 0.48% higher against the euro at 1.1712 euros. | (Close): The FTSE 100 closed slightly higher after data showed better-than-expected growth in Britain's service sector. |
38,259,586 | A series of tweets claiming to be from "The Legion" also gave out a London address said to belong to Mr Mallya.
Mr Mallya appears to have regained control of the account and the tweets have been deleted.
The businessman is being investigated in India over alleged money laundering.
Mr Mallya has been in the UK since March this year. India revoked his passport and asked the UK to deport him in May, after an Indian court issued a warrant for his arrest.
The tweets posted to his account included a list of luxury cars that the group claimed were owned by Mr Mallya, as well as a photograph of what appeared to be a residency permit of "unlimited" duration.
The group said that the information published was just a "trailer" and that more would be released soon.
This appears to be the second time the group has taken over Mr Mallya's account.
The businessman appeared to regain control of the account, posting to saying that the group had "hacked" him and was attempting to blackmail him.
Tweets then appeared after that denying the claims of blackmail and promising to "expose" Mr Mallya further over the coming weeks.
Mr Mallya made his fortune selling beer under the Kingfisher brand and branched out into aviation, Formula 1 racing, and Indian cricket.
The flamboyant businessman incurred large debts when Kingfisher airlines failed in 2013 and he is being pursued by a group of mainly state-run banks who lent him money.
He is alleged to have repeatedly failed to appear before investigators in India over financial irregularities at the airline.
He has denied fleeing India, saying he is travelling on business. He has also claimed he is the victim of a "media witch hunt". | A Twitter account belonging to controversial Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya has been hacked by a group which published what appeared to be details of his assets, accounts and passwords. |
37,481,997 | Chaudhry Muhammad Shakeel is accused of murdering Ms Shahid, 28, from Bradford, and Chaudhry Muhammad Shahid is being held as an accessory to murder.
At the hearing the men were presented with the police evidence against them.
They will have the chance to challenge the case on 7 October when the court will decide whether to bring charges.
Both men were remanded back in to custody ahead of their next appearance.
Ms Shahid died in July in northern Punjab. It is thought she had travelled to Pakistan to visit family in the village of Pandori after being told her father was ill.
Her relatives initially said she had suffered a heart attack but a post-mortem examination confirmed she died as a result of being strangled.
Her second husband, Syed Mukhtar Kazim, believes she was the victim of a so-called "honour killing" as her family did not approve of their marriage. | The first husband and father of alleged "honour killing" victim Samia Shahid have appeared in court in Pakistan in connection with her death. |
29,340,840 | Villagers were moved out of Mardale which disappeared when the valley was filled with water in 1939.
Stone walls of former field boundaries can be seen with the falling water level.
The current reservoir level is 57.7% compared with 75.2% in a normal year, United Utilities said.
Met Office spokesman Dan Williams said the reading from the Shap weather station, which is about eight miles away, showed there had been 7.6mm of rain so far in September with the average for September for that weather station standing at 128.3mm.
The reservoir was created to provide for the water needs of Manchester and involved the construction of a dam, which was started in 1929.
Once completed the reservoir took almost a year to fill.
Many of the buildings in the village were dismantled and bodies buried in the churchyard were exhumed and moved elsewhere. | A village flooded in the 1930s to create Haweswater reservoir in Cumbria has started to reappear as water levels recede because of low rainfall. |
20,819,468 | A spokesman said the aircraft was shot down while on a reconnaissance mission in eastern Jonglei state.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the attack on the "clearly marked" helicopter.
However, South Sudan's minister of information told the BBC that the cause of the incident was not clear.
The UN has been helping those caught up in deadly clashes between rival communities in Jonglei state.
Deputy UN spokesman Eduardo del Buey said South Sudan's military had admitted it had hit the helicopter.
"Initial reports indicated the UN helicopter crashed and burned. The mission immediately launched a search and recovery mission. It has confirmed the death of all four crew members," the UN spokesman said.
"In subsequent communications between the mission and the South Sudanese armed forces, the SPLA [army] told the mission that it has shot down the helicopter in the Likuangole area in Jonglei state."
A spokesman for Mr Ban said: "The secretary-general strongly condemns the shooting down today of a clearly marked UN helicopter by the Sudan People's Liberation Army near Likuangole, in Jonglei State of South Sudan."
Mr Ban called on South Sudan's government to "immediately carry out an investigation and bring to account those responsible for this act", the spokesman said.
Earlier, South Sudan military spokesman Philip Aguer told AFP news agency that the helicopter had been hit by "friendly fire".
"The artillery unit unfortunately fired on the plane [believing] that this is an enemy plane because there was no prior information from the UN about this plane being in the area," he said.
"After 15 minutes of shooting at the plane, we heard that the UN had sent a plane," he added.
But South Sudan Minister of Information Barnaba Marial Benjamin told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme: "There is no proof it was shot down. It is being investigated.
"It was flying in an area where there is a lot of rebel activity."
The helicopter was identified both by UN and Russian sources as a Russian-built Mi 8 - a twin-turbine helicopter commonly used as a transport.
All four crew members were Russians, Moscow news agencies report, quoting Russian diplomats in South Sudan.
They also spoke of a fifth victim, who was not Russian but whose nationality was not given.
South Sudan accuses Sudan of backing rebel groups on its territory - charges denied by Khartoum.
Relations have been tense between the two countries since the South seceded in 2011. | The UN says a helicopter from its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has been shot down by the army, killing all four crew, believed to be Russians. |
30,568,031 | The Reverend Chris Colledge said the Bournemouth carol service was being held in the style of a ceremony in the hit BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.
Mr Colledge, whose dog Maisie died eight weeks ago from cancer, said it was also a service of remembrance.
Dorset's Police and Crime Commissioner attended Westbourne's St Ambrose Church with his tortoise and two dogs.
Martyn Underhill described the atmosphere at the service as "noisy" but said: "All the animals went quiet when we read Rainbow Bridge."
He said Storm, his 10-year-old female tortoise, had "refused to hibernate" this winter so made the service along with his Shih Tsu dogs Kipling and Poppy.
However, this was not the first time the animals had visited church as they all attended Mr Underhill's wedding to wife Debbie in September, where Kipling and Poppy took to the aisle as ring bearers.
"I think the service is a great way to celebrate the role animals have in keeping people feeling loved and safe," he said.
Mr Colledge said the service was a time for him to remember his golden retriever Maisie, who had regularly visited local people with dementia, as part of the voluntary organisation Caring Canines.
Other members of the congregation were invited to remember their deceased pets by lighting a candle during the service.
Connor Burns, Conservative MP for Bournemouth West, and leader of Bournemouth Borough Council, John Beesley, also attended the service.
Mr Colledge said "a bountiful supply" of Christmas treats was available for the animals and their "invited human guests". | More than 100 people and their pets, including dogs and a tortoise, have attended a Christmas service for pets. |
32,764,613 | Organisers said the "serious incident" happened on the section of the course between York Corner and Mill Road Roundabout.
In a statement, they said riders Dean Harrison, Stephen Thompson and Horst Saiger were involved in the accident. Dean Harrison was unhurt.
The woman was a spectator at the event.
She was taken to hospital by helicopter.
The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust described the woman's condition as critical but stable.
Mervyn Whyte, NW200 race director, said the two riders, Thompson and Saiger, were conscious when they were transferred to hospital in Coleraine.
A spokesperson for the event said Thompson has now been transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital where he is being treated for his injuries, while Saiger is believed to have only minor injuries and remains in Coleraine.
The crash happened during the opening Superstock race on Saturday. | A woman is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after being hit following a crash involving three riders at the North West 200 motorcycle event. |
35,548,532 | Under the "right to be forgotten" ruling, EU citizens may ask search engines to remove information about them.
Now, removed results will not appear on any version of Google.
EU privacy regulators previously asked the firm to do this.
Until now, search results removed under the "right to be forgotten" were only omitted from European versions of Google - such as google.co.uk or google.fr.
The French data protection authority had threatened the company with a fine if it did not remove the data from global sites - such as google.com - as well as European ones.
This filtering will be applied whenever a European IP address is detected - so users outside the country where the removal request is filed, and indeed all users outside Europe, will still see a set of unedited results.
The BBC understands that the change will be in effect from mid-February. | Tech giant Google says it will hide content removed under the "right to be forgotten" from all versions of the search engine when viewed from countries where removal was approved. |
38,614,103 | Roedd yr Arglwydd Alex Carlisle yn Aelod Seneddol Sir Drefaldwyn rhwng 1983 tan 1997.
Treuliodd ddegawd fel adolygydd llywodraeth y DU ar derfysgaeth.
Cafodd ei fagu yng ngogledd Cymru a Swydd Gaerhirfryn ac fe'i gwnaed yn arglwydd am oes yn 1999.
Mae wedi dweud wrth y BBC nad ydi o bellach yn arglwydd ar gyfer y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol.
Doedd ganddo unrhyw sylwadau pellach i'w gwneud.
Mae ei broffil bellach wedi ei dynnu i lawr oddi ar wefan y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol.
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol: "Rydym yn siomedig ond ddim wedi synnu at benderfyniad yr Arglwydd Carlisle.
"Mae wedi bod yn tynnu'n groes i bolisïau'r blaid ar nifer o achlysuron yn y blynyddoedd diwethaf, yn enwedig dros hawliau sifil.
"Rydym yn ddiolchgar am ei flynyddoedd o wasanaeth i'r blaid ac yn dymuno'n dda iddo yn y dyfodol." | Mae cyn arweinydd y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol yng Nghymru, yr Arglwydd Alex Carlisle QC wedi gadael y blaid yn Nhŷ'r Arglwyddi. |
24,162,509 | Currently 101 million people require care, but a report from Alzheimer's Disease International warns the figure will rise to to 277 million.
Many needing care have dementia, and the report warns there will be a "global Alzheimer's epidemic".
The report's author said countries like India and China would be hard hit - and must start planning services now.
Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia. Symptoms include loss of memory, mood changes, and problems with communicating and reasoning.
More than 35 million people live with dementia across the world, according to the World Health Organization. More than half are living in low and middle income countries.
The report reveals that as the world population ages, the traditional system of informal care by family, friends and the community will need much greater support.
Just over one in 10 people aged 60 or over needs long-term care, according to the report. This includes daily help with things like washing, eating, dressing and using the toilet.
It can put huge pressure on families. Carers often have to give up work to look after elderly relatives.
Treating and caring for people with dementia currently costs the world more than £376bn per year. That includes the cost of health and social care as well as the loss of earnings.
Prof Martin Prince, from King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, the author of the report, said lower and middle income countries including India and China need to urgently start planning services to deal with the "epidemic".
"The social and economic changes happening in those countries are inevitably going to mean that family carers will be less available.
"Things like the decline in fertility rates mean people are going to have fewer children.
"Women are also better educated so are more likely to join the paid workforce and are going to be less likely to be available to provide care."
And he said an increase in migration between countries, and from rural to urban areas amongst younger people meant there would be a lot of older people "left behind".
The report makes a range of recommendations including giving paid and unpaid carers "appropriate financial rewards" and monitoring the quality of care both in care homes and in the community.
A spokesperson for the Alzheimer's Society in the UK said: "Dementia is the biggest health crisis facing the world today.
"This report is a wake-up call to governments across the world about the immediate need to put in place more care and support.
"The UK government's G8 summit on dementia this year will be a key opportunity to rally support from world leaders to tackle dementia together. We need to see political leadership to avoid a spiralling global crisis," the spokesperson added. | The number of older people needing care is set to nearly treble globally by 2050, campaigners say. |
28,437,785 | Balpa general secretary Jim McAuslan said there must be "a uniform level of safety, not one decided in secret".
His comments come after a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed over Ukraine.
Balpa has also called for "global leadership" from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in flight operations that are in or over areas of hostility.
Although airlines are no longer flying over Ukraine - where separatists are controlling parts of the east - passenger planes have flown over areas of northern Iraq and Syria in the past week, where there is ongoing conflict.
Some US and European airlines, including the UK's Easyjet, have suspended flights to Israel after a rocket landed one mile (1.6km) away from Tel Aviv airport.
Mr McAuslan said: "Individual pilots looking at their flight plans need to have absolute confidence that the right calls are being made.
"The process behind the choice of airspace routing is based on a risk assessment, both by a country's national aviation security services in the advice that they give to their airlines, and by the airline in how they assess this advice.
"This risk assessment approach can give an illusion of safety but it is in fact vulnerable to all sorts of influences including commercial pressure and so it is not surprising to us that there are differences in the way that this risk is assessed by different airlines."
Mr McAuslan also said while the "ultimate responsibility of last week's murders" lies with those who apparently directed a missile at flight MH17, this should not prevent the failures which "led to that outcome, failures that could easily be repeated in other areas of conflict".
A total of 283 passengers, including 80 children, and 15 crew members were on board flight MH17. There were no survivors from the crash and the exact cause has not yet been determined.
Balpa also says although ICAO is the United Nations body responsible for co-ordinating the safety and order of global aviation, it should have a greater leadership role and strengthened powers to go with that responsibility.
Mr McAuslan added: "ICAO's purpose should be to lead where national authorities cannot and it should have the tools to do that.
"The problem of the absence of a clear international co-ordination to avoid operations above eastern Ukraine has now become tragically obvious and to avoid a repeat ICAO should be better resourced and enabled to declare airspace unsafe."
ICAO also needs to reflect on its own rules of membership, Mr McAuslan added.
"Participating states enjoy privileges such as free movement, but with that comes responsibility.
"If a state does not live up to that responsibility, such as sharing of information and allowing full and free access to accident investigation, then membership and privileges should be reconsidered." | Safety assessments for risky air routes are "not good enough", according to the British Airline Pilots Association. |
39,481,298 | The striker, who has now scored 42 goals in 41 games this season, headed off the bar in the first half before setting up Angel di Maria's opener.
Cavani scored the second after finding space in the box and added another after beating the offside trap and sprinting away from Guingamp's defence.
Blaise Matuidi swept home an injury-time fourth from Lucas Moura's cross.
Monaco had gone six points clear on Saturday with a 1-0 win at Angers thanks to Radamel Falcao's goal.
Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Guingamp 0.
Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Guingamp 0.
Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Guingamp 0. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
Corner, Guingamp. Conceded by Blaise Matuidi.
Attempt blocked. Jimmy Briand (Guingamp) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Mendy.
Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
Jimmy Briand (Guingamp) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
Substitution, Guingamp. Ludovic Blas replaces Marcus Coco.
Attempt saved. Alexandre Mendy (Guingamp) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Coco.
Attempt saved. Alexandre Mendy (Guingamp) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Coco.
Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
Jordan Ikoko (Guingamp) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Moura replaces Ángel Di María.
Attempt saved. Nill de Pauw (Guingamp) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Mendy.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alexandre Mendy (Guingamp).
Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
Marcus Coco (Guingamp) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marcus Coco (Guingamp).
Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Guingamp 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
Baissama Sankoh (Guingamp) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maxwell with a cross.
Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fernando Marçal (Guingamp).
Substitution, Guingamp. Nill de Pauw replaces Lucas Deaux.
Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
Baissama Sankoh (Guingamp) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
Jordan Ikoko (Guingamp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Lucas Deaux (Guingamp) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lucas Deaux (Guingamp).
Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javier Pastore with a cross. | Edinson Cavani scored twice as Paris St-Germain beat Guingamp to go within three points of Ligue 1 leaders Monaco. |
40,670,308 | The tournament is usually held in January and February, causing disputes with European clubs who had to release players in the middle of the season.
The 2019 event in Cameroon will be contested by 24 teams, instead of 16.
The changes were rubber-stamped by the CAF executive committee in a meeting in the Moroccan capital Rabat.
Africa's flagship sporting event has featured 16 teams since 1996.
The expansion of the tournament could create problems for Cameroon, which will host the next finals, with the Central African nation's sports minister having to deny reports that preparations were behind schedule.
The competition will continue to be held every two years, in Africa and only with African countries. Caf was considering whether to allow countries from other continents to compete - or even host the tournament.
The announcements follow a two-day symposium organised by Caf president Ahmad to discuss the state of African football. | The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will be held in June and July, the Confederation of African Football has confirmed. |
35,411,151 | Tries from Brian Mujati and TJ Ioane put Sale 12-10 up at the break, with Shane Geraghty kicking seven points for Irish, including converting a penalty try, in blustery conditions.
Sam James went over for Sale's third score within a minute of the restart.
A pair of Nev Edwards tries and Sam Tuitupou's effort ensured an easy win.
Relive Saturday's Premiership action
Both sides returned to domestic action having secured their progress in the European Challenge Cup with victories last week.
Sale forward Josh Beaumont, the only Sharks player called up by England for the Six Nations, took his place in the starting XV at the AJ Bell Stadium, having been released from Eddie Jones' national squad for the Premiership clash against the Exiles.
In difficult kicking conditions in Greater Manchester, Geraghty landed the first points of the game for a London Irish side that made 11 changes for the league fixture, before Mujati snuck over in the corner to edge Sale ahead soon after.
Danny Cipriani's conversion fell short in the strong wind, but he slotted his second attempt after Ioane scored when the Exiles' defence crumpled on the line trying to resist Sale's pack.
Both teams struggled to keep possession as the rain got heavier, but Will Lloyd went close to responding when he knocked on over the line, before Irish hit back with a penalty try two minutes before half-time.
London Irish lost their grip on the contest immediately after the interval, losing their own line-out to allow Tuitupou to break away and feed James, who crossed from close range.
Edwards then grabbed two tries in six minutes and Tuitupou crashed over as Sale ran away with victory.
Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond:
"I thought we handled the conditions and the elements really well and we probably left two or three tries out there.
"What we've got is a good team spirit and we are sticking to the plan.
"Right now we are putting teams away which is good and converting what we do in practice into a game day.
"What we we can't do is get too cocky as we've got to go to Leicester next week, but I've told the players to enjoy the rest of the weekend."
London Irish head coach Tom Coventry told BBC Radio Berkshire:
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"We worked our way back into that game reasonably well in the first half. I just don't think we came out with the desire or the grit that was going to get us to the end.
"We're always going to have to roll our sleeves up and play hard in those conditions and we failed to do that.
"I was more disappointed. Frustration would've come into it if we had been in an arm wrestle in the second half, but it certainly wasn't that.
"Sale were far too good for us second half. We've got to be much better than we were in the second period today for sure."
Sale: Haley; Addison, James, Tuitupou, Edwards; Cipriani, Stringer; Lewis-Roberts, Taylor, Mujati, Evans, Ostrikov, Ioane, Seymour (capt), Beaumont.
Replacements: Briggs, Harrison, V Cobilas, Mills, Neild, Cusiter, Ford, Arscott.
London Irish: Maitland; Ojo, Hearn, Williams, Tikoirotuma; Geraghty, McKibbin; Court, Paice, Aulika, Symons (capt), Lloyd, Treviranus, Gilsenan, Narraway.
Replacements: Ellis, Harris, Halavatau, Sinclair, McCusker, Steele, Brophy Clews, Fenby.
Referee: Greg Garner
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | Sale Sharks scored four unanswered second-half tries against Premiership strugglers London Irish to maintain their unbeaten home record this season. |
40,258,799 | Announcing the move in Paris, Theresa May said the internet must not be "a safe space" for extremists.
Speaking alongside President Emmanuel Macron, she said they would also look at proposals to fine social media firms if they fail to take down such content.
It is the PM's first foreign trip since losing her majority at the election.
It comes as UK officials gear up for the start of Brexit talks on 19 June - Mrs May confirmed those negotiations would begin on time despite the unexpected election result and the ongoing talks with the DUP to shore up a minority Conservative government.
Both France and the UK have faced multiple terror attacks in recent years. Three French citizens died in the attack on London Bridge earlier this month, and a British man, Nick Alexander, was killed in the attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris in November 2015.
Mrs May and Mr Macron had a working dinner before travelling to the England v France football friendly at the Stade de France, where there was a minute's silence before kick-off to honour those killed in the Manchester and London attacks.
At their joint press conference, Mrs May said the UK was already working with internet companies "to stop the spread of extremist material that is warping young minds".
But she said she and President Macron agreed those firms must do more "and abide by their social responsibility to step up their efforts to remove harmful content".
The joint UK-French campaign will explore options for creating "a legal liability" which would allow companies to be punished if they fail to take steps to remove terrorist content.
More meetings would be held in the coming days between the UK home secretary and the French interior minister to push forward those plans, the PM added.
Mr Macron said they wanted to "strengthen the commitment" of internet companies to removing extremist material.
The Metropolitan Police's head of counter-terrorism Mark Rowley echoed the prime minister's concerns that terrorist material was too easily accessible online.
Writing in the Times, Assistant Commissioner Rowley said: "We need communities to be more assertive at calling out extremists and radicalisers amongst us. It's not just overseas propaganda inspiring attacks.
"And we need communications and internet-based companies to show more responsibility.
"It is too easy for the angry, violent or vulnerable to access extremist views, learn about attack methodologies, conspire on encrypted applications and then acquire equipment to kill, all online."
Mr Rowley said "an internet going darker" was making it harder to look into people who may be of concern, but he welcomed Theresa May's efforts to look at strategies for dealing with extremism.
The government's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Max Hill QC questioned whether heavy fines for tech companies that failed to take down extreme content was "absolutely necessary".
He told BBC News: "I've sat with the relevant police unit as they identify extreme content. I've seen them communicating with tech companies and I've seen the cooperation that flows from that.
"It's a question of the bulk of the material rather than a lack of cooperation in dealing with it."
Google says it already invests heavily in combating abuse on its platforms and is working on an "international forum to accelerate and strengthen our existing work in this area".
Facebook has also insisted it works "aggressively to remove terrorist content from our platform as soon as we become aware of it".
Twitter says "terrorist content has no place on" its platform. | The UK and France will launch a joint campaign to push internet companies like Facebook and Google to do more to remove terrorist material. |
37,166,003 | London Ambulance Service (LAS) attended 50 callouts in the financial year 2013-14. This rose to 129 in 2014-15 and 271 in 2015-16.
The sale of psychoactive substances such as Spice was banned in May.
Last year they were linked to more than 100 deaths in the UK and attributed to a rise in violent assaults in prison.
The ambulance service figures obtained as part of a BBC Freedom of Information Act request showed nine people needed hospital treatment in 2011-12.
This rose to 178 in 2015-16. Between April and June this year there has been 69 incidents, with 38 needing hospital treatment.
The Angelus Foundation - which warns people of the dangers of psychoactive substances - described it as an "escalating problem".
A spokesman said homeless people and prisoners were more likely to be affected by using drugs such as Spice, which is a synthetic cannabis.
"There [is] a switch amongst homeless people from substances like heroin and crack and alcohol to Spice because it's cheaper and more potent," he said.
The YMCA charity warned before the Psychoactive Substances Act was passed that two-thirds of young people who used the drugs were likely to continue using them.
Chief Executive Denise Hatton said it was clear the harms associated with legal highs were growing and called for the ban to be "supplemented with impartial information and advice, along with specialist support".
Neil Thomson, deputy medical director at LAS said the use of "legal highs" was an issue for paramedics.
"Substance misuse can pose a big problem for our service especially at large public events where we treat many people who present symptoms having taken these types of drugs," he added. | The number of people needing help from paramedics after taking so-called legal highs has more than doubled each year since 2013. |
36,084,526 | Stirling farmer Martyn Steedman bought the Sea King helicopter in an online MoD auction for £7,000 and decided turn it into accommodation.
It will cater for a family of five and will have a dining area in the cockpit, a mini kitchen and an en-suite shower.
The helicopter retired from active service in 1994 and was used in naval training until 2002.
The idea for the conversion came to Mr Steedman during the Sea Kings' final fly past over Stirling earlier this year, which marked the end of active service for the entire fleet.
He said: "We couldn't bear to see these much-loved helicopters go on the scrapheap and thought 'why not give one a new life in the country?'
The 17m (56ft) long Sea King ZA127 aircraft was driven 320 miles by road from Grantham, Lincolnshire, to Mains Farm Wigwams, Thornhill, Stirlingshire, on Tuesday before a crane lifted it into position at the campsite. | A search-and-rescue helicopter retired from Navy missions is to be turned into a holiday home. |
40,934,132 | CPI inflation remained unchanged at 2.6% last month, whereas analysts had expected the rate to climb to 2.7%.
The data led to speculation that inflation could have peaked already.
The pound fell below the $1.29 mark against the dollar, dropping more than a cent to $1.2860.
Against the euro, sterling fell 0.4% to 1.0959 euros.
"The expected pickup didn't happen. Inflation remains cooler and the pound dipped as investors had expected a rebound in July following the surprise drop in June," said Neil Wilson at ETX Capital.
"It certainly cements the belief that a rate hike this year now looks highly unlikely. The market was positioned for a bit more inflation than we're getting.
"CPI is still expected to peak at 3% later this year before easing back, yet there are signs that inflation may have already peaked."
As the pound fell, shares rose, with the FTSE 100 index up 29.96 points to 7,383.85 at the close. A fall in the pound often benefits the FTSE 100 as it means overseas earnings for companies listed on the index are worth more when they are converted back into sterling.
Among the fallers, shares in Next shed 2.8% after Berenberg cut its rating on the High Street fashion chain to "sell" from "hold". | The pound fell against other major currencies after weaker-than-expected inflation data was seen as reducing the prospect of an early rise in UK interest rates. |
28,626,986 | Azerbaijan says 12 of its troops were killed in the past four days while the enclave's ethnic Armenian authorities say three of their soldiers died.
Armenia says the presidents of the two countries are to meet next week to try to calm the situation.
A ceasefire was agreed 20 years ago after 30,000 deaths over six years.
The two sides blame each other for violating the ceasefire since then.
International attempts to revive the peace process stalled recently and both Azerbaijan and Armenia have been using increasingly militant rhetoric regarding the dispute, Konul Khalilova of the BBC's Azeri service says.
Every year, hundreds of people, including many civilians, die along the Line of Contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan as the result of skirmishes and sniper fire, she adds.
Armenia's Prime Minister, Hovik Abrahamyan, announced late on Saturday that President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia would meet his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi next Friday or Saturday.
Russia, which brokered the 1994 ceasefire, said in a statement on its foreign ministry's website (in Russian): "We see the events of recent days as a serious violation of agreements on a ceasefire and declared intentions to achieve a regulation through political means.
"We take the position that any further escalation is unacceptable."
The US co-chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, which works to resolve the dispute, expressed concern over the violence on Friday.
"We are seriously concerned about the recent upsurge in violence along the line of contact," James Warlick said in a tweet. "The ceasefire needs to be respected." | The worst clashes in years over the disputed Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan have left 15 soldiers dead in recent days. |
36,521,279 | "Delighted to come fifth in the Bearsden and Milngavie 10k. This time two years ago lying on a hospital bed."
It was skin cancer that had threatened a lot more than just his football career.
Now 22, the former Dundee United striker has cut short a spell playing for Limerick in the League of Ireland First Division so he can try and re-establish himself in Scotland.
"They wanted me to continue for the rest of the season but I felt it would be better to come and try and get a club in Scotland," Moore told BBC Scotland.
"Limerick are doing really well but I wanted something closer to my family. Their season finishes in October and I wouldn't be able to get a club from October until January. So I'm back, fully fit and ready to go now after three months over there.
"I've obviously missed a lot of the last two years but now I feel 100% back. I've worked hard to get myself back into the condition I should be after the cancer.
"I rejected further treatment because if I'd had that treatment I would have had to stop. So I rejected that treatment because I wanted to play football every day - that's my life."
The Bishopbriggs-based forward has taken advantage of PFA Scotland's 10-day showcase and exit trial event to maintain his fitness and attract more admirers.
Ex-players like Mark Wilson, Lee Miller and Jim Goodwin are helping coach at the initiative and Moore is one of a number of young players hoping to catch the eye of scouts in the Broadwood stands.
"People need to be on their toes the full session," said Moore.
"There's no hiding place, because someone could walk in and say they like you in two minutes and that's you sorted for next season. There's a few heads turning to see who's in the stand but you just need to concentrate and do your best.
"We got told that Hartlepool United were coming so there's teams from League Two in England, and I'm sure most of the Scottish Championship, League One and League Two clubs will be here.
"I'm going into Raith Rovers on trial on Monday and I've got options lower down the leagues as well, so I'm not totally struggling but I just want to stay full-time as much as I can."
One of Moore's best friends in football is his former Dundee United team-mate Ryan Gauld, who moved to Sporting in Portugal for £3m in 2014.
The pair enjoyed a fruitful partnership in attack for United under-20 side and although Gauld's footballing journey has taken a more exciting path than his own, Moore is not bitter.
"I speak with him every day," said Moore, who also had loan spells at Dunfermline, Airdrie and Queen's Park earlier in his career.
"He's got all the ability in the world but he says the most important thing is working hard. He's played with Nani and people like that so if he's saying working hard is the most important thing then that's what you need to do.
"He always says that when we were in the Dundee United under-20s together it was the best strike-force he's ever played in! I need to remind him that he's playing with people who are worth £30 million, but he's still adamant. We scored 50 or 60 goals together in one season."
Moore has refused to give too much consideration to a job outside of football if things were not to work out, because of his self-belief that he can still make the grade.
But he is eager to provide support to youngsters who have gone through similar illness experiences to him.
"The main thing I'd want to do is help people who are 18 to 25 and going through cancer," Moore explained.
"I felt I dealt with it really well because I had football, but some people have got nothing to look forward to. I just want to help them and speak to them.
"Sometimes it's hard to speak to those closest to you, but better if you speak to a stranger who's been through it." | Jordan Moore's recent tweet summed up his progress perfectly. |
38,788,143 | Mae'r Goruchaf Lys wedi dyfarnu bod yn rhaid i ASau bleidleisio dros danio Erthygl 50, fyddai'n dechrau'r broses o adael yr UE.
Fe wnaeth AS arall Llafur, Jo Stevens, ymddiswyddo fel llefarydd y blaid ar Gymru ddydd Gwener, ac mae hi'n bwriadu mynd yn erbyn gorchymyn yr arweinydd Jeremy Corbyn i gefnogi'r mesur.
Ond dywedodd AS Aberafan, Stephen Kinnock y dylai aelodau'r blaid gefnogi'r mesur a dechrau'r broses o adael yr UE.
"Fe wnes i ymgyrchu yn angerddol i aros, ac rwy'n gefnogwr brwd o Ewrop," meddai wrth raglen Sunday Supplement BBC Radio Wales.
"Rydw i'n teimlo y byddai'r DU yn well pe bai'n aros mor agos â phosib at ein partneriaid Ewropeaidd."
Er hyn, fe wnaeth yr ardal y mae Mr Kinnock yn ei gynrychioli - fel rhan o Gastell-nedd Port Talbot - bleidleisio o 56.8% i adael yr UE yn y refferendwm ym mis Mehefin.
Dywedodd ei fod yn parchu safbwynt Ms Stevens, ond ei fod yn credu mai'r peth cywir i'w wneud yw cefnogi'r mesur i adael yr undeb.
Ychwanegodd bod hyn nid yn unig oherwydd bod ei ardal ef wedi pleidleisio dros adael, ond bod y 52% o'r DU gyfan wedi gwneud hefyd.
"Rydyn ni wedi cymryd risg enfawr gyda dyfodol ein gwlad trwy bleidleisio i adael," meddai Mr Kinnock.
"Ond dydyn ni ddim yn gallu mynd yn ôl at y bleidlais nawr, ac felly mae'n rhaid i ni symud 'mlaen." | Mae Aelod Seneddol Llafur sy'n disgrifio ei hun fel "cefnogwr brwd o Ewrop" wedi dweud na fydd yn pleidleisio yn erbyn gadael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd. |
23,415,378 | Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia and Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro met for talks at a border town in Venezuela.
They agreed to set up high level groups to discuss security, energy and trade.
Relations had been strained since Mr Santos agreed in May to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles in Bogota.
Mr Capriles had been seeking Colombian support for contesting his defeat by a narrow margin to Mr Maduro at Venezuela's election in April.
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said at the time that the meeting would "derail" good relations between the two countries.
Venezuela had threatened to stop acting as a facilitator in peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc).
But at the meeting on Monday, Mr Maduro said Colombia could count on the full support of his government in the talks, which are taking place in Cuba.
"We are at your orders to contribute, even modestly, so Colombia can celebrate peace sooner than later," Mr Maduro told his counterpart after the meeting in Puerto Ayacucho, capital of Venezuela's Amazonas province.
The two presidents were smiling and looked relaxed, said the BBC's Arturo Wallace in Bogota.
"There are issues we agree with, we have different views on many things but we have a huge obligation and responsibility of working together. And that is what we are going to do," said Mr Santos.
"We are keen to make up for lost time," said the Colombian president.
Relations between the two countries were extremely difficult when Alvaro Uribe was in power in Colombia.
The conservative leader disliked the policies of the late leader, Hugo Chavez, and accused Venezuela of harbouring left-wing rebels from the Farc and the ELN in its territory.
Diplomatic relations were broken in July 2010, but restored months later when Juan Manuel Santos was elected to succeed Mr Uribe. | The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela have agreed to work to improve relations, two months after a row erupted between the two neighbours. |
39,261,268 | Only 24 hours previously, Stuart Armstrong had been the most impressive performer during his time on the pitch in the Old Firm game, scoring Celtic's opening goal in the 1-1 draw.
Ryan Fraser, too, has performed impressively since establishing himself in the Bournemouth starting line-up and playing with more confidence and sharpness since becoming leaner and fitter.
Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney also could not be left out - and all three can make viable claims to be included in the starting line-up.
It might, though, be a frustration for national coach Strachan that they are all midfielders - the area of the team where he has the most strength in depth.
The squad continues to lack balance. There are three left-backs but nobody who is playing regularly at right-back.
Russell Martin and Ikechi Anya have both performed that position in the past, but the former currently plays at centre-back for Norwich City and the latter has started only two of Derby County's last five league games, one at left-back and one on the left of midfield.
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Makeshift selections will need to be made, yet Phil Bardsley has played regularly for Stoke City at right-back.
Strachan has to find the balance between the dynamics and chemistry of his squad and the merits of individual players.
Bardsley, along with the likes of Ross McCormack, the striker on loan at Nottingham Forest from Aston Villa, and Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam, is a player the manager has been reluctant to select.
Central defence remains the critical area of concern, but Strachan will be relieved to call upon the experience and defensive nous of Charlie Mulgrew, who missed Blackburn Rovers' game against Norwich at the weekend but played 13 consecutive league games before that.
They have been at left-back, but Mulgrew played often enough at centre-back for Celtic and Aberdeen to be familiar with the role.
Strachan may want to retain a midfield core of Scott Brown, Darren Fletcher and Robert Snodgrass, who have all been influential for their club sides.
Matt Phillips, with four goals and eight assists for West Bromwich Albion, would have been a likely starter but has missed the last three domestic games with a hamstring injury.
Only six players have created more Championship goals this season than Newcastle United's Matt Ritchie - who has also scored nine - but Cairney is one of them and will be pressing for a place in the starting line-up.
There are familiar faces in attack, with Steven Fletcher joined by Steven Naismith, Chris Martin and Leigh Griffiths.
It is the return of Jordan Rhodes that is interesting, since he has been keeping Fletcher out of the Sheffield Wednesday team, with three goals and one assist in the league since he joined the club on loan from Middlesbrough in January.
On form, Strachan could refresh his starting line-up and not just the squad, since Mulgrew, Armstrong, Cairney and Rhodes can all make a strong case for inclusion.
The manager might opt to be more cautious, though, even if he admits the Slovenia game is one the national team must win to keep alive their fading hopes of World Cup qualification. | Some players compelled Gordon Strachan to select them in his squad for the friendly against Canada and the World Cup qualifying tie with Slovenia. |
36,191,692 | SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon addressed Aberdeen business leaders on how her party plans to create more jobs.
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale warned about cuts to education, as did will Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie during a visit to Renfrew.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson travelled from Oban to Peterhead to canvass for votes.
And Patrick Harvie and Maggie Chapman of the Scottish Greens visited Fife College where they highlighted the potential for new jobs in renewable industries.
What is in the manifestos?
Scotland's political parties have now published their manifestos ahead of the Holyrood election on 5 May. So, what are they pledging?
Ahead of campaigning on Monday, Ms Sturgeon said that job creation would be at the heart of a re-elected SNP government's agenda.
She added: "As we have shown in recent months, we will relentlessly champion Scottish business and always stand up for our key industries.
"And the only way people in Scotland can be sure of re-electing an SNP government with a bold, ambitious plan to create new and better-paid jobs is to cast both votes for the SNP on Thursday."
Voters go to the polls on Thursday to elect their new constituency and regional list MSPs.
Ms Dugdale visited a soft play area in Glasgow where she is expected to warn of the threat "the SNP's £3bn of cuts" could have on education and frontline services.
She said: "The SNP must now come clean on their secret cuts by telling voters where the axe would fall.
"A vote for Labour is a vote to use the new powers of the Scottish Parliament to tax the richest 1% so we can invest in schools and stop the cuts to public services. A vote for the SNP is a vote for cuts to children's education, cuts to frontline services and cutting jobs."
The Scottish Conservatives hired a helicopter to take Ms Davidson from coast to coast where she will try to convince voters that she is the one opposition leader who can challenge the SNP.
She said: "Many people are supporting me because they just want an opposition at Holyrood which will really hold the SNP to account for once. Labour has had its chance - I am ready to step up and do a job for Scotland."
Mr Rennie insisted that the SNP had had nine years to "get to grips" with the challenges facing public services.
He added: "Everywhere I go, people tell me that they are pleased that we are talking about big issues like education and mental health that were neglected while the SNP campaigned for independence.
"The last thing Scotland needs is a groundhog day debate on the constitution."
With just two full days of campaigning to go, the Scottish Greens were keen to underline their manifesto commitment to "invest in skills and new jobs".
The party's co-convener Mr Harvie said: "Scotland's economy is facing huge challenges, not least from the inevitable decline in the oil and gas sectors, so the need for a plan of action has never been greater.
"Today's visit [to Fife College] underlines the Scottish Green Party's manifesto commitment to investment in skills and new jobs that will last." | Jobs and education were the focus of the penultimate day of campaigning for the Holyrood election. |
34,428,141 | Telefonica, which owns O2, has agreed to sell it to Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa, for $10.2bn (£6.7bn).
It would create the UK's largest mobile company with a 40% market share.
The Competition and Markets Authority has asked to investigate the case, rather than Europe, as it believes the deal mostly affects UK consumers.
The CMA said its initial view was that the deal threatened to "affect significantly competition" in both the retail and wholesale mobile markets.
It added that there were "clear links" between this deal and BT's plan to buy EE.
The proposed purchase of O2 by Three, which is owned by Asia's richest person Li Ka-shing, emerged in January.
However, just two other major operators would be left: EE and Vodafone.
James Barford, telecoms analyst at Enders Analysis, said the European Commission could decide it had greater expertise and experience in examining such a deal.
The EC has recently examined mergers in Ireland and Germany, both of which were approved, and another in Denmark.
The Danish deal was abandoned because the two operators decided the remedies needed to win approval for the deal would be too harsh.
Mr Barford said there would be "significant remedies involved" if the Three/O2 deal is to be approved.
"The question is whether the buyer - Hutchison - will accept them as the cost of doing the transaction. They have in the past in Ireland," he said.
Regulators could decide that despite reducing competition in the short term, having three strong mobile operators might be better in the longer term.
Both O2 and Three lack large amounts of mobile spectrum needed to offer fast mobile internet - unlike EE and Vodafone, Mr Barford said.
The EC must decide on whether to refer the case to the CMA by 30 October. | The planned merger of O2 and Three threatens competition in the UK mobile phone market, according to the UK competition regulator. |
34,784,829 | The European Commission says it will give €1.8bn (£1.3bn) and it expects EU countries to pledge more.
The aim is to tackle the economic and security problems that cause people to flee, and persuade African countries to take back more failed asylum seekers.
The meeting was planned after a sinking off Libya in April. About 800 died.
Some 150,000 people have made the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean from Africa so far this year, arriving mainly in Italy and Malta.
However, the EU's focus has moved east since April, with large numbers of refugees - mostly Syrians - arriving via Turkey and Greece and then travelling north through the Balkans.
In other developments on Wednesday:
More than 60 leaders from Africa and Europe, including UK Prime Minister David Cameron, are meeting in Valletta in Malta for the two-day summit starting to discuss the mass movement of people.
The European Commission is setting up a €1.8bn "trust fund" for Africa and has urged member states to match that sum. However, there are doubts about whether they will do so.
Speaking in the Maltese parliament on the eve of the summit, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk said the plan was to make "much more progress on poverty reduction and conflict prevention".
"It also includes the issue of taking back in an efficient manner those who do not yet qualify for a visa, or those who do not require international protection," he said in a statement.
He added that Africa's population was expected to double by 2050 and that action was essential, particularly due to the strain placed on EU solidarity by refugees arriving from conflicts in the Middle East.
The BBC's Chris Morris in Malta says African leaders are likely insist on a much clearer path for smaller numbers of their citizens to migrate officially to Europe, in exchange for help on the crisis.
The UN says nearly 800,000 migrants have arrived in Europe by sea so far in 2015, while some 3,440 have died or gone missing making the journey.
The latest deaths came when 14 people drowned after another boat sank between Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, early on Wednesday.
Seven children were among the dead. The coast guard was able to rescue 27 people.
Tensions in the EU have been rising because of the disproportionate burden faced by some countries, particularly Greece, Italy and Hungary. Most migrants then head to Germany or Sweden to claim asylum.
EU leaders have agreed a controversial programme to relocate thousands of migrants - but so far only around 130 have been successfully moved from Greece and Italy.
Another source of embarrassment for the EU is a failure of member states to follow through on pledges made on their behalf by the bloc's executive Commission.
In October, the EU announced a provisional co-operation deal with Turkey, including a possible $3bn in aid.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants. | EU leaders are expected to offer countries in Africa billions of euros in exchange for help with the migrant crisis at a summit in Malta. |
12,682,680 | He nods with approval as they thunder past, their coats glistening in the morning sunshine.
But back in the yard, it is a different story: row upon row of stables stand empty.
In a few years, he has gone from having 80 horses to just 25 in full-time training.
Like many trainers, he has had to bear the brunt of a problem that has swept through the Irish Republic's racing industry.
Once only affordable to the wealthy few, owning a racehorse suddenly became possible for a far greater number during Ireland's boom times.
To keep up with this new demand, thoroughbreds - a breed of horse used specifically for racing - were being produced at an unprecedented rate: between 2000 and 2007, the number of registered foals increased from 8,793 to 12,633.
But these horses are expensive, costing approximately 17,000 euros (£15,000) a year to keep.
And when Ireland plunged into one of the deepest recessions to hit the eurozone, they became a luxury very few could afford.
Mr Hogan, who is based in Nenagh, County Tipperary, explains: "Quite a lot of those horses would have been owned by syndicates - basically blocklayers, carpenters, electricians - people involved in the big property boom. And they just disappeared overnight."
Suddenly he was left with horses, but with no money coming in from their owners to pay for them.
It has been a very difficult time, he says. Some of these horses have had to be exported, others retrained, and a few he has kept on himself. Some, though, have had to be put down.
Growth industry
The loss of healthy thoroughbreds has become a harsh reality of this economic crisis.
And abattoirs, where horses are slaughtered for their meat for human consumption, have become a growth industry.
In 2008, there was just one in the Republic of Ireland, but today there are five.
Last year, 9,790 horses were killed in them. Of these, the BBC has learnt that 4,618 were thoroughbreds.
But this is not the whole picture. Figures are not available for the number of horses that have ended up in Ireland's 40 registered knacker's yards.
Shane O'Dwyer, from the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ITBA), acknowledges that there was over-breeding at the height of the Celtic Tiger boom but he believes for many owners, putting horses down was the responsible thing to do.
"We said when horses came to the end of their time or when there was no use to them, there should be euthanasia, voluntary euthanasia… rather than leaving the horse out in the field to be a welfare case."
But racehorses are the tip of a much larger equine welfare problem in Ireland.
At the ISPCA's animal rescue centre in Keenagh, County Longford, they are struggling to cope with the numbers of horses they have had to take in.
"We're seeing every shape and size, from little ponies right up to cobs and draught horses," says Conor Dowling, the ISPCA's chief inspector.
"So far this year, our inspectors have taken in nearly as many equines as we did in the entire year of 2010."
He says that all sections of the equine community were irresponsible.
"We have a serious problem here and we need to find a solution. We all appreciate money is tight in every area of the country, but this situation involves living creatures and we can't allow this to go on."
The ISPCA has suggested a mass cull may be needed to drive Irish horse numbers back down to a manageable size.
It has also called for better regulation across the industry.
But Brian Kavanagh, chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland, says regulating breeding is not the answer for thoroughbreds.
He says: "If somebody wants to breed a horse, it's very, very difficult to stop them. Everybody looked at the idea of regulation and the reality is the market is regulating it now but it's regulating it in a very, very severe and harsh manner. "
Many, like Tom Hogan, think that more money needs to be pumped into racing through raising betting tax.
Mr Kavanagh agrees: "All other racing jurisdictions around the world are funded by a direct link with betting.
"We would be very supportive of that. We've been lobbying for some time, but the devil is in the detail as to how it's actually worked out but it's definitely a positive development."
For now, though, it seems that economics will continue to dictate the fate of Ireland's racehorses.
The question is whether anything will be put in place to prevent such over-breeding from happening again. | Trainer Tom Hogan watches his racehorses as they are put through their paces on the gallops. |
25,548,150 | The city has been experiencing power shortages as air conditioning use has soared as residents try to keep cool during a severe heatwave.
Some neighbourhoods have been without power for two weeks, with temperatures rising well over 35 degrees Celsius.
Argentina's ageing power grid has been struggling to keep up with demand.
Public sector workers in the city were asked to stay at home all day Monday, while those in Buenos Aires province were told to leave work at noon.
On Sunday night, electricity demand reached a record high for a non-working day, as residents turned on fans and air conditioning units in an attempt to cool down homes.
City officials held emergency meetings with federal officials on Sunday in an effort to co-ordinate assistance to those left without power for days.
An estimated 11.000 people still had no electricity over the weekend. Hundreds of thousands had suffered power cuts over the preceding weeks.
In some Buenos Aires neighbourhoods residents took to the streets in protest, banging pots and pans to demand that city officials do more to restore power supply to their areas.
The heatwave is reported to be the worst to hit the city in 40 years. | Public sector workers in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires have been told not to come to work on Monday in an effort to save electricity. |
40,164,630 | The film, which is released in the UK on 9 June, also stars Annabelle Wallis and Russell Crowe.
Writing in The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw said: "This has some nice moments but is basically a mess.
"The plot sags like an aeon-old decaying limb: a jumble of ideas and scenes from what look like different screenplay drafts."
Empire was slightly more kind, with Dan Jolin awarding the film three stars.
"It's running and jumping grin-flashing business as usual for Cruise, once more on safe character territory as an Ethan Hunt-esque action protagonist who couples up with a much younger woman, while another woman chases after him," he wrote.
"And if the next instalment-teasing conclusion is anything to go by, Cruise seemed to have enough fun making this that he may just return for more."
Geoffrey Macnab gave the film two stars in his review for The Independent.
"The stunts are by far the best element here," he said.
Whether it's planes being torn apart, Cruise and Wallis driving through the woods with the Mummy in pursuit or the very spectacular finale, the visual effects are first rate.
"Whenever the action stops, though, the film becomes derivative and empty headed."
Writing in Rolling Stone, Peter Travers described the film as a "monster fail".
"For all the huffing and puffing and digital desperation from overworked computers, this reboot lands onscreen with a resounding thud," he said.
"Tom Cruise should have played the Mummy - that way his face would be swathed in bandages and his fans wouldn't have to see him sweat so hard to get this lumbering loser off the ground."
Needless to say, he gave the film one star.
Owen Gleiberman of Variety said the film was "too busy to be much fun".
"The problem at its heart is that the reality of what the movie is - a Tom Cruise vehicle - is at war with the material," he said.
The Telegraph's Rebecca Hawkes gave the film three stars but criticised some aspects of the film, writing: "Perhaps the real problem, ultimately, is the characters themselves."
She added: "The reason the Marvel shared universe, which took years to build up, works, is because all of its superheroes feel engagingly human: Fully-formed characters we actually want to spend time with. Here, the writing is one-note, and the leads little more than placeholders.
"Universal's monster franchise has made it out of the tomb, just about - but if this rebirth is going to sustain itself long term, it's going to need a little more meat under its bandages."
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | The reboot of The Mummy starring Tom Cruise has received some scathing reviews from critics. |
21,937,538 | Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has confirmed Ilkeston is one of three schemes "most likely" to be built with the £20m new station fund.
Campaigners, who say the town is the largest in England with tracks not to have a station, said they were delighted at the news.
A final announcement about the £6.5m project will be made in May.
Ilkeston once had three railway stations but lost the last one four years after being axed in the Beeching report of 1963.
Erewash MP Jessica Lee said the announcement was "hugely significant" and was a result of a team effort between local and county officials and other campaigners.
She added: "It's not just about train travel, although that is obviously important, this is about the wider social and economic benefits for Ilkeston as a town.
"This will mean young people can get to Nottingham in 15 minutes - which will help with jobs and training - and it will bring jobs and visitors to the town."
Ms Lee said that once final approval was given it was possible the station could be open within a year.
The fund is targeted at "shovel ready" projects which can be delivered quickly to provide benefits to passengers and the economy.
The Department of Transport said the scheme, which will provide 75% of capital costs, was designed to deliver new stations which were sustainable in the long-term, so bidders must set out how the station will be operated, including staffing and maintenance implications.
Derbyshire County Council has already said it will spend £754,000 on the project. | A Derbyshire town is in line to get a new railway station following an announcement by the government. |
34,719,008 | Welsh Water said it had faced "significant" engineering difficulties after a high pressure water main ruptured.
People in Crymych, Boncath, St Dogmaels, Tegryn, Moelgrove and Nevern were still affected on Wednesday night.
Earlier in the day, supplies in Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire were also cut off.
Bottled water was delivered to vulnerable customers and Welsh Water said it was "really sorry for the inconvenience".
A Welsh Water spokesman said: "We are very sorry to those customers affected by the disruption.
"Our teams have been working tirelessly through the day to repair the damaged main, and will continue working through the night to get water supplies back to normal as soon as possible."
Water may be discoloured for a period of time, but this is normal, the company said. | Thousands of people still without water in Pembrokeshire could have the service restored by Thursday lunchtime. |
32,662,232 | The Tories took Worcester City Council, Herefordshire Council and East Staffordshire, all previously under no overall control.
The party also made gains in North Warwickshire from Labour, while Labour lost overall control in Stoke-on-Trent.
However, Labour retained control of the city councils of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry.
Labour gained two seats in Birmingham, while the party retained control in Wolverhampton, Dudley and Sandwell, where the only Conservative councillor, Anne Hughes, lost her seat.
The leader of Birmingham, Sir Albert Bore, said the general election result was bad news for Birmingham.
"We have taken out £100m of the budget this year," he said.
"If I look at the Conservative manifesto for this election, there are £2.5bn of cuts they are going to introduce. They haven't told us where those cuts are going to come."
While Labour lost overall control of Walsall, it remains the largest party.
The Conservatives increased their majority in Solihull and retained control of the councils of Stratford-on-Avon and Rugby in Warwickshire, while they gained control of North Warwickshire Borough Council from Labour and Warwick, which was previously under no overall control.
In Coventry, Labour retained control.
In Worcester, the Conservatives took 18 of the 35 seats to win the council.
Council leader Simon Geraghty said: "It's fantastic to be able to lead a council with an overall majority once again."
Herefordshire Council also moved into Conservative control.
However, confusion over how many candidates people could vote for has meant the Saxongate ward election has been declared void and there will be a by-election.
Bromsgrove, Wyre Forest, Malvern Hills and Wychavon remained Conservative.
However, Labour maintained overall control of Redditch despite the Conservatives gaining four seats.
On Telford and Wrekin Council, Labour lost overall control but remain the largest party.
In Staffordshire, Labour lost control of Stoke-on-Trent. The City Independents, the Conservatives and UKIP may now try to form a coalition.
Conservative leader Abi Brown said: "We are absolutely delighted we have picked up another five seats."
The Conservatives retained control of Lichfield, Stafford, South Staffordshire and Tamworth and gained control of East Staffordshire and Staffordshire Moorlands.
Labour retained control of Cannock Chase, despite losing three seats, while Newcastle-under-Lyme remained under no overall control.
The Conservatives retained control of Cheshire East with leader Michael Jones, who kept his seat, saying he was "leading by example". | In a reflection of the national result, the Conservatives have made gains in council elections in the Midlands. |
27,372,080 | But it says it all about the revolution that relegated Worcester Warriors are undergoing with director of rugby Dean Ryan at the helm that they can justify such a claim.
Warriors have this week launched six new academy centres aimed at attracting the region's top young players.
And, by so doing, they are continuing to push the rugby boundaries.
Since millionaire owner Cecil Duckworth sold his heating empire and began fuelling the club's finances in 1996, the Warriors have taken massive strides forward, while clubs like Coventry and Moseley, the two traditional powerhouses of rugby union in the region, have struggled to adapt to the professional era.
Worcester's list of new recruits for next season's 16-man Academy squad, which will train alongside the first team, features three youngsters brought in from other clubs - tighthead prop Josh McNulty from Coventry, as well as two from Premiership clubs, Saracens hooker Jack Singleton and Leicester winger Perry Humphreys.
And now they will be hoping to tie up even younger talent at the six new centres, scheduled to open this autumn - two in Warwickshire, at Barkers Butts Rugby Club in Coventry and Warwick School; two in Herefordshire, at Luctonians Rugby Club and the Hereford Cathedral School; one in Shropshire, at the Telford College of Arts and Technology; and one in Birmingham, at a location still to be announced.
Running alongside the club's current youth development centre at their Sixways home, they will help Worcester reach out to the very edge of the catchment areas for this season's Premiership rivals, Leicester, Northampton, Gloucester and Sale.
"We have placed a huge focus on building relationships and finding the right locations to launch these centres to allow us to work with the best young players across the region," Ryan told BBC Sport.
"We will work with players to aid their all-round personal development and maximise their potential.
"The future success of this club will be determined by ensuring we develop our own young players who display the right attributes and motivations to play for the Warriors."
Since the arrival of high performance director Nick Johnston to join Ryan at Sixways in December, the club has built relationships with schools, colleges, universities and other clubs across the region and they have have now confirmed the six centres where youngsters between the ages of 13 and 18 will receive up to seven hours of rugby coaching every week.
A major focus of Ryan's attention, following his arrival a year ago, has been developing a sustainable Academy programme with a view to the achieving long-term success for the club.
His commitment to youth has been demonstrated by the fact that seven current Academy players have made their debuts this season.
And although being relegated, after just two wins in 22 Premiership matches this season, was certainly not part of the plan, the Warriors boss remains convinced the club is moving in the right direction.
"We're a year down now and it feels like we're in a tough space after being relegated," said Ryan. "But so much has been done over that time to put things in place to be able to grow this club. Further down the line, they'll look at this particular window of time and say the right things were being done.
"The club, the board and the shareholders were prepared to change. I wouldn't have come here if I didn't get those reassurances because I didn't want to go back into management just to be in survival mode.
"They looked at the future and understand what a top-six side needs in terms of staffing and facilities. And the implementation of those changes is probably the biggest positive of the year.
"And not only do people on the inside recognise the progress we've made, but people on the outside can see it." | It might seem an odd moment to trumpet yourself as the stand-out club in the Midlands when you have just dropped out of the top flight of English rugby. |
40,706,932 | HIV is often diagnosed late, when it has already ravaged the immune system, leaving people vulnerable.
To counter this, researchers tried prescribing a cocktail of drugs at the start of HIV therapy to treat "opportunistic" infections.
The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed deaths fell by 27%.
HIV itself does not kill. Instead, it leaves the body exposed to dangerous bacterial infections such as tuberculosis or pneumonia as well as fungi that can cause cryptococcal meningitis.
But starting antiretroviral therapy poses risks too. The drugs restore the immune system, but if it suddenly realises there is an infection, then it can launch such a strong attack - in the brain, for example - that this can occasionally be deadly too.
So, the trial gave patients with a CD count - used to measure the health of the immune system - below 100 a mix of drugs, including antibiotics, alongside standard antiretroviral medication for HIV.
Patients with a CD count below 50 are six times more likely to die within 24 weeks than those with a count above 100.
The trial was conducted in Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Kenya and involved 1,805 patients over the age of five.
Normally, more than one in 10 would have died within weeks of diagnosis.
But the results showed the preventative therapy led to:
Overall, three lives were saved for every 100 treated.
One of the study authors, Prof Diana Gibb, from the UK's MRC Clinical Trials Unit, told the BBC News website: "You might save over 10,000 deaths [globally], but also prevent tuberculosis disease, cryptococcal meningitis and hospital admissions, which are costly.
"So, I think it could have quite a big impact and could be a relatively simple additional intervention."
The medicine is $5 (£3.80) more expensive per patient than standard treatment.
And because every patient is prescribed all the drugs, no expensive tests for each infection are needed.
Speaking to the BBC at the IAS Conference on HIV Science in Paris, Prof Gibb said the approach was "very cost-effective throughout Africa" and "we think this should become part of guidelines".
Dr Carl Dieffenbach, the director of the division of Aids within the US National Institutes of Health, said the idea reminded him of the early era of HIV/Aids, when there was more emphasis on treating opportunistic infections.
He told the BBC News website: "It's logical, and it's 'back to the future' in a good way.
"I think it's the best possible medicine you could be doing, the challenge for health departments around the world is they've largely felt they could get out of dealing with the opportunistic infections.
"They can't neglect this population of patients, it's not enough to just put them on antiretroviral therapy."
Many patients on the trial had appeared healthy when they were diagnosed with HIV.
Despite their average CD4 count being just 36, half of them had showed no symptoms.
Drs Nathan Ford and Meg Doherty, from the World Health Organization, said: "[There needs to be a] renewed focus to respond to the needs of patients with advanced HIV infection who are at high risk for illness and death." | More than 10,000 lives a year could be saved with a simple change to HIV medication, doctors say. |
37,901,045 | According to Reuters, a US senator had planned to block the arms purchase over concerns about human rights violations.
On Monday, Mr Duterte said he would look for a "cheaper source" to buy rifles, saying he "didn't need" the US.
Thousands have been killed as part of Mr Duterte's bloody crackdown on drugs.
Mr Duterte, who once promised to kill 100,000 criminals, has brushed off criticism, including by the UN, which said the killings could be crimes under international law, the US, and numerous human rights bodies.
In a televised speech on Monday, Mr Duterte said: "We will not insist on buying expensive arms from the United States. We don't need them.
"We will just have to look for another source that is cheaper and maybe as durable and as good as those made in the place we are ordering them."
The US State Department did not commented on the sale of rifles to the Philippines, but spokesman John Kirby said Mr Duterte's rhetoric was "inexplicably at odds" with US-Philippine relations.
Last week, Mr Duterte accused his American counterparts of "rude" treatment and said he could alternatively source rifles from Russia or China.
"Look at these monkeys, the 26,000 firearms we wanted to buy, they don't want to sell. These American fools."
Philippine police chief Ronald dela Rosa reiterated the president's position saying the it was the US which had lost out on sale of the rifles. | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has cancelled an order of some 26,000 police assault rifles from the US after rumours Washington stopped the sale last week. |
30,671,986 | The 22-year-old woman and 27-year-old man were assaulted by a man outside a block of flats on Rannoch Road in the early hours of Thursday.
Police said it was understood the culprit was with another four men as they tried to join a party nearby.
Police Scotland appealed for any witnesses, or anyone who was in the group of men, to contact them. | Police have appealed for witnesses after a woman and man were assaulted in Perth on New Year's Day. |
35,648,283 | Armed police targeted the property at Aspen Walk in Twinbrook in the early hours of Wednesday after a 41-year-old man was shot in the leg.
The victim is in a serious condition after the attack at Glasvey Drive.
Two men, aged 25 and 35, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after armed officers and a police helicopter were deployed.
The suspects remain in police custody and officers remain at the property at Aspen Walk where they have been carrying out searches.
A Police Service of Northern Ireland detective said: "A motive for this attack has not yet been established.
"I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone with any information that would assist with our investigation to contact detectives in Lisburn police station."
Photographs taken at the scene by photographer Kevin Scott show the raid on the house. | This is the dramatic moment when a police officer held a gun to a man's head in a raid at west Belfast house. |
14,527,103 | The majority of the abuse - 72% - came via pupils but over a quarter was initiated by parents.
The majority of teachers claiming online abuse were women.
Much of the abuse is via chat on social networks but the study also found that many were setting up Facebook groups specifically to abuse teachers.
In some cases, people posted videos of teachers in action on YouTube while others put abusive comments on ratemyteacher.com.
In total, 35% of teachers questioned said they had been the victim of some form of online abuse. Of these, 60% were women.
Perhaps surprisingly, 26% of the abuse came from parents.
"This parental abuse is something we haven't come across before," said Prof Andy Phippen, the author of the report.
"Sometimes they are abusing other children at the school as well. Schools need to clamp down on it, or it will increase in prevalence," he warned.
The cases of children suffering online bullying have been well-documented but the issue of teachers being abused is less well-known.
But it is a growing problem. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) said that it receives calls every week from teachers who believe they have been cyberbullied.
The study took testimony from more than 300 professionals in an anonymous internet-based survey and followed up with a handful of in-depth interviews.
Many of these revealed the human cost such cyberbullying was having.
One teacher said: "I eventually had a breakdown in the summer holiday needing an emergency doctor to be called out - as I had become suicidal.
"I had intensive support from the mental health unit via my GP, a new telephone guidance service that really helped me plus medication which was a great help, and still is."
The guidance service referred to is the Professional Online Safety Helpline, a new initiative from the Safer Internet Centre.
In another testimony, a teacher was falsely accused of "inappropriate behaviour" towards a pupil.
"I was questioned by the police on one single occasion and released without charge, caution or reprimand... I also ended up in the care of a psychologist to help me deal with the loss of self-worth, depression and the urge to commit suicide," the teacher said.
For Prof Phippen the phenomenon illustrates a shift in how parents and children address issues at school.
"It seems to a subset of the population the teacher is no longer viewed as someone who should be supported in developing their child's education, but a person whom it is acceptable to abuse if they dislike what is happening in the classroom," said Prof Phippen.
"Clearly some people are viewing social media as a bypass to the traditional routes (head teacher, board of governors) of discussing dissatisfaction with the school," he added.
Facebook offers tips for teachers and promises to respond to reports of individual harassment within 24 hours.
"These online discussions are a reflection of those happening offline," said a Facebook spokesman.
"But while you can't report a conversation outside the school gates or easily stop a person sending abusive, anonymous emails, Facebook have worked hard to develop reporting mechanisms that enable people to report offensive content they are concerned about." | More than a third of teachers have been subject to online abuse, according to a survey conducted by Plymouth University. |
36,111,466 | GB made it four wins in a row at the World Championship (Division 1B) in Zagreb and will face Ukraine in a promotion decider on Saturday.
"It sets up a massive gold-medal match - it's a game we've been building towards all week," said GB head coach Pete Russell.
"It's exciting and we will now focus our attentions on Ukraine."
For the second day in succession, GB's Welsh captain Jonathan Phillips opened the scoring, with Jonathan Boxill adding a second before the end of the first period.
There were powerplay goals in the second period for Robert Farmer and Colin Shields as GB dominated.
Matthew Myers and Jonathan Weaver also scored, before Ervin Moldovan replied for Romania four minutes from time.
"We did well out there," added Russell. "It wasn't pretty but we did what we had to do.
"This was a game we were expected to win and they went out and did that.
"They are such a focused bunch of guys and nothing seems to put them off their stride."
Ice hockey commentator Seth Bennett
"Great Britain are now one win away from becoming the first team since 1993 to win a gold medal at a World Championships and promotion.
"Since then, GB have finished with silver medals four times, including last year when they only needed a point against Lithuania but lost 3-2.
"The hurt from that defeat remains with this squad and they are determined to go one better against a good Ukraine team, who are the top seeds in the tournament.
"For head coach Russell, this is a chance to lead Great Britain back to world ice hockey's second tier and it would be a huge feather in the cap of a young British coach."
Live commentary on GB v Ukraine on the BBC Sport website from 12:00 BST | Great Britain's men are one win away from returning to the world's second tier after they beat Romania 6-1. |
37,032,530 | The film, about a struggling unemployed man, was one of 25 movies to be announced on Tuesday.
Other recent festival winners on the programme include Gianfranco Rosi's migrant crisis documentary Fire at Sea, which scooped Berlin's Golden Bear.
The New York event runs for 18 days and opens on 30 September with slavery documentary The 13th.
The film, about the amendment that abolished slavery, had already been announced as part of the lineup, along with the festival's centrepiece movie 20th Century Women, starring Annette Bening.
The closing night gala will be Amazonian thriller The Lost City of Z, starring Twilight actor Robert Pattinson.
All three gala presentations are world premieres.
Pattinson's Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart has two features showing in the New York line-up - Personal Shopper and Certain Women.
French actress Isabelle Huppert also stars in two films - Things to Come and Elle.
Festival director Kent Jones said he was interested in "good film-making" and not putting "stars on the red carpet".
"I'm immensely proud that we're showing all of these films. They're all vital and important works. And none of our selections are made to satisfy a niche," he added.
Other films on the programme include Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's latest work Julieta, about a mother and her estranged daughter.
Family drama Manchester by the Sea, starring Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams, will also be shown.
The film, telling the story of a man who takes on the care of his nephew after his younger brother's sudden death, was well-received at the Sundance Film Festival.
The New York Film Festival takes place each year at the city's Film Society of Lincoln Center and is open to the public.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email [email protected]. | Ken Loach's Palme d'Or-winning I, Daniel Blake has been chosen as part of this year's New York Film Festival. |
33,926,000 | Violet Blades was buried at Hannah Park Cemetery in Worksop two weeks ago but Frank said he got the bill days after.
Clive Hopkinson Funeral Directors said the charge was due to Mr Blades visiting other graves and council staff staying over contracted hours.
Bassetlaw District Council denied this and insisted the bill was because the cortege arrived 45 minutes late.
Mr Blades said there was no mention of time limits either before or after the service.
When the £6,200 bill arrived, it had an "Additional Cemetery Fee" attached.
Mr Blades said : "I just accepted it. I just tried to forget it. It is just other people when I have told them, they have gone 'you are joking'.
"I've just ignored it, what is money at the moment? I am saying this because it might happen to other people."
Daughter Cindy Playfoot said it was "affecting the entire family".
A spokesperson for the funeral directors said: "We incurred a charge of £160 from Bassetlaw District Council due to their gravediggers working beyond their contracted hours when our client wished to visit other family graves following the funeral.
"As with any third-party fee that we pay on behalf of our clients this was included in our final invoice. Our funeral director remained with our client until he was ready to return home, for which we did not charge."
Liz Prime, head of neighbourhoods at Bassetlaw District Council, said she was surprised the charge had been passed on.
"The council has certainly not penalised Mr Blades for spending additional time at his wife's graveside to mourn her loss.
"As a burial authority it is important that we ensure the privacy of every funeral and that no two funerals take place at the same time. The onus is on the respective funeral director to ensure that each ceremony runs smoothly and on schedule," she said. | A grieving widower says he is dismayed after being charged £160 for delays at his wife's funeral. |
37,409,441 | The bomb which hit Manhattan's Chelsea district in the evening injured 29.
Earlier on Saturday a pipe bomb exploded in a New Jersey shore town ahead of a charity race.
The FBI has been searching an address in Elizabeth, New Jersey, connected to the 28-year-old suspect.
A backpack containing up to five devices exploded in Elizabeth in the early hours of Monday when a bomb disposal robot tried to deactivate it.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said there were "certain commonalities" between the bombs.
New Jersey State Police said that the FBI was linking the Manhattan explosion and that in Seaside Park, New Jersey.
Investigators have warned that the suspect should be considered "armed and dangerous".
Millions of New York residents received a phone alert on Monday morning after the Notify NYC alert system was used to name the suspect.
"Anyone who sees this individual or knows anything about him or his whereabouts needs to call it in right away," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on CNN.
Both the bomb that went off in New York on Saturday and an unexploded device found four blocks away were shrapnel-filled pressure cookers, according to US media.
Mr Cuomo said on Monday that there might be a foreign connection to the Manhattan attack. Officials had said over the weekend there were no confirmed links to international terrorist groups.
President Barack Obama, who is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, is being kept up to date with the investigation, a White House spokesman said.
The backpack in New Jersey was found near the railway station in Elizabeth.
It was picked out of a bin by two men on Sunday evening, who thought the bag could contain something of value. They saw wires and notified police.
A police robot examining the bag early on Monday cut a wire causing it to explode. No-one was injured.
"That was not a controlled explosion," said Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage.
These are the attacks in the US over the weekend that caused security alerts:
'People running for their lives' | US officials are looking for Ahmad Khan Rahami, a naturalised US citizen who was born in Afghanistan, for questioning over explosions in New York and New Jersey on Saturday. |
33,237,760 | The 36-year-old, who has not yet been identified, died after an attack on Arden Street at about 16:15 BST on Monday, Warwickshire Police said.
A post mortem examination is expected to take place in the coming days.
Four people aged 39, 41, 26 and 37, who are from the Stratford and Wellesbourne areas, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The two men and two women are currently being questioned by officers.
A fifth person, a 36-year-old man from Stratford-upon-Avon, has been arrested on suspicion of assault.
Arden Street remains closed at the roundabout on Guild Street/Birmingham Road while police carry out inquiries. | A murder inquiry has begun after a man died in an assault on a street in Stratford-upon-Avon. |
33,159,612 | In an open letter, the groups said they had quit because of "fundamental" differences over use of the technology.
And there had been little prospect that the talks would have produced "adequate protections" for citizens.
People deserved better protection than the talks had been likely to have produced, they said.
The discussions, brokered by the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the body that oversees technology policy issues, began in February 2014.
Nine separate privacy groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Center for Democracy and Technology, were invited.
But the groups' letter said the companies involved had refused to accept they needed prior permission from people being identified by the technology.
At a "base minimum", said the rights groups, people should be able to walk down a street without having to worry that companies unknown to them were tracking them and trying to work out who they were.
"Unfortunately," read the letter, "we have been unable to obtain agreement even with that basic, specific premise."
The NTIA told tech news site The Register the talks would continue to debate some of the "thorniest privacy topics concerning facial recognition" without the privacy groups.
It said it would "continue to facilitate meetings on this topic for those stakeholders who want to participate".
Already, said the EFF in a statement explaining its decision to quit, millions of facial images had been captured and processed by law enforcement agencies and private companies.
It said biometric data, such as fingerprints and facial features, was a different class of sensitive data because it could not be changed.
"Through facial recognition, these immutable, physical facts can be used to identify you, remotely and in secret, without any recourse," it said. | Privacy campaigners have walked out of talks aimed at creating a code of conduct for companies keen to use facial-recognition technology. |
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The former five-weight world champion faced flurries of early punches from UFC's most iconic figure, who was making his debut in professional boxing at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.
McGregor delivered a crisp uppercut in round one and, though he edged close to breaking the rules with several punches to the back of the head, he imposed himself admirably without ever looking as though he would knock out Mayweather.
The American, who came out of retirement for a potential $300m (£230m) pay day, executed a gameplan which pounced on McGregor's lack of conditioning for the late rounds which prove so key on big fight nights.
As the Irishman tired, Mayweather upped his ferocity and by round nine the 40-year-old began to stalk his opponent, whose legs were weakening under more successful shots.
And in the 10th, with McGregor again near the ropes and offering little, the fight - which followed weeks of manic build-up, spiteful words and chaos - was over. He was not bowled over by a conclusive blow, but with Mayweather throwing rapidly, his target was left too vulnerable.
Referee Robert Byrd's stoppage may have arrived too early for some, as McGregor's early effort led to a belief inside the arena he could pull off the biggest upset in the history of the sport.
But the 29-year-old was wilting and was down 89-81 89-82 87-83 on the ringside cards when the stoppage came.
His effort and display should be commended, but Mayweather's poise and invincibility remain constant into retirement.
Mayweather said: "He was a lot better than I thought. But I was the better man. I guaranteed everybody this would not go the distance. Boxing's reputation was on the line."
McGregor, who said he would return to the UFC but would not rule out boxing again, said: "I thought it was close and I thought it was a bit of an early stoppage. I was just a little fatigued."
Those who watched this bout can say they witnessed history, with Mayweather's victory taking him past the late Rocky Marciano's perfect 49-fight record.
And this may yet be the richest fight ever, surpassing the reported $620m (£480m) earned by Mayweather's win over Manny Pacquiao in 2015.
The presence of A-list celebrities such as Bruce Willis and Jennifer Lopez underlined the high-rolling nature of a bout engulfed in chaos.
But with only 14,623 people in the 20,000-seat arena, there will be criticism of high ticket prices - and the atmosphere suffered as a result.
As US news networks set up studios on Vegas' strip in the build-up, debate over the legitimacy of the fight dominated.
MMA guests said boxing was dated, and were accused of speaking with an ignorance of the sweet science. One pundit said Mayweather would look like Michelangelo against a man whose boxing style would be "paint by numbers".
Elsewhere, local airports adopted emergency measures to deal with an influx of high rollers, while sportsbooks on the city's famous strip were braced for record stakes.
But could the hype be justified? Was Mayweather too old? Would McGregor's relentless undermining of his rival work?
No, no and no. Critics of the contest will likely point to the ease with which Mayweather upped the ante as evidence this was always a mismatch.
He remains at his best when in the spotlight, delivering when booed, winning with breathing space.
The fact he had already fought 39 times by the time McGregor quit a plumbing apprenticeship to focus on MMA underlined the gulf in experience.
It showed, though 'The Notorious' has captured the imagination of new fans and will be considerably richer - both financially, and in ring craft - for taking on such a challenge.
He boxed, well at times. But, like Hall of Fame boxers who tried before him, he did not have enough to shock Mayweather.
After the frenetic build-up, the talking stopped before both men stepped into the ring - and McGregor glared at his rival with intensity before the bell.
In round one, he landed a crisp left uppercut and later posed with his hands behind his back. He seemed to consciously exaggerate his movement at times, lending substance to suggestions from pundits his MMA footwork would be a key part of his weaponry.
But a stiff right from Mayweather in the second drew screams from the masses, and 'Money' smiled cheekily at the TV cameras when on his stool between rounds.
Was he toying with his man? There were moments it appeared so. He began to walk forward more in the fourth but felt a solid left counter.
Chants of "ole" provided backing for the underdog, who angered Mayweather with persistent punching to the back of his head.
The American's response was a shove in the chest after the bell in round five as he became notably more spiteful.
His punches began to look loaded, but it remained close. McGregor's early punch volume won rounds, Mayweather's progress through the gears, albeit slow, closed the deficit by the seventh, when he jolted his foe with a counter right.
The ninth round would take the boxing novice past the 25 minutes he faces in a UFC bout, and fatigue became undeniable. He swayed, at times a sitting duck to be picked off as Mayweather landed, notably with a slappy left hand.
And then came the 10th. McGregor screamed when the stoppage came, as if to intimate he had more left. He probably did, but barring him finding power we had not yet seen, he was done. Byrd brought the inevitable forward.
And with that, Mayweather returned to retirement with his perfect record in tact.
What next for McGregor? His spirit and magnetism is such that he will continue to break down barriers.
He deserves immense credit, but Mayweather's standing in boxing history remains unblemished.
BBC Radio 5 live boxing commentator Mike Costello
Many people said in the build-up that this fight couldn't count as Mayweather's 50th win. Believe me, it can after the performance tonight.
Clearly, McGregor has proved the doubters wrong and he will be in the dressing room knowing he gave everything he could.
Boxing's reputation wouldn't have been damaged at all by tonight because what we have seen is McGregor show that it is possible to switch between codes.
This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser | Floyd Mayweather extended his perfect career record to 50 fights unbeaten by stopping Conor McGregor in the 10th round of one of the richest bouts in boxing history. |
23,891,603 | Seamer Lewis Gregory took a career-best 5-38 as the home side were all out for 164 soon after lunch on day three to lose by an innings and 179 runs.
Somerset skipper Marcus Trescothick held five catches in the innings.
Neil Dexter top scored for Middlesex with 35 not out as they only managed to add 112 to their overnight 52-2.
It was another undistinguished batting effort by the home side, who only mustered 106 in their first innings, having begun the match in third place, 31 points adrift of leaders Yorkshire and 5.5 behind Durham in second.
Sam Robson was first to go, caught by Trescothick at slip off Gregory for 29, but it was the loss of four more wickets for 31 runs, which saw them slump to 116-7 that really ended their hopes of taking the game into the final day.
John Simpson could at least consider himself unlucky when Dexter's firm drive was deflected into the stumps by bowler Craig Meschede and he was run out backing up.
Dexter and James Harris managed to see Middlesex to lunch, but Harris (22) gave a return catch to Gregory, who finished things off by having Tim Murtagh caught and Ravi Patel lbw in his next over.
It was only Somerset's second win in the Championship this summer, their first since beating Derbyshire in June - and their first at the home of cricket for 30 years.
Middlesex director of cricket Angus Fraser:
"It's very upsetting for everyone. We didn't play very well against Derbyshire last week - but to be bowled out twice in a day, in reality in 90 overs on a good pitch, is unacceptable.
"The players know that and the challenge is to ensure it doesn't happen again and that we put in a much better performance next week against Surrey at the Oval.
"It's hard to take as you try to work out what's going on, obviously there's been some poor strokeplay by a number of batsman."
BBC Somerset's Anthony Gibson:
"A fast yorker from Lewis Gregory which scattered Ravi Patel's stumps provided an appropriately emphatic conclusion to a Somerset victory which was as crushing as it was unexpected.
"Skipper Marcus Trescothick couldn't put his finger on the magic ingredient afterwards, but whatever it was, abject Middlesex could certainly do with some of it."
Match scorecard | Somerset gave their hopes of avoiding relegation a major boost by denting Middlesex's title ambitions with an emphatic innings victory at Lord's. |
34,983,672 | It will be organised by Daran Hill, a key figure in the successful 1997 and 2011 devolution referendum campaigns.
He told BBC Wales the campaign will have cross-party support and a budget of between £20,000 and £30,000.
To get a Yes/No referendum on Cardiff having a directly elected mayor, 24,647 signatures - 10% of the electorate - must be collected over six months.
The earliest potential date for that referendum would be autumn 2016.
If the Yes side were to win, a Cardiff mayoral election could then be held in the summer of 2017.
There are currently 17 directly elected mayors in England, with more on the way, but there are none in Wales.
Ceredigion is the only Welsh local authority to have had a referendum on the matter.
Voters there rejected the idea in 2004 by a margin of nearly three to one.
The leaders of all 22 local authorities in Wales are elected by their fellow councillors, rather than directly by voters.
Mr Hill said having an elected mayor was a "new, fresh idea" that he believed would "energise the people of Cardiff".
"The vision and the idea is to give the people of Cardiff a say at long last as to whether they'll have an elected mayor to represent the whole of the city," he said.
"To take us forward to a new political level that'll make us fit, I suppose, for the 21st Century."
Mr Hill said the "pressure" for having a mayor was coming from other cities.
"We see Bristol has had an elected mayor for a long time, there's a big push across the north of England," he added.
"I think for a city with size, Cardiff needs that extra momentum."
But Cardiff North Labour AM Julie Morgan is sceptical about the idea.
"It's a difficult, complicated, expensive way of going about getting a mayor, and there are no proven benefits," she said.
"It's also completely the wrong time because we're talking about local government reorganisation, where local authorities are coming together, we're talking about a City Region.
"I'm a great believer in collective responsibility from whatever party may be in power, and I think with an elected mayor you do get the power concentrated in one person." | A campaign for Cardiff to have Wales' first directly elected mayor will be launched in January. |
35,672,277 | The 31-year-old played 14 times during a three-month spell with fellow League One side Swindon earlier this season.
The former Brighton & Hove Albion centre-half has made just 20 appearances for Bristol City since joining them in January 2014.
"It will be good for Adam to go out on loan and get regular football under his belt," said Robins boss Lee Johnson.
BBC Radio Kent reports the arrival of the Egypt international at Priestfield Stadium means Gills boss Justin Edinburgh is now unlikely to re-sign Cardiff defender Deji Oshilaja on loan.
Earlier this week Brighton defender Adam Chicksen extended his loan spell with the Gills for a further month.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Gillingham have signed Bristol City defender Adam El-Abd on loan until the end of the campaign. |
34,043,346 | The flooding in the Black Sea province of Artvin was caused by torrential rainfall.
TV pictures showed rivers bursting their banks and flooding the streets of the area.
Artvin's governor, Kemal Cirit, told local media that three people died after a house collapsed.
He added that two people are still missing but the heavy rain is expected to ease off over Monday night.
Artvin is known for its high levels of rainfall and that floods are a regular occurrence. | At least eight people have been killed after heavy flooding and a landslide hit north-eastern Turkey, according to officials. |
36,684,917 | Peter Wood, 55, is charged with manslaughter while Philip Potter, 20, and Matthew Gordon, 29, face a number of charges relating to the crash in Bath on 9 February 2015
Mitzi Steady, four, from Bath, Robert Parker, 59, from Cwmbran, Phil Allen, 52, and Stephen Vaughan, 34, both from Swansea, were all killed.
A trial will take place in November.
Mr Potter had applied to have his charges dismissed but his request was adjourned at Bristol Crown Court until a trial judge has been appointed. | Three men have appeared in court charged in connection with a tipper truck crash which killed four people. |
32,203,084 | In February, almost 87.9% of people were seen within time, up from 87.1% in January.
But weekly waiting times, which cover major hospitals only, show a slight drop in performance.
The Scottish government said it had been challenging winter, but there were signs of improvement.
The latest figures show Scotland's main A&E units dealt with 26,465 patients between 23 and 29 March.
Of those, 91.3% of people were seen within four hours, compared to 91.7% the previous week.
A total of 213 had to wait more than eight hours to be seen, while 22 spent 12 hours or more in A&E.
Only the weekly figures can be compared with those produced in England, where 87.8% of A&E admissions at major hospitals were seen within four hours during the same week.
The Scottish government first began publishing weekly waiting times in March, following one of the worst winters for Scottish A&Es in recent years.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said waiting times were improving.
She said: "As the weekly figures for February have already shown us, this year's winter was a very challenging one for our A&E departments. However, we are seeing signs of improvement with waits reducing in February when compared to January, and further improvement throughout March.
"Attendances at A&E over the last year have also risen when compared to the two previous years, however, it is encouraging to see that long waits have dropped significantly since the start of the year, with figures for the week ending 29 March showing that 0.8% of patients waited for more than eight hours."
But Scottish Labour health spokeswoman Jenny Marra said only her party had the policies to reduce waiting times.
She said: "It has been more than 2,000 days since the SNP last met their own target on A&E figures. If anything, we appear to be going backwards as patients wait too long for treatment at our overstretched A&E departments.
The Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesman Jim Hume said the Scottish government should prioritise the NHS.
He said: "It's disappointing once again to see that whilst NHS staff are doing their utmost to deliver excellent patient care, the SNP government doesn't have its priorities straight. NHS staff need more resources and only Liberal Democrats are committed to delivering an £800m boost to the Scottish NHS." | Monthly A&E waiting times in Scotland have improved slightly since January but have failed to meet government targets, NHS statistics show. |
36,235,671 | The collision on Manchester Road, Altrincham, at 10:50 BST on Saturday involved a Toyota Auris driven by a 45-year-old man.
The girl who died is thought to be in her early teens. The driver and an 11-year-old female passenger were taken to hospital.
Greater Manchester Police urged witnesses to get in touch.
It is is believed the driver and the children are all from the same family. | A teenage girl died after a car crashed into a brick wall, police said. |
26,679,739 | Chancellor George Osborne considers the scheme to be of crucial help to house buyers, and also a means of stimulating the construction sector.
But Mr Posen said: "I find this whole initiative largely mistaken by the Treasury."
The first stage of Help to Buy was recently extended until 2020.
"The idea of pumping up credit for middle to upper-middle class people to spend more on housing, when people have already spent too much on housing, is dysfunctional," Mr Posen told BBC Radio 5 live's Wake Up to Money programme.
"We need a distinction between housing policy and mortgage policy, and we need affordable housing in the great cities of the North.
"London is now semi-detached from the rest of the country. There's a perception that it's just pockets in Kensington or Chelsea, but increasingly the homes in zone two or zone three [of the London Underground map] are going out of the price range of normal people."
He also said the Bank of England needed to change its "culture of trust", and get tougher with the UK's biggest banks.
Mr Posen, who served on the Bank's crucial monetary policy committee until 2012, said the central bank should "get away from being so trusting of the banks".
"There now has to be a top-down explicit statement that our bias is towards market solutions, not cosy conversations with banks... saying that the Bank of England is neither the friend, nor the enemy, of our banks," he said.
"It was, in my opinion, not corrupt - but it was badly mistaken."
Mr Posen also criticised Bank governor Mark Carney for his policy of forward guidance, which had originally said that interest rates would be reconsidered once unemployment fell to 7%.
That part of the policy has now been sidelined, and forward guidance overhauled.
Mr Posen said it had been an "irresponsible" idea, but applauded the decision to then withdraw the unemployment target. | An ex-member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, Adam Posen, has called the government's Help to Buy scheme 'mistaken' and 'dysfunctional'. |
34,654,904 | A flight attendant asked the question as Grethe Andersen, who was not pregnant, was boarding the flight on Sunday from Wellington to Auckland.
Ms Andersen complained to the airline that the attendant showed "no remorse" in asking her the "rude question".
Jetstar told local media it contacted her on Tuesday to apologise and offered her a NZ$100 ($67; £44) flight voucher.
Like many airlines, Jetstar has a policy of requiring women who are more than 28 weeks pregnant to produce a doctor's note certifying they are fit to travel, for safety and liability reasons.
Ms Andersen, 24, alleged the male attendant had gestured at his stomach and asked her: "How many weeks are you?"
She said she did not get an apology at the time.
Ms Andersen told New Zealand media she posted an account of her experience on Jetstar's Facebook account saying she felt "self-conscious", and added: "I used to be quite heavily overweight and even then was never met by such a rude question and especially no remorse from the flight attendant."
Her post could no longer be found on the Australian-based airline's New Zealand or Australian Facebook pages as of Wednesday.
A Jetstar spokesman told news service NZME that it "sincerely apologises for the distress the passenger experienced". | Jetstar Airways has apologised to a New Zealand passenger who was offended by being asked if she was pregnant. |
26,870,598 | The animal, referred to as a geep, was born about two weeks ago on Paddy Murphy's farm in County Kildare.
The unexpected arrival is thought to be the result of mating between a goat and one of the sheep farmer's Cheviot ewes.
Mr Murphy said the cross-breeding was not intentional. He described it as a "pure shock to the system" and said it would be a "one-off" event on his farm.
"I've never seem anything like him before," he told the Irish Farmers Journal, adding that his family had been involved in sheep farming for "generations".
Mr Murphy confirmed that the geep appeared to be healthy and "thriving" and was able to run faster than other lambs that were born around the same time.
"He's unbelievable," he said. "He's so fast you'd have to get him into the pen to catch him. There's no chance you would catch him otherwise."
The sheep farmer, who also owns Murphy's pub in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare, spoke to the journal in a interview headlined: Ewe gotta be kidding.
He said he witnessed a goat mating with ewes on his farm during "tupping" season five months ago, but had given the matter little thought until the geep appeared,
He said the new arrival had created a lot of laughter in the pub, when he showed mobile phone pictures of the hybrid to his customers and friends.
"He's an unusual character," Mr Murphy added, saying the animal was developing a set of horns on its head.
The Irish Farmers Journal said it was the first time it had reported the birth of a healthy geep in Ireland.
A spokeswoman for the Ulster Farmers Union said the live birth of a so-called geep is a very rare event and they are not aware of any currently in existence in Northern Ireland.
She said this form of cross-breeding, on the rare occasion it does occur, is likely to involve a buck goat and a ewe.
However, the geep usually dies during the ewe's pregnancy or is stillborn.
Mr Murphy said the ewe in question was raising the geep "just like a lamb".
As for the hybrid animal's future, the farmer said he was not planning to send the geep for slaughter but would try to keep it for as long as it was practically possible to look after it.
But he has not yet chosen a name for his new pet.
"We've no name set up yet, no. We might look for one" Mr Murphy said. | A rare, hybrid animal that is part goat and part sheep has been born on a farm in the Republic of Ireland. |
34,948,835 | The country was banned from international competition after a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) commission examined claims of widespread doping.
Wada director general David Howman was "pleased" with assurances from Russia's sports minister Vitaly Mutko, but said there was "much work to be done".
Russia faces exclusion from next year's Olympics if not declared compliant.
Howman and Mutko met in Frankfurt, Germany, for the first time since the Russian anti-doping agency (Rusada) was declared non-compliant on 18 November.
A Wada statement said: "During the meeting, minister Mutko committed fully to the process and the changes required of Rusada if they are to achieve compliance status."
Howman added: "Wada is pleased with the assurances provided by Minister Mutko to address the issues raised in Wada's independent commission report.
"There is, however, still much work to be done by Rusada. It is imperative that Russia's anti-doping programme be overhauled in order to protect the rights of clean athletes worldwide and to re-establish public confidence in Russian athletics."
The IAAF, the sport's governing body, is holding a meeting in Monaco on Thursday to determine the measures Russia needs to implement to be reinstated to world athletics.
An inspection team will monitor Russia's federation (Araf) as it bids to regain its IAAF membership.
Araf said it would cooperate "fully and actively with the team".
The IAAF is also awaiting the findings of a report into the conduct of its officials.
That section of the report, likely to be released in January, has been held back after a French police investigation began earlier this month into former IAAF president Lamine Diack and former head of anti-doping Gabriel Dolle. | Russia is "fully committed" to the reform needed to comply with anti-doping laws after an athletics scandal. |
38,036,518 | The tone was set in the opening minute when Michael Cheek converted at the near post, but Southport first drew level when Jack Higgins scrambled home after a quarter of an hour before Josh Thompson's header put them ahead.
Andrai Jones profited from a goalkeeping error almost immediately after in the 28th minute but Manny Parry closed the gap moments later before Oliver Muldoon's floated free-kick levelled matters after 36 matters.
Another Muldoon free-kick was turned into his own net by Higgins as Braintree, having trailed 3-1, ended a breathless first-half leading 4-3 at the Merseyrail Community Stadium.
Southport were level after 56 minutes when Jamie Allen netted from the spot after Braintree goalkeeper Sam Beasant had brought down Jones, but the visitors had the final say eight minutes later when Jack Midson headed home from a corner.
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Match ends, Southport 4, Braintree Town 5.
Second Half ends, Southport 4, Braintree Town 5.
Sean Clohessy (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Southport. James Gray replaces Ben McKenna.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Lee Barnard replaces Michael Cheek.
Goal! Southport 4, Braintree Town 5. Jack Midson (Braintree Town).
Substitution, Southport. Liam Hynes replaces Ashley Grimes.
Substitution, Southport. James Caton replaces Declan Weeks.
Goal! Southport 4, Braintree Town 4. Jamie Allen (Southport) converts the penalty with a.
Second Half begins Southport 3, Braintree Town 4.
First Half ends, Southport 3, Braintree Town 4.
Goal! Southport 3, Braintree Town 4. Michael Cheek (Braintree Town).
Jack Midson (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card.
Jack Higgins (Southport) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Southport 3, Braintree Town 3. Oliver Muldoon (Braintree Town).
Goal! Southport 3, Braintree Town 2. Manny Parry (Braintree Town).
Goal! Southport 3, Braintree Town 1. Andrai Jones (Southport).
Goal! Southport 2, Braintree Town 1. Josh Thompson (Southport).
Goal! Southport 1, Braintree Town 1. Jack Higgins (Southport).
Goal! Southport 0, Braintree Town 1. Michael Cheek (Braintree Town).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Braintree moved out of the National League drop zone at Southport's expense after edging out the Sandgrounders in a thrilling contest where seven goals were scored in the first half alone. |
38,236,898 | The title Lordship of the Manor of Wedlock went under the hammer with Seel & Co in Cardiff on Tuesday night.
The title may be used after the highest bidder's name as well as on official documents like passports and driving licences.
Auctioneer Marc Morrish said there was a "fair amount of interest" with auctions like this being "quite rare". | An ancient Pembrokeshire manorial title has sold at auction for £2,000. |
37,627,908 | Premier Foods saw its share price drop 14% after a trading update revealed a decrease in sales.
Investors were not calmed by the company's reassurance that "careful management" of costs would see profits meet expectations this year.
A boost to international sales could not make up for the hit in the UK.
It's not often that we see the UK's hottest annual temperatures in September. But this year, the hottest day of the year so far was recorded in Gravesend, Kent, on 13 September when the thermometer hit 34.4C. It was the warmest September day since 1911.
While we all basked in the sun and enjoyed the prolonged BBQ season, we certainly weren't buying gravy and stocks, or custard and cakes.
Shoppers spent £172.5m on Premier Foods products in the July-to-September period. However, that was actually a 5.4% decline on same period in the previous year. Gravy and stocks sales were down 13% and desserts dropped 9%.
Gavin Darby, chief executive of the company said: "We are disappointed that our grocery business reported materially lower sales in the quarter due to warmer weather; particularly in September.
"However, our Sweet Treats and International businesses continued to demonstrate their strong momentum, delivering against our strategic priorities and growing over 6% and 13% respectively."
The company was the subject of a takeover proposal by US spice and sauce maker McCormick earlier this year. A dispute over the value of the company broke out between the two and the takeover did not happen.
Premier Foods announced a tie-up with Japanese instant noodle maker Nissin Foods instead in an attempt to bolster overseas growth and introduce new products in the UK.
Chairman David Beever announced in September he would step down from the position next year. | The unusually warm weather in September meant fewer of us bought gravy and puddings according to the maker of Bisto and Mr Kipling products. |
39,486,283 | Republican Governor Rick Scott said he was reassigning all Aramis Ayala's murder cases because her stance sent an "unacceptable message".
Ms Ayala, a Democrat covering Orlando, cited "legal chaos" as the reason for refusing to pursue execution in the case of a murdered policewoman.
Her decision sparked an outcry.
But there were also some who backed her, and a rally was held in her support last week in the state capital of Tallahassee.
On Monday, Mr Scott said: "State Attorney Ayala's complete refusal to consider capital punishment for the entirety of her term sends an unacceptable message that she is not interested in considering every available option in the fight for justice."
Ms Ayala, an elected prosecutor in central Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit, accused the governor of abusing his authority and compromising the independence of the judiciary.
She took office in January, to begin a four-year term.
The case that sparked the row involves a man accused of killing an Orlando police officer.
When Ms Ayala said last month she would not consider capital punishment for the accused, Markeith Loyd, the governor removed her from the case.
He handed it to State Attorney Brad King, who will now also take on the 21 other murder cases removed from Ms Ayala on Monday.
Capital punishment has been in limbo in Florida for 15 months.
A US Supreme Court ruling in January 2016 said the state's death penalty was unconstitutional because it gave too much power to judges over juries.
Governor Scott attempted to restart executions last month by signing a bill that requires jury recommendations to be unanimous before a death penalty can be imposed by a judge. | The Florida governor has removed a prosecutor from 21 murder cases after she said she would no longer be seeking the death penalty. |
33,911,963 | About 15,000 party members and 6,000 affiliated and registered members are entitled to take part in the ballot.
MSPs Kezia Dugdale and Ken Macintosh are vying for the role vacated by former MP Jim Murphy in June.
Members will also vote in the Scottish party's deputy leadership race which is being contested by Richard Baker, Alex Rowley and Gordon Matheson.
Both Ms Dugdale and Mr Macintosh have been making their final pitches to voters.
If she was elected leader, 33-year-old Ms Dugdale said she would start rebuilding trust in Labour straight away.
The Lothians list MSP explained: "If I win this election it will be a clear signal of a new generation ready to take Scottish Labour forward.
"The role of the next leader is to set out a positive Labour vision for transforming Scotland and to hold the SNP Government to account for their major failings on schools, the NHS and policing."
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Ms Dugdale added: "Too many people in Scotland tell us that they just don't know what Labour stands for anymore. Under my leadership there will be no doubt what we stand for and who we stand with."
Mr Macintosh, who is MSP for the constituency of Eastwood, said he wanted to offer the Scottish people "hope again".
The 53-year-old added: "I want to transform the Scottish Labour Party into a positive force for real change in Scotland.
"Throughout this leadership contest, I have spoken in detail about the changes I will make, about the new leadership style and approach to politics I will bring as party leader.
"Above all, my message to undecided members is simple: I'm asking for your support as I believe I have the ideas, the vision and the determination to help Labour win again."
Party members will find out who their Scottish leader is at an event in Stirling on Saturday.
Mr Murphy resigned as Scottish Labour leader after the party lost 40 of its 41 seats in the Westminster election in May.
As well as the contest in Scotland, party members are also in the process of choosing their next UK leader.
MPs Jeremy Corbyn, Andy Burnham, Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper are fighting for the post, the winner of which will be announced during a special conference on 12 September. | Voting in the election for the new Scottish Labour leader is due to end at midday. |
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GB beat New Zealand 3-0 to set up a Friday final against the Netherlands.
In the 200m Justin Gatlin and Yohan Blake failed to qualify, while Jamaican Elaine Thompson won the 200m for a second gold after her 100m title.
Just as at London 2012, there were no medals for GB on day 12 of the Games, but Britain remain second in the table.
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The women's hockey team face the Dutch, who are aiming for a third straight Olympic gold, at 21:00 BST on Friday.
United States top the medal table ahead of Britain, who are level with China on 19 golds, but ahead on silver medals.
Britain's Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark must wait to be crowned Olympic women's 470 sailing champions after racing was postponed.
The men's and women's 470 sailing medal races did not start because of a lack of wind in Marina da Gloria, with both rescheduled for Thursday.
In the women's 200m, GB's Dina Asher-Smith finished fifth as Thompson triumphed in a time of 21.78 seconds.
Thompson, 24, added the 200m title to the gold she won in the 100m final on Sunday, beating Netherlands' world champion Dafne Schippers by 0.13secs.
Sisters Cindy Ofili and Tiffany Porter missed out on 100m hurdles medals as Brianna Rollins headed a US clean sweep.
Mo Farah continued his bid for a fourth Olympic title, coming home in third in his 5,000m heat after surviving a stumble.
But Savannah Marshall went out of the boxing competition as she lost to Nouchka Fontijn in the women's middleweight quarter-finals.
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Neymar scored after only 14 seconds - the fastest goal in Olympic football history - as Brazil thrashed Honduras 6-0 to reach the men's final in Rio.
The hosts will next face Germany, 7-1 winners against Brazil at the 2014 World Cup semi-final, as goals from Lukas Klostermann and Nils Petersen gave them a 2-0 win over Nigeria.
The United States secured a one-two in the women's long jump as Tianna Bartoletta upset defending champion Brittney Reese to win gold.
China continued their dominance of Olympic table tennis as their men's team beat Japan in Wednesday's final.
In other news, the Brazilian authorities have stopped US swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger from boarding a flight at Rio de Janeiro airport.
Two team-mates - Ryan Lochte and James Feigen - were barred from leaving the country, but Lochte has already left. Police have queried their accounts of a robbery they reported in Rio on Sunday.
Patrick Hickey, the president of both the European Olympic Committees and the Olympic Council of Ireland, has been arrested by police in Brazil investigating illegal Olympic ticket sales.
After criticism of Irish fighter Michael Conlan's defeat, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has dropped a number of officials after a review of their decisions at the Olympics.
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Jamaican sprinter Bolt kept his hopes of an eighth Olympic gold medal on track by running his fastest time of the season to win his 200m semi-final in 19.78 seconds
The 29-year-old was laughing as he crossed the line just two hundredths of a second ahead of Canada's Andre de Grasse.
"Andre was supposed to slow down. He didn't," joked Bolt, who has already won a third successive Olympic 100m gold in Rio and is aiming to match the feat in the 200m.
"I said: 'What are you doing, it is the semis?' He said he had to push me."
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Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox | Britain's women reached the Olympic hockey final for the first time while Usain Bolt won his 200m semi-final and Elaine Thompson sealed a sprint double. |
35,491,116 | The Iraqi-born architect said she was "very proud... to be the first woman to receive the honour in her own right."
Dame Zaha's designs include the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, the Aquatics Centre constructed for the 2012 London Olympics and the Maxxi Museum in Rome.
She was made a dame in 2012 and has twice won the Riba Stirling Prize.
Hadid was personally approved by the Queen for the medal, an accolade whose previous recipients include Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry and Lord Norman Foster.
The two previous female honourees - Ray Kaiser Eames and Patricia "Patty" Hopkins - received the medal in tandem with their husbands, Charles Eames and Sir Michael Hopkins.
"We now see more established female architects all the time," said Dame Zaha as she accepted the medal on Wednesday. "That doesn't mean it's easy.
"Sometimes the challenges are immense. There has been tremendous change over recent years and we will continue this progress."
Professor Sir Peter Cook, a member of the Archigram group who received the medal in 2002, called Dame Zaha a "heroine" who was larger than life [and] bold as brass".
"How lucky we are to have her in London," he said as he presented Dame Zaha with the medal.
The architect left Iraq at 17 to study in the UK and set up her own practice in London in 1979.
Dame Zaha's other creations include the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, the Riverside Museum at Glasgow's Museum of Transport, and Guangzhou Opera House in China.
Last year, however, the Japanese government scrapped plans to build the futuristic-looking stadium she designed for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, opting instead for a scaled-down, less costly design. | Dame Zaha Hadid has received the Royal Gold Medal for architecture from the Royal Institute of British Architects in recognition of her body of work. |
38,402,254 | The 25-year-old, who will race for Austrian team Hrinkow Advarics next year, last took part in the event in 2011, winning five silver medals.
"I'd have loved to have done it, any opportunity to represent Guernsey is something I'm very proud to do.
"But unfortunately my professional commitments won't allow me to do that," he told BBC Radio Guernsey.
Next year's Island Games take place at Gotland in Sweden. | Professional cyclist James McLaughlin will not represent Guernsey at next year's Island Games. |
37,704,290 | Leeds City Council approved initial proposals for adventure company Go Ape to build a site in Roundhay Park.
A £3.1m package to improve other tourist attractions was also approved.
Upgrades will be made to Roundhay's Tropical World, the bird centre at Lotherton Hall and Temple Newsam's Home Farm.
A council survey of 450 people at Roundhay Park found 81% would attend a Go Ape attraction if it opened.
Speaking at the executive committee meeting, Labour councillor Lucinda Yeadon said it was still "early days" and the plans were yet to go through the planning process.
Wildlife attraction Tropical World will see a redesign where the site will be split into different zones, including an Oriental-style butterfly house and a nocturnal 'dark mine'.
The council said Lotherton Hall's bird garden will be upgraded to house a "much more diverse collection of animals, including penguins".
Home Farm will gain a new indoor play facility under the plans.
Go Ape operates 29 sites across the UK, employing 800 staff during its peak months. | Plans for an aerial obstacle course in Leeds have moved a step closer after councillors gave the scheme the green light. |
31,193,557 | SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell made the remarks last week, as he stated his party's opposition to abortion in cases of lethal foetal abnormality or rape.
Justice Minister David Ford said he was surprised at a GP making such comments.
"I'm not saying they're right 100% of the time, but to suggest they're wrong 100% of the time was just nonsense."
Lethal foetal abnormality is where a baby in the womb has a condition which means it will die while either in the womb or shortly after birth.
Mr Ford told the BBC's Inside Politics programme: "I would be the last person to claim that doctors always get it right, but for a medically qualified politician to say doctors always get it wrong, I found slightly surprising.
"I don't know why he said it because it's absolutely clear that, in terms of the kind of diagnosis which is made from 20-week scans around issue like anencephaly, that by and large obstetricians get it right."
Mr Ford's Department of Justice (DoJ) has recently run a public consultation on proposals to change Northern Ireland's abortion law, which differs from the rest of the UK.
Currently, a termination is only legal in Northern Ireland if a woman's life is at risk or if there is a risk of permanent and serious damage to her mental or physical health.
The DoJ recommended allowing abortion in lethal abnormality cases but did not make recommendations for rape cases.
However, Mr McDonnell said last week he was not persuaded of the need to change the abortion law in either case.
"The SDLP is unequivocally opposed to abortion, even in those particular circumstances because basically, the predictions in those circumstances are never accurate," he said.
"Nobody can predict that a foetus is not viable, and that's the problem, and as a GP, I'm fully aware.
"I have seen situations where termination or an abortion was recommended to somebody because a foetus that had this, that or the other thing, and that foetus grew up to be a perfectly normal child."
Mr Ford brought his proposals forward following the case of Sarah Ewart, who contacted the BBC's Nolan Show in 2013, to highlight her experience of being denied an abortion in Northern Ireland.
She travelled to England for a termination, after doctors told her that her baby had no chance of survival.
"We were told we were carrying a baby with anencephaly - it's the worst case of spina bifida so the baby has no skull formed and it's brain dead. It's very hard to come to terms with," Ms Ewart said at the time. | Stormont's justice minister has accused the SDLP leader of talking "nonsense" after he claimed doctors cannot predict when a foetus has a lethal abnormality. |
34,326,046 | Florin Neula, Alexandru Uzum and Eduard Zamosteanu are alleged to have installed a "card trapping" device and a camera on a bank machine in Scone.
They are said to have used the device to take cash from former St Johnstone footballer Nathan Lowndes in May 2015.
The three men denied seven charges against them, and the case was continued for trial.
Necula, 30, Uzum, 25, both of Edinburgh, and Zamosteanu, 27, are accused of possessing the card trapping device at various addresses between 20 May and 9 June this year.
Uzum and Zamosteanu are said to have installed the machine on an ATM in Scone on 20 May, and used it to steal the footballer's bank card and pin code.
Zamosteanu is then alleged to have used the details to operate an ATM and steal £200, before the pair then used it again to steal £10.
Necula and Uzum are accused of installing the device again at the same machine on 28 May in a bid to steal a bank card and pin code.
At Dundee Sheriff Court, Sheriff Alistair Carmichael continued the case to a sheriff and jury trial assize next week. | Three Romanian men are to stand trial accused of running a bank card skimming fraud in a Perthshire village. |
13,124,035 | Shawn Tyson was arrested in connection with the deaths of James Kouzaris, 24, from Northampton, and James Cooper, 25, of Warwick.
The friends, ex-Sheffield University students, were found shot dead in the city of Sarasota on Saturday.
Police said the boy had previously been arrested for aggravated assault with a handgun on 7 April.
Officers said there was no known link between him and the two victims.
Police said they were called to the Newtown area of northern Sarasota at about 0300 local time.
A search revealed the bodies of Mr Kouzaris and Mr Cooper lying about 50ft apart on the street.
Sarasota police said the 16-year-old, who lives close to where the bodies were found, was arrested about 24 hours later.
Local officers said it was "very unusual" to find tourists in the area, several miles from recognised tourist zones.
The two friends had been staying with Mr Cooper's parents on the island city of Longboat Key, about 12 miles from where they were found.
Sarasota police chief Mikel Hollaway said detectives had their "suspicions (about what the two men were doing there) but at this time it would be unfair to state those".
Capt Paul Sutton, of Sarasota's police department, said detectives were "examining all theories" and "keeping an open mind" as to how and why the friends came to be in the "no-go" area.
He said the Britons may have befriended someone who gave them a lift, could have got a cab which detectives have not yet traced, or may have walked.
"Anything you could imagine is a possibility," he said.
Mr Sutton said there was no known link between the suspect and the victims.
"It is very unusual to find tourists or visitors in this area. It is a residential neighbourhood with no shops and no bars. We do not know what brought them here at 3am," he said.
Asked whether there could be more arrests in the case, Mr Sutton said: "We're looking at the possibility. More than one person ran when the shots were fired.
"Are other people involved or is it people who just happened to be there?"
Police confirmed the two Britons were not carrying any drugs but would not say whether they had any weapons or an unusually large amount of money.
Friends and family have paid tribute to the victims, describing them as role models who lived life to the full.
Mr Kouzaris' sister, Emily, posted a tribute to him on Facebook that read: "My brother was a legend and he will be missed and loved by many, many people."
His cousin Lynn Hucker wrote: "To a beautiful cousin who I will never forget. Always happy and full of life."
Ed Ferrari, research fellow from the University of Sheffield's Department of Town and Regional Planning, said Mr Kouzaris was committed to his studies and "his positive outlook and humour were infectious".
The tutor said: "He was just the sort of student any lecturer would hope to have in their class."
Mr Kouzaris, who was known as Jam, spent several months travelling in South America before his death, visiting Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Bolivia.
Mr Cooper worked as a tennis coach for inspire2coach, a company based at the University of Warwick and was due to become head coach when he returned from his holiday. He also played tennis for Warwickshire as a child.
James Roe, his friend and former coach, said Mr Cooper's claim to fame was that he had played against Andy Murray in a junior tournament.
"He was an only child and the apple of his mum and dad's eye.
"He was a model student and a cracking tennis player," the coach added.
Mr Cooper was also a Coventry City season ticket holder, he said.
Dr Jon Burchell, Senior Lecturer from the University of Sheffield's Management School, said Mr Cooper was hard-working and "popular among his peers".
The tutor said: "He had a good sense of humour and a range of plans for what he wanted to do after graduation." | A 16-year-old boy is being questioned over the murders of two British holidaymakers in Florida. |
31,987,894 | At the close of trading, the Dow Jones was up 0.9% at 17,959.03, the S&P 500 was up 0.9% at 2,089.27 points, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was up 0.68% at 5026.42 points.
The latter is edging nearer to its all-time highest close of 5,048.62, reached in March 2000.
The US oil benchmark, West Texas Crude, rose by 1.7%, to $46.32 a barrel.
Shares in sportswear giant Nike went up by almost 4%, after it reported that net income rose 16% to $791m.
However the firm warned that the dollar's recent strength would hit future profits.
Luxury jewellery firm Tiffany's shares fell by 4% after the company said that the strong dollar was having "a negative effect on spending by foreign tourists".
But the dollar's rise was stemmed somewhat on Friday. It dropped back against the euro again losing 1.56% to €0.9237 and it lost 1.22% against sterling to £0.6694. | (Close): US shares ended the week with solid gains, recovering some of Thursday's lost ground. |
32,114,257 | The 31-year-old made his debut as a contributor to the nightly satirical show last December.
His first appearance took aim at racial tensions in the US, saying: "I never thought I'd be more afraid of police in America than in South Africa."
Stewart announced he would be stepping down in January. He has hosted the influential comedy show for 16 years.
The presenter has yet to set a timetable for his departure, but the selection of a replacement should make the task easier.
Producers will want to give Noah time to settle into this new role before next year's Presidential election.
Speaking to the New York Times from Dubai, where he is on tour, the comedian expressed disbelief at his appointment.
"You don't believe it for the first few hours," he said. "You need a stiff drink, and then unfortunately you're in a place where you can't really get alcohol."
"I'm thrilled for the show and for Trevor," said Stewart in a statement. "He's a tremendous comic and talent that we've loved working with."
The star added he "may rejoin [The Daily Show] as a correspondent just to be a part of it!"
Comedian Chris Rock, who had been touted as a possible replacement for Stewart, tweeted: "Thank you president Obama"
Under Stewart's guidance, The Daily Show has become one of the most important political programmes on US television.
Even though he insists he is a comedian, not a journalist, Stewart's passionate monologues on politics, race and social justice exert a real influence on political debate in the United States.
"He essentially invented a new way to deliver the news that spoke to a younger generation less trusting of the traditional sources but still very interested in the world." said Dan Pfeiffer, an adviser to President Barack Obama, when Stewart announced he was quitting.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren added: "Washington is rigged for the big guys - and no person has more consistently called them out for it than Jon Stewart. Good luck, Jon!"
As well as Stewart, the Daily Show has also nurtured the careers of comedians such as Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and John Oliver - all of whom started off a "reporters" in the show's fake newsroom set-up.
Noah is a relative unknown in the States, but has hosted numerous television shows - including his own late night talk show - in his native country.
It has garnered him an avid following on Twitter, where his two million followers will be aware of his ability to satirise the news without disengaging from the issues.
One popular tweet, posted during Nelson Mandela's memorial service in 2013, read: "People shouldn't have booed Zuma at Mandela's memorial. But it's crazy that their anger supersedes their pain."
And after the 2012 Olympic Games, he quipped: "I'll miss the Olympics. It's the one time, when a group of black people can run, with no suspicion."
Noah was previously the subject of David Paul Meyer's award-winning film You Laugh But It's True, which documented his career in post-apartheid South Africa.
The comedian has also appeared on UK panel shows including QI and 8 Out Of 10 Cats, as well as performing on the BBC's Live From The Apollo programme.
He also performed at last year's Royal Variety Performance, where he spoke about his parents - a white Swiss man and a black Xhosa woman, whose relationship was illegal under apartheid laws.
His mother was fined and jailed by the South African government - Noah joked that he was "born a crime" - and he grew up in a Soweto township.
A TV career began when he landed a role on the soap opera Isidingo, aged 18, and he went on to host reality shows and radio programmes before becoming a stand-up.
"Trevor Noah is an enormous talent," said Michelle Ganeless, president of Comedy Central, which broadcasts the show. "He has an insightful and unique point of view, and most importantly, is wickedly funny.
"He has a huge international following and is poised to explode here in America, and we are thrilled to have him join Comedy Central."
Writing on Twitter, Noah added: "No-one can replace Jon Stewart. But together with the amazing team at The Daily Show, we will continue to make this the best damn news show!"
South African reaction: Milton Nkosi, Johannesburg
South Africans are overjoyed at the news that their compatriot will succeed Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. It was even the lead story in some local news bulletins.
The Soweto-born comedian is a much-loved figure here. In a polarised country like South Africa he cuts across racial divisions with his great sense of humour.
The department of Arts and Culture told me it was great news.
"No doubt this is a big development for Mr Noah's career and a resounding statement that South Africa has the artistic talent of international stature and calibre," said spokesman Sandile Memela.
"We wish to congratulate him on this significant achievement." | South African comedian Trevor Noah is to replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, the New York Times reports. |
35,745,424 | Veh, 55, was appointed last summer but the club has won only five Bundesliga games and currently lie third from bottom in Germany's top flight.
"We want to give the team a new impulse for the final matches of the season," said Eintracht chief executive Heribert Bruchhagen.
Veh led Stuttgart to the 2007 Bundesliga title. | Eintracht Frankfurt have sacked manager Armin Veh after seven matches without a win has left them fighting relegation. |
37,026,002 | A statement made by the waterpark said the decision had been taken to preserve public order which was being endangered by "extreme ideological positions".
The "burkini day" was intended only for women wanting to wear the garment.
But it was criticised by conservative politicians who argued it contravened legally-enshrined secular values.
Event Organisers Smile 13 had said that the event, scheduled for 10 September, was for women wearing an all-over body suit that covered from the chest to the knees. The group had made clear that two-piece swimming costumes would not be allowed.
Smile 13 says that, since announcing its plans earlier this month, it has received revolver bullets delivered by courier. In a Facebook post (in French), the group condemned what it called "the Islamophobic polemic" to which it was subjected.
The Islamic veil across Europe
Smile 13 said on its Facebook account that it viewed "with astonishment and regret the extent of the controversy" surrounding the planned event.
Although the initiative was legal, it nevertheless caused uproar among local officials and some right-of-centre politicians.
They denounced what they said was a new expression of "communalism" and "violation of the dignity of women".
The planned event was also attacked by Stephane Ravier, a mayor of two Marseille districts with the far-right National Front (FN).
The Speedwater Park near Marseille announced on Tuesday that it had finally decided not to go ahead with Smile 13's reservation, which had not been confirmed or paid for.
"Neither SpeedWater Park [n]or the [commune] of Pennes-Mirabeau want to... disturb public order caused by issues beyond their territories," the statement said.
France was the first European country to ban the full-face Islamic veil in public places, but it is legal to wear Islamic dress.
The country has about five million Muslims, the largest Muslim minority in Western Europe, but it is thought only about 2,000 women wear full veils.
Islamic headscarves were also banned in French schools in 2004.
The plan was for boys under the age of 10, but no men, to be allowed to attend the "burkini" day. | A waterpark near the French city of Marseille has cancelled a day booked by Muslim women to wear "burkinis", the all-over swimming garment. |
35,265,670 | 13 January 2016 Last updated at 00:29 GMT
Andy Webb, from the service, says that January is a time to deal with a financial hangover from Christmas.
Video Journalist: Kevin Peachey | The BBC News website asked the independent Money Advice Service to deliver a calendar of month-by-month tips for those trying to keep their personal finances in order. |
38,535,856 | Bydd y chwe chadeirlan Gymreig - Tyddewi, Bangor, Llandaf, Llanelwy, Aberhonddu a Chasnewydd - yn cynnal gwasanaethau er mwyn dathlu'r garreg filltir.
Yn 1997 cafodd 60 o fenywod eu hordeinio yn dilyn ymgyrch hir i sicrhau cydraddoldeb o fewn yr eglwys.
Cyn diwedd mis Ionawr bydd yr eglwys yn cymryd cam arall i'r un cyfeiriad pan fydd y fenyw gyntaf i gael ei phenodi yn esgob, y Canon Joanna Penberthy, yn cael ei chysegru yn esgob Tyddewi ar 21 Ionawr.
Roedd y Canon Enid Morgan ymhlith y gwragedd cyntaf i gael eu hordeinio yn 1997.
Dywedodd: "Ugain mlynedd yn ddiweddarach mae gennym bob rheswm dros ddathlu ac edrych ymlaen.
"Mae cenhedlaeth gyfan wedi tyfu lan yn gweld menywod fel offeiriaid a'u gweinidogaeth fel bod yn normal, a gallwn ddechrau cymryd rhai pethau'n ganiataol."
Ychwanegodd: "Yn wir, pan welwch luniau neu ffilm o grwpiau o glerigwyr heb unrhyw fenywod yn bresennol, mae'n edrych yn rhyfedd a hyd yn oed braidd yn hurt. Creiriau o'r oes o'r blaen." | Bydd yr Eglwys yng Nghymru yn cynnal gwasanaethau arbennig dydd Sadwrn i nodi 20 mlynedd ers i ferched gael eu hordeinio yn offeiriaid am y tro cyntaf. |
31,073,438 | The Serb, ranked number one, came through 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-0 in three hours and 39 minutes.
It was a third win over British number one Murray in a Melbourne final and brought him an eighth Grand Slam title.
Murray, 27, has now won two of the eight Grand Slam finals he has played in, having lost all four in Australia.
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"I would like to congratulate Novak - it is a fantastic record and thoroughly deserved," said Murray.
"It is probably my most consistent Grand Slam throughout my career but I just haven't been able to win."
Murray, who underwent back surgery towards the end of 2013 and was playing in his first Grand Slam final since winning Wimbledon earlier that year, added: "I'm closer than I was a few months ago.
"I'll try to come back next year and have a slightly different outcome in the final."
The Scot, who will return to fourth in the world rankings on Monday, had chances in each of the first three sets of the final but ultimately lost his way and his temper as Djokovic won 12 of the last 13 games.
Djokovic, a week younger than his opponent, did look vulnerable at times, hurting his hand in a fall and appearing to struggle with an ankle problem early in the second set.
There were some concerned looks to coach Boris Becker in the stands. He stumbled on more than one occasion and required some energy-boosting fluids at a break down in the third set.
Murray later admitted he had been "distracted" by the Serb's apparent physical issues and, just as at the US Open last September, he could not keep pace with Djokovic in the closing stages.
Djokovic had made a blistering start, racing into a 4-1 lead and going 20 minutes before he offered up a first unforced error.
It was to Murray's credit that he twice hauled back breaks to force a tie-break, but a double-fault at 4-2 and a loose volley at 5-5 simply gave Djokovic too many chances.
The four-time champion clinched it when Murray netted a return, before suffering an awkward fall chasing a net cord early in the second that required treatment to his hand.
Murray moved into a 2-0 lead but saw the advantage wiped out when a rejuvenated Djokovic strung together 13 straight points.
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Again, Murray fought back, a forehand into the corner making it 4-4, and three break points were saved at 5-5 on the way to a second tie-break.
This time the Scot would not relinquish an advantage, winning a gripping rally to lead 5-2 and converting his third set point.
When Djokovic netted a forehand to drop serve at the start of the third set, Murray appeared to have finally gained the initiative after two and a half hours.
It proved to be his last moment to savour, however. Increasingly frustrated by a resurgent opponent, his second serve slipped from being vulnerable to a liability.
Djokovic was now winning 75% of those points, with Murray screaming "how many times" as his advantage fell away.
The Serb saw off one final moment of danger at break point in game seven, gesturing to coach Becker to become more animated, but he required no assistance.
Murray was a rapidly fading force, double faulting to drop serve at 5-3, and winning just 11 points in a fourth set that disappeared in under half an hour.
Djokovic celebrated by throwing his racquet into the crowd, while a furious Murray smashed his in despair.
"I'm honoured to be standing here as a champion for a fifth time," said the Serb after collecting the trophy from Australia's Roy Emerson, the only man to win six titles. | Novak Djokovic proved too strong for Andy Murray as he won a fifth Australian Open title in a punishing final. |
26,358,575 | Special Report: The Technology of Business
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The BBC dropped in on the Lotus F1 Team in Enstone, Oxfordshire, to see how it is preparing for the 2014 race season, due to start in Melbourne, Australia, on 16 March.
With a budget less than half that of the top F1 teams and other problems to grapple with, Lotus needs all the help technology can give it.
It is coping with the recent loss of its team principal, Eric Boullier, to McLaren and a new boss trying to deal with last year's £140m hole in the company's finances that led to the defection of star driver Kimi Raikkonen to Ferrari.
As every tenth of a second counts in F1 racing, the way technology is optimised can ultimately make tens of millions of dollars' difference to a team's annual revenue, says chief executive Matthew Carter, parachuted in by owners Genii Capital to try to stabilise the business.
"We are operating on half the budget of some of the big boys, so we have to think of different ways of making that work and being competitive," he says.
That means making better use of technology in every part of the business.
The latest rule changes - involving a smaller turbo-charged engine with a more powerful electric battery and energy recovery system, as well as a narrower front wing and lower chassis to reduce downforce - have necessitated thousands of new drawings, parts and tests.
"They're the biggest rule changes I've seen in 20 years of working in the sport," says Nick Chester, chief technical director for Lotus F1 Team. "We had to start developing this car two and a half years ago."
To help improve efficiency, the team has jettisoned its piecemeal approach to software - different packages doing different jobs - and entered into a £4m, four-year contract to use Microsoft's Dynamics enterprise resource planning (ERP) software across the whole organisation, says Mr Chester.
The nature of the Microsoft partnership - although not exclusive to Lotus - allows the team to tailor the software to suit its needs and gain access to the technology giant's research and development team in Redmond, Washington, he says.
The ERP helps plan and manage the highly complex process by which computer-aided designs, informed by computational fluid dynamics, eventually end up as wind-tunnel-honed carbon-fibre speed machines hurtling round a track.
"It helped us cope with an increase from 12,000 to 14,000 drawings that the new car required," he says. "It also enables us to run parallel design programmes and allocate resources accordingly."
During a season, a car might receive 200 to 250 aerodynamic and mechanical upgrades, he says, requiring an additional 6,000 drawings, all of which need to be planned for, resourced and delivered to the tracks on schedule.
Development costs have been reduced by the introduction of laser 3D printing, which can turn designs into prototype parts far more quickly and cheaply than before.
Better technology also helps reduce time wasted on basic administration by automating common processes, according to IT director Michael Taylor.
"If you can free up an aerodynamicist's time by just one minute a day, over the course of the year that's a significant amount of time. And if you can extend the design lifecycle, in theory, you create a better design," he says.
And when a part fails, the team needs to identify exactly what caused the problem and at what stage the weakness occurred, from the moment the purchase order for the materials was placed right up to the second it broke.
"We need a single source of truth," says Mr Taylor.
Data is a huge part of the sport - the car's on-board computer and the many sensors that wirelessly communicate with the team will generate up to 50 gigabytes of data per race, all of which needs to be analysed immediately.
While the car is zooming round the track at up to 200mph in Abu Dhabi, say, the team back in Enstone is monitoring the real-time data flow remotely using VMware's virtual desktop technology.
All this commercially sensitive data is stored in two concrete bunkers at the Oxfordshire site - external cloud storage services are not trusted enough yet, although Mr Taylor does envisage such a move in the future.
Top-secret files are shared securely between partners, such as engine provider Renault, using EMC's Syncplicity software. "It's like a commercial version of Dropbox," he says.
"IT enables everything inside this business. And the be-all and end-all of our IT strategy is to give us a competitive edge," says Mr Taylor.
In-season testing on track, in wind tunnels and simulators has been restricted by the sport's governing body, the FIA, in an attempt to cut costs and allow the smaller teams to survive.
While these restrictions were "absolutely essential", according to boss Matthew Carter, it puts far more emphasis on IT to plug the gap.
"The lack of testing in F1 means we have to do an awful lot of work back here, making sure there's a real good correlation between the information we get from the simulator and wind-tunnel testing and what happens on the track, so that we can continue punching above our weight," he says.
"If you stop investing in technology and stand still, others overtake you very rapidly in this sport." | Formula 1 is the most technologically advanced sport on the planet, and the latest radical rule changes have imposed a whole new set of challenges on the teams. |
29,235,655 | The number of jobless people fell by 146,000 to 2.02 million over the quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported.
Those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in August fell below one million for the first time in six years.
But average weekly earnings still lagged way behind inflation.
Excluding bonuses, average earnings in the May to July period rose by 0.7% from a year earlier; including bonuses, they rose by 0.6%.
The current rate of inflation is 1.5%.
Last month, the Bank of England halved its forecast for average wage growth in 2014 to 1.25%, leading some commentators to believe it is under little pressure to raise interest rates any time soon.
According to the Bank's latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) minutes, the nine-member committee voted 7-2 to hold interest rates at their historic low of 0.5%.
It is the second month in a row that two members have voted to raise interest rates, which have been unchanged since March 2009.
The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in August fell by 37,200 to 966,500, the ONS said.
Over the year the number of unemployed had fallen by 468,000 - the largest annual fall in unemployment since 1988.
And the number of jobless 16-to-24 year olds fell by 106,000 to 747,000 over the quarter and by 213,000 over the year.
"These were the largest quarterly and annual falls in youth unemployment since comparable records began in 1992," the ONS said.
But although the number of people in employment rose by 74,000 to 30.61 million over the period, this was the smallest quarterly increase since the April to June quarter in 2013.
Responding to the figures, Chancellor George Osborne tweeted: "Today's employment stats mark another step towards full employment. But still much more to do."
But Labour's shadow employment minister Stephen Timms said: "Today's fall in overall unemployment is welcome, but the new figures have shown working people are seeing their pay falling far behind the cost of living.
"Pay excluding bonuses today is the lowest on record. Under this government wages after inflation have already fallen by over £1,600 a year since 2010 and by next year working people will have seen the biggest fall in wages of any Parliament since 1874."
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight, said: "The further marked fall in unemployment points to a still rapidly tightening labour market, thereby seemingly boosting the case for an interest rate hike sooner rather than later by the Bank of England.
"But only a modest increase in earnings growth from very low levels suggests that there is still an appreciable amount of labour market slack with little pressure on inflation coming from pay."
The unemployment figures are based on the Labour Force Survey, in which the ONS speaks to 60,000 households once a quarter, making it the country's biggest household survey.
The ONS is 95% confident that the figure of 2.02 million unemployed is within 77,000 of being accurate either way. | The unemployment rate fell to 6.2% over the three months to the end of July, its lowest level since 2008, official figures show. |
32,517,366 | The growth figure was far lower than expectations. Analysts had forecast growth would be about 1%.
Harsh winter weather for a second year dampened consumer spending, while energy companies struggling with low oil prices cut investment.
The strength of the dollar also hurt exports, which fell by 7.2%.
A strike by dock workers at normally busy West Coast ports also hindered growth.
But the US Commerce Department said there were signs that activity was picking up in the second quarter.
The US growth figure much lower than the previous three months, when the economy expanded at an annualised pace of 2.2%.
The dollar has risen on the back of expected rate rises by the Fed, and has hit the highest level in more than 10 years against its trading partners.
That has hit the ability of US exporters to sell their wares overseas. Tellingly, services exports continued to grow by 7.3%, since selling services isn't very dependent on the price, but rather relies on the quality of what's proffered. It's also not dependent on ports.
A strong dollar, though, helps consumption and imports, which registered positive growth of 1.8%.
In other words, a strong dollar makes imports cheaper and keeps down price rises. Those imports feed into consumption, which expanded by 1.9%.
That's not the strongest growth rate, since there are also reports that the cold weather made consumers reluctant to venture out and spend.
But it's a positive growth driver alongside investment, which also expanded by 2%. The final component of GDP, government spending, contracted by 0.8% due to continued cutbacks by state and local governments.
So, what growth the US economy eked out was due to private consumption and investment.
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The Commerce Department did not say how much impact the weather, the strong dollar and the ports disruptions had had on growth.
But economists estimated that the unusually cold weather in February could have affected economic growth by as much as half a percentage point, with the port disruptions reducing growth by a further 0.3 percentage points.
Growth in consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, slowed to 1.9%. That compared with 4.4% growth in the fourth quarter of 2014.
The extreme winter weather also meant construction output slowed, while lower oil prices led to a slowdown in US oil production and a reduction in investment.
Business investment in mining, exploration, shafts and oil wells plunged by 48.7% in the quarter, the Commerce Department said.
US oil field services provider Schlumberger has cut its capital spending plans for this year by about $500m to $2.5bn, while Halliburton has reduced investment by about 15% to $2.8bn.
However, economists believe that most of the cuts to investment by energy companies have already taken place, and so energy-related spending will not weigh on growth as much in the second quarter of the year.
Paul Ashworth, chief US economist at Capital Economics, said the US economy "all but stagnated" in the first quarter.
But he added that while the 0.2% annualised gain might raise fears that the recovery was somehow coming off the rails, he anticipated a "marked acceleration in growth" over the remaining three quarters of this year.
"Over the past 12 months, the economy has expanded by 3% and we would expect it to continue growing at around that pace this year too," he added.
The first quarter growth figures come ahead of the outcome of the latest US Federal Reserve meeting.
While no change in interest rates is expected, the Fed's statement will be studied for clues as to when the central bank might start to raise rates. | The US economy "all but stagnated" in the first three months of the year, growing at an annual rate of just 0.2%, official figures show. |
37,517,901 | They also called for a work permit and cap system to control the number of EU migrants coming to the UK.
Led by Leave campaigner John Redwood, the "Brexit Blueprint" urges a "take it or leave it" attitude to EU trade.
Mrs May, who is due to tackle Brexit at the Tory conference on Sunday, says the right deal may not be the quickest one.
She has already stated that Article 50, the formal mechanism for Britain leaving the EU, will not be triggered this year - but faces calls to clarify the government's demands.
'Make a success of this'
The so-called Blueprint was compiled at a private conference in Oxford's All Souls College earlier this month.
It was convened by former Cabinet minister Mr Redwood with other contributions from former Iain Duncan Smith, Owen Paterson, Peter Lilley and Sir William Cash.
Mr Redwood told the meeting there was no reason why negotiations over the terms of British withdrawal from the EU should take anything like the two-year maximum laid down by Article 50.
"It is in both sides' interest to reach an earlier agreement to reduce business uncertainty," he said.
"If there is a breakdown or no likelihood of agreement, then the UK should withdraw and after the two-year period the UK will be formally out. Trade will revert to World Trade Organization rules."
But in an inteview ahead of the Conservative Party conference Mrs May told BBC political editor for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Tim Iredale: "We need to ensure we're getting the right deal for Britain and that means not necessarily the quickest deal.
"So we're taking time to prepare before we formally start the negotiations - what's called this triggering of Article 50... We're going to make a success of this - there are opportunities for us when we leave the EU - but we need to ensure we're taking our time to get the deal right."
The Blueprint says that as Article 50 is triggered, a Bill should be brought forward repealing the 1972 European Communities Act, which gave legal force to the country's membership of the then European Economic Community.
The Bill would convert EU law into British law "and so help ensure a smooth Brexit, minimising disruption to industry and commerce," the Blueprint says. "Subsequently, it would be open to this government and its successors to scrap aspects of EU law not considered in the UK's interests."
It also suggests Britain should either continue tariff-free trade with the bloc post Brexit, but without any obligation to accept free movement of EU citizens - or trade freely under the "relatively light" WTO standard tariffs. "The onus would be on the remaining 27 members of the EU either to accept the current arrangements or insist on a WTO deal," it said.
'Nothing to lose'
While EU migrants should come under the same work permit and cap system as the rest of the world, students, EU tourists and intra-company transfers would be exempt.
Permits would only be issued to lower skilled and lower paid workers if the government judged there were not enough British applicants for such jobs, it said.
Former work and pensions secretary Mr Duncan Smith said migrants should not be eligible for in-work or out-of-work benefits post-Brexit until they have lived in the country for five years, or made National Insurance payments over a four-year period.
Former social security secretary Mr Lilley said outside the EU, the UK could be a leader for free trade worldwide, with the agriculture and manufacturing sectors of developing countries gaining better access to the UK market in return for the UK having better access to markets for their services and high-tech products.
The Brexit Blueprint was published by the Centre for Social Justice and the Legatum Institute. The London-based think-tanks also produced a report suggesting that many supporters of Leave had "nothing to lose" and were disproportionately poorer, older and less well educated than those backing Remain.
Of people living in households earning more than £60,000 a year, 65 per cent backed Remain, the report suggests, but this figure plunged to 38 per cent among those earning less than £20,000 a year.
Earlier this week, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox claimed the UK's trade with the European Union will be "at least as free" after Brexit as it is now.
But Sir David Edward, a former judge at the European Court of Justice, retorted: "Nobody who understands trade law could have possibly have said what he said... When the UK notifies its intent to leave the bloc, the country won't be in the 'driving seat' or be able to 'insist on anything' when negotiating a possible deal with the EU." | Britain could quit the EU well within the two-year time limit laid down by Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, Tory ex-ministers have told Theresa May. |
38,654,259 | A statement from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York has said the split caused "lasting damage" to the unity of the Church - something that contradicted the teaching of Jesus and left a "legacy of mistrust and competition".
It went on to say: "Such repentance needs to be linked to action aimed at reaching out to other churches and strengthening relationships with them."
This may seem like an apology that has arrived 500 years too late, but it comes during the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and is a further sign that these two Churches are seeking to repent of past failings and find more ways in which they might work together.
The historic rupture, which began in October 1517 when the German monk Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenburg Cathedral, led to centuries of violence, where rulers of one Church would frequently execute communicant members of the other.
Last October, Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury presided at a service in Rome that was held on the fiftieth anniversary of the historic summit between Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Michael Ramsey, which established the Anglican Centre in Rome.
In a joint declaration issued after the service in October, the two leaders said they were "undeterred" from seeking unity between the two denominations.
While the Archbishops of Canterbury and York embrace the theological distinctives that arose out of the Reformation, specifically Martin Luther's emphasis on Christian salvation being through faith and not by merit or effort, they regret the bloodshed that followed that historic rupture in 1517.
It is worth noting that both Churches always mark 4 May as a day for Reformation Martyrs, with the Church of England praying that 'those who have been divided on earth may be reconciled in heaven'.
Today's statement is a call to all Christians, of whatever denomination, to repent of division and to unite within the Christian Gospel. | The Church of England has said Protestants should "repent of their part in perpetuating divisions" - 500 years after the Reformation began the split from the Catholic Church in Europe. |
35,914,646 | Newlyweds Sarah and Matthew Oke were having their pictures taken at Lucy's Gully on the North Island when they ran into the gang members.
They were in the area paying respects to the dead as part of a traditional Maori "hikoi" at the mountain.
The gang members agreed to pose for a pictures with the couple, and even gave a salute.
Formed in Wellington during the 1970s, Black Power is a prominent gang made up of Maori and Polynesian members.
Some members have been linked to drug running and other organised crime.
Photographer Rebecca Inns, 31, who captured the moment on film, detailed the experience in a Facebook post.
"The rain had just cleared and we were enjoying a lovely sunny wedding shoot," she described. "As we headed back, we came across a very full car-park and the guys who were there as part of a hikoi."
"We asked if it would be okay to include them in a wedding photo and they were really accommodating. This is the result."
New Zealand's gangs
The unconventional photograph received 5,000 reactions on the site and was shared close to 600 times.
Some have praised it for helping to break down barriers and racial stereotypes.
Ms Inns, who said the couple had given her permission to share the photo, told the BBC that she was "completely taken by surprise" at the interest.
"Both parties just happened to be in the same place at the same time, both there for their own special reasons - and it has made for a wonderfully unique photo," she said.
"We definitely did not expect it to go viral when capturing the moment. But we pride ourselves on recording those unique moments in a couple's special day."
Ms Inns said the gang members had been "very respectful".
"They all offered their congratulations to the couple and were so kind. They also told the bride how beautiful she looked."
Reporting by the BBC's Heather Chen. | A couple's chance wedding photograph with members of New Zealand's Black Power gang has gone viral on Facebook. |
33,751,149 | The fire at the house at Hazel View was reported to police at about 05:00 BST on Sunday.
Jennifer Dornan, a mother-of-three, was found dead at the scene. Police said the cause of the fire is being investigated.
Witnesses said flames could be seen billowing through the house from miles away.
Tanya Watson, a friend of the woman, said: "She was the life and soul of everywhere she went - there's guys here this morning paying tribute to her who have only met her once, she made that much impact on somebody's life as soon as she entered it.
"This is huge loss to our community, she was involved in everything, every aspect, from community centres to youth centres she was involved and her kids were heavily involved, she put herself out there and made herself known and she was perfect."
Another friend, Andrea Gallagher, said: "She was just so bubbly and outgoing, she was just a best friend to everybody.
"If you ever needed your kids minded she'd have said ' no problem, just drop them in, I'll keep them overnight'.
"Anything, she'd have done it for you,"
Sinn Féin assembly member Jennifer McCann said: "People here are just devastated, the community, the family .
"I've been speaking with the young woman's family - this is a mother of three young children, to die so tragically in this way, it's just beyond words." | A 30-year-old woman has died in a fire in the Lagmore area on the outskirts of west Belfast. |
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The home side overwhelmed the Six Nations champions with their intensity and physicality, just as they had in Slam deciders here in 2011 and 2001.
In the process they also halted England's winning run at a record 18 Tests, leaving them level with New Zealand, who were also beaten by Ireland to bring to an end their record run back in November.
A first-half try from Iain Henderson and eight points from the boot of a battered Johnny Sexton established a lead that England never looked like closing, despite Owen Farrell's three penalties.
It was a horrible, chastening evening for Eddie Jones' men, the first defeat of his reign coming with arguably the worst performance of his 18 matches in charge, although they at least have the consolation of retaining their Six Nations title.
Ireland had come into the match having lost two of their four matches in the championship, but a green-shirted gale blew the men in white away, their much-vaunted finishers unable to get them out of jail one more time.
The victory ensured Ireland finished second in the table, ahead of France and Scotland on points difference.
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Once again England will leave the Irish capital with their hopes of a Grand Slam in tatters, slow out of the blocks, sloppy with ball in hand and nowhere near their record-breaking best.
They were second best at the breakdown and unable to get a grip on a contest they had begun as clear favourites to win, Ireland with two-thirds of both territory and possession.
They appeared flustered from the opening moments and never found their precision.
In a city still celebrating St Patrick's Day it was another joyous piece of party-pooping, England's disappointment compounded by having to receive their Six Nations trophy when the players felt only defeat.
Having already lost first-choice scrum-half Conor Murray to injury, Ireland then had to reorganise minutes before kick-off when Jamie Heaslip hurt himself in the warm-up, CJ Stander moving to number eight and Peter O'Mahony coming into the starting line-up and producing an outstanding performance.
In an opening every bit as frenetic as expected, both sides had early chances, Farrell's pass hitting Mike Brown on the shoulder with Elliot Daly free outside him, Jared Payne delaying his own pass to Keith Earls down the other end.
After Sexton and Farrell exchanged penalties, Ireland then struck again, twice kicking penalties to the corner, Henderson reaching out after a driving maul to slam the ball over the try line.
A 10-3 lead reflected Ireland's grip on the match, with almost 75% territory and possession in the first quarter.
England were rattled, Courtney Lawes knocking on, Ford kicking out on the full from outside his 22, the men in white being forced to make three times as many tackles as their opponents.
The only silver lining for Jones was that the deficit was not greater, the bad news that England had never come from behind at half-time in Dublin to win a Six Nations match.
The English mistakes kept coming. Anthony Watson dropped a pass in space, a line-out that had been near-flawless through the first four rounds began to fail.
Then England made a mess of an Irish line-out on the 10-metre line, won the turnover and Farrell thumped over the long-range penalty to narrow the gap to four points.
It brought the contest to a fresh head, a battle of voices in the stands matched by a new intensity on the pitch.
Payne escaped through two tackles to thunder deep into England's 22 to halt their momentum, and after a late hit on Sexton the battered fly-half stepped up to drill over his second penalty for 13-6.
Jones had his finishers on, Jamie George for captain Dylan Hartley, Ben Te'o for Ford, Wood for Haskell, and a relentless driving maul brought a penalty that Farrell knocked over for 13-9 with 13 minutes left.
With rain hammering down from the evening sky, England began to make dents, only to lose a critical attacking line-out to O'Mahony when Farrell had opted to kick a long-range penalty to touch.
Never again would they get close to the Irish line, the capacity crowd celebrating wildly as Brown's final knock-on snuffed out England's final hopes.
Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt:
"We just wanted to make sure all the bits and pieces we needed to get right to get a skinny margin over a super team, we ticked those boxes.
"The bit of pride we can take is the three teams that sit above us in the world we have beaten in the last six months."
England head coach Eddie Jones:
"Everything was wrong with the preparation because we played like that. I take full responsibility, I didn't prepare the team well and we will respond in the future.
"It was a tight old game. One or two things go your way and the game flips, they didn't go our way today, we didn't work hard enough to get those opportunities and that's what happens."
Ex-England scrum-half Matt Dawson:
"I'm applauding Ireland, that was one of the finest Ireland displays I've seen in a long time, the opposition are world class and Ireland have stepped up yet again, a fantastic display.
"I know how these England players feel, they will be low, dejected, but they should be extremely proud of how they have transformed English rugby."
Former Ireland winger Denis Hickie:
"This will definitely rank as one of Ireland's greatest wins, going in truly against the odds against what is a tremendous England team."
*both New Zealand and England's 18-Test winning runs were ended by Ireland
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Ireland: Payne, Earls, Ringrose, Henshaw, Zebo, Sexton, Marmion, J McGrath, Best, Furlong, D Ryan, Henderson, O'Mahony, O'Brien, Stander.
Replacements: Conway for Earls (41), L McGrath for Marmion (69), C Healy for J McGrath (60), Scannell for Best (73), J Ryan for Furlong (76), Toner for D Ryan (65), Leavy for O'Brien (66).
Not Used: Jackson.
England: Brown; Watson, Joseph, Farrell, Daly; Ford, Youngs; Marler, Hartley, Cole, Launchbury, Lawes, Itoje, Haskell, B Vunipola.
Replacements: Nowell for Joseph (68), Te'o for Ford (63), Care for Youngs (63), M Vunipola for Marler (41), George for Hartley (55), Sinckler for Cole (78), Wood for Haskell (60), Hughes for B Vunipola (63). | Ireland wrecked England's Grand Slam dream and ended their world record run of victories with a dramatic win at a rejoicing Aviva Stadium. |
30,903,570 | Darren Edwards, 35, from Willington, died on Sunday when his Citreon C2 left the A690 and smashed into a brick wall in the village.
He leaves behind fiancé Tanya Palliser and daughters Chloe, 15, Paige, eight, and four-year-old Freya.
The girls said: "We can't believe he has gone."
In a statement released through Durham police, Mr Edwards' daughters said: "We are going to miss our daddy so much.
"He was so much fun and he used to make us laugh all the time when we were playing games together."
His family said: "We are completely devastated to have lost our kind, funny and loving Darren.
"He adored his three daughters and the thought of them growing up without him is so very hard for us to comprehend." | The three daughters of a man killed when his car hit a wall in County Durham have spoken of their devastation at his death. |
39,301,261 | Melbourne Cup winner Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien appealed after being banned by Racing Victoria for three and four years respectively last year over the use of cobalt chloride.
Four of O'Brien's horses and one trained by Kavanagh failed urine tests.
However, a tribunal said the testing procedure "departed from requirements".
Justice Greg Garde of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) added: "The legal consequence is that the test results are inadmissible in evidence against the trainers."
O'Brien criticised Racing Victoria following the decision, saying that he and Kavanagh, who won the 2009 Melbourne Cup with Shocking, are "completely innocent".
He added: "Once we understand the ins and outs of [the judgement], we will be reserving all our rights."
Racing Victoria's acting chief executive Giles Thompson said the governing authority were "disappointed" with the outcome and would review the reasons behind VCAT's judgement before deciding on future action.
"It is important to remember that we took action because the horses involved returned cobalt readings that were excessively above the legal threshold that was set to protect both the integrity of the sport and the welfare of the horses," said Thompson. | Two Australian trainers found guilty of doping horses have had their bans overturned after evidence used to prosecute them was ruled inadmissible. |
39,556,062 | The figures come from NHS Digital, which oversees cyber security, and show an increase on 16 attacks in 2015.
NHS Digital said the figures showed a "rise in reporting, not necessarily a rise in cyber attacks".
But Oliver Farnan, from the Oxford Cyber Security Centre, said ransomware attacks had become more common.
'The risk is going to increase'
Ransomware is software that locks computer systems and then demands a ransom to unlock the data.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) repelled five ransomware attacks in 2016.
"That is something a number of hospitals have seen and is potentially quite worrying," said Dr Chris Bunch from OUH.
He added: "Across the health service we are still to a very large extent paper-based... and as we move increasingly towards digital records the risk is going to increase."
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust reported four ransomware attacks in 2016, and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sustained three ransomware attacks each last year.
No patient data was lost in any of the attacks on the trusts and a spokesperson for Kings College Hospitals Trust said it had a cyber security response plan that it continually reviewed and monitored.
Oliver Farnan from the Oxford Cyber Security Centre, said it was hard to know if enough money was being spent on security in the NHS.
"Money is only really spent on security once everything else is up and running and in place... it always comes second," he said.
But David Emm, principal security researcher at internet security firm Kaspersky Lab, said basic steps such as backing up data could make a difference.
"Ransomware is a very blunt instrument.. .if you have a back-up of data then you are not in a position where people can extort money in that way," he said.
However, Mr Emm said public bodies faced specific challenges, and added that money was an issue.
"They have lots of people accessing the systems, there is lots of data moving in and out of the organisation, that does actually make it harder to secure that information," he said.
NHS Digital said it had established CareCERT which issues notices about the national threat level and publishes advice on good practice.
It said its launch in October 2015 has contributed to the increase in the reporting of cyber attacks, and that more than 100 organisations had received on-site assessments to improve security. | NHS hospital trusts in England reported 55 cyber attacks in 2016, according to data obtained by the BBC. |
35,832,135 | O'Leary, 19, made his senior Robins debut against Premier League side West Brom in the third round of FA Cup.
He goes straight into Harriers' squad for Saturday's trip to Lincoln City.
He joins a Kidderminster side battling to avoid relegation, bottom of the table and 12 points from safety with nine games left to play.
Meanwhile, Zaine Francis-Angol and Gurjit Singh have been called up for international duty.
Midfielder Francis-Angol is in the Antigua & Barbuda squad for their upcoming CFU Caribbean Cup qualifiers against Aruba and St Kitts & Nevis.
Striker Singh has been included in an initial Punjab FA squad for their upcoming 2016 ConIFA World Championships in May and June. | National League strugglers Kidderminster Harriers have signed Bristol City goalkeeper Max O'Leary on loan until the end of the season. |
36,834,962 | Derry boss Kenny Shiels says the progress of the youngsters in his squad has made him reluctantly decide not to sign the 32-year-old.
Glenavon and Linfield are now being linked with the player.
McCourt left Luton Town to return home in May after his wife Laura was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Laura underwent a successful operation last month and doctors are optimistic that she will make a full recovery.
McCourt had a previous spell at his hometown club between 2006 and 2008 and helped the Candystripes win the FAI Cup and two League Cups.
The Derry native helped Celtic land Scottish Premier League titles and the Scottish Cup during his stint with the Glasgow club before moving to Barnsley in August 2013.
He spent further spells at Brighton and Luton and also had a loan stint at Notts County.
Luton were keen to retain McCourt's services but his wife's illness led to his decision to return home. | Paddy McCourt looks set to play in the Irish League after his hometown club Derry City opted not to sign the Northern Ireland international winger. |
37,322,729 | Powys council has been reviewing sites across the county and said banks from Berriew Street car park in Welshpool will be removed.
The facility is said to be attracting fly tipping and vermin.
The council said with the rollout of the kerbside recycling scheme to all areas of Powys now complete, there is a need to reduce a number of community recycling sites.
Residents are being asked to use alternative sites in the town.
The council's Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability, John Powell, said: "This site has experienced a large level of fly-tipping over recent years. It has now reached such a level that it is attracting vermin to the area.
"We have discussed options with the town council and it was decided to close the site."
Last month the council ended a bulky waste collection service in Machynlleth.
It was introduced following the closure of the Potters Yard recycling centre in January 2015, but Powys council's cabinet made the decision to withdraw it due to its "high running costs". | A community recycling site in Powys is due to close next month. |
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