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Hualing Industry and Trade Group will invest in Scarborough Group-led schemes in Leeds, Salford and Sheffield with a gross value of £1.2bn.
The projects are expected to create 18,000 jobs and 10,000 new homes.
Mr Osborne is in Xinjiang, in China, on a trade visit partly aimed at boosting funding for the "Northern Powerhouse".
The three projects are:
Scarborough Group chairman Kevin McCabe said: "As a family business with its roots in the north of England, we are now very proud to bring our partners in China to the UK to invest in our great northern cities and to accelerate the development of our major projects in Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield.
"Our partnership with the Hualing Group is a new and exciting one for Scarborough and we look forward to working with them over the coming years to bring our northern projects to fruition."
Mr Osborne said: "We are building an ever closer relationship with China - it's a partnership that is set to unleash growth and help regions like Xinjiang where we know investment can make a real difference, as well as unleash new growth back home, in places like our own Northern Powerhouse."
Julie Dore, leader of Sheffield City Council, welcomed the investment and said she hoped "additional investment from China" would follow as a result of the trade delegation.
"The Digital Campus has been extremely successful in developing new technological businesses in Sheffield and this investment will allow us to take this scheme forward to ensure we remain at the cutting edge of new developments well into the 21st Century," she added. | Chancellor George Osborne has announced a multi-million pound Chinese investment in three property projects in northern England. | 1.115548 | 1 |
Derry City and Strabane District Council lent its support to the move after a meeting with the Derry Comhaltas on Tuesday.
An estimated 400,000 people attended the event in 2013 when it was brought to Northern Ireland for the first time.
It is the biggest festival of Irish music and culture anywhere in the world.
Evelyn Ni Dochartaigh is one of the organisers of the Fleadh. She said £1m in funding will be needed if the city is to host the festival once more.
"Within the euphoria of the 2013 fleadh there was widespread support that we would bid again. We put a proposal to the business and culture committee yesterday, it was unanimously supported but it does still need to be ratified by full council.
"The local authorities are crucial in this process, especially in terms of finances. We could do it for a million, that is what we are asking for, even though it cost around 1.6 million in 2013."
Ms Ni Dochartaigh also believes that any financial backing by taxpayers will be returned handsomely.
"What you don't want is people to say the first fleadh was great, this isn't so good. So we will tailor it to fit the cost. The economic benefits will outweigh that anyway, so it is a no-brainer." | Organisers who brought the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil to Londonderry will bid for the festival to return in 2017. | 1.511525 | 2 |
Police said a 24-year-old man was the victim of a "paramilitary style shooting" in Flax Street on Sunday.
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín said people in Ardoyne were disgusted that the shooting happened while a community festival was taking place.
"This young man was shot only yards from the entrance to the venue of the Ardoyne Fleadh where thousands of people had gathered," she said.
"This was a cowardly and despicable attack and local people are also horrified that it was carried out in full view of children who were going to the festival.
"The thugs who carried out this attack represent no one.
"They should immediately end their campaign of violence and threats against the people of Ardoyne.
"Anyone who has any information on this attack should bring it to the police."
The man was taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries are not life-threatening. | A man has been shot in the legs in north Belfast. | 1.187123 | 1 |
The child's body was found in Broadway, Sheerness, on 4 March.
The girl, arrested five days later, has been released after a post-mortem examination found the child was stillborn.
Kent Police confirmed there would not be an inquest into the death.
The remains had been found just before 12:50 GMT and the remnants of a small fire were also found at the scene, police said. | A teenage girl has been released without charge after the remains of a newborn baby were found in a Kent street. | 0.239536 | 0 |
The 45-year-old, nicknamed the Sheriff of Pottingham, fought back from 5-2 down to triumph in Berlin.
World number 14 Carter, winner in 2013, claimed the first three frames.
But Hamilton, ranked 66 and hampered by a neck injury in recent years, chalked up breaks of 118, 73, 74 and 70 as he recovered to secure victory.
Hamilton's run to the final - his first since the 2002 China Open - included wins over the world number one and two, Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham.
The Nottingham potter, who briefly dropped off the main tour last year, was embraced by his father and mother as the crowd gave him a standing ovation after his victory.
"Dreams are made of this stuff," he said.
"It's been a fantastic week and I just can't ask for any more than this.
"I don't know what to do with the trophy as I've never had one."
Carter has won four ranking titles - the most recent in the World Open last summer was his first since being given the all-clear from lung cancer in 2014.
"Anthony played really well. He thoroughly deserved it. I'm delighted for him," Carter said.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, five-time world snooker champion, told Eurosport: "I was on the amateur circuit with him and his mum and dad were there all the time.
"He's very self-deprecating. Every professional in the game will be over the moon for him."
Jimmy White, six-time world championship runner-up: "He's a really nice guy. It's just a wonderful moment. He's given his whole life to the game." | England's Anthony Hamilton won the first ranking title of his 26-year career with a 9-6 victory over Ali Carter in the German Masters final. | 0.954513 | 1 |
Konrad, 38, swam the equivalent of 290 lengths of an Olympic-size swimming pool after his 36-foot boat, which was on auto pilot, drifted away from him off the South Florida coast.
The United States Coast Guard reported that friends became concerned when he failed to return for dinner.
After up to 12 hours in the water, he had treatment for hypothermia symptoms.
He played 82 games for the Dolphins between 1999-2004. | Former Miami Dolphins running back Rob Konrad swam nine miles to shore after falling off his boat while fishing. | 0.67462 | 1 |
The child, who apparently could not swim, was paddling in The Lagoon on the Western Esplanade in Southend just before 18:00 BST on Wednesday.
He wandered into a 2m-deep section and struggled to keep afloat before disappearing under the water.
Essex Police has appealed for his rescuer, who jumped in fully clothed to pull him to safety, to come forward.
Sgt Ian Hughes said: "There is no doubt that he saved the boy from drowning and deserves to be recognised for his quick-thinking and bravery.
"Unfortunately he left the scene soon after the rescue because his own son wanted to go on a ride at Adventure Island. His clothes were soaking wet but he wanted to make sure his son had that ride."
The boy, from Peckham in south London, was checked by paramedics and was found to have made a full recovery. | A six-year-old boy was saved from drowning in a seafront lagoon by a stranger, police have said. | 1.112428 | 1 |
Akhtar Javeed, 56, from West Ham, was gunned down outside his warehouse in Digbeth, Birmingham on 3 February.
The 18-year-old was arrested in Derby on Thursday night and is in police custody.
A silver Renault Megane has also been seized and is being examined. Police had been looking for a similar car seen in the area at the time.
On the day of the shooting two masked men in a silver Renault Megane entered Direct Source 3 Ltd on Rea Street South, police have said.
Five staff members were handcuffed with cable ties and it appeared Mr Javeed was shot while fighting off the attackers.
He was found outside his business premises with a "major neck wound" and pronounced dead in hospital.
The robbers escaped empty-handed in the Renault Megane and turned on to McDonald Street, without their vehicle lights on, detectives said.
Det Ch Insp Martin Slevin of West Midlands Police said investigations into the Mr Javeed's death are continuing.
"We are still appealing for anyone who saw a silver Renault Megane in or around that time to get in touch," he said.
Detectives are also keen to speak to two people - a worker pushing a bike and a private hire taxi driver - also seen in the area at the time. | An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a man shot and killed during a raid at his warehouse. | 0.657825 | 1 |
The comedy series, which stars Larry David as an exaggerated version of himself, last aired an original episode in 2011.
Speaking about the show's five-year absence, David joked: "In the immortal words of Julius Caesar, 'I left, I did nothing, I returned'."
An official return date for the new series has not yet been confirmed.
The commissioning of a new series is the first major programming decision by Casey Bloys, who took over as president of programming at HBO last month.
In a statement, he said: "We're thrilled that Larry has decided to do a new season of Curb and can't wait to see what he has planned."
The show, which premiered in 2000 and stars David in a fictionalised version of his own life, is HBO's longest-running scripted comedy series.
The actor, who also co-created comedy series Seinfeld, has maintained a high profile in the US since Curb Your Enthusiasm was last broadcast, parodying Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Saturday Night Live and recently appearing on NBC variety show Maya and Marty. | Curb Your Enthusiasm will return for a ninth season, US network HBO has announced. | 1.160933 | 1 |
Security expert Chris Vickery got access to River City Media's (RCM) data via back-ups accidentally left online.
The database included more than 1.3 billion records detailing email addresses and personal information.
RCM has not responded to accusations it is involved in sending out junk mail marketing messages.
In a blog, Mr Vickery said he had "stumbled upon a suspicious, yet publicly exposed, collection of files" that he had been able to view because whoever had put it online had forgotten to protect it with a password.
As well as a massive database of personal data, the files are said to include internal messages sent by staff at RCM and documents about its business practices.
The BBC has sent emails to RCM asking for comment on the allegations but has not received any response.
Mr Vickery said the information showed the different ways in which the company tried to outwit security measures designed to prevent it sending lots of messages.
In marketing materials found in the data back-up, RCM allegedly said it had the ability to send up to one billion messages per day.
It also detailed many other ways the company is believed to have skirted systems designed to stop spam.
Information about the net addresses and domains used by RCM were now being added to widely shared systems that helped block spam, said Steve Ragan, who helped Mr Vickery analyse the data. | A US company has been accused of being a prolific spammer by security researchers who got access to its internal database. | 1.502002 | 2 |
The Saracens winger, 28, has been given a 10-week ban, ruling him out of the Six Nations days after being recalled by England after an 18-month absence.
Ashton was cited for making contact with the eyes of another player and Saracens are considering an appeal.
Winger Rokoduguni, 28, will join up with the squad until a final decision is made on Ashton's case.
Fiji-born British Army solider Rokokoduguni signed a two-year contract extension at The Rec last week. He won his first and only England cap in November 2014 against New Zealand.
England begin their Six Nations campaign in Scotland on 6 February, ending it on 19 March in France.
Saracens and Ashton had three working days to decide on whether to lodge an appeal after receiving the written judgement on Friday. | Bath wing Semesa Rokoduguni has been called up as cover for the banned Chris Ashton by new England boss Eddie Jones. | 0.886707 | 1 |
The bid is a partnership between NewcastleGateshead Initiative, Newcastle City Council, Newcastle United Football Club and Newcastle Rugby Limited.
If successful, United's St James' Park will stage the Champions Cup final and Newcastle Falcons' Kingston Park will host the Challenge Cup final.
A final decision will be made in April 2017.
The next stage of the bidding process sees a shortlist of candidate cities drawn up by 16 December, followed by venue visits and a selection process through to March 2017.
St James' Park, with a capacity in excess of 52,000, staged international matches in the 2015 Rugby World Cup as well as playing host to rugby league's Magic Weekend for the past two seasons.
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Mick Hogan, managing director of Newcastle Rugby Limited, said: "Securing the 2018 finals would be another significant boost for the development and growth of rugby in the region.
"The city has two great venues in St James' Park and Kingston Park Stadium, which would ensure a fantastic weekend of club rugby.
"When it comes to major events, Newcastle-upon-Tyne always delivers to the very highest levels."
Lee Charnley, managing director of Newcastle United, added: "We have a strong recent history of hosting major rugby events at St James' Park.
"The sell-out crowds we have welcomed pay testament to our ability to excel at the hosting of such high-profile sporting events."
Edinburgh is hosting both European finals in 2017, with the Champions Cup final at Murrayfield on 13 May, a day after the Challenge Cup final.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | Newcastle is bidding to host both of the major European cup finals in 2018. | 1.215903 | 1 |
In her first new year message as prime minister, Mrs May called for unity following June's "divisive" vote, ahead of negotiations on the UK's exit from the EU.
She said: "If 2016 was the year you voted for that change, this is the year we start to make it happen."
Mrs May also quoted MP Jo Cox, who was killed a week before the EU referendum.
The prime minister said in December she would set out her proposals for a "truly global Britain" in a speech on Brexit in the new year.
She has pledged to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, getting leaving talks with the EU under way, by the end of March.
These can take up to two years, unless an agreement is reached to prolong the process.
In her new year message, Mrs May said: "I know that the referendum last June was divisive at times.
"I know, of course, that not everyone shared the same point of view, or voted in the same way.
"But I know too that, as we face the opportunities ahead of us, our shared interests and ambitions can bring us together...
"So when I sit around the negotiating table in Europe this year, it will be with that in mind - the knowledge that I am there to get the right deal - not just for those who voted to leave - but for every single person in this country.
"Of course, the referendum laid bare some further divisions in our country...
"This is the year we need to pull down these barriers that hold people back, securing a better deal at home for ordinary, working people."
Mrs May said the divisions revealed by the Brexit campaign needed to be addressed in 2017.
"As the fantastic MP Jo Cox, who was so tragically taken from us last year, put it: 'We are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us'," she said. | This year's EU referendum "laid bare some further divisions in our country", Theresa May has said. | 1.640821 | 2 |
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But amongst all the excitement, where do the star performers go to rest, eat and relax?
BBC Sport reporter Ore Oduba has been for a look around the Olympic village, where Team GB will be living for the next few weeks. | It's billed as the greatest show on earth in the ultimate party city - the Rio Olympics gets underway on Friday evening. | 0.19621 | 0 |
That's how Chris Pratt has reacted publicly after being linked to the role of Indiana Jones in a possible reboot of the legendary franchise.
Everything is speculation at the moment, but the star is now one of the go-to men for blockbuster producers.
The Jurassic World actor was speaking as he picked up the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award at Harvard University.
The award is presented annually by America's oldest undergraduate troupe to famous actors and actresses.
Responding to the Indiana rumours, he said that he knew as much as anybody else but that it would be awesome to play the role - made famous by Harrison Ford and River Phoenix.
As part of the Hasty Pudding ceremony - where the university acting society honours big stars - winners are treated to a traditional comedy roast.
He was teased about some of his earlier TV and film roles, including a 2009 comedy he made with Kim Kardashian called Deep In The Valley.
The Hasty Pudding troupe said that audiences asked for refunds after watching it.
Pratt responded: "Joke's on you. It didn't even open in theatres."
As if he hadn't shown off his genial, funny and all-round-nice-guy personality enough already, he'd visited a children's cancer centre in Boston earlier in the day.
The reason? He was fulfilling the Super Bowl bet he made with fellow actor Chris Evans.
Pratt's a Seattle Seahawks fan, whilst Evans supports the New England Patriots.
The two stars agreed that whoever's team lost the Super Bowl would visit the other's chosen charity, dressed as the superhero they're known for playing.
As the Seahawks lost, Pratt got his Guardians Of The Galaxy Star-Lord leather jacket on and surprised the children at Christopher's Haven in Boston.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | It would be an "awesome opportunity". | 1.213239 | 1 |
The Normandie 1, one of Jersey's three undersea power cables stretching to France, replaces its predecessor EDF1 which failed in June 2012.
The failure of the original power link to France forced Jersey and Guernsey Electricity to produce more energy by burning fossil fuels.
The new 27km-long (16.7-mile) cable has taken just over a week to install by a 4,000-tonne boat.
A spokeswoman for Jersey Electricity said it had been quicker to install than the Normandie 3 power cable because it was fixed on the seabed rather than under it.
The power cable will also provide electricity to Guernsey, via Jersey.
Guernsey Electricity chief executive officer Alan Bates said: "Once up and running, N1 will allow us to import around 95% of our electricity requirements.
"The remaining demand will be met on-island using our diesel generators, which also serve as a back-up to the cable network."
The cable, which joins Archirondel in Jersey with Surville on the north coast of France, has been jointly funded by Jersey Electricity and Guernsey Electricity and is due to come online at the start of 2017.
Undersea cable timeline | A £40m undersea electricity cable has been laid between Jersey and France. | 2.207714 | 2 |
Images of the little terns at Gronant Dunes, near Prestatyn, are being gathered for an exhibition to showcase the birds.
There are 136 breeding pairs on the beach, the last remaining colony in Wales.
They return each April from Africa to nest in the dunes on the Dee estuary.
Volunteers cover shifts between 04:00-22:00 BST to protect them from predators.
Denbighshire Countryside Service is working with professional photographer David Woodfall from Denbigh to record their lives for a future exhibition. | A rare glimpse of the nesting habits of a colony of one of the UK's rarest seabirds is being captured on camera on a Denbighshire beach. | 2.068822 | 2 |
A stack alight in a neighbouring field has lead to smoke billowing across the dual carriageway at Catworth.
Police have tweeted that the road is closed between Brampton Hut on the A1 and the A605 junction at Thrapston.
Motorists were being advised by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Roads Policing Unit to find alternative routes. | A fire has closed the A14 in both directions on the border of Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. | 0.600706 | 1 |
The Ifo business confidence index, based on about 7,000 company responses, fell to 106.2 points for August from 108.3 in July.
It was the steepest monthly fall in more than four years and took the index to its lowest since December 2014.
Despite the gloom, the euro was up slightly against the pound and dollar.
The latest drop follows a much smaller decline in confidence in July immediately after the UK voted to leave the EU.
Economist Carsten Brzeski at ING-DiBa said the ongoing decline "suggests that German businesses have suddenly woken up to Brexit reality".
"It is not the first time that the Ifo reacts with a delay of one or two months to global events,'' he said, adding that at present, the German economy remained in a "virtuous circle".
Across the sectors it examines, the Ifo found confidence had fallen in all but construction and services.
"The German economy has fallen into a summer slump," Ifo president Clemens Fuest said.
Other official figures released earlier this month showed the German economy grew 0.4% in the second quarter compared with the previous three-month period.
That was a slower pace than the 0.7% growth in the first quarter, but double what economists had expected. | Business confidence in Europe's biggest economy, Germany, has fallen unexpectedly after the UK Brexit vote, according to a closely watched survey. | 1.328232 | 1 |
Kadcyla, a combination of two drugs, is used on people with HER2-positive tumours that have spread and cannot be surgically removed.
Manufacturer Roche reached a deal to provide the drug - that gives an average six months extra life - in England earlier this month.
The same commercial access deal has now been agreed with NHS Wales.
The drug has a £90,000 price tag per patient, which was deemed too expensive to provide on the NHS, but a confidential agreement was reached in England to provide it at a discounted cost.
Campaigners hailed the move as "monumental", saying it would help about 1,200 women a year.
A similar deal has now been extended to NHS Wales.
"We are committed to improving the introduction of innovative, evidence-based, treatments, which is why we've introduced an £80m treatment fund in Wales," said Health Secretary Vaughan Gething.
"The fund will be used to ensure patients get fast-access to this innovative, life-prolonging drug."
While it is not clear how much of a discount on the £90,000 price tag has been offered, the deals in Wales and England could also lead to it being made available in Northern Ireland.
Scotland decided in April to pay for the drug. | An "innovative, life-prolonging" breast cancer treatment is set to be routinely available on the Welsh NHS. | 1.689687 | 2 |
Wanderers forward Zach Clough's well-struck half-volley was pushed wide in the best chance of the first half.
After Dorian Dervite and Gary Madine wasted openings for the visitors, Powell slotted home after an excellent ball by Samir Carruthers.
Neil Lennon's side pressed but Clough and former England striker Emile Heskey both had efforts well saved.
Bolton have not won for nine games in a run that stretches from last season, and remain the only side yet to score in the Championship this season.
The Dons, who were promoted from League One last season, have won two of their opening three matches in their first season in the second tier.
Having failed to score in their opening three games, Bolton started brightly and full-back Dean Moxey, Dervite and Madine all went close.
The hosts improved after half-time and, after Ben Amos saved well from Carruthers's curling effort, midfielder Powell's goal secured the win.
MK Dons boss Karl Robinson:
"We started okay and we didn't concede many chances but territorially they had a lot of the play with set pieces and corners and they got into our box a lot.
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"I said to them at half-time that they've got to believe in themselves because we looked like we don't belong here and they were wondering 'are we meant to be here?'
"I told them we've earned the right to be here, they've earned the right to come up against some wonderfully gifted players and they've earned the right to show everyone how talented they are.
Bolton manager Neil Lennon:
"It's been the story of our season so far - we're playing well and I feel that's a game that got away from us because we were in control for long periods and we've missed big chances.
"It's frustrating and disappointing but it's encouraging because to a degree we're playing really well but we need someone who putts, to use a golf analogy.
"We look a decent side but we're just lacking that composure in front of goal whether it be the finish or whether it's the final pass and that's the most important facet of the game." | Bolton's wait for their first win of the season continued as substitute Daniel Powell gave MK Dons victory. | 0.9255 | 1 |
Earlier this month, pieces of debris appearing to show burn marks were recovered in Madagascar.
However, authorities say there is no evidence yet that the debris came from MH370 - and the dark marks were caused by resin on the debris, not fire.
MH370 had 239 people on board when it vanished in March 2014.
The flight, which was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, is presumed to have crashed into the southern Indian Ocean after veering off course.
The five fragments had been found by debris hunter Blaine Gibson, who has previously found other parts of the plane.
The pieces were recovered near Sainte Luce, in south-eastern Madagascar.
Two of the pieces appeared to show burn marks, which, experts said, could provide more information on what happened to flight MH370 if confirmed.
However, Australian Transport Minister Darren Chester said on Thursday that an initial investigation showed that "contrary to speculation there is no evidence the item was exposed to heat or fire".
The dark markings on the two pieces of debris "related exclusively to a translucent resin that had been applied to those surfaces", a report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said.
There were three small marks on one fragment that smelt burnt - but the heat damage appeared to be recent and a result of "localised heating", the ATSB added.
A number of other pieces of debris, some confirmed to have come from MH370, have been found in countries near Madagascar.
They include a section of the wing called a flaperon, found on Reunion Island, and a horizontal stabilizer from the tail section and a stabilizer panel with a "No Step" stencil discovered in Mozambique.
Mr Gibson, a lawyer from Seattle, has funded his own search for debris in east Africa.
Australia has been leading the search for the missing aircraft, using underwater drones and sonar equipment deployed from specialist ships.
The search, also involving Malaysia and China, has led to more than 105,000 sq km (40,500 sq miles) of the 120,000 sq km search zone being scoured so far.
But countries have agreed that in the absence of "credible new information" the search is expected to end later this year. | Australian authorities have cast doubt on the theory that Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may have had a fire on board before it went missing. | 2.263068 | 2 |
Nadarajah Raviraj was shot dead in his car in the capital, Colombo, during Sri Lanka's bitter civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels.
Raviraj was an advocate of self-rule for the minority Tamils and his death sparked international condemnation.
The men who have been cleared include three Sri Lankan navy personnel.
In a highly unusual move, the jury's verdict was delivered at midnight following a unanimous decision in the month-long trial.
Earlier this year, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, who has previously ruled out allowing any political leader to be prosecuted for alleged war crimes, said he was concerned that naval and military commanders had been summoned before the courts.
Raviraj's death was seen as a setback for moderates in Sri Lanka and led to thousands of people marching in Colombo in protest at the murder.
Raviraj, who was fluent in Tamil, Sinhala and English, acted as a bridge between communities and spoke out against extreme nationalists.
He was shot as he left his house in Colombo for work.
Sri Lanka's army defeated separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009 after 26 years of civil war.
The death toll as a result of the conflict is estimated to be more than 70,000.
The government has since insisted that it is on the path of reconciliation and rebuilding Sri Lanka's north. | A court in Sri Lanka has acquitted five men accused of involvement in the murder in 2006 of a prominent Tamil member of parliament. | 1.89598 | 2 |
Santos Lopez Alonzo, 64, arrived on a flight in Guatemala City handcuffed and flanked by security guards.
Prosecutors say he served in an elite army unit that massacred more than 160 villagers. He denies the charges.
Two other members of the unit are serving sentences in US prisons for immigration crimes.
Another was deported to Guatemala and is serving a 6,000-year sentence.
Speaking last week at a California immigration detention centre, Mr Lopez said he had guarded women and children during the massacre but had not taken part and had killed no one.
In an interview with the Associated Press, he said he feared he would be tortured in Guatemala in revenge for helping the US government prosecute one of his former comrades.
Mr Lopez, who was arrested in the US in 2010, had fought deportation but a federal appeals court last month refused to block his return.
After he arrived in Guatemala City on board a charter flight on Wednesday, lawyers for victims' families said they hoped he would be held accountable.
"We are very happy they deported him and that he must now face Guatemalan justice, above all, for the victims," said Francisco Vivar, an advocate for victims.
The massacre took place during Guatemala's 36-year-long civil war, which was ended in 1996 by a UN-sponsored peace agreement.
In December 1982, a squad of elite soldiers was sent to search for missing weapons in the village of Las Dos Erres. Instead they rounded up villagers and bludgeoned them to death before throwing their bodies into a well.
Mr Lopez insists he was assigned to stand guard while others carried out the killings.
An estimated 250,000 civilians were killed or disappeared in the bloody civil war.
A UN truth commission in 1999 established that the army and state security agents were responsible for more than 90% of the deaths. | A former Guatemalan soldier suspected of helping carry out a massacre in 1982 during the country's civil war has been deported from the US. | 1.62376 | 2 |
Some of the organisation's key personnel have links to the UDA.
Speaking on Sunday Politics, Emma Little Pengelly, an architect of the fund, said she was satisfied a robust process of checks was carried out.
BBC NI's Spotlight programme last week examined the control the UDA exerted in some loyalist communities.
It also looked at how funding from Stormont was going to organisations linked to the UDA.
Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister has also questioned the allocation of social investment funding to groups with loyalist and republican links.
However, Ms Little Pengelly said: "There is a system of checks and balances and there were concerns about how quickly this scheme delivered.
"One of the reasons why it wasn't quick was because of the number of checks and balances included in terms of getting this money out.
"They have gone through a full business case, economists, the governance has been scrutinised.
"If we weren't satisfied by that, then this money would not be going out to this organisation."
Chris Lyttle of the Alliance Party, said the social investment fund had been "beset by a lack of openness".
"There have been difficulties from day one in relation to the programme," he said. | The chair of the assembly's finance committee has defended the allocation of almost £2m of social investment funding to Charter NI. | 1.307651 | 1 |
A woman was attacked between 02:00 BST and 03:30 on 23 August at the junction of Pink Lane and Waterloo Street, Northumbria Police said.
The victim had been at the O2 Academy on Westgate Road.
Police said they believe the pictured man was in the area at the time and may be able to help them with their inquiries. | Police investigating a rape in Newcastle have released an image of a man they would like to speak to. | 0.21281 | 0 |
Poole, 19, moved to Old Trafford in 2015 from Newport County, where he played under current Cobblers boss Justin Edinburgh.
But his only United appearance to date was as a late substitute in the Europa League in February 2016.
The Wales Under-21 international comes in as competition for centre-backs Ash Taylor and Leon Barnett.
Edinburgh said: "He is a central defender who is comfortable on the ball. He is strong, he leaps well and he has all the attributes to be a top, top player.
"He is mobile and he will complement the other defenders we have at the club well."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League One side Northampton Town have signed young Manchester United defender Regan Poole on a season-long loan. | 0.796219 | 1 |
The French artist, who lives and works in London, won for her piece Wantee, which takes the audience in search of her fictional grandfather.
It was announced by actress Saoirse Ronan at a ceremony in Londonderry, the UK City of Culture 2013.
Here's my report. | Installation artist Laure Prouvost has won this year's Turner Prize, beating humorous artist David Shrigley, painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye and performance artist Tino Sehgal to take the £25,000 prize. | 0.424796 | 0 |
The extensive bed of at least 100 million flame shells was found during a survey of Loch Alsh, a sea inlet between Skye and the Scottish mainland.
The Scottish environment secretary said it could be the largest grouping of flame shells anywhere in the world.
The colony was uncovered during a survey commissioned by Marine Scotland.
It was conducted as part of work to identify new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
The small, scallop-like species has numerous neon orange tentacles that emerge between the creatures' two shells.
Flame shells group together on the sea bed and their nests create a living reef that supports hundreds of other species.
The Loch Alsh flame shell reef is much larger than expected, covering an area of 75 hectares.
Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead described the seas around Scotland as a "hotbed of biodiversity".
"With Scottish waters covering an area around five-times bigger than our landmass, it's a huge challenge to try and understand more about our diverse and precious sea life," he said.
"The flame shell must be considered among the most remarkable species in our waters, with a dazzling array of orange tentacles.
"Many would place such an exotic species in far-flung tropical reefs - not realising they dwell under the waves just off the coast of Skye."
He added: "This important discovery may be the largest grouping of flame shells anywhere in the world.
"And not only are flame shells beautiful to look at, these enigmatic shellfish form a reef that offers a safe and productive environment for many other species."
The Loch Alsh survey was carried out by Heriot-Watt University on behalf of Marine Scotland.
Dan Harries, of Heriot-Watt University's School of Life Sciences, said: "Too often, when we go out to check earlier records of a particular species or habitat we find them damaged, struggling or even gone.
"We are delighted that in this instance we found not just occasional patches but a huge and thriving flame shell community extending right the way along the entrance narrows of Loch Alsh.
"This is a wonderful discovery for all concerned." | A huge colony of an elusive and brightly coloured shellfish species has been discovered in coastal waters in the west of Scotland. | 3.226088 | 3 |
They claimed the homes would be a blot on the landscape in the village where John Constable lived and worked.
Mr Justice Mitting, at the High Court, ruled in favour of East Bergholt Parish Council's claim that Babergh Council was wrong to approve the development.
Babergh said it would "consider the judgment of the High Court carefully before making any further comment".
Parish council chairman Paul Ireland said: "The victory is not one we would celebrate because public money has been wasted.
"Babergh did not listen to concerns of local people."
East Bergholt council not against more housing, especially affordable homes, and has been talking to a developer on a project for a not-for-profit project, he said.
"Residents have spent £35,000 on a 140,000-word plan document which embraces localism, a government policy we support," Mr Ireland said.
Babergh planners are now to consider the consequences of the High Court's decision, "or the future consideration of this planning application," a spokesman said.
David Bowman, of Royds Withy King, who acted for the parish council, said: "The judge decided that Babergh District Council had made a number of material legal errors, including misrepresenting to local councillors what local housing needs means in the context of the local plan".
A separate decision to permit a 144-home development and another application for 75 homes could also be affected by the High Court decision, campaigners now believe.
The Suffolk village is within walking distance of Flatford Mill and the Dedham Vale, which provided the inspiration for several of Constable's most famous paintings, including The Haywain. | Residents in Suffolk's "Constable Country" have won a judicial review to block the building of 10 homes. | 1.471182 | 1 |
Unicef reports there have been 83 cases so far this year - four times as many as in the whole of last year.
55 were girls under the age of 15 and in one case the bomb was strapped to a baby being carried by a young girl.
Unicef says this tactic is an atrocity causing fear and suspicion of children released by the militants.
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The Islamist militants Boko Haram have regularly used children in its insurgency, abducting hundreds of schoolgirls, and forcibly recruiting boys as child soldiers. | There has been a significant increase in the number of children used as human bombs by Boko Haram militants in north-east Nigeria, the United Nations says. | 1.760918 | 2 |
Dyfed-Powys Police said the call was made by a man in the Ceredigion area on Tuesday morning.
The force stressed the number is for emergencies only and warned misuse could block genuine calls.
"Before dialling 999, ask yourself if what you are ringing for is a life and death situation," a spokeswoman added. | A member of the public who dialled 999 demanding a refund from a hotel because his room was cold has been criticised by police. | 0.718787 | 1 |
The 27-year-old will join from the Durban-based Super Rugby franchise The Sharks from next season.
Reinach has won 10 caps for South Africa and scored in the Springboks' 31-28 win at Twickenham in 2014.
"We have been watching Cobus for some time and he has proven what a quality player he is," said Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder.
"We need quality players in each position to be able to compete at the highest level and Cobus further enhances a position where we are already strong with Nic Groom, Tom Kessell and Alex Mitchell."
With four scrum-halves now signed for next season, stalwart Lee Dickson, 31, who has played 248 times for Saints and featured in eight cup finals, seems set to leave the club. He is out of contract at the end of the season.
Northampton will hope to welcome Reinach with European Champions Cup rugby next season. They moved back into the top six in the Premiership with a 24-14 win over Worcester on Saturday.
"Northampton is a club with a long tradition and strong values," said Reinach.
"Saints have some outstanding players in their squad and I knew after speaking with the coaches that it was a club that I wanted to play for."
Last week, Northampton announced that 11 players had re-signed for the club, including senior players Luther Burrell, Christian Day and Ken Pisi. | Premiership side Northampton Saints have signed South Africa scrum-half Cobus Reinach. | 0.96278 | 1 |
Andrew Balbirnie and Stuart Thompson have been ruled out of the tournament.
Batsman Balbirnie failed a late fitness test having sustained a glute strain, while all-rounder Thompson suffered an ankle injury during training on Friday.
The event technical committee has approved Stuart Poynter and Lorcan Tucker as replacements for the duo.
"It's unfortunate for both players who were keen to re-establish themselves in the squad having missed most of the 2016 season," said a Cricket Ireland spokesperson.
"Stuart Poynter and Lorcan Tucker are both excellent replacements who I'm sure will acquit themselves well given the opportunity."
Tucker, 20, made his debut last season against Hong Kong, while 26 year-old Poynter has played 10 T20 internationals for Ireland.
Ireland have been drawn in Group A of the eight-team tournament, against hosts UAE, Afghanistan and Namibia.
Ireland's opening match with Afghanistan at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium gets under way at 15:00 GMT. | Ireland have been dealt a double injury blow ahead of their opening Desert T20 Challenge game with Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. | 0.796417 | 1 |
Rai is married to actor Abhishek, Mr Bachchan's son. This will be the couple's first baby.
Often called the "queen of Bollywood", Rai, 37, married Bachchan in 2007, forging the ultimate Bollywood dynasty.
She first charmed the nation at just 21, winning Miss World in 1994. She has acted in several Hollywood films too.
"News news news!! I am going to become a grandfather. Aishwarya expecting. So happy and thrilled," Mr Bachchan tweeted on Tuesday night.
The actor later wrote that he had received "2,843 tweets in the first half hour" and that he was "overwhelmed with wishes and blessings".
It's not yet known when the baby is due.
Rai was the first Indian actress to sit on the Cannes jury in 2003. She has also appeared on the cover of Time magazine as the global face of Indian cinema.
Because of her popularity in India and outside, she has long been the face of cosmetic giant Loreal and high-end Longines watches. | Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai is pregnant, her father-in-law and legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan has revealed on a micro-blogging site. | 0.802596 | 1 |
Tredwell hit a career-high 124 as he and Northeast (166 not out) shared Kent's best-ever eighth-wicket stand.
Their 222-run partnership was broken when Matthew Quinn removed Tredwell and Kent were soon all out for 370.
Needing just nine runs to win, openers Nick Browne and Alastair Cook combined to seal victory for Essex.
Northeast's unbeaten knock, which lasted seven hours and 45 minutes, added to his scores of 191 and 70 not out in his previous Championship game against Derbyshire.
Tredwell and Northeast's partnership beat the previous best eighth-wicket stand of 177, shared by Geraint Jones and Yasir Arafat against Warwickshire in 2007. | James Tredwell and Sam Northeast's huge stand was not enough to stop Essex from securing victory as they moved above Kent to go top of Division Two. | 0.661355 | 1 |
The 29-year-old has helped Ghana reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals in Gabon and is expected to line up against Cameroon on Thursday.
He used the video to hit back at his critics but the Ghana FA says he used "unfortunate words" which "management finds unacceptable."
His fine will be donated to charity.
Brimah was unhappy with some of the criticism he received after the Black Stars' final group game against Egypt, when some people suggested he was fault for the goal in the 1-0 defeat.
He has since issued an apology for his video. | Ghana goalkeeper Razak Brimah has been fined $2,500 (£1,990) by his country's football association for comments he made on a facebook video. | 0.752322 | 1 |
A 5ft x 3ft (1.5m x 1m) void appeared on Whitworth Street on Sunday, resulting in the road's closure between Princess Street and Oxford Street.
A section of the busy Mancunian Way has been closed since August, after two holes opened up. Replacement sewer pipes are being installed.
United Utilities said sewers underneath Whitworth Street have not been damaged.
"Non-urgent" roadworks in other parts of the city have been suspended until after Christmas in order to relieve congestion caused by Mancunian Way's partial closure.
Councillor Pat Karney, city centre lead for Manchester City Council, said Whitworth Street should be repaired in time for Monday's evening rush hour.
He described the appearance of the latest hole as "incredibly unfortunate".
"The council has placed a moratorium on all non-urgent roadworks, but this is the last thing we needed at the moment," he added.
He said the council will investigate why the city is being "blighted" by holes.
A 40ft (12m) wide sinkhole opened up in August on the Mancunian Way after heavy rainfall, while another hole appeared a month later. | Motorists in Manchester are being frustrated by the appearance of yet another hole in a city-centre road. | 1.308104 | 1 |
They declined to give the reason, saying it was confidential.
Mr Assange, an Australian national, had hoped to create a base for Wikileaks in the Nordic country due to its laws protecting whistle-blowers.
The rejection comes ahead of the expected publication of some 400,000 Iraq war documents on Wikileaks.
The US military has already assembled a 120-member team to prepare for the publication of the documents which are thought to concern battle activity, Iraqi security forces and civilian casualties.
Wikileaks' release in July of thousands of documents on the war in Afghanistan prompted US military officials to warn that the whistleblower website might cause the deaths of US soldiers and Afghan civilians because some of the documents contained the names of locals who had helped coalition forces.
"We have decided not to grant him (Mr Assange) a residence permit," Sweden's Migration Board official Gunilla Wikstroem told the AFP news agency.
"He did not fulfil the requirements," she added without giving any further details.
Mr Assange applied for a residence permit on 18 August.
He is currently being investigated in Sweden over an alleged sex crime.
Mr Assange denies any wrongdoing and says the allegations are part of a smear campaign by opponents of his whistle-blowing website. | The founder of the Wikileaks website, Julian Assange, has been denied residency in Sweden, the country's migration board officials say. | 1.702439 | 2 |
Barton, who was charged in December, has requested a personal hearing before being sanctioned for breaking FA rules by betting on "matches or competitions" between 26 March 2006 and 13 May 2016.
It is expected Barton will offer mitigation for the breaches.
Players in England's top eight tiers are banned from betting on football.
Barton, 34, rejoined Burnley last month, having left Rangers in November.
In the same month, he was given a one-match ban for breaking Scottish Football Association rules on gambling.
Barton admitted the Scottish FA charge of placing 44 bets between 1 July and 15 September, while he was a player at Ibrox.
The FA brought in new rules in 2014 banning players and staff at clubs down as far as the eighth tier of the English men's football pyramid - as well as at clubs in the Women's Super League - from betting on any football match or competition anywhere in the world.
Players and staff are also prohibited from betting on football-related matters, such as player transfers, the employment of managers or team selection.
That outright ban on football-related betting applies to all involved in the game from Premier League level down to - and including - the Northern Premier, Southern and Isthmian Leagues.
Previously, participants were prohibited from betting on a match or competition in which they were involved or which could influence.
Barton has been charged with offences allegedly committed under both the new and old rules.
His Rangers contract was terminated following a training ground row which led to a falling-out with manager Mark Warburton and he played only eight games for the club.
Barton began his career at Manchester City in 2001, joined Newcastle in 2007 and then signed for QPR in 2011. He had a loan spell with Marseille in France for 12 months, before joining Burnley for the first time in August 2015.
It is understood that the FA was only made aware of the bets by the betting company prior to his second charge in December 2016, which led to its investigation.
The high number of bets has resulted in a detailed and complex investigation and the timing of the charge is not related to Barton rejoining Burnley.
He was expected to have been charged even if he had remained a free agent. | Burnley midfielder Joey Barton has accepted a Football Association charge that he placed 1,260 bets on matches over the past 10 years. | 0.866089 | 1 |
The Dunne Group faced "severe cashflow issues" and had ceased trading with "immediate effect", its administrators said.
They said the move would result in the immediate loss of 524 jobs across the group, which is based in Bathgate.
It will affect 200 people in Scotland, with 16 retained to help the closure.
A total of 311 people will be made redundant in London and 13 in Leeds.
The firm has been involved in the construction of some major projects, including the new Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
Joint administrator Tom MacLennan said: "This is a sad loss for the construction and building industry.
"The business faced substantial trading losses on some contracts, leading to severe cashflow pressures.
"Additionally, rapid expansion led to pressure on working capital and a requirement for significant additional funding that was not available."
He added: "Given these issues, the joint administrators have had to cease trading, resulting in 524 employees being made redundant.
"A team of 16 staff will be retained to assist with the closure process and realisation of the business' assets.
"Our priority is to work closely with all agencies and services to ensure employees receive every support and assistance at this very difficult time."
According to the Dunne Group's website, the firm is also involved in a number of projects that were still under construction.
A spokesman for the administrators said: "The joint administrators are assessing the position with regards to a small number of outstanding contracts across the UK."
Mr MacLenann, Iain Fraser and Geoff Rowley, partners at FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators to the Dunne Group and five subsidiaries.
They said the firm's turnover last year was £74m and it was forecast this year at £96m.
The business was founded in 2001 and it had grown rapidly in recent years, winning three high-profile contracts in London - Newington Butts, 100 Bishopsgate and One Blackfriars. | More than 500 staff have lost their jobs after a leading Scottish construction firm collapsed into administration. | 0.782887 | 1 |
Two novel Sars-like coronaviruses were found in Chinese horseshoe bats which are closely related to the pathogen that infects humans.
Critically, the viruses infect human cells in the same way, binding to a receptor called ACE2.
This suggests coronaviruses could transfer directly from bats to humans, rather than via an intermediate species like civets as was previously thought.
The results are reported in the journal Nature.
According to Gary Crameri, virologist at CSIRO and an author on the paper, this research "is the key to resolving the continued speculation around bats as the origin of the Sars outbreaks".
This Sars-like coronavirus is around 95% genetically similar to the Sars virus in humans, the research shows. And they say it could be used to develop new vaccines and drugs to combat the pathogen.
The Sars outbreak between November 2002 and July 2003 resulted in more than 8,000 worldwide cases and more than 770 deaths. This, along with the ongoing endemic of the Mers-coronavirus demonstrates the threat to humans from novel coronaviruses.
Dr Peter Daszak is the president of the EcoHealth Alliance and an author on the paper published in Nature. He said: "Coronaviruses evolve very rapidly. The ones we are seeing are exquisitely evolved to jump from one species to another, which is quite unusual for a virus. So the big question is why are they emerging now?"
At wildlife markets in China other animals and humans come into close proximity with bats, creating an ideal environment for the virus to jump between species. Also, those hunting in or living near bat caves have a significant risk of infection from such viruses, which are excreted in bat faeces.
Understanding the origins of infectious diseases like Sars could help scientists tackle future infectious viruses before they emerge, through knowing where they are likely to arise and which families of virus we are most vulnerable to, and taking action to prevent initial infection.
Dr Daszak said it would cost "about $1.5bn to discover all the viruses in mammals. I think that would be a great investment because once you have done it, you can develop vaccines and get ready with test kits to find the first stage of emergence and stop it." | Researchers have found strong evidence that the Sars virus originated in bats. | 3.598453 | 4 |
Transport for London (TfL) said there were 547 "temporary station controls" - where commuters are prevented from entering - from March 2015 to February this year.
That compares to 531 during the previous year.
More than a fifth occurred at Oxford Circus, with 219 in the past two years.
The data was released in response to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request.
TfL said there had been 30 full station closures due to overcrowding in the past two years.
A spokesman for London mayor Sadiq Khan, said: "Sadiq has been clear that we can't have a situation where people don't feel safe on the Tube, and TfL are already taking short-term measures to avoid overcrowding."
Mick Cash, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, said overcrowding was "a massive issue" and that managing the risk of passengers falling in the gap between platforms and trains had become "a daily problem".
TfL's website states that station control involves "temporarily preventing customers from entering the station because of crowding".
In a statement, it said: "(Station control) essentially means keeping the station open whilst managing the flow of customers to maintain a safe and reliable service.
"Temporary station controls normally last only a few minutes, and other entrances often remain available during that period for customers to use."
Between April 2015 and March 2016 TfL said 1.344 billion passengers travelled on the tube network, an increase of 39 million from the previous year. | The number of times passengers were stopped from entering London Underground stations because of overcrowding rose 3% in a year. | 1.768017 | 2 |
West Yorkshire Police's Kirklees Rural branch appealed to find the pair after it was found in rubbish in Holmfirth.
The finder handed the album to police as he was concerned it had been stolen.
After people replied suggesting there may have been a reason it had been dumped in a bin, police said it "looks like it will be staying with us".
Writing on Facebook, the branch posted: "We like to try and reunite people with lost property....but this has turned out to be totes awkward."
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "This message was put out with the best intentions - we apologise for any offence caused." | A police social media plea to reunite the owners of a wedding photo album found in a bin backfired when they discovered they didn't want it back. | 0.457736 | 0 |
The men died when the seam they were working flooded after they had cut into an abandoned shaft, releasing three million gallons of trapped water.
The service was held at Outwood Parish Church, Wakefield.
A further service was held on Sunday in the village of Wrenthorpe at the site where the men died.
Frederick Armitage, 41, Colin Barnaby, 36, Frank Billingham, 48, Sydney Brown, 36, Charles Cotton, 49, Edward Finnegan, 40 and Alan Haigh, 30, all died in the disaster on 21 March 1973.
Only Mr Cotton's body was recovered from the disaster. The bodies of the six other men remain in the mine.
After the service, a reunion for miners and the families of the men that died will be held at the Ledger Lane Working Men's Club, where the Lofthouse 2000 Brass Band will perform.
The service earlier was held at the memorial garden in Wrenthorpe and was led by the Bishop of Pontefract.
A procession of ex-miners and local dignitaries are expected to walk for more than a mile from the memorial garden to a church in Alverthorpe, where a documentary film will be shown of the disaster.
Eddie Downes, member of the Lofthouse Colliery Action Group and a mining historian and engineer, said more than 1,000 people from across the country, many from the mining industry, were expected to attend both services.
"They all feel the pain. It's a unique thing in the mining communities. They all feel for each other," he said.
"The services are extremely important. It gives them some continuity to how it unfolded and will complete the picture." | A memorial service to remember seven miners killed in the Lofthouse Colliery disaster, near Wakefield, 40 years ago has taken place. | 1.90778 | 2 |
The four-day event was to have been held at London's Excel Centre in June.
"Demand for this event has not been as strong as we had hoped so we've taken the difficult decision to cancel it," reads a post on its website.
The event had promised ticket holders "a day full of entertainment, dance, interviews, music, glamour and style".
Yet it had been criticised for imposing an additional fee on visitors to have photographs taken with the show's stars.
Strictly Come Dancing: The Spectacular was due to have featured presenters Tess Daly and Zoe Ball alongside judges Darcey Bussell, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli.
A number of the programme's celebrity contestants were also expected to attend, as were dancers Anton Du Beke, Gorka Marquez and Katya Jones.
Organised by BBC Worldwide, the BBC's commercial arm, with events company SME London, the event was to have featured a "brand-new 90-minute theatre show".
Attendees would also been treated to "an unrivalled shopping experience featuring a showcase of carefully selected lifestyle and fashion brands".
A full refund has been offered to those with tickets for the event, which is separate from the Strictly live tour.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | A Strictly Come Dancing live "spectacular" has experienced less than spectacular ticket sales, leading organisers to pull the plug. | 0.825792 | 1 |
Victory over Israel at Cardiff City Stadium will secure Wales their place in next year's finals in France.
Wales, who are unbeaten in the qualifying campaign and top of Group B, have not reached a major tournament since the 1958 World Cup.
"I am sure we will be ready,'' said Williams.
"We have a good group of lads here who are very humble, always work hard, always come in and show the right attitude.
"All the distractions and stuff over the past few camps, we have started to get used to that. I think we are used to dealing with it more now."
Another fervent full house is expected at Cardiff City Stadium, where Wales have not been beaten in six games, conceding just three goals.
Gareth Bale's late goal in the 1-0 win against Cyprus on Thursday has put Wales on the verge of a place in France next year.
Williams said the players have become familiar with growing expectations.
They are on the brink of an achievement which eluded the likes of Welsh greats Ryan Giggs, Mark Hughes, Kevin Ratcliffe, Ian Rush and Neville Southall.
Williams said: "There's a lot going on and we are aware of it. People are excited. People are writing a lot of things, it's everywhere we go."
Williams - who has led Wales to ninth in the Fifa world rankings, their highest position ever - added: "We are very proud as a team of what we have achieved already, but at the end of the day we have this end goal, which is to qualify for the competition.
"Until we achieve that we are not really going to say or think any other way."
Manager Chris Coleman hopes Wales fans are patient as they enter "new territory".
"I just need our supporters to stay with us," said Coleman.
"We are having to deal with a new situation, which we have earned. It's going to be a tough, tough game for both teams.
"We know what it is going to be like, going to be a fantastic atmosphere - we must not get caught up in it."
After facing Israel, Wales complete their group games away in Bosnia-Herzegovina and at home to Andorra in October. | Captain Ashley Williams says Wales can cope with the emotion and expectation as they aim to qualify for Euro 2016 on Sunday. | 0.96195 | 1 |
The Ibrox outfit, thrashed 5-1 by Celtic on Saturday, are 36 points adrift of the champions and nine points behind second-placed Aberdeen.
But Miller believes Celtic have shown just how big an impact some key signings can make.
"You only need to look at them to see the difference a few players make," the 37-year-old striker said.
Despite winning the title last season, Celtic parted company with manager Ronny Deila in the summer and many observers predicted a squad overhaul.
But following the appointment of Brendan Rodgers and the capture of players such as Scott Sinclair and Moussa Dembele, Celtic have made huge strides.
The champions, who remain unbeaten domestically this term and will secure a treble if they beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final in May, have won five and drawn one of the six Old Firm derbies this season, with two of those triumphs finishing 5-1.
Miller hopes his side can emulate their city rivals by making major improvements without wholesale changes.
"There is no doubt we need to strengthen, we need to be better," said Miller, who signed a new deal last week and scored Rangers' goal on Saturday. "But to start thinking you need to sign a whole new team, there is no proof that that is going to be the answer.
"As I said, you only need to look at them to see what a few good signings can make, and existing players being rejuvenated.
"But it is not my job to do that, it is up to the manager and the club to assess where we need to go and how many we need to bring in."
Miller, however, is under no illusions about the scale of the task facing manager Pedro Caixinha and his players as they look to become more competitive next term.
"The manager will assess where he needs to strengthen, that is not for me to say but you just need to look at the league table," he added.
"We seem to get carried away because of where we have been in the past, always used to being up there, being successful, winning trophies and challenging Celtic.
"If Aberdeen had won (on Saturday) they would have gone 12 points clear of us.
"So you need to look at the league table to see how much work is to be done and how much better we need to be next year." | Kenny Miller reckons Rangers can learn from Celtic's example as they look to make major improvements next season. | 0.954654 | 1 |
The 162m (531ft) seafront viewing platform will open in summer and be known as the British Airways i360.
The tower was designed by the team behind the London Eye, which British Airways also initially sponsored.
The airline's director of strategy, Lynne Embleton, said the company will promote the attraction "all over the world".
The cost of the naming rights has been kept secret owing to "commercial sensitivity".
Construction is still ongoing with the glass viewing pod being installed on the tower.
It is being built directly in front of Brighton's derelict West Pier.
A beachfront building where visitors will disembark is also being built and will house a brasserie, cafe and gift shop.
Ms Embleton said: "Brighton is an important place for British Airways - so many of our staff live around here and it's just down the road from Gatwick.
"When we heard of the i360 we wanted to be part of it".
Developers hope the tower will attract at least 700,000 visitors per year, making it the city's most popular paid-for attraction.
Up to 200 people will be transported in the viewing pod, with the experiencing lasting 20 minutes during the day and 30 minutes in the evening.
There were plans to add a wind turbine to the top of the tower. However, these have now been scrapped.
The attraction's chief executive, Eleanor Harris, said: "British Airways and the i360 share a similar market regionally in the South East and a comparable international reach.
"We also share a proud history of engineering and design excellence."
If purchased on the door a ticket will cost £15 for adults and £7.50 for children. | British Airways has signed a five-year deal to hold the naming rights to Brighton's i360 tower. | 1.406422 | 1 |
Police in Nashville tweeted that the violence arose after an apparent row over a dice game on Thursday night.
A 19-year-old man was killed in the argument, and three female students who were passing by were wounded.
The latest incident comes a week after three people were wounded by gunfire at an off-campus party near the college.
The suspect fled the scene on foot.
A university spokeswoman said the two men involved in the argument were not students and were believed to have been gambling. | One person has been shot dead and three others wounded in a shooting incident at Tennessee State University in Nashville, US police say. | 0.448522 | 0 |
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Jo Cox was an MP who died after being attacked on 16 June in Birstall in West Yorkshire.
Lisa Nandy, who worked with Jo in Parliament, said that she "spent her whole life sticking up for vulnerable children".
Watch the interview with Lisa here. | The MP Lisa Nandy has spoken to Newsround about Jo Cox's work helping children around the world. | 0.746637 | 1 |
Jerome scored City's consolation in a 5-1 thrashing at Sheffield Wednesday - their 10th away defeat this season.
Norwich have picked up 36 points at Carrow Road, but just 16 on their travels this term.
"You've got to be honest with yourself and as players we're not honest with ourselves," he told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"I think we lack respect for our team-mates, we're not fighting for each other.
"We lack respect for the coaching staff. All the things they do for us we don't follow our instructions or orders. It's like everyone plays for themselves."
The defeat left Norwich in eighth place, nine points adrift of the Owls in sixth - the final play-off spot - with 11 matches of the season remaining.
Jerome, the Canaries' leading scorer with 12 league goals, said it would be an "uphill task now to make the play-offs".
"We've not got enough about us as a squad to roll our sleeves up unfortunately and we've been found out on more than one occasion, that's why our away record's so poor," 30-year-old Jerome said.
"Ultimately we've been embarrassing, and a lack of everything on the pitch has let us down.
"We'll keep fighting, we'll keep going to the end. We owe it to ourselves, we owe it the fans, we owe it to the club." | Striker Cameron Jerome has said a "lack of respect" among his Norwich City team-mates is harming their Championship play-off hopes. | 0.911883 | 1 |
The Mystery Plays were first performed in York in the 14th Century and traditionally involve just one professional actor.
The plays will return to the Minster in June 2016. More than 28,000 people attended its last productions in 2000.
The 800-year-old gothic cathedral will host a month-long staging of the plays.
The Very Reverend Vivienne Faull, Dean of York Minster, said: "After a gap of 16 years it is a great pleasure and enormously exciting to confirm the staging of this second, landmark production of the Mystery Plays at York Minster."
In 2014 the plays were staged on wagons travelling around the city's streets.
The plays are described as telling the story of the world from the beginning of all things to the end of all things.
The performances traditionally take place on the feast day of Corpus Christi, which can fall in either May or June.
Nicola Corp, who has worked on projects for the BBC and Capital Radio, has been appointed to produce the event. | A centuries-old series of plays performed by amateur actors is set to return to York Minster for the first time in 16 years. | 1.39955 | 1 |
James Dwerryhouse suffered brain damage as a result of cardiac arrest following an operation at Portland Hospital in central London on 25 August last year.
A serious incident report found the equipment monitoring him overnight was turned off for almost three hours.
The hospital said it was "co-operating with all investigations".
Police have said his death is "deemed to be non-suspicious".
James suffered from numerous health conditions including sleep apnoea which can cause life-threatening stoppages in breathing.
He had been in hospital for an operation to create a colostomy bag.
The operation was a success but he was later found unresponsive in his bed at the private hospital's paediatric intensive care unit.
He was transferred to the Treehouse Hospice in Suffolk but died the next day.
The hospital's report found the root cause of James' death "appears to be the removal of vital signs monitoring between 01:15 and 03:58, as this resulted in the inability to be alerted to a suspected deterioration in the child's respiratory condition and reducing oxygen saturations."
The report also found hospital staff working that night:
James's family have launched legal action against HCA Healthcare UK, the owners of Portland Hospital.
His mother Marguerite called her son's death "completely heart-breaking".
"Only days earlier, he'd been to a summer club and he'd been chasing around, up and down the slides and having a great time," she said.
A Portland spokesman said the hospital is "co-operating with all investigations, and we are unable to comment further until they are completed."
A statement from Scotland Yard said officers "are undertaking inquiries on behalf of the coroner".
"The death is deemed to be non-suspicious. No one has been arrested," it said.
An inquest has yet to be held, solicitors for the family have said. | A seven-year-old boy died at a private hospital after vital equipment needed to monitor his sleep apnoea was switched off, a report says. | 1.42892 | 1 |
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The Ballymena boxer, who is seeded eighth, had a unanimous first round win on a 29-28, 30-26, 30-27 score card.
The 27-year-old will face Tuvshinbat Byamba of Mongolia, who is a two-time Olympian, in the last 16 on Thursday 11 August (16:45 BST).
Donnelly needs two more victories to guarantee at least a bronze medal.
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After easing his way into the opening round, Donnelly looked comfortable with quick combinations and landed several punches on his Algerian opponent, all three judges scoring it 10-9 in favour of the Ballymena fighter.
His growing dominance was reflected in a second round card of 10-9, 10-9, 10-8.
Donnelly continued to pick off his opponent and eased through the third round in a comfortable start to his Olympic campaign.
Also on Sunday, Donnelly's Irish team-mate David Oliver Joyce progressed to the last 16 in the lightweight division as he earned a unanimous decision over Andrique Allisop of the Seychelles.
Joyce will face a tough next bout against Azerbaijan's number two seed Albert Selimov.
Selimov won a silver medal in the division at last year's World Championships and clinched gold in the inaugural European Games 14 months ago. | Irish welterweight Steven Donnelly won his opening bout at the Olympic Games with an emphatic victory over Algerian Zohir Kedache in Rio. | 0.943296 | 1 |
The hosts, who are yet to win in the Premiership this season, went ahead through Max Crumpton's converted try.
But Reynold Lee-Lo and Josh Turnbull crossed to give Cardiff a 21-13 half-time advantage at Ashton Gate.
Cuthbert, who injured his groin in September, and Tom James both scored after the break for a bonus point.
Joe Joyce touched down for a last-minute consolation try for Bristol, who have not won since beating Rotherham in the Championship play-off final in May.
Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson:
"It's pleasing to win. It's a fantastic venue to play against a physical side and it rocked us in the first 10 minutes.
"What I'm pleased about is the reaction from last week. We spoke about it and we were desperately disappointed in how we rocked up and how we were dominated and we wanted to make sure we had a physical display tonight.
"We scored some good tries, we spent a lot of time defending against a very passionate Bristol side so it's pleasing to get the bonus point and away win."
Bristol: Wallace; Varndell, Tovey, Palamo, Lemi (capt); Jarvis, Williams; Tonga'uiha, Crumpton, Cortes, Evans, Glynn, Koster, Robinson, Eadie.
Replacements: Brooker, O'Connell, Ford-Robinson, Joyce, Fenton-Wells, Uren, Searle, Arscott.
Cardiff Blues: Morgan; Cuthbert, Lee-Lo, Shingler, James; Anscombe, T Williams; Gill, Rees, Andrews, Hoeata, Cook, Turnbull, E Jenkins (capt), N Williams.
Replacements: Myhill, G Jenkins, Lewis, Down, Dolan, L Williams, Smith, Fish.
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France).
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | Wales wing Alex Cuthbert scored on his return from injury as Cardiff Blues won at Bristol in their opening European Challenge Cup group match. | 0.833018 | 1 |
The Cobblers, with seven straight league wins, face Oxford on Tuesday.
"We've tried to get into the players that you only get accolades for working hard," Knill told BBC Look East.
"We believe we work as hard as, if not more than, any other team in the league. The minute we stop that we're not a top-seven team."
He continued: "If anything our training is becoming more intense. We just felt we needed that. Instead of easing off we'll go the other way and keep the hammer down and push the players even more.
"We've worked so hard to get into this position, the last thing we want to do is let it go."
Saturday's 4-0 victory over play-off hopefuls Leyton Orient came before a clash against third-placed Oxford, the side manager Chris Wilder was in charge of before he moved to Sixfields Stadium.
Earlier this season, the Cobblers faced an uncertain future, with players and staff not being paid by the club and the fourth division side itself facing a winding-up petition before Kelvin Thomas' takeover in late November.
Despite the off-field issues, the Cobblers continued a push towards promotion.
"This season, especially the last three months, has been really enjoyable. The players are playing with a real freedom and we are scoring goals," said Knill.
"Myself and Chris have walked off a couple of times and said to each other 'I really enjoyed that today'." | Northampton's training will get more intense now they are five points clear at the top of League Two, according to assistant manager Alan Knill. | 0.851017 | 1 |
Pre-tax profits in the UK rose £74m to £928m, while revenues were up 5%.
The results eclipsed the €1bn (£700m) posted by the Spanish bank's Brazilian operation, which saw its revenues jump by 9%.
Overall, the bank posted a 24% rise in attributable profit to €3.24bn, but was flat at €2.99bn on the pre-tax level.
Nathan Bostock, chief executive of Santander UK, said: "We are well placed to benefit from the positive economic outlook, although future earnings will be impacted by the bank corporation tax surcharge announced in the recent UK Budget.
"Nevertheless, I am confident that we can continue to grow the business, whilst maintaining balance sheet strength."
Although a flotation of the UK business has been mooted for some years, Mr Bostock said he did not expect it to happen "for the next couple of years".
UK lending rose nearly 3% in the second quarter, while the bank also benefited from the strong pound and an increased focus on business loans.
In February, Santander announced a near-£44m seven-year deal to sponsor London's 11,000 bicycles for hire, taking over from Barclays.
Santander chief financial officer Jose Garcia Cantera said on Thursday that higher UK tax rates and the bank levy would result in a £500m hit to the UK operations by 2020.
In its home market of Spain, profits were up 50% to €771m despite a dip in revenues as charges against bad debts fell.
Spain accounted for 16% of profits, with Europe making up 54% of the total.
Brazil accounted for 20%, while the rest of Latin America had a 37% share.
Emerging economies - Latin America and Poland - accounted for 41% of profit, while mature markets contributed the remaining 59%.
Ana Botin, Santander chairman, said the first-half results showed the "soundness and consistency" of the bank's business model.
Santander is worth €91bn (£64bn), making it the eurozone's most valuable bank and the world's 11th largest.
Shares fell 1.5% to €6.40 in Madrid on Thursday. The stock is down 17% over the past 12 months.
In January, Santander tapped shareholders for €7.5bn to bolster its balance sheet amid stricter EU regulation and greater competition. | The UK has become Santander's most profitable market, generating just over a fifth of the bank's profits in the first half of 2015. | 1.147309 | 1 |
A decision was made in September to include the Army's Irish Guards team after a rule banning British security forces from the GAA was overturned.
But a London hurling club has been attempting to have them excluded again.
The GAA has now moved to stop a vote that could see the Army team removed.
The London board of Gaelic games' ruling body was due to hold a vote on Monday night on the proposal by the Harrow-based Granuaile to scrap last year's decision to allow the Irish Guards to compete in the junior football championship.
But Páraic Duffy, the director general of the Irish-based GAA, contacted the London board and it subsequently suspended the vote.
Aogán ó Fearghail, the GAA president, said the association's central council would discuss the matter.
"We've written to the London GAA board and we've asked them not to make a decision on that until we, as a management, have a look at that," he said.
"Because it's nothing to do with one club, it's all clubs - we've close to 2,000 clubs.
"If we accept a club into our association, then it shouldn't be so simple to just remove them."
A spokesman for the GAA added that the association's management committee and central council would meet this weekend.
British security forces have been allowed to join the GAA since the rule banning them was historically lifted in 2001.
The GAA spokesman said "only [Granuaile] can confirm the rationale behind their submission" for a proposal to "revisit the affiliation processed in relation to the Irish Guards". | The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has said it intervened in an attempt to remove an Army team from one of its competitions in England as it is a matter for senior bosses to discuss. | 0.988165 | 1 |
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Squash has helped him develop confidence on and off the court and now he says: "I want to get other deaf people and other kids playing squash."
"It's a community," explains Noah's dad. "And that community is very social, caring and welcoming the whole family.
"Squash is not a sport that makes deafness a disadvantage."
If you would like to learn more about squash check out our guide | At a young age Noah was given a drug to help him, but the side affects lead to him becoming deaf. | 1.909901 | 2 |
The 25-year-old former Sale Sharks tight-head prop, who has won seven caps for England, joined Bath in 2014 and has played six times so far this term.
"It is the place for me. It is my home. I've loved the past few years here," Thomas told BBC Radio Bristol.
Thomas is currently out long term after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in November.
"It wasn't a hard decision to make," Thomas added. "I've signed on for three years and I'm really excited."
Asked if he might play again this season, he replied: "It is a big doubt really.
"As a player you always like to push as much as you can but the physios always have your best interests at heart."
Bath are fourth in the Premiership after 13 league games this season and are at home to Brive in the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup after finishing top of their pool. | Injured front row Henry Thomas has signed a new three-year contract with Premiership club Bath. | 0.687838 | 1 |
The Weeping Window was first seen at the Tower of London and commemorated those who died in World War One.
The exhibition has been at The Silk Mill, Derby, since 9 June and has had about 200,000 visitors.
Derby City Council culture spokesman Peter Ireson said he hoped people had been "inspired" by the installation.
Artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper's poppy installation, named Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, saw more than five million people visit the Tower of London in 2014.
The Weeping Window, a cascade of sculptured poppies, has been on tour across the UK and ends in Derby on Sunday.
Mr Ireson said: "[The exhibition] has been massive culturally in terms of numbers of people who have engaged with this wonderful exhibition, but also in terms of the local economy."
Ashley Lewis, spokesman for the Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District, said: "It certainly has put Derby on the map nationally and we have had visitors from all around the world and all over the UK. It's been a really positive thing to have here."
Derby businessman Steve Owens, who runs Jack Rabbits Kitchen, said: "It has pretty much doubled our take. To have something this iconic come to Derby has really increased sales… and it is brilliant," he said.
Mr Ireson added: "This proves that … a fantastic piece of art can inspire people and have an economic knock-on effect for the rest of the city." | An exhibition featuring thousands of handmade ceramic poppies has had a "massive" cultural and economical impact on Derby, the city council says. | 1.754043 | 2 |
The next series of The Apprentice is going to look somewhat different.
The 42-year-old comedian has confirmed he will no longer be presenting the BBC Two spin-off show You're Fired.
"After five years hosting You're Fired, I've decided to pass the chair on to someone else," he explained.
His exit comes after PR expert Nick Hewer stepped down as Lord Sugar's right-hand man on the main show.
Dara has revealed he wants to spend more time on his own comedy.
"I'm back on tour again this year and I'd like to enjoy getting laughs off my own incompetence for a while," he said.
"Best of luck to whoever takes over the chair, you'll have lots of fun with them."
More than six million viewers tuned in for the final of the last series of The Apprentice.
Patrick Holland, executive producer of reality show, said: "Dara has been an absolutely fantastic host.
"It has been a great privilege to work with him and we wish him the very best with his next projects."
There is no word on who will replace Dara just yet.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | First Nick Hewer, now Dara O Briain. | 0.883076 | 1 |
Paul O'Neill, 57, from Nottinghamshire, preyed on poverty-stricken families, paying £6,000 to people who procured children to be abused.
He admitted three counts of rape and a further 27 sexual offences at Nottingham Crown Court.
The CPS said the virtual rape case was thought to be the first of its kind.
He is due to be sentenced later. | A former teacher has admitted paying men to abuse children as young as three in the Philippines while he directed and watched from elsewhere online. | 0.542121 | 1 |
Riot police used clubs and tear gas to evict the farmers who protested on Tuesday in Van Giang district of Hung Yen province near the capital.
Villagers had camped in the area to try to keep the authorities and private developers away from the site.
Land rights disputes in Vietnam are becoming increasingly violent.
Around 2,000 police and security officers were deployed to repossess the area.
"They threw stun grenades and came towards the field... then 100 bulldozers were sent in to clear crops," a local resident, who identified himself only as Kien, told the BBC Vietnamese service.
A private company, Vihajico, has been trying for years to build a satellite city called EcoPark, covering 500 hectares of land in the area.
More than 4,000 families will lose their farmland as a result of the development, AP news agency reports.
Residents have been offered 36 million Vietnamese dong ($1,700; £1,000) as compensation for every 360 sq m plot of land.
However, some locals have said that the compensation is inadequate, and accuse officials of corruption.
Land rights are a contentious issue in Vietnam, where the Communist government owns all land and usage rights are unclear.
In January, fish farmer Doan Van Vuon made headlines after he used homemade mines and shotguns in an attempt to stop police from seizing his land. | Vietnamese police have detained 20 people after hundreds of farmers protested on a disputed plot of land near Hanoi, state media report. | 1.583399 | 2 |
Viscount Fitzwilliam left his art and library - with £100,000 (about £74m today) to house them - to Cambridge University in 1816, and this was used to set up the Fitzwilliam Museum. | A fine art and antiquities museum founded by a "bibliophile and art collector" marks its 200th anniversary in 2016. | 1.330022 | 1 |
It has advised passengers to check with their airline for flight information.
Four fire appliances were sent to the scene after the alarm was raised at about 07:15 local time. There are no reports of any injuries.
There are no further details. | Dublin Airport has temporarily suspended flights because of a fire on the roof of a hangar. | 0.602273 | 1 |
It is currently negotiating with the landlord of an office block but has other options if those discussions are not successful.
The paper has sold its current premises on Royal Avenue to the developer McAleer and Rushe.
Its owner, INM, decided to move due to the closure of the printing operation within the Royal Avenue premises.
When it made the announcement in August, INM (Independent News & Media) said it would find new premises for the paper in the "very heart of the city". | The BBC understands that the Belfast Telegraph is planning to move to Clarendon Dock. | 0.278713 | 0 |
Police knew that the suspect, Jose Jorge Balderas Garza, was in a relationship with a Colombian model.
Reports say when a Facebook profile in her name listed a Mexico City area as her location, officers moved in.
Mr Balderas denies he carried out the shooting.
He blames one of his associates for the attack last January on Cabanas, who played for Paraguay and Mexico's Club America.
The football star was shot in the head in the bathroom of a bar in Mexico City on 25 January last year. He survived, but a bullet remains lodged in his head.
Police also accuse Mr Balderas of running a drug-trafficking ring.
Officers say that during their inquiries about Mr Balderas, they became aware of his romantic link to the Colombian model and participant in the Miss Antioquia 2008 competition, Juliana Sossa.
A profile page in Ms Sossa's name on Facebook gave her current location as Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City.
On Tuesday, police moved into the area and found Ms Sossa, 25, and Mr Balderas in the house they shared. They arrested the couple, along with five other suspects. | Media in Mexico say a post on the social networking site Facebook helped lead police to the main suspect in the shooting of the Paraguayan footballer Salvador Cabanas. | 0.851134 | 1 |
The Coloborhynchus remains were found by Will Thurbin, from Niton.
Experts at Dinosaur Isle Museum and the University of Portsmouth confirmed it was the pterosaur's first definite appearance on the Isle of Wight.
Scientists believe it to be about 125 million years old, which could make it the oldest example ever found.
A previous discovery, uncovered during the 19th Century near Cambridge, dates back 100 million years.
Mr Thurbin said: "It is great they have confirmed it as a new type of fossil for the island.
"When I picked it up it was triangular in shape and looked different to other fossils I have found in the past.
"I decided to take it home and have a good look and could see that it was a bone and that there were some teeth in it."
He has since donated the fossil to the museum in Sandown.
Shirley Smart, Isle of Wight Council's executive member for economy and tourism, said: "This find further affirms the importance of dinosaur enthusiasts and their ability to help our knowledge of science progress.
"Without the dedication of people such as Will, Dinosaur Isle Museum would not have many of the fossils in the collections that it does.
"It also helps experts gain a better understanding of what these huge creatures were like." | The fossilised snout of a giant flying reptile unearthed on the Isle of Wight is the first of its kind to be discovered on the island. | 3.170397 | 3 |
Jonathan Lewis, 44, of Long Walk, Epsom was arrested after police pursued a black Peugeot travelling at up to 90mph on Monday.
Guildford magistrates remanded him in custody to appear at Guildford Crown Court on 12 May.
The car was chased between junctions six and 10 in Surrey before being halted on the A3 at 10:15 BST.
Two southbound and one northbound carriageway were shut for 40 minutes. | A man has been charged with dangerous driving and having no insurance after a police pursuit along the M25 and A3. | 0.439646 | 0 |
Mourad Laachraoui, brother of Najim Laachraoui, won the -54kg final in Montreux, Switzerland, on Thursday.
He beat 18-year-old Spanish fighter Jesus Tortosa 6-3 to claim the title.
The 21-year-old, who will compete at Rio 2016, has said he was "scared and saddened" by his brother's role in the attack on the Belgian capital in March.
Speaking at a news conference he arranged in Brussels following the attacks, Mourad Laachraoui also said no-one in his family had heard from his brother since 2013.
Najim, 24, was one of two men who carried out devastating bomb attacks in the check-in area of Zaventem airport on 22 March. A third bomb was detonated at Maelbeek metro station shortly after, with a total of 32 people killed.
Prosecutors have also linked him to November's attacks in Paris in which 130 people died. | A Belgian whose older brother was one of the suicide bombers in the terror attacks on Brussels has won gold at the European Taekwondo Championships. | 0.901657 | 1 |
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Now, campaigners have started using satire to shine a light on corrupt practices in the country.
The BBC's Lerato Mbele reports from Johannesburg. | South Africa has found itself mired in some high-profile corruption scandals in recent years, causing the country to slip down the global transparency index. | 0.402567 | 0 |
Highland Council has already said the campus is unlikely to open to school pupils and staff in October as planned because of delays to its completion.
The local authority has now also confirmed that it is aware of issues concerning the pool's seating area.
It is understood that two lanes of the pool are not visible from the seats.
The configuration and design of the pool is the responsibility of the council, rather than Hub North Scotland (Wick) Ltd, the organisation overseeing the construction of the campus.
The pool is part of the campus which, once open, will offer community facilities as well as a new Wick High School and new buildings for the town's Pulteneytown and South primaries.
Highland Council said: "We are aware of issues concerning seating and viewing of the new Wick High school swimming pool. This matter will be considered at the education, children and adults services committee on 25 August."
Following the announcement of delays in opening the campus, Highland Council's leader Margaret Davidson has asked the local authority's chief executive for an overview of the delivery of education capital projects.
She said this would look at where "further improvements can be made and any problems can be avoided".
Ms Davidson told BBC Radio Scotland that news of the pool viewing area was "disappointing", adding that she "believed there were other issues" to be addressed.
She said it was important that people in Wick were informed of the problems and that the issues were resolved before the campus was opened to the public.
On the delays to the completion of the campus, Angus Macfarlane, chief executive of Hub North Scotland, said: "Projects of this nature can be complex and, as such, challenges can arise during construction.
"As Highland Council's development partner, Hub North Scotland will continue to work closely with the main contractor to minimise the impact of this delay on the final completion and handover date for the building.
"Whilst any delay is regrettable, the key factor is ensuring that the project is delivered in line with the high standards set by hub North Scotland and our partner organisations.
"We are committed to delivering first-class facilities which will benefit generations to come." | The new community swimming pool at the £48.5m Wick Joint Campus is not fully visible to its spectators area, it has emerged. | 0.708944 | 1 |
After previously making four loan moves away from Boro, Morris, 20, becomes Town manager Paul Hurst's fifth signing of the transfer window.
"We've managed to secure him on a permanent deal," said Hurst.
"It gives us competition in the middle of the park, which we've been lacking."
Morris follows the arrival of Hartlepool United defender Aristote Nsiala on a two-and-a-half-year deal, for an undisclosed fee, Notts County winger Alex Rodman on an 18-month deal and two loan strikers from Premier League clubs, Crystal Palace's Freddie Ladapo and West Bromwich Albion's Wales Under-19 striker Tyler Roberts.
Shrewsbury, who are expected to allow midfielder Ian Black out on loan, are 21st in the League One table.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | Middlesbrough's England Under-20s midfielder Bryn Morris has left the Premier League club to join League One side Shrewsbury Town on a short-term deal for the rest of the season. | 0.852359 | 1 |
Howe saw his Cherries side beaten 3-1 at home in Jose Mourinho's first league game as United manager.
"There were some very good aspects of play," Howe told BBC Radio Solent.
"I'm certainly not all doom and gloom as we're not going to be judged against the top four this season, it's going to be against other teams."
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Goals from Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic put United 3-0 up, with Adam Smith's effort after 69 minutes coming as a consolation goal for the hosts.
"We have to take these games in isolation, like you need to against all of the top four sides," Howe said.
"It's important that we don't go negative and everyone stays very strong in the belief that we will come back from this."
Howe also handed debuts to summer signings Jordon Ibe and Lewis Cook in midfield, with the pair encouraging Howe with their performances.
"It's difficult to come into this team quickly because of how we play," he said. "But, both players did very well and I think showed glimpses of what they will bring." | Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has stressed the importance of taking their opening day Premier League defeat by Manchester United in "isolation". | 0.9794 | 1 |
Yusra Mardini and her sister Sara were forced to swim for hours alongside their overloaded boat as it crossed from Turkey to Greece.
Yusra later competed for the first ever Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 games.
UK production company Working Title has agreed to buy the rights to her story for a film that Stephen Daldry is tipped to direct.
"It's rather important that we find someone who can act and swim," he told the Daily Mail.
Mardini, 18, the daughter of a swimming coach, left her hometown with her sister in 2015 after their house was destroyed in the Syrian conflict.
Her remarkable 25-day journey took her to Beirut in Lebanon, across the Aegean Sea and finally to Germany.
In the final part of the journey, Mardini, Sara and another young woman dragged the broken-down boat full of refugees - many of whom could not swim - towards the shore, clinging to a rope dangling from the side.
Mardini's first German home would temporarily be a refugee camp, and one of her first questions in this unfamiliar city concerned finding the nearest swimming pool.
An Egyptian translator put the sisters in touch with Wasserfreunde Spandau 04, one of Berlin's oldest swimming clubs.
"They saw our technique, saw it was good, they accepted us," she says.
After training there, she became one of two Syrians to be chosen by the International Olympic Committee for its first refugee team.
She won her qualifying heat in the 100 metres butterfly, though her time was not quick enough for her to progress.
"This is just a great story about a kid with an ambition, just like Billy Elliot," said Working Title's Eric Fellner.
Daldry received an Oscar nomination in 2001 for directing Billy Elliot and went on to direct the West End musical version.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | A teenage refugee who fled Syria and went on to swim at the Rio Olympics is to have her story turned into a film. | 1.379729 | 1 |
The study, by Westminster and Essex universities, questioned 269 people - around half of whom did some gardening.
The results revealed that those who spent as little as 30 minutes a week in their allotments saw significant gains in mental well-being, according to the Journal of Public Health.
The research also showed the allotment gardeners had fewer weight problems.
The participants were questioned about their mood, self-esteem and general health.
Those who had worked in their allotments at least once a week had lower levels of fatigue, depression, tension and anger - and had higher self-esteem and better general health - than those who had done no gardening at all.
They also had a significantly lower body mass index (BMI), reflecting a healthier body weight than those who did not garden.
The length of time spent gardening did not alter the results, meaning that fitting 30 minutes into schedules was still beneficial.
With urban living on the rise, along with the risk of poor mental health, co-author Dr Carly Wood, from the University of Essex, said: "Allotment gardening might play an important role in promoting mental well-being in people residing in urban areas."
But many garden allotments have long waiting lists, the study mentions.
President of the UK Faculty of Public Health, Prof John Ashton, said: "We need a strategy that considers how we could make better use of neglected land that marks the transition from towns to cities." | Gardening in an allotment can improve mood and self-esteem, according to research by two universities. | 2.661683 | 3 |
A fire extinguisher was also allegedly let off in a hospitality suite.
This reportedly occurred in daylight, before a kicking clinic for youngsters.
"Bath Rugby is currently addressing the events at the Rec last week, which involved a small group of players from the club," a Bath statement said.
"The appropriate conduct of all players and staff is highly important to the club, and disciplinary hearings with those involved will take place in the coming days.
"The matter will be addressed appropriately as part of that process."
The Bath Chronicle reported on Tuesday that no children had arrived for the kicking clinic when the streaking was said to have taken place, but that players later heckled while the kicking class was being held.
Bath - who were narrowly beaten at Stade Francais in their European Challenge Cup semi-final on 23 April - eased past local rivals Gloucester in the Premiership on Sunday, 30 April.
Todd Blackadder's side are fifth in the Premiership with one match remaining, needing to win at Sale Sharks on the final day of the season to stand a chance of reaching the play-offs. | Premiership club Bath are planning disciplinary hearings after allegations that some of their players ran naked across the Recreation Ground pitch at a post-training social event last week. | 0.891389 | 1 |
The former WBO Featherweight Champion was sentenced to four years in prison by a court in Malaga in 2012.
A European arrest warrant was issued by the Spanish authorities after claims he left before starting the sentence.
Earlier this year a Scottish sheriff ruled the 37-year-old, from Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, could be extradited. Appeal judges have upheld the ruling.
Earlier this year, Harrison's legal team argued at Edinburgh Sheriff Court that the Spanish authorities had not followed extradition law when they issued a European Arrest Warrant for him.
Sheriff Thomas Welsh QC, however, ruled that the former boxer should be extradited.
Harrison's lawyers sought leave to appeal that decision but their application was rejected by Lord Carloway, sitting with Lady Smith and Lady Clark.
Lord Carloway also said bail would be refused, after which Harrison was handcuffed and led away from court by security officers. | Former boxer Scott Harrison has lost a legal bid to avoid extradition to Spain over assault charges. | 0.953025 | 1 |
The 25-year-old victim had to have blood transfusions after being struck on the head at a pub in Stirchley, Birmingham.
Luke Pinder, 21, of Millfield Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, has been jailed for eight years.
He admitted wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
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Pinder, who was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court, was in the Horseshoe Arms last September when security staff asked everyone to leave at closing time.
He threw a bottle at full force, hitting the other man as he stood up to leave, causing a deep gash on the back of his head, police said.
He was celebrating with his girlfriend after just being told he was in remission from acute myeloid leukaemia.
Pinder's image was circulated and he was identified. | A man who threw a bottle that struck a man celebrating being told he was in remission from leukaemia has been jailed. | 1.072589 | 1 |
Up to 20 members of the playing squad are suffering with a stomach complaint.
Thursday's training session was cancelled, but Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac is hopeful the majority of the stricken will recover for kick-off.
"We're hoping a lot of those who come tomorrow (Friday) morning will be feeling a lot better," said Pivac.
"We've rearranged our day tomorrow to compensate for that and we'll have a bit of a walk-through in the afternoon, and then another walk-through on game day. It's not ideal."
The former Fiji coach says he has never experienced such a large number of players being ill at the same time.
"It's a first for me, but these things happen and nothing surprises you as a coach when you've been around a while," said the New Zealander.
"You've always got to have a Plan B and a Plan C, and that's why we have the larger squads."
Scarlets may have to draft in players from lower-tier feeder teams.
However, two Welsh Premiership clubs that Scarlets have close ties with are involved in Swalec Cup semi-finals on Saturday, with Carmarthen Quins hosting Cross Keys and Llandovery at Pontypridd.
Pivac's men have been in the top four all season, but face a stern challenge from defending champions Glasgow, who have won seven in a row and overtook the Scarlets in third place last weekend. | Scarlets' quest for a place in the Pro12 play-offs may be undermined by illness ahead of their crucial match against Glasgow on Saturday. | 1.080006 | 1 |
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Blair Alston opened the scoring for the Bairns on the brink of half-time, heading an Aaron Muirhead cross into the bottom corner.
John Baird netted his 18th of the season shortly after the break.
But Derek Lyle pulled a goal back with a neat turn and finish and Iain Russell's strike levelled the scores in stoppage time. | Queen of the South fought back from two goals down to draw with promotion-chasing Falkirk in the Championship. | 0.444246 | 0 |
Openers Gubbins and Sam Robson, dropped on nine by Kumar Sangakkara, made 126 together before Robson (53) fell after his fourth score over 50 this summer.
Gubbins (91) and Dawid Malan (58) set the visitors up before the latter was caught behind off James Burke [2-56], the first of five wickets for 51 runs.
All-rounder Tom Curran took 3-80 as Middlesex closed on 298-7.
But there is concern for Surrey, as their leading wicket-taker this summer Ravi Rampaul had to go off with an injury midway through an over.
Shortly after Malan's dismissal, Adam Voges fell just short of his half century on 47 before John Simpson, who has made three fifties this summer, went for 12.
Then Paul Stirling and Ollie Rayner both fell to Curran as Surrey will begin day two at The Oval looking to mop up the tail end of their opponents.
Surrey all-rounder James Burke told BBC Radio London:
"It was a difficult surface but the boys pulled together for the last session and for the first time probably this season we worked as a unit.
"Losing Ravi was obviously a big blow, he's been our main strike bowler. So it was up to us to hold our hands up and step up.
"It's a difficult wicket, the ball's quite up and down but I think if you apply yourselves there's definitely runs to be had and we're definitely happy with how we left the day." | Nick Gubbins top-scored for Middlesex before a middle-order collapse pegged them back on day one against Surrey. | 0.967983 | 1 |
Holding the title-challenging Blues left the Ports 11 points adrift at the Premiership basement.
"We have set out own bar with that performance against Linfield and we need that to be a springboard," said Currie.
"We've have highs and lows and but now need that consistency."
He added: "When we are right, when we are pulling in the same direction we can be competitive.
"If we can get that honesty regularly throughout the rest of the season then we can be a match for any team."
The result at Windsor Park may have been a boost for the Ports but it was a hammer blow to Linfield's hopes of catching Crusaders, who are now nine points clear.
Linfield face traditional foes Glentoran at the Oval on Saturday with the Blues winning two of this season's meetings while the other game was drawn.
Gary Haveron's first game in charge of the Glens was a 2-1 defeat by Linfield back in October.
Inform Coleraine are just four points behind third-place Cliftonville as they prepare for a Solitude showdown.
Ballymena are back in action after their League Cup triumph last weekend and the Sky Blues visit Ballinamallard.
Glenavon have signed former Northern Ireland U21 midfielder Chris Turner after the 30-year-old left Scottish club Cowdenbeath by mutual consent last month.
The Lurgan Blues travel to relegation threatened Carrick Rangers, who lost out to Ballymena in the Seaview decider.
Dungannon Swifts are still in contention for a top-six spot in the league split as they welcome Ards to Stangmore Park. | Portadown boss Niall Currie hopes to build on last week's draw at Linfield in the top versus bottom game against leaders Crusaders at Shamrock Park. | 0.791904 | 1 |
Jeffrey Sandusky, 41, allegedly sent explicit text messages to children, asking for nude photographs.
The arrest comes nearly five years after his father, who worked for Pennsylvania State University, was found guilty on similar charges.
The elder Sandusky is serving a lengthy prison sentence for molesting 10 boys.
The son - who attended many of his father's court proceedings - faces 14 counts, including statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of a minor and photographing or depicting sexual acts.
He was formally charged at a court in the Pennsylvanian town of Bellefonte on Monday afternoon.
His adopted mother, Dorothy Sandusky, was also present at the hearing, according to local media.
The investigation began in November 2016, police say, when a child claimed to have received a text message from the younger Sandusky.
The child shared the photo with her father, who alerted police.
Mr Sandusky's bail has been set at $200,000 (£160,000), which he was unable to post, court records show.
He is being held in jail pending trial and is prohibited from having any contact with minors.
His employer, the Rockview State Prison, has suspended him as a prison officer, pending trial.
Mr Sandusky's brother, Matt, told NBC News his thoughts are "with the victims".
He also had some harsh words for his sibling.
"He should not see the outside of a prison cell for the rest of his life if these allegations are true," said Matt Sandusky.
The revelation that coach Jerry Sandusky has abused children, some whom were beneficiaries of his own charity, shocked Pennsylvanians and fans of US college football.
The school president, as well as the team's head coach, were both fired after being accused of seeking to cover up allegations against Sandusky, the school's longtime defensive co-ordinator.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) eventually punished the team by stripping it of all victories from 1998-2011 and imposing a fine of $60m (£48m). | The adopted son of Jerry Sandusky, the US college football coach convicted of child abuse, has been accused of sexually abusing two teenage sisters. | 0.978783 | 1 |
Prifysgol Caerdydd yw'r unig un o'r wyth prifysgol yn y wlad sy'n gyflogwr cyflog byw.
Mae busnesau a sefydliadau yn medru cael y statws hwnnw drwy dalu isafswm cyflog o £8.45 yr awr - sy'n fwy na'r isafswm statudol.
Dywedodd y corff sy'n cynrychioli addysg uwch, Prifysgolion Cymru, bod nifer o sefydliadau "yn talu cyflogau sydd gyfystyr â'r Cyflog Byw gwirfoddol".
Mae Ms Williams hefyd yn galw am bwyll wrth bennu cyflogau uwch swyddogion y prifysgolion.
Ar hyn o bryd, mae is-ganghellor pob prifysgol yng Nghymru yn ennill dros £200,000 y flwyddyn.
"Dwi'n gobeithio bod prifysgolion yn ystyried rhoi cyflogau da i'w holl staff fel rhan o'u cenhadaeth ddinesig", meddai Ms Williams wrth raglen Sunday Politics BBC Cymru.
"'Dyn ni angen i'r prifysgolion hynny gydnabod cymaint o dda y maen nhw'n gallu ei wneud i'n cenedl ni, Cymru.
"Ie, addysgu pobl, ond hefyd defnyddio eu grym, adnoddau a chyfleusterau i gyfrannu tuag at y genedl gyfan, ac mae talu cyflog byw yn ffordd bwysig o wneud hynny."
Yn ei llythyr blynyddol at Gyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru (CCAUC), mae Ms Williams yn galw am "welliant buan" ar gyflogau byw a mwy o bwyll o ran maint cyflogau'r rheiny sy'n ennill fwyaf.
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Prifysgolion Cymru: "Mae gan nifer o brifysgolion Cymru raddau cyflog sydd gyfystyr â'r Cyflog Byw gwirfoddol."
"Bydd cyrff llywodraethu yn teimlo ei bod hi'n bwysig iddyn nhw gadw'r hawl i wneud penderfyniadau am gynyddu costau cyflogau, ynghyd â'r buddion a'r amodau arbennig maen nhw'n eu darparu, sy'n golygu yn aml mai nhw yw'r cyflogwyr mwyaf deniadol yn eu hardal", meddai'r llefarydd.
Dangosodd adroddiad gan CCAUC y llynedd fod cyflogau uchaf prifysgolion Cymru yn "lled debyg" i weddill y DU.
Mewn datganiad, dywedodd y corff: "Rydyn ni wedi cadarnhau gyda [Ms Williams] y byddan ni'n gweithio gyda'r prifysgolion i geisio sicrhau'r gwelliant buan y mae hi eisiau ei weld yn y maes hwn."
Sunday Politics, BBC One Cymru, 2 Ebrill am 11:00. | Dylai prifysgolion yng Nghymru dalu cyflog byw i'w gweithwyr, yn ôl yr Ysgrifennydd Addysg Kirsty Williams. | 1.205395 | 1 |
Ellen Higginbottom's body was found at Orrell Water Park in Wigan early on Saturday.
Post-mortem tests found she had been killed by "multiple wounds to the neck".
Ellen was reported missing on Friday after she had failed to return home from Winstanley College, where she studied.
Greater Manchester Police earlier said some of Ellen's friends had told them she had been last seen at the nature reserve.
The force said the arrested man, from the Billinge area of Wigan, was being held on suspicion of murder and was currently in custody for questioning.
Police previously said Ellen's disappearance was "extremely out of character".
Det Supt Howard Millington said: "First of all my thoughts continue to be with Ellen's family at this devastating time."
He urged members of the public to report "anyone acting suspiciously in the area either on Friday or in the days prior".
He said investigators would remain at the scene of the water park for the next few days and said officers would be continuing "to patrol the streets in the area". | A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an 18-year-old student found dead at a beauty spot. | 0.923553 | 1 |
The IOC has requested the IAAF take action after a damning report into widespread doping was released.
The report by the World Anti-Doping Agency independent commission urged Russia be banned from competition for a "state-supported" doping programme.
It added that five Russian athletes and five coaches should be given life bans.
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Named in the report was Mariya Savinova, who won gold in the 800m at London 2012, along with Ekaterina Poistogova, who won bronze in the same race.
Anastasiya Bazdyreva, Tatjana Myazina and Kristina Ugarova were also among the athletes named, although these allegations are unproven and the five individuals are yet to respond to the report's findings.
Wada says London 2012 was "sabotaged" by "widespread inaction" against athletes with suspicious doping profiles, while the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was also implicated.
The Kremlin has dismissed the accusations, describing them as "groundless".
IAAF president Lord Coe told the BBC that the Russian athletics federation, Araf, had been asked to respond to the allegations by the end of the week.
The 59-year-old said that after reviewing the feedback the IAAF "would look at a range of options, including sanctions", which could result in suspension from the sport.
In a statement, the IOC said: "With its zero-tolerance policy against doping, following the conclusion of this procedure, the IOC will take all the necessary measures and sanctions with regard to the withdrawal and reallocation of medals. And as the case may be exclusion of coaches and officials from future Olympic Games."
In an interview on New Zealand television on Tuesday, IOC president Thomas Bach said he expected Russia to "co-operate to make progress" towards being compliant with Wada to ensure participation at Rio 2016.
He added he was "convinced" Coe would "do whatever is necessary" to clean up the sport. | Russian athletes accused of doping should have disciplinary proceedings brought against them, according to the International Olympic Committee. | 1.582698 | 2 |
The Russian foreign minister criticised the "counter-productive" nature of Moldova's "unfriendly actions".
The diplomats, who were not named, were given three days to leave Russia.
Moldova's pro-EU government has not explained the expulsions. But the prime minister said there were "good reasons" for it.
"It was a matter of the country's national interests and the state security of Moldova," Pavel Filip said on Wednesday in a statement quoted by Reuters news agency.
"We are in favour of good relations with Russia, but this relationship should be built of mutual respect."
The country's President Igor Dodon, who sees close ties with Moscow as a priority, had earlier called the move against the Russian delegation "outrageous".
Moldova is one of Europe's poorest countries and gets funding from the EU.
In March a former Moldovan MP, Yuri Bolbochan, was arrested and accused of treason for allegedly having passed secrets to an aide to the Russian military attaché.
The aide - named by Russian media as Alexander Grudin - is reported to be among the five diplomats ordered to leave Moldova.
Moldova signed a far-reaching association agreement with the EU in 2014, and Russia promptly imposed import restrictions on the country's agricultural produce.
Russian troops are stationed in the breakaway Trans-Dniester region, which is economically dependent on Russia and defies the Moldovan government in Chisinau.
In 2015 Moldova was rocked by a huge fraud case, when more than €1bn (£867m; $1.1bn) disappeared from three banks.
The conflict in neighbouring Ukraine has raised tensions in Moldova, an ex-Soviet republic that Russia sees as part of its sphere of influence. | Russia has ordered five Moldovan diplomats to leave the country, a statement says, two days after Moldova expelled five Russian diplomats. | 1.664479 | 2 |
Scott Sinclair, 41, who lived in Elgin at the time, was convicted by a jury.
A judge rejected a defence plea to spare Sinclair a prison sentence and told him that custody was "inevitable".
Lord Glennie said: "I cannot regard this as a case where you could have reasonably believed they were consenting to the sexual acts."
Sinclair, who ran a DJ and karaoke business, had taken part in events organised for people with learning difficulties.
He earlier denied three sex charges during a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Sinclair was placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely. | A disc jockey who subjected a man and woman with Down's syndrome to sex attacks in Moray has been jailed for five years. | 0.478117 | 0 |
Roy Hodgson's side, who won every game in qualifying, start their campaign on Saturday against Russia in Marseille.
"If we can be on the right end of key moments, we will go far," said Hart.
The Manchester City keeper also said he "fully believes" in England's defensive options, despite criticism over a perceived lack of strength in depth.
"It's very balanced and very comfortable," said Hart.
"We're going to attack as a team and defend as a team. We'll work hard, we are well regimented and we are ready."
Hodgson's 23-man party - the youngest England squad for 58 years - features three central defenders in Gary Cahill, Chris Smalling and John Stones, with defensive midfielder Eric Dier as a back-up option.
Hart, who has 59 caps, was England's first-choice keeper as they exited the 2014 World Cup at the group stage for the first time in 58 years.
But he is adamant England's past displays are irrelevant: "Playing to a decent standard isn't enough, we have to be ruthless at both ends of the pitch."
England are joined by Russia, Wales and Slovakia in Group B.
With three teams potentially reaching the last 16, hopes are high of replicating the run to the semi-finals in 1996, which Hart watched as a nine-year-old.
"That was a fantastic tournament, one I enjoyed watching and I'd love for other nine-year-olds to have memories of 2016," he added. | Goalkeeper Joe Hart says England must be "ruthless" to succeed at Euro 2016, where he hopes to give a new generation of fans their own Euro '96 moment. | 1.084974 | 1 |
Gaskell, 26, started his career with St Helens before joining the Bulls in 2013.
"To be back in Super League is a great feeling and to be given this chance by the Giants is pleasing," he told the club website.
"I've had a short time here and it's good to get that training under my belt." | Huddersfield Giants have signed Bradford Bulls stand-off Lee Gaskell on a four-year deal. | 0.382249 | 0 |
The 21-year-old, who had a spell on loan at Hearts last year, was released by Liverpool at the end of last season.
Ngoo goes straight into the Killie squad for Saturday's match against Ross County and said: "It is good to be back in Scottish football.
"I am looking to bring goals and compete for the league. I don't see any reason why this bunch of players can't compete for the league."
And he added: "If we beat every other team, then it's down to Celtic, if that makes sense.
"I watched them [Kilmarnock] play against Aberdeen [who won 2-0] and there wasn't much in the game so I believe that if everyone gets their head down and works hard, I don't see any reason why we can't.
"You can't go into something thinking we will settle for less.
"We have to aim for the best and if the best doesn't come then second isn't a bad position. That's how I feel.
"I am looking forward to tomorrow and if I get some minutes I will show everyone what I can do."
Manager Allan Johnston is delighted to have signed Ngoo, who scored five goals during his previous spell in Scottish football.
"He is a big presence, he did well with Hearts and we are expecting him to play a big part in our team this year," explained Johnston
"So it is up to him to put in good performances on the pitch.
"He is desperate to start playing again.
"The boys have made him welcome and he feels he is part of the squad so he should be a good signing.
"We still have Lee Miller to come back [from a calf injury] so we have options up front." | Kilmarnock have signed striker Michael Ngoo on a two-year contract. | 0.819977 | 1 |
The proposals, drawn up by Rail Central, would see a depot built on up to 700 acres of farm land between Milton Malsor and Blisworth.
Ashfield Land, the developer behind the scheme, says it would boost the economy with 8,000 jobs.
Many villagers say it would cause traffic problems, ruin the countryside and end the rural community.
The plans include offices, a service depot, facilities for heavy goods vehicles and a hotel. Some homes would also face compulsory purchase orders.
The scheme was first revealed in January but the planning application has not yet been submitted.
It is set to be submitted directly to the planning inspectorate, bypassing the council's planning committee, because it is deemed to be a nationally important scheme.
Councillor Ann Addison, who represents Milton Malsor on South Northamptonshire Council, said: "We know what's happening on the ground we know what local people's feelings are, I don't know if an inspector who comes up from wherever (will)."
In a statement Ashfield Land said the plans would create a "world-class logistics hub" in the county that would contribute to the regional and national economy.
The statement added the firm was in the early stages of developing the proposals and there would be a consultation on the process in the coming weeks. | Politicians in south Northamptonshire have voted to spend £100,000 to fight plans for a rail freight terminal. | 1.568397 | 2 |
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Donal Rocks put La Salle ahead in the 10th minute with Declan Dunne doubling their lead four minutes later.
Nathan Fox extended the advantage three minutes into the second half before Paddy Burns pulled a goal back for St Malachy's at New Grosvenor.
Man of the match Fox was sent off late on after getting a second booking. | La Salle earned their ninth Belfast Senior Schools' Cup triumph as they clinched a 3-1 win over St Malachy's in Thursday's final. | 0.343964 | 0 |
The National Museum of the Royal Navy, which took over the former Hartlepool Maritime Experience a year ago, said it wanted to transform it into a "real tourism gem".
Work will include conservation work to its centrepiece, HMS Trincomalee, which celebrates its bicentenary this year.
There will also be a new activity zone offering families hands-on adventure themes on the story of the ship.
Professor Dominic Tweddle, director general of The National Museum of the Royal Navy, said: "Following a year-long consultation with visitors it is clear that they want more things to do for the family so they can make a full day of it.
"So investing in the family offer is essential, it means more people will visit, particularly locals, and this will have an overwhelmingly positive influence on the town.
"We continue to work very well with our partners at Hartlepool Borough Council with the shared aim of making the site sustainable and a real tourism gem for the region." | A maritime attraction is set to benefit from a £500,000 upgrade. | 1.525812 | 2 |
The by-election has been triggered by the death of long-serving Labour MP Michael Meacher.
Labour chief whip Rosie Winterton moved the writ in the House of Commons to formally begin the process.
Mr Meacher, a former environment minister, held the seat for Labour in May with a 14,738 majority from UKIP in second place. | The Oldham West and Royton by-election will be held on Thursday, 3 December, it has been announced. | 0.792045 | 1 |
Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's finance chief, will speak to the inquiry from Rome next week.
He has been excused from returning to Australia because of ill health, which has angered child abuse survivors.
The commissioner, Justice Peter McClellan, said it was "reasonable" for victims to watch Cardinal Pell speak.
The logistics of having Cardinal Pell testify in front of victims were previously in question, but Justice McClellan said a suitable hotel room had been found in central Rome.
A group of around 15 abuse survivors are reportedly expected to fly to Rome this weekend. The group launched a successful crowdfunding campaign that has raised more than A$200,000 ($143,000; £100,000) for the trip.
Survivor Andrew Collins told Fairfax it would be an "arduous journey", but said Cardinal Pell "should have to see people and look into their eyes".
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has focused much of its efforts on widespread child abuse by Catholic church clergy in Australia.
It is currently hearing testimony regarding child abuse that occurred in the city of Ballarat, including by notorious paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale.
Cardinal Pell was a priest in Ballarat and lived together with Ridsdale in the early 1970s.
He is not facing criminal charges, but detractors say child abuse that happened under his watch has made his Vatican position untenable.
Cardinal Pell has testified at the inquiry twice before in relation to other matters, once in person and once via video link. | An inquiry into child sex abuse in Australia has cleared the way for victims to be present when Australia's most senior Catholic gives testimony. | 1.502975 | 2 |
17 November 2015 Last updated at 07:38 GMT
It's after the attacks which happened on Friday where more than 120 people lost their lives.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the French capital laying lowers, leaving messages and lighting candles to remember what happened.
On Monday a minute's silence was held across Europe as a show of support for people in the city.
The historic landmark and tourist attraction the Eiffel Tower also re-opened. Lit up in the colours of the French flag.
Jenny's in Paris and has been finding out how people are feeling. | People in Paris, France, are trying to get back to normal life. | 1.563153 | 2 |