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In a Commons debate, the ex-Labour leader said Conservative plans to limit the voting powers of Scottish MPs on Commons laws would "rip up" hundreds of years of parliamentary procedure.
The SNP said the Conservatives wanted to create a "quasi-English Parliament".
But ministers said it was vital England was treated fair... | Plans for "English votes for English laws" are an "act of constitutional vandalism", Ed Miliband has warned. | 33415474 |
Mr Glanville won 69% of the votes cast and was already acting mayor.
Prior to Thursday's by-election he had been deputy mayor of the borough.
Green Party candidate Samir Jeraj came second in the election with 13%.
Labour currently control the borough of Hackney with a majority of 43 seats.
The by-election was called af... | Labour's Phillip Glanville has comfortably won the race to be the new mayor of the London borough of Hackney. | 37383994 |
The animal has been studied for some time, but new research confirms it is different from all other gibbons.
It has been named the Skywalker hoolock gibbon - partly because the Chinese characters of its scientific name mean "Heaven's movement" but also because the scientists are fans of Star Wars.
The study is publishe... | A gibbon living in the tropical forests of south west China is a new species of primate, scientists have concluded. | 38576819 |
Jamie Peacock, Kevin Sinfield and Kylie Leuluai ended their careers and left the club after beating Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The win followed success in the League Leaders' Shield and Challenge Cup to complete a domestic treble.
The trio were honoured at a celebratory event at the First Direct Arena.... | The careers of three of Leeds Rhinos' notable players have been celebrated in the city following the club's Super League Grand Final success. | 34500226 |
It took seven people to help lift the male Staffordshire bull terrier out of the waterway near Litherland Road in Bootle, Liverpool on Saturday.
A blue rope was tied around its neck and tests indicated it had been strangled, the RSPCA said.
An examination at Greater Manchester Animal Hospital found the dog had been fed... | The body of a dog has been pulled out of a canal with a rucksack full of cement tied to its neck. | 39856394 |
The New South Wales premier's page was flooded with comments, almost all negative, after he mounted a defence of controversial "lockout laws" that many say have killed off Sydney's night-time economy.
Mr Baird says the laws are reducing assaults, and that a number of small bars have opened since the laws were introduce... | It took a single Facebook post to turn Mike Baird, leader of Australia's most populous state, from darling to pariah on social media. | 35499522 |
England lost both home one-day series in the summer, against Sri Lanka and India, and have won only seven of their 18 one-day internationals this year.
They are now touring Sri Lanka in the build-up to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, starting in February.
Finn, 25, told BBC Sport: "If we stick together, I t... | Paceman Steven Finn believes England can benefit from entering next year's World Cup as underdogs. | 30157766 |
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Walkden became the first Briton to successfully defend a taekwondo world title with victory in the +73kg category at the 2017 tournament.
She says she speaks "all the time" about MMA with double Olympic taekwondo champion and compatriot Jade Jones.
"You never know what the... | Taekwondo world champion Bianca Walkden says she would take part in a "one-off" MMA - mixed martial arts - fight. | 40472346 |
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There was never more than a frame between the two before Higgins produced a break of 85 to move into a 5-4 lead.
Liang missed a green along the cushion to allow Higgins, who had made three centuries of 119, 104 and 133, to win.
UK Championship winner Neil Robertson had an ... | John Higgins came through a high-quality encounter against tournament debutant Liang Wenbo to win his first-round match 6-4 at the Masters. | 35305635 |
Kensington and Chelsea council said it had given the owner a section 215 notice ordering the stripes' removal after neighbours complained.
The stripes appeared earlier this month after plans to demolish the house and replace it with a new house and two-storey basement were refused.
Neighbours said it looked "hideous".
... | A woman in Kensington has been told to remove the red and white stripes she had painted on her house in protest over a rejected planning application. | 32495926 |
Mr Smith told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg Labour would be "decimated" if there was an election tomorrow.
He insisted there was "everything still to play for" in the contest and would not rule out standing again if Mr Corbyn won.
Mr Corbyn's campaign said Mr Smith was "desperate" and "resorting to insults".
The current l... | Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith has accused Jeremy Corbyn of being "delusional" about the party's prospects of power under his tenure. | 37353801 |
Tomasz Procko, 22, and Karol Szymanski, 29, had been delivering sofas to the Knightsbridge property on Friday morning when the balcony collapsed.
Mr Procko, of Greenford, west London, died at the scene while Mr Szymanski, of Wembley, north-west London, died later in hospital.
Both men were originally from Poland. Their... | Two men who died after they fell from a balcony at Cadogan Square in west London have been named by police. | 30159904 |
The US central bank said it had unanimously agreed to keep rates at close to zero this month, but believed the economy was on a stronger footing.
"Economic activity has been expanding moderately in recent months," it said in a statement.
But it still did not give a clear indication of when rates would rise.
In its stat... | The US Federal Reserve has indicated it is more positive on the US economy, confirming views it is likely to raise interest rates this year. | 33698679 |
A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 30 June and 7 July. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or via Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics | All pictures are copyrighted. | 40530172 |
The 22-year-old barber, from Newtownabbey, County Antrim, has not been seen for almost a week.
He was last seen in the Carnmoney Road area of Newtownabbey shortly before 13:00 BST on Thursday, 13 July.
Officers have also revised details of what they believe he was wearing on the day of his disappearance.
Det Insp Chris... | Police searching for Dean McIlwaine have released CCTV footage taken on the day he went missing as they renewed their appeal for information. | 40652941 |
Regardless of the horse race that sprung from Lord Derby calling it right and winning that toss at Epsom in 1779, defeat would have had a much wider significance.
The event and its name are believed to be the root of the expression 'derby match', and it's worth considering that the loser was Sir Charles Bunbury.
You'll... | It was, it can be argued, the most significant toss of a coin in British sporting history. | 40122246 |
Swansea's Indoor Market and bus station were also closed but officers reopened affected areas just before 17:00 BST.
South Wales Police had received reports of a suspect package at about 14:00.
They said the incident had caused "significant disruption".
Bus operator First Cymru said services were returning to normal bu... | A man has been arrested following the evacuation of Swansea's Quadrant shopping centre after reports of a suspicious package "turned out to be a hoax". | 40032656 |
Daw hyn ar ôl iddi ddod i'r amlwg fod y datblygwyr yn chwilio am fuddsoddwyr newydd.
Y llynedd roedd cwmni Orthios yn sôn am greu cannoedd o swyddi yng Nghaergybi, a hefyd yn y de ym Mhort Talbot.
Ond mae yna ansicrwydd oherwydd bod cytundeb gyda buddsoddwyr o China wedi mynd i'r gwellt, gan adael bwlch o £2bn.
Y gobai... | Mae Cyngor Môn yn dweud eu bod yn parhau'n ffyddiog y bydd cynllun i godi pwerdy biomas yno'n cael ei wireddu. | 38913680 |
It marks the sixth time in four years that the web portal has announced sizeable job cuts.
The news coincides with plans by Skype to create about 400 new posts across five cities.
The internet video-calling business - which is owned by Microsoft - said it was initially looking to take on staff in London and Stockholm.
... | Yahoo has confirmed it is axing about 2,000 posts, which amounts to 14% of its workforce being laid off. | 17608039 |
The Doncaster Central MP was one of three members to be chosen in a secret ballot, succeeding Natascha Engel who lost her seat at the election.
Labour's Lindsay Hoyle topped the ballot and was re-elected as chairman of ways and means. In that role, he will preside over Budget debates.
Tory Eleanor Laing was also re-ele... | Former Labour chief whip Dame Rosie Winterton has been elected as a deputy speaker of the House of Commons. | 40434901 |
Complaints about data collection by GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 were put forward by campaign group Privacy International.
The ruling said some data collection did not comply with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
But it added that proper statutory supervision was put in place last year.
It was a "highly significant... | UK spy agencies broke privacy rules by collecting large amounts of UK citizens' data without adequate oversight, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has ruled. | 37680058 |
Another five soldiers were wounded in a rocket attack on Turkish tanks, the military said in a statement.
The fatalities are believed to be the first since Turkey launched its operation inside Syria two weeks ago.
Two fighters from the Free Syrian Army were also killed and another two injured in the attack.
"Two of our... | Two Turkish soldiers have been killed by the Islamic State (IS) group in clashes in northern Syria, the Turkish army has said. | 37291821 |
A statue of General Robert E Lee was among those taken down from the Austin campus early on Monday.
Monuments to Confederate figures are symbols of "modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism", the college said.
A woman's death at a far-right rally in Charlottesville has reignited debate over America's racial legacy.
"Last ... | The University of Texas has removed four Confederate monuments overnight in the wake of violent clashes in Virginia earlier this month. | 41002743 |
Skills Development Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, ScotlandIS and Education Scotland are backing the £250,000 fund called Digital Xtra.
Among the aims of the scheme is to support extracurricular computing clubs for youngsters aged 16 and under.
A panel will evaluate submissions for funding.
Representatives... | A new fund has been set up to award grants to projects that encourage children and teenagers to code, develop websites and create digital animations. | 36322869 |
The 20-year-old Frenchman joined Celtic from Fulham in the summer, with his 32-goal haul ensuring he is now one of Europe's most sought-after strikers.
And Rodgers insists Dembele has benefited massively from making the switch to Scotland's top-flight.
"He's developed very well and met the challenge to play for a big c... | Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has revealed his delight at the strides made by Moussa Dembele this season. | 39459717 |
Terry Smith, 33, died in hospital in November 2013, a day after being held in Surrey under the Mental Health Act.
He had been taken to Staines police station and kept in restraints.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service.
The IPCC said two sergeants, o... | Charges of manslaughter and misconduct in public office are to be considered against three police workers following the death of a man restrained by officers. | 36503727 |
The hotel chain said the investment programme would bring 150 jobs and 10 apprenticeships.
Two of the new hotels, located off the Royal Mile on New Market Street, will open at the end of this month.
The third, which will be in York Place in the New Town, is scheduled to open in late spring.
The new sites will take the ... | Premier Inn has announced it is investing £35m in opening three new hotels and revamping two others in Edinburgh. | 35682367 |
Courts such as Stirling, Kilmarnock and Dundee were jailing nearly 20% of women appearing before them, compared to 7% in Edinburgh and 5% in Airdrie.
The judiciary said it was not appropriate for an active sheriff to be interviewed for the programme, but retired sheriff Peter Gillam gave the view from the bench. He ser... | Statistics released under Freedom of Information legislation have shown significant variations in the proportion of jail sentences handed down in sheriff courts across Scotland. | 36472353 |
The 25-year-old batsman died from a haemorrhage in the brain two days after being hit on the neck during a match in Sydney on 25 November 2014.
The five-day hearing was convened to examine if his death was avoidable.
Some players giving testimony at the inquest have been accused of dishonesty for saying they could not ... | The family of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes walked out of an inquest into his death. | 37651907 |
The 19 were freed following mediation by South Sudan's government, it adds.
This is the first group to be released since about 125 children were abducted in the cross-border raid.
Members of the Murle community carried out the attack. They have previously been accused of stealing livestock and children to raise as thei... | At least 19 Ethiopian children held captive by an armed South Sudanese group for nearly a month have been freed, Ethiopian state media reports. | 36255476 |
Priyanka Yoshikawa, 22 and who also has an elephant training licence, said she would use her win to "change perceptions".
Last year, Ariana Miyamoto was the first mixed-race person to win the Miss Universe pageant.
Critics complained then that a "pure" Japanese should have won.
Only about 2% of babies born every year i... | A half-Indian woman has been crowned Miss World Japan, the second year in a row a biracial person has won a beauty pageant in the country. | 37283518 |
The Moscow city court accepted the arguments of Russia's justice ministry that as the term "Scientology" is a registered US trademark, the Church cannot be considered a religious organisation.
The organisation plans to appeal, reports said.
The court set a six-month timescale for the Church to close, the ministry said.... | A Russian court has ruled that the Moscow branch of the Church of Scientology should be dissolved. | 34906785 |
Bristol-born Kersey-Brown grew up in Penmaenmawr and was a Wales schoolboy rugby union international.
He spent five years at London Welsh before switching codes to turn professional with Huddersfield in November 1967.
Kersey-Brown, who also played for Oldham, won two caps for Wales in the 1968-69 season.
"We're really ... | Former Wales rugby league international Alex Kersey-Brown has died, aged 73, after a long battle with illness. | 34965328 |
The Labour leader told ITV it was "impossible" for members of his top team to remain in place if they rebelled against a three-line whip.
Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens quit last week over the issue - other senior MPs say they will rebel.
Mr Corbyn has ordered all Labour MPs to support the bill triggering Article 50... | Jeremy Corbyn has warned shadow cabinet ministers not to expect to stay in their jobs if they vote against starting the process of leaving the EU. | 38788440 |
He felt a problem after coming on as a second-half substitute at St James' Park and a scan showed a strain.
It is the latest in a long line of injury absences for the 26-year-old, who had just returned to action after knee and foot problems.
Sturridge has made six appearances so far this season, scoring four goals.
Hav... | Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge will be out for several weeks after suffering a hamstring injury during Sunday's defeat by Newcastle. | 35046866 |
President Joko Widodo proposed the changes in May following the gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl.
The laws were subject to fierce debate in parliament, with two opposition parties voting against castration.
Human rights groups have objected to the punishments, arguing that violence will not be stopped by viol... | Indonesia's parliament has passed controversial laws authorising chemical castration, minimum sentences and execution for convicted paedophiles. | 37629558 |
The 17-year-old fell some 40m (130ft) into a dry riverbed below. The teenager had been in a group from the Netherlands and Belgium staying at a nearby surf camp.
Last month, British tourist Kleyo De Abreu died in a bungee jump off a bridge near Granada, southern Spain.
She suffered fatal injuries when she hit the wall ... | A Dutch teenage girl has been killed while bungee jumping from a viaduct near Santander in northern Spain. | 33859914 |
Archaeologists working for the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) found the walled enclosure under the lawn in the South Ayrshire castle's Fountain Court.
NTS said it probably functioned as a kitchen garden from about 1733 to 1782.
As was the fashion in the late 18th Century, a new walled garden was then built out of si... | Remains of an 18th Century garden have been found at Culzean Castle during excavation works to install a new drainage system. | 39790523 |
The landmark figure was reached in March - nine months ahead of schedule.
It follows decades of global efforts and investment to get antiretroviral drugs to those in need - such as people living in sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2000, when the UN first set goals to combat HIV, fewer than 700,000 people were receiving these vit... | The goal to get HIV treatment to 15 million people by the end of 2015 has already been met, says the United Nations Aids agency. | 33509656 |
Standing at 3ft 7in tall, James, from Colwyn Bay, was born with diastrophic dysplasia, which is known as dwarfism.
When he was three-years-old he needed a major operation on his neck and then had another operation at seven where he started using lizeroth frames to straighten his legs.
Now he is able to live his life as... | James Lusted has overcome a number of difficulties in his young life. | 17380923 |
Official figures showed the value of sales rose by 0.1% north of the border between January and March, compared with 0.3% for the UK.
Sales volumes were up by 0.7% - compared with a UK figure of 0.8%.
The Scottish Retail Sales Index also showed that the volume of sales in Scotland went up by 2.7% over the year, while t... | Retail sales rose slightly in Scotland in the first three months of this year but still lagged the UK as a whole. | 36202526 |
His younger brother Ogbonna told BBC Sport that the former Arsenal striker is doing well after the operation.
"It's important to clarify that decision to operate him was reached during his annual medical check-up.
"We give thanks to God that everything went well and he's in perfect condition.
The decision to operate hi... | Nwankwo Kanu is recovering in the United States after undergoing corrective heart surgery. | 26419232 |
The march began at about 14:15 BST in St Helen's Square before making its way to York Minster.
The crowd was then addressed by representatives of charities and pressure groups as well as refugees.
March organiser Harkirit Boparai, from York Human Rights Network, said: "What we've seen through this demonstration is the ... | Hundreds of people have taken part in a "York says refugees welcome here" rally in the city centre. | 34232398 |
Over the next four days they will be speaking to skippers and vessel owners from all sectors of the fishing industry in Northern Ireland about their running costs.
It is part of the 11th annual economic survey of the UK fishing fleet.
The results will be published next year.
Tom Pickerell, of the group Seafish said: "... | Researchers from the UK fishing industry will visit ports across Northern Ireland from Monday. | 33586045 |
Carwyn Scott-Howell was on holiday with family when police say he fell 160ft (49m) after straying off piste.
In a statement his family said he was a "very competent skier and snowboarder".
His family said they were skiing together when Carwyn's sister "lost her ski on a jump" and Carwyn skied ahead.
The accident happen... | The family of a seven-year-old boy who fell to his death on a skiing holiday in the French Alps on Friday have described him as a "daring, outgoing, determined little boy". | 32281151 |
Signings confirmed in May,June,July and August can be found on the relevant pages, while you can see who each club has released on our dedicated page.
For all the latest rumours check out the gossip page and, for all the manager ins and outs, see our list of current bosses.
Junior Morias [St Albans - Peterborough] Undi... | The summer transfer window has closed in England and Scotland, but clubs can sign free agents, so long as they were without a club at the transfer deadline. | 37308159 |
Vincent Ryan, 25, was shot as he sat in a car at McKee Road, Finglas, at about 15:15 local time.
His brother, Alan Ryan, was killed in 2012. Both men had been well known to Irish police.
It is believed Vincent Ryan was shot in the head, throat and chest. He later died in hospital.
Irish police (gardai) have begun a mur... | The man shot dead in north Dublin on Monday was a brother of a murdered member of the dissident republican Real IRA. | 35694408 |
Pippa McManus, 15, weighed about 4st (25kg) when she was being treated at The Priory in Altrincham.
She was released in December 2015 and later died after stepping in front of a train near Stockport.
A lack of support available to her family contributed to her death, Stockport Coroner's Court heard.
The jury returned a... | No adequate care plan was in place for an anorexic teenager who killed herself five days after being released from a psychiatric hospital, an inquest found. | 39781995 |
She is the university's 11th chancellor, a role which dates back to 1860.
Camilla succeeds Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, who stepped down in December.
The Duchess of Rothesay attended a ceremony at the university, before presenting honorary degrees. She will then attend a reception. | Camilla, the Duchess of Rothesay, has been unveiled as the new chancellor of the University of Aberdeen - and described it as a "great honour". | 22799372 |
The numbers are set out in a report to go to the local authority next week.
The council said it would allow the schools to work "more effectively and efficiently" within building capacity.
The report said that secondary pupil numbers in the town had "declined significantly" over the past 20 years while primary schools ... | A report has revealed proposed pupil intake capping levels as part of plans to overhaul education in Dumfries. | 37428240 |
The 25-year-old has agreed a three-year contract at the Madejski Stadium.
His arrival comes after it was revealed veteran striker Yann Kermorgant will miss the start of the season following surgery on his hip and groin.
Bodvarsson joined Wolves from Kaiserslautern last summer, scoring three goals in 48 appearances.
"Jo... | Reading have signed Iceland international striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson from Championship rivals Wolves for an undisclosed fee. | 40612657 |
But Belgian-born Dutchman Max Verstappen was unable to drive a car legally on his own in either country.
That all changed on Wednesday when the youngster turned 18 and passed his driving test at the first attempt.
Despite having competed in 14 grands prix since his debut in Australia in March, Verstappen admitted to fe... | He is Formula 1's youngest ever driver and in charge of a car that can reach over 200mph. | 34404662 |
European leaders gathered in the Polish port of Gdansk for a midnight ceremony at the site where the first shots of the war were fired.
The Gdansk commemoration was seen as a slight to Russia's Victory Parade on Saturday, which has been boycotted by Western leaders because of Ukraine.
There will also be ceremonies in P... | Events are being held across Europe to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two on the continent. | 32619704 |
The midfielder, 27, has been inundated with messages of congratulations on social media following the birth of Raine on Friday night.
Chairman of AFC Bournemouth Jeff Mostyn was among the first to congratulate Arter and his partner Rachel, tweeting: "Thrilled with the incredible news."
Their daughter Renee was stillbo... | Bournemouth's Harry Arter has thanked well-wishers for their kind messages after the birth of his daughter. | 39014883 |
The former Northern Ireland international, who died last week, was remembered with a minute's applause and a video tribute following a career that saw him score more than 140 goals for the club.
On the pitch, however, the Bantams were looking for a response to the loss at Roots Hall and they started in positive fashion... | James Hanson was the match winner as Bradford bounced back from Saturday's defeat at Southend with a hard-earned home win over Northampton, on a night when the club paid tribute to their record goalscorer Bobby Campbell. | 37982812 |
The "truly wicked, marauding mob" stabbed Sean McHugh, 19, with a "sword stick" in Anfield on 30 September 2013.
Reese O'Shaughnessy, 19, was jailed for a minimum of 18 years after he was convicted alongside four others.
Andrew Hewitt, 15, Keyfer Dykstra, Corey Hewitt and Joseph McGill, all 14, were also detained by L... | Five teenagers who murdered a man in a Liverpool launderette when some of them were 13 years old have been sentenced. | 28123476 |
Serial burglar Darren February, 34 and of no fixed address, denies breaking into Mr Cowell's west London home while he was asleep in December 2015.
Isleworth Crown Court heard traces of Mr February's DNA was discovered on a glove found dropped nearby.
It was also found on a mark on the side of the entrance steps, the c... | DNA of a man accused of stealing £1m worth of jewellery from Simon Cowell's house was found on a glove at the music mogul's home, a court has heard. | 39078849 |
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The Dons took the lead when Jonny Hayes' corner landed at the near post, with Caley Thistle's Gary Warren deflecting in Ash Taylor's shot.
Greg Tansey headed wide for the visitors, while Hayes, Kenny McLean and Niall McGinn all missed for the Dons.
Miles Storey should have... | Aberdeen made it 10 home league wins in a row with a slim victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle. | 39414137 |
They were found wounded at a property in Elmshurst Crescent, East Finchley at about 06:25 BST.
The Metropolitan Police named the two victims - said to have moved to the UK from Congo in central Africa - as Anny Ekofo, 52, and her nephew Bervil Ekofo, 21.
Mr Ekofo's mother said she had lost her "life" and her "best fri... | Two people shot dead at a north London flat have been named locally as a mother of nine and her nephew. | 37371354 |
Typhoon Phanfone has killed at least one person, a US airman on Okinawa who was washed away by high waves.
Thousands of households have lost power and Japan's two largest airlines have suspended many flights.
The storm also forced the suspension of the search for people missing after last week's volcanic eruption.
The ... | A powerful typhoon has brought many parts of Japan to a standstill and briefly battered Tokyo before heading out to sea. | 29497179 |
He was brought in to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by an offshore rescue helicopter from BG Group's North Everest platform, 145 miles east of Aberdeen.
Aberdeen Coastguard, which co-ordinated the operation, said it was alerted at 11:30 on Sunday.
There are no further details on his condition. | An oil worker has been airlifted to hospital after becoming ill on a North Sea oil platform. | 35908694 |
And not just the ecstasy of Salford Red Devils' 19-18 golden-point win in the Million Pound Game, but also the despair of beaten opponents Hull KR.
If anything, it was reaction of the Hull KR players and their families that made the biggest impression on Kopczak.
"To see the wives and the families of the opposition cry... | Craig Kopczak leads Wales into their World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Italy this month with the extraordinary drama of his club's Super League survival fresh in his memory. | 37619358 |
Allen scored his first international goal on his 32nd appearance in Wales' 4-0 win over Moldova in their opening 2018 World Cup qualifier.
The 26-year-old joined Stoke City from Liverpool for £13m in July after only starting eight league games in 2015-16.
"I think it had come to the point where I needed to move on," Al... | Wales midfielder Joe Allen says he feels "refreshed and positive" following his summer move from Liverpool to Stoke City. | 37293103 |
And, on a drive between the Republican Convention in Cleveland, Ohio and the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, I gained an insight into another factor adding to the unpredictability - the growing numbers of Americans who are switching, or thinking of switching, party allegiances. In some cases, they are changing t... | Donald Trump's nomination as the US Republican Party's presidential candidate has been a huge shock to the American political establishment, confounding the forecasts and questioning the models for predicting the outcome of November's election. | 36883729 |
Mr Kenneth had denied banging on a door at his Dundee home in December during a row with his girlfriend Reagan Kelbie.
Ms Kelbie told Dundee Sheriff Court during a brief trial that she had not been in a state of "fear or alarm" when Mr Kenneth was at her door.
Sheriff Lorna Drummond QC found Mr Kenneth not guilty of th... | Former Scotland and Dundee United footballer Garry Kenneth has been cleared of a charge of threatening and abusive behaviour. | 39209521 |
Students and staff at the INTO language skills centre in the Haymarket area had to leave the building on Tuesday night.
A bomb disposal team performed a controlled explosion on the Town Moor in the early hours.
An 18-year-old man was arrested in London. The university said the campus was now open as normal.
No-one was ... | Newcastle University has reopened after a controlled explosion was carried out on suspicious items that prompted buildings to be evacuated. | 27792571 |
Police arrested Reuben Stretton, 20, of no fixed address, on Friday and charged him with the murder of 20-year-old Isaac Williams.
Mr Williams, who was found injured in Cropthorne Avenue, Evington, on 21 April, died in hospital on Monday.
A second man, Devan Garner, 19, of Octon Close, Hamilton, Leicester, has also bee... | A second man has been charged with murder after the stabbing of a young former boxer in Leicester. | 39755647 |
The figures for the Walmart-owned supermarket, filed at Companies House, confirm a torrid spell for Asda as it faced stiff competition in the grocery sector.
Like-for-like sales were down 5.7% compared with the previous year.
Pre-tax profits dropped almost 19% to £791.7m at the Leeds-based company.
"The grocery market... | Sales falls and lower profits at supermarket Asda in 2016 have been revealed in detail in newly-filed accounts. | 40800537 |
Five guards are also missing and are believed to have aided the mass prison breakout in Nuevo Laredo town.
Mexican police say the majority of those on the run are drug traffickers and members of armed gangs.
The prison system is struggling to cope with an influx of offenders arrested in a campaign against drugs cartels... | Seven prisoners have been killed and 59 others have escaped after a riot at a jail in northern Mexico near the US border, officials say. | 14171461 |
The play, written by Jack Thorne, is set 19 years after the seventh and final book in the series by JK Rowling.
It opens officially at the Palace Theatre, in London's West End, on Saturday.
Audiences have been urged to "keep the secrets" since the play began previews in early June.
Presented in two parts, the play - sh... | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has won five-star reviews from critics, with one describing it as "a game-changing production". | 36892440 |
There were celebrations in Europe after Germany surrendered.
But on the other side of the world in the Pacific Ocean, Japan was still fighting against America, Britain and their allies.
The Americans, however, had a secret plan to end the war - by using the most powerful weapon ever created.
On 6 August 1945, at 8.15am... | In 1945, World War Two - the biggest war the world had ever seen - was coming to an end. | 33733410 |
Alistair Fitt, vice chancellor of Oxford Brookes, was giving evidence to the Education Select Committee, holding a special away-day session at the University of Oxford.
With the elegant panorama of Pembroke College behind them, the MPs wanted to find out what would be the impact of Brexit on the UK's university sector.... | A "hard Brexit" would be the "biggest disaster" to have hit the UK's universities for many years, a university head told MPs. | 38587765 |
Six men and two women were killed when the minibus they were in collided with two lorries near Milton Keynes.
Ryszard Masierak, 31, and David Wagstaff, 53, have been charged with eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving.
The first victim has been identified as minibus owner Cyriac Joseph, 52.
Wipro, an IT ser... | Two lorry drivers have been charged over a crash on the M1 on Saturday which left eight people dead and four with serious injuries. | 41065582 |
The UK is holding its breath, waiting for the results in the coming weeks of the long-delayed Chilcot enquiry into those events.
It is also agonising over whether to join the Americans and others in extending its bombing campaign from Iraq to Syria against the militants of the self-styled Islamic State (IS), whose ris... | The unexpected death of Ahmed Chalabi has highlighted the burning issues still haunting the UK and the West, long after the key role he played in manipulating the US-led invasion and overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003. | 34713891 |
Jamaica's quartet clocked 36.84 seconds, smashing the old mark by two-tenths of a second and leaving the United States with silver.
Nesta Carter and Michael Frater produced excellent first and second legs but it was 100m and 200m silver medallist Yohan Blake's blistering third leg that set the platform.
Bolt provided t... | Usain Bolt won his third gold medal of the 2012 Olympics as he anchored Jamaica's sprint relay team to a sensational world record. | 18913023 |
"It would be a fundamental forward step for Wales," said South and Mid Wales Chambers of Commerce president Liz Maher.
Meanwhile, a business confidence plan and a £5m jobs and growth fund have been announced by First Minister Carwyn Jones, as a response to Brexit.
He hosted an extraordinary meeting of the Council for E... | Business leaders in Wales have called for a taskforce to deal with the implications of the referendum result. | 36884100 |
The poll of 1,650 Britons by YouGov found 56% would quit the competition.
And it found those who backed Leave in the EU referendum were most likely to want to drop out, with 76% to 21% in favour of quitting. Remain voters were 65% to 35% in favour of competing.
The UK first entered Eurovision in the second year of the ... | The UK would make its mind up to leave the Eurovision Song Contest if there were a referendum, a survey suggests. | 39899913 |
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said the Americans will leave RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk and RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire.
The move is part of a programme to save £320m ($500m) a year across Europe. The USAF lease the RAF bases.
Mr Hagel said he understood it would mean job losses and thanked thos... | The United States Air Force (USAF) has confirmed it will pull out of three UK airbases. | 30725366 |
Ms Borst, 81, helped push through legislation in 2001 that made the Netherlands the first country to legalise euthanasia.
Forensic scientists were unable to say why she died. Police have said it was either an accident or a crime.
Ms Borst, who was a medical academic, served as minister from 1994-2002.
Her body was foun... | Dutch authorities have begun an investigation into the death of former health minister Els Borst, whose body was found in her garage by a friend. | 26133523 |
Antony Ricketts, 20, was also ordered to pay costs of £186.31 after being convicted in his absence in Carmarthen.
He was also found guilty of putting non-recyclable waste out in blue bags in Barnsfield Terrace.
"Bags of rubbish left littering the streets for days on end will not be tolerated," said Councillor Jim Jones... | A man who continually put his rubbish out on the wrong day has been fined £200 by magistrates. | 29332665 |
Redcar's RNLI lifeboat was called to East Scar rocks in Saltburn on Saturday when three teenagers became stranded.
A spokesman said it was the latest in a spate of incidents in the area, with 18 people rescued so far this year.
Redcar and Cleveland Council has now said it will put additional signage on the beach, warni... | Lifeboat volunteers on Teesside have warned people not to get caught out by the incoming tide after yet another rescue. | 37400481 |
Mr Bannon, formerly the head of the populist right-wing, Breitbart News website, will join high-level discussions about national security.
The order was signed on Saturday.
The director of national intelligence and the joint chiefs will attend when discussions pertain to their areas.
Under previous administrations, the... | President Donald Trump is reshuffling the US National Security Council (NSC), downgrading the military chiefs of staff and giving a regular seat to his chief strategist Steve Bannon. | 38787241 |
Jean Jeanie, an eight-year-old Dexter cow, was "adopted" by Derbyshire woman Trisha Boyko who "fell in love" with her after walking past her field.
But struggling to meet costs, Ms Boyko raised ??3,500 online and called her "the people's cow".
Now Cornish accountant Martin Sands, who saw the news story, has agreed to p... | The future of a cow saved by a crowd-funding campaign has been secured after a sponsor agreed to fund its keep. | 38225963 |
Government-nominated team
Chief negotiator Irfan Siddiqui is the special assistant to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on national affairs. A renowned journalist and columnist for the top-selling Urdu newspaper Daily Jang, Mr Siddiqui is well-known for his conservative views and is a strong critic of the US-led war in Afgha... | The men charting the "roadmap" for peace talks are well-known figures in Pakistani politics, media and religious life. | 26072034 |
The CIES Football Observatory has drawn up a list of the players with most league appearances by year of birth.
It says 19-year-old Alli's 98 games for Spurs and MK Dons are the most for a player born in 1996 or later.
The list is dominated by Premier League players ahead of their rivals in Spain, Germany, Italy and Fr... | Tottenham's Dele Alli has played more domestic league games than any other player aged 20 or under in Europe's 'big five' leagues. | 35690810 |
The 23-year-old former Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford trainee made 23 appearances for the National League side last season.
Lacey has also had a stint with Altrincham but now has the chance to play his first Football League match.
"It's a big chance for me and I need to grab it with both hands," he told the club webs... | League Two side Accrington Stanley have signed midfielder Paddy Lacey on a one-year deal after his release by Barrow. | 36855665 |
The woman, 24, stopped breathing during a procedure at a clinic in Bangkok on Thursday, an official said.
A doctor, Sompob Sansiri, has been charged with recklessly causing the woman's death and bailed, police said.
The Foreign Office said it had been informed of the death and was "ready to provide consular assistance"... | A British woman understood to have gone to Thailand for cosmetic surgery has died during an operation, Thai officials have said. | 29757662 |
Rebels fired rocket launchers on an army post in Hakkari province just after midnight, NTV in Turkey said.
Military jets are pursuing them and bombing their escape routes, NTV said.
The interior minister says at least 115 rebels have been killed in a large-scale military offensive in the area in the last two weeks.
Idr... | At least 19 people have died in south-east Turkey after Kurdish rebels launched an attack on a Turkish border post, according to local media. | 19134339 |
Mr Adams, who joined the company from Singapore-based Tiger Airways in 2013, said that for personal reasons it was the right time to go.
He will remain in the post until April. Loganair has started the process of finding his successor.
Chairman David Harrison said: "Stewart has been an extremely hardworking chief execu... | Loganair's chief executive Stewart Adams is stepping down. | 35360732 |
His was not the only voice warning of the dangers of AI - Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak also expressed their concerns about where the technology was heading - though Professor Hawking's was the most apocalyptic vision of a world where robots decide they don't need us any more.
What all of these prophets of AI... | Two years ago Stephen Hawking told the BBC that the development of full artificial intelligence, could spell the end of the human race. | 37713629 |
PC David Rathband was blinded by Moat in Newcastle on 4 July, 2010 and took his own life in February 2012.
His twin brother Darren said the family were "still fighting for acknowledgement that David was let down" by Northumbria Police.
The force said the family's legal case against it would go to court in 2016.
Family ... | The family of the police officer shot by gunman Raoul Moat say they are still waiting for justice five years after the attack. | 33393394 |
The attack happened at a house on Phibsboro Road at about 22:30 local time on Saturday night.
The man was taken to the Mater Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
A woman in her 40s was arrested in connection with the incident. | A woman has been arrested after a 36-year-old man died following a stabbing in Phibsboro in Dublin. | 32275837 |
The search giant has launched a series of legal actions against the London-based firm in California, claiming four of its patents have been violated, and has also filed a separate case in the UK.
BT had been expecting such action after it launched its own case against Google in 2011.
That dispute has yet to be resolved... | Google is suing BT, claiming the British telecoms group has infringed a number of its technologies. | 21458094 |
Buffon, making his 620th appearance in the league, denied Diego Farias after referee Fabio Maresca used VAR to award the spot-kick for an Alex Sandro foul.
Juventus were already leading at that point through Mario Mandzukic's volley.
Paulo Dybala swept in a second for the hosts before Gonzalo Higuain struck.
Juventus a... | Gianluigi Buffon saved the first penalty awarded by video assistant referee (VAR) in Serie A as Juventus began their title defence with a comfortable win against Cagliari. | 40975362 |
The hosts led 21-0 after 22 minutes, with Matt Smith, Lachlan McCaffrey and Owen Williams all touching down.
Tries from Teimana Harrison, George North and Jamie Gibson wrestled Saints back into it, before Burns and Stephen Myler traded kicks to make it 27-27.
But Tigers, boosted by the return of Manu Tuilagi, stole it ... | Freddie Burns' last-gasp penalty secured victory for Leicester over East Midlands rivals Northampton in dire conditions at Welford Road. | 35234201 |
A two-year-old boy also suffered serious head injuries in the crash in Birmingham.
The driver of a black Vauxhall Astra ran from the scene in Eastfield Road, Bordesley Green, after crashing with a red Ford Fiesta.
The driver of the Fiesta was eight weeks pregnant. Another child, a four-year-old boy, suffered minor inju... | A hit-and-run driver is being hunted by police after a crash caused a pregnant woman to suffer a miscarriage. | 36037573 |
Watson, who climbs to a career-high 38th in the world rankings, is the first British woman since Anne Hobbs in 1985 to win a second tour title.
The 22-year-old from Guernsey did not drop a set throughout the week.
She now heads to the Australian Open, where she will play Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova in round one on Tu... | British number one Heather Watson beat American qualifier Madison Brengle in straight sets to win her second WTA title at the Hobart International. | 30861915 |
More than 7,000 children and adolescents had their mental health referrals rejected last year.
The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) described the figure as "astonishing".
The Scottish government has already said it will commission a review into rejected referrals.
But SAMH said the issue needed to be addre... | Mental health campaigners have called for an urgent review into why so many young people in Scotland are being turned down for specialist treatment. | 40173012 |
Kromtech - the Germany-based firm behind MacKeeper - has acknowledged that its customers' names, internet addresses and login credentials were among the data exposed.
However, it said that users' payment details were "never at risk".
The firm believes the details were accessed only by the security expert who alerted i... | Users of a popular utility designed to "optimise" Apple Mac computers have had their details leaked online. | 35100330 |
Hooper, 34, retired from playing in April after 138 Premiership appearances for Bath, following spells at Saracens and Yorkshire Carnegie.
He had already been confirmed as a member of new director of rugby Todd Blackadder's backroom team.
Rock, 31, was previously Championship Yorkshire Carnegie's academy director. | Former captain Stuart Hooper has been named as Bath performance and player development director, with Andy Rock joining the club as academy manager. | 37220221 |
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