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The men were told they could not board the Monarch flight to Dalaman at 07:00 BST after arriving at the gate late.
The pair "talked themselves into being arrested" for being drunk and disorderly, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
The rest of the family continued with their flight from Manchester Airport.
In a Faceb... | A father and son who spent "too much time in the bar" were refused on a flight to Turkey - despite the rest of their family being onboard. |
Human population growth and international travel have helped the bug become a source of irritation in hotel rooms around the world.
Insecticides are the most common way to kill them, but they have rapidly developed resistance.
Now, an Australian team writing in Plos One journal thinks it has found one of the reasons wh... | Bed bugs might be developing thicker "skins" to help them survive exposure to common insecticides. |
Erol Incedal, from London, was recorded saying he hated white people and wanted to do "a drive-by".
The Old Bailey heard lengthy recordings made by police after they bugged his car in September last year.
Mr Incedal, 26, who is being tried partly in secret, denies all charges.
The recordings were played in court, with ... | The trial of a man accused of planning to target Tony Blair or carry out a Mumbai-style terror attack has heard secret recordings of him praising jihadist battles in Syria and Iraq. |
Thomas Gallagher, 16, was discovered by a member of the public in Old Kays Park in Tottington, Bury, in July 2015.
An inquest concluded the schoolboy took his own life and police shortcomings did not contribute to his death.
But an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) report found Greater Manchester Police's... | No officers were deployed to search for a vulnerable teenager who was later found dead, the police watchdog said. |
The International Judo Federation said the 16-year-old must fight without the headscarf for safety reasons, but the Saudis threatened to withdraw Shaherkani.
An International Olympic Committee spokesman said: "The judo federation will allow her to wear something which will not compromise her safety, which I think they ... | Saudi Arabia judoka Wojdan Shaherkani will compete at the Olympics after a dispute over a hijab was resolved. |
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Andrew Russell, 36, was found unconscious in a car park on Bradshaw Way, in Derby, shortly before 02:00 on 16 November. He was taken to hospital but later died.
Det Insp Graham Prince, of Derbyshire Police, said: "We are trying to trace a number of cars seen driving along Lond... | Detectives investigating a fatal assault have released CCTV footage of potential witnesses who have yet to come forward. |
1492 - Christopher Columbus visits the island, which he names Hispaniola, or "Little Spain".
1496 - Spaniards set up first Spanish colony in Western hemisphere at Santo Domingo, which subsequently serves as capital of all Spanish colonies in America.
1697 - Treaty of Ryswick gives western part of Hispaniola island (Hai... | A chronology of key events: |
Mustafa Bashir, 33, was spared a custodial term in March as the judge heard he would lose out on a cricket contract with Leicestershire.
Judge Richard Mansell QC, reviewing the sentence at Manchester Crown Court, said he was "fundamentally misled".
He sentenced Bashir to 18 months.
Bashir, who has played cricket for Ol... | A man who admitted attacking his wife with a cricket bat and forcing her to drink bleach has been jailed after a judge said the court was "misled" over a cricket contract. |
Thieves attempted to steal a cash machine at the Sainsbury's on Station Road at 03:30 on 17 October.
Officers said the van may have been in Airth, near Falkirk, before or after the crime in Kinross took place.
The van has a blue, white and grey logo of "Bishop Auckland Car & Van Hire" on the side.
Det Insp Nicola McGov... | Police investigating the attempted theft of a cash machine in Kinross have said they are looking for a distinctive white van. |
The accident happened at about 09:15 GMT on Friday on the Saltway - an unclassified road near Northleach.
The woman, from Cheltenham, was driving the car and suffered fatal injuries in the crash, Gloucestershire Constabulary said.
Anyone who witnessed the crash has been asked to contact the force with information. | A 32-year-old woman has died in a crash between a car and a lorry in Gloucestershire. |
All O'Keefe's scalps came as India lost seven wickets for 11 runs to be 105 all out - captain Virat Kohli making his first Test duck in 45 innings.
Australia, bowled out for 260 in their first innings, then moved to 143-4 to lead by 298 runs.
Captain Steve Smith, dropped three times, was unbeaten on 59 at the end of da... | Left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe took 6-35 to give Australia control of the first Test against India in Pune. |
The man died at the scene at about 05:20 BST. Police are investigating any link to a crash minutes earlier on a bridge over the motorway.
Both incidents were close to junction 23 in Leicestershire with the first crash involving one vehicle.
The northbound motorway and the nearby A512 were reopened by 14:30. Vehicles tr... | A section of the M1 was closed for nine hours after a man was hit by a lorry. |
A European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling last November gave passengers the right to compensation for long delays, not just cancellations.
But the High Court has, at the request of UK airlines, referred the matter back to the ECJ for a further hearing.
It means UK courts will not hear any more cases until the ECJ rules ... | The right of UK air passengers to force airlines to pay compensation for long flight delays has been suspended by the High Court. |
Settlements were reached in cases brought against Wallace High School, Lisburn, St Brigid's College, Londonderry, and Lislagan Primary School in Ballymoney.
The schools had been identified as suitable by the education authorities.
The families ended up sending their children to alternative schools.
The families brought... | Three schools have apologised to the families of children with special educational needs after initially refusing to accept them as pupils. |
WRU Chairman Gareth Davies confirmed the move was made after regions had "upped the ante" over the Wales international's contract.
At least one other Welsh region has shown an interest in Williams, whose current contract ends next summer.
"It's over to the regions really to try and hopefully keep Scott Williams," Davie... | The Welsh Rugby Union have withdrawn an offer of a dual contract for Scarlets centre Scott Williams. |
Lynn Harter found the sepia card from Edinburgh among birthday cards that came through her letterbox in Garstang.
"I thought at first a friend knowing my interest in history had sent it," the former town councillor said.
But when she examined the card closely she found it had a 1955 postmark and was addressed to a Mr a... | A postcard sent from Scotland to Lancashire has arrived at its destination 62 years later. |
The Principality Stadium's gates open at 17:30 BST on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the support act starting at 19:00 and Coldplay on stage at about 20:30.
Those driving to Cardiff are urged to use a park-and-ride at Cardiff City Stadium.
Visitors by train have been strongly advised to leave plenty of time, with the netw... | Cardiff city centre roads will be shut as 60,000 people head to the capital for each of Coldplay's two concerts. |
One resident who managed to escape dropped his son into the arms of a neighbour before fire crews arrived just after 04:00 BST.
A man, a woman, and a young girl were pronounced dead at the scene, in North Street, Langley Mill.
East Midlands Ambulance Service said a member of the public told them a car fire had spread t... | Three people have died and five have been injured in a flat fire in Derbyshire. |
The smart tank has a camera that detects the fish's movements and makes it travel in the direction the fish is swimming.
Thomas De Wolf from Studio Diip, the company that invented it, says he wanted to bring fun back to technology.
The company are working on this version of the tank to protect the fish from becoming st... | A design team have built a tank on wheels that gives fish a chance to 'drive' around on land. |
Rhodri Talfan Davies told Radio Wales a 20% reduction in spending over the past six or seven years had had consequences for areas such as comedy.
On Tuesday, during a speech in Cardiff, BBC director-general Tony Hall said programming in Wales had been "eroded".
BBC Wales is marking 50 years in 2014.
Mr Hall's speech to... | Cuts which led to a decision to protect "bedrock" BBC Cymru Wales services like news and political coverage have led to "thinner programming" in other areas, its director has said. |
It says the current measures are inadequate, and suggests buyers should be forced to give proof of ID.
The report also challenges re-sale sites to observe the law, by displaying the original face value of any tickets they list for sale.
A recent survey by Which? found the rules were consistently being breached.
While i... | Companies like Ticketmaster should take more action to prevent touts "harvesting" concert tickets, a government review has recommended. |
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has been granted permission by Westminster City Council to replace the Warner Stand at the London ground.
The MCC said the new structure, which includes a 135-seat restaurant with views of the ground, will improve sight-lines and accessibility.
Work is set to begin on the £21m project... | Plans to redevelop a stand at Lord's, the home of cricket, have been given the go-ahead. |
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Brady, 38, and the Patriots were sanctioned after a 243-page report into what became known as 'deflate-gate'.
Brady's ban was overturned in September by a federal judge, who said the NFL's ruling had "legal deficiencies".
But the NFL's subsequent appeal was upheld on Monda... | New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has had a four-game ban restored over allegations footballs were deliberately under-inflated before an NFL play-off game last year. |
The Spanish foreign ministry says the stopovers have now been cancelled.
Spain had been under pressure from Nato allies not to allow the refuelling of the Russian warships bound for Syria.
Russia's defence ministry later said no request had been sent for the main vessel, aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, to be refuel... | Russia has withdrawn a request for three warships to dock at the Spanish port of Ceuta for refuelling, following concern among Nato allies. |
Malaysian police named one as Pouria Nour Mohammad Mehrdad, 18, and said he was probably migrating to Germany.
Interpol identified the other as Delavar Seyed Mohammadreza, 29.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing on Saturday, after taking off with 239 on board. The search has been wi... | Two men travelling on stolen passports on board a missing Malaysian airliner were Iranians with no apparent links to terrorist groups, officials say. |
Lonnie David Franklin Jr killed nine women and a 15-year-old girl between 1985 and 2007, before dumping their bodies, often in alleyways.
The sentence against the 63-year-old was decided by a jury. Franklin was convicted last month.
He will be formally sentenced at a later hearing.
Prosecutors said Franklin stalked vul... | A former rubbish collector convicted of the "Grim Sleeper" serial murders in Los Angeles has been given the death sentence. |
The first half was a dull affair with neither side taking control in the wind and rain. Cambridge did have the ball in the net after only four minutes, but an offside flag was raised before Luke Berry headed home from six yards.
On 32 minutes it took a superb sliding tackle by Stags defender Mal Benning to stop Conor N... | High-flying Mansfield were forced to settle for a drab 0-0 draw against bottom side Cambridge in difficult conditions at Field Mill. |
The MPC will publish its regular decision on borrowing costs at midday.
Mr Posen, interviewed on the Today programme on Radio 4, said rates may not rise until next year.
"I think they are not going to vote for a rate hike at this time and probably not until at least November and maybe not even until 2018", he said.
The... | A former member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Adam Posen, has predicted that the Bank of England will not change interest rates this month. |
The 23-year-old, who spent three years at the Spireites, has penned a two-and-a-half-year deal.
The former Ivory Coast Under-20 international made 82 league appearances for Chesterfield, scoring 10 times for the League One side.
Meanwhile, first-team coach Kevin Nugent has left the O's after the arrival of Kevin Nolan ... | Leyton Orient have signed striker Armand Gnanduillet from Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee. |
Kendal College already operates an animal rescue and rehabilitation centre within its teaching department.
Animal care students can now spend a third year at the University of Cumbria to gain a full degree in British animal management and wildlife rehabilitation.
If there are enough applicants, the course could start i... | What is thought to be the UK's first degree-level course solely for caring for and rehabilitating native wildlife is due to launch in Cumbria. |
"History," he replies simply.
The two main players in the current Greek crisis are Greece and Germany. History has taught the two countries different lessons and has complicated the search for compromise.
Even as the clock counts down towards default the shadow of the past still falls. Greece's chief negotiator Euclid ... | In the film The Godfather Michael Corleone is asked about Sicily: "Why is such a beautiful country so violent?" |
Claudio "Claude" Callegair, 53, from Broxted, Essex, became well-known after regular appearances on an Arsenal fan site. He disappeared on Thursday night.
In a statement, Essex Police said the taxi driver was no longer being treated as missing.
Mr Callegair frequently appears on ArsenalFan TV, which describes itself as... | A prominent Arsenal fan who went missing three days ago has made contact with his family, police have said. |
The 16-euro ($17.80; £11.60) fee is likely to deter travellers from completing bookings on services including Expedia, Opodo and ebookers.
It marks the latest effort by the airline industry to steer customers towards its own websites.
One expert said this not only helped cut airlines' costs but also allowed them to th... | Lufthansa Group is to introduce a surcharge for customers who buy its flights through third-party websites. |
Senior ministers are "absolutely furious" about his resignation and departure from government.
Some ministers believe the claims in his letter are "just not true because he is well aware that the welfare changes have always clearly been about saving money as well as improving the systems".
It's suggested that his centr... | It's not just Iain Duncan Smith who's angry. |
The 26-year-old, who was a target for Premier League side Liverpool, has become the Chinese Super League's latest high-profile recruit.
Ex-Chelsea midfielder Ramires was signed by Jiangsu Suning for £25m.
That was followed by Jackson Martinez's £31m move to Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao from Atletico Madrid.
The total ou... | The Chinese transfer record has been broken for the third time in 10 days, with Jiangsu Suning spending £38.4m to sign Brazil midfielder Alex Teixeira. |
The president of Family Division of the High Court said there would be "blood on our hands" if the 17-year-old did not now receive adequate supervision.
She is due to be released in 11 days, but a secure unit place has not yet been found for her - a situation Sir James Munby said was "utterly shaming".
NHS sources late... | Society should be "ashamed" for not protecting a suicidal girl in secure custody, a senior judge has said. |
Campaign group UK Uncut said hundreds had protested in town and cities such as London, Manchester and Northampton.
It said plans aimed at saving £220m from the criminal legal aid bill in England and Wales would "block access to justice for millions of people".
The Ministry of Justice says legal aid costs too much and c... | Demonstrators have staged events across England in opposition to planned changes to legal aid. |
He said the renamed Sustainable Development Bill would create jobs, enable growth and tackle poverty.
Mr Jones told AMs reducing domestic violence and abuse of women was also a priority for the next 12 months.
Conservatives welcomed some of the plans but said they were not enough to "inspire confidence" in the governme... | Plans to "future proof" communities across Wales against economic and social decline are among new laws put forward by First Minister Carwyn Jones. |
The problem is that so many of the initiatives and ideas sold to the country as ground-breaking prove to be business as usual.
So the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid went out of his way to sound no-nonsense and tough today. He accused some English councils of "fudging" the numbers on housing need in their area and wa... | Over the last three decades, governments of various stripes have promised radical change to solve England's housing crisis and today's White Paper is no exception. |
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The 39-year-old made 121 in the 24-run victory over Yorkshire at Headingley, his 39th limited-overs hundred to go with 61 first-class centuries.
Sangakkara, who retired from international cricket in 2015, says he will quit first-class cricket after this season.
The left-ha... | Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara scored the 100th century of his career in Surrey's One-Day Cup quarter-final win. |
The European Commission had called for a two-year EU-wide moratorium, but a number of nations opposed the plans.
A recent report by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) concluded that the pesticides posed a "high acute risk" to pollinators, including honeybees.
The commission is expected to redraft its proposals ahea... | EU nations have been unable to reach agreement on proposals to ban the use of three pesticides that have been linked to the decline of bees. |
His signing follows the news that the Stags could be without injured striker Alex Fisher for four weeks.
Oliver, 23, signed his first professional contract with his hometown club Sheffield Wednesday.
He left the Owls in 2012 and made an immediate impact at Lincoln City, scoring 14 goals in 41 matches, before joining Cr... | Forward Vadaine Oliver has joined Mansfield Town on an emergency one-month loan from Crewe Alexandra. |
It sparked a major police operation in the town last week before the man was eventually traced in Scunthorpe.
The public was warned not to approach the missing Midpark hospital patient and children kept in some schools.
NHS Dumfries and Galloway said it would be looking at the circumstances of the incident and aim to "... | A health board is to carry out a review after a patient absconded from a Dumfries mental health unit. |
They say the social affairs minister's actions breached government regulations on tobacco promotion.
However, Khofifah Indar Parawansa said she distributed the cigarettes as a goodwill gesture, reports said.
Indonesia is estimated to have more than 50 million smokers.
It is thought to be the world's fifth-largest tobac... | Indonesian anti-smoking groups have threatened to take legal action against a government minister for distributing free packets of cigarettes to members of an indigenous tribe. |
Greg Duffy accused Tony Fadell of "insulting" Dropcam employees who had joined Nest as part of the takeover.
He also suggested Mr Fadell had "fetishised" some of the worst traits of Apple's Steve Jobs.
Neither Nest nor its owner Alphabet - Google's parent - have responded.
But in an interview published by the Informati... | The chief of Nest - the internet-connected home tech specialist - has been attacked in a blog by the founder of Dropcam, the video camera start-up it acquired less than two years ago. |
The unemployment figures, due out later, are seen as one of the main factors affecting the timing of any rate rise by the US Federal Reserve.
US companies are expected to have created 175,000 jobs in June after a disappointing 38,000 in May.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 1.11% to end at 15,106.98, while the Topix... | Japanese stocks ended lower as investors took a cautious approach ahead of the latest US jobs figures. |
Ex-soldier Dylan Jones, 37, from Llansawel, who had post-traumatic stress disorder, was awaiting treatment when he died, according to his sister.
Amanda Jones believes his life may have been saved had he been treated sooner.
A total of 274 men took their own lives in 2015, an increase of 27% compared with 2014, accordi... | A family from Carmarthenshire has called for easier and quicker access to mental health treatment for men. |
People with mental illness and psychiatric disorders are excluded too.
Last year, the Canadian Supreme Court struck down a law banning doctors from helping someone die.
This bill, which is backed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, must now be studied by committee and then voted on by both House and Senate.
It seeks to p... | An assisted suicide bill has been put before Canada's Parliament that legalises euthanasia but will exclude foreigners from coming to die. |
Triumphs for Sir Chris Hoy and Laura Trott at the London Velodrome, coupled with success for the dressage team and Alistair Brownlee in the triathlon, took Team GB's tally to 22 golds at London 2012 - ahead of the return of 19 in 2008 with five days of competition still to come.
It is now Britain's best medal haul sinc... | Great Britain achieved their best gold medal haul in an Olympics for more than a century on Tuesday as they surpassed their achievements in Beijing four years ago. |
Jack Phipps, 53, was admitted to hospital on 22 June after an incident in Harefields in north Oxford. He died from his injuries on 1 July.
Police have carried out a post-mortem examination but are still continuing to establish the cause of death.
A 48-year-old man from Oxford arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of murde... | A man thought to have been murdered in Oxford has been formally identified by police. |
The assembly's presiding officer Elin Jones has told AMs that there are several possible choices.
Welsh Parliament has been proposed previously but one AM said the name Senedd should be considered.
But UKIP AM Gareth Bennett said some organisations with Welsh-only names were only known in the "Welsh-speaking colony" of... | AMs have agreed that the National Assembly for Wales should change its name. |
Some 22 survivors have so far been pulled from the rubble, and 40 others are feared trapped in the debris.
More than 70 workers were in the 11-storey building which was under construction when it toppled in heavy rain late on Saturday.
India has seen frequent building collapses, many blamed on lax safety and substandar... | At least 17 people are now known to have died when a building collapsed in the southern Indian city of Chennai. |
He was speaking at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
He strongly criticised President Donald Trump and his team, who are being investigated over alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Russia's Foreign Ministry responded by saying the former US administration should have read the poems of So... | Americans who want to influence the new US government should learn Russian, US ex-Secretary of State John Kerry says. |
Ross, 39, has agreed a deal that runs initially until the summer of 2016.
The former St Mirren defender has coaching experience from stints at Dumbarton and Hearts, where he departed in October.
Ross will be in the dugout for Saturday's home match against the Buddies.
Alloa are bottom of the Championship, three points ... | Scottish Championship strugglers Alloa Athletic have appointed Jack Ross as their new manager following the resignation of Danny Lennon. |
Lee Joon-seok, 68, is accused of leaving the ship as it was sinking while telling passengers to stay put, reports Yonhap news agency.
He was among the first to be rescued by coast guards at the scene.
The Sewol ferry disaster on 16 April killed 281 passengers, most of whom were high school students. Another 23 are stil... | The captain of the sunken South Korean ferry has been charged with manslaughter, reports say. |
All Bar One has agreed a deal to establish its first presence in the city.
It will be the chain's fourth Scottish outlet, with two already in Edinburgh, and one in Glasgow.
Marischal Square is expected to open in the summer of next year. Offices and a hotel are being built on the site of the former council headquarters... | A leading drinks and restaurant chain is to open a bar in the Marischal Square development in Aberdeen. |
It was hit by a coup in March 2012 - and a rebellion in the north that has caused alarm around the world.
The former colonial power has now deployed troops after an appeal from Mali's interim president.
Here is a guide to some of the main players:
The five main Islamists groups in Mali are Ansar Dine, Movement for Unit... | Mali is in the grip of an unprecedented political crisis, one of the most serious since the landlocked West African country gained independence from France in 1960. |
Photographer Olivia Acland has been documenting the barber shops that line nearly every busy street in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
Most people will tell you that they have a trusted hairdresser who they visit on a regular basis. Geoffrey, a 29-year old tour guide, said: "Appearance is very important in Sierra Le... | All photographs by Olivia Acland |
In a blistering speech at the United Nations, John Kerry said the future of Syria was "hanging by a thread".
He said Monday's attack, which killed 20 civilians, had raised profound doubt over whether Russia and the Syrian government would live up to the terms of the ceasefire deal.
Moscow has denied being involved.
The... | The US Secretary of State has called for all planes to be grounded in key areas of Syria to save the truce there, following an attack on an aid convoy. |
Officers who checked drug containers removed from the courier believed one was missing and carried out a search.
Five grams were found in the clothing of the surgeon, who was himself found to be in a state of narcotic intoxication, police say.
The suspect told police he would not comment without his lawyer.
The unnamed... | Russian police have arrested a surgeon suspected of stealing heroin he removed from the stomach of a drug courier in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. |
Caroline Jones, 46, began Knickers Model's Own in memory of her mother Mary Benson who died of breast cancer.
The Cancer Research UK (CRUK) shop in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, where she volunteers, has also seen a "noticeable increase in customers and donations".
"People are so generous, it's captured the imagination," M... | A woman who wanted to raise £1,000 for cancer research by wearing charity shop outfits every day for a year has raised more than £11,000 in five months. |
Militants led by the jihadist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) took over parts of the cities of Falluja and Ramadi in late December.
Since then, troops and allied tribesmen have struggled to regain control.
The number displaced by the unrest is the highest since the peak of the sectarian insurgency from 2006... | Up to 300,000 people have now been displaced by the fighting between Sunni militants and security forces in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the UN says. |
Dr Reg Bunting, who died in 2013, was Avon and Somerset Police's chief medical officer between 1990 and 1997.
The victim, who wanted to remain anonymous, said the force "fuelled Dr Bunting's fantasies" by doing nothing.
The force has since apologised "unreservedly" to those affected.
Most of Dr Bunting's victims were n... | A victim of a police doctor, who carried out "grossly" unacceptable examinations, has criticised a force for failing to act on complaints about his behaviour. |
Townsend's troops dismantled the English outfit in a 37-10 bonus-point win at Scotstoun in their European Champions Cup Pool 4 opener.
And a trip to French side Montpellier is next up for Warriors.
"We know how hard it's going to be next week but we've made the best possible start," said the head coach.
"I'm really loo... | Gregor Townsend is relishing Glasgow's date with Montpellier after describing Warriors' win over Bath as their "best team performance of the season". |
The full-back has not played for his French club in the 2015-16 season after suffering a serious knee injury in Wales' final World Cup warm-up against Italy in September 2015.
"I'm not paying anyone who's not here in June," Boudjellal said.
"If anyone leaves in June, wherever they go, they'll have to pay them."
The Fre... | Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal has suggested Leigh Halfpenny will not be paid by the club if he tours New Zealand with Wales in June. |
The England Under-23 international scored 14 goals last season as Doncaster finished second in WSL 2 and were promoted back to the top flight.
England, 21, said: "I feel I am at the stage in my career to test myself at a higher level.
"There is no doubt that will happen at Chelsea, not just during games but in every tr... | Women's Super League champions Chelsea Ladies have signed forward Bethany England from Doncaster Belles. |
The town is littered with references to the 1612 trials which resulted in 10 people being hanged for witchcraft.
They have spawned many commercial spin offs today - including the name of an express bus service to Manchester and a brand of beer.
But not everyone wants to bask in the area's association with the trials. T... | The story of the Pendle witch trials helps bring in over £85m to the local economy each year, according to council figures. |
The new directive brings new definitions to "dressing decently".
Women are not allowed to:
While men must:
Adah Muwanga, human resources director at the Public Service Ministry, said the new circular was needed because of complaints - especially about female public officers - from male counterparts, who say "body parts... | A new crackdown on what civil servants can wear in Uganda has reignited a fierce debate about morality, clothes and women's rights in the country. |
Thomas, 29, was crowned champion after finishing fifth in the final stage.
The Team Sky rider can now look ahead to the season's classics, having beaten former Tour de France champion Alberto Contador and three-time World Time Trial winner Tony Martin.
"It's definitely a great confidence boost," he told BBC Wales Sport... | Geraint Thomas hopes retaining the Volta ao Algarve against a stellar field can inspire success in some of cycling's most prestigious races. |
Officials confirmed that Linda Vatcher, 62, died in an attack by gunmen in the Jordanian city of Karak.
Jordanian security forces say they have killed four gunmen after flushing them out of a historic hilltop castle in the city.
The shooting on Sunday left at least 10 people dead and 27 injured.
Vatcher's son Chris, wh... | A Canadian woman killed in an attack in Jordan is being remembered as conscientious, kind and dedicated to her charity work. |
The UK voted to leave the EU. The vote north of the border was to remain.
Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, said government cooperation was needed.
Earlier this month, a flotilla of fishing boats sailed up the Thames to urge Parliament take back control of British waters.
The SFF... | The UK leaving the EU offers the Scottish fishing industry "opportunities and challenges", industry leaders have said. |
American businessmen Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan lead a consortium that is in talks to buy a 60% stake.
Swansea City Supporters' Trust will retain its full 21.1% holding, but former player Nurse, 78, is worried the club could lose its identity.
"I'm concerned because it's going out of the hands of local people," he s... | Mel Nurse, who led the group that helped save Swansea City from bankruptcy in 2002, has concerns over plans for a US takeover of the club. |
The Istanbul club confirmed on Sunday that Mancini had met club directors, posting a photo of the 48-year-old with chief executive Lutfi Aribogan.
The Italian replaces Fatih Terim, who after failing to agree a new contract.
exactly a year after he led them to their first Premier League title.
Galatasaray have made a d... | Roberto Mancini has been named as the new manager of Turkish champions Galatasaray on a three-year contract. |
The body, which had "multiple serious injuries", was discovered near Ten Acres Lane, Manchester, at about 17:00 BST on Tuesday, police said.
Officers believe they know the victim's identity however formal confirmation is yet to take place.
A 60-year-old woman, who was held on suspicion of assisting an offender, also re... | A 57-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found in woodland. |
1768 - Gurkha ruler Prithvi Narayan Shah conquers Kathmandu and lays foundations for unified kingdom.
1792 - Nepalese expansion halted by defeat at hands of Chinese in Tibet.
1814-16 - Anglo-Nepalese War; culminates in treaty which establishes Nepal's current boundaries.
1846 - Nepal falls under sway of hereditary chie... | A chronology of key events: |
Few other British footballers have been analysed so widely as the 33-year-old, including Barton's own extensive self-reflections, yet still he remains impossible to pin down.
From the moment he was linked with a move to Rangers, previous comments - mostly on Twitter, where he is a regular and intriguing voice - about s... | Unpredictability has been the constant in Joey Barton's life. |
As part of making the case for a robust diplomatic process, the prime minister noted that as many as 70,000 fighters who did not belong to extremist groups were still committed to fighting President Bashar al-Assad.
The figure has raised eyebrows: there was no clarity offered as to who these fighters are, where they ar... | In advocating a case for extending UK air strikes into Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron outlined a strategy of targeting so-called Islamic State (IS), paralleled with a diplomatic track in which the main opposition groupings sat down with the Syrian regime and worked out a transition of power. |
The peacock, which villagers have named Kevin, has become a talking point in Breadsall parish council meetings since it appeared in the village last summer.
Villagers have placed adverts online to try to find the bird's owners, so far without success.
While some have welcomed the bird into their gardens, others have ac... | Residents are trying to trace the owners of a peacock that arrived in a Derbyshire village a year ago. |
He will leave the programme at the end of March, with guest presenters being used from April.
Martin said he was looking forward to working on new projects - and having a lie-in on Saturday mornings.
BBC Daytime controller Dan McGolpin thanked Martin and said it was "an exciting opportunity" to have new chefs presentin... | TV chef James Martin is stepping down as host of BBC One show Saturday Kitchen after 10 years. |
The project, which will record every last detail of Orkney's St Magnus Cathedral, is to begin later this year.
Orkney Islands Council is currently looking for experts to carry out detailed scans of the internal and external structure of the cathedral.
A 3D record of the building can then be compared with future scans t... | A 12th Century cathedral in Orkney is to undergo a laser scan as part of efforts to preserve the building. |
They were found near the banks of Isleworth in west London as pupils took part in a wildlife project close by.
"I couldn't believe it," said Jason Davey from Berkshire, who alerted the teacher when he discovered the blades.
The Port of London Authority said most of the blades had been collected but it advised people to... | More than 500 razor blades have been dumped in the River Thames. |
The viability of playing day-night Tests, to boost crowds, is being explored by the game's governing body, the International Cricket Council.
And Morris told Radio 4's Today programme: "This may be a next step."
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott is an advocate. "You have to change or sadly [Tests] are going," he ... | England cricket managing director Hugh Morris has declared himself "open minded" about the prospect of playing floodlit Test matches. |
The Federal Reserve ruled unanimously to keep its benchmark interest rate in a range of 0.5% to 0.75%.
The jobs market and economic activity had continued to strengthen, it said.
"Measures of consumer and business sentiment have improved of late," the central bank also said in a statement.
The Fed had raised its benchm... | The US central bank remained positive on the economy, as it kept interest rates on hold in its first meeting since President Donald Trump took office. |
It might seem but a short wait for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, given the amount of gloomy economic analysis that has been published on what may happen should Britain vote to leave the European Union.
All the different effects are actually derived from one significant starting point - that the economy would be ... | House prices lower, unemployment higher, real incomes down, a year long recession and now, poorer pensioners. |
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) warn that the already saturated ground could encourage localised floods if rain persists.
Heavy showers are expected to reach Wales on Monday evening and are likely to be heaviest across south Wales.
NRW are advising people to take extra care on roads because of flooding caused by blocked ... | Flooding alerts are being issued as bad weather is set to continue this week. |
A new exhibition called "How Cats Took Over The Internet" has opened at the Museum of Moving Images in New York.
The exhibition looks at the history of how they rose to internet fame, and why people like them so much.
Almost half of all original YouTube videos are of people's pets, and around 26 billion views are just ... | With more than two million videos on YouTube, cats are one of the most searched for things on the internet. |
But he turned out to be a "Walter Mitty character" who, over the next three years, poisoned her with laxatives.
He made her so ill that doctors thought she may have motor neurone disease.
Smith, 62, also convinced her he had been in the SAS and carried out the raid on the Iranian Embassy.
He also said his first wife wa... | When Elizabeth Smith met her husband Dave she found him to be "just a normal, lovely guy". |
Brann lead the second qualifying round tie against Ruzomberok 1-0 before next Thursday's second leg in Norway.
Everton, back in Europe for the first time since 2014-15, will host the first leg at Goodison Park on 27 July with the second leg away on 3 August.
Aberdeen will play Apollon Limassol of Cyprus or Moldova's Za... | Everton will face Slovakia's Ruzomberok or Brann of Norway in the third qualifying round of the Europa League. |
Liam Wray said he voted for TUV leader Jim Allister because he "does not trust" nationalist parties' abortion policy.
Former Sinn Féin mayor Anne Brolly revealed on Thursday that she had quit the party because of the same issue.
Mr Wray and Mrs Brolly said there were many voters who shared their concerns.
In Northern I... | The brother of a Bloody Sunday victim has said he now votes for the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) because of its stance on abortion. |
The hotel was the location for two police raids in 2015.
The raids saw a number of members from football's world governing body arrested in connection with bribery and corruption allegations.
As part of a cost saving exercise, Fifa Council members are to be relocated when they attend a key meeting later this month.
Off... | Fifa officials will no longer stay at the Baur au Lac hotel when they next visit Zurich. |
Evidence from the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) showed Andreas Lubitz had repeatedly changed the setting of the altitude controls during the plane's flight from Duesseldorf to Barcelona earlier, but as the plane was on autopilot its planned descent was not affected.
Later the same day Lubitz was alone in the cockpit durin... | The co-pilot of a Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps may have practised a rapid descent only hours before he sent the plane plunging into the mountainside "intentionally", according to French investigators. |
The link was made by the international Cochrane group, which looked at medical trials involving some 40,000 women.
While HRT pills can ease menopausal symptoms and may offer some protection against heart disease, this must be weighed against other possible harms.
Women facing the dilemma should discuss it with their do... | Women on HRT pills should be aware that there is a small chance of an increased risk of blood clots and possibly stroke, according to a study. |
Johnson is understood to be one of 10 names on an initial potential target list put together by Villa following Roberto di Matteo's departure.
But Johnson has assured supporters he has no intention of moving on again.
He told the Bristol Post: "Why would I want to leave when I'm so happy?"
Johnson added: "I want people... | Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson is focused 100% on his own Championship club, following reports linking him with the managerial vacancy at Aston Villa, reports BBC Radio Bristol. |
All three emergency services were called to a collision between a truck and motorcycle at Altarnun, Launceston, on Sunday 9 August at about 10.15pm.
The arrested truck driver was a 21-year-old man from Bodmin.
The main arterial route through the county was closed westbound at Trewint Gap for almost seven hours.
Devon a... | A pick-up truck driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a male motorcyclist was killed on the A30 in Cornwall. |
Ireland are currently ranked 10th and Zimbabwe 11th, with the Irish holding a two-point advantage over their rivals.
Kevin O'Brien is set to make his 250th appearance on Friday after recovering from a hamstring injury which kept him out of August's defeat by Australia.
Zimbabwe fell to a 2-1 series defeat by Pakistan i... | Ireland go into their three one-day internationals against Zimbabwe in the hope of defending their lead over their opponents in the world rankings. |
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Paul Heatley put the Crues ahead from a penalty on seven minutes after he himself had been fouled by Mark Hughes.
Jordan Forsythe doubled the lead on 23 as he side-footed home after good work by Michael Carvill.
Forsythe extended the Crusaders lead with a superb strike on ... | Champions Crusaders remain five points clear at the top of the Irish Premiership after handing an 11th straight league defeat to Warrenpoint. |
Historic Royal Palaces, the charity responsible for overseeing the plans, said the garden was in the "very early stages of development".
It will be the fourth London memorial created in tribute to Diana if it reaches completion.
Diana died in a car accident in Paris with her partner Dodi Fayed in 1997.
Historic Royal P... | A memorial garden in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, is being planned ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death, Kensington Palace has said. |
The Investor Forum, which has £14.5 trillion of investments, says the company should conduct a thorough independent review.
Investors are uncomfortable about the company's illegal underpayment of staff and an unusual arrangement with founder Mike Ashley's brother over deliveries.
Concerns have been raised at the highes... | A group of influential investors are urging Sports Direct to overhaul the way it is run. |
Joel Grant headed the visitors in front but Jordan Moore-Taylor turned a cross into his own net as Carlisle levelled.
Goals either side of the break had Exeter in control, Ryan Harley stroking home and David Wheeler finding the net.
But John O'Sullivan's overhit cross floated in and sub Shaun Miller nodded in as the ho... | Carlisle scored twice in two second-half minutes to salvage a draw against Exeter in a frenetic League Two play-off semi-final first leg. |
The animated programmes ask youngsters to choose between two options at several points in their plots.
The firm says the nature of its online streaming platform has allowed it to experiment with "branching narrative" tech in a way that would not be possible for traditional broadcasters.
But it acknowledges that such sh... | Netflix is launching two interactive children's TV shows that let audiences determine the on-screen action. |
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