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The 27-year-old, who asked players to underperform at ITF Futures tournaments in South Africa and Nigeria in 2015, was also fined $50,000 (£38,600).
Mitsuhashi placed 76 bets on matches in 2015 and did not co-operate with Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) enquiries into the allegations, which are both offences.
He was world number 295 in 2009 but had fallen to 1,997th by the end of 2015.
In November 2015, he asked Joshua Chetty, who was banned in September 2016 after a separate TIU investigation, to underperform in a tournament in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
He offered $2,000 to underperform in a singles match and $600 in a doubles match.
In December 2015, he approached a different player at the ITF Futures F4 Tournament in Lagos, Nigeria, asking him to fix aspects of a match.
His betting infringements came in October and November 2015.
The ban from all professional tennis applies with immediate effect. | Japan's Junn Mitsuhashi has been banned from tennis for life after being found guilty of match-fixing offences. | 39934016 |
Taoiseach Enda Kenny was one of the world leaders that Mrs May talked to in the hours after her appointment as the UK's new prime minister.
Mr Kenny said he congratulated his counterpart during a phonecall on Wednesday evening.
They talked about their "joint support" of the Northern Ireland peace process.
"We discussed the importance of continuing to work together to build on the excellent relationship that now exists between Ireland and Britain," he added.
Mrs May stressed her "commitment to delivering the will of the British people to leave the EU", a Downing Street spokesperson said.
She explained that time would be needed to "prepare for these negotiations" and said she hoped they could be "conducted in a constructive and positive spirit", the spokesperson added.
Mr Kenny said he "outlined Ireland's key areas of concern" over a future UK withdrawal from the EU and gave his perspective on "the challenges that lie ahead" in negotiations on the issue.
He added that he would meet Mrs May "in the coming weeks".
As well as speaking to Mr Kenny, Mrs May took calls from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
She also began shaping her new cabinet, appointing Philip Hammond and Boris Johnson as chancellor and foreign secretary respectively. | Theresa May has agreed to build on the "strong relationship" between her country and the Republic of Ireland, the Irish prime minister has said. | 36788419 |
Paul Maguire, of Westbourne Terrace, London, died on the A5 near Marlborough Way, in the Tamworth area, on the Staffordshire/Warwickshire border.
The 58-year-old suffered multiple injuries in the accident at about 16:40 BST on Tuesday, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
The man driving the Ford Transit van was uninjured. | A cyclist who died when he was hit by a van on a dual carriageway has been named by police. | 32620609 |
Stoke Gifford Parish Council voted on Tuesday to charge Parkrun a fee to use Little Stoke Park, near Bristol.
The decision caused an outcry, prompting the cancellation of this Saturday's run.
Despite fears hundreds of runners would turn up at Little Stoke Park in protest, only a couple of dozen were at the park earlier.
The council is the first authority to say it will charge Parkrun a fee for the use of its grounds.
Councillors voted six-to-four in favour of charges for "wear and tear", having said it was "unfair" to expect non-running residents to pay for the park's upkeep.
The event co-director, Becky Bushnell, said it meant the end of the Little Stoke event.
Organisers announced on Wednesday they were cancelling this week's Little Stoke Park run amid fears the number of runners may exceed the park's "safe limit".
With "emotions running high" people were urged not to go by Parkrun's chief operating officer Tom Williams.
Most heeded the advice but around 25 runners did brave the cold to show support.
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Matt Hawkins, from Bradley Stoke, said: "I wanted to turn up today to show that the council isn't going to stop me running.
"I expected more people but the weather hasn't helped as it's freezing cold and I think Parkrunners have taken the opportunity to go to other Parkruns."
Another runner said he was "disappointed with the turn out" but would "definitely be here every week - running". | An online petition against council plans to charge Parkrun for an event in Bristol has topped 51,000 signatures. | 36062141 |
It became tangled in anti-pigeon netting on the Lloyds Bank building in Cornhill earlier.
Three fire engines were sent and a firefighter on an aerial platform managed to help set the bird free.
The bird, which had been feasting on a pigeon also trapped in the nets, then flew across the square to watch the drama from the safety of another perch.
Dozens of shoppers had gathered to watch the spectacle, and Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service had to set up a cordon as they worked to free the feathered fellow.
As the bird flapped to freedom, people clapped and cheered from the sidelines.
More on this and other news from Suffolk | Crowds gathered to cheer firefighters attempting to rescue a bird of prey trapped in the centre of Ipswich. | 39897004 |
Anna Matseliso Molise, a key witness in the case, was due to testify against her 63-year-old husband at his trial.
She was shot four times outside her home in Maseru on Tuesday evening, and later died from her wounds in hospital.
Police say investigations are under way over whether Mrs Molise's killing was targeted or not.
Peter Frederiksen, who owns two gun shops in the South African city of Bloemfontein, is facing charges of sexual assault, intimidation, domestic violence and contravention of the Medicines Control Act.
Last month, police found 21 packages containing parts of women's clitorises, as well as surgical equipment, in his freezer following a tip-off.
South African police spokesman Brig Hangwani Mulaudzi told the BBC he was "deeply saddened" by Mrs Molise's killing, describing her as an "integral part of the investigation".
She had previously turned down an offer to be placed under witness protection.
Brig Mulaudzi said that despite the setback they were committed to seeing the case through to the end.
Peter Frederiksen is currently behind bars because he abandoned his bail application in October. He is due to appear in court at the beginning of month.
Police have appealed for his victims, who they believe are from neighbouring Lesotho, to come forward with information.
They said the defendant was alleged to have sedated the women before operating on them.
Mr Frederiksen is also wanted in his native Denmark for alleged illegal dealing in firearms. | The wife of a Danish man who is accused by South African police of mutilating women and keeping genitalia parts in a freezer has been shot dead in Lesotho. | 34600105 |
The company said it had found malware on the payment processing computers for the hotels it managed.
Hyatt's global president of operations Chuck Floyd said that the problem had been fixed, but advised past customers to check bank statements for any unusual activity.
"As soon as we discovered the activity, we launched an investigation," he said.
The Chicago-based Hyatt group has 627 properties in its portfolio, although it said only the 318 it managed directly may have been affected by the malware, with franchised hotels unaffected.
The company did not say whether the malware had led to any customer information being accessed, but did say it had hired independent cybersecurity experts to help investigate.
Hyatt has set up a webpage to communicate updates to its customers.
"We have taken steps to strengthen the security of our systems, and customers can feel confident using payment cards at Hyatt hotels worldwide," said Mr Floyd.
Hyatt is not the first hotel group to admit it has had to tackle such a cybersecurity breach.
The Hilton, Mandarin Oriental, Starwood and Trump Collection hotel groups have also faced security problems with customer payment information in 2015. | Hotel group Hyatt is warning visitors of a security breach in its customer payment system. | 35175263 |
The Association of British Commuters (ABC) took legal action over what it described as the Southern "fiasco".
The government has said it will not be publishing any new reports on Southern.
It said an independent report published last week made it clear the responsibility for disruption was "primarily caused" by strike action.
Southern, owned by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), has been embroiled in a bitter dispute with the unions over driver-only operated trains.
The Department for Transport said the Gibb report made it clear "the responsibility for disruption... was primarily caused by industrial action led by RMT and Aslef and exceptional levels of staff sick leave."
It added: "We have been considering whether the extensive disruption to the line last year was entirely beyond GTR's control and our decision was due to be communicated to the company imminently.
"We are more than happy to inform GTR of the verdict within the 14 days required by the judge."
The ruling comes as the drivers' union, Aslef, began a new overtime ban.
Clive Sheldon speaking for the transport secretary said Chris Grayling was "fully aware" of the inconvenience being caused to Southern's 300,000 passengers.
Southern has been forced to introduced a revised timetable axing about a quarter of services affecting services in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire.
Before the hearing, Summer Dean, of ABC, said: "Passengers are the only people who still don't have a voice in this fiasco, and many thousands of them support us in our efforts to reveal the truth behind the Department for Transport's involvement in Southern Rail."
ABC said ministers acted unlawfully by failing to determine whether managers had breached franchise obligations. | The government has two weeks to decide if Southern rail is in breach of its contract or face judicial review, the High Court has ruled. | 40446450 |
O'Keefe, who returned early from Australia's tour of Sri Lanka because of a hamstring injury, was ejected from a Sydney hotel on Saturday.
"I failed to uphold the high standards expected of a New South Wales and Australian cricketer and apologise to all concerned," said the 31-year-old.
"I take full responsibility for my actions and accept the sanction."
As well as being fined A$10,000 (£5,850), O'Keefe must attend counselling.
Australia are 2-0 behind in the Test series against Sri Lanka with only one match remaining.
There is also a five-match one-day series and a two-match Twenty20 series. | Spinner Stephen O'Keefe has been fined by Cricket Australia for "offensive behaviour" while intoxicated. | 37009017 |
The quake measured 7.9 and struck an area between the capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara, the US Geological Survey said.
Tremors were felt across the region, as far afield as Pakistan, Bangladesh and neighbouring India.
A Nepali minister said there had been "massive damage" at the epicentre.
"We need support from the various international agencies which are more knowledgeable and equipped to handle the kind of emergency we face now," Information Minister Minendra Rijal.
Several buildings, including the landmark Dharahara tower, were reduced to rubble in Kathmandu.
Residents came out into the streets, with mobile phone networks and other communications disrupted.
Injured people have been brought to the main hospital.
There has been no estimate yet on the number of deaths, but Reuters news agency reported that two people had died, one in Nepal, one in northern India.
Indian authorities are responding. "We are in the process of finding more information and are working to reach out to those affected, both at home and in Nepal," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
Aftershocks could still be felt across the region sometime after the initial quake.
In 2011, a deadly earthquake killed at least five people in Nepal. Kathmandu was all but destroyed in the devastating earthquake of 1934. | A powerful earthquake has rocked central Nepal, causing extensive damage to buildings and dozens of injuries, eyewitnesses say. | 32461019 |
More than 200,000 golf fans are expected to descend on the Fife town for the event.
The town's Old Course is hosting the championship for the 29th time.
VisitScotland, which is an associate of the event, said it believed The Open played "a crucial role" in helping bring golf enthusiasts to Scotland.
This year's championship will feature many of the world's top golfers, including Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.
However, defending champion Rory McIlroy will miss the competition after injuring his ankle playing football with friends.
VisitScotland chairman Mike Cantlay said: "Excitement has been building for months as we prepare to welcome hundreds of thousands of spectators, the world's greatest golfers and global media, back to St Andrews for The Open.
"These visitors, whether here for the day or for longer, help contribute to Scotland's economy by staying in hotels, using restaurants, drinking in bars or shopping in retail outlets.
"Scotland is the undisputed home of golf, and The Open is the jewel in the crown of what is a truly unmissable summer for the sport."
Golf tourism is estimated to be worth £220m to the Scottish economy and supports about 4,400 jobs.
VisitScotland said that for every £1 a visiting golfer spends on green fees, a further £5 is spent on extras such as food and drink and entertainment. | This week's Open golf championship at St Andrews could boost the Scottish economy by more than £100m, according to VisitScotland. | 33521066 |
Hoban joined the U's from Irish side Dundalk in November 2014, but scored only six goals in 53 games.
The 24-year-old had spells on loan with Stevenage and Grimsby Town last season, but failed to find the net in 13 combined appearances for the two clubs.
"His hold up-play and link-up play is exceptional for this level," Stags manager Adam Murray said.
"He is someone who will help us keep the ball in the final third for longer periods and bring our other attacking players into play."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Mansfield Town have signed striker Pat Hoban following his release by League One club Oxford United. | 36611354 |
It will welcome visitors to a new wing of the Ruskin Museum at Coniston, which is dedicated to Campbell and the Bluebird craft he died in.
Artist Graham Bell is donating the sculpture, which will be unveiled by Mr Campbell's daughter Gina in November.
Mr Campbell died when Bluebird crashed on Coniston Water in 1967.
A spokesman for the Ruskin Museum said: "Graham Ball approached the museum in 2008, as a life-long admirer of Donald Campbell, to ask whether the museum would like to accept the gift of a life-size statue of his hero.
"The offer was made with no obligation, though he asked for our help in sourcing suitable photos and other images to inform his work.
"One of the problems lay in finding images illustrating Campbell's left and right profiles, as most shots tended to be full or three-quarter face.
"Decisions had to be made about stance, expression, clothing and what, if anything, the figure should hold.
"The resultant sculpture, in bronze-patinated resin, will welcome visitors into The Bluebird Wing, the new extension where Bluebird K7 is to be displayed once the conservation rebuild has been completed."
Bluebird was recovered from the lake in 2001 and is currently being restored. | A lifesize bronze sculpture of Donald Campbell is to be unveiled close to the place in Cumbria where he died trying to break the world speed record. | 11659193 |
About 90 machine gun rounds were fired at the object, which has not been identified. North Korea has flown drones over the border in the past.
In a statement, the South Korean military said it was "maintaining high vigilance".
The incident comes amid continuing high tension on the Korean peninsula.
On Sunday Pyongyang conducted what it said was a successful test of a medium-range ballistic missile.
That test came a week after North Korea tested what it said was a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead.
The pace of North Korean missile tests has increased in recent months and experts fear it indicates progress towards Pyongyang's ultimate goal of putting a nuclear warhead on a missile that could strike the continental US.
The UN Security Council is to hold a closed-door meeting on North Korea on Tuesday evening. In a statement on Monday, it agreed to "take further significant measures including sanctions" to force North Korea to end its "highly destabilising behaviour".
The spike in tensions comes with a new president in South Korea. Moon Jae-in was sworn into office earlier this month after the previous leader, Park Geun-hye, was impeached. She is now on trial for corruption.
Mr Moon has adopted a more conciliatory stance than his predecessor, calling for more dialogue with the North.
South Korean military officials did not say whether they hit or secured the object that flew across the demilitarised zone, but similar incidents have occurred in the past.
In January 2016, South Korean border troops fired shots at a suspected drone.
In 2014, South Korean officials said they found two North Korean drones, one south of the demilitarised zone near Paju and the other on an island near the disputed inter-Korean maritime border. | South Korea says it has fired warning shots at an object that flew across the demilitarised zone from North Korea. | 40012499 |
The UN Budget Committee recognised gay spouses, regardless of whether or not gay marriage is legal in their country of origin.
Previously, the UN followed national legislation on the issue.
The vote went 80 to 43 against Russia's resolution, which had backing from China, India and Muslim countries.
EU member states and the US lobbied hard against the resolution and for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's plan to include gay couples in the staff benefits scheme.
Speaking after the vote, US Ambassador Samantha Power said: "We must speak plainly about what Russia tried to do today: diminish the authority of the UN secretary general and export to the UN its domestic hostility to LGBT rights" - referring to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Earlier, Russia's deputy UN ambassador Petr Iliichev said the UN should return to how the issue was previously regulated, calling it "an example of how the United Nations respects cultural differences, the sovereign right of each and every state to determine its norms".
Russia drew international criticism in 2013 when it banned the spreading of gay "propaganda" among teenagers.
Conservative national traditions are already recognised under UN staff rules, as UN diplomats from countries where polygamy is legal receive spouse benefits for up to four wives. | The United Nations has voted to extend staff benefits to same-sex couples working for the UN, defeating Russian-led opposition to the measure. | 32031238 |
Mullen, who won £4.8 million on the lottery in 2011, will be a director of the National League North club.
"Lee's joining with an initial stake that he is comfortable with, that could grow" Bradley told BBC Radio Derby.
Mullen is a former director of his local club Grimsby Town, where he was also an investor, helping them into the football league in 2016.
"I'm delighted we've brought in a new board member who's going to invest in the football club and I'm hopeful he will be instrumental in the latest saga of us looking to continue in a spiral upwards" Bradley added.
"Lee's coming in with huge enthusiasm to do the job and with a huge breath of fresh air."
As part of the investment, Bradley had to let manager Russ O'Neill go.
"Whilst all decisions are difficult, I think this is a positive one and the right one at this time," Bradley said.
"I hope we're going to build a side that will be full of guts and desire and be good enough to compete with the best in the division." | Alfreton Chairman Wayne Bradley says that new director and investor Lee Mullen will be "a breath of fresh air". | 39963801 |
The test version of the Orion capsule touched down safely in the Arizona desert after being dropped from a C-17 military aircraft at 10.6km (35,000ft).
The US space agency said Wednesday's test was the closest to simulating a real return to Earth.
Orion is designed to replace the shuttle as America's manned space transport system.
"We've put the parachutes through their paces in ground and airdrop testing in just about every conceivable way," said Orion's programme manager Mark Geyer.
"The series of tests has proven the system and will help ensure crew and mission safety for our astronauts in the future."
Nasa is preparing Orion for its first trip to space in December, a two-hour, four-orbit flight that will send an unmanned version of the spacecraft more than 5,700km (3,600 miles) into space.
It will then be returned to Earth to test the performance of many of the craft's critical systems.
In the latest test, over the US Army's Yuma Proving Ground, engineers put additional stresses on the parachutes by allowing the test craft to "free fall" for 10 seconds, which increased the vehicle's speed and aerodynamic pressure.
After the free fall, Orion's parachutes deployed, pulling away the spacecraft's forward bay cover, which is critical to the rest of the system performing as required.
The test marked the last time the entire parachute sequence will be tested before Orion launches on its first space flight test, called EFT-1, later this year. | Nasa says the most difficult test yet of the parachute system for its Orion spacecraft has gone without a hitch. | 28040681 |
Since his appointment in January, Guidolin has spoken to friend and Foxes manager Claudio Ranieri.
Swansea are four points above the relegation zone, while Leicester are five points clear at the top.
Asked if the Swans could replicate that, Guidolin said: "I hope - but Leicester's situation is a miracle."
Guidolin, 60, was named Swansea head coach in January, succeeding Garry Monk, whose final game in charge was a 3-0 home defeat to Leicester.
Since then, the Foxes have maintained their unlikely bid for the title, beating reigning champions Manchester City 3-1 last Saturday.
This time last season Leicester were bottom of the Premier League and Ranieri dismissed suggestions Leicester are title favourites after they beat Manchester City on Saturday.
"When I arrived here, two or three days afterwards Claudio called me to tell me 'welcome, croeso' [Welsh for welcome]," Guidolin joked.
"I'm happy for Claudio. This period for him is fantastic.
"I think Leicester could win the league. They are a team that's compact with a very important striker in [Jamie] Vardy.
"All the team has an important organisation and they have enthusiasm."
Former Udinese manager Guidolin's contract keeps him at the Liberty Stadium until the end of the season, with the option of another term if Swansea avoid relegation.
"At the moment I'm only thinking about these four months," he added.
"I hope to have the opportunity to improve our situation and save the season.
"I hope to remain here for a long time, but now I'm concentrating on this season."
Swansea City host Southampton in the top flight on Saturday at Liberty Stadium. | Manager Francesco Guidolin says Swansea City are inspired in their fight against Premier League relegation by Leicester's "miracle" title challenge. | 35554074 |
The incident happened late on Wednesday night in a town close to the border-crossing with Zimbabwe.
ER24 says that when its paramedics arrived at the scene they found the adults had "sustained fatal injuries".
The child was taken to the local hospital and is reported to be recovering.
The child was discovered on Thursday morning after its cries for help were heard, and that is when the medics were called, ER24 said.
The exact circumstances of the attack are being investigated, but it is thought that a wild hippopotamus may have come from the nearby Limpopo River, ER24's Pieter Rossouw told Eyewitness News.
Mature hippopotamuses can weigh up to 3,200kg (7,000lbs) and are known for their aggression, says the BBC's Earth website.
It adds that they have been named the most dangerous animals in Africa, allegedly responsible for more human deaths than lions. | A hippopotamus has killed three adults and critically injured a child in South Africa, a private emergency response service says. | 34997874 |
Environmental officials are investigating a "white substance" which can be seen in the Gwenfro river near Coedpoeth.
A spokesman said: "Our officers are investigating a pollution in the Gwenfro river near Coedpoeth.
"The pollutant may be dairy product." | A river near Wrexham has been polluted with what may be a dairy product, Natural Resources Wales has said. | 36114954 |
A hat-trick from Mark Wilson as well as tries from Zach Kibirige and Marcus Watson saw the hosts secure a bonus-point 29-7 lead at the break, Denis Simplikevich with the Siberians' score.
Kibirige grabbed his second try before former England sevens winger Watson scored three more in the second half.
The Premiership side go second in pool one, three points behind Connact.
Newcastle picked up their first point of the season last week as they secured a losing bonus point in their loss in Brive.
But Dean Richards' side were too much at Kingston Park for their Siberian opponents who are in their first European Rugby Challenge Cup campaign.
Newcastle: Tait; Kibirige, Penny, Harris, Watson; Catterick, Young; Vickers, McGuigan, Welsh, Green, Robinson, Welch, Temm, Wilson.
Replacements: Lawson, Rogers, Vea, Witty, Mayhew, Tipuna, Willis, Powell.
Enisei-STM: Kushnarev; Malnik, Kacharava, Gerasimov, Simplikevich; Gaisin, Baranovs; Bezverkhov, Selskii, Zykov, Saulite, Krasylnyk, Orlov, Temnov, Krotov.
Replacements: Hasanov, Cleminson, Pronenko, Butenko, Babaev, Shcherban, Kurashov, Krotov.
Attendance: 4,806 | Newcastle Falcons ran in nine tries as they eased past Russian side Enisei-STM in the European Challenge Cup. | 34873536 |
The money will be invested in New Art Gallery Walsall between 2018 and 2022.
Walsall Council had said it was looking to shut the gallery due to "continued austerity", sparking protests and a petition opposing closure signed by more than 6,000 people.
Council leader Sean Coughlan said he was delighted the gallery's "national importance" had been recognised.
The award is part of a total of £215m pledged to 76 arts organisations across the West Midlands.
Mr Coughlan said the grant was a "significant vote of confidence" in the gallery.
"I made it clear when setting our budget earlier this year that we never intended to close the gallery.
"Instead, given the ongoing pressures to local authority funding, we needed to be more imaginative and certain about how we operate and fund such facilities," he said.
"Taking a long-term view of the budget over a four-year plan has allowed us to do just that."
The gallery, which was opened by The Queen in 2000 and was one of several cultural projects built for the millennium, gets about 200,000 visitors each year, according to the local authority.
It has featured exhibitions from Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst.
Peter Knott, area director for Arts Council England, added: "The gallery provides strong visual arts programming as well as a dynamic educational programme for children, young people and emerging artists alike, and it will be great to see them continue to provide inspiration to current and future audiences." | The future of an under-threat art gallery has been secured following a £3.5m grant from Arts Council England. | 40427663 |
The crash happened during a test run in the town of Eckwersheim, on a new Paris-Strasbourg line.
The train was carrying 49 railway technicians when it derailed, caught fire, and plunged into a canal. Eleven people suffered serious injuries.
The derailment was due to "excessive speed", officials say.
Pictures showed the locomotive partly submerged. Wreckage was also scattered in a field beside the track.
Reports say the Paris-Strasbourg high-speed line is scheduled to open next year.
Junior transport minister Alain Vidalies and Ecology Minister Segolene Royal will visit the scene, French media reported. | A high-speed TGV train has derailed near the eastern French city of Strasbourg, killing at least 10 people, officials say. | 34822666 |
The Super Puma crashed on its approach to Sumburgh Airport last August.
Sarah Darnley, of Elgin, Gary McCrossan, of Inverness, Duncan Munro, of Bishop Auckland, and George Allison, of Winchester, died.
A dedication service was held at the Sumburgh Airport memorial site on Saturday and wreaths put in the sea.
A helicopter flypast also took place.
The service was led by Fishermen's Mission Superintendent Aubrey Jamieson.
He said it was right to pause and honour those who had lost their lives.
A new plaque was dedicated to the victims and a number of survivors made the journey to the islands for the service.
Two wreaths were laid at the site of the crash by RNLI crew.
Survivors of the crash paid tribute to their rescuers following the service.
A short statement issued on their behalf said: "We are all here to pay our respects to those who lost their lives that night. We are grateful to have the chance to meet and thank the brave crew members who helped us.
"The whole Shetland community rallied around us in a time of need and we would like to express our deep gratitude to so many people - coastguard, RNLI, hospital staff, police, workers at Sumburgh Airport, Red Cross - for everything."
When the Super Puma crashed last year 18 people were on board the helicopter at the time.
The accident was the fourth of its kind in five years.
The Shetland memorial is dedicated to those who lost their lives in aircraft accidents in the area over the past three decades. | More than 100 people gathered in Shetland to remember the four people who died in last year's helicopter crash. | 28894502 |
A related boost to consumer spending could also help create a rosier Budget picture for Chancellor George Osborne.
The Office for Budget Responsibility is expected to produce a stronger forecast for UK economic growth at Budget time.
BBC economics editor Robert Peston said a fall in inflation expectations generates an annual windfall for the Treasury of around £6bn.
In January UK inflation hit a record low of 0.3%, helped by oil prices.
The reduction in the squeeze on public finances is "more or less automatic", he said.
Low inflation means lower payments by the government on index-linked debt. It also means lower increases on certain benefits, he said.
Reduced spending on welfare means there could be more cash available for expenditure on schools, hospitals, and the police, he added.
Other experts said Mr Osborne could use the spare cash to give more wiggle room in meeting deficit-reduction plans.
According to the EY ITEM Club, the forecast for borrowing in the current fiscal year ending this month is likely to be revised down to £89bn.
Experts at HSBC expect a figure of £90.6bn, while they also see the OBR cutting its prediction for 2015/16's deficit from £75.9bn to £73.4bn. | UK government finances will be given a £6bn windfall as lower oil prices drag on inflation. | 31931203 |
After 90 years in production, the firm said sultanas had been included "to add more variation" and "ensure it's still an affordable treat".
But some chocoholics accused Cadbury of putting cost - sultanas are cheaper than raisins - ahead of taste.
Cadbury came under fire earlier this year when it altered the recipe for its Creme Eggs.
The packaging for Fruit and Nut will not change, and Cadbury said that in tests, only 10% of people could tell the difference between the old and new versions.
In a statement, it said: "While raisins have actually traditionally been the 'fruit' of Cadbury Fruit and Nut, sultanas have been brought into the fold to add more variation.
"It's important we have a flexible supply of the dried fruit we use in our famous Fruit and Nut bars to both retain quality and ensure it's still an affordable treat."
But some customers took to Twitter to vent their anger at the change, which will appear on the shelves at the end of November.
One user Simon Barry wrote: "I hate Cadburys for changing the fruit and nut. Damn the American ownership ruining perfectly good sweets!"
Another, Ria Gregory, wrote: "Actually disgusted Cadbury's would think it's OK to put sultanas in Fruit and Nut." | Cadbury has upset some fans of its Fruit and Nut bar by adding sultanas to the recipe as well as raisins. | 34718668 |
Korean, Japanese and European shipping companies that carry vehicles were found to have coordinated bids and routes in order to keep prices high.
The fines are equivalent to 4% to 9% of the firm's international shipping sales to and from China, the regulator said.
Authorities have been penalising firms under China's 2008 anti-monopoly law.
Several sectors have been affected by the crackdown including automakers, dairy and technology suppliers in an attempt to keep prices down for Chinese consumers.
In February, US chipmaker Qualcomm was fined $975m on charges that it abused its dominance in wireless technology to charge high licensing fees.
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said executives from the firms met over a period of four years to share information and create deals to avoid competition on routes linking China with Europe, North America and Latin America.
The companies fined include Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Eastern Car Liner, South Korea's Eukor Car Carriers, Norway's Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, and Chile's Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores.
Japan's Nippon Yusen was exempted from paying penalties, because the firm said it cooperated with investigators.
The biggest fine of $45m went to Eurkor and the company responded by saying they were glad to see the investigation had come to an end.
"We will do everything possible to avoid similar situations going forward," it said in a statement on its website. | Chinese regulators have fined seven major international shipping companies 407m yuan ($65m; £42m) for fixing prices after a year-long investigation. | 35188120 |
Sam Ward also found the net but two goals from Matias Paredes and Gonzalo Peillat's penalty corner sealed victory for the visitors at Bisham Abbey.
"We fell right into their trap as we were sloppy at times in possession which allowed them to counter-attack," said GB head coach Bobby Crutchley.
"That's what they're looking for and that's why it's frustrating."
The series is helping Britain prepare for the World League Final, which starts on 27 November in India.
The second Test against Argentina is on Wednesday, also at Bisham Abbey. | Great Britain were beaten 3-2 in the first of three Tests against Argentina, despite a debut goal from Alan Forsyth. | 34577037 |
The 35-year-old defender made one appearance for Rovers in 2001 after joining from Clyde, before moving to Kilmarnock in 2003.
Greer was released by Brighton in May after their play-off semi-final loss to Sheffield Wednesday, having made 234 appearances in six seasons.
The ex-Swindon and Doncaster centre-back has won 11 caps for Scotland.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Blackburn Rovers have signed former Brighton captain Gordon Greer on a one-year deal. | 36957601 |
Another Israeli was wounded in the attack in Halamish. The Israeli army says the attacker was shot and caught.
The attack came near the end of a day of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces over new security measures at a Jerusalem holy site.
Three Palestinians were killed and hundreds were hurt in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he is freezing all contacts with Israel after it installed metal detectors at the site, known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as the Temple Mount.
Israel says the extra security is needed after two Israeli policemen were killed near the site a week ago.
Palestinians die in East Jerusalem clashes
On Friday, four Israeli civilians were stabbed in Halamish (also known as Neve Tsuf) after "an assailant infiltrated a private home", the Israeli army said.
Israeli media said the victims were two men and a woman. Another woman who was injured is being treated at hospital.
The Israeli army said the attacker was a young Palestinian man called Omar al-Abed.
He was taken to hospital, but his condition was unclear.
There has been a wave of stabbings, shootings and car-rammings of Israelis predominantly by Palestinians or Israeli Arabs since late 2015.
At least 47 Israelis and five foreign nationals have been killed in nearly two years of such attacks.
At least 255 Palestinians - most of them attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period, news agencies report. Others have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops.
Israel says Palestinian incitement has fuelled the attacks. The Palestinian leadership has blamed frustration rooted in decades of Israeli occupation.
Is Palestinian-Israeli violence being driven by social media? | Three Israeli civilians have been stabbed to death in a settlement near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. | 40685369 |
Trailing 24-15 at the break, Newcastle scored four tries in 18 second-half minutes to turn the game around.
Scrum-half Takulua crossed the line three times and also added another nine points with his boot off the tee.
Northampton, who earned a bonus point of their own with four tries, were undone by a series of defensive and handling errors in the second half.
A second successive home win for Newcastle lifts them above Northampton to seventh and just a point behind sixth-placed Harlequins.
Northampton have now lost their past two Premiership matches to fall to eighth and are without an away win in six games in all competitions.
Jim Mallinder's side made a terrific start with two tries inside the opening five minutes from Ken Pisi and Jamie Gibson.
Harry Mallinder's score in the corner seemingly put them in charge at the break despite Takulua and Sean Robinson crossing for the hosts.
But a lightning restart from Newcastle saw Rob Vickers and a Takulua brace change the complexion of the game within 10 minutes.
Falcons went on to inflict further damage through hooker Kyle Cooper before Mikey Haywood kept Saints in the hunt, although Mark Wilson's late score from a rolling maul settled the affair.
Newcastle: Tait; Goneva, Waldouck, Socino, Sinoti; Hodgson, Takulua; Vickers, Cooper, Welsh, Green, Robinson, Wilson, Welch (capt), Latu.
Replacements: Lawson, Harris, Wilson, Fonua, Olmstead, Egerton, Delany, Watson.
Northampton: Tuala; K. Pisi, Tuitavake, Mallinder, Foden (capt); Myler, Groom; A. Waller, Haywood, Brookes, Ratuniyarawa, Day, Gibson, Clark, Harrison.
Replacements: Clare, E. Waller, Hill, Paterson, Nutley, Dickson, Hutchinson, Pablo Estelles.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | A Sonatane Takulua hat-trick helped Newcastle to an impressive victory against Northampton at Kingston Park. | 38971930 |
The 30-year-old was set to serve a three-match suspension for violent conduct after pushing Canaries midfielder Wes Hoolahan in the chest.
However, Wolves' claim that the punishment was excessive was upheld and the ban was reduced.
Ikeme will miss Wolves' FA Cup fourth-round tie at Liverpool and their Championship game at Barnsley.
Wolves decided to appeal against the decision following the 3-1 defeat at Carrow Road after being advised that, under new Fifa guidelines, a push in the chest is considered only a yellow-card offence.
But a Football Association independent regulatory commission rejected the club's claim of wrongful dismissal, which, if successful, would have seen Ikeme avoid any suspension. | Wolves keeper Carl Ikeme has had his ban for his red card during Saturday's game at Norwich City cut to two games. | 38738439 |
The Weymouth Port Health Authority (WPHA) has taken samples of scallops from Lulworth Banks and Lyme Bay.
It said the scallops still had amnesic shellfish poisoning levels above the legal limit they can be sold having.
However, the WPHA said samples of shucked scallops - the muscle and roe of the scallop - had safe toxin levels.
The authority said shucking needed to be done in approved processing establishments to prevent cross-contamination.
Restaurants have been warned against shucking scallops themselves because of the danger of contaminating food preparation surfaces.
Amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) can cause neurological symptoms, such as dizziness and confusion, and in "very rare cases" death.
It is stored in the digestive systems of scallops.
The presence of ASP toxin follows the growth of an "algal bloom" in the English Channel.
Casual gatherers of clams, oysters, mussels and scallops off the Dorset coast have also been warned the shellfish could contain toxins from the May bloom.
However, the WPHA said scallops were the species of concern because they were good at picking up the toxin but poor at excreting it.
In May, Portland Harbour closed to the gathering of filter-feeding molluscs after tests showed ASP in the algae. | Scallops taken from the Dorset coast still contain toxin levels above those safe for human consumption following an "algal bloom" in May. | 28777732 |
The 32-year-old made nine league appearances for Palace last season after signing in July 2016.
Mandanda played 443 times for Marseille during his nine seasons at Stade Velodrome, where he won one league title and three French League Cups.
He won Ligue 1's goalkeeper of the year in his last season with the club.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | France goalkeeper Steve Mandanda has left Crystal Palace to rejoin former club Marseille on a three-year-deal for an undisclosed fee. | 40575993 |
They have competed together for several years, coming fifth at the Olympics and taking European gold in 2012.
However, Couch was paired with 16-year-old Lois Toulson at last week's National Cup, where they came second.
"It wasn't great, to be honest," Couch, 26, told BBC Spotlight.
"Especially as we're leading up to the World Cup in less than a month, so being apart for a month and a half was not great preparation for it."
The duo are hoping to secure an Olympic Games qualification spot at the event, which is also being held in Brazil.
Barrow had been dropped from the 10m synchro line-up following a series of shin injuries but the Plymouth divers have been selected as part of a 15-strong GB World Cup squad, which includes Tom Daley.
"We're just going to put it to the side - we're back together in synchro now so there's a lot of hard training coming up," added Couch. | Great Britain diver Tonia Couch has admitted her split with 10m synchro partner Sarah Barrow was "not great preparation" for next month's World Cup event in Rio. | 35432822 |
Tomkins has not played for nine months after suffering a knee injury playing for New Zealand Warriors.
The 27-year-old, who agreed his return to Wigan for a fee of over £200,000 in April 2015, will be in the squad for Friday's game against Hull FC.
"I'm glad it's finally come to the time to get my boots on and get out there," he told BBC Radio Manchester.
"I've been training now with the boys for three or fours weeks. The last week has been full training and once you're in that and feel good it's tough to not put your hand up and play.
"The first few months were very tough - obviously when I signed back last year I didn't think I'd be sitting on the sidelines.
"It ended up doing a bit of helping out with Lewis Tierney at full-back and that gave me a bit of a focus, but the last month has flown by once I started training."
Tomkins spent two years at NRL side Warriors, but cited homesickness as one of the factors for his return to Super League.
"I'm realistic," he added. "I'm not going to be coming out on Friday and be absolutely flying and in my best form.
"It's not the case of as soon as you're fit you're in your best form, that might take a while, but I can certainly add something to the team, I'm not going to be a weak link." | Wigan and England full-back Sam Tomkins has vowed not be a 'weak link' when he returns from his long-term injury. | 36256010 |
15 December 2016 Last updated at 14:35 GMT
The book about a family who leave their house in search of a bear has been popular with children for more than 20 years!
Now it's getting made into an animation for a whole new generation to enjoy this Christmas.
Martin went along to check it out with a few of you guys to find out what you thought.
So will it be as enjoyable as the book, or will Michael Rosen have to "bear" some criticism from our reviewers?!
Pictures of We're Going on a Bear Hunt from Channel 4. | You may have read We're Going on a Bear Hunt, or maybe someone read it to you when you were younger... | 38322084 |
Mohamed Elshinawy, 30, is being held on a number of charges including trying to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation.
Mr Elshinawy pledged allegiance to IS online in February, the FBI said.
He told agents that he never intended to carry out an attack and just wanted IS agents to send him money.
The FBI said Mr Elshinawy used disposable mobile phones and multiple email and social media accounts to communicate with IS contacts.
He received the money through a PayPal account and a Western Union wire transfer, the FBI said.
Those overseas financial transfers attracted the attention of authorities in June.
"Elshinawy stated that he was instructed to use the monies he received from the unidentified ISIL operative for 'operational purposes,' which Elshinawy understood to mean causing destruction or conducting a terrorist attack in the United States," according to an FBI affidavit.
In the past year, more 70 people in the US have been charged with working with IS militants.
Authorities are on heightened alert this month after a California couple, who had pledged allegiance to IS, carried out the deadliest terrorist attack since the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik and shot and killed 14 people on 2 December during a holiday party in San Bernardino. | The FBI has arrested a Maryland man who they say received about $9,000 (£6,000) from the so-called Islamic State group (IS) to carry out an attack in the US. | 35098639 |
Ren took the lead after the third of five dives and a superb inward three-and-a-half somersault with her fourth virtually clinched the title.
China's Si Yajie took the silver, while Canada's Meaghan Benfeito won bronze.
Couch, competing in her third Olympics, ended with a fine reverse two-and-a-half somersault but finished in 12th.
"The last few days I haven't dived my best, I've been a bit flat," the 27-year-old from Plymouth told the BBC.
"But I have made the final here, and that was goal." | Chinese diver Ren Qian won Olympic gold at the age of 15 as Britain's Tonia Couch finished out of the medals in the 10m platform competition. | 36690934 |
Jack Jones, 56, of Goose Lane, York pleaded guilty to 14 counts - including indecent assault on a male and indecency with a child - at a hearing at Southampton Crown Court.
Police said the offences took place at the former Thorold Road children's home which closed in 2009.
Jones is due to be sentenced later in the year. | A man has admitted a series of child sex offences at a Southampton children's home in the 1980s and 90s. | 35729683 |
A group of teenagers made the find behind a row of shops in the town of Humpty Doo on Sunday.
The heads belonged to saltwater crocodiles, a protected species in Australia's Northern Territory.
There is a lucrative trade in the area for crocodile skins, many of which go to make handbags and shoes.
Anyone found guilty of killing protected wildlife can face a fine of up to A$76,500 (£36,000; $56,000) or five years in jail.
"There was quite a bad smell and maggots around everywhere," Tommy Nichols, a senior wildlife ranger specialising in crocodile management, told ABC.
"A lot of people keep some strange things in freezers."
Saltwater crocodiles, the largest of the species, can grow up to 7m (23ft) in length and weigh up to a tonne.
There are believed to be up to 200,000 saltwater crocodiles in the wild in Australia, where they were made a protected species in 1970. | Police in Australia are investigating how up to 70 crocodile heads ended up in a freezer dumped near the city of Darwin. | 33769805 |
Mr Li is on an official visit to France where a UN-led climate summit will be held later this year.
After meeting officials in Brussels, he said the details would be announced by the end of the month, which is Tuesday.
Last November, China - the world's top greenhouse gas emitter - committed for the first time to limit its output.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country would target 2030 for its emissions to peak.
At a press conference in Brussels on Monday after meetings with EU leaders Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker, Mr Li said China would submit its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) report to the UN secretariat on climate change "by the end of this month".
All countries are supposed to submit their INDC, as the pledges are called by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, before the Paris summit in November.
The summit is aimed at reaching a pact to limit global warming to 2C (3.6F) over pre-Industrial Revolution levels, to take effect from 2020.
The European Union is eager to avoid what happened at the Copenhagen UN summit in 2009, which failed to reach a deal in part because of China's reluctance to make a binding commitment.
Also on Monday, Mr Li called on Greece and its creditors to reach a last-minute deal and avoid an exit from the eurozone.
"Whether Greece stays within the euro is not only a question that concerns Europe, but also concerns China and Europe," Mr Li said.
"In addition, this is also something that concerns world financial stability and economic recovery."
China is the European Union's second-biggest trading partner. | China is set to reveal how much it intends to cut its carbon emissions by beyond 2020, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said. | 33322791 |
Wales has 735 of the councils handling over £43m of public money but only an estimated 30% received qualified audit opinions on their last accounts.
The warning comes as community councils are being asked to take on more services by cash-strapped county councils.
The auditor has had to warn some councils for "serious weaknesses."
"The accountability and scrutiny that comes with the use of public money is growing ever tighter," said Huw Vaughan Thomas, the Auditor General for Wales.
"Community councils are responsible for over £43m worth of funds and are likely to be devolved more responsibilities."
Community councils represent the first tier of local government in Wales, and are equivalent to parish councils in England.
They can hold the purse strings for local community buildings, parks, cemeteries, allotments and toilets.
The auditor's report suggested councils should:
The auditor's fifth annual report tells councils they are to implement a financial code of conduct and sets out what councils must to be compliant with regulations.
"I would urge them to undertake an investigation into their current practice to ensure they are compliant with their legal requirements before the 2016-17 audit reviews," added Mr Thomas.
"It is worrying to see that a number of councils have qualified opinions which are easily avoidable."
Nick Ramsay, chairman of the assembly's public accounts committee, said: "It is essential that these councils have robust and effective arrangements in place for financial management and governance.
"While many councils have good arrangements in place, the Auditor General's report shows that there is still much work to do to raise standards of financial management and governance across the sector." | Community councils have been urged to improve their financial management by the Auditor General for Wales. | 38800559 |
The 30-year-old Port Vale and ex-Wales international had verbally agreed to join Eastleigh on a two-year deal once his Vale contract expired on 30 June.
But the National League outfit have now agreed to release the defender after he was given the chance to continue his career in the Football League.
"I hope to bring a bit of experience and leadership," said Duffy.
Eastleigh manager Chris Todd told his club's website: "Whilst I am clearly disappointed that Richard will not be joining my squad for the 2016-17 campaign, it is vital that the whole team are here in soul as well as body.
"I felt it was best that we allowed Richard to go elsewhere."
Duffy made his Wales debut in 2005 and won 13 caps over a three-year period.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Richard Duffy has joined Notts County on a one-year contract - just a month after agreeing a move to Eastleigh. | 36641989 |
Quinlan Pringle, 13, from Colchester, Essex, went to Boulogne-sur-Mer with his parents and four siblings on 15 August.
His mother saw three of her sons in difficulty in the sea when she went to get them to start the journey home.
Two made it back to shore but Quinlan could not be seen. His body was found by fisherman several days later.
A post-mortem examination found the cause of his death to be asphyxiation by drowning.
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Essex coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray recorded a verdict of accidental death.
She asked for her sympathies to be passed to Quinlan's family, who were not present at the inquest.
Colchester's Philip Morant School, where Quinlan was a pupil, described him as "an aspirational and hardworking young man with a cheeky, endearing side to him". | A boy who drowned in the sea off northern France was on a day trip when he died, an inquest heard. | 37307169 |
Caroline Parry was shot in the back at close range near her home in Newport last August.
Christopher Parry, 49, from Cwmbran, was described as a "controlling and dominant" individual who could not accept his wife was separating from him after years of unhappiness.
He denies murder but has admitted manslaughter.
Prosecutor Michael Mather-Lees QC said Mr Parry waited for his wife to leave her new lover's home on the morning of the shooting, before removing a semi-automatic shotgun from the boot of his car.
Mr Parry, a driver for the Celtic Manor Resort, then turned the gun on himself, he said, which left him with "substantial head injuries".
Newport Crown Court heard Mr Parry had been a "controlling" during the couple's 27-year marriage.
Mr Mather-Lees said: "Such was the state of the marriage she left and went to live with her mother, telling her husband she would never go back to him.
"But he could not accept the fact that his wife had left him after years of unhappiness.
"She later went to live with a man called Gary Bidmead who she had met before she left the marital home."
In the months before the shooting Mr Parry, who had a shotgun licence and kept three firearms at his Cwmbran home, kept his wife "under surveillance" and phoned her persistently, the jury was told.
Mr Mather-Lees claimed the shooting was a "carefully planned scheme" by a man "not prepared to let go".
"Parry later claimed it was his intention to kill himself in front of his wife - not shoot her," he said.
"If that was the case why did he have a semi-automatic with three cartridges?
"The answer is he was planning to kill her and kill her he did."
The trial continues. | A husband shot his wife dead because he could not accept she had left him, Newport Crown court has heard. | 28020746 |
The assembly's rural affairs committee said Brexit could prompt the biggest shake-up of the sector in 40 years.
Welsh farmers currently share £250m a year in EU subsidies, plus £500m aid over six years for rural development.
Committee chair, UKIP AM Mark Reckless, hailed "an opportunity to restructure agricultural and rural policies ... bespoke to the needs of Wales".
The consultation asks:
Mr Reckless said that, following the vote for Brexit, the future shape of rural policy "may be decided in Wales".
"This can be seen as an opportunity to restructure agricultural and rural policies so that they are bespoke to the needs of Wales," he said.
"In devising new policies, the outcomes to be delivered for the people of Wales must be clearly explained and understood."
Earlier in August, the National Farmers' Union launched a consultation of its members, saying Brexit should drive a "new, bold ambition" for farmers. | People are being asked how Welsh farming should be supported after the UK leaves the European Union. | 37185192 |
Tunnelling is set to start for a line from Turin to Lyon, which is expected to cut the travel time by nearly half.
Local residents built barricades to prevent heavy machinery from starting work in the picturesque Val di Susa, in northern Italy.
Police used fire hoses and tear gas to disperse them.
Police had to escort the contractor's bulldozers to the high Alpine site where work is due to begin.
Demonstrators set on fire barricades erected to keep out intruders, but failed to halt the works.
Despite environmental objections, the Italian government is determined to go ahead with the project, which is heavily backed by EU money and is estimated to cost 15bn euros (£13bn).
Work is due to start by 30 June or the country risks losing the hundreds of million euros the EU is contributing, a minister said at the weekend.
Earlier, more than 3,000 people took part in a peaceful, overnight candle-lit prayer vigil against the project.
"The majority of residents of the valley are against this project which damages the environment and is an absurdity for public finances," said Paolo Ferrero, secretary of Italy's Communist Refoundation Party.
Residents fear that, despite safeguards built into the multi-billion euro project in a deal signed in 2001, an area of outstanding natural beauty is going to be spoilt.
Other protests have been announced on the internet, with a demonstration due in Rome on Tuesday, reports say. | Police have clashed with demonstrators in the Italian Alps over the construction of a new high-speed rail link with France. | 13923741 |
Mahafarid Amir-Khosravi was executed at Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday.
Amir-Khosravi was convicted over a scam which came to light in 2011 and involved using fake documents to obtain credit, leading to the embezzlement of around $2.6bn (£1.5bn).
The case forced the then government to deny its members had been involved.
The case broke in September 2011 when an investment firm was accused of forging documents to obtain credit from at least seven Iranian banks over a four-year period.
The money was reportedly used to buy state-owned companies under the government's privatisation scheme.
The affair fuelled weeks of political infighting between then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran's ruling hierarchy of clerics, with conservative hardliners accusing Mr Ahmadinejad's economy minister of failing to take action over the fraud.
Rights groups have criticised Iran's use of the death penalty, saying that it is one of the world's heaviest users of the punishment. | A businessman involved in embezzling billions of dollars in Iran's biggest bank fraud case has been executed, state media say. | 27554069 |
The Chiefs are second in the Premiership, having not lost since the opening day of the season, and are still in with a chance of qualifying from their European Champions Cup pool.
"The more positive aspect is there's definitely room for improvement," hooker Yeandle told BBC Radio Devon.
"We've finished Christmas in the top two and going into the new year it brings a whole new challenge."
Exeter only missed out on last season's Premiership play-offs on points difference, after finishing level with fourth-placed Saracens, who went on to win the title.
The Chiefs are now in their sixth season in English rugby's top flight and are in their best-ever position at Christmas, with Rob Baxter's side having a four-point buffer over third-placed Leicester and 12 points over fifth-placed Northampton.
"The way we're progressing, there's nothing we can't achieve. Even in my time here, I'm in my fourth season, the maturity and the development we've shown is beyond belief," said 26-year-old Yeandle.
"We've gone from just establishing ourselves in the Premiership to becoming a noticeable force and teams are starting to do a lot more homework and a lot more studying and analysing of working out how to play us.
"That shows the development we've had not only as players, but also the way we've been coached as well and the recruitment we've had.
"Players are coming to the Chiefs because they want to be here as they can see where the club's going and how far we've come from." | Exeter captain Jack Yeandle says there is still more to come from the club. | 35198249 |
Narsingh Yadav, 26, was due to compete in the men's freestyle -74kg at the Rio Olympic Games on Friday.
He had been cleared by India's anti-doping agency after claiming his food was spiked by two fellow wrestlers, and also made a police complaint.
But the World Anti-Doping Agency urgently appealed to Cas.
Yadav had been provisionally suspended from competing in Rio and replaced by Parveen Rana, before India's wrestling federation (WFI) called for him to be reinstated.
Navin Agarwal, the national anti-doping agency's director-general, said at the time: "There is no fault or negligence on the athlete's part and he is a victim of sabotage."
However, a Cas statement said: "The panel did not accept the argument of the athlete that he was the victim of sabotage and noted that there was no evidence that he bore no fault, nor that the anti-doping rule violation was not intentional."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | An Indian wrestler whose failed drugs tests were blamed on "sabotage" has been suspended for four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). | 37127297 |
Kompany has played just three league games this season, and has not appeared since suffering knee-ligament damage against Crystal Palace on 19 November.
That was his 35th separate injury since joining City from Hamburg in 2008.
"We can't deny how good Vincent is, but to achieve that we need time," said Guardiola.
"Everybody needs time when they have been a long time injured, but his mentality is strong," he added.
"What I would like is for him not to put a lot of pressure on himself. He has to feel that his manager and team-mates will give him the time he needs after a long time away from the pitch."
The Belgium international, 30, has made 223 appearances for City in his eight years at the club, winning two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups.
Guardiola said he was in contention to return against Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday, but that he was undecided whether to include him in his Champions League squad for the knockout stages of the competition.
One man who will not be playing at the weekend is Gabriel Jesus, with the Brazil forward waiting for his registration papers to be completed.
"When the FA solves the problems, he will be able to play," said Guardiola.
City bought the 19-year-old for £27m plus add-ons from Palmeiras in the summer, but he completed the domestic season in Brazil before joining.
Media playback is not supported on this device | Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is back in training, but manager Pep Guardiola warned that "he needs some time" to reach his "top level". | 38614064 |
The vehicle's tyres had to be deflated to free it from beneath the Grade I-listed Newport Arch.
City of Lincoln Council said it did not believe there was "any permanent structural damage". However, it said the arch had suffered "a small number of superficial scrapes".
The arch was built in AD200 and was a gate on the Roman London to York road.
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It had to be repaired in 1964 after a lorry crash caused extensive damage.
Experts who helped restore it again in 2014 have been called in by the local authority "as a safety measure" to provide expert advice.
The transport firm involved has posted an apology online.
RASE Distribution said in a tweet that an investigation was under way. | A lorry became wedged under a Roman arch in Lincoln after trying to drive through it and getting stuck. | 39965995 |
Messi was punished for using "insulting words" towards an assistant referee during Thursday's 1-0 win over Chile.
Juan Carlos Arce and Marcelo Martins scored for Bolivia, while Everton defender Ramiro Funes Mori was taken off on a stretcher for Argentina.
Argentina are now in fifth place.
Messi will also miss three of Argentina's remaining four games against Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela later this year, though Argentina plan to appeal against the severity of his ban.
Only the top four teams in South America will qualify automatically for the World Cup in Russia next summer, with the team in fifth facing the winners of the Oceania group in a two-legged play-off.
Colombia are now second behind now qualified Brazil as they beat Ecuador 2-0 with goals from James Rodriguez and Juan Cuadrado.
Read more: Messi gets four-game ban hours before kick-off
"Bolivia won fair and square," Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza said.
"We are still alive and we want to qualify for the World Cup. We know that this is going to be a battle and we are going to keep fighting."
Funes Mori was taken off with a knee injury just four days after Everton team-mate Seamus Coleman broke his leg playing for the Republic of Ireland. | Argentina are out of the automatic qualification places for the World Cup after losing 2-0 to Bolivia hours after captain Lionel Messi was given a four-match ban for abusing an official. | 39426302 |
Mohamed Abdeslam was speaking to French BFMTV after meeting Salah in his Belgian prison cell where he is awaiting extradition to France.
"There would have been more victims had I done it," Salah told him. "Luckily, I couldn't go through with it."
The gun and bomb attacks on a concert hall, a stadium, restaurants and bars on 13 November 2015 killed 130 people.
Abdeslam, 26, was arrested last month in Brussels four days before bomb attacks in Brussels killed 32 people.
Police believe the same militant network was behind attacks in both cities.
The French national, born in Belgium, had apparently been hiding in the Belgian capital for more than four months.
After his arrest, Abdeslam was initially questioned over his alleged role in the Paris attacks.
But after the suicide bombings in the Belgian capital, he chose to exercise his right to silence.
After meeting him in the Bruges prison, Mohamed Abdeslam said his brother had told him he wanted to co-operate with French authorities because he "is accountable to the French, but not to the Belgians" - a reference to the Belgian attacks.
However, Belgian authorities say Abdeslam has links to at least two of the Brussels bombers.
His fingerprints were found in a flat rented by Khalid el-Bakraoui, who blew himself up on the Brussels metro station on 22 March.
Investigators say Najim Laachraoui, named as one of the two Brussels airport bombers, was stopped by police in a car with Abdeslam on the Hungarian border with Austria in September.
Both the Paris and Brussels attacks have been claimed by so-called Islamic State. | Surviving Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam chose not to blow himself up to save lives, his brother says. | 35948009 |
10 February 2015 Last updated at 13:45 GMT
The austere 46-year-old former tax inspector is leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) - or Common Man Party - which has won the support of many ordinary people in Delhi who are tired of India's main political parties.
BBC News profiles the man who is seen as a guy-next-door turned political upstart.
Video produced by Sara Barman | Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal has regained power in the Indian capital, Delhi, after suffering a massive setback in last May's general elections. | 31353994 |
The 72-year-old took to the stage on a Star Wars panel at the San Diego Comic-Con in front of thousands of fans.
"I'm fine," Ford reportedly said. "I walked here so how bad can it be?"
Ford, who suffered a broken ankle and pelvis when he crashed his small plane on to a golf course, appeared alongside original Star Wars trilogy cast members, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher.
The trio who played Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia in the sci-fi saga reprise their roles in the next instalment, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
"It should have felt ridiculous," Ford said about stepping back on to a Star Wars set after such a long period.
"It was 30 plus years ago, and I sort of grew up. Yet here I was. I will tell you that it felt great."
Some fans had queued for days for a seat at the Star Wars event. The panel also included The Force Awakens director J J Abrams, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, and the film's co-writer Lawrence Kasdan.
The film's two young British stars, Daisy Ridley who plays Rey and John Boyega who plays Finn, also took to the stage.
As well as being given the chance to ask questions, the audience was also the first to see a three-minute behind the scenes video. The clip showed scenes being shot abroad and at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire.
The Force Awakens is set for release on 18 December and is the first in a new series of the sci-fi franchise. | US actor Harrison Ford has made his first public appearance since he was injured in a plane crash in March. | 33491761 |
Her Majesty's relatives discussed her music taste in BBC documentary Our Queen: 90 Musical Years.
"The Queen loves the theatre and musicals like Showboat, Oklahoma! and Annie Get Your Gun," her cousin, Lady Elizabeth Anson, told the programme.
"These were the tunes that remained in one's head and were very danceable to."
She added: "The Queen is a fantastic dancer. She's got great rhythm."
Speaking to the Radio Times, the programme's presenter, Eve Pollard, described the Queen's music taste as "mainstream, no airs and graces."
A playlist featuring the Queen's 10 favourite songs has been unveiled as part of the BBC Radio 2 documentary.
In addition to songs from musicals, they include The White Cliffs Of Dover by Vera Lynn and Cheek to Cheek by Fred Astaire.
More recent tracks on the list include Sing, performed by Gary Barlow and the Commonwealth Band featuring the Military Wives - which was co-written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Lady Anson told the programme the Queen is particularly knowledgeable about military music and is a fan of pipe bands.
"We did a lot of singing at Kensington Palace," Lady Anson said.
"Nobody thought it was odd after dinner if we put on a record and all sang Doing the Lambeth Walk, so music has always been part of her life."
Our Queen: 90 Musical Years, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on 12 June at 7pm.
The Queen's 10 favourite pieces of music: | Hymns, show tunes and tracks by Gary Barlow and Vera Lynn are among the Queen's favourite pieces of music, it has been revealed. | 36467980 |
Shortly after trading began the Dow Jones was down 173.24 points, or 1.1%, at 16,106.85.
The S&P 500 index fell 16.71 points to 1,922.05, while the Nasdaq was 31.97 points lower at 4,720.78.
Shares in Caterpillar fell 7% after the construction and mining equipment maker warned of falling revenues and announced thousands of job cuts.
The company cut its forecast for revenues this year by $1bn to $48bn, adding that sales in 2016 would be about 5% lower.
Caterpillar - which has been hit by the downturn in the mining and energy sectors -also said it would cut up to 5,000 jobs by the end of 2016, and could shed 10,000 posts by 2018.
Later on Thursday, investors will be keeping a close eye on a speech being given by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen on inflation.
It will be Ms Yellen's first speech since the Fed decided to hold US interest rates at its meeting last week, and will be scrutinised for any clues as to the timing of a rate rise. | (Open): US stocks opened lower as worries about the state of the global economy continued to rattle investors. | 34349718 |
Joanne Williams of Meek Road, Newent, is charged with killing Marc Hastings, 43, of Hillcrest Road, Berry Hill, near Coleford.
Ms Williams was arrested on 12 August when police were called to her home and Mr Hastings' body was found.
She is due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Monday. | A 51-year-old woman has been charged with murder after a man's body was found at a property in Gloucestershire. | 33951573 |
The #WordsAtWork campaign by the country's Diversity Council asks people to avoid expressions they say exclude minority groups.
Using "girls" for women, and "walk the talk" to people in wheelchairs, are among terms they say are offensive.
Mr Morrison was awarded the role of Australian of the Year partly for his equality campaigning.
The former military man - once chief of the Australian Army - admitted he had used some of the terms himself.
But of "guys" Mr Morrison said "I have now removed that from my lexicon as best I can. I think it's important."
Insisting the campaign was not intended to create a "language police", he said: "People use language to denigrate others and to take away their self-respect. Sometimes it happens unconsciously, but the effect is the same."
While some praised the inclusive language drive, not everyone agreed that "guys" was offensive, or that it was the most urgent problem that the Australian of the Year could be tackling.
Some wondered if the thoroughly Australian greeting "mate" - often used by and for men - would be next.
Australian National University language expert Catherine Travis also questioned whether "guys" was still a gender-specific term, telling Australia's ABC that "you guys" was now widely used of all genders.
There was broader agreement on some other terms though, including against using "gay" in a negative fashion. | Australian of the Year David Morrison is leading a drive against the use of the term "guys" in the workplace. | 36423336 |
But Natalia Zhelanova added that whistleblower Vitaly Stepanov had "no connection to anti-doping activity".
Mr Stepanov, a former Russian anti-doping agency worker, made the claims on CBS network's 60 Minutes programme.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) pledged to act "immediately".
Mr Stepanov also alleged that undercover Russian intelligence agents had posed as anti-doping staff to cover up cheating at the Sochi Olympics.
He said he had been told of a cover-up by Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Moscow's anti-doping laboratory.
Reacting to the allegations, Ms Zhelanova told R-Sport website: "Of course, we are concerned by Mr Stepanov's statements but he has no connection to anti-doping activity."
"I would like to state that no-one has heard this from Mr Rodchenkov himself," she added.
Mr Rodchenkov was not interviewed by the CBS programme, which aired on Sunday.
However, Wada said it would now seek access to journalists' recordings of conversations.
The BBC and Wada have been unable to independently verify the allegations made in the programme, while Russia's sports ministry said it was "certain about transparency of doping control" in Sochi.
Russia won 13 gold medals at the Sochi Winter Olympics. The names of the alleged drug cheats were not revealed in the CBS programme.
Russian athletes have already been banned from international competition by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the sport's world governing body, after a Wada commission report alleged "state-sponsored" doping in the country. | The Russian authorities are "concerned" by new claims of doping among Russian athletes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, an adviser to Russia's sports minister says. | 36263598 |
The on-loan Benfica striker finished off a fine counter attack to score into an empty net before the break.
Ryan Mendes should have made it 2-0 but headed Chris Cohen's free-kick over the bar and also fired an effort wide.
Preston, who stay 10th, four points above Forest in 13th, almost levelled through Jordan Hugill's header.
However, he was denied by Reds keeper Dorus De Vries, who made a superb low diving stop to scoop the ball off the line.
And although Mendes missed another chance that would have avoided a nervy finale, the hosts were able to see out a victory which takes them to within 11 points of the play-off places.
Nottingham Forest boss Dougie Freedman:
"I am very pleased - I thought we deserved to win.
"We could have scored a few more, we created a few chances, although it was a bit nervy towards the end and credit to Preston for that.
"I thought we threatened their goal all night from start to finish, but we had to make sure we got the win after four defeats and we did that."
Preston boss Simon Grayson:
"There wasn't much in the first half, I thought we looked quite comfortable and they didn't threaten us too often.
"We were unfortunate for the goal - they broke quickly on the counter and before you know it the ball's in the net.
"We changed it at half-time to give us a bit of a threat going forward because we have to try and win games at this stage of the season." | Nelson Oliveira's ninth goal of the season was enough to earn victory over Preston North End and halt Nottingham Forest's four-game losing streak. | 35693597 |
James Kew, 41, died of severe burns in a field in Newport, Essex, in July 2012 when he came into contact with a low hanging cable.
A jury inquest into the death of Dr Kew is under way in Chelmsford.
The hearing heard that, at the time, UK Power Networks would isolate a line only after it had an engineer on site.
This policy, the inquest was told, has since been changed.
But in the 14 minutes between the power company verifying the location of the conductor, which was hanging below the required height, Dr Kew had come into contact with it and died.
An engineer sent to fix the cable fault was there at the time of Dr Kew's death.
Giving evidence, chartered electrical engineer John Steed, who is also an inspector with the Health and Safety Executive, said there had been two similar cases to the one in Newport during the last five years.
He said different power companies had different policies for acting on reports of loose cables from members of the public.
Three of the six companies he spoke to, he said, would switch off a line as soon as they verified a location with the member of the public calling.
The inquest heard the ceramic insulating cap on the cable had a defect which might not have been spotted even under close inspection.
The inquest continues. | A runner was electrocuted by a damaged power cable minutes after it was reported by a member of the public, an inquest has been told. | 25926898 |
Tuilagi hurt his chest in Saturday's win over Newcastle but the club confirmed on Thursday that the player does not need surgery.
Director of rugby Richard Cockerill told BBC Radio Leicester: "It will certainly be weeks, potentially leading to months, rather than days."
The 22-year-old is now a major doubt for all of England's autumn Tests.
Australia, Argentina and New Zealand all visit Twickenham in November
"Until we know exactly what the damage is, it is hard to tell how long it will be," Cockerill added.
England have already lost Brad Barritt, Tuilagi's regular centre partner over the last year. The Saracens player has been ruled out after foot surgery.
Tuilagi has represented England on 21 occasions since making his debut against Wales in August 2011 and featured in the final Lions Test against Australia this summer as a replacement.
Earlier this month, he apologised for playing a prank on Prime Minister David Cameron when the Lions squad visited Downing Street.
Tuilagi, who signed a new long-term contract with Premiership champions Leicester in May, made a 'bunny' gesture with two fingers behind Cameron's head while posing for a photograph. | England and Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi could be out for two months with a torn pectoral muscle. | 24227986 |
The injured teenager was found on Tagus Street, at the rear of Lodge Lane, Toxteth, at about 20:30 BST on Friday.
Merseyside Police said he was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. His family have been informed.
It follows two gun attacks in Seaforth and Fazakerley where two men were hurt in "linked" attacks in their homes.
Both attacks happened within 25 minutes of each other on Thursday.
Armed police attended the Toxteth murder scene.
Chief Inspector Keith McLachlan said: "We are relentless in pursuing those who choose to bring firearms onto the streets of Merseyside.
"I am sure local people will be appalled that this has taken place in daylight hours.
"Information from the community will always be acted on, so help us remove those responsible and their weapons from the streets."
A post-mortem examination is due to take place. | An 18-year-old man has died after being shot in Liverpool, prompting a murder investigation. | 40139524 |
Despite swirling winds, the world number 251 made only one bogey in a four-under 68 for an eight-under total.
South African Branden Grace holds second but joint overnight leader Scott Jamieson of Scotland had two double bogeys in a 76 and is five shots back.
England's Lee Westwood birdied the last three and is five under with compatriot Andrew Johnston two further adrift.
Dodt, who won the last of his two European titles at the co-sanctioned Thailand Classic in 2015, dropped his only shot of the day at one of the easier holes, the par-five fourth, but told Sky Sports: "It was a different wind direction to the first two days.
"It was pretty tricky, the first 12 holes were really tough with the greens firm."
Italian Francesco Molinari, who played in two Ryder Cup victories in 2010 and 2012, shares third with Westwood after a 74, which contained a moment of ill-fortune when his approach to the 11th hit the flag and ricocheted into a bunker.
Another joint overnight leader, Ryder Cup player Thomas Pieters, dropped further down the leaderboard with a 78 that left him seven shots behind Dodt.
The 25-year-old world number 24 from Belgium finished with a double bogey seven after finding the water at the 18th for the second time this week.
Olympic champion Justin Rose, who made an eagle at the last to make the cut by a single stroke, compiled four birdies in a 70 to return to level par for the tournament.
Find out how to get into golf with our special guide. | Australian Andrew Dodt will take a one-stroke lead into the final day of the PGA Championship at Wentworth. | 40072230 |
North Lincolnshire and Goole, University Hospitals of North Midlands and St George's University Hospitals trusts have a predicted combined deficit of £145m.
NHS Improvement - a department set up to aid "rapid financial improvement" - is responsible for the move.
Chief Executive Jim Mackey said trusts must "keep a strong grip on finances".
He said the trusts involved were not on course to meet their savings targets, and placing them in financial special measures would help get them the support needed to improve.
NHS experts will now work with the trusts to make sure money is not being spent without proper checks and controls.
The trusts will also receive help with planning staff rotas more effectively, so there is less reliance on high-cost agency workers.
NHS Improvement said the programme has already saved about £100m in 2016/17 at other trusts.
Reacting to the news, Nicholas Dakin, the Labour MP for Scunthorpe, said: "It is a real blow that Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Trust is being placed in financial special measures."
He stressed the move was no reflection on the "dedicated staff trying to deliver services", but added: "Financially the NHS is creaking, underfunded by this Conservative government."
Sir David Henshaw, interim chair at St George's, said: "We are taking steps to reduce our financial deficit, whilst also tackling the long-standing and systemic problems the trust faces."
He added that "despite significant problems we are making good progress".
Seven other trusts are already in financial special measures, including North Bristol NHS Trust and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. | Three hospital trusts struggling to meet savings targets have been placed in financial special measures. | 39355700 |
They were both from Buncrana.
Three other men who were in the same car were treated in hospital following the crash which happened at about 03:35 BST on Saturday.
The five friends were driving home from a night out when their car went off the road between Quigley's Point and Whitecastle.
It crashed through trees and down into an embankment.
One of the teenagers died at the scene and the other was taken to Altnagelvin hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Buncrana priest Fr Francis Bradley spoke to the families of the teenagers who died.
"Both Nathans were part of a wide circle of friends who often socialised together," he said.
"The families were telling me last night of how they had booked to go away for a short break together.
"Unfortunately this, amongst many other things, is now dashed by the tragic events of yesterday morning."
Gardaà have appealed for witnesses to the crash. | The two teenage friends killed in a crash in Donegal have been named locally as Nathan Farrell, 18, and Nathan Dixon-Gill, 17. | 39763401 |
The law broadly defines national security as covering everything from finance and cyber security to religion.
State media said it would "protect people's fundamental interests".
It is part of a raft of policies by President Xi Jinping that have drawn criticism from foreign governments, businesses and rights groups.
The vaguely worded legislation authorises the government to take "all necessary" steps to protect China's sovereignty.
Included in the law, passed by the standing committee of the rubberstamp National People's Congress, is a move to make key network infrastructure and information systems "secure and controllable".
The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says critics argue the law is excessive.
Many foreign technology firms operating in China are concerned, he adds. They fear that under the new law they'll be forced to hand over sensitive information to the authorities.
A senior party official, Zheng Shuna, said China's national security situation had "become increasingly severe", the Xinhua news agency reports.
Speaking at a news briefing in Beijing, she said China had to defend its sovereignty and interests while also maintaining its political and social stability.
"We will continue to follow the path of peaceful development but we absolutely will not give up our legitimate rights and absolutely will not sacrifice the country's core interests," she said.
The tightening of security laws comes amid tensions with its neighbours over competing territorial claims in the South China and East China Seas.
President Xi, who is head of the recently formed National Security Commission, has previously said China's security covers a wide range of areas including culture, politics, military, the economy, technology and the environment. | China's legislature has passed a wide-ranging and controversial national security law which tightens government control over many areas of life. | 33340322 |
The 23-year-old England squad member, who signed from Bristol City in February, is now tied to Reading until June 2018, having been named player of the year last season.
"Mary has fantastic ability, drive and passion," said manager Kelly Chambers.
"She had a huge impact in her first season. Her ambition fits perfectly with the direction of the club".
Reading Women finished eighth last season, conceding just 26 goals in their 16 league matches. | Reading goalkeeper Mary Earps has signed an 18-month contract extension with the Women's Super League One club. | 38560248 |
That is what the Americans and others were looking for, as a prelude to another planned meeting of the outside powers - including Russia and Iran - later this month to prepare for rebel-regime negotiations in early January.
But that doesn't mean it's going to be plain sailing.
Many of the groups which signed up to the closing statement embracing the vision of a democratic, pluralistic, inclusive system had earlier committed themselves to seeking Islamic rule in Syria.
They may have had a change of heart. But their opponents will be wary.
One of the most radical and powerful groups, Ahrar al-Sham, which is close to the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front, is now reported to have reversed its decision to pull out of the process.
But its position highlighted the fact that many of the fighting groups are strongly Islamist in outlook. And what about al-Nusra itself, which is opposed to Islamic State but scrambled up with the other rebel groups on the ground?
The Islamist rebel groups are backed and financed by the Saudis, Qataris and Turks. If these outsiders are fully on board the process, they may be able to strong-arm those groups into toeing the line.
But much may depend on the thorny question of President Bashar al-Assad's future.
The Riyadh meeting insisted - as do the Saudis and others - that he and his inner circle must leave power before a transitional period beginning six months into the process.
That may be a bargaining position. But if it's not met, things could swiftly unravel. | What's important about the Riyadh meeting is that it creates a framework and mechanism for a broad spectrum of the Syrian opposition and rebels to engage in settlement negotiations with the regime. | 35067179 |
Wintery showers, moving offshore overnight on Monday, mean there is a widespread risk of ice on untreated surfaces on Tuesday morning.
Motorists are advised to be aware of possible hazardous travel conditions.
The Met Office forecast comes after snow closed schools in Gwynedd, Anglesey, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire on Monday, with roads also affected.
The alert covers coastal areas in north west, south west and mid Wales until 10:00 GMT on Tuesday. | A yellow "be aware" warning for ice has been issued for western parts of Wales as wintery weather conditions continue. | 31100240 |
The Mayor of London and Conservative MP said the UK should consider options for life outside the EU since the cost of exit was lower than it has ever been.
He has not yet said which way he will campaign in a future referendum.
David Cameron has said an EU exit would not be "a land of milk and honey".
The prime minister has said he wants a "better deal" for the UK within the European Union ahead of an in-out referendum by the end of 2017. He is expected to set out the changes he wants to see in more detail in a letter to EU officials next week ahead of a key summit next month.
Speaking on his monthly phone-in on LBC Radio, Mr Johnson signalled that as part of the UK's negotiations he would like to see "derogations" giving the country more control over its borders in a reformed EU.
Obtaining such special provisions was "perfectly possible", he said, and if they were not granted the case for leaving the EU would become stronger.
The wider economic penalties for leaving the EU were lower than ever before, Mr Johnson said: "There is an attractive alternative future - we should be thinking about it."
Pressed on whether he would be prepared to lead the 'Leave' campaign at the in-out referendum, he refused to answer but said he would wait to see the outcome of David Cameron's talks with other EU leaders.
But he added: "In an ideal world I would like to stay in a reformed EU." | Boris Johnson has said there is an "attractive alternative future" for the UK outside the European Union while insisting he would prefer to remain a member of a reformed organisation. | 34720750 |
The vehicle was damaged in Greenfern Place in the city on 19 February.
Police Scotland said the boy had been charged with wilful fire raising.
Enquiries are continuing and officers urged anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward. | A 14-year-old boy has been charged after a police vehicle was deliberately set alight in Aberdeen. | 39112620 |
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The RNLI has released footage of the rescue, involving a woman stranded by the incoming tide on a sandbank at Uncle Tom's Cabin, Blackpool.
The woman, seen still clutching her mobile phone during the rescue, was taken to hospital as a precaution but has since been released.
RNLI volunteer Jonathon Horrocks said she had a "very lucky escape".
"By the time we reached her she was totally exhausted and was in very real danger of drowning," he said. | Video has been released of a woman's dramatic rescue by lifeboat volunteers as she was cut off by the rising tide. | 33394262 |
As a result, Alibaba will become Suning's second largest shareholder, with a 19.99% stake.
Suning also said that it would invest $2.25bn in Alibaba in return for a 1.1% stake in the company.
The two firms said in a joint statement that it would combine their strengths in both online and offline commerce.
Suning, which has about 1,600 shops in China, said customers would be able to browse electronics in its stores before purchasing the item on Alibaba's site.
It also said its network of physical stores would join forces with Alibaba's distribution operations to cut the delivery time of goods to customers - to as little as two hours.
Zhang Jindong, Suning's chairman, said: "The collaboration between Alibaba and Suning is a milestone in China's retail industry and its influence on e-commerce and offline retailing will be enormous.
"[The deal] signals a new trend in the internet age: strengthening China's traditional industries by leveraging the power of [the] internet."
Alibaba has been seeking to expand its reach into home electronics, teaming up with retailers Gome and Haier to offer more appliances on its online marketplace, which is the largest in the world.
Alibaba, founded by Jack Ma, also owns China's largest online shop, Taobao.com.
Under the collaboration, Suning will open a flagship store on Alibaba's Tmall.com platform, which focuses on consumer electronics, home appliances and baby products. | Chinese online retail giant Alibaba has said it will invest $4.6bn (£2.9bn) in electronics chain Suning, one of China's largest physical retailers. | 33848795 |
Only 65 people, including the sovereign herself, can hold the distinction at any one time.
Sir John won a Nobel Prize in 2002 for his breakthrough contribution to the understanding of how genes control cell division and cell death in an organism.
One of the researchers with whom he shared that prize, Sydney Brenner, joined the elite group back in 1986.
To become a Companion of Honour, an individual has to have made a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine, or government over a long period of time.
Existing members include David Hockney and Sir David Attenborough. Those joining with Sir John include JK Rowling and Sir Paul McCartney.
Another newcomer is Lord Stern, one of the world’s foremost experts on the economics of climate change.
Sir John’s own defining research was conducted on small worms but he came to international prominence as the British face of the project to decode the human genome - our own biochemical "instructional manual".
He also helped found the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute at Hinxton near Cambridge. The Institute now runs the largest genomics programme in Europe, and the laboratories there bear his name.
Sir John leads a group of scientists recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
There is a knighthood for Hugh Godfray, the Hope Professor of Zoology at Oxford University; and damehoods for precision measurement scientist Prof Jane Xiangqian from Huddersfield University, and BP’s chief scientist, Dr Angela Strank.
And Prof Carlos Frenk, director of Durham University's Institute for Computational Cosmology, was made a CBE for services to cosmology and the public dissemination of basic science. | British genome pioneer Sir John Sulston has been elevated to the Companion of Honour in the Queen’s birthday list. | 40306236 |
The 23-year old striker, who missed the entire 2015 season, has signed from Orebro on a three-year deal.
Kamara returned to action in the 2016 season, making nine league appearances for Orebro and scoring one goal.
"I'm delighted to join Hacken. It's a big opportunity for me to start another chapter in my career," Kamara said.
Hacken sporting director Sonny Karlsson told the Gothenburg-based club's website: "We have got a really good centre-forward who is strong, fast and a good finisher.
"We think he will fit in perfectly with our game."
Kamara, who is also known by his nickname 'Crespo', could make his debut for Hacken in Sunday's league match against Helsingborg.
He will be eager to recapture his form of 2014, when he was scored 14 goals in 19 matches in the Swedish league Allsvenskan to finish among the top scorers.
His haul included a seven-minute hat-trick scored against his new club Hacken.
At international level, Kamara has scored three goals in eight appearances for Sierra Leone. | Sierra Leone international Alhassan Kamara is eager to put a season of injury behind him after joining Sweden's BK Hacken. | 36825327 |
14 February 2017 Last updated at 17:48 GMT
People living in Manor Farm, Horfield, say there's nowhere else nearby for young people to play and that its removal risks further anti-social behaviour.
Children who use the Multi-Use Games Area (Muga) say they will be very sad when it goes.
Magistrates ordered the local authority to take steps to reduce noise in the area - but the council decided the cheapest option was to demolish it. | A play area in Bristol is to be torn down, after residents who complained about noise and anti-social behaviour won a court case against the city council. | 38971612 |
Councillors backed a plan to consult on closing Tasker Milward and Sir Thomas Picton schools in Haverfordwest and creating a new 11-19 school.
The current school sites would be used initially before the new school opened in September 2018.
This will be the fifth consultation over the future of secondary education in the town.
Plans to close the two schools to create an 11-16 school, with sixth form provision moving to Pembrokeshire College, were scrapped in May.
It followed protests from students who wanted to retain their school sixth forms.
In July the council chose to restart its review into secondary education.
The latest report from the council's director for children and schools, Kate Evan-Hughes, said there was an agreement the current post-16 model in Pembrokeshire "is not viable" and the case for change "remains compelling".
"An appetite for retaining 11-19 secondary provision in Haverfordwest cannot be ignored," she said.
A merger of Sir Thomas Picton and Tasker Milward would result in a 1,900-pupil school, assuming all the current feeder schools remain the same.
Ms Evan-Hughes said the merger should "take place at the earliest opportunity" but it would be established on the two school sites to begin with.
A statutory consultation begins later this month ahead of a public consultation in January or February 2017. | Plans to merge two Pembrokeshire secondary schools have moved one step closer. | 37713338 |
Lady Melinda Rose Woodward - known as Linda - who was married to the star for 59 years, died on Sunday morning at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.
"Surrounded by her husband and loved ones, she passed away peacefully," a statement on 75-year-old Sir Tom's website said.
He recently cancelled concerts due to a "serious illness" in his family.
Sir Tom, famous for hits like Delilah, It's Not Unusual and Sex Bomb, had been due to perform at a number of his tour dates in Japan, Thailand, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, but apologised to fans after pulling out.
He met his wife, his childhood sweetheart, when they were both 12 and growing up together in Treforest, Pontypridd.
They started dating at 15 and married when they were 16.
They had one son Mark, 59, who is also Sir Tom's manager.
In his 2015 autobiography titled Over The Top And Back, Sir Tom revealed they wanted more children, but a miscarriage had left Lady Linda infertile. | The wife of singer Sir Tom Jones has died after a "short but fierce battle with cancer", it has been announced. | 36015366 |
Sheikh Khalifa bin Abdullah, a member of the ruling family, has been moved to another senior security role.
The inquiry, published last week, found that "excessive force" had been used against pro-democracy protesters.
More than 40 people died during Shia-led protests in February and March.
Abel bin Khalifa Hamad al-Fadhel has been named as the acting security chief, while Sheikh Khalifa bin Abdullah was appointed secretary general of the Supreme Defence Council, an official statement said.
Bahrain's Independent commission of Inquiry was set up after the country faced international criticism of its handling of the protests, which have continued sporadically.
The majority of the population of the Gulf state is Shia Muslim and the violence has fuelled anger against the ruling Sunni royal family and political elite.
More than 1,600 people have been arrested since the start of the protests. The commission found that many detainees had been subjected to "physical and psychological torture" and their basic human rights were violated. | King Hamad of Bahrain has replaced the head of the country's security agency following an inquiry into the crackdown on protesters earlier this year. | 15935682 |
The foot, severed just above the ankle, was discovered in Weston Park East near Royal United Hospital last month.
Forensic tests carried out on the body part were "inconclusive", Avon and Somerset Police said.
Detectives say the foot- believed to have belonged to a man - is not being linked to any crime or missing person report.
The body part was discovered in undergrowth by a member of the public on 19 February.
Det Insp Paul Catton described it as a "complex and unusual investigation".
"There are indications it was a man's foot but we have not been able to take a full DNA sample so we can't be sure," he said.
"There is no other damage and we can say for certain the foot has not been separated from the leg due to some sort of impact."
Further tests will be carried out to determine its origin. | Tests on a human foot found in a park in Bath have failed to identify who it belonged to. | 35707271 |
The gas giant is one trillion kilometres away, making its orbit 140 times wider than Pluto's path around our Sun.
Only a handful of extremely wide pairs of this kind have been found in recent years.
Details appear in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
The planet, known as 2MASS J2126-8140, is between 12 and 15 times the mass of Jupiter.
"We were very surprised to find such a low-mass object so far from its parent star," said Dr Simon Murphy from the Australian National University (ANU).
"There is no way it formed in the same way as our solar system did, from a large disc of dust and gas."
This system is nearly three times the size of the previous widest star-planet pair.
The star and its planet were found by a survey of young stars and brown dwarfs in Earth's neighbourhood.
Once team members discovered they were a similar distance from the Earth - about 100 light-years - they compared the motion of the two through space and realised they were moving together.
"We can speculate they formed 10 million to 45 million years ago from a filament of gas that pushed them together in the same direction," Dr Murphy explained.
"They must not have lived their lives in a very dense environment. They are so tenuously bound together that any nearby star would have disrupted their orbit completely." | Astronomers have discovered the largest known solar system, consisting of a large planet that takes nearly a million years to orbit its star. | 35420633 |
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For some of you, this will mean making the move from primary to secondary school.
But what kind of things do you need to know when you change schools, and what should you bring with you?
We caught up with Shonny who is starting secondary school for the first time, and she told us how she's been getting ready for her first day. | The summer holidays are officially over, and lots of you will be heading back to school again. | 34121190 |
The Walkley Library building, on the corner of South Road, will continue to house a library.
But True North Brew Company, which owns several pubs in the city including the York in Broomhill, plans to renovate and extend the 1904 building to accommodate a bar.
The plans were passed by Sheffield City Council on Monday.
Chris Reece, chair of the Walkley Carnegie Library charity, said it had been run by volunteers since November 2014.
He said the decision would allow the group "to concentrate on maintaining the service".
True North Brew Company plans to build a two storey rear extension with a mezzanine floor.
Mr Reece said although the library area would be reduced, increased opening hours and more events in the building would make it "vibrant".
True North Brew Company will address maintenance issues and implement health and safety legislation, such as creating level access to the building.
The front, currently the children's library, will remain a library while the cafe bar will be situated at the back in the new extension.
In July 2014 Walkley was one of 10 "associate" libraries to which the council committed to provide financial support.
He said: "The new arrangement means the library can finally receive the attention that this Grade II-listed building deserves."
Community groups objected to initial plans to create a bar in the library but Walkley Carnegie Group said it was the most sustainable way to keep the library. | Part of a Grade II-listed library in Sheffield will become a cafe bar under plans approved by the council. | 36143741 |
A bronze plaque was unveiled at Maesteg Hospital on Saturday following a march through the centre of the town in Bridgend county by former pitmen.
The hospital, built in 1914, was originally run by the Red Cross and cared for injured soldiers as they returned from World War One.
It still provides healthcare today.
Staff past and present joined patients and the community for the unveiling of the plaque in Market Square.
It was paid for by the hospital's League of Friends which wanted to mark the contribution made by the mining community.
The League of Friends also funded a second, replica plaque for the foyer of the hospital.
There was music from Cor Meibion Maesteg a'r Cylch, Maesteg Children's Choir and the Curtain Up Youth Theatre and former miner Ian Isaac will share the story behind the hospital and plaque. | The history of a hospital which was built thanks to thousands of miners donating a penny a week has been celebrated. | 37767850 |
Graham Manning, 71, had donned an "extremely poor" high-vis jacket just before he was hit by a car on the A35 at Holmsley in the New Forest.
Coroner Grahame Short said Mr Manning had stepped into an unlit road, wearing mostly dark clothing.
He told the hearing in Winchester there had been "room for traffic to pass".
More on this and other stories from across the South of England
Mr Manning's partner Pauline Nicholson told the hearing he saw a car veer into a ditch as they were driving home, and pulled over to help.
She said he directed traffic for several minutes before the impact.
"I heard two dull thuds and saw Graham's vest being carried along by a car at roof height," she said.
"As the car braked, the vest - Graham - slipped off the car into a ditch on the other side."
Driver Lucien de-Laloi, whose people carrier hit Mr Manning, said he "stepped from nowhere" into the road in front of him.
A police report said Mr Manning was standing about 0.5m (1.5ft) from the verge when he was hit by Mr de-Laloi's Mitsubishi Space Star at 17:20 GMT on 27 December.
The coroner said Mr de-Laloi, who has not been prosecuted, had been "distracted" by the crash scene on the opposite side of the road.
Mr Manning died "almost instantaneously" from head injuries.
Coroner Mr Short reached a conclusion of death as a result of a road traffic collision.
After the hearing, Ms Nicholson and Mr de-Laloi embraced outside the court room. | A driver was killed when he made a "misguided" decision to pull over and direct traffic at a crash scene, an inquest has heard. | 39951895 |
The accident, which also involved a motorbike, happened near Bell Common tunnel, between J26 for Waltham Abbey and J27 for the M11 at 15:15 BST.
The carriageway was closed between J25 and J27 but has since reopened.
The injured driver was airlifted to hospital. At 21:58 BST the Highways Agency reported there were still long delays in the area. | The driver of a lorry has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on the M25 in Essex. | 33027847 |
Some 30 young people targeted officers and vehicles during the seizure of drugs at a house in the city's Carnhill area, at about 18:00 BST on Sunday.
The PSNI found suspected Class A and B drugs, prescription medicines and drugs' paraphernalia, as well as a number of electronic storage devices.
About 200 bystanders watched the operation.
Det Insp Tom McClure said the investigation was ongoing.
"We are committed to tackling illegal drugs and keeping communities safe," he added.
The PSNI have appealed for information. | Police on a drugs raid in Londonderry have been attacked by a crowd of stone-throwing youths. | 39924346 |
Stephen Cavanagh, 32, of Byron Road, Denton, was on remand at HMP Manchester when he complained of stomach pains.
An X-ray revealed the phone, which he later ejected from his body to flush down the toilet.
HMP Manchester governor Terri Williams, said the case highlighted the "extreme measures" used to bring "illicit items" into the jail.
Greater Manchester Police work with prison staff to prosecute offenders who try to smuggle in forbidden items, she said.
"It is now clear that prisoners are likely to be given additional time in custody following successful prosecutions," she added.
The Ministry of Justice refused to give any further information on when or how the phone was inserted into Cavanagh's body. | A prisoner who smuggled a mobile phone up his backside into a prison has had his sentence extended. | 36967220 |
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said sales volumes fell 0.6%, which followed a 1.7% rise in September when sales were helped by the Rugby World Cup.
The monthly fall in food store sales was the biggest drop since May 2014.
Retail sales volumes rose 3.8% compared with a year ago, compared with a 6.2% annual rise in September.
Average shop prices, including petrol stations, were 3.3% lower in October than a year earlier.
The ONS said department stores and clothing also dragged on retail sales growth last month.
However, sales volumes in the three months to October compared with the previous three-month period - seen as a better indicator of the underlying trend - rose 0.9%.
Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, said October's drop in sales "looks to be a one-off and masks a reassuringly solid underlying trend".
Howard Archer, economist at IHS Global Insight, said shopping in the run-up to Christmas was "of vital importance to retailers", and that the extent of Black Friday discounting would be "interesting".
"Will UK retailers match or even surpass the substantial discounting that took place on Black Friday at the end of November last year? Or will retailers decide that less aggressive is needed this year due to consumers' improved purchasing power and relatively high confidence?" he said.
The ONS said that online sales in October increased by 11.2% compared with the same period in the previous year.
Earlier this week, online retail sales association IMRG said sales had increased by 8.9% compared with last year, which was the lowest growth for fifteen years.
It said the prospect of Black Friday discounts probably caused consumers to hold off on spending in the hope of a bargain. | UK retail sales volumes fell in October after a drop in trading at food stores, according to official figures. | 34866620 |
Croll, 21, has yet to play for Palace, but appeared three times for Plymouth Argyle on loan last season, making his debut against Exeter.
Twenty-year-old Stacey, who can also play at right-back, played six times for the Royals in the 2014-15 season.
Both players will bolster an Exeter squad which has been hit by injuries.
Eight first team players are currently out, including central defenders Jordan Tillson, Jordan Moore-Taylor and Troy Archibald-Henville, while midfielders David Wheeler and Lee Holmes are also unavailable.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Exeter City have signed Reading midfielder Jack Stacey and Crystal Palace defender Luke Croll on loan until January. | 37220684 |
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 122,116 cars were built in April, an 18% fall compared with the same month last year.
It said Easter, which fell in April this year compared with March in 2016, had cut the number of production days.
However, the SMMT said the underlying picture remained "strong", with output up 1% for the year to date.
The UK's industry body said 593,796 cars were made in the first four months of the year - the highest number for the period since 2000.
Overseas buyers have helped to lift the market, with demand up 3.5%, which has helped to offset a 7% drop in demand from the UK.
Figures released earlier this month from the SMMT also showed a sharp fall in car sales in April.
However, the near-20% drop in new car registrations was blamed by the SMMT on consumers bringing forward purchases to March to avoid a rise in Vehicle Excise Duty.
As well as the later Easter, the industry's output in April was also affected by strikes at three BMW plants in the UK in a row over pensions.
Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive, said: "Car production fell significantly in April due to the later Easter bank holiday weekend which reduced the number of active production days that month and also due to unplanned production adjustments.
"Overall, British car manufacturing remains in good health with the production outlook still very positive and significant new models due to go into UK production shortly.
"To guarantee future growth and investment into our industry and its vital supply chain, however, we need the next government to safeguard the conditions that have made us globally competitive, keeping us open and trading and delivering an ambitious industrial strategy for our sector." | The number of cars made in the UK fell by almost a fifth in April, with the later Easter break blamed for the drop. | 40041511 |
The club's current home at the 11,450-capacity Vitality Stadium is leased from property company Structadene.
Chief executive Neill Blake said the club would "not be held to ransom" over a price to purchase the ground or "develop a ground they do not own".
Bournemouth, in their second top-flight season, hope to have a new stadium built in time for the 2020-21 season.
"We feel we have no other option but to find a new site," Blake added. "We are working closely with Bournemouth Borough Council to identify a suitable location."
The Cherries have played at their current ground, formerly known as Dean Court, since 1910, but it was sold to Structadene in 2005 in a sale-and-leaseback deal.
The council has previously stated it would not welcome a "significantly bigger stadium" in the Kings Park area of the town.
Its chief executive Bill Cotton said it will do "all it can to help the club in their search for potential sites".
A planning application to expand the ground's South Stand, increasing capacity by 3,000, is due to go before the council's planning committee in January. | Premier League club AFC Bournemouth have confirmed they intend to build a new stadium in a new location. | 38261918 |
The alert began after police called to a house in Leckagh Drive following reports all of its windows had been broken.
They found and examined a suspicious object which was discovered to be a hoax.
Residents were allowed back into their homes after midnight. | A number of residents had to leave their homes in Magherafelt following the discovery of a suspicious object on Friday night. | 38541703 |
Kathryn Trussler's sculptures are fashioned from consumer waste including artificial turf and polystyrene.
Her exhibition, at Elysium Gallery from 19 May, was sparked by some unusual finds on Swansea's beach.
Ms Trussler said her work intended to make people question using non-biodegradable substances for fleeting purposes like packaging.
"The inspiration came from what I thought were just a simple pile of pebbles," she added.
"But when I looked closer I realised they were made of old, weathered expanding foam and, descending in size, they stacked on top of each other like the mass produced 'Zen stones' canvases you find at the doctor's or at a motel." | A Swansea-based artist is using waste which has washed up on nearby beaches in her new exhibition. | 39734484 |
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Hales made an unbeaten 71 and added 88 in partnership with Jonny Bairstow, who was not out on 54.
"It was a tough day, but I knew I had to dig deep," said Hales.
"The first hour in the morning will be massive in shaping this game. It's delicately balanced."
Read Tom Fordyce's day one report
Listen: Hales knock 'reminded me of Pietersen'
Hales, 27, scored just 136 runs in eight innings against South Africa in December and January at an average of just 17.
"In South Africa I was tentative outside off stump," Hales told BBC Test Match Special. "I've worked on leaving and playing with intent, looking to be more decisive."
He also praised Bairstow's contribution, saying: "It was fantastic from Jonny to counter-attack in that manner. It was just good, strong cricket shots."
Sri Lanka debutant Dasun Shanaka, who took 3-30, insisted that the tourists are "still in a good position".
"If we get early wickets in the morning, we can keep them to a low total," the 24-year-old told TMS.
"When the captain gave me the ball, I was nervous. In two or three balls, I got the rhythm. It's a great honour to get the wickets of Alastair Cook and Joe Root." | England opening batsman Alex Hales claims that the hosts "have the momentum" after recovering from 83-5 to 171-5 on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley. | 36337952 |
Dale took the lead against the run of play just before half-time when Ashley Eastham headed in from Donal McDermott's cross.
Joe Bunney turned in Rochdale's second from close range after the visitors had failed to clear a corner.
And Nathaniel Mendez-Laing slotted home to seal the win and extend Dale's unbeaten run to three games.
The result leaves Keith Hill's side eighth in the table, four points outside the play-off places, while Blackpool are two points adrift of safety in 21st.
Rochdale manager Keith Hill told BBC Radio Manchester:
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"I'm pleased with the player's application and attitude. These games now aren't about technical ability or tactics, this is about endeavour pride and sacrifice and putting everything into a game.
"At this time of the season, whether you're fighting relegation or trying to get promoted, that's all it's about - heart.
"Results are important not performances, but in the second half I thought we put in an excellent performance." | Rochdale boosted their League One play-off hopes with a comfortable victory over relegation-threatened Blackpool. | 36003072 |
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