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This rare evidence of "filial cannibalism" was only revealed because the shark's corkscrew-shaped rectum produced dung in a distinctive spiral.
One such dropping, collected in Canada, holds a tiny tooth of the same species.
These Orthacanthus sharks lived in coastal swamps and may have resorted to cannibalism as they e... | Scientists have discovered a baby tooth in the fossilised faeces of a prehistoric shark, and concluded that the animals ate their own young. |
Residents told the BBC that many people were fleeing to nearby villages, fearing a full-scale assault.
The government does not control Hama, and its attack on the city is part of a nationwide crackdown on dissent that began on Sunday.
The UN Security Council is set to resume discussions on the crisis.
International pre... | Syrian security forces have continued their siege of the central city of Hama as they maintain an offensive in which scores of people have died. |
The charity said mild winter weather led to the average number of birds recorded by the public increasing by 17.9%.
House sparrows were the most numerous species and the number of long-tailed tits saw the biggest surge - rising by 166%.
Other small garden birds such as coal tits and great tits had also done well.
More ... | The RSPB has announced the results of its annual survey of garden birds in Scotland. |
DNA tests showed the bones belonged to the men, who went missing on the mountain in August 1970, police say.
The remains were discovered at an altitude of about 2,800m (9,200ft) in the Alps last September.
They are the latest to be found on the 4,478-metre (14,692-foot) Matterhorn as ice melts.
The Japanese consulate i... | Remains found at the foot of Switzerland's Matterhorn glacier have been identified as two Japanese climbers who disappeared 45 years ago. |
Organisers said they wanted to "show support" for the campaign against drilling for shale gas in Lancashire.
About 35 people broke through fencing into the site near Preston New Road, before they "left of their own accord", BBC Radio Lancashire reported.
Francis Egan, chief executive of the fracking company Cuadrilla, ... | About 250 people have attended a rally near the UK's first horizontal fracking site, police said. |
The picture is very similar to the one it acquired in mid-September - only this one is much closer, snapped from a distance of just 16km.
Also new in this picture is 67P's activity. Jets of gas and dust can be seen streaming away from the "neck" region of the rubber duck-shaped comet.
Philae is due to make its historic... | The Philae robot, soon to try to land on Comet 67P, has taken another dramatic image of its quarry. |
The little probe delivered everything expected from it, just as its failing battery dropped it into standby mode.
Philae is pressed up against a cliff. Deep shadows mean it cannot now get enough light on to its solar panels to recharge its systems.
The European Space Agency (Esa) fears this contact may have been the ro... | The Philae lander on the distant comet 67P has sent another stream of data back to Earth before losing power. |
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of the UN's cultural organisation, Unesco, said there had been "extensive and irreversible damage" at the world heritage site in the Kathmandu valley.
Seven monument zones in the valley make up the world heritage site.
The three urban zones at the site are Durbar squares - meaning "no... | As well as the devastating loss of human life in Saturday's earthquake, Nepalis, and the world, have lost parts of the country's unique cultural heritage. |
It represents one of the biggest tie-ups between video gaming and a major sports league.
Eventually all of the 30 NBA teams will have an e-sports division, but initially only a few will be chosen.
In England, Premier League clubs Manchester City and West Ham have signed up e-sports players.
The basketball e-league - kn... | The National Basketball Association has teamed up with video game publisher Take-Two Interactive to create an e-sports league in the US. |
The second set of full results for around 250,000 seven to 14-year-old pupils have been published.
They were brought in in 2013 to drive up standards and help identify struggling pupils.
More boys than girls were above the standard scores for numeracy. Altogether more than two thirds of pupils had a "standard" score.
E... | Girls again performed better than boys at reading in Wales' National Reading and Numeracy Tests. |
Callum Taylor top scored with 42 as England were dismissed for 184, four balls shy of completing their 50 overs.
England had lost wickets steadily throughout their innings but Sri Lanka breezed to victory with almost 15 overs of their allotted 50 to spare.
Avishka Fernando top scored with a brisk 95 off 96 balls as Sri... | England were beaten by Sri Lanka in their quarter-final meeting at the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. |
Those sentenced include ex-presidents of Bolivia and Peru, and a former foreign minister from Uruguay.
All had cooperated in Operation Condor, run by military governments at the time to fight left-wing dissidents.
Another 19 men were absolved in the trial, that lasted two years.
Several of those sentenced are already s... | An Italian court has given life sentences to eight South American former political and military leaders over the disappearance of 23 Italian nationals during the 70s and 80s. |
It's where top game-makers and developers from around the world get the chance to show off some of the cool new games and consoles they have been working on.
It's a massive show which lasts five days and takes place every year.
There have been some huge announcements for gaming fans this year, so we have been taking a ... | E3 - one of the world's biggest gaming and technology shows is currently taking place in Los Angles in America. |
18 April 2016 Last updated at 13:23 BST
The clip is a timelapse made up of photos taken once every second and sped up to be 25 times faster.
The astronaut posted: "Space Station view of an 'aurora rise' - spot the two satellites at the end?"
Auroras happen when particles from the Sun hit the Earth's atmosphere, making ... | Tim Peake has shared this stunning video of his view of an aurora from the International Space Station. |
The dispute with China has left relations frayed and a constant threat of a violent flare up that could drag the US into the fray.
The first known settlers in Taiwan are Austronesian tribal people thought to have come from modern day southern China.
The island first appears in Chinese records in AD239, when China sent ... | China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country again, but many Taiwanese want a separate nation. |
There was outrage on social media when pictures surfaced of him with a "mystery woman".
The two-time Olympic champion confirmed the rumours and apologised. His wife, fellow badminton star Xie Xingfang, had their first child on 5 November.
Social media users quickly identified the woman he was seen with in the photos as... | Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan has shocked his fans by admitting he had an affair while his wife was pregnant. |
Roberts, 21, joined the Giants from Bradford Bulls in October 2014 and made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 2016 season.
"We have always been a club that has given chances to young British players who are hungry to succeed," head coach Paul Anderson told the club website.
"His challenge is to keep his... | Huddersfield back-row forward Oliver Roberts has signed a new four-year deal with the Super League side. |
The Black Ferns have won the last four tournaments and had not lost a World Cup game since a defeat to the United States in the 1991 semi-finals.
New Zealand's Selica Winiata scored the opener but the 2013 Six Nations winners replied through Heather O'Brien.
Alison Miller's try in the 63rd minute proved crucial for Ire... | Ireland inflicted New Zealand's first defeat in a World Cup for 23 years with a 17-14 victory in Marcoussis to virtually seal a semi-final place. |
The striker's daughter Dawn Astle said she was not surprised by the revelation that three members of England's 1966 World Cup squad have Alzheimer's.
The family has pushed for research through the Justice for Jeff campaign.
The FA wants Fifa to probe a possible link between dementia and football.
"Any research and stud... | The family of footballer Jeff Astle - who died from brain trauma caused by heading footballs - say they know of 250 more players who have suffered from degenerative brain disease. |
Shueb Salar is alleged to have posted abusive language about women and homosexuals on Twitter, in 2012.
A spokesman for Mr Khan said: "Sadiq acted immediately to suspend Shueb Salar as soon as he was made aware of these serious issues over the weekend.
"Shueb Salar has now resigned from his role as a junior member of S... | One of London mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan's aides has resigned following his suspension on Sunday. |
Brad McKay crouched to volley in Greg Tansey's deep free-kick early in the match.
And Tansey converted a penalty after Massimo Donati had fouled Ross Draper.
Accies were upset Ali Crawford was not awarded a second-half spot-kick for a challenge by goalkeeper Ryan Esson but netted late on through Danny Redmond.
The gap ... | Premiership bottom side Inverness Caledonian Thistle moved to within four points of opponents Hamilton Academical with three games to play. |
South Caernarfon Creameries first started operating at the site near Pwllheli in 1937. It will use the money to modernise its production facilities.
The firm will also increase its first phase capacity from 9,500 to 11,500 tonnes a year.
The loan comes from the Wales Capital Growth Fund, managed by Finance Wales.
Manag... | Wales' oldest and largest dairy co-operative is expanding its cheese production facilities with the help of a £1m loan. |
The numbers, covering the period from January 2009 to December 2015, are significantly lower than estimates by human rights groups.
Some groups say that several hundred civilians have died in US strikes.
The long-promised report was released in conjunction with an executive order to increase civilian safeguards.
Presid... | US drone and air strikes have killed between 64 and 116 civilians outside war zones since 2009, the White House says. |
Today they find out what state their homes and fields are in after days inside a strong building to protect them from the powerful gusts of winds and endless rain.
"I hope that our house wasn't destroyed or damaged by [the] typhoon or that it was not in the flood," says 16-year-old Ronna Mae Salturio.
Her family, one o... | For the hundreds of families who took shelter from Typhoon Hagupit inside a school in Albay province, the wait is finally over. |
Mr Abbott announced the news that Queen Elizabeth II's husband would receive the country's top honour on 26 January - Australia's national day.
He said the Prince's life of "service and dedication" should be honoured.
But many commentators say the move raises grave questions about Mr Abbott's judgement.
They have sugge... | The Australian press has expressed scorn and bewilderment over PM Tony Abbott's awarding of a knighthood to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. |
On Friday, Mr Duncan Smith said he was quitting as work and pensions secretary in protest at disability benefits cuts.
But Lady Altmann, who described her ex-boss as "exceptionally difficult" to work for, accused him of wanting "to do maximum damage to the party leadership" to help his campaign to leave the EU.
Sources... | Iain Duncan Smith's resignation was really about the EU, pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann has said. |
He won 50.07% of the vote, officials said, narrowly avoiding a run-off.
But his main challenger, Raila Odinga, alleged massive fraud and said he would challenge the results of the "tainted election" in the Supreme Court.
Mr Kenyatta is set to face trial at the International Criminal Court over violence that followed th... | Kenya's Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has been confirmed as the winner of the presidential election, and vowed to work with his rivals. |
This year British films and talent earned 39 nominations across 19 categories at the Oscars.
Pinnock is up against herself in the production design category for Into the Woods and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
"They've given me three days off," she told the BBC at a reception in Los Angeles for British Oscar nominees.
"We'... | British Oscar hopeful Anna Pinnock has been given time off from new James Bond film Spectre to attend Sunday's Academy Awards - where she is nominated twice. |
The pro-European cabinet minister said UKIP had no positive policies and was just "against" foreigners.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage hit back by accusing Mr Clarke of holding millions of British people "in utter contempt".
He said Mr Clarke was "obviously not interested" in winning back disaffected Tory voters at Thursday'... | Veteran Tory Ken Clarke has waded into his party's war of words with UKIP by branding them "a collection of clowns". |
Margaret Henderson-McCarroll pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Eddie Girvan, 67, on the grounds of diminished responsibility in May.
The 31 year old, who has 100 previous convictions, was told she must serve three years in prison.
Sentencing her, Mr Justice Treacy said it was "an horrific crime".
Speaking in court ... | A woman who killed a pensioner while "high on crystal meth and heroin" has been given a six-year sentence. |
It is also considering a more general ban on state employees wearing the headscarf and other religious symbols.
The measures are seen as an attempt to counter the rise of the far-right Freedom Party, whose candidate narrowly lost last month's presidential vote.
The centrist coalition nearly collapsed last week amid cri... | Austria's ruling coalition has agreed to prohibit full-face veils in public spaces such as courts and schools. |
10 December 2015 Last updated at 16:58 GMT
The film will see the return of aliens, droids and many other weird and wonderful creatures.
The man who created them, Neal Scanlon, showed Newsround his top three creatures. | Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be hitting the big screens soon. |
Paying tribute to Pc Keith Palmer, who died after being stabbed, she said: "He was every inch a hero and his actions will never be forgotten."
Delivering a Commons statement she said Wednesday's attacker was British born and known to police and MI5. The attack was related to "Islamist ideology".
Labour leader Jeremy Co... | Prime Minister Theresa May has told MPs: "We will never waver in the face of terrorism." |
The male victim was found with serious head injuries at a property in Hungerford Road, Brislington, shortly before 20:00 BST.
Avon and Somerset Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 38-year-old suspect remains in police custody. Hungerford Road is expected to remain closed until Monday evening while... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in Bristol on Sunday evening. |
The threat from terrorism is always evolving, but some things remain constant - the emotions of loss and the risks taken by those who want peace, writes Peter Taylor.
When I first started working in television 50 years ago, I never imagined that I would spend much of the next half century reporting the phenomenon of te... | Peter Taylor's documentary, Fifty Years Behind the Headlines - Reflections on Terror, is on Saturday 1 April at 20:00 BST on BBC Radio Four. |
Michael Lever, 43, strangled Caroline Lever at hospital accommodation at Law Hospital, Carluke, while she was pregnant between 1997 and July 1998.
He was also convicted of attacking her son between July 2001 and March 2004 and his 16-year-old daughter between January 2008 and January 2010.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard t... | A doctor has been jailed for 15 months after being found guilty of carrying out attacks against his family. |
Paul Anderson, 37, Joanna Farrer, 38, and the girl were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday of religiously aggravated actual bodily harm.
The victims, a mother and daughter, were punched and kicked repeatedly during the attack in Eltham last May.
Anderson, of Sevenoaks, was jailed for three years. Farrer, of E... | A 13-year-old girl was among three people found guilty of a "brutal" race hate attack on two Muslim women. |
Beeley, 27, turned down a new deal with League Two Morecambe at the end of last season to join the fifth-tier side.
The full-back, who made 93 League appearances for the Shrimps over a two-year spell, accepted the Bluebirds' offer straight away.
"In my eyes it's definitely a move forward," Beeley told BBC Cumbria.
"The... | Barrow defender Shaun Beeley says his move into non-league was a 'no-brainer' as the club set their sights on promotion to the Football League. |
The German was 0.203 seconds quicker than Hamilton, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen third, a second off the pace.
Mercedes set their times on the super-soft tyre, while Ferrari used the soft, which would account for about half the gap between the two cars.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was fourth, ahead of Force India's Ser... | Nico Rosberg headed team-mate Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes dominated first practice at the Italian Grand Prix. |
Experiments in mice showed that levels of adenosine - a natural painkiller - increased in tissues near acupuncture sites.
The Nature Neuroscience study also found that in mice resistant to the effects of adenosine, acupuncture had no effect.
Pain experts said the findings may partly explain how the treatment works.
Ade... | A molecule which may control how acupuncture relieves pain has been pinpointed by US researchers. |
It will be the chancellor's first opportunity to outline his priorities in the wake of the Brexit vote.
BBC Wales spoke to a mother-of-three who hopes Mr Hammond will give reassurances to families like hers about the impact on the economy of leaving the European Union.
In the uncertain financial and political climate C... | Chancellor Philip Hammond will update MPs on the government's taxation and spending plans during the Autumn Statement on Wednesday. |
The men, described as Asian or north African, surrounded 18 women watching a firework display, kissing and groping them, police said.
A special police investigation team is conducting the search.
Authorities said they were also searching refugee shelters for the suspects.
The attack happened in the city's main square, ... | Police in Austria are hunting for at least six men accused of "unprecedented" sexual assaults on New Year's Eve in the city of Innsbruck. |
Either way it raises profound questions about the purpose and direction of the European Union (EU).
The regional elections in Germany will be a good indication if Angela Merkel's plunging popularity among German voters has really been halted.
If it hasn't, Mrs Merkel's party may not let her stand in the next general el... | We may know by the weekend if the Empress of Europe will be dethroned sooner rather than later, or if her latest deal on the refugee crisis will save her bacon. |
She said the UK would opt out of all 133 EU law and order measures in the Lisbon Treaty and seek to rejoin 35 of them "in the national interest".
She rejected calls by Tory MPs to scrap the warrant, but said it would be reformed to exclude minor crimes.
Labour said the announcement was "hardly a triumph of repatriation... | The UK wants to remain signed up to the European Arrest Warrant, Home Secretary Theresa May has told MPs. |
Poole Pirates rider Darcy Ward was injured early on Saturday following an incident outside the Churchill Arms, Sturminster Marshall.
The Australian, 20, will miss the Pirates' Speedway Grand Final second leg against Swindon on Monday night.
Dorset Police confirmed a man suffered a minor head injury in the incident at 0... | A speedway rider is being treated in hospital for a head injury after an attack outside a Dorset pub. |
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Hamilton had to pass both Williams after losing the lead off the line and second place at a re-start following an early safety car.
But the Mercedes driver fought back to take the lead at the first pit stops.
Rain made for a chaotic end to the race but Hamilton came throug... | Lewis Hamilton battled through a bad start and late-race rain to win an action-packed British Grand Prix |
Mr Tucker told BBC Two's Britain's Banks: Too Big to Save? programme that despite changes to the banking system since the 2008 financial crisis, more still needs to be done.
Banks still do not hold high enough levels of capital - and no bank should be considered too big to fail.
These problems go to the very heart of t... | Capitalism cannot work unless banks are allowed to go bust, Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker has said. |
The 26-year-old forward was released by Carlisle United in June, after making 10 appearances for the League Two club.
Balanta has been training with the Wood during pre-season.
"I'm taking him to play up top, he'll be competing with two other forwards and he'll be judged on his work rate, attitude and, of course, his g... | Boreham Wood have signed Angelo Balanta on a one-year deal for a free transfer. |
It's no longer just famous names who are selling their works. A growing number of art fairs and online marketplaces mean new artists starting out are also able to reach buyers well beyond their home markets.
"It's just a crazy time at the moment," says Alex Rotter, chairman of post-war and contemporary art at auction h... | You don't have to spend millions of pounds to buy an original piece of art. |
George Osborne added that it would be "extraordinary" not to engage with US pharmaceutical giant.
Pfizer's chairman Ian Read says the proposal is a "win-win for society".
Labour said the firm's promises regarding the proposed deal were "not worth the paper they are written on".
Some fear the currently-rejected deal cou... | The chancellor says he will take a "hard-nosed approach" to determine whether Pfizer's proposed £60bn takeover of UK firm AstraZeneca will deliver for UK jobs and science. |
Some people confide in friends or family, while others express their emotions through other means.
Sixteen-year-old Odhran Bartley is dealing with his personal grief through music.
Odhran was only seven years old when, in 2007, his dad unexpectedly died in his sleep at the age of 39.
At the time Odhran says he wasn't r... | When a loved one dies it can be difficult to come to terms with feelings of loss. |
The Heed controlled the game early on but struggled to make their dominance pay as Patrick McLaughlin and Danny Johnson spurned good chances.
Reece Thompson punished them for not taking advantage just after the half-hour mark, nipping in front to poke home Taron Hare's fierce delivery from the left.
James Bolton hit th... | National League strugglers North Ferriby stun Gateshead at Grange Lane to climb off the bottom of the table. |
The King's Speech star said he had been unable to find the right voice for the Peruvian bear.
"After a period of denial, we've chosen 'conscious uncoupling'," Firth said in a statement, referencing the term Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin made famous when they separated in March.
Based on the books by Michael Bond, th... | Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth has pulled out of voicing the upcoming Paddington film. |
Gerry McKeown, who was first on the scene, says he has never understood why the police did not question him.
He got to tell his story for the first time to the Historical Enquires Team in 2010.
Ten Protestant workers were taken from their minibus and shot dead by IRA gunmen in January 1976.
Mr McKeown fought back tears... | A retired schoolteacher has told the Kingsmills inquest that he saw a local farmer collecting empty bullet casings from the road. |
Syed Hoque, of Stoke-on-Trent, allegedly sent £4,500 to his nephew, who was fighting against the regime.
Mr Hoque, 37; Pervez Rafiq, 46, of Birkby, Huddersfield; and Mashoud Miah, 27, and Mohammed Hussain, 30, both of east London; are accused of making "other property" available.
They all deny the charge.
The four are... | Four men used aid convoys bound for Syria to transport items that would be used to commit terrorism offences, a court heard. |
Joseph Mathunjwa spent the night underground with the rescue team.
The three were working above ground in the lamproom when a building collapsed into the mine, burying them under tonnes of rubble.
More than 70 miners managed to escape using an emergency exit.
The rescue team says they have got a response to tapping sou... | Time is running out to save the three mine workers trapped in a South African gold mine since Friday, the mining union's president has warned. |
Local authorities will be required to use new standardised assessments, in reading, writing and numeracy, in P1, P4, P7 and S3.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the raw data would not be made public.
However, information would be published on the proportion of children reaching the expected standards in numeracy and... | More details of plans to introduce standardised testing in Scotland's primary schools have been revealed. |
The union flag was lowered at Camp Bastion, while Camp Leatherneck - the adjoining US base - was also handed over to Afghan control.
Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain would never forget those who had died serving their country.
The number of deaths of British troops throughout the conflict stands at 453.
The de... | The last UK base in Afghanistan has been handed over to the control of Afghan security forces, ending British combat operations in the country. |
Emily Cherry, of the NSPCC, said YouTubers had a "responsibility" to make sure relationships with young fans were appropriate.
Claims of inappropriate behaviour have been made against a small number of internet personalities.
Google-owned YouTube told the BBC that educating fans and creators was key.
Ms Cherry warned t... | "Blurred boundaries" between prominent YouTube stars and their viewers can put young people at risk, a leading children's charity has warned. |
Nasheed was given a 13-year sentence under anti-terror laws last year.
A Maldives government statement said Nasheed had to return to the Maldives to serve the remainder of the sentence.
A former human rights campaigner, Nasheed became the nation's first democratically elected leader in 2008, ending three decades of rul... | The jailed former President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed has been given permission to have surgery in the UK. |
The market economy group downgraded its growth forecast for most big economies.
Conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and the referendum on an independent Scotland are areas of risk and uncertainty, it said.
Its 2014 estimate is a 0.8% increase in the eurozone economy for 2014, compared with a forecast of 1.2% made ... | A slow recovery among nations using the euro is holding back the global economy, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said. |
Mark Evans is retracing the same route across the Rub Al Khali, also known as the "Empty Quarter", taken by Bristol pioneer Bertram Thomas in 1930.
The 54-year-old Shropshire-born explorer is leading a three-man team to walk the 800 mile (1,300 km) journey from Salalah, Oman to Doha, Qatar.
The trek is expected to take... | An explorer has embarked on a challenge to become only the third British person in history to cross the largest sand desert in the world. |
The airlines plan to use only Blue Island's planes to fly the Guernsey-Jersey route but both will take bookings for the seats.
Channel Islands regulatory authorities gave permission but imposed conditions.
Each airline has to market seats independently and Aurigny must tell customers Blue Islands is the operator.
Chann... | Channel Islands airlines Aurigny and Blue Islands have been given permission to code-share on the inter-island route. |
The blast blew out windows and destroyed the rear wall of the house at Theddlethorpe, near Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire, on Sunday afternoon.
Fire service group manager Sean King said the owners had gone for a walk at the time of the explosion, thought to have been caused by a gas leak.
The house, which was on a propane... | The owners of a house badly damaged in a gas explosion had a "lucky" escape, fire crews said. |
Both houses of Congress backed the bill, which also includes measures against Iran and North Korea, but it was thought Mr Trump might veto it.
Russia has already retaliated by ordering cuts to US diplomatic staff and barring the use of some properties.
The sanctions are over Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and alleg... | US President Donald Trump will sign into law a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, the White House says. |
The group, including three from the main opposition party, are accused of animal cruelty and unlawful assembly.
The federal government announced the ban last week, saying it would "stop unregulated animal trade".
But critics say the move is aimed at protecting cows, considered holy by India's majority Hindu population.... | Police in the southern state of Kerala have arrested eight men who publicly killed a calf to protest against a ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter. |
Lucas Bigley, 19, stabbed Matthew Wilson to death in Sheffield on 28 May in a "violent and brutal attack".
Hull Crown Court heard the two men had fallen out after Mr Wilson, also 19, began a relationship with Bigley's mother.
Bigley, of Wadsley Lane, Sheffield, was told he must serve at least 22 years in jail.
More sto... | A man has been jailed for life for murdering a former friend who was having a relationship with his mother. |
The council, which has been operating since 1994, said in a letter that it cannot stay open because of a "severe cash-flow problem".
It said that it had failed to gain two Stormont grants that would have totalled £90,000.
Patrick Yu, the council's executive director, said closure was a "painful decision".
"This is the... | Northern Ireland's Council for Ethnic Minorities is set to close because of a lack of funds. |
Joan McVittie transformed two schools in deprived areas of London.
Sally Coates has overseen huge improvements at Burlington Danes Academy in west London.
Three fostering couples who have cared for more than 620 children between them are also recognised with MBEs.
Dame Joan, now 60, said she was "absolutely thrilled" t... | Two head teachers who have turned around struggling schools and contributed to education at a national level have been made dames in the Queen's New Year's Honours. |
The incident happened on Sunday afternoon near Cefn Coed.
Three mountain rescue teams, the coastguard helicopter and the air ambulance were all involved in the two-hour rescue.
Mark Moran, from Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team, said the 13-year-old was playing with friends when he fell.
Mr Moran said he had been ai... | A teenager has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after he fell 40ft in a quarry near Merthyr. |
West Midlands Trains Ltd will take over routes currently operated by London Midland from December.
The company is a joint venture between Dutch firm Abellio and Japanese partners.
The deal will see almost £1bn of investment and new, longer trains, the DfT said.
West Midlands trains: Your takeover questions answered
The... | A new rail operator has been awarded a contract to run the West Midlands rail franchise, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. |
Its assembly election manifesto includes creating something similar to Transport for London to create a "genuine integrated transport system".
It also wants an organisation responsible for supporting small firms.
The FSB said it was "deliverable" with existing Welsh government funding.
The organisation, which has 10,00... | A single transport body with responsibility for roads, rail, buses and cycling in Wales is proposed among "radical" new measures from the Federation of Small Business. |
The PM's gift list includes a handbag by Gerald and Sue Bodmer, who make bags for The Queen, government papers show.
There is also a "silver item" from ex-New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and three pairs of shoes.
Mrs May decided not to buy any of them - under the rules she has to pay for any gift worth more than £140... | She is known for her love of shoes and high fashion - but Theresa May has not been tempted by many of the items given to her since moving into No 10. |
Police said they found explosives and several guns at a flat linked to the suspects.
The two Frenchmen, aged 23 and 29, were detained in Marseille on Tuesday. They were reportedly radicalised in prison.
France remains under a state of emergency after a series of attacks that have claimed about 230 lives.
Three of the l... | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of planning an "imminent" attack in France, days before the first round of the French presidential election. |
A seventh distribution centre has officially opened in Grangetown.
City-wide figures for August showed 1,238 adults and children were given emergency food parcels - up from just over 900 in the same month in 2015.
"We're coming across people from across the social spectrum," said Helen Bull, partnership and fundraising... | The network of food banks in Cardiff has expanded, with organisers saying people on low incomes and from "all walks of life" are using the service. |
The Independent Paralympic Athletes (IPA) Team will appear under the Paralympic flag and will parade first at the opening ceremony on 7 September.
The team will stay in the Athletes Village, with travel and other expenses covered by the IPC.
A 10-strong refugee team will also compete at the Olympic Games.
"This is the ... | A team of refugee athletes will compete at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced. |
The accusation relates to a report on the channel on alleged passport fraud at the Venezuelan embassy in Iraq.
Venezuela's National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) ordered "the immediate suspension of broadcasts".
Conatel accused the channel of attempting to "undermine the peace and the democratic stability" of... | Venezuelan authorities have ordered that US broadcaster CNN's Spanish-language channel be taken off air, accusing it of spreading propaganda. |
The 26-year-old has been linked with a move to the Championship leaders, but ex-Magpies boss McClaren laughed when asked if Ince would be leaving.
"It's newspapers stirring," McClaren said. "He is staying, definitely.
"Rumours are what sells. Fortunately we are are in a good position where Tom is staying here."
Ince ha... | Derby County manager Steve McClaren says reports of a Newcastle offer of £8m for Tom Ince would only be enough to buy the winger's right foot. |
Brushes, a folding travelling palette and a pocket paint-book caked with watercolour will be on show at Petworth House in West Sussex from Saturday.
Oil and watercolour paintings, along with personal possessions including a ring and gold watch, can also be seen.
Four costumes from the film, Mr Turner, also form part of... | Painting materials once owned by JMW Turner form part of a new exhibition inspired by Mike Leigh's recent film on the master British landscape artist. |
The city and county councils have jointly commissioned the £30,000 study in a bid to reduce air pollution.
If agreed, the zone could be introduced from 2020, starting small and expanding as technology develops.
The city centre has been a low emission zone since 2014, requiring all local bus services to use low-emittin... | A study looking into banning all petrol and diesel vehicles from the centre of Oxford has been launched. |
Ceyda Sungur, an academic at Istanbul's Technical University, had gone to Gezi Park to defend it against a controversial redevelopment project to concrete over one of the last green spaces in the city.
When Ms Sungur arrived, she found herself in front of a line of riot police. One of them bent down and fired tear gas ... | A series of images of a woman in a red dress have become a potent symbol of the anti-government demonstrations in Istanbul. |
Darren Cooper posted the picture of Darryl Magher on his @sandwellleader profile.
Twitter suspended the account but it had been reinstated by 15:30 GMT.
Mr Magher said the Labour leader and Smethwick councillor had posted the image in a bid to suppress him and stop him asking difficult questions.
"He does not like bein... | The leader of Sandwell Council's Twitter account was temporarily suspended amid claims he had posted a private image of a community activist. |
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Fifa's 209 nations will gather in Zu... | Football's crisis-hit world governing body Fifa will meet in Zurich on Friday and elect a new leader to try to take the damaged organisation forward into a new era. |
He is Alan Drennan, 21, a mechanic, from Newtownabbey, County Antrim.
Mr Drennan had left Northern Ireland on Saturday with a group of friends for a holiday on the island. He was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday.
Spanish police said there were no signs of violence and the death seemed to be of natural causes. Bu... | A young man from Northern Ireland has died while on holiday in Ibiza. |
Woods, 39, announced an indefinite break from the game this week.
Hank Haney, who spent six years with the 14-time major champion, told BBC Radio 5 live that Woods had "no choice" but to withdraw from competitive golf.
"Whatever the reason, he definitely has not practised like he did earlier in his career - and it show... | Tiger Woods has lost the "desire and energy" to "climb back up the mountain" and rediscover his best form as a golfer, his former swing coach says. |
In recent months, women wearing body paint and little else having been posing for photos in Times Square, joining the ranks of costumed characters like Cookie Monster and Spider-Man.
They're all hoping to score a smile and a few dollars from the droves of mobile-phone toting tourists.
In addition to the women, a few mi... | A new breed of scantily clad street performers are becoming a nuisance to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, but he is finding that taming Times Square is not as simple as it seems. |
It marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, back in 1918.
A two-minute silence is held at 11am to remember the people who have died in wars.
There is also Remembrance Sunday every year, which falls on the second Sunday in November.
This year, it will fall on Sunday 13 November.
On t... | Armistice Day is on 11 November and is also known as Remembrance Day. |
The Welsh Government funding comes after the chancellor gave £2bn extra for social care in England.
A total of £8m will be used in a bid to prevent children entering care. Councils will also get £3m more to pay for respite for carers.
Plaid Cymru welcomed "any additional investment" for what it called an "underfunded s... | An extra £20m a year is to be spent on social care in Wales. |
The shot was fired at the property on Nacton Crescent at 01:35 GMT.
The shooting happened after what police described as a "firearms incident" on Fuchsia Lane at on Monday evening and a fire at a flat on Dandalan Close 30 minutes later.
Three people have been arrested and police remain on Nacton Crescent.
LIVE: Updates... | A gunshot was fired into a family home in Ipswich after an arson attack and another firearms incident which police believe are all linked. |
Ashley Broomhall's Ben Nevis trek will raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Mr Broomhall, a member of Star Wars costuming club the 501st UK Garrison, set himself the peak challenge after his mother was diagnosed with cancer.
He has already done a walk up the 1,335ft (407m) hill The Wrekin in Shropshire in his stormtroop... | A Star Wars fan is to attempt to walk to the summit of Britain's highest mountain while dressed in his Imperial stormtrooper armour. |
Party officials told the electoral office they have been contacted by 18 people whose votes had been "stolen".
The Chief Electoral Officer said she is investigating 12 allegations of electoral fraud in the Foyle constituency.
Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan lost the seat by 169 votes to former city lord mayor Elisha McC... | Police are investigating allegations of electoral fraud amid concerns raised by the SDLP in the Foyle constituency. |
The pool, at White Wells Spa Cottage on Ilkley Moor, is open for bathers all year round but it is traditional to take the plunge on 1 January.
Joanne Everall, who runs the bath house and adjoining cafe with Mark Hunnebell, said the pool usually attracted 100 to 150 people at new year.
The current record was made last y... | A total of 183 people took a dip in a plunge pool on the Yorkshire moors on New Year's Day. |
The 15-year-old Scot became the youngest ever Commonwealth medallist when she finished third in the SB9 100m breaststroke aged 13 in 2014.
However, she was told in April her impairment was now not serious enough for her to compete in Para-swimming.
A second panel, at the Berlin Open event, upheld the result on Wednesda... | Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Erraid Davies has been deemed ineligible for disability swimming after medical tests. |
Halfpenny's current deal runs out in the summer and Cardiff Blues and Wasps have been linked with him.
But Laporte said the 27-year-old will take up the option of a third season with the European champions.
"He's staying at Toulon. I don't know when he will sign but it should happen," Laporte told AFP.
"He's a good lad... | Toulon head coach Bernard Laporte expects Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny to remain with the French club beyond the end of the season. |
The infant's remains were found in bushes in Manor Park, Church Hill, Aldershot, at about 13:30 BST.
A group of about 10 officers and a marine unit arrived on Saturday to scour the undergrowth for clues.
Police said there were "growing concerns' for the welfare of the mother who may need "urgent medical attention".
Ch ... | Police have resumed their search of a park in Hampshire where the body of a newborn baby was discovered on Friday. |
Phyllida Lloyd will direct revivals of Julius Caesar and Henry IV and a new production of The Tempest, which are all set in a women's prison.
Harriet Walter will play Brutus in Julius Caesar, King Henry in Henry IV, and Prospero in The Tempest.
The new in-the-round venue will be open for 13 weeks from 23 September.
Jul... | London's Donmar Warehouse is to open a temporary theatre in King's Cross to host the company's all-female Shakespeare trilogy. |
Currently, people only face a fine if they fail to pick up litter in the town centre.
According to residents, rubbish is regularly being left strewn along the shoreline.
Bournemouth Borough Council said fixed penalty fines were not cost effective and the beach was cleaned daily throughout the summer.
In a statement, th... | Residents in Bournemouth are calling on the council to bring in on-the-spot fines for beach litter. |
However, that's at the heart of the media's frustration.
The fact is the campaign has become a succession of tightly controlled photo opportunities... by all the main parties.
This has become the hi-vis, hard hat election.
It's been the predictable campaign gear for both David Cameron and George Osborne.
No walkabouts.... | David Cameron has been telling reporters that this election campaign is not about photo opportunities but more about the UK's long term economic revival. |
John Poole, 50, was attacked on The Avenue, Bentley, Doncaster, in the early hours of Saturday. He was taken to hospital but later died.
South Yorkshire Police said post-mortem examination showed he died from stab wounds.
A 32-year-old woman has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates' C... | A woman has been charged with murdering a man who was stabbed to death in South Yorkshire. |
When transplanted into pigs and rats, the kidneys worked, passing urine just like natural ones.
Getting the urine out has been a problem for earlier prototypes, causing them to balloon under the pressure.
The Japanese team got round this by growing extra plumbing for the kidney to stop the backlog, PNAS reports.
Althou... | Scientists say they are a step closer to growing fully functioning replacement kidneys, after promising results in animals. |
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