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The 52-year-old has been out of work since being sacked by Premier League champions Leicester City in June 2015. But he was appointed as manager of the Championship club on a three-year-deal
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In 2015, Simon Byrne's Cheshire force was criticised by then Home Secretary Theresa May for having no black officers. It now employs three. Mr Byrne wants a legislation change to allow a
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Police said a bottle containing an unknown substance was found at the side of the A75, at the Glenluce bypass. As a result, the Stranraer-Dumfries road was closed at Glenluce on Wednesday
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Media playback is not supported on this device The Wales midfielder limped off after 65 minutes of the with Arsenal visiting Newcastle on Sunday and hosting Cardiff on 1 January. "It looks
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Jenkinson, 23, who is on loan from Arsenal, had to be replaced when he injured his left knee conceding a first-half penalty at Upton Park for a foul on Sergio Aguero. The
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Media playback is not supported on this device The pair were due to fight in Las Vegas in January, but the bout was cancelled at the 11th hour when Barros failed a
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Doug Paulley, 36, from Wetherby, was denied access to a First bus to Leeds when a woman with a pushchair refused to move. He won his claim the company had breached the
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Seren Bernard, 14, was found dead in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, in April 2012. She had lived with foster carers Glen and Gemma Maghie from 9 December 2011 until her death in April
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In a joint letter to the Observer, they urge ministers to reconsider the plans. The LGA says the plan to remove all schools from council control has caused "enormous concern" . But,
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McGrath refused to go into the reason for his decision, but said he had informed county chairman Greg Kelly on Friday afternoon. The Down man has indicated that he will explain the
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Mohammed Haji Sadiq, of Cyncoed, entered the not guilty pleas at a hearing on Friday. The allegations involve four girls, aged between five and 11, and allegedly took place at the Madina
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After an opening two-over-par 74, the world number four looked on course to survive after three birdies in an unblemished front nine. But a double bogey at the 13th after he needed
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More than 120 members of the Prospect union began the 48-hour strike at midday on Tuesday. They have now begun working to rule. Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) and Prospect are
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Underlying profit before tax rose 6.1% to £661.2m for the year to 28 March, better than analysts' forecasts. Its food business had an "outstanding year", M&S said, but sales of general merchandise
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The immediate cause of the incidents has been an intensifying dispute between Islamists and nationalists in Libya about legislative elections that created a new parliament in June. The new House of Representatives
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Heidi Hazell, 26, was shot dead as she sat in a car outside her married quarters in the town of Unna Massen, near Dortmund in West Germany. Her niece Melanie Anan, who
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Ukad is looking into claims by former Team Sky rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke to BBC Sport that controversial painkiller Tramadol was "freely offered" at the road world championships in 2012. British Cycling, the
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The Scottish government said a 3.5% rise in exports was largely driven by overseas sales of fish and seafood, which climbed by £38m to £613m. When drink was included alongside food, total
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The ECB's touring party to Dubai includes 17 centrally-contracted players and seven academy players. Wicketkeeper Taylor, 27, took a break from cricket last year to deal with anxiety and panic attacks. "Sarah
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The firm said the vulnerability concerned its OneTouch Ping pump which is only sold in the US and Canada. However, it told the BBC there had been no reported attacks and the
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The 33-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on her return to the UK. She appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court where she indicated she would plead not
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Owen Smith - who is challenging for the party leadership - told The Guardian Mr Corbyn had let new PM Theresa May off the hook at Wednesday's session. But Jeremy Corbyn ally
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Jerome Joe, 38, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, faced a retrial at the Old Bailey after a jury could not decide on his case last year. He was charged with two offences relating to
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The 29-year-old, from Birmingham, served with the Royal Logistic Corps. He died in a blast in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province and is survived by his partner and parents. Lt
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The 10-man Gunners won their sixth game in a row thanks to a Theo Walcott double and Mesut Ozil's winner, with Gylfi Sigurdsson and Borja replying for Swansea. "We don't leave feeling
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Elizabeth Passmore says the government may wish to limit who can raise concerns to her office over admissions. She says such complaints have increased her caseload and waste public money. A Department
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Far less lethally, his party is currently engaged in infighting that he would never have predicted as prime minister. It's a measure of how Labour has changed that its current leader is
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He will tell the Commons the government is bringing forward plans for criminal penalties on companies whose employees encourage or enable tax evasion. But Labour is still demanding answers over Mr Cameron's
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Edwin Poots warned patient safety would be "compromised" by the cuts proposed and said he was not prepared to do it. The DUP MLA said his department faced a £140m shortfall and
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Lionel Messi netted before Luis Suarez (two), Rafinha and Neymar scored. Barca are one point ahead of Real Madrid, who beat Valencia 3-2, while Atletico Madrid are out of contention after losing
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The pair have been asked to post bonds of 200,000 pesos each for a special work permit, ahead of two concerts in the Philippine capital this weekend. Local immigration said the bond
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Media playback is not supported on this device The Reds impressed against the lacklustre Toffees who also had Ramiro Funes Mori sent off. Divock Origi headed his side into the lead, with
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It follows a crash involving two riders and a spectator at this year's event. Spectator Violet McAfee, 44, had to be airlifted to hospital after the crash. The changes include fewer riders
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Media playback is not supported on this device A year on from an awful World Cup, Morgan's men have won series against New Zealand and Pakistan, and lost to Australia and South
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Under the proposals, tenants would be asked to sign an agreement not to light up inside their home. President of the Faculty of Public Health, Prof John Middleton, says some councils and
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He warned that UK "ambiguity" must be removed and progress on "separation" issues made before any talks on the future EU-UK relationship. For his part, UK Brexit Secretary David Davis said both
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The company said recent incidents have included a father teaching his son how to "tombstone" - jumping from height into water- and drunk teenagers leaping from towers. United Utilities said the reservoirs
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While a high proportion of 11 to 16-year-olds (74%) do plan to study for a degree, this figure is the lowest since 2009, the Sutton Trust survey suggests. It is down from
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The "topping out" ceremony marked work to repair the stonework of the north transept of Leicester Cathedral. From the roof, The Very Reverend David Monteith offered prayers for the cathedral and city.
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Welsh men are expected to live an average of 78.3 years and women 82.3 years. The figure has risen by just over a month since last year and by one year since
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As well as taking blood pressure, checking hearts and asking all sorts of questions about your job and your lifestyle, this doctor is also taking careful note of the state of your
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US District Judge Mark Goldsmith expanded an order he issued last week, initially halting the removal of 114 Iraqi nationals from the Detroit area. He sided with immigration advocates who argue the
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A letter to county councillors said the shortfall in the "high needs" education budget could be made up by taking money from mainstream schools. The council's letter said the authority "will do
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The 50-year-old man was detained in west London on Wednesday on suspicion of racially aggravated malicious communications. He has been bailed until mid-February. The arrest follows a complaint made on 6 November
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The fire in the town of Bautzen in the early hours of Sunday morning destroyed the roof of a former hotel, which was being converted into a migrant shelter. Police said some
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Wales international midfielder Edwards also played a key role for Wolves in their two stunning FA Cup wins at Stoke City and Liverpool, which have set up a fifth-round home tie against
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They span the country, from Veneto in the north to Sicily in the south, and include the Lazio region around Rome. Agriculture Minister Maurizio Martina said the government was ready to respond
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Gervais Dylan Gatete, 21, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was with seven other people when the incident happened. Just before midnight on Tuesday the group flagged down park rangers who helped transport Mr
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Plaid Cymru AM Dai Lloyd won the first member's bill ballot of the assembly term, allowing him to present a proposal for a new law to the assembly. The Protection of Welsh
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In February, a suicide bomber used a device in a computer to blow a hole in the side of a passenger plane at take-off in the capital, Mogadishu. Al-Shabab said it carried
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Ken Skates said the Welsh Government could lose £3.5m due to a change in the Wales and Borders franchise timetable. Further delays could cost "tens of millions" more and would be a
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South Australia's Mount Lofty Botanic Garden has been growing the Amorphophallus titanium, more commonly called the Corpse Flower, for 10 years. About two weeks ago the plant's famously pungent flower began to
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Money was stolen from the TSB bank on Dunearn Drive in Kirkcaldy on 29 January at about 10:40. The first man is white, in his late 20s or early 30s with dark
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The appeal for funds were made on the government's official Facebook page. It comes after the European Union said it will withhold more than $2m (£1.3m) of funding for the elections. There
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The announcement came six days after European aviation safety officials extended the grounding of Super Pumas amid concerns about its gearbox. Signs of metal fatigue were found in components after a crash
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That said I have only spoken to those directly affected: the boss and managers of a leading appliances manufacturer; and stock-market punters. I imagine my picture of the economic changes here will
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The group have been held at sea by customs officials for almost a month. Rights groups had voiced serious concerns about their treatment. The case came to light earlier this month as
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Is Labour a sitting duck in its own heartland territory? A quick road-trip to the West Midlands and the Lake District was enough to conclude that Labour can look forward to a
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A team of Brazilian paleontologists calculated the strength of a bite by the Purussaurus brasiliensis, a reptile that lived in the Late Miocene period. They said it could exert a pressure up
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The Leigh MP vowed to devote himself to the task of "rebalancing our country". Mr Burnham said the mayoral job was "cabinet-level" and required cabinet-level experience. In a speech in Salford he
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Elections will be held for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Liverpool City Region, West of England, Greater Manchester, Tees Valley and the West Midlands. The BBC's Listen Up project has been talking to young
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Alan Clark, 39, abused the women in Glasgow, Clydebank and Dumbarton between 2001 and 2012. The High Court in Edinburgh heard how he raped one woman who had helped him with literacy
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On Tuesday the couple spent time in Conwy, Wrexham and Denbighshire. They visited the Village Bakery in Wrexham to officially open a new baking academy, a pub in Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Denbighshire, and the
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Media playback is not supported on this device Alan Stubbs' side took the lead when Jason Cummings struck midway through the first half. Rocco Quinn fired in for the Buddies amid claims
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An investigation was launched after British Athletics analysed GPS data. "We're devastated that this mistake has happened," said the race organisers. "We take full responsibility for this situation and apologise unreservedly to
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As so often is the case, science fiction has become science fact. A report published by the Royal Society and the British Academy suggests that there should not be three but just
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Michael Brown gave the party ??2.4m in the run up to the 2005 election - its biggest ever gift from an individual. The party was allowed to keep the cash in 2009
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About 85,000 German-language copies of the anti-Semitic Nazi manifesto have been sold. Publisher Andreas Wirsching said "the figures overwhelmed us". He is director of the Institute of Contemporary History (IfZ) in Munich.
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The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the sector moved up to 52.6 from 52.3 in September. IHS Markit's senior economist Tim Moore said the news was "positive". But he warned that
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The regulator, The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has already warned that up to 670,000 consumers face such fees. In a survey of people withdrawing cash from their pension, Citizens Advice found those
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Steinbachek formed the group with Jimmy Somerville and Steve Bronski in 1983 and they had chart success with songs including Smalltown Boy and Why?. Their cover of Donna Summer's I Feel Love
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Stags have won only once at home all season and the Mariners leapfrogged them in the table thanks to an Omar Bogle penalty after 17 minutes against the run of play. Mansfield
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Paul Hemming beat mother-of-three Natalie Hemming, 31, to death in the lounge of their Milton Keynes home while their children slept upstairs. Miss Hemming was found dead in woodland at Chandlers Cross,
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Ingram hit eight sixes and six fours in his 130-ball innings with William Bragg (59) to help the hosts reach 281-7. Varun Chopra's controlled 124 in a 108-run partnership with Ravi Bopara
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After four cagey rounds, Crolla landed a massive left hook to the body that floored the champion, who could not make the count. Crolla, 29, was fighting in front of a raucous
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He had refused to approve the 6.08tn-naira ($30.6bn; £21bn) budget amid claims of mismanagement and kickbacks among the officials who drew it up. The budget triples capital expenditure in Nigeria. Some 34
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Sussex Police said a black VW Beetle being driven along the High Street in Battle struck a number of pedestrians and a shop front just before 14:00 GMT. Two pedestrians have suffered
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Zhang Kai admitted to various crimes including disturbing social order in a broadcast on Thursday. He has been helping defend Christians resisting government orders to remove crosses from buildings. China says it
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An RAC Foundation report said Powys, Gwynedd and Ceredigion were in the top 10 areas in the UK with the worst coverage. It highlighted the A494, which runs from Gwynedd into England.
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Harding, who quit Shamrock Park along with manager Ronnie McFall in March, takes over from Gary Haveron following his resignation on Monday. "I've a lot of respect and time for him and
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The Clarets were extremely clever in Sunday's 1-1 draw, especially in the way they targeted Chelsea's left flank, which is far less disciplined defensively than their right side. Eden Hazard always wanders
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Derek Serpell-Morris, who is well known in the city, was last seen at the Commercial Rooms in Corn Street. His family has organised a search party to retrace his steps. The search
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The Glasgow-based company said it had acquired Colton Packaging Teesside in a deal worth up to £1.25m. Colton was part of Colton Packaging, an established regional distributor of protective packaging materials based
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Rebecca Williams, known as Bex, was initially in a critical condition when she was taken to hospital after the deliberate New Year's Day fire. Cameron Logan, 23, died in the blaze at
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Bryant, 37, the third-highest scorer in NBA history, will bring his 20-year career to an end when the Lakers face Utah Jazz in Los Angeles on Wednesday. At the same time, defending
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The puzzle is in the shape of a map hidden in a signal sent when a player scanned a mysterious in-game object. Some suspect that the signal means a hostile alien race
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Smyth was beaten by Paul Hession at the Irish Championships and the Derryman was again some way outside the Olympic standard of 10.18. Hession took the title in 10.37 - .01 of
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The directive came after reports that Kashmiri students were verbally abused and beaten in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. Kashmir saw fresh clashes between troops and protesters amid attempts to hold
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England international Gibbs, 27, has agreed a four-year deal. Poland international Krychowiak‏ has started just 10 games for the French club since joining from Sevilla for £28m last year. They are the
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From Winston Churchill's infamous visit to Belfast in 1912 to a 1963 Viking invasion re-enactment in a County Down fishing town, as well as tales of tourism, industrial heritage and sport, a
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22 June 2016 Last updated at 14:34 BST During a walk with his Portugal team mates he was asked a question by a journalist. Ronaldo grabbed the journalist's mic and flung it
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The Gunners beat Stoke 4-1 on Saturday to move one point behind fourth-placed Liverpool. Sections of the club's support have called for Wenger, who is yet to announce his future plans, to
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And it's no secret that the Home Office budget is one of the departments in Whitehall that is not protected from the overall cuts. Following the Paris attacks, political concern over policing
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Until now, the social network had been defined by its 140-character limit. But from 28 January, it will allow some users to write longer messages, although not all of the text will
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A total of 234 bands from more than a dozen nations, such as Canada, the US, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, will contest "The Worlds". The competition will be staged at
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Connor Jennings illuminated a standard affair after 33 minutes. The striker had a lot to do when he picked up the ball on the edge of the box, but shot the visitors
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They will simply point to the seizure of the Crimea and the Russian military's continuing support for the rebels in eastern Ukraine as a sure sign of Moscow's growing assertiveness. Mr Putin
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While the pro-government Yeni Safak hailed a "glorious victory"; the opposition-leaning Cumhuriyet called it a "victory of fear". That shows the polarisation at the heart of Turkish society - and it is
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The order implements a 25% reduction in water usage for cities and towns across the parched state. Vast areas of government-owned lawns will be replaced by drought-tolerant landscaping, and towns will be
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The Environment Agency has issued warnings for the River Severn at Quatford and Hampton Loade, bringing the number of warnings to 10. Flood barriers have already been placed at Ironbridge and around
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