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The witness also said her family had been forced to move to Spain to escape her daughter's alleged abusers.
Sheffield Crown Court also heard how police lost tapes of an interview with defendant Sageer Hussain in 2003.
Eight men, including Mr Hussain, deny sexually abusing three girls between 1999 and 2003.
The mother o... | A woman who was allegedly raped and abused by eight men in Rotherham changed from a "lovely girl to an animal", her mother told jurors. |
Monday's Dublin meeting is part of an assembly External Affairs Committee inquiry and is on the day the UK begins the process of leaving the EU.
The fear is a "soft" post-Brexit border between Northern Ireland and Ireland could result in more stringent controls at Welsh ports for freight operators.
First Minister Carwy... | Brexit's impact on Welsh ports is being discussed as assembly members meet Irish politicians and business leaders. |
A 34-year-old man was arrested in connection with an outstanding warrant and is expected to appear at Glasgow Sherriff Court on Monday.
A 15-year-old male was arrested for offensive behaviour and resisting arrest and a 16-year-old male was arrested for offensive behaviour.
Three men were arrested outside the stadium in... | A total of six people were arrested after the Aberdeen v Celtic game at Pittodrie on Friday. |
Danny McKay, 36, was shot dead at his home on Longlands Road in Newtownabbey last Thursday at 20:30 BST.
Before the murder, five masked men entered a house at Dunore Court in Belfast's New Lodge and forced the occupant to hand over his VW Bora.
At 20:50 BST the VW was found burnt-out in Ardmoulin Place in the Falls. Po... | Police investigating the murder of a Newtownabbey man have re-visited three scenes connected to the killing. |
About 10 hotels, pubs and club houses were also closed, officials said.
Some estimates put Lagos' population at around 20 million, creating a constant background of noise - from the blaring of car horns, to the Muslim call to prayer and loud singing in churches.
The state government has vowed to make the city, the bigg... | Authorities in Nigeria's Lagos State have shut 70 churches and 20 mosques in an attempt to reduce high noise levels. |
Dave Robins from Swanley, Kent, leased non-emergency ambulances to Coperforma, which was stripped of its Sussex patient transport contract on Tuesday.
He began providing them in July after two other suppliers went bust, but has said he has only received one payment.
Coperforma said all contractors were paid in full for... | A businessman who supplied ambulances to an NHS patient transfer service says he was left with "thousands of pounds of debt" because he was not paid. |
The 28-year-old's contract with Korona Kielce in his homeland had expired and Grzelak has also played for Wisla Plock, Dolcan Zabki and Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala.
He becomes head coach Ian Cathro's third summer signing.
"For me, it's important that this club will be my home and I'm really excited to be here," Grzelak ... | Polish defender Rafal Grzelak has joined Hearts on a two-year deal. |
The Fiji international missed Ospreys' 33-27 Champions Cup loss in Bordeaux.
Prop Nicky Smith is also available after injury for a match coach Steve Tandy expects to be one to savour.
"The weather dictates a fair bit, you can't be throwing the ball around if it's greasy, but if there's any casual supporters at that gam... | Ospreys hope to have centre Josh Matavesi available for their Boxing Day derby match with Scarlets. |
"This is honestly the weirdest day ever," she said as the programme began.
"There's a hashtag on Twitter, #FarewellFearne, which is a bit like I've died," she added.
The 33-year-old said she was stepping down for "family and new adventures" in February, after revealing she was pregnant with her second baby.
Dave Grohl ... | DJ Fearne Cotton has broadcast her final show on Radio 1, after almost 10 years at the station, and six at the helm of the mid-morning show. |
The money will be used for renewable energy projects with a particular focus on wave and tidal power generation.
Known as the Bryden Centre for Advanced Marine and Bio-Energy Research, it will recruit 34 PhD students and six post-doctoral research associates.
Funding is from the Interreg programme which supports projec... | Queen's University in Belfast has been awarded more than £8m in research funding from an EU cross-Irish border scheme. |
Officials at Grade II listed Guildford Cathedral said last year it was at risk because of deteriorating plasterwork, which contained asbestos.
A £7m fundraising campaign was launched and now has only £500,000 left to meet the final target.
Preparatory work will begin next month before building starts in October.
The bu... | A 1960s-built cathedral that was "at serious risk of closure" has raised more than 90% of its £7m target for urgent repairs and development. |
East of England Euro-MP Richard Howitt said he is to become chief executive of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), which links companies with society and the wider economy.
Mr Howitt is the Labour spokesman on foreign affairs in the European Parliament.
He is also the Socialist and Democrat Group hum... | A senior Labour MEP has announced plans to stand down from the European Parliament later this year. |
The station was evacuated shortly before 09:00 BST and trains did not stop at the station for nearly two hours.
Pictures on social media showed smoke billowing out from a Bakerloo line train sitting on a platform.
Transport for London (TFL) said the fire was caused by an electrical fault.
The station reopened and servi... | Four people have been treated for smoke inhalation following a fire on a Tube train at Oxford Circus in central London. |
Lucas failed to complete the first of the 10-race series but recovered to win seven of the next nine.
The 40-year-old is the only confirmed member of the British Paralympic team for the Rio Games.
"It's been a really good regatta and great to start 2016 off with a win," she said.
"We have had some great winds and some ... | Britain's Helena Lucas finished with three wins out of three to secure overall victory in the 2.4mR event at the Sailing World Cup in Miami. |
Government limits to teachers' pay and "real terms cuts" to school budgets risk undermining standards, they warn.
"Teachers need a pay rise," they urge, in a joint statement to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB), which sets their pay.
The government said it was attracting "the best and brightest" to teaching.
Teac... | A "national crisis" in teacher numbers is looming, six unions representing teachers and school leaders in England and Wales have warned. |
She had the "biggest year of her career", playing 95 shows, bringing in an average $2.4m (£1.5m) per city, according to Forbes.
Endorsement deals with companies like Pepsi and H&M, along with the surprise album she released in December 2013, helped her to the top spot.
The self-titled album was released on iTunes with ... | Taking home more than $115m (£72m) has made Beyonce this year's best paid woman in music. |
Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford said the idea was "attractive" and could help tackle poverty and inequality.
Supporters said it would help unemployed people who fear taking a job would lead to cuts in their benefits.
But Patrick Minford from Cardiff University's Business School said it was "not a workable scheme".
Und... | Paying everyone in Wales a universal basic income would be a "worrying and extremely expensive socialist experiment", an economist has warned. |
Villa instead appointed Roberto Di Matteo, but he was sacked after 124 days and replaced by Steve Bruce.
"They wanted bigger names I think, they took the lad [Di Matteo] and that is how it goes," Warnock said ahead of Cardiff's visit to Villa Park.
"I thought at the time that's their loss not mine."
The 67-year-old con... | Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock says he was "disappointed" that he did not get a call from Aston Villa over their managerial vacancy in the summer. |
The 24-year-old tight-head is among the starting XV who are given a chance to redeem themselves after the 29-13 defeat by Scotland.
Asked if he was relieved to be retained, the Exeter Chiefs player replied: "Oh yeah.
"Obviously you want to keep your place and after a loss everyone was on edge."
Francis continued: "It's... | Wales prop Tomas Francis admitted he was relieved when coach Rob Howley named an unchanged team for Friday's Six Nations match with Ireland. |
Paul Robson is the second trader at the Dutch bank to plead guilty to trying to rig the Yen Libor rate and the first Briton to do so.
Last year Rabobank paid $1bn (£597m) to US and European regulators for its part in the global rate-rigging scandal.
Barclays Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank have all previo... | A former senior trader at Rabobank has pleaded guilty to interest rate rigging in the US. |
The Ibrox outfit cut the gap to nine points with Sunday's win.
"We have six very important league games and it's important we go right through the line this season," Dons manager McInnes told BBC Scotland.
"Hopefully a Hampden cup final and finishing in second spot - I firmly believe that we will do that."
The Pittodri... | Derek McInnes is convinced his Aberdeen side will finish second in the Premiership, despite their 3-0 home defeat to third-placed Rangers. |
The mural, called Slave Labour, disappeared from a wall in Wood Green, north London, in February and appeared in a Miami sale.
But it was removed from the lot after protests by Haringey Council.
It is now up for auction in June in Covent Garden by the Sincura Group. A local councillor and the local Trades Union Congres... | A Banksy artwork which had been withdrawn from an auction in the US has been put up for sale again. |
Scotland Office minister Lord Dunlop was speaking as the House of Lords debated the Scotland Bill.
Talks between the UK and Scottish governments on the fiscal framework continued over the weekend, although no agreement has yet been announced.
Lord Dunlop said the talks were at a "sensitive and critical point".
But he t... | A deal on the financial arrangements that will underpin Scotland's new devolution powers "seems within reach", a UK government minister has said. |
The 25-year-old man reportedly calls himself Harald Hitler.
The man, sporting a side parting and a trademark moustache, had been seen having his photograph taken outside the house in Braunau am Inn in which Adolf Hitler was born.
The lookalike had recently moved to the town on the German border, police spokesman David ... | A Hitler lookalike has been arrested in Austria on charges of glorifying the Nazi era, local officials say. |
Bethany Hill, 20, was found dead with neck injuries in Stratford-upon-Avon on 3 February last year.
It is alleged she was killed by Jack Williams, 21, and his girlfriend, Kayleigh Woods, 23, at the flat they all shared in Hertford Road.
The pair, who are on trial at Warwick Crown Court, deny murder.
See more stories fr... | A woman was tied up and "brutally murdered" by her ex and his partner, who then tried to pass the killing off as a suicide, a jury has heard. |
The tie-up, announced in March, is expected to be completed by the end of this year or early 2017.
It will create one of the world's largest exchange companies with a combined value of about £21bn.
Each of the two companies has more than 5,000 staff.
The LSE said its shareholders would be asked to approve the merger on... | The London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) has said its forthcoming merger with Deutsche Boerse could lead to as many as 1,250 job losses. |
The 33-year-old American, who has served two doping bans, recorded a time of 19.57 seconds in Oregon.
It bettered the 19.68 secs he ran in May which, at that stage, was the best in the world.
"I wanted to go out and make a statement, and that's what I did," Gatlin said.
Gatlin has been the dominant sprinter in 2015, ha... | Justin Gatlin became the fifth-fastest 200m runner in history as he won Sunday's final at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. |
Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic gave the visitors a commanding 2-0 lead at the former Olympic Stadium, now known as the London Stadium.
Andy Carroll pulled a goal back and then headed the equaliser before Simone Zaza hit the winner for Juventus.
West Ham left Upton Park - their home for the past 112 years - in the sum... | West Ham marked the official opening of their new home with a 3-2 defeat against Italian champions Juventus in front of a 53,966 crowd. |
A judicial review has been launched after free taxis for pupils living 12 miles (19km) from Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Denbighshire, were stopped.
Parents claim their children's route to the bus stop is too dangerous to walk.
But a Denbighshire council spokeswoman said the policy was agreed after "extensive consultation" and th... | Parents are taking legal action against a council following its decision to cut free school transport in a rural area. |
Six authorities have told BBC Wales a meltdown in waste markets has hit their budgets.
Pembrokeshire council has seen the price it gets for steel drop by 88% over the year - while Flintshire has seen the price for plastics halved.
Experts say a slump in oil prices, cheap steel imports, and China's economic slowdown are... | A collapse in the global price paid for recycled waste has cost Welsh councils more than £1m in lost income. |
Barcelona forward Messi, 29, made his decision in June after missing a penalty in the shootout as Argentina lost to Chile in the Copa America, a fourth major final loss in nine years.
Bauza, who succeeded Gerardo Martino, said: "My sole intention is to see if I can talk football with Messi.
"From that will come the pos... | New Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza wants to persuade Lionel Messi to reverse his retirement from international football. |
Police raided 43-year-old John Nicholson's Dundee home in February following a tip-off.
Officers found drugs including more than 2.5 kg of heroin with a street value of £263,000 during the operation.
Nicholson will be sentenced on 11 May after admitting being concerned in the supply of drugs at his home in the city's R... | A man stored £450,000 worth of heroin, cannabis and amphetamines at his house to pay off a debt, a court was told. |
Two Diarmuid Murtagh goals helped Connacht lead 2-3 to 0-3 before Aidan Breen replied with an Ulster goal.
Damien Comer hit a third Connacht goal as they led 3-6 to 1-10 at half-time before Ulster took control.
Despite losing Chrissy McKaigue to a black card, Ulster hit 1-4 without reply, with Charlie Vernon netting.
M... | Ulster clinched a 32nd Interprovincial football title as they produced a strong second half to earn a 2-16 to 3-10 comeback win over holders Connacht. |
The site has been largely inaccessible for the last 24 hours, and the service is intermittent in the UK.
The Pirate Bay has confirmed the attack on its Facebook page, saying that it did not know who was behind it, although it "had its suspicions".
A provider of DDoS defence systems said that it was unlikely that the at... | File-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) has been hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. |
The French manager has yet to say whether he will sign a new contract to stay beyond this season, but believes the spirit he has created in 20 years at the club can live on without him.
"It's more natural for local players because they have been educated in Arsenal - players like Ramsey, Chamberlain," Wenger said.
"The... | Arsene Wenger has challenged Arsenal's British players to take responsibility for the club's future. |
He has been named as Scott Greene, a 46-year-old man from Urbandale, a suburb of Des Moines.
The first officer was found shot in Urbandale at 01:06 local time (06:06 GMT) on Wednesday. The second was found 20 minutes later several blocks away.
Both were sitting in their patrol cars when they were attacked.
The motive f... | Police in the US state of Iowa say they have arrested the suspect in the "ambush style" killing of two police officers. |
No demos on the streets of Athens - even though the Syriza government is poised to agree and implement yet more austerity and liberalisation measures, mandated by creditors and of the ilk that till recently it characterised as hateful.
And Greece's resorts are teeming: Athens airport expects 25 million arrivals this ye... | I haven't been in Greece for three weeks but I am told it is eerily quiet and - in respect of tourism - surprisingly busy. |
The former double world champion, 23, missed the 2014 Commonwealth Games due to recurring trouble in her left knee.
She also underwent surgery on a long-standing shoulder problem but Sutton said the knee injury was still a cause for concern.
"Becky has had a few setbacks over the last week or so," he said.
"We looked l... | Becky James has suffered a setback in her recovery from a serious knee injury, says British Cycling chief Shane Sutton. |
Carbon is the key ingredient for all life on our planet.
But how Earth acquired its "volatile elements" - which have low boiling points - such as carbon and sulphur remains a subject of some debate.
A team now argues that a collision between Earth and an embryonic planet like Mercury could provide the answer.
Details o... | Much of Earth's life-giving carbon could have been delivered in a planetary collision about 4.4 billion years ago, a theory suggests. |
Last week, Paul Kenny was granted bail and banned from attending games after admitting racially abusing Sinclair.
"It was disappointing," said Gers goalkeeper Foderingham, an ambassador for equality group Kick It Out.
"No-one wants to see that in football, especially at a club I represent."
Commenting on the incident, ... | Wes Foderingham acknowledged the hurt "one idiot" caused Scott Sinclair but says the fan, who admitted making racial gestures at the Celtic player, did not represent the Rangers support. |
The 23-year-old Ivorian broke hearts across Great Britain when he snatched victory from Lutalo Muhammad in the last second of the men's -80kg taekwondo Olympic final.
It was the Ivory Coast's first Olympic gold and he has, since Rio, become a national hero.
He has been gifted a new house and a 50 million CFA franc (£65... | The phrase "one man's loss is another man's gain" could not be more apt than in the case of Cheick Sallah Cisse. |
Nigel Williams, of Caerwent, was walking on the A48 near the Northgate House bed and breakfast in Caerwent when he was hit on Saturday at about 03:30 GMT.
He was taken to Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital, but died shortly after arrival.
The father-of-three's family said he would be "sadly missed".
"He always had time for... | A 55-year-old man who died after being hit by a car in Monmouthshire has been named by Gwent Police. |
Emmerson Whittel may need surgery on his jaw, while the club alleges player Josh Lynam was also bitten on the ear.
The RFL's match review panel will look at official video on Thursday, as it does for all on-field incidents.
Keighley have gathered additional video from spectators following an appeal.
Footage already onl... | Keighley want the Rugby Football League to consider amateur video footage when they review a brawl during the club's Challenge Cup tie against Fryston, which left a player with a broken jaw. |
The 31-year-old has been without a club since leaving English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, where he spent nine years.
He did not play at all for Tottenham in the 2014-15 season and spent the previous season on loan with Queens Park Rangers.
"Officially at St Etienne so happy - back in football," he wrote on T... | Cameroon defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto has signed a one-year deal with French Ligue 1 side St Etienne. |
Police were called to Station Road, Wood Green, at about 03:20 BST after receiving reports of a stabbing outside the Jolly Anglers public house.
Paramedics treated the man, named by police as 33-year-old Vincent Harvey, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
No arrests have been made and the Met have appealed for wit... | A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death outside a busy north London pub. |
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Ulster twice opened a seven-point lead through tries by wing Craig Gilroy and full-back Jared Payne.
In a week when the Welsh Rugby Union announced they intend to take over the region, Dragons hit back with scores by Rynard Landman and Ollie Griffiths.
Paddy Jackson's kick... | John Andrew's late try secured 14-man Ulster a crucial win against Newport Gwent Dragons. |
These clouds of particles are released in explosive outbursts from the Sun.
With the Sun in an active part of its cycle, there are concerns that some storms could disrupt technology on Earth including satellite navigation signals and aircraft communications.
The Sun may seem to change little from our viewing position o... | Solar storms are a natural occurrence caused by high-energy particles hitting the Earth. |
Highways England say the £6m layout changes on the Posthouse roundabout proved more difficult than anticipated.
Work began last summer and was expected to finish by March but it has now been pushed back to 28 June.
Wrexham MP Ian Lucas said the route was vital to the region's economy.
"Deadlines were set, missed, then... | MPs are demanding highways officials explain why roadworks on the A55 and A483 on the Chester-Wrexham border have over-run, causing months of frustration and long hold-ups for motorists. |
But in Central European media, the main focus is on the impact of the referendum on benefits for migrant workers in Britain.
Germany's n-tv news channel says Boris Johnson's intervention is a "serious setback" for the prime minister, despite the mayor's pledge not to go up against Mr Cameron in any television debates.
... | Many European commentators have reacted to London Mayor Boris Johnson's decision to back Britain leaving the European Union, seeing his intervention as a problem for Prime Minister David Cameron. |
Overnight leader Rickie Fowler missed out on an automatic Ryder Cup place after carding a three-over round of 74 on Sunday to finish joint seventh.
Fowler needed to finish third and will now hope to be a wildcard pick on Davis Love's team.
Reed, on the losing team at Gleneagles in 2014, said: "I want sweet revenge, jus... | Patrick Reed won his first tournament of the season at The Barclays to seal his spot on the USA Ryder Cup team. |
"It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one-of-a-kind mother," the statement said.
The British-born writer, sister of actress Joan Collins, died in Los Angeles, her spokeswoman said.
Collins's raunchy novels of the rich and famous sold more than 500 million copies in 40 c... | The novelist Jackie Collins has died of breast cancer at the age of 77, her family said in a statement. |
A member of the public raised the alarm after seeing the woman, aged in her 50s, fall at Peveril Point, near Swanage, on Saturday afternoon.
She was airlifted by the coastguard helicopter to King George's Field park where she was treated by paramedics.
The injured woman, who is from the Swanage area, was taken to South... | A woman has suffered life-threatening injuries falling from cliffs on Dorset's Jurassic Coast. |
David Fifita's second-minute try, a Ben Jones-Bishop score and three Liam Finn kicks put Wakefield 14-0 up early on, as Scott Grix and Jake Connor replied.
Tom Johnstone's length-of-the-field effort and prop Fifita's second put Wakefield's victory beyond doubt.
Jermaine McGillvary's two tries were consolations for the ... | Wakefield reached their first Challenge Cup semi-final for eight years by beating Huddersfield in the last eight. |
He had been facing charges of genocide during one of the most brutal periods in Guatemala's civil war.
Doctors said he was not able to understand any charges against him.
The medical report will affect two separate trials where he is charged with ordering the murder of hundreds of farmers and over 1,000 Mayan Indians.
... | A former Guatemalan general, Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled the country briefly in the 1980s, has been found mentally incapable of standing trial. |
The campaign was launched on 19 July by the Iraq War Families Campaign Group, which is made up of relatives of British troops killed in the conflict.
It aimed to reach that amount to "bring to justice those responsible for the war and the deaths of our loved ones".
The campaign was led by Reg Keys and Roger Bacon, who ... | An online campaign to fund possible legal action against former Prime Minister Tony Blair and other officials has reached its target of £150,000. |
After centuries as a powerful medieval kingdom, Hungary was part of the Ottoman and then Habsburg empires from the 16th century onwards, emerging as an independent country again after World War I.
The Hungarian language belongs to the Finno-Ugric family and is one of the handful of languages spoken within the European ... | Hungary traces its history back to the Magyars, an alliance of semi-nomadic tribes from southern Russia and the Black Sea coast that arrived in the region in the ninth century. |
Are those voices being heard when it comes to the election?
Courses to help young people get into work are held at the Spectrum Centre on the Shankill Road in Belfast.
Among them is 18-year-old Donna Rennie who said she would "love to get a job".
"I've applied for loads but it doesn't work, there's always somebody bett... | Almost one in five young people are unemployed in Northern Ireland, according to latest figures. |
The old Victoria Ground, next to the A500, shut in 1997 when the club moved to the Britannia Stadium and has remained vacant ever since.
Plans for the 16-acre site include 130 homes being built initially, followed by a further 70.
David Sidaway, from the council, said he was proud to have secured investment for the "ve... | The former home of Stoke City FC is to be redeveloped into 200 homes, a park and fields, the council says. |
WBC cruiserweight champion Bellew, 34, produced an upset to stop David Haye in a heavyweight contest last month.
But when asked if he would fight WBA and IBF champion Joshua, Bellew said: "Absolutely not. I don't need that kind of fight. He's far too good for me."
His promoter Eddie Hearn said he could fight WBO champi... | Tony Bellew still retains hope of winning a world heavyweight title but says he will not fight fellow Briton Anthony Joshua. |
However, the government has insisted there is a link between the attack and Syrian Kurdish fighters.
Prosecutors and security officials said DNA tests had identified the bomber as Abdulbaki Somer, born in the eastern Turkish city of Van.
Last week's bombing killed 29 people, at least 20 of them military personnel.
"The... | The bomber behind a deadly blast in the Turkish capital Ankara was Turkish-born, security officials say, not from Syria as the government initially said. |
The Fukui District Court lifted an injunction that had blocked the reopening of two reactors operated by Kansai Electric Power in the western city of Takahama.
The injunction was issued after locals argued the reactors could not withstand a strong earthquake.
Japan closed all its nuclear reactors after the Fukushima di... | A Japanese court has paved the way for two more of the country's nuclear reactors to be restarted. |
The value of the deal has not been not disclosed.
The acquisition will add more than 60 employees and more than 6,000 fleet assets to Aggreko's Rental Solutions business.
Glasgow-based Aggreko said it planned to fully integrate Dryco into its North America business.
It also intends to develop "expansion plans to enter ... | Temporary power suppler Aggreko is expanding its offering in the United States by buying industrial climate control equipment specialist Dryco. |
Fellow scrum-half Greig Laidlaw was Scotland's man of the match in their opening Pool B win over Japan.
But Pyrgos takes over as skipper as head coach Vern Cotter rotates his squad against the USA on Sunday.
"Greig had a great game on Wednesday, but I'll focus on my role and do it to the best of my ability," said the G... | Henry Pyrgos is ready to make the most of what could be his only chance to captain Scotland at this World Cup. |
The current 56 day waiting time target for treatment is to be halved to 28 days, Health Minister Mark Drakeford said.
Health boards have until next March to hit the new target and Mr Drakeford said there has already been "significant progress" in services.
Charities have warned of the growing mental health problem in W... | People with mental health problems are being promised faster access to treatment by the Welsh government. |
The two-page note, addressed to Mrs Ellis and dated 19 August 1945, finds him dealing with the subject of joy.
It was found by its owner in a copy of Lewis's book, A Problem of Pain, bought years before.
Auctioneer Chris Albury said "keen interest worldwide" had boosted the guide price from £1,500.
Dominic Winter Aucti... | An unpublished letter from writer and scholar CS Lewis has made £4,600 at auction in Gloucestershire, more than three times the original estimate. |
The 25-year-old midfielder had received approaches from Scottish Premiership rivals Dundee United and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Manager Alan Archibald said: "Steven has proved over the last few seasons what a valuable part of the squad he is.
"It came as no surprise that Steven had offers from other Premiership clu... | Steven Lawless has extended his contract with Partick Thistle for a further two years. |
A period of uncertainty over political leadership after the announcement that David Cameron would quit has not made the mandarins' lives any easier. One familiar and important issue has bubbled up to the surface again - NHS finances.
The fraught task of finalising the Department of Health's accounts for the last financ... | After prolonged debate during the referendum, Whitehall has been busy since polling day trying to work out the implications of Brexit - including how the NHS could be affected. |
It was the 30-year-old's first triumph since a stage win on the 2015 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon and his team's first grand tour stage for two years.
Race leader Tom Dumoulin, who lost time following an unexpected toilet stop on Tuesday, had no such problems again and retained a 31-second overall lead.
Britain's Adam Yate... | Frenchman Pierre Rolland ended a two-year wait for victory by winning the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia. |
Police said the firework was dropped through the doorway of a fish and chip shop by an "unknown male".
The incident happened at about 21:15 BST on Friday at the shop in Alliance Avenue.
The man was taken to hospital where he is described as being in a stable condition.
Condemning the incident, North Belfast SDLP assemb... | A man has suffered burns after he was hit by what police have described as a "large firework rocket" in north Belfast. |
Government sources told the BBC that the tribal fighters set fire to a building used by the militants.
The source said 10 IS militants and five tribesmen had died in the clashes that followed.
Issa al-Issawi, the exiled mayor of Fallujah, said that more tribesmen were joining the fight against IS.
Reports said the viol... | Local tribesmen have reportedly clashed with fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the IS stronghold of Fallujah in western Iraq. |
A bill is being considered to bolster animal protection by barring any use of wild animals in travelling shows.
Martin Burton of the Association of Circus Proprietors told MSPs that a law based on the proposed ethical grounds "will eventually close your zoos".
A government consultation found widespread support for a fo... | A ban on using wild animals in travelling circuses could eventually lead to zoos in Scotland being closed down, a circus leader has told MSPs. |
The angry response came after secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson said the US should deny Beijing access to new islands in the South China Sea.
Two state-run papers carry editorials strongly criticising his comments.
The hawkish Global Times tabloid warned that any such action would lead to "a large-scale war".
Be... | Blocking China from islands it has built in contested waters would lead to "devastating confrontation", Chinese state media have warned. |
He was chairman for 16 years, during which time the club enjoyed an 11-year stint in the Premier League and two Uefa Cup campaigns.
"This is a very sad day for everyone," said Brett Warburton, vice-chairman of the Championship club.
"Phil has been a personal friend for more than 30 years. We send our deepest condolence... | Bolton Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside has died aged 63 following a battle with cancer. |
Born at Alltnacaillich, Strathmore in 1714, Rob Donn could not read or write and dictated his poetry from memory in later life.
A wall hanging depicting scenes from his life and work is to be created in a project led by Strathnaver Museum and Mackay Country Community Trust.
People living in and around Strathnaver are t... | A Gaelic bard is to be remembered in needlework. |
The film star and his lawyer wife Amal, want to put up eight cameras on poles in the grounds, up to five metres (16ft) high.
They also wish to attach a further 10 cameras to the property.
The Eye and Dunsden Parish Council has concerns over privacy and the CCTV system's visual impact on the village.
David Woodward, cha... | George Clooney's neighbours in Sonning have lodged objections to the star's plans to install 18 CCTV cameras at his Oxfordshire home. |
Both 48-hour and 24-hour strikes have already been held on seven Shell-operated platforms.
Further action was planned but was put on hold for fresh talks.
Wood Group and the Unite and RMT unions said in a statement they had held two full days of constructive discussions which would continue next week.
The statement sai... | "Constructive" talks have been held between unions and the Wood Group in an ongoing dispute involving offshore workers. |
The sign reads "JOBS". The backdrop to Mitt Romney's first rally in Ohio today is an artful suggestion of stripped-down, industrial virtue, made in the USA.
When Romney appears, he talks big. Big changes. Big challenges. Big choices. A strategist tells me it is a deliberate contrast with what they say is President Bara... | Four letters in burnished steel are stuck to the sort of bare metal rack that you can see in any warehouse in America. |
Mae'r ardal wedi ei chynnwys yn y 10 uchaf gan y cyhoeddwyr yn dilyn adfywiad mewn sawl lleoliad, a chyfleoedd awyr agored sy'n gwneud y gorau o'r tirlun.
Yn ogystal â'r cyfleoedd antur, mae'r gogledd yn denu pobl sy'n chwilio am fwyd da, cyfleoedd i wylio'r sêr a gwledd o dreftadaeth.
Mae Gogledd Cymru wedi cyrraedd y... | Gogledd Cymru yw un o'r 10 lle gorau i ymweld a nhw ar draws y byd yn 2017, yn ôl Lonely Planet. |
Police probed reports hounds filled a street in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in February and allegedly killed a fox.
Lesley Martin from Cheshire Monitors said "the law needs to be strengthened" and loopholes must be tightened.
The CPS said there was not enough evidence to prove the animal's death was caused deliberately.
Ms... | Campaigners are calling for a change in the law after a decision not to charge anyone involved in a hunt that spilled on to a residential street. |
Ibrahimovic is a free agent at the end of the season and has announced he is likely to leave Paris St-Germain.
The 34-year-old scored four goals on Sunday as PSG beat Troyes 9-0 to win a fourth successive French league title.
"Look, at the moment, no," Wenger said when asked if he was interested in a deal for Ibrahimov... | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he is "surprised" the club has been linked with a summer move to sign Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. |
The band's set at Seaclose Park will be their only festival show of the year.
The set on Sunday 14 June, which will close the festival, will include original member Christine McVie, who recently confirmed that she would be rejoining the band.
Festival organiser John Giddings told Newsbeat: "It's the best news I've had ... | Fleetwood Mac have been announced as the first headline act of Isle of Wight 2015. |
Erin Cross, from Chester, received gene editing therapy in the USA after a £100,000 appeal raised the cash.
Doctors have told her parents she is now in remission after the therapy which took place in August.
Her mother Sarah Cross said: "It means she is now able to have a bone marrow transplant in Manchester."
She add... | The family of a six-year-old girl suffering from leukaemia are celebrating pioneering treatment which they say has "saved her life". |
Michael McGibbon, 33, died after an attack in an alleyway at Butler Place, with police saying his killing carried the hallmarks of a paramilitary murder.
The 34-year-old was arrested in Belfast on Sunday.
Mr McGibbon was married with a young family.
A priest, Father Gary Donegan, told the BBC's Sunday News programme ho... | A 34-year-old man is still being questioned over the murder of a man who was shot in the legs in north Belfast on Friday night. |
The woman, believed to be Lithuanian, was struck by a car on the A38 near Burton-upon-Trent around 20:30 BST on 6 July after leaving the man's vehicle.
Johnathon Allison, of Colman Street, Hull, has also been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Mr Allison was remanded in custody at Cannock Magistrates' Court on 8 July.
Se... | A man has appeared in court charged with breaching a restraining order following the death of a woman on a dual carriageway. |
The proposals, which are subject to parliamentary approval, allow farmers to clear drainage ditches and streams without asking permission.
Farmers had complained that the Environment Agency was micro-managing flood control.
But academics told BBC News that diverting water off farmland could increase floods where people... | Experts are warning that plans to allow farmers to clear water courses on their land could make floods worse in towns. |
Robert McNaughton, 51, from Halesowen, set up fake Facebook accounts to troll the woman, West Midlands Police said.
The force said he was "hell bent" on destroying her life after she spurned his reconciliation attempts.
McNaughton, of Tenter Drive, was convicted after a trial of conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
Se... | A man who began a hate campaign against his ex-partner, which culminated in her car being petrol bombed, has been jailed for five years. |
The members of the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency, conspired with criminal hackers, according to DOJ officials announcing the charges.
Previously, Yahoo said "state-sponsored" hackers were behind the 2014 breach affecting 500 million accounts.
The suspects are also alleged to have targeted Google accounts.
Hackin... | Two Russian spies are among four individuals indicted by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over a huge theft of Yahoo user accounts. |
The 50 year-old said she was "lucky to be here" after falling ill at home and looking up her symptoms online.
O'Donnell wrote on her blog that she searched "women's heart attack symptoms", which included sudden nausea and aches, before taking a few aspirin.
She visited a cardiologist the next day, who inserted a stent ... | US comedian and talk show host Rosie O'Donnell has revealed that she suffered a heart attack last week. |
Latest figures show the the nursing and midwifery vacancy rate stands at 4.5% - the highest ever reported.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the current situation with unfilled posts threatened patient care.
Health Secretary Shona Robison insisted staff levels within the NHS had risen to "historically high levels... | Nursing leaders are warning the NHS in Scotland has "too few nurses" after vacancies rose to record levels. |
Earlier today George Osborne said he had no plans to do so - but he refused to completely rule out the move.
The coalition government reduced the highest income tax rate from 50% to 45% in 2013.
Ed Balls, Labour's shadow chancellor, criticised Mr Osborne's refusal to rule out a further cut.
Asked on Sky News's Murnagh... | Labour is calling on the Conservative Party to vow that it won't lower the top rate of income tax if it wins the election. |
A grant of £1.25m was provided in 2013 to encourage authorities to install equipment in council chambers to allow them to broadcast meetings online.
But not all councils stream meetings and the latest Welsh Government move has been backed by all parties.
Conwy council said ministers will need to provide funding if the... | Webcasting of council meetings could become compulsory under Welsh Government proposals. |
County are tenants at the ground which is also used by rugby union teams Newport Gwent Dragons and Newport RFC.
"We've already made our position clear in respect to the pitch issues and what we're dealing with," Davies said.
"It points to the fact Newport County are bottom of the league and I suggest he focuses on prep... | Newport Gwent Dragons chief executive Stuart Davies says he is disappointed at Newport County boss Graham Westley's criticism of the Rodney Parade pitch. |
Jamie Toland told police he woke up to find the animal gnawing at the tag around his ankle at his home in Slemish Way, Lisburn, County Antrim.
But the High Court in Belfast was told there were "no signs" of teeth marks.
Bail was refused after the judge said the explanations tested "the court's ability to accept what he... | A burglary suspect has claimed that his pet dog chewed off the electronic tag he had been wearing as part of his bail conditions, a court has been told. |
Figures obtained by BBC Scotland show Borders hospitals spent £3.18 per day per patient on meals and snacks.
Other health boards such as NHS Ayrshire and Arran and Dumfries and Galloway spent a similar amount.
NHS Grampian spent £3.50 per day which it said broke down as 94p for each of the two main meals and £1.62 for ... | Some Scottish hospitals are spending just 94p per patient meal, the BBC has learned. |
The new polymer £5 note, which is slightly smaller than its paper predecessor, will be available in branches before becoming more widely available across Scotland.
It continues to feature Sir Walter Scott and The Mound on the front, and a bridge theme on the back.
All existing paper Bank of Scotland £5 notes will be gr... | The Bank of Scotland's first plastic banknote intended for general circulation is set to be issued. |
Defence minister Mark Lancaster said 12,565 of the homes were "expected to materialise in this Parliament".
He acknowledged this would impact on civilian and military staff but provisions were being made, he said.
The sites include an RAF base, barracks, ex-World War Two airfields and a chaplaincy centre.
They also inc... | A total of 13 Ministry of Defence sites will be sold to provide land for up to 17,017 homes and will raise £225m, the government has said. |
The Australian defeated 11-time world champion Kelly Slater, but fell out of the semi-finals to Brazilian Adriano de Souza, who claimed his first WSL crown.
Mr de Souza paid tribute to Fanning saying "he deserved it more than me".
There has been strong support after a grieving Fanning won his Pipeline quarter-finals he... | Mick Fanning has missed out on a fourth world surf title in Hawaii after a strong performance overshadowed by the death of his brother Peter. |
Police said three 15-year-olds, two 16-year-olds and one 17-year-old struck 14 times in less than a month, threatening Birmingham motorists with knives and a firearm.
They have been given sentences of between five years and six months at youth offenders institutions.
All six pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob.
Read mo... | A teenage gang which carried out violent car-jackings used chat groups to plan and boast about offences. |
Stabbing victim John Culshaw's remains were retained by Greater Manchester Police without his family's knowledge.
Dozens of other families have also been told their loved ones' body parts were kept by the force.
GMP said whether or not to contact the affected families was a decision it "agonised over for a number of mo... | A mother is preparing to bury her son for a second time after being told his organs were removed and stored in secret for more than 20 years. |
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the impact on sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) "could not be fully mitigated".
The £1.1bn M4 proposal would cross four SSSIs along the Gwent Levels.
Welsh Government lawyers argued environmental concerns had to be balanced against other interests.
The inquiry in Newport h... | The scale of loss of conservation land caused by the proposed M4 relief road would be "unacceptable", a public inquiry has heard. |
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