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Bernie Ecclestone, right, faces a maximum prison term of 10 years if he is found guilty A German banker who alleges he was bribed by Bernie Ecclestone has testified for the first time at the corruption trial of the Formula 1 boss. Mr Ecclestone is accused of paying a bribe of $44m (£26m) to Gerhard Gribkowsky to secure the sale of a stake in the F1 business to a company he favoured.

The abductions have sparked worldwide protests, like here in South Africa US Secretary of State John Kerry says a specialist team is set to start work in Nigeria to help find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by militants. He said the US team, working with the Nigerian government, would do everything possible to free the girls.

Pro-Russia supporters in the Ukrainian city of Odessa have voiced their anger a day after 42 people were killed. Friday's clashes culminated in a major fire at a trade union building where most of the deaths occurred. Hundreds of people gathered there on Saturday.

Gerry Adams is being questioned for up to 17 hours a day by detectives investigating the murder of Jean McConville, a source close to him says. The Sinn Fein leader, who denies any involvement in the killing, is spending his fourth night in police custody. Police have until 20:00 BST on Sunday to charge or release Mr Adams.

Joe Biden (left) was greeted by Ukraine's FM, Andriy Deshchytsia, when he arrived in Kiev on Monday US Vice-President Joe Biden is to meet Ukraine's new leaders in a show of support for the pro-Western government.

Police were called to the property on Sunday evening. Detectives are investigating the death of a two-year-old girl in Fife. Officers were called to a house in Kelty at about 18:30 on Sunday night after reports of "concern for a child" .

The Bluefin-21 submarine is being launched from Australian ship ADV Ocean Shield A submarine scanning the ocean floor for signs of a missing Malaysian airliner is two-thirds of the way through its search but has yet to find the plane, officials say. The Bluefin-21 submarine was to embark on its ninth search mission on Monday.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has condemned the conduct of some of the crew of the ferry that sank last week, calling it "akin to murder". Ms Park said that those to blame would have to take "criminal and civil" responsibility for their actions. Divers are continuing to recover bodies from the ferry, as they gain access to more of the submerged hull.

Peaches Geldof had two young sons Sir Bob Geldof will pay tribute to his daughter Peaches later as her funeral takes place at the same church where she married. It is also the same church, in Davington, near Faversham, in Kent, where the funeral was held for her mother Paula Yates in 2000.

A huge fire on an industrial estate in Leeds has sent flames and a large plume of smoke up over the city. Up to 80 firefighters tackled the blaze at Tradpak, a chemical packaging and recycling firm in Armley, which started at about 01:50 BST.

Around three-quarters of those who stow away in plane wheel wells do not survive A 16-year-old boy has survived an extraordinary journey hidden in the wheel well of a five-hour flight from California to Hawaii.

Two motorcyclists have died in separate collisions with tractors in Londonderry and Fermanagh. A 28-year-old man died after his motorcycle was in collision with a tractor on the Baranailt Road, Limavady, about 12:20 BST on Saturday.

Longleat Safari Park said a spate of pregnancies had led to a 40% increase in lion numbers causing "excessive violent behaviour" Six lions at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire have been destroyed by staff after a large increase in population. A spokesman said a spate of pregnancies had led to a 40% increase in lion numbers causing "excessive violent behaviour".

Preston Flores is in a critical condition in hospital A seven-year-old boy who was badly burnt in Aberdeen is in a "critical" condition in hospital.

The search area for the missing MH370 plane has narrowed and will be at "a critical juncture" in the next two days, says Malaysia's acting transport minister. Hishammuddin Hussein said an underwater drone would finish searching the area within the next week.

"Brutalism is not a term to endear buildings to the public, and the label has made this form of architecture an easy target for dismissive ridicule" , writes Henrietta Billings from the Twentieth Century Society. "It's origin is contested but it may derive from the French term 'betón brut' meaning 'raw concrete'.

Greyfriars was named in the top three worst architectural eyesores in Britain by Channel 4 programme Demolition. Mary Markham, 57, who ran the office canteen, remembers plumbing issues: "All the waste was coming up through the drains and the only way to get rid of it was to have rods and push it out of the other end.

Northampton Greyfriars: Demise of the Brutalist 'mouth of hell' Greyfriars was described by commentators at its opening as a "feat of engineering" As a form of design, Brutalism has divided opinion for decades.

The recovery operation following South Korea's ferry disaster on Wednesday may take up to two months, officials say. Divers are battling strong currents in poor visibility to reach 269 missing passengers - 33 are confirmed dead. Some 174 passengers have been rescued.

A family was left with nowhere to run when their car caught fire - in the lion enclosure at Longleat Safari Park. Rangers managed to rescue a woman and two children from the vehicle before it burst into flames. Visitor George Lear, who saw the drama unfold, said: "The lions just kept their distance and didn't take their eyes off the fire and smoke. "The rangers were pushing them back but they were reluctant on moving away as they looked interested." Mr Lear said: "The car slowly caught fire and then the whole thing went up leaving the place filled with black smoke." Also in the enclosure on Friday afternoon was Gabrielle Owen, from Newport, who said the car burst into flames incredibly quickly and it could have been a "horrific story". She praised the rangers at the Wiltshire attraction, who she said "were incredibly fast at dealing with the incident". Kevin Ashley, from the safari park, said the lions were cleared from the enclos...