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Lancaster University's AuroraWatch UK said it had received reports of sights of the aurora borealis.
But, because conditions have not been right for the aurora, the organisation suspects people have been seeing nacreous clouds.
The clouds have been visible in the past few days over parts of the UK.
Also known as mother... | Brightly coloured clouds that form in Earth's lower stratosphere appear to have been mistaken for another phenomenon. | 35470260 |
19 April 2017 Last updated at 08:27 BST
Normally the big vote to decide who will run the country happens every five years and the next one was due to take place in 2020.
BBC political reporter Adam Fleming tells us more about what she said and why she wants to bring it forward. | British Prime Minister Theresa May surprised many people when she announced on 18 April she wants to call a general election in June 2017. | 39639604 |
Leanne Hall, 30, from Hull, developed a brain tumour as a teenager and has had three operations to remove the tumour.
Scar tissue and the remains of the tumour have left her with epilepsy and daily seizures.
Miss Hall is due to undergo specialist surgery using the ROSA robotic surgery assistant in Sheffield in March.
T... | A woman who has had severe epilepsy since undergoing brain surgery hopes a new robotic technique could end her seizures. | 39143996 |
The Intelligence and Security Committee said it found no evidence to support such claims after being given access to relevant files by M15 and M16.
Redactions made only related to general matters of national security, it said.
The Senate report found there had been "brutal" treatment of al-Qaeda suspects in the wake of... | The UK did not attempt to conceal complicity in the mistreatment of detainees by requesting redactions from a US Senate report, a report says. | 31425016 |
Net income in the July-to-September rose to $1.1bn (£687m).
Alibaba, founded in 1999 by Jack Ma, floated in New York in September, breaking records by raising $25bn.
The shares have traded around 45% above the listing price in expectation that the firm's rapid growth will continue. The shares rose 4.2%.
After taking a... | Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has reported a 15% rise in quarterly profits in its first set of results since it listed its shares in New York. | 29876570 |
To date, 109 people are known to have caught the bug - 102 in England, six in Wales and one in Scotland.
South-west England has been worst hit.
E. coli O157 infection can cause a range of symptoms, from mild diarrhoea to bloody diarrhoea with severe abdominal pain.
Public Health England says it has triggered heightened... | An outbreak of E. Coli affecting more than 100 UK people could be linked to eating contaminated mixed salad leaves, public health officials say. | 36718347 |
The student said he needed hospital treatment after he was blindfolded for several hours and tortured.
No-one at Punjab University responded to his cries for help, he said.
The five bloggers disappeared after they condemned extremism and the role of the military in Pakistan.
The university authorities say they are inve... | A Pakistani student has said he was abducted and badly beaten by hardline Islamist students after posting tweets in support of five liberal bloggers who have gone missing. | 38668340 |
Holloway, 49, will take charge of Palace with the London club currently fourth in the Championship, six points above 12th-placed Blackpool.
He told Palace's club website: "This is a fantastic opportunity. I got great energy when I met the club's owners and just can't wait to get going."
Keith Millen also joins Holloway... | Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has been appointed as Crystal Palace's new manager on a four-and-a-half-year deal. | 20176036 |
Mr Wilders said he did not trust some members of the Christian Democrats to adhere to any agreement reached.
Some Christian Democrats have expressed deep reservations about any deal with Mr Wilders because of his strong anti-Islamic and anti-immigration views.
The collapse comes three months after an inconclusive gener... | Negotiations to form a coalition in the Netherlands have collapsed after the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, Geert Wilders, walked out. | 11185895 |
Michael Young met Nicola Sturgeon after the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) refused to approve Translarna to treat his condition.
It said there was too much uncertainty about its benefits in relation to cost.
About 139,000 people have now backed Michael's online petition.
It calls for a rethink of the decision and ... | A boy with muscular dystrophy has met the First Minister for a second time after his petition calling for NHS funding for a new drug reached almost 140,000 signatures. | 36541076 |
1917 - Central Rada (Council) set up in Kiev following collapse of Russian Empire.
1918 - Ukraine declares independence: Ukrainian People's Republic set up. Numerous rival governments vie for control for some or all of Ukraine during ensuing civil war.
1921 - Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic established as Russian R... | A chronology of key events | 18010123 |
Craig Gunn's 20th league goal of the season put the hosts ahead, the forward finishing from Connor McLaren's pass.
The Borough Briggs side dominated the rest of the half but found themselves level again after the break when Ross Campbell struck for the visitors.
Darryl McHardy had a late chance to win it for City but i... | Elgin City slipped three points behind Scottish League Two leaders East Fife after drawing with Montrose. | 35792948 |
The princes were in Manchester last week to help with a project to turn a derelict street into homes for ex-service personnel.
Presenter Nick Knowles revealed they asked to be called "William and Harry" rather than "Your Royal Highness".
But the show's Billy Byrne referred to them in his usual way - "sausage".
Prince H... | The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry were treated like everybody else on the BBC One show DIY SOS when the resident electrician called them "sausage". | 34442108 |
The ward, which has been shut on previous occasions, is to close to in-patients from 7 July.
Children will be assessed and treated in the A&E department at night and at the weekends. The ward will operate on an assessment basis during the week.
NHS Lothian said the closure was not permanent.
Children who to be need adm... | The children's ward at St John's Hospital in Livingston is to close to inpatients over the summer as a result of staff shortages. | 40383330 |
At Blackfriars Crown Court, James Whitlock, 31, pleaded guilty to escaping from HMP Pentonville on 7 November.
He removed the bars on his cell window and scaled the Victorian prison's perimeter wall.
The breakout is said to have gone undetected for several hours as pillows were used to stuff the beds making it look lik... | A man has admitted breaking out of a north London prison. | 38368981 |
AIC Steel Limited was set up in 2013 to buy another steel firm in the city, Rowecord Engineering, which also went into administration three years ago.
Joint administrators David Hill and Huw Powell, from Begbies Traynor, said on Wednesday that 101 posts had been made redundant.
A further 29 staff will stay on to assist... | More than 100 jobs have been lost in Newport due to a steel firm going into administration, it has been confirmed. | 37560868 |
Olds, 73, was given the Academy of American Poets' prestigious Wallace Stevens Award for "proven mastery in the art of poetry".
It comes three years after she received the Pulitzer for Stag's Leap, a sequence of poems about a divorce.
Ex-Pulitzer winner and former US poet laureate Natasha Trethewey was awarded $25,000 ... | Pulitzer Prize-winning US poet Sharon Olds has been given a $100,000 (£75,000) lifetime achievement award. | 37295569 |
Radio Beca had planned to broadcast mainly in Welsh to Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and north Pembrokeshire.
But it delayed its proposed launch date in April 2014.
Euros Lewis, from Radio Beca, said it had taken three years for the station to be able to "stand on its own to feet".
Ofcom told Newyddion 9 the station was ... | Media regulator Ofcom has revoked a community licence given to a new radio station. | 32981103 |
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The pair, who received a bye in the opening round, reached the last 16 with a 21-15 21-10 defeat of Austrian duo Dominik Stripsits and Roman Zirnwald.
"Once we realise what we needed to do it became quite easy and we dominated," Ellis told BBC Sport.
England's European cha... | Olympic bronze medallists Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis made a winning start to their World Badminton Championship campaign in Glasgow. | 41028790 |
Donations have been pouring in to crowdfunding platforms, and via dogecoin, the internet currency.
The two-man bobsleigh team will be returning to next month's Games in Sochi, Russia, after a 12-year absence.
The team had initially hoped to raise $80,000 to cover various costs including travel and equipment.
Driver Win... | Jamaica's bobsleigh team has raised more than $110,000 (£67,000) in a series of online fundraisers after qualifying for the Winter Olympics. | 25823934 |
The 33-year-old suffered serious facial injuries during the attack, which took place at about 22:00 on Friday in the vicinity of Dick Crescent, Burntisland.
He was taken to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, but was released following treatment.
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward, particularly anyone w... | A man was taken to hospital after being seriously assaulted by a group of male and female youths in Fife. | 40077463 |
The body of 22-year-old Ffion Wyn Roberts was discovered in a drainage ditch called Y Cyt in the Gwynedd town in April 2010.
Factory worker Iestyn Davies, 54, also from Porthmadog, denies murdering her.
Caernarfon Crown Court heard that Ms Roberts received two phone calls from her brother Elgan prior to her death.
The ... | A jury has heard how a young woman from Porthmadog received several phone calls from her brother in the hours before she was found murdered. | 12671895 |
Galindo Mellado Cruz is accused of being one of the original members of the Zetas, which first emerged as a group of enforcers for the Gulf cartel.
The two groups later split and became bitter rivals, their fights accounting for much of the violence in the area.
He is believed to be among five gunmen shot dead by the a... | Mexican security officials say one of the founders of the Zetas drug cartel has been killed in a gun battle in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas. | 27370457 |
The ex-Plaid leader said Lord Barnett, who has died aged 91, was a "lovely, gentle, intelligent colleague".
Wales would get an extra £1.2bn a year if it received the same funding per head as Scotland, Lord Wigley said.
Government spokesman Lord Newby said Wales would get funding in line with "what people think is fair.... | Fair funding for Wales under the Barnett formula would be a "fitting tribute" to the man it was named after, Lord Wigley has said. | 29886986 |
He made a strong plea for voters to take part in an independence referendum scheduled for 1 October.
"We will vote, even if the Spanish state doesn't want it," Guardiola told the crowd. "There is no other way."
Surveys suggest Catalan voters would narrowly reject independence, though most favour holding a referendum.
O... | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has joined thousands of protesters in Barcelona to call for independence for the Spanish region of Catalonia. | 40238472 |
Nicholas McGurk targeted Alex Wong at his Brodie's fish and chip shop in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, in August.
Mr Wong was tied up while a woman working there was forced to go with McGurk in the shop owner's Mercedes.
She escaped when McGurk, of Govanhill, Glasgow, crashed the car but later fainted due to being so scare... | A man carried out an armed raid on a former police officer's takeaway business a week after his release from jail, a court heard. | 38460371 |
The A-lister will still produce and star in the as yet unnamed film but said in a statement he and Warner Bros were looking for a new director.
"It has become clear that I cannot do both jobs to the level they require.
"There are certain characters who hold a special place in the hearts of millions. Performing this rol... | Ben Affleck has pulled out of directing the upcoming standalone Batman film. | 38809678 |
Spurs dominated but did not make the breakthrough until Harry Kane scored with their 22nd attempt on goal.
Papy Djilobodji failed to clear a Dele Alli header allowing Kane to poke home from point-blank range on 59 minutes.
Late on, Kane suffered a nasty ankle injury and Sunderland's Adnan Januzaj was sent off for a sec... | Tottenham maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a comfortable victory against winless Sunderland at White Hart Lane. | 37331446 |
Llanfyllin High School was found to be subsidising transport to almost 200 pupils from outside the catchment area.
An investigation found it had spent more than £460,000 over five years, which should have gone on education.
The public service ombudsman said four governors, who were councillors at the time, did not brea... | Governors at a Powys school which misused almost £500,000 of funds to pay for transport did not break council rules, the ombudsman has said. | 40421927 |
With the match reduced to 10 overs a side, the Scots slumped to 66-7, George Munsey top-scoring on 17.
Matt Machan (10), captain Preston Mommsen (4) and Calum MacLeod (16) were all run out.
The hosts needed just 6.2 overs to reach 72-1, with their top three all posting scores in the twenties and Safyaan Sharif taking t... | Scotland were crushed by nine wickets in their rain-affected opening Twenty20 international in Hong Kong. | 35452061 |
Mr Bercow said e-voting in polling stations or at home should not be seen as an "earth-shattering" innovation.
Many people treated their phones and other digital devices as "an extension of themselves" and using them to vote would be a natural step, he argued.
But he insisted the "integrity of the ballot box" must be p... | Commons Speaker John Bercow has said there is a strong case for people to be able to vote electronically to satisfy changing technological expectations. | 27783329 |
Joel Coustrain shot the Fifers ahead on 16 minutes but the home side lost Kyle Benedictus to a second yellow card before the interval.
Ayr dominated thereafter but had Paul Cairney dismissed for a bad tackle.
However, the visitors were rewarded for their pressure when Harkins found the net with a fantastic free kick.
R... | Raith Rovers missed the opportunity to go third in the Championship as Gary Harkins cracked in a late goal for Ayr United at Stark's Park. | 37983476 |
The man, said to be in his 60s, slammed the swan into a harbour wall in the Cornish fishing village of Mevagissey according to witnesses.
The swan, known as Nobby and much loved in the village, was left bleeding and battered after the attack on Tuesday.
Police are investigating the offence and "exploring the possibilit... | A man thought to be a tourist grabbed a swan by its neck and swung it around in a "cruel" attack. | 33457305 |
Hassan Abdi Mohamed, 48, from Harlow, was found collapsed on a path close to Holly Field in the town last Saturday at 10:45 GMT.
He died from a single stab wound to the chest.
An 18-year-old man from North London was arrested in Edmonton on Friday night.
Magistrates have granted officers an extension for him to remain ... | Detectives have been given more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of murder after a father-of-two was stabbed to death in broad daylight. | 35794124 |
The annual count at Pensthorpe, near Fakenham, has revealed 778 birds in total, made up of 58 species, including red-listed turtle doves and corncrakes.
Wardens on the 660-acre reserve, which hosted the BBC's Springwatch, can spend several days completing the stock take.
A spokeswoman said "wild creatures... don't stop... | Birds and animals, including some of the UK's most endangered species, have increased by more than 100 at a Norfolk wildlife reserve in the past year. | 25884260 |
The Canaries went 3-1 ahead before Liverpool fought back and Adam Lallana scored a 95th-minute winner.
"I think if we'd have had a bit more communication within the team we maybe hold that 3-1 lead longer which makes Liverpool a bit more nervous," debutant Naismith told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"That's probably the biggest t... | Forward Steven Naismith says Norwich's poor communication cost them dear in their 5-4 defeat by Liverpool. | 35399373 |
The 30-year-old was due to defend his title against Jonathan Barros in Las Vegas in January but the fight was called off at 24 hours notice.
Argentinean Barros was not able to meet the medical requirements of the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Selby will now face Spaniard Gago at London's O2 Arena, on the undercard ... | Wales' IBF featherweight world champion Lee Selby will fight Andoni Gago in a non-title bout on 4 March. | 38986034 |
The 24-year-old pitcher Misael Siverio is said to have disappeared from the hotel where the Cuban national team had been staying in the US state of Iowa.
The heads of the Cuban delegation do not expect him to return, reports say.
At least two of the American Major League Baseball's rising stars are Cubans who recently ... | A baseball player from Cuba's national team has reportedly defected to the United States ahead of five matches against a US college stars team. | 23352758 |
Meurig Raymond, president of the National Farmers' Union, said UK farmers could be globally competitive and played vital public roles.
The union has launched a month-long consultation of its members on the shape of post-Brexit farming policy.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has promised to maintain EU-levels of funding for f... | Brexit should drive a "new, bold ambition" for farmers, a union leader has said. | 37083699 |
It is the first time she has topped the list, which is compiled by theatre publication The Stage.
Friedman's recent credits include Dreamgirls, Nice Fish, Funny Girl and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
She is the first number one in the history of the Stage 100 not to own or operate West End theatres.
Friedman, who ... | Theatre producer Sonia Friedman has topped this year's Stage 100, a list of the UK's most influential people in performing arts. | 38510246 |
Maj Nidal Hasan, 42, was convicted last week of the November 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood.
The defendant had tried to admit his guilt but military law bans guilty pleas in death penalty cases.
The Virginia-born Muslim said he opened fire to protect Taliban insurgents from troops about to deploy to Afghanistan.
By... | A military jury has sentenced a former US Army psychiatrist to die by lethal injection for killing 13 soldiers and wounding 32 at a Texas Army base. | 23871617 |
The owners said the casino had long been unprofitable.
The closure after Labour Day will come after a lengthy strike over benefits.
Closing the Trump Taj Mahal will cost 3,000 jobs, adding to 8,000 workers who were laid off in 2014 when four of the other casinos in the city were closed.
The closure of the Trump Taj Mah... | Trump Taj Mahal, the Atlantic City casino, founded by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump but no longer under his ownership, will shut down after years of losses. | 36972005 |
The US author told the BBC he expects 95% of the reviews for Doctor Sleep to be a comparison between the two books.
"You are faced with that comparison and that has got to make you nervous", he said, "because there is a lot of water under the bridge. I'm a different man".
He admitted visiting literary websites to see w... | Stephen King has admitted he is nervous about the reaction to his forthcoming sequel to his novel The Shining. | 24126819 |
The pictures show that 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko appears to be not one but two objects joined together. It is what scientists call a "contact binary".
How the comet came to take this form is unknown.
It is possible that 67P suffered a major fracture at some point in its past; it is also possible the two parts have tota... | Europe's Rosetta probe has acquired some sensational new images of the comet it is chasing through space. | 27110882 |
The Sunday Mirror reported on 26 June that traces of banned substance nandrolone were found in a urine sample taken from Fury in February 2015.
He denied the claim and his legal team says the result of tests from March and May 2015 were contradictory.
The 27-year-old beat Wladimir Klitschko to win the WBA and WBO heavy... | British boxer Tyson Fury is suing UK Anti-Doping over allegations he used a performance-enhancing drug. | 36952299 |
Along with New York and Dublin, it is one of the biggest events of its kind in the world and centres around the "Irish Quarter" in Digbeth.
Anne Tighe, chairman of the St Patrick's Festival Committee, said although numbers were down from last year the event was going well.
"There's a lovely atmosphere," she said.
She s... | An estimated 60,000 people are attending Birmingham's annual St Patrick's Day parade, say organisers. | 31878305 |
Just a few weeks ago, arguing that the primacy of the Commons was being undermined by the House of Lords, ministers were considering curbing the power of peers.
A new law would stop the Lords from blocking what is called secondary legislation. When the Queen's Speech was published on Wednesday, however, there was no bi... | It was part-way through the Queen's Speech, just after she mentioned the EU referendum, so you might have missed it - but when she promised that "my ministers will uphold the sovereignty of Parliament and the primacy of the House of Commons", she was signalling a retreat. | 36330992 |
Gundogan, who joined City from Borussia Dortmund for £20m in June, limped off in tears in his side's 2-0 win over Watford on Wednesday.
"I'm so sad as it looks like we'll be without him for a long time," said the City boss.
He added they would not know the player's prognosis until Thursday.
Germany international Gundog... | Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is set to be out for "several months" with knee ligament damage, boss Pep Guardiola has confirmed. | 38324586 |
Bovington in Dorset became the home of the Heavy Section Machine Gun Corps in 1916, shortly after tanks first appeared at the Battle of the Somme.
An event on Saturday will include the first public appearance of the Army's latest armoured fighting vehicle, Ajax.
The Tank Museum will also drop 250,000 poppies over a bat... | A museum built on the site of a secret World War One training base is marking the centenary of the first use of tanks in warfare. | 37363090 |
Four 24-hour stoppages are planned by Unite union members working for Cape Industrial Services at Fellside combined heat and power (CHP) plant at Sellafield, Cumbria.
The union said the company had failed to address concerns over the terms and conditions for scaffolders, thermal insulation engineers and labourers.
Cape... | Workers at a nuclear site have gone on strike over their employment contracts. | 38757538 |
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Conor Murray's try had given the visitors a narrow lead early in the second half after England had dominated territory and possession but failed to convert it into points.
But two tries in five minutes from Anthony Watson and Mike Brown snatched back control of what had be... | Eddie Jones's perfect start as England coach continues as his new side made it three Six Nations wins from three with a battling victory over Ireland. | 35659363 |
Jack Etienne, chief executive of Los Angeles-based Cloud9, has bought the rights to field a London team in the sci-fi video game competition.
The BBC understands he paid roughly $20m (£15.4m) for the privilege.
The league represents game producer Activision Blizzard's most ambitious venture into e-sports yet.
The comp... | The American founder of a leading e-sports business has become the first owner of a European squad in the forthcoming Overwatch League. | 40890956 |
Intel will pay $63.54 a share in cash for the Israeli company, which develops "autonomous driving" systems.
Mobileye and Intel are already working together, along with German carmaker BMW, to put 40 test vehicles on the road in the second half of this year.
Intel expects the driverless market to be worth as much as $70... | US chipmaker Intel is taking a big bet on driverless cars with a $15.3bn (£12.5bn) takeover of specialist Mobileye. | 39253422 |
The company also said trading at its Next Directory online and catalogue operation had been difficult, due in part to poor stock availability.
Between 26 October and 24 December, sales at its High Street shops fell 0.5%, but rose 2% at the Directory arm.
Next, whose shares closed down 4.6%, lowered its full-year profit... | Retailer Next has blamed the warm weather in the final few weeks of last year for a "disappointing" trading performance in the run-up to Christmas. | 35230418 |
Barry Dodson, 67, of Cranworth Road, Rotherham, has been released on bail and is due before magistrates in Sheffield, on 18 December.
He allegedly carried out the attack in 1987, South Yorkshire Police said.
Mr Dodson stood down as mayor in June and also resigned from the Labour Party. He remains an independent council... | The former Mayor of Rotherham has been charged with indecent assault against a 13-year-old girl. | 30318220 |
The 23-year-old missed the series against Pakistan in the UAE after dislocating his thumb on the day he received his first Test call-up.
"I knew immediately the England stuff was a write-off," he said.
"The thumb is obviously going to be a slow process but it is nice to have got it moving. Hopefully England opportuniti... | Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari hopes he can gain England recognition once he recovers from surgery on his thumb. | 34910869 |
It currently pays for drugs the NHS has decided are unaffordable, but the health service says the fund is "no longer sustainable".
A consultation document proposes giving patients drugs "with genuine promise" while they are being assessed.
The NHS would then decide whether they should be funded.
Simon Stevens, chief ex... | Patients could get innovative cancer drugs more quickly under plans to overhaul England's controversial Cancer Drugs Fund. | 34870730 |
Two million people need emergency food aid to survive and child malnutrition has risen 63% in a year, Stephen O'Brien told the UN Security Council.
A child under five dies every 10 minutes of preventable causes, he said.
Severe poverty, war damage, and a naval embargo by the Saudi-led coalition have all damaged food se... | The conflict-driven food crisis in Yemen could become a full-blown famine this year, the UN's humanitarian chief has warned. | 38767874 |
Ilham Aliyev took over as president from his father, Heydar, in 2003.
Heydar Aliyev described his son as his "political successor". When his father died, Ilham was already prime minister, vice chairman of the state oil company and deputy leader of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP).
He won the 2003 presidential elec... | President: Ilham Aliyev | 17045697 |
20 May 2016 Last updated at 09:27 BST
Back in 2014, a team of Swedish adventurers were racing in the Amazon when they took pity on a stray and gave him a meatball to eat.
The dog was so grateful, he followed them - swimming through rivers and wading through mud.
He stuck with them right to the finish line. The team nam... | Meet the dog who crossed the Amazon rainforest to find himself a new home. | 36339898 |
The Trotters are currently top of League One, having been relegated from the Championship last season.
"We've had two or three serious people, all from overseas - China and Malaysia in general - that have talked to us," Anderson told BBC Radio Manchester.
"We've said that we are happy to meet them when they're next in ... | Bolton Wanderers chairman Ken Anderson says he is to meet with businesspeople from the Far East who are interested in investing in the club. | 37268719 |
The hosts dominated early on but Ayr went in front when Gary Harkins evaded Falkirk keeper Danny Rogers to smash home from a tight angle.
Myles Hippolyte went close and John Baird missed a penalty before Peter Grant's powerful header levelled it.
Falkirk pressed hard for a winner but Tony Gallacher's header hit the bar... | Falkirk were left frustrated as Ayr held on a for a draw to remain seven points clear of bottom side St Mirren in the Championship. | 38539506 |
Some members of the party have wanted to hear a speech like this for years.
And although he never really expected to be doing one of the most high profile, hardest jobs in politics, if Jeremy Corbyn was nervous, he didn't show it.
And goodness me, the audience was pleased to see him, applauding for two minutes on their... | The thirst in the hall for him to do well was tangible. | 34385880 |
It follows an announcement by Theresa May that she intends to formally begin the Brexit process next year.
The prime minister said she would trigger Article 50 before the end of March.
She unveiled her plans at the Conservative Party conference.
The event, which is being held in Birmingham, is Mrs May's first as prime ... | Northern Ireland's parties have been responding to the news that the formal process for the UK to leave the European Union will begin by the end of March next year. | 37535887 |
Dywedodd y cyn-chwaraewr rhyngwladol ei fod yn "ddigalon iawn" am yr hyn sydd wedi digwydd i'r academi, sydd wedi cau ers mis Medi'r llynedd o achos trafferthion arianol.
Mae Craig Bellamy wedi penodi tîm cyfreithiol i edrych ar yr hyn ddigwyddodd, ac mae'n cydweithredu'n llawn gyda'r awdurdodau.
Cafodd Sefydliad Craig... | Mae'r Comisiwn Elusennau wedi cadarnhau eu bod yn edrych ar bryderon am academi bêl-droed Craig Bellamy yn Sierra Leone. | 39217912 |
There was controversy at last year's event, when some competitors said they thought the course was shorter than the stipulated 13.1 miles.
Four cyclists set off from the city's George Square at 04:30, and finished in two stages at Glasgow Green at about 07:00.
They were accompanied by a police escort whose job was to s... | The organisers of the Great Scottish Run half-marathon have been out measuring the distance of the course. | 38787802 |
The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had carried out the sex attack on a 13-year-old in December 2015.
While on bail for that offence, he raped the 15-year-old in September 2016.
The boy had denied carrying out the offences which happened in Cumbernauld.
At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Kinclaven told hi... | A 15-year-old boy who raped a teenage girl while on bail for another sex attack has been detained for five years. | 39181902 |
Ahead of any votes, two prominent government MPs have engaged in a live debate on the issue.
Here are some of the key quotes from their debate at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday.
On human rights
Ms Wong: "We are your brothers and your sisters, your sons and your daughters, your friends and your fellow ... | Several bills will come before the Australian parliament when it resumes next month proposing same-sex marriage be legalised. | 33699118 |
The Giants need to beat Hull KR at the KC Lightstream Stadium in the final round of The Qualifiers to avoid the Million Pound Game play-off.
The losers of that match will be at home to Salford or London Broncos in the play-off match on 1 October.
Danny Brough scored 14 points for the Giants as they survived a second-ha... | Huddersfield ended Leeds Rhinos' eight-match winning run to boost their hopes of automatic Super League survival. | 37354832 |
More than anything, though, a third win will be uppermost in Gregor Townsend's mind as Scotland's tour comes to an end against the potentially dangerous Fijians, who will be roared on by a crowd as passionate as any - and more passionate than most - in world rugby.
To a man, the Scots have pointed out the futility of w... | There will be personal milestones for three Scotland players in the team to play Fiji on Saturday in Suva - Ross Ford's record-breaking 110th cap, Nick Grigg's breakthrough first cap and Alex Allan's first start after three appearances from the bench. | 40381896 |
An alliance of regional parties took 178 seats out of 243. The BJP won 58.
Mr Modi won a convincing victory in last year's national elections, but this poll was seen as a referendum on his economic programme.
Defeat is a major setback for the prime minister, says the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder, in Delhi.
However, a spokesma... | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has admitted defeat for his governing BJP in a key regional election in the eastern state of Bihar. | 34759343 |
There are now an additional six miles of streets that have been deemed officially polluted in the capital.
Tourist areas Princes Street, George Street, most of the Royal Mile and the Grassmarket are all now included.
Edinburgh City Council said it was looking at ways to cut pollution in the busiest parts of the city.
G... | Environmentalists are calling for "urgent action" after an increase in the number of Edinburgh streets affected by transport pollution. | 22296926 |
The Home Office said in recent weeks 156 counterfeit dolls and 400 pencil cases were flown over from Malaysia.
A further 500 Frozen products were seized in August, taking the total value of goods to more than £15,000.
Authorities have warned people to be aware of fake goods this Christmas and to only buy from reputable... | Thousands of pounds worth of fake goods from the hit Disney movie Frozen have been seized by officials at Stansted Airport. | 30416519 |
Researchers speaking at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas demonstrated how small modifications to equipment would allow attackers to intercept the systems used to authorise payments.
The team was able to make a mostly unmodified ATM dispense hundreds of dollars in cash.
While chip and pin is widely used across Euro... | A vulnerability in the widely-used “chip and pin” system has been exploited to make a cash machine spit out money. | 36971832 |
In his annual address to Congress, Mr Chavez said the opposition should also accept the result if he wins.
The left-wing leader - who has governed Venezuela for 13 years - is seeking another six-year term in office.
The opposition coalition will hold a primary election next month to choose a unity candidate to stand ag... | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has told opposition leaders that he will relinquish power if he loses elections due in October. | 16558160 |
Standing up for three hours extra a day would burn off 8lb (3.6kg) of fat each year, says John Buckley, from the University of Chester.
Leading by example, Dr Buckley is using a standing desk which is believed to date from the 1940s.
"There is no need to sit down so much," says Dr Buckley.
Anyone feeling Christmas-pudd... | Office workers trapped behind their desks all day should push away their chairs and work standing up, recommends an exercise scientist. | 20947605 |
Ball team manager Weldon Davies' first game was the test against Australia in 1966 - outside half legend Barry John's debut.
His last was Saturday's 67-14 victory over Italy at the Principality Stadium.
Mr Davies, 75, of Bedwas, Caerphilly, organised ball girls and boys for matches and only missed one home game during ... | After 206 international matches spanning 50 years, one of Welsh rugby's longest-serving volunteers has retired. | 35862689 |
Police said they believed it happened in a house in Vere Foster Walk at about 04:00 BST on Saturday.
It is understood the victim, who is 51, was stabbed in the abdomen but was able to make his way to Springfield Close on foot before emergency services were contacted.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to ... | A man is in a critical condition in hospital after a stabbing in west Belfast. | 36062253 |
Two firms are known to have put forward takeover proposals for Tata's sites, which include the Port Talbot plant where more than 4,000 people work.
A management buyout team under the name of Excalibur Steel UK Limited and Liberty House, which runs a steelworks in Newport, are interested.
Tata is hoping for a quick sale... | Tata Steel will begin looking at what prospective buyers of its loss-making UK business are prepared to offer after receiving letters of intent. | 36199267 |
A spokesman for the company said a letter of apology had been sent from chief executive Peter Frankhauser to Neil Shepherd and Sharon Wood.
However, Mr Shepherd and Mrs Wood said they had only been shown the letter by reporters.
Christi and Bobby Shepherd died while on holiday with their father in 2006.
In a statement,... | The parents of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu have criticised Thomas Cook for not apologising to them directly. | 32771355 |
Some 130 secondary school students were in the lorry when it crashed on Sunday night as it travelled from Gitega city southwards to Rutana province.
A local mayor told AFP news agency 13 students had died on the spot, along with adults accompanying them.
The final death toll could be as high as 27, she added.
Injured s... | More than 20 people were killed when a packed lorry being used for a school trip in the east African state of Burundi overturned, officials say. | 36129555 |
£13m will go to the university, with the potential for another £17m in the next five years.
Up to 60 scientific researchers will be employed in Cardiff by 2022.
Prof Julie Williams, the centre's lead, said dementia could follow in the footsteps of cancer research and "reap the benefits" of therapies brought about by si... | Cardiff University will be home to one of six UK centres aimed at finding new ways to diagnose and treat dementia. | 39646667 |
But how secure is Afghanistan, and what shape is the country in? BBC World Service reporter Dawood Azami takes a look at the challenges Afghanistan faces today.
Security remains the country's biggest test.
It is true that al-Qaeda has been driven out of Afghanistan and it doesn't have any sanctuaries inside the country... | UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said that British troops will return from Afghanistan having accomplished the main aim of their mission - to achieve a basic level of security. | 25410582 |
Sixteen championship events across 12 Commonwealth Games sports will take place in 2017, including athletics, gymnastics and swimming.
And some events will act as qualifying opportunities for the Gold Coast 2018 Games.
A selection of the Team Scotland events will be live streamed by BBC Scotland later this year.
"Almos... | Saturday's Scottish Open Judo Championships in Edinburgh launches the new Team Scotland Series. | 38604884 |
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Former Aston Villa manager Little, 62, returned to the director of football role at the Jersey Football Association after leading the team to victory over Guernsey in May's Muratti Vase.
Cassidy took charge for a friendly against Clyde after Little left.
He was also Jersey... | Jersey have appointed Martin Cassidy as their new manager, following Brian Little's decision to step down as boss. | 36893414 |
Matthew Cox was one of too many children who did not get adequate help soon enough, Future Generations Commissioner Sophie Howe has said.
She wants the education system and agencies working closer on adverse childhood experiences (ACE).
Mr Cox, now 22, works in a call centre and dreams of starting his own landscape gar... | As a teenager he was sleeping in a park and trying to wash his clothes in a river so he would be clean for school. | 40018684 |
The Bank of Scotland found the amount of new business fell "at a marginal pace", while backlogs of work also declined.
New export orders also fell for the eighth month in a row.
However, the bank's latest PMI report suggested workforce numbers expanded "at an accelerated rate".
Bank of Scotland chief economist Donald M... | Output from Scotland's manufacturing and service sectors fell for the first time in six months during September, according to a new report. | 34485634 |
The Scottish government said this second phase of pilots - stretching from Dumfries to Shetland - was due to begin by the summer of 2017.
In November, it was announced that Aberdeen, Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders would be the first test areas.
Ministers said they were working to improve how parents accessed free c... | Eleven new areas in Scotland are to test out different models of childcare. | 38404414 |
How so? Well, the non-binding judgement said that such purchases would be legitimate, to bring down cripplingly high interest rates being paid by a member state in crisis, so long as the purchases take place on the market and not directly from the stricken government.
The judgement also said that the ECB must be allowe... | The preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice on bond purchases in a crisis by the European Central Bank - so-called Outright Monetary Transactions - probably went as well for the ECB's president, Mario Draghi, as he could have hoped. | 30813601 |
The agency projected that in the US, whites would become a minority in the under-five age group this year or next.
The 2012 data also found that for the first time in more than a century, there were more deaths than births among white Americans.
The "natural decrease" occurred several years earlier than forecast, it sa... | For the first time, half (49.9%) of American children under the age of five are of a racial or ethnic minority, according to the US Census Bureau. | 22895162 |
The flotation values the business at $24bn, although Snap has never made a profit.
It will turn the company's founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy into multi-billionaires.
Snapchat, a messaging app popular with teenagers, allows users to send images and messages that then vanish.
The shares, which were more than ten ... | Snap, owner of the Snapchat, has priced its shares for listing on the US stock market at $17 per share. | 39135278 |
During Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons, Labour's acting leader said the PM was "sneering".
Mr Cameron said he was sorry if she though he was gloating and quoted her saying Labour supporters were relieved the party did not win the election.
He also defended his EU referendum plans.
Mr Cameron said he did not b... | Harriet Harman has accused David Cameron of "gloating" after his election win and told him to "show a bit more class". | 33079512 |
The government said the woman was flown from the Pacific island to Australia on Thursday, local media said.
Refugees who try to get to Australia by boat are detained in off-shore centres like the one on Nauru.
The family of the Iranian woman, 23, said she had harmed herself in the wake of the alleged attack.
"Given adv... | A young asylum seeker allegedly raped at a Nauru detention centre has been sent to Australia for treatment three months after the assault. | 34013264 |
Striker Rooney, 30, was left out of Jose Mourinho's starting line-up for the 4-1 win over Leicester on Saturday.
Asked if Rooney appeared down when he was told, Smalling replied: "No."
The England centre-back added: "He was the same before the game when we were all getting ready. He is often one of the most vocal and h... | Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has not been affected by being dropped and is still the "main man" at Old Trafford, says defender Chris Smalling. | 37467152 |
The Welsh government blamed "technical issues" but Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant said it would restart.
The move follows calls by Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Marine Conservation Society and ClientEarth to pull it.
They said it was unfairly weighted towards dredging, which destroys almost everything". | A consultation over plans for a protected marine area in Cardigan Bay for scallop dredging has been halted. | 34923389 |
Robert Borba told local media he reacted when he heard a woman scream that someone was trying to steal her bicycle from a bike rack outside a Walmart store in Eagle Point.
Mr Borba said he got his horse out of its trailer and cornered the suspect before lassoing him around the legs.
He added that he used a rope every d... | A rancher in the US state of Oregon has used his lassoing skills to nab a would-be thief, police say. | 36506090 |
It happened in 1666 and burned for four days, destroying offices, churches and thousands of homes in the City of London.
The design on the coin shows the fire engulfing the London skyline from the view point of a boat sailing on the River Thames.
It has been produced by The Royal Mint, who make all British coins, and w... | A new two pound coin is being released to mark the 350 year anniversary of the Great Fire of London. | 37222883 |
The agreement would have meant an Orange parade, prevented from returning to Ligoniel on July 12, 2013, would have been completed on Friday morning.
A loyalist protest camp at Twaddell Avenue would then have been dismantled.
The deal was to be announced on Monday, but a press conference was cancelled.
The Crumlin and A... | A proposed deal to end a long-running dispute between the Orange Order and a nationalist residents group in the Ardoyne area of Belfast has stalled. | 36645562 |
Denton has joined Bath from Edinburgh after the English Premiership club paid a transfer fee for the 25-year-old.
"That's what happens at a World Cup," said Nicol, the former scrum-half who captained Bath. "You perform well and the big cheque books may open for you.
"That's what happens to the Georgians and the Japanes... | Former captain Andy Nicol believes it is "inevitable" that some of Scotland's World Cup squad will join Dave Denton in moving from the country. | 34786434 |
"We're going to do a very major haircut on Dodd-Frank," he said, referring to the Wall Street and consumer protection rules Barack Obama enacted in 2010.
Dodd-Frank aimed to prevent banks taking on too much risk and to separate their investment and commercial arms.
But Mr Trump said he wants "some very strong" change t... | President Donald Trump has promised sweeping reforms to "horrendous" US banking regulations that were introduced after the financial crisis. | 39498664 |
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