document stringlengths 0 174k | summary stringlengths 1 399 | id stringlengths 8 8 |
|---|---|---|
Kerryanne Clarke, 38, pled guilty to transferring the money from Elmwood Construction Services Ltd into her own accounts between 2010 and 2014.
As a result, a number of employees were made redundant from the Glasgow firm, most of which were at Christmas 2014.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Clarke was remanded in custody and... | A woman has admitted embezzling more than £370,000 from her employer, which caused colleagues to be made redundant. | 38760420 |
The housing association, Gentoo, said the material had been removed as a precautionary measure in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze in which 79 people are believed to have perished.
So far 60 buildings in 25 council areas have failed combustibility tests.
Those which had cladding removed in Sunderland were Zetland, ... | Cladding on five high-rise buildings in Sunderland has been removed. | 40402568 |
He wasn't a major figure in the Easter Rising.
He wasn't a leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), the rising's driving force, or one of the names written on the Irish proclamation.
But, as a volunteer who travelled 70 perilous miles by bike from County Down to join the fighting against the will of his family... | You won't have heard of Patrick Rankin. | 35871813 |
The towers will be brought down by a controlled explosion at noon on Saturday 26 September.
A second controlled explosion soon after will demolish the turbine hall at the East Lothian power station.
An exclusion zone will be in place from 09:00 to ensure that the demolition can be carried out safely.
The safety restric... | Details have been released of the demolition of the landmark twin chimney stacks at the former Cockenzie Power Station site. | 34151702 |
Officers searched properties in Sefton and Knowsley before 07:00 BST as part of their investigation into drug dealing and organised crime.
Eight people were detained in Bootle, Kirkby, Waterloo and Maghull, while a further two men were "produced from prison", Merseyside Police said.
A shotgun, handgun and a large quant... | Ten people have been arrested and two guns seized in a series of police raids on Merseyside. | 34603977 |
This half of the season is a really long stretch, five races back to back and then a short break before the World Championships and Olympic test event, so it was really good to get some rest in at home while I could.
The Christmas break never seems long enough but I managed to get some good relaxation and family time i... | I'm back on tour again after a short Christmas break, heading into World Cup number four in Winterberg, Germany. | 38602917 |
The collision happened on the A6094 between Wallyford and Dalkeith at about 14:40 on Monday.
The grey Lamborghini Gallardo had been travelling southbound on the A1 and exited at the Wallyford junction before going on the A6094 towards Whitecraig.
A maroon-coloured Ford Focus and a green Ford Fiesta were going in the op... | Five people have been treated in hospital after a three-car crash in East Lothian involving a Lamborghini. | 35471734 |
Most of the 941 affected were living in south Down. Engineers worked to repair faults as gusts of wind up to 70mph (110km/h) battered the coastline.
Currently, 148 customers across Northern Ireland remain without power.
An NIE spokesperson said any faults were being repaired quickly by emergency teams.
A yellow warning... | Nearly 1,000 customers were left without electricity in Northern Ireland on Friday afternoon as Storm Barbara moved in from the Atlantic. | 38394271 |
The result maintained Bradford's unbeaten home record in the league as they bounced back in style from their FA Cup defeat by Accrington.
Bradford took charge of the game with two goals in three minutes towards the end of the first half.
Top scorer Billy Clarke put them in front after 41 minutes with his sixth goal of ... | Bradford moved into second place in League One with their biggest win of the season after thrashing Rochdale at Valley Parade. | 37881262 |
Lisa Foster was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer - the highest level of spread - three weeks ago.
She started raising the money so that someone can care for Ruby, Zach and baby Scarlett while she is treated.
Mrs Foster, from Derbyshire, said the nanny would also provide extra support for her husband if the worst ... | A mother with incurable cancer has raised more than £50,000 in just six days to pay for a nanny to look after her three children. | 40156839 |
A survey by Dogs Trust Bridgend found 52% of people in Cardiff said dog poo was their biggest bugbear in public places - above smoking and littering.
And 40% of those surveyed said they come across dog poo more than once a week, but 57% admitted being "too polite" to confront owners.
The Big Scoop campaign hopes to rem... | A campaign to get people to pick up after their dogs launches on Wednesday. | 37223296 |
Those behind the bronze "life size and-a-half" statue, created by the sculptor Douglas Jennings want it to go up in Parliament Square.
But there have been a series of objections, including the possibility it could be vandalised and that it does not have the Thatcher family's backing.
The Parliamentary Estate has also o... | Concerns that a statue of Lady Thatcher may be vandalised should not stop it going ahead, Theresa May has said. | 40529770 |
About 180 of the jobs are to go from adult social care, 30 from children's departments and 90 others from across the council, the BBC understands.
The council has cut budgets by £117m since 2011/12 with a further £41m savings due to be made by 2019.
The authority issued a legal notification of the redundancies last w... | Up to 300 jobs are to go at Rotherham Council. | 35162403 |
The Spaniard, 21, led from pole and crossed the line 4.124secs ahead despite breaking a leg two months ago.
Marquez said: "The start was very good and after that my lead was such that the race was a bit boring."
He now leads by 14 points after two rounds of MotoGP 2014 after winning the season's opener in Qatar last mo... | World champion Marc Marquez claimed a dominant victory from Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa in the Grand Prix of the Americas in Texas. | 27013095 |
Bonne, 21, has joined for an undisclosed fee, while Elokobi, 31, was out of contract with the U's.
Cameroon-born Elokobi has Premier League experience from his six-year spell with Wolves.
Bonne scored 16 goals in 84 games for Colchester, having first joined the club as a 14-year-old.
Find all the latest football transf... | Leyton Orient have signed defender George Elokobi and striker Macauley Bonne, both from League Two club Colchester on two-year contracts. | 40613312 |
When Australia's social security minister Scott Morrison was a student, his academically selective Sydney Boys High School staged the musical Oliver! In what was, by all accounts, a skilled performance, the talented young singer and dancer played the Artful Dodger.
The minister now charged with cutting Australia's welf... | Ahead of the budget release last week, Scott Morrison emerged as the government's chief economic salesman, eclipsing Treasurer Joe Hockey and igniting speculation he could one day take Australia's top job. | 32872796 |
The switch to Cardiff comes as Swansea City host Middlesbrough at the ground in the Premier League on the same day.
The Swans' game was moved to a Sunday by television broadcasters.
Paul Clement's side kick off at 13:30 GMT while Ospreys are due to face Stade later that day at 17:45 GMT.
There had been uncertainty over... | Ospreys have had to move their European Challenge Cup quarter-final against Stade Français from the Liberty Stadium to the Principality Stadium on Sunday, 2 April. | 39115931 |
A letter signed by 133 businesses with interests around the globe claims that the uncertainty of a Yes vote is "bad for business".
The signatories come from across the spectrum - banking, mining, engineering, food, whisky, technology and a smattering of SMEs. Some have aired anti-independence opinions before. Many are ... | After months of sotto voce claims that some businesses were simply too scared to put their head above the independence parapet, tonight comes the most significant move by anti-independence members of the UK business community ahead of the September vote. | 28944253 |
Cafodd y cwest ei gynnal i farwolaeth y Rhingyll Lee Johnson, oedd wedi crogi ei hun tra'n glaf gwirfoddol yn uned Heddfan yn Ysbyty Maelor Wrecsam ym mis Chwefror 2016.
Roedd y Rhingyll Johnson, 45, oedd yn gweithio yn yr Amwythig, wedi bod yn glaf am ddau fis ac wedi bod yn dioddef o iselder.
Clywodd y cwest ei fod a... | Ar ddiwedd cwest i hunanladdiad heddwas tra roedd dan ofal uned iechyd meddwl, fe ofynnodd crwner i chwe thyst roi tystiolaeth i ddangos sut yr oedd trefn eu gwaith wedi newid yn dilyn y farwolaeth. | 40139009 |
With one person still unaccounted for, authorities are searching the rubble for survivors at the scene.
Telescopic cameras and sound devices have been deployed to search small spaces in the wreckage.
Less than 50% of debris has been removed from the site after Wednesday's incident, which injured more than 60.
"We have ... | Rescue operations are continuing two days after a gas leak blast demolished two buildings in East Harlem, New York City, killing eight people. | 26581455 |
House prices rose by 1.1% during the month after falling by 0.2% in May.
But Nationwide economist Robert Gardner warned that "monthly growth rates can be volatile, even after accounting for seasonal effects".
The average price of a house in the UK rose by £2,590 to £211,301. Annual house price growth edged up to 3.1% f... | UK house prices bounced back in June after three months of falls, according to mortgage lender Nationwide. | 40421861 |
The 33-year-old suffered the injury in February playing for Western Australia.
He aggravated it on the eve of a planned comeback in March and is likely to miss the start of the new season.
"It could be a couple of weeks, it could be longer," said Glamorgan's Toby Radford, coach of the County Championship Division Two s... | Glamorgan fast bowler Michael Hogan faces a second scan on a hamstring injury to determine how long he is likely to be sidelined. | 32186059 |
Everton loanee McAleny bagged his second hat-trick of the season for the U's as the hosts dominated throughout.
Marvin Johnson's finish and Joe Rothwell's dink came before McAleny strikes either side of the break.
James Vaughan headed a consolation for Bury on the hour before McAleny's third goal came deep into injury ... | A Conor McAleny hat-trick helped Oxford United maintain their League One play-off hopes in an emphatic win against relegation-threatened Bury. | 39335521 |
Weymouth Pavilion Community Interest Company (CIC) and Greenhill Community Trust have been granted 30-year leases by the borough council.
The latter will take over the running of Greenhill chalets, gardens, tennis courts, putting green and cafe.
Councillors have agreed to pay £250,000 to repair Weymouth pavilion's roo... | Community groups will take over the running of an under-threat pavilion theatre and a number of beach huts in a bid to "secure" their future. | 39203438 |
Thieves cut a 3ft-wide hole in the wall of the university's Oriental Museum and stole a bowl and figurine. Durham Police said it was almost certainly a well planned operation.
A police spokeswoman said both artefacts had now been recovered.
Officers have arrested five people in connection with the theft. Two men are st... | Chinese artefacts worth almost £2m that were stolen from a University of Durham museum have been recovered by police. | 17717825 |
At the end of the inspection, the head of Caf's delegation, Leodegar Tenga, said Cameroon was ready to "organise a good competition."
"We visited hotels and stadia, work is progressing. The competition is not tomorrow but in November and we believe that everything will be perfect by then," Tenga declared.
"The grass on... | Cameroon received a seal of approval from a Confederation of African Football (Caf) inspection team, as the country prepares to host the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in November. | 36928979 |
Basharat Hussain of no fixed abode, was arrested at Manchester Airport by South Yorkshire Police as part of an investigation into allegations of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
The offences are alleged to have been committed between 1996 and 2001.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on... | A 38-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with committing 15 sexual offences, including allegations of rape and false imprisonment. | 34003078 |
Hamilton is 12 points behind the German and has to win the race and hope his Mercedes team-mate finishes lower than third if he is to win the championship.
Hamilton was 0.374 seconds quicker than Rosberg, with the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo next.
Second practice gets under way at 13:00 GMT, with c... | Britain's Lewis Hamilton headed rival Nico Rosberg in first practice at the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. | 38103543 |
The actor told DJ Howard Stern that Winfrey had rebuked his "gallivanting" and had told him he was "blowing it".
Winfrey, Foxx went on, also arranged a meeting with Sidney Poitier "to make me understand the significance" of being nominated for an Academy Award.
The meeting took place one week before the 2005 Oscars, wh... | Jamie Foxx has revealed an intervention from US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey helped him get his life back on track. | 40043459 |
The 20-year-old former Tranmere player joins the Blues after impressing in a number of behind-closed-doors friendlies.
Davies departed Tranmere at the end of last season.
"It's an opportunity for both club and player to work together with next season's squad on the agenda," Chester boss Jon McCarthy said.
Find all the ... | National League Chester FC have signed midfielder Liam Davies on a deal until the end of the season. | 39360692 |
There were "no merits" in the argument requesting an appeal, it ruled.
In April, the court said a 2009 decision to drop the 783 charges against Mr Zuma was irrational.
He has always denied taking bribes over the arms deal.
National director of public prosecutions Shaun Abrahams had asked the court for permission to app... | A South African court has refused permission for President Jacob Zuma and prosecutors to appeal against its ruling that he should face corruption charges over a 1999 arms deal worth billions of dollars. | 36618354 |
It may sound far less dramatic, but the reason normally shy spies have been appearing in the media and opening up their normally secret facilities is because they know just how much is at stake for them as well as law enforcement in Wednesday's Investigatory Powers Bill.
The aim of that bill is to completely overhaul t... | Despite the recent release of the latest James Bond film, what really worries Britain's spies at the moment is not the cinematic licence to kill but what they call their "licence to operate". | 34700067 |
The park boundaries have grown within touching distance either side of the M6 motorway, creating a band of protected land across the north west of England.
Originally designated in the 1950s, the expansion of the borders aims to boost rural tourism.
The Yorkshire Dales has grown in size by 24%, with the Lakes increasin... | The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks have been extended by 188 square miles, with campaigners hailing a "historic day". | 36905517 |
Europe's second largest country, Ukraine is a land of wide, fertile agricultural plains, with large pockets of heavy industry in the east.
While Ukraine and Russia share common historical origins, the west of the country has closer ties with its European neighbours, particularly Poland, and nationalist sentiment is str... | Ukraine gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and has since veered between seeking closer integration with Western Europe and being drawn into the orbit of Russia, which sees its interests as threatened by a Western-leaning Ukraine. | 18018002 |
Officers were alerted to the incident at St Aloysius' College, Hill Street, Glasgow, at about 21:00 on Sunday.
Inquiries into the graffiti are ongoing, police said.
St Aloysius' College said the graffiti on the Dalhousie Street side of the main building had been reported to police and removed.
A spokesperson for the co... | Police have said that sectarian graffiti which was daubed on a wall at a private Catholic school in Glasgow is "being treated as a hate crime". | 37154132 |
The festival is promising to maintain its balance between hands-on fun and more serious explorations of what science means to all of us.
For two weeks from 1st April its 270 events will be spread across almost 30 venues, including the now-traditional five floors of noisy and occasionally gooey fun in the City Arts Cent... | The Edinburgh International Science Festival (EISF) has launched its programme, promising to put science at the heart of global issues. | 38987049 |
It touched the worlds of entertainment, media and charity work, as well as the military itself. What do we know of the victims?
Sixty-four members of the official choir of the Russian armed forces, men and women, were on the doomed plane, plus Lt-Gen Valery Khalilov, the Alexandrov's conductor.
The Alexandrov, which al... | When a military airliner crashed into the Black Sea on 25 December, with the loss of all 92 people aboard, the disaster sent a shock wave through Russian society. | 38441939 |
The order by which members of the ruling politburo were positioned at public appearances, the arrangement of articles in the state newspaper or the removal of portraits were poured over to extract an understanding of what was truly going on behind the Iron Curtain.
'Kremlinology' was thus born.
Trying to understand wha... | During the Cold War, analysts in the West had to decipher the politics of the Soviet Union using any small scrap of information they could find. | 33141267 |
Media playback is not supported on this device
The stroll through 10 straight victories in Euro 2016 qualifying was commendable and offered warmth - but the cold shower inevitably came with the best opposition they have faced since that nadir in Brazil.
Spain's 2-0 win beneath the steepling stands of Alicante's Estadio... | England's unbeaten run stretched back 17 months to the damp day in Sao Paulo when two goals from Luis Suarez gave Uruguay victory and sent Roy Hodgson's side out of the World Cup. | 34816702 |
The Australia international left the field after being struck on the head by a throw from the boundary.
Carberry (107) and Liam Dawson (87*) put on exactly 100 before Carberry was caught off the bowling of James Harris.
Harris, Toby Roland-Jones (3-87) and Tim Murtagh all struck in the final 10 overs as Hampshire close... | Michael Carberry's century gave Hampshire the edge against Middlesex, whose skipper Adam Voges was taken to hospital with suspected concussion. | 36159272 |
Meanwhile British number three Kyle Edmund lost to defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6 (7-5) in round two.
It ends British interest in the singles after Andy Murray and Dan Evans lost.
Konta, seeded 11th, broke Garcia in the fourth game but the 21st seed levelled the match and dominated the third-set tie-break, w... | British number one Johanna Konta is out of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells with a 6-3 3-6 6-7 (1-7) third-round defeat by France's Caroline Garcia. | 39250341 |
Social Development Minister Mervyn Storey will bring the Welfare Reform Bill back to the assembly next Tuesday, along with a new implementation plan.
Sinn Féin wants other parties to back a petition of concern against the bill.
Talks between the parties and secretary of state on Wednesday failed to find a resolution to... | The SDLP has refused to say if it will back a Sinn Féin petition to block the welfare reform bill if its brought to the floor of the assembly next week. | 32831267 |
The world's second-biggest economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier.
The numbers mark its slowest growth in a quarter of a century, but that did little to rock investor sentiment.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed up 2% at 19,635.81 points, while the mainland's Shanghai Composite wrapped the day... | China's markets cheered the country's latest GDP numbers on Tuesday, which were in line with expectations. | 35341024 |
The annual rate of house price inflation fell to 7.2% in February - down from 8.4% in January, and the lowest rate for more than a year.
However, in the short term, between January and February, prices rose by 0.6% on a seasonally-adjusted basis.
The average house price across the UK is now £268,000, the ONS reported.
... | House prices across the UK are continuing to cool down, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). | 32284700 |
Morgan's side, who completed a series whitewash over Pakistan, are unbeaten in five successive T20s heading into the global tournament which is being hosted in India in March.
"I don't know what my best XI is but it's not a concern," said Morgan, 29.
"The rationale behind our rotation is long-term development."
England... | England captain Eoin Morgan says he still does not know his best team despite having only two scheduled games remaining before the World T20. | 34967086 |
Sources say the review is being conducted by ex-Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali, who was hired by VW's Audi brand earlier this year.
Its interest is being piqued by the global marketing success achieved by rivals and new F1 champions Mercedes.
But any entry would depend on management changes at VW or F1.
Ferd... | The Volkswagen Group, the world's second biggest car maker, is conducting a feasibility study into a potential Formula 1 entry. | 30336569 |
Two of the three girls said they did what others would have done in the circumstances.
They feared the victim was going to be drowned in the ferocious attack by two men, high on drink and drugs, and only did what they hoped others would do if they were in the same situation.
A crown court judge rewarded them for helpin... | Schoolgirls who confronted two men carrying out a violent river attack have modestly denied they are heroes. | 32001950 |
Kenneth Hands, 35, of Oldbury, near Birmingham, died in April while descending the Crib Goch ridge.
A veteran rescuer has told an inquest in Caernarfon it is probably the most arduous ridge hike in England and Wales.
One of Mr Hands' friends said he saw him "fall like a rag doll".
He and three companions had aborted an... | An inexperienced mountain walker died in a fall after abandoning a bid to reach the summit of Snowdon via an arduous route, an inquest has heard. | 37738834 |
Official figures show that only the North East and Scotland saw smaller house price rises than London over the past 12 months.
House prices rose 1.5% in London in the year to the end of March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
A year ago, prices were going up by nearly 15% year-on-year in the capital.
That... | The pace of house price growth has slowed dramatically in London in the past year, highlighting a change of gear in the UK property market. | 39933547 |
Formerly with Derbyshire and Warwickshire, Groenewald, 32, has taken 33 Championship wickets in 2016.
Netherlands international Van der Merwe, 31, had a T20 Blast batting average of 38 this summer.
Myburgh, 35, has averaged 58.50 in three County Championship appearances this term, with a highest score of 110.
Somerset ... | Somerset seam bowler Tim Groenewald, all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe and batsman Johann Myburgh have all signed extended contracts with the county. | 37386563 |
It comes after a review into the death of Bailey Gwynne found his death was "potentially avoidable" if teachers had known his attacker carried a knife.
The EIS said future searches could turn their members into "prison wardens" and put them at risk.
Bailey Gwynne died in October last year after a boy stabbed him during... | A teaching union has warned against changing the law to allow school staff to search pupils without consent. | 37628565 |
Prosecutors have told the judge they were no longer convinced of his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The case, based on a claim by hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo, has crumbled in recent weeks over questions about her credibility and motives.
Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, was accused in May of attacking the African immigrant.
Ahe... | Former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has arrived at a New York court, where a judge is expected to drop a sexual assault case against him. | 14619921 |
McClaren, who was only appointed this summer, has guided United to 19th place in the Premier League and they were knocked out of the League Cup by an under-strength Sheffield Wednesday.
"To have that knee-jerk reaction and look for a new manager is ridiculous at this point," Howey told BBC Sport.
"We have to wait until... | Newcastle should keep faith with boss Steve McClaren, according to former Magpies centre-back Steve Howey. | 34351908 |
Incredible though it may seem, Shakin' Stevens was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s.
He had 28 top 40 hits, including four number one singles - from the festive juggernaut Merry Christmas Everyone, to This Ole House - a song inspired by a grisly death in the US.
It was originally written by "singing... | Pop star Shakin' Stevens discusses how researching his family history for a new album led to some surprising revelations. | 37628772 |
Media playback is not supported on this device
The 23-year-old left boyhood club Manchester United in a £16m switch to the Gunners while Wenger was away in Rome for a charity game.
Wenger said: "If I'd stayed at home he wouldn't be here now."
He refused to elaborate on that but added he initially wanted Welbeck on loan... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he would not have signed striker Danny Welbeck on transfer deadline day had he been in the country. | 29156465 |
A video trailer created using the game itself was shown during Square Enix's press briefing at the giant games show.
The cyberpunk-themed game once again features augmented human Adam Jensen who this time takes on a role as a cop hunting terrorists.
Square Enix said the game would be released for PC, PlayStation 4 and ... | The first footage from the upcoming Deus Ex: Mankind Divided video game has been unveiled at E3. | 33158982 |
The teenager was pronounced dead by the side of a railway line in Wrenthorpe, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Saturday.
A 16-year-old boy and a woman aged 18 were also taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries at 18:40 BST.
British Transport Police (BTP) said the death was not thought to be suspicious.
A ... | A 15-year-old boy who climbed onto a freight train has died after he touched overhead power cables, police have said. | 33496824 |
Meals by Jamie Oliver, Lorraine Pascale, Nigella Lawson and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall were compared to those from Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco.
The meals in TV chefs' cookbooks contained more calories, fat, saturated fat and sugar - but less salt.
The researchers said this was not about "bashing" chefs as many campaig... | Recipes by prominent TV chefs are less healthy than supermarket ready meals, Newcastle University researchers say. | 20713985 |
Eddie Girvan, 67, was found in his home on Station Road in Greenisland by police at about 21:30 GMT on Monday.
A 29-year-old woman and two men, aged 23 and 24, were arrested in Belfast on suspicion of murder.
DCI John McVea said it was an "horrific and shocking" crime and said Mr Girvan suffered a "painful and violent ... | A murder inquiry has begun following the death of a man who was found with his hands tied and with a stab wound to his chest in County Antrim. | 35355675 |
Their purpose? To discuss practical ways to "renew the capitalist system".
The Prince of Wales, former US President Bill Clinton, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, and Bank of England governor Mark Carney are among the speakers at the Conference on Inclusive Capitalism.
So what should capitalism actu... | Men and women who hold some $30 trillion (£17.8 trillion) of assets under management - that's one third of the world's investable assets - will gather in London on Tuesday. | 27517577 |
The figures are being sent to 137 hospital trusts by Lord Carter, who has been appointed by the government to improve efficiency in the NHS.
He will spend the next six weeks meeting hospital bosses to discuss the targets, before they are made public.
In June, Lord Carter's report on the NHS identified a number of measu... | Hospitals in England are being given their own individual savings targets as part of a drive to save money. | 34586651 |
Borrowing the names of organisations like Nasa and the Environmental Protection Agency they are directly attacking the president.
Mr Trump has called climate change a hoax.
The @RogueNASA account says it is the "unofficial 'Resistance' team of NASA".
"Not an official NASA account. Not managed by gov't employees. Come f... | Twitter accounts - some set up by people claiming to work for US government agencies - have sprung up to "resist" President Trump on climate science. | 38756447 |
But Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said he expected the process to resume "in due course".
It follows uncertainly over a deal that would see up to 1,250 refugees currently held in offshore detention by Australia resettled in the US.
The US has said it will apply "extreme vetting" to the refugees amid crit... | US officials have stopped screening refugees on Nauru for potential resettlement, Australia has confirmed. | 38915684 |
The "season-ticket holder" sent Cairney a letter and £3 after being impressed by his recent performances.
The young supporter also asked 'Cairny' for advice on bicycle kicks and how to "get the ball".
Cairney, who previously played for Blackburn Rovers and Hull City, has scored three goals in 12 appearances for Fulham ... | Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney has received a surprise present from a young fan. | 37633639 |
Three of Savimbi's children accuse Activision Blizzard of defamation by representing him as a "barbarian".
They are seeking €1m ($1.1m; £0.75m) in damages. Activision said the depiction was "rather favourable".
Savimbi founded the Unita movement, waging a long civil war with the Angolan government.
Angola became a C... | The family of late Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi are suing the makers of Call of Duty over his depiction in the best-selling video game. | 35486651 |
Jackie Thomson identified Angus Sinclair as one of the two men she saw with Christine Eadie and Helen Scott.
They were at the World's End pub in Edinburgh.
Mr Sinclair, 69, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting, raping and murdering the 17-year-olds.
Ms Thomson, who was with the girls on the night they went missing and ... | A friend of two teenagers killed in 1977 has told a court she saw the man accused of their murders with them in the pub where they were last seen alive. | 29632041 |
Petroleum Minister Ibe Kachikwu said a litre of petrol would now cost a maximum of 145 naira (£0.50), up from about 86.5 naira.
As retailers get more money, the government aims to further cut back on costly subsidies.
Fuel shortages have seen Nigerians paying up to 250 naira a litre on the black market.
Despite being ... | Nigeria has decided to allow petrol prices to rise by two thirds, in a bid to ease crippling fuel shortages. | 36271426 |
"She" may boast an encyclopaedic knowledge, but research by consumer behaviour analysts Canvas8 reveals that some users are more interested in a virtual hook-up than fact finding.
And she's not the only target: the equally smooth voice of Microsoft's Cortana is getting customers just as hot under the collar apparently.... | When Amazon first coined the strapline "Ask Alexa" for its virtual assistant, it couldn't have predicted the X-rated nature of some of the requests. | 38207334 |
KFC is seeking compensation of 1.5m yuan ($242,000, £159,000) and an apology.
One of the posts said chickens used by the company were genetically modified to have six wings and eight legs.
A case has now been filed before a court in Shanghai.
KFC says the rumours appeared in posts on the WeChat app.
In a statement, th... | The fast food chain KFC is to sue three Chinese firms it accuses of using social media to spread false rumours about its food, including that it used eight-legged chickens. | 32964606 |
The companies had sought to overturn city council regulations which meant drivers had to pass fingerprint-based background checks before they could operate.
However, when put to a public vote, the regulations, introduced in December 2015, were upheld.
Both firms expressed regret.
The rules were part of a package of reg... | Ride-sharing firms Uber and Lyft have stopped operating in Austin, Texas after proposals to let them self-regulate their drivers were rejected. | 36247314 |
While robots and unmanned systems have been used by the military before, this is the first time the police within the US have used such a technique with lethal intent
"Other options would have exposed our officers to greater danger," the Dallas police chief said.
Robots are spreading fast. What might that mean?
Remote ... | The use of a robot to deliver an explosive device and kill the Dallas shooting suspect has intensified the debate over a future of "killer robots". | 36778374 |
The submarine, which was designed by a Manchester clergyman in 1879, sank in the Irish Sea off the coast of Wales.
Divers from the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) in Chester have placed metal corrosion inhibitors on the wreck.
Club member Chris Holden said the submarine was in "remarkable condition" after being underwater... | A group of Cheshire divers have taken part in a conservation project to save the wreck of the "world's first powered working submarine", the Resurgam II. | 19146040 |
The SNP won 56 of 59 Scottish seats with Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats retaining one each.
Labour lost a total of 40 constituencies to the Nationalists, 23 of them in Glasgow and the west.
The party's leader, Jim Murphy, has vowed to remain in charge, despite losing his own Renfrewshire East constitue... | The majority of Labour seats in Scotland were lost in constituencies in Glasgow and the west of the country. | 32652400 |
They claim that under Barnett formula rules, Wales should get an extra £1.67bn and Scotland £2.9bn.
A letter has been sent to the UK Treasury to trigger the dispute resolution process.
UK ministers said the deal was made outside of the formula but was part of supporting growth across the UK.
The Barnett formula is used... | The Welsh and Scottish governments have raised a formal objection to Theresa May's £1bn deal with the Democratic Unionists to keep the Tories in power. | 40654571 |
The purchase is part of a European expansion drive by Deutsche Post.
"UK Mail is well-run and an established provider of quality delivery services in the UK. It offers a complementary fit with our integrated offering," said Deutsche board member Jurgen Gerdes.
UK Mail directors said it believed the deal was "fair and r... | German postal firm Deutsche Post has agreed a deal to buy UK Mail for £242.7m, which will see it compete with Royal Mail for parcel deliveries. | 37493425 |
The 36-year-old, who had been without a club since leaving Bournemouth at the end of last season, has agreed a contract until January.
Flahavan has been signed after Newcastle United recalled Freddie Woodman from his loan spell.
"We wanted a keeper with lots of experience and Darryl certainly fits the bill," manager Ma... | Crawley Town have signed goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan on a short-term deal. | 34549894 |
Media playback is not supported on this device
Brodkin was arrested by Swiss police in July when he showered Blatter with money at a news conference.
"Think about the irony of me being the first person to be prosecuted for things that have happened at Fifa headquarters," he told BBC Sport.
Swiss prosecutors have opened... | British comedian Simon Brodkin says he is waiting to hear whether he will face charges over his headline-grabbing prank with Fifa president Sepp Blatter. | 34320828 |
The 0-0 draw in Cardiff means Wales must wait before confirming their place in France.
The team remains top of Group B but will have to wait until next month to seal their spot after second-placed Belgium beat Cyprus.
It would be Wales' first appearance at a major tournament since the World Cup in 1958.
Belgium won 1-0... | Celebrations are on ice after a draw against Israel left Wales agonisingly close to qualifying for Euro 2016. | 34168804 |
Sean Cleathero, 28, is believed to have taken the substance 2, 4-Dinitrophenol, (DNP) which he got from a gym, according to police.
The father-of-one was taken ill and died at hospital in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, on Wednesday.
The coroner has been informed and police are investigating.
His family said in a statem... | The family of a man who died after taking a drug used by bodybuilders have spoken of their loss of a "fun, loving and caring" man. | 20016068 |
Champions Chelsea had two players sent off as Antonio Conte's side lost at home to Burnley.
New signing Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Manchester United got their campaign off to a flying start with a big win against West Ham.
Premier League debutants Huddersfield produced the perfect away performance to beat Crystal Pa... | Red cards, dream debuts and high-scoring encounters - the Premier League is back. | 40918410 |
Brownfield sites and areas near motorway junctions could be used for future shale gas production.
On Monday North Yorkshire County Council approved an application by Third Energy to frack a well near the village of Kirby Misperton in Ryedale.
Campaigners say that they are still considering a legal challenge.
The North ... | Plans for fracking in England are being prepared in the wake of the decision made in North Yorkshire earlier this week. | 36399856 |
Chairman Jeremy Peace wants a sale for around £150m to be completed so it does not impact on summer transfer dealings.
Groups from the Far East and USA are keen, with some already performing due diligence, but Peace will dismiss any deal which runs into June and July.
The Baggies - 13th in their fifth straight Premier ... | West Bromwich Albion have set a deadline of 31 May for interested parties to purchase the club. | 32491549 |
EU judges said communications data could only be retained if it was used to fight serious crime.
Its verdict came after a legal challenge to the UK government's surveillance legislation.
The challenge was initially championed by Brexit Secretary David Davis, who was then a backbench Conservative MP.
The Lib Dems said t... | The UK government says it is "disappointed" after the European Court of Justice said the "indiscriminate" collection of data was against EU law. | 38390150 |
Richard Tait steered home after poor play from County captain Andrew Davies.
Motherwell's second came from the penalty spot as Louis Moult picked himself up to convert following Kenny van der Weg's foul, for which the Dutchman was sent off.
The Dingwall side will be frustrated as they dominated the first half without m... | Motherwell pounced on Ross County's second-half errors to register their first Premiership points of the season. | 40908204 |
The £49m Pontio project was originally due to stage its first productions in September 2014, and the building schedule was blamed for the delays.
The October opening will be phased, with the full programme of events rolled out from December.
The new building will house the Bryn Terfel Theatre, research facilities and ... | An arts and innovation centre will open at Bangor University in October, more than a year later than planned. | 33381796 |
HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes had five suicides in 2015.
Relatives of Kevin Scarlett, who killed himself in 2013, claim there were missed opportunities to prevent his death and "nothing has changed" since.
Prison minister Andrew Selous MP said the jail launched a review into the way prisoners at risk were supported.
A ... | The family of a man who killed himself at a jail with the highest number of suicides in England and Wales say the prison has not "learned any lessons". | 36369054 |
So what next for Jones and his side as they try and hunt down the world champions?
Head coach Eddie Jones captured the mood of an excited nation after England completed an historic 3-0 whitewash in Australia, just months after sealing a first Grand Slam in 13 years.
"I'm sure that everyone at home who watched the three... | England have won nine matches in a row and leapt from eighth to second in the world rankings, leaving just New Zealand ahead of them. | 36643341 |
They were worn by King William III - King Billy - at the Battle of the Boyne of 1690.
As Orangemen prepare for their annual Twelfth of July celebration of that victory over Catholic King James II, the sale looked to have perfect timing.
However, the lot - auctioned at Christie's on Thursday - failed to meet the reserve... | A pair of riding stirrups once worn by King William of Orange have failed to kick up a storm at auction in London. | 40506579 |
Three coaches and the engine of the express train came off the tracks in the district of Gaibandha, trapping dozens of passengers, police and railway spokesmen have said.
The opposition is angry over a decision to hold elections on 5 January.
It has rejected the date and called for a transport blockade.
The opposition ... | At least three people have been killed in northern Bangladesh when their train was derailed by opposition activists, railway officials have told the BBC. | 25211962 |
The American, seeking to equal Steffi Graf's Open-era record of 22 Grand Slam titles, has also been struggling with a knee injury in the build-up.
But the 33-year-old world number one came through a testing match unscathed.
Sixth seed Petra Kvitova beat Luksika Kumkhum 6-3 6-1 on a scorching day.
The two-time Wimbledon... | Defending champion Serena Williams reached the second round of the Australian Open with a tense 6-4 7-5 win over Italian Camila Giorgi in her first tour match in four months. | 35340451 |
The 30-year-old's current deal expires at the end of this season but Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy is hopeful he will recommit.
Former Ospreys coach Sean Holley believes clubs in England and France will be interested in signing Jones.
"There's certain things I've got to weigh up before I can make a final decision," Jo... | Wales lock Alun Wyn Jones says he is still undecided on his Ospreys future. | 34726566 |
Almost 64,000 fines have been issued since the law changed in September 2013, a rise of about 70%, according to local authority data.
More than three-quarters of councils, 118, responded to a BBC survey.
Schools minister Nick Gibb said fewer pupils were now missing lessons.
The ban has drawn opposition from parents, wi... | The number of parental fines in England for children's poor school attendance has risen sharply since the government ban on term-time holidays was introduced, BBC research suggests. | 28687541 |
Steven Jackson, 40, battered and stabbed former partner Kimberley MacKenzie at a flat in Montrose before cutting up her body in a bathtub.
Co-accused Michelle Higgins, 29, was jailed for eight years for helping to dispose of Ms MacKenzie's remains.
The couple were convicted following a five-week trial.
A murder charge ... | A man has been jailed for a minimum of 26 years for murdering and dismembering a mother of three and and hiding her body parts in bins. | 38649406 |
Conservative MP Nigel Adams has proposed the bill, which would make it illegal for concert-goers to carry pyrotechnics into a venue.
"Nobody should be seriously burned as part of a fun afternoon or evening," he said in Parliament.
"Nobody wants to see a Panic at the Disco," he added referring to the US rock band of the... | MPs have been urged to consider a law banning flares and fireworks from music concerts and festivals. | 36018927 |
Originally, the 783 charges were dropped weeks before the 2009 election which led to him becoming president.
But last month, a high court judge described that decision as "irrational".
Mr Zuma has always denied the allegations which are linked to a 1999 arms deal worth billions of dollars.
And in April, a judge-led com... | South Africa's prosecution says it will appeal against a court ruling that it should reconsider corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma. | 36357032 |
A Lincoln impersonator read the remarks at the Pennsylvania cemetery where the civil war leader spoke.
Lincoln gave his speech several months after the Battle of Gettysburg when Union troops beat the Confederacy, in a turning point for the 1861-5 conflict.
About 235,000 people commemorated the battle's anniversary in e... | The US is marking the 150th anniversary of one of the most famous speeches in its history, President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address. | 25005802 |
Media playback is not supported on this device
Whiter, 24, was helping his friend change a tyre when he was struck by another car near Newmarket in Suffolk.
Jan Adamec, 40, admitted two counts of causing injury by dangerous driving and will be sentenced in September.
"People have been in touch from the Paralympic side,... | Former Newmarket Town footballer Shaun Whiter hopes to reach the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics after losing both his legs in a hit-and-run incident. | 37083253 |
The Seasiders took the lead after 15 minutes from the penalty spot. Jordan Flores' floating cross was adjudged to have been handled by Stevenage skipper Jack King, and Mark Cullen stepped up to convert.
Stevenage should have levelled after 39 minutes, when Dean Lyness produced a great save with his feet to deny King fr... | Blackpool ended Stevenage's nine-game unbeaten run and moved to within three points of the League Two play-off places with a win at Bloomfield Road. | 39188727 |
Media playback is unsupported on your device
14 April 2015 Last updated at 16:11 BST
Kevin Carr ran the equivalent of a marathon a day as he jogged his way through 26 different countries over 621 days.
The challenge saw him run across Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, America, South America and Ireland.
Al... | A man who spent a year and a half running 16,000 miles around the world has been talking to Newsround about his record breaking trek. | 32301906 |
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) declined the request in order to allow the 30-year-old to rest.
Broad bowled 21 overs in Notts' opening match, taking four wickets as they beat Leicestershire by 10 wickets.
He and fellow paceman James Anderson, who is unavailable for Lancashire, will return for the third round... | England bowler Stuart Broad will not be available for Nottinghamshire's County Championship match at Durham on Friday, despite a request from his county. | 39577820 |
Subsets and Splits
Problematic short summaries
Retrieves extremely brief summaries from training data, which helps identify potential data quality issues or edge cases in the summarization task.
Count Short Documents
Counts the number of documents with a length less than 3000, providing a basic statistical insight about the dataset.
Short Test Document Count
Counts the number of documents within a specific length range, providing basic filtering with limited analytical value.
Select Short Test Documents
Retrieves documents with lengths between 0 and 3000 characters, providing a basic filter on document size.
XSUM Summaries 250-3
Provides a basic filtering of summaries within a specific length range, offering limited insight by showing 100 samples between 250 and 300 characters long.