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The oil firm said it would reduce investment to $30bn from a planned $33bn, after coming under pressure from shareholders to cut costs.
Shell also said profits in the three months to March had fallen to $800m from $4.8bn a year earlier.
Oil prices have fallen sharply over the past 18 months.
On average, in the first th... | Royal Dutch Shell has said it will cut its spending by another 10% this year as it warned lower oil prices were continuing to affect its business. | 36200883 |
Joshua Goldberg, 20, has been charged with distributing information about explosives and weapons of mass destruction.
The FBI said he planned multiple attacks in the US and Australia, posing as an Islamic militant from Australia.
He was arrested after suggesting a bombing of a 9/11 memorial.
A judge ordered him to comp... | A US judge has ruled that a Florida man accused of plotting an attack on a 9/11 anniversary is not mentally competent enough to stand trial. | 35097564 |
She arrived in Cyprus from Moscow 12 years ago and now runs a small business in the coastal city of Limassol - home to an estimated 40,000 Russians.
"People are panicking, people are in shock," she says, "but we're not yet seeing evidence that Russians want to leave the country."
She feels there's been some unfair ster... | Her estate agency might be lined with photographs of upscale apartments in her native Russia, but Yekaterina Georgiadou has no plans to head home any time soon. | 21942618 |
Norbert Hofer of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) and left-leaning independent Alexander Van der Bellen were debating ahead of Sunday's vote.
Mr Hofer hopes to become Europe's first far-right president since World War Two.
Opinion polls point to a tight race after a marathon campaign.
Mr Hofer successfully argued for ... | Austria's presidential candidates went head-to-head on Thursday in a bitter TV debate in which both complained that their fathers had been labelled Nazis. | 38184341 |
The oral vaccine is leading the fight to eradicate polio, but trials in India show an additional injection of inactivated virus boosts immunity.
The World Health Organization said the findings, published in the journal Science, were "truly historic".
The disease, which is spread through contaminated faeces, can cause p... | Using both types of polio vaccine could speed up efforts to free the world of the disease, research suggests. | 28872763 |
The figure is the value of claims for those affected by Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank for damage to homes, businesses and vehicles.
The ABI said that around £24m in emergency payments had already been paid to families and businesses.
More than 3,000 families are now in alternative accommodation.
Homes and business have... | Insurance claims for damage caused by floods so far this winter will reach £1.3bn, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said. | 35277668 |
Locomotive No 563, which hauled trains on the London and South Western Railway, has been given to the Swanage Railway by the National Railway Museum.
It appeared in stage adaptations of Edith Nesbit's classic in Canada and in London.
Swanage Railway said it was "thrilled" at the acquisition.
Built in 1893, the T3 locom... | A Victorian steam locomotive that featured in the theatre adaptation of The Railway Children has been donated to a Dorset heritage railway. | 39441555 |
The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has unveiled its plans for the future of rail travel.
Travellers could purchase fares after being identified via iris or fingerprint scans to enable faster ticket-free travel, it said.
Digital signalling could also enable trains to travel more closely together.
This would mean more frequen... | Technology such as biometric scanning and smarter trains could improve rail travel for customers, a body representing UK rail firms has said. | 38894676 |
Cavan had led for most of the match but McManus was played through to score the game's only goal on 59 minutes.
However, Cavan almost snatched a replay with the last kick of the match but Ryan Connolly's shot smacked off an upright in stoppage time.
Monaghan will play Down in the semi-finals on Saturday, 24 June.
Manag... | A second-half strike by Conor McManus proved the difference as Monaghan beat Cavan 1-15 to 0-15 in the Ulster Championship quarter-finals. | 40208137 |
The 28-year-old man was riding his bike on the A944, about two miles east of Alford in Aberdeenshire, when his bike was struck by a silver Renault Clio.
The incident happened near the Mill of Bandley junction at 04:30 on Christmas Eve.
Police said the cyclist was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he is still rec... | A cyclist is being treated for serious injuries after being hit by a car in the early hours of the morning. | 38438074 |
Voters will head to the polls across five Merseyside boroughs plus Halton in Cheshire on 4 May.
You wanted to know about what powers the mayor will have and how the wider region will be affected as the new devolution model takes shape.
We put your questions to the BBC's North West political reporters and political edit... | You've been sending in your questions about the upcoming Liverpool City Region mayoral election. | 39721578 |
University of Surrey environmental psychologist Dr Birgitta Gatersleben said people who live near nature "report higher wellbeing".
She said real trees give the sense of bringing something "alive" indoors.
"There is plenty of evidence to suggest that exposure to natural environments has beneficial effects on people," s... | Real Christmas trees are "better for your health" than artificial ones, an academic has claimed. | 30542436 |
Kevin Prictor's wife Karen and Margaret Rivers have admitted taking £200,000 from the North Wiltshire and District Minor League.
The court heard the Prictors took trips abroad including a 10-day holiday in Florida, which cost more than £7,000.
Mr Prictor, from Swindon, denies a charge of possessing criminal property.
T... | A man who "lived like a king" had no idea his wife was defrauding a youth football league out of tens of thousands of pounds, a court has heard. | 33224757 |
The alleged offences, dating from 1967 to 1985, are related to 22 boys aged nine to 16.
Mr Denning was one of the original Radio 1 team when the station was launched in 1967.
He was initially arrested under Operation Yewtree in June 2013 and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Mr Denning, who is in... | Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning has been charged with 41 sexual offences, the Metropolitan Police has said. | 27525751 |
At least six people have died in the fires, which have burned more than 1,900 hectares (4,700 acres) of forest, officials said.
The fires broke out a month ago, but intensified in recent days with more than 400 burning simultaneously.
They have not yet hit Himalayan tourist towns, but villagers say that smoke has affec... | Thousands of people are battling deadly forest fires in India's northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. | 36184817 |
By far the most numerous victims of violence in these conflicts were Muslims.
Another study looking at six conflicts worldwide in 2012 - in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen - found that the majority of armed/insurgent groups involved had a jihadist ideology.
While the world as a whole is arguably ... | According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a significant proportion of all the fatalities in armed conflicts around the world last year were in wars in the Middle East. | 33486635 |
The newly-promoted Bees are currently fifth in the Championship table.
"We have done a lot of dealings in the transfer window and if we bring anyone in, it will be to be a starting player," he told BBC London 94.9.
"The owner is keen if we can find someone. At the moment it will have to be a good player to get in this ... | Brentford sporting director Frank McParland says they will only enter the transfer market in January if "special players" are available. | 30180107 |
Carlton Street car park which adjoins the bus station is being wrapped in scaffolding and screens, before work to remove it gets under way.
The Wyvern Theatre car park will also close in mid-August and be demolished by the end of the year.
The redevelopment is the latest stage in the £350m Kimmerfields development in ... | Preparation work has started on the second phase of a project to regenerate Swindon town centre. | 33674810 |
The Claim: Owen Paterson made a speech this week saying that many of the refugees who have arrived in Germany will be able to get German passports and then travel freely around the EU, including to the UK.
Reality Check verdict: We don't know yet how many refugees in Germany will successfully claim asylum let alone bec... | Around 1.1 million refugees arrived in Germany last year, according to the German government. | 36169684 |
The tactic has emerged after Scotland Yard's cybercrime unit smashed a fake credit card fraud racket.
Officers realised crucial evidence in the investigation was concealed on a suspect's iPhone - but it would be unobtainable if the device was locked.
So a covert team seized it in the street while the suspect was on a c... | Detectives have developed a new tactic to beat criminals using mobile phone encryption - legally "mug" them. | 38183819 |
The Scottish FA said it expected a chairperson to be appointed in February and work would being "immediately".
It added that it had already held meetings with survivors to "shape and influence" the terms of reference.
The review was set up after several former players revealed they were abused by people in authority.
P... | An independent review into child sex abuse in Scottish football is likely to begin next month, according to the Scottish Football Association. | 38616242 |
Vigilante groups armed with high-powered weapons of questionable origin have pushed out a powerful drug cartel, the Knights Templar, from some of their key footholds in a region called Tierra Caliente.
As the retreating drug cartel members fled towards the town of Apatzingan, they burned lorries and set up roadblocks a... | Michoacan, the Mexican state where troops were first deployed in 2007 to tackle the drug gangs, is in danger of spiralling out of control. | 25774430 |
Officers detained a 33-year-old man in a street in the capital on Thursday afternoon and he is being held at a central London police station.
He is being questioned on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
Police have been searching two ho... | The arrest of a man on suspicion of terrorism offences in Cardiff relates to a possible attack in the UK, police have indicated. | 37448601 |
The left-wing Farabundo Marti Liberation Liberation Front (FMLN) wants to allow abortion in cases of rape, risk to the mother's life or if the foetus is unviable.
The practice is currently completely banned in El Salvador.
The FMLN will need the support of an extra 12 lawmakers to pass the bill.
The bill was backed by ... | Rape victims in El Salvador may be allowed to have abortions under proposals put forward by the governing party. | 37629236 |
SP Energy Networks wants to build a new line from South Ayrshire to Cumbria - most of it in Dumfries and Galloway.
It has now published its report on public feedback on the plans.
It said a further round of consultation would be required later this year but said changes in the industry could affect the "scope of the pr... | Significant changes in the energy industry could alter the scale and nature of plans for a major power line upgrade in southern Scotland. | 35667636 |
The New York attorney general has sent a request for emails and financial records to the company.
Allegations surfaced last month that the company's own scientists raised concerns about global warming decades ago and that Exxon had worked to suppress that information.
On Thursday, the company called the allegations "in... | Oil giant Exxon Mobil is being investigated for misleading the public about the impact of climate change. | 34750196 |
The Dundee-born forward, 19, who starred for Scotland Under-20s in their recent win over England, has only started five matches for Edinburgh.
"I think he will play for Scotland, I have no doubt whatsoever," Solomons said. "He is a terrific player.
"He is a good footballer, intelligent, has a fantastic work-rate and co... | Edinburgh head coach Alan Solomons believes teenage flanker Jamie Ritchie is destined to play for Scotland. | 35721882 |
The rebel leader Timoleon Jimenez, known as Timochenko, apologised to "all the victims of the conflict" and was greeted by cheers and applause.
He said: "I would like to ask for forgiveness for all the pain that we have caused during this war."
Guests dressed in white at the ceremony in Cartagena, to symbolise peace.
T... | The Colombian government and left-wing Farc rebels have signed a historic agreement that formally brings an end to 52 years of armed conflict. | 37477202 |
The contest, which began in 1978, has become one of the most popular classical music awards in the country.
Held every two years, it returns to Edinburgh's Usher Hall this weekend, with three of the country's most talented young musicians competing for the accolade.
Nicola Benedetti is one of its most famous winners. S... | Nicola Benedetti is returning as an ambassador for this year's BBC Young Musician of the Year finals, 10 years after winning the award which catapulted her to stardom . | 27439664 |
These investors want the world's biggest publicly traded oil company to support the goal of a 2C global temperature limit.
Exxon Mobil is also being investigated for potential fraud by withholding information on the role of fossil fuels in driving up temperatures.
The company says that the shareholder resolutions are u... | A significant group of shareholders are seeking to force Exxon Mobil to acknowledge the growing threat from climate change at the company's AGM on Wednesday. | 36332076 |
There have been regular protests by the Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West (Pegida) since October.
A record 18,000 people turned out to support a rally on Monday in Dresden.
But where did Pegida come from and why is the group growing so fast?
Pegida is a German political movement based in Dresden ... | Supporters and opponents of a group campaigning against what it describes as the "Islamisation" of Europe have held rival rallies across Germany. | 30694252 |
Wales has the lowest numbers of female chartered engineers in Britain - just 5.6% compared to 5.9% in England and 6% in Scotland, Engineering UK says.
Prof Karen Holford, a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, said talent was being "wasted".
A Welsh government review is looking into the lack of women in the indu... | More high-tech engineering companies should be based in Wales to attract and retain engineers, particularly female ones, a leading academic says. | 34947229 |
The Bradford West MP has been heavily criticised over the Facebook posts, including one suggesting Israel should be moved to the United States.
In a Commons statement she offered a "profound apology" for the posts, which were made before she became an MP.
Earlier party leader Jeremy Corbyn warned her about the "offensi... | Labour has suspended MP Naz Shah over comments she made about Israel. | 36148704 |
The claim: There could be another referendum on the UK's relationship with the European Union.
Reality Check verdict: A second referendum on the UK's membership of the EU seems both unlikely to happen and unlikely to give a different result to the first one. A referendum on the deal reached for leaving the EU is possib... | Since last week's referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, there has been much talk of a second referendum. | 36652273 |
No wonder he's struggling in the polls with women voters - it would be remarkable if he wasn't.
Before we get to the latest brouhaha over abortions, let's take the last point first.
Donald Trump says he loves women. He says he employs lots of senior women in his company. His daughter, Ivanka, is clearly a powerhouse. H... | Donald Trump said women who have abortions should be punished, he made crude insinuations about a TV anchor's menstrual cycle and he doesn't change nappies or do bedtimes. | 35912640 |
They'll be sorting out how Team Trump will take over power in January.
It could be an awkward meeting, because the two men have often criticised each other in the past.
Donald Trump won the US election to become the new president, beating his opponent Hillary Clinton.
But lots of people were unhappy with the result, an... | The new president-elect of the US, Donald Trump, will visit President Obama at the White House today. | 37933801 |
Most of the 158 seats have been filled with just 10 left to be allocated.
So far, Fine Gael remains the largest party with 47 seats - a four-seat lead over its main rival, Fianna Fáil.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said a new government should not be formed before reforms of the Dail (parliament) take place.
"W... | Recounts are continuing in three constituencies in the Irish election, but there is still no firm indication on who will form the new government. | 35683961 |
Israel-born Schlesinger, who won gold at the same venue in May, missed the events in Paris and Dusseldorf because of illness and injury.
But in Baku she went straight to the semi-finals as top seed and outclassed Khanim Huseynova of Azerbaijan.
The 28-year-old then beat Slovenian Andreja Leski in the final.
Schlesinger... | Britain's Alice Schlesinger marked her first competitive outing of 2017 with gold in the -63kg class at the Baku Grand Slam in Azerbaijan. | 39244201 |
Mr Carmichael confirmed the memo was written in the Scotland Office but denied it was embarrassing for him.
He said: "This is the middle of an election campaign, these things happen."
Ms Sturgeon has said the claims in the memo are "100% untrue".
She was alleged to have told the French ambassador that she would prefer ... | Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has said the leaking of a memo which claimed Nicola Sturgeon would prefer David Cameron to be prime minister was "just one of those things". | 32188345 |
He suggested that immigration, rather than trade, would be the biggest issue for the City of London after the UK leaves the European Union.
Banks are increasingly becoming technology companies and so they need the best engineers, Mr Staley said.
Keeping that talent should be the government's top priority, he added.
His... | Barclays chief executive Jes Staley has said access to talented workers after Brexit is "tremendously important" for the UK's financial sector. | 39716732 |
At least 15 of the 38 people shot dead during the attack on a beach in the popular resort of Sousse were British.
None of the victims have been formally named by the Foreign Office.
Meanwhile, the family of a Trehafod man shot while protecting his fiancee say he is now "stable" and "comfortable" in hospital, after flyi... | There is a "possibility" some of those killed in the Tunisia terrorist attack came from Wales, First Minister Carwyn Jones has warned. | 33300278 |
The PM said he was "delighted" by the result, which gave the UK a chance to change "for the better".
He said there had to be a "fair and balanced" settlement with English MPs deciding on laws applying to England.
But defeated SNP leader Alex Salmond warned against any delay in shifting powers to Scotland as he announc... | David Cameron has said it is time for the UK "to move forward" after Scotland voted against independence. | 29271763 |
He made the solo descent in a submarine called Deepsea Challenger, taking over two hours to reach the bottom.
He spent more than four hours exploring the ocean floor, before a speedy ascent back to the surface.
His craft was kitted out with cameras so he could film the deep in 3D.
"It was absolutely the most remote, is... | Hollywood director James Cameron has returned to the surface after plunging nearly 11km (seven miles) down to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific. | 17503395 |
Standard Life Opening Event: Bloom is the third in a series of digital commissions celebrating the beginning of the 2017 festival season.
It will see colour, texture and sounds mapped across St Andrew Square over two nights.
The free to the public installation has been created by Leo Warner.
Mr Warner said: "We decided... | A civic square in Edinburgh will be transformed using projected animations to mark the start of the 70th Edinburgh International Festival. | 40404729 |
The warning comes from uSwitch, the price comparison and switching service.
It says the biggest increases will be for Npower customers, who could see their bills rise £399.
It adds that 50 fixed energy plans are coming to an end this summer, more than ever before.
There are 14 popular fixed-tariff deals from eight supp... | Half a million households could see a 51% increase in their energy bills this summer - if they simply allow their old fixed-price tariffs to roll over. | 40655736 |
Wales is also last in the UK again, behind England, Scotland and Northern Ireland in all three subject areas.
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The Welsh Conservatives said the results marked a "decade of underachievement" and represented a "scandal of monumental proportions".
Education spokesman Darren Millar AM said: "In spite of a... | Reaction has been coming in to the latest set of Pisa test results, which sees Wales' 15-year-old pupils scoring below the international average in maths, reading and science for a third time. | 38215340 |
It was a great start for the hosts as Taylor finished neatly, latching onto a pass from strike partner Ben Greenhalgh after just four minutes.
He grabbed his second on the half-hour mark, providing vital daylight between the sides and settling Maidstone down.
Greenhalgh came close to scoring in the second half but his ... | A first-half brace from Bobby-Joe Taylor earned Maidstone a second win of the season as they beat Braintree 2-1 at home in the National League on Tuesday night. | 37018413 |
So how did the 43-year-old reach this point in his political career?
A free thinker, who led the campaign to unseat Commons Speaker Michael Martin in the last Parliament, Mr Carswell has never hidden his disdain for the "job for life" culture among some MPs in safe seats and the "cosy cliques" that dominate decision-ma... | Douglas Carswell has made history by becoming UKIP's first elected MP, after winning the Clacton by-election he triggered after defecting from the Conservatives with a majority of 12,404. | 28967101 |
Despite his reputation as a literary recluse, the collection - at the University of East Anglia - shows he also enjoyed trips to Niagara Falls.
It consists of 50 letters and four postcards written to the late Donald Hartog, from London, from 1986 to 2002.
They have been made public to mark the first anniversary of Sali... | JD Salinger was a fan of tennis player Tim Henman and enjoyed eating burgers, previously unseen letters written by the Catcher in the Rye author show. | 12297687 |
Makelele joined on a short-term deal in January following the appointment of Paul Clement as manager.
The 44-year-old has signed a new contract after Swansea secured their Premier League status.
"We are very happy that he is going to be staying on because he is very popular," Clement said,
"He is a quiet, humble man co... | Former Chelsea and France midfielder Claude Makelele has signed a new contract to stay on as Swansea City assistant manager. | 40061061 |
He spoke after briefing the Security Council about his first trip to Syria since taking the post on 1 September.
Mr Brahimi said he would return soon, but admitted he did not have a full plan on how to bring peace to Syria.
The statement comes as violence continues across the country. Activists said the government was ... | The situation in Syria is "extremely bad and getting worse", UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has said. | 19700212 |
Plans for the facility to be built at the Alan Higgs Centre, in Coventry, will be considered on Thursday.
The Sky Blues' youth players use the centre and its programme will get £620,000 of Premier League funding for the coming season.
Wasps has previously said the football club could share the proposed centre.
Coventr... | Coventry City's youth academy is under threat if rugby club Wasps gets permission for a new training centre, the football club has warned. | 36964166 |
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British record holder Asher-Smith, 20, ran a season's best 22.37 seconds to win the 200m in Amsterdam.
Olympic and world champion Rutherford, 29, retained his European long jump title with a leap of 8.25m.
However, after missing out on the 800m final and picking up an inju... | Britain's Dina Asher-Smith and Greg Rutherford won gold medals at the European Championships on Thursday. | 36738025 |
Murrayfield's capacity to darken the mood is well established, but this past year has seen the picture change a little. Meaty wins against Argentina, Ireland and Wales. The best showing in the Six Nations in a decade.
More tries than in any year since 1999. A world ranking of five for the first time ever.
Mark Dodson, ... | For much of rugby's professional age, Murrayfield has been a whirling vortex of disappointment, a place where, at the beginning of nearly every Six Nations and nearly every November series, almost 70,000 were fed into the place in an optimistic and joyful frame of mind only to emerge two hours later like the man on the... | 39450416 |
The World War One book of remembrance is making a rare appearance to the public.
It will be on display until 19 June in Bodelwyddan Castle.
The book of remembrance, unveiled in 1928, is around 1,100 pages long and is normally held in the crypt at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff.
Morrigan Mason, from the Bodelwyddan Cast... | A book that holds the names of 35,000 fallen soldiers connected with Wales has been put on show in Denbighshire. | 36170377 |
Rebels said the attack - which reportedly left four people dead and many injured - was carried out by government forces using chlorine gas.
The UN special envoy for Syria said a chlorine attack, if confirmed, would amount to a "war crime".
Footage obtained by the BBC shows people with breathing difficulties receiving t... | The UN is investigating evidence of a toxic gas attack on a rebel-held area of the Syrian city of Aleppo. | 37049555 |
Megan Bell from Seaham, near Sunderland, and Peter McCallum from Lochgilphead, who were both 17, died in separate incidents at the festival.
Mr McCallum was described by his family as a "kind and caring brother and son".
Miss Bell's family said her death would leave an "irreplaceable gap" in their lives and that she wo... | The families of two teenagers who died at the T in the Park have spoken of their "devastation" over the tragedies. | 36785404 |
He said the incident happened before the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, which was Friday's final race.
"It only just missed my horse. I'd have only been two or three metres from the rail, and he meant it," Atzeni told BBC Radio 5 live.
Crowd behaviour was in the spotlight after images of a fight at the track on Thursday wen... | Jockey Andrea Atzeni says a Royal Ascot racegoer threw a pint of beer at him as he made his way to the start of a race. | 40388332 |
The former Crewe player, who was out of contract with Argyle after making 93 appearances, has agreed a one-year deal with the option of a further 12 months.
The 25-year-old told Blackpool's website: "I can't wait to get started now. I hope to bring a lot of energy and determination to the team.
"I love to win so let's ... | League Two side Blackpool have signed Plymouth right-back Kelvin Mellor. | 36704429 |
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Lyndon Longhorne, from Crook, lost the limbs as well as tips of the fingers on his left hand.
The 19-year-old said since the state-of-the-art hand was fitted, life is "a lot different". | A teenager from County Durham who lost his legs and an arm to meningitis when he was nine months old has had a bionic arm fitted. | 30655577 |
In the months after 9/11, Americans asked: "Why do they hate us?"
Today, European politicians, journalists and academics are still searching for an explanation as to why so many young Muslims are being radicalised.
Religion, economic deprivation and Western foreign policy are all put forward as possible drivers of jiha... | The Paris attacks have once again revealed the West's bewilderment as to why it is under attack. | 34857789 |
The Cumbernauld-based maker of Irn Bru, Tizer and Rubicon posted a 1.1% fall in sales for the 15 weeks to 9 May.
It also came up against tough comparisons from a year earlier, when it sponsored the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
But the business said sales in the wider soft drinks market lifted by 0.7% in the same period.... | Soft drinks firm AG Barr has reported flat sales amid a "competitive and volatile" market. | 32900166 |
Dr Rebecca Payne said there is a particular problem in north Wales with GPs getting older and fewer younger doctors taking over.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is launching a recruitment film to trigger a change.
The Welsh government says an extra £10m is being spent on primary care.
RCGP Wales spoke... | A GP said she hopes a UK-wide campaign to recruit medical students into the profession will ease pressure on doctors' practices in Wales. | 30958013 |
Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation (Pace) says "thousands" of children are affected and police forces lack skills to deal with such abuse.
A report into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham found at least 1,400 children were abused over two decades.
The National Child Protection Working Group says police are d... | Young people are currently being groomed in "every town" in Britain, according to a charity. | 30638168 |
They plan to deliver a 136,000-strong petition to Downing Street and want the government to act as a guarantor.
The men had been working on a private US-owned ship providing anti-piracy protection when they were arrested over illegally possessing weapons.
They have been in jail since October and have since seen a decis... | Relatives of six former British servicemen jailed in India are urging the prime minister to help free them. | 26559315 |
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The fireworks, discovered in Textile Street, Gorton, are so powerful people must be at least 25m (82ft) away, said the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.
Assistant county fire officer Geoff Harris said whoever dumped them was "incredibly irresponsible".
"Thanks to the ... | Footage showing a dummy being destroyed by powerful fireworks found dumped in Manchester has been released by firefighters. | 34656212 |
One prison officer was injured in trouble which broke out at HMP Stocken in Rutland on Sunday 14 June.
The men have all been collectively charged with prison mutiny, Leicestershire Police said.
All ten are due to appear before Leicester Magistrates' Court on Monday.
They are:
At the time, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) ... | Ten men have been charged over an "incident of disorder" requiring the use of riot squads at a prison last year. | 36235840 |
The under-fire sportswear firm has been criticised for its working practices - especially in its Shirebrook warehouse - and its zero-hours contracts.
Earlier, the firm announced that its second review of working practices would be run by an independent body.
The new "360 degree" review had been due to be led by the fir... | Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has again defended the running of his firm, repeating his admission of mistakes and that it had paid millions in bonuses. | 37416351 |
The triple-lock guarantees that pensions rise by the same as average earnings, the consumer price index, or 2.5%, whichever is the highest.
The Work and Pensions Committee said continuing with it was "unsustainable" and "unfair" on younger families.
The government said it was committed to the triple-lock until 2020 at ... | The "triple-lock" on state pensions - which has protected the incomes of the older generation since 2010 - should be scrapped, a committee of MPs has said. | 37871681 |
Five months after it was flooded during the Storm Desmond deluge, Carlisle's Sheepmount Stadium remains closed and the repair bill could reach £3m.
The closure is forcing athletes to travel as far as the Scottish border to find facilities, it has emerged.
Carlisle City Council said the venue could be relocated.
Pentat... | Athletes are being forced to travel hundreds of miles to train after a major sporting facility was damaged by storms. | 36090965 |
Map Maker allowed users to draw features, adding roads, rivers, green spaces and local businesses.
But some edits, such as an image of its Android mascot urinating on an Apple logo, were not as welcome.
Google said that the shutdown is "temporary" but admitted that it will take more than a few days to fix.
Last month, ... | Google is suspending a service that allowed members of the public to contribute to its maps, following vandalism. | 32704566 |
The parents of Hope Lee had known for months she would have a short lifespan due to a deadly brain and skull condition.
Emma and Andrew Lee, from Newmarket, agreed Hope's kidneys would be made available for transplant.
Mr Lee said: "There's an adult lady out there who is doing very well, so a lot of good has come out o... | A baby who died 74 minutes after birth has become the UK's youngest organ donor. | 34976019 |
The green belt site on the west side of Mill Lane at Bathampton Meadows was chosen by Bath and North East Somerset Council (Banes), on Wednesday night.
It was selected over neighbouring council-owned land, because the 800-car site would be less visible and have potential for a future rail link.
But landowner Steve Horl... | The owner of land picked as a preferred location for Bath's new park-and-ride says he has no intention of selling it. | 38754331 |
Police said the Burmese python was found by a member of the public at about 18:20 BST in the middle of Wilton Lane, Guisborough, Teesside.
About 8ft (2.4m) long, it is believed it was abandoned by its owner. The snake was collected by vets.
Officers said there is no suggestion any more snakes are loose.
But Cleveland P... | A second snake has been at the side of a country lane - 24 hours after a boa constrictor was captured in the same area. | 33490385 |
Phil Shiner was struck off after being found to have acted dishonestly in bringing murder and torture claims against British war veterans.
He ran the now-defunct Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) and had 12 charges of misconduct proved against him.
The Insolvency Service website states Mr Shiner, 60, from Birmingham, was m... | A lawyer who brought false claims against Iraq War veterans has been declared bankrupt. | 39301681 |
Chris Coleman's side fell to 15th from an all-time high of eighth in October.
Northern Ireland are up six places to 29th, two below their highest ranking, after also qualifying for Euro 2016.
England move up one place to ninth, Scotland fall four places to 44th, while Belgium top the rankings for the first time in thei... | Wales have dropped out of the top 10 in the Fifa world football rankings despite qualifying for Euro 2016. | 34731092 |
The hardiest entrants will be aiming to complete 85 miles (137km) within 24 hours to finish the event which visits all 17 of the island's parishes.
Only 155 of those who started the walk last year completed the full distance inside the time limit.
Last year Richard Gerrard won his third consecutive title with Karen Chi... | About 1,400 walkers have started the 105th Manx Telecom Parish Walk endurance event in the Isle of Man. | 40273044 |
They used formulas to calculate how effective the 4.69m (15.4ft) wide cape used in Batman Begins would be.
The University of Leicester paper concludes that "clearly gliding using a batcape is not a safe way to travel".
But the four students, all Batman fans, said the superhero would be able to fly safely if he used a l... | Batman could glide from tall buildings using his cape but would probably die from the impact of landing, physics students have demonstrated. | 18780929 |
Scott triumphed in a time of 47.90 seconds and booked his place at this summer's World Championships along with Max Litchfield, who also broke a British record to win gold in the 400m individual medley.
Charlotte Atkinson clinched gold in the women's 200m butterfly, adding to the 50m title she won on Wednesday.
Litchfi... | Duncan Scott became the first British man to swim under 48 seconds in the 100m freestyle as he broke his own national record to win gold at the British Swimming Championships. | 39662965 |
PC Nicholas Pool, of Cumbria Police, did not realise he was communicating online with an undercover officer.
A disciplinary hearing in Penrith dismissed the 29-year-old, of Newton Rigg, Penrith.
At Carlisle Crown Court last month, Pool admitted attempting to incite a girl to engage in sexual activity. He will be senten... | A police officer who attempted to meet a 12-year-old girl for sex has been sacked. | 38921196 |
The claim: Labour was ahead in the polls before the leadership process started.
Reality Check verdict: Labour has been ahead in only three of the 75 polls conducted between Mr Corbyn becoming leader and the end of June.
"Over the past year we have won the by-elections we contested, three with a big swing to Labour, we ... | At the Labour leadership hustings in Gateshead on Thursday, Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith were discussing Labour's electability. | 37061605 |
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In 1965 there was a race to carry out the first space walk, between the United States and what was then the Soviet Union.
Nobody knew how the human body would react to being in space, and the equipment was nothing like the high-tech gear worn now.
In the end, the Soviet Union won... | Fifty years ago the very first person to walk in space was floating around, more than 300 miles above the Earth. | 31951984 |
Republican aides were recorded making "tomahawk chops" and war whoops at a campaign event, according to the Democratic Party.
They are said to have been mocking candidate Elizabeth Warren, who claims Native American ancestry.
Republican incumbent Scott Brown said he would not condone such behaviour.
Meanwhile, Ms Warre... | Two political aides have been accused of making offensive gestures linked to Native Americans to poke fun at a US Massachusetts senator's challenger. | 19723601 |
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Emily Kay, 21, won the new-look omnium - reduced from six races over two days to four in one - by one point to add to her win in Friday's team pursuit.
Kay won on 121 points, ahead of Lotte Kopecky with Tatsiana Sharakova on 119.
Jack Carlin, Ryan Owens and Joe Truman then... | Britain won two more gold medals on the final day of the Track Cycling World Cup in Glasgow to take their tally for the event to five. | 37891143 |
The fashion company - seen as an indicator of the health of the retail sector - also said profits would be higher than expected.
That was better than previous guidance from the UK's second-largest clothing retailer, which has more than 500 stores in the UK and Irish Republic.
In late morning trade on Tuesday, shares in... | High Street clothing retailer Next has said full-price sales rose by 3.5% in the half year to 25 July. | 33690443 |
The blaze at a flat at Priorwood Court in Melrose was reported to fire crews just before 04;30.
Firefighters used a line of hosereel and six breathing apparatus to tackle the flames.
The fire is understood to have been contained to one flat only.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "One elderly... | An elderly woman has been taken to hospital following a fire at sheltered housing complex in the Scottish Borders. | 32007515 |
Sixty years have passed since the first Nations Cup, which took place in Sudan in 1957, consisted of only three teams and was won by Egypt.
This year's edition has 32 matches over 23 days, featuring 16 teams - who begin their quest in four groups of four - and will end on 5 February with the winning finalists lifting t... | The 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations will kick off at 16:00 GMT on Saturday when hosts Gabon take on debutants Guinea-Bissau. | 38574550 |
The Carroll family, from Newtownabbey, County Antrim, and the Hughes family from Belfast cannot get home because their Easyjet flights were cancelled.
They were offered replacement flights but the planes depart late next week.
Easyjet said the strike was outside its control and was "doing everything possible to limit t... | Two Northern Ireland families stranded in Spain due to the French air traffic controllers' strike have criticised how their airline handled the situation. | 32229907 |
The Owls have lost their last two games but are sixth in the Championship, five points clear of seventh-placed Fulham.
"I don't think the genuine fans of Sheffield Wednesday have Twitter," he told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"Usually the people who have social media use it to talk bad things and be negative."
He continued: "I... | Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal does not think people who criticise the club on social media are actually fans of the team. | 39142987 |
The infected delegates were among hundreds who had gathered for the four day forum organised by the Ministry of Health at a Nairobi hotel on Tuesday.
They have been isolated in a city hospital, but health officials say the number of people infected may rise.
It is unclear how they caught the disease, which has led to f... | Nearly 50 people have contracted cholera while attending a health conference in Kenya's capital. | 40369318 |
The federal guidelines came after a nurse was put in isolation in a tent in New Jersey, a decision condemned by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Meanwhile, Australia has been criticised for a West Africa visa ban.
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa has infected more than 10,000 people and killed almost 5,000.
P... | US medics returning from treating Ebola patients in West Africa will be actively monitored but not placed in quarantine under new US health rules. | 29792776 |
That's the view of a student in the Midlands, talking about his life as a young Asian now that the terror threat to the UK has been labelled "severe."
Home Secretary Theresa May announced new anti-terrorism measures this week which call on schools and colleges to lead the way in preventing radicalisation.
Newsbeat spen... | "People need to stop the generalisation of Asians." | 30216768 |
Schneidermann moved to the Welsh town, having completed her photographic studies at the University of South Wales, in Newport.
Her resulting project, The Unbearable, the Sadness and the Rest, features portraits of those growing up in an area with huge economic and social pressures, blending traditional documentary phot... | Clementine Schneidermann's photographs of Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, have won her this year's Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award. | 37504610 |
Mrs May pledged to reduce the numbers claiming in Britain while taking in the "most vulnerable" refugees from conflict zones around the world.
She also said high migration made a "cohesive society" impossible.
Her speech was criticised by business groups, with the Institute of Directors attacking its "irresponsible rhe... | Home Secretary Theresa May has unveiled a reform of the UK's asylum rules during an uncompromising speech to the Conservative Party conference. | 34450887 |
BBC correspondents have been reporting from Hungary, Austria and Germany after travel restrictions were eased late on Friday.
In Hungary, many people waiting for trains had set up temporary camp in the underpasses underneath the city's Keleti station.
Fed up after days of waiting to be allowed to board trains, a group ... | Thousands of migrants have crossed into Austria and Germany, following a long journey that has brought many from conflict zones like Syria into the heart of Europe. | 34162846 |
Notts owner Ray Trew, who wants to sell the League Two club, also owns Women's Super League team Notts County Ladies.
The document says Notts County Ladies Limited will be dissolved two months from 13 December.
But the club would not say what this means for the women's team.
Notts Ladies, who play their home matches at... | Notts County Football Club have refused to comment on a document which has appeared at Companies House which suggests Notts County Ladies Football Club Limited will be dissolved. | 38345440 |
George "Johnny" Johnson was 22 when he took part in the 1943 air raid using experimental bouncing bombs in Germany.
TV presenter Ms Vorderman said it was "absolutely disgraceful" the 95-year-old was omitted from the New Year's Honours list, despite being nominated.
The Cabinet Office said it could not comment on nomina... | A petition launched by Carol Vorderman calling for the last surviving Dambuster to be knighted has received 200,000 signatures. | 38720605 |
Sibusiso Gcabashe was found guilty of a string of charges, including kidnapping and raping an 18-year-old woman.
Gcabashe was also convicted of impersonating Khulekani "Mgqumeni" Khumalo, who died in 2009.
Thousands of fans flocked to his house in KwaZulu-Natal in 2012 believing he had been resurrected.
He was an award... | A man who made headlines for impersonating a dead Zulu folk musician has been sentenced to 28 years in prison. | 36665120 |
The Italian, 36, was pipped to the 2015 title by team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and insisted he could compete for honours in 2016 and beyond.
"I would like to race also after 2016. In any case, I will end my career with Yamaha," he said.
"I want to try to be at the level I've had for the past two years. Then we'll see whether... | Nine-time Moto GP world champion Valentino Rossi says he will finish his career at Yamaha. | 35346272 |
She was banned after the FIS claimed she qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics at fixed races, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared her.
FIS apologised and has made "an appropriate" payment that the musician intends to donate to charity.
Vanessa-Mae, 37, was 67th and last in the giant slalom in Sochi competi... | Violinist Vanessa-Mae has been awarded damages for defamation from the International Ski Federation (FIS). | 35648512 |
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