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Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Ninety-nine-year-old Mickie, who drove army trucks during World War Two, makes her way up the runway with a walking stick. Stefan, the bearded The Big Issue North seller from Manchester Victoria station, slowly twirls and waves as he goes. Helen, who's had can...
Four-day-old James is carried along the catwalk to meet the world for the first time.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Ms Baloch, 26, recently caused controversy by posting controversial pictures of herself on social media, including one alongside a Muslim cleric. Police say she was strangled to death. Cases of women being killed for 'dishonouring' their family are commonplace...
Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been killed by her brother in an apparent 'honour killing' in the province of Punjab, police say.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Department for Transport (DfT) said First Trenitalia West Coast, MTR West Coast Partnership and West Coast Partnership had all been shortlisted. The franchise will also be responsible for the West Coast Main Line. Four bidders for the South Eastern franchi...
The companies bidding for the West Coast Partnership rail franchise, which will design and run the HS2 high speed services between London and Birmingham, have been revealed.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: It happened on Wednesday morning at 08:15 BST at the Port Road. Firefighters used cutting equipment to free the man from the taxi. He was discharged from hospital after treatment. A man in the lorry was treated at the scene by paramedics. Summary (one sentenc...
A man had to be cut out of a taxi following a collision with a lorry in Strathfoyle in Londonderry.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is not supported on this device Ray is one of three Scots on the card when the Ultimate Fighting Championship comes to Glasgow's Hydro on 16 July. "It is a mixture of judo, which is an Olympic sport, wrestling, which is an Olympic sport, and box...
Scottish fighter Stevie Ray believes mixed martial arts could be recognised as an Olympic sport in future.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The woman were photographed by local artist Patrick Goff while they sat on Seven Sisters near Seaford. The Newhaven lifeboat team told the BBC the actions of the women were "really stupid", and the situation was an accident waiting to happen. That stretch of c...
A group of young women seen sitting on the edge of a cliff on the East Sussex coast would have had no chance of surviving a fall, lifeguards have said.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Everton defender, 28, was given oxygen before being carried off following the challenge with Neil Taylor, who was sent off. Coleman is expected to have surgery in Dublin on Saturday on what is believed to be a double leg fracture. Republic manager Martin O...
Republic of Ireland skipper Seamus Coleman suffered a broken leg during his side's goalless draw with Wales at the Aviva Stadium.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: There is no official word on the cause of death. The prince had had a number of surgeries in recent years. He was the kingdom's foreign minister for 40 years, before retiring in April. Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi said the world had lost a "noble" diplomat...
Saudi Arabia's Prince Saud al-Faisal - who was the world's longest-serving foreign minister - has died aged 75.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Hollywood A-lister and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, met Reg Park at the start of a bodybuilding career which saw him competing in working men's clubs across Yorkshire. The star of the Terminator films said Park, who went on to become M...
One of the world's most famous action movie stars has revealed how he was inspired by an unlikely friendship with a little-known Leeds United reserve team player.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 38-year-old said he was "honestly sorry" and hoped families would find peace if he was convicted, news agency DPA reported. Identified only as Niels H under German court reporting rules, the accused told the court he acted on impulse. "Usually the decision...
A German former nurse, who confessed to killing more than 30 patients by administering lethal drug doses, has apologised to relatives of his victims.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Reid, 22, scored four goals during a season-long loan with the National League side last season. He has one year remaining on his Exeter contract and returns to Plainmoor for his third spell. Osborn, 18, was signed by Southampton from Torquay's academy but was...
Torquay United have re-signed Exeter forward Jamie Reid on a six-month loan deal, while goalkeeper Neal Osborn has returned after a stint at Southampton.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Newlywed Michaela McAreavey was murdered in her hotel room on the island of Mauritius. John McAreavey, her husband of less than two weeks, said "my life ended as well" that day. The McAreaveys were on honeymoon at the Legends Hotel when John found 27-year-old ...
It should have been the dream holiday that launched a new life for a young couple but it turned into a nightmare of violence, tragedy and grief.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, was shot dead by police after he attacked a military recruitment centre and a naval reserve centre in Chattanooga. Local prosecutors are investigating the attacks - in which three people were also injured - as "domestic terrori...
US federal investigators say a gunman who killed four marines in a shooting spree in Tennessee had no known links to international terrorism.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF) met the UK environment secretary and fishing minister in London. Talks with the Scottish government's Brexit minister Michael Russell were also held at Holyrood. The SFF campaigned for a Leave vote in June's referendum...
Scottish fishing leaders have said they are "encouraged" by talks with the UK and Scottish governments about Brexit.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is not supported on this device Palace lost 3-1 at home to Sunderland on Monday, extending their run without a Premier League win to four games. Warnock's side had a strong claim for a penalty denied inside the first minute against the Black Cat...
Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock says he has been told his side should appeal more for penalties, describing his players as "too honest".
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Junior Chipolpolo have conceded seven times in their four matches in South Korea and have not kept a clean sheet. Banda, who plays for Zambian champions Zanaco, says the defence has been working hard to remedy that. "We're looking forward to the game against I...
Zambia goalkeeper Mangani Banda is determined to keep a clean sheet when they face Italy in an Under-20 World Cup quarter-final on Monday.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: It has also been made into a musical stage show, which has been a huge success - and now, it's coming to the big screen...again! Walt Disney Studios has confirmed that the film is having a live action remake, a bit like The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast...
The Disney film The Lion King is one of the biggest animated films of all time.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to Chepstow Road in Maindee at about 19:00 BST on Monday. The road was closed while emergency services including paramedics and firefighters dealt with the incident. An elderly woman and a man were taken to hospit...
Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and a van in Newport.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Polling stations have closed across the six council areas in the region - Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral on Merseyside, as well as Halton in Cheshire. The results are expected on Friday afternoon. The mayor will lead the region's combined au...
Voting has ended in the election to choose the first metropolitan mayor for the Liverpool City Region.
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Mae perchnogion papur newydd Y Cymro wedi dweud wrth BBC Cymru Fyw bod diddordeb brwd wedi cael ei ddangos mewn prynu'r papur.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Britney Mazzoncini from Glasgow took an overdose of anti-anxiety tablets. Her mum, Annette McKenzie, only found out after her death that her daughter had visited her GP and spoken of suicidal thoughts. Ms McKenzie has launched an online petition to the Scotti...
The mother of a 16-year-old who took her own life after being bullied online has told BBC Scotland under 18s should not be prescribed powerful medication without parental consent.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Despite making his complaint in November 2012, he said he has been left "in limbo" with limited progress. He was first interviewed by the National Crime Agency's Operation Pallial team in February 2013. A Pallial spokesman said it will discuss the concerns he ...
A man who claims he was sexually abused in a children's home two decades ago has said he no longer wants to pursue his allegation because of the length of time it is taking to come to court.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Devon and Cornwall force said it was five weeks from submitting a file to prosecutors on Black linking him to the 1978 killing of Genette Tate, 13. Scotsman Black was arrested in 2005 over the murder but not charged. Genette's mother Sheila Cook said she d...
Police say they are "devastated" child killer Robert Black has died in prison before he could be charged with murdering a teenage Devon girl.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: At the opening of a new exhibition, Gabriele Finaldi said he wanted to make the area around the gallery "a space that works for us", The Times reports. The paved area has become a popular place for street artists, especially people dressed as "levitating Yodas...
The north end of Trafalgar Square should be cleared of buskers and "Yoda" street performers, according to the National Gallery's new director.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Lucy Ward claimed she was sacked because she was former head coach Neil Redfearn's partner. Ms Ward, who worked as the club's education and welfare officer, travelled to Canada to work as a BBC pundit at the 2015 Women's World Cup. The club, which denied any w...
A Leeds United employee has won her case for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination against the club.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The pursuit sees competitors towed at 20-30mph and "crash after crash". Horseboarding is the brainchild of "extreme horse-rider" Daniel Fowler-Prime, and has rapidly grown in popularity over the past 10 years. The event is taking place at Thoresby Country Show...
Riders are saddling up to compete in a sport that combines horse-riding and skateboarding in the National Horseboarding Championships.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is not supported on this device For the second successive year, the top-flight crown was decided on the final day in 2015 - Emma Hayes' side completing the league and FA Cup double by edging out Manchester City. But could 2016 possibly throw up ...
The Women's Super League One season kicks off this week, with Chelsea hoping to retain the title they secured in dramatic fashion 170 days ago.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Tighter rules about who is eligible for the scheme are to be introduced, the Ministry of Justice said. Prisoners will only be allowed out for a specific purpose, such as work experience, and day-release prisoners will also have to wear electronic tags. Campaig...
Day release from prison is to be scaled back following a series of serious crimes committed by offenders temporarily out of jail.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Trevor Gibbon, 48, allegedly armed himself with two knives and fatally stabbed Alison Morrison, 45, in Harrow, north London, in December 2014. The Old Bailey heard the killing came a day after he was handed a restraining order, having pleaded guilty to harassi...
A man accused of stabbing his neighbour 33 times after a "tit-for-tat" dispute has said his mind went "hazy" at the time of the attack.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is not supported on this device Who will come out on top in their crunch Group B encounter in Lens? We asked four BBC pundits with a foot in either camp for their verdict on where the game will be won and lost. Former England midfielders Danny M...
England and Wales meet in a mouth-watering Euro 2016 home nations derby on Thursday.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Ministers are also to unveil a £255m fund to help councils tackle pollution from diesel vehicles, as part of £3bn spending on air quality. The government will publish a court-mandated clean air strategy later, days before a High Court deadline. Campaigners sai...
New diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2040 in a bid to tackle air pollution, the government is set to announce.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Medway Council said the centres would be replaced by four "super hubs". The move comes after the council agreed a £60,000 cut in funding for children's centres to help pay for the Battle of Medway commemorations. Labour councillors criticised the plans saying ...
Plans by a Conservative council to axe all 19 children's centres have been met with "dismay" by the Labour opposition.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The three-year deal follows months of talks prompted by the government's failure to meet targets on inflation, the budget deficit and growth. The Ghanaian economy had been expanding at about 8% annually on the back of gold, cocoa and oil exports. However, grow...
Ghana has struck a deal with the International Monetary Fund aimed at stabilising its troubled economy.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Crolla, 29, was making the second defence of the title he won from Colombia's Darleys Perez last November. After a slow start Crolla appeared to have found his range by the middle rounds, although the challenger landed with the more eye-catching punches. But t...
Anthony Crolla lost his WBA lightweight title to Jorge Linares after a gruelling battle at Manchester Arena.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Olive Cooke was one of the UK's longest-serving poppy sellers and had collected money in Bristol for the Royal British Legion for 76 years. Media coverage of her death focussed on suggestions she had been overwhelmed by junk mail from charities. An inquest int...
A 92-year-old woman who was found dead in the Avon Gorge had "long term issues with periodic depression", an inquest has heard.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: 9 November 2011 Last updated at 11:08 GMT The delicate bird shakes its head with such acceleration that it can reach a g-force of 34 (Formula 1 racing cars typically reach less than 6 g). This mid-air manoeuvre takes just 0.1 seconds and removes almost all of ...
Slow-motion footage has revealed how a hovering hummingbird copes with wet weather.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The suspected gunman, named by Danish media as Omar El-Hussein, 22, was shot dead by police after he attacked a free speech debate and a synagogue. Denmark's PM said he was not a member of a terror cell, according to what was known so far. The shootings left a...
Danish police have accused two men of aiding the gunman who killed two people in the weekend attacks in Copenhagen.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Mariette McHarg, of Barry, also made 59 visits to an emergency department at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, attended a poisons unit at Llandough hospital 55 times and called the GP out of hours service 127 times. The cost of care was estimated at more ...
A woman who called the ambulance service more than 400 times in the last two years has been jailed.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Fabrice Bregier, chief executive of the planemaking arm of Airbus Group, said the company was in advanced talks with several possible customers. But although the European firm was on target to sell more A380s this year, talks could slip into 2016, he said. "If...
Airbus has admitted that new orders at the Dubai Airshow for its A380, the world's biggest aircraft, are unlikely.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: An investigation by MPs found placing youngsters far from home could encourage them to abscond - leaving them then at risk of sexual abuse. Their report calls for an independent investigation into the homes system. Children's Minister Tim Loughton said "urgent...
"Serious weaknesses" in England's care system have been revealed by a report which found children's homes failed to protect runaways, the children's minister says.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 53-year-old, who denies nine sex offences against six complainants, allegedly "forced his tongue" into the mouth of a girl aged 13 or 14. The allegations, spanning more than two decades, also include a charge that he grabbed hold of a 16-year-old girl at C...
DJ Neil Fox forcefully kissed three girls under the age of 16, magistrates in Westminster have heard.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Paula Sherriff, Labour MP for Dewsbury, told the House of Commons Martin Barkley, chief executive of Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust, had made the comment to her. The trust runs Pinderfields Hospital, Pontefract Hospital and Dewsbury and District Hospital. It...
Leaders of an NHS trust have "effectively been in crisis mode for the last 14 months", an MP has said.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The non-farm payroll numbers may help the US Federal Reserve decide whether or not it will raise rates in December. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said earlier in the week that it was still "a live possibility" that rates would go up this year. The Dow Jon...
(Close): US stock markets closed largely down on Thursday as investors remained cautious ahead of Friday's key employment figures.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is not supported on this device Adrian Hinchliffe guided Laugher and Chris Mears to Team GB's first ever Olympic diving gold in Rio. He is employed by Leeds City Council and worked for British Diving as a consultant but wanted to make a full-tim...
Olympic champion Jack Laugher has blamed British Diving after his coach quit his role to join Australia's team.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The recent release of thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables is just the latest in a long list of "leaks" published by the secretive site, which has established a reputation for publishing sensitive material from governments and other high-profile organisati...
Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has dominated the news, both because of its steady drip feed of secret documents, but also because of the dealings of its enigmatic front man Julian Assange.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Commons speaker John Bercow told MPs the Queen had given Royal Assent to what is now the Wales Act 2017. The legislation devolves to Wales extra powers over transport, energy, electoral arrangements and an element of control over income tax levels. It also def...
The Wales Bill, rewriting the devolution settlement, has become law.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Argentina and Barcelona forward missed out on another international trophy when his side were beaten on penalties by Chile in the Copa America. "For me the national team is over. I've done all I can, it hurts not to be a champion," said Messi. With Barcelo...
Lionel Messi has announced that he's retiring from international football.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: A crowd of about 100 gathered at the scene in St Louis early on Wednesday after scuffles the night before. Police said the man who was shot, Antonio Martin, 18, had pointed a gun at the police officer. For weeks there have been widespread protests over alleged...
US police have clashed with protesters in Missouri after an officer shot dead a black teenager close to where another black youth, Michael Brown, was killed in August sparking national protests.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: It has no steering wheel and is modelled on the white guided pods you may have seen at Heathrow Airport. Lots of companies are racing to develop driverless technology, previously I've been out in a Nissan autonomous car. It nearly ran into the back of a street...
I've just spent a fascinating morning, being taken around North Greenwich in a driverless pod.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: He matched critical acclaim with mass market popularity and wrote more than 25 books throughout his career. He was best known for his novels The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road and Complicity. In recent weeks, the Scottish author, who announced he was dying from t...
Iain Banks, who has died at the age of 59, was one of Britain's most celebrated authors, achieving success in both mainstream literary fiction and science fiction genres.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Fans of each company are particularly bitter in their disdain for the other camp - as either philistines who fail to see that the design of a product is key to its value, or hipster sheep who will pay over the odds for any iDevice. Which made one feature of We...
Microsoft versus Apple, a rivalry dating back more than three decades, pitching two different visions of what is important in technology against each other.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: He had been suffering from mental health problems for several years. An independent report says his death could have been prevented had he received the care he needed. Here, his mother talks about life with her 'lovely son' and her family's fight to find out w...
In January 2013, 25-year-old Chris Wood, from Cardiff, killed himself.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Openers Mark Stoneman (46) and Keaton Jennings put on 74 for Durham, but that was as good as it got for the visitors at Lord's as spinner Ollie Rayner took 4-17 to help bowl them out for 204. Middlesex captain James Franklin also chipped in with 3-26. The host...
County Championship leaders Middlesex enjoyed a fine opening day with bat and ball to take control against Durham.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The company said the moves would help it invest in new features. But it faces a backlash from users unhappy at being limited to synching notes across two devices - rather than an unlimited number - unless they pay. Microsoft, Apple and Google all offer competi...
Evernote has restricted the use of the free version of its note-taking app and raised prices for the paid-for ones.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Armagh 1-15 2-08 Down Derry 2-17 0-05 QUB - latest score Monaghan 1-13 0-10 St Mary's College Fermanagh 0-19 0-05 Antrim Cavan 0-15 0-19 Ulster University Tyrone 2-23 0-06 Donegal Summary (one sentence):
McKenna Cup Section games results
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The missing ball, which belongs to Dungloe Ladies GAA team in Donegal, was found by beach walker Arthur Heyes. It was swept several hundred miles north by the Atlantic current, surviving its journey in good nick. Mr Heyes has now emailed the club to try to reu...
A football used by a Gaelic Athletic Association team in Ireland has been found washed up on a Scottish beach in the Outer Hebrides.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: On Twitter, Makkah Newspaper cartoonist Abdullah Jaber shared one of his works showing a masked militant wearing an explosive belt using letters taken from the Arabic word "Islam" to spell out "No Peace". The #Medina_Explosion hashtag accompanying the cartoon ...
There was an outpouring of anger and condemnation among Saudis after a suicide bomber killed four security officers near the Prophet's Mosque in the city of Medina, the second holiest site in Islam.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Swiss third seed's 300th Grand Slam match win was secured 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4. Australian Nick Kyrgios was involved in an argument with an umpire as he lost 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-4 to Tomas Berdych. Top seeds Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic won in straight sets, wh...
Roger Federer reached the last 16 at the Australian Open after proving too strong for Grigor Dimitrov in their highly-anticipated third-round match.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The business was its convenience store offshoot - known as M Local - before it was sold last September. My Local has 1,650 staff in some 130 stores. New owner Greybull Capital lined up administrators on Tuesday. Separately, Sir Philip Green plans to offer jobs...
The supermarket Morrisons has said it will offer jobs to most My Local staff in the event of the chain closing.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: It is thought to be the first time China's military has publicly admitted to landing a plane on the artificial island, known as Fiery Cross Reef. State media said the plane evacuated three injured workers from the reef. China and several of its neighbours are ...
China has landed a military aircraft on one of its manmade islands in the disputed South China Sea.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Dean Radford and Jamie Webb have spoken about incidents they said happened when they were in their teens. A number of other players have also come forward saying they were abused at the club. Southampton FC said it would co-operate fully with any police invest...
Former footballers have alleged they were subjected to years of grooming and sexual abuse from a former employee of Southampton FC.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Garnant ward councillor Kevin Madge will be succeeded as Labour leader by Jeff Edmunds, from Llanelli, who represents the Bigyn ward. The decision was made at the local party's annual general meeting on Monday. Mr Madge has led the council in coalition with in...
The leader of Carmarthenshire council has been voted out after a secret ballot by Labour councillors.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: It aims to improve the treatment and survival rates at Cardiff's Velindre and Swansea's Singleton hospital. The 3D scanning pinpoints the exact site of a tumour and maps the cancer's behaviour more accurately to target it with radiotherapy. The trial, starting...
Detailed imaging techniques are to help doctors target head and neck cancers more effectively in a £720,000 clinical trial.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is not supported on this device Halifax had two early goals disallowed for offside, with David Lynch's first-minute strike followed by Tom Denton's effort eight minutes later. Steven Drench kept things level by tipping Corey Whitely's shot over ...
Substitute Matty Kosylo's wonderful 90th-minute goal put sixth-tier FC Halifax Town into the FA Cup second round at the expense of 10-man Dagenham & Redbridge.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Most of the 37 survivors reached an island in the lake while others were found in a village, some of them washed ashore. The children were on holiday from Moscow, and Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has sent doctors and psychologists. Four people have been arrested on s...
Fourteen people, mostly children, died when a storm caught a boating party on Lake Syamozero in northern Russia's Karelia region.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Festival bosses apologised after a number of revellers were caught up in transport problems and delays following the event's first year at the site. In a letter to the chief executive, Conservative MSP Liz Smith claimed "public safety was compromised". Council...
An MSP has written to Perth and Kinross Council urging a "major review" of T in the Park's move to Strathallan Castle.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: He said it would be "a nice way to bounce back" after a pit stop error in Monaco saw him lose to Lewis Hamilton. Ricciardo added that a strong run in Canada may be an indication he could mount a title challenge this season. "I believe we can be the next ones i...
Daniel Ricciardo is "hopeful" Red Bull can challenge Mercedes for victory in this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The cities are bidding for the Games after Durban was stripped of the event. Warner says it is more cost effective to use the stadium, which hosted the 2012 Olympics and 2017 World Athletics and Para-athletics Championships. "The first one to make the call has...
Liverpool and Birmingham should ask to use London Stadium for athletics as part of their 2022 Commonwealth Games bids, says outgoing UK Athletics chief Ed Warner.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Sixth-tier Poole Town and Hungerford Town have been told by the National League they do not have the required 500 covered seats across two stands. "We argue it's a decision no reasonable tribunal could have come to," Poole chairman Chris Reeves said. Both club...
Two National League South clubs face an uncertain wait for appeals against being barred from the division's promotion play-offs to be heard.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The animal's owner raised the alarm after it tumbled over the edge at about 16:00 on Tuesday on the island of Unst in Shetland. A coastguard rope team reached the dog and brought it back up to safety, Shetland Coastguard said. It was not injured and was reunit...
A sheepdog has been rescued after it fell around 40ft down a cliff.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Chasing 185 to win after 14 wickets fell before tea, the visitors were bowled out for 164, Worcestershire captain Joe Leach taking 5-62. Earlier, Northants were bowled out in their first innings for 157. They then skittled the hosts for 153 with Nathan Buck cl...
Worcestershire pulled off a remarkable 20-run victory over Northants inside two days, in a match completely dominated by the bowlers at New Road.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: She went outside to investigate, thinking a neighbour was frying chillies, and found people running in panic, clutching their faces. Someone told her there had been an accident at Union Carbide India's pesticide plant behind her house in Bhopal, the capital ...
On the night of 2 December 1984, Lakshmi Thakur was putting her children to bed when her eyes started stinging.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The former ABC cinema in the centre of Tunbridge Wells has been derelict for nearly 14 years despite a number of demolition and redevelopment plans. Work was due to start on Monday but work to make safe the electricity and gas supplies has delayed demolition. ...
Demolition of a derelict town centre cinema in Kent, branded as a "grot spot" is due to start this week.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The action will take place on 22 June, while a ban on overtime and work-to-rule will be carried out next week. The dispute is over proposed changes to pensions which could see employees retiring at 65 instead of 60. The union Community said workers had been le...
Tata Steel workers across the UK will go on strike later this month in a row over pensions, unions have announced.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The black and white craft with four rotors came within 82ft (25m) of the aeroplane at 3,000ft (914m) on its approach to the airport in May. A Boeing pilot saw the drone cross its flight path and assessed the risk as low, but the UK Airprox Board said "a seriou...
A drone posed a "serious risk of collision" to a Boeing 737 near Stansted Airport, a report has stated.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: First Minister Carwyn Jones marked 18 months of refurbishment of the Grade II-listed Tramshed. The one-time vehicle repair depot now includes a music venue and restaurants, with a 40-seat cinema to open soon. Mr Jones said it was "an iconic building, not just ...
A former tram depot near the centre of Cardiff has been officially opened as an entertainment and community venue and digital business hub.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Chasing 168, Glamorgan could only manage 145-9 despite Graham Wagg's 50 off 28 balls. Lewis McManus clubbed four sixes in his 59 off 35 and George Bailey hit 37 not out as Hampshire accelerated to 167-5. James Vince hit a quickfire hit 31 early on before Micha...
Hampshire's Pakistani star Shahid Afridi destroyed Glamorgan with 4-20 as the visitors won by 22 runs in their T20 Blast opener in Cardiff.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The party, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, was banned or had its activities restricted under Burma's military leaders. But it won parliamentary seats in by-elections in 2012 that came amid reforms by the new civilian government. Aung San Suu Kyi has spoken of the nee...
Burma's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) is holding its first ever congress, at which it will elect party leaders for the first time.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: In a survey of 500 families, Ambitious about Autism found four in 10 children had been informally excluded from school temporarily, which is illegal. The charity said children with autism were being asked to stay at home, miss school trips and activities and t...
Thousands of children with autism are being illegally excluded from schools in England, a charity claims.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 6-1 favourite beat 50-1 outsider Poyle Vinnie by half a length in the 25-strong field with Ninjago (33-1) third and Toofi (10-1) fourth. He became the first three-year-old to win the race since 2002. "He's a horse I've always loved and this is a race I've ...
Don't Touch extended his unbeaten run to five by winning the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup in a tight finish under jockey Tony Hamilton.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Aurivo takes 60m litres of milk each year from Northern Ireland to its plant at Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon. That is turned into butter and milk powders. Around 60 of the 1,000 farmers who supply Aurivo are from Northern Ireland. They account for 16% of the ...
A major milk processor in the Irish Republic says it will stick by the Northern Ireland farmers that supply it, no matter how tricky things get over Brexit.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The deal values Premier Farnell shares at 165p each. The shares soared 50% to 164p after the takeover was announced. Daetwyler distributes more than 500,000 electronics products under brands such as Nedis. Premier Farnell has been trying to put its business on...
The maker of the Raspberry Pi mini computer is being bought by Swiss electronics company Daetwyler Holdings for 1bn Swiss francs (£700m).
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Cook, 31, said he will "go home and do some thinking" over his future after the 4-0 Test series defeat by India. "His body language over the last three matches was one where he looks like he might be thinking of calling it a day," Vaughan told BBC Sport. Howev...
Alastair Cook is "very close" to quitting as England captain, believes former skipper Michael Vaughan.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 1995 missive, addressed to "M", said being with a black man could only help her career, but that he might let down his fans. Madonna confirmed two years ago they had had a relationship, though it is unclear how long it lasted. The letter is up for auction ...
Tupac Shakur suggested to Madonna he broke up with her because of race, in an emotional letter attributed to the doomed rapper.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: However, people retiring in decades to come are more likely to lose out financially from the reformed system. The new UK state pension, aimed at simplifying the system, will see a bigger payment of £155 a week made to many new pensioners from April 2016. Not a...
The majority of new pensioners will gain from the "flat-rate" state pension in the early years after it is launched in April, government figures suggest.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Invista is seeking 48 voluntary redundancies at its plant at Clooney Road, Maydown, but said it has no current plans for compulsory job cuts. SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan, Sinn Féin MLA Maeve McLaughlin and DUP MLA Gary Middleton have been meeting management. Mr ...
Management of a US textile firm that plans to cut almost 50 jobs at its Londonderry site have met politicians to discuss staffing.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Bee Gees singer died of kidney failure in May, aged 62, following a battle with cancer and pneumonia. The Heritage Foundation and Thame Town Council have installed the plaque at Gibb's home The Prebendal, in Priestend, Thame. Gibb, who was appointed CBE in...
A blue plaque has been unveiled at the Oxfordshire home of the late musician Robin Gibb.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Mining shares were again among the market's best gainers, with Anglo American and Antofagasta rising 5% and 1.5% respectively. The FTSE 100 closed 0.08%, or 4.9 points higher, at 6410.26. Unemployment data showing a small rise in the jobless totals, sparked a ...
(Close): A rise in commodities stocks helped nudge the FTSE 100 into positive territory by the end of trading.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Tom Jackson picks up postcards at car boot sales and in charity shops - sharing a picture and one line of text with his 40,000 followers on @PastPostcard. The content ranges from the mundane - "I wish you were here" - to the surprising - "Dear Auntie - you wil...
Sending postcards home is no longer the holiday staple it once was, but a Twitter account sharing snippets from other people's trips is proving the appetite for the handwritten updates remains.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Fitzpatrick, 59, will take over from Brian Caldwell, who is joining Shrewsbury Town in the same role. After two spells as a player in Paisley, during one of which the club won the 1987 Scottish Cup, Fitzpatrick moved into management at St Mirren. He left in 19...
St Mirren have appointed former manager and player Tony Fitzpatrick as their new chief executive.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Evha Jannath, 11, was on a school trip on Tuesday when she fell from a boat on the Splash Canyon ride. The park has stayed closed for a third day as police and the Health and Safety Executive investigate. Alton Towers and Legoland Windsor have reopened similar...
Investigations are continuing into the death of a girl who fell from a rapids ride at Drayton Manor as similar attractions across England reopen.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: A reduced timetable, axing 341 of its 2,242 weekday trains, began last Monday. Fifteen services are due to be reinstated from 18 July. Passenger services manager Angie Doll told hundreds at a meeting in East Sussex that the reduced timetable could be in place ...
Passengers have confronted Southern rail bosses over extensive timetable cuts after the firm said it did not know when normal services would resume.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: "It is scary. I am frightened," the 74-year-old told the BBC. The actor, whose last stage role was in The Wizard of Oz. will star in a new musical adaptation of LP Hartley's novel The Go-Between. He plays an elderly man, Leo Colston, confronting painful memori...
Michael Crawford says he is "terrified" as he prepares to return to the West End stage for the first time in five years at the end of the month.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Council members had been asked to reconsider the plan after former leader Russell Goodway "called in" the original decision. The cricket club borrowed the money nine years ago to finance rebuilding of the SWALEC stadium. The club's chairman said it faced finan...
Cardiff councillors will not refer the decision to write-off a £4.4m debt owed by Glamorgan County Cricket Club back to the authority's cabinet executive.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Mr Justice Kerr has rejected a government bid to stop the planned strike on the grounds the action would be unlawful. The government had argued this was not a trade dispute as defined by the law. But the judge refused to grant the Secretary of State for Educat...
Tuesday's strike by teachers at sixth-form colleges in England can go ahead, the High Court has said.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Surrey Heath Museum will reopen in February for its 2015 events and exhibition programme. Curator Gillian Barnes-Riding said staff had audited the collection but now wanted all the stores to be catalogued electronically. A team of 20 or so volunteers will be h...
A museum will close for the whole of January while staff go behind the scenes to organise its collection.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 129.64 points at 21,479.27. The S&P 500 rose 5.6 points to 2,429.01 while the Nasdaq index fell 30.36 points to 6,110.06. Summary (one sentence):
The New York Stock Exchange is closed on Tuesday for Independence Day.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: An Austrian woman who shot the video said the migrants were being treated like "animals". Human Rights Watch's emergency director said people were being held like "cattle in pens". Hungary says it is investigating the scenes at the camp in Roszke. Meanwhile, C...
Footage has emerged of migrants being thrown bags of food at a Hungarian camp near the border with Serbia.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Jamie Frater, 43, of Weymouth, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1993 for the murder of teacher Geoffrey du Rose in Bournemouth. He had been released on licence but was wanted after a breach on 17 January. Detectives said Frater had surrendered to police i...
A convicted murderer being sought by police after he breached his licence conditions, has handed himself in.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 28-year-old had denied a Football Association charge following an incident in which his arm struck the face of West Brom's Darren Fletcher in his side's 2-0 defeat on Saturday. But the Senegalese was found guilty by an Independent Regulatory Commission hea...
Sunderland defender Papy Djilobodji will miss the next four matches after being found guilty of violent conduct.