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Bees play a crucial role in the survival of many of the crops in our food chain - one in three mouthfuls of food depends on the pollinating insects, according to the British Beekeeping Association - but their numbers are significantly declining.
A recent US re... | The plight of the honey bee is a major cause of concern for the world's scientists, environmentalists and the food industry, not to mention beekeepers. |
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The men included 102 from Lewis, while others came from the Northern Isles, Wick, Avoch, Glasgow, Fife and Barra.
They were among 1,500 members of the Royal Naval Division held in a camp dubbed HMS Timbertown.
BBC Alba's documentary of the same name draws on A... | A new documentary explores the internment of Scots sailors in a camp in neutral Holland shortly after the outbreak of World War One. |
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But then the so-called Islamic State (IS) group has never claimed any of the attacks in Turkey that it is believed to have committed.
The Turkish government and the CIA both say the assault on Istanbul's Ataturk airport bears all the signs of the jihadist grou... | Two days on from a brazen attack on Europe's third busiest airport, there has been no claim of responsibility. |
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The little reptile had travelled from Spain to a supermarket in Powys, Wales, hidden amongst the green vegetables.
Before the surprise discovery Charlie had wanted a gecko as a pet and had been asking his parents for o... | Last Christmas 11 year-old Charlie's mum, Jolene, was cooking dinner when she found a live gecko in a pack of broccoli. |
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The 29-year-old scored 15 goals last season to help Europa FC to the Gibraltar Premier Division title.
Walker scored Gibraltar's first goal in a World Cup qualifying fixture when they lost 4-1 to Greece in September 2016 and has 22 caps.
He played in Portsmout... | Notts County have signed Gibraltar international midfielder Liam Walker after he impressed in pre-season friendlies for the club. |
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"The foreign spy was caught red-handed as he was receiving secret documents from a Russian citizen," the Federal Security Service (FSB) said.
Lithuania has refused to comment on the claims.
Russia's relations with its Baltic neighbours have deteriorated amid f... | Russia's domestic security agency says it has arrested a suspected Lithuanian spy in Moscow. |
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A relatively quiet deadline still saw Premier League clubs part with £45m, taking the total January transfer spending to £130m.
But what did we learn from the window? BBC Sport takes a look.
BBC Sport chief footba... | Chelsea signed Juan Cuadrado for £23.3m, Manchester United loaned an unheralded left-back from Bolton and a host of deals collapsed late on. |
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Emergency services were called to the A20 Airport Cafe in Sellindge, near Folkestone, at about 08:30 BST.
The man's body was found after the lorry pulled up at the Kent service station. It is believed it had travelled from France.
Kent Police and the South Eas... | A suspected migrant was found dead in the back of an HGV at a lorry park. |
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South Africa's Oscar Pistorius was the first amputee sprinter to compete with able-bodied athletes at London 2012.
Pistorius was cleared to race by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and reached the 400m semi-final in London.
Inventor Van Phillips believes bla... | The International Olympic Committee will soon "have to step in" over the design of the running blade, according to its inventor. |
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It wants to recruit about 500 men and women to help deal with natural disasters and to patrol borders.
The recruitment drive follows the announcement by the United Nations mission that it would be leaving Haiti in October.
But critics say the island's small bu... | Haiti's government has launched a campaign to re-establish its army, dissolved more than 20 years ago. |
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These were the worst civil disturbances in England since 1919, according to contemporary historian Lord Hennessy, and had no parallel, in scale, until the riots last summer.
While there are many differences, the similarities between the riots of 1981 and 2011 ... | Margaret Thatcher considered arming the police during the riots of 1981, newly-released National Archives files have shown. |
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Britain's Murray and Brazilian Soares beat the Canadian pair 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 10-7 in 97 minutes.
The Australian Open champions face third seeds Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marcelo Melo of Brazil in Sunday's final.
"Today these guys were just a little bit more soli... | Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares beat home favourites Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil to reach the men's doubles final of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. |
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The party voted in favour of an independent review of the sport, stricter ownership rules, and tougher action against discrimination.
Activists at the Lib Dem conference in Glasgow were told of "huge levels of debt", fans being "priced out", and clubs being "t... | Wide-ranging reforms to British football have been demanded by the Liberal Democrats. |
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Some of the affected banks have been asking their customers to change security codes. They are also blocking and replacing debit cards.
The breach is thought to have been caused by malware on an ATM network.
Some customers are complaining that large sums of mo... | A number of major Indian banks are taking safety measures amid fears that the security of more than 3.2 million debit cards has been compromised. |
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The Dow Jones rose 106.7 points to 18,004.16, its first close above 18,000 since July.
The S&P 500 gained 13.61 points to 2,094.34, and the Nasdaq index climbed 26.15 points to 4,569.31.
Markets shook off early losses caused by a drop in the oil price after a... | (Closed): US stocks closed higher, lifted by strong earnings from toy company Hasbro and a recovery in oil. |
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The UK soldier, of 28 Engineer Regiment, attached to 21 Engineer Regiment, died at Patrol Base Hazrat, in Helmand's Nahr-e Saraj district.
The gunman fired at Afghan troops and then British soldiers before being killed. Afghan officials dispute Taliban claims ... | A British soldier has been shot dead and six others injured by a rogue member of the Afghan National Army. |
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A woman was airlifted to hospital in Aberdeen after falling on the Mar Lodge estate on Wednesday - the third major rescue in the first few days of 2017.
Shaun Roberts, of the mountain centre Glenmore Lodge, said Scotland had good information services.
He urged... | A series of rescues in the Cairngorms has prompted a warning to climbers and hillwalkers to take adequate precautions. |
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Michael Matheson, who last year stopped plans for a new women's prison in Inverclyde, wants Scotland to "lead the world" with a fresh approach.
There are currently 450 women in Scottish jails, with the figure doubling in the past decade.
Mr Matheson will speak... | The Scottish justice secretary has said he wants a radical shake-up in the way women are punished for crimes. |
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Buttler was reprimanded for reacting to what he called a "send-off" by Bangladesh after his dismissal.
The 26-year-old was out lbw as England, chasing 238, were all out for 204.
"He didn't react because he was captain - he thought Bangladesh stepped on his tur... | England captain Jos Buttler did not do anything wrong when he reacted angrily during the second one-day international against Bangladesh, says former skipper Michael Vaughan. |
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Hatters midfielder McGeehan was injured early on during Pompey's 1-0 win.
"He's a young, talented kid that works hard, grafts, doesn't go down but the booing him off and cheering is an absolute disgrace," said Jones.
"When anyone gets carried off on a stretche... | Portsmouth fans showed a lack of "class" towards Cameron McGeehan after he broke his leg in Monday's match, according to Luton boss Nathan Jones. |
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Staff at the Dublin Waste-to-Energy plant complained of breathing problems, blurred vision and nausea, according to Irish broadcaster, RTÉ.
Nine were discharged from hospital, but two were kept in overnight.
The plant's operators said the lime was "contained ... | Eleven workers were taken to hospital after lime was "inadvertently released" inside Dublin's new incinerator plant on Wednesday night. |
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The Institution of Civil Engineers Scotland (ICE) will call for a national debate on energy in a report due to be published next month.
The organisation wants the government to outline how the gap caused by cuts to electricity-generating capacity will be fille... | Civil engineers want the Scottish government's energy policy to be informed by expert advice. |
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So she embarked on the road trip of lifetime and unwittingly became an internet hit along the way, when the Facebook page about her travels started attracting more than 440,000 followers.
Mrs Bauerschmidt, from Michigan, spent just over a year on the road with... | When 90-year-old Norma Bauerschmidt was diagnosed with terminal cancer, her immediate instinct was to refuse treatment and instead find a more positive way to spend her final days. |
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Colum Eastwood said the idea of a deal being struck during the campaign was "not credible" and politicians "should give up the pretence of negotiations".
The parties will review the talks process on Thursday with the UK and Irish governments, Sinn Féin has sai... | Talks to restore a power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland should be "paused" until after the snap general election, the SDLP leader has said. |
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The cash comes from "efficiency savings" and money returned by BT as part of the government's flagship broadband rollout scheme.
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said the funds would bring faster broadband to some of the remoter parts of the UK.
Experts said it... | Around 600,000 more homes and businesses could be connected to superfast broadband, after the government recouped £440m. |
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Commercial scallop fishing ended at Ceredigion's Cardigan Bay five years ago when it became a special area of conservation.
Opponents claim scallop dredging is "a highly destructive fishing method".
But the Welsh government said a two-year study found limited ... | Controversial plans to restart scallop fishing in a protected area have been approved. |
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Mandoza, 38, took to the stage in recent weeks at a concert at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, despite having lost his sight due to illness.
His friends and family say he was determined to perform until the end.
The musician's hit song Nkalakatha has been praised ... | Tributes are pouring in from across South Africa for kwaito musician Mduduzi "Mandoza" Tshabalala who died after a year-long battle with cancer. |
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Lawro's opponents for this week's Premier League fixtures are comedians Bob Mortimer and Andy Dawson, who are behind the Athletico Mince podcast.
Mortimer is a Middlesbrough fan, while Dawson supports Sunderland and they decided on their joint prediction for S... | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson will be making a prediction for all 380 Premier League games this season against a variety of different guests. |
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The Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care said lessons of previous reports remained "largely unheard".
It said clinicians and service providers were working "against the odds" to address needs.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford is attending an event in the S... | Children's palliative care in Wales needs more "strategic attention" by ministers and the NHS, a new report says. |
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David Hoare said he had been trying to highlight the unacceptably poor performance of schools on the island over many years.
His comments, made at a recent teaching conference, prompted a call for him to resign.
Mr Hoare apologised for any upset or offence he ... | The chairman of Ofsted has apologised after he called the Isle of Wight a "ghetto" where "there has been inbreeding". |
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Andrew Dale Iveson, 48, of Anchorage Hill, Richmond, began abusing the girl in 2005 when she was under 10. The abuse continued until 2013.
Iveson had denied nine child sex offences, 11 counts of rape and five other sexual offences.
He was jailed for 20 years a... | A man, described by police as a "vile paedophile", has been jailed for the prolonged sexual abuse of a young girl. |
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Kathy Chen announced she was leaving following a restructure of the business in Asia.
While Twitter is blocked in China, it lets Chinese advertisers reach a global audience. It is also very popular with Chinese dissidents based in the West.
Ms Chen is the late... | The head of Twitter's China operations has left the firm after seven months in charge. |
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Officials say the attack in the north-western city is over, with all the attackers killed. Seven militants took part in all, according to the army.
Scores of survivors are being treated in hospitals as frantic parents search for news of their children.
The att... | Militants from the Pakistani Taliban have attacked an army-run school in Peshawar, killing 141 people, 132 of them children, the military say. |
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The Scot confirmed captain Darren Clarke asked him to play in the Wyndham Championship, which began 11 days after he won the Travelers Championship.
He admitted it was a "tough call" but opted to stick to his chosen schedule.
"I decided to take two weeks off t... | Russell Knox says he has no regrets about his approach to trying to qualify for Europe's Ryder Cup team after missing out on a captain's pick. |
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Abdul Abbasi, from Hull, appeared via videolink and did not enter a plea during the hearing at Hull Crown Court.
The court heard a 65-year-old pedestrian suffered "grievous injuries" when she was hit by a reversing car on Redmire Close in Hull on Sunday.
Mr Ab... | A taxi driver accused of deliberately running his mother over has appeared in court charged with attempted murder. |
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The road markers have been commissioned by organisers to honour some of the event's most successful riders.
So far only two have been unveiled, one for McGuinness, who has 19 TT wins behind him, and the other for Dave Molyneux, winner of 16 side car races.
McG... | Isle of Man TT star John McGuinness said he feels "emotional" about having a corner section of the 38-mile Mountain circuit named after him. |
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Laura Trott has won gold for Great Britain and Sir Bradley Wiggins and the British men's pursuit team have won silver medals.
Double Olympic cycling champion, Victoria Pendleton, retired from the sport after the 2012 Olym... | The best cyclists in the world are in London this week competing at the Track Cycling World Championships. |
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A total of 26.8 billion songs were streamed last year, a rise of 82%, according to trade body BPI.
Vinyl sales jumped 64% to 2.1 million, while retailer HMV says it sold a turntable every minute over Christmas.
Overall, the retail value of UK music rose from £... | A huge rise in streaming, combined with the continued resurgence of vinyl, helped keep the British music industry buoyant in 2015. |
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Lenin Avenue runs like a spine through Zaporizhya, a major city in Ukraine's industrial heartland. At the top of the avenue is Lenin Square, adorned by a giant statue of the Russian revolutionary leader himself.
He points towards a hydropower dam, which bears ... | Ukraine's parliament has banned communist symbols, but what does this mean for a country where every other town has a street named after Lenin? |
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They have published a report saying the results of the IGCSE in English language were flawed and pupils received unfair grades.
The exam board, Cambridge International Exams, said it was "confident" in the accuracy of the results.
Exam regulator Ofqual said th... | Independent school head teachers have said there was a "major problem" with an exam taken last summer. |
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Ryan Brobbel's first-half goal put Saints ahead against rivals appearing in their first Welsh Cup final.
Scott Quigley scored a second soon after the break as Saints added the Welsh Cup to their Welsh Premier title and Word Cup win.
Saints' win also means MBi ... | The New Saints secured their second successive domestic treble with victory over Airbus UK Broughton in the Welsh Cup final at Wrexham. |
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Latest figures for passenger numbers are 12% up on the same time last year, according to Transport for Edinburgh.
The busiest week was during the Edinburgh Festival season in August when 137,000 passengers were carried.
Five major rugby fixtures at Murrayfield... | Edinburgh's trams are on track to have carried more than five million passengers by the end of the year. |
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A new version of the ministerial code omits a previous reference to ministers being bound by international law.
Senior lawyers claim this could affect the UK's international position and relationship with other states.
The Cabinet Office said the code was very... | The prime minister is facing a direct legal challenge over changes to the code which sets out rules and standards for ministers' conduct. |
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Her statement followed publication of the Penrose Inquiry report.
Thousands of people were infected with Hepatitis C and HIV through NHS blood products in the 1970s and 80s.
There had been an angry response to the report from some victims, who publicly burned ... | Health Secretary Shona Robison has described infections caused by blood transfusions as "one of the greatest healthcare-related tragedies in this country". |
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Corrie Mckeague, 23, was last seen in Bury St Edmunds in September.
On Friday, Suffolk Police confirmed it had ended its search of waste at Milton landfill, near Cambridge.
His mother Nicola Urquhart has urged the force to reconsider and is considering seeking... | More than 21,000 people have signed a petition calling on police to continue searching a landfill site for a missing airman. |
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Figures from the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) show only a modest rise in students taking the new computer science GCSE.
Experts are concerned.
The British Computer Society warns the number studying for a computing qualification... | Computing education in England's schools is going through a revolution, but there is evidence that too few pupils want to be part of it. |
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The men, aged 35, 33 and 30, were held in the Rotherham area on suspicion of rape, indecent assault and false imprisonment of two girls under 16.
The offences are alleged to have taken place between 1999 and 2001.
The men have been bailed. South Yorkshire Poli... | Three men have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into historical child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. |
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The value of pollinators to the UK government is estimated to be £430m a year, but populations have been on the decline for 30 years.
The Welsh government launched the action plan at the Royal Welsh Show in Powys in July.
Since then a review has looked at the... | The progress of an action plan to protect endangered insect pollinators like honey bees and hoverflies in Wales have been discussed in Aberystwyth. |
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HDR-enabled screens can show millions more colours and several more shades of brightness between black and white than normal displays.
This lets them show more detail.
The announcements follow the creation of a new scheme that defines what HDR standards a 4K T... | Samsung and LG have both said that all their new flagship TVs will support high dynamic range video playback. |
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Hayden, from Limavady, has autism and had limited speech until a momentous day in his life and the life of the astronaut, Tim Peake.
As the astronaut was being launched into space in 2015, Hayden began to count down to the rocket's take-off.
Since then, the li... | It's not everyday you get a message from a real live astronaut, but that's what happened to seven-year-old Hayden Geraghty. |
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The woman has made a full recovery, and it is thought she had been infected by her partner, who had recently visited a Zika-hit country.
Mostly spread by mosquitoes, Zika can linger in semen for months.
Cases of sexual spread have been reported in other countr... | The first likely case of sexual transmission of the Zika virus in the UK has been reported by the authorities. |
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Close to 70,000 pupils were eligible for the free lunches across Wales in the 2015-16 academic year.
But AM Joyce Watson said inconsistent and out-of-date systems across schools were leading to children being bullied.
Some councils told BBC Wales they were int... | Children can face going hungry as some councils are taking too long to roll-out fingerprint ID systems for free school meals, an AM has warned. |
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A deficit of nearly £900m was racked up by NHS trusts in the first nine months of the 2016-17 financial year.
It comes despite the health service being given extra money to help it get on top of its finances after the record £2.45bn overspend in 2015-16.
Hospi... | Winter pressures have caused the NHS to overspend as hospitals and other services have struggled to keep up with demand in England, finance chiefs say. |
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General secretary Frances O'Grady told delegates at its annual conference in Brighton that mistreatment is becoming more widespread in the UK.
She warned "greedy" businesses that her organisation would "shine a light on you".
This comes amid a renewed focus by... | The TUC has warned companies that there will be "no hiding place" if they exploit their workers. |
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The German, who finished runner-up to Hamilton last year, is 36 points ahead after winning the Chinese Grand Prix.
Hamilton, who was seventh in Shanghai, said: "There is a long way to go, but I've no more jokers available."
Rosberg has now won the first three ... | Lewis Hamilton says he cannot afford any more bad luck if he is to beat Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to the world title this season. |
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The trio were part of Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland winning squad and all three collected three Ulster Senior titles.
Toye, 33, was Donegal's longest serving player, having made his debut in 2002, but has suffered from injury and illness in recent years.
Midfield... | Christy Toye, Rory Kavanagh and David Walsh have called time on their inter-county football careers with Donegal. |
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The alarm was raised at about 01:00 on Tuesday, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said.
A coastguard helicopter, Fort William coastguard rescue team and the Oban lifeboat searched for the distress beacon near Fort William and Corpach.
The device was eve... | An emergency beacon from a fishing boat that was grounded and abandoned years ago has sparked a major air and sea search. |
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The Heed, who were beaten 2-1 at Woking on the opening day on Saturday, made a bright start and Scott Barrow headed narrowly wide from Callum Williams' cross.
Reece Thompson thought he had put Guiseley ahead but it was disallowed for offside before Jordan Pres... | Gateshead kick-started their National League season as Neill Byrne's strike gave them victory over Guiseley. |
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The man, Muree bin Ali bin Issa al-Asiri, was found in possession of books and talismans, SPA said. He had also admitted adultery with two women, it said.
The execution took place in the southern Najran province, SPA reported.
Human rights groups have repeated... | A Saudi man has been beheaded on charges of sorcery and witchcraft, the state news agency SPA says. |
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Cardiff council has opted for the Marland House and NCP car park site, which the authority owns.
The new station will be part of the Central Square project which will see BBC Wales move to its new headquarters from Llandaff in 2018.
The current station will cl... | Work on an £11m bus station in Cardiff is expected to start next year as part of a development plan to revamp the city centre. |
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US National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who announced the development, said she welcomed the new agreement.
It has not yet been confirmed by Turkey, which has so far refused to send troops into Syria or Iraq.
And Turkey's PM says no deal has been reached to a... | Turkey has agreed to allow moderate Syrian rebels to be trained on its soil, the US says, in its bid to combat Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. |
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A topsy-turvy contest ended with Chris Ulugia touching down for the visitors and Ian Hardman converting from the touchline to secure a point.
The hosts had led 14-0 but Rovers scored 22 points without reply either side of half-time to go in front.
London respo... | Featherstone Rovers scored a last-gasp try to draw a thrilling Qualifiers fixture against London Broncos. |
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Silja Bara Omarsdottir, an adjunct professor from the University of Iceland, said women tend to wait for their turn to speak, but men do not have these qualms.
If conversations between genders were more balanced, then wom... | A political scientist has suggested that for at least one day a year men should not be allowed to talk in a meeting unless a woman has expressed her opinion first. |
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Made On Our Land features material from the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive.
The films include one made by an Aberdeenshire mother and daughter that documents farm life around Aboyne and another shows 1960s holidays to Islay.
There are also W... | A new cinema project is to take archived films on a tour of Scotland. |
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BBC analysis of NHS figures showed nearly 475,000 patients waited for more than four hours for a bed on a ward in 2015-16 - almost a five-fold increase since 2010-11.
Hospitals reported using side rooms and corridors to cope with the growing number of "trolley... | More than one in 10 patients in England face long delays for a hospital bed after emergency admission. |
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Winchester Crown Court heard it was a "miracle" that the victim survived the attack in Bournemouth in January.
The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was convicted of wounding with intent and possessing a knife following a trial in May.
He als... | A teenage drug dealer who stabbed a customer leaving a knife embedded in his head, has been detained for 12 years. |
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Mr Varadkar said he had decided to speak about his sexuality as he would be campaigning for the government in support of same-sex marriage in the forthcoming referendum in May.
"It's not a secret - but not something that everyone would necessarily know, but it... | Irish Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has revealed that he is gay. |
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They were among 149 children abducted in the raid by members of the Murle community who took them across the border to South Sudan, along with livestock they stole.
Ms Nyardhan's youngest, 11-year-old Jany, has recently been rescued, but her other two sons and... | Four of Nyardhan Girmal's children were kidnapped from their home in Lare village last month in an attack on Ethiopia's Gambella region that left more than 200 people dead. |
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The figures revealed 91.7% of school leavers were in a "positive destination" in March 2015, up 1.3% since 2014.
But those leaving with no qualifications increased by 0.2%.
The findings were part of a range of education figures published by Scotland's Chief St... | More children in Scotland are leaving school to go into work, education and training than ever before, official statistics show. |
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The brief war cost the lives of more than 900 soldiers, mostly Argentines.
But for many young Argentine conscripts, the enemy was not the British troops, but their own superiors.
About 700 secret files released by Argentina's armed forces reveal that Argentine... | In 1982, about 10,000 Argentine soldiers were sent to the Falkland Islands to gain control of the territory from Britain, which had governed the islands - known as Malvinas in Argentina - for 150 years. |
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Brendan Rodgers' team were utterly dominant in the opening half, scoring through Tom Rogic and a terrific double from Leigh Griffiths.
The wheels fell off suddenly early in the second half as Lucio Maranhao and Maor Melikson netted.
But Moussa Dembele headed i... | Celtic took a giant step towards the Champions League group stage with an extraordinary play-off first-leg win over Israeli side Hapoel Beer Sheva. |
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After following it into a pen, the policeman got out to close the gate hoping the cow would stay inside.
No such luck! The policeman was forced to moooove out the way as the cow stormed out.
Luckily the officer managed t... | Perhaps there was a bit of 'beef' between this cow and policeman in Texas, America. |
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The lagoon at Surf Snowdonia at Dolgarrog in the Conwy Valley was filled with more than six million gallons (33,000 cubic metres) of water for its opening on 1 August.
But it had to be drained so engineers could fix a fault affecting the wave foil which create... | A new surf lagoon has reopened after engineers fixed a fault which closed the attraction for 10 days. |
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That is how Carol McCullough describes living with a rare disease and trying to find out what was wrong with her.
A rare disease is defined as one affecting not more than one person in 2,000.
According to the NI Rare Disease Partnership, one in 17 people in No... | "It's terrifying, isolating - you're having these symptoms and you don't know what tomorrow is going to bring or where it will end up." |
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The article appeared on a website called Fox Channel.
The story, which was broadcast last week, said Mr Trump called Mr Magufuli an "African hero" compared to other leaders who are "doing nothing".
A statement from TBC said editorial procedures had not been fo... | Tanzanian public broadcaster TBC has suspended nine staff after it aired a hoax story saying that US President Donald Trump had praised President John Magufuli's performance. |
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The tune, which was written by Ed Sheeran, reached the top three after being available to buy and stream for five days rather than the usual seven.
Nine of the 12 previous UK X Factor winners have gone straight in at number one.
But Terry has fared better than... | X Factor winner Matt Terry has entered the UK singles chart at number three with When Christmas Comes Around. |
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Alan Tissington, 49, from Windmill Avenue in St Albans was arrested on 17 September last year, following the police operation.
Bomb disposal teams were called to the scene and nearby homes evacuated after police found the cache of weapons.
Mr Tissington has be... | A man whose house was raided and a number of World War One and Two artefacts and munitions seized has been charged with 14 firearms offences. |
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Appointed second-in-command of Congress in January 2013, Mr Gandhi led the party into the general election and managed its campaign.
He criss-crossed the length and breadth of India, addressing election rallies and holding meetings with party workers and suppo... | Rahul Gandhi, heir of the powerful Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty that has dominated Indian politics for decades, has accepted responsibility for the party's worst ever election performance. |
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They teased out the effects of the blade's sharpness, the tension applied to the ribbon and the speed it moves.
As the ribbon bends around the blade, its outermost side stretches and permanently deforms, producing curls.
Sharper blades and slower movement make... | Scientists have explained precisely how and why a ribbon curls when we run a scissor blade down one side of it. |
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Cadden, Jim Lister and Marc Fitzpatrick all missed early chances for the hosts.
Second-bottom Forfar went ahead before the break, Omar Kader finishing well with his right foot.
Cadden levelled on the hour mark, his left-foot strike flying into the net, and Lis... | Nicky Cadden's second-half goal secured a draw for Airdrieonians against struggling Forfar Athletic in Scottish League One. |
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The new at-a-glance scorecards rate their efforts at cutting the number of 16- to 19-year-olds not in education, employment or training (Neet).
The Department for Education says the 16-to-24 Neet rate is at its lowest level in a decade.
Youngsters must now sta... | Local councils in England are to be scored annually on how well they tackle the dropout rate among teenagers from schools and colleges. |
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Thousands were protesting in the slum popularly known as Sodom and Gomorrah.
They blockaded roads after soldiers and police used earth-moving equipment to clear part of the slum.
Authorities say the slum blocks drains taking water to the ocean, causing caused ... | Police have used tear gas on residents demonstrating against the demolition of their slum in Ghana's capital Accra. |
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UK Trading Standards officers launched an investigation after its office in Leicester received complaints.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is also planning to launch an inquiry, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The paper says more than half a million motorists... | French car hire firm Europcar has admitted that it may have to pay out as much as £30m to British motorists who were overcharged for car repairs. |
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Robert "Jim" Stuart and Darren Hughes were given kidneys infected with the meningitis-causing worms in transplants carried out in Cardiff in 2013.
Prof Christopher Watson said no-one could have foreseen the outcome.
But he told Cardiff Coroner's Court he would... | A Cambridge professor rejected donor kidneys that were later found to be infected with a parasitic worm that killed two transplant patients, an inquest has heard. |
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Major League Baseball said the Miami Marlins player, 28, tested positive for exogenous testosterone and clostebol.
The second baseman, who led the major leagues in hits and stolen bases last season, is the seventh player suspended this year under the MLB drug ... | Reigning National League batting champion Dee Gordon has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. |
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"No doubt about it," the country's ambassador to the UK told the BBC, despite the leader's non-appearance in public since 3 September.
Ambassador Hyon Hak Bong also said US missionary Kenneth Bae was being held in a "reform institution", which was not the same... | The North Korean government has said that the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, is healthy. |
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100m: Usain Bolt (Jam)/Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jam)
200m: Usain Bolt (Jam)/Dafne Schippers (Ned)
400m: Wayde van Niekerk (SA)/Allyson Felix (USA)
800m: David Rudisha (Ken)/Maryna Arzamasava (Blr)
1500m: Asbel Kiprop (Ken)/Genzebe Dibaba (Eth)
5,000m: Mo Farah... | The reigning champions from the 2015 World Championships in Beijing: |
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Catalin Horhota, 42, of no fixed abode, was found unanimously guilty of nine counts including rape and sexual assault.
The Oxford Crown Court jury heard he raped one woman inside a property and returned an hour later to again sexually assault her, having stole... | A rapist has been found guilty after "horrific" attacks on women in Oxford. |
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Christian Taylor, 50, who starred in the Channel 4 show The Hotel, rang up huge bogus refunds for rounds of cocktails at the Devon park.
He failed to attend his trial in September where he was found guilty of one charge of theft by an employee.
Taylor, who als... | A reality television star has been jailed for stealing more than £13,000 from a holiday camp where he worked as bar manager. |
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Spanish forward Sola, 29, known as 'Kike', joins Boro for the rest of the season, having scored three goals for the Spanish La Liga side this season.
Boro also have ex-Murcia striker Kike, 28, and forwards Cristhian Stuani, Diego Fabbrini and David Nugent in t... | Championship leaders Middlesbrough have signed Athletic Bilbao striker Enrique Sola on loan. |
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Deborah Streatfield of MyBigCareer says it is "completely unfair" that pupils interested in studying medicine were being asked to pay for work experience to help their university applications.
The week's work experience is being offered through the Chartwell T... | A careers advice charity has criticised the selling of hospital work experience placements for £500. |
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After Paddy Jackson kicked two early penalties, the superb Williams finished off a well-constructed line-out maul to score his first try in the 11th minute.
Further Ulster pressure yielded a second try for William... | Two Nick Williams tries helped Ulster get back to winning ways in the Pro12 as they earned a bonus-point victory over Zebre at Kingspan Stadium. |
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About 150 people waved placards and flags at the Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 building site in West Yorkshire.
Protesters claim the general contactor Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) had contracted work out to some employers who were not taking on local workers.
An HZI sp... | Construction workers have protested at an energy-from-waste plant over the alleged use of cheap labour from abroad. |
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22 January 2016 Last updated at 07:22 GMT
More than a thousand people claim to have seen 'Nessie' the monster, but there has never been real evidence that she exists.
Now the hunt for Nessie might have just grown. Keith Stewart, a retired fisherman, claims to ... | For hundreds of years, people have been fascinated by Loch Ness and the mythical monster thought to live beneath its surface. |
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Tornado, the first mainline steam engine to be built in the UK since the 1960s, pulled an eight-carriage train between Appleby, in Cumbria, and Skipton, in North Yorkshire, along the famous Settle to Carlisle line on ... | Drone footage has captured the moment Britain's newest steam locomotive, Tornado, crossed the stunning Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales. |
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Just across the road in the city's conference centre it had been confirmed that very afternoon that Ed Miliband had pipped his brother for the Labour leadership.
The giant union had encouraged its members to back the younger Miliband and they were celebrating.... | Autumn 2010 and in the bar of the Radisson Edwardian hotel in Manchester the then general secretary of Unite union, Derek Simpson, and the union's political officer - and former Gordon Brown aide - Charlie Whelan were enjoying a drink and were in excellent spirits. |
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Martha and Oscar needed treatment by a vet after drinking the Advocaat which had been knocked over by a third dog Brecon.
Martha was found staggering and swaying in the garden of her Gateshead home by owners Fiona and Anthony Robson.
The Robsons said it should... | Two spaniels are in the dog house after lapping up their owner's Christmas drink. |
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A curfew began on Friday evening after "attacks against public and private property", the interior ministry said.
Protests over youth unemployment have spread from the northern region of Kasserine to towns and cities.
In a televised speech, President Beji Caid... | Tunisia's president says he understands frustration that has led to protests over unemployment, but instability could be exploited by extremists. |
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can lead to the heart suddenly stopping.
Henry Roth, from Hampshire, proved different tests for the condition were needed for black and white athletes - which do not currently take place.
A cardiologist who worked with Henry on the ... | An 18-year-old student has made a scientific breakthrough that could help save the lives of black athletes with undiagnosed heart problems. |
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The authorities understood that few of the people coming in would want to stay, although some expressed regret that people desperately fleeing conflict did not view Serbia as a desirable destination.
But Hungary's fence and its criminalisation of unofficial bo... | All year, Serbia has taken a relaxed attitude towards the migrants and refugees entering from neighbouring Macedonia. |
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