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Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: They say the information came from the plane's flight data recorders, which are being analysed by British experts. However, it remains unclear who fired a missile, with pro-Russia rebels and Ukraine blaming each other. Many of the 298 people killed on board fl...
Security officials in Ukraine say the downed Malaysia Airlines jet in eastern Ukraine suffered an explosive loss of pressure after it was punctured by shrapnel from a missile.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Phil Bale made the claim in a letter to the Welsh Language Society - Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg - about Cardiff's Local Development Plan (LDP). Calling the comment "completely ignorant", the group said Welsh was "vital" to the city's social fabric. The counci...
The Welsh language is not part of Cardiff's "social fabric", according to the city's council leader.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is not supported on this device No wonder he says his time at Meadow Lane has been "a rollercoaster". Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson came and went as director of football, as did Munto Finance and Sol Campbell - and that is just the tal...
Mike Edwards has played for 21 managers in 10 years at Notts County, was there when they had no money for milk and has even cooked pre-match meals for the team.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 35-year-old, who played 297 times for the Sky Blues between 2003 and 2011, also captained the club. Doyle left City for a four-year spell with Sheffield United before joining Portsmouth in July 2015. He scored three goals in 96 games in his time at Fratton...
Coventry City midfielder Michael Doyle will re-sign for the Sky Blues six and a half years after leaving when his Portsmouth contract expires on 30 June.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The US firm has announced two timepieces - one targeted at each sex - powered by Google's Android Wear. Samsung, Nixon and Fossil have also revealed new software-powered models at the Baselworld trade show. Swatch's Tissot brand unveiled its first "connected w...
Michael Kors has become the latest fashion brand to offer smartwatches.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: West Midlands Fire Service was alerted to the fire on Stafford Street, Willenhall, at about 08:15 GMT on Saturday. Roads were closed while the fire was extinguished, and residents were advised to keep doors and windows shut due to large amounts of smoke. Nobod...
Twelve crews of firefighters dealt with a blaze at a derelict factory in the West Midlands.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: New figures have revealed that more than 6,300 people in the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway were treated outwith the region in 2014. MSP Jim Hume, who obtained the figures through a parliamentary question, said the figures were "frankly shocking". The Scott...
Thousands of patients from the south of Scotland have to travel to another part of the country for medical treatment.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Washiqur Rahman was attacked close to his home in Dhaka's Begunbari area, a police official told AFP news agency. Two students at an Islamic seminary have reportedly been arrested. Last month, Avijit Roy, a US-based writer who had criticised religious intolera...
A blogger has been hacked to death in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, a month after a prominent atheist writer was killed in a similar attack.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Members of the Scottish Parliament's economy committee were responding to huge challenges in the sector caused by the drop in the price of oil. The committee made a number of recommendations aimed at protecting North Sea jobs. It said it hoped a sustainable in...
The oil industry, trade unions and government must work closely to get the most out of the North Sea before decommissioning, MSPs have said.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The collection of 40 paintings - plus films, sculptures and photographs - focuses on the period from 1940 to 1983. Works have been brought in from countries around the world - including Canada, Scotland and Japan. The exhibition runs at Atlanta's High Museum o...
An exhibition of late works by artist Salvador Dali opens this weekend in Atlanta, including several pieces not seen in the US for half a century.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: They want the statue torn down, arguing that Rhodes, a 19th Century businessman and politician in southern Africa, represented white supremacy. About 150 protesters took part in the march which gathered at Oriel College, the home of the statue. The university ...
Campaigners have taken to the streets calling for the removal of a statue of the British imperialist Cecil Rhodes at an Oxford University college.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Some mortgage brokers and estate agents say that potential buyers could delay any purchase owing to the uncertainty that is likely to follow the result. There is less consensus on what the effect might be on the cost of mortgages and house prices. The share pr...
Commentators suggest the lull in the UK property market will continue following the UK's vote to leave the EU.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Cabinet members held talks on Thursday over a report outlining the work needed to push the deal forward. The authority says it could "unlock significant new money" for "major infrastructure" projects. Cardiff council's economic development chief, Neil Hanratty...
The proposed £1bn Cardiff City Deal to help the Welsh economy grow has been discussed by Cardiff council.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The ferry MV Coruisk was used for the route before being redeployed to CalMac's Oban-Mull route. People on Skye have complained that the two smaller replacement ferries have been prone to disruption. Ian Blackford, MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, said MV Corui...
Caledonian MacBrayne is to reverse its decision to change the ferry operating on its Mallaig to Armadale on Skye service, BBC Scotland understands.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Alexandre Bissonnette faces six counts of first-degree murder and five of attempted murder. The 27-year-old briefly appeared in a Quebec City court over Sunday evening's attack, during evening prayers at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre. Vigils have been hel...
Canadian police have charged a French-Canadian student over the fatal shooting of six Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Quebec.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Many areas in England and Wales reached at least 20C, the Met Office said. The East Midlands and parts of East Anglia were among the sunniest areas, while Scotland and Northern Ireland have been cooler at 16C and 15C. Forecasters said temperatures would return...
Parts of the UK have had the hottest day of the year so far - with temperatures hitting 25.5C in Cambridge.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Yorkshire lost openers Alex Lees and Adam Lyth early on and spinner James Tredwell took three wickets to reduce the champions to 88-5 in Abu Dhabi. However, Ballance (105) and Will Rhodes (95) put on 125 for the sixth wicket before Ballance was trapped lbw. Rh...
Gary Ballance scored a century for Yorkshire on the opening day of the Champion County game against the MCC.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The train operator, which runs services between Scotland and London, ran a recruitment fair at Addiewell Prison, West Lothian, this week. More will be held in prisons across the UK every three months. Virgin Trains said it wanted to help end the "revolving doo...
West Coast Mainline operator Virgin Trains is planning to double the number of ex-offenders it employs.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Three key judicial reforms have been passed by Poland's parliament, prompting days of demonstrations across the country. Before they become law, they require approval by the president. The changes have also set Poland's right-wing government on a collision cou...
Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced he is vetoing a controversial law to replace Supreme Court judges with government nominees.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The statement said the Democratic presidential nominee "continues to improve" after a pneumonia diagnosis. The disclosure came as her Republican rival Donald Trump released health data of his own on a medical chat show. Clinton aides say she will return to the...
Hillary Clinton is "healthy and fit to serve" as US president, says her doctor, as her campaign released updated medical information.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Christopher Collier, 53, admitted the manslaughter of his wife Julie at their flat in Charter Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire in September 2015. Bristol Crown Court heard both were "long-term alcoholics" and drinking had damaged Mrs Collier's health to the extent ...
A man has been jailed for killing his disabled wife when he "snapped" during a row after an night of drinking.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 19-year-old won 0-6 7-6 (11-9) 6-2 against Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez to claim his first Grand Slam title. Later on Saturday, Hewett lost in the men's doubles final alongside fellow Briton Gordon Reid. They were beaten 6-4 6-3 by French pair Stephane Ho...
Alfie Hewett became the first British player to win a French Open wheelchair singles title after saving two match points at Roland Garros.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Dawson Willcock, who is 20 months old, was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a form of liver cancer, in January but chemotherapy has failed to help him. His parents want to take him to Cincinnati and have started the "Dollar for Dawson" campaign. They were told t...
The family of a toddler who has a rare form of cancer are hoping to raise £500,000 to take him to the US for treatment.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: John O'Neill, from York, told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme it "must be horrific" for them to see his sexual predilections shared online. Mr O'Neill, who said he had an interest in sado-masochism, was cleared of rape last year but subjected to the or...
A man who must notify police 24 hours before he has sex has said his children have stopped contacting him.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: It is a slight improvement on the think tank's 3.3% estimate, which it predicted in March. The OECD said increased trade and investment flows had offset a weaker outlook in the US. It said UK growth forecasts of 1.6% in 2017 and 1% in 2018 remained unchanged f...
The OECD has predicted the global economy is set to grow 3.5% this year, its best performance since 2011, with growth nudging up to 3.6% in 2018.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Sky shares fell despite it reporting a 12% rise in operating profit to £1.1bn in the nine months to March. Analysts cited worries about a possible rise in the cost of TV rights to Germany's Bundesliga as the reason for the fall. The FTSE 100 index finished do...
(Close): The London market fell back, with shares in Sky down more than 4% after its latest trading update.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Deverdics drilled in a 20-yard strike after Halifax failed to clear a corner in the eighth minute. Jordan Burrow almost salvaged a point for the Shaymen late on when he headed against the bar. Dover leapfrog Tranmere into fourth place, while Halifax drop to 22...
Nicky Deverdics' goal proved enough to secure victory at home to relegation-threatened Halifax and keep Dover in National League play-off contention.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The July 2012 report and investigations by US authorities led to the UK-based bank being fined almost $2bn for failing to stop criminals using its banking systems to launder money. Here we summarise some of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation's ...
Failure after failure at HSBC led to the London-based bank being used as a conduit for "drug kingpins and rogue nations", a 300-page report compiled for a US Senate committee and has found.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Each of the dogs had to be put down after being walked in Forthquarter Park in Granton. Two of the animals suffered internal bleeding. The City of Edinburgh Council's environmental health team said there were no plans to close the park to the public. A spokesm...
An investigation into the deaths of six dogs in Edinburgh has found no evidence so far of a link with a local park, according to the city's council.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The wings for the plane are made at the Canadian firm's Belfast factory. The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the negotiations", reports that Delta is due to make a final decision by the end of April. The newspaper says the dealunder discussio...
There is growing speculation that Bombardier is close to finalising a deal to sell more than 100 C Series planes to Delta Airlines.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Manx mother of Leo Keefe, who lives in Spain, said she was "in shock" after an anonymous donor contributed tens of thousands of pounds to her son's cause. The four-year-old has been battling SPNET - an aggressive type of brain cancer - for the last 17 mont...
A boy with a rare form of cancer could soon fly to the United States for a new form of treatment after a fundraising appeal achieved its £150,000 target.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: A second Crossrail scheme is vital to support the capital's growth, the mayor claimed. If approved by the government, the line could be transporting up to 90,000 people into central London in the morning peak by 2030. Crossrail 2 would run from Cheshunt in Her...
A preferred route for a proposed £20bn Crossrail 2 scheme, running north-south through London, has been identified by mayor Boris Johnson.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Lives were put at unnecessary risk because helicopters could not fly, said fire department officials. The helicopters were helping to contain a large wildfire in San Bernadino county over the weekend. Five drones spotted hovering over the fire were thought to ...
US firefighters have condemned drone owners who flew their craft near forest fires and grounded helicopters being used to douse flames.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Killers Jeremy Bamber, Peter Moore and Douglas Vinter had asked the court to rule on whole life sentences. The murderers said condemning them to die in prison amounts to "inhuman or degrading treatment". They argued all sentences should be regularly reviewed. ...
Britain's most dangerous criminals can be kept behind bars for the rest of their lives, judges at the European Court of Human Rights have ruled.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said she was talking to the government about reconsidering future funding. In the last four years, the Met has had to make £600m of savings and is due to lose an extra £400m by 2020. "We need the resources to do the job," Commi...
The Metropolitan Police is in talks to secure more funding after being left "stretched" by terror attacks and a rise in violent crime, London's most senior police officer has said.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Met Office issued five yellow "be aware" warnings for Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. It has forecast southerly gales and also heavy rain for parts of southern, western and northern Scotland. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued over 50 flo...
The storm that brought near-record snowfall to the eastern US has caused heavy rain and high winds in much of Scotland.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Judge Xavier de Souza said the service should be re-instated immediately. A court had ordered the service be suspended for 48 hours on Thursday for failing to comply with a court order to provide investigators with information relating to a criminal court case...
A judge in Brazil has ordered that a suspension of the popular messaging application WhatsApp be lifted.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Lt Col Michael White told BBC Newsnight he would "look at individuals in the round" when assessing applicants. Recruitment would be focused on "capability development" rather than "personality traits", he added. The Joint Cyber Reserve Unit was announced by th...
Convicted computer hackers could be recruited to the UK's cyber defence force if they pass security vetting, the head of the new unit has said.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Actors and directors used the red carpet at the Oscars in Los Angeles to broadcast their views on President Trump's temporary travel ban on immigrants from seven Muslim majority countries, issued in January. US courts have blocked the ban but the Trump adminis...
For celebrities and film-makers protesting against recent American political decisions, what bigger stage is there than an awards ceremony watched by millions around the world?
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: They intervened after opposition MP Ngwanamakwetle Mashabela repeatedly called Mr Zuma a thief. Four MPs were reportedly injured in the scuffle during the late-night session. In March, the country's corruption investigator said Mr Zuma had "unduly benefited" f...
South African riot police clashed with opposition MPs hours after parliament absolved President Jacob Zuma over the use of some $23m (£14m) of state money to upgrade his private home in Nkandla.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The action, which began at 00:01, coincides with the final day of The Open golf tournament in Southport. Rail union RMT said it recognised "the severe impact" the strike would have but it had "no option but... to force the company back to the negotiating table...
Workers at Merseyrail have started a 24-hour strike in a dispute with the firm over driver-only-operated trains.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: First some were hit by tear gas as they tried to cross the border into Macedonia, then the stormy weather played havoc with their fragile tents. Most of the tents here were donated by charities but they are not fully waterproof. Despite the squalid conditions,...
It has been a tough week for the refugees camped out on the northern Greek border with Macedonia.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Morocco left the organisation in 1984, after it recognised the independence of Western Sahara, regarded by Morocco as part of its historic territory. It was the only country in Africa that was not a member of the continental body. AU leaders also voted for Cha...
Morocco has been readmitted as a member of the African Union (AU) after months of intense lobbying.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Here, we look back at at some of the most popular Big Pictures we've featured in 2015. If you have a picture you'd like to share, email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or tweet it to @BBCEngland. You can also find us on Instagram - use #englandsbi...
Each day we feature one of the fabulous photographs sent in by the BBC News website audience across England.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: A draft of the report contained a chapter on the Great Barrier Reef and references to Kakadu and Tasmania. But Australia's Department of the Environment requested that Unesco scrub these sections from the final version. A statement from the department said the...
All references to climate change's impact on World Heritage sites in Australia have been removed from a United Nations report.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Forget the 'difficult second album' concept - imagine the pressure to deliver new and exciting goods when you get to album number fourteen. "After three and a half decades of being together, if you're going to make another new album, it needs to be something v...
As Duran Duran return with their 14th album Paper Gods, Nick Rhodes talks about being "like a family", working with the "dream team" of Mark Ronson and Nile Rodgers and seeing a bit of themselves in Kanye West.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Terry, 35, is out of contract at the end of this season and in January said he would not be extending his stay. The centre-back broke down in tears as he addressed the home supporters at Stamford Bridge after his side's 1-1 Premier League draw against Leiceste...
Chelsea captain John Terry "wants to stay" at the club after being offered a "different role" on a one-year deal.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Labour's UK leader election system was changed to one member one vote (OMOV), where all votes count equally, in 2015. Under Welsh Labour's current rules an "electoral college" weighs the vote equally between three groups. The groups are elected members (AMs, M...
Welsh Labour is to consider changing its leadership election rules to the system which saw Jeremy Corbyn become UK party leader, BBC Wales has learned.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Nicola Farningham claimed she was a single mother but was living with her husband Paul at their Dundee home. A court was told the mother-of-four had been forced to sell her house to start paying back the money. Farningham, 39 admitted a charge under the Tax Cr...
An HM Revenue and Customs worker who fraudulently claimed £65,000 in benefits has been jailed for five months.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: It was a really exciting but tough game. India played well but England fought back hard, and in the end India were bowled out for 219 with eight balls unused. England's Tammy Beaumont was named player of the tournament, after finishing as the leading run-score...
On Sunday England's Women won the Cricket World Cup in style, beating India by nine runs.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: BBC Sport is paying tribute to pioneering women in sport in the run up to International Women's Day on 8 March. Here we look at the battle for the Women's Boat Race to be held on the same course and same day as the men's. It is nearly 90 years since the first ...
History will be made on 11 April on the waters of the Thames when the men's and women's Boat Race teams race on the same day for the first time.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The visitors took a surprise lead in the second half when Joaquin Larrivey finished after Nolito's backheel. Luis Enrique's Barcelona side hit the woodwork four times, with Lionel Messi and Neymar both being frustrated twice. Luis Suarez, making his home debut...
Barcelona suffered their first home La Liga defeat of the season as they were beaten by Celta Vigo at the Nou Camp.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The former chancellor said many voters felt "completely disconnected" and didn't feel part of a "national economy that works for them". "I think many used the EU referendum to express that anger," he said. Mr Osborne, who was sacked as chancellor in July, had ...
George Osborne has said he made "mistakes" in the EU referendum campaign and failed to understand the anger felt by many Leave voters.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Stagecoach vehicle caught fire in Wellington Road, forcing the closure of the southbound and northbound lanes. The driver was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. A spokeswoman for Stagecoach North Scotland said: "One of our vehicles suffered a technical pro...
A bus driver has been taken to hospital after his vehicle caught fire in Aberdeen.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The insect was discovered at Ivinghoe Beacon by National Trust entomologist Peter Brash. He believes it is the first recorded sighting of the species in the Chilterns. The rare sighting of the fly, which is listed as a priority for conservation action, fulfils...
A hoverfly so rarely seen it is known as 'the Phantom' has been spotted on the Chiltern Hills in Bedfordshire.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Robert Gurling, from Romford, was last seen with the boy at Great Notley near Braintree, at about 10:30 BST on Saturday. Despite an extensive search, Essex Police have not been able to find Mr Gurling, who is not allowed unsupervised access to the child. He is...
Police are searching for a man who has abducted his three-year-old son from the child's foster parents.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: UKIP leader Nigel Farage welcomed Mike Whitehead's move, with Mr Whitehead citing a row with the local Conservative group for his decision. The Conservatives said Mr Whitehead had been "sacked" as its candidate in the constituency last week. He had previously ...
A former Conservative parliamentary candidate has joined UKIP, amid a row in the Hull West and Hessle constituency.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Investing in the Teaching Workforce scheme would have allowed teachers over 55 to retire early and access their pension to make room for new staff. But on Wednesday it was revealed it would not go ahead during the assembly's current mandate. It was initial...
A scheme which planned to replace older teachers with newly qualified staff has been delayed indefinitely.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: In other results on Sunday, Kwesi Appiah's second spell as Ghana coach began with a 5-0 thrashing of Ethiopia in Kumasi. The twelve group winners plus the best three group runners-up will qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations along with the hosts Cameroon...
Zimbabwe captain Knowledge Musona hit a hat-trick as his new-look national side beat Liberia 3-0 in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Harare on Sunday.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Simon Hart and Chris Davies are being investigated over separate single alleged breaches of the code of conduct. Neither MP said they were in a position to comment on the allegations. The commissioner Kathryn Hudson has resumed her work on the inquiries follow...
Two Welsh Conservative MPs are the subject of inquiries by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, it has emerged.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: In fact, over the course of 42 years, Nelson Hunter has delivered almost four million bottles of fizzy stuff to customers across County Antrim. For many, the lemonade man was an iconic part of growing up in Northern Ireland. There are childhood memories of eag...
Being the lemonade man takes a lot of bottle.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The party's deputy leader was defeated by the Conservatives' Douglas Ross who overturned his majority of 9,065. The seat had been a key target for the Conservatives in Scotland. In his victory speech, Mr Ross said: "I give a promise that my first and only prio...
The SNP's Westminster leader Angus Robertson has lost his Moray seat in the general election.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Oldham, who had last won in the league back on 14 November, went close early on when Matty Palmer fired over. But, on 23 minutes, Winchester then fired low past Jayson Leutwiler from 20 yards for his first goal of the season. Shrewsbury's chances were at a pre...
Oldham Athletic defender Carl Winchester's first-half goal helped his side to a vital three points at fellow League One strugglers Shrewsbury Town.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: At points throughout the year we may introduce a theme for the gallery - next week's theme is "love". Find out how you can submit your images and videos below. If you have a picture you'd like to share, email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or twe...
Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The tigers, classed by conservationists as critically endangered, were born to eight-year-old tigress Kirana on 2 January after a 105-day pregnancy. Sumatran tigers are found only on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra. They are the smallest of all tigers and al...
A trio of rare Sumatran tigers cubs have been born at Chester Zoo.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is not supported on this device The home side capitalised on Irish mistakes and scored three tries in Friday's 22-9 victory in Cardiff. "I really admired the way the team clawed their way back but we made a couple of errors and those things accu...
Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt rued his team's error count after their Six Nations title hopes were all but ended by Wales in the Principality Stadium.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Over several months, she suffered seizures, was evaluated by a stroke team and had procedures carried out, including a CT scan and EEG test. During one seizure she lost consciousness. Hospital staff believed epilepsy to be the cause, but seven months later the...
NHS Highland has apologised for failures that delayed the diagnosis of a woman's brain tumour.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is not supported on this device Halfpenny, 26, is expected to have a scan on the injury on Monday amid fears he will miss the World Cup. Scrum-half Rhys Webb, also 26, may also be out after damaging ankle ligaments as Wales beat Italy on Saturda...
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny says he is "trying to stay as positive as possible" as he waits to discover the extent of his knee injury.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Three weeks later, he would gaze in a mirror, unsure what he would see. Reflected back at him was the face of another man: the nose, cheeks, mouth, lips, jaw, chin and even the teeth of his donor, Calen Ross. What the two men had in common was that they had bo...
On 16 June last year, Andy Sandness was wheeled into an operating theatre at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to undergo one of the rarest surgeries in the world.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The e-borders scheme was meant to collect and analyse data on everyone travelling to and from the UK before they arrive at ports and airports. But the National Audit Office says checks remain "highly manual and inefficient", and IT systems outdated. The Home O...
The Home Office has been criticised for failing to complete a project to boost UK border security - despite spending at least £830 million on it.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Bevan Foundation analysed the winners and losers in Wales. It says ministers will need to fill "holes" in a shrinking safety net, as workless families with children face a 15% fall in their incomes. The Treasury said it wants a lower welfare society - whil...
More people will be driven further into poverty unless Welsh policymakers react to a shake-up of the UK's welfare system, a think-tank has warned.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Drogba's goal early in the second half - his fourth in this Wembley showpiece - proved decisive as the remarkable turnaround in Chelsea's fortunes under interim manager Roberto di Matteo was rewarded with silverware. Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina was badly a...
Chelsea's FA Cup final talisman Didier Drogba was the match-winner once more as they overcame Liverpool to lift the trophy at Wembley.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Media playback is unsupported on your device 15 September 2014 Last updated at 21:26 BST It used to employ thousands of people but is now run as a historical education centre. BBC reporter Mark McAlindon has been to have a look around. Summary (one sentence):...
Nenthead Mine, considered one of Europe's best preserved former lead mines, is being given a £250,000 make over.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 25-year-old has made 97 appearances and scored four goals since joining the Baggies from Rochdale in August 2011. Dawson's current deal still had a year to run but his new contract will keep him at The Hawthorns until 2018. "I'm really enjoying my football...
Defender Craig Dawson has signed an improved one-year contract extension at West Bromwich Albion.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Italian, 60, missed Wednesday's victory over Arsenal, hours after he was first admitted in London. He saw a respiratory specialist after failing to fully respond to treatment. "He remains in a comfortable position and is making good progress but doctors ha...
Swansea boss Francesco Guidolin will miss Saturday's Premier League visit of Norwich as he remains in hospital to recover from a chest infection.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Cafodd ei ddewis wedi cyfarfod o aelodau yn Llangefni. Mr Jones oedd Aelod Seneddol Môn o 1987 i 2001, a bu'n Aelod Cynulliad rhwng 1999 a 2013. Albert Owen o'r blaid Lafur yw AS presennol yr ynys, wedi iddo gael ei ethol gyda mwyafrif o 229 o bleidleisiau dro...
Mae cyn arweinydd Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones wedi cael ei ddewis i sefyll yn enw'r blaid yn etholaeth Ynys Môn yn yr etholiad cyffredinol ar 8 Mehefin.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Welsh Government marketing campaign aims to promote Wales' culture and heritage, and follows on from the 2016 Year of Adventure. A "rich and inspiring" programme of events includes Dylan Thomas tours and trails, the unveiling of two major artworks and one ...
Wales' past will be brought to life "like never before" as part of its 2017 Year of Legends.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Drivers can expect up to two weeks of disruption while work on the Northern Inner Distributor Road (NIDR) occurs. The work, starting on Wednesday, will see the closure of the northbound carriageway of Staplegrove Road beyond Richmond Road for drainage work. Th...
The next phase of a £22m project to ease congestion in Taunton town centre is due to start.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The inquiry was conducted over nine months involving US and German experts. It concluded that Wolfgang Priklopil in all likelihood acted alone when he abducted the 10-year-old in 1998. Ms Kampusch escaped from a windowless cell in the suburb of the capital, Vi...
A new investigation into the kidnapping of Austrian girl Natascha Kampusch has debunked conspiracy theories, saying her captor "most likely" acted alone.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: She died in a nursing home in Osaka, the city she was born in on 5 March 1898. She is survived by three children, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Ms Okawa was recognised in 2013 as the world's oldest living person, as well as the world's oldest...
The world's oldest living person, Japan's Misao Okawa, has died from heart failure at the age of 117.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Speaking to the BBC, the co-chair of an inquiry into BHS compared Sir Philip unfavourably to late media magnate Robert Maxwell, who took millions from the Mirror Group's pension funds. "This statement is highly defamatory and completely false," said law firm S...
Former BHS owner Sir Philip Green has demanded an "immediate apology" from MP Frank Field for comments he made about his running of the collapsed retailer.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Latest research suggests that by 2025 there could be nearly three million people over the age of 65 needing care in England and Wales - a 25% increase since 2015. The Health Foundation last year estimated pressures on social care in Wales would rise by about 4...
The number of older people affected by chronic conditions and disability is set to soar in the next eight years, experts have warned.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 20-year-old finished on 11 under par to record his first European Tour victory. Defending champion Fitzpatrick carded 68 on Sunday to briefly hold the clubhouse lead, while Wood needed to par the 18th to force a play-off. Wood, who led heading into the fin...
Italy's Renato Paratore won the Nordea Masters by one shot from Englishmen Chris Wood and Matthew Fitzpatrick.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The Serious Fraud Office case relates to the way Barclays raised billions of pounds from Qatari investors during the 2008 financial crisis. Apart from Mr Varley the other three are former executives Roger Jenkins, Thomas Kalaris and Richard Boath. All were bai...
Four ex-Barclays bankers, including the former chief executive John Varley, have appeared in court charged with fraud.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Daren Metropoulos, 32, is buying the near 22,000-sq-ft (2,040-sq-m) property, which was on the market for $200m (£138m). He bought the neighbouring property from Mr Hefner in 2009 for $18m. Mr Metropoulos is a principal at Metropoulos & Co, which is run by hi...
The Playboy mansion, home to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, is being sold to a private equity boss who lives next door.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Professor of social work Ray Jones told the Education Committee family support services were being "decimated" because of council cuts. He cited predictions of a 71% cut in funding to family support and early intervention services in England. The government sa...
Struggling families are being pushed into the child protection system because early intervention services are not available, MPs have heard.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The award is chosen by a race management team, which includes clerk of the course Gary Thompson and rider liaison officer Richard Quayle. Norton were the only team to have two top-10 finishers in both the Superbike and Senior TT races. The team were represente...
British motorcycle manufacturer Norton has been given the team award for technical excellence at the TT races.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Now, of course, no self-respecting gym is without one. They are comfortably the best-selling piece of gym equipment in the US. They appeal to everyone from amateurs to Olympians, if nothing else, because it may seem a far more comfortable option than pounding ...
It will surprise no-one familiar with the relentless whir of a treadmill to learn they were once used to a punish inmates in 19th century British workhouses.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Its Welsh manifesto will also say mental health services should get "parity" with physical treatment. Neil Hamilton, leader of UKIP's assembly group, said it was a "vigorous document" with Wales "at its heart". UKIP is resuming election campaigning on Thursday...
Election plans to cap government costs, scrap police and crime commissioners and give parents more rights over schools will be revealed by UKIP later.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The 41-year-old will star opposite British actor Henry Cavill, who will reprise his role as Superman from the most recent film, Man of Steel. Director Zack Snyder revealed the big screen superhero mash-up at a comic convention in San Diego last month. Producti...
Ben Affleck has been cast as Batman in a forthcoming Superman sequel, bringing together the two superheroes in one film for the first time.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: A government statement said they were found near the small desert town of Assamakka. Interior Minister Bazoum Mohammed said it appeared they had died of thirst after being abandoned by their smuggler. Niger lies on a major migrant route between sub-Saharan Afr...
Niger says the bodies of 34 migrants, including 20 children, have been found in the Sahara Desert near the border with Algeria.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Ex-Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo" Mohamed beat President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a surprise result. The vote was held at the heavily guarded airport complex in the capital, Mogadishu, as the rest of the country is too dangerous. Traffic was banned...
Somalia's MPs have elected a Somali-US national as the country's new president in a vote held in an aircraft hangar.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Stephen Hough, 58, is accused of Janet Commins' rape, sexual assault, murder and manslaughter but denies the charges. Mr Hough said he could not explain why DNA matching his was found on her body. Mold Crown Court heard he also denied once telling his ex-wife ...
A man accused of murdering a 15-year-old schoolgirl in 1976 has told a court he had nothing to do with her death.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The haul of nearly 500 items, "the most important gift of its type to a British museum for over a century", was donated by the late collector Michael Wellby. The collection includes a rare lapis lazuli bowl, made by Dutch goldsmith Paulus van Vianen, valued at...
A stunning collection of Renaissance silverware worth tens of millions of pounds has been bequeathed to Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: In a game bereft of clear-cut chances, there were just four efforts on target throughout the whole 90 minutes. Middlesbrough wanted a penalty when Robert Huth brought down Adama Traore and Boro's Gaston Ramirez lashed the best opportunity wide from six yards. ...
Middlesbrough and Leicester played out a dull goalless draw at the Riverside to boost their respective effort to pull clear of the bottom three.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: "In 2016, money politics and power-for-money deals controlled the presidential election, which was full of lies and farces," it said. "There were no guarantees of political rights." The US regularly accuses China of ignoring human rights - its own annual repor...
An annual report by China on human rights in the US has accused it of corruption, hypocrisy and brutality.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The men, all journalists, share space with bulky cameras, tapes and tripods. It is suffocating, but no-one complains. "This room is our shared office. We share resources and stories too," one man, who works as a television reporter says with a wry smile. Shahj...
A small group of men in a dingy room busily tap on their keyboards on a hot afternoon in Shahjahanpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: The software is being used to help movie makers cut the costs of planning action sequences. The technique has already been used to "pre-visualise" scenes that were later filmed for the blockbuster Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The team at Abertay believe it ...
Research at Abertay University in Dundee is applying computer games technology to the film industry.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: Lloyds Bank said the government will see a return of £21.2bn on its investment. At the height of the financial crisis taxpayers owned 43% of Lloyds. Its return to the private sector is in stark contrast with the other bailed-out bank - Royal Bank of Scotland -...
The government has confirmed its remaining shares in Lloyds Banking Group have been sold, eight years after pumping in £20bn to save it.
Here's the text and it's short one-sentence summary. Text: A handball decision against Taylor gave James Milner the chance to earn victory from the penalty spot for the Reds. Taylor believes referee Anthony Taylor was wrong, but felt his side played well despite falling to their ninth league loss in 10 starts. "We pla...
Defender Neil Taylor believes Swansea City "turned a corner" with the manner of their performance in Sunday's 1-0 Premier League defeat at Liverpool.