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38,272,956 | The Iron nearly took the lead when Russell Penn headed Manny Parry's effort off the line.
It was one of the few highlights of the first half, and affairs did not spring to life until the hour mark.
Jack Midson broke the deadlock for Braintree with a firm header from Reece Hall-Johnson's cross.
James Bolton's close-rang... | Paddy McLaughlin's late penalty salvaged a point for Gateshead as they drew at home with Braintree in the National League. |
38,755,182 | Welsh cynghanedd group Carmarthen Bardic School is celebrating its 25th anniversary and hopes to publish a collection of poems written by past members.
It has helped train a number of National Eisteddfod winners including Mererid Hopwood, who tutors for the group, and Aneirin Karadog.
The lessons are held over a pint a... | A group is calling on former members to contribute poems for a new book. |
27,780,861 | The firm, which operates services across the West Midlands, said it would now operate up to March 2016.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said the process of awarding a contract beyond then had not begun.
In March London Midland announced it would shed 150 jobs, while in November it said driver shortages had led to ca... | London Midland has had its franchise extended by six months, the train company has announced. |
36,272,031 | The search giant plans to stop allowing ads for loans due within 60 days or with an interest rate of 36% or higher.
Google's director of product policy David Graff said: "Our hope is that fewer people will be exposed to misleading or harmful products."
Many payday lenders rely on internet searches to generate customers... | Google has announced plans to ban ads from so-called payday lenders, in a move the company hopes will limit what it calls a "harmful" industry. |
39,157,793 | Loss aversion, he said, is when people feel the pain of losing something more than they feel the pleasure of gaining something else, which can leave some wary of taking risks.
That could be why the threat of losing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as Obamacare, has led to more support for the... | Nobel-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman famously pioneered the idea that people tend to fear loss twice as much as they prefer gains. |
32,895,731 | The Reverend Hayley Young, from Hayling Island Baptist Church near Portsmouth, made the video after her treatment started to cause hair loss.
She told Victoria Derbyshire she hopes it will counter misconceptions.
The video - which sees the 28-year-old tell her story through cardboard signs - has been viewed over 19,000... | A vicar who made a YouTube video to tell her congregation she was HIV positive says she has been "humbled" by their reaction. |
35,302,948 | Police said they were being held on suspicion of child neglect.
The BBC understands the three men were among four team leaders at the Medway Secure Training Centre, in Rochester, who were sacked on Tuesday.
A further three men at the unit, run by security firm G4S - two duty operations managers and a training centre as... | Three men have been arrested following a BBC Panorama investigation into abuse at a young offenders centre in Kent. |
39,466,355 | The ringed bird, known as KL, produced three chicks in the nest at Bassenthwaite near Keswick last year. Two were killed by magpies.
She has been joined this year by an unringed male.
The Lake District Osprey Project team said they were "delighted", as the birds do not always return to the same nest sites.
Project mana... | A female osprey has returned to a Lake District nest for the fifth year running. |
35,743,727 | The 80 spaces, on top of a gym in Farnborough, Hampshire, were intended to relieve parking pressure in the town centre.
But a planned bridge, which would have provided vehicle access, was never built after construction of a second building with a vehicle ramp stalled.
The council's chief executive blamed the economic d... | A roof-top car park has lain unused for five years because it can only be accessed on foot, it has been revealed. |
39,152,362 | Firefighters were called to the Toys R Us store in Kingsway West Retail Park at 00:34.
Seven appliances including an aerial unit tackled the fire in an external canopy at the rear of the building.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the store was heavily smoke-logged as a result, but the fire was extinguished wit... | Police in Dundee are investigating whether a major fire at a Dundee toy shop was started deliberately. |
35,667,507 | Claire Darbyshire, 36, said she killed her father Brian, 67, at their home in Wykeham Green, Dagenham, on 2 September 2015 as part of a failed suicide pact.
She was found the next evening wandering around clifftops in Kent, asking for help.
The Old Bailey jury unanimously found her guilty. She had denied murder.
Mr Dar... | A carer who said she suffocated her father with a plastic bag because of his "intolerable" multiple sclerosis has been found guilty of murder. |
37,582,098 | Newspaper L'Equipe reported that the pair, along with winger Juan Imhoff, tested positive for corticosteroids before playing in June's Top 14 final.
Racing say the case relates to "treatment by an authorised channel".
They added: "We're on the side of law, ethics and love of a clean sport."
The statement came after Car... | French side Racing 92 say former All Blacks Dan Carter and Joe Rokocoko did not have therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) for "anomalous" drugs tests but insist the players have not done wrong. |
39,332,739 | The report also recommends giving newly elected members a guide to London transport to help avoid confusion.
Some new MPs said they struggled with Oyster cards - the travel passes used on buses and the Underground - when they arrived at Westminster.
The report was produced by the Commons Administration Committee.
Newly... | New MPs should take part in mock debates to build up confidence before entering the Commons bear pit, a committee of senior MPs has said. |
39,111,337 | Prison Officers Association members will withdraw from voluntary duties, including manning "Tornado" teams which respond to outbreaks of disorder.
An overtime ban will also be phased in from April.
The government said such action was "unlawful" and it would seek an injunction to stop it happening.
From Wednesday, staff... | A fresh wave of industrial action will be held in jails in England and Wales in a dispute over pay and pensions, the prison officers' union has said. |
17,304,165 | Kevin Nunes, 20, a drug dealer, was seized at gunpoint and shot dead in Staffordshire in September 2002.
The Crown Prosecution Service said it did "not seek to uphold the convictions" of the men nor press for a retrial.
The court heard that concerns about the credibility of the key prosecution witness were not disclose... | Five men jailed for a gangland murder have been cleared on appeal. |
37,693,225 | Ashleigh Harris was 14 when she broke her back after falling from Polly Perks, owned by Rachel Miller. She now has no function in her legs.
She was riding Polly in a field in Mathern, near Chepstow, Monmouthshire, when she was injured in 2012.
Miss Harris, 18, of Lydney, Gloucestershire, is suing Mrs Miller at London's... | A teenager who was paralysed after falling off a horse is suing her ex-boyfriend's mother for £3m. |
36,715,596 | Second seed Murray has yet to drop a set at this year's tournament and the 2013 champion is the highest-seeded player remaining in the men's draw.
But the 29-year-old described Frenchman Tsonga as "one of the best grass-court players in the world".
"If he plays well, I'm not on my game, I can lose that match," said Mur... | Britain's Andy Murray says he needs to remain focused as he prepares to take on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the men's quarter-finals at Wimbledon. |
35,478,758 | Gray's side had league wins over Coleraine, Portadown and Glentoran in a six-match unbeaten run to give them hope of avoiding relegation.
"It shows what a bit of momentum and confidence can do," said Gray after receiving the Football Writers' award.
"It reflects what the players have done but we cannot afford to dwell ... | Warrenpoint Town's Barry Gray has been named manager of the month for January - even though his team are rooted to the bottom of the Premiership table. |
34,819,171 | The decision means all working cameras on England's motorways and major trunk roads will be yellow by October next year.
Highways England confirmed the plan after ministers ordered a review into speed camera policy this year.
There are about 200 camera sites on England's motorways.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughli... | Grey speed cameras will be turned yellow in a bid to make them more visible and reduce incidents of sudden braking, the government has announced. |
34,822,651 | He defeated Dr Alasdair McDonnell in a vote at the party's annual conference in Armagh by 172 votes to 133.
Foyle MLA Mr Eastwood, 32, is the SDLP's youngest member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and becomes the sixth leader of the party.
South Belfast MLA Fearghal McKinney has been voted the party's new deputy leade... | Colum Eastwood is the new leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). |
40,785,446 | Swansea have rejected £40m offers from Everton and Leicester for the Iceland international, whom they value at £50m.
"You do live in hope that he will stay," Britton told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I don't know if it's going to get done. If he does go, it's vitally important to replace him with the same kind of quality."
Sigur... | Leon Britton says Swansea City must invest in their playing squad if his fellow midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson leaves the club. |
34,106,588 | The development was announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a visit to the yard on Monday.
She said the contract would create new jobs at Ferguson and secure employment for the existing 150-strong workforce.
The yard went bust a year ago, but was taken over by entrepreneur Jim McColl who plans to invest up t... | The Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow has been named as the preferred bidder for a £97m contract to build two ferries to operate in Scotland. |
40,353,738 | The prime minister has announced that there will be a public inquiry, but how will that differ from an inquest?
More importantly, which will provide the best chance of delivering answers to the critical and haunting questions of what caused the fire, and which organisations or individuals bear responsibility?
An inques... | Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower there have been calls for both an inquest and a public inquiry. |
38,281,318 | The boy, 16, suffered serious injuries in the attack in Chatham High Street at the junction of Upbury Way between 19:30 GMT and 20:15 GMT on Friday.
Two men aged 18 and 19-years-old have been arrested following the incident and are currently in custody.
The 16-year-old and the two men in custody are believed to be know... | A teenage boy is in a serious condition after he was allegedly struck by two cars then chased and assaulted. |
32,662,112 | The woman, 39, suffered "multiple serious injuries" after plummeting to the ground during a "routine" jump over Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, on 5 April.
Police said it was miraculous she had survived, after her main chute failed and a reserve only partially opened.
A 35-year-old man was arrested but has since been baile... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman's main parachute failed to open in a 4000ft (1,219m) jump. |
23,269,520 | The London Taxi Company has secured a deal with Ujra Holding Company for 200 black taxis after it initially ordered 200 in assorted colours.
Chinese car maker Geely bought the company, formerly known as LTI, for £11.4m in October, when the former owners went into administration.
The United Arab Emirates has also order... | A Coventry-based black taxi manufacturer is to sell 400 cabs to Saudi Arabia. |
38,748,722 | An "alarming" gap between rich and poor is risking the health of the youngest generation, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) report warns.
It calls for bold action on smoking, obesity and child poverty.
The Scottish government said it was committed to ensuring the best start in life for children.... | The health of children in Scotland is among the worst in Europe, according to a major new study. |
36,490,376 | Chris Grayling told MPs it wouldn't be "sensible" to spend taxpayers money on translation facilities but said the government might review the ban if a new MP couldn't speak English.
He was responding to a call from his Labour shadow, Chris Bryant, who suggested MPs could be allowed to speak Welsh during meetings of the... | The leader of the House of Commons has rejected calls from MPs to overturn a ban on speaking Welsh at Westminster. |
38,957,419 | Phillip Chiyangwa, the chairman of Cosafa - the Council of Southern African Football Associations - has called for a meeting with other African FA chairmen in Harare in Zimbabwe on 24 February.
In a letter sent by Caf on behalf of president Issa Hayatou, the governing body tells Cosafa "you do not have any authority to... | The Confederation of Africa Football has warned Cosafa over a planned meeting with other member associations which it says is "an attempt to destabilise" the governing body. |
37,643,200 | The investigation by the Press Association news agency found some are now charging £4 for a one-hour stay.
It showed most trusts did not increase their charges, but the average rise among the third that did was 15%.
The analysis combines figures obtained from NHS trusts and data submitted to statistics body NHS Digital... | A third of hospital trusts in England have increased their car parking charges in the last year, it is being reported. |
34,637,968 | A third of London's boroughs suffer from high rates of TB, with more than 40 incidents per 100,000 people.
Some wards in Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hounslow and Newham have rates of more than 150 per 100,000.
The report said prisoners, homeless people, people with substance abuse issues, refugees and migrants were particul... | Parts of London have higher rates of tuberculosis than Rwanda or Iraq, a report from the London Assembly says. |
31,088,504 | Celtic had offered United £250,000 to take winger Mackay-Steven, 24, now rather than wait until the summer, a move that had already been agreed.
And the Glasgow club agreed a deal for both players of £2m plus add-ons.
"I'm delighted to be here and to have signed on at such a massive club," Armstrong, 22, told BBC Scotl... | Midfielder Stuart Armstrong and winger Gary Mackay-Steven have joined Celtic from Dundee United after the clubs agreed deals on transfer deadline day. |
38,341,411 | The appeal comes on what would have been Beyake Keita Ann's 22nd birthday.
He died in hospital three weeks after the assault by a gang of men in Attock Park on 23 August.
Police said 15 men had been questioned by detectives as part of the investigation.
More on this and other Bradford stories
Officers will be staging a... | Police are asking for new information about the murder of a man who was "brutally attacked" following a row during a football match in a Bradford park. |
19,582,198 | The assault had earlier been thought to have been a spontaneous reaction to protests over an anti-Islamic film.
US President Barack Obama has called the presidents of Egypt and Libya to urge cooperation over security for diplomatic staff.
There have been further clashes outside the US embassy in Cairo overnight.
Thousa... | The US is investigating whether the attack in Libya that killed the US ambassador and several other people was planned in advance, officials say. |
28,399,381 | Asked by a journalist about reports on the personal wealth he has accumulated since leaving office, he said these had been "greatly exaggerated".
"I haven't actually changed, despite what people want to say," he said.
"The same thing that motivated me when I stood here... 20 years ago motivates me today. It's not about... | Tony Blair has said he is as motivated by "making a difference" as he was when he became Labour leader 20 years ago. |
39,995,384 | Owners of the company said the tough decision had been made due to falling ticket sales and high operating costs.
"As far as this great American institution, it is a sad moment," ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson said.
For the performers, it also means the end of a tight-knit community that lived on a train in between s... | After 146 years, America's most celebrated circus Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus has staged its final performance in New York. |
32,083,717 | The musician was found at his home in Hawick in the Scottish Borders on Thursday after a suspected heart attack.
Renbourn teamed up with fellow musicians, including guitarist Bert Jansch who died in 2011, to form Pentangle in the late 1960s.
His manager, Dave Smith, said Renbourn had been "a huge character".
He said: "... | Influential folk guitarist John Renbourn has died aged 70. |
33,584,893 | John Whittingdale was speaking on BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show after launching a debate on what types of programmes the BBC should make.
Of Strictly, he said: "The BBC took a risk. It paid off well and it has achieved a mass audience.
"And that seems to me admirable if you can do all those things."
The government pub... | Strictly Come Dancing is an "admirable" example of where the BBC took a risk on a show that was not guaranteed to be a hit, the culture secretary has said. |
36,712,152 | Since 1943 Caversham Park has been the home of BBC Monitoring, whose offices still summarise news from 150 countries in 100 different languages for the BBC.
But after a £4m funding cut, the remaining journalists, academics and translators are to leave the country estate for new offices in London.
As the international ... | For nearly 75 years BBC staff at a sprawling stately home on the outskirts of Reading have been listening in to some of the world's most seismic events, from Nazi Germany's occupation of Europe to the death of Stalin and the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
34,091,820 | With John Stones wanting to leave Everton for Chelsea and Saido Berahino eager to leave West Brom for Tottenham, BBC Sport examines the ins and outs of a transfer request.
You handed in your transfer request to the owner, Ken Bates. Bates read your transfer request. Bates pulled your contract from his filing cabinet. B... | Here's what might have happened if you were a player who wanted out of Chelsea Football Club in the 1980s: |
37,017,834 | Forest goalkeeper Stephen Henderson saved Hogan's initial effort and Lewis Macleod's follow-up before Hogan tapped home his first goal of the season.
Dean Smith's Bees have now won back-to-back games at home with clean sheets.
Damien Perquis was sent off late on for Forest for a second yellow card and striker Britt Ass... | Scott Hogan's goal for Brentford was the difference in their match against Nottingham Forest. |
39,951,008 | Jo Meeke and Matt Gurney's son Puck died in hospital following complications in labour.
They have set up an appeal to create an outdoor space for other grieving families and hospital staff.
Ms Meeke, from Bosham in West Sussex, said she hoped the woodland would help people on the "long journey" of coping with the death... | A couple who lost their newborn baby have raised more than £12,000 towards buying an area of woodland in his name. |
40,843,861 | The Glovers took an early lead but found themselves 5-1 down at the break before eventually falling to a joint-record league defeat.
Skipper James Bailey told the club website: "We know we let ourselves and the fans down.
"As a group, we want to apologise and give fans their money back."
Boss Darren Way added: "Saturda... | Yeovil Town's players and staff have agreed to refund the 258 fans who travelled to their 8-2 opening day defeat at Luton Town. |
27,570,508 | The prime minister said he appreciated people were "disillusioned" with the EU and he "absolutely understood and received the message".
He told the BBC that only Conservatives offered a referendum on UK membership.
The BBC's Nick Robinson said this "simple message" instilled confidence for many within the party.
UKIP g... | David Cameron has insisted the Conservatives can win the next general election despite being pushed into third place in the European elections. |
20,125,347 | Malala Yousafzai is recovering in hospital in Birmingham after being shot on school bus on 9 October.
Doctors at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital said she could make a good recovery.
On Monday she was visited there by Pakistan minister Rehman Malik and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague.
Mr Hague and Mr Malik, who were als... | Pakistan's interior minister has said a 15-year-old schoolgirl activist who was shot in the country by the Taliban is a "symbol of courage and determination" against "extremist ideology". |
35,250,042 | A foreign ministry spokesman said the "ball is in Pakistan's court" and the "immediate issue" was their response.
Indian troops killed six militants during a four-day battle at the base in Punjab, close to the Pakistan border.
Foreign secretaries of the two sides are due to hold peace talks next week.
Although India ha... | India has said that planned talks with Pakistan would go ahead only if Islamabad took action against militants that Delhi said were behind the deadly assault on the Pathankot air base. |
39,825,005 | Two days before polling day, Emmanuel Macron let slip on French radio that he had someone in mind for prime minister should he win Sunday's vote.
He did not say who it was, simply tantalising listeners with a vague reference to "someone with experience of politics, and the skills to lead a parliamentary majority".
But ... | Emmanuel Macron has gone from political newcomer to French president in just a few years He has promised a new approach to politics but what exactly will his government look like? |
34,230,053 | Beavon smashed home just before the half-hour mark to inflict a second successive defeat on Swindon, following their loss at Barnsley last weekend.
The striker punished hesitancy among the Swindon defence with a clinical volley, the Brewers' first ever goal at the County Ground.
Wes Thomas dragged wide from inside the ... | Stuart Beavon's first-half strike moved Burton to the top of League One with their first ever win at Swindon. |
35,977,170 | The club has fined the pair for the incident, which happened prior to Tuesday evening's defeat by Brentford.
"I'd like to apologise to the Bolton fans for what we did before the game," Trotter, 27, told BBC Radio Manchester.
"We didn't realise it was live, it wasn't aimed at the fans or club, it was a silly gesture as ... | Bolton Wanderers midfielder Liam Trotter has apologised for making an offensive gesture with David Wheater in a pre-match live club broadcast. |
32,586,828 | The result marks a 5% rise on cash profits from a year earlier.
The lender also said its after-tax profit rose $A3.5bn during the period, up 3% from a year earlier.
The cash profit number strips out some one-off items and is the bank's preferred measure of performance.
Forecasts were for a rise in cash profit to A$3.6b... | One of Australia's biggest lenders, ANZ, has beaten expectations and posted a half-year cash profit of 3.7bn Australian dollars ($2.9bn;£1.91bn) in the six months ending in March. |
37,083,890 | The 45-year-old man from the Swansea valley was riding a Kawasaki ZX 1000 when he crashed into the animal on the A4069 between Llangadog and Brynamman.
He was taken to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales after the crash, which happened just before 18:00 BST on Sunday.
Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating. | A motorcyclist is in a critical condition in hospital after hitting a sheep in Carmarthenshire. |
21,196,758 | Organisers campaigning to save Lewisham Hospital say the plans are "crazy and ill thought out".
Under proposals, its A&E will close and the maternity unit be downgraded after neighbouring South London Healthcare NHS Trust ran up debts of £150m.
The government said "doing nothing is not an option" and is to make a deci... | At least 15,000 people have marched in protest against proposals to close services at a hospital in south London. |
37,744,510 | The 18-year-old victim was attacked in a wooded area off Parkway between 06:00 and 07:00 BST on Saturday, Surrey Police said.
Avan Mogridge, 31, of Church Street, Stamford, has been charged with two counts of rape, sexual assault, threats to kill and actual bodily harm.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to app... | A man has been charged with raping and threatening to kill a woman in Guildford. |
34,189,117 | The United Nations' refugee agency, the UNHCR, put a number on it last week - they are only 6% of the total fleeing the conflict.
Another four million are languishing in neighbouring countries such as Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.
And then there is a third figure which dwarfs even that - 7.6 million are displaced inside ... | Perhaps the most sobering thing about the pictures of Syrian refugees arriving in Europe is the fact they are just the tip of the iceberg. |
31,313,550 | Writer Sudhiti Naskar ensconced herself in this community to find out more about the daily lives of women and she discovered that many women did not report rape or acts of sexual violence.
Here she explains why, even though West Bengal has the third highest rate of crimes against women in India, these women chose to re... | Murshidabad in rural West Bengal is in many ways a typical rural Indian district: a dusty, remote place dotted with villages that have little access to healthcare or infrastructure. |
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BBC West has discovered that four out of 10 patients are waiting more than 18 weeks, the government's national target, for treatment at the Bristol Heart Institute.
The BBC's Matthew Hill spoke to patient Balbir Kaur Nirwan, who had to w... | People with heart problems in the West Country could be at risk because of longer waiting times, the BBC understands. |
39,301,410 | Flynn, who was appointed after Newport sacked boss Graham Westley, has won both his games in charge.
And the morning after Tuesday's victory at Morecambe, the Welshman received a congratulatory text message from former Arsenal striker Henry, with whom he has been qualifying as a coach.
"It was surreal," said Flynn.
"He... | Newport County caretaker manager Mike Flynn has revealed how Thierry Henry has lent his support to the Exiles' bid for League Two survival. |
39,365,409 | With those words, marking the killing of PC Keith Palmer, deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle reminded us that Parliament isn't just about the politicians.
For many MPs, caught in the Commons chamber as Wednesday's attack began, their first thoughts were for their staff in other parts of the parliamentary estate.
The police p... | "We're in a village and our village policeman has been murdered." |
38,461,367 | The Rt Rev James Jones, who chaired the Hillsborough Independent Panel, said he felt "great pride" in being recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
Author Phil Scraton, who led the panel's research team, turned down an OBE in protest at those he said had not helped the 1989 disaster's survivors.
Meanwhile, Mer... | The former Bishop of Liverpool has been made a Knight Commander for his services to the Hillsborough Inquiry. |
40,833,695 | The move comes after the BBC revealed that a number of women felt physically and mentally scarred after having the implants.
Mesh or tape implants are used to treat organ prolapse or urinary incontinence.
These conditions can be common after childbirth.
The board's letter, leaked to the BBC, advised GPs to refer the wo... | The Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) has written to GPs advising what action they should take if any of their patients experience problems after vaginal mesh surgery. |
28,243,933 | The official is said to have acted as a CIA contact at the US embassy, reports say, in a scandal that has infuriated German politicians.
A German intelligence official was arrested last week on suspicion of spying.
An inquiry has also begun into a German defence ministry worker, reports said.
"The representative of the... | The German government has ordered the expulsion of a CIA official in Berlin in response to two cases of alleged spying by the US. |
32,182,917 | The incident at Alliance Parade was reported shortly before 04:00 BST on Saturday.
Police said it is "believed that someone broke into the house and deliberately set it on fire".
They said there was no-one in the house at the time. | A house in north Belfast has been gutted in an arson attack. |
37,582,833 | Quantum Pharma Plc said NuPharm would cease trading at Deeside Industrial Park by the end of December due to "significant cash losses".
The firm took over NuPharm in July last year.
It said despite continued investment, NuPharm was "not capable of becoming an earnings enhancing business", and closure was the only optio... | A pharmaceutical company in Flintshire is to close following with the loss of 66 jobs. |
37,362,584 | The Commons privileges committee said Colin Myler and Tom Crone had misled the Culture, Media and Sport Committee by "answering questions falsely".
It recommended that the Commons should "formally admonish" the pair.
Both men have rejected the findings and denied giving misleading evidence.
It is believed to be the fir... | The former editor and legal manager of defunct newspaper the News of the World (NotW) have been found in contempt of Parliament over evidence they gave to MPs about phone hacking. |
27,313,349 | Its survey of 1,600 cities in 91 countries revealed that nearly 90% of people in urban centres breathe air that fails to meet levels deemed safe.
The WHO says that about half of the world's urban population is exposed to pollution at least 2.5 times higher than it recommends.
Air quality was poorest in Asia, followed b... | The World Health Organization says air pollution in many of the world's cities is breaching its guidelines. |
37,653,065 | Dublin side Bohemians visit Brandywell Stadium on Friday night in the first home game since Dundalk supporters were attacked earlier this month.
Fans, residents and club officials marched from Lecky Road to Brandywell.
Club director Denis Bradley said it was a symbolic gesture to prevent further trouble and 500 people ... | Derry City Football Club has held what it describes as "a public act of defiance" to show disapproval at attacks on visiting fans this season. |
33,162,298 | Only time will tell whether he gets his wish.
No-one should get too carried away, though.
Britain has had only a handful of non-white cabinet ministers. Indeed, Mr Cameron's new cabinet, following his election victory in May, has just two minority-ethnic cabinet ministers.
It is all a far cry from 1987, when four new b... | David Cameron said in a speech last November that he wanted to see an ethnic minority prime minister to prove "Britons of all backgrounds can achieve". |
37,252,322 | The hosts go into the final day on 199-6 in their second innings, a lead of 278 runs.
John Anderson top-scored with 59 while Ed Joyce (37), William Porterfield (29) and Gary Wilson (25) also contributed on a day when 45 overs were lost.
Tanveer Ahmed and Tanwir Afzal each picked up two wickets for the tourists.
The Iri... | Ireland remain in control against Hong Kong in the Intercontinental Cup game but they were frustrated by rain and bad light at Stormont on Thursday. |
35,379,735 | Philip Blackwood was jailed last March for using an image of Buddha to promote his bar.
Those being released include 52 people jailed for political offences.
It comes just over a week before the new parliament meets for the first time since last year's election victory by the opposition pro-democracy NLD party.
Sentenc... | A New Zealand man serving a two-year sentence for insulting Buddhism is among more than 100 prisoners to be released from jail in Myanmar. |
40,632,891 | The discount fashion chain said it had come to its attention that the footwear "does not meet the Primark usual high standards for chemical compliance".
The products in question are men's flip-flops in blue, black and khaki.
The company said customers will be offered a full refund and do not have to produce proof of pu... | Primark has recalled thousands of men's flip-flops over fears they may contain dangerous levels of a cancer-causing chemical. |
38,555,348 | Unite was responding to Plaid Cymru's economy spokesman Adam Price, who urged steel workers to reject a move from final salary pensions.
Balloting is expected to begin at the end of January.
Tata said pension reform is essential to a deal that would see £1bn invested at Port Talbot over 10 years.
The company made a co... | One of the biggest unions at Tata says politicians should not interfere in the workers' ballot over whether to accept a less generous pension scheme. |
34,074,638 | The authority's planning committee earlier this month backed a ??35m proposal for the street's eastern side.
Campaigners condemned the decision, which will mean the demolition of the 103-year-old Futurist Cinema building.
The council said it was not possible to save the building or its facade due to its "poor structura... | The government will not hold an inquiry into regeneration plans for Lime Street, Liverpool City Council said. |
40,017,047 | Viktoria Tautz, 34, was looking after Joshua Paul at his home in Haringey, north London, on 29 August 2014 when he suddenly collapsed.
Joshua was taken to hospital but died on 1 September, the Old Bailey heard.
Ms Tautz, of Holly Park Road, Barnet, denies one charge of manslaughter and insists she never got angry with ... | A nanny accused of leaving a 10-month-old boy fatally injured in a fit of anger has denied to a court that she lost her temper with him. |
33,014,991 | On Wednesday, a leaked document revealed a private-public sector consortium was the last remaining bidder for a £690m contract.
Campaigners handed over their petition at a clinical commissioning group (CCG) meeting on Thursday.
Commissioners said their focus was on improving outcomes for patients.
Speaking at a protes... | More than 63,000 people have signed a petition against what they say is the privatisation of cancer care in Staffordshire. |
35,626,239 | McIlorum, 28, went off on a stretcher after a tackle on Broncos half-back Anthony Milford and went to hospital.
The Leeds-born England international has played 220 games for the Warriors.
"Micky could be out for six months," Wigan coach Shaun Wane told BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. "He's playing rugby league and these... | Wigan hooker Michael McIlorum is facing a six-month lay-off after sustaining a suspected broken ankle in Saturday's World Club Series defeat by Brisbane. |
39,907,824 | The crash, involving silver Skoda Octavia taxi, happened on Lake Road at 00:30 BST.
Police said the pedestrian, a 20-year-old woman from Fareham, died at the scene.
A 37-year-old man, from Portsmouth, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by driving without due care and attention.
He has been released from cu... | A woman died when she was struck by a taxi in Portsmouth. |
32,596,726 | Based on the age of the surrounding rocks, this is the earliest known member of the clade that produced today's birds: Ornithuromorpha.
It pushes back the branching-out of this evolutionary group by at least five million years.
The little bird appears to have been a wader, capable of nimble flight.
The discovery is rep... | Scientists in China have described a new species of early bird, from two fossils with intact plumage dating to 130 million years ago. |
38,948,265 | El Nacional in the Dominican Republic has now apologised for accidentally publishing a still of Alec Baldwin, captioned as the US president, next to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
The image accompanied an article about Israeli settlements.
The paper has said sorry to readers and "anyone affected".
The picture was sent ... | Actor Alec Baldwin's impression on Saturday Night Live of Donald Trump tricked a national newspaper into thinking he was the real thing. |
34,416,965 | The South Africa-born 21-year-old right-hander will now remain at Lord's until the end of the 2017 season.
Eskinazi was a regular for Middlesex's Second XI this year and made his first-class debut in last month's victory over Yorkshire at Lord's.
"Stephen thoroughly deserves a new contract," managing director of cricke... | Middlesex wicketkeeper-batsman Stephen Eskinazi has signed a new two-year contract with the club. |
39,563,706 | Mewn llythyr i'r arolygwyr, mae Cymdeithas yr Iaith hefyd yn honni y byddai diffyg rhaglenni gwreiddiol i Gymru ar y sianel, fod y brandio yn Saesneg yn unig, ac y bydd y rhaglenni yn cael eu creu yn Lerpwl.
Made TV yw'r cwmni sydd yn gyfrifol am sianel Made in North Wales, fydd yn dechrau darlledu ddiwedd y mis.
Dywed... | Mae ymgyrchwyr iaith wedi beirniadu Ofcom am roi trwydded i sianel deledu yng ngogledd Cymru er mai dim ond hanner awr o gynnwys Cymraeg sydd yn cael ei ddarlledu ganddyn nhw bob wythnos. |
40,728,831 | Overall staffing in NHS Scotland is at a record high, but auditors said the government must plan ahead better to "urgently address workforce issues".
It said there were signs NHS services were "under increasing stress".
The Scottish government said it was committed to having the right mix of skills and staff in the rig... | Scotland's government and health boards have failed to plan effectively for long-term staffing challenges, Audit Scotland has said. |
24,173,669 | Bill Walker was found guilty of attacking three former wives and a step-daughter between 1967 and 1995.
The 71-year-old, from Alloa, had denied 23 charges of assault and one breach of the peace, but was found guilty of all charges at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Kathrine Mackie said the former independent MSP for D... | A former MSP has been jailed for 12 months after being convicted of a series of domestic abuse offences. |
32,546,961 | Italy, stuck in recession, hopes the fair will be a big money-spinner. Ten million tickets have been sold already for the six-month event.
But shortly after the opening, protesters in Milan clashed with police, who responded with tear gas.
Representatives of 145 countries are in the city for the fair, which boasts 54 n... | A major global commercial fair - Milan Expo 2015 - has opened in northern Italy with food as the theme. |
37,617,423 | "For about 10 minutes I didn't process what it was, and just started playing with it," says the 15-year-old from Maryland in the US.
"Then I finally realised - this fell out of my head. This is in an insect, this is a head louse."
The discovery prompted a ritual familiar to millions of parents around the world - John's... | Teenager John was doing his homework when a bug fell onto his school book. |
27,591,369 | The up and down motion can fracture the ice, potentially aiding its break-up and melting, the researchers told Nature magazine.
They say storm swells may have a much bigger influence on the extent of polar sea ice than previously recognised.
The New Zealand-led team ran its experiments off Antarctica.
They placed senso... | Large ocean waves can travel through sea ice for hundreds of kilometres before their oscillations are finally dampened, scientists have shown. |
34,396,751 | President Cecile Richards told members of Congress on Tuesday she was "proud" that Planned Parenthood donates foetal tissue for research.
The anti-abortion group behind the videos has alleged that the healthcare provider profits from the practice.
The allegations have set off an effort to pull the group's federal fundi... | The head of Planned Parenthood has defended her organisation before Congress, calling a series of secretly recorded videos a "smear campaign". |
40,929,355 | The cardboard boxes also include a mattress and can be used for babies to sleep in as an alternative to a crib.
The Scottish government hopes the boxes will help ensure every baby is given the best possible start in life.
Baby boxes are already given out by some health authorities in other parts of the UK.
But the Scot... | Baby boxes containing essential items such as clothes, books and blankets are to be delivered to new mothers across Scotland for the first time. |
38,568,637 | McGuigan was previously owner but sold his shares to Lemos in September.
Since then, there have been financial issues including wages being paid late and the club are also operating under a transfer embargo.
Co-chairman Ali Abdulrahman Al Hashemi and director Nigel Adams have left because of the current situation.
In a... | Morecambe are "staggered" by the actions of Brazilian businessman Diego Lemos since he took over the League Two club, says chairman Peter McGuigan. |
32,621,227 | They will perform in Glasgow during the five-day "pop-up festival", as part of BBC Music Day.
More than 60 performers will take part in the free event, which will feature both established and upcoming artists.
The festival, which aims to bring people together across generations and communities through their love of mus... | Lulu, Deacon Blue and KT Tunstall have joined the line-up of artists taking part in BBC Music at the Quay. |
40,910,137 | The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at 01:35 BST on High Road, at the junction with Seven Sisters, in Tottenham.
His next of kin have been told, the Met said.
A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop at the scene and causing death by dangerous driving.... | A 70-year-old man has died in an apparent hit-and-run in north London. |
40,502,599 | The victim, in her 20s, was left "fighting for her life" after the assault in Victoria Park, Leicester, at about 23:40 BST on Monday.
She was dragged into bushes and found near recycling bins about an hour later, Leicestershire Police said.
The suspect was arrested on Tuesday night and detectives have renewed their app... | A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over a "horrific" attack on a woman in a park. |
35,615,330 | Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton appears to be ahead of the game in the popularity contest, with dozens of pop stars, rappers and actors hopping aboard the #teamhillary bandwagon.
And she's not the only presidential hopeful to court, or be courted, by famous people...
Her rival Bernie Sanders is also notching up the ... | More and more high-profile celebrities have been speaking out in support of who they think should become the next president of the United States. |
35,661,779 | Jane Hutt's comments came after a lengthy row over Scottish tax and funding arrangements was settled.
She called for an independent review of Wales' funding arrangements amid the promise of power to vary income tax.
Welsh ministers fear the UK Treasury could cut the block grant before Welsh taxes are sufficient to cove... | Crucial talks lie ahead to weigh up how the Welsh budget is fairly funded between Whitehall cash and devolved taxes, the finance minister has said. |
36,397,063 | The events began a weekend of commemoration leading up to the anniversary on 31 May and 1 June.
More than 6,000 Britons and 2,500 Germans died in the 36-hour Battle of Jutland, involving about 250 ships.
Princess Anne joined First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for a service at a war graves cemetery in Rosyth.
HMS Kent has w... | Hundreds of people have gathered to mark the centenary of the largest naval battle of World War One in Rosyth and South Queensferry. |
36,905,849 | It might sound like the start of a joke, but Welsh triathlete Non Stanford, who hopes to win a medal at the Rio Olympics, believes her support team are vital.
"Any medal is not an individual victory, it is definitely a team medal," said Stanford, 27, from Leeds.
Among them is a dietician, physiologist, doctor, running ... | How many people does it take to make a triathlete? |
28,498,531 | First Great Western cancelled a number of Saturday morning trains including several to London Paddington.
South West Trains said engineers had worked through the night to avoid further delays after Friday's problems.
Lightning strikes and signalling failures had led to a series of cancellations.
First Great Western can... | Rail passengers in parts of southern England and Wales are facing further travel problems after stormy weather caused "major disruption" on Friday. |
36,796,829 | UK owners can get affected diesel vehicles repaired, but in the US they can also claim up to $10,000 (£7,400).
The Transport Select Committee also said the government had been too slow to investigate whether VW should be prosecuted in the UK for the scandal.
The government insisted it was pushing the firm "to ensure th... | Volkswagen's failure to compensate UK owners of cars affected by the emissions scandal is "deeply unfair", MPs have said. |
36,009,645 | They include forcing transparency standards on UK overseas territories and a register of offshore trusts.
The party has called for a public inquiry into alleged abuses uncovered in leaked documents from a Panama law firm - and vowed not to accept donations linked to tax avoidance.
The government has set up a task force... | Labour has set out a series of measures it claims will "stop the super-rich hiding their wealth" in tax havens. |
36,121,689 | Victory was Sutton's 20th in 25 games since their last league defeat on 7 November and came one week after their vital win over second-placed Ebbsfleet.
Dan Fitchett put the hosts ahead against Chelmsford and Ross Stearn added a second before half-time.
They return to the fifth tier for the first time since relegation ... | Sutton United clinched promotion to the National League as they secured the National League South title with a 2-0 home win over Chelmsford City. |
37,378,110 | He beat off competition from David's Bowie's final album Blackstar, Laura Mvula, Michael Kiwanuka, The 1975 and Radiohead.
"I'm just so thankful. I've been trying to do this music stuff and work it out for so long... I was like 'let's do it for ourselves'" he said.
Read more by TAPPING HERE. | Grime artist Skepta has won this year's Hyundai Mercury Prize for his debut album Konnichiwa. |
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