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39,419,234 | Kieren Church, 30, died after bottles he was hiding broke when he was tackled by a store guard in a shopping centre car park on 9 February.
The 20-year-old guard was arrested the following day after the incident at The Shires shopping centre in Trowbridge.
Wiltshire Police said a report would be passed to the coroner.
... | A security guard arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after an alleged shoplifter bled to death will face "no further police action". |
36,912,700 | Local co-ordinates, used to produce maps and measurements, and global ones differ by more than 1m.
The body responsible for the change said it would help the development of self-driving cars, which need accurate location data to navigate.
Australia moves about 7cm north annually because of tectonic movements.
Modern sa... | Australia is to shift its longitude and latitude to address a gap between local co-ordinates and those from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). |
36,574,279 | Andrejs Trofimovics, 25, was found stabbed at a flat in Cleveland Road, in the Springbourne area of the town.
Vladislav Pomozov, 45, of Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, was found guilty of murder and of wounding with intent.
He was remanded in custody and is due at Winchester Crown Court for sentencing on 6 July.
Mr Trof... | A man has been found guilty of murder after a man was stabbed to death at a flat in Bournemouth on New Year's Day. |
36,349,823 | The zero-fuel aircraft arrived in Dayton at 21:56 local time (01:56 GMT) having flown from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The 1,113km journey took pilot Andre Borschberg about 16 hours to complete, a relatively short hop for the plane.
Solar Impulse is aiming to get to New York in the next couple of weeks before it crosses the Atlan... | Solar Impulse has landed in the US state of Ohio following the 12th stage of its circumnavigation of the globe. |
36,466,704 | Hilary McClintock was elected as mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council on Monday. The SDLP's Jim McKeever is the new deputy mayor.
In 2012, the DUP mayor of Londonderry Maurice Devenney refused to hand his chains to Sinn Féin's Kevin Campbell.
Mayor McClintock said it was "significant" but things had moved ... | For the first time in Londonderry an outgoing Sinn Féin mayor has placed the chains of office around the neck of a DUP successor. |
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The 17-year-old was named in the senior squad for the World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland.
But his club boss has been left perplexed he was not consulted and believes the call-up has come too early.
"Actually, I was surprised about this," said Klopp.
Nottin... | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he was surprised Wales boss Chris Coleman did not contact him before calling up teenager Ben Woodburn. |
40,858,039 | Those held in a series of raids in the capital Kuala Lumpur were mainly from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, officials said.
Machines to make fake passports and to forge Malaysian immigration documents were among the items seized.
Security in the city is being tightened up ahead of the Southeast Asian Games which begin... | More than 400 people have been detained in a counter-terrorism operation in Malaysia, authorities say. |
37,538,169 | The film director had originally meant to shoot the sunset, but pointed the drone downwards to return home when the battery ran low.
It wasn't until he was going through his footage later that he saw the shot.
Mr Li says he posted it online in a bid to find out who the pair are, but the photo is not entirely what it se... | A "lucky catch" is how Brandon Li describes the accidental drone shot he captured of "newlyweds" on a rooftop in Hong Kong. |
33,532,408 | Prosecutors said the aim was to prevent evidence being destroyed.
Police seized luxury cars from the home of the former Brazilian President, Fernando Collor de Mello.
The bribery scandal has undermined the standing of the current President, Dilma Rousseff.
Mr Collor denied any wrongdoing and posted on social media that... | Brazilian police have searched properties linked to politicians suspected of taking bribes in a scandal involving the state-run oil company, Petrobras. |
40,239,400 | John Barclay is one of the few men who played then and who's still playing now. Whenever the game is mentioned and he's asked if it feels like half a decade ago, he smiles and says, no, it doesn't, it feels a whole lot longer ago than that.
It does. Barclay's partners in the back-row that day were Alasdair Strokosch an... | Five years - and a whole lot of pain - have passed since Scotland last beat the Wallabies, a 9-6 gruntathon in the monsoon of Newcastle in New South Wales. |
34,289,256 | The body of James Chadwick, 37, was found at an address in Holland Street last Wednesday.
At Aberdeen Sheriff Court, Ryan Gibb and Cameron Laurie, both 30, were charged with murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
They made no plea and were remanded in custody. They are due to appear in court again next we... | Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Aberdeen. |
36,192,537 | Heather Farmer told the jury that in the five years she had been a registered childminder, Liam was the only child she had concerns about.
Rachel Fee, 31, and her partner Nyomi Fee, 28, deny murdering Liam in March 2014 at a house in Glenrothes, Fife and ill-treating two other boys.
Ms Farmer said she had looked after ... | A childminder has been telling the Liam Fee murder trial that she had concerns about the toddler. |
32,194,591 | Dr Margaret Ann Rous, who was 37, and her 28-year-old husband David Rous were killed when a light aircraft struck the ground in Glen Etive.
The couple, from Newport-on-Tay in Fife, had been flying from Dundee to visit relatives on Tiree.
The emergency services had been alerted when contact was lost with the Piper Chero... | Tribute has been paid to a Dundee GP and her engineer husband who died in a plane crash in Argyll. |
37,997,983 | Nick Alexander, 35, from Weeley in Essex, was killed on 13 November, 2015, at the nightclub in Paris.
Artists including Fran Healy from Travis and Supergrass' Gaz Coombes performed at Shepherd's Bush Empire on Tuesday.
There was also a minute's standing ovation in Nick's honour.
LIVE: For more on this and other Essex s... | Hundreds of people have attended a concert held in honour of the only Brit killed in the Bataclan terror attack a year ago. |
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The 33-year-old Swiss announced he was "not match-fit" as he apologised in person to the crowd at the O2 Arena.
Federer beat Stan Wawrinka 4-6 7-5 7-6 (8-6) on Saturday in a thrilling semi-final lasting two hours and 48 minutes.
It is Djokovic's fourth victory at the seaso... | Roger Federer has withdrawn from the ATP World Tour final against Novak Djokovic because of a back injury. |
36,117,844 | McInnes felt the Dons were "pushed about" too easily in Perth as their title dream all but ended with their defensive frailties exposed.
"We got dominated at both ends of the pitch and the more determined team won," McInnes told BBC Scotland.
"I know what I need to get in but there won't be wholesale changes."
With Ash... | Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes will attempt to sign more physical players this summer after they were swept aside 3-0 by St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park. |
36,525,320 | The 10 letters were penned between 1951 and 1960 to her mentor and lifelong friend Sir Felix Aylmer.
They reveal details of a dramatic decade of the screen siren's life as she rose from an unknown ballerina to Hollywood fame.
In them she mentions her broken-off engagement, marriage, miscarriages and the birth of her fi... | A series of never-before-seen letters written by Audrey Hepburn will be auctioned later this month. |
38,402,563 | Based on a video game series, Assassin's Creed stars Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard and was directed by Justin Kurzel.
The movie follows Fassbender's Cal Lynch, a convict facing a death sentence but given a second chance by a mysterious organisation, Abstergo Industries.
Through a revolutionary technology that... | New action movie Assassin's Creed arrives in UK cinemas in the New Year, in part thanks to Shakespeare's "Scottish Play" and the Isle of Skye. |
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The 50-year-old Portuguese, who first managed the Blues between 2004 and 2007, was officially announced as Chelsea's new boss on 3 June.
"I am the Happy One," said Mourinho at a Stamford Bridge news conference.
Career record up to 1 June 2013
"Calmer? I believe so. I'm in ... | Jose Mourinho proclaimed that he is "the Happy One" on his return to Chelsea, adding that he is calmer and a better manager than he has ever been. |
35,603,298 | Wright picked up the injury against League Two leaders Northampton Town on Tuesday and was replaced by Chey Dunkley for the final 14 minutes.
"It looks like a grade one tear to his hamstring, which rules him out for around 10 days to start with," manager Michael Appleton told BBC Radio Oxford.
"It's a blow from a playi... | Oxford United captain Jake Wright is set to be out for three to four games with a hamstring tear. |
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The Reds are fifth in the Premier League and lost to Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-finals last weekend.
Rodgers, 42, is the first Liverpool boss not to win a trophy inside three seasons in charge since the 1950s.
Asked if he expected to be manager next season, he replied:... | Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says there is "nobody better" than him to lead the club and "very much" expects to be in charge at Anfield next season. |
35,203,724 | Evacuation advice has been issued to Kennett River, Grey River and Wongarra. Most residents have left their homes.
But a wind change on Thursday afternoon eased the threat to these communities, fire authorities said.
Firefighters and aircraft from NSW and New Zealand are on standby in case the fire breaks containment l... | More than 500 firefighters are set to battle a blaze in the Australian state of Victoria, one of the world's most fire-prone regions on New Year's Eve. |
34,378,513 | Dijkhuizen's assistant, Roy Hendriksen, has also left the Championship club.
Brentford won only two of their eight league games under the Dutchman, 43, and are 19th in the table.
Former Blackburn, Coventry and Everton midfielder Carsley, 41, had been working as manager of Brentford's development squad.
Media playback i... | Brentford have sacked head coach Marinus Dijkhuizen after nine matches and placed Lee Carsley in charge until the end of the season. |
32,483,820 | The 41-year-old has been out of work since leaving Alloa in March.
Chris Barker, who has been in caretaker charge since Andy Scott was sacked in January, will remain with the Shots as player-assistant manager.
"Barry is ambitious and has great experience of developing young players," said chairman Shahid Azeem.
Smith b... | Aldershot Town have appointed former Dundee and Alloa Athletic boss Barry Smith as their new manager on a one-year rolling contract. |
39,766,512 | It is Vitesse's first major trophy in their 125-year history.
Striker Van Wolfswinkel, 28, headed home his first after 80 minutes and followed it up with a second two minutes from time.
Vitesse, who sit sixth in the Dutch League, qualify for the Europa League group stage next season.
Their cup final team included three... | Former Norwich City striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored two late goals as Vitesse Arnhem beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0 to win the Dutch Cup final in Rotterdam. |
40,224,901 | Could they be trusted to get the public finances "back in order".
It was an age-old attack narrative used by the Conservatives over the decades - to great success.
Labour breaks the national bank, eventually, it was claimed.
And the Conservatives are voted in to sweep up the mess.
It was a policy that became known by a... | Before the 2010 election, David Cameron and George Osborne believed they would be tested on one issue. |
33,796,030 | It follows a damning report into the Tawel Fan ward at Glan Clwyd Hospital.
Simon Dean, interim chief executive of Betsi Cadwaladr health board, confirmed nine staff have been reported to the Nursing and Midwifery Council and three to the General Medical Council.
He will give an update on action being taken at a meetin... | The number of staff reported to their professional bodies over care at a Denbighshire mental health ward has risen to 12. |
36,964,065 | Loosehead Barrington, 26, has featured 82 times since joining Sarries from Jersey in 2013, and has agreed a three-year contract at Allianz Park.
USA international Lamositele, 21, has signed a new two-year deal.
"Both Richard and Titi are valuable members of our squad," director of rugby Mark McCall said. | Prop forwards Richard Barrington and Titi Lamositele have signed new deals with Premiership and European Champions Cup winners Saracens. |
32,983,846 | The Vue chain ditched a scheme granted planning permission in 2012 for a cinema in the Buttermarket centre.
But the borough council has approved a new proposal for a 16-screen multiplex, gym, new shops, restaurants and bars.
The centre, which opened in 1992, was bought in March for £9.2m by Capital & Regional and Drum ... | An Ipswich shopping centre is to be transformed with a multi-screen cinema after previously abandoned plans were altered. |
39,642,497 | Police said there was "an altercation" between a motorcyclist and a car driver after the collision in North Wingfield Road, in Grassmoor, Chesterfield, at about 21:00 BST on Tuesday.
The 74 year-old man, who was driving the car, died in hospital. The biker is in police custody being questioned.
A murder investigation i... | A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following an argument after a crash in Derbyshire. |
40,359,958 | Sarah Cooke was principal of Foxhole Academy in St Austell where Peter Cooke carried out occasional maintenance.
A disciplinary panel found she did not tell bosses of a possible safeguarding issue relating to a 2012 police caution to Mr Cooke for stealing underwear.
The panel found she breached professional standards a... | A head teacher who failed to disclose her school caretaker husband's police caution is facing a classroom ban. |
37,117,936 | The defending champions were all out for 282 on day one, but were 51-6 at one stage during the morning session.
Hodd put on 132 with Azeem Rafiq (74) and 88 with Jack Brooks (48) but was left on 96 not out when Brett Hutton (3-67) had Ryan Sidebottom lbw.
Notts lost Jake Libby and debutant Tom Moores as they closed on ... | Andrew Hodd ran out of partners just short of a century after rescuing Yorkshire from a dismal start to their Championship game at Scarborough. |
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Swans fans called for the American to be sacked during Boxing Day's 4-1 home defeat by West Ham.
Bradley was only appointed in October but has lost seven of his 11 matches in charge, leaving Swansea second from bottom.
"I believe in my work and the message I give to the pl... | Swansea City manager Bob Bradley believes he can save them from relegation and remains "committed" to the Premier League strugglers. |
29,047,226 | Andrejs Borodins was in charge of the 1,300 tonne cargo ship Frifjord when a pilot from Dundee harbour found him staggering and incoherent.
The 53-year-old Latvian had planned to sail the 250ft ship from Perth to Norway in July.
Borodins was jailed for four months at Dundee Sheriff Court.
The captain's drunken state wa... | A drunken sea captain caught sailing a cargo ship up the River Tay while almost four times the legal alcohol limit has been jailed. |
35,411,701 | Too many over-65s end up in accident and emergency unnecessarily, says the NHS Confederation's Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People.
The group said this was because of a lack of help when they fell ill.
It called for radical steps, including providing urgent care at home and getting doctors to carry out... | Older people in need of urgent help are being failed by the NHS, a group of English and Welsh health leaders say. |
37,408,913 | The 28-year-old will play Arsenal in a competitive fixture for the first time when Forest face the Gunners in the EFL Cup third round on Tuesday.
"Most people don't celebrate when they score and some go absolutely crazy and start chaos, which is fun," he said.
"For me out of respect I will celebrate a little bit, but i... | Nottingham Forest forward Nicklas Bendtner will not "go crazy" if he scores against Arsenal despite his time at the club being a distant memory. |
37,148,230 | The deceased was the driver of a white coloured van that was involved in a collision on the Tullyvar Road shortly before 20.30 BST on Saturday.
The road was closed for a time but has now reopened.
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision to contact police. | A man in his 40's has died following a road traffic collision in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone. |
35,401,559 | Stevenson was under contract until the end of the season, but having started just four games during this campaign, an early release was agreed.
The 31-year-old had a spell with Exeter during the 2008-09 season, before a two-year spell with Harlequins.
He moved back to Belfast in 2011 to join his home province, Ulster.
... | Second row Lewis Stevenson is to join Exeter Chiefs with immediate effect after being released from his contract with Ulster Rugby by mutual agreement. |
37,357,877 | Kompany - back after a five-month injury lay-off - left the field by his own choice in injury time after City had made all three substitutions.
Gael Clichy's fourth goal in English football had put City in charge before Aleix Garcia swept home a second.
Swansea's record signing Borja Baston missed several chances befor... | Vincent Kompany suffered an injury scare on his return as Manchester City eased past Swansea in the EFL Cup. |
33,162,633 | The 18-year-old man was taken to hospital with multiple stab wounds following the altercation in Bowleymead in the Eldene area on Saturday.
Daniel Peapell, 20, and Zac Doyle, 19, both from Swindon, were charged alongside 19-year-old Raffaele Bretti from Wroughton.
The three were remanded in custody by Swindon magistrat... | Three men have been charged with the attempted murder of a teenager who was stabbed repeatedly in Swindon. |
30,491,642 | The 51-year-old is in the town performing as Baron Hardup in the pantomime Cinderella.
Tweeting about being stopped by North Wales Police officers on Sunday night, he said: "Randomly stopped for breathalyser test, had a laugh, made some new friends! Safe, clean town, love it!"
Osmond passed the test - oh yes he did! | American singer Jimmy Osmond has posted a video of himself being breathalysed by police officers in Llandudno. |
34,371,441 | But he later broke his promise and came out of retirement earlier this month to compete in the Leger Legends charity contest at Doncaster.
Unsurprisingly, he ended up winning.
And as it turns out, it was not to be his last appearance in the saddle at a public event.
He was back in the saddle during a special homecoming... | When the record-breaking jump jockey AP McCoy retired in April, he vowed that would be his last race. |
35,415,988 | Of the 2,007 people polled 27% had seen a hate crime, with 20% witnessing abuse based on religion and 25% on race or ethnicity.
The questionnaire was carried out by Censuswide to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day on Wednesday.
More than 3,000 events are taking place across the UK to mark the event, which has taken p... | More than a quarter of people in the UK have witnessed a hate crime in the last year, a new poll suggests. |
35,573,418 | The 34-year-old was struck on Lochend Road, near the junction with Auchingill Road just after midnight.
He was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.
Sgt Andy Shearer of Police Scotland said inquiries were at an early stage and appealed for anyone with information to get in touch. | A man is in a critical condition after being hit by a bus in the Easterhouse area of Glasgow. |
23,796,520 | Martin Hamilton said water used for washing crops on his land had leaked into the Enler River, near Comber.
He estimated about 25 tonnes, or 25,000 litres of the dirty water, which kills the oxygen in the river, left the farm.
Local people estimate thousands of fish had died. The Department of the Environment (DoE) sai... | A farmer has said he is deeply sorry that his business was responsible for a major fish kill in a County Down river. |
35,454,587 | The incident happened at the junction with the B937, near Collessie, at about 21:05 on Saturday.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident which involved a silver Volkswagen Beetle.
Sgt James Henry, of Police Scotland, said: "Anyone who may have seen a man walking in the area of the A91 around that time on Sat... | A man has died after being hit by a car on the A91 in Fife. |
39,003,392 | That is the rather startling advice in a blogpost that is being widely shared right now.
Its author, Quincy Larson, is a software engineer, who has previously written about the importance of protecting personal data. He now fears that data could be at risk every time you cross a border.
His concerns were sparked by the... | "The next time you plan to cross a border, leave your phone at home." |
34,387,853 | One of Afghanistan's largest cities, it has long been a strategically important transport hub for the north of the country.
Kunduz is linked by highways to Kabul in the south, with Mazar-e-Sharif in the west and with Tajikistan in the north.
But it has always held symbolic significance for the Taliban because it was a ... | The brief militant seizure of Kunduz in 2015 was one of the Afghan government's worst setbacks since Taliban forces were ousted in 2001. |
37,353,244 | Thousands of miners and police clashed at the South Yorkshire coking site.
Campaigners met with Home Secretary Amber Rudd to renew calls for a probe into police handling of the event.
It comes after an ex-PC told Channel 4 officers were told to write statements for arrests they had not made.
He said: "I knew in my own ... | Campaigners calling for a public inquiry into the 1984 Battle of Orgreave disorder have been told a decision will be made by the end of October. |
12,099,592 | The level of compensation is set at €100,000 per person per account across the European Union.
Since 2010, that has meant a limit of £85,000 in the UK.
But that amount is recalculated every five years.
Due to a weak euro in the summer of 2015, the new level has been set at £75,000 from Jan 1 2016.
The limit offers comp... | Bank and building society accounts in the UK come with a guarantee: if the institution holding your money goes bust, you will be compensated. |
35,683,881 | Millions of Iranians voted on Friday for members of the assembly, which appoints Iran's supreme leader, and also in parliamentary elections.
Reformists and moderates have won all the seats in the capital Tehran.
But Sadeq Larijani said reformists had worked with "American and English media outlets" during the poll.
"Is... | A leading Iranian cleric has accused reformists of colluding with the West to block hardline appointments to the country's Assembly of Experts. |
34,177,860 | Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners (NARC), which is celebrating its 10th year of diving for marine litter, will take to Milford Haven's waters on Tuesday.
Welfare charity World Animal Protection has funded the dive.
NARC said 20,000 lobster pots had been lost in Wales in winter storms.
The group - which has collected 7... | A volunteer diving group is to trawl the Pembrokeshire coast to clear up lost or discarded lobster pots which endanger marine life. |
34,998,768 | Manchester City Council used a crane to remove the 44ft (13.5m) trailer, which had sunk into the road surface in South Street, Openshaw.
The cost of removal and disposal was almost £10,000.
Councillor Nigel Murphy said the people who dumped it had "stolen from Manchester taxpayers".
The trailer, which weighed double t... | A trailer filled with 90 tonnes of domestic waste was dumped on a street in an act of "fly-tipping on an industrial scale", a council has said. |
33,890,784 | Thieves stole about 12 tonnes of lead from the roof St Mary's Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
They stripped more than 3,000 sq ft of lead from the church.
Princess Diana's father, the 8th Earl Spencer, is buried at the church, which also includes the Spencer Chapel.
The ... | More £40,000 of lead has been stolen from a 13th Century church with links to the family of the late Princess Diana. |
38,172,816 | The claim: Sir Michael Wilshaw, England's chief inspector of schools, says there is a noticeable north-south divide when it comes to the rate at which schools are improving, giving children in the North poorer chances of educational success.
Reality Check verdict: There is evidence that the children in the North of Eng... | The north-south divide in education was a central theme in Ofsted's annual report for the second year in a row. |
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The session was called off after just two of the three parts because conditions had deteriorated to the point that the track was too dangerous.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel took fifth but will be demoted 10 places.
Hamilton needs to beat Rosberg by two points and Vettel by n... | Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the United States Grand Prix as qualifying was truncated by rain. |
40,608,134 | Inland Fisheries Ireland said the pink salmon, which are of Pacific origin, were found in rivers in Counties Galway, Mayo and Donegal.
The fishing board said it was concerned about the impact the fish may have on Ireland's Atlantic species.
The pink salmon was also found earlier this month in Scotland.
Pink Salmon, als... | A non-native species of salmon has been found in rivers along the west coast of Ireland, causing concern among Irish fishing authorities. |
38,159,261 | She is calling the brand Cefinn - taking inspiration from the initials of her four children Elwen, Florence, Ivan and Nancy.
Mrs Cameron said she wanted to design "an urban uniform for busy women" and that she felt there was a "gap in the market".
Her husband stood down in July after the EU referendum.
She was lauded f... | Samantha Cameron, the wife of former Prime Minister David Cameron, is launching a new fashion label. |
34,734,043 | Baker, 23, and Thornton, 20, trained with Wales ahead of the 2015 World Cup, but were omitted from the squad.
Both have signed three-year deals, taking the total of players on NDCs to 16, with Ospreys contributing half.
Their salaries funded 60% by the Welsh Rugby Union and 40% by the regions.
Baker has been capped thr... | Ospreys number eight Dan Baker and uncapped lock Rory Thornton have become the latest Welsh players to sign national dual contracts (NDC). |
40,446,661 | Tomas Driukas, 26, from Birmingham, was jailed for life in 2016 for killing his daughter Deimante Driukaite.
An investigation found the baby died as a result of a brain trauma consistent with being shaken with force.
The NSPCC said the review highlighted that healthcare professionals "must leave no stone unturned when ... | A four-month-old baby's murder by her father could not have been predicted, a serious case review has found. |
15,259,839 | The archive is making available thousands of items too fragile to go on public display.
There will also be pages on the conservation work carried out by the Jersey Heritage Trust as it tries to preserve the past.
The trust looks after over 350,000 artefacts, works of art and information relating to the island's history... | Historical documents and works of art held by the Jersey Archive have been published online for the first time. |
39,177,681 | Mr Fillon has denied allegations that members of his family were paid taxpayers' money for fictitious jobs.
He has lost support within the centre-right party and in opinion polls ahead of the first round on 23 April.
Mr Juppe, seen as his most likely replacement, attacked his rival's "obstinacy" but said he would not r... | Alain Juppe, the leading candidate to replace under-fire French presidential hopeful Francois Fillon, says he will not run, despite pressure to do so. |
35,184,132 | Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder confirmed the news following his side's 25-23 defeat at London Irish.
England international Brookes, 25, had surgery on Thursday after suffering an injury against Racing 92 in the European Champions Cup.
"It's a big blow for us as he's been playing well all season and will be out ... | Northampton prop Kieran Brookes is set for an extended spell on the sidelines after having an operation on his knee. |
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Christian Benteke scored Liverpool's winner in the March meeting after Marriner gave a stoppage-time penalty.
"He gives the penalty last year so we've got a negative in our mind anyway," said Pardew.
"I don't think Andre Marriner should have reffed this game."
Match of the... | Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew said Andre Marriner should not have refereed Saturday's 4-2 Premier League defeat by Liverpool - because he awarded the Reds a penalty in last season's fixture. |
40,035,146 | Richard Ferrand, a minister in Emmanuel Macron's government, rented office space from his own partner for a fund he managed, it has emerged.
The revelation comes as Mr Macron's government prepares a law to tackle political corruption.
Both Mr Ferrand and the government say there was nothing illegal or unethical in the ... | A close ally of France's new president is facing accusations over a property deal involving his partner. |
36,523,986 | It accused the leaders of the recall referendum movement of fraud.
On Friday the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared more than 600,000 signatures on a petition for the referendum invalid.
The opposition says the electoral authorities are biased against them.
Venezuela is on the brink of economic collapse, facing ... | Venezuela's government has asked the Supreme Court to reject the opposition's proposal to hold a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office. |
34,743,561 | He won a by-election in Clifton-with-Maidenway with almost 70% of the vote, beating the Conservative candidate who took 15% of the vote.
The vacancy in the ward was opened up after Liberal Democrat Ruth Pentney died earlier this year.
Mr Sanders lost his Torbay seat to Conservative Kevin Foster in May's general electio... | Former Liberal Democrat Torbay MP Adrian Sanders has been elected to Torbay Council. |
32,160,722 | We have a mass of information for you to digest on our election hub at Election 2015 - Northern Ireland - BBC News
We have profiles of all 18 constituencies and the main political parties and, over the coming weeks, will take an in-depth look at the party leaders.
There will, of course, be analysis from our top team of... | The general election campaign is now in full swing and you can follow every step of the way on the BBC News NI website. |
38,473,986 | Kyriakos Amiridis had been missing since Monday. His body was found in a burnt-out car on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.
Police say the ambassador's Brazilian wife, Francoise Amiridis, plotted the murder with her lover.
Sergio Gomes Moreira Filho confessed to strangling him to death, police said.
Mrs Amir... | Police in Brazil say the Greek ambassador to the country was killed by a local police officer who was having an affair with the envoy's wife. |
39,086,756 | Referee Simon Barrow went down with an injury in the ninth minute at a rainy and blustery Plainmoor, and was eventually replaced by one of his assistants.
Both teams struggled to get into their rhythm after a long delay, but the game sprang into life thanks to a 25th-minute strike from Gulls skipper Aman Verma - his se... | Ten-man Guiseley staged a remarkable comeback to secure victory and keep Torquay mired in the relegation zone. |
33,853,643 | He is not thought to be seriously hurt, but a decision was taken to airlift him because of the remote location.
The island is a popular tourist spot reached by a rope bridge suspended almost 100 ft (30 m) above the sea.
Emergency services called a helicopter rather than taking the risk of walking the casualty back over... | A man has been airlifted to hospital by Royal Navy helicopter after he fell while walking on Carrick-a-Rede island off the coast of County Antrim. |
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The men's team set an Olympic record with a shock victory against world champions New Zealand.
"There's no better way to win: beating the world champions; setting the Olympic record and getting the gold medals," said the Scot.
Sir Chris Hoy praised his "phenomenal" perform... | Callum Skinner is "over the moon" after securing gold for Team GB in the men's team sprint - and joked about their 14-1 odds with the bookmakers. |
39,346,678 | The 23-year-old fly-half, who has four Wales caps, sprained an ankle in a win over Cardiff Blues on 1 January.
Scarlets earned a bonus point before half time thanks to further tries from Wyn Jones and Olympian James Davies.
Edinburgh have won only one of their last 10 matches in the Pro12 and only four games all season... | Wales fly-half Rhys Patchell scored two tries within thirty minutes of his return after three months out injured as the Scarlets beat Edinburgh 26-10. |
37,504,158 | In passing the law that allows legal action against Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 attacks, Congress over-ruled a veto by Mr Obama for the first time in his presidency.
So why is it so controversial, and what are its wider implications?
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) was brought by the families of 9/... | A new bill passed through the US Congress is creating a storm - with President Barack Obama and the CIA warning of its dire consequences. |
29,788,754 | A worldwide one-child policy would mean the number of people in 2100 remained around current levels, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Even a catastrophic event that killed billions of people would have little effect on the overall impact, it said.
There may be 12 bi... | Restricting population growth will not solve global issues of sustainability in the short term, new research says. |
12,161,591 | In summer 1974, the UK got its first sense that something interesting was happening at a scruffy theatre on Hope Street in Liverpool.
A Beatles musical called John, Paul, George, Ringo... and Bert, written by a 26-year-old playwright called Willy Russell and starring unknown actors Trevor Eve, Bernard Hill, Anthony She... | Pete Postlethwaite, who died last week, was part of a remarkable group of young actors and writers who started their careers at the Liverpool Everyman theatre in the 1970s, alongside Julie Walters, Bill Nighy, Jonathan Pryce and Willy Russell. |
35,783,475 | Biometrics Commissioner Alastair MacGregor said police were "risking public safety" by failing to apply for extensions to hold DNA profiles of suspects who have not been convicted.
He also said some records which were still stored should have been removed.
The Home Office said the system worked well "in the vast majori... | Hundreds of DNA and fingerprint records that could have been held for national security reasons in England and Wales have been deleted, a report reveals. |
37,224,187 | Jim Shaw suffered broken ribs when the footbridge near Maidstone was hit by a lorry carrying a digger on Saturday.
The 73-year-old was travelling at 70mph towards London when "chaos broke loose" and "bits were flying everywhere".
"I moved to the outside lane. There was only one place to go. I threw the bike on the floo... | A motorcyclist who was injured when a pedestrian bridge collapsed on to the M20 has described how he threw himself off his bike to avoid the impact. |
28,237,108 | Ministers say it is necessary so police and security services can access the data they need after a legal ruling which declared existing powers invalid.
The proposed law has the backing of Labour and the coalition parties.
A special cabinet is being held to agree the planned laws, which will only last until 2016.
Prime... | Emergency legislation will be brought in next week to force phone and internet companies to log records of customer calls, texts and internet use. |
40,608,263 | The Norwegian Nobel Committee and the UN both urged China to free Liu Xia.
She has been held under house arrest without charge since 2010.
China has rejected international criticism for not allowing Mr Liu, who had been serving an 11-year prison term for "subversion", to be treated abroad.
The Nobel Committee, which ga... | The committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize says it is "deeply worried" about the widow of Liu Xiaobo, China's most prominent critic who died of liver cancer on Thursday. |
18,482,460 | The 26-year-old beat Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell and fellow American Michael Thompson by one shot at a foggy Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Simpson shot 68 to set the target at one over and watched as 2010 champion McDowell missed a 25ft putt to force a play-off on the 18th.
Lee Westwood took 73 for five over, w... | American Webb Simpson clinched his maiden major title with victory on an absorbing final day of the US Open. |
31,509,022 | Twenty people died following explosions at a military checkpoint outside the north-eastern town of Biu.
Troops present at the checkpoint fired back, killing 17 of the insurgents. It is believed they were from Boko Haram.
On Tuesday the group released a video in which Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau vowed to disrup... | Dozens of people have been killed in suicide attacks in Nigeria. |
12,155,780 | Enterprise Management Services has been named as the frontrunner to become Peterborough City Council's strategic partner.
The organisation would be involved in recycling, street cleaning and grounds' maintenance.
The council said a final decision would be made later this month.
Deputy council leader Matthew Lee said: "... | A council in Cambridgeshire has named its recommended preferred organisation to become its partner in the running of waste collection and other services. |
33,159,086 | The alleged cyber-attack against the Houston Astros is thought to be the first time a professional sports team has been hacked by another.
Trade discussions and proprietary statistics were reportedly targeted.
Major League Baseball has confirmed the investigation.
Baseballs officials told the Washington Post that the b... | The FBI is investigating the St Louis Cardinals on charges that the US baseball team hacked into the computers of a rival club to steal player data, the New York Times has reported. |
40,651,236 | Smyth, 30, who is visually impaired, had already won 100m gold and remains undefeated in both events in every Paralympics and Worlds since 2008.
Great Britain failed to win a medal on day five of the championships - having won gold on every day so far.
GB's T42 long jumper Luke Sinnott came fourth in his debut at a maj... | Ireland's Jason Smyth won T13 200m gold to complete a sprint double at the World Para-athletics Championships in London. |
37,248,359 | Hermine is expected to make landfall in Florida around midnight on Thursday night, the first hurricane to hit the state since 2005.
Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for 51 counties as residents braced for the dangerous storm.
Wind gusts reached 70mph (110kmph) on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center... | Tropical Storm Hermine has strengthened into a hurricane, threatening to bring a dangerous storm surge to Florida. |
40,202,858 | Murray, the world number one, will meet Swiss third seed Wawrinka in the opening match on Philippe Chatrier Court at 11:45 BST.
It is a repeat of last year's semi-final, which Murray won before going on to lose in the final.
"Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do to win," said the Scot.
"It's not always abo... | Britain's Andy Murray will try and "find a way to get the win" when he takes on in-form Stan Wawrinka in the French Open semi-finals on Friday. |
30,159,631 | Speaking to 1Xtra's Semtex, the rapper said: "I'm not trying to tell people not to use it and I'm not saying that you should use it.
"I'm just saying here's the information that I've gathered.
"I've put it into five minutes, and I want you to take that information and go and research yourself."
Swiss, who is best known... | Swiss has said the aim of his new track is for people to educate themselves about the use of the N-word, rather than trying to stop them using it. |
33,701,790 | "Where is Mullah Omar?" is a question sources say is being increasingly and angrily directed at the commander regarded as the acting head, Akhtar Mohammad Mansour.
Commander Mansour has long been reported to be fighting off threats to his authority from more hardline Taliban opposed to any peace talks, including Abdul ... | Whether or not Mullah Omar is dead or alive, his long absence from public view is posing a growing threat to the strength of his splintering Afghan Taliban movement. |
33,694,153 | The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) hopes they will end a wide variation in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
They include advice on diagnosing how far the cancer has progressed, identifying the best treatment, and improvements to follow-up care.
Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that... | New guidelines for diagnosing and treating melanoma skin cancers have been issued to the NHS in England. |
39,492,087 | Protests have been held at the Little Plumpton site since shale gas extraction was approved in 2016.
More officers are needed as activity increases, costing an extra £200k this financial year, said a spokesman.
Last month, the Home Office said the force would "continue to have" resources "to keep communities safe".
Pla... | Policing the fracking operation in Lancashire will cost the force an additional £450,000 a month while it continues, say police. |
34,525,973 | The airline has been loss-making in all but two years since 2003, when it was bought by the States for £5m.
Previously the Treasury and Resources Department had expected Aurigny to return to profit by 2016, but that has now been revised to 2018.
Its report, which will be voted on next month, said the "ongoing loss-maki... | Aurigny could have debts of more than £25m paid off by Guernsey's government. |
39,613,631 | A census of Scottish Christians found that there are around 390,000 regular churchgoers north of the border, down from 854,000 in 1984.
The research also revealed that 42% of churchgoers were aged over 65.
One leading cleric said the findings presented a "crisis and an opportunity" for Christians in Scotland.
The stati... | The number of people who regularly attend church services in Scotland has fallen by more than half over the last 30 years, according to a new survey. |
36,547,530 | Arguing in Cardiff for a Remain vote, Leanne Wood did not think her side had lost but said: "It's close".
She was speaking alongside ex-Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who said the positive case for the EU had been missing from the campaign.
But Commons leader Chris Grayling, in Caerphilly, said the Brexit case w... | The leader of Plaid Cymru has said she has been taken aback by the strength of the campaign in Wales to leave the EU. |
36,561,709 | The 26-year-old had a loan spell at Stanley in 2014, making three appearances, and played five games with Bristol Rovers last term.
Despite joining the Spireites on a permanent basis in May 2013, Chapman played just one first-team game.
"It's strange to be back but it's nice," Chapman told the club website.
"I knew the... | Accrington Stanley have re-signed goalkeeper Aaron Chapman on a two-year deal, following his release by League One side Chesterfield. |
24,567,421 | An international team of researchers found that the region was, in total, home to an estimated 390 billion trees.
Writing in Science, they added that the rarest 11,000 species made up only 0.12% of tree cover.
However, they added that the new data could help unlock ecological secrets held by the biodiversity hotspot.
T... | Despite being home to about 16,000 tree species, just 227 "hyperdominant" species account for half of Amazonia's total trees, a study suggests. |
32,240,513 | Charles Henry Chester, 86, from Bedlington was killed when his Nissan Micra collided with a Vauxhall Astra near Hartford Bridge.
Katherine Scott, 93, from the Morpeth area, and a passenger in the Astra, also died.
Its driver remains in the Royal Victoria Infirmary with injuries which are not thought to be life threaten... | Northumbria Police has named two people who died in a crash in Northumberland on Wednesday. |
35,958,762 | Ukraine prosecution officials said there was no evidence of a crime but one politician called for the president to face impeachment proceedings.
Eleven million documents from Mossack Fonseca show how some of its clients use it to avoid tax and launder money.
The firm says it did nothing illegal.
The Panamanian firm is ... | Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he did nothing wrong, after leaked documents suggested he had set up an offshore company as a tax haven using Panamanian legal firm Mossack Fonseca. |
32,200,190 | The rail network has more than 9,000 locomotives - 43 of which are still steam-powered. This vast fleet pulls almost half a million wagons and more than 60,000 passenger coaches over 115,000 or so kilometres (70,000 miles) of track.
The railways operate more than 12,000 trains, carrying some 23 million passengers daily... | India is a trainspotter's paradise. |
41,025,771 | The vehicles, which come in various sizes, will distribute post from the central London depot.
They were produced by Oxfordshire-based carmaker Arrival, which recently opened a new factory in Banbury.
Another batch of 100 electric vans for Royal Mail has also been ordered from Peugeot.
Having already been trialled by R... | Royal Mail is beginning trials in London of nine fully electric vans with ranges of up to 100 miles. |
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