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39,841,994 | Swansea's 1-0 win over Everton, after Hull had lost 2-0 at Sunderland, saw the Welsh side climb out of the bottom three with two games remaining.
But the Swansea boss says there is still work to do and his side must remain focused.
"It can swing so quickly the other way," Clement said.
"We have to really focus on makin... | Paul Clement says Swansea City cannot waste their opportunity after moving out of the Premier League relegation zone. |
32,563,802 | The incident happened at Llanymynech near the Cross Keys hotel on Saturday, affecting the A483 until it reopened at about 15:00 BST.
Dyfed-Powys Police said highways officials had put a diversion in place after the collision on the adjacent B4398 road. | A two-vehicle collision closed a main road leading to hold-ups in Powys. |
38,657,245 | Fellow centre Duncan Taylor, of Saracens, is back after missing the autumn Tests through injury.
Uncapped Edinburgh forwards Simon Berghan and Cornell du Preez are included but David Denton is not fit.
Alasdair Dickinson is also absent through injury, while fellow Edinburgh prop WP Nel is listed but is a doubt with a n... | Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has recalled Gloucester centre Matt Scott to his squad ahead of the Six Nations. |
28,016,281 | A spokesman said the woman's attacker covered her mouth and dragged her backwards in Spotland Road, Rochdale at about 06:45 BST on Tuesday.
He said she lost consciousness and woke up on the floor having been raped. She then walked to a nearby butchers' shop and told staff she had been assaulted.
Supt Alistair Mallen sa... | A 90-year-old woman was dragged off a street and raped in Greater Manchester, police have said. |
38,900,621 | The Indomitable Lions, who lifted the trophy on Sunday after beating Egypt 2-1 in the final in Gabon, attended a ceremony in Yaounde on Wednesday.
They presented the Nations Cup trophy to President Biya at Unity Palace.
Later, they travelled in open-top vehicles through the streets of the capital to parade the trophy t... | Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad have been given a special state reception by the country's president Paul Biya. |
36,369,274 | Williams, aiming for a 22nd Grand Slam singles title, thrashed Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2 6-0 in just 42 minutes.
Djokovic, a defeated finalist in three of the last four years, beat Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu 6-4 6-1 6-1.
Earlier, Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber was beaten by world number 58 Kiki Bertens.
Fif... | Top seeds Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic eased through to the French Open second round with comprehensive victories. |
35,471,605 | Former world heavyweight champion Bruno says he would like to box again, but has battled with bipolar disorder since he was diagnosed in 2003.
David Haye, who is also a former heavyweight champion, says Bruno would need to face boxers of a similar age.
But Hearn said: "Frank is a national institution. He needs help and... | Frank Bruno returning to boxing at the age of 54 would be a "travesty", says promoter Eddie Hearn. |
24,864,436 | "If you have money then you can control people," she seems to say on the tape which has been widely circulated.
Ms Hammah has not yet commented on the tape or her sacking.
The BBC's Sammy Darko in Accra says she played a key role in President John Mahama's election last year.
Some pundits will feel vindicated over her ... | Ghana's Deputy Communications Minister Victoria Hammah has been sacked after she was recorded allegedly saying she would stay in politics until she has made $1m (£600,000). |
10,323,142 | Pipe, 26, hit Rhys Morris over the head with a wine bottle outside a nightclub in Park Street in September 2009.
Mr Morris, 29, was left with a four-inch hole in his skull and needed emergency surgery.
Pipe had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Jailing Pipe at B... | Former Bristol Rovers midfielder David Pipe has been jailed for 38 months for fracturing the skull of another man in an unprovoked attack in Bristol. |
38,183,574 | French media reported that a five-year deal had been agreed to host the race at Le Castellet, near Marseille.
Ecclestone told Reuters: "Yes, I think it will happen," adding that it would be held in late July, not a month later as the initial reports had suggested.
France hosted the first ever grand prix in 1906 but los... | The French Grand Prix will return to the Formula 1 calendar after an absence of 10 years, the sport's boss Bernie Ecclestone has said. |
37,158,402 | The wall at Oxgangs Primary collapsed during stormy weather in January 2016.
A senior employee at the subcontractor that built it, VB Contracts, told the BBC the inner and outer walls were not constructed at the same time.
Architecture professor Alan Dunlop said this "design issue" could have been the root of the probl... | The collapse of a wall at an Edinburgh primary school could have been caused by the way it was built, a BBC Scotland investigation has found. |
40,174,225 | He has made 155 appearances for the Lions since signing from MK Dons for an undisclosed fee in January 2014.
The 30-year-old played 56 games in all competitions last season.
"Having such success last season made it an easy decision for me to sign another contract," Williams told the club website. | Millwall midfielder Shaun Williams has signed a 12-month contract extension with the newly-promoted Championship club, with an option for an extra year. |
36,309,063 | Zhang Dejiang, the leader responsible for Hong Kong affairs, arrived amid discontent with alleged interference by Beijing.
Mr Zhang said he was in Hong Kong "to listen to all sectors of society".
More than 6,000 police have been deployed amid planned protests by pro-democracy groups.
In a five-minute speech on arrival,... | Tight security is in place in Hong Kong for the visit of the most senior official from Beijing since large pro-democracy protests in 2014. |
11,569,881 | More than 200 houses inside the enclave were burnt down.
Residents reportedly refused to return the body of a Bangladeshi villager allegedly killed by the Indians.
The Indian enclave, Garati, is situated inside Bangladesh, about 3.5km (two miles) from the border which is not properly demarcated.
About 2,000 people live... | Police in Bangladesh say they have arrested 11 people over an arson attack on a village in an Indian enclave inside Bangladeshi territory. |
35,758,901 | The Russian, 28, has been taking the drug since 2006 for health issues.
But it was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) on 1 January and the former world number one has been provisionally suspended from 12 March and could eventually be hit with a four-year ban.
It appears a lot of athletes take meldonium, but ... | Meldonium was barely on the radar until five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova revealed she recorded a positive drugs test for the substance. |
38,298,334 | Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has analysed images of the Rohingya village of Wa Peik in Rakhine state.
According to HRW the images show that during the period when Wa Peik was being burned, there were military trucks active at a nearby army post.
This proves that soldiers were in the area, the group says.
"It's diff... | New satellite images establish a link between the Burmese army and the burning of Rohingya Muslim villages, human rights campaigners say. |
38,189,925 | Mr Hands said officials would be able to choose the type of products to be covered by agreements.
The union operates alongside the EU's single market and free trade area.
It comes after the Brexit secretary said the UK would consider paying for "best possible" single market access.
The customs union includes all 28 EU ... | The UK could seek a deal which would allow sections of the economy to remain within the EU's customs union after Brexit, international trade minister Greg Hands has suggested. |
39,319,537 | Prof Wendy Savage told the Mail on Sunday that withholding the information because of fears over sex-selective abortions was "outrageous".
Some hospitals have a policy not to reveal the sex, but Professor Savage said it was a woman's right to know.
She also said it was a "woman's right to decide" when to ask for an abo... | Women should be told the sex of the foetus when they are scanned during pregnancy, a senior, retired obstetrician has said. |
34,484,321 | In the three months to August, output fell by 0.8%, the biggest such decline since March 2013.
Meanwhile, the UK trade deficit was £3.3bn in August, a narrowing of £1.2bn from July, it said.
But the deficit was larger than expected and is set to weigh on growth, the ONS added.
An ONS official said the weak figures for ... | Construction output fell 4.3% in August, its sharpest drop since late 2012, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. |
40,345,342 | Rod Mackenzie, described as a life-long crofter, was one of six commissioners elected in March and represents the East Highlands.
Mr Ewing said the appointment would bring stability to the Crofting Commission.
The regulatory body had been involved in a lengthy row that saw calls for the last convener to resign.
Earlier... | A new convener of the Crofting Commission has been appointed by Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing. |
16,104,325 | Apple won a ban on the devices, claiming Samsung had copied its iPhone and iPad.
South Korean Samsung had been unable to sell products in Australia since July.
The two companies are engaged in legal battles in more than 10 countries since April accusing each other of infringing smartphone and tablet patents.
Last month... | Australia's High Court has lifted a ban on the sale of Samsung's Galaxy tablet in the country in time for the Christmas shopping season. |
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Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele, who won last year's Berlin Marathon in the second-quickest time ever, heads the men's elite field along with Kenya's Stanley Biwott.
In the women's race, Great Britain's Jo Pavey will have qualification for this year's world championships i... | On Sunday, 23 April, the world's best elite runners as well as keen amateurs take on one of the most iconic races - the London Marathon. |
35,025,943 | President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn agreed the deal in the border town of Moyale.
The deal aims to tackle youth unemployment by creating jobs in the energy, mining and livestock industries.
Tensions between rival ethnic groups have risen due to lack of land and water.
There was a heavy secu... | Kenya and Ethiopia have signed a UN-backed trade deal worth $200m (£130m) in a bid to ease cross-border conflict. |
37,073,571 | The world champion went into Saturday's racing as the overall leader and managed a victory and a third place.
With the lowest score winning, Scott is on 22 points - 16 clear of Slovenia's Vasilij Zbogar with three races left.
Scott, 29, is a four-time world champion bidding to follow in the footsteps of compatriot and ... | Britain's Giles Scott enjoyed another dominant day in sailing's Finn class to close in on Olympic gold. |
33,107,592 | That includes broadband operators, schools, universities and libraries. Ofcom said that the savings could be passed on to consumers.
It follows a review that found the former state monopoly had "significant" market power.
BT said that more regulation could damage investment in infrastructure.
"These are proposals for d... | UK regulator Ofcom is proposing cutting what BT charges for its leased telecoms lines, which could see significant price cuts for those who buy them. |
39,924,154 | A section of Victoria Pier in Colwyn Bay collapsed into the sea in February and a fire broke out there in March.
The planning and listed building consent applications have been submitted by the owners, Conwy council.
They include redeveloping a shortened pier and salvaging heritage elements of the structure for potenti... | Permission has been requested to dismantle and redevelop a Grade II-listed pier in Conwy county. |
33,536,104 | It said fracking could be safe for human health and the environment, but added that the industry needed to be more transparent.
The report did not look at fracking's cost and climate change implications.
The task force is an independent body funded by the oil and gas industry.
There has been a great deal of public oppo... | Fracking could potentially be done safely in the UK under "rigorous regulation", but it is too early to say whether it would be "a good idea", the Task Force on Shale Gas has reported. |
36,404,854 | Nicola Collingbourne was found at her home in Ivel Court on the Jackman's Estate in Letchworth on Tuesday.
Yvonne Caylor, 52, of Grove Road in Hitchin, will appear before Hatfield Remand Court on Monday.
Hertfordshire Police said officers want to speak to anyone who saw a person "of large build wearing a high-vis jacke... | A woman has been charged with murder after a 26-year-old was found dead at a flat in Hertfordshire. |
19,797,730 | The fifth most common cancer in UK women affects more than 6,500 a year.
Researchers funded by the Department of Health compared the survival rates of 20,000 patients in five countries - Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and the UK. The UK ranked worst.
Its record of managing advanced stages of the disease was particu... | Women in the UK are dying unnecessarily of ovarian cancer because of a lack of access to the best treatment, say experts. |
40,186,756 | Sitting in an urban utopia - a sky garden overlooking Hong Lim Park, surrounded by hanging vines, infinity pools, pavilions shaped like giant birdcages and 15,000 square metres of greenery - Townsend announced his line-up to face Italy at the air-cooled indoor national stadium on Saturday amid an architectural wonder.
... | As settings go, the roof of the Scotland team hotel in downtown Singapore wasn't the worst place for Gregor Townsend to name his first team as coach of the national side. |
39,780,244 | The Royals secured their play-off place with a 1-0 win over Wigan on Saturday and are third with a game left to play.
"For us, it's important to stay up there and be happy with where we are going into the semi-final," Stam said.
"It's going to hard and a big battle as all the teams up there are good and have quality in... | Reading manager Jaap Stam believes momentum rather than a highest-placed finish will be most important going into the Championship play-offs. |
35,246,503 | According to a pair of scientific studies, key genes in the immune system come from our ancient "cousins".
The findings, which appear in The American Journal of Human Genetics, suggest we have Neanderthals to thank for being able to fight off pathogens.
But interbreeding may have had a downside, as the same genes may h... | We may owe our ability to fight disease to our extinct relatives - the Neanderthals and Denisovans. |
37,761,254 | The Iraqi authorities hope the joint offensive will succeed in pushing IS out of the city, which would be a crushing defeat for the militants and leave them with very little territory in Iraq.
But over the past week IS has been hitting back hard on the battlefield, and in various towns and cities.
It is gradually revea... | After more than a week of fighting, the Iraqi army and Kurdish forces are now getting close to the eastern outskirts of Mosul, the last city in Iraq still under the control of so-called Islamic State (IS). |
34,109,840 | Mr Green was charged after arriving at Livingston police station.
Mr Whyte later attended a police station in Glasgow and was detained in custody.
A third man, former Rangers co-administrator David Whitehouse, was earlier arrested in England.
All three men are expected to appear at Glasgow Sherriff Court on Wednesday.
... | Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte and ex-chief executive Charles Green have been arrested as part of an inquiry into the "alleged fraudulent acquisition" of the club in 2012. |
32,529,406 | The Institute for Science and International Security says images of the Yongbyon plant show patterns of melting snow indicating new activity.
Yongbyon's reactor was shut down in 2007 but was restarted in 2013.
Six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme have been stalled since early 2009.
The think... | A US think-tank says satellite pictures taken earlier this year suggest North Korea may have restarted one of its nuclear reactors. |
35,302,476 | Lee and Drilona Perry got married at Newark register office late on Saturday afternoon.
They headed to the adjacent Newark Castle after to take photos but, in the meantime, register office staff went home and the gates were locked.
They were rescued along with their 50 guests after an hour and the council has now apolo... | A newly-wed couple had an eventful start to their marriage when they found themselves locked in a castle grounds. |
35,126,991 | Louis Ross was with friends when he lost control on a slope in the Meribel resort on Wednesday, police said.
The 17-year-old was a lower-sixth form pupil at the independent Canford School in Wimborne, Dorset.
In a statement, the school said: "We are devastated by this shocking news and doing all we can to support the f... | A British teenager has died in a skiing crash while on a family holiday in the French Alps. |
36,105,265 | At the beginning of the season, Claudio Ranieri's side were as much as 5,000-1 to finish as champions, while the odds were 1000-1 to be top at Christmas.
The Foxes lead the Premier League by five points from Tottenham and have lost just three times all season.
Leicester can guarantee themselves a shock title triumph wi... | The UK's leading bookmakers face paying out more than £10m if Leicester City win the Premier League title. |
38,248,309 | The 11 members of the cross-party Home Affairs Committee will use their findings to inform recommendations to the government.
Labour MP Yvette Cooper, who chairs the committee, said too often only the "loudest, angriest voices" were heard.
She said immigration would be central to the Brexit deal.
Immigration to the UK ... | A group of MPs are to hold public meetings across the UK to hear people's views on immigration and how it should be handled after the UK leaves the EU. |
34,382,072 | Zack Davies, 26, tried to kill dentist Dr Sarandev Bhambra, 25, in revenge for the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby.
The racially motivated attack happened in Tesco in Mold in January and earlier this month Davies was jailed for life.
Speaking for the first time since the attack, Peter Fuller, 44, said it was "like somethi... | An ex-soldier who stopped a neo-Nazi beheading a Flintshire shopper with a hammer and a machete says he is still haunted by the savage attack. |
35,072,225 | Paul Simmons-Turner, of East Ham, London, was killed in what police believe was a targeted attack on Tuesday at the Marriott Hotel in Waltham Abbey, Essex.
An inquest into his death has opened and adjourned.
Essex Police said the dead man had been wanted for questioning over an assault in Loughton in May.
Coroner Carol... | A 38-year-old man killed outside a hotel was shot in the chest with a handgun, an inquest has heard. |
40,274,540 | After more than 1,000 years underground - and nearly three since its discovery - part of the Galloway Viking hoard is going on public display in Edinburgh.
A collection of "international significance", it comprises more than 100 gold, silver and other items.
There is understandable excitement at the National Museum of ... | It has been an unusual and not entirely straightforward journey. |
34,833,740 | Multiple attacks in the French capital on Friday killed 129 people.
The 2024 Olympic hosts will be named in 2017 and Bach said: "IOC members know terrorism is not a French or a Parisian problem, it is a global challenge."
On Sunday, Euro 2016 organiser Jacques Lambert said next year's tournament in France should not be... | Last week's attacks on Paris will not influence the city's chances of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, IOC president Thomas Bach has said. |
34,929,578 | India is already the world's third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and it plans a massive increase, proposing to treble CO2 emissions within the next 15 years.
What is more, unlike virtually every other country attending the Paris conference - including the two biggest polluters, the US and China - India has not se... | If any single country embodies the challenge of reaching an agreement at the huge United Nations climate conference that begins in Paris on Monday, it is India. |
34,409,615 | It is the same XV that faced Fiji in their opening game of the tournament.
Bernard Foley returns at fly-half over Quade Cooper, with Michael Hooper alongside David Pocock in the back row and Matt Giteau at inside-centre.
Australia trail Wales in Pool A after two victories, while an England defeat would see the hosts al... | Australia have made 14 changes to the team that beat Uruguay for Saturday's crucial World Cup match against England at Twickenham. |
33,733,320 | First floated in January and included in the Conservative manifesto, the cap would apply to central and local government and other public bodies.
The BBC, Channel 4, Bank of England, the Armed Forces, Royal Bank of Scotland and other taxpayer-owned banks would be among organisations exempt.
But ministers said they woul... | Ministers are to consult on plans to cap public sector pay-offs at £95,000. |
27,308,041 | The wreck of the 3rd Century trading ship Asterix was discovered in the mouth of St Peter Port harbour entrance in the 1980s.
The timbers are to go on display as part of an exhibition about a Celtic hoard of 70,000 coins.
The hoard was found in a field in Jersey by two metal detector enthusiasts in 2012.
The timbers ha... | Timbers from a Gallo-Roman wreck found off Guernsey will go on display in Jersey later as part of an exhibition. |
35,612,030 | The north Belfast derby could have a huge bearing on whether the Crues will retain the Irish Premiership crown.
The clash of two in-form sides is one of the biggest fixtures of the season.
Cliftonville have lost just one of the 19 league matches played since Lyttle took over in October while Crusaders have been beaten ... | Gerard Lyttle takes his Cliftonville team to Crusaders on Saturday confident of a victory which would move them to within six points of the leaders. |
27,237,155 | This is their first major operation in CAR since about 150 troops were deployed in recent weeks to Bangui, amid warnings of a genocide.
Around a quarter of CAR's 4.6 million population have fled their homes since conflict erupted in March 2013 between mainly Muslim and Christian militias.
The African Union and France h... | European Union (EU) troops have taken control of security at the Central African Republic's (CAR) main airport. |
40,141,033 | Armed officers forced a car to stop on Spring Garden Street in Ballybough at about 18:00 on Friday.
They discovered what they believe to be a quantity of detonators and Semtex explosives.
The surrounding area has been cleared and cordoned off and an army bomb disposal team is attending.
The two men are being held under... | Two men have been arrested after explosives were discovered by police investigating dissident republican activity in Dublin. |
35,782,278 | Two vehicles collided on the A32 Gosport Road shortly after 08:00 GMT, Hampshire Constabulary said.
The biker was treated by paramedics at the scene but later died from his injuries.
Motorists are urged to avoid the area as the road, which has been closed near Wych Lane, will remain shut for several hours. | A motorcyclist has died after being involved in a crash with a lorry in Fareham, Hampshire. |
36,683,622 | The city's old and new towns have held Unesco status since 1995 and are among six world heritage sites in Scotland.
The aim is to gather feedback for the City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh World Heritage, and Historic Environment Scotland.
The consultation will close at the end of July.
Ian Perry, convener of the Cit... | A major public consultation has been launched to canvass views on how Edinburgh's world heritage site should be protected. |
32,334,208 | The Lib Dem leader dismissed a Comres poll as "bogus science" and said his party would win "many more seats" than predicted.
He also warned of a "hard-line right-wing" government - if Lib Dem seats are lost to the Conservatives, who would then be reliant on UKIP and DUP votes.
The Conservatives and Labour have both ins... | Nick Clegg says reports that his party could lose 14 south-west England seats to the Conservatives are "baloney". |
38,745,803 | The deal with AEVI will see the Edinburgh-based firm's scheduling and booking software being made available to more than 500,000 firms worldwide.
The software will feature on AEVI's cloud-based suite of business-to-business apps and services.
From February, users will be able to schedule appointments on AEVI-enabled po... | Online booking firm Appointedd has formed a strategic partnership with a global payment transaction provider. |
35,559,775 | Hilda Marcel died in 1987 from lung failure and her husband Eugenios died from prostate cancer seven years later.
Their mummified bodies were kept in a basement flat in the city's Gilmore Place, which was regularly visited by a son of the couple, until 2002.
Since their discovery, the bodies have been stored in the cit... | A council has launched a legal action in an attempt to bury the mummified bodies of a husband and wife who died decades ago in Edinburgh. |
39,402,840 | In a major report drawing together findings on Scottish schools over a four-year period, he highlighted "variable" standards in primary education.
Dr Maxwell said financial constraints had been a challenge for education.
But he said that, overall, inspectors had been impressed with the commitment shown by leaders and s... | Scotland's Chief Education Inspector Bill Maxwell has said key aspects of education need to be improved. |
23,254,864 | The proposed panel would be chaired by former police ombudsman Nuala O'Loan.
They want the panel to examine all documents and papers relating to the deaths.
Eleven people were killed during an Army operation in Ballymurphy in August 1971 to arrest people suspected of paramilitary activity.
The seven-strong panel would ... | The families of 11 people killed by the Army in west Belfast more than 40 years ago have called for an independent panel to investigate the deaths. |
38,986,954 | British institutions are in talks with their US colleagues to try to make it easier for scientists to travel, collaborate and share facilities.
Research Councils UK said it would deliver benefits for both countries.
UK research groups are currently marketing themselves at the US's largest scientific meeting in Boston.
... | The UK and US are in talks to extend their "special relationship" in science after the UK leaves the European Union, the BBC understands. |
19,388,436 | The 15-year-old South Korea-born New Zealander finished with a five-under-par 67 to win by three shots.
She broke the age record of 16, set by Lexi Thompson in the Navistar LPGA Classic in Alabama last September.
Only four other amateurs have ever won on the Tour, and Ko became the first since JoAnne Carner took the 19... | Lydia Ko won the Canadian Women's Open to become the youngest tournament winner in LPGA Tour history. |
37,679,902 | Trading standards officers in Knowsley on Merseyside seized a "large number" of the vaping liquids which are used in e-cigarettes.
A council spokesman said they were packaged to appeal to children and lacked the necessary warning signs.
E-liquids contain nicotine and can be "extremely dangerous" if swallowed by mistake... | Concern has been raised over potentially harmful e-liquids being sold to look like "children's sweets". |
38,990,576 | 16 February 2017 Last updated at 08:27 GMT
The four pups are from Newquay Zoo in Cornwall and they are learning how to swim.
The four young Asian short-clawed otters are being taught by their parents and four uncles.
They were born in October last year and we think they're otter-ly gorgeous! | How cute are these otter pups? |
40,282,003 | Y gred yw bod mwy nac un person wedi eu hanafu, ond nid oedd unrhyw gerbydau eraill yn rhan o'r digwyddiad.
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Y Weinyddiaeth Amddiffyn: "Rydyn ni'n ymwybodol o ddigwyddiad ym maes saethu Castell Martin.
"Mae'r ymchwiliad yn parhau ac felly byddai'n amhriodol gwneud unrhyw sylw pellach."
Dywedodd... | Mae'r Weinyddiaeth Amddiffyn yn parhau i ymchwilio yn dilyn digwyddiad yn ymwneud â thanc ar faes tanio Castell Martin yn Sir Benfro ddydd Mercher. |
35,383,947 | The loggerhead turtle, known as Terri, was found on a beach in Jersey 12 days ago, and has since been treated by the New Era Veterinary Hospital.
Terri is currently housed in a special water tank at a fish suppliers, but vets say she needs a warmer climate.
Vet Peter Haworth, who launched the campaign, said: "She wants... | An endangered turtle will fly by private jet to the Canary Islands at a cost of £22,000, if an online fundraising campaign succeeds. |
39,558,964 | Voters go to the polls on 4 May to elect local councils, and the Greens are fielding a record 218 candidates.
Party co-conveners Patrick Harvie and Maggie Chapman will set out their priorities for the elections at a launch event in Glasgow.
These are expected to centre on the protection of public services such as schoo... | The Scottish Greens are to launch their national manifesto for May's local authority elections. |
30,830,129 | Sierra Leone and Guinea both recorded the lowest weekly total of confirmed Ebola cases since August.
Liberia, which reported no new cases on two days last week, had its lowest weekly total since June.
The death toll from the world's worst Ebola outbreak has reached 8,429 with 21,296 cases so far.
According to the lates... | New Ebola cases in the three West African countries worst affected by the deadly outbreak of the virus are declining, weekly UN figures show. |
34,797,900 | Police Scotland said that John Hamilton died after an incident at a house in Burnside Avenue, Bellshill, at about 20:15 on Tuesday.
Two men, who are both aged 20, have been detained by police in connection with his death.
They are expected to appear from police custody at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday. | Two men have been arrested after a man was fatally injured during a disturbance in North Lanarkshire. |
36,821,726 | 17 July 2016 Last updated at 19:25 BST
Arriving into Belfast International Airport on Sunday morning, most of them told BBC News NI reporter Claire Graham they were happy to be home. | Northern Ireland holidaymakers returning from Turkey have been giving their reaction to the attempted military coup on Friday. |
24,977,283 | Lives were lost across five provinces, according to the National Flood and Storm Control Agency, quoted by the Associated Press.
In Quang Ngai province, flood waters reportedly rose above a previous peak recorded in 1999.
A tropical depression has dumped rain on the country.
Earlier in the week, at least 13 people died... | Flooding and landslides in central Vietnam have left at least 28 people dead, nine missing and some 80,000 homeless since Friday. |
35,289,765 | The supermarket chain said like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, rose 0.2% in the nine weeks to 3 January.
Analysts had expected a fall in sales at Morrisons, which has been under intense pressure from rivals.
It is the first time the supermarket has reported a rise in sales for more than a year.
The results sent shares... | Morrisons has reported better-than-expected sales over the Christmas shopping period compared with a year earlier. |
39,545,256 | The image of Saffiyah Khan has been shared thousands of times since it was taken at Saturday's demonstration.
Ms Khan, from Birmingham, said she felt moved to intervene when she saw another woman surrounded by about 25 men.
"I don't like seeing people getting ganged up on in my town," she said.
Ms Khan, who said she wa... | A viral photo of a woman smiling at an English Defence League (EDL) protester in Birmingham was snapped after she stepped in to defend a "fellow Brummie", she has told the BBC. |
40,470,521 | Kyles beat Glasgow Mid Argyll 2-1 at Yoker and remain two points clear of Shiel, who edged Lovat by the same score at home.
Meanwhile, a 2-0 success over visitors Glenurquhart kept Newtonmore six points off the lead.
Oban Camanachd bounced back from their defeat in the Celtic Society Cup final to record a 3-0 away vict... | Victories for Kyles and Kinlochshiel maintained the status quo at the top of the Marine Harvest Premiership and left Newtonmore no closer to their aim of an eighth consecutive title, despite their own victory. |
40,590,080 | The facility is its second in Europe, after Brussels, and promises to provide faster access times to nearby clients.
Google is currently the third most capable cloud computing service provider, according to a recent study.
But the report, by Gartner, suggested Amazon and Microsoft had a clear lead.
The technology consu... | Google has revealed it has built a London data centre for the cloud computing services it rents to third parties. |
38,930,660 | It happened in the car park at Morrisons supermarket in King Street in the city at about 13:10 on Sunday.
Dale Davidson, 30, of Peterhead, was charged with assault to injury and robbery at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
He made no plea and was remanded in custody. | A man has appeared in court after a 72-year-old woman was robbed in Aberdeen. |
30,723,713 | Nothing unusual there, you might think.
But one writes about Allah and her mosque, the other about her synagogue and the Star of David.
The two met at a Washington DC youth slam poetry event and write and communicate about their faiths in ways that aim to engage and provoke their audiences.
It's a type of dialogue that... | Two young college student poets, Hannah Halpern and Amina Iro, are talking about their faith. |
34,713,963 | Hooker Dylan Hartley and locks Christian Day and James Craig all come in to the Saints starting line-up.
Billy Vunipola makes his first appearance of the season for Saracens after recovering from a knee injury he suffered at the World Cup with England.
Brad Barritt, Richard Wigglesworth and Chris Wyles come into the ba... | Northampton wing George North will make his first Saints appearance of the season following his time at the World Cup with Wales. |
36,250,415 | Gudjohnsen, who has also played for Barcelona, Bolton, Stoke and Fulham, has been with Norwegian club Molde since February.
His short spell with Chinese Super League club Shijiazhuang Ever Bright ended in November 2015.
Iceland co-manager Lars Lagerback said: "If he hadn't found a club in January, he would not have bee... | Former Chelsea forward Eidur Gudjohnsen has been named in Iceland's Euro 2016 squad at the age of 37. |
13,702,372 | The Tunisian electoral commission had asked for the delay, saying it needed more time to prepare a credible vote.
The country's interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi said the vote will now take place on 23 October 2011.
Critics say that elections should go ahead soon to bring an end to the instability following the ... | Tunisia's interim government has said elections, due to be held in July, will be postponed for three months. |
37,349,710 | The group's State of Nature 2016 report says 18% of butterflies, 15% of dragonflies and 13% of plants face dying out.
Across the UK, 13% of species assessed are under threat of disappearing.
The report calls for "significant investment in the environment to ensure year-on-year improvement".
It says changes in agricultu... | One in 11 native species of animals and plants in Scotland is at risk of extinction, a report by 50 wildlife and research organisations has suggested. |
37,193,248 | Zaha's agent told BBC Sport on Thursday that Spurs had bid £15m for the 23-year-old England international.
Pardew is keen to keep the former Manchester United player and said Parish had "made his position clear".
"He was our player of the year and is a fans' favourite," Pardew said of Zaha, who scored five goals last s... | Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish "put the full stop" on Tottenham's interest in winger Wilfried Zaha, according to Eagles boss Alan Pardew. |
28,956,139 | Six cases caused by a bacteria similar to Mycobacterium lepromatosis have been confirmed in the squirrels since 2006.
It is the first time the disease has been found in the species and little is known about the spread of the potentially fatal disease.
Conservationists, however, say there are other more significant thre... | Scotland's red squirrels are facing a new threat from a form of leprosy, according to scientists in Edinburgh. |
38,771,586 | The images were taken by architect Dennis Calow during the city's regeneration from the mid-1950s to the 1970s.
The collection has been added to an online map created by the University of Leicester.
It is hoped it will inspire other people to share photos and memories.
Dr Simon Dixon, archives manager at the university... | Hundreds of photos of buildings demolished during Leicester's post-war slum clearance programme have been published online. |
34,459,456 | Ruth Davidson delivered that message during a speech at the Tory conference in Manchester.
She addressed delegates ahead of Prime Minister David Cameron's speech.
Her focus was on the 2016 Holyrood election in which she said every vote for the Conservatives would "promote Scotland's place" as part of the UK.
The Conser... | Only the Conservatives represent those in Scotland who want to remain part of the UK, according to the party's Scottish leader. |
33,474,000 | A roof will be placed on the tank, which will hold more than 60,000 cubic metres of gas.
The work is being done by the plant's owner Ineos to hold imported shale gas from the US, obtained through the controversial fracking process.
The development of unconventional gas extraction has been halted by a Scottish governmen... | Work to complete the biggest shale gas tank in Europe is continuing at the petrochemical plant in Grangemouth. |
34,708,086 | The race - the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) - starts in Llandudno, Conwy county, on 12 November and finishes in Deeside, Flintshire, on 15 November.
Along the way, it will take in towns and villages in Powys, Gwynedd and Denbighshire.
The rally is thought to be worth £10m annually to the Welsh... | The route has been confirmed for the Wales Rally GB, with 78 cars competing in the international race. |
36,090,219 | A Freedom of Information request by the Huffington Post UK found the cost of a journey transporting just government documents had often exceeded £100.
The total bill could be higher as figures for additional trips using pool cars were not available.
The government said there had been a "substantial reduction" in the co... | Chauffeuring ministers' paperwork around Whitehall has cost more than £350,000 since 2011, figures show. |
35,125,809 | But he hopes they will not create pressure to increase salaries in Wales.
There is an agreement which limits the regions bidding for each other's players, however Scarlets faced competition when re-signing centre Scott Williams who was out of contract at the end of the season.
"You've got to be realistic because it is ... | Scarlets chairman Nigel Short admits it will be hard to stop regions competing against each other for Welsh players. |
36,072,282 | The manifesto issues a "challenge" to the other pro-independence parties by calling for a second referendum within the next five years.
It also proposes a "living income" for carers, and a higher rate of income tax for the wealthiest 1%.
Rise is fielding 40 candidates across the eight electoral regions.
Among them will... | Rise has unveiled its manifesto for the Holyrood election, with the left-wing alliance saying it will offer a "comprehensive prospectus for change". |
35,056,540 | Based on the true story of the sinking of the Essex in 1820, the film, In the Heart of the Sea, portrays the whale as a merciless monster that pushes its shipwrecked victims to the brink of madness.
Did such a terrifying creature ever exist? Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution say it probably did - but 15 million... | In Hollywood's version of the events that inspired the classic novel Moby Dick, a giant sperm whale terrorises the crew of a whaling ship and eventually destroys the vessel. |
37,056,688 | Media playback is not supported on this device
Efimova, who was allowed to compete after appealing against a doping ban, took silver with Tutton fourth.
"I would've preferred it to have been a completely clean Games," the 20-year-old Welsh swimmer said afterwards.
"I couldn't help who was here. I'm not happy with it, b... | Great Britain's Chloe Tutton appeared to criticise controversial swimmer Yulia Efimova's presence in Rio after the Russian finished ahead of her in the 200m breaststroke. |
39,369,379 | Kymberley Holden, 27, of Codnor in Derbyshire, died in November 2014 from high levels of OxyNorm.
She had been prescribed ten times the correct dosage by Dr Lawrence Axten, who has apologised for his error.
Dr Axten told her inquest he unwittingly gave her a concentrated dose of the medication.
Ms Holden was prescribed... | A prescription error "significantly contributed" to the death of a woman who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a coroner has ruled. |
25,253,833 | A combination of high tides and strong winds caused a storm surge which overtopped flood defences.
Hundreds of properties were evacuated with residents moved to emergency shelters.
The Environment Agency said the tide on Thursday that caused the damage had been the highest since 1953.
More than 500 properties were evac... | People across northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire are cleaning up after extensive flooding along the Humber Estuary. |
39,989,646 | Amar Mehraj, 29, was one of four men who gang raped a 17-year-old girl while she was unconscious in July 2009 in Oldbury, West Midlands.
He then left the country but was caught at Birmingham Airport in November.
Police said Mehraj had been jailed for nine years and nine months after admitting taking part in the attack.... | A man who fled to Pakistan after raping a teenage girl has been jailed after he was caught trying to return to the UK. |
38,360,755 | In a first half of few chances, Oldham's Ryan Flynn had a 20-yard shot turned over the bar by Simon Moore while the home side's best effort came from Mark Duffy whose free-kick was saved by Connor Ripley.
Sharp saw his header deflected wide and Kieron Freeman had a shot blocked.
Soon after the restart, Duffy also had a... | Two second-half goals from Billy Sharp gave high-flying Sheffield United victory over struggling Oldham Athletic. |
35,300,764 | It is up for six Razzies - including worst picture, worst director, worst actor and worst actress.
Jupiter Ascending, Pixels, and Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 also have six nods each for the Golden Raspberry Awards, to be announced next month.
The awards launched in 1980 as a spoof of the Oscars.
Nominees for the Razzies hav... | The contenders for the worst films of the year have been announced, with Fifty Shades of Grey dominating the nominations. |
39,809,076 | Paterson, 59, who exaggerated or invented cancer risks in patients, was convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent last month.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said his malpractice was "profoundly shocking".
Baroness Lorely Burt, former Lib Dem MP for Solihull, called for any inquiry to be held in public.
Paterson, fro... | The Conservatives have pledged to hold an inquiry into the actions of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson, if the party is returned to power. |
34,748,982 | "You look for the deep characteristics. There's no need to concentrate on the appearance."
For someone who has worked in the tea industry for more than 50 years, Anglo-Indian businessman Nirmal Sethia has lost none of his passion for the drink.
Now in his 70s, he also still takes tea very seriously. "Tea is life," he s... | "Tea is like a beautiful woman," says Nirmal Sethia. |
32,405,269 | The arrangement will see Glasgow-based Clyde Space build two small satellites called CubeSats to observe the changing biology of the surface ocean.
Scientists believe it has implications for the marine food chain, fisheries and climate scientists, among others.
Clyde Space said the collaboration could be a "game change... | The company which designed and built Scotland's first satellite has teamed up with US-based scientists to develop new technology to study ocean biology. |
32,726,311 | Five men were jailed in March for the £400,000 spree of raids and burglaries across the east of England.
About 140 officers from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and two other units swooped on properties linked to the men on Wednesday.
It is thought the gang bought the goods with money from the robberies.
Police s... | Thousands of pounds' worth of cars and machinery have been seized by police from a ram-raid gang that used JCB diggers to rip out cash machines. |
35,324,418 | Fifty-one Syrian refugees arrived in Belfast last month under a government scheme, having been deemed as being at "real risk" in their home country.
Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry said language classes would help people settling in Northern Ireland to "integrate into society".
The lessons are expected t... | Refugees in Northern Ireland will be offered free English lessons, a Stormont minister has said. |
23,387,147 | He faces charges including hostage-taking, kidnapping and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Belmokhtar remains at large and the US is offering a $5m (£3.2m) reward for information leading to his arrest.
Three US citizens were among at least 37 hostages killed when Algerian troops stormed the Tigantourine... | US prosecutors have charged militant Islamist leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar over a deadly siege at an Algerian gas plant in January. |
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