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34,019,190 | After a pregnancy lasting 22 months, Thi Hi Way, a 34-year-old Asian elephant at the zoo, gave birth to the female on Thursday afternoon.
Zookeepers said the calf, which is yet to be named, was on its feet within three minutes and was doing well.
Andy Mckenzie, team manager of elephants at Chester Zoo, described the "v... | The birth of an elephant calf has been captured on CCTV at Chester Zoo. |
22,366,535 | The party won 28 seats, the minimum number that was needed to secure a majority.
The Liberal Democrats came second with 18 seats while UKIP, which previously had no seats, won three. Labour won three and Independents won two seats.
There is still one seat to declare at a by-election in Coker on 16 May, due to the death... | The Conservatives have retained overall control of Somerset County Council. |
38,539,507 | His 14th-minute volley, in the last game of his emergency loan from Celtic, was enough to see off a determined Dumbarton side.
The hosts created several openings and will wonder how Christian Nade failed to score from close range.
It was not vintage from Hibs, but a potentially important win in the title race as Dundee... | Kris Commons cracked in the only goal as Hibernian stretched their lead in the Championship to six points. |
32,370,750 | Ms Leigh won an Oscar for her portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 movie.
Heritage Auctions said the grey jacket and skirt worn by the actress were among 150 items offered by collector James Tumblin.
He originally bought the outfit for $20 from a costume shop. | An outfit worn by Vivien Leigh in the film Gone with the Wind has been sold for $137,000 (£91,000) at an auction in California. |
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The Hoff has been seduced by the Scottish Premiership outfit during a Panto stint in Glasgow.
The former Baywatch and Knight Rider tweeted his support for the side earlier this month.
"They've been around since 1876 and I love that. It's about playing for themselves and pl... | American actor David Hasselhoff says he supports Partick Thistle because they are "a team for the people". |
38,841,467 | In particular, we wanted to find out what you really feel about selfies.
So, for Safer Internet Day 2017, we spoke to a big group of 10 to 12-year-olds to see what they thought.
How many post like to post them? How many do they take before they get the perfect snap? Do they edit their pictures before putting them onlin... | You've been telling us exactly what you think about social media. |
22,623,872 | Official figures show the number of district nurses has fallen by 40% in the past decade.
However, NHS England says this has been countered by rises in other community staff.
The Royal College of Nursing and Queen's Nursing Institute say the situation is adding to the pressure on hospitals.
In recent weeks there have b... | The state of NHS community nursing in England is "lamentable", nursing leaders say. |
31,993,485 | Wrexham and Denbighshire will be the latest authorities to withdraw the service after Powys, Monmouth and Newport stopped providing it in recent years.
Carmarthenshire was the first council to withdraw the service in 2011.
Nine local authorities now charge for dealing with all infestations, which is up from six council... | More than a quarter of Welsh councils will not provide pest control services to private homes from 1 April. |
36,479,129 | The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found long queues of ambulances outside the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, while patients with serious symptoms waited hours to be assessed.
It gave the hospital an overall rating of "inadequate".
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust's chief executive resigned in May.
The Trust gave... | Health inspectors have condemned a "chaotic" hospital emergency department which they said was failing to keep patients safe. |
39,035,492 | Jorge Grant netted his third goal in four matches as County, now unbeaten in five matches, moved eight points clear of danger.
Grant scored the winner in the 21st minute after a defensive mix-up caused by an under-hit Yann Songo'o back pass, with Jonathan Forte's initial effort initially blocked and in-form Grant first... | Notts County upset second-placed Plymouth at Home Park to edge further away from the League Two relegation zone. |
34,350,200 | General Gilbert Diendere's mea culpa - however sincere it may be - contains, perhaps, the first lesson of this coup.
"Human lives were lost," he said, admitting that seizing power had been "a waste of time and resources for Burkina Faso."
Between 10 and 20 people were killed (the exact death toll is still unknown) and ... | BBC West Africa correspondent Thomas Fessy looks at the lessons we can learn from the coup in Burkina Faso, which has been reversed just a week after the presidential guards seized power: |
39,676,171 | Lukas Jutkiewicz missed an early Blues penalty after Che Adams was fouled.
Adams was then sent off following a 23rd-minute challenge on Martin Cranie but Jonathan Grounds put Birmingham ahead four minutes before the break.
Craig Gardner doubled the lead from Blues' second penalty, following Dean Whitehead's foul on Jac... | Struggling Birmingham City earned their first win under Harry Redknapp with 10 men as they beat Championship play-off favourites Huddersfield Town. |
35,548,877 | Spurs took the lead in the first half when Ben Davies was fouled inside the area and Nacer Chadli rolled home the subsequent penalty.
However, Federico Bernardeschi equalised when his deflected strike looped into the net.
Dele Alli shot over late on for Spurs, but a draw was a fair result.
Relive Tottenham's draw at Fi... | Tottenham will take an away goal into the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie with Fiorentina after a draw in Italy. |
17,921,950 | Eskinder Nega was awarded the Pen America's "Freedom to Write" annual prize for publishing articles critical of Ethiopia's human rights record.
His wife Serkalem Fasil, who is a journalist and also spent time in jail, received the award on his behalf.
In the past decade, more journalists have fled Ethiopia than any oth... | An imprisoned Ethiopian journalist and blogger has been given a prestigious freedom of expression award. |
39,515,143 | Charlotte Bevan, who had schizophrenia, walked out of St Michael's Hospital in Bristol in December 2014 with daughter Zaani Tiana Bevan-Malbrouck.
Their bodies were found in undergrowth in the Avon Gorge days later.
The serious case review also found the lack of a lead clinician overseeing Ms Bevan's care led to confus... | A mother who jumped off a cliff with her baby was able to leave a maternity ward unchallenged as she had "free access" in the hospital, a report said. |
38,456,280 | An estimated 40% of cash dispensers are empty, meaning people are unable to withdraw new notes to replace the old ones they have handed in.
There has been widespread disruption since Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in November that 500 and 1,000 rupee notes would no longer be legal.
The move was meant to curb corrupt... | There have been long queues outside many banks in India as people tried to deposit discontinued banknotes ahead of a deadline that has now passed. |
28,739,373 | In a landmark hailed as "long overdue", Prof Maryam Mirzakhani was recognised for her work on complex geometry.
Four of the medals were presented in Seoul at the International Congress of Mathematicians, held every four years.
Also among the winners was Prof Martin Hairer from the University of Warwick, UK, whose work ... | An Iranian mathematician working in the US has become the first ever female winner of the celebrated Fields Medal. |
38,217,652 | Seagulls defender Shane Duffy headed in Oliver Norwood's corner against his former side to put the visitors ahead.
Dale Stephens' volley after the break doubled the lead before Rovers' Sam Gallagher fired in from close range.
Brighton substitute Glenn Murray chipped in to seal the win after Blackburn's Gordon Greer was... | Brighton went top of the Championship and made it 15 games unbeaten with a win at 10-man Blackburn Rovers. |
29,728,504 | An aircraft transporting Jeffrey Fowle, 56, landed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base early on Wednesday.
Mr Fowle was greeted by his wife, children and relatives upon arrival.
A US state department official said the agency was working to secure the release of two other US nationals, Matthew Miller and Kenneth Bae, who... | A US citizen released from detention in North Korea has been greeted to an emotional homecoming in Ohio. |
39,882,199 | The move is in line with UN sanctions aimed at curbing Pyongyang's nuclear weapons capability.
German media say City Hostel Berlin is run by a Turkish hotelier who pays more than €38,000 (£32,000; $41,000) a month in rent to North Korea.
The embassy also derives income from a conference hall at the site.
North Korea ha... | German authorities plan to terminate a North Korean business in the heart of Berlin - a big hostel next to the communist state's embassy. |
40,300,354 | Rowling, who was made an OBE in 2001, has now become a member of the elite Order of the Companions of Honour.
Judy Murray, mother of world tennis number one Sir Andy, was made an OBE.
And Brit Award winner Sande, who was raised in Alford, Aberdeenshire, was made an MBE.
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly was given a knig... | Tennis coach Judy Murray, pop star Emeli Sande and Harry Potter author JK Rowling are among the well-known faces in Scotland to have received awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours. |
36,945,414 | McCarthy, 26, only spent one season at Palace, following a move from QPR last summer, and signs a three-year deal with the Saints.
Pied, 27, played for new Southampton boss Claude Puel for Nice last season, as well as working under him at Lyon.
He has signed a two-year contract with the south coast club.
The Saints hav... | Southampton have signed Crystal Palace goalkeeper Alex McCarthy for an undisclosed fee and French right-back Jeremy Pied on a free transfer. |
34,332,806 | The Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 47 in September, below forecasts of 47.5 and down from 47.3 in August.
A reading below 50 indicates contraction in the sector, while one above shows expansion.
The disappointing data will stoke concerns about slowing growth in China.
The survey co... | China's factory activity contracted at the fastest pace for six and a half years in September, according to a preliminary survey of the vast sector. |
27,458,671 | The Gunners came from two goals down to win 3-2 after extra time and lift their first trophy for nine years.
"It was an important moment in the life of this team," said Wenger, who confirmed he will sign a new contract.
"To lose would have been a major setback but to win will be a good platform to build on."
"Arsene We... | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said the FA Cup final comeback against Hull City can be a turning point towards a successful new era for the club. |
32,221,581 | Businessman Dimitri Kovtun told a news conference in Moscow he thought the death was "suicide by negligence".
Mr Litvinenko, 43, died three weeks after drinking tea laced with the radioactive substance polonium-210.
English prosecutors suspect Mr Kovtun and Andrei Lugovoi of poisoning him at a London hotel in November ... | Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko may have accidentally killed himself after handling radioactive material, a key suspect in his death has said. |
38,382,086 | First Greater Manchester plans to increase the price of onboard tickets by 10p in January but freeze the cost of those bought via its mTickets app.
It said it wanted to encourage customers to buy tickets in advance on smartphones to speed up journey times.
Passenger group TravelWatch NorthWest said it may reduce delays... | Passengers buying tickets onboard some Greater Manchester buses are to pay more than those using a smartphone app. |
38,011,405 | A major upgrade is currently under way at Hawick's Wilton Lodge Park.
The trees - some of which are showing signs of disease - are being removed to allow passers-by to see the new attractions planned in the area.
Councillor Gordon Edgar said the works would let the park "meet its potential as a significant tourist attr... | A council has said the removal of a number of trees from a Borders park as part of a £3.65m overhaul is "unfortunate" but "necessary". |
29,611,713 | Doctors at the hospital in Leipzig said the man, 56, originally from Sudan, died despite receiving experimental drugs to treat the virus.
More than 4,400 people have died from the outbreak, mainly in West Africa.
The rate of new cases at some of the "epicentre" areas has slowed down, the World Health Organization says,... | A UN medical worker infected with Ebola has died at a hospital in Germany. |
35,158,436 | Angela Reakes, 24, of the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League, was guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's (CA) anti-corruption code.
She pleaded guilty to placing five bets on the Australia v New Zealand final man-of-the-match betting market.
CA integrity unit chief Iain Roy said: "Angela knows she made... | An Australian cricketer has received a two-year suspended sentence for bets totalling Aus $9 (£4.36) during the 2015 Cricket World Cup. |
32,322,576 | Organisers of the event, which has seen Judi Dench, Stephen Fry, BB King and JK Rowling appear, want to "secure its future for the next 50 years".
They say each year they must raise £500,000 to keep the event afloat.
Prince Charles said the festivals "played a crucial role in nurturing new talent."
The festivals' Futur... | The Prince of Wales has given his backing to a campaign to raise £1m to secure the future of Harrogate International Festivals. |
35,555,863 | 14 February 2016 Last updated at 09:45 GMT
Although she did not win Lord Sugar's investment - he judged the project too risky - she has continued work on her app, which she hopes will make online dating more fun.
One analyst said companies would have to work hard to challenge the dominance of Match - which owns brands ... | Apprentice star Vana Koutsomitis is preparing to launch the dating app she first pitched on the BBC show. |
33,467,234 | They were put on the market in March and bought by the Sedgwick family, who bought the town's North Pier in 2011.
Present owners Crown Entertainment Centres sold the pair of piers to Peter Sedgwick, who currently operates rides on both piers.
Central Pier - which is 341m (1,118ft) long - houses a distinctive 33m high (... | Blackpool's Central and South piers have been sold for about £8m to a family with close ties to the town. |
35,799,621 | Media playback is not supported on this device
Beating Ireland in Dublin next Saturday would equal Scotland's three wins of 2006, and likely secure third place.
"It will be a tough game but we are determined to finish the competition well," Laidlaw told BBC Scotland.
"Ireland are a good side and it is going to take one... | Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw wants one more "huge effort" from his team to win a third straight game and match their best Six Nations campaign. |
32,533,048 | The PM said he had rejected £8bn in child benefit cuts the Lib Dems claimed the Tories had proposed in government.
Ed Miliband said Labour did not overspend when in power and that he would not lead a government if it involved a deal with the SNP.
Nick Clegg was grilled over tuition fees, trust and coalition deals.
Whi... | David Cameron and Ed Miliband have faced tough questions from a Question Time audience over their economic plans in the final TV event of the campaign. |
40,393,511 | Jack Greene, Dwayne Cowan, Aikines-Aryeetey, Eilidh Doyle and Dan Bramble all won their individual events to take maximum points for Great Britain.
Aikines-Aryeetey led a British quartet to victory in the men's 4x100m final in a championship record of 38.08 seconds.
Germany lead on 166 points with Poland second with 15... | Harry Aikines-Aryeetey won twice as Great Britain sit in third place after day two at the European Team Championships in Lille, France. |
15,154,014 | As of next week, users will be warned if they are about to be taken to a malicious website.
The social network has suffered to date as many of its 700 million users unwittingly click on dangerous links supposedly posted by their friends.
Such attacks usually trick users into sharing passwords or data.
Facebook already ... | Facebook have stepped up their battle against phishing and malware scammers by partnering with security firm Websense. |
34,889,613 | Two bombs exploded in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town in November 1974, killing 21 people and injuring 182 others.
Six men were jailed in 1975 but their convictions were quashed in 1991.
The service, at the city's St Philips Cathedral, paid tribute to other terrorism victims.
As part of the service, Birmin... | Relatives of the victims of the IRA Birmingham pub bombings have attended a memorial service to mark the 41st anniversary of the attacks. |
39,478,556 | But host John Torode says all is not creamy between himself and fellow judge Gregg Wallace.
"It's funny, we've never been friends," he told the Daily Mirror, admitting they'd had "a couple of standoffs over the years", despite Wallace telling ITV's Lorraine Kelly the pair were "very close".
Behind-the-scenes difference... | The ovens are on and the pots are simmering in the Masterchef kitchen with a new series having just begun on BBC One. |
39,134,538 | He will aid boss Gordon Strachan and assistant Mark McGhee, after the departure of Andy Watson to a coaching role at a football school in Oman.
The Scots host Canada in a friendly on 22 March, four days before a vital 2018 World Cup qualifier against Slovenia.
"Tony is well respected within the game," said Strachan.
"I... | Aberdeen assistant manager Tony Docherty will join the Scotland national coaching team for the March fixtures against Canada and Slovenia. |
27,977,286 | 23 June 2014 Last updated at 14:32 BST
Two men from the city have been identified taking part in what appears to be a Jihadist recruiting video, which was posted online last week.
It is thought Reyaad Khan travelled to Syria with friend Nasser Muthana who also appears in the footage.
An expert on radicalisation, Dr Sur... | Cardiff has an ongoing problem with the radicalisation of young Muslims, said an academic who has studied the issue. |
35,463,042 | Peter Kibisu was lodging with trainee lawyer Elizabeth Nnyanzi and her family at their Harrow home when he attacked the 31-year-old in her bedroom.
The court heard Kibisu, 24, had tried to cover his tracks after the murder in August 2015 but was caught when police found his DNA on the victim.
He was ordered to serve a ... | A mechanic who admitted raping and strangling a family friend who he was living with has been jailed for life. |
38,250,450 | Only 1,338 spectators turned up for the EFL Trophy second-round tie against Crawley Town, which they won 1-0.
League gates have already dipped this season, with an average attendance more than 3,000 down on last season.
Sky Blues fans are unhappy at the way their club is run by owners Sisu.
Only one and a half stands w... | Struggling Coventry City's off-field problems were further highlighted at the Ricoh Arena on Wednesday night as they attracted their lowest-ever crowd for a first-team game. |
32,483,645 | The S&P 500 index, which ended Friday at a new high, fell 8.8 points or 0.41% to 2,108.92.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq, which also set a new record last week, lost ground as well. It decreased 31.84 points or 0.63% to hit 5,060.25.
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones dropped 42.17 points or 0.23%, closing at 18,080.14.
Shares in drugs ... | (Close): US stocks closed lower on Monday, bringing a three-day winning streak to an end. |
39,866,931 | Mr Joyce was giving a speech in Perth on Tuesday when the man walked on stage and shoved the pie in his face.
A man identified by local media as the attacker later criticised the airline chief's support for same-sex marriage, which is not legal in Australia.
"I will have every intention of pressing charges," Mr Joyce s... | Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has said he intends to press charges against a man who hit him in the face with a pie. |
40,745,673 | President Donald Trump has questioned the neutrality of Mr Mueller, who was appointed to investigate Russian interference in the US election.
He has also blamed Attorney General Jeff Sessions for Mr Mueller's probe.
Mr Graham warned Mr Trump that firing Mr Mueller "would be the beginning of the end" of his presidency.
... | US Senator Lindsey Graham has said he is drafting legislation to stop any attempt by the Trump administration to fire Russia investigator Bob Mueller. |
40,735,737 | The 69-year-old from Brazil was a pillion passenger on a BMW motorbike. Her family have been informed.
The ride of bike was seriously injured and was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after the crash, at about 17:35 on Wednesday.
The occupants of the other vehicle, a Nissan Navara, were uninjured. The road was clos... | A woman had died in a crash involving a motorbike and a car on the A939 road near Tomintoul. |
30,708,716 | Eugene Gunderman, 28, from Old Windsor in Berkshire, admitted stealing the Audi which knocked over PC David Oram in Chorleywood last July.
At St Albans Crown Court he was jailed for four years and ten months.
Damon Denham, 27, from Old Windsor, admitted car theft and was jailed for nine months.
Gunderman, of Queens Clo... | Two men have been jailed after they stole a car which was used to run over a Hertfordshire police officer, leaving him seriously injured. |
34,184,556 | Lafferty has not played for Norwich this season but his injury-time equaliser moved his country to within two points of qualifying for Euro 2016.
It took his tally of goals to seven in this qualifying campaign.
"That's something that's been evident in this campaign, the change in him," said Davis.
Lafferty picked up a ... | Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis has hailed Kyle Lafferty's "maturity" after he struck late to salvage a 1-1 draw against Hungary at Windsor Park. |
35,326,234 | This has been a gruelling week for the primates of the Anglican Communion: 39 of them in total meeting for a make or break gathering, spending several days living, eating, praying and negotiating together in Canterbury over the future of the world's third biggest Christian grouping.
The meeting saw high stakes diplomac... | As Anglican leaders bar a liberal US branch from decision-making for allowing same-sex marriage, the BBC's religious affairs correspondent Caroline Wyatt considers what this means for the Anglican Church. |
33,059,049 | The warning means South Korea is considered to pose significant threats to tourism, and Hong Kong residents are advised to cancel non-essential travel.
South Korea confirmed a seventh death from the Mers infection on Tuesday, and 95 infections.
The outbreak is the biggest since Mers was first detected in the Middle Eas... | Hong Kong has issued a red alert warning against travel to South Korea, which is battling an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers). |
34,399,754 | The broadcaster's media service was one of the most prominent online platforms to use Flash.
Adobe's plug-in has been criticised by some security experts, who said it was a weak point of many sites.
Flash use has been decreasing and the move will provide a further blow, but it will not kill off Adobe's product, said on... | The BBC's iPlayer has been made available using the HTML5 web language, at the expense of Adobe's Flash player. |
40,509,594 | The University of Alabama and the sheriff's office mishandled Megan Rondini's case, her parents say.
Ms Rondini, then a 20-year-old student, claimed she was sexually assaulted by a local man at his home in July 2015.
The lawsuit claims police treated her as a crime suspect instead of a victim and the school failed to s... | The parents of an Alabama student who killed herself after claiming she was raped have sued her alleged attacker and local officials for wrongful death. |
40,776,312 | The Scottish Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on new guidelines.
It said it would be the first time a comprehensive definition was provided for the principles underlying sentencing decisions.
Observers called for the guidelines to help courts ensure prison was not used as an alternative to the welfare sta... | Members of the public are to be asked to comment on how offenders are sentenced by the courts. |
38,645,015 | The 23-year-old has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract with an option for a further 12 months.
"He's left-footed, which gives us good balance. We've been looking for a left-footer for a while," boss Nathan Jones told the Luton website.
Gambin has six caps, but was suspended for Malta's 2-0 defeat by England at Wembl... | Luton Town have signed Malta international winger Luke Gambin from Barnet for an undisclosed fee. |
36,456,109 | The 65-year-old will appear in Belfast Magistrates Court on Monday to be charged with the murders of John Devine in 1989 and John O'Hara in 1991.
John Devine, 37, was shot dead at his home on Fallswater Street in west Belfast on 23 July 1989.
He was sitting in his living room with his 13-year-old son when three men for... | Belfast loyalist Winston 'Winkie' Rea has been charged with two counts of murder dating back more than 20 years. |
36,754,095 | Brendon Mason died in hospital as a result of head injuries after being found in Abbey Park, Leicester, on Tuesday morning.
Joshua Hack, 21, of St Helen's Drive, Leicester; and Keith Lowe, also 21, of Rockingham Close, Leicester, appeared before magistrates in Leicester.
A woman, 18 and a man, 20, arrested on Friday ha... | Two men have been charged with the murder of a man found injured near a boating lake. |
34,172,825 | The Beast Race featured 20 obstacles - many of them involving cold water and mud.
Entrants could complete the event near Inverness solo or as part of a team. | A 10km obstacle race was held at Aldourie at Loch Ness at the weekend. |
38,155,960 | The fire swept through the secondary school dorm in Aladag in Adana province and authorities said it may have been caused by an electrical fault.
However, there were fears that the girls may have been unable to escape. The mayor said it was likely that a fire door had been locked.
The girls who died were aged 11 to 14.... | A dormitory manager and five others have been detained in southern Turkey after a fire claimed the lives of 11 schoolgirls and a teacher, reports say. |
38,300,915 | Backbench Tory MP Chris Davies had asked the Welsh secretary if the UK government should have the power to put the Welsh Government in special measures.
The leader said it was not his policy.
Dai Lloyd, a Plaid Cymru AM, suggested that devolution was under attack following the EU referendum vote.
Andrew RT Davies told ... | Comments suggesting UK ministers should be able to intervene on education in Wales have been rejected by Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies. |
35,826,028 | William Ross Casement is the second man to appear in court in connection with the death of Enda Dolan.
Mr Dolan was a first year architecture student at Queen's University from Killyclougher.
The 18-year-old died after being struck by a van as he was walking along the Malone Road in Belfast in 2014.
He was returning to... | A south Belfast man has admitted offences linked to the death of a County Tyrone student who died after being struck by a van. |
34,328,447 | The announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO), was made at a meeting of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in New York.
It follows Nigeria going more than a year without a case of wild - naturally occurring - polio.
Three years without cases are required before it can be declared polio free.
The d... | Nigeria has been removed from the list of polio endemic countries in what is being regarded as a "milestone" on the quest to eradicate the disease. |
18,502,142 | British Heart Foundation Cymru (BHF) wants emergency life support (ELS) skills on the national curriculum, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
BHF says such a move would create a new generation of lifesavers across Wales.
The Welsh petition has collected 4,000 names since being launched in February.
The char... | A petition has been handed over to the Welsh assembly calling for first aid to be taught to all pupils in secondary schools. |
13,327,913 | Built in the 1970s, the 21 and 23-storey Aston University blocks had been accommodation for generations of students living on campus.
Billy Young, from Demolition Ltd, said it was a complex operation because of the site and need to divert services.
The demolition is part of a ??300m regeneration of the campus. Students... | Two university tower blocks have been demolished in a controlled explosion in central Birmingham. |
28,947,707 | Pressure has grown on Shaun Wright, who was in charge of children's services in Rotherham from 2005 to 2010, to step down in the wake of a damning report.
The report found at least 1,400 children in the town were sexually exploited by mainly Pakistani heritage criminal gangs between 1997 and 2013.
Mr Wright said he was... | A Labour frontbencher has said the party will suspend South Yorkshire's PCC if he fails to quit by the morning. |
35,099,480 | The woman, identified as Babli, told media she called Uber after emergency calls to hospitals went unanswered.
The driver of the vehicle told the Times of India that he pulled over because Babli was in excruciating pain.
He then helped deliver the baby with two other women before taking them to hospital.
"He picked me ... | An Indian woman has named her baby "Uber" after giving birth in a car belonging to the taxi aggregation service. |
38,658,025 | Prime Minister Theresa May has said she wants to preserve barrier-free trade between the UK and the EU as far as possible.
One option that has been floated, if the two sides can't agree a comprehensive free trade agreement, is sectoral deals. They might cover cars, for example, or perhaps financial services.
But there ... | So the UK, it seems, is headed out of the European Union's single market, perhaps also out of the customs union. |
35,409,488 | New by-laws will "regulate" camping in three zones in the park - West Loch Lomond, Trossachs (West) and Trossachs (North).
The authority said the plans only affected 3.7% of the national park and included investment in new facilities.
But the by-laws have been criticised by many outdoor recreation groups.
Those opposed... | Plans to restrict camping around several lochs in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park have been approved by the Scottish government. |
32,240,114 | Southwark Crown Court heard she was raped by Sgt Edwin Mee at the Mitcham Barracks Army Careers and Information Office in Croydon.
She said when she told him about the pregnancy he said: "Oh, I did not think you would get pregnant." She later miscarried.
Mr Mee, 45, of Tavistock Road, Croydon, denies a string of sex as... | A woman has told a court she became pregnant after an Army recruitment sergeant raped her in a locked room. |
27,708,489 | Chester Nez, 93, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, had told US media he was "very proud" of his part developing the cipher the Japanese never broke.
It was credited with saving the lives of thousands of US troops in the Pacific.
Nez, who was also a painter, died of kidney failure on Wednesday.
"It saddens me to hear the last... | The last of the 29 Navajo Americans who developed a code with their native language to encrypt military messages in World War 2 has died. |
40,957,301 | But if visitors from EU countries wanted to work, study or settle in the UK they would have to apply for permission under the proposals.
EU citizens are currently free to live and work in the UK without a permit.
The Home Office says managing migration is about access to work and benefits as much as the ability to cont... | The government plans to keep visa-free travel to the UK for EU visitors after Brexit, the BBC understands. |
38,177,788 | The cities of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge have suffered the worst damage.
On Thursday, country music legend Dolly Parton said her charity would donate $1,000 (£797) a month to families affected by the fires.
Rain on Wednesday helped quell the blaze, but officials said fires could rekindle as months of drought had left... | The death toll from wildfires across the US state of Tennessee has risen to 11 as search and rescue continues. |
36,138,046 | The 25-year-old, recently dropped from the Great Britain team, alleged that Sutton made sexist comments and told her to "go and have a baby".
"I want to change the culture and their treatment of women," she said.
"I hope by shining a light and sharing my experiences, the relevant people can investigate and make changes... | Jess Varnish says she spoke out against British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton with the hope of changing attitudes at the organisation. |
37,373,378 | Silvanos Mudzova, a member of the pressure group Tajamuka, said he had been abducted from his home in Harare on Tuesday night by unknown men.
He told the BBC he had been blindfolded and tortured with sharp objects.
He was also electrocuted on several parts of his body, including his genitals, Mr Mudzova said.
He said h... | A man who has been at the forefront of protests against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is in hospital after allegedly being beaten and tortured. |
39,895,711 | The Bank of Scotland PMI found that a sharp rise in goods production north of the border last month was offset by shrinking services output.
In England, activity grew at its fastest rate so far this year, helped by a strong increase in new orders.
The improvement was seen across all English regions.
The PMI for Scotlan... | Scottish business activity has picked up slightly but still lags well behind England, according to a monthly survey of purchasing managers. |
35,067,174 | In September he got a two-game ban for allegedly swearing at Pakistan-born Sussex batsman Ashar Zaidi and telling him to "get back to your own country".
However, Yorkshire's Andrew Gale missed four games after a similar exchange with South African Ashwell Prince.
Coach Jason Gillespie says Yorkshire will probably "seek... | The England and Wales Cricket Board has defended its disciplinary process following a case involving Somerset bowler Craig Overton. |
35,630,335 | The 24-year-old, whose current contract ends at the end of 2016, was offered a four-year extension by the Scottish Premiership leaders in January.
Forrest came through the youth ranks with the reigning champions, for whom he has made 144 appearances.
However, his outings have been restricted by a series of injuries.
Fo... | Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers are among clubs showing an interest in James Forrest after the Scotland winger rejected a new Celtic contract. |
34,212,458 | They are signed by "composer Mark Jones" and are posted from Lancashire.
Raffaele Hairdressing manageress Clare Harper said she was "bewildered" by the first one but had now received four, which she has framed.
She said they had become a talking point with customers, though her husband had asked if any of them "looked ... | A Hartlepool hair salon has joined a growing collection of businesses around the country being sent mystery poems. |
32,704,572 | The action alleges that Intermex, a firm which arranges money transfers, tracked employees even when off-duty.
Myrna Arias alleges that she was "scolded" for removing the app and fired a few weeks later.
The company has not responded to the allegations.
According to court documents published by website Ars Technica, em... | A US sales executive is suing her employer for invasion of privacy, alleging that she was fired after deleting an app which tracked her movements. |
35,425,100 | If only there was a simple way to compare their strengths and weaknesses...
Who's got the most campaign money? Who really electrifies a crowd? What is their Achilles heel?
All your questions are answered - on a candidate card, so you can test the powers of one against the other.
Trump has been tops for so long it's har... | Eleven Republican candidates are doing battle for the White House and after months of campaigning their first electoral test, in Iowa, is just days away. |
27,974,128 | Neil Gordon, 61, started the independent pharmacy chain in Donaghadee, County Down, 34 years ago, along with his brother, Robert.
By 1996 the pharmacy chain had grown to 11 pharmacies and in 2006 the business expanded into Scotland where there are now nine stores.
Today, the chain has 62 stores and employs approximatel... | A co-founder of Gordons Chemists in Northern Ireland has died. |
37,164,601 | The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was tested at the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank.
ICD devices shock the heart back into rhythm when they detect a potential cardiac arrest.
Doctors have had difficulty monitoring heart problems with older devices amid fears that MRI scanners would disrupt their ele... | An new implantable heart device which resists interference from magnetic scanners has been tested in Scotland. |
39,944,499 | Media playback is not supported on this device
Jonathan Franks' injury-time winner for the Staggies condemns Accies to a relegation play-off at best, and offers bottom side Inverness CT slight hope.
"It sums up the way things have been going," Canning told BBC Scotland.
"I can't believe we lost. The amount of bad luck ... | Hamilton manager Martin Canning was left bewildered after his team's 3-2 defeat away to Ross County, describing his team's misfortune as "scary". |
35,625,847 | Aberconwy's Guto Bebb said some constituents have been given contradictory information on whether they can receive it or not.
The Welsh government and BT are delivering the scheme, Superfast Cymru.
A spokesman said it was a "challenging and ambitious project" and so far 560,000 properties have accessed superfast broadb... | Confusion is undermining a project to get superfast broadband to more people in Wales, according to an MP. |
38,448,364 | Special prosecutors said they raided National Pension Service (NPS) chairman Moon Hyung-pyo's home on Monday, before arresting him on Wednesday.
The NPS is the world's third-largest pension scheme.
It comes amid President Park Geun-hye's impeachment over the scandal involving her longstanding mentor Choi Soon-sil.
In t... | South Korea's pension fund head has been arrested in a probe into alleged corruption involving electronic firm Samsung and the country's president. |
40,248,476 | Pending a successful medical, the 20-year-old Colombian would become the sixth signing of the summer at Ibrox.
Morelos spent 16 months in Finland, after arriving from Independiente Medellin, and scored 47 goals in 62 appearances for HJK.
The forward, who has six Under-20 caps, would require a work permit to play in the... | HJK Helsinki striker Alfredo Morelos arrived in Edinburgh this morning ahead of his expected move to Rangers. |
39,709,249 | The MP, who has represented Chichester in Sussex since 1997, said at the age of 60 it was time to do other things but he was committed to public service.
Mr Tyrie, who worked for BP before entering politics, has led the Treasury committee since 2010.
Veteran Tory MP Sir Alan Haselhurst is also quitting after 40 years.
... | Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, who chairs the powerful Treasury Select Committee, is to stand down from Parliament at the general election. |
33,128,288 | The tiny spacecraft, nestling in a dark corner of the comet's rugged surface, will have a ringside seat as this alien world approaches the Sun and starts to generate its tail.
Never before in the history of exploration has anything like this been remotely possible and the potential for discovery is extraordinary.
The o... | The astonishing survival of the comet lander Philae means we have a unique opportunity to witness something previous generations could only dream of. |
37,062,048 | One of 15 children of West African parents, he remembers bunk beds gradually filling up the bedroom until the window could no longer be opened. New arrivals then had to sleep in the living room of their flat on the south-eastern fringes of Paris.
"We used to tell each other stories at night," the 40-year-old recalls. "... | Like many French rap stars, Mokobe has drawn inspiration from growing up in one of the bleak "banlieues" (suburbs) where immigrants make up a large part of the population. |
24,436,773 | The Court had postponed the second round of voting amid allegations of electoral fraud.
Mohammed Nasheed, who was forced from office in an alleged coup last year, won 45% of the vote, falling short of the total needed to avoid a run-off.
Mr Nasheed came to power in 2008 in the country's first free elections.
The countr... | The Maldives Supreme Court has annulled results from the first round of voting in presidential elections, and called a fresh ballot by 20 October. |
23,157,223 | Ireland's O'Driscoll, 34, was expected to be named captain in Sam Warburton's absence, but has been omitted from the squad by head coach Warren Gatland.
Tours: 4 (2001, 2005, 2009, 2013)
Matches: 18 (8 Tests)
Tries: 9 (1 in Tests)
Captain: 7 times (1 Test)
Test record: 2 wins, 6 defeats
"O'Driscoll has been quiet. But ... | Former Lions hooker Keith Wood says the decision to drop centre Brian O'Driscoll for Saturday's deciding Test with Australia is a "terrible mistake". |
22,478,441 | At a press conference in Sochi, Mr Cameron admitted the two men differed over how to deal with the conflict.
But he said they agreed on the need to end the violence, prevent the growth of extremism and stop Syria "fragmenting".
Mr Putin said the two had a "common interest" in stabilising the country.
The talks, at Mr P... | Prime Minister David Cameron has said the international community must do more to "help shape" a transitional government in Syria after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
40,418,077 | A total of 16 properties owned by housing association One Manchester will have cladding removed following tests prompted by the fatal London fire.
The city council in Salford has also confirmed nine blocks in Pendleton have failed safety tests.
The council opted to remove cladding on Friday before the test results were... | Eleven more high-rise buildings in Manchester have failed fire tests following the Grenfell Tower disaster. |
36,094,846 | Events were held around Wales on Thursday to mark the monarch's milestone birthday, including a 21-gun salute and fireworks at Cardiff Castle.
The Queen was in Windsor to light the first of more than 900 beacons in the UK and around the world.
Army Cadets lit the Snowdon one while others were lit in Swansea, Wrexham, L... | A beacon has been lit at the top of Snowdon as part of festivities to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday. |
39,649,550 | The child was struck by the vehicle in Montrose Avenue at the junction with Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, at about 19:15 BST.
Police and the ambulance service attended the scene, but he was pronounced dead in hospital.
The driver of the car stopped and police said he was helping with their investigation. No arrests have... | A four-year-old boy died when he was hit by a car in north-west London. |
39,685,304 | The Ibrox side were outclassed by their Glasgow rivals, only really threatening in the closing stages while 2-0 down.
Caixinha also admitted he changed his pre-match team talk on the advice of assistant Helder Baptista to ease tension among the players.
"By respecting the opponent we dropped off too much. It wasn't wha... | Pedro Caixinha felt his Rangers team gave Celtic too much respect as they lost the Scottish Cup semi-final 2-0. |
33,659,155 | The double Olympic champion clocked the fastest time in the world this year, winning in seven minutes 34.66 seconds
"The crowd have been amazing, as has the support I have got for the last few months," Farah, 32, told BBC Sport.
He was running in England for the first time since allegations of doping were made against ... | Britain's Mo Farah received a raucous reception as he eased to victory in the 3,000m at the Anniversary Games in the Olympic Stadium, London. |
33,445,772 | Four other members of the council abstained while the remainder voted in favour.
The killing of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys in 1995 by Bosnian Serb troops was the worst massacre in Europe since World War Two.
The motion had angered Serbia, which rejects the term.
It had been drafted to mark the 20th anniversary of t... | Russia has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have described the Srebrenica massacre as "genocide". |
41,064,600 | A multi-faith prayer and release of doves is due to take place at 09:15 BST.
Organisers are encouraging attendees to wear or accessorise in "green for Grenfell" in a display of "reverence and respect amidst the revelry".
A "ring of care" will be formed around the tower by police.
More than 80 people are believed to hav... | Notting Hill Carnival will open with a special ceremony as a "small act of remembrance" following the Grenfell fire tragedy. |
30,746,320 | The former maths teacher captured the explosion of the post-punk rock scene in Scotland as well as the new wave of acts which rose to success in the early 1980s.
Papadopoulos was a staff photographer for the music weekly Sounds, where he became close friends with Scots bands such as Orange Juice, Aztec Camera and The B... | An exhibition of images taken by Glasgow photographer Harry Papadopoulos is on display in Paisley. |
38,607,986 | "I have been saving for nearly four years now, and I still can't afford to buy even the cheapest vehicle here," a frustrated Girma Desalegn tells me.
He has been shopping around for a whole week in capital, Addis Ababa, and has still not found an affordable car.
He is looking to buy a second-hand car imported from the ... | Owning a car for many Ethiopians - even those with ready cash to spend in one of the world's fastest-growing economies - remains a pipe dream. |
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