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36,910,327 | The two men are filmed speaking in Arabic and referring to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. One holds a piece of paper on which the IS flag is printed.
Fr Jacques Hamel, 86, had his throat cut in the attack on Tuesday at a church in a Normandy suburb.
Both attackers were shot dead by police after taking hostages.
The vi... | The so-called Islamic State (IS) has released a video it says shows two men who murdered a priest in France, pledging allegiance to the group. |
33,409,655 | Officers spoke to him on Saturday, but he was found not to be breaking any law and was not arrested.
The Met's chief, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said: "It may not have been the flag. But I would like to get to the bottom of it and we will investigate it."
He said on average one person a day was arrested for terror-related ... | Scotland Yard is investigating whether a man stopped by police outside the Houses of Parliament was draped in an Islamic State (IS) flag. |
32,957,509 | The value of semis rose by 5.6% over the year, the Land Registry figures show, ahead of flats (up 5.4%) and detached homes (up 5.1%).
Overall, property prices increased by 5.1% over the year and by 0.9% from March to April.
The average home was valued at £179,817, the Land Registry said.
Prices rose the fastest in Lon... | The price of semi-detached homes rose at the fastest rate of any property type in England and Wales in the year to the end of April, data shows. |
31,767,077 | The money has been allocated from the Inverness Common Good Fund.
Highland Council has set aside £200,000 and Highlands and Islands Enterprise could provide £60,000 to the £360,000 project.
The rest of the 19th Century building would continue to be used as a sheriff court. | Funding of £100,000 has been approved for a project to turn Inverness Castle's North Tower and its look-out into a new tourist attraction. |
34,469,414 | Works include a pedestrian and cycle bridge across the A63 and extensions to the city's art gallery and theatre.
The bridge will cost £11.5m and will link the city centre with Hull's waterfront, which is being redeveloped.
The Ferens Art Gallery will get a £4.5m facelift ahead of it hosting the Turner Prize in 2017.
La... | A number of building projects planned for Hull's year as UK City of Culture in 2017 have been approved by the council. |
36,501,716 | Dame Vera, 99, became known as the Forces Sweetheart for entertaining the troops during World War Two.
One of her best-known songs, The White Cliffs Of Dover, featured in a list of the Queen's favourite pieces of music, released earlier this week.
Despite this, Dame Vera, who lives in Sussex, said she "never expected" ... | Dame Vera Lynn has been recognised for services to entertainment and charity in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. |
38,609,828 | Hopes of reunification have been raised after talks between Turkish and Greek Cypriots in Geneva this week.
But a number of stumbling blocks remain, including whether any Turkish troops would stay in northern Cyprus after reunification.
The island's communities have been split since 1974.
Key obstacles to a deal includ... | Turkey's president says a full withdrawal of its forces from divided Cyprus is "out of the question" unless Greece also agrees to pull out troops. |
27,555,126 | It will operate five times weekly until 12 June, daily from 13 June to 2 September and four times weekly between 3 September and 6 October.
The first flight was inaugurated at a ceremony at Edinburgh Airport.
The airport said it marked "a significant step" in achieving better connectivity between the Scottish capital a... | The first direct flight service between Edinburgh and Chicago has been launched by United Airlines. |
34,711,627 | The Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited Haven Nursing Home in September in response to concerns raised by staff and relatives.
It found the home, which has a history of non-compliance with regulations, did not have a CQC registered manager.
A new manager who took over last month said safety and comfort had been impro... | A Coventry nursing home has been rated as "inadequate" after inspectors found it did not have enough staff. |
30,282,345 | Staffordshire County Council has a 99-year-lease on the Shugborough Estate in Stafford until 2065.
But now it wants the National Trust, which owns the Grade I-listed site, to take it back off its hands.
A spokesman for the National Trust has said it is exploring options for the management of the estate.
Mark Winnington... | The National Trust could take back responsibility for a 17th Century estate to save a council hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. |
40,522,411 | Emergency services were called to the scene, off Bridge Street in Newcastle Emlyn, at about 12:30 BST on Thursday.
Police, fire and ambulance services were involved in the search.
Dyfed-Powys Police said he has been formally identified by his next of kin and that there are no suspicious circumstances. | The body of a 22-year-old man believed to have fallen into the River Teifi has been found, police have confirmed. |
38,503,190 | Cockerill, 46, was dismissed as Tigers' director of rugby on 2 January, with the club fifth in the Premiership.
England head coach Jones told BBC Sport that despite having a forwards coach he would "never close the door".
Jones also said Dylan Hartley would continue to captain England if he was fit enough to be selecte... | Eddie Jones says he sympathises with Richard Cockerill and is open to the possibility of the sacked Leicester boss joining England's coaching set-up. |
40,304,317 | McInnes elected to stay with the Dons despite holding talks with the club relegated from the Premier League.
His decision has "delighted" Brown, who is still an Aberdeen director.
"It would have to be an exceptional club before Derek would be tempted to go down south and have another interview," he told BBC Scotland.
... | Craig Brown believes Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes is "better than Sunderland" and it would take "an exceptional club" to tempt him away. |
16,508,238 | It is a leaf-based drug that, when chewed, releases juices that act as natural stimulants and is popular with the Somali community.
The Netherlands is used as a hub to transport khat imported from the Horn of Africa to other European countries.
There are concerns that the drug can cause psychosis or bring on schizophre... | The Dutch government has announced that it will ban the use of the mild narcotic khat. |
37,419,738 | Saints finished fourth and Warrington's victory at Hull means they will face the League Leaders' Shield winners away from home in their play-off semi-final.
Tries from Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook and Jack Owens put Saints 12-6 up at the break, with Craig Hall responding.
McDonnell's treble after the break helped to seal ... | Shannon McDonnell's hat-trick helped St Helens round off the regular Super League season with a routine home win over Wakefield at Langtree Park. |
37,261,135 | The 33-year-old has signed a two-year deal at Cardiff City Stadium after being released by League Two Portsmouth earlier this summer.
Murphy joins subject to international clearance and offers competition to goalkeepers Ben Amos and Ben Wilson after David Marshall's move to Hull.
"I'm delighted to be here and looking f... | Cardiff City have signed former Manchester City and Swansea goalkeeper Brian Murphy on a free transfer. |
38,897,617 | Watford, who were unable to fulfil last weekend's Women's FA Cup third-round tie at Doncaster, now say their future is secure after meetings on Monday.
The Women's Super League Two club begin their Spring Series campaign on Sunday against Aston Villa Ladies.
"It's been a time of much transition and change," general man... | Former Charlton and Estonia Women's boss Keith Boanas has been appointed as the new head coach of Watford Ladies. |
36,261,804 | The roadblocks have caused widespread disruption in all Brazilian states.
The Senate is due to vote on the impeachment on Wednesday. A simple majority in favour of a full trial will suspend Ms Rousseff for up to 180 days.
The government has asked the Supreme Court to suspend the impeachment process for alleged irregula... | Supporters of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff have set up burning barricades and blocked roads across the country in protest against moves to impeach her. |
30,582,133 | And do not take my word for it, jockey Ruby Walsh, looking for his sixth win after five on the great Kauto Star, has two words to describe jump racing's William Hill-sponsored mid-season championship: "Bloody competitive."
Walsh's mount Champagne Fever, trained in Ireland by Willie Mullins, has lack of steeple chasing ... | It looks like as wide-open a staging of jump racing's King George VI Chase as there has been for a bit, one of those occasions when you could go into the pub, tip one of five or six and not look ridiculous. |
39,054,592 | Snowdonia Pumped Hydro (SPH) hopes to build a pumped-storage facility at the former Glyn Rhonwy quarry in Llanberis, in the area of a former RAF bomb store.
A previous report suggested unexploded munitions may remain buried there with campaigners also concerned about nerve gas contamination.
The MoD said it had made th... | Opponents of a planned £100m hydro-electric scheme at a disused Snowdonia quarry have urged the Ministry of Defence to first clean the site. |
36,429,445 | Gary Stacey died in hospital after suffering head injuries in St James' Street, Newport, on the morning of 14 February.
Ryan Cooper, 21, of Alma Road, in Southampton, has been charged with his manslaughter.
He has been released on bail and is due to appear at Isle of Wight Combined Court on 1 July. | A man has been charged with manslaughter over a fatal attack on a 49-year-old man on the Isle of Wight. |
25,621,864 | Sixty-two Russians and 20 nationals from Guinea-Bissau were detained when the navy raided the trawler, Oleg Naydenov, Senegal's military said.
Russia has condemned the "crude and aggressive conduct of Senegalese troops", Russian state media reported.
West African governments are battling to curb illegal fishing, which ... | Senegal has seized a Russian vessel after accusing its sailors of fishing illegally in its waters. |
35,480,255 | The stimulus package will include an extra 6tn Korean won ($4.94bn; £3.42bn) in public spending.
It will also include an extension of existing tax cuts on cars.
Overall, the package will see an additional 21tn won of spending in the first quarter, the Yonhap news agency said.
South Korea, Asia's fourth largest economy... | South Korea's government has unveiled new stimulus measures following a raft of disappointing economic data for the export-dependent nation. |
37,642,853 | The men, aged 25, 31, 33 and 46, are all expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court this week.
Police have now made a total of 85 arrests after violent scenes followed a pitch invasion at Hampden on Saturday 21 May.
The disorder marred the end of the Hibs v Rangers cup final, which ended in a 3-2 victory for the Edinb... | Four more men have been arrested in connection with disorder at the end of May's Scottish Cup Final. |
26,841,732 | Some of the group were wearing ski masks and black military uniforms. They boarded buses which reportedly then took them to a location on Kiev's outskirts.
These were members of the Right Sector: an umbrella organization of far-right groups that has attracted a heavy share of international media attention, and has rece... | Early on Tuesday, a group of young men - and a few young women - left the Dnipro Hotel in the centre of Kiev and marched through a cordon of heavily armed riot police. |
38,168,051 | Rouken Glen Park in East Renfrewshire, which was originally gifted to the people of Glasgow in 1906, was named the UK's Best Park of 2016.
The shortlist for the Fields in Trust award included Castle Gardens in County Antrim, Pontypool Park in Torfaen, and Preston Park Rockery in East Sussex.
Fields in Trust was establi... | A Scottish park has been recognised with a top UK award. |
39,528,072 | Penrhyn Homes want to build on land at Mindale Farm, off Ffordd Hendre after demolishing farm buildings.
Prestatyn Town Council is among the objectors, concerned local roads could not cope with extra traffic.
Denbighshire council's planning committee is recommended to approve the scheme at its meeting on Wednesday. | Controversial plans for a development of 130 homes in Meliden, Denbighshire, look set to get the go-ahead despite objections. |
18,725,140 | On a summer's evening, beside the River Seine, outside a beautifully idiosyncratic bookshop, a current crop of American creative writing students are listening to readings.
These students from New York University (NYU) are in Paris for a month as part of their studies - immersing themselves in the literary culture of t... | Forget any images of creative writing groups on metal chairs in draughty community centres, the business of learning to write has developed into something much more lavish. |
40,673,824 | Simpson, who was acquitted for a double murder in 1995, is serving time for armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and 10 other charges.
The sentence, which carries a maximum of 33 years, stems from a 2007 confrontation at a Las Vegas hotel.
Simpson, 70, had said he was only trying to reclaim his possessions.
The ... | Former US football star and actor OJ Simpson has told a parole board "I've done my time," as he asked for release after nine years in a Nevada prison. |
35,719,489 | The issue is being made worse by a lack of "fair and equal dispersal", with some areas taking hundreds of people and some taking none, its MPs said.
They condemned an "appalling" episode where asylum seekers were told to wear wristbands, and an instance where their doors were all painted one colour.
The Home Office sai... | There is an "impending shortage" of housing for asylum seekers in the UK, the home affairs committee has warned. |
35,408,690 | The 28-year-old Belgian was injured when he landed awkwardly after he appeared to be elbowed by Palace striker Connor Wickham.
Wickham has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association.
Tottenham said: "Our medical staff will continue to monitor his progress during his rehabilitation to determine when h... | Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen damaged a medial knee ligament during Saturday's 3-1 win at Crystal Palace. |
20,898,638 | Rebels broke into the Taftanaz base in north-western Idlib province but were pushed back by the army, rebel sources and state media said.
Reports said Aleppo airport was also under siege, and has been closed since Tuesday because of repeated attacks.
The attacks come a day after a UN study said 60,000 people had died i... | Fierce battles are taking place at some northern Syrian airports, as rebels try to neutralise the government's overwhelming air advantage. |
32,217,870 | Ipswich Town left back Tyrone Mings, 22, published a text message exchange between him and his mother on his Instagram account.
His mother thanked him for wiping "all my debt away", with Mings replying she deserved "every penny" and saying: "This is why I do it."
A club spokesman said it was a "private matter between T... | A footballer who has become known for "great gestures" has now seemingly paid off his mother's debts. |
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Kvitova, who was playing only her third tournament of 2017 after being stabbed by an intruder at her home in December, lost 6-1 1-6 6-2 on court two.
The American had never won a singles game at Wimbledon before this year and is ranked 95th in the world.
In the deciding se... | Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was beaten in the second round by American Madison Brengle. |
38,994,637 | Lord Nicholas Monson said his son, Rupert Green, had suffered from psychosis as a result of an addiction to skunk - a strong form of cannabis.
Rupert was assessed in hospital and it was agreed he needed a bed, but staff could not find one, Lord Monson says.
Surrey and Borders NHS Trust said it was sorry and was investi... | A hereditary peer has told the BBC his 21-year-old son killed himself days after being turned away from hospital because of a lack of beds. |
40,422,817 | Ex-Football Association chairman Geoff Thompson made the admission when interviewed during an inquiry into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosting bids.
On Tuesday, football's world governing body Fifa released the full 2014 report of the investigation.
That followed leaked extracts being published by German newspaper Bild... | A plan for England to play a friendly in Thailand to win backing for their 2018 World Cup bid was "a form of bribery", investigators were told. |
36,127,850 | GRA president Dermot O'Brien told Irish broadcaster RTÉ that the force's unarmed status was envied but he added that society was becoming more dangerous.
Ahead of the GRA annual conference on Monday, Mr O'Brien said officers needed an "intermediate form of force" such as a stun gun.
He also said they were angry about p... | Irish police officers should be issued with stun guns, according to the Garda Representative Association (GRA), which represents rank and file officers. |
29,571,412 | First and foremost to the end of the stranglehold on British politics which the two big UK parties have had for so long. British politics is now a national contest between at least four parties - Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP - and arguably five or more if you add the Greens (who are polling as well... | It's a breakthrough all right but a breakthrough to what? |
22,006,050 | It comes as Mr Cahuzac admitted to having had a foreign bank account.
The ex-minister had until now denied a report by investigative website Mediapart that he kept an undeclared Swiss bank account until 2010.
Mr Cahuzac - who gained a reputation as a vocal crusader against the use of overseas tax havens - quit in March... | Former French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac has been placed under formal investigation over alleged tax fraud, his lawyer has said. |
19,602,577 | Sir Norman Bettison was responding to calls for his resignation over the statement he published on Thursday.
Sir Norman said he had not intended to suggest Liverpool fans had hindered police during the disaster in April 1989 in which 96 people died.
Liverpool fans were "in no way to blame" for the disaster, he said.
Si... | West Yorkshire's Chief Constable has apologised for any upset caused by a statement he issued about his role in the Hillsborough tragedy. |
34,824,903 | Britain's terror threat level is "severe", but Prime Minister David Cameron said it would reviewed.
Police said there would be strengthened policing at UK ports, and more officers at public events in the coming days.
It comes as Briton Nick Alexander, from Colchester, was named as among the 129 people killed in Friday'... | Home Secretary Theresa May will chair a Cobra meeting later to discuss the UK government's response to the attacks in Paris. |
38,678,519 | The Stags have an option of signing a permanent deal with the 22-year-old striker.
Coulthirst, a graduate of Tottenham's academy, made just one first-team appearance while at White Hart Lane.
The striker also had loan spells with Leyton Orient, Torquay, Southend, York and Wigan.
Coulthirst will join his former team-mat... | League Two side Mansfield Town have signed Peterborough United forward Shaquile Coulthirst on loan until the end of the season. |
34,487,997 | One person was killed and three injured in the first shooting at Northern Arizona University early on Friday, which involved fraternity members.
Later that morning a shooting at a student complex near Texas Southern University left one person dead.
The attacks came as President Barack Obama visited families of victims ... | Two people have died after two separate university shootings in Texas and Arizona, just hours apart. |
37,406,220 | A pack of 61 large and 97 smaller dogs, based on the animated film The Snowman and the Snowdog, make up a free public art trail.
They will be auctioned after the trail closes on 29 November to raise money for the St Oswald's Hospice charity.
Spokeswoman Jane Hogan said several had been taken to the "vets" with substant... | A number of colourful snow dog sculptures have been damaged after being unleashed across Tyne and Wear. |
39,418,554 | Prof Rosie Woodroffe has told BBC News that ministers were creating an "illusion" of success to justify the policy.
She was speaking ahead of a scientific symposium on controlling cattle TB.
Ministers say their approach is supported by government scientists and leading vets.
Prof Woodroffe, a wildlife expert at the Zoo... | A senior researcher has accused the UK government of using "fake science" to justify its policy of culling badgers to control cattle TB. |
39,265,491 | In 2000, it did not recommend the appointment of Christopher Allsopp as an external member of the MPC after what they suggested was a poor performance in front of the committee, but the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown, stood by him.
So, the committee's action against Charlotte Hogg is certainly significant.
And its signi... | It is vanishingly rare for the Treasury Select Committee to not, even if sometimes reluctantly, back an appointment by the Bank of England of a deputy governor and a new member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). |
36,526,927 | Rafael Pizarro was found in a lock on the Rochdale to Manchester canal in Middleton, Rochdale while playing with friends on 6 June.
He was resuscitated on the towpath before being taken to hospital.
His family said: "Rafael had a big impact on his family and friends and was much loved and we will truly miss him."
Det I... | A 13-year-old boy who fell into a Greater Manchester canal in a "tragic accident" has died, police said. |
40,387,580 | The jury was unable to reach a verdict after 30 hours of deliberation in charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter against Ray Tensing, 27.
The Cincinnati officer killed Sam DuBose, 43, after pulling him over on 19 July 2015.
A prosecutor called it the "most asinine act" ever by a police officer.
Judge Leslie Ghiz d... | A mistrial has been declared for the second time in the case of a white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black motorist in Ohio two years ago. |
39,707,200 | JJ Hanrahan's try put Saints ahead but Don Armand and Olly Woodburn scored either side of Ken Pisi's yellow card.
Ian Whitten, Jack Nowell, Sam Hill and Woodburn all scored second-half tries as Exeter's dominance finally told.
Ahsee Tuala went over in the corner for a last-gasp Northampton consolation.
Victory for Rob ... | Exeter secured a record seventh straight bonus-point win in the Premiership, running in six tries to ease past Northampton and move level on points with leaders Wasps. |
35,482,909 | Twycross Zoo said its new £2m Gibbon Forest will help the apes display more natural behaviour and encourage breeding to help save the species.
The zoo has one of the largest gibbon collections in Europe and includes the Northern White-Cheeked Crested species, which is facing possible extinction.
The new design gives t... | A "world class" enclosure for endangered gibbons has been unveiled at a zoo in Leicestershire. |
33,298,328 | It took only 2.1 seconds for Anthony Long to fire the eight shots that were to dog him for the next ten years.
When he set off on a surveillance operation on 30 April 2005, he said he was "very conscious" of the danger involved, but little did he know his actions would lead to a public inquiry, a criminal investigation... | A jury at the Old Bailey has found the former police firearms officer who shot Azelle Rodney not guilty of murder. |
35,351,013 | About 150 workers had to leave the building on Tuesday morning as the fire took hold. No injuries are reported.
The hotel - which is famously where Princess Diana spent her last evening - is currently closed for renovations and there are no guests staying there.
The operation will take "a long time" as the fire is diff... | A fire on the top floor of the five-star Ritz hotel in Paris has been brought under control. |
40,763,381 | Shops and 60 homes were evacuated after the crane toppled and came to rest against the former Primark building in Reading at 13:50 BST on Saturday.
The council has had to provide alternative accommodation for 49 people so far, with others staying with family or friends.
No-one has been reported injured.
The crane is be... | People were rehoused for the night and roads remain closed after a 60m crane overbalanced in a town centre. |
36,470,324 | The question: Jennie asks: "Should we opt to leave the EU, would the duty on alcohol and cigarettes coming from Europe be reinstated?"
The answer: If the UK left the EU, the specific regulations for bringing goods from the EU to the UK would depend on the agreements reached in the exit negotiations, particularly with r... | Reality Check has been answering your questions throughout the referendum campaign - here are some of the issues that listeners to Radio 4's PM programme raised. |
38,828,452 | Increased government spending will be responsible for one-third of the increase in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2016-2017, latest government figures show.
What this essentially means is that the government will primarily drive economic growth in the current financial year.
This is likely to continue in... | India's government is trying to spend its way out of the trouble caused by last year's decision to ban high value notes in a crackdown on corruption, writes columnist Vivek Kaul. |
37,482,568 | Several athletes have come under scrutiny after stolen medical records showed they used banned substances for medical reasons under TUE rules.
Briton Froome, 31, said the system is "open to abuse" and must be addressed "urgently" by cycling's governing body, the UCI, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).
"I have nev... | Tour de France winner Chris Froome says athletes must "take responsibility" and not "push the boundaries of the rules" following criticism of the therapeutic use exemption system. |
39,956,306 | Last August feels like a long time ago and a lot has happened since - how well do you remember the past 39 weeks?
This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser | After nine months, 380 games and more than 1,000 goals, another Premier League season grinds to a halt on Sunday. |
34,208,852 | The huge white Art Deco building on Edge Lane could be transformed into a 4.5 hectare hub incorporating film and television studios, a report said.
The Littlewoods Studios Liverpool campus would include nearby Liverpool Innovation Park and the Liverpool Theatre School.
If plans are approved by the council on Friday, wo... | Plans to turn the former Littlewoods Pools building in Liverpool into a £25m film and TV studio have been announced. |
37,811,470 | The Briton will face Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who beat Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 5-7 7-5 7-6 (8-6).
Murray will usurp Novak Djokovic as number one with titles in Vienna and at next week's Paris Masters, if Djokovic does not reach the final in Paris.
The Scot, 29, has never been top of the world rankings.
"Now I just ... | World number two Andy Murray is through to the final of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna after Spain's David Ferrer pulled out with a leg injury. |
32,205,289 | In 1903, scientists decided Brontosaurus was a more complete specimen of a different dinosaur.
But many more specimens of plant-eating sauropod dinosaurs are now known, revealing Brontosaurus to be different enough to warrant its own name.
The results have been published in the open access journal PeerJ.
The name Bront... | The iconic name Brontosaurus, once used to describe a family of huge dinosaurs, has been resurrected after being killed off more than a century ago. |
40,614,781 | Andy Geggan headed the League One side in front when he met Declan McDaid's corner kick shortly before half-time.
Robbie Crawford's dazzling solo run almost brought a stunning second, only for his his shot to be saved.
Premiership Kilmarnock saw plenty of the ball but seldom troubled Ayr goalkeeper Jordan Hart.
Lee McC... | Ayr United continued their 24-year unbeaten home record against rivals Kilmarnock with a 1-0 win in their League Cup Group E opener. |
38,531,796 | Yn ystod wythnos Euskara, bydd nifer o gyngherddau'n cael eu cynnal gan artistiaid Basgaidd a Chymreig mewn gwahanol leoliadau ym Machynlleth a Thal-y-bont ger Aberystwyth.
Ddydd Sadwrn, bydd siopau a chaffis yn y dre yn cynnig prisiau gostyngedig i drigolion sy'n mentro cyflwyno'u hunain ac archebu drwy Euskara, iaith... | Bydd blas o ddiwylliant Gwlad y Basg yn dod i'r canolbarth yn ystod yr wythnos nesa, wrth i ŵyl arbennig gael ei chynnal. |
35,306,473 | The hope is that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will set up processing centres for people to apply for resettlement in the region.
The centres would be located in several Central American countries.
Over 68,000 unaccompanied children were apprehended by US immigration authorities in 2014.
Violence and endemic po... | The US is looking to the United Nations for help in dealing with thousands of migrants fleeing to the US to escape violence in Central America. |
36,415,261 | Dozens of drivers were forced to avoid the man as he travelled anti-clockwise in the right hand lane between Cheadle and Trafford Park on Monday evening.
His red Ford Fiesta collided with two vehicles before crashing. The man, who is in his 80s, suffered minor injuries.
Driver Gemma Ecclestone said: "It was pretty scar... | Shocked motorists were forced to swerve as an elderly motorist drove more than five miles the wrong way around the M60 motorway, before crashing. |
12,515,733 | The Tower of Refuge will be lit up in recognition of Rotary International's Thanks For Life campaign.
The Rotary Club in Douglas is holding fundraising activities across the Isle of Man over the next seven days.
Purple was chosen because medical teams stain children's little fingers with a purple dye to show they have ... | An Isle of Man landmark will be bathed in purple light as part of a campaign to eradicate polio. |
36,028,232 | Gest, who is a former husband of singer Liza Minnelli, died at the Four Seasons hotel in Canary Wharf.
His friend and ex-bodyguard Imad Handi confirmed the news in a statement.
American Gest was best known in the UK for his appearances on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and Celebrity Big Brother.
Showbiz world p... | Entertainer, producer and reality television star David Gest has died in a London hotel aged 62, a statement from his friend says. |
35,741,502 | Speed cameras in Perth reportedly captured the yellow Carrera 911 travelling at 122km (76 miles) an hour in a 70km zone last Sunday.
The man was charged under Western Australia's anti-hooning laws, which are named after "hoons" a term to describe a dangerous, speeding driver.
The luxury car has been seized for 28 days,... | An Australian man, 88, has had his Porsche impounded after being charged with reckless driving, police say. |
23,939,349 | Belgium international Lukaku, 20, and Barry, 32, join on season-long loans.
Everton have stated that McCarthy, 22, has signed for £13m, but Wigan say the fee is in the region of £15m.
The Toffees have also confirmed the departure of Marouane Fellaini to Manchester United for £27.5m and Victor Anichebe to West Brom.
Luk... | Everton have signed Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, Wigan midfielder James McCarthy and Manchester City's England international midfielder Gareth Barry. |
30,367,734 | A Pentagon statement on Sunday identified the men as four Syrians, a Tunisian and a Palestinian.
All six had been detained as suspected militants with ties to al-Qaeda but were never charged.
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica decided to take the detainees on humanitarian grounds in March but the move was put off until af... | The US government says it has released six Guantanamo Bay detainees and sent them to Uruguay for resettlement. |
31,523,183 | Gwynedd council's cabinet discussed a £9.27m overhaul of schools in Bala over falling pupil numbers at a meeting on Thursday.
Ysgol Beuno Sant, Ysgol Bro Tegid and Ysgol y Berwyn could close and make way for a school for three to 19-year-olds on the site of Ysgol y Berwyn.
There is also a proposal to amalgamate control... | Plans to close three schools in Gwynedd will go out to consultation. |
27,111,703 | A number of flags and banners were damaged overnight at the camp at Twaddell Avenue.
The damage was reported at about 07:35 BST. Two men aged 21 and 22, and a 20-year-old woman were arrested shortly afterwards.
They have been charged with criminal damage and provocative conduct. The woman has also been charged with the... | Three people have been charged by police over a hate crime attack on a loyalist protest camp in north Belfast. |
34,238,362 | His plan to boost infrastructure investment was welcomed by the British Chambers of Commerce and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Meanwhile, the Institute of Directors said his intention to renationalise the railways and to raise business taxes would undermine the UK economy.
It said business would "make i... | Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour leader has received a mixed reaction from business, including a cautious welcome for his plan on infrastructure. |
40,618,449 | The three-year-old, ridden by Adam Kirby and trained by Clive Cox, is part of Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin team.
Last year's winner Limato was second, a length and a quarter behind, with Brando in third.
Aiden O'Brien's Caravaggio, a heavy favourite who beat Harry Angel in June's Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, finishe... | Harry Angel won the prestigious July Cup in brilliant style over six furlongs at Newmarket. |
39,462,107 | Sung, 29, carded seven birdies and an eagle to reach 16 under par, a new 36-hole tournament record.
First-round leader Rickie Fowler shares third, while ex-world number one and fellow American Jordan Spieth missed the cut after shooting 77 on Friday.
Englishman Justin Rose is 10 shots adrift after carding a round of 71... | World number 202 Sung Kang of Korea produced a superb round of 63 to take a commanding six-stroke lead after two rounds of the Houston Open. |
34,217,255 | The satellites were launched on a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana.
Their successful placement in orbit brings the number of platforms in the constellation to 10 - a third of the way to a full network of 30.
Lift-off occurred at 02:08 GMT, with confirmation of the satellites' separation from the rocket's upper-stage com... | Europe has put up another two spacecraft in its Galileo sat-nav system. |
32,329,978 | The price of Brent crude oil hit 2015 highs above $63 (??42) a barrel, rallying on government data that showed oil inventories in the US rose less than expected last week.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 closed up 0.1% at 19,885.77, reversing earlier losses.
Toyota's shares were up 0.4% after the firm said it would end a three-year... | Asian shares headed higher on Thursday as rising oil prices boosted energy and mining shares in the region. |
39,293,128 | Karl Wainwright, 26, of The Black Watch and 22-year old Ben Peters of the Royal Dragoon Guards had been out celebrating the end of a training course.
The men had previously admitted throwing the sandbags into Merchant Street at 03:00 on 21 January 2016.
Sentence had been deferred for background reports.
Sheriff Kenneth... | Two serving soldiers who threw sandbags from George IV Bridge in Edinburgh onto a street below have each been fined £2,400. |
36,326,431 | Media playback is not supported on this device
Carlin, 25, has secured her place in Team GB's squad and claimed a silver medal in the 800m freestyle at the European Championships on Thursday.
Commonwealth champion Carlin missed the 2012 Olympics because of illness.
"Europeans, Commonwealths, Worlds - she's done all of ... | Wales' Jazz Carlin needs to believe in herself if she is to succeed in Rio this summer, says former Olympic silver medallist Sharron Davies. |
36,066,886 | The 22-year-old was found dead at a private property on 2 January after celebrating New Year with friends.
A tree was planted in memory of the player at the Hove ground, while team-mates wore shirts with the number 19 and Hobden on the back in his honour.
Sussex had already made the decision to retire the number 19 shi... | Sussex paid tribute to their former fast bowler Matthew Hobden before their opening home County Championship game of the season against Essex at Hove. |
32,430,791 | Jay Brenton Liptrot, 43, was among the first on the scene of the blaze in Prestatyn in October, 2012.
He gave evidence at the trial of one of the tenants, Melanie Smith, who was convicted of five murders.
Mr Liptrot will appear before Prestatyn magistrates on Friday.
The blaze resulted in the deaths of Lee-Ann Shiers, ... | A firefighter who owned the house in which five people died in an arson attack has been summonsed to appear in court in connection with manslaughter through gross negligence. |
39,229,606 | Andrew Hasler, 28, was killed in the onslaught at his home in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, on 8 January.
Matthew Sharpe, 40, also pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of his 27-year-old ex-girlfriend Charna Knights, who was saved when a neighbour intervened.
Cambridge Crown Court heard he found Sharpe on top of her, with... | A man who launched a brutal stabbing attack in which his ex-girlfriend was seriously injured has admitted murder. |
39,328,233 | Since 2010 there have been more than 1,800 reports of attacks involving corrosive fluids in the capital.
It is thought acid is becoming a preferred weapon for gangs due to its ease to obtain and lack of trail to the perpetrator.
Last year it was used in 454 crimes, compared to 261 in 2015, according to Met Police figur... | The number of acid attacks in London has risen sharply in the past four years, according to new figures. |
34,676,354 | Shaun Ritchie, from Fraserburgh, was last seen with friends at a remote woodland area near Strichen at the end of October last year.
The operation is one of Police Scotland's longest-running missing persons inquiries.
The force said there was no evidence of a crime.
Det Ch Insp Matt Mackay said: "We are trying to bring... | Police say they want to help bring "closure" to the family of a missing Aberdeenshire man, one year after his disappearance. |
40,344,586 | The 20-year-old, who has been with the Robins for four years, signed his first professional deal in 2015.
The former Hereford loanee missed much of the 2016-17 term with a knee injury.
"I want to make up for the last couple of years and get back playing. I am very grateful to the gaffer and the medical team. I really w... | Cheltenham Town winger Adam Page has signed a new one-year contract with the League Two club. |
33,676,705 | There are currently 18 teams in the top two tiers of the WSL, which is being increased to 20 clubs by the year 2017.
"Where we really want to get to is 24 fully-professional women's teams playing in the league," Brazier told BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.
"But we need to do that slowly, so the clubs can become sustaina... | The Women's Super League could be expanded to 24 teams in the future, according to the FA's head of women's competitions, Katie Brazier. |
38,738,415 | Over the past few years Mr Trump and other conservatives had roundly decried what they viewed as Barack Obama's unconstitutional unilateral executive action initiated in 2012 to defer deportation proceedings for undocumented immigrants who entered the US as children and family of immigrants with permanent US residency.... | Donald Trump has signed a raft of measures on immigration but one subject the president and his staff have avoided so far is their promise to tackle undocumented migrants who entered the US as children. |
36,282,122 | The pursuit, between junctions six and 10 in Surrey, took place as commuters drove to work on 11 April.
Jonathan Lewis, 44, of Long Walk, Epsom, admitted one charge of dangerous driving and one count of having no insurance at Guildford Crown Court.
He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 10 June.
Lewis was ... | A driver who careered between lanes of the M25 at up to 90 miles an hour while being pursued by police has admitted dangerous driving. |
33,904,199 | Christina Sethi, 25, targeted three victims at a care home between January 2014 and May this year.
She filmed the assaults on her mobile phone before sharing them with her partner, Plymouth Crown Court heard.
Sethi, from Torquay in Devon, admitted three counts of sexual assault and two of assault by penetration last mo... | A "depraved" care worker who sexually assaulted elderly patients and sent footage of the attacks to her boyfriend has been jailed for 10 years. |
16,426,193 | Most of the islands are inhabited; some have active volcanoes.
Vanuatu is mountainous and much of it is covered with tropical rainforests. Like most of the area, it is prone to earthquakes and tidal waves. In 2015 it was hit by Cyclone Pam which caused widespread damage.
Most of the people live in rural areas and pract... | Vanuatu - a string of more than 80 islands once known as the New Hebrides - achieved independence from France and Britain in 1980. |
36,627,558 | Rodman scored four goals in 25 matches for the Welsh side last term but rejected a new contract.
The 29-year-old played under recently-appointed Notts boss John Sheridan at Newport during 2015-16 and told the club website: "I know how he works.
"I know how he likes to play and what he wants from his players, and that w... | League Two side Notts County have signed Alex Rodman following the winger's departure from Newport County. |
31,662,583 | They include a parade of Afro-American servicemen in Stowmarket, Suffolk.
Eighth in the East has been given £500,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to document the history of 70 sites.
David Cain, project manager, said: "The images are important as they show what we have lost and what replaced these people and buildings... | Previously unseen photographs of East Anglian airfields when they were used by US forces in World War Two have been unearthed. |
35,640,338 | Larger companies like Welsh National Opera (WNO) and National Theatre Wales (NTW) will see budgets fall.
Altogether, 67 organisations will share a funding pot of £27.5m.
ACW chairman Prof Dai Smith said it had been a "challenging" process but a third of organisations - mostly smaller arts groups - will not see any cut.... | Arts companies face cuts of up to 3.5% to the public money they will receive from April, the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has announced. |
31,946,738 | Kevin Nunes was shot dead in September 2002 but five men jailed for his murder were freed on appeal.
Police and crime commissioner (PCC) Matthew Ellis said Mrs Sawyers had "no case to answer on misconduct or gross misconduct" relating to the case.
Ms Sawyers welcomed the decision.
Police believe Mr Nunes was a drug dea... | The temporary chief constable of Staffordshire Police, Jane Sawyers, will not face misconduct charges over the fatal shooting of an alleged drug dealer, the force's commissioner has said. |
34,085,453 | Brian Pool, a third-generation beekeeper, says he was used to working bees in the countryside where you don't hear anything except the odd bird call.
When he came to zoo he was in for a big surprise.
"To be working bees with the roar of lions behind your head was something fantastic and I wasn't ready for it," he says.... | Edinburgh Zoo's beekeeper-in-residence wants to use his role to get young people interested in bees and honey. |
40,284,682 | Antoinette McKeown was suspended on full pay in March 2015 and dismissed last November on the recommendation of an independent disciplinary panel.
However, an independent appeals panel has overturned the ruling.
It said it found flaws with the previous disciplinary process.
Ms McKeown had been appointed as the head of ... | BBC Sport NI understands that an independent appeals panel has overturned the charges of gross misconduct against the former chief executive of Sport NI. |
34,268,222 | However, the other measure of unemployment, the Labour Force Survey, rose by 0.1 percentage points to 6.2%.
That is higher than the UK unemployment rate which was unchanged at 5.5%.
The figures also show long-term unemployment in Northern Ireland is significantly above the UK rate.
Other figures show that output in Nor... | The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Northern Ireland fell by 1,000 in August to 42,000. |
33,841,265 | That itself followed a 3-0 win for England the summer before, part of a run that has seen them win four consecutive Ashes series at home for the first time since the 19th century.
To think Home and Away used to be so popular. Ashes cricket, supposedly the fiercest contest the sport can offer, is in danger of becoming d... | One of the wonders of England's 3-1 Ashes triumph this summer is that it emerged from such carnage: that ghastly 5-0 Pomnishambles in the preceding series 18 months ago, the second whitewash Australia had inflicted in three Ashes series down under. |
37,989,610 | The 30-year-old, who has scored five times in 16 international appearances, has struggled with injury this year but marked her return to action with two goals against Doncaster last month.
Liverpool captain Gemma Bonner, 25, has also been included.
Injured former captain Casey Stoney - who has 129 caps for England - an... | Arsenal striker Jodie Taylor has been named in England's 23-woman squad to play the Netherlands on 29 November. |
24,448,063 | BBC Worldwide is expected to confirm the find at a press screening in London later this week.
It follows weeks of speculation that some lost episodes had been located.
A total of 106 episodes featuring the first two actors to play the Doctor, William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton, are currently missing.
The BBC destro... | A number of early episodes of Doctor Who, which were believed to have been permanently lost, have been returned to the BBC. |
35,153,422 | South Yorkshire PC Lee Lucas, 39, of Prince of Wales Road, Sheffield, also sent "suggestive and flirtatious" messages to vulnerable women.
He admitted eight counts of making indecent images and one of misconduct in a public office at a previous hearing at Sheffield Crown Court.
Lucas shared thousands of messages with e... | A police officer who admitted making 1,400 indecent images of children has been jailed for 12 months. |
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