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38,570,067 | The Post Office said the changes would help to keep branches where customers wanted and needed them to be.
But the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) said the move was "evidence that the Post Office is in crisis".
The union added that the number of post office jobs lost since the beginning of last year was 2,000.
The C... | The Post Office is planning to close and franchise 37 Crown offices, with, the union says, the loss of 300 jobs and 127 specialist roles. |
40,293,985 | Son, 24, landed awkwardly during a challenge on Tuesday and will undergo surgery on his right forearm on Friday.
Neither the club nor the Korean FA indicated how long Son will be out for.
Spurs play Paris St-Germain in a pre-season friendly on 23 July and open their Premier League campaign at Newcastle on 12 August.
So... | Tottenham forward Son Heung-min could miss the start of the new season after fracturing his arm in South Korea's World Cup qualifier against Qatar. |
36,540,559 | Ambulance staff informed police of the death of the boy, who was eight months old, at around 10:30 BST on Wednesday.
Officers were called to Brownhills Road in Newton Abbot, and subsequently closed off the road.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said a 27-year-old man had been taken into custody in relation to ... | Police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a baby boy in Devon. |
39,208,516 | The move by House Democrats is part of a "Day Without a Woman" strike, designed to highlight how crucial women are to the US national workforce.
"I think it's important women in Congress show our solidarity," said Congresswoman Lois Frankel.
Schools in some districts were forced to close after staff walked out.
Interna... | US congresswomen have walked out of work, joining women around the world who are going on strike as part of International Women's Day. |
34,346,580 | The incident happened on Wednesday after the match at Kingsholm between Scotland and Japan.
One departure was delayed by about 20 minutes while a new train manager was brought in to replace the one who was injured, a Great Western Railway (GWR) spokesman said.
Many fans complained of overcrowding on trains and poor com... | A train manager was injured in an assault on a platform at Gloucester station after a Rugby World Cup match. |
36,177,372 | The Georgian burial ground is said to be the best preserved of its kind in the UK.
The custodians of the cemetery hope the Grade 2 site will be expanded for community and educational projects.
Penzance town council and other donors also contributed towards the restoration of the site.
The cemetery was established in ar... | A "unique" Jewish cemetery in Penzance has been restored thanks to a £25,000 lottery grant. |
38,497,824 | Asthma UK, which questioned more than 4,500 patients, said two-thirds miss out on yearly check-ups, tailored advice and lessons in how to use their asthma inhalers.
It says it is a slight improvement on a year ago but remains a bleak picture.
In 2015 in the UK, 1,468 people died from an asthma attack - the highest leve... | Millions of asthma patients in the UK are not getting basic care they need to manage their condition, a charity says. |
34,151,813 | Mr Arulampalam is already talking to colleagues on the phone as he arrives for work at 7.45am on Sunday.
During a 20-minute handover, when he finds out about the most seriously ill patients under his care, he has to contend with the arrival of a "code red" patient who needs immediate treatment in the "resus" area of Em... | Tan Arulampalam, consultant colorectal and general surgeon, let the BBC follow him on a weekend shift at Colchester General Hospital, where he's been a consultant for 12 years - and he gives his personal view on the plan to make the NHS a seven-day operation. |
32,914,982 | Kent County Council (KCC) is expected to put up its Young Persons' Travel Pass from £200 to £250 in September - a year after the price doubled from £100.
"We have just set up an e-petition and we will be emailing all the schools and hoping people will sign," said Staplehurst campaigner Katya Thornton.
KCC said it could... | Parents have vowed to fight a £50 increase in the cost of bus passes for Kent secondary school students. |
36,884,331 | The 31-year-old lock has made 62 international Test appearances, playing at both the 2011 and 2015 World Cups.
Nemsadze has also played for Montauban and Valence d'Agen among others.
Bristol director of rugby Andy Robinson said Nemsadze, at 6ft 5ins and weighing more than 120kg, "fits the bill for a Premiership lock".
... | Premiership newcomers Bristol have signed Georgia international lock Giorgi Nemsadze from French second-tier side Tarbes. |
36,050,562 | The incident happened shortly after 19:00 on the A9 Inverness to Thurso road, on the outskirts of Thurso.
The driver of a Ford Fiesta was pronounced dead at the scene. The female driver of a Nissan Qashqai was unhurt.
The road was closed in both directions at the crash site for a police investigation.
Sgt Donnie MacKin... | A male driver has died after he was involved in a two-car collision in the Highlands. |
34,877,455 | That is the highest level of borrowing in October in six years.
The government has borrowed £54.3bn so far this year and is making slow progress on meeting the Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR) forecast.
These figures mean Chancellor George Osborne will need to restrict borrowing to just £15bn between now and Ap... | Public sector net borrowing (PSNB) rose £1.1bn in October compared with the same month a year ago to £8.2bn, official figures show. |
34,392,562 | A KPMG report, leaked to the Northern Echo, revealed the figures included £750,000 of unsold merchandise.
Welcome to Yorkshire's Sir Gary Verity said the shortfall was outweighed by the "£102m economic benefit" to the region.
He said he regarded the loss as an "investment" in Yorkshire's economy.
Speaking after London ... | The tourism chief who helped bring the Tour de France to Yorkshire has defended the £1m loss his organisation incurred from hosting the event. |
33,097,965 | Colin Patterson, 51, from Newcastle, contacted a fake profile created by the Dark Justice group.
During conversations on the internet, he asked for sex, sent naked pictures and arranged a meeting.
The former shipyard worker had admitted attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming at a previous hearing.
At Newc... | A man who thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl for sex but had been ensnared by internet paedophile hunters has been jailed for two years. |
34,131,629 | Eric Hankin was one of 96 fans fatally injured in a terrace crush at the FA Cup semi-final on 15 April 1989.
He and his group had tried to find a vantage point in the Leppings Lane end of the stadium, the jury heard.
Timothy Lyons said he earlier warned Mr Hankin he would not be standing in the same area due to a previ... | A victim of the Hillsborough disaster was warned about the area where the crush occurred by a fellow Liverpool supporter, the new inquests have heard. |
35,511,967 | A 19-year-old man was shot in the leg in Stainbeck Road on Thursday.
He remains in hospital, where his condition is described as stable, West Yorkshire Police said.
A 29-year-old man, from Woodhouse, is in custody. The force said extra officers were patrolling the area to "provide reassurance to the local community" wh... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting in Leeds. |
38,841,907 | The 25-year-old was on the periphery of Newcastle's 2011 Championship-winning squad, and sees comparisons with the promotion-chasing Devon side.
"When teams beat us they celebrate like they've won the league, which is a bit similar," he told BBC Sport.
"It's the same - people up their game against us, which you've got ... | Plymouth Argyle midfielder Ryan Donaldson says League Two teams see the Pilgrims as a major scalp. |
40,426,020 | Resuming on 43-1 after there was no play in the first session, debutant Eddie Byrom (43) and Adam Hose (48) put on 77 to take the score to 102-1.
But Holland then dismissed Byrom, James Hildreth, Tom Abell and Steven Davies in a remarkable four-over spell of 4-8.
He ran out Lewis Gregory before Gareth Berg (3-26) claim... | Ian Holland took 4-16 as Somerset collapsed, losing seven wickets for 33 runs against Hampshire on day three. |
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Rangers trailed at the break, through ex-Ibrox striker Kris Boyd's shot but recovered in the second half with James Tavernier's free-kick to draw 1-1.
"It's the worst display in the last 14 or 15 months," said manager Warburton.
"We move quickly and with quality on the tra... | Mark Warburton lamented his team's first-half display at Kilmarnock, saying: "It was not a Rangers team." |
34,498,862 | News and discussion programmes on state-controlled television are dominated by talk of the conflict and deliver a common message: that western policy in Syria has failed and President Vladimir Putin has stepped in to the rescue.
"Russia is saving Europe from barbarism for the fourth time," the notorious anchorman Dmitr... | With fighter jets flying up to 70 sorties a day in Syria, Russia's powerful media machine has gone into overdrive. |
39,910,293 | The party said extending the way shares were taxed and closing a loophole would bring in up to £26bn in the next Parliament, if it won the election.
It is also wants a tax avoidance crackdown and would require £1m+ earners to publish their tax records.
The Conservatives described Labour's plans as "a total shambles".
M... | Labour says it would raise billions of pounds for public services with a new tax on financial transactions - known as a "Robin Hood" tax. |
30,087,441 | 17 November 2014 Last updated at 17:53 GMT
This trio provides a tour of their company and explain the principles that have guided their business as part of the African Dream series. | Definition Africa is a Ugandan fashion label founded by Nadia Bhegani, Olga Mugyenyi and Nahida Bhegani, which tries to source all of its raw materials on the continent. |
35,577,984 | More tough negotiation and reforms lie ahead if it is ever to join the EU. Its neighbour Croatia joined in 2013.
Bosnia's move comes more than two decades after it emerged from a three-year conflict that cost about 100,000 lives, when Yugoslavia fragmented.
The EU foreign policy chief saw the bid as a step towards Euro... | Bosnia-Herzegovina has formally applied to join the 28-nation European Union - a milestone in its efforts to overcome political and ethnic divisions. |
34,980,826 | They will be published by Esquire magazine on Friday and submitted to a scientific journal.
Froome, 30, chose to share the data because he wants to prove that people can "trust" his achievements.
The Briton was spat at by some spectators during this year's Tour following media claims of doping.
Pharmaceuticals giant Gl... | Britain's double Tour de France winner Chris Froome is to reveal the results of his independent physiological testing this week. |
35,048,222 | The photographer, who has visited India more than 60 times, once said the country had taught him to watch and wait on life.
"If you wait, people would forget your camera and the soul world drifts into view," he told an interviewer.
McCurry, whose picture of a young orphaned Afghan girl with green eyes became an iconic ... | Celebrated American photographer Steve McCurry has been coming to India for more than three decades. |
35,453,596 | Manager Roberto Martinez wants greater attacking options after selling Steven Naismith to Norwich and Aiden McGeady also possibly going out on loan.
Everton's top target was Dynamo Kiev forward Andriy Yarmolenko but they have been frustrated in that pursuit.
Senegal striker Niasse has 12 goals in 21 games for his club ... | Everton have made an approach for Lokomotiv Moscow forward Oumar Niasse and hope to tie up a £13.5m deal before Monday's transfer deadline. |
21,534,863 | He said they should follow the example of London Challenge, the now defunct Labour policy which improved London schools, and get outstanding schools and heads working very closely with the less successful.
For decades, London secondary schools had some of the worst exam results in the country.
Sir Michael was a teache... | Sir Michael Wilshaw, Chief Inspector of Schools in England and head of education watchdog Ofsted, has told BBC Newsnight that schools and local authorities up and down the country should learn from London and "draw a line" below underperformance. |
38,047,433 | Wildschut crossed for defender Reece Burke to put the visitors ahead from close range against the run of play.
Aaron Mooy equalised straight after half-time for the Terriers.
But Wildschut ran from inside his own half to round goalkeeper Danny Ward and slot home the winner.
The two teams came into the match at opposite... | Yanic Wildschut scored one goal and made another as Wigan earned their first win under new manager Warren Joyce and stretched Huddersfield's winless run to four games. |
29,553,061 | The company set up an office in Northern Ireland three years ago.
The new jobs aimed at legal graduates will be created over the next five years, taking its Belfast workforce to almost 500.
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said the announcement reflected the company's "very positive experience" in Northern Ireland.
Sh... | The international law firm, Allen and Overy, is creating 100 new jobs in Belfast. |
35,412,680 | Speaking at a rally for Tory candidate Zac Goldsmith, the prime minister warned about the dangers of a Labour victory for the capital's economy.
Mr Goldsmith said his Labour rival was "Mr Corbyn's man" in City Hall.
But Mr Khan said he was "no patsy" to Mr Corbyn and would stand up to him.
It is 100 days until London e... | David Cameron has urged Londoners not to elect Labour's Sadiq Khan as their next mayor, claiming they will become "lab rats" for party leader Jeremy Corbyn's economic experiments. |
36,129,731 | The two men could not be separated after completing the 31.8-mile (50 km) race in five hours, two minutes and 47 seconds on Sunday.
James Quirk completed the top three, finishing 10 minutes behind the leaders, with Karen Chiarello the leading lady, in fifth.
The course shadows the Parish Walk from Peel to Bride and on ... | Samuel Fletcher and David Walker finished joint first in the island's FireFighters Memorial Walk. |
20,920,065 | It follows the revelation that the Church of England has dropped its opposition to gay clergy becoming bishops if they agree to stay celibate.
The Reverend Martin Reynolds says his friend Jeffrey John, the Dean of St Albans, has been made a "whipping boy" in the row.
He told Radio Wales it would be great if he could no... | A gay rights campaigning clergyman has called for a leading Welsh gay cleric to be made a bishop in Wales. |
37,009,763 | Hussain, who won 2015's Great British Bake Off, will judge alongside chef and food writer Allegra McEvedy.
CBBC's Junior Bake Off sees 40 youngsters aged nine to 12 competing for the title.
Hussain said: "This time last year I was in the Bake Off tent and now I get to go back and help encourage the next generation to g... | Former Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain has said she is "excited" to be joining the show's junior version as a judge. |
39,096,892 | Dozens of soldiers seized the parliament compound in the administrative capital Garowe and blocked nearby streets.
However one of the region's most respected clan elders, Islan Issa Islan Mohamed, told them to return to their barracks.
He told the BBC that the "drama" was now over.
It had been reported that the soldier... | Troops in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland have briefly staged a mutiny. |
35,061,399 | People regularly playing sport stands at 15.74 million over 12 months, a rise of 1.65 million since 2005/06.
Bucking the normal trend, the number of women playing sport and being active is increasing faster than men.
Swimming remains the top sport overall but continues to decline, with athletics a close second and risi... | An increase in the number of women playing sport has driven improved participation figures, according to the latest survey by Sport England. |
35,365,439 | Adrian Brown made the "unscheduled landing" between Bassingbourn Primary School and the village college at about 08:40 GMT on Tuesday.
Unable to reach Royston Heath because of light winds, and not wanting to "disturb sheep" in a nearby field, he chose the playground.
Primary head Sue Brown said the unexpected visitor "... | A man landed his hot air balloon on a Cambridgeshire school playing field "to avoid sheep", he said. |
38,512,748 | The wooden panelling, ceiling beams and fireplace from the Oak Parlour at Gwydir Castle, near Llanrwst, were sold to an American newspaper owner in 1921.
They were shipped to New York but have not been seen since the 1930s.
It is now hoped they can be retraced and brought back to Wales.
Judy Corbett, who owns Gwydir Ca... | The owners of a 16th Century Tudor mansion in Conwy county are appealing to people in the United States to help them find a missing room. |
35,332,813 | He posted three different photos along with the message: "Today's exhilarating spacewalk will be etched in my memory forever - quite an incredible feeling!"
He later sent a second tweet which said: "Wrapping up today's spacewalk activities. Huge thanks to the ground teams who make it all possible & keep us safe out the... | UK astronaut Tim Peake has tweeted a selfie of his historic spacewalk. |
33,999,495 | The Dismaland show - which will also feature work from Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer and Jimmy Cauty - will take over the Tropicana site for five weeks.
"I loved the Tropicana as a kid, so getting to throw these doors open again is a real honour," Banksy said.
The show is his first in the UK since 2009's Banksy v Bristol ... | Graffiti artist Banksy has announced an exhibition at a derelict seafront lido in Weston-super-Mare. |
28,978,699 | Arseny Yatsenyuk said the government was sending a bill to MPs urging that Ukraine's non-bloc status be cancelled.
The remarks come as Nato holds an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis in eastern Ukraine.
The West has stepped up its accusations of direct Russian involvement in the conflict, following advances by pr... | Ukraine's prime minister has said he will ask parliament to put the country on a path towards Nato membership. |
36,013,224 | The 26-year-old, who has played rugby league for Salford, will join from Rotherham in the summer.
Prop Mark Tampin and back row forward Max Argyle will also leave the Yorkshire side for Jersey.
George Eastwell has signed from Loughborough Students while Jake Armstrong will arrive from Doncaster.
Jersey are fifth and co... | Jersey have signed five players in preparation for next season in the Championship, including former Sale Sharks centre Jordan Davies. |
36,986,643 | Striker Emmanuel, 27, scored 19 goals in the National League for Bromley last season and played for the Whites between 2012 and 2014.
Centre-back Howlett-Mundle, 19, has previously had spells at Crystal Palace and Scottish sides Hearts and Montrose.
Forward Jackson Jr, 19, had stints at Whitstable Town and Worthing las... | Dover Athletic have re-signed Moses Emmanuel and brought in Jahmal Howlett-Mundle and Ira Jackson Jr. |
24,762,859 | Sharon Shoesmith was sacked over a damning report into the death in 2007 of Baby Peter who was subjected to months of abuse.
Three people were jailed, including his mother.
The Court of Appeal ruled Ms Shoesmith had been "unfairly scapegoated" and that her removal had been unlawful.
Her payout could cost up to £600,000... | Haringey Council spent £196,000 trying to fight its former head of children's services in her case for unfair dismissal, it has emerged. |
26,820,405 | Or so the common narrative goes.
But try telling that to Monika Schulz-Hopfner. She and her husband, along with 250 other residents of Atterwasch, a quiet village near the Polish border, face eviction from their home of 30 years to make way for the Janschwalde-Nord coal mine.
And not just any old coal, but lignite, the... | Germany is an enlightened leader in the global battle to reduce CO2 emissions, a pioneer in renewable energy and community power projects and a champion of energy efficiency. |
36,219,178 | The party, which was the third biggest group after the last local election, took four seats from Labour, one from the Tories and one from an independent.
The final result at the Little Thurrock Blackshots ward was won by the Conservatives by one vote over the UKIP candidate after three recounts.
UKIP and the Conservati... | UKIP have won six seats on Thurrock Council, missing out on being the largest party by a single vote. |
27,788,238 | The firms' respective arrangements with Ireland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg will be investigated.
Announcing the move, tax commissioner Algirdas Semeta said that "fair tax competition is essential".
Last year, a US Senate investigation accused Ireland of giving special tax treatment to Apple.
The European Commissio... | The European Commission is to open a formal investigation into Apple, Starbucks and Fiat in relation to tax arrangements with three EU countries. |
23,776,348 | Mr Bo said he was coerced into making a confession and rubbished testimony from witnesses who included his wife.
The former Chongqing Communist Party boss is also charged with corruption.
He faces charges of abuse of power relating to his wife's role in the murder of a British businessman.
Two years ago the 64-year-old... | Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has fought back in court against charges of bribery on the opening day of the country's biggest political trial in decades. |
39,884,238 | In a rain-reduced game of 46 overs per side, a 93-ball unbeaten 101 from Adam Hose and Jim Allenby's 90 off 110 balls helped Somerset post 294-6.
Chasing a revised target of 297, the hosts slipped to 62-4 with Craig Overton (2-39) amongst the wickets.
Jack Taylor's explosive 68 stemmed the flow of wickets, but Gloucest... | One-Day Cup South Group leaders Somerset beat Gloucestershire by 81 runs to secure a fifth win in six. |
35,544,607 | There was an eight-fold increase in the time it took West Yorkshire Police to answer calls in 2015 compared to 2013, figures obtained by the BBC show.
In South Yorkshire the time tripled and more than doubled in North Yorkshire.
Police crime commissioner for West Yorkshire said extra staff had been recruited to bring r... | Callers to the 101 non-emergency service at three Yorkshire police forces are having to wait longer to get through compared to two years ago. |
35,417,136 | The number of suspensions at Movilla High School, in Newtownards, County Down, was revealed in the latest report from school inspectors.
Its problems were first highlighted two years ago, when inspectors said its quality of education was "inadequate".
The latest inspection has found some improvements, but not in exam r... | A school suspended pupils 440 times in one academic year, despite the fact that only 353 students were enrolled at the school during that period. |
21,913,926 | Seleka rebels were said to be fighting running battles with government troops.
The fighters, who have been involved in an on-off rebellion since December, accuse President Francois Bozize of failing to honour a peace deal.
Former colonial power France has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, and ... | Hundreds of rebels have entered the Central African Republic (CAR) capital Bangui, according to witnesses. |
25,767,437 | I'm scared because there is also a clock counting down in the bottom right-hand corner so something important must be about to happen like the arrival of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse but it turns out Shaun Batt has joined Leyton Orient from Millwall instead. On loan.
Welcome to Transfer Deadline Day, which I've ... | There is a man on my telly standing outside The Den in a suit speaking fast and portentously without full stops or commas and with lots of superlatives. |
41,010,509 | But the critics have had a chance to see Channel 4's eagerly anticipated cake-over and have already given their verdicts.
We thought of serving up their reviews in full but decided instead to give you a slice of each - just to give you a taste.
We'll let them make the puns from now on, so knead on at your own whisk (so... | Viewers still have a week to wait before The Great British Bake Off returns to our screens, on a different channel with a 75% new line-up of judges and presenters. |
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The Frenchman was speaking after the Gunners' defence of the FA Cup was ended by a 2-1 quarter-final defeat at home to Watford on Sunday.
The loss means Arsenal have won just one game in their last seven.
"The next game is always a big challenge and you are always in the m... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says the continuing debate over his future "is becoming a farce". |
37,256,803 | Fazakerley, who has played international cricket for Guernsey, has been part of the county's academy.
"Will has had a really good season with the academy and the Second XI," chief executive Wasim Khan said.
"He has impressed us greatly with the progress he has made and it is great he is signing his first professional c... | Leicestershire have handed 17-year-old Will Fazakerley a 12-month first professional contract. |
21,629,608 | The work at Haymarket bus station will include 11 new bus stands at the Charles Street facility.
The city council also is bidding for an additional £3.5m in funding from the Department of Transport.
"The Charles Street station is a disgrace - it is not good enough because it's cramped and inconvenient," Mayor Sir Peter... | A £10.5m revamp is planned to expand facilities at Leicester's "cramped" bus station. |
31,474,936 | The Emirates Arena was to host the event from 9-12 April but the EJU changed its mind in a sponsorship row.
It objected to the partnership British Judo had with Ultimate Fighting Championships to promote the event.
The championships will now be held in Baku, Azerbaijan as part of the inaugural multi-sport European Game... | British Judo has accepted "with great reluctance" the decision by the European Judo Union (EJU) to strip Glasgow of the European Championships. |
29,156,697 | Eilish Herron, of Paisley, was fuelling her Renault Clio at the forecourt in Linwood, at about 14:30 on Wednesday, when it was hit by a Ford Focus.
The 17-year-old died at the scene. The male Ford car driver was uninjured.
Eilish's former school, St Andrew's Academy, have also said she was "very popular" and "a wonderf... | The family of a Renfrewshire teenager who died after a collision between two cars at an Asda petrol station have said they are "devastated" by her loss. |
38,918,903 | The Bank of Scotland facility has been secured against the company's inventory of whisky stocks.
Thai-owned Inver House said the new facility would help the business improve its margins over the next five years.
It will also provide "increased headroom" to support overseas expansion in India, Kazakhstan and Poland.
Inv... | Scotch whisky producer Inver House Distillers has secured a £45m bank lending deal to support growth plans. |
36,299,006 | The team of Fiona Pennie, Lizzie Neave and Kimberley Woods produced a controlled effort to beat Germany into second place by over four seconds.
"The team event was a nice consolation prize after not doing as well as we'd have liked to in the individual event," said Neave.
"We all had a really good run and it's always n... | Great Britain women's K1 trio won gold as GB ended the European Championships in Slovakia with four medals. |
39,463,562 | The away side had taken the lead two minutes before half-time with a penalty courtesy of Kieran Agard.
The Dons will feel hard done by after being the better team for much of the game, which saw them denied by post, bar and a fine display by Robins keeper Lawrence Vigouroux.
The home side almost took the lead in the se... | Jonathan Obika's last-minute equaliser kept Swindon's League One survival hopes alive by securing draw with MK Dons. |
31,445,827 | Mark Francis, 44, of Resolven near Neath, had been told he would lose his vehicle later this month as he had been reassessed as no longer eligible.
David Cameron promised to look into it after Neath MP Peter Hain raised the issue at prime minister's questions.
The Department for Work and Pensions said it had received "... | A disabled driver who faced losing his car under benefit changes said he was "elated" to have won his case after it was raised with the prime minister. |
33,917,856 | Three houses were searched in Lisburn, Belfast and Antrim in connection with the seizure.
A man interviewed by police was later released, pending further enquiries.
Detectives worked alongside officers from the National Crime Agency in the operation. | Police say they have seized herbal cannabis worth £100,000 that was destined for Northern Ireland. |
33,674,078 | Former Chelsea defender David Stride had been in charge of Southern League Bashley for just 40 days.
The New Forest club's newly appointed board have named former manager Steve Riley as Stride's replacement.
"It's absolute codswallop. The club already had someone in mind to replace me, but waited two weeks before telli... | A non-league manager has been sacked for "a run of poor pre-season results and lack of player signings". |
27,926,419 | The Public Accounts Committee said the new Personal Independence Payment scheme had been "rushed" through, with a "shocking" impact on claimants.
"Many" faced six-month delays, with terminally ill people waiting a month on average for the payment, it said.
Ministers defended the system and said the MPs' figures were ou... | Changes to benefits for sick and disabled people have led to a "fiasco", causing unnecessary distress to thousands of people, MPs have warned. |
36,112,343 | Council leader Jim Logue said he ordered the move after receiving an anonymous letter relating to the council's procurement processes.
He said police had been informed and the council's audit team would now carry out a detailed investigation.
The council said that if anything was found which substantiated the claims, i... | North Lanarkshire Council has launched an investigation "into serious allegations of corruption". |
35,590,475 | Olding made his debut in December 2011 but has only made 39 appearances because of two lengthy spells out with serious knee injuries.
He returned to action against Treviso in January, scoring a bonus point try.
Ulster boss Les Kiss described Olding as one of the most talented players he had worked with.
"This is a huge... | Ulster centre Stuart Olding has signed a contract extension which will keep him at the Kingspan Stadium until the end of the 2018/19 season. |
40,112,443 | Workshops are being held at the the city's Royal Cornhill Hospital using specially modified goggles, gloves and other equipment to simulate symptoms.
It is aimed at carers and those who have friends or relatives affected by the condition.
Staff say the equipment frequently leaves people with a completely new understand... | A kit which allows people to experience what it is like to have dementia has been introduced in Aberdeen. |
36,515,799 | Winner: The Humans
Eclipsed
The Father
King Charles III
Winner: Hamilton
Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Waitress
School of Rock: The Musical
Bright Star
Winner: Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge
Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Blackbird
Long Day's Journey Into Nigh... | A full list of winners from the 70th Tony Awards. |
39,466,218 | He has gone back to issue a fresh appeal for information about her killing.
No-one has been convicted of the murder of Mrs McAreavey, 27, the daughter of Tyrone gaelic football manager Mickey Harte.
Mr McAreavey arrived at Mauritius International Airport shortly after 09:00 BST on Saturday.
With him was his sister, Cla... | John McAreavey, whose wife Michaela was murdered on honeymoon in Mauritius six years ago, has returned to the island. |
36,674,135 | Allen, 25, who joins the Royals on what the club describe as a long-term deal, could make her debut against Arsenal in the Continental Cup on Saturday.
Her Blues debut also came against Arsenal in 2013 in what was an all-English Champions League semi-final.
Allen's arrival comes after Bonnie Harwood left Reading to joi... | Reading have signed midfielder Remi Allen from Women's Super League One rivals Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee. |
30,815,280 | A man in 40s was detained and a rifle found after a car was stopped and searched on the Point Road, Dundalk on Tuesday.
A man in his late 50s was later arrested during a follow-up search at a house also in Dundalk.
Gardaà described the original search of the car as a planned operation. Both men remain in custody. | Two men have been arrested in County Louth by police investigating dissident republican activity. |
40,830,546 | Malcolm William David Tinsley, 26, from St Helens, Merseyside, fell from the mountain's Pyg track on Monday evening.
His body was recovered by Llanberis mountain rescue volunteers.
The coroner for north west Wales launched an investigation into his death on Friday.
Mr Tinsley was the second person in three days to have... | A man who died after falling more than 70m on Snowdon has been named. |
34,763,677 | 9 November 2015 Last updated at 07:22 GMT
Onlookers described how they were eating their meals when the lights suddenly went out and they heard a loud crash.
Tests are going to take place to find out why the ground opened up swallowing 12 cars.
The large hole measured 120m long and 11m wide.
Luckily no one was hurt. | Cars were swallowed up when a large sinkhole opened up in a restaurant car park, in Mississippi in America |
33,114,607 | Something Father Simon Lokodo, the country's ethics minister, intends to stop.
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The Indomitable lioness helped Cameroon thrash Ecuador 6-0 at ... | Some of the quirkier snippets from the news in Africa that we did not know last week: |
34,603,027 | The former West Ham striker, 32, was a free agent and attracted interest from England and abroad, but opted for Celtic because of the size of the club.
Cole, who has seven England caps, is also keen to add further honours to his career and win trophies with the Scottish champions.
"When Celtic called and said they want... | Carlton Cole turned down offers from other clubs to sign for Celtic, saying the decision was a "no brainer". |
35,459,432 | The 32-year-old, formerly with Watford and Cardiff, has agreed a deal until May 2018.
Cowie played with Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle and has 10 international caps.
"He'll bring experience to the table, which is invaluable when you're trying to blood younger players into the first team," said Hearts boss... | Scotland midfielder Don Cowie has signed for Hearts following his release from Wigan. |
39,002,257 | Warnock, 68, has a meeting with chairman Mehmet Dalman next week to discuss his future.
But having steered Cardiff away from the Championship relegation zone during his five-month reign, Warnock says he feels "refreshed".
"I might even do a couple [of years] whatever the situation," he said.
After back-to-back wins on ... | Manager Neil Warnock has delivered the strongest indication yet he is keen to stay at Cardiff City and mount a promotion challenge next season. |
36,940,906 | It is an anti-government gesture used by protesters in the Oromia region.
Ethiopia's government normally keeps a tight grip on the country and there has not been anything on this scale in the last 25 years.
There has not been a specific trigger and what we are seeing is an accumulation of years of frustration from ethn... | Ethiopia's Olympic marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa crossed his hands above his head as he finished the race in Rio - bringing the world's attention to a wave of protests in his home country. |
35,425,362 | City are four points above the Premier League relegation zone and they want to sign a striker in January.
Paloschi, 26, has scored eight goals in 21 league games for Chievo this season.
Starting his career at AC Milan, the Italian also played for Parma and Genoa. He joined Chievo in 2011 and has scored 42 goals in 144 ... | Swansea City are in talks with Chievo about signing striker Alberto Paloschi for a fee of around £8m. |
36,609,667 | Fly swarms from the Shows Waste Management site in Slack Lane, Derby, have left residents facing difficulties cooking and cleaning for weeks.
The Environment Agency said 2,200 tonnes of waste has now been moved and "the fly issue...has been resolved".
The site has been ordered by the agency to move all waste by 7 July.... | Residents whose homes have been filled with hundreds of flies from a Derbyshire recycling site have been told their misery is over. |
37,908,304 | Proposals could see Cilcennin, Ciliau Parc, Dihewyd and Felinfach schools shut and a new area school opened on the Felinfach theatre campus.
But some parents fear the proposed site has pollution from nearby factories and is "not safe" for children.
Councillors deferred a decision on the plans during a meeting on Tuesda... | A decision on controversial plans to close four primary schools in Ceredigion has been put on hold while funding is explored. |
37,107,327 | Glasgow Warriors head coach Townsend, 43, previously worked with Scotland as part of Andy Robinson's backroom staff.
The former Scotland fly-half, who won 82 caps - plus two for the Lions - led Warriors to the Pro12 title in 2015.
"I am incredibly proud. It is a real honour to be given the responsibility of coaching th... | Gregor Townsend is to replace Vern Cotter as Scotland head coach in June 2017, Scottish Rugby has announced. |
36,272,113 | Tom Donilon - who spent three years as the most senior voice on foreign policy in the Obama administration - was clear. On issues where America dealt directly with the EU, issues like the nuclear deal with Iran, immigration and aid spending, not being present at the EU table would lessen Britain's importance for the US... | How would the relationship between the White House and the UK change if Britain were no longer part of the EU? |
34,978,249 | Mr Zuckerberg made the announcement in a letter to Max on his Facebook page.
He said they were donating their fortune to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to make the world a better place for Max to grow up in.
The donation amounts to $45bn (£30bn) at Facebook's current value.
However the shares will not be donated to ch... | Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan say they will give away 99% of their shares in the company to good causes as they announce the birth of their daughter Max. |
38,014,907 | The British Infrastructure Group (BIG) claims the tax acts directly against a policy of extending UK business links to the "farthest reaches of the globe".
The tax is set to rise again in April to £150 for some long-haul flights.
Opponents accused the aviation industry of wanting a "free ride" on air taxes.
In its repo... | MPs are urging the government to halve air passenger duty in next week's Autumn Statement, saying the tax hampers post-Brexit Britain's ability to trade outside Europe. |
35,310,125 | Many children there are forced to work to make money for their families because the country is very poor.
But there are not enough checks by the government to stop this happening.
Mining can be very dangerous and the children often work very long hours in hot, cramped conditions.
A campaign group called Amnesty Interna... | To make smartphone batteries you need a metal called cobalt and one of the few places you can find it is underground in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
36,371,226 | The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is believed to have deployed about 30,000 fighters.
US-led coalition warplanes will support the offensive and Russia has also given its backing.
The SDF did not mention any plan to take Raqqa, the de facto capital of the "caliphate" proclaimed by IS in 2014.
The alliance, which is dom... | A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters has begun a campaign to expel Islamic State (IS) militants from land north of Raqqa. |
22,750,855 | Ian Bell made 82 but the innings was revitalised by Jos Buttler, who hit three sixes in 47 not out off 16 balls.
Buttler shared 62 in 24 balls with Eoin Morgan (49) as England posted 287-6, scoring 76 runs in the last four overs.
James Tredwell (3-51) dislodged Martin Guptill (38), who made unbeaten tons in the first t... | England won by 34 runs in the final one-day international at Trent Bridge as New Zealand claimed the series 2-1. |
13,022,347 | It means drivers can pay to do a speed awareness course instead, if caught at up to 10% above the limit plus 9mph.
At a meeting of the Association of Chief Police Officers in January, it was announced that 37 out of 44 forces had signed up to the new system.
Critics say the rules are a money-making exercise and allow l... | Most police forces in England and Wales have adopted new speeding guidelines that allow motorists to do up to 86mph and avoid points on their licence. |
21,999,036 | Home-video consoles, that were growing in popularity through the 1990s, were officially banned in 2000 for fear that they were corrupting Chinese youth.
It was a kind of King Canute communism - an attempt to hold back the rising tide of capitalism and the inflow of Western cultural products.
Of course, in the end it fa... | China's Communist Party and its more than two-million-man army aren't supposed to like video games. |
39,243,928 | The 46-year-old Portugeuse will attend Sunday's Old Firm match against Celtic before starting work on Monday.
Under-20s coach Graeme Murty will remain in interim charge for a sixth game since Mark Warburton's departure.
"It is a great honour to join Rangers Football Club," said Caixinha after being released by his Qata... | Pedro Caixinha has been confirmed as the new manager of Rangers after signing a three-year contract. |
33,067,157 | The vote, which followed the first debate on the EU Referendum Bill, means the legislation moves to the next stage of its progress through Parliament.
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said a "generation" had been denied a say on the UK's place in Europe, and the public must now have the "final say".
MPs voted by 544 to... | MPs have overwhelmingly backed plans for a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. |
39,194,258 | Player offences will be measured across four levels and punishments range from giving away five runs to being dismissed temporarily or permanently.
Batsmen will also now not be run out if their bat loses contact with the ground after being grounded behind the crease.
The new laws will come into effect from 1 October, 2... | Cricket will introduce sendings-off, award penalty runs for poor behaviour and limit bat sizes after lawmakers the MCC approved the changes. |
39,023,753 | But there have been many such agreements in the past and the omens for peace in the region are not good.
Russian-backed fighters and the Ukrainian army have clashed almost daily for the last 30 months.
At the beginning of January there was a serious escalation in the violence.
Ukraine said two of its soldiers had been ... | A ceasefire is due to come into effect in eastern Ukraine following a deal in Munich over the weekend to halt fighting and withdraw heavy weapons from the front line. |
29,631,697 | It is designed to help diagnose different types and stages of ovarian cancer.
The developers, in Belgium and the UK, said many women with cancer were not getting the right treatment.
The charity Ovarian Cancer Action welcomed the test, saying early identification was "much-needed".
The test is designed to distinguish a... | A new test can help doctors identify ovarian cancer more accurately and cut down on instances of unnecessary surgery, claim scientists. |
30,232,178 | Increasingly services are springing up offering quick fixes for the annoyance of cracked screens or broken home buttons.
New entrant, iCracked, is hoping its model of sending technicians to customers, sometimes within an hour, will help it win market share.
But critics questioned what impact it would have.
The firm alr... | A US firm is launching an emergency repair service for broken or damaged smartphones in the UK. |
40,172,587 | Researchers say the huge predator had scales much like modern reptiles rather than feathers or fluff.
The dinosaur may have ditched its feathers because it no longer needed insulation when it reached gigantic proportions, they propose.
But the findings are unlikely to end the long-running debate about the physical appe... | Despite its ancestors having feathers, Tyrannosaurus rex most likely had scaly skin, according to fossil evidence. |
33,462,004 | The match was in memory of the late Falkirk defender, Craig Gowans, 17, who died in 2005.
Guinness World Records are expected to approve the record set by the Craig Gowans Memorial Fund World Record Breaking Football Match within days.
The final score at Ainslie Park, at 22:00 on Wednesday, was 774-707.
The match start... | A world record breaking attempt for the longest 11-a-side match has finished following 105 hours of football in Edinburgh. |
30,897,909 | The Irishman, who turns 21 on Saturday, will remain at Craven Cottage until the summer of 2018.
Kavanagh, who can also play at left-back, has made a total of 11 appearances since his debut for the west London club last August.
He scored his first goal for the Whites in the 1-0 win at home to Norwich City in October. | Fulham midfielder Sean Kavanagh has signed a new contract with the Championship club. |
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