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36,249,817 | The so-called Immortal Regiment procession sees people carrying flowers and portraits of loved-ones.
It followed Russia's annual Victory Day parade, which marks the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. | Tens of thousands of people have marched in Moscow and cities around the world to remember relatives who took part in World War Two. |
37,143,623 | Bryony Freestone, 19, from Little Houghton, Northampton, died off the island of Koh Chang on 14 August.
Kurtis Middleton, who had been with the Exeter University student for more than three years, said she taught him "to seize life by the horns".
Her twin Sophie said Bryony recently said "if she were to die right now, ... | The boyfriend of a student who drowned in Thailand has spoken of the "big open space where [she] should be". |
37,601,933 | The 28-year-old male officer suffered serious burns and is in an induced coma, prosecutor Eric Lallement said.
His female partner was also badly burned on her hands and face.
The attack in the town of Viry-Chatillon was a "murder attempt", a police union official told RTL radio.
The officer with the most serious injuri... | A French police officer is in a life-threatening condition a day after a group of youths pelted petrol bombs at his patrol car near a housing estate outside Paris, prosecutors say. |
37,564,014 | David Mayman, a former commercial pilot, flew at a height of 30m for four minutes wearing a turbine jet engine-powered JB-10 jetpack.
He hopes to make an electric version of the jetpack to be available in 2019 - at a price of nearly £200,000.
Mr Mayman said: "It feels absolutely amazing, awesome - it's freedom."
The p... | A pilot wearing a jetpack has taken to the skies above the River Thames in east London like "a real-life Iron Man". |
35,455,741 | The Dutchman took over at Stamford Bridge in December after the dismissal of Jose Mourinho.
And Mikel told BBC's Match of the Day that the mood at Chelsea is now better.
"It's the way he communicates with the players and maybe that's what the players felt they didn't get from the previous manager," he said.
"Sometimes ... | Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi says communication has improved within the team since the arrival of interim manager Guus Hiddink. |
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And as he looks back on the year when his career as a professional sportsman came to an abrupt end at the age of 26, he admits to being "very, very lucky".
Taylor's heart was beating at 265 beats per minute for six hours. Most people would have passed out in about 10 minut... | The very thing that almost killed former Nottinghamshire and England batsman James Taylor also saved his life. |
32,042,627 | The leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, Kirsty Williams, says it was she - and that it was the Lib Dems' coalition partners who insisted on the explicit link.
Her version of events is - to put it mildly - disputed at Westminster.
As I reported last month, the initial offer from the UK government had strings attached... | Who blocked an attempt by the coalition to tie a new funding deal for the Welsh government with a commitment to hold a referendum on income tax powers? |
40,811,112 | More than 2,000 pigs would be bred at the farm on the Moys Road and slurry spread on nearby land.
Thousands of people have objected claiming it would impact on their health and the environment.
However, an environmental statement said that the scale of the proposed development would have "no adverse impact" on either.
... | Campaigners opposed to plans for a controversial pig farm outside Limavady have met to voice their concerns. |
24,506,398 | Irish News editor Noel Doran said they had "got it wrong" over flag protests.
Loyalist protests followed Belfast City Council's vote last December to limit the flying of the union flag from city hall.
Some of the demonstrations resulted in violence.
On Saturday, Mr Doran told the conference in Lurgan, County Armagh, wh... | A representative of the nationalist community in Northern Ireland has addressed the Progressive Unionist Party's annual conference for the first time. |
33,967,398 | The BBC's Milton Nkosi says it is believed the taxi was carrying 20 passengers when it went over a bridge and hit a train as it plunged onto a railway line below.
South Africa has an exceptionally high accident rate on its roads.
At least 10,000 people die on the roads a year, mostly due to reckless driving.
No-one on ... | A minibus taxi has collided with a train near Ballito in South Africa, killing at least 14 people, according to KwaZulu-Natal emergency services. |
39,277,880 | Brexit Secretary David Davis told the Exiting the EU Committee: "I think I'm right in saying that we're expecting Royal Assent tomorrow."
The PM has said she plans to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty by the end of March.
Mr Davis was questioned by the MPs about the negotiations that will follow Article 50.
The go... | The legislation allowing Theresa May to trigger Brexit will be rubber-stamped on Thursday, MPs have been told. |
21,042,659 | Algerian Interior Minister Daho Ould Kabila said troops had surrounded the living quarters at In Amenas, where some 20 people were being held.
Norwegian, French, British, US and Japanese citizens are among them.
Mr Ould Kabila said the militants wanted to leave Algeria with the hostages, which he would not allow.
Earli... | Islamist militants have attacked and occupied a gas facility in Algeria, killing a Briton and an Algerian and taking foreign workers hostage. |
38,926,960 | Robert Beck was shopping with his wife in the US state of Pennsylvania when they heard the commotion, he told the York Daily Record.
"Man, there's someone in here with a frickin' gun," Mr Beck, 45, recalled thinking after hearing a loud bang.
"When I seen it, it was game-on," said Mr Beck, who raises deer for meat.
Whe... | A deer burst through the glass doors of a supermarket and ran amok before being caught by a man shopping for medicine for his cold, local media report. |
31,804,119 | "We have regressed in that sense," said the journalist and TV presenter, as he visited St Thomas the Apostle College in Nunhead, as part of a pre-election project to engage young people in politics and democracy.
"There is no historical imperative that everyone in politics has to come from private school," he said.
And... | The gap between those educated privately and by the state is getting wider and social mobility is weaker than 30 years ago, Ian Hislop has told an audience of south London teenagers. |
35,970,984 | The visitors led 14-6 at half-time after two tries from Thomas Waldrom wiped out Gopperth's two kicks.
Wasps' Charles Piutau and Chiefs prop Harry Williams traded tries and Gareth Steenson kicked Exeter 24-11 ahead.
Frank Halai gave Wasps hope, but Exeter looked set to hang on until Gopperth converted Piutau's last-sec... | Jimmy Gopperth kept his nerve to kick Wasps into a European Champions Cup semi-final against Saracens after an extraordinary win against Exeter. |
37,982,784 | Clough's 11th minute lob gave Wanderers a perfect start and the visitors were then indebted to Lee Burge for keeping them in the contest.
The City keeper saved from Gary Madine, Josh Vela and Clough on a night when former Bolton player and coach Gary Speed was honoured with a minute's applause by fans.
But if Burge exc... | Zach Clough netted his sixth goal in eight starts, but high-flying Bolton were made to work hard for their League One win over Coventry at the Macron Stadium. |
36,540,249 | The Edinburgh stands with Orlando event follows the death of 49 people at the gay club pulse.
A total of about 300 people were in the Florida nightclub when the attack started. A further 50 of them were injured
It was the worst mass shooting in US history.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Tory leader Ruth David... | Hundreds of people have gathered in Edinburgh's St Andrew Square to pay their respects to the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando. |
11,370,310 | El Diario de Juarez has become known for its strong reporting from the deadly streets of Ciudad Juarez.
But the killing of a 21-year-old photographer last week prompted the newspaper to run a front-page editorial asking: "What do you want from us?"
Rights groups say journalists are regularly being targeted by drug gang... | A Mexican newspaper in the heartland of the country's drug war has asked cartels for guidance on whether it should publish stories on the conflict. |
33,015,268 | Yes I'm talking about dual candidacy.
Here's my quick guide. Unlike at Westminster, there are two ways of getting elected for the assembly.
There are 60 seats up for grabs next year. 40 are via the first past the post system, while the other 20 are via a form of proportional representation to get on the regional list.
... | First we had it, then we didn't and now it's back again. |
34,349,013 | Bertrand Denarie worked at hospitals in Bristol, Salford and Gateshead from 2013 until early 2015.
An investigation by North Bristol NHS Trust found mistakes in 106 cases, including two that led to a delayed diagnosis of cancer.
An NHS spokesman said "immediate action" was being taken, with patients "now receiving appr... | A pathologist is under investigation after a series of mistakes were made in cervical tests. |
39,939,382 | Jones won 95 caps for Wales and played in five Tests for the Lions across their tours of South Africa in 2009 and Australia in 2013.
Sinckler has played with Jones since the Welshman's move to Quins in 2015.
"When you have guys like that around you, it shows you what it takes to get to the top of the game," Sinckler sa... | Lions and England prop Kyle Sinckler says the effect his Harlequins team-mate Adam Jones has had on him is life-changing. |
34,172,258 | Petra Atkinson, 42, died in hospital after what Humberside Police described as a "domestic incident" at a property in Heather Avenue, Withernsea.
Tony Jobling, of Heather Avenue, appeared at Hull Magistrates' Court charged with murder.
Mr Jobling was remanded in custody to appear at Hull Crown Court on 8 September.
The... | A 51-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murder following the death of a woman in East Yorkshire on Sunday. |
36,261,813 | The party went from 37 Dáil (Irish parliament) seats in 2011 to just seven.
Ms Burton was Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister for Social Protection in the last government.
She took over from Eamon Gilmore, two years ago, but will stay on until her successor is chosen.
The front runner is Brendan Howlin, fro... | The leader of the Irish Labour party, Joan Burton, is to stand down after the party's poor performance in February's general election. |
33,977,148 | Gerard Devlin, of Donegall Road, and Nathan Finn, of Malone Road, were each given a three-year sentence for taking more than £5,700 from the woman.
Their 80-year-old victim was left "deeply traumatised" by the theft at the Kennedy Centre in Belfast last year, the court heard.
The men will serve 18 months in prison with... | Two Belfast men who stole a pensioner's life savings have been jailed for their "despicable" behaviour". |
31,663,392 | The 51-year-old, who won 30 caps for Scotland, was recently the director of Manchester United's youth academy.
"I am sure my experiences can be of benefit to Scottish football," said the former Motherwell and Celtic striker.
SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said McClair "has been at the cutting edge of coaching evolut... | Brian McClair has been appointed performance director of the Scottish Football Association. |
38,833,570 | Tigers were awaiting official clearance from the French Rugby Federation and the 30-year-old, who has won 35 Test caps, is now able to cover for injured duo Manu Tuilagi and Matt Toomua.
Head coach Aaron Mauger said: "We are missing two big players in midfield.
"We're very happy to be able to bring in a player of Maxim... | Leicester have completed the signing of France centre Maxime Mermoz from Toulon until the end of the season. |
21,343,137 | His villainous character Ethan Rayne was the arch enemy of regular character Giles, played by Anthony Head.
The London-born actor also played the evil General Sarris opposite Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest.
His ex-wife Casey Defranco called him "a wonderful person, extraordinarily talented as an actor."
Staff on his officia... | British actor Robin Sachs, best known for his role in the hit TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, has died at the age of 61. |
36,587,117 | Henrique Capriles said 37% of the 195,000 signatures needed to trigger the next phase of the recall referendum were collected on the first day.
Those who endorsed the petition have until Friday to have their identity checked.
Mr Maduro's term runs until 2019.
But the opposition wants to oust President Maduro, whom they... | The process of validating signatures on a petition calling for a referendum to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from office is proceeding apace, an opposition leader says. |
35,100,879 | Kanye West was supposed to have an album ready for his (divisive) headline performance at Glastonbury - but the record, at first titled So Help Me God, then renamed SWISH, has failed to materialise.
Fans even petitioned the White House to get it released - but hope is on the horizon. Ten days ago, the star tweeted "I'm... | The past year was when the planet's biggest pop stars went missing in action. |
39,813,869 | Of the 78 seats contested, the Conservatives have taken 51, which represents 45.9% of the vote. It is five more than the 46 seats they won in 2013, when 77 seats were contested.
The Liberal Democrats have taken 18 seats, two more than the 16 they won in 2013 and Labour have nine, six fewer than the last vote.
The turno... | The Conservatives have extended their control at Hertfordshire County Council. |
34,783,931 | The British and Irish Lion, 27, left for France in 2014 and will return for the 2016-17 season.
In a joint WRU-Scarlets statement, Davies said: "The time is right to return to Wales and signing a [dual contract] is the best decision for me."
Davies has 48 Wales caps, but a knee injury ruled him out of the World Cup.
Da... | Wales centre Jonathan Davies will return to Scarlets from Clermont Auvergne on a dual deal with the Welsh Rugby Union. |
35,462,090 | It is widely believed that polling day will be on Friday 26 February.
RTÉ reports that ministers had predicted that Mr Kenny would announce his intention at Tuesday's cabinet and go to the country thereafter.
Mr Kenny has decided to allow the Irish parliament another sitting day in part to allow for an orderly dissolut... | Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny is now expected to call a general election on Wednesday. |
31,767,504 | Researchers tested 15-year-old girls and boys from 26 countries in 2012.
They wanted to find how gaming affected their learning, using computer and paper tests in maths, science and reading.
The results found that those who played single-player games every now and then, did better than those who never, or hardly ever, ... | A new international report suggests that gaming regularly can help you to do better in tests at school. |
32,318,275 | Bosses at the Brimmond Medical Group practice in Bucksburn said a lack of trained GPs, diminished resourcing and extra demand from new housing developments had left the business "unviable".
The group's Dyce surgery has more than 8,000 patients.
Responsibility for primary care will be handed to NHS Grampian from October... | An Aberdeen medical practice is to be dissolved, in part due to a shortage of doctors. |
30,646,945 | That enemy is the fear that many undocumented Hispanics have about presenting their personal information to the immigration authorities for a programme that could be reversed by a new administration in a matter of years.
"This deferred action is a temporary permit," says Claudia, who fled from violence in her native Me... | President Barack Obama is already facing strong and very vocal opposition in Congress to his recent immigration overhaul, but he will also have to confront a more silent enemy. |
26,093,193 | This could include fining motorists who stop on a box junction or those who drive in bus lanes.
Currently only police officers can punish motorists if a vehicle is moving.
The Welsh government won the right to grant councils those extra powers last March and Cardiff is now making a bid.
Local authority traffic wardens ... | Traffic wardens in Cardiff could become the first outside London to get powers to issue tickets for moving traffic offences. |
22,681,894 | It was opposed to the ICC trying Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on charges of crimes against humanity, said Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
The AU would raise its concerns with the UN, he added.
Mr Kenyatta, who was elected in March, is due to be tried in July.
He denies the charges, which arise from ... | The African Union (AU) has accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of "hunting" Africans because of their race. |
35,942,668 | The Good Morning Britain host had scoffed at the decision to host a Ferris wheel in Dudley.
He told viewers even people in the town thought it had "a horrible view".
However, local businessman Dave Carter launched a campaign to get people riding the attraction wearing the masks to mark April Fools' Day.
About 40 people... | Black Country residents have mocked TV presenter Piers Morgan by wearing masks of his face while riding a visitor attraction he publicly criticised. |
39,374,996 | Consignments made out to be genuine brands are being sold by people using fake profiles on buy and sell pages for the south-east of England.
Cheap tobacco purchased by BBC South East was found to contain double the lead content and a third more cadmium than genuine products.
Facebook said content in breach of its comme... | Counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco are being advertised and sold through Facebook, an investigation has found. |
36,825,187 | The letter was signed by leaders from Greater Manchester, Liverpool, North East, Sheffield, and West Yorkshire combined authorities.
It requested a meeting with Theresa May, who has not yet commented, "at her earliest convenience".
It stresses it is "vital" the north's voice is heard "loud and clear".
It pointed out th... | Leaders of five combined authorities have written to the prime minister saying the north of England needs a "strong voice" in Brexit negotiations. |
34,868,153 | Known as Flex, the mission was approved by member states on Thursday and will likely launch by 2022.
The satellite will carry a spectrometer to catch the subtle but telltale fluorescence that organisms produce when they engage in photosynthesis.
Scientists say this signal can be used to monitor the condition of croplan... | The European Space Agency is going to build a spacecraft to map the red glow emitted by Earth's plants. |
37,466,444 | The African Elephant Status report says that poaching is the main driver of the fall, the worst losses in 25 years.
However the authors say that long-term issues such as the loss of habitat also pose a significant threat.
The report has been presented at the Cites meeting which is considering new proposals on elephant ... | Elephant populations in Africa have declined by around 111,000 over the past 10 years according to a new study. |
33,495,736 | The Dutch-Romanian pairing won 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 52 minutes.
Murray had hoped to claim a first men's doubles Slam title having won the mixed doubles with Jelena Jankovic in 2007.
The 29-year-old was watched by younger brother Andy on Centre Court, 24 hours after his singles semi-final defeat.
"I didn't ... | Britain's Jamie Murray and Australian John Peers missed out on a first Grand Slam doubles title together as they lost to fourth seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in the Wimbledon final. |
38,455,777 | The US actress, 84, had been rushed to hospital with a suspected stroke.
Her son, Todd Fisher, said the stress of his sister's death had been too much for her and in her last words, she had said she wanted to be with Carrie.
US actress Bette Midler said Reynolds was "devoted to her craft" and that her death was "too ha... | Debbie Reynolds, who starred opposite Gene Kelly in the 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain, has died a day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher. |
38,929,822 | The 21-year-old initially joined for a month and has made two appearances for the Imps, scoring twice in a 3-1 victory over Welling in the FA Trophy.
Ward's stay at Sincil Bank will now run until 14 April, and will take his loan to the maximum 93 days.
Danny Cowley's Lincoln are currently top of the National League.
Fi... | Brighton & Hove Albion winger Joe Ward has extended his loan deal at National League side Lincoln City for a further two months. |
35,818,548 | The Fed is expected to keep borrowing costs on hold but its economic commentary will be closely scrutinised for hints about future moves.
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed down 0.8% at 16,974.45.
Shares of Japanese consumer electronics firm Sharp slumped nearly 12% on reports a takeover deal may be delaye... | Asia markets were mixed on Wednesday as investors waited for the outcome of the latest Federal Reserve meeting. |
32,277,813 | Nick Palmer, who lost the Nottingham seat in 2010 to Conservative Anna Soubry, said he wanted "more assurances" before he would support it.
Ms Soubry said she was "astonished" to hear he did not endorse the "fantastic opportunity" for the local area.
They were speaking at a live debate on the BBC's Politics Show on Sun... | Broxtowe's Labour candidate has said he is prepared to vote against his party on the HS2 rail project if elected. |
38,405,889 | The H5N8 strain found in a wild duck at an estuary near the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT) Llanelli Wetland Centre is the same which hit a turkey farm in Lincolnshire last week.
The centre said it had closed "as a precautionary measure".
Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths said the risk to humans was "very low" ... | The first finding of an infectious strain of avian flu in a UK wild bird has been confirmed in Carmarthenshire. |
35,658,590 | The Dame Janet Smith review identified a total of 72 victims, including eight who were raped.
Her report said BBC staff had known of the complaints about Savile but did not inform senior management.
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead said the corporation had failed the victims.
Dame Janet's review found many, but not all... | Jimmy Savile abused some of his victims at the BBC's studios in Glasgow and also sexually assaulted a Scottish girl who had travelled to London to watch Top of the Pops, a report has found. |
37,721,790 | The billionaire who has cast himself as the law and order candidate seemed ready to commit the democratic felony of refusing to accept defeat at the polls.
The property tycoon, who has regularly used legal action, and the threat of it, to build his business empire, appeared to cling to the hope that he could litigate h... | Sounding more like the potentate of some palm-dotted tropical island than a presidential candidate, Donald Trump twice declined to say during the final televised debate whether he would accept the results of the 2016 election. |
35,391,055 | The incident happened at about 03:00 on Saturday in Doon Way, Kirkintilloch.
It is understood that a 20-year-old man was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment.
Alloway Drive, which is near the scene of the assault, was closed between Doon Road and Burns Drive while investigations were carried out.
It has since... | Police are investigating after a man was assaulted in a street in East Dunbartonshire. |
34,744,836 | The metal sculpture will show two fists overlapped in the style of the song's "horse-riding" dance move.
It will be erected outside the COEX shopping centre, where part of the video was filmed.
Gangnam Style was released by South Korean singer Psy in 2012 and remains the most-watched YouTube video ever.
It has been vie... | A statue dedicated to the South Korean music hit Gangnam Style is to be unveiled in the Seoul district made famous by the song. |
28,945,351 | The 27-year-old, who helped Roma finish second in Serie A last season, had been linked with a move to Premier League sides Chelsea and Manchester United.
Bayern were looking for a defender after Spain international Javi Martinez was ruled out until the New Year with ruptured cruciate knee ligaments.
Roma have replaced ... | German champions Bayern Munich have signed Morocco defender Mehdi Benatia from Roma for an undisclosed fee. |
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Houghton, 27, has played a pivotal role in Hull's success in 2016 as Lee Radford's side chase a domestic treble.
He has made 1,130 tackles in 2016, more than any other player in Super League.
"I've tasted success winning the Challenge Cup and I want to do that over and ove... | Hull FC hooker and vice-captain Danny Houghton has signed a new deal with the Challenge Cup winners and will stay with the club until 2020. |
40,602,144 | A high ladder, or "aerial", used to fight tower block fires was dispatched immediately to the site in North Kensington as recently as 2001.
On 14 June, London Fire Brigade took 24 minutes to send a 30m (100ft) ladder.
The brigade said its policy has changed since the Grenfell Tower blaze.
The Grenfell Tower fire began ... | High ladders which could have potentially "prevented the spread" of the Grenfell Tower fire were previously sent to the building automatically, the BBC has learned. |
37,984,615 | Highways England has said its preferred route for a new Lower Thames Crossing is a tunnel connecting Gravesend, in Kent, to Tilbury, Essex.
However, Tory MP for Gravesham, Adam Holloway, said the government should instead build a new tunnel between Dartford and Thurrock.
He claimed there would be "carnage" if the M25 a... | A proposed new road tunnel beneath the River Thames would lead to 30 years of "misery" on the M25, an MP has warned. |
36,112,626 | Championship rugby awaits for one of the Premiership's founding members when the game turned professional in 1996, with an uncertain future ahead for players, coaches and staff.
Worcester and Newcastle have bounced back from the second tier with immediate effect in recent seasons, while others such as Harlequins and No... | After just four Premiership wins all season, London Irish have been relegated from English rugby's top flight for the first time since 1994. |
38,917,518 | Princess Road and Princess Parkway in Manchester will be lowered from 40mph to 30mph for an 18-month trial after a proposal was approved by councillors.
There have been two deaths and 84 crashes over the past three years.
A friend of Ian O'Mara, who died when he was hit by a coach on a pelican crossing in 2015, helped ... | The speed limit on a major route into a city has been reduced following a campaign launched after a man's death. |
37,943,482 | The 19-year-old defender, who has made four appearances for the Tractor Boys this season, will remain at Portman Road until the summer of 2019.
The deal includes an option for the academy graduate to extend his stay by a further year, until 2020.
"I'm enjoying my football and I want to keep on improving my game," he to... | Ipswich Town youngster Josh Emmanuel has signed a new contract with the Championship club. |
35,651,665 | Their 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is twice the length of a normal stay.
Their extended tour is part of an effort to study the effects of long-duration spaceflight on the body.
But scientists will gain further insights by comparing Scott Kelly with his Earthbound identical twin, Mark.
A ... | US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko have touched down on Earth after almost a year in space. |
30,500,181 | There were 33 deaths from fires in buildings and vehicles in Scotland in 2013-14 compared with 46 the previous year - a decrease of 28%.
Almost nine in 10 of those died in house fires, the majority of which were accidental.
Smoking materials and matches accounted for more than half (58%) of fatal accidental house fires... | The number of people killed in fires has fallen to its lowest for more than 20 years, provisional figures show. |
34,507,539 | Fifa's ethics committee is looking into the "disloyal payment", made nine years after Platini carried out consultation work for Fifa president Sepp Blatter.
Platini, a Fifa vice-president, and Blatter are serving 90-day bans while corruption claims are investigated.
In September, criminal proceedings against Blatter be... | Uefa chief Michel Platini produced no documentary evidence for the 2m Swiss francs (£1.35m) payment made to him by Fifa, the BBC has learned. |
40,247,524 | The Brexit negotiations with the EU were due to start on 19 June but Moody's said the fact that the Conservatives had lost their majority would delay the start of the talks.
It will "complicate and probably delay Brexit negotiations", it warned.
Moody's said the election result could put pressure on the public finances... | The UK general election result could delay Brexit talks and be negative for the economy, credit ratings agencies Moody's and S&P have warned. |
39,471,567 | The Japanese engineer created many popular drum machines, including the iconic TR-808.
Its sound is a staple of hip-hop and electronic music, used by everyone from Kanye West to Marvin Gaye.
Kakehashi received a technical Grammy in 2013 for contributions to electronic music technology.
Dave Smith - Kakehashi's co-winne... | The music world is mourning the loss of Roland founder and electronic instrument pioneer Ikutaro Kakehashi, who has died aged 87. |
35,097,466 | That is the big question hanging over the WTO as trade ministers from its member countries gather in Nairobi.
They are heading to the Kenyan capital for the WTO's tenth ministerial conference.
The organisation is increasingly at risk of being side-lined as groups of countries do trade and investment deals outside it.
T... | Does the World Trade Organization matter anymore? |
39,161,138 | In an interview with Empire, the actor and former California governor claimed that low ratings were due to President Trump's credit as executive producer.
He said he would like to work "on a show that doesn't have this baggage".
However, Mr Trump tweeted that Schwarzenegger "isn't voluntarily leaving".
He said the acto... | Arnold Schwarzenegger has quit The New Celebrity Apprentice, saying it has become tainted by Donald Trump's involvement. |
33,254,570 | Beggars Group and Merlin both indicated their approval of Apple's new offer.
On Monday, Apple reversed its decision not to pay artists for songs streamed during a free trial period offered to users, following criticism from singer Taylor Swift.
Beggars Group said it was "happy to endorse" the new deal with Apple.
The c... | Apple has reached an agreement with two leading indie music groups, paving the way for thousands of labels to join its new streaming service. |
23,818,601 | The 23-year-old from Birmingham won 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 6-2 in the third round of qualifying at Flushing Meadows.
James Ward and Elena Baltacha had earlier fallen at the final hurdle with agonising defeats.
It was always in me but it was just putting it all together and I'm pretty proud of that
Defending champion Andy Murray... | Dan Evans gave Britain a fourth player in the main draw of the US Open with a superb qualifying win over Spain's Adrian Menendez-Maceiras. |
39,376,237 | The woman, who has severe learning difficulties, was held by Keith Baker and his wife Caroline at their County Armagh home.
She was found in a squalid room in the so-called house of horrors in 2012.
When she was rescued, she was severely malnourished and had lost almost all her teeth.
Police believe the woman was traff... | A woman kept prisoner in a Northern Ireland house and repeatedly raped and assaulted for eight years was too afraid to leave when police came to rescue her. |
28,654,831 | It comes after local media reported he had served time for molesting two girls under 10 in the late 1990s.
The man and his wife took home only one baby from Thailand after the surrogate had twins, leaving behind son Gammy.
The case has made international headlines, causing uproar in Australia.
State authorities told th... | Child protection services in Australia are investigating a man accused of abandoning a baby with Down's syndrome to a surrogate mother in Thailand over allegations of child sex offences. |
33,004,721 | The revelations by the 70-year-old American came in a newly unsealed 40-page transcript from a US court hearing in November 2013.
As part of a deal, he waived his indictment and pleaded guilty to 10 charges, including conspiracy to commit racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering, income tax evasion and failure to rep... | Former top Fifa executive Chuck Blazer has admitted he and other officials from world football's governing body conspired to take bribes in relation to the 1998 and 2010 World Cups and other major tournaments. |
40,059,128 | Peter Osbourne of no fixed address was charged with four counts of making hoax calls, Gloucestershire Police said.
It relates to calls made on Wednesday about Wiltshire Police Headquarters, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Weymouth sea front in Dorset and Bath bus station.
Mr Osbourne, 56, is due to appear before magistrates i... | A man has been accused of making a series of hoax bomb threats. |
25,023,445 | The Open Society Justice Initiative and Kenya's Muslims for Human Rights said the police often tortured detainees.
Their report said arbitrary arrests and disappearances were also widespread, especially in Mombasa, a city with a large Muslim population.
Officials have not responded, but they have denied similar claims ... | Kenyan counter-terrorism officers have been accused of carrying out extra-judicial killings and other abuses in a report by US and Kenyan rights groups. |
33,427,954 | The same stream of commuters rushing through the barriers; the same frustrations at delays on the tube.
But this morning a small group of people quietly gathered at the 7/7 memorial plaque. A station announcement told people there would be a minute's silence.
At exactly 08:50 BST, the moment the blasts went off, commut... | At first glance it was a rush hour like any other at King's Cross station. |
17,840,446 | 9th century - Founding of Kievan Rus, the first major East Slavic state. The traditional account, a matter of debate among historians, attributes its founding to the semi-legendary Viking (or Varangian) leader Oleg, ruler of Novgorod, who went on to seize Kiev, which owing to its strategic location on the Dnieper Rive... | A chronology of key events: |
32,165,790 | Thirty days ago, the nominated adviser for the holding company, Rangers International Football Club (RIFC), resigned. Trading on the stock exchange was suspended. The company was given 30 days to find a new one.
To recap further, a nominated adviser, or nomad, is required by the London Stock Exchange to carry out first... | It will come as no surprise to followers of events at Ibrox that it's back to code SNAFU - that is, the situation is normal, in that it's all, er, fouled up. |
40,524,798 | A signalling system at Diss has been damaged, resulting in Greater Anglia services between Norwich and London being cancelled.
Services from Norwich to Cambridge and Norwich to Sheringham have also been suspended or delayed.
The rail company is advising passengers of alternative travel options and of its delay repay po... | Lightning strikes on rail routes through East Anglia have sparked travel chaos. |
17,345,455 | He also resigned from the 2014 World Cup organising committee.
Mr Teixeira, who led the federation for 23 years, had come under pressure over corruption allegations, which he has denied.
He has been investigated on suspicion of crimes including tax evasion but has never been convicted of any offence.
Former Sao Paulo G... | The head of Brazil's football federation, Ricardo Teixeira, has stepped down from his post, days after taking sick leave. |
36,154,990 | The former presidential candidate is the former CEO of technology company Hewlett-Packard.
Mrs Fiorina dropped out of the presidential race after a poor showing at the New Hampshire primary.
She has been an active supporter for Mr Cruz, a senator from Texas, on the campaign trail.
The early announcement is unusual beca... | Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has announced Carly Fiorina as his running mate, calling her a "consistent, courageous fighter". |
26,269,338 | Councillors have voted to shut Plas Madoc - despite opposition from 2,000 people - as part of a bid to cut spending by £45m over five years.
Protesters meeting on Thursday evening said they had not been given enough time to draw up alternative options.
The closure decision will still need approval from full council ne... | About 150 people attended a meeting aimed at saving a leisure centre earmarked for closure in one of Wrexham's most deprived areas. |
38,234,902 | Media playback is not supported on this device
He stood down from his role earlier this year because of ill health but was to officially remain in post until February 2017.
Mr Murphy played football and hurling for clubs in Down and was a county selector in the early 1990s.
A lengthy career in administration included b... | Ulster Council secretary Danny Murphy has died at the age of 67. |
34,097,270 | Farah added the 5,000m to his 10,000m title at the World Championships - a feat he also achieved at the London Olympics in 2012 and the 2013 Worlds.
Foster said: "Mo is the greatest sportsman that Britain has ever had."
Farah, 32, responded: "We have had so many legends and to be in the same category as them is amazing... | Olympic medallist Brendan Foster has described Mo Farah as Britain's "greatest sportsman" after claiming the first distance 'triple-double'. |
40,030,327 | Georgina Callander was the first victim to be named following the explosion on Monday night.
The teenager, who was pictured with Grande in 2015, sent a Twitter message to the star before the event, which read: "SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU TOMORROW".
Miss Callander, thought to be 18 and from Chorley, Lancashire, was described... | A devoted Ariana Grande fan died in the suicide bomb attack at the US singer's concert at Manchester Arena. |
38,779,097 | Chris Clements' opener was cancelled out by Isaac Vassell before, with the game into five added minutes, referee Mark Haywood pointed to the spot after Danny Collins handled in the box.
But after his dramatic return to the side following Dean Henderson's recall to Manchester United, Grimsby's long-serving keeper kept o... | James McKeown saved a stoppage-time penalty to earn Grimsby a point against Luton. |
35,562,195 | Phil Flanagan was ordered to pay nearly £50,000 damages to Tom Elliott following comments he made in a tweet.
Mr Flanagan said he was unaware his tweet was libellous.
Lawyers for AIG argued that he is ineligible for cover because he knew the comments were defamatory.
They also contended that Mr Flanagan is excluded as ... | Judgement has been reserved in a Sinn Féin MLA's legal battle with an insurance firm over its refusal to to provide cover for a libel award against him. |
35,360,838 | AM Simon Thomas said it would use Wales' share of proceeds from UK ministers' apprenticeship levy, around £150m a year, to fund the plan.
He said it would boost young people's prospects and plug "skill gaps".
On Tuesday, Welsh Labour ministers outlined plans to spend an additional £5m on apprenticeships in 2016-2017.
M... | Plaid Cymru would create 50,000 apprenticeships if it wins power in May's assembly election, the party has announced. |
22,123,116 | The baby, who is being cared for at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, has been named Charlotte after the police woman who accompanied her to the hospital.
Baby Charlotte weighs 2.6kg (5.7lbs) and all routine newborn checks have been carried out.
She was discovered by a passer-by in Hailesland Park at 12:55 on Thursday.
Lawren... | A newborn baby girl who was found abandoned on a street bench in Edinburgh is "doing well", the hospital has confirmed. |
35,687,536 | French authorities say the migrants must move to cleaner and safer shipping containers on another part of the site.
But many fear this will mean they will have to stay in France, and give up their hopes of travelling to Britain.
Overnight, riot police fired tear gas at migrants who were throwing stones at the demolitio... | Demolition teams have moved in to the port of Calais in France on Tuesday to break down more shelters in the migrant camp known as the "Jungle". |
32,778,204 | The lender, which recently announced a pre-tax loss of £37.3m in 2014, said the new ads would steer clear of the young and vulnerable.
But it admitted there would be no watershed for TV adverts, which will run during ad breaks of popular soaps.
The payday lender's website has also been overhauled.
Applicants applying ... | Short-term lender Wonga has swapped its controversial puppets for "hard-working dinner ladies and mums" as it bids to reinvent itself with new adverts. |
40,246,146 | Orient owed money to four creditors on the petition, having resolved unpaid taxes with HM Revenue & Customs.
Owner Francesco Becchetti was given until Monday to pay off debts or sell the relegated League Two club following a previous High Court hearing in March.
Those creditors on the petition have been paid, although ... | A winding-up petition against Leyton Orient has been dismissed at a High Court hearing in London. |
35,484,973 | The Republic of Ireland striker, frozen out by Ronny Deila in Glasgow following off-field misdemeanors, has scored two goals in two appearances already for the side chasing Rangers for the one automatic promotion place from the Scottish Championship.
Michael O'Halloran, Rangers' deadline-day acquisition from St Johnsto... | Rangers and Falkirk splashed the cash, but it was promotion rivals Hibernian who stole the headlines during January with the capture of Anthony Stokes on loan from Celtic. |
36,174,235 | A 70-year-old man infected with the mosquito-borne virus died in February, Puerto Rico's health secretary said.
The US territory has recorded more than 600 Zika cases, with 73 of those involving pregnant women.
Zika has been linked to severe birth defects, especially in Latin America, such as babies being born with und... | The first known death in the US to the Zika virus has been recorded in Puerto Rico, say health officials. |
30,125,077 | Yahoo said it would launch a "clean, modern and immersive design" search engine for Firefox users starting in December.
The news comes as Google's arrangement with Firefox maker Mozilla nears an end after a decade-long partnership.
Market leader Google accounts for 67% of searches from US desktop computers.
That compar... | Tech giant Yahoo will now replace online leader Google as the default search engine on Firefox's internet browsers in the US. |
33,686,240 | The three-week Between the Monuments project is researching the daily lives of Neolithic and Bronze Age residents at the Wiltshire site.
The dig is being led by The National Trust and Southampton and Leicester University archaeologists.
The National Trust said if it is a house they will have "hit the jackpot".
Spokeswo... | Archaeologists believe they may have found the remains of a house where people who built Avebury stone circle may have lived. |
40,011,977 | As hundreds of people fled Manchester Arena following the explosion, taxi drivers began taking people to safety.
Driver AJ Singh said he tried to help wherever he could.
"I've had people who needed to find loved ones. I've dropped them off to the hospital. They've not had any money, they've been stranded," he told Chan... | Stories of acts of kindness are emerging in the wake of the Manchester attack, with many people from the community rushing to help - offering free lifts home and rooms for the night. |
14,842,206 | But you might take a second glance when you notice that the footballer in question isn't playing in 2011, but in 1911.
Leigh Richmond Roose was born in Holt near Wrexham on 27 November 1877, and died during the Battle of The Somme, aged 38, in October 1916.
His biographer calls him a "forgotten hero" and the game's "fi... | You could be forgiven for skipping over yet another article talking about a talented international goalkeeper who courts the cameras, dates the trendiest singers, lands himself in hot water through his bad behaviour and gets big money. |
38,283,469 | Jess Sims and Laura Daniels beat Jo Edwards and Angela Boyd 16-15 to secure Wales' first World Bowls gold since Janet Ackland in 1988.
Their success came after Wales had claimed silver in the women's triples
Emma Woodcock, Kathy Pearce and Anwen Butten were beaten in the final by Australia. | Wales women's pairs have won gold at the World Bowls Championships in Christchurch with victory over New Zealand in the final. |
36,257,619 | Former election agent Alison Hernandez is facing questions over her role in submitting expenses for Tory MP Kevin Foster in 2015.
Plymouth City Council Labour leader Tudor Evans said her decision to proceed with a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday was "arrogant".
Ms Hernandez defended taking the oath.
The Conservative pa... | The new Devon and Cornwall police and crime commissioner has faced fresh criticism for taking the role while subject to an expenses investigation. |
40,070,289 | Sangakkara resumed at Chelmsford on 177, with Surrey 334-7, and had time to bring up his double century before the visitors were all out for 369.
Essex lost Alastair Cook for 36 and fellow opener Nick Browne made 52.
But Dan Lawrence (78 not out) batted through to stumps with Ravi Bopara (33 not out) and saw Essex to 2... | Essex's batsman put their side in a good position after Surrey's Kumar Sangakkara fell for exactly 200 on day two of their County Championship match. |
33,210,355 | Police, fire crews and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team were called to an address in the Ross Place area at about 20:20.
A small number of residents were evacuated from the premises but have now returned to their homes.
A 17-year-old man has been detained in relation to a separate matter.
Police said no-one was inju... | Bomb disposal experts were called to an incident at a block of flats in Fort William on Friday evening after an "unidentified device" was found. |
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