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38,247,148 | The illegal hunting of the animal, and the destruction of where they live, are two of the reasons why.
Conservationists say their population has fallen by more than one third in the past 30 years.
It's been a shock to some of those who care for the creature.
But what makes giraffes so special? Here are five facts you m... | Giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth, but their numbers have dropped so low that they're now vulnerable to extinction. |
33,541,219 | The 23-year-old captained Inverness Caledonian Thistle to Scottish Cup final success against Falkirk in his last game for the Highlanders before a switch to Pittodrie.
Part of their reward for that victory at Hampden Park was advancement to the second round of Europa League qualifiers while Shinnie's new club had to ne... | A summer move may have caused Graeme Shinnie to enter the Europa League qualifiers at an earlier stage but the Aberdeen player insists it has only enhanced his first foray into continental competition. |
33,958,184 | Stephen O'Brien told reporters during a visit to Damascus that the targeting of non-combatants in the country's war was "unlawful, unacceptable and must stop".
He was "particularly appalled" by government air strikes on a rebel-held suburb of the capital on Sunday.
Activists said on Monday that the death toll from the ... | The UN's humanitarian chief has said he is "horrified" by the attacks on civilians taking place in Syria. |
39,845,564 | Bradley Onfroy and Josie Hollis are accused of killing Jordan Hill.
Mr Hill died in hospital after being found with injuries at a flat in Southey Avenue, Sheffield, on 23 March.
Mr Onfroy, 31, of Badger Close, Sheffield, and Ms Hollis, 24, of no fixed abode, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court and were remanded in custod... | A man and a woman have denied the murder of a 21-year-old who was stabbed. |
34,763,954 | Yeovil District Hospital was put on "black alert" last year when it was overwhelmed by demand.
This year the hospital is installing a 24-bed modular ward on its roof and leasing 18 beds from a nursing home.
Chief Executive Paul Mears said: "Winter is a challenging time for us and we've taken action to ensure we're well... | A "ready made" ward is to be craned onto the roof of a Somerset hospital to help cope with winter demand. |
30,033,468 | Nottinghamshire dentist Desmond D'Mello has been suspended by the General Dental Council over serious hygiene concerns.
Patients are being offered tests for HIV and hepatitis.
Doug Black, medical director for NHS England in Nottinghamshire, said it was the "largest recall in NHS history".
He said: "We are doing our lev... | More than four hundred people have visited a health centre for screening for blood-borne viruses after 22,000 dental patients were recalled. |
37,807,983 | The former Manchester United reserve team boss has agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal, but saw two goals conceded inside the first five minutes.
First, McCleary flicked in a through ball after 57 seconds and then drove home a right-footed shot from distance.
Yann Kermorgant's penalty sealed the Royals' third successiv... | Garath McCleary struck an early double as Reading thumped Wigan to hand Warren Joyce a nightmare start as the new Latics manager. |
39,694,369 | The Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Bill is designed to replace air passenger duty with a devolved Scottish levy.
Ministers want to cut the tax by 50% before eventually abolishing it "when finances allow".
MSPs backed the general principles of the bill in the first stage of the legislative process, but many asked for more... | Plans for a devolved aviation tax have passed the first legislative hurdle after a vote at Holyrood. |
40,798,604 | Andrea Albutt wrote an open letter after recent violence at prisons in Hertfordshire and Wiltshire.
She said the unrest was causing "grave concern" - adding that governors faced "unacceptable stress and anxiety".
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said action had been taken to increase prison officer numbers.
But Ms Albutt ... | The president of the Prison Governors Association has attacked the government's management of prisons in England and Wales. |
35,511,170 | Blair Alston slotted in following Lee Miller's through ball to give the Bairns the lead but James Craigen quickly fired Rovers level.
Falkirk were ahead again through David McCracken's first-half header.
But the visitors equalised again when Mark Stewart struck against his former club, and though Raith had Kyle Benedic... | Raith Rovers twice pegged back their hosts to secure a Scottish Championship draw at the Falkirk Stadium. |
39,342,387 | The 5,000-signature document was taken to the Scottish Parliament.
Dumfries and Galloway Council wants to house the hoard in a new gallery being built in the region.
However, National Museums Scotland is also bidding to host the artefacts. A meeting takes place on Thursday to discuss their fate.
The objects were discov... | A petition has been delivered seeking to ensure a hoard of Viking treasure discovered in Galloway goes on display in Kirkcudbright. |
25,052,233 | The bucardo became extinct in 2000, but cells from the last animal were frozen in liquid nitrogen.
In 2003, a cloned calf was brought to term but died a few minutes after birth.
Now, the scientists will test the viability of the female bucardo's 14-year-old preserved cells.
The bucardo, or Pyrenean ibex, calf born thro... | Scientists in Spain have received funding to test whether an extinct mountain goat can be cloned from preserved cells. |
29,821,695 | Ms Perry told MPs she was "mystery shopping" the 10 busiest rail services in the country to find out for herself the extent of overcrowding.
It was "unacceptable" that people were unable to board trains on commuter routes because they were already full.
Fellow Tory MP Dominic Raab said his constituents expected answers... | Rail passengers should not have to stand for more than 20 minutes during a journey, minister Clare Perry has said |
32,468,073 | About 350 people attended the third Welsh Asian Women Achievement awards ceremony at City Hall on Saturday.
In total, 29 Asian women were nominated for recognition in eight categories, with a panel deciding the winners.
Categories included business, arts and culture, social and humanitarian and tackling violence agains... | Asian women who have made a significant contribution to Welsh life have been celebrated at an event in Cardiff. |
39,282,871 | Phillip Cullen, 57, of Cadbury Heath in Bristol, committed six offences relating to Large Blue butterflies.
Bristol Magistrates Court heard he caught butterflies in Somerset and Gloucestershire and then killed and mounted them for a wall display.
His is believed to be the first prosecution in the UK involving offences ... | A collector has been found guilty of capturing and killing the UK's rarest butterfly. |
38,972,281 | Satnam Singh, 74, was found with serious injuries in a Derby street in July 2015 - opposite the Sikh temple where he volunteered.
Police initially thought he had been hit by a car but last year arrested 30-year-old Sukhraj Atwal for murder.
Mr Atwal denies the charge. His defence said there was a lack of "real evidence... | The trial of a man accused of murdering a pensioner in the street has heard he "had no motive" to kill him. |
34,604,872 | Allegations against the Rt Rev George Bell were first made by the victim in 1995 but were not investigated or referred to the police.
Bell was Bishop of Chichester from 1929 until his death in October 1958.
Current Bishop Dr Martin Warner issued a formal apology after the Diocese of Chichester settled the civil claim.
... | A victim who was sexually abused as a young child by a former Bishop of Chichester who died in the 1950s has received compensation from the Church. |
38,404,056 | Mr Whyte's lawyer entered the plea during a hearing at the High Court in Edinburgh on Thursday morning.
The 45-year-old, who lives in London, faces a charge of fraud and a second allegation under the Companies Act.
A trial is scheduled to go before judge Lady Stacey at the High Court in Glasgow in April.
The Crown has ... | The former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has pleaded not guilty to two charges, including one of fraud, in relation to his purchase of the club in 2011. |
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The 52-year-old replaces Richie Foran, who was sacked following relegation from the Premiership.
He has signed a two-year deal after leaving his head of coach education post at Hearts, where he spent 18 years at a player and manager.
The Highlanders won promotion to the to... | John Robertson is the new manager of Inverness Caley Thistle, returning to the club he left almost 13 years ago. |
35,918,879 | Miller's converted try and a Jimmy Gopperth penalty put Wasps 10-3 up at the break after Saints' Stephen Myler kicked the first points of the game.
Myler swapped penalties with Elliot Daly before Miller grabbed his second.
Daly's long-range penalty and Jamie Stevenson's try ensured Wasps moved to within two points of s... | Rob Miller scored two tries as Wasps beat Northampton to boost their top-four hopes while also sealing leaders Saracens' place in the play-offs. |
40,788,427 | Emergency services were called to the collision between a Nissan Qashqai and Vauxhall Corsa on the A308 Marlow Road near Maidenhead on Wednesday.
The driver of the Vauxhall - a 38-year-old woman - was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died in hospital on Monday.
A nine-year-old girl in the same car w... | A woman has died from her injuries five days after a car crash in Berkshire. |
20,791,677 | Items worth more than £36 sent from the islands will incur VAT from 1 January 2013. The limit was £40.
A gift is defined as an item sent between two private people, such as a birthday or Christmas gift.
Jersey and Guernsey Post allow people to pay the VAT in advance so that the recipient is not charged by the UK Post O... | The maximum value of gifts sent from the Channel Islands to the UK without incurring VAT has dropped. |
30,210,133 | The 43-year-old, from Reading, was arrested by Thames Valley Police, which is investigating the unexplained death of Gerald Jones.
Mr Jones, 51, died suddenly at an address in Wrenswood Close, Reading, on 19 June.
Police arrested the woman after receiving information following a post-mortem examination.
She was later r... | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man in June. |
35,577,913 | Fry faced strong criticism online for comparing costume designer Jenny Beavan to a "bag lady" when she picked up her Bafta for Mad Max.
Twitter users demanded Fry apologise for his comments over her clothes.
But Fry, a prolific Twitter user, said online afterwards Beavan was "a dear friend" who had "got" the joke.
The ... | Bafta show host Stephen Fry appears to have deleted his Twitter profile in the wake of his controversial comments during Sunday night's show. |
38,529,237 | The city council is considering plans to build a Go Ape attraction in Roundhay Park, featuring aerial zip wires and rope walks.
A petition against the plans has been signed by 1,500 people, who have said say they are concerned it will be too noisy and cause traffic problems.
The consultation has been extended by the co... | Plans to build a high-wire adventure course in a Leeds park are being opposed by local residents. |
29,315,354 | Another car ploughed into the parked vehicles in Emlyn Street in Talywain near Pontypool on Sunday.
A 45-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated taking of a vehicle, driving without a licence and insurance, theft and possession of a class C drug.
She has also been bailed on suspicion of driving while unfit thro... | Motorists are counting the cost after a trail of car damage was left on a street in Torfaen. |
37,287,130 | The bank has previously said that a "significant percent" of its London workforce would be moved if Brexit became a reality.
The bank employs around 5,000 staff at its offices in London.
Earlier, the Lloyds of London insurance market said that after Brexit some of its business would move to the EU.
"We currently employ... | The Swiss banking group UBS says that up to 1,500 of its jobs in London may be moved abroad once the UK leaves the European Union. |
14,558,983 | Earlier, the government announced 21 locations for enterprise zones in England in an effort to boost economic growth.
Gloucestershire's bid focused on Gloucester and Cinderford.
But Communities Minister Bob Neill said the county could still benefit from other job-creating projects.
"It's no disgrace to Gloucestershire ... | Gloucestershire's failure to secure an "enterprise zone" for the county is not a reflection on local businesses, the government has said. |
30,849,224 | The girl made emergency calls to Wiltshire Police from telephone kiosks on 16 and 23 November, reporting that a non-existent fight was in progress.
She was identified when officers reviewed CCTV of the kiosks in Calne and posted images of her on Facebook.
She was invited to Calne police station where she admitted both ... | A 13-year-old girl who made hoax calls to police has been made to read an apology to the 999 call handler supervisor. |
13,075,858 | The Los Angeles Lakers star's outburst was caught on camera as he reacted to being judged to have committed a foul.
Bryant is shown apparently mouthing the word "...faggot" after failing to get the referee's attention.
The player has apologised and said his action was out of "frustration in the heat of the game".
"What... | US basketball player Kobe Bryant has been fined $100,000 (£61,000) for using a homophobic slur during an NBA game on Tuesday. |
37,449,995 | One advertiser suggested that, in some cases, video viewing statistics had been overestimated by up to 80%.
Facebook's analytics are an important tool for advertisers, who use them to work out how much of their video content is being watched.
The social network said the error had been fixed and had not changed how much... | Facebook has overestimated how much video people have watched for the last two years, the firm has admitted. |
36,849,041 | It is thought refrigeration units at three Tesco stores in Cardiff and one in Pontypool could not cope with soaring temperatures on Tuesday.
Hundreds of fresh food products, including butter, milk, meat and yogurts had to be thrown out.
A Tesco spokesman said: "The vast majority of our fridges and freezers are working ... | Supermarkets in south Wales have been forced to throw out large amounts of fresh food as their fridges failed. |
19,000,674 | Violet D'Mello entered the enclosure for a photo next to the cats at the Kragga Kamma Game Park in Port Elizabeth earlier this year.
She suffered injuries to her head, stomach and legs during the incident.
The authorities in South Africa have ruled the park was not negligent.
A party of visiting schoolboys and a cheeta... | A South African game reserve where an Aberdeen woman was attacked by a cheetah has been cleared of any wrongdoing. |
37,195,535 | The site of the Chicago Rock club, on New Street, Barnsley, was badly damaged when a fire broke out last week.
At its height, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service used eight fire engines to tackle the blaze at the disused building.
David Shepherd, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's director for economic regener... | A former nightclub gutted by fire is to be demolished. |
33,767,791 | Monitor has written to the 46 foundation trusts with the biggest deficits "challenging" their plans.
It urged money-saving measures such as filling only essential staff vacancies.
The Department of Health supported the move, but Labour argued it suggested there was a financial crisis in the NHS that was "spiralling out... | Hospitals and health trusts in England have been told by regulators to look again at their financial plans as current ones are unaffordable. |
38,194,530 | Addresses were searched in Livingston, Bathgate, Blackburn and Salford, with a reception centre set up to support potential victims.
Police Scotland said 25 people were interviewed as part of the operation.
The men are due to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Monday. Two of them are aged 28 and the others 35 and 26... | Four men have been arrested and charged after an operation aimed at tackling human trafficking and serious organised crime in West Lothian. |
36,978,819 | Thomas Gallagher, 16, was discovered by a member of the public in Old Kays Park in Tottington, Bury, in July 2015.
An inquest concluded the schoolboy took his own life and police shortcomings did not contribute to his death.
But an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) report found Greater Manchester Police's... | No officers were deployed to search for a vulnerable teenager who was later found dead, the police watchdog said. |
15,284,813 | Both houses of Congress voted in quick succession on Wednesday to approve the agreement, as well as pacts with Panama and Colombia.
It will now go to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.
The agreement is expected to increase US exports to the Asian economy by as much as $10bn (£6.5bn).
The free-trade deal wit... | US lawmakers have approved a long-delayed free trade agreement with South Korea, calling it the most significant in 16 years. |
35,193,285 | The Fiji international, 25, faces a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday.
He is accused of "lifting a player from the ground and dropping or driving that player into the ground" when tackling Gareth Owen in the 51st minute.
World Rugby's recommended bans for those found guilty of such offences range from four to 52 weeks.... | Ospreys centre Josh Matavesi has been cited for an alleged dangerous tackle during Boxing Day's 27-26 Pro12 win at Scarlets in the west Wales derby. |
38,365,909 | The victim, aged 50, was stabbed 10 times in Barking and spent weeks in hospital recovering from his injuries.
The suspect is described as aged between 20 and 30, wearing a dark hooded top with the hood up, light-coloured trousers and light trainers.
No-one has been arrested in connection with the attack, said police.
... | CCTV footage of a man being stabbed in what police have called a "frenzied and unprovoked" attack in east London has been released. |
38,574,363 | Chris Oakley was criticised by Ofsted for keeping the animals at Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy.
The report - which rated the fee-paying the school as "inadequate" - said "no risk assessment" was made.
The BBC has contacted the school for a comment.
The Ofsted report said: "The proprietor has not ensured th... | A head teacher kept a seven-foot (2.1m) boa constrictor and tarantulas in his school office without checking if they posed a risk to children, government inspectors found. |
20,656,971 | It was feared England would travel to India under a new captain in Alastair Cook, get beaten and suffer badly from the experience.
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Those fears were not unfounded. England had previously endured a tough year, with the humbling defeat by Pakistan in the UAE followed by the s... | The turnaround completed by England to beat India so convincingly in Mumbai and Kolkata after the big defeat in Ahmedabad is truly remarkable. |
38,933,275 | The waste, which includes soft toys, plastic bags and photographs, was discovered by the charity that operates Telford Steam Railway.
The site - owned by Network Rail - is near the A4169 near Horsehay, the Shropshire Star reports.
Network Rail said it was supporting an investigation by West Mercia Police to identify th... | Some 150 tonnes of rubbish has been dumped near a popular steam railway attraction in Shropshire. |
38,883,467 | The Pilgrims, second in League Two, will return to England on Thursday.
"We're going there to train for three days in preparation for the remaining games of the season," Argyle manager Derek Adams told BBC Radio Devon.
"I've done it before as a manager. It's about getting us focused with 18 games to go, and allowing us... | Plymouth Argyle are preparing for Saturday's derby against Exeter with some warm-weather training in Spain. |
27,815,441 | Ukraine's interior minister said earlier that three tanks had entered rebel areas of the east, and fighting was under way.
Arsen Avakov said that the tanks entered Ukraine along with other armour through a border checkpoint controlled by rebels in the Luhansk region.
Russia denied the report.
The foreign ministry said ... | Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has told President Vladimir Putin that reports of Russian tanks moving into Ukrainian territory are unacceptable. |
35,535,341 | A team of three male candidates was selected last month which resulted in Michelle Gildernew being left off the ticket.
The meeting gives the former MP and minister another opportunity to be put on Sinn Féin's list.
Ms Gildernew had been replaced on the ticket by current MLA Phil Flanagan.
Analysis: 'Major embarrassmen... | Sinn Féin is to meet next week to select a fourth candidate in Fermanagh and South Tyrone for this year's assembly election. |
35,400,884 | It follows the death of a beached whale in Hunstanton, Norfolk, on Friday and the discovery of three carcasses near Skegness over the weekend.
The sperm whales are believed to be from a pod spotted off the Norfolk coast.
The fifth whale was found at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, on Monday afternoon, the Maritime and Coastgu... | A fifth sperm whale has washed up on the east coast of England. |
32,075,351 | The centre in Deptford, south-east London, provides training for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
It was founded by Baroness Lawrence in memory of her son who was killed in a racist attack by white youths in 1993.
The Cambridges also visited XLP urban Christian charity in Gypsy Hill.
Baroness Lawrence showe... | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the Stephen Lawrence Centre and a youth charity in south London - on Catherine's last day of official events before the birth of her second child. |
33,469,379 | NHS boards said 42 practices were now under their control - a measure used in special circumstances and emergencies.
Scottish Labour called it a "crisis" and claimed the number of patients registered at an "understaffed" GP practice was at least two million.
The Scottish government said there was no crisis in healthcar... | BBC Scotland research has shown that difficulties with GP recruitment have led to more doctors' surgeries being taken over by health boards. |
36,834,891 | Figures show about 57% of closures since September 2006 were in the nine more rural council areas.
Conservative education spokesman Darren Millar said Labour was "letting down" rural communities with a "grim record".
Ministers said they were developing plans to ensure rural schools were not "adversely affected by an ov... | A "disproportionate" number of Wales' rural schools have closed in the past decade, the Conservatives have claimed. |
27,140,483 | The roundabout at the bottom of Anderson Drive is a bottleneck.
Transport Minister Keith Brown urged local residents and road users to have their say on the proposals.
Any work on the Haudagain roundabout would not get under way until 2018 when construction of the Aberdeen bypass is complete.
Mr Brown said: "The bottle... | Plans to improve the notorious Haudagain roundabout in Aberdeen with a new dual carriageway link have gone on show. |
36,478,641 | The buggy update - which was delivered via a wireless transmission - is causing affected vehicles' infotainments systems to stop working.
This prevents drivers from getting navigation directions, climate controls and digital radio.
The Toyota division has acknowledged the problem and said owners needed to bring their c... | A faulty data broadcast is causing problems for Lexus car owners in the US. |
23,990,717 | Mohammad Javad Zarif told Tasnim news agency that he sent a tweet saying: "Happy Rosh Hashana".
In a Twitter exchange that followed, he also distanced himself from the Holocaust denials of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
It comes amid confusion over whether new President Hassan Rouhani also tweeted "Happy Rosh Ha... | Iran's foreign minister has confirmed he sent a message on Twitter wishing Jews a happy new year. |
34,126,393 | The show asked whether rape was ever a woman's fault.
The poll followed on from comments The Pretenders' singer Chrissie Hynde had made in the Sunday Times.
She said she blamed herself for a sexual assault she had experienced aged 21 and was criticised when she said women "have to take responsibility".
The Loose Women ... | ITV has apologised after a poll on Loose Women about rape offended viewers. |
34,003,607 | The 24-year-old had looked set for a move to Burnley, with the two sides in contact about a deal.
But a Forest statement said: "The 24-year-old has declared his intention to stay following a conversation with (chairman) Fawaz Al Hasawi.
"The club welcome Lansbury's decision and will now move forward with him in their p... | Nottingham Forest have confirmed that midfielder Henri Lansbury will stay with the Championship club. |
32,806,923 | On Monday the Wall Street Journal reported he was being investigated by the US for possible drug-trafficking and money-laundering.
Mr Cabello dismissed the accusations, saying no proof had been offered.
In March the US imposed sanctions on a group of Venezuelan officials.
Venezuelan opposition leaders and US officials ... | Venezuela's parliament has passed a motion defending its president, Diosdado Cabello, against what it described as "a campaign of lies by national and international media". |
20,207,357 | It's difficult to tell two-month-old twins Tanya and Lara apart. When their father, John, introduces them his mother-in-law Nadya bursts out laughing.
"He's mixed them up again!"
Nadya, 64, is visiting from Russia. Widowed two years ago she recently retired from her job as a doctor and has been helping to look after he... | The government's promise to reduce net migration by 2015 includes measures that have made it more difficult for people from outside Europe to join family members in the UK, creating tough choices for some British residents. |
25,107,863 | The 15-year-old, from Bideford, Devon, was on a six-month "trip of a lifetime" in India with her family when she was killed.
Left in Goa in the care of her 25-year-old tour guide boyfriend Julio Lobo while the rest of her family went travelling, Scarlett's partially-clothed body was discovered on Anjuna beach in Goa in... | As Scarlett Keeling's family spend their sixth Christmas without her, their lawyer says the trial of two men accused of killing her is progressing "at a snail's pace". |
22,519,770 | US-based Human Rights Watch identified the rebel as Abu Sakkar, a well-known insurgent from the city of Homs, and said his actions were a war crime.
The main Syrian opposition coalition said he would be put on trial.
The video, which cannot be independently authenticated, seems to show him cutting out the heart.
"I swe... | A video which appears to show a Syrian rebel taking a bite from the heart of a dead soldier has been widely condemned. |
40,992,101 | Crawford Falconer will take up the post of chief trade negotiation adviser at the Department for International Trade.
Leaving the single market would mean the UK would have to establish new bilateral trade agreements, but cannot formally do so until after Brexit.
However, one economist suggested Mr Falconer would alrea... | The man in charge of negotiating the UK's trade deals once Brexit is finalised, starts his job this week. |
38,675,958 | Hammers manager Slaven Bilic said earlier this month that Payet did not want to play for the club, but added the 29-year-old would not be sold.
But, after rejecting two bids from Marseille and signing Robert Snodgrass, West Ham have decided to sell the France international.
Payet joined West Ham from Marseille for £10.... | West Ham forward Dimitri Payet is set to rejoin former club Marseille after the clubs agreed a £25m fee. |
36,711,770 | The Irish government suggested the formation of the group last week.
But on Monday, DUP leader Arlene Foster said she had not been consulted over it and it appeared it would not go ahead.
But Mr McGuinness has said he does not think "anybody should have a veto on a good idea".
The Irish government government said it pr... | A proposed cross-border forum on all-Ireland issues in the wake of the UK's decision to leave the EU could go ahead despite not having DUP support, Martin McGuinness says. |
38,456,011 | Doctors said Oshin Kiszko should undergo chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat his malignant brain tumour.
But his parents, Angela Kiszko and Adrian Strachan, refused treatment because of the severe side effects.
After a court decided in March that Oshin had to receive chemotherapy, a judge in September ruled he could... | A six-year-old boy whose cancer diagnosis sparked a high-profile legal battle in Australia has died. |
38,044,303 | Jodie Wilkinson, 27, was attacked by a group of up to 11 men in Stanhope Street, Newcastle, on 11 October.
Sharif Kalimba, 19, of no fixed address, has been charged with violent disorder and remanded in custody.
Four men from Newcastle, aged 25, 25, 22 and 20, have been charged with violent disorder. David Waterston, 4... | A further man has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman, bringing the total to six. |
35,325,750 | The 31-year-old comes in as a replacement for Danny Ward, who was recalled from his spell at Pittodrie by parent club Liverpool this week.
Collin, who joined Rotherham from Carlisle United in 2013, has played twice this season.
But he has not featured since August and recently found himself relegated to third choice.
A... | Rotherham United goalkeeper Adam Collin has completed his switch to Aberdeen on loan until the end of the season. |
35,893,905 | Northern Ireland international Little has scored two goals in 16 games for Preston since signing from Scottish side Rangers in June 2014.
The 26-year-old made five appearances on loan at Blackpool earlier this term.
Fosu, 20, has played once for Reading, but featured in six games for Fleetwood after joining on loan in ... | Promotion-chasing Accrington Stanley have signed Preston striker Andy Little and Reading winger Tarique Fosu on loan until the end of the season. |
35,755,810 | Swansea University analysed data from nearly 360,000 children aged between six and 18 between 2003 and 2013.
It followed a health warning in 2003 that children should not be given most antidepressants.
The unpublished research triggered a Welsh government circular saying other methods should be tried first.
The 30% ris... | There has been a 30% increase in the number of children in Wales prescribed antidepressants over 10 years, figures obtained by the BBC have shown. |
39,187,077 | Sinn Féin's northern leader Michelle O'Neill said he had still not agreed to release funds for legacy inquests.
Thursday's election ended the unionist majority at Stormont, with Sinn Féin now just one seat behind the DUP.
Talks are being held to restore the power-sharing executive, but parties have just three weeks to ... | Sinn Féin says it broke off its meeting with Secretary of State James Brokenshire because all he did was "waffle, waffle, and more waffle". |
20,039,879 | He joined ITV's breakfast show when it launched as a sports reporter and presenter and went on to present Good Morning Britain on Saturdays.
He became anchorman of Good Morning Britain in 1987 and presented Yorkshire TV's news magazine programme Calendar until 2002
ITV's Daybreak presenter and former colleague Lorraine... | Former TV-am presenter Mike Morris has died aged 65. |
36,476,322 | It comes after an audit committee requested a probe into two of DSME's former chief executive officers over possible mismanagement.
The world's second-largest shipbuilder has been trying to raise money to reduce its debts.
The firm posted its biggest net loss of 3.19tr won ($2.8bn; £1.9bn) last year.
DSME and South Ko... | South Korean prosecutors have raided Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering as part of an investigation into alleged accounting irregularities. |
26,136,774 | Online security specialists Cloudflare said it recorded the "biggest" attack of its kind on Monday.
Hackers used weaknesses in the Network Time Protocol (NTP), a system used to synchronise computer clocks, to flood servers with huge amounts of data.
The technique could potentially be used to force popular services offl... | A massive attack that exploited a key vulnerability in the infrastructure of the internet is the "start of ugly things to come", it has been warned. |
32,590,787 | All five of West Yorkshire's powerful district local authorities go to the polls on the same day as the general election, each with a third of their council seats up for grabs.
Local polls on the same day as a general election sometimes produce surprising results and 2010 was no exception.
As the headlines were grabbed... | As the battle buses criss-cross West Yorkshire's closely fought parliamentary constituencies it has almost been overlooked that 128 other election battles are being fought in the same area. |
38,891,210 | A time when Madonna introduced legions of teenage girls to scrunchies and Jane Fonda made lycra and leg warmers cool.
And if you were listening to cassette tapes - there's a good chance it was on the revolutionary Walkman - made by Japanese electronics firm Sony.
But not everyone was a fan of this Asian influence.
Book... | It was the decade of The Empire Strikes Back and Michael Jackson's song Beat It. |
40,059,676 | Up to 170,000 football fans are expected to travel to the capital to watch the showdown between Juventus and Real Madrid on 3 June.
It will be the first Champions League final to be played under a closed roof.
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) said safety was a "primary objective".
The roof closure had been sugge... | The roof of the National Stadium of Wales will be closed for the 2017 Champions League final in Cardiff for safety reasons. |
13,025,746 | Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the identical twin brother of the late president and leader of the country's main opposition party, Law and Justice, is boycotting the official memorial events.
His supporters are also planning to gather outside the presidential palace to remember the victims and vent their anger against the Russian... | Poland is marking the first anniversary of the plane crash which killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others with rival commemorations highlighting the bitter divisions which still surround the tragedy. |
19,533,038 | GB started nervously and struggled with their offence in the opening half, falling 29-20 behind at the interval.
But they drew level midway through the third quarter to give themselves hope.
However, the USA pulled away again towards the end of the quarter and their defence also restricted GB's shooting opportunities.
... | Great Britain missed out on a third consecutive men's wheelchair basketball Paralympic bronze medal after losing 61-46 to the United States. |
39,365,262 | I knew I wanted to get involved in Red Nose Day this year. But then I decided to take it one step further.
I'd wanted to go on a Comic Relief trip for years and here was the perfect opportunity, so I agreed to take my first ever trip to Liberia in West Africa.
During the trip, we visited a school in West Point, the lar... | Ed Sheeran writes exclusively for BBC News about his trip to Liberia with Comic Relief and why he'll never forget the children he met there - and one young girl in particular. |
34,971,759 | Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said the government had not found any evidence to support the claim.
The lawyers filed a petition in a court last year saying that the monument should be handed over to Hindus.
The Taj Mahal, a 17th Century mausoleum built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, a Muslim, after his wife's death, at... | India's government has rejected claims by a group of lawyers that the Taj Mahal monument was a Hindu temple. |
34,525,160 | The National Audit Office (NAO) said water companies in England and Wales had benefited from tax cuts and cheaper finance costs over the past five years.
However, customers' bills had not fallen because Ofwat had not properly "balanced the risks" between water companies and consumers, the NAO said.
Ofwat rejected criti... | Water companies have pocketed an £800m windfall because of poor regulation, the spending watchdog has said. |
40,119,525 | Brenda Mitchell, of Cycle Law Scotland, said safety issues had been highlighted since the tracks were installed.
The issue was highlighted following the death of a 24-year-old cyclist who fell in front of a minibus after appearing to get her wheel stuck in a tram track.
The council said it made "every effort" to raise ... | Warnings about the safety risks which tram tracks in Edinburgh pose to cyclists have been ignored, according to lawyers. |
21,647,035 | The businessman and star of BBC One's The Apprentice said that after his two-year tenure his work was "complete".
The service offers 70 live Freeview channels and is a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, Channel 5, TalkTalk and Arqiva.
YouView said Lord Sugar would go "in the next few weeks" and a new ch... | Lord Sugar is to step down from his role as non-executive chairman of internet TV service YouView. |
24,751,028 | Sarah Guyard-Guillot, 31, was performing at the MGM Grand hotel.
Investigators said the mother of two fell 28m (94ft) to the floor when a safety wire became detached due to her rapid ascent.
They said Guyard-Guillot's death was partly caused by a failure to give her adequate training.
Cirque du Soleil said her death wa... | Cirque du Soleil will be fined after an acrobat died during one of its live shows in Las Vegas in June, Nevada state officials say. |
15,401,489 | Most of the teenagers caught drunk and disorderly said they were sent to Cornwall with alcohol, rather than attempting to buy it in local shops.
Supt Julie Whitmarsh from Devon and Cornwall Police described the statistics as "scary".
The force has called for a "national debate" about parental responsibility.
It said al... | Seven out of 10 under-age drinkers caught in the Cornish holiday resort of Newquay were given alcohol by their parents, according to police. |
36,232,350 | Allegri, 48, took charge in July 2014 and signed a new deal until 2017 after leading the Old Lady to the league title and the Coppa Italia.
Having successfully defended their league crown, Juventus have announced the former AC Milan boss will now remain until 30 June 2018.
Juventus face AC Milan in the Coppa Italia fin... | Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has extended his contract with the Serie A champions until the summer of 2018. |
34,932,870 | John Russell Brown and his company Hyperion Investments face 16 charges relating to the condition of the property and the danger and risk to health of the occupants in it.
The migrants were found during a raid on Deeside Lane, Sealand - one of the largest of its kind in the country.
Magistrates in Wrexham adjourned the... | A man has appeared in court after 107 migrants were found crowded into a building in Flintshire. |
34,865,263 | Claire Jenkins, 36, of Gowerton, was given the fine after leaving bread crumbs on a bench in Oxford Street, during a Christmas shopping trip.
She said: "I found it degrading. I didn't know it was classed as an offence."
Swansea council said a new campaign was responding to complaints people were being "plagued by seagu... | A woman has been fined £50 for feeding pigeons in Swansea city centre after a council crackdown. |
39,651,071 | The secretary of state, James Brokenshire, had set early May as the deadline for the current talks process.
It is thought the new deadline will be the end of June.
The provisions to form an executive by that date will be included in emergency legislation that will be fast tracked through Westminster.
The BBC understand... | Northern Ireland politicians will be given more time to reach a deal to restore a power-sharing executive at Stormont, the BBC understands. |
39,125,581 | Durant, 28, limped out of Tuesday's game after team-mate Zaza Pachulia fell on his left leg and caused a sprained medial ligament and leg bruising.
It is hoped he could return before the end of the regular season on 12 April.
The 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player joined the Warriors this season in a deal worth a reported $... | Golden State Warriors' top scorer Kevin Durant will be out "indefinitely" after injuring his knee in his side's 112-108 loss at Washington Wizards. |
33,660,890 | Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson says the London 2012 games did change views of disabled athletes - but that has not been reflected in the wider community.
She told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement that some disabled people are still seen as benefit scrounges.
"We're still kind of lost behind other minority groups," she ... | More still needs to be done to shift perceptions towards people with disabilities, says Wales' most successful Paralympian. |
34,839,691 | However, the director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio), Duncan Lewis, said there could be no guarantee of safety from extremist violence in the future.
Mr Lewis was speaking after the Paris attacks in which 129 people died.
The Islamic State (IS) militant group has said it was behind ... | Australia's top spy has said there is no evidence of large-scale militant attacks planned against the country. |
35,058,982 | The monthly deficit was £4.14bn, up from £1.07bn in September.
Between August and October there was a deficit of £8.4bn, a £2.4bn increase from the previous quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The growing deficits were due to a big increase in imports of goods, combined with a small decrease in expo... | The UK's trade deficit - the difference between the amount it imports and exports - widened considerably in October, according to official figures. |
36,999,701 | The Duke of Rothesay, as he is known when in Scotland, attended the event in his role as chieftain.
He watched traditional Highland games competitions such as the three-legged and egg and spoon races. He then presented a trophy to the winning tug o'war team.
About 400 people attended the games on Saturday.
It is usuall... | Prince Charles has umpired a tug o'war competition during a visit to the Mey Highland Games. |
33,069,312 | But more are in work than at any time since 2007, suggests Department for Business, Innovation and Skills data.
And graduates still earn almost £10,000 a year more than people without degrees - though the highest earners are those with postgraduate qualifications.
The figures showed a degree was "an excellent option", ... | Graduates in England have seen a fall in their median salary of more than £1,000 in the past five years, according to official statistics. |
25,196,622 | Umakant Mishra was suspended from his job after being charged with fraud when 57 rupees and 60 paise (92 cents; 56 pence) went missing in his post office.
Mr Mishra told BBC Hindi that the battle to clear his name reduced him to penury and his family would have starved if not for his relatives.
He is now seeking compe... | An Indian postal worker who was accused of stealing less than $1 in 1984, has been cleared by a court after nearly 350 court hearings over 29 years. |
35,638,945 | The images were selected from more than 400 slides made by photographer Joan Wilcock, who died in 1994.
The project called Travelling The Archive is a collaborative effort.
It involves Skye-based Atlas Arts, artist Nicky Bird, Kyleakin Local History Society and the Portree-based Highland Archive which is operated by Hi... | Photographs showing life in Kyleakin in Skye between the late 1950s and early 1970s feature in a new arts project. |
35,134,334 | The 46-year-old, who met the Scottish Championship club's board on Friday morning, succeeds Ian Murray, who resigned on Saturday.
Rae left Genk in the summer, having been assistant manager to Alex McLeish at the Belgian top-flight club.
It will be his second stint as a manager in his own right, having had a two-year sp... | Former Rangers and Wolves midfielder Alex Rae has become St Mirren manager after signing an 18-month contract. |
34,172,833 | Pallas's cats are found in Iran, Mongolia and China.
David Barclay, of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), has been in contact with a researcher in Iran since 2013.
In a new development, an abandoned Pallas's cat kitten could be radio-collared for the first time in Iran.
Efforts to capture images of the an... | Wild cat experts from Scotland are working with counterparts in the Middle East to better understand one of the world's rarest and most elusive cats. |
38,505,228 | In its interim report, the commission also said there was not enough evidence to support widespread rape allegations.
It did not mention claims that security forces had been killing people.
There have been repeated allegations of abuses of Rohingya people since a military counter-insurgency campaign was launched in Rak... | A commission set up by Myanmar's government says it has so far found no evidence of genocide against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state. |
34,804,506 | All of this weekend's matches in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup due to have been played in France have been called off.
Bath Rugby tweeted: "Our thoughts are with all those affected by the tragic events in Paris, and safe travels home to everyone in France."
Toulon have won three successive European titles. | Bath's European Champions Cup match in Toulon on Sunday has been postponed following the deadly attacks in Paris. |
35,379,392 | Daniel Young, 30, was attacked in Kendor Gardens near Morden Underground station shortly after 08:00 GMT on Tuesday.
A post-mortem examination found he died from a stab wound.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in custody.
On the day of the attack a 26-year-old man was arrested ... | A second man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a university lecturer killed near a London Tube station. |
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