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39,675,233 | The puppy was due to fly from Nova Scotia on Wednesday to stay with family in Newfoundland, but landed in Ontario.
On arrival, flight staff took Cooper outside to relieve himself, but he slipped off his lead and escaped.
His owner, who was due to travel to Jamaica for a wedding, said on Friday she was "grateful" for hi... | A missing labradoodle named Cooper, which sparked a major hunt after boarding the wrong flight in Canada, has been reunited with his owner. |
38,814,377 | To get people talking and help break the stigma, charities have launched Time to Talk Day on Thursday. Here, eight people share their experiences.
Diagnosis: Depression, anxiety and distress intolerance
I've suffered since I was a young girl and always prided myself on how well I could hide my illness.
I would lie to m... | The stigma around mental health problems can have a devastating impact on people's lives, a survey has found, often leaving behind a trail of break-ups, severed friendships and lost jobs. |
40,488,710 | Cooper, 31, was playing for Culcheth Eagles at Runcorn ARLFC and had been substituted when he began to feel unwell at the start of the second half.
An ambulance was called but they were unable to save the father of three.
Rugby Football League officials are supporting the family of Cooper and a donation page has raised... | A minute's silence will be held before every rugby league game this weekend in memory of amateur player Adam Cooper who died during a match on Saturday. |
35,669,126 | The city council will contribute £4.4m while £12.6m will come from the FA, Premier League and Sport England.
Four "hubs" will be formed on current pitches to reduce a reliance on council subsidies, an authority spokesman said.
The FA has said it will invest a record £260m into grassroots football by 2019.
The leader of... | Liverpool has been chosen as the recipient of the biggest investment into grassroots football after a £17m deal has been agreed. |
36,843,990 | The Liwa al-Quds (Jerusalem Brigade) said Abdullah Issa was just a 12-year-old from a poor refugee family who lived in a rebel-held area of Aleppo.
Members of the Nour al-Din al-Zinki Movement are accused of killing him.
It said those responsible were handed over to a judicial committee, and denounced the killing as a ... | A Palestinian boy who was filmed being beheaded by Syrian rebels on Tuesday was not a fighter, a pro-government Palestinian militia has said. |
26,778,866 | Mr Berezovsky, 67, was found on the bathroom floor of his Ascot home last year with a ligature around his neck.
Berkshire coroner Peter Bedford returned an open verdict, following two days of "contradictory" evidence.
He said he could not prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the businessman either took his own life o... | A coroner has recorded an open verdict at the inquest into the death of Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky. |
26,048,425 | The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) says the current proposals are "unnecessarily complicated".
Their report says that bans in Ireland and Wales were simpler and have significantly reduced the impact of plastic bags on the environment.
Over eight billion disposable carrier bags are used in England every year.
Last ... | A cross-party committee of MPs says the government's plans for a 5p charge on plastic carrier bags in England are a "complete mess". |
14,446,438 | The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) is introducing a pro tournament in 2013 and claims fighters who appear will be eligible for Rio.
And an IOC spokesman told BBC Sport: "We are currently discussing the project with them [AIBA].
"The IOC encourages the participation of the best athletes at the Olympics.... | Professional boxers could compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to rule out the possibility. |
38,093,370 | The move, which the government says is aimed at combating "terrorism", has been criticised by human rights groups.
Many Muslims in Xinjiang say they face widespread discrimination.
The Chinese government is eager to eradicate sporadic violence in the province, which it blames on Islamist militants.
Why is there tension... | Chinese authorities have begun confiscating passports from people in the western region of Xinjiang, which has seen regular unrest. |
32,377,663 | A draft, submitted last week, sparked controversy over a clause that allows immunity for the generals who seized power in May last year.
Also causing concern is a clause which would allow unelected individuals to be appointed prime minister.
Thailand has seen almost a decade of divisive political conflict.
The previous... | Thailand's military-picked reform council has begun a week-long debate over a new constitution, almost a year after a military coup. |
38,196,293 | Police said about 30 people were involved in the incident outside The Vault at about 03:15 last Sunday.
As part of the ongoing investigation two men, aged 21 and 23, were charged and were due to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court at a later date.
Another 21-year-old man has already appeared in court in connection with ... | Two more men have been charged in connection with a disturbance outside a nightclub in Aviemore. |
33,027,977 | Royston Jones, 39, from Brynmawr, was jailed for 15 years for the attempted murder of his wife Claire at the intensive care unit where she worked.
Plans for security staff to be on site at the hospital were also accepted.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board said work to implement the measures was "underway".
The inve... | A £120,000 investment has been approved to boost security at Abergavenny's Nevill Hall Hospital after a nurse was attacked on site. |
35,156,545 | The two pools were confirmed on Monday after New Zealand accepted an invitation to play in Brazil.
The Dutch are ranked number two in the world with Germany third, while Ireland will also take on Argentina, India and Canada in Pool B.
"We're know how tough the tournament is and that we're in a tough group," said Irish ... | Ireland's pool opponents at the Rio Olympics will include defending champions Germany and the Netherlands. |
31,697,290 | It has been a long and controversial journey that began with Abid Naseer's radicalisation in Pakistan and ends in a maximum security prison in the US.
But although MI5 and police in Britain have been vindicated by the verdict in a Brooklyn federal court, this is a case which has raised a number of uncomfortable questio... | Nearly six years after MI5 and armed police dramatically disrupted an al-Qaeda plot to launch suicide attacks on shoppers in Manchester, the ringleader has finally been convicted. |
33,560,035 | In a speech he said that he expected rates to rise over the next three years, reaching "about half as high as historical averages", or about 2%.
But he added that shocks to the economy could change the timing and the size of any rate rise.
Interest rates have been at 0.5% for six years as the UK economy recovers from t... | Bank of England governor Mark Carney has indicated that UK interest rates could rise "at the turn of this year". |
37,849,230 | Josh Meekings, 23, denies causing offences aggravated by sexual orientation prejudice in an Inverness street on 20 December last year.
He was arrested by police officers who heard the Inverness Caledonian Thistle defender's remark to an unidentified man, Inverness Sheriff Court heard.
Sentence was deferred on Meekings ... | A footballer shouted homophobic abuse at a man who had made a racist comment to him, a court has heard. |
34,937,225 | Greg Allen, 43, of Seacoast Road, Bellarena, County Londonderry, was convicted along with another man for breaching waste and marine laws.
He plans to appeal the sentence, but not the conviction.
Mr Allen said he has lost at least six acres to the sea over three decades.
He estimates that the land washed away could be ... | A farmer given a suspended four-month prison sentence last week for having 20,000 tyres along the shore fronting his farm, has said he was trying to protect his land from coastal erosion. |
30,532,846 | But the brutal Taliban attack on an army-run school in Peshawar which killed more than 130 children may well be a watershed for a country that has long been accused by the world of treating terrorists as strategic assets.
The day after the attack, as a nation mourned and Peshawar buried its dead, Pakistan's top politic... | For a nation that has lost more than 70,000 people in 13 years to terror attacks, it is not easy to talk of watersheds. |
37,297,757 | Butler, 24, joined the Iron for an undisclosed fee from National League South side Hemel Hempstead in June.
He kept two clean sheets in six appearances for the club, but was sent off in their defeat by Macclesfield.
Fellow keeper Sam Beasant joined the club last week after his release by Cambridge United and made his d... | Braintree Town have agreed to release goalkeeper Jamie Butler just 72 days after he signed for the club. |
36,285,015 | The claim was made by the husband of one of the people convicted of the killings.
David Stewart's wife Hazel, was convicted of killing her former husband Trevor Buchanan and Lesley Howell.
Lesley's husband, Colin Howell, was also found guilty of the double murder.
Mr Stewart said the Buchanan children were not given an... | The children of one of the victims of a double murder in Castlerock in 1991 were not given a preview of ITV's drama, The Secret, based on the killings. |
37,481,250 | A group has called for a protest at Parliament on 8 October against legislation banning baring your buttocks.
The tongue-in-cheek event, scheduled one day after the full moon, calls for the right to bare bums.
Police said: "The only moon we want to see on Parliament House is the 8 day old moon in the October lunar cycl... | Victoria Police have urged Australian mooning enthusiasts to keep their pants on or risk criminal charges. |
37,958,878 | In the week which saw previous boss Russell Slade sacked, the seventh departure from The Valley since March 2014, Charlton started on the front-foot as Jason Pearce's header hit the bar early on.
The Addicks took the lead in the 30th minute through a superb Josh Magennis header, with the Northern Ireland international ... | Managerless Charlton secured their third home league victory in as many matches with a 2-0 win over play-off chasing Port Vale. |
35,320,083 | The company owners said the containers in Santos were full of acid and a disinfectant which came into contact with rainwater, causing a reaction.
The area's mayor said at least 66 people were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties.
Officials said the fire had been controlled but that there is still smoke in the ... | A chemical explosion at a cargo warehouse in Brazil has spread toxic gas over the country's biggest port. |
19,314,268 | Hacking through the jungle with machetes, they lead us to a camp abandoned just two weeks earlier by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), the rebel group commanded by Kony, who claims to be fighting to install a government in Uganda based on the Biblical 10 Commandments.
A rebel defector led the Ugandan army to the camp, ... | Deep in the jungle of the Central African Republic, about 2,000 Ugandan troops are spearheading the campaign to catch Joseph Kony. |
39,952,006 | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) - which is objecting to the £1.1bn project - said the likely impact of climate change had be taken into account.
NRW was giving evidence at a public inquiry into the plans in Newport.
Lawyers for the Welsh Government said it was "inconceivable" sea defences would not be maintained.
The pro... | A long-term commitment to fund flood defences along the route of the M4 relief road is needed before the scheme goes ahead, it has been argued. |
34,133,963 | Images of a toddler, washed up on a beach in Turkey, ram home the sometimes deadly consequences of what is going on.
Right now though there seems little prospect of the UK government shifting its position on taking in more refugees, as EU leaders and Labour opponents have been calling for.
Although these latest images ... | Only the hardest of hearts would not be moved by the latest images of the people who have been caught up in the danger and chaos of this mass movement. |
32,214,919 | Furious 7 has already out-grossed all previous instalments of the 14-year-old franchise and has now made more than $800m (£546m) internationally.
With DreamWorks animation Home berthed at two, new release The Longest Ride could only muster a third place debut.
The rodeo-based romance made $13.5m (£9.2m) between Friday ... | The latest Fast and the Furious film is still top dog at the US and Canada box office, having taken $60.6m (£41.4m) in its second weekend in cinemas. |
37,151,490 | Shep Murombedzi's 25-yard deflected effort put the hosts into the lead midway through the opening half, but the goalscorer then brought down Danny Rowe in the box and Kingsley James converted from the spot.
Solihull were then handed a spot-kick of their own on the stroke of half-time when the visitors were penalised fo... | Ollie Norburn's last-gasp goal saw Macclesfield end Solihull's unbeaten home run with a thrilling victory which featured three penalties in the space of seven minutes. |
35,215,753 | The Abominable Bride - which starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson - attracted 34.7% of the TV audience.
The final episode of ITV drama Downton Abbey won the Christmas Day ratings battle with an average of 6.6m viewers.
BBC One's New Year's Eve fireworks was watched by more th... | BBC One show Sherlock attracted more than eight million viewers for its New Year's Day special - the highest TV drama audience of the festive season. |
39,217,222 | A bottle of Deanston 12-year-old malt was broken over the bow of the 90-metre Offshore Patrol Vessel in a ceremony at BAE Systems' Scotstoun yard.
The ship is expected to go into service next year and will be used for counter-terrorism, anti-smuggling and defence.
The MoD said work on HMS Forth and her sister ships was... | The first of a fleet of five warships being built on the Clyde has been formally named HMS Forth. |
40,550,206 | The Mercedes driver was fairly monosyllabic in his television interviews. A pep talk from team boss Toto Wolff followed, the Austrian telling him he should see his fourth place as "12 points won rather than lost".
But, while he was more open and expansive with the written media shortly afterwards, the general negative ... | Lewis Hamilton was pretty down after the Austrian Grand Prix, which was understandable seeing as he had just seen his championship deficit to Sebastian Vettel stretch to 20 points. |
34,090,199 | Sussex Police said the emergency services were called to the flat in Sutherland Avenue, Bexhill, at 13:35 BST.
The victim died from her injuries at the scene.
Following a police search, a 21-year-old man from Bexhill was arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in custody. The suspect was known to the victim, p... | A woman has died after being stabbed in a flat in East Sussex. |
40,161,434 | The pensioner was found dead at an address in Park Lane at about 22:30 BST last Wednesday, West Yorkshire Police said.
A 54-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder but was subsequently released.
A file has been sent to the coroner, the force says.
Live updates and more stories from Yorkshire | The death of an 84-year-old woman whose body was found at a property in Pontefract is no longer being treated as suspicious by police. |
38,651,517 | The Blades have been interested in the 20-year-old for a number of weeks but were forced to wait for him to return to fitness after a hamstring injury.
Riley played 85 minutes of United's 1-0 Premier League 2 victory over Liverpool on Monday.
The full-back has made two first-team appearances for Manchester United.
Find... | League One leaders Sheffield United have signed Manchester United full-back Joe Riley on loan for the rest of the season. |
13,503,361 | The influence of the movement has been in the spotlight again in Mr Gulen's home country, where a feud between his followers and other members of the political class has been blown into the open by a series of arrests.
Ill-feeling is said to have grown since the Turkish government moved to close down a network of priva... | Supporters regard the Hizmet movement inspired by US-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen as the benign, modern face of Islam, but critics question its motives. |
36,113,950 | Vale are seven points outside the top six with three games left, but Alnwick says adding to his 13 shut-outs this season is a good target to aim for.
"We want to win every game and see where we finish," Alnwick, 22, told BBC Radio Stoke.
"Hopefully we can win all of them with clean sheets."
Twelfth-placed Vale have won... | Goalkeeper Jak Alnwick is determined to finish the season with three more clean sheets as Port Vale chase an unlikely play-off place in League One. |
11,226,673 | Campaigners say the agreement is biased against the UK and is being used for offences it was not intended to cover.
The year-long review will also consider the breadth of the home secretary's discretion to intervene in cases.
It follows a series of high-profile cases, including that of computer hacker Gary McKinnon.
Th... | A review of the UK's extradition laws will consider whether the current treaty with the US is "unbalanced", Home Secretary Theresa May has said. |
38,269,690 | The group is consulting with 33 staff on plans to close its printing site near Cardiff Docks.
Trinity Mirror wants to print the Western Mail in Watford and the South Wales Echo in Oxford, it is understood.
The company said the consultation process was ongoing.
The group previously blamed "declining print volumes and th... | Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror plans to print some of its Welsh titles in London and Oxford when it closes its presses in Cardiff, BBC Wales has learned. |
20,849,907 | Over many years, he worked with Roald Dahl on some of his most famous books and his sketches captured the very essence of Willy Wonka, Matilda and the BFH.
His own heavily illustrated and quirky books include Mister Magnolia, Zagazoo and Loveykins.
Born Quentin Saxby Blake, he was born in 1932 in Sidcup, which is now p... | Illustrator Quentin Blake, who has been knighted in the New Year Honours list, is perhaps best known for the distinctive drawings that helped bring to life some of the most popular characters in children's literature. |
38,544,104 | The family of Tara Lear-Jones said "a massive piece" has been taken from their lives and they are "just left with heartache".
Ms Lear-Jones died in the accident on the A539, near the village of Penley, on Thursday.
"Tara was a much loved daughter, sister, aunty, granddaughter and girlfriend," a tribute read.
"We all lo... | Tributes have been paid to a 24-year-old woman who died in a car accident in Wrexham county. |
38,874,388 | As the 18-day festival of traditional and roots music came to a close in Glasgow, they said 176 out of 222 ticketed events were sold out.
More than 110,000 people attended festival events which saw 2,375 musicians from 50 countries perform.
Artistic director Donald Shaw said: "The past 18 days have been exhilarating an... | More than three-quarters of shows at this year's Celtic Connections were sold out, according to organisers. |
37,431,025 | The charity wants to increase the number of children it helps directly by 25% to 10,000 annually and offer support to a further 20,000.
Believe in Me launches on Thursday and will also tackle a perceived lack of confidence in 11 to 18-year-olds.
The move comes on the back of a UK-wide survey that found most youngsters ... | About 30,000 vulnerable children will be helped each year, in plans to be announced by Barnardo's Cymru. |
35,585,154 | Rose Polge, 25, whose car was found in a car park near Ansteys Cove in Torbay, disappeared on Friday.
Divers have been searching just south of the cove, as part of a major operation.
The family statement thanked everyone for their "help, hope and kind words".
The BBC understands that a note was found in Dr Polge's car.... | The family of a missing junior doctor has said they are "overwhelmed by the support" of dozens of people who have helped to search for her along the Devon coast. |
38,321,080 | Contact has been made between the two clubs, although there is no agreement over a deal yet.
The France player, who signed for United for £25m in July 2015, would be reunited with former Southampton manager Ronald Koeman at Goodison Park.
Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho will sanction any deal for the 27-year-old, who is ... | Everton are interested in signing Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin. |
32,674,865 | Tim Farron said he was "ruling nothing in and ruling nothing out" but was "determined to play a big role".
Mr Farron held his Westmorland and Lonsdale seat with an 8,949 majority.
Mr Clegg resigned in the aftermath of his party's crushing general election result, where it was left with just eight MPs from the 57 it had... | One of the favourites to replace Nick Clegg as Liberal Democrat leader says he will decide whether to put himself forward "in the next few days". |
34,681,990 | Dundee-based artists Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion have created the art called Nomadic Boulders.
They were commissioned as part of a project involving Highlands and Islands Enterprise to revamp John O'Groats.
HIE said the art had to be designed to withstand the forces of 100mph winds that sometimes blow through t... | New artwork inspired by large rocks that roll around the seabed of the Pentland Firth have been installed at John O'Groats. |
34,651,255 | Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke made the gesture in July as he spoke against the influx of migrants into the EU.
In October, Italian MEP Gianluca Buonanno wore a Hitler moustache and gave the salute during a debate where the German chancellor was present.
The pair have been fined $3,380 (£2,200) and are suspended for 1... | Two right-wing MEPs have been suspended from the European Parliament for making Nazi salutes during sessions. |
36,203,164 | Gareth Southgate's side play their opener against Portugal on 19 May, with the final Group B game against Japan on 27 May.
The winners of each group play in the final on 29 May - with some teams using it as preparation for the Olympics.
England, who last won the event in 1994, have finished fourth in the past two years... | England Under-21s will face Portugal, Guinea, Paraguay and Japan at the Toulon Tournament later this month. |
33,044,342 | North Wales Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of a fire and smoke at an aluminium works at London Road, Holyhead, at 03:29 BST.
The A55 was closed for a short time between J1 A5 Victoria Road and London Road and J3 A5 (Valley) due to concerns about a risk of further explosions, said North Wales Police.
One f... | Fire crews have been called to several reports of an explosion at Anglesey. |
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There has never been a need or desire to brag about her talents. Her swimming speaks for itself.
But the 17-year-old, who has cerebral palsy, has recently taken to sporting a snazzy bright hat to make sure she is noticed. It is not a fashion statement or shameless attempt ... | As one of the best young Para-swimmers in the country, Hayley Milne stands out. |
38,807,525 | They will replace Michael Buble as hosts of next month's show after the Canadian singer pulled out to care for his ill three-year-old son.
The Brit Awards take place at the O2 in London on 22 February.
"The Brits is an iconic show that I've watched and attended many times," said X Factor presenter O'Leary.
Emma, who is... | Dermot O'Leary and Emma Willis are to present this year's Brit Awards, organisers have announced. |
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The home team took the lead when right-back Ben Marshall tucked in a low shot.
Victor Moses's equaliser squirmed in and Payet's free-kick put West Ham ahead before Blackburn were reduced to 10 men by Chris Taylor's red card.
Emmanuel Emenike converted twice either side of ... | Dimitri Payet produced a virtuoso performance as West Ham fought back to ease into the FA Cup quarter-finals at Championship side Blackburn. |
32,142,080 | Lundy was found guilty in 2002 of killing Christine and seven-year-old Amber in 2000, and was jailed for life.
But the conviction was overturned in 2013 by Britain's Privy Council after new evidence emerged.
The jury at the High Court in Wellington unanimously returned a new guilty verdict on Wednesday, and Lundy was s... | A New Zealand court has found Mark Lundy guilty for a second time of murdering his wife and daughter. |
37,209,677 | The Icelandic side, who qualified as Group Three winners, raced into a 6-0 half-time lead after goals from Svava Gudmundsdottir (2), Rakel Hönnudottir (2), Fanndis Fridriksdottir and Berglind Thorvaldsdottir.
Malfridur Sigurdardottir and Esther Arnarsdottir both scored late on.
Met finished third behind runners-up Spar... | Cardiff Met missed out on place in the Uefa Women's Champions League knock-out stages after defeat by Breidablik. |
40,619,837 | He was found with significant injuries in Tyrconnell Street, near the city's bogside, shortly before 10:30 BST and taken to hospital, but later died.
The police said it was "possible" his injuries "were sustained as the result of a collision with a vehicle".
Donnacadh was buried in the City Cemetery in Derry after a re... | The funeral has taken place of six-year-old Donnacadh McGuire, who died in Londonderry on Tuesday. |
30,231,421 | And that's a conservative estimate by Unesco (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
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Ukraine's gre... | Far beneath the ocean waves, nestling silently on cold dark sea beds around the world, lie the remains of about three million shipwrecks. |
38,599,526 | Jamie Mitchell, 35, of Apple Close, Poole, is on trial for manslaughter over the death of Kenneth Dickie, 64, last year.
Winchester Crown Court heard Mr Dickie died in hospital six days after being found with a serious head injury at Rockley Park in Poole in May.
Jurors were told Mr Dickie's death was "utterly unnecess... | A man charged with killing his mother's boyfriend at a holiday park called it a tragic accident, a court has heard. |
37,776,918 | The 22-year-old is Vale's top scorer so far this season, having scored eight times in 12 league games.
Jones' deal is set to expire in January but Vale are keen to keep him, and would prefer to sign him outright.
"I think the way forward is to acquire him as a contracted player in January," Smurthwaite told BBC Radio S... | League One Port Vale are trying to sign on-loan striker Alex Jones permanently from Birmingham City, says chairman Norman Smurthwaite. |
40,789,228 | But the number of ice cream vans has been falling for years, leading some to believe that those bells may mean nothing to future generations of children.
A crop of small, family-run businesses is determined to keep the industry alive however.
These ice cream entrepreneurs have found business models that enable them to ... | For many of us, the distinctive chimes of an ice cream van conjure up happy childhood memories of British summers and dripping ice lollies. |
37,568,662 | But just how old is that? News last week that the limit on human life may be 115 has prompted a great deal of speculation about rising life expectancies.
People born today can expect to live almost twice as long as their counterparts in Victorian times.
There are a combination of reasons for this - better diet, safety ... | Ask people how long they want to live, and many will answer: "As long as I have my health." |
34,477,064 | The Crown Prosecution Service said 1,892 cases were dropped at court due to the "significant ill-health, elderliness or youth" of a defendant.
Another 439 cases were abandoned before the suspect was charged.
The CPS said the number of cases dropped for these reasons accounted for 0.3% of all prosecutions in 2014.
Such ... | More than 2,000 suspected criminals avoided prosecution in England and Wales last year because of their ill-health or age, figures have shown. |
29,507,419 | Cornwall Council said it had been awarded more than £30,000 in grants to enable "essential works to be carried out" on the Grade II-listed Huer's Hut on the Towan headland.
The hut dates from the 19th Century, when Newquay was still a village and part of the pilchard industry.
The works were expected to take four week... | Work is due to start later in the autumn to repair a historic building in Newquay. |
35,129,778 | South Lakes Safari Zoo in Dalton said it would be closed from 9 January.
Barrow Borough Council raised several concerns about the zoo, including the closeness of the rhino dung to a fence, and the safety of walkways.
Zoo bosses said they felt "harassed" by the council and were unable to continue under such conditions.
... | A Cumbria zoo is closing after councillors raised concerns about the potential for baboons to escape using a pile of rhino dung. |
37,821,468 | There were men's singles golds for Martin Rooke (WH2), Daniel Bethell (SL3) and Krysten Coombs (SS6) while Rachel Choong claimed women's SS6 singles gold.
Another three golds in mixed events followed, with three silvers and eight bronzes completing the total.
Para-badminton will make its Paralympic debut at the 2020 Ga... | England's para-badminton team dominated at the European Championships by winning 18 medals in the Netherlands. |
34,381,677 | There are 250 commercial growers in County Armagh, supplying the cider, bakery and fresh markets.
And right now, they are in the middle of a six-week window to get them in.
They are mostly of the Bramley variety, with some eating apples mixed in.
Edmund Allen farms 70 acres of orchard on Grange Lodge farm outside Lough... | £20m a year, that is what the harvest is worth to the apple growers of the Orchard County. |
38,799,586 | A government directive said they would be transferred to Thengar Char before being repatriated to Myanmar.
Rights groups have raised strong objections to the plan, saying it amounts to a forced relocation.
Thengar Char is engulfed by several feet of water at high tide, and has no roads or flood defences.
It was formed ... | The Bangladesh government is moving to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees to a vulnerable island in the Bay of Bengal. |
36,683,324 | He claimed First Minister Carwyn Jones was saying "I told you so" while Plaid Cymru was using the poll's outcome as an "excuse" to call for independence.
Labour and Plaid had a "little Britain mentality" when a "globally facing Britain" was needed, Mr Davies wrote.
He made the comments in an article for The Times newsp... | "Prophets of doom" and "independence mongers" are taking a "warped view" of the Brexit vote, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has said. |
38,167,129 | It is a relationship that these days may be closer to a case of gritting one's teeth rather than a smile, at least when it comes to trade.
As it is for most countries in Asia, China is North Korea's biggest trading partner. Except that of course that there's one major difference: North Korea would completely collapse w... | There's a famous saying attributed to the founder of the Chinese Communist Party, Mao Zedong, that China and North Korea are as close as "lips are to teeth". |
33,215,836 | Scottish Swimming said the government had pulled funding from its £1.72m programme to support school lessons.
It said it was concerned it could lead to greater numbers of adults who lacked confidence in the water.
The Scottish government said the top-up scheme had ended but swimming was still well-funded.
Swimming is ... | The end of a scheme to improve the standard of swimming among primary school children has brought a warning from the sport's governing body. |
33,785,330 | Last-ditch talks aimed at averting the action are taking place - but here's everything you need to know should the strikes go ahead.
London Underground workers are staging two 24-hour walkouts - the first starting at 18:30 BST on Tuesday and another from 18:30 on Thursday.
Station staff will walk out from 18:30 on each... | Two Tube strikes are planned for this week and look likely to cause four days of travel disruption for commuters. |
33,272,405 | Deulofeu had a successful loan season at Everton in 2013-14 but spent much of the last campaign on the sidelines during a spell at Sevilla.
The 21-year-old has signed a three-year deal and will move on 1 July.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez believes Deulofeu can still develop into one of the game's outstanding young tal... | Everton have re-signed Barcelona forward Gerard Deulofeu on a permanent basis after agreeing a £4.3m deal for the one-cap Spain international. |
38,519,449 | The RSPCA said it believed the adult grey seal swam inland along the River Glaven in Norfolk on New Year's Eve.
It then managed to make its way into a woman's garden in Blakeney, just off a coastal road, through the fence. It was returned to the sea on New Year's Day.
The RSPCA said: "The lady certainly had a shock whe... | A seal was found in the back garden of a holiday home, 2km (1.2 miles) away from the sea. |
38,154,925 | The pup was found on the opposite shore from Conwy town with an eye injury and with no sign of its mother earlier this month.
It was taken to the Welsh Mountain Zoo where its wounds have since healed.
RSPCA inspector Mike Pugh said: "It's fantastic news that this seal pup is on the mend, after such a tough ordeal."
But... | A seal pup that was rescued in Conwy county is recovering well and could be released into the wild in the new year, RSPCA Cymru has said. |
33,621,029 | Batsman Weatherley and leg spinner Crane, both 18, have both penned two-year development deals keeping them at the Ageas Bowl until 2017.
Crane made his first team debut earlier this month in the T20 Blast and his County Championship debut in the current match against Durham.
Weatherley captained England Under-19s on t... | Hampshire youngsters Joe Weatherley and Mason Crane have signed their first professional contracts with the club. |
38,251,947 | The number issued to people in Northern Ireland also doubled, in the largest monthly increase since the Brexit vote.
June's result has sparked a marked rise in the number of people applying for Irish and European Union passports.
November is normally one of the quietest months of the year for passport applications.
But... | More than twice the number of Irish passports were issued to people in Great Britain last month than in November 2015. |
23,794,347 | The grey and white mammal became stuck on sandbanks on Thursday at Saltney Ferry, near Chester.
An RNLI lifeboat hoisted the dolphin out of the water before carrying it out to sea, according to the British Divers Marine Life Rescue.
The dolphin, in the river since Monday, will be taken three miles off the coast of Rhyl... | A dolphin has been rescued after swimming miles up the River Dee in Flintshire four days ago. |
33,778,363 | Along with the Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy, he disproved the idea that dance music couldn't sell albums, and helped to establish modern DJ culture.
Twenty years later, Fatboy remains the most successful pseudonym of songwriter Norman Cook - whose other projects include The Housemartins, Beats International and Fr... | With hits like Praise You and The Rockerfeller Skank, Fatboy Slim popularised big beat in the 1990s. |
38,514,678 | David McIlveen, who is still a member of the party, said Mrs Foster had "seriously misjudged" public anger.
Mrs Foster set up the RHI scheme in 2012, but its lack of cost controls has left NI taxpayers with a £490m bill.
A DUP spokesperson said she continued to receive "overwhelming support" within the party and beyon... | A former DUP MLA has broken ranks and criticised the party leader Arlene Foster, saying the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme is an "omnishambles". |
30,250,624 | He returned to his home town of Middlesbrough for the ceremony, in which he was made an honorary doctor in professional achievement.
Mr Mortimer paid tribute to the area for its "distinctive, dry, sense of humour".
Many of the characters created in his double act with Vic Reeves were based on locals, he revealed.
He sa... | TV comedian Bob Mortimer has been awarded an honorary degree from Teesside University. |
40,379,214 | The Highlanders, relegated from the top flight last season, have appointed John Robertson as Richie Foran's successor.
Elsewhere, Dumbarton host Morton, St Mirren face Falkirk, Queen of the South take on Brechin City.
Newly-promoted Livingston welcome Dunfermline Athletic for their first game of the season. | Inverness CT will open their Scottish Championship campaign at home to Dundee United when the 2017-18 gets under way on 5 August. |
38,137,898 | Nikki Collingbourne, 26, was found dead at her flat in Ivel Court, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, in May.
Yvonne Caylor, 53, is on trial at Luton Crown Court where she denies murder.
The court was played a police video of an interview with Ms Collingbourne who was questioned after Ms Caylor had complained she had been assa... | A woman accused of murdering her half-sister with a casserole dish had previously threatened to ram a mop down her throat, a court has been told. |
29,872,367 | Ms Rees was selected from an all-woman shortlist drawn up after the former Welsh Secretary said he would stand down at the 2015 general election.
Members of Neath Labour Party made their decision on Saturday.
The other two candidates were Karen Wilkie, deputy general secretary of the Co-operative Party, and Mabel McKeo... | Bridgend councillor Christina Rees has been picked to succeed MP Peter Hain as the Labour candidate for Neath. |
40,194,767 | David Clark, 55, fell while at a property in Brighton in September 2014 and died in hospital a month later.
Millionaire businessman Michael Holland, owner of a renovation company, and site foreman Grant Oakes deny manslaughter.
Jurors at Lewes Crown Court heard they also face health and safety charges.
Mr Clark, who wa... | A carpenter who fell to his death chose to place a scaffolding board across a void even though a friend had "warned him against it", a court has heard. |
27,772,771 | The charity said job security fears and benefit cuts pushed the number of people seeking help from its volunteers to more than 160,000 last year.
Text messages were up by 22% in 2013 with a 7% increase in emails answered.
Executive director for Wales Sarah Stone said the charity wanted to keep promoting the benefits of... | Money worries are blamed as a key cause of suicidal feelings as the Samaritans in Wales report their highest number of calls for five years. |
35,070,693 | Auckland-born Quinn, 22, holds a UK passport and will not therefore count as an overseas player.
He is the first signing by the county since Thursday's appointment of former England paceman Chris Silverwood as head coach.
"Matt is a tall, fast bowler who can swing the ball. We've made no secret of the fact we want to b... | Essex have signed New Zealand A fast bowler Matt Quinn on a three-year deal. |
34,309,231 | Props Samson Lee and Paul James have calf concerns and Aaron Jarvis is also a worry. Head coach Warren Gatland says he may have to call up front-row cover.
Allen scored a first-half hat-trick but was taken off in the second with a "significant" hamstring injury.
But full-back Liam Williams' thigh injury is not thought ... | Wales centre Cory Allen is set to miss the rest of the World Cup after injuring his hamstring in the opening 54-9 win against Uruguay. |
31,942,260 | Esteban Bullrich, in charge of schools in Buenos Aires, inherited a system plagued by teaching union walk-outs.
Coming into office as the third education minister in 12 days, he published his personal mobile number as a way of opening a direct dialogue.
The number of strikes fell from 14 a year to none in the past four... | An education minister in Argentina has stopped waves of teachers' strikes by giving every teacher his mobile phone number and inviting them to call him. |
40,484,572 | The 22-year-old ex-West Ham youngster made only six appearances for the Tykes after joining last summer.
He previously played for the Hatters on loan from West Ham, scoring three goals in 11 matches during a loan in 2014-15.
The son of former Newcastle midfielder Rob Lee joins his brother Olly, who is already at Kenilw... | Luton Town have made forward Elliot Lee their seventh addition of the summer after signing him on a two-year deal following his release by Barnsley. |
35,141,683 | China's voting rights will rise to 6%, from 3.8% and IMF resources will double to about $660bn (£440bn).
This is the biggest shake-up since the IMF and the World Bank were set up to manage the post-World War Two economy.
China has set up the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as an alternative to the IMF and the WB.... | The US Senate has adopted long-awaited reforms to give emerging economies a greater say in how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is managed. |
33,532,470 | Goulburn Ghost Tours manager Louise Edwards confirmed on Tuesday night the company would no longer run the Belanglo Forest ghost tours.
"From here on in, we will not be running Belanglo tours," she told Channel Ten's The Project.
The NSW government and victim support groups had condemned the tours.
Goulburn Ghost Tours... | A company criticised for conducting tours of a New South Wales (NSW) forest where serial killer Ivan Milat buried his victims has cancelled the tours. |
34,192,530 | Administrators acting for the fund say they have reached a deal to sell Lyndon Court in Belfast city centre.
Mr Graham's barrister argued that under the terms of a previous judicial direction the sale should not go ahead unless Mr Graham consents or a court orders it.
The case was adjourned until next week.
The adjourn... | The Cerberus investment fund has found a buyer for one of the properties it repossessed from the businessman Gareth Graham, the High Court has heard. |
35,474,512 | A major OECD report, published on the 28 January, ranked NI students 22nd out of 23 countries in literacy and 21st out of 23 in numeracy.
However, the OECD now say that they initially published the wrong data, and NI students are "in reality closer to mid-table of the surveyed countries".
The OECD say the mistake in th... | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has apologised for publishing the wrong information about the reading, writing and maths skills of Northern Ireland university students. |
39,266,753 | With characters like Sherlock Holmes and Dr Strange under his belt, he's signed up to play a supposed 41-year-old who is really 400.
He'll star as Tom Hazard in the film adaptation of the forthcoming How to Stop Time by author Matt Haig.
Described as a "wildly imagined love story", it follows Haig's children's books su... | Benedict Cumberbatch's versatility shows no end as he gears up for another offbeat role. |
30,321,005 | Ms Allred spoke at a press conference alongside three women who said they had been abused by Mr Cosby.
Mr Cosby, 77, is facing a series of renewed allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted over a dozen women.
His lawyers describe the claims as "discredited" and "defamatory".
Mr Cosby has had television shows c... | Lawyer Gloria Allred has urged US comedian Bill Cosby to waive the statute of limitations to allow women alleging he sexually abused them to "obtain justice". |
31,091,270 | Rail minister Claire Perry called a meeting with the managers of Southern, Thameslink and Network Rail. All three have apologised for the problems.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said it was so officials, the rail watchdog and MPs could discuss improvements.
The private meeting was held at the House of Commons.
Lon... | Talks have been held between rail bosses and politicians over disruption to Sussex train services as a result of the upgrade to London Bridge station. |
37,076,986 | Rotherwas Chapel, in Herefordshire, has been unused for many years and currently can only be viewed by making an appointment through English Heritage.
But a newly formed Friends of the Chapel group are striving to make the historic chapel, once part of a large estate, more accessible to visitors.
The mass, open to all,... | A little-used chapel is to host what is thought to be its first public mass. |
36,778,701 | The Brazil international, who had two years remaining on his current deal, scored 13 goals in 59 games for the Blues last season.
Willian, 27, joined from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala for a reported £30m in 2013.
"It's a dream to continue with this club and over the next four years I will try to help the team win mor... | Chelsea midfielder Willian has signed a new four-year contract with the club. |
39,605,150 | Jack Wilshere is out for the season with a fractured leg, so there could be a recall for Lewis Cook.
Middlesbrough defender Calum Chambers might be involved after a nine-week absence because of a foot injury.
Fabio and Rudy Gestede are fit after minor injuries but Victor Valdes and Grant Leadbitter remain out with resp... | Bournemouth will assess the fitness of midfielder Dan Gosling, who has missed three games with a calf problem. |
34,311,432 | The popular Smart Sheriff app has vulnerabilities that could leak children's personal details or allow the phone to be hacked, the study says.
The app's developer says it has since addressed some of the issues raised in the report, although this has not been independently verified.
South Korea mandated in April that al... | A child monitoring phone app funded by the South Korean government has major security flaws, a new report says. |
33,621,198 | Poehler, the Golden Globe winner of NBC TV series Parks and Recreation, is the voice of Joy, Riley's first emotion, who arrives as soon as she is born.
But the central message of the film, according to the actress, is that it's OK to be sad.
"Joy has been in charge for 11 years and is pretty comfortable being in the dr... | It's the final frontier, according to actress Amy Poehler - but the action in Pixar's latest animation, Inside Out, doesn't take place in space, but in the caverns of the human brain, as the emotions of an 11-year-old girl, Riley, go on an adventure inside her head. |
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