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39,083,068 | Wright, 53, has achieved three successive top-six finishes in the Premiership with Saints and led them to Scottish Cup glory in 2014.
Rangers parted company with former boss Mark Warburton earlier this month.
"I don't think there's anybody in a job or out of a job that wouldn't want to take that call," said Wright.
"Ye... | St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright has indicated he would be interested in the Rangers job but insists such a scenario is "all hypothetical". |
35,918,846 | Leaked documents show that Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson and his wife bought offshore company Wintris in 2007.
He did not declare an interest in the company when entering parliament in 2009. He sold his 50% of Wintris to his wife for $1 (70p), eight months later.
He says no rules were broken and his wife did not benefit finan... | The prime minister of Iceland has been accused of hiding millions of dollars of investments in his country's banks behind a secretive offshore company. |
33,378,618 | The Grand Tour was inspired by an 18th Century tradition where the wealthy toured Europe's cultural sites.
Nottingham Contemporary, Chatsworth House, Derby Museum and The Harley Gallery are all taking part.
It is hoped a number of exhibitions, which run until September, will increase visitor numbers at the venues.
The ... | A £350,000 project is set to link four cultural venues across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in a bid to increase tourism and boost the local economy. |
36,777,123 | The 21-year-old has won two caps, although he has dual nationality with the Republic of Ireland.
O'Shaughnessy spent the last two seasons with Championship club, having joined them from French club Metz.
He did not make a first-team appearance for the Bees, and spent time on loan with National League club Braintree and... | Cheltenham Town have signed Finland international centre-back Daniel O'Shaughnessy after a two-week trial. |
19,958,668 | Element Power said the Irish-based giant wind farms in its Greenwire plan could power three million UK homes.
It said the £6bn scheme could save consumers billions of pounds as it is cheaper than off shore wind generation.
The UK government is committed to to achieving 15% of its energy consumption from renewable sourc... | The UK government is considering plans to import wind power from Ireland to the National Grid via cables under the Irish Sea to north and west Wales. |
17,168,428 | The open-side flanker led Wales to a 19-12 Six Nations win over England at Twickenham on Saturday that secured the Triple Crown.
"Walking up those steps and... lifting the trophy was awesome, a brilliant feeling," said the 23-year-old.
"We wanted something to reward us for the hard effort, hard work we've put in over t... | Man-of-the-match Sam Warburton spoke of his pride after lifting his first trophy as Wales captain. |
32,903,996 | Michael Davies, 71, had been staying at a hotel with his wife at the holiday resort when he disappeared.
The couple, from Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, had travelled to Sandown on the island by coach, Hampshire Constabulary said.
But Mr Davies, who suffers from high blood pressure, has not been seen since the early hours of W... | A pensioner from south Wales is at the centre of a police hunt after vanishing during a coach holiday to the Isle of Wight. |
31,202,876 | Thousands have been protesting against the takeover for a second day, in cities across Yemen.
On Friday, the Shia rebels said they were dissolving parliament and setting up an interim government.
The UN Security Council has warned of unspecified further steps if the group do not immediately return to talks.
The Houthis... | Yemen's Houthi rebels say they are open to working with other political factions, after taking over power in a move denounced by rivals as a coup. |
25,266,206 | Blackman, 39, from Taunton, Somerset, has been told he will spend at least 10 years in prison.
It comes after one of the UK's highest-ranking Royal Marines pledged his "full support" for Blackman, saying he had been "tainted" by the "impact of war".
The Ministry of Defence said it respected the court's decision.
By Jon... | Royal Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman has been sentenced to life by a court martial for murdering an insurgent in Afghanistan. |
28,387,979 | The Northern Irishman carded a third-round 68 for a 16-under-par total, with American Rickie Fowler his nearest contender on 10 under.
McIlroy, 25, won from seven back at the PGA Championship at Wentworth in May.
"I know leads can go quickly," he said. "That's why you can't let yourself think about winning."
McIlroy wa... | Rory McIlroy is taking nothing for granted despite carrying a six-shot lead into the final round of the Open at Royal Liverpool. |
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One day, for Great Britain? Hell, in one hour, around one small oval of track in east London, British athletes won three golds in such dizzying, dreamlike succession that all context and precedent disappeared off into the dark London sky.
You tried to grab a record book b... | There was a point in the Olympic Stadium on Saturday evening, at about 9.20pm, when you wanted to put the world on pause and just revel in it all for a moment before the next wonderful thing caught you round the chops. |
36,657,950 | The Scot, 30, was set to be in the British line-up to defend the title in Brazil but has been ruled out after his top two rides picked up injuries.
Hello Sanctos and Hello M'Lady picked up minor injuries at the start of the season and will not be fit for Rio.
Brash was the top-ranked showjumper in the world last year a... | Scott Brash, part of Team GB's Olympic gold-medal winning showjumping team at London 2012, will miss the Rio Games. |
35,681,723 | Residents said that at the height of the flood, about 3ft (1m) of water was lying in parts of the Wester Inch estate, Bathgate.
About 20 homes are thought to have been affected.
A senior Scottish Water official later told 150 local residents at a public meeting that the water main was "absolutely not" fit for purpose.
... | Homes in West Lothian have been flooded for the second time in four days, after the same water main burst again. |
40,238,163 | The show's winner will get £30,000 towards 'musical education' and a VIP trip to Disney Land Paris.
It's the first time that a junior equivalent of The Voice has come to the UK, although there have already been 30 versions of the show in other countries including Australia and France.
The show opened with will.i.am pr... | The Voice Kids kicked off on Saturday night with singers aged 7-14 facing blind auditions in front of judges Danny Jones, Pixie Lott, and will.i.am. |
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Three tries in the space of 10 first-half minutes by Micky Higham, Sam Hopkins and Ben Crooks had put Leigh in control.
But Tom Johnstone, Jacob Miller and Ben Jones-Bishop crossed to turn the game around for the hosts after the break.
Leigh saw a second-half score for Mat... | Wakefield scored three second-half tries as they came from behind to beat Leigh Centurions and deny the visitors a first Super League away win. |
33,546,431 | Global prices have fallen by more than 60% since 2014.
The New Zealand-based company said in a statement that the employment cuts were to result in savings of up to NZ$60m ($39m; £25m) per year.
The company said the measures were needed to remain strongly competitive in today's global dairy market.
"Reducing the numb... | The world's largest dairy producer, Fonterra, said it plans to cut 523 jobs in the face of tumbling dairy prices. |
30,810,663 | Neil Brand's Sound of Song - exploring the secret behind popular songs - will launch the year-long season on Friday.
In May, Strictly judge Darcey Bussell will lend her dance expertise to BBC Young Dancer 2015's Grand Final, broadcast live from Sadler's Wells.
The former Royal Ballet principal said she was "delighted t... | The BBC has launched The Year of Song and Dance 2015, which will include new programmes and live performances on BBC Two, BBC Four and Radio 3. |
39,538,040 | Eighteen people were arrested during the four-day operation and 63 vehicles were seized.
Forty-two of the vehicles had no insurance and/or licence.
A further 21 had no Vehicle Excise Licence, the Hampshire and Thames Valley operation discovered.
Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police said the joint operation e... | A lorry driver asleep at the wheel and a car thought to be carrying £100,000 of cocaine were among the discoveries made during a police crackdown on motoring offences. |
39,053,791 | The 25-year-old has agreed a three-year deal with the European champions from the start of the 2017-18 season.
The switch - announced last month - will end a six-year association with the Scarlets which has seen Williams score 26 tries in 102 appearances.
"It was an opportunity I couldn't turn down," said Williams, who... | Wales back Liam Williams hopes to win "a couple more trophies" after his move to Saracens in the summer. |
40,426,094 | Play was called off by umpires Nigel Cowley and Billy Taylor at 18:00 BST.
A day-and-a-half has now been lost, play having been abandoned on Tuesday, when the rain arrived just in time to prevent Durham starting their second innings 170 runs adrift.
If play resumes on Thursday, Durham and Worcestershire will both have ... | No play was possible on day three of Durham's County Championship Division Two meeting with Worcestershire. |
35,291,577 | At every border along the refugee trail, through Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, the welcome is cooling, the checks are getting tougher, and people are being turned back.
Here at Idomeni there is just one small gate, right by the railway line, where refugees can pass.
A Maced... | Running in looping coils, razor-wire now stretches along part of Macedonia's border with Greece. |
33,103,127 | Robert Huey was speaking after a suspected case of "mad cow disease" was identified in the Republic of Ireland.
Further tests are being carried out, but if confirmed, it would be the first case of BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in Ireland since 2013.
Mr Huey said despite the development, it was business as usua... | The chief veterinary officer for Northern Ireland has said NI beef is safe to eat. |
40,159,997 | Perry, 19, made his first team debut in the Football League Trophy in August before playing in the 1-0 win over Grimsby in the FA Cup in November.
The Liverpool-born midfielder came through the Wanderers' academy and was a regular in the club's Under-23 side.
However, Bolton, who were promoted from League One last seas... | Young midfielder Alex Perry has signed a first professional contract with Championship side Bolton Wanderers. |
40,080,977 | On Monday, Rick Maddison fatally shot Senior Constable Brett Forte after the police officer intercepted his car in Queensland.
He fled to a nearby farmhouse and spent the night in a stand-off with police.
Maddison was killed by authorities after fleeing the house and firing on police, Queensland Police Assistant Commis... | A man who killed a policeman before holding authorities at bay for 18 hours has been shot dead in Australia. |
35,200,824 | The Kemp's Ridley turtle was found in Aberystwyth's North Beach suffering with hypothermia and septicaemia.
Although the female juvenile seemed to recover for a few days, her condition deteriorated and she died on 25 December.
Bristol Aquarium described the turtle as "incredibly unwell", and in "bad shape" despite medi... | A rare sea turtle found washed up on a Welsh beach has died despite medical treatment at Bristol Aquarium. |
40,643,413 | It's about 700km (430 miles) from Delhi to Islamabad - less than the distance between London and Geneva. A short hop in aviation terms.
But you can't fly non-stop from the Indian capital to the Pakistani capital. There are no direct flights at all. It is only one of the legacies of seven decades of mutual suspicion and... | As India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence, Andrew Whitehead looks at the lasting legacy of the Partition of British India, and the turmoil and trauma which marred the birth of the two nations. |
29,535,279 | The facility is powered by a set-top box, which also lets content broadcast over the past 24 hours be replayed, even if recordings were not scheduled.
The service is included in the price of EE's broadband and landline packages.
One expert called the move "hugely significant".
EE TV includes more than 70 Freeview chann... | Mobile network EE has announced a TV service that lets up to three phones or tablets be used to watch different live programmes in the home simultaneously, while a television screens a fourth. |
40,021,189 | It will be one of the main topics under discussion at a global conference of lawyers getting under way in Belfast this week.
More than 400 lawyers from around the world are taking part.
The Law Society and International Bar's Norville Connolly said Brexit was a huge issue for the profession.
"All UK lawyers at the mome... | A hard Brexit could have drastic consequences for the legal profession in Northern Ireland, according to the International Bar Association. |
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Kris Boyd opened the scoring after nine minutes, breaking clear of the static Dee defence to knock the ball beyond the advancing Scott Bain.
It was all square before the half hour when Kevin Holt calmly finished, helped by keeper Freddie Woodman's bizarre decision to race ... | Kilmarnock moved into the top half of the Premiership courtesy of an entertaining draw at Dens Park. |
40,156,109 | The crash happened early on Monday in the city of Bareilly, 251km (155 miles) from the state capital, Lucknow.
A senior police official said all 22 victims had been charred badly and could not be immediately identified.
The passenger bus had caught fire following the collision. Police are searching for the driver of th... | At least 22 people have been killed after a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. |
39,351,075 | Around 40 people were said to have been watching the stream at one point but nobody reported the incident to police.
A police spokesman said authorities first learned of what happened after the girl's mother approached the head of police as he was leaving a station.
Detectives have questioned several people but no arre... | The alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl by five or six males was streamed on Facebook Live, according to Chicago Police. |
36,689,425 | The monarch was speaking as she formally opened the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament.
She stressed the need for political leaders to make "room for quiet thinking and contemplation".
It was her first major address since the UK voted for Brexit in last month's referendum.
The result has ignited calls for a new r... | The Queen has acknowledged the difficulty of "staying calm and collected" in an "increasingly challenging world". |
30,933,301 | Lord Lisvane took his seat in the House of Lords this morning. He is perhaps better known as Sir Robert Rogers, whose familiar bewigged and bewhiskered features were until late last year seen in the House of Commons, where he was clerk and chief executive and sat in front of the Speaker John Bercow.
He has chosen Lisva... | Wales has a new cross-bench peer. |
32,586,943 | Five others were injured in Monday evening's blast at the Eagle Fireworks factory in Sangli district.
It was not immediately clear how the fire started.
Accidental explosions are common at Indian fireworks factories, which provide fireworks for weddings, festivals and other ceremonies.
In 2012, 34 people were killed an... | At least nine people have been killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, police say. |
39,165,996 | Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) chief executive Liz Cameron highlighted the need for 11,000 new roles each year in Scotland's digital and IT sector.
She warned that the vacancies could not be filled entirely by British workers.
Ms Cameron also called for a migration system that responded to Scotland's lower populat... | A Scottish business leader has stepped up calls for a migration system that can fill skills gaps after Britain pulls out of the EU. |
40,613,289 | Drinking alcohol is often associated with the Punjabi culture, but is prohibited in Sikhism. Baptised Sikhs are forbidden from drinking but some non-baptised Sikhs do consume alcohol.
Whilst the vast majority of those who do drink have no problem, a small number of Punjabi Sikh women are affected.
Data collected by Bir... | Punjabi Sikh women with drinking problems are less likely to come forward for help because of the fear of stigma and shame, a West Midlands alcohol support group says. |
24,182,171 | Penarth Pier Pavilion's Room 617 has been opened, which marks the resort's links to Dambusters and local hero Wing Commander Guy Gibson.
Other test events will follow until the pavilion reopens fully in December.
Director Dr David Trotman says the pier's community use would help it survive in the future.
The launch of ... | A first event has been held at a Victorian pier pavilion in the Vale of Glamorgan after a £4.2m refurbishment. |
23,925,370 | Jiang Jiemin was removed from office due to "suspected serious disciplinary violations", state-run news agency Xinhua said, citing authorities.
The term is commonly used to refer to corruption. Mr Jiang has not commented publicly on the allegations.
Chinese authorities announced they were investigating Mr Jiang on Sund... | China has sacked a top official responsible for overseeing state-owned companies amid a corruption probe, Chinese media say. |
33,884,239 | Ten incidents of possible police misconduct have been found by investigators looking into the killing of Jacqueline Oakes.
Marcus Musgrove was jailed in July 2014 for killing the 51-year-old.
A review was launched over her death, including contact she had with various agencies at the time.
The Independent Police Compla... | Thirty-five members and former members of West Midlands Police are being investigated over events that led to a woman's murder in Birmingham. |
40,467,091 | Police found the man in Blackshots Lane, Grays, at about 00:35 BST. The 24-year-old from Stanford-Le-Hope had been stabbed in the chest.
Officers had been called to reports of men fighting, Essex Police have confirmed.
Two men, aged 22 and 21, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police said the three injured men... | A man was stabbed to death and three others suffered "life-threatening injuries" during a disturbance in Essex. |
40,593,936 | Vertu was known for its high-end, jewel-encrusted handsets, but recently faced financial difficulties.
The company's liquidation will result in the loss of nearly 200 jobs.
One technology analyst said Vertu would have faced competition from companies offering to customise other smartphones with precious materials.
Vert... | A British-based company that made smartphones costing thousands of pounds will be liquidated after a plan to save it failed. |
35,801,056 | The flight from Gatwick to Newquay was an estimated 300ft (90m) off the ground when the wild animal was spotted.
Passenger Pete Atkinson said there was a tense five-minute gap between the aircraft climbing sharply away from the runway and the pilot announcing the badger's presence.
The airport said it was a case of bei... | A badger on an airport runway forced a passenger plane to abort its landing. |
32,219,411 | The international team analysed 77 genes. Individually they each had a low impact on cancer risk, but were a powerful combination.
The findings, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, could eventually transform screening, preventive treatments and even HRT.
Cancer charities said the field was developing rapid... | Scientists have predicted the odds of women developing breast cancer by looking for tiny errors in their DNA. |
33,093,899 | The crash happened at about 08:00 near Whitburn in West Lothian.
The drivers sustained minor injuries, Police Scotland said.
Traffic was backed up between junctions four and five eastbound, causing long delays. The route was fully reopened after more than two hours.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service cut one of the d... | Four drivers are being treated in hospital after being injured in a crash involving three lorries and a van on the M8. |
36,680,663 | Oliver Park, 51, ignored safety signs and warnings from wardens and went into a restricted area close to the edge of a cliff on Wednesday, officials say.
They say he tried to pose for a photograph of himself leaping as if in flight but lost his footing.
Rescuers found the body on Thursday and took it to a local police ... | The body of a German tourist has been recovered from a ravine after he fell while visiting the ancient site of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes. |
38,300,040 | Cristiano is now just one award behind Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who took the Ballon for the fifth time last year.
Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann finished third.
Ronaldo helped Real Madrid to win the Champions League last season and scored three goals for Portugal who went on to win Euro 2016.
The 31-year-old has ... | Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the world famous Ballon d'Or footballer award for a fourth time. |
39,575,680 | The newspaper had reported allegations that Melania Trump once worked as an escort, but later retracted the claims.
The story was published during the US election campaign last year.
Mrs Trump accepted damages and an apology from the newspaper at London's High Court.
The article was published by the Daily Mail newspape... | The UK's Daily Mail newspaper has agreed to pay damages and costs to the first lady of the United States over an article about her modelling career. |
33,912,355 | The aye-aye is a kind of lemur, and looks a bit like a cross between a mouse and a bat.
There are as few as 1,000 aye-ayes left in the world.
At one point they were thought to be extinct due to hunting in Madagascar, an island off the southeast coast of Africa.
Lynsey Bugg, from the Zoo said: "Their mother was very se... | Twin baby aye-ayes have been born in captivity at Bristol Zoo for the first time. |
36,952,242 | Kun Shan Chun, a naturalised US citizen born in China and known as Joey, admitted in court to sending sensitive information to a Chinese official.
US Attorney Preet Bharara said he had threatened the country's security through a "duplicitous" betrayal.
Chun "deeply regrets" what he did and loves the US, his lawyer said... | An FBI employee with top secret security clearance has pleaded guilty to acting as an "agent of the Chinese government", the US says. |
41,043,209 | The pair were sued after making fun of a video by another film-maker, Matt Hosseinzadeh, in which he pursued a love interest using parkour.
They had used clips of his film, which he claimed was copyright infringement.
But a judge ruled the Kleins' video criticising his work was "fair use as a matter of law".
Ethan and ... | Videomakers Ethan and Hila Klein, who run the YouTube channel h3h3 Productions, have won a legal battle over copyright in online video. |
31,883,674 | The UK has a "lamentable" record on FGM, and "someone, somewhere is not doing their job properly," a report by the Home Affairs Committee said.
There have been no successful prosecutions of people who perform FGM in the UK in the last 20 years.
The government said it was bringing in civil orders to protect at risk girl... | MPs have criticised the "chasm" between the number of reported cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK and the number of prosecutions. |
28,678,420 | Newcastle University said the killing of its students Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger, both 22, was a "huge shock".
Malaysian police said the men were killed at about 04:15 local time on Wednesday.
There had been an argument between a man and one victim before the killings, and four men have been arrested over the murder... | Two British medical students have been stabbed to death in Borneo, local police have said. |
17,195,893 | The authorities in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain carried out the arrests and seized 250 items of IT equipment and mobile phones, Interpol says.
Those arrested are aged between 17 and 40.
The operation follows cyber attacks on Colombian and Chilean websites.
Interpol says the websites of the Colombian Ministry of... | Police in Latin America and Europe have arrested 25 suspected members of the Anonymous hacking group, according to Interpol. |
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Their parents Lucy and Andy Keher, of Blundellsands in Merseyside, heard giggling after bedtime and filmed them when they found the pair playing the game in their cots.
Mr Keher posted the video on Facebook and it soon went viral, wit... | Twins Molly and Megan Keher have become internet stars after nearly two million people watched a video of them secretly playing peekaboo. |
37,713,348 | A Guardian article claims Al Hasawi, who has said he is close to selling the club, wants wages that could rise to £1m a year, as well as bonuses.
A United States consortium is on the verge of a £50m deal, which would see Al Hasawi retain a 20% stake.
Al Hasawi said "the information published was inaccurate".
"The terms... | Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz Al Hasawi has denied reports he is demanding a large annual salary and huge bonuses as part of any takeover deal. |
13,603,492 | South Africa's Equality Court fined Jon Qwelane $14,450 (£8,920) and ordered him to apologise for promoting hatred in the column published in 2008.
Headlined "Call me names but gay is NOT OKAY", it caused an uproar at the time.
Mr Qwelane, who was appointed last year to Uganda where homosexual acts are illegal, did no... | The South African ambassador to Uganda, a former columnist for South Africa's Sunday Sun paper, has been found guilty of hate speech for an anti-gay article. |
41,075,704 | Hurricane Harvey has produced high winds and extensive flooding forcing thousands of people from their homes.
The closures are expected to cause a temporary spike in US gas prices.
Analysts expect the economic impact of the storm to hit $40bn (£31bn; 33bn euros), with direct losses of $20bn.
The storm's path through s... | Many refineries have shut and almost a fifth of oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico has been suspended amid the largest storm to hit in the US in more than a decade. |
39,063,473 | Rory McWhirter has admitted collecting identity details from people he had deceived into applying for fake jobs at a Glasgow hotel.
He used the details to obtain their marriage certificates before using them to register the fake births.
McWhirter, 29, then used the birth certificates to claim benefits.
He claimed tax c... | A businessman travelled around Scotland to register the births of 26 non-existent babies as part of a benefit fraud scheme, a court has heard. |
39,607,984 | Police said the 20-year-old victim was hit by a silver Vauxhall Vectra at 04:30 BST as he crossed Anderson Street, in South Shields.
He died at the scene. The accident happened near the junction with Beach Road, police said.
Northumbria Police said a 20-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of causing death by d... | A man died after being struck in a suspected hit-and-run crash in South Tyneside. |
38,206,765 | They made it together into the same Cardiff schoolboy rugby team of the late 1940s and then they went their separate ways.
The boy at number four - the late Joe Erskine - became heavyweight champion of Britain and the Empire, a stylist whose ring career included victories over three world title contenders - Willie Past... | Once upon a time long ago, two boys born in the same city in the same year grew up as neighbours - one at number four Angelina Street in the old Tiger Bay area of Cardiff, the other at number seven. |
30,206,779 | Not only had there been a tense build-up to the game, given that one of Murray's former coaches, Dani Vallverdu, now works with Berdych, but during the match the Scotsman's fiancee Kim Sears was apparently caught on camera swearing in the opposing camp's direction.
It has all put the spotlight on players' entourages - ... | It is not often a player's entourage makes as many headlines as their on-court performance, but that is what happened to Andy Murray during his Australian Open semi-final win over Tomas Berdych. |
39,704,123 | The 22-year-old joined Tigers in January 2016 from Bristol, initially on loan before making the move permanent ahead of this season.
"Leicester Tigers is a club with a lot of success and a big history," Genge told the club's website.
"I feel I have come on a lot since I joined the club, learning all the time working wi... | England prop Ellis Genge has agreed a new contract with Leicester Tigers. |
36,283,138 | The plan to restrict the promotion of foods high in fat, salt and sugar to under 16s is being consulted on by the Committee of Advertising Practice.
It would see the existing ban on TV ads extended to all media, including online outlets, the industry regulator said.
Current limits on using celebrities and characters to... | A complete ban on advertising unhealthy foods to children is being considered as a way to reduce childhood obesity. |
39,913,633 | The 23-year-old from Banbridge clocked 15 minutes, 50.55 seconds to take almost three seconds off Duffy's 1996 mark of 15:53.47.
Mitchell was third in the British Milers Club event won by Louise Small of England in 15:42.47.
Irish Olympian Kerry O'Flaherty finished seventh in 16:32.56.
O'Flaherty said after the race th... | Queen's athlete Emma Mitchell broke Teresa Duffy's 21-year-old Northern Ireland 5,000m record at a meeting in Solihull on Saturday night. |
17,962,629 | Seau, a 1990s star with the San Diego Chargers, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday, after his girlfriend found him unconscious.
His death followed the 2011 suicide of former Chicago Bears star Dave Duerson.
Their deaths have led to questions over the effect of concussions on the brains of professional ... | The family of former American football star Junior Seau has donated his brain for research into the effects of head trauma on football players. |
31,358,396 | A classified advert in the free newspaper, the UK China Times, available throughout the UK, was used to recruit the women.
It is followed by a UK mobile number that leads to a brothel in Belfast.
The brothel manager, known as Lisa, who keeps half the earnings, said she was "trying to help" the women.
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BBC News NI... | BBC News NI has uncovered a brothel luring undocumented Asian women to Belfast with the promise of work to pay off people smugglers. |
39,083,989 | The competition between sides in Jersey and Guernsey was scrapped in 2012 because of inter-island travel costs and too many one-sided encounters.
The Jersey Cricket Board (JCB) has confirmed it will return from June until August.
"We hope it's going to invigorate the game," said JCB chief executive Chris Minty.
"The cl... | The Channel Islands Cricket League will be reinstated this summer to give players more variety of opposition. |
37,538,449 | The militants attacked from four sides of the city in the middle of the night.
Mahmood Danish, spokesman for the provincial governor, said Afghan forces had repelled the attack.
Kunduz was briefly captured by the Taliban last September - the first time the insurgents had taken a major city - but government forces, bac... | Taliban militants have launched a co-ordinated attack on the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, officials say. |
32,593,137 | A 67-year-old man was discovered in a property in East Church Close, just after 08:22 BST on Friday.
Police said they were satisfied the man's death was not suspicious.
A 41-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man arrested in connection with the man's death have been released without charge.
Police say they have not yet e... | A man and woman arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found in a Southampton house have been released without charge. |
40,389,552 | The Oxford quintet emerged, bathed in white light, to the haunting piano refrain of Daydreaming, from last year's A Moon Shaped Pool album.
Two hours and 25 songs later, they closed with Karma Police, singing: "For a minute there, I lost myself."
It felt like a perfect metaphor for the band's power to transport an audi... | Absorbing, challenging and achingly beautiful - Radiohead delivered a typically Radiohead sort of set for Glastonbury's opening night. |
38,449,936 | Lookman, 19, is expected to have a medical at Everton shortly, after terms were agreed between the clubs.
Boss Ronald Koeman will then be keen to secure a deal for Schneiderlin, 27.
The France midfielder, who played for the Dutchman at Southampton, has been told he can leave Old Trafford.
Schneiderlin, who has also bee... | Everton are close to completing an £11m deal for Charlton Athletic teenager Ademola Lookman - and will then intensify their interest in Manchester United's Morgan Schneiderlin. |
19,427,436 | The victims' group Wave organised an event at the Lyric Theatre to mark International Disappeared Day.
Nine bodies have been recovered in searches to date, but seven of the Disappeared remain missing.
A patron of Wave, actor Jimmy Nesbitt, joined victims' families at the commemoration event.
Seven white chairs were pla... | The Disappeared - people murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles - have been commemorated at an event in Belfast. |
34,507,651 | The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Lancaster, known as Thumper, based at RAF Coningsby, took the skies for a test flight on Monday.
The Lancaster, one of only two in the world able to fly, missed most of the 2015 display season.
Squadron Leader Martin Morris said a schedule for subsequent flights will be announced... | The last airworthy Lancaster bomber in Britain has flown for the first time since being grounded by a fire in May. |
40,363,281 | The new gadget toy appears to be selling like hotcakes in China - much to the horror of concerned parents across the country.
The tiny crossbows fire toothpicks powerful enough to break cardboard, apples or even soda cans.
Some cities worried the toys can cause serious injury have now banned them.
According to Chinese ... | If you think fidget spinners can be dangerous toys, wait until you come across a kid playing with a toothpick crossbow - and then take cover. |
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Thanks to a superb defensive display, Britain led 34-25 at half-time and were then always in control in Worcester, stretching their lead after the break.
Terry Bywater top-scored with 29 points and was named Most Valuable Player, while Ian Sagar added 17.
"These are exciti... | Great Britain men's wheelchair basketball team clinched a third consecutive European title after beating Turkey 87-66 in the final. |
38,207,006 | The scientists found 37 different viruses they believe have the potential to spread across the globe.
All of them have shown the ability to spread between people, but have not so far caused a major epidemic.
The Mers coronavirus, relatives of the Ebola virus, and several mosquito-borne viruses are singled out by the st... | Experts at the University of Edinburgh have pinpointed more than 30 infections that are likely candidates for the next major pandemic. |
40,303,030 | Pawel Lupa, 41, of Gleneagles Drive in Kirkby-in-Ashfield killed his partner Aleksandra Mrozik, 47, at their home in July, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
A jury found him guilty of the murder of Ms Mrozik and guilty of the attempted murder of Wojcek Bocek, 32.
Lupa attacked his two victims after an altercation at their ... | A man who stabbed his partner to death in a "frenzied attack" after a drunken argument has been jailed for 23 years. |
38,297,464 | They say that the animals, which live in the Taimyr Peninsula in the northernmost tip of Russia, are being affected by rising temperatures and human activity.
This is causing the animals to change their annual migration patterns.
The research has been presented at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU... | The world's largest wild reindeer herd has fallen by 40% since 2000, scientists have warned. |
35,650,098 | The 34-year-old South Africa international was sent off in the first half of Saturday's victory over Gloucester for a punch on Nick Wood.
Brits pleaded guilty to the charge at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.
He will miss matches against Sale, Northampton and London Irish and will be available to... | Saracens hooker Schalk Brits has been banned for three weeks after admitting a charge of striking an opponent. |
21,575,821 | The aim of the new programme is to reduce the number of Manx women who develop cervical cancer.
The additional test would mean more focussed treatment for "higher risk" individuals.
A spokesman said abnormalities caused by HPV can easily be treated before becoming dangerous.
He added: "With the discovery that HPV cause... | A test for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is to be included within the Isle of Man's cervical cancer screening programme, says the health department. |
19,249,490 | The pair from Haverhill have won the UK's second biggest ever lottery prize after being the only winners in Friday's lottery draw.
Camelot said the pair would reveal their plans for the future on Tuesday at Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hertfordshire.
The lottery organisers said the total prize money won by the coup... | A couple from Suffolk have won £148m on the Euromillions lottery. |
19,635,413 | Cambridge University engineering student David Knowles, 22, used the components to assist conservators at the city's Fitzwilliam Museum.
The Hor mummy case, dating from the 10th Century BC, had collapsed and Mr Knowles designed internal Lego frames to support it after conservation work.
A spokesman described his design... | An Egyptian mummy case stored in a museum basement for about 50 years has been restored with the help of Lego. |
36,267,628 | Winger Fenby, 30, a qualified chartered accountant, played for Newcastle and Scarlets before joining Irish in 2013.
Former Harlequins back-row Guest, 31, brings a 14-year playing career to a close having won the Premiership, European Challenge Cup and LV= Cup.
Injuries restricted him to just two Premiership starts this... | London Irish players Andrew Fenby and Tom Guest have announced their retirement from professional rugby. |
40,601,366 | The GMB claim half of the staff working at the Glensanda Quarry, north of Oban, face the sack from a new contractor.
The union fears Spanish-owned Oban Earth Works will cut 50% of staff when it takes over excavation and haulage operations at the quarry.
That work had been carried out by the Hargreaves company on behalf... | Up to 25 jobs are under threat at Europe's biggest granite quarry in Argyll, according to union leaders. |
35,105,003 | German Justice Minister Heiko Maas said the measures would ensure German law was applied online.
Social media cannot "become a funfair for the far right," he said.
The agreement follows reports of a rise in online racism in Germany as the country manages an influx of up to one million migrants and refugees in 2015.
Mr ... | Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed a deal with Germany under which they will remove hate speech posted on their websites within 24 hours. |
19,962,588 | Scans of 21 people showed the brain was more attracted to food if breakfast was missed so people had more food at lunch.
Scientists said it made losing weight challenging as missing meals made calorific food even more appealing.
Nutrition experts say breakfast is known to take the edge off appetite.
However, researcher... | Brain scans show that skipping breakfast makes fatty, high calorie foods appear far more attractive later in the day, according to researchers. |
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Five weeks have passed since the 35-year-old was sacked, with the team eighth in the Championship.
Scot Neil believes the squad was good enough to return to the top flight, but with the benefit of hindsight admits his mistake.
"We had a lot of players at the club for longe... | Alex Neil bears no grudges, but a sense of regret still lingers about his departure from Norwich City. |
36,643,044 | The 24-year-old was scheduled to play seven group games, but will now undergo elbow surgery without making an appearance in the competition.
The club will instead give their young players a chance to feature.
"We are looking forward to seeing how the young players go when given an opportunity," head coach Chris Silverw... | Essex will not replace injured New Zealand international fast bowler Adam Milne in their T20 Blast squad. |
35,027,395 | Both men will contest the opening Superbike and Senior TT races on the SG5 Norton machine.
Donald, a two-time winner who has represented the team since 2014, said Norton have made a "huge amount of progress in that time".
Fellow countryman Johnson, who made his TT debut in 2010 winning the Newcomers Trophy, is a rising... | Norton have signed the Australian duo of Cameron Donald and David Johnson for the 2016 Isle of Man TT races. |
40,385,343 | Medical director Dr Peter Collins admits it was a difficult decision, but Weston General Hospital, which serves more than 200,000 people in North Somerset, will close its doors at night.
More hospitals are likely to follow. The British Medical Association estimates that in 18 areas, health bosses are considering closin... | As a fourth hospital in England closes its casualty ward overnight, and with more downgrades likely to follow, are the alternatives for patients sufficient? |
38,082,388 | Lincolnshire County Council health watchdog voted to refer the ongoing overnight closure to Jeremy Hunt.
The Grantham and District Hospital first reduced the unit's opening hours in August.
Melissa Darcy, of Fighting 4 Grantham Hospital, welcomed the decision and said it was the "best scenario and outcome of the meetin... | The closure of Grantham's A&E services due to a lack of doctors is to be referred to the health secretary. |
32,060,459 | Undercover researchers filmed Ashley Commerce College in Ilford sitting or forging exams for untrained students to become security guards or bodyguards.
Some 20 courses have now been cancelled while authorities investigate. About 90 would-be students have been refunded.
College director Haji Yunis told the BBC he was c... | All courses on offer at a college exposed selling fraudulent security qualifications for cash have now been cancelled, the BBC has learned. |
34,538,544 | The new inquests heard Stuart Gray gave John McBrien, of Holywell, Flintshire, heart massage and chest compressions.
But the health worker said the 18-year-old was in a "desperate state" and he was "fighting a lost cause".
Ninety-six fans were fatally injured in a terrace crush at the FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield on ... | A Liverpool fan who lost consciousness in the crush at Hillsborough told the inquests he "came to" and began trying to save a teenager lying next to him. |
39,908,675 | Another 11 were injured when the driver lost control of the minibus and ploughed through a crash barrier.
Local media said no foreign tourists were among the passengers.
Turkish media said the vehicle was heading towards Marmaris for a mother's day event, which is celebrated on Sunday there.
The victims are believed to... | At least 23 people have died after a tourist bus fell from a cliff near the southern Turkey seaside resort of Marmaris. |
36,573,914 | The students at the prestigious Istanbul High School had accused their principal of being too obedient to Turkish officials and not speaking up for their rights.
As more and more students joined the protest, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that Turkey did not need a repeat of the Gezi protests that shook the coun... | When a group of high school students in Istanbul turned their backs on their head teacher as he addressed their graduation ceremony, it was the start of a wave of protests that has spread to hundreds of schools across Turkey. |
34,674,990 | The 30-inch sword was found by Goran Olsen, a hiker who found it when he sat down to rest.
Experts say it's in surprisingly good condition after surviving hundreds of years of frost and snow.
The ancient weapon will be able to help archaeologist work out how people lived in Viking times.
The sword will go on display at... | A twelve hundred year old Viking sword has been found buried in rocks in southern Norway. |
40,808,487 | The MPC will publish its regular decision on borrowing costs at midday.
Mr Posen, interviewed on the Today programme on Radio 4, said rates may not rise until next year.
"I think they are not going to vote for a rate hike at this time and probably not until at least November and maybe not even until 2018", he said.
The... | A former member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Adam Posen, has predicted that the Bank of England will not change interest rates this month. |
35,883,441 | The FBI said on Monday that it might have found a way to deal with the password lock set by killer Syed Rizwan Farook, who was behind an attack in San Bernardino, California, in December.
An Israeli newspaper has since reported that data forensics experts at Cellebrite are involved in the case.
Cellebrite told the BBC ... | An Israeli cybersecurity firm is under pressure to reveal its involvement in efforts to extract data from an iPhone. |
37,085,958 | 15 August 2016 Last updated at 16:27 BST
Shaun Whiter was helping friend Joey Abbs change a tyre near Newmarket, Suffolk, when the pair were struck by a vehicle.
Jan Adamec, 40, of Haverhill, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He is on remand and will be sentenced in September.
Mr Whiter, 27, said: "... | A footballer who lost both legs in a hit-and-run crash said he is pleased the driver responsible is "off the streets". |
32,734,971 | President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci met in Nicosia's neutral buffer zone.
UN envoy Espen Barth Eide said they "shared their vision for a united Cyprus".
Mr Akinci was elected last month. The Turkish-controlled north broke away in 1974 after a brief Greek-inspired coup.
Since a Turkish... | The leaders of the divided Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus have resumed peace talks amid a "climate of optimism", the UN mediator says. |
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