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39,988,271 | A win over Motherwell was not enough and Foran, who wants to stay on as manager, felt let down by some players.
The manager made reference to "two or three bad apples in the dressing room".
And he added: "I probably should have got rid of them in January. I stayed loyal to a lot of players and some of them didn't pay m... | Manager Richie Foran says Inverness Caley Thistle must rid themselves of "two or three bad apples" after they were relegated from the Premiership. |
26,956,713 | A total of 106 people donated organs in hospitals across Scotland last year compared with 54 in 2007.
The statistics showed a 62% increase in organ transplants from deceased donors, with 341 operations carried out.
However, about 600 people remain on the transplant waiting list.
Some 2,110,881 people living in Scotland... | The number of people who donated their organs after death in Scotland has almost doubled over a six-year period, according to government figures. |
35,862,666 | Thorpe, 23, has made seven appearances for the Millers this season, but last featured in the 5-2 defeat by Ipswich on 7 November.
The former Manchester United trainee could make his Bradford debut against Millwall on Saturday.
The Bantams are currently seventh in League One, outside the play-offs on goal difference. | Bradford City have signed Rotherham United defender Tom Thorpe on loan until the end of the season. |
35,255,293 | The Ramsdens Discount Department Store on Cleethorpe Road was opened in 1946.
The company said there would be some redundancies, but added it hoped "to be able to offer alternative employment to some employees".
Last year planning permission was granted by North East Lincolnshire Council to redevelop the site into a ne... | Up to 47 jobs are at risk after a Grimsby shop confirmed it is to close after nearly 70 years of trading. |
33,400,404 | The dramatic victory draws Higgins, 40, level with Ronnie O'Sullivan and to within one of Steve Davis's total for ranking tournament wins. Fellow Scot Stephen Hendry leads the way with 36.
England's Martin Gould, 33, playing in only his second ranking final, made a break of 138 in the 11th frame.
But Higgins held his n... | John Higgins secured his 27th ranking title with a 9-8 win over Martin Gould in the Australian Open final. |
32,543,904 | Iranian patrol boats surrounded a US cargo ship in the strait on Friday.
Earlier this week, Iranian naval ships reportedly fired warning shots near a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship before seizing it and its crew.
The strait connects the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
The US navy will not be escorting the ships ... | Defence officials have said that US Navy ships will accompany US-flagged commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, to make sure they are not interfered with by Iran. |
35,889,807 | Number Seven Boat Trips and Bristol Ferry Boats both operate services in the city's harbour. Number Seven Boat Trips said the changes were "unjust".
Bristol Ferry Boats disagreed and said the new timetable was "fairer than the previous one".
The city council said it was introduced "following feedback from customers".
B... | A ferry boat firm in Bristol is claiming a new timetable "imposed" by the council favours its rival. |
36,034,807 | Members of the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice will no longer be permitted to chase suspects or arrest them.
They must instead report observations to security forces personnel.
Religious police officers, who roam the streets enforcing strict standards of social behaviour, are frequently... | The Saudi authorities have moved to curb the powers of the notorious religious police, or "mutawa". |
40,159,982 | The Planet Earth presenter said his work took him away for months at a time when his two children, Susan and Robert, were growing up.
Sir David told the Radio Times: "If you have a child of six or eight and you miss three months of his or her life, it's irreplaceable. You miss something.
"Perhaps you can't have your ca... | Sir David Attenborough says his only career regret is missing out on time with his children. |
32,655,621 | And now he has become Scotland's only Labour MP by retaining his Edinburgh South seat in the face of an SNP landslide in the Westminster election.
As the chairman of the Foundation of Hearts, a supporters group which helps to fund the club via monthly donations, Mr Murray had a central role in getting the club out of a... | He is the man who led the campaign to save Hearts Football Club from administration - winning over fans across Edinburgh. |
40,792,654 | When two countries agree to a free trade agreement, that does not normally mean the complete free movement of goods and services between their economies, with no taxes, quotas or barriers of any kind.
If you think about it that is pretty obvious, for instance in agriculture countries have subsidies for farmers, environ... | Ahead of its exit from the European Union, the UK is currently negotiating to secure free trade agreements with several countries, but what does this kind of deal actually mean? |
35,995,628 | Officials said Mr Guelleh won 87% of Friday's vote, which activists complained was preceded by political repression and curbs on basic freedoms.
Mr Guelleh, in power since 1999, begins a fourth five-year term in power.
He faced five rivals in the election, but three opposition parties boycotted the poll.
The opposition... | Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh has won a landslide victory in an election criticised by opposition parties and rights groups. |
22,006,814 | The Regatta Quay development, which includes a 20-storey building known locally as the 'wine rack', was taken over by administrators in 2010.
The Irish government owns the site after buying Irish bank debts.
The administrators said completing the ??100m buildings was dependent on the property market.
Work on Regatta Qu... | Administrators say work will not resume on an unfinished block of flats on Ipswich waterfront until 96 completed apartments are sold. |
37,200,405 | Its design is centred around patients and their families and it has taken ideas from Norway.
Experts say the design of a building can have a very real impact on patient care.
"The environment can actually improve a patient's symptoms because if you have an anxiety quite often that can heighten a patient's physical pain... | Work is beginning shortly on a new hospice building in Glasgow. |
22,152,699 | Cleveland Potash, which runs the site near Saltburn, said the development would secure the plant for 40 years.
Plans include extending the mine to the east and upgrading facilities to increase production capacity.
Some groups have raised concerns the development could have an intrusive effect on the local area.
The com... | Plans to extend a potash mine at Boulby in East Cleveland are expected to create more than 270 jobs by the end of 2015, the owners said. |
37,213,934 | Ward, from Montana, has been one of the featured drivers for the last five of the History Channel show's 10 seasons.
The show follows drivers as they battle the elements to deliver supplies to remote communities in northern Canada.
In the UK, the latest series of Ice Road Truckers had around 900,000 viewers per episode... | Darrell Ward, one of the long-haul drivers made famous on TV's Ice Road Truckers, has been killed in a plane crash at the age of 52. |
29,169,902 | 12 September 2014 Last updated at 06:51 BST
But the contrast could not be more different in India where consumers are being bombarded with low-priced smart devices.
These cheaper handsets are set to open up new online opportunities, as millions of people take to the internet for the first time. From Delhi, David Reid ... | Smartphones were one of the big themes of the week - and the release of Apple's latest iPhone could well shake things up at the top end of the market. |
34,558,956 | It comes despite the party's policy to support renewing the Trident nuclear weapons system remaining unchanged at the recent Labour conference.
Mr Corbyn was also criticised by many of his MPs for saying he would never use nuclear weapons if he became PM.
However, CND said Mr Corbyn was stepping down as its vice-chairm... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is to become the vice-president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). |
38,310,590 | A future Labour government would ring-fence 4,000 new flats and homes for rough sleepers in cities such as Bristol, Liverpool and Birmingham.
The properties would be let at "genuinely affordable" rents, building on an existing scheme in London.
The government said £500m had been invested to help homeless people.
But La... | Labour has pledged to end the "national shame" of rough sleeping by doubling the number of homes available for use by homeless people across England. |
40,452,779 | Mr Trump called Mika Brzezinski "low IQ crazy Mika", in response to disparaging remarks about him on an MSNBC show.
He also referred to her "bleeding badly from a facelift" and assailed her co-presenter Joe Scarborough.
Senator Lindsey Graham said Mr Trump's remarks were "beneath the office" of president.
He said the t... | Senior US Republicans have joined condemnation of President Donald Trump over an attack he made on Twitter against a prominent female journalist. |
34,790,255 | Ex-servicemen and women joined many members of the general public to reflect on those who died or have been injured in service to their country.
Here are images from some of the acts of remembrance from those who took part. | The nation fell silent for two minutes on Wednesday to remember the nation's war dead on Armistice Day. |
37,192,790 | Rodolfo Illanes and his bodyguard were seized earlier on Thursday at a roadblock in Panduro, south of La Paz, official said.
Interior Minister Carlos Romero said "all indications" were that Mr Illanes had been murdered in a "cowardly and brutal" attack.
Two miners also died from gunshot wounds during clashes with polic... | The Bolivian government says its deputy interior minister has been kidnapped and killed by striking miners. |
30,205,177 | Hundreds of people criticised the Magical Journey, at the Belfry Golf Club near Sutton Coldfield, for being overpriced and unfinished.
Bosses shut the attraction at the weekend to resolve the issues.
They have banned the media from attending the reopening saying it would "create anxiety for visitors".
A statement said:... | A Christmas attraction created with the help of flamboyant designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has reopened after closing because of complaints. |
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As Test Match Special celebrates its 60th anniversary, BBC Radio 5 live Sport brings you Our TMS.
People of all ages tell their stories of enjoying Test Match Special - from those who have listened for all 60 years to those who have only tuned in recently.
We hear about th... | What is a programme without its listeners? |
34,537,246 | The consumer goods maker was among the top gainers on the FTSE 100 index, up 3.6% on the strength of better-than-expected third-quarter sales, up 5.7%.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 69.06 points or 1.1% at 6,338.67.
Miners rose but then fell. Glencore turned a 3% gain into a 2% fall and BHP Billiton a 1.3% rise into a ... | (Close: London's leading shares closed up more than 1% in Thursday trading, partly thanks to strong results from Unilever. |
36,477,421 | The 44-year-old former Celtic boss will be assisted by Garry Parker at Easter Road.
The Northern Irishman has been out of work since parting company with Bolton in March.
He succeeds Alan Stubbs, who left for Rotherham United last week after two seasons in charge, culminating in a Scottish Cup final triumph.
"As soon a... | Neil Lennon has been confirmed as the new manager of Hibernian after signing a two-year deal. |
33,215,442 | Surrey Police said two teenage girls were waiting at a bus stop half way along Rydens Road, in Walton-on-Thames, when a man approached them and touched one of the girls on the bottom.
He then went into some nearby bushes and exposed himself.
He is described as white, in his mid 20s and about 6ft tall. He had short ging... | A man targeted two teenagers waiting at a bus stop by sexually touching one and exposing himself in some nearby bushes. |
40,633,156 | The watercolour, attributed to Queen Victoria's favourite artist Sir Edwin Landseer, was sold by JP Humbert of Whittlebury, Northamptonshire.
The painting has attracted both firm supporters and those who doubt whether it does depict the Brontes.
It was sold to a collector who plans to do more research and resell it.
Bi... | A painting claimed to be a previously unknown portrait of the three Bronte sisters has sold for more than £40,000 at auction. |
35,490,134 | Emergency services were called to the scene close to Knockmore industrial estate at about 06:45 GMT on Thursday.
No one was hurt. The train was evacuated and passengers were transferred to buses.
Translink and the Health and Safety Executive have begun investigations and the line will remain closed all day.
The transpo... | A train hit a piece of construction equipment on the railway line near Lisburn, County Antrim, a Translink spokesperson has said. |
39,320,330 | Police said detectives were investigating the blaze which started shortly before 04:50 GMT on Coniston Road.
The force added the fire is being treated as unexplained and a joint investigation with the fire service has been launched.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said it sent five fire engines to the scene to tackl... | A person has died in a house fire in Lancaster. |
37,641,218 | The office in Cowbridge Road has been closed with a note placed on the window advising claimants and jobseekers where to go instead.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed the incident.
A Public and Commercial Services union spokesman has claimed several workers had oxygen therapy after a suspected carbon... | Some members of staff at a Jobcentre in Cardiff have been sent to hospital following a gas leak. |
33,758,607 | Police are investigating the death of Russell Peachey, 35, who was found in Grangetown at about 04:20 BST on Saturday.
They are now searching for James Mark Williams, 31, from Barry in connection with his death.
A 37-year-old man from Barry became the third man to be arrested in connection with the murder on Monday.
Al... | Police are searching for a man from the Vale of Glamorgan in connection with a Cardiff murder probe. |
40,452,592 | The growing problem needs "an urgent response" coordinated by the Home Office, NAO head Sir Amyas Morse said.
Almost two million cyber-related fraud incidents were estimated to have taken place last year, it added.
The Home Office said government, the police and industry were working together to tackle the problem.
Sir... | Online fraud has been "overlooked" by the government, police and business, according to public spending watchdog the National Audit Office. |
36,467,270 | The body of Ananda Gopal Ganguly, 70, was found in a field near his temple in western Jhenaidah district. His head had been nearly severed from his neck.
Separately, police have killed three suspected Islamists in a crackdown on extremists blamed for the murders.
Critics say the government is in denial about the killin... | A Hindu priest has been killed in Bangladesh, in the latest attack by Islamist militants. |
35,232,026 | The road closed for a time last week after a landslip during Storm Frank.
It closed again on Monday amid concerns about the boulder, which is about 175m above the carriageway.
The Old Military Road diversion, which was in use since 09:00, closed at 16:30. An alternative diversion via Dalmally will be in place overnight... | The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll has been closed overnight as efforts continue to make safe a 150 tonne boulder on the hillside. |
36,433,114 | Armenians say up to 1.5 million of their people died in the atrocities of 1915. Turkey says the toll was much lower and rejects the term "genocide".
The vote heightened German-Turkish tensions at a time when Turkey's help is needed to stem the flow of migrants.
Turkey has recalled its ambassador and its leader threaten... | The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a "genocide". |
36,998,659 | The Denmark international, 29, played in all 38 of the Foxes' league fixtures last season, keeping 15 clean sheets.
He has made more than 200 appearances for Leicester since arriving from Leeds United in 2011, having started his career at Manchester City.
"We've taken some massive steps and ever since I arrived it's be... | Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has signed a new five-year deal with Premier League champions Leicester City. |
38,160,291 | Jagdish Singh said it was "troubling" to find out that tallow - derived from beef or mutton, but sometimes pork - was used to manufacture the fiver.
He joined a number of Hindus in urging the notes be banned from temples, where meat products are forbidden.
A petition to ban the new £5 notes has attracted more than 100,... | The revelation the UK's new plastic £5 note contains a small amount of animal fat is "extremely offensive", a Sikh activist has said. |
37,848,632 | And to be fair, he was telling them in a state where anyone who tried to do so would probably be arrested, or at least stared down. He told his crowd of supporters to do that because - he said - the votes would not be properly counted. His line throughout this campaign has been that the system is skewed against him and... | The first time I heard Donald Trump in Colorado call on voters who had already voted to go back and vote again, I nearly fell off my chair. |
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Warner, 26, was suspended until the first Ashes Test on 10 July and fined £7,000 (AU $11,500) after the incident early on Sunday morning.
"I struck Joe Root in the face and I'm here to apologise to Joe and own up to it," Warner told a media conference.
A kid from the back ... | Australia batsman David Warner has apologised for punching England's Joe Root in the face in a Birmingham bar. |
36,435,330 | Amy El-Keria was found hanged in her room at the Priory Hospital, Ticehurst, after tying a scarf around her neck.
The inquest in Horsham heard staff were not trained in resuscitation and did not call 999 quickly enough.
The jury said Amy died of unintended consequences of a deliberate act, contributed to by neglect.
It... | The death of a 14-year-old girl may have been prevented if she had received proper care at a Sussex mental health hospital, according to an inquest jury. |
39,210,802 | The women's game attracted crowds of more than 50,000 before the FA move in 1921.
To celebrate International Women's Day, the 37-year-old took part in a Q&A session in her role as BBC Sport's guest editor.
She discussed topics such as Manchester United's lack of a senior women's team and England's hopes for Euro 2017, ... | Former Arsenal and England winger Rachel Yankey believes that women's football attendances and participation would be on par with the men's game if it had not effectively been banned by the Football Association for 50 years. |
34,208,841 | Mohammed Siddique, 60, and his son Mohammed Waqar, 24, admitted wilful cruelty to a child under 16.
The four attacks took place at the Jamia Mosque in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, between May and June 2014, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
The pair, from the Tyseley area of the city, also face a teaching ban.
Sam Forsyth, pros... | Two Islamic school teachers who beat a 10-year-old boy with a stick for reciting the Koran incorrectly have been jailed for a year. |
36,684,838 | There are political reasons for that, but there is concern that the delays will hit foreign investment, which is a problem for the current account.
It's not very fashionable to care about the current account, but there are particular reasons to be looking at it now.
The current account is worked out by adding up the go... | There is no sign of anybody triggering Article 50 to begin the UK's process of leaving the European Union. |
27,420,071 | Lee Joon-seok, 68, is accused of leaving the ship as it was sinking while telling passengers to stay put, reports Yonhap news agency.
He was among the first to be rescued by coast guards at the scene.
The Sewol ferry disaster on 16 April killed 281 passengers, most of whom were high school students. Another 23 are stil... | The captain of the sunken South Korean ferry has been charged with manslaughter, reports say. |
37,601,603 | Actions required to meet that target have been set out in a study for WWF Scotland, Friends of the Earth Scotland and RSPB Scotland.
The environmental groups have now called on the Scottish government to bring forward the necessary policies.
Ministers said the report was a "useful contribution" to the energy debate.
Th... | Producing half of Scotland's energy needs using renewable technology by 2030 is an achievable goal, according to a new report. |
23,738,916 | Listen to Gemma's BBC Radio 1 documentary on the BBC iPlayer.
The mantra of the Games was to create an Olympic legacy to "Inspire a Generation", making sure that sport is accessible for everybody.
But there are still lots of barriers to young people in sport: money, gender and family - and how about just trying to be a... | Last year the eyes and ears of the world were on London as it hosted the Olympic Games. |
40,288,569 | The 59-year-old spent last season at the Daggers under boss John Still, whom he worked with at Luton.
Harris has become Wood boss Luke Garrard's number two on an undisclosed-length contract.
"I can bring experience with me because I have been very fortunate during my time with John Still," Harris said.
He added to the ... | National League side Boreham Wood have named former Luton, Stevenage and Dagenham coach Terry Harris as the club's new assistant manager. |
36,745,190 | He was just 0.033 seconds quicker than Rosberg as the dust settles on the controversy following their collision at Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.
Mercedes say the drivers are on their "last warning" and risk "financial and sporting penalties" if they crash together again.
Hamilton is 11 points behind Rosberg in the cham... | Lewis Hamilton beat team-mate Nico Rosberg to the fastest time as Mercedes dominated British GP first practice. |
41,037,253 | Kieran Davies will serve at least 19 years before being eligible for parole.
He was earlier found guilty of attacking Ashley Hawkins with a hammer and a metal bar during the murder in Scotland Street in December last year.
Davies and Mr Hawkins had arrived in the city from Wales as friends but before the attack the vic... | A man who bludgeoned his former best friend to death at a flat in Edinburgh has been jailed for life. |
33,594,654 | Researchers say the growth continued in 2014 and more than compensated for losses recorded in the three previous years.
The scientists involved believe changes in summer temperatures have greater impacts on ice than thought.
But they say 2013 was a one-off and that climate change will continue to shrink the ice in the ... | The volume of Arctic sea ice increased by around a third after an unusually cool summer in 2013. |
39,331,444 | Connacht's Lam will join this summer as the long-term replacement to former boss Andy Robinson, who was sacked in November, and will be assisted by Connacht backs coach Conor McPhillips.
Bakewell, who signed a two-year deal at Bristol in 2016, will work with them.
The New Zealander was previously Bath's forwards coach ... | Bristol forwards coach Mark Bakewell has said he will stay on the club's coaching staff when Pat Lam joins as head coach at the end of the season. |
25,804,728 | The damning report found a "worrying loss of confidence and competence" within the federation and a "serious loss of influence" outside.
It said the way the federation, which represents officers, had opposed police reforms and launched personal attacks were "strategic failures".
The review was set up after criticism in... | The Police Federation of England and Wales should be changed from "top to bottom", an independent panel has said. |
38,133,187 | Former Grimsby boss Hurst was appointed on 24 October, with the Shropshire club at the bottom of the table.
After beating Oxford, losses to Sheffield United and Fleetwood plus a 0-0 draw at home to Port Vale have seen Hurst's side return to bottom spot.
"Sometimes you need a bit of a joker," he told BBC Radio Shropshir... | Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst has urged his squad to have more fun and lighten up, in a bid to help their League One relegation battle. |
38,889,685 | Blackpool were unbeaten in four league games but it was the hosts who nearly took the lead on five minutes when Evans' shot hit the crossbar.
Just before the half-hour mark, after increased pressure from the hosts, Enda Stevens found Evans on his own in the area and the 28-year-old made no mistake, striking a powerful ... | Goals from Gareth Evans and Eoin Doyle secured Portsmouth their second win in four days as they beat Blackpool 2-0 in their League Two clash at Fratton Park. |
39,258,851 | But despite out-selling Lego and taking a Toy of the Year award, the business came crashing down in the 1990s when the kite-maker put a match to his equipment.
Now, more than a decade after he brought his business to a dramatic end, his sons Paul and Mark have restarted it with a shop in Cheltenham.
Born in Gloucester ... | Peter Powell kites were the must have toy in the summer of 1976, with millions selling worldwide and their creator becoming a household name. |
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Ahead of Monday's fifth-round tie at the Greenhous Meadow, the League One side's boss Micky Mellon has already gathered a battle plan that cannot fail to strike a chord with the competition's romantics.
No-one loves roughing up the elite more than Sam Allardyce (just ask A... | Shrewsbury Town will not be short of inspiration when they try to knock Manchester United out of the FA Cup. |
35,203,609 | A judge had dismissed the case against PT Bumi Mekar Hijau (BMH), saying there was not enough evidence that the firm failed to prevent recurring fires.
Haze from forest fires in Indonesia affected South East Asia for months.
BMH supplies Asia Pulp and Paper, one of the world's biggest such companies.
The $565m in damag... | The Indonesian government has said it will appeal against a court decision that rejected a $565m (£381m) lawsuit against a plantation company accused of causing forest fires. |
36,952,449 | A gold medal in the race gives an athlete global recognition. Breaking the world record over the distance ensures sporting immortality.
American Donald Lippincott and Czech Marie Mejzlikova were the first, with Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United States the current holders of the crown.
Befo... | The 100m is arguably the Olympic Games' most iconic event. |
32,073,529 | He told MSPs that the operators of Prestwick Airport had a bid team in place.
The owners of Campbeltown airfield were also interested in attracting the venture.
Stornoway, Newquay and Llanbedr are also on a UK government shortlist of potential sites.
RAF Leuchars has been identified as a potential temporary facility.
M... | Two Scottish airports are actively bidding to host the UK's first spaceport, according to Infrastructure Secretary Keith Brown. |
38,970,887 | 14 February 2017 Last updated at 14:18 GMT
The fighting has forced millions of people to leave their homes.
One of the results of this is that families can become separated from each other as they make their journey away from their home countries.
Milad told Newsround how the war in Syria led to his family being split ... | There are many conflicts taking place in the Middle East. |
35,580,517 | After the draft deal was published two weeks ago, an irate editorial in the French newspaper Le Monde fumed that the concessions made to Britain were "exorbitant".
And while some in Mr Cameron's own Conservative Party dismiss his renegotiation as a watery fudge, politicians in Paris have a very different view.
Of parti... | Prime Minister David Cameron is to meet French President Francois Hollande in Paris shortly - the latest leg in his drive to negotiate new EU membership terms for the UK. |
36,240,970 | Watson, 23, beat Croatia's Ana Konjuh 7-5 4-6 6-3, while Bedene, 26, defeated France's Kenny de Schepper 6-3 6-3. Both are ranked number two in Britain.
However, British number three Naomi Broady went down in three sets to the USA's Christina McHale, 4-6 6-3 1-6.
Laura Robson was knocked out in the first qualifying rou... | Britons Heather Watson and Aljaz Bedene are through to the main draw of the Italian Open after victories in the second qualifying round. |
40,777,784 | Councillors voted in favour of the Local Development Plan by 21 votes to five.
Protestors who feared the plan would negatively affect the numbers of Welsh speakers in the area had met outside the council offices in Llangefni.
Gwynedd councillors approved the plan on Friday.
Anglesey and Gwynedd had prepared a joint lan... | A plan for 8,000 new houses in Anglesey and Gwynedd over the next 15 years has been approved by councillors on Anglesey. |
20,613,131 | The Danish study looked at more than 21,000 couples seeking IVF treatment.
They found women who were unsuccessful in having a child were four times more likely to die prematurely than women who had been mothers.
Critics stress that the risk of early death was low - with just 316 people in total dying over the 11 year ... | Involuntary childlessness may increase the likelihood of early death, the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reports. |
37,504,308 | The operation was aimed at preventing attacks being planned by Pakistan-based militants, a senior army official said.
He said "significant casualties have been caused to the terrorists and those who are trying to support them".
Pakistan denies India carried out any strikes and says two of its soldiers were killed in c... | India's army says it has carried out "surgical strikes" against suspected militants along the de-facto border with Pakistan in Kashmir. |
30,878,890 | In a procedure described as a milestone in neonatal care, a six-day-old baby girl's kidneys and liver cells were given to two separate recipients after her heart stopped beating.
Experts argue there is potential for more life-saving donations, but say current UK guidelines are prohibitive.
An official review is expecte... | Doctors have performed the first organ transplants from a newborn in the UK. |
31,732,241 | Darren Sykes, 44, set fire to his home in Penistone, South Yorkshire after luring Jack, 12, and brother Paul, nine, there with new a train set.
Sheffield Coroner's Court heard Jack, who later died, told doctors and police his father had set the house on fire.
Both boys were unlawfully killed, coroner Christopher Dorrie... | A father who killed himself and his sons in a deliberate house fire was identified by one of the boys as the culprit behind the blaze. |
38,951,339 | Ciaran Murtagh's goal helped Roscommon lead by three at half-time but Donegal moved three up before a Conor Devaney goal levelled matters on 64 minutes.
Mark Anthony McGinley saved a glorious Ronan Stack goal chance before McHugh's dramatic injury-time winner.
Both Monaghan and Cavan missed a host of chances in their D... | Eoin McHugh's late point helped Donegal snatch a 0-16 to 2-9 Division One win in Roscommon as Monaghan drew 0-7 to 0-7 with Cavan at Castleblayney |
34,785,987 | According to his family, the 85-year-old died on Monday following a stroke.
White was chosen ahead of Ringo Starr in September 1962 to play drums on the single version of Love Me Do and its B-side, P.S. I Love You.
White, who was born in Glasgow in 1930, is also believed to have played on the album version of Please Pl... | Andy White, the Scottish studio session musician who played the drums on Love Me Do and other early tracks by The Beatles, has died in New Jersey. |
30,584,891 | Demonstrators sang Christmas carols and listened to speeches about immigrants and asylum seekers.
Weekly rallies by a group called Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West, or Pegida, began in October.
Several counter-demonstrations were being held on Monday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior po... | A record 17,500 people have turned out for the latest "anti-Islamisation" rally in the German city of Dresden, according to police estimates. |
39,183,882 | Jon Andrewes, 63, from Totnes, misled a Somerset hospice where he was chief executive from 2004 and Torbay Care Trust when he became chairman in 2007.
He also misled Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust where he became chairman in 2015.
Exeter Crown Court Judge Geoffrey Mercer told Andrewes that for 10 years "your outwardly ... | A bogus NHS boss who lied about his qualifications and raked in more than £1m has been jailed for two years. |
19,546,912 | The government operates radio services and a TV channel. Private TV stations freely criticise the government.
There were 295,200 internet users by November 2015 (via Internetworldstats). | Guyanese newspapers are free to criticise the government, although journalists are apt to exercise self-censorship. |
34,013,618 | Companies bidding for government contracts worth more than £10m must show they have a "reasonable proportion" of apprentices.
"The greatest asset any employer has is their workforce," the Prime Minister said.
"And by investing in them, they are investing in the success and future of their business."
The government als... | David Cameron has shared plans to increase the number of apprenticeship programmes that big businesses offer. |
35,165,067 | Jayne Hickey and her son Christian were shot when two men knocked on their front door in Gillingham Road in Eccles, Salford on 12 October.
The gun was one of two firearms seized when a vehicle was stopped in Faulkner's Lane, Mobberley in Cheshire on 15 December at about 21:20 GMT.
Two men have appeared in court charged... | A gun that is believed to have been used to shoot a mother and her seven-year-old son has been seized by police. |
37,224,828 | Emergency services were called earlier after reports two men were in the water at the mouth of the Wear, near to the Old Pier, Sunderland Yacht Club.
It is believed they went into the water to swim and got in to difficulty, police said.
For updates on this and other North East stories.
One of the men has been rescued, ... | A sea search is under way for a 17-year-old after three teenagers were rescued after jumping off a dinghy off the North East coast. |
39,449,034 | Last week, it emerged almost one million drink-driving tests recorded by police did not actually take place.
An Garda Síochána (Irish police) also admitted an error that caused almost 15,000 wrongful traffic convictions.
Ms O'Sullivan was appearing before an Irish parliamentary justice committee.
She said gardaí have s... | Irish police commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan has acknowledged gardaí (police) may have acted dishonestly by inputting false breath test figures into the force's computer system |
33,242,267 | While the main stages do not open until Friday, many smaller venues put on live music, DJs and films for those arriving early.
The first performer on the official line-up is flautist Frei Zinger, on the Croissant Neuf Bandstand at 11:00 BST.
There will then be entertainment in the circus field, Groovy Movie Picture Hou... | Music fans have begun setting up camp at the Glastonbury Festival after the gates opened for this year's event. |
34,076,619 | Rugby league convert Burgess only made his union debut for Bath in November and won his first England cap against France in August.
The 26-year-old's inclusion means there is no place for fellow centre Luther Burrell, a regular during the past two Six Nations campaigns.
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He... | Sam Burgess has been included in England's 31-man squad for the World Cup, which starts next month. |
35,927,023 | The testimonies include one from an RAF officer who took part in the 1944 Great Escape and the daughter of resistance heroine, Violette Szabo.
About 4,000 people applied to the UK Foreign Office in 1964-65 for help from a £1m fund, paid for by West Germany.
A quarter of claims were successful.
Many were rejected becaus... | Harrowing accounts of Nazi persecution against UK victims have been revealed in 1960s files from the National Archives, which show them claiming compensation for their suffering. |
34,074,211 | But on closer inspection, it turns out the Barcelona striker has not swapped La Liga for the League of Ireland.
It is in fact 16-year-old Barry Cotter, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the Brazil World Cup star.
While Neymar will line-up in the Champions League, former Avenue United and Ennis Town forward Cotter wil... | On first glance it looks like Limerick have pulled off the transfer of the century and signed Barcelona striker Neymar. |
22,197,108 | The move was agreed at a regional summit in Chad, whose president described CAR as a "wound in the heart of central Africa".
"Armed bands loot, hold to ransom and racketeer the population," he said.
The former rebels had asked both their neighbours and former colonial power France to increase their forces.
The current ... | The Central African Republic's neighbours have agreed to send an extra 2,000 troops to help restore security following last month's rebel takeover. |
35,438,039 | The 24-year-old du Preez joined the Pro12 club after leaving Southern Kings in 2013, while Cochrane, 32, arrived from London Wasps the following year.
Du Preez is enjoying working under compatriot and coach Alan Solomons.
"The squad karma is really good and the club is moving forward," said du Preez in a club statement... | South African number eight Cornell du Preez and Scottish hooker Neil Cochrane have signed two-year contract extensions with Edinburgh. |
38,665,241 | Strathbungo residents are being asked to take part in Window Wanderland at 18:00-21:00 on Saturday 25 February.
Artist Lucy Reeves, who ran her first event in Bristol in 2015, said it helped bring out people's playful side.
Previous events have seen windows with paper silhouettes, laser projections and people staging p... | A Glasgow neighbourhood is being encouraged to create a window display in their home to help turn the area into an outdoor evening gallery. |
35,248,380 | Drought has taken a savage toll on the town of McKinlay in north-west Queensland, Australia, so a downpour of rain just before Christmas was the best present he could imagine.
Suspecting water would begin to flow on 18 December, Senior Constable Hansson drove to the riverbank and started filming when the water began to... | Police officer Des Hansson could not contain his excitement when water began to flow through the dry bed of the McKinlay River. |
36,347,171 | Hayne, 28, quit the NFL after just one season to try to play rugby sevens for Fiji in this year's Rio Olympics.
The former San Francisco 49er previously played for Paramatta Eels in Australia's National Rugby League.
"I thought the boys needed a bit of added competition," said Fiji coach Ben Ryan.
"Jarryd has trained w... | Former NFL and rugby league player Jarryd Hayne is in Fiji's squad for this weekend's final round of the World Rugby Sevens Series in London. |
15,840,743 | The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) states that women should be offered counselling and told of the risks first.
Ultimately, however, the decision would be made by the mother-to-be, it said.
NICE said this was "a very long way" from offering all women surgery.
The last set of NICE guidelines... | Pregnant women who ask for a Caesarean delivery should be allowed to have the operation, even if there is no medical need, according to new guidelines for England and Wales. |
36,837,612 | 19 July 2016 Last updated at 14:39 BST
The suspected gunman was among the dead in the shooting near the Castle Swimming Pool in Spalding.
Lincolnshire Police, who were called to Pinchbeck Road at about 09:00 BST, said no shots were fired by their officers.
Those killed are believed to be two women and a man. Police sai... | Three people have died in a shooting near a swimming pool in Lincolnshire, police have said. |
18,983,827 | Major international artists include Hermann Nitsch, Melvin Moti, Dieter Roth and Rachel Mayeri.
There are new commissions from Susan Philipsz, Andrew Miller, Emily Speed, Kevin Harman and Anthony Schrag.
There are also retrospectives of acclaimed artists such as Ian Hamilton Finlay, Leslie Hunter and John Bellany.
Scot... | Edinburgh's art festival has begun its "most ambitious" programme yet, with 45 exhibitions showing in 30 of the city's museums and galleries during August. |
39,025,778 | The 30-year-old Scot, who raced for Force India from 2010 to 2013, will be back-up for race drivers Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll.
Deputy team principal Claire Williams said: "It's great for us to retain someone of Paul's experience."
Di Resta will combine F1 duties with racing for Mercedes in Germany's DTM touring car... | Paul di Resta is to stay as Williams reserve driver for a second season in 2017. |
40,887,208 | Kayley Olsson, a 20-year-old student hairdresser in Waterloo, Iowa, posted on Facebook on Tuesday about a girl who came into her salon with densely matted and tangled hair.
"Today I had one of the hardest experiences - I had a 16-year-girl come in who has been dealing with severe depression for a few years now," Kayley... | Beauty rituals may not be the first thing you think about in relation to mental health, but when an American hairdresser told her story about a teenage client with depression, thousands responded. |
19,370,472 | Patrick Sullivan, 25, a former French foreign Legionnaire and member of the republican splinter group, the Irish People's Liberation Organisation, was knifed to death in February 1992.
A west Belfast man was later convicted of his manslaughter.
His sister and brother met the police in Belfast on Friday morning.
Mr Sull... | The family of a west Belfast man who was killed 20 years ago have called for a fresh investigation into his death. |
37,823,801 | Ozil was a picture of composure as he ran through on goal, chipped the keeper and cut inside two defenders before slotting in from close range for a dramatic winner.
Earlier on, Arsenal's hopes of a repeat of their 6-0 win in the reverse tie were quickly dispelled when Jonathan Cafu put Ludogorets in front against the ... | Mesut Ozil scored a stunning late goal as a resilient Arsenal came back from 2-0 down to beat Ludogorets Razgrad and reach the Champions League knockout stages. |
40,518,856 | The ITV2 show sees single men and women put together in a Majorcan villa to find love and win a £50,000 prize.
So far this series, there have been several instances of, shall we say, intimate behaviour taking place.
But broadcasting regulator Ofcom says it has actually received far more complaints about scenes that sh... | Viewers have been complaining about Love Island - but not for the reason you might think. |
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The 21-year-old, from Meon Valley Golf Club, followed in the footsteps of fellow Hampshire golfer Scott Gregory in 2016 by winning the trophy.
The victory guarantees Ellis will play at Royal Birkdale next month as well as the Masters and US Open next season.
"The magnitude... | Harry Ellis admits he still "feels numb and in shock" after securing his spot at The Open in July by winning the British Amateur Championship. |
27,033,744 | In those two decades, the country has come a long way but still faces many problems.
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While many blacks have moved up the economic ladder, poverty remains high, tensions still exist between blacks and whites in some areas and South Africa has ... | It is 20 years since South Africa held its first non-racial elections which ended white rule and saw the transfer of power to the African National Congress. |
37,736,609 | Wednesday had a penalty appeal turned down when Richard Keogh appeared to handle Adam Reach's shot on the line.
Christie then met a Tom Ince corner to nod Derby ahead from close range.
Liam Palmer went closest to a leveller, with a deflected shot off the post, before Alex Pearce prodded home Derby's second from eight y... | Cyrus Christie scored his first goal of the season to help Derby beat Sheffield Wednesday and extend their unbeaten run against the Owls to 17 matches. |
38,723,347 | It means control over new machines with maximum stakes over £10 will be devolved, as the Wales Bill cleared its final hurdle in Parliament.
Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens wanted the power extended to existing terminals with maximum stakes over £2.
UK ministers expect the bill to gain Royal Assent in February.
The Wa... | A final attempt by Labour to give Wales more power to ban fixed-odds betting terminals has been defeated in the House of Commons. |
26,468,685 | Daniel Pelka was murdered in Coventry in March 2012 by his mother and her partner.
City council leader Ann Lucas said more children's social workers was "the answer" to the "huge pressures" her staff faced.
The council said cases rose from 3,085 in March 2013 to 4,529 in March 2014.
Ms Lucas said reports of suspected c... | Children's social workers on a council that "missed chances" to save a four-year-old boy's life say they need more staff to cope with rising caseloads. |
35,563,901 | Owners of Mila, a Bedlington Terrier, found her cowering in a bush in their Halesowen back garden on Thursday evening.
Burglars beat the dog - leaving her with nerve damage - after breaking into the house, West Midlands Police said.
Homeowner Julie Green said she was "heartbroken" to find Mila wounded by burglars, who ... | An 18-month-old family dog is unable to walk after burglars repeatedly kicked it in the head, police said. |
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