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31,876,219 | The 21-year-old recipient, whose identify is being protected, lost his penis in a botched circumcision.
Doctors in Cape Town said the operation was a success and the patient was happy and healthy.
The team said there was extensive discussion about whether the operation, which is not life-saving in the same way as a hea... | The world's first successful penis transplant has been reported by a surgical team in South Africa. |
37,896,115 | Leader Leanne Wood said her party accepted the referendum result to leave the European Union, but claimed no part of the UK voted for a "hard" Brexit.
In an article for The Times, she said the Welsh Government should not "sit back and let Brexit take its course".
Meanwhile First Minister Carwyn Jones has told AMs that ... | People need clarity on what Brexit means for both the UK and Welsh governments, Plaid Cymru has said. |
35,082,616 | Four fire engines and a water carrier were called to the incident at Hay on Wye on Friday at about 22:50 GMT.
The barn contained about 1,000 hay and straw bales along with four farm vehicles.
Mid and West Wales Fire Service said they expected to remain at the scene throughout Saturday morning. | Firefighters have spent the night tackling a large barn fire in Powys. |
34,483,311 | The 87-year-old went to hospital following the fall and pulled out of presenting his BBC variety show Bruce's Hall Of Fame.
Speaking after his fall, Sir Bruce said he was "really sad" not to be part of the programme.
Pointless presenter Alexander Armstrong will take over as the show's host.
Sir Bruce said: "I was reall... | Sir Bruce Forsyth has been told by doctors to have complete rest for at least a week after suffering a fall at his home. |
29,465,385 | Youngsters say Stubylee Park in Bacup, Lancashire, has fallen into a state of disrepair and is no longer safe.
One graffiti message sprayed on a ramp reads: "Instead of painting over all the graffiti why don't you sort the floor out?"
Councillor Andrew McNae said a meeting has been set up with the youths.
Mr McNae, por... | A war of words has broken out at a skate park - after teenagers sprayed graffiti accusing council officials of failing to maintain the site. |
28,108,033 | The Glasgow-based company said revenues rose by 3% to nearly £608m in the year to the end of March.
Pre-tax profits for the group also increased by 3%.
Edrington's brands include The Macallan, Highland Park, Cutty Sark, Snow Leopard vodka and Brugal rum.
During the year, Edrington established new sales, marketing and ... | Famous Grouse producer Edrington Group has announced a strong set of results, after increasing its presence in both established and emerging markets and investing in its brands. |
38,205,535 | Countryman Gary Hunt, 32, retained the Best High Diver of the Year award after a second successive World Cup success.
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu, 27, who won three Olympic golds, was Best Female Swimmer for a third year in a row.
American Michael Phelps, 31, who retired after Rio with a record 23 Olympic golds, won the m... | Britain's Adam Peaty won Fina's Olympic Performance of the Year award for his world record-breaking 100m breaststroke final win at Rio 2016. |
36,332,808 | A mayday call was made at about 05:00 BST from the Pegotty, a motor cruiser taking on water just north of Grimsby dock, the Humber coastguard said.
A pilot vessel from Grimsby took two people off the boat, which sank about 25 minutes after the emergency call.
The Humber and Cleethorpes RNLI lifeboats were also launched... | Two people have been rescued from a sinking boat in the Humber estuary after a collision with another vessel in the fog. |
37,582,498 | Teodoro Locsin Jr, or "Teddy", tweeted seemingly pro-Nazi comments, with references to Auschwitz and the "Final Solution".
Mr Locsin later apologised for the tweets and removed several of them.
The 67-year-old is a journalist and ex-congressman.
His tweets echo recent comments made by Philippine President Rodrigo Duter... | A petition to reject the controversial nominee for Philippine ambassador to the UN has reached more than 10,000 signatures, after he was seen using anti-Semitic language on Twitter. |
37,483,063 | Colombian leader Juan Manuel Santos and the Farc rebel commander known as Timochenko signed the deal in an emotional ceremony on Monday evening.
"I would like to ask for forgiveness for all the pain that we may have caused during this war," he said.
The guests at the ceremony in Cartagena cheered when Timochenko apolog... | The leader of the Farc rebel group has apologised to the victims of Colombia's armed conflict which ended with Monday's signing of a peace deal. |
40,795,739 | Bassel Khartabil's wife said he was killed in October 2015 after receiving a death sentence.
"Words are difficult to come by," she wrote. "Thank you for killing my lover."
The Wikipedia contributor and founder of Creative Commons Syria was first detained in March 2012.
After nine months of incommunicado detention, he w... | A Syrian internet freedom activist was executed soon after he disappeared from prison in late 2015, his wife and supporters say they have learned. |
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Accies survived some nervous moments before Ash Taylor headed the Dons ahead after 34 minutes.
But the lead only lasted four minutes as Dougie Imrie scored from the penalty spot after Danny Redmond was challenged by goalkeeper Joe Lewis.
Rooney pounced when Gary Woods parr... | Adam Rooney gave third-top Aberdeen a Scottish Premiership victory over stuffy Hamilton Accies. |
37,860,253 | The road bridge over the River Wharfe at Tadcaster, near York, partially collapsed in December.
Currently the river can only be crossed using a temporary footbridge.
North Yorkshire County Council said "persistent and unusually high river levels" had delayed the work, which had been expected to finish by next month.
In... | The completion of repair work to a Grade II listed bridge damaged by winter flooding last year has been delayed until January. |
32,040,488 | The group, and two teachers, were from Joseph-Koenig school in Haltern, western Germany.
"This is the worst thing imaginable," the town's Mayor Bodo Klimpel said at an emotional media conference.
All 150 people on board flight 4U 9525 travelling from Barcelona to Duesseldorf are assumed to have died.
The Airbus A320 ai... | Sixteen teenagers on a Spanish exchange programme were among those on board a Germanwings plane that crashed in the French alps, German officials say. |
37,442,328 | The officers said they felt sorry for the migrants, who were found in a lorry in Belgium, and offered to give them a lift to the border.
But they strayed into France, where they were arrested and questioned.
The incident sparked a diplomatic spat, with France's interior minister summoning the Belgian ambassador.
Bernar... | Two Belgian policemen have been questioned by their French counterparts after they were caught with 13 illegal immigrants in their car. |
35,906,227 | The memorial event at Whitecrook Park in the town was arranged on social media by friends of the 15-year-old who was found dead on Monday.
She was last seen alive near a deli in Clydebank on Saturday 19 March after she had set off for her part-time job at a hairdressers.
A man has appeared in court charged with her mur... | Hundreds of people gathered at a Clydebank park on Saturday night to remember teenager Paige Doherty. |
39,091,756 | Barrister Mona Bayoumi's comments come as a Welsh Assembly committee holds an inquiry into human rights in Wales.
The committee said its inquiry is instrumental in ensuring the assembly is prepared for future changes.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said the UK government was "committed" to reforming domestic human rig... | Current political attitudes are likely to lead to a "slow erosion" of existing human rights and protections, according to an expert. |
34,412,951 | Images posted on social media showed flames emerging from many of the building's 24 floors.
There were no immediate reports of fatalities from the blaze, the cause of which is unknown.
A number of people were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, officials told the Gulf News newspaper.
Residents were evacuated fro... | A high-rise residential building in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates has caught fire, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the air. |
17,301,646 | 800 - Emperor Charlemagne, Frankish ruler of France and Germany, crowned Roman emperor by Pope Leo III.
843 - Break-up of Frankish empire; Germany emerges as separate realm.
962 - German King Otto I crowned Roman emperor after gaining control of northern Italy; beginning of what became known as Holy Roman Empire centre... | A chronology of key events: |
39,251,592 | Several Australian bars have dumped Coopers Brewery after it was featured by religious group the Bible Society.
The video shows two MPs debating their opposing views on same-sex marriage - which is not legal in Australia - as they clutch Coopers beers.
It has led to claims Coopers is against marriage equality, a claim ... | Australia's largest independent beer company has found itself at the centre of a boycott over a video discussing same-sex marriage. |
33,671,553 | Xinhua state news agency said that as of Sunday afternoon the film had earned 1.317bn yuan ($212m, £137m) since it opened on 16 July.
The previous record was held by 2012 road trip comedy Lost in Thailand which earned about 1.27bn yuan.
Monster Hunt, a blend of live-action and animation, tells the story of a radish-lik... | Fantasy comedy Monster Hunt has become the highest-grossing domestic film in China, state media said. |
24,954,387 | No longer, of course, after the bloody and brutal end of a quarter a century of civil war.
When the prime minister arrived here in Jaffna to visit a public library that is seen as the cultural heart of the Tamil community, he was greeted by two rival demonstrations.
On one side of the road, there was a group of clearly... | David Cameron has just landed in Northern Sri Lanka, becoming the first prime minister, the first world leader, to travel to the north of this island, once controlled by the Tamil Tigers. |
25,519,330 | The Antonov An-12 plane, which was heading to a factory in Irkutsk, caused a fire at the military unit, but there were no casualties on the ground.
Six crew members and three others on board were killed.
The authorities have given no explanation for the crash, but Russia has a poor air-safety record.
Accidents are rela... | A Russian cargo plane has crashed into warehouses at a military facility in Siberia, killing all nine people on board, officials have said. |
37,925,428 | Fans from across the world have been voting for their favourite since the five-man shortlist of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andre Ayew, Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane and Yaya Toure was revealed during a special live launch broadcast on Saturday 12 November.
The 2016 recipient of the award will be announced on Monday, 12 Dec... | Voting for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016 has now closed. |
35,502,898 | In excess of £8bn will come into the league from new broadcast deals.
But Wenger says clubs will need that additional cash to meet the rising cost of transfer fees and player wages.
"What will happen is the prices of the players will go up and you will need this supplement of money coming in to buy new players," he sai... | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has warned extra television revenue for Premier League clubs will be used to buy players rather than cut ticket prices. |
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The world champion converted pole position into a lead on the first lap and was in control throughout, taking his sixth win and extending his lead to 28 points.
Lotus's Romain Grosjean took third after a rear tyre failure on Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari with two laps to go.
... | Lewis Hamilton beat Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to take a dominant win at the Belgian Grand Prix to extend his championship lead. |
14,880,363 | Moore's Law states that the number of transistors that can be placed on a chip for the same cost will double roughly every two years.
Generally, that doubling has been achieved by shrinking transistors - the basic processing units of a silicon chip.
But everyone knows that, at some point, Moore's Law will halt because ... | For more than 40 years, the processing power of the silicon chip has grown in line with a prediction made by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965. |
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Scrum-half Luke McGrath snapped up two first-half tries but the visitors were just 12-9 down at the break thanks to three penalties by Dan Jones.
Leinster broke clear in the second half at the RDS with Rhys Ruddock crashing over and Joey Carbery scoring twice.
Replacement ... | Leinster returned to the top of the Pro12 table and bagged a bonus point with an emphatic win over the Scarlets. |
35,241,858 | It was the final major barrier to building an additional 20,000 homes in the city over the next decade.
The Local Development Plan (LDP) sets out where new houses can be built, based on a forecast that the population will grow by a quarter over 20 years.
Cardiff council said the city was in "dire need" of the plan, to ... | A controversial plan for the biggest expansion of Cardiff in a century has been approved by a planning inspector. |
39,608,010 | A man walking his dog reported seeing the body in the water at about 09:00 BST, Humberside Police said.
It was recovered from the water as an area near the pier gates was cordoned off by police.
The male body is yet to be identified and the force is appealing for anyone with information to contact them. Withernsea lies... | A body was washed up on a beach at Withernsea, East Yorkshire. |
36,736,963 | Nigel Poustie was taken to Ninewells Hospital after being found in Charleston Drive at about 18:30 on Monday, but died the following day.
Officers have carried out "extensive inquiries" into the circumstances surrounding Mr Poustie's death.
It is understood witnesses saw him fall several times.
Det Insp Brian Geddes sa... | The death of a 49-year-old man who was discovered seriously injured in a Dundee street is being treated as suspicious, police have confirmed. |
31,030,136 | 28 January 2015 Last updated at 20:47 GMT
The figure of Boba Fett, a minor character that has become a cult figure, fetched the sum at Vectis Toy Auctioneers in Thornaby, Stockton.
Craig Stevens, from Croydon, is a former chairman of the UK Star Wars Fan Club and was selling his memorabilia to help him buy a house. | A Star Wars fan who bought a toy 25 years ago for £50 has sold it at auction in Teesside for £18,000. |
34,764,413 | The 22-year-old, who won a silver medal for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, set a new British record in outdoor competition of 1.97m earlier this year.
In her first column for the BBC Sport website she discusses her "job" as an athlete, family festivities and positive thinking.
My job as a full-time athlete is ... | British high jumper Isobel Pooley is currently working towards a place in Team GB's squad for the 2016 Rio Olympics. |
40,381,507 | All group two matches will be played in Romania between 22 August and 28 August.
The Welsh Premier League champions are one of 40 teams in 10 qualifying groups.
This will be Swansea's third time in the competition. | Swansea City Ladies have will face Scottish side Hibernian, Olimpia Cluj-Napoca of Romania and Ukraine's WFC-2 Kharkiv in the Champions League qualifying group stage. |
33,588,742 | Emergency services were called to the incident near Cathedine at 16:13 BST on Sunday.
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the person was taken to Swansea's Morriston Hospital with minor injuries.
Mid and West Fire Service sent two crews from Brecon and one from Crickhowell to the scene. | A person has been airlifted to hospital after a small aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in the Brecon Beacons in Powys. |
40,905,776 | Olivier Ntcham's first-half goal proved decisive as Kris Doolan headed over a glorious chance before Nir Bitton appeared to clip Miles Storey late on.
"It's a foul anywhere else on the pitch," said Archibald. "It's a big call in the last minute against Celtic.
"You don't often get them. We had one in midweek, we usuall... | Partick Thistle boss Alan Archibald felt his side should have been given a penalty in their 1-0 defeat by Celtic. |
38,662,225 | Michael Forbes' art portrays the US President-elect and also Madonna, who is shown as the Statue of Liberty.
Black Isle-based Forbes created the piece this week.
Madonna, who opposed Trump's election campaign, has posted an image of the painting on her Facebook and Instagram pages.
Her post to Facebook has had more tha... | A Scottish artist's painting of Donald Trump as King Kong has been shared thousands of times online after postings by singer Madonna. |
32,733,963 | The fishing boat, carrying about 350 people of the Muslim Rohingya minority, has been refused entry to Thailand.
Those on board told the BBC the crew abandoned them and disabled the engine. They said the bodies of those who had died were thrown overboard.
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been turning away migrant ... | Myanmar migrants on a boat stranded for a week in the Andaman Sea with no food or water say 10 people have died, while some are resorting to drinking urine. |
37,221,554 | Seventh-placed Vikings went into the break 8-0 ahead thanks to two tries from Corey Thompson.
Liam Farrell's converted score brought Warriors back to within two against a side who defended stoutly despite at one stage having two in the sin-bin.
Wigan turned down a late chance for goal, but the visitors held out.
Shaun ... | Widnes Vikings produced a superb defensive display to beat Wigan and leave Warriors still waiting to confirm their Super League play-off place. |
40,752,617 | Russell Joy, 45, of Shapwick, Dorset, set up direct debits, withdrew money and cashed bonds on behalf of Mary Brady, from Broadstone.
Bournemouth Crown Court heard Joy won the trust of the pensioner, who died earlier this month, when she hired him as her gardener in 2008.
He was entrusted to withdraw money for her dail... | A man who defrauded a 98-year-old woman he befriended of £170,000 has been jailed for five years and one month. |
13,718,129 | Mr Maskey took 70.6% of the vote in Thursday's by-election with 16,211 votes. The turnout of 37.53% was one of the lowest for Northern Ireland.
In second place was the SDLP's Alex Attwood on 3,088, with Gerry Carroll of People Before Profit third on 1,751.
The by-election was held after Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams ... | Sinn Fein's Paul Maskey has been elected as the new MP for West Belfast. |
40,132,320 | Thousands of people worked at its Merthyr Tydfil washing machine plant over 60 years. It stopped production in 2009 but a warehouse still operates.
The company will contribute £60m to the pension scheme.
The Pensions Regulator has approved the proposal and the scheme is expected to transfer into the Pension Protection ... | A deal has been struck for Hoover to move the company's pension scheme into a protection fund. |
32,173,452 | Under the Wales Act, passed last year, ministers can borrow up to £500m.
But the Lib Dems said this should be doubled to bring Wales and Scotland into line.
The plans will form part of the Lib Dems' general election manifesto, due out later this month.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said: "This increas... | The Welsh government should be able to borrow up to £1bn to fund major new projects such as motorways or hospital buildings, the Liberal Democrats have said. |
29,026,398 | The England striker, 23, came through United's famed youth system but joined the Gunners for £16m on deadline day.
United brought striker Radamel Falcao on a £6m loan deal from Monaco, their sixth signing of the transfer window.
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"They have probably lost the way of Manchest... | Former Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan feels part of the club's "identity has been broken" with Danny Welbeck's departure to Arsenal. |
38,578,107 | Dylann Roof was convicted last month of 33 federal charges, including hate crimes, after opening fire on a Bible study group in 2015.
He remained unrepentant and had told the jury: "I felt like I had to do it and I still feel like I had to do it."
The jurors deliberated for nearly three hours before reaching their verd... | A white supremacist has been sentenced to death for the racially motivated killings of nine black people at a South Carolina church. |
37,295,812 | Marcus Evans is among nine people investigated over ticket scalping, conspiracy and ambush marketing.
Mr Evans, who runs his own sports hospitality company, denied any wrongdoing and said the allegations are "totally without foundation".
The exact full charges against Mr Evans have yet to be confirmed to the BBC.
Follo... | The owner of Ipswich Town Football Club has been charged in connection with a ticket-touting case in August's Olympic Games in Brazil. |
37,189,035 | The capital side won only three of their last 10 league games to slip to ninth place last season, having begun the new year in the top three.
"Last season wasn't acceptable," said fit-again lock Fraser McKenzie.
"We are really looking to achieve top four. I think that is the minimum criteria this year. We really feel ... | Edinburgh have targeted a top-four finish and a place in the Pro12 play-offs as a "minimum" target this season. |
34,019,475 | More than half of the dead were women and children, according to aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
Taiz has been the scene of intense clashes between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces, supported by Saudi Arabia and its allies.
The coalition began targeting the Houthis in March.
It wants to defeat the reb... | At least 65 civilians have reportedly been killed in air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition on the Yemeni city of Taiz. |
36,510,160 | He was helped off in the 40-7 defeat by the Chiefs on Tuesday.
Captain and flanker Sam Warburton came through Tuesday's tour game as a late replacement for Ellis Jenkins, who pulled out with a tight thigh.
Back Gareth Anscombe and back-rower Ross Moriarty also withdrew from the bench with Jamie Roberts and Taulupe Fale... | Lock Jake Ball has added to Wales' injury worries before their second Test against New Zealand on Saturday. |
34,627,729 | John and Lynette Rodgers, from Holywood in County Down, were found on a beach at Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape on Friday.
Efforts were made to resuscitate them, but they were declared dead at the scene.
Rescue workers said sea conditions were rough at the time, with strong rip-currents in the water.
It is believe... | A couple in their 20s from Northern Ireland has drowned while on honeymoon in South Africa. |
37,217,071 | Aguero has until 18:00 BST on Thursday 1 September to respond to the charge.
If found guilty, the Argentina international faces a three-match ban.
He would miss Premier League games with Manchester United on 10 September and Bournemouth on 17 September.
The 28-year-old would also miss the EFL Cup third-round game again... | Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been given an extra 24 hours to argue his case after being charged with violent conduct by the Football Association for elbowing West Ham's Winston Reid. |
34,698,629 | New figures, published by KPMG, indicated 20% of employees earned less than the Living Wage - an increase of 1% from last year.
But Scotland had one of the lowest proportions of workers paid below the rate, 3% less than the UK average.
The Living Wage is set by an independent foundation and has been adopted by 380 Scot... | A fifth of working people in Scotland are paid less than the voluntary Living Wage, according to research. |
39,823,855 | Bora-Hansgrohe rider Postlberger, 25, won the 203km stage ahead of Caleb Ewan in second and Andre Greipel in third.
Last year's winner Vincenzo Nibali, Team Sky's Geraint Thomas and Colombia's Nairo Quintana all finished safely in the peloton in the opening stage of the race's 100th edition.
Saturday's second stage is ... | Austria's Lukas Postlberger won the first stage of the Giro d'Italia in Sardinia on his race debut. |
38,210,873 | Ousainou Darboe has been freed along with 18 other detainees, just days after president Yahya Jammeh lost Thursday's presidential election to property developer Adama Barrow.
The men were arrested in April at a demonstration over the alleged death in custody of an activist.
They were each later sentenced to a three-yea... | A Gambian opposition leader, who had been thrown in jail for taking part in a protest, has been released on bail. |
37,576,957 | Klaas Haytema, 30, pulled the plug on the late-night broadcast, which was relaying a Buddhist sermon, because it was disturbing his sleep.
He told the court that he had been unaware a religious service was taking place near his hotel in Mandalay.
Several foreigners have recently fallen foul of strict laws in Myanmar th... | A Dutch man wept as he was jailed for three months with hard labour in Myanmar for unplugging a loudspeaker. |
38,667,499 | The Supreme Court's judgement follows an appeal against the High Court's rejection of ministers' arguments.
Theresa May says the government already has powers to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty - starting Brexit talks - by the end of March.
But campaigners say Parliament must be consulted before she does so.
Lab... | The government will learn next Tuesday whether it has won its legal battle to get Brexit under way without the need for a vote by MPs. |
39,224,091 | Graphic Design student Leanne Young won the competition with a forest fairy tale design featuring Highland cows, squirrels and the Loch Ness Monster.
It will feature on boxes to be given to every newborn baby from this summer until March 2019.
More than 70 students applied for the design competition, being run by the V... | The winning design for Scotland's baby boxes has been revealed. |
35,398,419 | Chief executive Véronique Laury said the aim was to "leverage the scale of the business by becoming a single, unified company".
Details of the "ONE Kingfisher" plan came ahead of an investor day.
Investors reacted negatively to the move, sending Kingfisher shares down 6.1% to 324p in afternoon trading.
The slide made i... | Kingfisher, which owns B&Q, has announced a push to increase annual pre-tax profits by £500m within five years and return £600m to shareholders. |
33,065,493 | I went to the North West of England to talk to Labour campaigners about the shock of the defeat and their view on the way forward.
First stop, Bury in Greater Manchester.
The former mill town is known for its "world famous" market which attracts bus and coach tours from all over the North West - and drew in a fair few ... | Labour is still reeling from its general election disaster, which reduced the party to its lowest number of MPs since 1987, left members battered and bruised and started the search for a new leader. |
36,972,964 | American Jack Robertson has become a fierce critic of the way the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) have so far dealt with the crisis.
Both organisations have defended their handling of the situation but Robertson has become increasingly frustrated.
In a lengthy and revealing in... | The man who helped expose Russian state-sponsored doping says he leaked information about his investigation to the media to force anti-doping chiefs to provide him with additional resources. |
40,131,524 | Whether fundraising, helping to build and maintain facilities or encouraging people to get involved in - and stay in - the sport, volunteers are the foundation of the game at local level.
Here are three examples of people really making a difference in their communities:
Five years ago, visually impaired (VI) tennis coa... | National Volunteers Week runs from 1-7 June and tennis' governing body - the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) - has shortlisted around 1,200 volunteers whose efforts will be recognised at the British Tennis Awards, during Wimbledon fortnight. |
34,731,857 | Trevor Wright, 67, of Ballingdon Street, Sudbury, was found guilty at Ipswich Crown Court of five charges of rape and seven of sexual assault.
He had already admitted six more sex assaults on the same three victims.
Judge Martyn Levett granted Wright conditional bail and told him he would be sentenced later this month.... | A garage owner who preyed on three schoolgirls between 1977 and 1989 has been convicted of rape and sexual assault. |
35,929,741 | Some of the questions and problems posed were straightforward, but a few were very tricky.
Below are the solutions for the challenges that show how the codes can be broken.
Solving the first challenge was simply a case of matching the symbols, replacing letters in the questions by using the provided key. This helped fi... | Last week, the BBC ran an article giving readers a series of crypto-based challenges to solve. |
40,220,002 | The drama follows a slew of dramatic interest in the heist, after two films and a radio play about how the thieves broke into the vault.
Larry Lamb and Phil Daniels starred in a big screen version released in April, while Michael Caine and Ray Winstone will star in another upcoming film.
A cartoon also appeared on the ... | Timothy Spall is to star in ITV's dramatisation of the £25m Hatton Garden safety deposit box jewellery raid. |
29,630,688 | Mr Asghar, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was shot by a prison guard in September. He has since been recovering in hospital.
His relatives urged Mr Salmond to do all he could to secure his release.
A petition calling on the prime minister to personally intervene has gained more than 68,000 signatures.
Mr Asghar's fami... | First Minister Alex Salmond has met the family of Mohammad Asghar, the Scot imprisoned on death row in Pakistan over blasphemy allegations. |
37,482,793 | The 21-month-old from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, went missing during a family holiday in July 1991.
A fresh excavation of farmland began on Monday, following new evidence that he may have been killed and buried there.
Police said they found "a vast number" of animal bones and small pieces of fabric which were "of slig... | Police searching for missing toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos have found pieces of fabric on land close to where he was last seen. |
36,935,703 | MSPs are studying Scotland's options going forward following the UK's vote to leave the EU.
The committee has already reconvened once during the summer recess to take evidence from business leaders and economists.
And convenor Joan McAlpine said they had only "scratched the surface of identifying the true impact" of Br... | Holyrood's Europe committee has issued an appeal for evidence on the impact of the Brexit vote. |
35,978,557 | "We're not doing this because we've had approaches, we're doing this because we have aspirations that rely on further investment," he said.
The WRU is prepared to give up its 50% stake in the region.
Davies would not rule out a new name for the team under new owners, a source of conjecture in the region.
Davies admitte... | Newport Gwent Dragons chief executive Stuart Davies says the announcement of sale plans is "the start of the process," in attracting new investors. |
35,211,366 | The 28-year-old victim, from Liverpool, required surgery for his injuries following Thursday's attack.
He was travelling on the 20.34 GMT service from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street when he challenged the group.
He was attacked after leaving the train at Winsford station, Cheshire, at around 21.10.
Det ... | A man was stabbed in a station car park after challenging a group throwing objects around a train carriage. |
27,508,118 | The 1917 Fowler engine, worth £250,000, came off the trailer in Crays Hill, Essex just missing an electric pylon.
The engine was being returned from its inaugural appearance, following a full restoration, at Young Farmers event near Chelmsford.
"The primary thing is that no-one was hurt," said the owners.
Phil Burrows,... | A 21-tonne steam engine that tipped off a low-loader and "slid down a road" could cost more than £100,000 to repair, its owners said. |
24,217,982 | The University of Southampton team looked at available medical studies and found evidence the two were linked.
But there was no proof that one necessarily caused the other.
It may be that people taking anti-depressants put on weight which, in turn, increases their diabetes risk, the team told Diabetes Care journal.
Or ... | People prescribed anti-depressants should be aware they could be at increased risk of type 2 diabetes, say UK researchers. |
24,185,441 | The Afghan government welcomed the move, as it sees him as one of the few senior Taliban figures willing to negotiate a peace deal to end unrest.
Mullah Baradar is one of the four men who founded the Taliban movement in Afghanistan in 1994.
He became a linchpin of the insurgency after the Taliban was toppled by the US-... | Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, co-founder of the Afghan Taliban, has been freed from jail in Pakistan. |
35,348,065 | It was practically the first time he'd stopped talking about his presidential rival in the week since their once chummy relationship soured amid a flurry of exchanged insults and questioned political credentials.
Despite a storm of tweets over the weekend blasting Mr Cruz and a round of insult-laden television intervie... | Speaking before a crowd of more than 11,000 students and locals at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, Donald Trump made no mention of Texas Senator Ted Cruz. |
26,378,052 | Called My Brother's Keeper, his new initiative aims to overcome the socioeconomic conditions keeping such youth from thriving.
The White House said businesses had pledged $150m (£89m) to promote it.
The president said it was an "outrage" that black and Hispanic men in the US fared so much worse than white men.
"I beli... | US President Barack Obama has called for a national campaign to improve opportunities for black and Hispanic boys and young men. |
39,293,232 | In February, 2,977 patients spent more than 12 hours in hospital emergency units before being admitted, transferred or discharged.
That is down 25% on the number of patients facing longer waits in January.
However, the Welsh Government's target is that nobody should wait that long.
The figures also show there has been ... | Significantly fewer patients spent more than 12 hours in A&E departments in Wales in February, compared to the month before, the latest figures show. |
32,447,952 | Police said an officer was responding to an emergency call at 19:00 BST when the car collided with a Ford Fiesta and hit a lamp-post on Park Road, Toxteth.
The police officer was taken to hospital with a back injury. The occupants of the Fiesta were assessed by paramedics at the scene.
An investigation into the circums... | A police car flipped on its side as it went to the scene of an attempted robbery last night in Liverpool. |
35,596,169 | He has been included in their 18-man squad for the trip to Denmark and will at least be on the bench for the Europa League last-32 tie.
Poole left Newport County for Old Trafford in August but only recently received international clearance to feature in English football.
The 17-year-old played 15 games for the Exiles b... | Wales Under-19 defender Regan Poole could make his Manchester United debut against FC Midtjylland on Thursday. |
39,973,787 | Commissioners at the agency voted two-to-one to end a "net neutrality" order enacted in 2015.
Ajit Pai, head of the FCC, said the rules demanding an open internet harmed jobs and discouraged investment.
Many Americans and technology firms filed objections to the FCC's proposal prior to the vote.
"This is the right way ... | The US Federal Communications Commission has voted to overturn rules that force ISPs to treat all data traffic as equal. |
33,779,012 | The Class 700 Desiro City fleet is intended to ease overcrowding on the north-south route from Bedford to Brighton through central London.
Initial testing will be carried out at Three Bridges depot, then on the Brighton line before the train carries the first passengers next spring.
Thameslink said the new trains would... | The first of 115 new trains for the Thameslink network has arrived in West Sussex to begin tests. |
35,174,668 | A man was arrested after the fires at Wasserstein and police suspect arson. No-one in the hostels was badly hurt.
More than a million refugees and migrants have arrived in Germany this year, and for most their first stop has been in Bavaria.
President Joachim Gauck devoted his Christmas message to the recent influx.
"W... | Twelve people were hurt, including seven teenagers, when fires broke out at two neighbouring refugee hostels in the south German region of Bavaria. |
38,853,700 | None of the four nations is achieving any of its three key targets for A&E, cancer or routine treatments, such as knee and hip replacements.
All have developed plans and strategies to deal with the common challenges - rising demand, squeezes on funding and the ageing population. But each has found this winter to be par... | No matter where you live in the UK, you will find local NHS services are under immense pressure. |
40,422,344 | Witnesses said Nelson Curtis, 64, was "a few drinks away from not being able to walk" before he crashed into Lauren Danks' car in Suffolk in November.
He pleaded guilty at Ipswich Crown Court to causing death by dangerous driving.
The family of Ms Danks, 22, said they were "disillusioned" with the sentence.
Curtis, of ... | A drink-driver who killed a woman when he got behind the wheel after drinking 10 pints and drove at 134mph has been jailed for seven years. |
38,766,590 | MoneyGram has about 350,000 outlets in nearly 200 countries. Ant Financial has more than 630 million users.
The takeover by the Chinese group will need regulatory approval from the US Committee on Foreign Investment.
The inter-agency committee reviews foreign acquisitions of domestic American assets on grounds of natio... | Ant Financial, the digital payments arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is buying US-based MoneyGram for $880m (£700m). |
24,396,783 | The Bone Cancer Research Trust says the survival rate of 54% has barely changed in the last 25 years.
It says early diagnosis is key to spotting the condition, which mainly affects young people.
Symptoms include painful bones or swollen joints, which can be misdiagnosed as sporting injuries or "growing pains".
Primary ... | A charity is urging GPs to do more to diagnose bone cancers early in order to help to improve the survival rate |
27,892,549 | The 22-year-old Angola international has agreed a five-year deal with the Championship club.
Vetokele, who represented Belgium at youth level, moved to Denmark in 2012 after spells with Belgian sides Gent and Cercle Brugge.
He scored 13 goals in 29 appearances in the Danish Superliga last season and featured twice in t... | Charlton Athletic have completed the signing of FC Copenhagen striker Igor Vetokele for an undisclosed fee. |
36,462,769 | The Glasgow Warriors wing was initially left out of the squad for the two-Test trip, but injury to Tim Visser resulted in a call-up for the 35-year-old.
Lamont made his Scotland debut in 2004 and turned out for the 104th time during this year's Six Nations.
"When I was left out I was absolutely gutted. To get the phone... | Sean Lamont aims to take a step closer to Chris Paterson's Scotland cap record of 109 on the summer tour of Japan. |
34,197,486 | David Cameron also nominated Tory and Labour members, including former attorney general Dominic Grieve.
Mr Robertson was among a number of MPs who had called on the committee to investigate an RAF drone strike in which two British citizens were killed.
He is expected to use his position on the committee to re-affirm th... | The prime minister has appointed SNP MP Angus Robertson to Westminster's intelligence and security committee. |
36,522,985 | The claim: Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown says 500,000 Irish people live in the UK.
Reality Check verdict: 331,000 Irish people live in Britain, according to the most recent ONS statistics.
He said that illegal immigration was the "real problem" and it was important that EU migration figures were not taken "out of ... | On Monday, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on BBC Radio 4's Today programme that half a million of the EU citizens in Britain were Irish. |
38,597,284 | They think it could be used to improve nutritional advice or in weight loss because people are notoriously bad at recording their own eating habits.
The test, detailed in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, detects chemicals made as food is processed by the body.
The research team believe it could be widely availabl... | A urine test that can reveal how healthy your meals are has been developed by UK scientists. |
31,532,471 | Flankers Cudd, 26, and 27-year-old Evans have signed two-year extensions with the Rodney Parade-based region.
"I have no doubt that this news will give everyone involved with the Dragons a huge boost," said director of rugby Lyn Jones.
"Both Lewis and Nic are quality players. Lewis has characteristics that make him a r... | Forwards Lewis Evans and Nic Cudd have agreed new contracts with Newport Gwent Dragons. |
35,417,960 | A tiara and more than 40 diamond, sapphire and emerald items were stolen during a break-in at Goodwood House, West Sussex, on 13 January.
The jewellery belonging to Lord and Lady March is said to be irreplaceable.
Police have not given a figure for the reward being offered in return for information about the missing it... | A "substantial reward" has been offered after heirlooms, including a ring given by Charles II to a mistress, were stolen from a stately home. |
38,533,517 | The Department for Transport predicted a "decline in network performance" once one in four cars become driverless.
However, should driverless vehicles make up between 50% and 75% of cars, DfT researchers say they will reduce congestion.
The average time spent delayed on city roads at rush hour will fall by 12.4% when 2... | Driverless cars could initially lead to longer delays on the UK's major roads, according to a government report. |
21,123,204 | Their study of more than 7,000 people suggests exposure to bleach and other chemicals is a factor in one in six cases of adult-onset asthma among British people in their mid-50s .
The study, in Thorax, identified 18 high-risk jobs - four of which involved cleaning.
Top of the list were farmers, followed by aircraft mec... | People who work with cleaning products risk developing asthma, believe UK experts who have explored the link. |
40,039,341 | Wembley was being rebuilt, so the match was played at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and was most notable for the stunning - and some would say unexpected - strike from Ray Parlour that sealed victory for Arsene Wenger's team.
Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard, Dennis Bergkamp, Marcel Desailly - there were plenty of big name... | Arsenal and Chelsea have only featured in one previous FA Cup final in 2002 - when the Gunners defeated their London rivals 2-0. |
33,630,763 | The Family and Childcare Trust (FCT) said the increase in Wales between 2014 and 2015 is far larger than rises in England and Scotland.
It also warned that there is not enough holiday childcare to meet demand.
Welsh councils said they are "working hard to support families in need of childcare, including during the summ... | The cost of council-run school holiday clubs has increased by nearly 70% this year, according to a charity. |
39,368,090 | LF15, nicknamed "Lassie", touched down on Thursday afternoon to join her mate LM12, who arrived on 17 March.
The charity said Lassie began rearranging her nest before the birds made their first attempts at mating.
The pair, who can be watched on the reserve's live webcam, fledged three chicks in both 2015 and 2016.
Cha... | A female osprey has reunited with her mate at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes reserve in Perthshire. |
32,771,652 | But the committee said imposing financial financial penalties on those who did not meet targets would be counter productive.
Scotland is committed to reducing emissions by at least 80% by 2050.
But a recent report confirmed the country again missed its target for emissions in 2012.
It was the third time an annual targe... | Public sector bodies in Scotland should be compelled to report climate emissions targets and progress, a Holyrood committee has recommended. |
38,998,884 | In an interview with the BBC, the Facebook founder said that fake news, polarised views and "filter bubbles" were damaging "common understanding".
He said people had been left behind by global growth, sparking demands to "withdraw" from the "connected world".
In a call to action, he said people must not "sit around and... | Mark Zuckerberg has revealed deep-seated concerns that the tide is turning against globalisation. |
35,883,852 | Clement "Butch" Desmier, 68, was repeatedly stabbed with a knife and screwdriver at his home in August 2012.
David Lawler, 33, and 20-year-old Nathan Jefferson - who turned 17 on the day of the killing - ransacked Mr Desmier's home as they hunted for cash.
At Bradford Crown Court, Lawler was told he would serve at leas... | Two men have been given life sentences for murdering a pensioner in a brutal stabbing attack in Bradford. |
37,614,901 | The Guinea striker slid home Massimo Luongo's cross 15 minutes from time after the hosts had missed several chances to take the lead.
Northern Ireland forward Conor Washington fired against the bar and volleyed over as QPR had 21 shots.
England Under-21 striker Tammy Abraham went close for City in the first half, but p... | Idrissa Sylla's second-half goal earned Queens Park Rangers a narrow victory over Bristol City at Loftus Road. |
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