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38,643,190 | The League One team had the embargo placed on them in November because of a £300,000 bill from HM Revenue & Customs and fees owed to other clubs.
The Latics won their first league game since 18 October on Saturday as they beat Gillingham 1-0 in boss John Sheridan's first game since returning.
Sheridan replaced Stephen ... | Oldham Athletic have confirmed that they have had their transfer embargo lifted and can now sign players again. |
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The five-time world champion accused World Snooker of bullying after his first-round win at the World Championship on Sunday.
World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn has said the claims are "unfounded".
In a statement released on Tuesday, 41-year-old O'Sullivan said his legal t... | Ronnie O'Sullivan hopes for a "sensible resolution" over any outstanding issues with snooker authorities. |
40,481,561 | The aim is to offer speeds of up to 1Gbps to households and businesses.
Rather than relying on copper cables to connect them to roadside cabinets, fibre-optic cables will run directly to their properties.
The plan, announced by the chancellor in November, has been called "a drop in the ocean" compared with what will be... | The government has formally launched a £400m fund to boost investment in "full-fibre" broadband. |
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A new manager is required after Mark Warburton exited this month.
And they suffered a 2-1 defeat by Dundee on Sunday in Graeme Murty's second game in caretaker charge.
Further meetings with hopeful contenders are planned in London over the next few days as they look to res... | Rangers have held interviews as they seek a new team boss - and to fill the new role of director of football - PA Sport has reported. |
30,004,618 | A 50-year-old was taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy after a fire broke out in a chalet in Kelty at 10:50 on Monday.
She has now been transferred to St John's Hospital in Livingston.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the cause of the blaze was still under investigation.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: ... | A woman is in a serious condition in hospital with arm and chest burns following a fire at a travellers site in Fife. |
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Strachan's side entertain Gareth Southgate's charges in World Cup qualifying Group F on Saturday.
And the boss believes his men are ready to reignite their qualifying campaign.
"The enthusiasm the players have had and the time they've put in, they're ready for the game, ph... | Head coach Gordon Strachan says his Scotland players are "physically and mentally" ready for their World Cup qualifier against England at Hampden. |
37,023,481 | The aim is to help people save money by encouraging them to change their banks, especially if they are likely to go overdrawn.
The plans come from the Competition and Markets Authority, which has the power to enforce its proposals.
They are the result of its two-year investigation.
The big idea is that something must b... | Some very big changes are now in the pipeline for the way people use their bank accounts and the way banks charge their customers. |
39,643,413 | Only 13 of the 1948 Gandhi 10-rupee Purple Brown and Lake 'Service' stamps are in circulation.
The block of four was sold to a private collector-investor in Australia for the highest ever price for Indian stamps, said dealer Stanley Gibbons.
However, the record price for a stamp sold an auction was $9.5m (£7.4m).
That ... | A set of four stamps featuring the portrait of Gandhi has been sold for £500,000 - but the total remains well short of an international record. |
35,112,774 | The attackers were driving dozens of four-wheel drive vehicles when they swept into the hunters' camp at dawn on Wednesday, officials said.
They struck near Layyah, 190km (118 miles) from regional capital, Samawa.
A wide-scale search has been launched for the attackers, police say.
The Qatari foreign ministry released ... | Gunmen have kidnapped at least 27 Qatari hunters - including members of the ruling family - in a desert area of Iraq near the Saudi border, say police and the local governor. |
37,761,479 | The M74 will be closed in both directions between J4 Maryville and J5 Raith from 20:00 on Friday 18 November to 06:00 on Monday 21 November.
It is for the safe demolition of Bothwellpark Road Bridge near Hamilton.
The work is part of an ongoing £500m works programme to improve Scotland's motorway network.
Graeme Reid,... | A busy section of Scotland's motorway link to England is to close for a full weekend next month causing "significant delays" to drivers. |
39,416,765 | Mustafa Bashir, 34, also forced bleach into her mouth, but the judge in Manchester said his sentence took into account his wife was not "vulnerable".
Both Jess Phillips, Labour, and Maria Miller, Conservative, said they were concerned by the case and would write to the attorney general.
Bashir's ex-wife said she was "d... | MPs have criticised a judge over a suspended jail term given to a man who attacked his wife with a cricket bat. |
36,153,406 | The event in Cattistock, which also incorporates a food festival, sees participants hurling the locally-made buns in pursuit of a new record.
The existing record holder, Dave Phillips, lobbed his winning knob an astounding 29.4m (96ft) in 2012.
For the first time this year, winners were presented with a bronze knob, ca... | Thousands of people have turned out for the annual Dorset knob throwing contest. |
34,376,439 | The 44-10 win sees Ireland go top of Pool D and they can seal a quarter-final spot if they beat Italy at the Olympic Stadium next Sunday.
"Next week is the pivotal week. It's pressure for us and pressure for Italy," said Schmidt.
"That is why people come to a World Cup - they want to see how teams respond."
After facin... | Ireland's World Cup campaign "starts in earnest now" after Sunday's convincing bonus-point victory over Romania, according to coach Joe Schmidt. |
38,518,912 | Edward Beavis, 34, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to arson and criminal damage, at Salisbury magistrates court.
If follows a fire at Avenue Primary School in Warminster, in which two classrooms were destroyed. Nobody was injured in the blaze.
He is due to be sentenced at Salisbury Crown Court on date yet to be dec... | A man has admitted setting fire to a primary school which was partially destroyed in a blaze early on Wednesday. |
36,875,481 | The device, which was left on the vehicle just off Main Street, led to a security alert in the village on Saturday afternoon.
It has been taken away for forensic examination.
Nearby shops and 15 homes were evacuated while police and Army officers dealt with the incident.
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney said it had caused d... | A viable pipe bomb which was left on top of a car in the County Antrim village of Crumin has been made safe by the Army. |
33,621,241 | Published in Plos One, their study found empathetic people preferred more mellow, low-energy music.
While those who were "systemisers" - people who seek to analyse patterns in the world - enjoyed punk, heavy metal and more complex music overall.
Researchers say their work could have implications for the music industry.... | A person's taste in music may offer insight into the way in which they think, researchers at Cambridge University say. |
39,150,570 | The man, who has not been named, was with a friend on Scales Fell, one of the Blencathra peaks, on Thursday.
The terrain meant an air ambulance was unable to land at the scene, so members of the Keswick mountain rescue team took the decision to carry him to a waiting helicopter.
The man was taken to hospital in Newcast... | Rescuers carried an injured man for three miles after he fell more than 130ft (40m) down a Cumbrian mountain. |
33,055,697 | The ship docked at Catania, in Sicily, where the migrants will be handed over to the Italian authorities.
Bulwark, which has been on a search and rescue mission in the area for the past month, rescued the migrants on Sunday.
Captain Nick Cooke-Priest said the people traffickers were committing acts "tantamount to murde... | Royal Navy warship HMS Bulwark has arrived in an Italian port, carrying 1,200 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea. |
38,300,888 | He also said men joining the course tended to "find out about booze" in first year, leading to dropouts.
But he was later reported saying the information he gave "was not factual".
His comments inflamed opinions in the country and some people called for him to resign.
In an interview, Chris Kelly said the veterinary fi... | The chancellor of a New Zealand university appears to have apologised for saying a woman vet was "equivalent to two-fifths" of a man because she would take time out to have a family. |
40,606,723 | Audel, 30, ended a two-year association with the Magpies at the end of last season having made 53 appearances in all competitions.
The French centre-half has also played for Triestina and Pisa in Italy as well as Macclesfield, Crewe and Lincoln.
He is the National League Bluebirds ninth signing of the summer.
Find all ... | Barrow have signed defender Thierry Audel on a one-year deal with an optional second year, following his release by Notts County. |
32,016,713 | Neilston, south-west of Glasgow, polled best in Scotland, Morriston in Wales and Craigavon in Northern Ireland.
Royal Mail said the study, conducted by the Centre for Economic and Business Research, looked at green spaces, affordable housing and commuting times.
Seven northern locations, including Dalton-in-Furness in ... | Bebington in Merseyside is the most desirable place to live in England, according to a Royal Mail survey. |
38,052,688 | The Inspiring Governance scheme will act as a bridge between people wanting to offer their services and schools trying to find governors.
A report last month found that many schools were struggling to fill gaps in their governing bodies.
Schools minister Lord Nash said it could "revolutionise" how schools and governors... | Schools in England are going to be helped to find governors by a free online service backed by ministers. |
35,005,844 | It follows 66 Labour MPs voting to extend air strikes to Syria, a policy opposed by party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Mr Morgan told BBC Wales most party members were "very loyal" to Mr Corbyn and "few" backed wider military action.
But he said most Labour MPs were "not really Corbynistas", so the party was having to deal wi... | Labour is effectively two political parties, due to the split between its MPs and wider membership, ex-Labour First Minister Rhodri Morgan has said. |
27,135,682 | The Main Stand would be expanded to three tiers, while work on the Anfield Road Stand is also proposed.
In October 2012, the club said they would redevelop the ground rather than build a new one on nearby Stanley Park.
Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said: "Good progress has been made so far and we are proud to be... | Liverpool have revealed plans to increase Anfield's capacity from 45,500 to almost 59,000. |
28,133,911 | Mr Hayes, 71, spent three months making and decorating the framework which contains 128 pots of home-grown blooms.
"It was supposed to be 40ft high but the wife wouldn't let me go any higher," said Mr Hayes, who also built his own home.
The tower is made up of six box sections welded and stacked on top of each other an... | Retired steel worker Edward Hayes has built a 26ft (8m) tower of flowers in the drive of his Newport home. |
27,420,854 | The move comes as US firm General Electric (GE) and Germany's Siemens vie to take control of French engineering group Alstom's power business.
Any such takeover will now need approval from Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg.
Mr Montebourg is known to favour the Siemens approach over the GE bid.
In a statement, he said ... | French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has signed a decree giving the government new powers to block foreign takeover bids for companies deemed "strategic". |
39,816,899 | A total of 19 SNP councillors were elected, up from 16 in 2012, as the Conservatives surged to 11 from three and Labour's total halved to nine.
Labour's finance convener Willie Young was among the casualties, but party group leader Jenny Laing kept her seat on the council.
In Aberdeenshire, the Conservatives overtook t... | The SNP has become the biggest party on Aberdeen City Council. |
40,417,509 | You've probably been calling her Gal Gah-dote or Gal Gah-doh all this time. Or maybe you're not at all sure and have been mumbling her surname, hoping no one will notice.
But the Israeli actress recently cleared up the confusion by telling Jimmy Kimmel it's actually pronounced Gal Gad-dott.
She's not the only one who's... | As Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot can do anything - apart from getting people to pronounce her name correctly. |
13,548,222 | Winterbourne View treats people with learning disabilities and autism.
Andrew McDonnell, who works with adults with mental disabilities, labelled some of the examples seen on film "torture".
All four have been released on police bail. The hospital's owners, Castlebeck, have apologised and suspended 13 employees.
Care S... | Police in Bristol have arrested four people after secret filming by BBC Panorama found a pattern of serious abuse at a residential hospital. |
37,938,635 | Some 39,723 homes were repossessed by bailiffs in the 12 months to September 2016 - equivalent to 108 per day, Ministry of Justice data says.
It adds that 137,773 renting households are at risk of losing their homes.
Homelessness charity Shelter blamed benefit cuts and affordable housing shortages, but the government s... | More than 100 households were evicted every day from rented homes in England last year, the latest figures show. |
37,662,607 | 'Losing the Battle' was broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster on Sunday.
It examined issues including post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide, and attempted suicide among army veterans.
The programme heard claims that increasing numbers of veterans were facing difficulties accessing help to deal with mental health problems.
Br... | A Northern Ireland charity is helping more than 100 army veterans who have tried to take their own lives, a BBC documentary has been told. |
35,240,500 | The Briton saved two match points to win 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 before an angry exchange with the Latvian at the net.
Ostapenko claimed her racquet slipped from her hand in the second-set tie-break and was let off with a warning.
Broady disagreed saying her opponent should be "straight disqualified".
"You'll see on the repl... | Naomi Broady is into the ASB Classic third round after a controversial match against Jelena Ostapenko, who escaped disqualification for appearing to throw a racquet towards a ball boy. |
34,474,231 | The punishments were handed out by the ethics committee of football's world governing body, which is investigating the three over corruption allegations.
It also banned ex-Fifa vice-president Chung Mong-joon for six years.
Issa Hayatou, who heads Africa's football confederation (Caf), will act as Fifa president during ... | Fifa has provisionally suspended its president Sepp Blatter, secretary general Jerome Valcke and vice-president Michel Platini for 90 days. |
30,759,716 | The bank's monthly Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is a survey of a panel of firms that tracks indicators such as new orders, employment and exports
It had shown growth for 17 months in a row but in December it indicated a slight drop in economic output.
The bank's chief economist said it is not clear if this is a bli... | The NI economy stalled in December, research by the Ulster Bank suggests. |
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34,546,482 | Nearly 600,000 migrants have reached the EU by sea so far this year, many of them travelling from Turkey to Greece before seeking to head north.
Turkey made a number of demands in exchange for helping to stem the flow.
In a press conference in Brussels, Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, said he felt "... | EU states have struck an action plan for Turkey that it is hoped will ease the flow of migrants to Europe. |
39,027,885 | The 40-year-old woman died from her injuries following the fall at Clarendon Court, Southsea, Portsmouth, on 12 February.
A 46-year-old man, from Southsea, who was arrested on suspicion of murder, has been released with no further action to be taken, police said.
Hampshire Constabulary added it was preparing a file for... | The death of a woman who fell from the window of a third-floor flat is no longer being treated as suspicious. |
35,778,494 | Our first job was to go to the editorial planning meeting to find out how the BBC team decide what news stories to cover.
We created our own running order for the programme and had a debate about what topics should go on air. We wanted to cover education in different countries, pollution and child abuse.
Then we compa... | School Reporters Berdan and Sudnaz, from Heron Hall Academy, Enfield, went behind the scenes at BBC Radio 4's The World at One and asked presenter Mark Mardell to reveal his most awkward moment. |
21,336,277 | The band enjoyed several hit songs through the decade, the biggest of which was their cover version of Chip Taylor's Wild Thing which topped the US Billboard chart and made Rolling Stone magazine's greatest songs list.
Presley's song Love Is All Around peaked at number five in the UK charts in 1967 but was a huge hit i... | Reg Presley, the lead singer of the 1960's band The Troggs, has died aged 71. |
35,212,696 | According to the Daily Telegraph, the minimum fine is set to double up to £100. Current fines set by councils range between £50 and £80.
Ministers are said to be preparing a "clutter-free legacy for England".
And Communities minister Marcus Jones said those who drop litter would be "hit in the pocket".
He added: "Dropp... | Penalties for people who drop litter could reach as much as £150 under plans set out by the Department for Communities and Local Government. |
40,993,247 | He was assaulted and had his phone stolen near Regent Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
Officers were called shortly after 03:30 BST and the scene has been cordoned off while inquiries were being carried out.
The force said the man was being supported by specially-trained officers. Police appealed for anyone in the area a... | A man has been raped and robbed in the early hours. |
40,470,528 | Anna Signeul's side are missing injured trio Kim Little, Jen Beattie and Lizzie Arnot for Euro 2017, which begins on 17 July in the Netherlands.
"I think it's huge - any team at the Euros would miss players like Kim, Jenny and Lizzie," said Crichton.
"The good thing is we have got a bit of strength in depth in the squa... | Scotland women midfielder Leanne Crichton says competing in a first major tournament finals without three key players is a severe blow. |
22,837,599 | After leaking information about the National Security Agency's surveillance programme to the Guardian newspaper, he said he chose Hong Kong because the city has "a spirited commitment to free speech and the right of political dissent".
Mr Snowden's current whereabouts cannot be confirmed. He left the hotel he had been ... | Edward Snowden, who has been charged with espionage by US over leaks about US surveillance programmes, is thought to have been in Hong Kong since 20 May. |
39,203,864 | In the annals of great political statements, the Limehouse declaration isn't exactly up there with the Gettysburg Address or "Peace for our time".
Yet the statement issued by Labour's so-called "Gang of Four" that they were leaving to form their own Social Democratic Party still occupies an important place in British p... | What can a play about the formation of the SDP in 1981 tell us about today's political landscape? |
24,514,470 | O'Neill's tenure has yielded just one win from 13 matches.
"I strongly believe the way forward is with Michael at the helm and leading us into the Euros," commented Taylor.
"I really feel if he carries on then everyone will be better for that continuity. It's going to take time."
Taylor, who is working on a short-term ... | Northern Ireland goalkeeping coach Maik Taylor has called on the Irish Football Association to hand manager Michael O'Neill a new contract despite the side's disappointing run of results. |
40,225,363 | Costa, 28, was told by text message that boss Antonio Conte does not have him in his plans for next season.
He said: "I don't know about my future. I have a contract with Chelsea and they are the ones who know what they will do with me.
"I have to wait to see what decision my club makes."
Spain continue to lead Group G... | Diego Costa said that it is up to Chelsea to make a decision on his future after he scored in Spain's 2-1 World Cup qualifying win in Macedonia. |
37,534,591 | The local woman was driving a Peugeot which collided with a Ford driven by a 22-year-old man in Angley Road at the junction with Cranbrook High Street.
Kent Police said the other driver was also taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
The A229 was closed for five hours after the accident at... | An 85-year-old woman has died in hospital after a collision between her car and another vehicle. |
33,652,219 | Manager Matt Beard told BBC Sport that Williams and Nigeria striker Asisat Oshoala would miss "a couple of months" with hamstring and knee problems.
Defender Satara Murray (also hamstring) is expected to be out of action for about six weeks.
"It's a big blow," said Beard.
"It's the spine of your team - your central mid... | Three Liverpool Ladies players, including England midfielder Fara Williams, are set to miss the majority of the club's remaining games this season after picking up injuries. |
25,553,058 | China's government asked the National Audit Office (NAO) in July to do a round-up of the debts outstanding at a local level.
The report showed some local governments were using new loans to repay more than a fifth of their debt.
China has a total government debt of about 58% of its economic output.
Persistent fears ove... | China has local government debts of 17.7 trillion yuan ($2.9tn), up 70% from three years ago, according to an official report. |
10,349,155 | The pirates are very good at what they do. They run sophisticated operations using the latest hi-tech equipment such as satellite phones and GPS.
They are also heavily armed with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s. The pirates are known to receive tip-offs from contacts at ports in the Gulf of Aden.
They use speedboa... | Pirates have been operating in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, for several years, prompting world powers to send their navies to safeguard international trade. |
33,636,146 | Glasgow Sheriff Court has previously heard that Harry Clarke was unconscious at the wheel when the lorry hit pedestrians on 22 December last year.
First Bus inspector John Stewart told the FAI that Mr Clarke had blacked out while unwell at a bus stop in 2010.
The inquiry is examining the bin lorry, its route and Mr Cla... | The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the Glasgow bin lorry crash which killed six people has heard the driver blacked out before while driving a bus. |
34,749,065 | The Cubbington pear tree is believed to have been growing near the Warwickshire village for more than 250 years.
The Woodland Trust, which ran the Tree of the Year poll, has called for it to be preserved due to its age.
HS2 officials say the tree's hollow trunk means it will have to be felled, with seedlings planted ne... | An ancient pear tree due to be chopped down to make way for the HS2 high-speed rail line has been voted the best tree in England. |
34,424,982 | Alan Knight, 48, and wife Helen, 34, of Sketty, Swansea, had admitted perverting the course of justice.
Helen Knight was jailed for 10 months at Swansea Crown Court on Friday.
Her husband, who was jailed in November 2014 on fraud and forgery charges, will serve another 14 months on top of his current prison term.
Judge... | A man who faked being in a coma for two years to avoid a fraud trial has been jailed along with his wife for trying to con the courts. |
37,010,145 | Sarah Goldstein, 24, found the posts two weeks ago after her claim for personal independence payments (PIPs) was turned down.
One post described how the nurse wanted to "catapult" a claimant "back to...[where] he came from".
Capita, which assess claimants for the government, said it was investigating.
Mrs Goldstein, wh... | A disability benefits assessor has been suspended after allegedly posting abusive comments about disabled claimants on Facebook. |
40,779,001 | He took over on an interim basis when Craig Harrison left for Hartlepool on 26 May after guiding TNS to six consecutive Welsh titles.
Steve Evans, who has been assisting Ruscoe, will also be retained.
Both stepped up from coaching roles and led TNS in Champions League qualifiers against Europa of Gibraltar and Croatian... | Scott Ruscoe has been appointed manager of Welsh Premier champions The New Saints on a permanent basis. |
34,442,492 | Currently scratch cards and display discs are used, but Transport Minister Deputy Eddie Noel advertised for a new app-based cashless system.
He said this would eventually be rolled out to street parking as well as the island's 46 car parks.
It would run alongside the scratch cards so people without a smart phone could ... | A new cashless payment system will be introduced into Jersey car parks under new plans by the States. |
35,680,662 | The 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist improved her English record to 65.10 metres at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney.
It puts her second in the all-time British list behind Scotland's Margaret Ritchie, who threw 67.48.
It is the second time she has thrown an Olympic qualifying mark in three days.
The... | Jade Lally has produced the longest discus throw by a British woman since 1983 to move to fourth in the 2016 world rankings. |
40,062,832 | Earlier this month, the force said 24 people had been charged with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
On Friday, it said five more people had now been charged, bringing the total to 29 and they are all from the city.
Police raided 35 addresses on 26 April during an operation involving 200 officers. | Twenty-nine people have been charged following drugs raids in Newport, Gwent Police has said. |
33,308,278 | The school down the road from you that's had a bad name among parents and falling pupil numbers is taken over and turned into an academy school.
The head teacher and the name will change, and there is a fair bet the discipline regime and uniform will too.
Making schools independent from their local council and giving h... | It is a familiar formula in many ways. |
27,923,040 | Hemmings scored 24 goals for Cowdenbeath last season, including two hat-tricks, and was named Scottish Championship Player of the Season.
Barnsley manager Danny Wilson said he did not believe the 22-year-old would struggle to adapt to English football.
"He has got good pace and is a very good finisher as the stats will... | Relegated Barnsley have completed the signing of striker Kane Hemmings from Cowdenbeath on a free transfer. |
33,077,903 | City of Glasgow College student Majid Ali was recently held at Dungavel Detention Centre in Lanarkshire.
Supporters believe he was deported on Tuesday night. The Home Office said it did not comment on individual cases.
Mr Ali had accused the Pakistani authorities of killing his uncle and cousin and abducting his brothe... | A Scottish-based student is thought to have been deported to Pakistan despite claims he faces political persecution and possible death in his homeland. |
37,313,427 | The hosts, who resumed on 23-0 at The Oval needing 230 runs to avoid an innings defeat, lost Rory Burns for 18.
Kumar Sangakkara (84 not out) shared a century third-wicket stand with Arun Harinath (57) before the latter was caught behind off Sean Ervine.
A rain shower saw the players taken off at 16:00 BST, with Surrey... | Surrey's slim chances of winning the Division One title ended as they drew with relegation-threatened Hampshire. |
38,324,245 | US national Joshua Samuel Aaron, 32, was held at New York's JFK airport and will appear in court on Thursday.
He is one of three men accused of illegally accessing the personal information of 100 million people in 2012-15.
Twelve major institutions were victims of the hacking, including JPMorgan.
Mr Aaron had been a fu... | FBI and US secret service agents have arrested a man charged with the largest cyber-attack of financial firms in America's history. |
38,741,778 | The Ayoub Sisters recorded their hit Melodies From Scotland with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
It features some of Burns' most famous works, including Auld Lang Syne and My Love is Like A Red Red Rose.
The sisters, who have since recorded with producer Mark Ronson, have now signed a contract with the label Dec... | Two musical sisters from Milngavie are celebrating after their record released in time for Burns Night topped the classical charts on iTunes. |
13,683,404 | Steven Frater, 32, hid 167 diazepam tablets and quantities of heroin and oxymetholene inside his body.
He then stole a television from the Asda store in Galashiels, hoping to be arrested and sent to Edinburgh Prison.
Frater, formerly of Jedburgh, admitted at Selkirk Sheriff Court the theft and refusing an internal exam... | A man who swallowed a large quantity of drugs in order to smuggle them into prison has been jailed for three years. |
34,471,260 | Last month, Lidl said it would introduce a living wage of £8.20 an hour, or £9.35 an hour in London.
But Northern Ireland staff were not included at the time, with Lidl saying this was due to the way its business was organised.
Lidl has now reversed that position.
The company added that a similar pay commitment is bein... | The supermarket chain Lidl will now include Northern Ireland staff in the pay rise it has awarded to workers in the rest of the UK. |
35,391,968 | Mr Biden said a political deal "would be better" but "if that's not possible" the US would pursue alternatives.
US officials said Mr Biden's remarks on a deal referred to planned peace talks between Syrian officials and rebels.
They said his comment on possible military action applied only to IS.
The US vice-president ... | US Vice-President Joe Biden has said the US and Turkey are prepared to seek a military solution against so-called Islamic State (IS) if a political agreement in Syria proves impossible. |
39,396,196 | Fighters from the Kamwina Nsapu group attacked a police convoy.
Six policemen who spoke the local Tshiluba were freed, but the rest were killed, Kasai Assembly President Francois Kalamba said.
The unrest in Kasai began last August, when security forces killed the Kamwina Nsapu leader.
Friday's attack targeted a police ... | Militia fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai, local officials say. |
34,725,949 | 4 November 2015 Last updated at 20:34 GMT
The team working on the project at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab are making their algorithm open source so that others can use and adapt it.
One of the developers, Andrew Barry, told the BBC he believed the technology could appear within commercial prod... | Researchers in the US are teaching high-speed drones how to avoid obstacles in their flight path with very little notice. |
35,258,774 | The visitors' centre was one of the few elements of the County Antrim prison praised in a recent damning report.
But the bus that took people between the centre and the prison stopped after the start of a new contract.
The Northern Ireland Prison Service said it has arrangements in place to "assist people with mobility... | A disabled man has said his visits to Maghaberry Prison have become more difficult since changes were made to the visitors' bus service. |
38,568,620 | The National Assembly Speaker argued that by allowing the economic crisis to spiral out of control, President Maduro had failed to fulfil his duties.
The resolution is the latest in a series of attempts by the opposition to oust Mr Maduro from office.
However, the Supreme Court is expected to declare the move unconstit... | Venezuela's National Assembly, which is controlled by opposition parties, has declared that President Nicolas Maduro has "abandoned his post". |
35,166,985 | Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, Tidal and Amazon Prime Music are among nine services that will offer the band's tracks worldwide.
The group split up in April 1970. However, their songs - including Hey Jude and Yesterday - remain hugely popular and influential.
One expert suggested that the move would help their leg... | The Beatles' music is being made available on a wide range of streaming music services. |
37,245,870 | Michelle Rocks' baby was in a sideways position but Dr Rachel O'Flaherty advised a junior colleague not to admit her, an inquest heard.
Dr O'Flaherty apologised to Mrs Rocks and her husband Barry.
Cara Rocks was stillborn at Coleraine's Causeway Hospital on 26 June 2013.
The inquest is the first in Northern Ireland to ... | The mother of a stillborn baby left court in tears after a doctor accepted she should have been kept in hospital when she was 38-weeks pregnant. |
40,549,818 | The British pair won gold in the synchronised 3m springboard at Rio 2016 last year and are also the European and Commonwealth champions.
Their best Worlds result came two years ago, when they finished third in Kazan.
"It would be sensational and really amazing to add to the titles we already have," Laugher, 22, told BB... | Olympic champions Jack Laugher and Chris Mears are looking to complete their set of major diving titles with World Championship gold this weekend. |
39,623,882 | "We'll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis," Vice-Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol told the BBC's John Sudworth.
He said that an "all-out war" would result if the US took military action.
Earlier, US Vice-President Mike Pence warned North Korea not to test the US.
He said his country's ... | North Korea will continue to test missiles, a senior official has told the BBC in Pyongyang, despite international condemnation and growing military tensions with the US. |
20,709,381 | Their agreement to give the European Central Bank the power to supervise the eurozone's bigger banks sounds horribly technical and dull. But it matters, in helping the eurozone to move a little further away from the cliff edge, while perhaps mapping a future for the UK in an EU increasingly dominated by currency union ... | At about 04:45 Brussels time this morning, European Union finance ministers made a bit of EU history. |
37,103,137 | Top-flight Boro took the lead in the ninth minute as David Nugent headed in debutant Fabio's back post cross.
Cauley Woodrow was denied by Brad Guzan for the hosts shortly after before Julien de Sart inadvertently deflected Scott Malone's strike into his own net.
With penalties looming, Lasse Vigen Christensen turned i... | Championship side Fulham came from behind to knock out Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup second-round. |
36,597,387 | Some of them might even take place on a special Saturday sitting of the Commons, (the first since the Falklands War) if the prime minister so decides.
In the event of a Remain vote, most of what is below will probably take place, although it may be that there is some kind of statement on the result on Monday.
If the we... | This week's preview of next week's parliamentary action comes with a massive health warning: in the event of a victory for Leave in the EU referendum, much of what follows will probably be cancelled or rescheduled to make room for a series of statements and debates on the process for and ramifications of Brexit. |
37,326,030 | Southport led after 71 minutes when James Gray broke the deadlock, only for Will Evans to equalise eight minutes later.
The hosts had looked dangerous on the break in the first half and finally took the lead when Gray finished well past Jake Cole with a well-driven shot.
Southport then looked to sit deep as the Shots p... | Struggling Southport came close to securing a much-needed win as they drew with Aldershot following a frantic end to their National league clash at Haig Avenue. |
39,868,809 | Police in Cornwall were called to Great Western Beach, Newquay at 17:45 BST on Tuesday.
A 38-year-old man was arrested and is in police custody.
The car had to be towed on to a different beach once the tide was out in order to remove it, an eyewitness said.
More on the car in the sea story, and other news
Jamie Clogg f... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving after a car was driven into the sea. |
40,878,392 | The agency said Movette had used "deceptive methods" to bill clients for the use of Google My Business - a free service provided by the US search firm.
Movette had been in business for two-and-a-half years before being wound up in the High Court.
It had received more than £500,000 in fees before the intervention.
Googl... | A Manchester-based company that pretended it was linked to Google has been closed following an investigation by the UK's Insolvency Service. |
22,444,825 | The artwork, by US sculptor Charles Ray, will be replaced by a lamp-post at the tip of the Punta della Dogana.
The decision has angered some art lovers who argue that it shows a failure to embrace challenging, contemporary work.
But city officials say the sculpture was always intended to be temporary.
Boy with Frog, wh... | Work has begun to take away a controversial statue depicting a naked boy with a frog in a part of ancient Venice, Italian media report. |
14,560,854 | A mouse was seen running around the cabin floor of the Chicago-bound flight.
Staff tried to trap the tiny rodent but they couldn't find him.
It's not the first time a tiny stowaway has caused problems; two flights from New York to London were cancelled in 2009 after mouse sightings.
Officials had to ground the plane in... | When passengers started boarding a flight from Stockholm in Sweden they spotted an unusual passenger scurrying between the seats. |
39,460,253 | Extern said it had been told the Intensive Family Support Service (IFSS) must close.
Charlie Mack of Extern said the staff had worked "tirelessly" to help vulnerable children.
The Department of Health said families would continue to be supported.
"Sadly we are the victims of not having a government in Northern Ireland ... | Forty-seven staff employed by a Northern Ireland charity which works with disadvantaged families have lost their jobs after a three-year pilot scheme ended. |
27,694,931 | Dean Melnyk, 20, and Andrew Brown, 23, were given minimum terms of 20 years for killing Kevin MacKay, 40, in Ecclefechan last August.
A court heard how they took the law into their own hands hours after the funeral of their friend Jamie Abba.
Lord Armstrong told the pair they had been convicted of a "brutal attack".
B... | Two men who murdered a man they blamed for supplying an ecstasy tablet that killed their teenage friend have been jailed for life. |
39,823,265 | Denbighshire council bought a terrace of properties on Queen Street to make way for new apartments and retail units.
However, structural engineers raised concerns about the condition of some and part of the road was closed to traffic earlier this year.
It will be closed again from Monday as demolition work takes place.... | A main road in Rhyl will be closed to through-traffic from Monday while buildings are demolished. |
40,449,803 | Ward, 27, won 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 in the third and final round of qualifying in Roehampton.
He was given a wildcard to play in qualifying and had lost his previous seven matches before this week.
Fellow Britons Marcus Willis and Jay Clarke went out in the final round.
Ward will be one of 12 British players, led... | World number 855 Alex Ward became the only British player to come through Wimbledon singles qualifying by securing a stunning win over Russia's Teymuraz Gabashvili. |
40,106,329 | Pigott joined Cambridge in July 2016, but scored only once in 17 games before joining Maidstone on loan in January.
The 23-year-old scored six goals in 16 league appearances for the Stones.
Pigott is Maidstone's second signing since the end of the season, following the arrival of former Bromley left-back Joe Anderson. | National League side Maidstone have signed striker Joe Pigott on a one-year deal following his release by League Two club Cambridge. |
40,715,793 | This week the UK government followed France in announcing it would ban the sale of such vehicles by 2040, while the mayors of Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and Athens plan to banish diesels from their city centres by 2025.
Almost all car makers now offer hybrid cars and many sell fully electric vehicles.
But the electric ... | The clock may be ticking for petrol and diesel-powered cars, but it's vans, trucks and buses that are driving the electric vehicle revolution on the world's roads. |
26,608,829 | Labour asked for the data to be released to Parliament.
The government blamed "unacceptably lax" contracts that allow staff to re-join the NHS a month after redundancy.
It says it's working on tough new plans to cap payouts, and has reduced administrative posts overall.
Labour shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said ... | New figures indicate that almost 4,000 staff made redundant from the NHS in England, before last year's major restructuring, have since been re-employed. |
34,139,364 | Kent County Council (KCC) is caring for 720 unaccompanied children who have crossed the English Channel to Dover - up from 630 at the start of August.
The council is to reopen Appledore former reception centre near Cranbook to house about 40 boys aged 16 or 17.
It is also converting a disused care home in Whitstable fo... | A former reception centre for asylum-seeker children is being brought back into use following an "unprecedented" surge in the number of young migrants. |
12,717,762 | The accident happened near to the 110m tall (360ft) Bridgewater Place, a building which architecture experts say has created a wind tunnel.
The council said there were wind effect issues and they were "looking urgently" at ways of "making the area safer".
The building owners said a wind tunnel analysis was done before ... | Questions have been asked about the safety of Leeds' tallest building after the death of man who was crushed by a lorry which blew over in strong winds. |
40,491,855 | 4 July 2017 Last updated at 09:17 BST
Don't worry though, it's not a real wedding. It's part of a Mexican ceremony which is more than 200 years old.
The mayor of the southern Mexican fishing town San Pedro Huamelula 'marries' a crocodile at the end of June as part of the local harvest tradition.
The reptile bride, dres... | You wouldn't have thought a crocodile would be a dream bride, but that hasn't stopped this man from marrying one. |
38,675,107 | The party's Infrastructure Minister, Chris Hazzard, and his colleague, John O'Dowd, are in London for a meeting with Brexit Secretary David Davis.
The DUP's Junior Minister, Alastair Ross, is also attending.
However, Sinn Féin has accused the government of treating the council as a "talking shop".
Earlier this week, Pr... | Sinn Féin is threatening to pull out of the Joint Ministerial Council over concerns about negotiations for the UK to leave the EU. |
34,153,962 | Five weeks ago, the fraudsters telephoned 65-year-old Nargess Sadjady, from west London, in a series of calls.
Posing as staff from her bank, they can be heard persuading her to transfer the money into one of their own accounts.
The recordings were set up by her son, who was worried that either of his parents might fal... | Three men who tricked their victim into handing over her £12,000 savings on the phone have been caught on tape. |
35,811,851 | The Vikings are top of the table with five wins from their opening six games and next face Wigan on Thursday.
"You've got to be on your game and the lads and coaches are working hard to prepare and are reviewing how we can get better," Betts said.
"It's how we train and carry ourselves, those things don't just turn up.... | Widnes Vikings boss Denis Betts says their strong start to the Super League season is a reflection of their meticulous work in training. |
31,911,628 | Peter Robinson told the BBC it was "possible" to reach agreement by mid-week.
Last week, Sinn Féin withdrew its support for welfare legislation.
The parties have been taking part in talks to resolve the political impasse for several days.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Mr Robinson were due to travel to Was... | The welfare reform bill could be debated in the assembly again next week if there is sufficient movement in ongoing negotiations, the first minister has said. |
36,199,993 | The blaze has destroyed a number of homes, dropping ash on the streets of the city in the province of Alberta.
Fleeing residents have caused gridlock on the main road leading from the city, 380km (235 miles) north of Edmonton.
The evacuation from Fort McMurray - which lies in an oil sands region - is the biggest in Alb... | A huge wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people from Fort McMurray - the entire population of the Canadian city. |
20,176,215 | An early favourite with bookmakers, the band's album beat rapper Plan B, The Maccabees, Richard Hawley, Django Django, Jessie Ware and Field Music.
BBC Sound of 2012 winner Michael Kiwanuka, Ben Howard, Lianne La Havas, Roller Trio and Sam Lee also lost out.
Alt-J thanked their parents for helping them to win the £20,... | Indie rock band Alt-J have been named winners of this year's prestigious Barclaycard Mercury Prize, with their debut album An Awesome Wave. |
35,093,990 | In 2013/14, York Theatre Royal and Sheffield Theatres reported the number of BME employees as 3%, while Hull Truck Theatre had none.
ACE said that a survey showed that 14% of the English workforce were from BME communities.
Hull Truck Theatre said it was taking action to address the issue.
Last year Sir Peter Bazalgett... | A number of theatres in Yorkshire employ fewer than 5% black or minority ethnic (BME) workers, according to an Arts Council England (Ace) report. |
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