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38,803,652 | The former Greece Under-21 cap had his contract terminated by the Greek Superleague club last week.
Skondras joined PAOK from Atromitos in 2013 and has made 94 appearances for the Thessaloniki-based club.
But he has not played at all this season after Vladimir Ivic took over as head coach.
Skondras is unlikely to recei... | Greek right-back Giannis Skondras has joined Hamilton Academical until the end of the season after the 26-year-old left PAOK Salonica. |
38,571,136 | The decision has been made due to a "chronic shortage of accommodation" in Wales' four existing dispersal areas.
According to the latest UK Government figures, Cardiff, Swansea and Newport are all in the top ten of areas with the highest number of asylum seekers per head of population.
Conwy council said it "wants to p... | Conwy county has agreed to house asylum seekers as part of a new pilot scheme. |
39,183,256 | A spokesman said the Western Isles Presbytery was taking the allegations against the late Reverend Dr Iain D Campbell "very seriously".
The allegations are understood to relate to Dr Campbell's personal life.
The minister of Point Free Church on Lewis died at the end of January, aged 53. | The Free Church of Scotland is investigating allegations made in connection with a minister on the Isle of Lewis who died earlier this year. |
38,248,931 | Jim McCafferty, 70, from Raby Street, south Belfast, is accused of offences alleged to have taken place between 2011 and 2014, when the alleged victim was between 13 and 16 years old.
Mr McCafferty is originally from Scotland.
A defence solicitor said he would not apply for bail because of concerns over the defendant's... | A former Celtic FC youth coach has appeared in a court in Belfast charged with sexual activity with a child. |
36,082,832 | The Aga Khan University Hospital said it would do all it could to help and encouraged others to do the same.
The breakdown of the machine in Uganda has left thousands at risk of missing potential life-saving treatment.
Uganda's government has said it will cover the travel and other costs for the 400 going to the Nairob... | A Kenyan hospital is to provide free cancer treatment to 400 patients from Uganda as the neighbouring country's only radiotherapy machine has broken. |
39,407,116 | Some people make one to remember all the things they've done in a year.
Many others find it a useful way to help them deal with the loss of a loved one by writing down memories of them.
Newsround runs you through how to make your own memory jar for a special person.
Find an empty jar or an object that's large enough to... | A memory jar is where you can keep happy memories in a safe place. |
37,822,027 | Billy Muir's roles include firefighter, rubbish collector, lighthouse keeper and airport worker.
The 67-year-old, from North Ronaldsay, who also works as an electrician, builder and tour guide, was honoured with a Pride of Britain award.
His volunteering efforts were recognised at the ceremony in London on Monday.
Mr M... | An Orkney sheep farmer who holds down a total of 20 jobs has been dubbed Britain's hardest-working man. |
36,921,706 | Mourinho has already made three big summer signings and is closing in on Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba.
Schweinsteiger, 31, looks like being one of nine players who may leave.
The midfielder, who has announced his international retirement, trained on his own as United's full squad trained together for the first time.
... | German World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger's future at Manchester United is in doubt following Jose Mourinho's appointment as manager. |
38,598,755 | 12 January 2017 Last updated at 12:52 GMT
The lifelike robot was made to look and move like a meerkat but there was just one problem, to be accepted by the group he had to smell like one too.
Hear how people working on the show 'Spy in the Wild' had to use poo to help him fit in.
The first episode of Spy in the Wild is... | This may look like a meerkat on first glance but it's actually an undercover spy camera used to film meerkats in their natural habitat. |
38,873,536 | The bodies of the victims, aged between 15 and 19, were found in plastic bags by the river Ulua in Yoro province. Their hands had been tied.
The boys were kidnapped by armed men in a village 15 km (9 miles) from where their bodies were found.
It is not clear why the boys - who worked as farm labourers and motorbike tax... | Firemen in northern Honduras have found the remains of four teenage boys who were kidnapped on 31 January. |
37,199,482 | Jake Cannon of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire said he had no sexual interest in the images himself, he just wanted to sell them to make money.
The 22-year-old admitted possessing and distributing indecent images of children.
Swansea Crown Court heard the expert who examined the images described them as the worst he had ever... | A man who claimed to be a professional distributor of child abuse images has been jailed for 15 months. |
33,906,459 | The £200,000 work on Kingsway will include new signs, re-marking and remodelling of the road.
Safety barriers were installed after the death of Sgt Louise Lucas in March, to stop pedestrians crossing.
Another man was hit by a bus on 4 August, while Daniel Foss, 37, died in 2013.
Swansea council is also considering int... | Following a number of deaths and serious accidents on a main route through Swansea, a new one-way system will be introduced in the autumn. |
32,726,294 | Gordon Ross, 66, said he hoped the judicial review would clarify the legal position regarding assisted suicide.
He has called on the Lord Advocate to issue guidance that makes clear whether any person who helps him end his life would be charged with an offence.
Judge Lord Doherty reserved his decision in the action and... | A severely disabled grandfather has had his case seeking the right to die heard by the Court of Session. |
39,176,388 | The fifth biggest firm in South Korea gets an estimated 30% of its sales from China, and employs about 20,000 people there.
But in the past week, several of its businesses have faced a backlash from hackers, customers and Chinese partners.
On Monday, Lotte said that more than 10 of its department stores across the coun... | China is a crucial market for many South Korean companies, and the food and retail giant Lotte is no exception. |
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James Ridley, riding Lookslikerainted, appeared to mistakenly think he had already crossed the finish line, allowing two horses to pass.
The Hunters' Chase at Newbury was eventually won by Triangular, closely followed by Ballytober.
Lookslikerainted, a 33-1 outsider traine... | An amateur jockey who slowed down and lost his lead in the final stages of a race has been banned for 28 days. |
35,804,660 | As part of BBC Scotland's coverage, leader Kezia Dugdale will take part in a half-hour webcast in which she will answer your questions.
Do you want to find out what her party's long-term plans are for Holyrood's new tax powers or how Labour's approach to education differs from other parties?
This is also your opportuni... | The Scottish Labour Party will be holding its spring conference in Glasgow on Saturday. |
32,126,918 | The agreement, which came after seven rounds of talks, is a significant step towards ending decades of conflict.
Negotiators from the armed rebel groups still have to consult with their leaders before giving final approval.
Rebels from the newest and most active conflict in Kokang did not attend the talks.
The United N... | Myanmar's President Thein Sein has witnessed the signing of a draft ceasefire agreement between the government and 16 rebel groups. |
25,682,802 | Work by contractors to remove a grade II-listed seafront shelter has also started.
The 1920s landmark was badly damaged and is being dismantled for repair.
Ceredigion council aims to completely re-open the promenade to the public by Easter after it was battered by high tides and storms.
Volunteers had been asked to joi... | Two hundred people volunteered to help with a clean-up of Aberystwyth promenade, a week after it was damaged by storms. |
36,187,428 | Laurent Blanc's runaway leaders moved on to 92 points with two games of the 38-match season remaining.
Uruguay forward Cavani, 29, broke the deadlock with a perfectly placed header before his clinical finish made it 2-0.
He completed his hat-trick with another header before Zlatan Ibrahimovic completed the rout in stop... | Edinson Cavani scored a hat-trick as champions Paris St-Germain set a new record points total in Ligue 1 after an easy win against Ajaccio in Corsica. |
35,271,234 | The American world number one shot seven birdies and an eagle as he moved to 16 under and overtook Patrick Reed.
Reed (69) is joined on 12 under by fellow American Kevin Kisner (65) and Argentina's Fabian Gomez (66).
Irishman Padraig Harrington (68) is eight under and Australia's US PGA champion Jason Day is three unde... | Jordan Spieth leads the Tournament of Champions by four shots after shooting a nine-under second-round 64 in Hawaii. |
32,546,798 | Joseph Keighley, 42, was a full-time firefighter with Essex Fire and Rescue Service and based in Basildon.
An independent fire service report found no evidence bullying contributed to his death in July.
His twin Jeffrey said Joseph had told him he was being bullied. An inquest in Chelmsford recorded a verdict of suicid... | The twin brother of a firefighter says he complained of bullying at work in the weeks before he killed himself. |
22,508,492 | Since docking with the ISS in a Soyuz craft in December, the 53-year-old station commander has kept hundreds of thousands of followers back on Earth informed and entertained from orbit.
He has tweeted from the space station at least 1,500 times, capturing remarkable images of many corners of the world.
His first photog... | Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is due to return to Earth on Tuesday from a five-month stint on board the International Space Station. |
36,797,661 | Paul McWhir, 51, of Castle Douglas, admitted four charges including rape and acting in a lewd and libidinous manner.
The abuse mainly took place at a farm in Dumfriesshire in the early to mid-1990s.
Sentence was deferred until next month at the High Court in Glasgow.
McWhir preyed on the child for more than three years... | A court has heard how a child abuser was forced to go to police by his own relatives after it emerged he had attacked a young girl. |
36,717,121 | Cosmetics which claim to lighten skin by using cancer-linked chemical hydroquinone were banned in the EU in 2001.
A BBC reporter was able to buy six creams and three tested positive for hydroquinone.
Analytical chemist Andrew Reid said of the chemical: "It kills cells. It's the sort of thing used to clean toilets."
Rea... | Illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in shops in Coventry, a BBC investigation has found. |
32,872,867 | Alfio Anthony Granata pleaded guilty to multiple rapes, threats to kill, and intentionally causing serious injury.
He held the backpacker in his Melbourne hotel room in 2012 after they had sex and took drugs with his partner.
She was freed only when she tried to kill herself, prompting Granata and his partner to call e... | An Australian man who imprisoned a Dutch backpacker in a hotel room for six weeks and repeatedly raped and beat her has been jailed for 17 years. |
31,966,005 | Thanks for sending us your photos and comments. This chat page has now closed.
"We looked through pinhole viewers and colanders. We also made a viewer out of a poster tube. We saw the sun turn into a tiny crescent and we got really chilly! It was amazing!"
Kestrels Class, Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby primary school, No... | Many parts of the UK have experienced a very rare partial solar eclipse, one of the most spectacular in years. |
39,667,392 | Due to face Arsenal on Sunday, Notts' players were told the Women's Super League One club cannot stay afloat 15 minutes before Friday's announcement.
Previously known as Lincoln Ladies before relocating in 2014, the squad included England's Carly Telford, Laura Bassett, Jade Moore and Jo Potter.
Notts finished sixth in... | English top-flight club Notts County Ladies have folded, two days before their first match of the Spring Series. |
38,228,208 | Members of the Aslef union have backed three days of action next week in a dispute over driver-only operated trains.
But Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which has claimed all Southern services could be halted, have argued the strike would breach customers' rights.
A separate Southern network strike by RMT members has e... | The parent company of Southern rail has gone to the High Court in an attempt to stop a drivers' strike. |
34,710,059 | The company has not said what the meeting is for, but political sources have told the BBC "bad news" is expected.
The factory, which has been operating in the town since 1969, employs about 1,000 people.
It makes truck and bus tyres mainly for export to the US.
In recent years, Michelin executives had warned that high ... | All staff at the Michelin factory in Ballymena, County Antrim, have been called to a meeting at 12:00 GMT. |
37,305,200 | The computer, about the same size as a credit card, was first released in 2012 and is widely used as an educational tool for programming.
However, it can also be used for many practical purposes such as streaming music to several devices in a house.
A new starter kit for Raspberry Pi, including a keyboard and mouse, ha... | The Raspberry Pi has sold 10 million units - continuing its success as the most popular British computer ever. |
32,493,499 | Cardiff Civic Society has asked Planning Minster Carl Sargeant to "call in" a planning application for part of the Cardiff Central Square development.
Cardiff councillors are due to vote on the plans on Wednesday.
The Welsh government said it had yet to make a decision.
Cardiff planners have recommended the plans go ah... | Permission for a new BBC Wales headquarters in Cardiff city centre should not be granted until plans for a new bus station are in place, a conservation group says. |
40,660,735 | She was summoned for questioning after a video of her dressed in "indecent" clothing sparked a heated debate in the Muslim country.
Some demanded she be punished for breaking the strict Saudi dress code.
But the public prosecutor has now closed the case, the ministry of information said.
She was released on Tuesday aft... | Saudi police have released a young woman who appeared in a video wearing a miniskirt and crop-top in public without charge. |
38,519,531 | The 25-year-old Algerian, who helped Leicester to the Premier League title, is also the PFA Player of the Year and BBC African Footballer of the Year.
Borussia Dortmund's Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was second and Senegal and Liverpool striker Sadio Mane came third.
"It's never easy to win a big award li... | Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez has won the Confederation of African Football's player of the year award. |
37,338,460 | She is one of only two women on the Bank's nine-member Monetary Policy Committee, which sets interest rates.
Ms Shafik will step down at the end of February.
She joined the Bank as deputy governor for markets and banking in August 2014 after stints at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Bank of England ... | Minouche Shafik, one of the Bank of England's deputy governors, is leaving to become the director of the London School of Economics. |
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Hosszu's time of four minutes 26.36 seconds took more than two seconds off the previous best set by China's Shiwen Ye at London 2012.
Scotland's Hannah Miley, 26, finished fourth after being pipped to bronze by Spain's Mireia Belmonte Garcia.
Fellow Briton Aimee Willmott, ... | Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu set a remarkable new world record as Britain missed out on a medal in the women's 400m individual medley at Rio 2016. |
36,084,063 | Cezary Sobiewski, 40, murdered Barbara Baraniecka weeks after she confided concerns about his drinking to friends.
A judge said Sobiewski went to buy cider after the "sustained and brutal attack" at the couple's home in Tipton, West Midlands.
Sobiewski admitted Ms Baraniecka's murder on Monday.
He entered the plea on w... | A "jealous" man who stabbed his partner 13 times because he could not accept their relationship was over will serve a minimum of 20 years in prison. |
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The Imps have reached the last 16 for the first time in 130 years.
Victory on Saturday would see them become the first non-league team to reach the quarter-finals since 1925.
"If we're realistic, we'd probably only beat them once in a hundred times but we've got to believe... | National League leaders Lincoln City will aim to "achieve the impossible" against Premier League side Burnley in the FA Cup fifth round. |
35,169,988 | Omaree Lindsay, 19, of Cecil Road, Croydon, rode into Co-Op in Streatham Road, Mitcham, on 6 September.
He appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to a number of offences.
He was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work for offences including theft, failing to comply with a court order and dri... | A teenager who used a "hoverboard" to enter a supermarket and steal a crate of Lucozade, has been spared jail. |
34,182,624 | The meetings will take place in October at a mountain resort in North Korea.
The decision follows an agreement last month that de-escalated tensions sparked by a border mine explosion that injured two South Korean soldiers.
Thousands of Korean families have been separated with little or no contact since the war ended i... | North and South Korea have agreed to hold rare reunions for families separated by the Korean War, according to Seoul. |
35,498,938 | Ice Arena Wales will hold 3,088 for Devils home games, a big increase up from the 2,300 capacity at their current Cardiff Bay Ice Arena base.
The Big Blue Tent has been a temporary home since 2006 following the demolition of the Wales National Ice Rink.
"The facility is stunning," Devils managing director Todd Kelman s... | Cardiff Devils will play the first game at their new home against Coventry Blaze on 27 February. |
38,188,466 | Read the team news for Saturday's matches below.
Kick-off 15:00 unless stated. All times GMT.
Manchester City v Chelsea (12:30)
Crystal Palace v Southampton
Stoke City v Burnley
Sunderland v Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City
West Bromwich Albion v Watford
West Ham United v Arsenal (17:30)
Birmingham City ... | Four of the Premier League's top five are in action on Saturday, while there is a packed programme in the Championship. |
21,682,807 | Christine Wilson, 25, was eventually found out by the pair, who thought she was male, and was then charged.
Defence advocate Shelagh McCall told the High Court in Edinburgh that Wilson has Gender Identity Disorder.
Judge Lord Bannatyne deferred sentence in order for the court to obtain reports.
Jane Farquharson, prosec... | An Aberdeen woman has admitted fraud by pretending to be a boy to become sexually intimate with two unsuspecting teenage girls. |
35,800,710 | Betsi Cadwaladr health board has been awarded £500,000 for the unit at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan.
It has already received £1.4m for electrical infrastructure upgrades and to pay for an extra transport incubator for transferring critically-ill babies.
The Sub Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Centre (SuRNICC) ... | Plans to develop a new neo-natal baby care unit in north Wales have been approved by the Welsh Government. |
35,792,202 | The Hammers took the lead when Manuel Lanzini beat Thibaut Courtois with a sumptuous curling effort from 25 yards.
Fabregas's superb set piece on the stroke of half-time pegged them back.
Substitute Andy Carroll looked to have won it for West Ham, before Fabregas snatched a point after Michail Antonio fouled Ruben Loft... | Cesc Fabregas scored a free-kick and a late penalty as Chelsea earned a point to frustrate West Ham's Champions League ambitions. |
37,974,002 | The Big Gaelic Survey has been commissioned by the language's development body, Bòrd na Gàidhlig.
The study of media, such as BBC Alba and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, has three questionnaires.
They are aimed at Gaelic speakers, Gaelic learners and people who are interested in learning Gaelic in the future.
Shona MacLennan,... | The influence of Gaelic media on learning of the language is being examined. |
39,889,213 | Antonio Horta-Osorio told shareholders that the bank is "just days away" from returning to full private ownership.
A sale of the final 0.25% stake would be a "major milestone", he added.
The government said recently that the value of its share sales had surpassed £20.3bn, although this did not account for inflation.
Mr... | The taxpayer will make a profit of about £500m on the £20.3bn bailout of Lloyds Bank Group during the financial crisis, its chief executive said. |
36,794,222 | Analysis shows the average rent of a one-bedroom property in almost half of all districts, boroughs and cities would cost more than 30% of the median take-home salary for the area.
The problem is most acute in London and the South East.
The government said it was committed to building more affordable homes.
BBC England... | People spend more than a third of their disposable income on rent across large parts of England, a BBC investigation has found. |
39,050,470 | Bev Doran, 37, of Shipley, West Yorkshire, was in bed when she received an email urging her to check her lottery account.
Ms Doran said the fact she had won 17 February's EuroMillions jackpot had taken a while to "sink in".
The mother-of-four had already won £50 on a draw earlier in the week and said her mother thought... | A lottery winner said she "leapt" out of bed when she was told she had won £14.5m. |
31,779,113 | Jim Murphy was responding to former Tory chairman Lord Baker's view that there could be a deal between the two rival parties after May's election.
However, the Labour MP has not ruled out some kind of deal with the SNP.
Mr Murphy told BBC political editor Brian Taylor that it was "disrespectful" to discuss political de... | The leader of the Scottish Labour Party has called the idea of a Conservative-Labour coalition "ludicrous". |
29,292,946 | The police said a car was set on fire in Main Street, Crumlin, between 03:20 BST and 03:40 BST on Saturday and the blaze spread to the takeaway.
Residents from flats above the takeaway escaped without injury. Other premises on the street have been damaged.
The police said, at this stage, they were not treating the inci... | A Chinese restaurant in County Antrim has been destroyed in an arson attack. |
34,914,517 | All 25,000 seats for the four-night event in the grounds of Windsor Castle had been bought within five hours of going on sale at 09:00 GMT.
It will take place between May 12 and May 15 next year, with members of the Royal Family due to attend each night.
The Queen herself will attend a performance on the final evening,... | Tickets for a celebration to mark the Queen's 90th birthday sold out within hours of going on sale. |
33,335,555 | But he's not an aid worker, nor a medic - he's the boss of a gaming studio, Momentum Core, in Kenya's capital Nairobi.
His firm specialises in developing games with an educational twist.
Players of the game Mosquito Hood are tasked with killing increasingly pesky mosquitoes. When a player completes all levels of the ga... | Allan Mukhwana has been instrumental in ensuring that more than 1,400 households in high-risk malaria zones in rural Kenya receive insecticide-treated mosquito nets. |
40,519,350 | Mr Liu's family had been informed of the situation, medical staff in the north-eastern city of Shenyang said.
The dissident was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer in May.
He was imprisoned in 2009 on charges of inciting subversion against the state after he helped to write a petition calling for political reform in... | The Chinese hospital treating imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo for advanced liver cancer says his condition has worsened. |
34,174,928 | Georgina Le Fjord was out with a friend celebrating the end of her exams when the accident happened on Llantwit Major beach, Vale of Glamorgan, in June.
The inquest in Cardiff heard she would have died instantly.
Assistant coroner Thomas Atherton recorded a conclusion of accidental death, calling it a "terrible tragedy... | A 23-year-old woman killed by a falling rock on a south Wales beach was "in the wrong place at the wrong time", an inquest has heard. |
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Along with Argentina, Ukraine, Bolivia, Andorra and Israel, it has been deemed "non-compliant" by Wada.
Brazil, Belgium, France, Greece, Mexico and Spain have been placed on a 'watch list' and must meet strict conditions by March 2016 or face similar action.
Meanwhile, Ken... | Russia is one of six countries ruled to be in breach of the World Anti-Doping Agency's codes. |
40,687,360 | Mohini Arora, 25, died in a crash on the M20 in Kent on 13 November last year when her BMW was in collision with a Peugeot 206 driven by Ion Rusu, 25.
Rusu, of College Avenue, Gillingham, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court.
He admitted causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by careless driving while over... | A drunk driver who caused a motorist's death has been jailed for six years. |
34,877,089 | Vikki Thompson was being held at Armley where she was found dead on Friday. She told her friends she would kill herself if she was sent to a male prison.
The incident prompted the prisons minister to respond to an urgent question in the House of Commons.
Andrew Selous told a debate they are "reviewing prison service in... | The government has announced it is re-examining its policy on transgender prisoners following the death of a woman in a male prison in Leeds. |
38,892,322 | The picture sees 163 of this year's nominees gathered together and smiling away, but zoom in and there is a whole lot more going on.
Here are just seven of the things we spotted in this year's photo.
1. Pharrell Williams didn't exactly dress for the occasion
All of this year's male nominees are dressed smartly in tuxes... | This year's Oscars "class photo" has been released - and as usual there are several quirks and questionable outfits. |
37,873,805 | Students from 12,000 schools nationwide will be told not to do their weekend homework for the month of November.
The Spanish Alliance of Parents' Associations (CEAPA), which called the strike, argues that homework is detrimental to children.
Spain was high up on a homework league table in a 2012 education report.
The P... | Thousands of parents in Spain are going on strike against state schools this weekend over the large amount of homework given to their children. |
37,907,722 | 8 November 2016 Last updated at 10:40 GMT
It's about 30 metres long and it's thought it may have been caused by work on an underground train line in the city of Fukuoka on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.
It began with two smaller holes that grew steadily until they formed one huge crater.
Nobody has been hurt b... | Check out this giant sinkhole in a road in Japan! |
40,203,630 | They will also face Montpellier, now coached by former Scotland team boss Vern Cotter, and Leinster, who were second in the Pro12 table last season.
Montpellier finished third in the French Top 14.
The first pool match will be on either 12/13/14/15 October, with the final on Saturday 12 May in Bilbao.
Glasgow reached t... | Glasgow Warriors have been drawn against English Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs in their four-strong European Champions Cup pool. |
37,144,083 | Davis, 20, has made three Championship appearances this season, with his 7-146 against Glamorgan the best 2016 figures by a Derbyshire bowler.
Hemmings, also 20, made his first-class debut against Worcestershire in June.
"They will benefit greatly from another winter working with the first team," head coach John Sadler... | Derbyshire pace bowler Will Davis and all-rounder Rob Hemmings have signed two-year contracts, keeping them with the county until 2018. |
39,630,368 | Inverness Castle Viewpoint allows for 360 degree views of Inverness and surrounding area.
High Life Highland, which runs leisure sites on Highland Council's behalf, said all the free slots were booked by lunchtime on Tuesday.
Entry fees to access to the viewpoint on the North Tower begin on Saturday.
After Easter Monda... | All slots giving free access to a new viewpoint on a historic building were booked up less than 24 hours after it was first opened to the public. |
21,294,521 | Humberside Police said disbanding the unit, based in Walkington, by March 2014 would save it £500,000 a year.
The force said the saving would allow it to maintain frontline services as it faces making savings of £30m by 2016.
Chief Constable Tim Hollis said the force would buy in mounted officers from other forces wh... | A police force is to axe its mounted unit in order to cut costs. |
34,709,145 | Historic Scotland has pledged £500,000 towards the scheme which also has council and private sector support.
The project is due to get under way in April and finish in 2021.
It will include the refurbishment, improvement and reuse of historic buildings in the town centre.
They include Stranraer Museum, the former Harbo... | The final element of a £1.7m investment package has been secured to finance a regeneration programme for conservation areas within Stranraer. |
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The visitors took an early lead when Joel Lynch put the ball into his own net after Matt Ingram had saved Sam Gallagher's header.
Liam Feeney tapped home from close range to double the Rovers lead before Jake Bidwell pulled one back from the penalty spot after Yeni Ngbakot... | Blackburn beat fellow Championship side QPR in the FA Cup third round. |
38,637,146 | 16 January 2017 Last updated at 12:32 GMT
The ceremony is called the inauguration.
At the event, he will make a promise to do the best for the country and will give a speech known as the inaugural address.
There are a few traditions passed down, which he must observe on his inauguration day.
Leah takes a look at what's... | On Friday, Donald Trump will officially become the next president of the United States. |
37,462,097 | A 40-year-old man faces charges of possessing the drug with intent to supply as well as having criminal property and concealing it.
A 25 year old faces charges including cultivating cannabis, supplying the drug and concealing criminal property,
Police said the drugs were found after a car was searched at Trench Road, L... | Two men have been charged in connection with the seizure of cannabis worth an estimated £280,000 in Londonderry. |
40,074,600 | England's Paul Casey (68) and South Korea-born New Zealander Danny Lee (69) are joint second on seven under.
Simpson, the 2012 US Open champion, survived another windy day to post a nine-under 201 total at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.
The 31-year-old also saw a 15-foot birdie putt lip out at the final hole.
Ame... | American Webb Simpson carded a three-under-par 67 to open a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Dean & Deluca Invitational in Texas. |
40,561,417 | Its developer Activision Blizzard has just announced the first seven team owners for a forthcoming league. It believes, in time, the tournament could prove more lucrative than the UK's Premier League - football's highest-earning competition.
Several of the successful bidders have made their mark with traditional sports... | Could Overwatch be the game to take e-sports mainstream? |
30,782,196 | Some 121 patients called at the hospital on 4 and 5 January - up 46 on the previous year.
The spike coincided with a flu outbreak which forced the closure of ward 12.
General Manager for Diagnostics, Nicole Hamlet, said the hospital had continued to provide "high quality care" at the "most challenging part" of the year... | NHS chiefs have praised staff who helped to cope with a 60% surge in emergency admissions to Dumfries Infirmary at the start of the new year. |
34,565,042 | The move was initially criticised by Colombia, which complained that it had not been consulted.
But Colombian Defence Minister Luis Carlos Villegas has now published a review hailing the results.
The number of murders in the border area has dropped by 10%, he said.
More than 150,000 gallons of petrol and 400 cattle hav... | The Colombian government has acknowledged that crime and smuggling have gone down since Venezuela deployed thousands of troops along their common border two months ago. |
30,433,679 | A woman shows her political allegiance at the national congress of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party in the capital, Harare, on Saturday. More than 10,000 delegates re-elected President Robert Mugabe, 90, as party leader while his wife Grace was chosen to head the women's wing.
Nigerian leader Goodluck Jonathan's image i... | A selection of photos from around the African continent this week: |
20,578,053 | Roy Burke said the expiry of an agreement with Dutch company Verweij and Partners meant no-one now had exclusive rights to work on the site.
The company had originally pledged to start redeveloping Fort Tourgis by the end of 2012.
Plans for the Victorian fortification include a hotel and conference centre.
Mr Burke sai... | An agreement on the redevelopment of Alderney's derelict Fort Tourgis has lapsed, according to the chief executive of the island's States. |
40,399,470 | The Argentine, 36, shot a seven-under-par 65 to finish 17 under and win his first European Tour title for 10 years.
Bland, 44, who shared the overnight lead with Spain's Sergio Garcia, carded a three-under 69 on Sunday to finish one shot adrift of Romero.
Masters champion Garcia and Belgium's Thomas Detry also finished... | World number 837 Andres Romero won the BMW International as England's Richard Bland tied for second in Munich. |
34,966,347 | Adur District Council said it was looking into the possibility of a memorial walk along the River Adur.
People are being invited to submit their thoughts and suggestions to the shorehamremembers.org website.
A shortlist of ideas will be created in January, followed by a public consultation in March.
Eleven men were kil... | A permanent memorial is to be created as a "fitting, lasting tribute" to the 11 men who were killed in the Shoreham air disaster in August. |
37,234,658 | Hours before Wednesday's decision, local publications were already announcing her dismissal from office based on the speeches of senators made throughout the trial. Many politicians had openly declared that they would oust her.
Print editions of mainstream newspapers appeared with similar front covers on the day of the... | The removal of President Dilma Rousseff, at the end of nine-month impeachment process, has come as no surprise to Brazil's media. |
34,740,261 | Alan Blacker, known as Lord Harley in a trial last year, is said to have used titles which were "inaccurate".
He also appeared with St John Ambulance medals and ribbons on his chest, despite not being a St John member.
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal is investigating.
Mr Blacker was defending minibus driver Andrze... | A lawyer criticised by a judge for dressing "like something out of Harry Potter" is being investigated for allegedly misleading Cardiff Crown Court. |
35,328,417 | The suspects reportedly used automatic weapons and an anti-tank missile in the heist last September.
Their colleagues in the police helped identify them to investigators, said Dragan Lukak, interior minister of Bosnia's Serb-run region.
Two other people have been arrested for alleged involvement in the raid.
Money on b... | Five members of Bosnia's special police have been held over an armed raid on a bank van that netted 617,000 marka ($344,000; £241,000), officials say. |
36,013,215 | Every year temples in the state organise fireworks displays, often competing to stage the most spectacular ones.
"The devotees burst firecrackers to appease the female deity," local MP NK Premachandran told the BBC.
Now the Puttingal temple has earned worldwide infamy for Sunday's explosion and fire that killed more th... | Fireworks and firecrackers are commonly used at temple festivals in the southern Indian state of Kerala, and the Puttingal temple is no exception. |
38,059,541 | Ministers hope to have parallel talks about our future trading relationship during that period - but what happens if they take longer?
To avoid a "cliff-edge" scenario, the chairman of the Brexit select committee in the Commons, Hilary Benn, is among those who has argued for a transitional agreement.
What might that lo... | When Brexit talks formally begin, the UK will have two years to negotiate its departure from the EU. |
36,508,273 | Top seed Murray, 29, can set up a potential second-round clash with Britain's Slovenia-born Aljaz Bedene if he defeats the world number 49.
Bedene, 26, must first get past France's Benoit Paire after replacing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the main draw.
Swiss second seed Stan Wawrinka, 31, plays Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.
Br... | British number one Andy Murray will face France's Nicolas Mahut in the Aegon Championships first round at Queen's Club. |
38,824,649 | The crash was on the A96 Forres bypass.
It took place early on Tuesday evening.
The man's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | A man has suffered serious injuries after his motorbike and a car collided. |
33,351,815 | The A9 drops from 150m (492ft) to 20m (65ft) as it enters a valley at the Berriedale Braes.
Caithness Chamber of Commerce said it was taking too long starting construction work on the improvements and the problem was being ignored.
Transport Scotland said it was continuing to progress the design work.
The A9 provides a... | The Scottish government has been accused of "dragging its heels" on proposed improvements to a challenging hairpin bend on the A9 in Caithness. |
39,150,452 | The Staffordshire Regiment Association said it paid £64,000 to buy a 10-year lease on The King's Head in Lichfield.
The regiment was founded in 1705 when Col Luke Lillingston raised a force that later became the Staffords.
Capt Dave Donnelly said: "It's brilliant. We believe we have bought a piece of history."
He said... | Veterans of a historical Army regiment have bought the lease on the pub where it was founded. |
31,707,197 | The Labour leader said a new law would allow family and friends of deceased men to seek the quashing of historical convictions for "gross indecency".
Legislation would be known as "Turing's Law" in memory of Alan Turing, he said.
The Enigma code-breaker was convicted of "gross indecency" in 1952 and was only given a po... | A future Labour government would pave the way for posthumous pardons for gay men convicted under historical indecency laws, Ed Miliband has said. |
36,472,103 | People in the multi-ethnic area of Yili will have to provide the samples before being allowed to go abroad.
The Chinese government is trying to crack down on periodic violence, which it blames on Islamist militants.
Many Muslims in Xinjiang say they are discriminated against.
They say the Chinese authorities often refu... | Police in China's north-western region of Xinjiang are asking some residents to provide DNA samples and other biological data when applying for travel documents. |
34,725,140 | Ms Deacon will succeed Ian McKay when he stands down as chairman at the IoD Scotland conference on Friday.
She was elected as Labour MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh in 1999 and served as Scotland's first health minister following devolution.
Ms Deacon stood down from elected office in 2007.
She has since worked ... | Former Scottish health minister Susan Deacon is set to become the first woman to chair the Institute of Directors in Scotland. |
37,851,644 | But then Steve Nash is not your average all-American, multi-millionaire NBA superstar.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, worth an estimated £75m, you wonder how life might have turned out for him had his parents not decided to emigrate many years ago.
For the Californian surfer-sty... | Wales is not the first thing that comes to mind when talking about the all-American, multi-millionaire super stars of the NBA. |
35,170,995 | The lead exchanged hands on several occasions before Harlequins fly-half Nick Evans missed a last-minute drop-goal to win the game for the hosts.
A crowd of more than 70,000 enjoyed a feast of points and four tries before half-time as Gloucester led 17-15.
Quins' Ross Chisholm and Gloucester's Harry Trinder both scored... | Harlequins and Gloucester shared 10 tries in an epic 39-39 Premiership draw at Twickenham. |
38,154,785 | Bristow had posted on Twitter that darts players were "tough guys" and footballers "wimps".
In a heated interview with host Piers Morgan on ITV's Good Morning Britain, Bristow initially defended his tweets, saying he was trying to encourage children to report abuse immediately.
He later accepted he had offended people ... | Ex-darts world champion Eric Bristow has apologised for suggesting football sex abuse victims are not "proper men". |
33,359,978 | The idea was discussed at a meeting between Justice Minister Caroline Dineage and parents who failed to receive the ashes of their dead babies.
It followed an inquiry into failings at Shrewsbury crematorium.
Glen Perkins, who formed the Action for Ashes campaign group, said Mrs Dineage had proposed a national consultat... | A consultation about baby cremations could be held across England and Wales with a view to changing legislation, bereaved families have said. |
22,705,901 | Repressive drug law enforcement is driving high rates of infection among injecting drug users, it said.
Resources need to be redirected into treatment and prevention.
The Commission estimated that of 16 million people worldwide who inject drugs, 10 million are living with hepatitis C.
This puts them at risk of fatal an... | The global war on drugs is fuelling a hepatitis C pandemic causing millions of needless infections, the Global Commission on Drug Policy has warned. |
39,626,712 | Brondby supporters threw the rodents at Copenhagen defender Ludwig Augustinsson as he went to take a corner.
Leaders Copenhagen won the match 1-0 to open up a 13-point lead over nearest rivals Brondby.
"It's unfortunate that there are some visitors who could not figure out how to behave properly," said Brondby's sports... | A Danish Superliga game between Brondby and FC Copenhagen was marred when home fans threw dead rats at a player. |
40,053,413 | The Virginia-based court said the president's broad immigration power was "not absolute" and the ban "intended to bar Muslims from this country".
The decision upheld a lower Maryland court ruling that found the ban violated constitutional rights.
The justice department said it would now seek a Supreme Court review of t... | A US federal appeals court has refused to lift a temporary block on President Donald Trump's revised travel ban. |
33,706,823 | But occasionally I also have to take issue with the use of much bigger surveys, such as the country's biggest household one, the Labour Force Survey (LFS).
One of its main uses is in the production of the unemployment figures every month.
It used to be that the headline unemployment figure was the number of people clai... | A lot of the stories I am asked to look at involve organisations trying to make big claims based on surveys of tiny numbers of people with questionable methodology. |
40,306,962 | Dons manager Derek McInnes and assistant Tony Docherty opted to stay with Aberdeen despite talks this week with Championship club Sunderland.
"I was fairly confident he would stay," Milne told BBC Scotland on Friday.
"He phoned yesterday morning and said he was absolutely committed to the club. It would have been a mas... | Aberdeen chairman Stewart Milne thinks the club have retained "one of the best management teams in the UK". |
36,431,996 | Investigators have found signs of metal fatigue in components from the aircraft that crashed off Norway in April, killing 13 people.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said both H225 and AS332 (L2) variants should cease flying.
Iain Stuart from Aberdeenshire was among those killed in the crash.
Mr Stuart, 41, f... | European aviation safety officials have extended the grounding of Super Puma helicopters amid concerns about its gearbox. |
38,162,006 | Ryan Craig Preston, 23, was also accused of drink driving, failing to stop for a uniformed constable and failing to report an accident.
He was arrested after a 22-year-old man was struck by a car as he left the EQHQ nightclub in Livingston on Saturday.
The victim was treated in hospital but his injuries were not though... | A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after an incident outside a West Lothian nightclub. |
34,612,966 | The firm's progress is seen as a good indicator of global trade, as shipping carries about nine tenths of the world's trade, and Maersk Line is the world's biggest container carrier.
Maersk will probably book $3.4bn in profit for 2015, it said.
The company's shares fell 6.5% in early trading.
Shipping companies were ch... | Maersk, the Danish shipping and oil firm, said it will probably make $600m (£389m) less profit than previously thought, as global demand dropped. |
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