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34,614,590 | The star, whose hits include Orinoco Flow and Book of Days, famously creates complex vocal arrangements, in which her voice is layered hundreds of times.
She told the BBC that, when she first became famous in 1988, replicating those songs on stage "wouldn't really have been possible."
"But now it is very, very possible... | Irish folk singer Enya says it would be "very possible" to perform her songs on tour for the first time. |
40,209,093 | Tonia Antoniazzi polled 22,727 votes compared with the Tories' Byron Davies on 19,458 in what was the tightest marginal seat in the UK.
Labour's Nia Griffith retained Llanelli while the party's Carolyn Harris kept Swansea East.
Shadow defence secretary Ms Griffith polled 21,568 votes with Conservative Stephen Davies on... | Labour has won back Gower from the Conservatives, a seat the party won by 27 votes in 2015. |
33,990,913 | They show that in 1987, faced by mounting losses and missed deadlines, the Secretary of State, Tom King, recommended the closure of the shipyard.
At the same time, however, a confidential memo from the NIO warned of the possibility of serious political unrest in the Protestant community if the 3,000-strong workforce wa... | The government recommended the closure of the former shipbuilding giant, Harland and Wolff, in 1987, according to newly declassified files. |
38,624,743 | Bowie received posthumous nominations for best British male and best album, for his haunting swansong Blackstar.
After a row over diversity at last year's ceremony, the rest of the best male category comprises artists from BAME backgrounds.
Craig David, Kano, Michael Kiwanuka and Skepta, who beat Bowie at the Mercury P... | David Bowie, Skepta and Craig David are up for some of the biggest prizes at the 2017 Brit Awards. |
35,598,487 | Helen Hinks, of Talybont, and her son William, aged three, discovered the boat while walking along Borth beach.
It had been launched by youngsters at St Andrew's School of Math and Science in Charleston, South Carolina, in May 2015 as part of a school project.
Ms Hinks said it was "magical" to find the boat nine months... | A toy boat set sail by American school pupils has been found thousands of miles away by a family in Ceredigion. |
36,669,981 | It is understood that the Indian owners of the plant fear that the current UK political uncertainty could derail efforts linked to the planned sale.
Concerns centre on proposed changes to the pension scheme which are crucial to securing the future of the business.
The government says its consultation on the scheme is c... | Fresh concerns have emerged over the future of Tata Steel's UK assets, which include the huge Port Talbot works. |
35,453,777 | Its survey of manufacturers, retailers and the services sector showed a balance of 6% reporting increased business, the lowest since May 2013.
The economy has had a "tough start to the year", said Rain Newton-Smith, the CBI's director of economics.
Official figures last week put UK growth at 0.5% in the last quarter of... | The UK economy grew at its slowest rate since mid-2013 in the three months to January, according to the CBI. |
40,422,710 | Sirigu, who spent last season on loan in Spain with Sevilla and Osasuna, moves on a free transfer after ending his PSG contract by mutual consent.
England international Joe Hart was Torino's first-choice keeper last season, but has returned to Manchester City after completing a loan spell.
"The club and the president m... | Torino have signed Italy goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu from Paris St-Germain. |
37,223,190 | It follows concerns highlighted in a recent UN committee report about race discrimination.
It also recognises the recent sharp increase in racist hate crime following the EU referendum.
The report also calls for better accommodation for the traveller community in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland's traveller community... | The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has called on the Executive to do more to improve life for people from minority ethnic backgrounds. |
36,427,289 | Kenya's government said Mohamed Kuno was behind the attack in April 2015 that killed 148 people.
Regional forces in Somalia said he was one of 16 people killed in an overnight raid on their convoy in Kismayo, a port city in southern Somalia.
Four of those who died were reportedly senior members of the al-Shabab Islamis... | The leader of the attack on Garissa University in Kenya has been killed, officials in Somalia say. |
35,746,637 | Phillip Monk, 61, of Penycoedcae, Pontypridd, went on trial at Newport Crown Court accused of 23 counts of indecent assault of a person under the age of 14, relating to seven girls.
He was found not guilty of assaulting pupils at Maesybryn Primary School, near Pontypridd, between 1984 and 1995.
No evidence was offered ... | A primary school teacher accused of indecently assaulting his pupils has been cleared of all charges. |
40,371,393 | Phoenix has launched a mandatory bid for Hornby, after offering to buy a stake from another investor that would gave it a 55% holding in the firm.
The offer, of 32.375p per share, values Hornby - which also owns the Scalextric and Airfix brands - at £27.4m.
Hornby has advised investors to take "no action for the time b... | Model toymaker Hornby has said a takeover offer from its largest shareholder, Phoenix Asset Management, "significantly undervalues" the firm. |
35,253,349 | Garita, 20, plays for Chateauroux in France's third tier and was at Ashton Gate on trial in November.
"Arnie is a £50,000 punt that will play in our under-21s," Cotterill told BBC Radio Bristol.
"We don't have anyone who is as physically strong as he is. He's raw, big, strong, tough and hungry."
The Robins are currentl... | Bristol City are closing in on the signing of striker Arnold Garita, a player that manager Steve Cotterill has described as a "£50,000 punt". |
40,300,445 | His election ends a period of uncertainty as he replaces Chabur Goc Alei, who was suspended by the SSFA's general assembly last year.
Amin beat former international referee Lual Maluk Lual in the polls which were overseen by delegates from Fifa and the Confederation of African Football.
"Let's forget our differences bu... | Francis Amin Michael Paul has been elected as the new president of the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA). |
36,849,346 | Mageean's time of 2:00.79 cut 2.05 seconds off her previous best but she was passed in the closing 15 metres by England's Alex Bell who won in 2:00.53.
The Portaferry woman had been tipped to challenge Rose-Anne Galligan's Irish record of 2:00.58.
Pacemaker Sinead Denny went to the bell in 59.45 with Mageean just in ar... | European medallist Ciara Mageean was left "disappointed" as she was edged out over 800m at the Morton Games despite setting a big personal best. |
39,769,142 | In the past year, the combined pensions deficit of firms on the UK's FTSE 100 index has increased 13%, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
That could cause problems when some firms carry out pension re-valuations in the coming months, JLT said.
Tesco and Lloyds bank are among those re-valuing their pension schemes.
UK ... | Some of the UK's biggest companies face "difficult discussions" over their growing pension deficits, according to a pensions consultancy. |
36,558,714 | The midfielder has only started two games since joining from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September, but he hopes to become a regular next term.
"I'm hoping to hit the ground running," 21-year-old Christie said.
"We've got a lot of big games before the leagues starts, so it's important to impress the manager straigh... | Ryan Christie hopes to make an immediate impression on new manager Brendan Rodgers and force his way into the Celtic team for the coming season. |
36,128,184 | The Taiwanese researcher found files left behind by the other intruder on a neglected Facebook server.
The former hacker was using tools to scoop up login names of Facebook's net admin staff.
Facebook said the traces were left by another security researcher also seeking loopholes in its systems.
In a blog post, securit... | A hacker looking for ways to breach Facebook's internal network has uncovered traces of another hacker who got there first. |
33,562,535 | "The joke has worn thin. I'm tired of having your opinions ascribed to me. Pls tweet under your own name. Thanks", the author had tweeted to the account.
The handle with more than 30,000 followers adopted a "faux Rushdie persona" and engaged in debates with right-wing accounts.
The owner immediately capitulated and cha... | Salman Rushdie has been pilloried by Indian tweeters after confronting a parody account @RushdieExplains. |
29,786,697 | Held at the city's Eden Court, the line-up includes 34 films from 21 countries.
Five of the features are UK premieres and 17 will get their Scottish premiere during the event, which runs from the 5-9 November.
Documentary, The Possibilities are Endless, follows Scots singer Edwyn Collins' recovery from a stroke in 2005... | The programme for the 12th Inverness Film Festival has been announced. |
34,238,085 | Han, Job, Kukin and Fabiana were poorly and hadn't had enough to eat or drink when they were found.
They were rescued by marine biologists and spent two months at a special rehabilitation centre in Peru in South America.
Carlos Yaipen, one of the experts who helped make the the creatures better, says he's found lots of... | Four sea lions have returned to the ocean after being nursed back to health. |
38,103,489 | Over the last four years, a total of 165 individuals on North Uist, South Uist and Benbecula have been diagnosed with the disease.
In that same period, Lewis and Harris have recorded just one case and Barra three.
NHS Western Isles is developing an awareness campaign for Uist.
Lyme disease can cause arthritis and neuro... | The incidence of Lyme disease on Uist is far greater than that on neighbouring islands, according to figures gathered by BBC Gaelic News. |
35,257,601 | The former England international, 34, has signed on a free transfer after winning friends on and off the field in his three months at the Ricoh Arena.
"He's great to have around the dressing room," said City manager Tony Mowbray.
"The rest of the squad feed off his experience. I'm sure it'll have a positive impact on o... | Coventry City's on-loan Aston Villa midfielder Joe Cole has completed a move to the Ricoh Arena on a deal until the end of the season. |
39,233,341 | The 21-year-old joined the Millers on loan in January and has made two appearances so far.
Bray never played a first-team game for the Swans but did appear five times for the club's under-21 side in the EFL Trophy this season.
Rotherham are bottom of the Championship, 19 points adrift of safety.
Find all the latest foo... | Rotherham United have signed Swansea winger Alex Bray for an undisclosed fee until the end of the 2018-19 season. |
39,432,240 | To mark this moment, Polish photographer Piotr Malecki has flown into London and is making his way from the outskirts of the capital to the centre, capturing the mood and the thoughts of some of those he meets.
"I think Brexit is sad and I feel sorry for those people who don't really know what's happening, who are thi... | Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK's departure from the European Union, following June's referendum which resulted in a vote to leave the EU. |
22,767,215 | Norrie and Claire Aitchison said that Liam's killers should have been kept in custody before and during their trial.
The Aitchisons said they will campaign to have the rules changed.
On Monday, Johnathan MacKinnon and Stefan Millar, both 22, were convicted of murdering Liam.
The two men had lived on Lewis.
Following th... | The father and step-mother of murdered Western Isles teenager Liam Aitchison have called for bail to be refused to people who are charged with murder. |
38,748,679 | Sir Nigel dedicated his career to combating human rights violations through his involvement with the United Nations and Amnesty International.
Colleagues described him as "brilliant and unpretentious" and an "inspiring and generous human being".
In 1998 he was knighted for services to human rights and international law... | One of the "founding fathers" of the humans rights movement, Professor Sir Nigel Rodley, has died at the age of 75. |
33,202,271 | He is to be prosecuted in relation to the internet broadcast of a sermon he delivered at the Whitewell Tabernacle, Belfast in May 2014.
He told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme: "I don't want to go to jail, but I am prepared to go.
Pastor McConnell said he was defending the right to free speech.
"I believe passion... | Pastor James McConnell says he is prepared to go to jail to defend his right to free speech. |
39,787,601 | Michael Slager, who is white, could face decades in jail despite the state dropping the murder charge in a deal.
Walter Scott was killed after Slager shot him in the back five times in North Charleston, South Carolina.
A bystander filmed the 2015 incident on a mobile phone camera and Slager's actions were widely condem... | An ex-police officer has admitted violating the civil rights of a black man he was filmed shooting to death, in a case that sparked a national outcry. |
36,649,870 | Cesare Tavella, 50, was shot dead in the capital, Dhaka, in late September.
The attack was the first in a series of killings in Bangladesh claimed by the so-called Islamic State (IS).
However, the government says IS does not have a presence in the country, and has blamed local militant groups and the opposition BNP par... | Bangladeshi police have charged seven people, including an opposition politician, over the murder of an Italian aid worker. |
35,091,198 | The audience peaked at 9.7m when the winner was announced at 21.55GMT. Two other peaks occurred when One Direction (9.1m) and Adele performed (9.2m).
Last year's average audience for the results show was 9.1m but this included +1 figures.
X Factor's Saturday show was watched by an average of 5.9m.
In recent weeks, the ... | The X Factor results show was watched by an average of 8.4m on Sunday, an improvement on recent ratings but still down on last year's final figure. |
36,546,547 | Richard Ratcliffe's wife, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, was arrested in April while visiting family with their two-year-old daughter and is accused of seeking to "overthrow the regime".
Mr Ratcliffe has asked David Cameron to help, and says the Foreign Office is doing more "as this gets more serious".
His daughter is with... | The husband of a British-Iranian woman in jail in Iran says he hopes "senior intervention" from UK and Iranian authorities will lead to her release. |
33,965,894 | Almost none of these will work. Why?
Because, on current polling, it all comes down to whether you think the people voting for Andy Burnham or those voting for Yvette Cooper are more likely to put Corbyn as their next preference.
And there is no decent publicly available evidence that either of them are. Furthermore, f... | Ballot papers are going out this morning for the Labour leadership contest after a weekend of various grandees apparently dreaming up new schemes to stop Jeremy Corbyn. |
39,425,592 | Locals fear it will damage the environment and pollute their water sources.
La Colosa, in Central Colombia, has the potential to become South America's largest gold mine.
Mr Arce said the town's decision could not be applied retroactively.
The minister added that the South African mining giant AngloGold Ashanti had alr... | Colombia's Mining Minister German Arce has questioned whether the result of a referendum held in the town of Cajamarca, where 98% of residents voted against a major gold mining project, will prevail. |
40,068,875 | Milk will replace sugar as the treat's main ingredient, as the white stuff content is boosted from 26% to 37.5%.
Nestle said the new recipe bars - with sugar cut by 0.7g - will be in stores by the end of the month.
It follows a similar move with its KitKat recipe, which increased the milk and cocoa content.
The Milkyb... | Milkybars are about to get milkier, as the recipe changes for the first time in 81 years. |
39,797,113 | Regina Lopez said she was disappointed that "business interests" had "manoeuvred the decision".
She had been in the position for 10 months but had not been confirmed.
Congressional confirmations in the Philippines often happen months after ministers start work.
The decision made by the country's Commission on Appointme... | Lawmakers in the Philippines have removed the environmental secretary, who angered the mining industry by ordering the closure of more than half the country's existing mines. |
33,178,490 | The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were among those at the event at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Representatives of the UK's armed forces and all countries involved in the battle were in attendance, as well as descendants of men who fought in it.
The battle at Waterloo cost thousands of British and allie... | Royal Family members have taken part in a service to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. |
29,885,140 | Workers for the salvage firm recovered the body from a cabin and handed it to the authorities to be identified.
They believe it is Indian waiter Russel Rebello, the last of 32 victims to be recovered from the wreck.
The cruise ship partially sank in January 2012 after it hit a reef off the Italian island of Giglio.
The... | Human remains found in the wreck of the Costa Concordia are believed to be the last victim of the cruise ship's 2012 capsize, Italian officials have said. |
37,196,960 | Roman Seleznev, 32, was found guilty by a federal jury in Seattle on 38 of 40 counts, including intentional damage to a protected computer and wire fraud.
Prosecutors said he was a "master hacker" behind a plan which led to $170m (£131m) of fraudulent purchases.
Vowing to appeal, his lawyer argued he had been kidnapped... | The son of a Russian MP has been convicted on charges that he orchestrated a hacking scheme that targeted US pizza restaurants. |
35,558,603 | It also cleared the party of wrongdoing in paying office rent to three cultural societies.
Police examined allegations made in two BBC Spotlight programmes aired in 2014. Sinn Féin denied doing anything wrong.
Spotlight could not establish what the societies were or who was behind them.
A BBC spokesperson said: "We sta... | Sinn Féin MLAs who claimed almost £700,000 in expenses for research from a company run by the party's finance managers did nothing wrong, the Assembly Commission has found. |
39,920,769 | Police in Tamaulipas state said the hole, which had been hidden by bricks, was up to five metres (16ft) deep.
They said it was unfinished and no one has escaped.
In 2015, one of the country's biggest drug lords, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, escaped via tunnel from Altiplano prison.
He was recaptured after six months on t... | A tunnel has been discovered in a Mexican prison, stashed with drugs, alcohol and sharp tools, according to local authorities. |
38,142,944 | But his leadership of Cuba divided opinion, and leaders across the world have had to decide whether or not to attend the revolutionary's funeral.
In the end, the list of those wanting to pay respect Castro in person appears to be very short, with some notable allies choosing to send representatives instead.
So who is m... | Fidel Castro was a fixture of international politics for more than 50 years. |
36,104,565 | The announcement will be made during half time of the FA Cup semi-final Match of the Day Live: Everton versus Manchester United at around 18:00 BST.
The new companion will star alongside Peter Capaldi's Time Lord in the 10th new season of Doctor Who.
They will replace Jenna Coleman, who played Clara Oswald, who left th... | The new Doctor Who companion will be revealed live on BBC One on Saturday night. |
39,150,802 | The Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers (CIIC) says it has done so due to changes in immigration enforcement policy under President Donald Trump.
It says the focus has been on people from seven countries named by the president and those with deportation orders or criminal histories.
"This applies to a small portion ... | An organisation that represents immigrant groups has issued new advice to Irish people in the US. |
35,724,399 | The South American country qualified for the event by winning the Division Six tournament in Essex last September, when they beat Guernsey in the final.
But the International Cricket Council launched an investigation after eligibility issues came to light.
They will be replaced by Vanuatu, who finished third in Divisio... | Suriname have pulled out of May's World Cricket League Division Five tournament in Jersey after an inquiry into the eligibility of their players. |
38,954,892 | At least 20 shots were fired from an automatic weapon through the living room window of a house in Carrigart Crescent at about 01:45 GMT on Monday.
There was no-one else in the house at the time.
Police are investigating a possible link to a silver Skoda car which was seen in the Carrigart area before the shooting.
It ... | A 31-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after he was shot in the head in Lurgan in County Armagh. |
38,301,489 | It is a year since Iymen Baerli, a refugee from Syria, arrived in Sydney with his wife and three young children.
Within days, the skies above the harbour of Australia's biggest city sparkled and glowed as arguably the world's finest fireworks display ushered in another new year.
The newcomers shared their adopted homel... | Australia has resettled about half of the 12,000 refugees it agreed to take in over the past 13 months from the conflict in Syria, but how are they adapting to life in their new country? |
32,873,401 | Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis made his comments during a weekend TV programme.
Stocks on Greece's ATG index closed 3.11% lower at 814.06.
Greece still needs to strike a deal with its creditors in order to release €7.2bn (£5.1bn) in remaining assistance.
"The four instalments for the IMF in June are €1.6bn, this money... | European stocks have fallen after a Greek minister said that Athens would struggle to meet its upcoming debt payments. |
38,107,383 | Media playback is not supported on this device
PE teacher Vicki Randall turned to coaching after being forced to give up playing netball and football because of injury.
The 29-year-old has encouraged more than 200 girls to play sport every week.
"I say quite often to them I don't care about the score, I just want them ... | A volunteer netball and football coach from Cwmbran has been named as BBC Wales Sport's Unsung Hero for 2016. |
38,244,137 | Sunderland said they agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal with M'Vila but "decided not to enforce the contract".
M'Vila, 26, made 37 appearances for the Black Cats on a season-long loan last term before returning to Rubin Kazan.
"Any player we bring to Sunderland must be wholly committed," said chief executive Martin Ba... | Sunderland say they will not be signing Yann M'Vila in January after being told the French midfielder no longer wants to re-join the Premier League club. |
36,352,822 | It failed to pass on the last day of the previous assembly after opposition from Plaid Cymru.
Carwyn Jones told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement the bill would be tabled again without the e-cigs ban.
He said Labour's minority government would also have to rethink its council shake-up plans to win wider support.
"Ther... | Plans to ban e-cigarettes in some public places will be dropped from Wales' public health bill, the first minister has said. |
26,352,967 | The DUP leader said he was not prepared to remain as first minister in a power-sharing government "kept in the dark" about such an important matter.
He was speaking after the trial of Donegal man John Downey collapsed.
Mr Downey denied killing four soldiers in the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing.
The case collapsed because ... | Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson has threatened to resign unless there is a judicial inquiry into secret letters given to more than 180 Irish republican paramilitary suspects. |
34,383,397 | The film has led to arguably one of the biggest scandals in the country's history and has shaken the foundations of the judiciary.
Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas made it after two years of undercover work in which he gathered 500 hours of raw footage.
It appears to show judges and court workers taking brib... | It has all the ingredients of a Hollywood blockbuster but the tale of sex, money and corruption that is gripping Ghanaian cinema-goers is a three-hour documentary that purports to expose judicial corruption. |
36,115,675 | When applications closed at midday on Friday, 1,924 people had been sent postal votes, which represents 6.4% of those on the electoral role.
They have until midday on Wednesday to deliver their completed ballot slips, either by post or by hand, to Sir Charles Frossard House.
Wednesday is polling day across the island.
... | A record number of people have signed up for postal votes ahead of Guernsey's election next week. |
33,794,961 | Gloucestershire Police said they had received allegations that Opus Fine Art in Stow-on-the-Wold had been "dishonestly retaining or selling" art.
The gallery deals in works by high profile artists including Damien Hirst.
A police spokesman said investigations were ongoing to establish ownership of the seized property.
... | A large number of works of art have been seized from a Cotswold art gallery after allegations of fraud and theft. |
36,846,063 | Taylor, 27, is taking an indefinite break from cricket after suffering with anxiety and panic attacks.
New Zealand all-rounder Amy Satterthwaite will captain the side in Taylor's absence.
Six Super League teams will play 15 Twenty20 matches in a round-robin tournament that begins on 30 July. | England wicketkeeper-batter Sarah Taylor will not appear for Lancashire Thunder in the inaugural edition of the Super League. |
22,109,759 | The guest list has been decided by Lady Thatcher's family and representatives, along with the government and the Conservative Party.
It includes family and friends of Lady Thatcher and those who worked with her over the years, including members of her cabinets and representatives from a range of groups with which she w... | Further details of guests invited to attend the funeral of Baroness Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday have been released. |
34,440,946 | Several provinces of Kalimantan often experience the direct wrath of the fires, with hundreds of hotspots detected.
In Malaysia and Singapore, people are advised to stay indoors when the haze is bad, avoid exercise and wear N95 masks - high quality protection against particles in the air.
But in Kalimantan "a lot of pe... | Every year, a haze spreads across South East Asia - at the heart is Indonesia's Central Kalimantan, where raging forest fires cause the hazardous air pollution. |
35,822,081 | Vincent Friel crashed into Charlotte Collins, 68, and her cousin Margaret Haldane, 69, near Silverburn shopping centre in Glasgow on 18 January 2014.
Ms Collins died shortly afterwards and Ms Haldane was seriously injured.
Friel, 44, from Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, was also banned from driving for five years.
Jaili... | A man who was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving after jurors rejected claims that he fainted at the wheel has been jailed for three years. |
35,347,602 | The E-ACT academy group says it will replace them with "academy ambassadorial advisory bodies".
These new bodies will "play a central role in celebrating the academy's achievements", E-ACT has told its school governors in a letter.
But governing bodies, with parental representatives, will no longer hold their local sch... | An academy chain is scrapping the current form of governing bodies for its schools in England. |
35,546,686 | Mr Jones announced the news in a tweet, which included a hand-drawn cartoon of a baby inside the womb along with a message referencing his father's death.
"One month since dad died today. Made this card for him at Christmas. Due in June. Circle of life. Love you, granddad," the director, 44, wrote.
Mr Jones is the elde... | David Bowie's son Duncan Jones has announced he is to become a father for the first time. |
39,556,490 | RSPCA officers said Bradley Powers' English Mastiff Hercules was so emaciated, with "nearly every bone visible", he had to be euthanized.
Powers, 51, of Swansea, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the dog at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
He was given a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for two years.
RSPCA said i... | A man who failed to take his severely-underweight and flea-infested dog to a vet has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years. |
40,129,761 | The children, aged between three and seven, were being driven to their kindergarten in the city of Weihai when the bus burst into flames in a tunnel.
The driver was angry that his overtime and night shift pay had been cut, police told Xinhua news agency.
The children's teacher and the driver were also killed.
The fire ... | A fire on a bus in China that killed five South Korean and six Chinese children was started deliberately by the driver, Chinese state media say. |
29,204,496 | 16 September 2014 Last updated at 07:25 BST
Leaders from both sides have been touring the country and encouraging people to vote.
Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond, who is leading the campaign for the "Yes" vote, tells Newsround what he thinks being Scottish means. | There are only a few days left until the people of Scotland decide whether or not to become an independent country. |
37,514,660 | His side have won only two of their first seven league games following promotion and lie in seventh place.
"What I said at the start of the season, and I was very, very clear, was that we'd be highly competitive," the English manager told the media.
"You guys said about challenging Celtic and challenging Aberdeen."
Ran... | Mark Warburton says his goal at the start of the season was simply to be "highly competitive" in the Scottish Premiership and Rangers have done that. |
34,227,832 | About 50 people attended a protest at Blackpool North after Chad Vickers was fired from his post, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said.
It added that the police found "no evidence at all" and his removal by Northern Rail was a "farce".
The rail operator said it was "confident this dismissal was fair".
Adri... | Rail staff at a Lancashire station are on strike this weekend after a worker was sacked for allegedly putting hand gel in a supervisor's coffee cup. |
37,805,755 | It follows concerns changes proposed by the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) could undermine the "scores on doors" scheme in Wales.
In November 2013, Wales became the first UK nation to require food outlets to display their inspection ratings.
The FSA is considering allowing third party auditors to be brought in to mak... | Calls have been made for Wales to have greater control over food hygiene. |
34,659,030 | Dawn Goodacre said she regularly slept with nine-week-old Henry Whitehouse nuzzled in her shoulder and would wake to breastfeed him at regular intervals.
He did not regain consciousness on 20 December and died at Northampton General Hospital.
Coroner Anne Pember recorded an open verdict and repeated her warning that co... | A baby sleeping with his mum on a sofa was found cold and unresponsive when she woke up, an inquest has heard. |
33,431,651 | The Police Ombudsman launched an inquiry after a complaint was made that police did not fully investigated claims against the Sinn Féin president.
A police probe into the allegations was conducted properly, it said.
The ombudsman, Dr Michael Maguire, said there were no signs of misconduct.
He also said he had "found n... | A recommendation not to prosecute Gerry Adams over allegations he withheld information on sexual abuse within his family was not politically motivated, a police watchdog has found. |
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If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follo... | Discussions continue in court over where terminally ill baby Charlie Gard should spend his final days. |
35,622,289 | The two English players shared the first four frames before O'Sullivan hit a 124 clearance to edge ahead in the semi-final in Cardiff.
O'Sullivan, a three-time champion, then made breaks of 94 and 88 to lead 5-2 before winning with a 78.
Australia's Robertson beat Northern Ireland's Mark Allen 6-4 to reach his second f... | Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Joe Perry 6-3 to reach the Welsh Open final where he will play Neil Robertson. |
28,644,250 | South Yorkshire Police hopes to build the 50-cell suite in Shepcote Lane, near to Meadowhall shopping centre.
It will replace suites in Ecclesfield, Sheffield and Rotherham, saving more than £1m a year said the police.
Ch Supt Rob Odell said it was hoped the new suite would be completed by the summer of 2016.
He said: ... | Plans for a £19m police custody centre to replace three "outdated and inefficient" suites are being submitted to Sheffield City Council. |
38,962,449 | The Corsican side took the lead when Guinean Sadio Diallo beat goalkeeper Danijel Subasic from close range.
But Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva pulled the league leaders level early in the second half when he headed in an Almamy Toure cross.
Champions Paris St-Germain would move to within a point of the summit shoul... | Monaco missed the chance to go six points clear at the top of Ligue 1 after being held by Bastia. |
38,848,691 | The Under-20 boss replaces Gareth Southgate, who vacated the role to become England manager after the departure of Sam Allardyce.
Boothroyd, 45, took charge for the U21 side's final two Euro 2017 qualifiers and secured qualification for this summer's finals in Poland.
"I've been at the FA three years; this is the logic... | Former Watford and Coventry boss Aidy Boothroyd has been confirmed as manager of the England Under-21 team. |
37,560,149 | Konta won 7-5 6-2 and will now face the Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova.
The fifth seed beat Russia's Daria Kasatkina 3-6 7-5 7-6 (9-7).
Konta, 25, is 11th in the race to Singapore, with only the top eight qualifying for the tournament, which takes place from 23-30 October.
Konta could also break into the world's to... | British number one Johanna Konta boosted her hopes of reaching the WTA Finals in Singapore by beating Hungary's Timea Babos in straight sets to reach the China Open third round. |
33,193,975 | The campaign is expected to be a head-to-head between MSPs Kezia Dugdale and Ken Macintosh.
Mr Macintosh has launched his campaign with a promise to shake up the party organisation, including moving the headquarters from Glasgow to Edinburgh.
He said Scotland must be more accountable and responsive to the needs and wan... | Nominations have closed in the contest to replace Jim Murphy as Scottish Labour leader. |
20,425,352 | After the bus explosion, huge blasts were heard in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory continued.
Eleven people were killed in Gaza on Wednesday, the health ministry said.
Unnamed Palestinian officials told news agencies a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel would be announced within h... | Twenty-eight people have been injured in a "terrorist attack" on a bus in Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv, Israeli officials say. |
34,591,272 | Wentworth, which was bought by the Beijing-based Reignwood Group in September 2014, has told existing members they must stump up £100,000.
Annual fees on top of that are to rise from £8,000 to £16,000. James Wyatt said he and other members faced having to pay "an enormous amount".
The Surrey golf club said membership p... | One of the UK's most exclusive golf clubs is to start charging £125,000 to new joiners. |
40,393,221 | 25 June 2017 Last updated at 09:35 BST
Anne was a Jewish victim of the Holocaust.
Her diary, which she nicknamed 'Kitty' is a very famous record of her experiences during World War II.
Anne wrote about how she and her family lived in a secret hidden attic in the Netherlands to help them hide from the Nazis.
We spoke to... | It's 70 years since Anne Frank's diary was published. |
20,497,388 | Not that long ago, lenders made it easy for people in their early 20s to climb onto the nearest ladder by offering interest-only mortgages.
As house prices rose year after year, homes looked like a solid investment. There appeared to be little danger of buyers slipping down to where they started.
Then the financial cri... | In the game of snakes and property ladders, winning now looks a lot more difficult for young buyers. |
33,933,794 | Oduwa, 19, and Ball, 20, represent manager Mark Warburton's eighth and ninth signings of the summer window.
Both Players are a product of the Tottenham youth system.
Ball spent the second half of last season on loan at Cambridge United, making 11 appearances, whilst Oduwa also appeared 11 times for Luton town.
Ball has... | Rangers have signed winger Nathan Oduwa and defensive-midfielder Dominic Ball on a season-long loan from Tottenham Hotspur. |
39,920,862 | Sussex could have taken third place had they won at Hampshire, but rain forced their match to be abandoned.
Somerset's fixture at Middlesex was also called off, meaning Somerset finish second in the South Group.
Essex finished top of the group after beating Kent by 57 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method at Canterbury.
T... | Surrey qualified for the One-Day Cup knockout stages despite rain causing their game at Gloucestershire to be called off without a ball being bowled. |
34,143,903 | It is claimed the accounts for the Cleddau Bridge are confusing, with some showing a loss and others a profit.
Motorists pay 75p - lorry drivers £1.50 - to cross between Pembroke Dock and Neyland. There have been previous calls to scrap the tolls altogether.
The council said it will review both the physical and financi... | The way tolls on a Pembrokeshire bridge are managed are to be reviewed after a complaint to a spending watchdog. |
29,692,685 | Keith Bristow said expecting all the estimated 50,000 people in the UK who have accessed abuse images to be brought to justice was "not realistic".
He said police would have to focus on those who posed most risk.
Labour called it "disgraceful", adding that the NCA was not fit for dealing with the problem. The Home Offi... | Some paedophiles with images of child abuse will escape prosecution, the head of the National Crime Agency has said. |
36,820,021 | NTS said four chicks had hatched from one nest at the Mar Lodge Estate.
One male chick has been satellite tagged as part of the RSPB's Hen Harrier Life project.
The species was pushed to the brink of extinction by the early 1900s. Numbers recovered but there are still only about 500 breeding pairs in Scotland.
The larg... | Rare hen harriers have bred successfully at a National Trust for Scotland (NTS) estate in the Cairngorms for the first time in living memory. |
40,419,800 | Safety at HMP Birmingham is at risk as a result, they said, after the 12-hour disturbance involving hundreds of inmates last December.
The riot had a "profound" effect on staff who were in shock but committed to moving on, inspectors said.
G4S, which runs the jail, said the findings were a "fair assessment" of challeng... | Violence is on the rise at a riot-hit jail because of a high volume of illegal drugs inside, inspectors say. |
41,022,025 | However, Wednesday's gain of 12.1% paled by comparison with its 66% plunge on Tuesday.
At the other end of the scale, advertising giant WPP's shares sank 11% after it reported slowing sales.
At the close, the FTSE 100 was just in positive territory, up 0.91 points or 0.01% at 7,382.65.
On the currency markets, the poun... | Troubled doorstep lender Provident Financial has gone from being Tuesday's biggest stock market loser to Wednesday's biggest winner. |
37,091,371 | The 27-year-old Kenyan hit the front with about 300m to go after compatriot Alfred Kipketer sprinted clear on the first lap of the race.
Rudisha finished in one minute 42.15 seconds, ahead of Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi and fast-finishing American Clayton Murphy.
"I am so excited," said Rudisha. "It is the greatest mom... | David Rudisha became the first athlete since New Zealand's Peter Snell in 1964 to retain the men's 800m Olympic title. |
40,468,694 | Scowen, 24, who made his first-team debut at the age of 17 with Wycombe, joins on a free transfer having turned down a new contract with the Tykes.
Enfield-born Scowen played 44 games to help Barnsley to a 14th-placed finish in England's second tier last season.
He moved to the Oakwell club for an undisclosed fee in Ja... | Queens Park Rangers have signed midfielder Josh Scowen on a three-year deal following his exit from Championship rivals Barnsley. |
13,923,599 | Campaign groups and opposition parties are organising a march on 9 July against the current system, which they say is plagued with fraud.
Police say the rally to be held in Kuala Lumpur is illegal and have warned the public against attending.
Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to call a general election this year.
... | More than 30 Malaysian activists remain in detention, after being arrested at the weekend weeks before a planned mass rally calling for electoral reforms. |
30,591,219 | On its Twitter feed, the firm reported a second outage this afternoon - which was restored less than an hour later.
"Internet of North Korea down again at 15.41 UTC. Second blackout since last night's restoration of service," the tweet read.
The first outage saw large parts of the internet unavailable in North Korea.
O... | North Korea appears to have suffered a second internet blackout, according to internet performance measuring firm Dyn Research. |
38,080,032 | Anne sent the eight-line verse to a friend in 1942.
The auction house in the Netherlands had valued the rare, handwritten note at €30,000-€50,000.
Anne is best remembered for her diaries of life as a German-born Jew in occupied Amsterdam in World War Two.
The poem was signed and dated 28 March 1942, which was less than... | A poem by Dutch schoolgirl Anne Frank written shortly before her family went into hiding from the Nazis has sold at auction for €140,000 ($148,000; £120,000), well over the estimate. |
39,591,519 | Warriors rested a host of regulars but spent most of the first half in Zebre territory and secured the bonus point before the half-hour mark.
The tries came from Nick Grigg, Peter Murchie, Rob Harley and Matt Fagerson, with Peter Horne converting all four.
A Sam Johnson try and two from Matt Smith stretched Glasgow's l... | A much-changed Glasgow Warriors side cruised to a bonus-point victory over Zebre in the Pro12. |
39,627,920 | Throughout Northern Ireland's Troubles, hijackings by paramilitaries became an all too frequent occurrence for bus drivers and their passengers.
Ulsterbus, which celebrated its 50th birthday this week, had 1,500 buses destroyed during the Troubles.
However, the impact on drivers was even more severe - 12 lost their liv... | "All of a sudden the doors would open and there would be masked men with either cudgels or a gun." |
40,564,759 | Pacquiao was unanimously outpointed in Brisbane last week as 29-year-old Horn won his first world title.
The Filipino, 38, urged governing body the WBO to review an "unfair decision and officiating".
It asked five judges to analyse the fight and they found "Pacquiao won five rounds while Horn won seven rounds".
The fiv... | Former welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao's controversial loss to Jeff Horn has been rescored by WBO judges - who reached the same result. |
33,457,251 | The reforms are thought to include tax rises and pension changes.
Greece is due to present the proposals by 22:00 GMT on Thursday to try to secure a third bailout and prevent a possible exit from the eurozone.
The new proposals will be studied by eurozone finance ministers on Saturday and a full EU summit on Sunday.
De... | Greece's government has agreed a reform programme and will submit its proposals to its international lenders soon, the defence minister has said. |
29,323,754 | Walkers have been warned to keep away from the site at Seaford Head, with the coastguard warning it could fall away at any time.
Amanda Death, who lives in Seaford, spotted the crack and alerted Newhaven Coastguard after going out for a walk with her daughter.
Coastguard spokesman Graham Easton said there had been clif... | A large crack has appeared in a cliff face in East Sussex. |
33,028,602 | The £13m fee, along with the £2m paid by Sunderland for fellow defender Adam Matthews, suggests that the Scottish champions once again emerged from summer dealings having made a profit.
Striker Nadir Ciftci, from Dundee United, and defender Dedryck Boyata, from Manchester City, arrived for about £1.5m each, while Celti... | As always seems to be the case, the marquee move of the summer transfer window was left to the final day, with Virgil van Dijk's long-touted switch to Southampton from Celtic finally being completed. |
37,011,806 | Express Wi-fi allows users to purchase data from local providers in order to access the web.
A pilot version with a state-run telecoms company has already been offered at 125 rural wi-fi hotspots.
In a statement, Facebook said the tests were being carried out with "multiple local ISP partners".
Facebook is probably hop... | Facebook has confirmed that it is in the early stages of testing a wi-fi service with Indian internet service providers (ISPs). |
30,196,496 | The country's bank central bank also raised interest rates from 12% to 13% in a bid to stem foreign reserve loses.
Nigeria has spent billions of dollars defending the naira using "dwindling foreign reserves", the bank's governor said.
Falling oil prices also affected the Angolan kwanza, which hit a record low against t... | Nigeria has devalued the naira, saying a drop in oil prices had made it hard to defend its currency. |
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