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29,373,230 | Sir Bob Kerslake said one of the difficulties was that "easier" savings had already been made.
He said the "sense of urgency" would be reduced and the need for cuts would be hard to explain to public sector staff.
Sir Bob stepped down from his role this month and was replaced by former Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heyw... | The outgoing head of the civil service has predicted another five years of UK government spending cuts - and he said making the cuts would be "even harder". |
33,060,975 | The opposition said its demand for free elections have not been met.
Separately, UN human rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein warned that a government-allied youth group was becoming increasingly violent.
Burundi has been hit by unrest and a failed coup since President Pierre Nkurunziza announced in April that he would r... | Burundi's opposition has rejected a proposal by the electoral commission to hold presidential polls on 15 July. |
37,310,972 | The award was created in 2011 by BBC Radio 1 presenter Huw Stephens and promoter John Rostron.
This year's shortlist includes a mix of established artists and emerging stars, with songs that embrace a range of genres, sounds and influences.
Past winners of the prize include Gwenno and Gruff Rhys.
The 2016 shortlist of ... | A shortlist of 12 artists has been announced for the Welsh Music Prize 2016. |
35,257,165 | The security alert began after police received a report of a suspicious object on Thursday afternoon.
A number of cordons are in place and police have warned that traffic will be affected.
A respite centre has been opened at Long Tower Youth Club for people displaced by the alert.
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue s... | Homes have been evacuated and traffic has been disrupted due to an ongoing security alert in Southway, Londonderry. |
28,962,994 | Officials said further refinement of satellite data found the plane may have turned south earlier than thought.
The announcement came as Australia and Malaysia signed an agreement on the search's next phase, which will see the two countries sharing costs.
The Beijing-bound plane disappeared on 8 March with 239 people o... | Australia says the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will focus on the southern part of the search area in the Indian Ocean. |
38,895,344 | The money would ensure anyone waiting 12 months to either see a consultant or start treatment by March 2017 would be seen and treated by March 2018.
Michelle O'Neill said she was confident the money would be agreed after the election on 2 March.
She told BBC News NI she believes the plan is achievable.
The minister pub... | More than £31m is required to treat patients who have been waiting more than a year for some appointments, the health minister has said. |
24,348,811 | A team from Strathclyde University in Glasgow tested 22 different brands of compost and found that 14 contained a variety of Legionella species.
It says a larger survey is needed to determine the extent of the issue.
The study, "Legionella spp. in UK composts - a potential public health issue", is published by Clinical... | Legionella bacteria appears to be "common" in many compost brands sold in the UK, a study has found. |
35,359,166 | A number of smoke bombs were thrown onto the field marring Forfar's abandoned Scottish Cup replay against Linlithgow Rose on Tuesday night.
"I'm not entirely certain Scottish football can do anything to eradicate it," Donald told BBC Scotland.
"These tiny missiles that are coming in are the size of a cigarette lighter.... | Forfar Athletic chairman Alastair Donald has conceded he has no solution to the recent spate in flares and smoke bombs being thrown by supporters. |
20,033,995 | But his term in office has been dogged by the deep schism between his own Fatah movement in the West Bank and the militant Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip.
Mr Abbas, opposed to armed struggle and committed to pursuing an independent Palestinian state through negotiations, has enjoyed strong support from t... | Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, has led the Palestinian Authority since he was elected as its president in January 2005. |
19,671,219 | CNOOC had offered to pay $27.50 cash per share for Nexen in July, a 60% premium on its share price at the time.
However, the deal still needs to be approved by the Canadian government which has launched a review to assess its benefit to Canada.
If approved, the deal will be China's largest foreign business takeover.
"T... | Shareholders of Canada's Nexen have approved the takeover bid by China's state-owned CNOOC to acquire the firm in a $15.1bn (£9.3bn) deal. |
38,989,662 | At least 10 more women were wounded, medical sources said.
A Houthi rebel spokesman said the strike was followed by a second which hit emergency responders in Arhab, 40km (25 miles) from Sanaa.
The rebels blamed a US and Saudi-backed coalition for the bloodshed, who are yet to comment.
The coalition has been fighting t... | Eight women and a child have reportedly been killed in an overnight air raid on a funeral reception near Yemen's rebel-held capital, Sanaa. |
32,780,956 | Among her prizes were best female artist, best streaming song for Shake It Off and the ceremony's top honour, artist of the year.
Sam Smith won best new artist and accepted his trophy via a video message using a series of cards.
One Direction came away with two trophies, for best group and best touring artist, dedicati... | Taylor Swift dominated at the Billboard music awards winning eight of the 14 categories in which she was nominated. |
32,161,854 | This is a major problem in a globalised economy, where rewards go to the most highly-skilled and most productive workers, and where there is more importance than ever attached to high-quality education.
But how do we measure the quality of education in Latin America against global standards if there is an unwillingness... | There have been concerns that the quality of education has been stagnant in too many countries across Latin America. |
40,964,509 | The local authority said it currently had no power to restrict the number operating as a business, or to regulate the safety or prevent nuisance.
There is currently only one horse-drawn carriage business in the county, in Tenby.
Kate Telford, of Tenby Carriage Rides, said she had not been contacted about the consultati... | Pembrokeshire council is consulting on how to best regulate horse-drawn carriages in the county. |
36,499,727 | As German and Italian troops occupied Greece, tens of thousands of people fled by sea to refugee camps in the Middle East.
At the end of the war, they began heading home. Most made it back safely, but for some the journey ended in tragedy.
"An event like this is hard to forget," says Eleni Karavelatzi. "It leaves you s... | The influx of more than a million refugees and migrants to the Greek islands in the past year has stirred up difficult memories for a dwindling group who followed the same route during World War Two, but in reverse. |
38,037,751 | Ravichandran Ashwin took 5-67 as the tourists were bowled out for 255 to give up a first-innings deficit of 200.
Ben Stokes made 70 and Jonny Bairstow 53 in a sixth-wicket partnership of 110 before England lost their last four wickets for 30 runs.
India were reduced to 40-3, but Virat Kohli's unbeaten 56 took his side ... | England were pushed further towards defeat on day three of the second Test against India in Visakhapatnam. |
35,249,887 | Speaking in Cardiff, Mr Osborne said this year is likely to be one of the toughest since the financial crisis.
He told business leaders that far from "mission accomplished" on the economy, "2016 is the year of mission critical".
His message is in stark contrast to the positive tone of his Autumn Statement, when he said... | The UK faces a "cocktail" of serious threats from a slowing global economy as 2016 begins, Chancellor George Osborne has warned. |
21,733,675 | The Oceanic whitetip has seen its numbers decline dramatically in recent years because of overfishing for fins.
Campaigners said the move to record and regulate all trade in the species was historic, and that they believed two other sharks would also be protected.
However, the decisions could still be overturned on app... | Delegates at the Cites conservation meeting in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, have voted to extend the protection to a threatened species of shark. |
38,331,954 | Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox already owns 39% and he first tried to buy the remainder five years ago before abandoning the attempt in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.
Martin Gilbert, the chairman of the independent directors (which excludes James Murdoch, who is unable to vote because of his role as chief ex... | Sky's independent directors have recommended a takeover offer from 21st Century Fox valuing the company at £18.5bn. |
36,704,500 | John Bainbridge, 54, denied one count of rape via video link at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday.
The offence is alleged to have taken place in Vernon Road, Basford, in May 1986.
Mr Bainbridge, of Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, is set to stand trial on December 12. He was remanded in custody following the hearing. | A man has pleaded not guilty to the rape of a woman which took place 30 years ago. |
29,812,137 | Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the Federal Protective Service will enhance its presence at various sites in Washington DC and elsewhere.
The action has been described as a precautionary step to safeguard US government personnel and facilities.
It comes one week after a gunman opened fire in Ottawa, killin... | The US has announced bolstered security measures at government buildings across the nation in the wake of an attack on Canadian parliament. |
35,004,565 | Written by Stephen Baxter, The Massacre of Mankind will see the Martians from Wells's story invading Earth once more, having learned from the mistakes they made first time around.
Gollancz will publish the sequel in hardback and eBook on 19 January 2017.
The copyright on the original, which was published in book form i... | A sequel to HG Wells's The War of the Worlds is to be published in 2017 when the copyright on the original expires. |
39,095,394 | The 21-year-old was taken by "unknown parties" to Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, in the early hours of Sunday with wounds to his hand and side.
Police said he was stable and the motive for the attack was unknown, although it was thought to be targeted.
They are appealing to witnesses for information. | A man with stab wounds was left outside a hospital in a van with blacked-out windows, police have said. |
22,327,445 | Democratic Party deputy leader (PD), Enrico Letta, becomes prime minister at the head of a "grand coalition" including Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party (PDL).
The swearing-in signals the end of two months of political deadlock.
Away from the ceremony, outside the PM's office, two police officers were injured... | A new Italian government has been sworn in at the presidential Quirinale Palace in Rome. |
34,600,290 | She singled out four forces for having no black police officers - but two of those constabularies hit back, saying they had at least one black officer.
Mrs May said the proportion of black and Asian officers was "simply not good enough".
Critics said funding cuts were restricting recruitment of officers.
The home secre... | The public will not have confidence in the police unless there are more black and ethnic minority officers, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. |
38,705,111 | Grant is one of a number of voices to criticise the playing surfaces in Gabon and he declared "five injuries so far have been down to the pitch".
The Israeli added: "The main actors are the players and we need to give them the stage to perform well.
"The organising committee should change the rules to let teams replace... | Ghana coach Avrant Grant believes the poor pitches at the Africa Cup of Nations are damaging the players. |
39,972,987 | Okja, starring Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal, had been booed by some in the audience after the Netflix logo appeared at the beginning.
But it then became clear the film was playing in the wrong aspect ratio.
The film has been controversial because producer Netflix has refused to screen it in French cinemas.
After t... | A screening at the Cannes Film Festival had to be stopped after technical problems during the first few minutes of the film. |
35,417,917 | Sir Philip Bailhache, then Jersey's attorney general, supervised Roger Holland's appointment to the honorary police in 1992.
Holland had been convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl with learning difficulties in 1986, when he worked for St John Ambulance.
Sir Philip said he had not known before Holland's in... | A former senior judge was "not aware" a man was a convicted sex offender when he was admitted to a voluntary police force, an inquiry has heard. |
35,807,987 | He said there was no difference between "a terrorist holding a gun or a bomb and those who use their position and pen to serve the aims" of terrorists.
Mr Erdogan added that this could be a journalist, a lawmaker or an activist.
He was speaking a day after a bomb attack in the Turkish capital Ankara that killed 37 peop... | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said it is necessary to redefine terrorism to include those who support such acts. |
32,136,919 | Barry Crossan, from Creggan Heights, had denied involvement in the armed robbery at Ladbrokes on the Racecourse Road back in December 2013.
However, Crossan was convicted last month by a jury of stealing almost £400 in the raid.
The 38-year-old was also found guilty of possessing a firearm or imitation firearm.
The cou... | A man with more than 100 convictions has been jailed for 10 years for robbing a bookmakers in Londonderry. |
33,717,879 | A trailer and tractor backed into Harry Whitlam at Swithens Farm, Rothwell, West Yorkshire, on 9 August 2013. He died later the same day.
Leeds Coroners' Court heard Harry was struck at an area of the farm not usually open to the public.
Tractor driver Gary Green was arrested but never charged.
Mr Green had 90 microgra... | A tractor driver was almost three times the legal alcohol limit when he reversed into an 11-year-old boy, an inquest has heard. |
36,280,756 | 13 May 2016 Last updated at 07:08 BST
A lot of time and money is spent trying to keep animals safe.
Rangers at Kariega Game Reserve have lots of high-tech gear to keep track of their animals and keep poachers away.
Patrols are carried out by the rangers, especially at night.
Armed with special cameras and night vision ... | South Africa is home to some amazing wild animals, but poaching from wildlife reserves in Africa is a big problem. |
38,582,411 | Dr Balshaw will become the first female director in the Tate's 120-year history and will replace Sir Nicholas Serota, who has been at the helm since 1988.
She will take charge of the Tate Modern and Tate Britain in London as well as offshoots in Liverpool and St Ives.
Under her stewardship, the Whitworth had an award-w... | Maria Balshaw, the head of Manchester's acclaimed Whitworth Art Gallery, has been chosen to run the Tate art empire. |
40,874,598 | Mrs Cox, 41, who was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire last year, was a fan of the theatre and particularly enjoyed Les Miserables.
A youth theatre group led by West End professionals will put on its first show in Batley later.
Kim Leadbeater, Mrs Cox's sister, said she would have been "very proud".
The scho... | More than 100 youngsters will pay tribute to murdered MP Jo Cox by staging a performance of her favourite musical in her constituency. |
33,586,247 | The inaugural three-day event, involving communities from England and Wales, featured competitive sports - all Whitchurch versus Whitchurch.
Organisers also received a message of support from the mayor of Whitchurch-Stoufville, in Canada.
The next event is already being planned in Shropshire for 2017.
The places repres... | People from 11 towns, villages and suburbs all called Whitchurch, have gathered in Whitchurch, Hampshire, for the Worldwide Whitchurch Weekend. |
39,221,889 | Thousands entered border camps and are receiving humanitarian assistance, China's foreign ministry said.
Earlier this week, about 30 people were killed on Myanmar's border with China after rebels launched a surprise raid.
The violence is a blow to efforts by Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to end decades o... | At least 20,000 people from Myanmar have fled across the border to China after violence erupted between ethnic rebels and the security forces. |
32,201,995 | The pair, in their 20s, became stranded in the 2.5m (8ft) vessel about 200m (665ft) off the Essex coast at 14:30 BST on Monday.
Clacton RNLI said the boat, made from insulation boards, had been "held together with coat-hangers" and glue.
One of the men said it had been "a successful fishing trip" before they had run in... | Two fishermen who went to sea in a homemade boat they built for £9 had to be rescued when their oars broke. |
23,454,922 | A Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) report said the situation was "dangerous" and that children were also suffering due to operation delays.
Cynon Valley MP Ann Clwyd claimed it was the Welsh equivalent of the Stafford Hospital scandal.
Hospital chiefs refuted the comparison and said problems were being tackled.
Adam Cai... | An MP has called for an inquiry after surgeons said patients had died waiting for heart surgery at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) in Cardiff. |
34,660,204 | The catch-up app is not ready to launch alongside the revamped set top box when it goes on sale this week, but the broadcaster signalled it would be soon.
iPlayer was absent on earlier Apple TVs, despite the fact it is on other platforms including Amazon's Fire TV, Roku, Google Chromecast, Sky's Now TV box and several ... | The BBC has confirmed that its iPlayer service is coming to the new Apple TV. |
34,107,335 | Paul Gallihawk, 34, failed to finish the initial swimming part of the race at Leybourne Lakes and was reported missing after he did not arrive to collect his bike for the cycling stage.
The cause of his death remains unclear.
His girlfriend Hayley said: "He was the most amazing and thoughtful partner. I loved him to bi... | Tributes have been paid to a triathlete whose body was found after he disappeared during a race near Maidstone on Saturday. |
36,340,699 | People logging on are asked which team they want to follow to get the latest news during the tournament.
All countries taking part in the competition were listed apart from Wales, Turkey, Switzerland and Ukraine.
Football body UEFA, which runs the app, blamed a "technical issue" on some devices which it has now resolve... | Wales fans hoping to follow their team on the official Euro 2016 app were left disappointed - after the country was not included. |
23,653,350 | Suarez, 26, has been training alone after attempting to engineer a move away from Anfield this summer.
29 May: Drops a big hint that he wants to leave Liverpool after saying he finds life in England hard.
8 July: Liverpool turn down a £30m bid from Arsenal.
24 July: Arsenal offer £40,000,001 for Suarez, triggering a cl... | Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has told striker Luis Suarez he must apologise for his recent conduct. |
40,348,252 | This contradict earlier reports that a Canadair aircraft went down near the central Pedrógão Grande area.
More than 1,000 firefighters on the ground and planes from several countries are battling the fires.
The fires have claimed the lives of at least 64 people and since Saturday.
Many of the victims died in their ca... | Reports that a firefighting plane crashed during an operation to tackle huge blazes in central Portugal have been denied by the country's civil protection authority. |
33,698,053 | Once they had been some of the most powerful men in Libya, with the power of life and death over their fellow citizens.
Now they just looked old and diminished, and some looked ill. One former minister (he was later found not guilty) seemed to be suffering from advanced senility.
The most powerful of them all, Saif al-... | The accused men sat behind the bars of their cage in blue prison-issue pyjamas, their heads close-cropped. |
35,982,705 | Robson-Kanu has not featured for the Championship side since suffering a thigh injury in the 1-1 draw with Cardiff on 19 March.
The 26-year-old featured in eight of Wales' qualifiers but injury ruled him out of the past four international friendlies.
"I'll be fit for the summer," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"I'm getting o... | Reading forward Hal Robson-Kanu says he will be fit for Wales' Euro 2016 campaign in France this summer. |
32,214,505 | Phillip Shortman, 27, from Abersychan, Pontypool, has admitted 10 counts of fraud and will be sentenced on Friday.
The charges related to selling a "non-existent" phone and vehicle parts on eBay and another website.
Newport Crown Court heard he has 17 previous convictions for 77 offences, many related to eBay.
In the l... | A prolific eBay conman has been caught again after failing to deliver a car part to a police officer who ordered it from him online. |
35,987,815 | PC Amar Tasaddiq Hussain, 29, is one of three men accused of conspiring to make a "false and malicious" 999 call to West Midlands Police.
He denies two counts of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
Adil Bashir, 26, and Muhammad Ali Sheikh, 31, have also denied the charges at Stafford Crown Court.
More on this ... | A police officer tried to incriminate two men over a "personal grudge" by faking a so-called "IS kidnap" of an officer, a court has heard. |
32,122,134 | At one stage, the judge told staff to turn up the court heaters as a result of the low temperature in Court 12.
There was also a coldness to the proceedings, compared to the hot and heavy exchanges in the media on the issue.
There was no heckling, no shouting, no jeering.
In fact, the only time the volume was raised in... | The public debate over the 'gay cake' controversy may have been heated, but the three-day court case was a chilly affair. |
35,907,274 | The Pope said migrants often met "rejection from those who could offer them welcome and assistance".
He also condemned terrorism as "a blind and brutal violence" that should be fought with "weapons of love".
The Pope was delivering his "urbi et orbi" (To the city and the world) message to thousands amid tight security ... | Pope Francis has condemned those who fail to help migrants, during his traditional Easter speech in Rome. |
35,966,906 | The club revealed the 'Story Of My Life' singer was behind the design on Monday after the poll had closed.
In the wake of the announcement some fans have criticised the club and questioned the credibility of the vote.
Doncaster Rovers say the voting process "was all was fair and above board".
Writing on Twitter one fan... | Doncaster Rovers fans have reacted angrily to One Direction star Louis Tomlinson and his grandfather winning a competition to design the football club's new away kit. |
35,522,544 | Hannah Witheridge, from Hemsby in Norfolk, died along with David Miller, 24, from Jersey, in an attack on Koh Tao island in 2014.
Burmese migrants Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo were convicted of the murders and sentenced to death in December.
Norfolk coroner Jacqueline Lake ruled Ms Witheridge's death was caused by "severe head... | A 23-year-old British woman who died in Thailand was unlawfully killed, an inquest has found. |
37,274,232 | A search is continuing for four other people missing at the site.
Reports say an initial collapse caused a crane to fall, bringing down more of the multi-storey building.
At least 20 people were treated for injuries following the incident in Ramat Hahayil, a commercial area in the north of the city.
Pictures from the s... | The death toll after a car park collapsed while under construction in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv has risen to three, rescue workers say. |
32,196,179 | The move comes after an independent review concluded the magazine failed to follow basic journalistic safeguards before publishing.
The November article described a gang rape at a University of Virginia (UVA) fraternity house in 2012.
A four-month police investigation found no evidence that the incident occurred.
Howev... | The fraternity at the centre of a discredited Rolling Stone article about a campus rape has threatened to sue the magazine for its "reckless" reporting. |
40,898,319 | Cameron Logan, 23, died in the blaze in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, and his girlfriend Rebecca Williams, 25, was seriously injured.
Last month, Blair Logan, 27, admitted murdering his brother and attempting to murder Ms Williams at the family home.
He said he doused his sibling in petrol and set him alight but did ... | A man who murdered his brother by setting fire to him has been ordered to spend at least 20 years in jail. |
30,722,871 | Plymouth planning officers concluded the plans for Drake's Island should be rejected partly because the little egrets would be disturbed and leave.
Developers Rotolok, who want to build a 25-bed hotel on the uninhabited island, said there was "no problem" with its effect on the birds.
No-one from the council was availa... | A colony of rare birds could thwart a multimillion-pound scheme to redevelop an island in Plymouth Sound. |
35,646,531 | Daly replaces lock Courtney Lawes in the only change from the squad that beat Italy.
"Elliot Daly has impressed in training and is now ready to be part of the matchday 23," Jones said.
England won their opening two matches and top the table, while Ireland lost to France and drew with Wales.
Daly, 23, has played four ti... | Wasps centre Elliot Daly is set for his England debut after being named in Eddie Jones' 23-man squad for Saturday's match against Ireland. |
35,421,179 | The environmental watchdog said it received a large number of complaints to its pollution hotline after a fault caused high-pressure steam venting.
The noise stopped when the fault, which took several hours to investigate, was fixed at about 23.00.
Sepa said its inspectors would be following up the incident with Ineos.... | Noise from the Ineos petrochemical site in Grangemouth caused "significant disturbance" to the public on Tuesday night, according to Sepa. |
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The Lowland League side take on East of Scotland League outfit Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale for the right to host Celtic in the competition's last 16.
"I was sitting with my wee girl about to change her nappy. I just jumped up and went mad," said Russell.
Asked where the... | East Kilbride captain Barry Russell admits that seeing Celtic being drawn on TV as potential Scottish Cup opponents led to a domestic mishap. |
35,796,605 | The undefeated Manchester fighter, 26, was awarded a 117-110, 115-112, 117-110 verdict over his Liverpool opponent.
Flanagan was docked a point in the eighth round by referee Phil Edwards for using his forearm, after receiving repeated warnings for pushing.
But it made no difference at the Liverpool Echo Arena as 32-ye... | Terry Flanagan retained his WBO world lightweight title with a unanimous points decision over Derry Mathews. |
36,125,383 | 25 April 2016 Last updated at 00:09 BST
Jackie Stokes, of Burton-upon-Trent, said she spent £9,500 on implants in Hungary and endured four years of pain before being told the treatment had been unsuccessful.
She said: "It has left me feeling like I have been assaulted, butchered and robbed of my life savings." | A woman who spent her life savings on dental implants that had to be removed says she feels "butchered" by her dentist. |
33,594,395 | Lord Waldegrave was a local government minister when Margaret Thatcher asked him to find an alternative to rates.
But the former Bristol West MP told BBC Points West he had not intended it to be introduced in such a "gung-ho" way.
The community charge, introduced in Scotland in 1989 and England and Wales in 1990, led t... | Creating the poll tax was a "serious mistake", one of the architects of the ill-fated charge has said. |
38,707,788 | Norway went ahead midway through the first half when the Hegerberg sisters combined to make the breakthrough.
Andrine Hegerberg sent a free-kick into the box for sibling Ada to head past Siobhan Chamberlain from close range.
England are next in action on Tuesday when they face Sweden, the Olympic silver medallists from... | England women began their 2017 season with a 1-0 friendly defeat by Norway in Spain, bringing their 10-match unbeaten run to an end. |
40,908,022 | An early own goal from Pilgrims defender Sonny Bradley put the Shrimpers in front at Roots Hall.
But Edwards' 62nd-minute equaliser ensured the game ended all square.
Southend - beaten 5-0 at Rotherham in their previous outing - bossed the majority of the first half and took the lead when Jermaine McGlashan's right-win... | Ryan Edwards' second-half header secured Plymouth Argyle a draw at Southend United in League One. |
32,230,135 | The huts on Friars Cliff beach in Christchurch, Dorset, have no fittings, running water or electricity and cannot be used between 22:00 and 06:00.
Even so the 8ft x 7ft huts were sold within weeks by Christchurch Borough Council, fetching £42,000 each.
The buyers will also have to pay a £757 annual licence fee to the c... | Eleven new beach huts the size of garden sheds have sold for a total of £462,000. |
39,993,984 | The Blues topped the table while, at the other end, Sunderland could not escape the drop after 110 straight days at the bottom.
Records tumbled through to the last day of the campaign, when we saw 33 goalscorers, more than ever before in a single day of a 38-game season.
Goals scored from outside the penalty area fell ... | It was the season in which Chelsea played by their own record book. |
35,781,986 | The 25-year-old former Celebrity Big Brother winner and Geordie Shore cast member was stopped for driving erratically in Newcastle in January.
The city's magistrates heard she had earlier been drinking on a train home from London to Tyneside.
The court heard the conviction would scupper plans for a career in the US.
Cr... | Reality TV star Charlotte Crosby has been banned from driving for three years after being convicted of a second drink-driving offence. |
39,388,727 | Four people were on board the Irish Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 116 when it went down on 14 March.
Cpt Dara Fitzpatrick died after she was rescued from the sea.
Police said that the body of another crew member had been found but they could not yet confirm identification.
The missing coastguard crew were Cpt Mark Duffy... | The body of a crew member has been located in the wreckage of a rescue helicopter which crashed earlier this month, gardaà (Irish police) have confirmed. |
40,100,610 | The 25-year-old had been with Silkmen since 2013 after starting his career at Stockport County.
He was captain of the Macclesfield side that lost at Wembley in the FA Trophy final this season to York City.
Halls is Chester's third close-season signing, after the arrival of strikers Harry White and Nyal Bell.
White was ... | Chester have signed full-back Andy Halls on a one-year deal after he turned down a new contract with fellow National League side Macclesfield Town. |
39,960,965 | Panathinaikos led 1-0 in a play-off to secure a place in next season's Champions League.
On 55 minutes, with the sides each down to 10 men, a melee saw two more sent off.
Moments later, PAOK coach Vladimir Ivic fell to the ground after being hit by a bottle thrown by a fan and the game was halted before being abandoned... | Four red cards, a mass brawl and a manager struck on the head by a bottle - little wonder then that Panathinaikos v PAOK Salonika was abandoned. |
19,741,103 | Kevin McKearney and his elderly uncle Jack McKearney were shot at their family shop in County Tyrone in 1992 by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
Their family has welcomed the report by the Historical Enquiries Team (HET).
The HET found no evidence of security force collusion but also said it could not allay the family... | A new report into the murders of two men shot by loyalist paramiltaries 20 years ago has concluded the RUC did not do enough to prevent their murders. |
38,742,900 | Sexton suffered a calf injury during Leinster's 24-24 European Champions Cup draw away to Castres on Friday.
"There's not a lot of damage there, nothing's showing up that's overly significant," said Schmidt.
"We'd be confident he'll be able to train next week and therefore be fully available to face Scotland."
He conti... | Ireland coach Joe Schmidt expects fly-half Jonathan Sexton to be fit for the Six Nations opener away to Scotland on 4 February. |
40,655,573 | First, the BBC pays below - and sometimes much below - market rates, both at management level and in terms of top broadcasting talent.
Second, this move will prove inflationary. Those on the list will think to themselves: "Why is that inferior presenter getting paid more than me?" - and will demand a pay rise.
Third, i... | If you ask experienced people in the world of broadcasting what they think of these salary disclosures, three clear and consistent points are apparent. |
34,294,887 | Cory Allen scored a hat-trick as Wales opened a 28-9 half-time lead.
But the centre may miss the rest of the World Cup with full-back Liam Williams and props Paul James and Samson Lee among other injury worries.
Uruguay fly-half Felipe Berchesi impressed and kicked Los Teros into an early 6-0 lead, before Wales respond... | Wales claimed a bonus point as they opened their World Cup campaign with a stuttering eight-try win over battling Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium. |
32,873,815 | With 80% of votes counted, his National Democratic Party (NDP) looked set to take 27 seats in the 51-seat National Assembly, an absolute majority.
The National Assembly will choose a president within weeks of the parliamentary election.
For Mr Bouterse to stay in power, 34 lawmakers will have to vote for him.
His party... | Preliminary results from Monday's general election in Suriname suggest the party of incumbent President Desi Bouterse has a comfortable lead. |
35,488,270 | Emergency services found then man when they were called to Elizabeth Street in Govan at about 00:20 on Tuesday.
Paramedics attended but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gavin Riley, 27, from Glasgow, made no plea or declaration when he appeared at the city's sheriff court charged with murder and attempting to defea... | A man has been charged with murder after the death of a man found injured in a Glasgow street. |
34,318,463 | The cases were re-opened after officers heard tapes seized from the American university, the BBC understands.
The murders being re-examined are those of John Benedict Devine in July 1989 and John Joseph O'Hara in April 1991.
No-one has ever been charged in connection with the two murders.
It is the first time loyalist ... | Police are re-investigating the murders of two Catholics because of information from interviews about the Troubles by former loyalist paramilitaries for a history project by Boston College. |
30,148,177 | Elba, 42, has given the album the working title Murder Loves John.
"I'd like to dissect the idea of someone who has to deal with so much darkness," he told John Wilson on BBC Radio 4's Front Row.
Next week the actor releases his debut album, mi Mandela - inspired by Elba's African heritage and his role as Nelson Mandel... | Idris Elba is planning to release an album of music inspired by his BBC detective character Luther. |
37,437,985 | The 96-tonne crane exploded into a fireball just before 21:30 BST on Wednesday between J2 for Beaconsfield and J1a for the M25.
A number of cars were trapped for several hours. The road partially re-opened on Thursday morning.
Highways England said one lane would remain closed for safety reasons.
Updates on this and ot... | Cars were trapped on the southbound M40 in Buckinghamshire overnight after a crane burst into flames, closing the motorway, |
38,649,366 | A tractor pulled up outside the building, in Morledge, at 07:10 GMT and deposited the dirt, police said.
A note left inside the abandoned vehicle said the action was a "personal protest against the severely flawed judicial system".
The 49-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and later released on b... | A man has been arrested and bailed after muck was spread across the steps of Derby Crown Court. |
35,249,107 | The Pentagon said Khalid al-Dhuby had been approved for release since 2006 and Mahmoud Omar Bin Atef since 2009.
Both have been held for more than a decade and have never been charged.
Ghana has given permission for the men to stay for two years subject to security clearances, Foreign Minister Hanna Tetteh said.
The We... | Two Yemeni detainees held at the controversial US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been transferred to Ghana. |
38,236,644 | Video gamer Felix Kjellberg, known as PewDiePie, suggested changes to YouTube's algorithms had affected the discoverability of creators' content.
On Tuesday, a Forbes report named the Swedish gamer who now lives in the UK as the highest-earning YouTuber.
YouTube told the BBC it had not made any changes to its "suggeste... | YouTube has denied making changes to its algorithms, after its most popular star said he would delete his channel. |
37,161,300 | The 27-year-old was contemplating life outside the sport while working for the media at the Olympic Games in Rio.
But Dmitriy Balandin's gold in the 200m breaststroke prompted a rethink, as Jamieson swam faster for 2012 silver.
The Scot will only continue racing if he feels he can compete for a Commonwealth gold medal ... | Olympic 2012 silver medallist Michael Jamieson admits he is "leaning towards" retirement from swimming, but will decide his future in the coming weeks. |
37,448,795 | The painting was revealed by the veteran broadcaster and naturalist at New Walk Museum, in Leicester.
He grew up in the city and volunteered at the museum as a teenager.
The artist - Bryan Organ - has also painted Sir David's brother Lord Attenborough, Prince Charles and former prime minister Harold Macmillan.
The port... | A portrait of Sir David Attenborough has been unveiled to commemorate his 90th birthday - in a museum where he once volunteered. |
40,753,748 | The 22-year-old, who was a former England youth international, started his career at Everton before joining Burnley in 2015.
Long had loan spells at both Fleetwood Town and Bolton Wanderers in League One last season.
"He is a quality striker and possesses real pace which frightens defenders," said Town manager Justin E... | League One club Northampton Town have signed Burnley striker Chris Long on a season-long loan deal. |
37,322,421 | The Old Bailey heard Daniel Green, of Walthamstow, attacked the woman in her 20s in the early hours of 16 May 2015 at StratX stockbrokers' offices near Monument.
The victim said she tried to get away but Green, 26, claimed it was consensual.
Green will be on the sexual offenders' register for an indefinite period.
The ... | A City trader has been jailed for six years after being convicted of raping a woman at an office party in London. |
28,413,458 | Two new pictures of the third in line to the throne have been released to mark the occasion on Tuesday.
One shows Prince George transfixed by a butterfly, while a second shows him with his mother and father, staring at an object above their heads.
In a statement the duke and duchess thanked people for their "warm and g... | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have thanked well-wishers as Prince George celebrates his first birthday. |
34,891,002 | She has been removed for allegedly bringing the party into disrepute.
Ms Patterson recently criticised the party's decision to overlook her for the South Belfast assembly seat vacated by Jimmy Spratt, and instead appointing former special adviser Emma Pengelly.
Mr Robinson said Ms Patterson has a right to appeal her ex... | Belfast councillor Ruth Patterson has been expelled from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), its leader Peter Robinson has told the BBC. |
13,475,400 | But house D5 will forever be remembered as the place where at least 19 young women and children were raped, killed and dismembered.
The two men living there were accused of the dreadful crimes; one of them, Surinder Koli, has since been sentenced to death. He was due to be executed this week, but the date has been put ... | Delhi's "house of horrors", as the Indian media call it, is now hidden behind an overgrown bougainvillea covered in pretty flowers. |
30,055,200 | William Gowan, 38, had received details of driving test candidates weeks in advance.
Gowan, from Ardminnan Road, Portaferry, County Down, pleaded guilty to six counts of misconduct.
He received details of 21 candidates sitting driving tests before their test dates. The court was told texts had been received from two mo... | A driving examiner has been sentenced to 240 hours community service for misconduct in public office. |
36,819,350 | Mexico's women overcame challengers Kyrgyzstan in a 5-0 thriller to lift the trophy.
The men's team also put in a powerful performance to see off Brazil 6-1, and keep the silverware.
More than 500 men and women from 52 countries around the world competed in four-a-side matches over several days.
Nearly 100,000 spectato... | Mexico celebrated double success at the 14th Homeless World Cup in Glasgow after both their men's and women's teams retained their titles. |
38,021,823 | The 16-month-old boy was rescued by a parent dropping off a different child at the day care residence.
The woman fled in her minivan, striking two people, before attempting to take her own life by jumping off a bridge, but was stopped by bystanders.
Police have not released a possible motive, but say that the child is ... | A nursery worker intentionally hung a one-year-old child in her care, police say. |
28,880,997 | The 24-year-old victim was subjected to a serious sexual assault by two men in Dixon Road, in the city's Govanhill area, in the early hours of 19 May.
Police Scotland launched a high-profile inquiry after the incident.
The force said two men, aged 28 and 29, had been reported to prosecutors following the inquiry. | Two men have been reported to the procurator fiscal over the alleged rape of a woman in the south side of Glasgow earlier this year. |
17,076,403 | The first was for the development of tidal arrays in Alderney's waters.
The second involves the development of an electricity interconnector cable between France, Alderney and Britain.
Paul Clark, chief executive officer, said it was a move towards the creation off Alderney of one of Europe's largest tidal stream devel... | Two agreements have been signed aimed at creating one of the most significant tidal power sites in Europe, Alderney Renewable Energy has announced. |
21,342,632 | Along with technology investor Silver Lake, and with financial backing from Microsoft, he will offer to buy the firm for $24.4bn (£15.5bn).
The move will take Dell off the Nasdaq stock exchange after 25 years.
Mr Dell hopes to turn the tide for a firm that has struggled to compete with cheap Asian rivals and the boom i... | Michael Dell has said he will buy back the world's number three PC-maker that he founded and that carries his name. |
30,851,875 | In 1787, the 28-year-old Robert Burns was suddenly a "celebrity", according to Prof Nigel Leask, regius chair of English Language and Literature at the University of Glasgow.
The 2nd Edinburgh edition of his poems had given him a quite a handsome pot of money and it had also made him famous, with the cream of Scottish ... | At the height of his new-found fame Robert Burns embarked on a series of tours around Scotland, keeping company with some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the land. |
39,101,052 | Gurmehar Kaur has been receiving threats and abuse after her campaign against a right-wing student union.
But, Sehwag's tweet was directed at an earlier campaign, when she said her father, a soldier who died in Kargil, was killed by war, not Pakistan.
He tweeted a picture of himself holding a sign saying, "I did not sc... | Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag is being accused of trolling a student on Twitter. |
33,518,710 | Falls in clothing and food prices were the main contributors to the change in the rate, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The ONS said the rate was also affected by a smaller rise in air fares in June than a year ago.
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said he expects inflation to remain low in the i... | The rate of UK Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 0% in June, from 0.1% in May, official figures show. |
15,844,449 | The 24-year-old defender, who has been with Rosenborg since 2008, will join Celtic in January after signing a three-and-a-half year deal.
Lustig told the Glasgow club's website: "This is a really exciting time for me and I am delighted to be committing my future to Celtic.
"I know a lot about Celtic, about the size of ... | Celtic have signed Sweden international right-back Mikael Lustig on a pre-contract agreement. |
35,804,030 | Daran Hill, director of the 2011 Yes for Wales referendum campaign, said bills passed had been mainly "managerial".
AMs are expected to pass the last of 26 government laws for this assembly term on Wednesday.
Labour's Jane Hutt said the term was a success, with pioneering laws passed.
The National Assembly for Wales ga... | The first laws passed by the assembly have been largely unambitious, a leading figure in the campaign for law-making powers in Wales has said. |
40,260,373 | Tech stocks had fallen on Friday and Monday, with some analysts saying that share prices in the sector had become overblown.
But after dropping 2.5% on Monday, shares in tech giant Apple were up 1.2% at the close.
Google owner Alphabet was also up 1.1% while shares in social media giant Facebook rose 1.5%.
The tech-foc... | Stocks on Wall Street have closed higher, with tech stocks recovering some of the ground lost in recent days. |
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