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36,677,264 | Former England under-17 player Clark joined the U's on loan in March last season, making nine league appearances for Shaun Derry's side.
The 20-year-old has yet to play a game for Hull's senior team.
"Max made a huge impression on us all last season, with not only his performances but his appreciation and appetite for ... | League Two side Cambridge United have re-signed left-back Max Clark on a six-month loan deal from Hull City. |
33,448,654 | Although the speech lasted little more than an hour, it was substantial in its scope.
Channelling former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, George Osborne said "there will be no turning back".
But in some key respects, it was Labour's clothes he stole.
Picking up the mantle of 'One Nation' - appropriated bu... | It was the first fully-fledged Conservative Budget for nearly two decades, and one that was as deeply political as it was fiscal. |
36,157,706 | Net profit was 147.8bn yen ($1.33bn; £934m), compared with a 126bn yen loss a year earlier.
Strong demand for its Playstation 4 console and games led to an 11.8% jump in sales for Sony's Game and Network Services division.
That helped to offset a 20% plunge in smartphone sales.
Sony's Pictures segment - which covers f... | Japan's Sony has swung into profit for the year to March, helped by strong sales in its games division. |
36,040,259 | 15 April 2016 Last updated at 10:49 BST
About 1,000 people were killed and bombs hit half of the houses in the city, leaving 100,000 people homeless.
Belfast was largely unprepared for an attack of such a scale as 200 German bombers shelled the city on 15 April 1941.
Many in Northern Ireland thought that Belfast was ou... | The Belfast blitz devastated a city that up until 1941 had remained unscathed during World War Two. |
32,752,025 | Michelle Owens, 28, was sentenced at Belfast Crown Court after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Brendan Owens, 3, in their home at Trinity Terrace, Lisburn, in July 2013.
The child died after being suffocated with a pillow.
The judge said he was satisfied that Owens was very unwell at the time.
He described it as... | A mother who admitted killing her toddler son at their Lisburn home almost two years ago has been placed under a psychiatric hospital order. |
36,401,104 | Lord Patten, who supports the UK remaining in the EU, said Mr Johnson, a prominent Leave campaigner, "just makes it up as he goes along".
He also said it would be "very difficult" for David Cameron to remain leader if the UK voted to leave the EU.
Vote Leave said it was saddened at "the level of debate" from the Remain... | Boris Johnson does not seem to understand "the difference between fact and fiction", former Tory chairman Lord Patten has told BBC Newsnight. |
34,426,598 | The survey, conducted by the National Union of Teachers, found 61% of those wanting to leave blamed workload and 57% desired a better work/life balance.
Two thirds of the 1,020 primary and secondary school teachers questioned felt morale in the profession had declined over the past five years.
Schools minister Nick Gib... | More than half of teachers in England (53%) are thinking of quitting in the next two years, a survey has suggested. |
34,222,425 | Scotland's largest teaching union, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), has compiled the guidance which will be sent to all schools and colleges next week.
The 20-page booklet sets out a series of "poverty-proofing measures".
These will help teachers mitigate the effect of low incomes on children's educational ... | Scottish teachers are to receive new advice on reducing the impact of poverty on their pupils. |
37,571,879 | Lewis Dunne, 16, was shot in the back in Eldonian Village, Vauxhall, Liverpool, in November 2015.
Jake Culshaw, 25, of no fixed address, and brothers John and Paul Martin, aged 20 and 25, of Walton, all deny murder.
A jury heard the accused men had been involved in violent clashes with another group before Lewis was ki... | A teenager was shot dead in what may have been a case of mistaken identity after his alleged killers sought revenge on a rival, a court heard. |
37,672,752 | But his pro-Western party is set to win 41% of the votes, short of the majority he wanted to ensure a push to join Nato and the EU.
Mr Djukanovic had presented the vote as a choice between the West or becoming a "Russian colony".
Earlier, authorities said 20 Serbian paramilitaries had been arrested.
Prosecutors said th... | Montenegro Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic has declared victory in elections and pledged to push for closer ties to Nato and the EU. |
41,009,334 | Zookeepers say it is very unusual to see a koala with fur this light and with eyes and skin remaining the usual brown black.
But said the koala's white coat is not caused by a condition called albinism, which is when a human or animal doesn't have the chemical in its hair, skin and eyes that creates colour.
Australia Z... | A rare white koala joey has been born at a zoo in Queensland, Australia. |
39,446,974 | Raymond Dempster raped a 42-year-old woman in her home in Glasgow's east end and days later attacked a 19-year-old student in the city's west end.
Dempster, who has 110 previous convictions, had denied the charges.
At the High Court of Glasgow, Judge Norman Ritchie QC deferred sentence for background reports.
The court... | A convicted rapist has been found guilty of raping a woman and attacking another just days after being released from prison in June last year. |
39,551,463 | Foreign ministers will seek to pressure Russia to distance itself from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said possible sanctions against Russian military officials would be discussed.
Allies will also be seeking clarity from the US on its Syria policy, after some apparently mixed mess... | G7 nations are meeting in Italy to try to hammer out a unified approach to the Syria conflict, in the wake of last week's suspected chemical attack. |
34,812,401 | The victim, identified as Nathan Graff, was knifed multiple times by an unknown assailant on Thursday. His injuries are not life-threatening.
The motive for the attack is unclear but police are investigating whether it was a hate crime.
Several Israelis have been stabbed by Palestinians in Israel and the occupied West ... | Italy has boosted security at Jewish sites in Milan after an Israeli Jew was stabbed in the city, officials said. |
32,809,670 | Bob Sleigh, leader of Solihull council, said he intended to seek its approval for talks in principle.
The councils controlling Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Coventry and Dudley have backed the combined authority proposal.
Cities may be in line for new housing, transport, planning and policing powers if ... | Solihull has moved closer to joining the proposal for a West Midlands combined authority. |
37,219,803 | During July - the first full month after the Brexit vote - 60,912 new mortgages were approved.
That was down from 64,152 approvals in June, and was the lowest total since January 2015.
The total amount lent out for house purchases was £10.4bn, down from £11.1bn in June.
The figures also show a 12.4% drop in the number ... | The number of mortgages being approved by banks and building societies is at its lowest for a year and a half, according to Bank of England figures. |
33,843,765 | The chief minister of Punjab province, Shahbaz Sharif, ordered a judicial inquiry into reports that hundreds of children had been abused over a period of several years.
Local media say a gang made videos showing the abuse of children, whose parents were then subject to blackmail.
The scandal centres on a village near t... | Seven people have been arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of involvement in child sexual abuse and extortion. |
38,094,298 | Grace, 31, had an amazing run to the semi-finals last year but 19-year-old Zhao, one of the rising stars of the game, showed superb form to beat him.
The Leeds player said he felt the need to go for hard pots because Zhao was "potting balls off the lampshade".
"I had half-chances but I couldn't take them," Grace said.
... | David Grace was unable to repeat his 2015 UK Championship heroics but said he did little wrong in his 6-2 first-round defeat by China's Zhao Xintong. |
39,155,986 | 3 March 2017 Last updated at 14:07 GMT
Romeo, aged four, asked his father Charlie Makaveli if he could go to school dressed as the leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime.
It took his father a week to construct the outfit out of cardboard, paint and glue.
Mr Makaveli, a florist from Romford, east London, said his son got... | A father really went to town when his son asked for a Transformers outfit for World Book Day. |
34,769,661 | Its announcement came at the same time as a team of investigators for the World Anti-Doping Agency recommended Russia be banned from athletics.
Last week, French prosecutors accused the sport's governing body's ex-president of being involved.
He is alleged to have taken bribes to cover up doping cases.
Interpol's annou... | International police body Interpol has said it will coordinate a French-led global investigation into doping allegations in athletics. |
33,115,637 | Gareth McAllister, 18, is also accused of inflicting wounds on a 74-year-old man during a triple stabbing in Glengormley, County Antrim.
All three alleged victims are members of the same family.
Mr McAllister, of Rogan Manor in Newtownabbey, was arrested at a nearby petrol station on Wednesday night.
A man aged 20 had ... | A teenager has been remanded in custody charged with the attempted murder of a father and son in a knife attack on the outskirts of north Belfast. |
35,362,640 | The UK government has announced a public consultation on the creation of five new marine protected areas in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
These areas are designed to protect harbour porpoise populations.
Scientists say numbers are falling due to threats which affect their ability to catch food, breed and communi... | Scotland is falling behind the rest of the UK on efforts to protect the harbour porpoise, according to environmental campaigners. |
30,011,454 | Two goals by Timmy Adamson in the first half appeared to have Crusaders in control but the Crues striker was later sent-off for two yellow cards.
Dean Youle headed Bangor back into contention on 68 minutes with Andy Hall equalising with a superb free-kick.
Sub Ethan Boylan scored two goals in extra-time to put Bangor t... | Championship One leaders Bangor came from two goals down to beat Premiership title challengers Crusaders in the League Cup quarter-finals. |
39,451,401 | The first-stage booster, which was previously used on a mission 11 months ago, helped send a telecommunications satellite into orbit from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
It marks an important milestone for SpaceX in its quest for re-usability.
Traditionally, rockets are expendable - their various segments are discarded... | California's SpaceX company has successfully re-flown a segment from one of its Falcon 9 rockets. |
34,698,579 | There were delays on Monday at airports in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Berlin, and Brussels, where visibility reportedly dropped to just 100m.
The situation was worsened at Duesseldorf Airport by the discovery overnight of an unexploded World War Two bomb.
A controlled explosion closed the airport to flights f... | Heavy fog is causing disruption across western Europe, with low visibility leading to significant flight delays. |
36,974,535 | The 41-year-old former Ross County boss took Argyle to May's play-off final in his first season in charge, but they lost to AFC Wimbledon.
The Pilgrims spent much of the last campaign in the automatic promotion places, but finished in fifth place after a drop in form.
Adams' previous deal was scheduled to expire at the... | Plymouth Argyle manager Derek Adams has signed a new four-year contract with the League Two club. |
35,438,690 | The service for the 74-year-old, who died earlier this month a few days after having a stroke, was held at St Peter's Church in Bournemouth.
Stewart's broadcasting career spanned more than five decades.
Fellow DJ Mike Read, actress and singer Anita Harris, and comedian Bobby Davro were among the congregation.
Former sn... | Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of former BBC DJ and Crackerjack presenter Ed "Stewpot" Stewart in his hometown. |
33,087,598 | Twenty-four delegates from across Europe and the United States are at Goonhilly Earth Station to learn about satellite communications, and how to control orbiting spacecraft.
Staff said they believed it was the only course of its type in Europe teaching how to operate such equipment.
Goonhilly was the first site to rec... | A course for space mission controllers has started in Cornwall. |
32,046,696 | Officers recovered £800,000 worth of the drug during 10 searches in Belfast, Greenisland, Bangor, Newtownards and Ballywalter. Six people were arrested.
Two people were also arrested in the Prato and Bologna areas of Italy.
Police said those arrested were believed to be "significant members" of a crime gang.
The Police... | Eight people have been arrested as part of an international investigation into the supply of 'skunk' cannabis into Northern Ireland. |
34,117,917 | Although it will focus on the battles faced by writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft, it will also be full of humour.
"It's a bit of a journey for the two guys and there are lots of ups and downs," said producer, Brett Wilson.
"It was very hard for the writers to convince the BBC to commission the series in the first pla... | A documentary-drama about the making of the Dad's Army television series will begin filming in Northern Ireland this month. |
37,241,888 | Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's conservative coalition holds a majority of one seat in the parliament.
The opposition Labor Party came within a single vote of calling for a royal commission into Australian banks.
Coming at the end of the first week of the new parliament, the result is an embarrassment for Mr Turnbull... | Australia's prime minister has said he "read the riot act" to three ministers after they went home early, meaning his government lost a series of votes. |
13,187,156 | Official data do not include emissions from making imported goods but both sets of researchers say they should.
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports 26% of global emissions come from producing goods for trade.
The Carbon Trust found such "embedded" CO2 could negate domestic carbon cuts planned in... | The extent of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions "hidden" in imported goods is growing, according to two studies. |
39,168,372 | The centre scored two tries as Warriors thrashed the Dragons 47-17 to keep their faint hopes of a top-four finish alive.
"I think we have to win all of our games and we can do it," said Kiwi Grigg.
"Confidence is key and, with five points today, we're on the rise."
After a sticky opening period in which they fell 10-0 ... | Glasgow Warriors can still make the Pro12 play-offs but will need to win the last five games of the regular season to do so, says Nick Grigg. |
32,750,291 | Ms Dati gave a furious television interview denying any wrongdoing.
According to France's Le Point, the purchases included Hermes scarves.
The claims date to 2007-2010, during which time she was was justice minister under ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Ms Dati, now an MEP for Mr Sarkozy's UMP party and mayor of Paris's ... | France's former Justice Minister Rachida Dati has hit out at "political plotters" in her own UMP party after it emerged auditors had rejected expenses claims of nearly €190,000 (£137,000) for items including luxury clothing. |
27,868,389 | Now it is being talked about a lot again, because there is a battle taking place over a city called Mosul.
Mosul is currently under the control of a group that calls itself Islamic State (IS), but Iraqi soldiers want to take it back off them.
IS have extreme religious beliefs and use brutal violence against anyone who ... | Iraq is a country in the Middle East that has been in the news for many years because of fighting there. |
37,187,134 | Bentaleb played only 13 times for Spurs last season because of injuries.
The 21-year-old midfielder has not trained with the Tottenham first-team since July after being told he was not in manager Mauricio Pochettino's plans.
"He is 100% fit but we must give him time to integrate into the team," Schalke director Christi... | Algeria international Nabil Bentaleb has joined German side Schalke 04 on a season-long loan from English Premier League side Tottenham. |
35,793,594 | The officer, 52, was seriously injured when a booby-trap device exploded under his van on Friday, 4 March.
Christopher Alphonsos Robinson, of Aspen Park in Dunmurry, County Antrim, appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court.
The 45-year-old was also charged with possessing an improvised explosive device with intent to enda... | A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a prison officer in a bomb attack in Belfast last week. |
36,472,973 | King Bhumibol Adulyadej has had a lengthy spell in hospital in Bangkok and has not been seen in public for months.
The king is widely revered and seen as an arbiter in the country's divided political arena.
Thailand is preparing to celebrate 70 years of his reign on Thursday.
The monarch was treated for narrowing of th... | Thailand's 88-year-old king, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has undergone heart surgery, the Thai Royal Household Bureau said. |
39,291,578 | Travellers to Paris and Brussels were deterred after major terror attacks in November 2015 and March 2016 and numbers fell by 4% to 10 million.
Eurostar, whose main shareholder is the French national rail operator, SNCF, made a profit of 31m euros in 2015.
It said 2016 had been "a difficult year".
Revenues were down 3%... | The channel tunnel train service Eurostar said it made an operating loss of 28m euros (£25m, $30m) in 2016 following a drop in passenger numbers. |
37,231,950 | More than 10,000 pupils were absent from high schools for more than 25 days in 2015-16, the equivalent of five weeks off.
Meanwhile nearly 15,000 of students in Wales had no days off at all last year - the highest recorded.
Overall absence levels in secondary schools were down to their lowest level since 2006-07.
But t... | The number of children missing school in Wales has fallen to an all time low, government statistics have shown. |
37,914,466 | Barry Imray, 35, of no fixed address, is jointly accused of killing Lee Irving, who was found dead near a footpath in Newcastle last year.
James Wheatley, 29, from Studdon Walk, also denies Mr Irving's murder.
Mr Wheatley's mother, Julie Mills, 51, and his girlfriend, Nicole Lawrence, 22, are accused of "causing or all... | A man accused of murder has told a court he is "easily led". |
33,473,608 | Tencent confirmed that up to six former employees were under investigation in an ongoing anti-graft probe.
China's biggest social network said an "internal investigation" brought to light bribery allegations.
Several executives have been implicated in China's corruption crackdown.
The government has been on a drive to ... | Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has said its senior executive Patrick Liu is in police custody over corruption allegations related to his previous job with internet company Tencent. |
39,156,707 | The leaders, who have won 26 of their 27 top-flight games, are 27 points clear of second-placed Aberdeen and require seven points to win the title.
Responding to criticism of Scottish football, Rodgers said: "It's ignorance really.
"The footballing world is more than the (English) Premier League."
Celtic's 4-0 victory ... | Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has defended the standard of Scottish football as his unbeaten side close in on the Premiership title. |
32,337,400 | Labour's Clive Lewis, who is standing in Norwich South, made the comment in an interview with the New Statesman.
He had been asked if he was taking victory in the marginal seat for granted.
He said he was "sincerely sorry" if anyone had been offended by the comment.
Mr Lewis, who worked for BBC Look East as a reporter,... | An election candidate has apologised for joking that he "could be caught with my pants down behind a goat with Ed Miliband at the other end". |
36,091,164 | The collision took place on Repington Road, near its junction with Bagot Grove, in the Sneyd Green area of the city at about 17:00 BST on 14 April.
The boy, who was from the area, died in Birmingham Children's Hospital on Tuesday.
Staffordshire Police confirmed it was investigating the incident and appealed for any wit... | A seven-year-old boy has died in hospital five days after he was hit by a car in Stoke-on-Trent. |
32,753,710 | A letter has been signed by more than 150 groups before a European Parliament vote on ways to limit their sale.
Many tech gadgets such as smartphones use conflict materials, so-called because they are mined in warlike conditions and traded by armed groups.
The letter says the law must cover more manufacturers and types... | Europe's proposed laws on "conflict minerals" will fail to slow trade in the raw materials, claim rights groups. |
37,504,374 | Investigations by The Daily Telegraph newspaper have revealed several cases of alleged fraud in football.
Coleman says he has never taken or been offered a 'bung' and believes the sport's governing bodies should operate a zero tolerance policy on corruption.
"If anyone is caught then they should be removed from the gam... | Wales manager Chris Coleman says anyone found guilty of corruption in football should be banned for life. |
28,797,071 | The 56-year-old met chairman Steve Parish on Thursday as tension between the pair came to a head.
The former Stoke boss, who won the Premier League's manager of the year award last season, had been frustrated by the failure to land a number of summer transfer targets.
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Assi... | Manager Tony Pulis has left Crystal Palace by mutual consent less than 48 hours before the start of the season. |
34,549,550 | The £5m signing from Lorient sustained the grade-three tear on international duty with Gabon.
Bluebirds boss Russell Slade is seeking clarification on how last season's player of the year suffered the blow during training between games.
"It is very difficult with Gabon to request what they have done and find out what t... | Cardiff City defender Bruno Ecuele Manga faces at least two months out with a groin injury. |
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Rodney Brown nodded in from a Brad Lyons cross to put the Bannsiders ahead but the Blues hit back with Aaron Burns heading home the equaliser.
Matthew Clarke's side-foot finish moved Linfield in front before Coleraine defender David Ogilby was sent-off for two yellows on 6... | Linfield remain top of the Irish Premiership after overcoming 10-man Coleraine at the Showgrounds. |
33,188,463 | Labour's Barry Sheerman said the change "shrinks childhood" by making people adults at 16.
He spoke as MPs debated extending the franchise during the EU referendum, a move they then rejected in a vote.
Shadow Europe minister Pat McFadden said he respected Mr Sheerman but could see no link between extending voting right... | Allowing 16-year-olds to vote will make them more vulnerable to sexual abuse, an MP has said. |
37,773,576 | It said the "irresponsible" advert for meal delivery service Diet Chef implied happiness and self-confidence could only be achieved through weight loss.
The advert featured a woman, Cheryl, before and after using the service.
Diet Chef said the advert showed her sense of achievement after taking control of her lifestyl... | A television advert in which a tearful woman meets a slimmer and happier version of herself has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. |
23,554,836 | It was the 1990s and Mr Rouhani was a post-graduate student at Glasgow Caledonian University.
He once joked that he should divorce his wife so he'd stand a better chance of getting university accommodation as a single person, rather than requiring family rooms.
At that time, he was also the deputy speaker of the Irania... | The cleric, Hassan Rouhani, who is being sworn-in as President of Iran this weekend, used to stroll the streets of the Scottish city, Glasgow, dressed in a smart business suit, his turban removed. |
34,484,278 | The 33ft (10m) deep crater appeared eight days ago in Fontmell Close, and nearly 7,000 tonnes of concrete has been pumped into it.
Hertfordshire County Council has said tests are under way to see if there are any more cavities.
It is unable to say if there has been further movement without looking at the results of tha... | Engineers working at the St Albans sinkhole have revealed the ground is still moving and cracks are appearing. |
11,522,924 | The Walkabout Creek Hotel, in the small town of McKinlay in the state of Queensland, was made a popular tourist attraction by the film.
But owner Paul Collins says he is looking for a change after 23 years.
In the movie, the Walkabout Creek Hotel is the favourite watering hole for knife-wielding hero Mick "Crocodile" D... | The Australian outback pub made famous by the 1980s film Crocodile Dundee is up for sale. |
36,497,156 | The 23-year-old, who was out of contract, is manager Paul Cox's ninth signing of the summer.
Hughes was a target for Cox in January, when he was at Cambridge United, but Barrow were unable to sign him either on loan or permanently.
He moved to Scotland in February and played 11 games for Inverness, nine of them in the ... | National League club Barrow have signed midfielder Liam Hughes from Scottish outfit Inverness Caledonian Thistle. |
34,326,300 | Mandy and Pete Garland, from Weston-super-Mare, said their home address, phone numbers and flight dates were shared by Thomson in an email.
Thomson apologised for the error.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said it had investigated and was taking no further action.
Mr and Mrs Garland were among 458 customers... | A couple whose personal details were revealed in a data breach by holiday company Thomson have cancelled their Caribbean trip over fears they could be burgled while away. |
26,922,512 | Maughold Lighthouse, the closest point on the island to England, is situated about 31 miles (50km) from Cumbria.
It was designed and built by David A Stevenson, of the Stevenson engineers, at an estimated cost of £11,000.
The ceremony will be held on Sunday and attended by the island's Lieutenant Governor, Adam Wood.
A... | A ceremony has been held in the Isle of Man to mark the centenary of a "wonder of British engineering". |
21,299,324 | A sobbing Minami Minegishi apologised to her fans and said she did not want to leave the band AKB48, in the video seen by millions on YouTube.
The production company behind AKB48 said Minegishi, 20, had failed to abide by its cardinal rule - no dating.
But fans have defended her, saying she is entitled to a normal life... | A Japanese pop star has shaved her head and offered a filmed apology after breaking her management firm's rules by spending a night with her boyfriend. |
22,345,158 | Until now the product - which suggests "answers before you ask" - had been limited to devices running Google's own Android operating system.
Unlike the original version, Google Now only works within the firm's Search app on Apple's iOS platform - potentially limiting its appeal.
One analyst suggested the launch indicat... | The Google Now service is being extended to Apple's iPhones and iPads. |
37,575,146 | Welsh Government statistics showed that 60.2% of Year 11 pupils achieved five A* to C GCSE or equivalent passes including Maths and first language English or Welsh.
This compared to 57.9% of pupils achieving this threshold in 2014-15.
The Welsh Government said learners continued to improve with attainment again at reco... | Welsh pupils' exam performance continued to improve this year, official data has suggested. |
33,363,708 | Cumbernauld couple Jim and Ann McQuire and Billy and Lisa Graham from Bankfoot were among 38 people killed by a gunman with links to Islamic State extremists.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney was at RAF Brize Norton for the repatriation.
The UK government said 30 Britons were killed at the Sousse beach last Friday.
E... | The four Scottish victims of the Sousse massacre in Tunisia are among nine bodies returned to the UK on an RAF flight. |
37,011,660 | John Boreland, a leading member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), a paramilitary group, was shot dead outside his home on Sunday night.
Police have called for calm and say they will increase patrols in the area.
Tensions among loyalist paramilitaries and criminality are among a number of lines of inquiry, police... | A prominent loyalist who was murdered in north Belfast had been warned by police about his safety within the past few months, officers have confirmed. |
25,274,840 | North Korea's state news agency said Mr Newman was expelled on "humanitarian grounds" after confessing to "crimes" in the 1950-53 war and "apologising".
He had been held since October on charges of "hostile acts" against the North, while visiting as a tourist.
Although Mr Newman, 85, did serve during the Korean War, hi... | US veteran of the Korean War Merrill Newman has arrived in San Francisco after being released by North Korea. |
39,215,867 | One victim, from Londonderry, told the BBC that blackmailers had demanded £10,000 not to reveal an intimate video on Facebook.
He described two months of "hell" after being tricked into making the recording by a woman he met online.
Det Ch Insp James Mullan praised the man for coming forward to warn others.
"We get ab... | The police have been investigating 160 cases of internet sex blackmail in Northern Ireland over the past year, a senior PSNI officer has said. |
39,657,843 | News presenter Huw Edwards had been expected to front the show after Dimbleby said 2015's results coverage was his final time at the helm.
It will be the tenth occasion that Dimbleby has hosted proceedings, have first fronted the broadcast in 1979 when Margaret Thatcher became prime minister.
The programme will start o... | David Dimbleby is to host the BBC's 2017 general election programme. |
37,936,192 | Wages were due to be paid on 28 October but owner Diego Lemos said last week that "unexpected cash flow problems" had prevented that happening.
"All wages have now been paid and once again I apologise to every member of staff for the delay in payment," Lemos told the club website.
Shrimps' Tom Barkhuizen, meanwhile, ha... | League Two side Morecambe have confirmed that all players and staff have been paid after a delay. |
39,934,636 | Gay sex is illegal in Uganda.
The embassy said in a Facebook post that it "deplored" the decision to ban the film.
It then published the full list of objections from the media council which also include using "lurid language", and "smoking especially by women".
The Uganda Media Council described the film as women formi... | Uganda's censorship board has banned a Dutch film, The Dinner Club, after accusing it of "glorifying homosexuality" the Embassy of The Netherlands in Kampala has said. |
40,264,376 | The move is in line with recommendations from a review of management and practices at the firm, which is facing a number of scandals.
The review was sparked by a former employee's claims the company ignored her complaints about sexual harassment.
Uber's board voted unanimously in favour of the recommendations on Sunday... | Uber boss Travis Kalanick plans to take time away from the company, and could return in a diminished role. |
37,422,027 | The "unique window" has been installed in the church at the Royal Citadel to mark the 300th anniversary of the Royal Artillery.
A Merlin helicopter, soldiers and amphibious vehicles all feature in the scene.
The windows have been installed at The Royal Chapel of St Katherine Upon The Hoe within the Royal Citadel.
Karl ... | A military scene has been included as part of a stained glass window at a church in Plymouth. |
35,935,958 | The 40-year-old, capped 42 times by Finland, joined the Latics at the beginning of 2015-16 and has gone to play 32 games and keep 15 clean sheets.
Wigan are currently second in the table and on an 18-match unbeaten run.
"If my experience can help what we want to achieve then that is fantastic," said the veteran keeper.... | Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen has signed an extended deal at the League One club that will expire in the summer of 2017. |
34,667,110 | The city council declared the whole of Glasgow an air quality management area in 2012 after targets were exceeded.
The authority said tests had shown 95% of areas were now meeting air quality targets but some still faced challenges posed by traffic emissions.
The improvement is being attributed to more low-emission bus... | Glasgow is revoking a city-wide air quality management plan after a major improvement in pollution levels. |
33,534,403 | In the past five years, 17,982 complaints have been lodged with the county's borough and district councils.
Of those, 3,454 relate to dogs barking, the BBC Radio Suffolk Freedom of Information request found.
Seven thousand complaints were made about loud music and parties, while church bells have led to 10 complaints t... | Barking dogs account for about a fifth of all noise complaints in Suffolk, it has emerged. |
39,578,029 | Doctors had said Ontlametse Phalatse would not make it past the age of 14.
President Jacob Zuma was among those who conveyed their condolences to the family of "the special child of South Africa". She was known as the "First Lady" by her friends and family.
Local broadcaster Enca called her the country's "champion of p... | A woman who captured the hearts of many South Africans for her brave battle against premature aging disorder progeria has died aged 18. |
35,019,888 | It has caused big problems for people living in parts of northern England and Scotland.
Heavy rain and high-speed winds have resulted in water flooding roads and houses.
Hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes as rivers burst their banks and flood waters rose quickly.
Around one month's worth of rainfa... | Schools and hospital services have been closed in parts of northern England, as emergency services continue to battle against the effects of Storm Desmond. |
37,460,250 | The hosts have not beaten the Pars at home since 2009 but looked like changing that in the first half when Brian Gilmour, Conrad Balatoni and Allan Forrest all forced visiting goalkeeper Sean Murdoch into good saves.
Dunfermline threatened more after the break, particularly when substitute Farid El Alagui's scissor-kic... | Ayr United and Dunfermline Athletic had to settle for a point apiece in front of a healthy crowd at Somerset Park. |
26,995,254 | But he thought it would be fun to see some old friends and he could take his five-year-old son, Gavin, along too.
His fiancee Jen Regan persuaded him they'd probably want to have a beer and Gavin shouldn't miss pre-school. He agreed. That was the last piece of luck that day.
When the first bomb went off, Mr Fucarile an... | Marc Fucarile didn't really want to go watch the Boston Marathon last year - he'd never been before and isn't keen on crowds. |
39,555,840 | Gordon Coventry, 52, must spend a minimum of 20 years in jail for killing Mr Adie in Tweed Avenue, Kirkcaldy, on Saturday 28 May 2016.
Mr Adie was found unconscious in the street and he died later the same day in the Victoria Hospital.
Coventry was convicted at the High Court in Dunfermline on Monday.
Det Ch Insp Raymo... | A man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering father-of-two Darren Adie by repeatedly stabbing him on the body in Fife. |
27,371,546 | The team tracked the health of nearly 800 villagers from the Chianti region of Italy to see if their local tipple had any discernable impact.
They found no proof that the wine ingredient resveratrol stops heart disease or prolongs life.
Experts say more research is needed to get a definitive answer.
The British Heart F... | Red wine may not be as good for you as hoped, say scientists who have studied the drink's ingredient that is purported to confer good health. |
20,590,142 | It has also been struggling with a stubbornly strong Australian dollar. A rate cut usually weakens a currency.
The rate cut is the second since October and came after the Reserve Bank of Australia's monthly policy meeting.
Australia's cost of borrowing is now at the same level it was during the global financial crisis ... | Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3%, as it looks to counter a slowdown in its mining sector. |
38,193,869 | Bodies of the victims arrived at the stadium in a procession through Chapeco after arriving from Colombia.
Seventy-one people died in Monday's crash outside Medellin where the team was due to play. Six survived.
The cause of the crash is unclear. But a recording suggests the plane was out of fuel moments before the cra... | Thousands of fans have gathered at Brazil's Chapecoense stadium to pay tribute to those killed when the football team's plane crashed. |
32,911,831 | A Walmart truck crashed in to the back of Morgan's limo in June 2014, with prosecutors alleging the driver had not slept for more than 24 hours.
Comedian James McNair, known as Jimmy Mack, was killed in the crash.
Morgan's lawyer, Benedict Morelli, said Walmart "took full responsibility for the accident".
All sides had... | Comic and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has settled his legal case against Walmart over a crash which left him seriously injured, and killed his friend. |
39,254,234 | Isabel Gentry, 16, was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary after falling ill on 18 May and discharged four hours later.
Her mother Claire Booty said an initial assessment was "cursory and brief" and she "could hardly walk" when sent home.
In a review after the teenager's death, the NHS Foundation Trust said her treatment ... | A girl who died of meningitis "was not given a chance" by the hospital which sent her home 48 hours before her death, an inquest has heard. |
38,833,310 | There may be 101 pages of amendments down so far, but the government is in no mood to take any of them on board; on the contrary, their aim is to repel boarders, to the point where they would even resist the one amendment being mooted by the Brexiteer camp, which would aim to forbid ministers from accepting any extra t... | I've got five take-outs from the Article 50 bill so far. |
40,907,797 | Midfielder Conor Hourihane made the main headlines with a hat-trick.
But teenagers Keinan Davis, who set up Hourihane's opener on his first EFL start, and Andre Green, who curled in a second for the hosts, both shone.
Josh Murphy and sub Nelson Oliveira each reduced the arrears after the break but, each time, Hourihane... | Aston Villa made light of their early-season wobbles as they deservedly beat Norwich City to claim their first Championship win of the season. |
35,283,091 | DUP MP Sammy Wilson decided not to contest a leadership race when Peter Robinson stood down before Christmas.
"Obviously the Assembly does not have a great image and that is partly due to its own behaviour and partly due to the way the media has treated even some of its successes," Mr Wilson told the BBC.
"So I think ... | Arlene Foster, who became Northern Ireland first minister on Monday, faces a "fairly daunting task" according to the man who considered challenging her for the job of party leader. |
33,885,085 | The shower takes place every year, when the Earth moves into the path of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet.
The shower reached its peak in the early hours of Thursday morning, between 1.00am and 4.00am, when as many as 100 meteors were expected to be seen every hour.
Astronomers expected extra-dark skies which created... | The Perseid Meteor shower is lighting up the night skies and many kids across the UK are staying up late to enjoy it. |
34,841,266 | Fire crews were called to the Hootananny venue in Church Street at about 17:20 on Monday following reports of an explosion.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said firefighters quickly established that it was not a gas explosion.
SFRS said the incident was linked to a fireplace in the pub and a flammable liqui... | One person has been taken to hospital after a fire at a bar in Inverness. |
30,778,887 | The clever machine dishes up six delicious flavours of ice cream with a variety of toppings.
One day robots may become sentient and take over the world. Until then, we're free to boss them about, so we want to know: What job would you give a robot?
Perhaps you'd make robots clean your room, or prepare delicious snacks?... | A robot that can serve ice cream has been revealed at a shopping centre in China. |
30,475,830 | A man in his 40s was found dead just after 06:30 GMT at the One-Stop store in Ditton Lane, police said.
Three men, aged 40, 44 and 69 from Cambridge, and a 50-year-old man from Fenstanton have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
A 45-year-old man from Cambridge was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.... | Five men have been arrested after a body was found at a convenience store in Cambridge. |
36,914,468 | Thomas Sellar stabbed 23-year-old Jamie Walsh during a row in Greenock, Inverclyde, on 10 September 2015.
Sellar said he feared for his life but a jury convicted him of murder after hearing that the victim was unarmed.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, 38-year-old Sellar was ordered to serve a minimum of 18 years in pris... | A man who claimed he killed his neighbour in an act of self defence has been jailed for life for murder. |
35,612,994 | They were forced to hand over property including bank cards, cash, mobile phones and wallets by a man who contacted them on the site Fabguys.com.
Police said during one of the robberies a man was threatened at knifepoint and they believe the three crimes are linked.
Two of the victims were from Reading and one was from... | Three men have been targeted in a series of robberies after using a gay dating website to arrange meetings. |
22,919,639 | 15 June 2013 Last updated at 17:21 BST
Tafwyl is a free family festival in the grounds of Cardiff Castle, featuring music, sport and craft activities, as well as cookery and literature. Around 10,000 people were attending.
Rhys, who is also due to start filming a BBC Wales drama from Monday, said holding the festival i... | Actor Matthew Rhys, the star of Cold War drama series The Americans, returned to his home city Cardiff to open a Welsh language festival. |
37,452,304 | Baby cheetahs are so prized as exotic pets that entire litters are seized from their mothers when they may only be four to six weeks old.
Each tiny animal can fetch as much as $10,000 on the black market and end up being paraded on social media by wealthy buyers in Gulf states.
But the trade exacts a terrible toll on a... | Pitiful scenes of cheetah cubs lying emaciated and bewildered highlight one of the cruellest but least-publicised examples of illegal wildlife trafficking. |
34,873,892 | Jason Downie, 32, befriended youngsters on the social media site before sending them messages asking to meet up.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard how he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in Fraserburgh in September 2012.
Sentencing him, Sheriff Annella Cowan described Downie as a "dangerous and manipulative" man who wo... | A man who used Facebook to find young girls to have unlawful sex with has been jailed for more than three years. |
38,498,007 | An image of a Kyrgyz passport purportedly belonging to the suspect circulated on social media.
But Kyrgyz authorities said they had questioned the man and that he had played no part in the attack.
Turkish media have run images of a suspect, saying they were given out by the police.
But the police have given no official... | Kyrgyzstan has ruled out a suspect named in media reports in connection with the new year attack on an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people. |
37,273,958 | The Muslim Personal Law Board told the Supreme Court that men were "better at controlling emotions and unlikely to take a hasty decision".
The board's explanation came after Muslim women complained about gender discrimination in divorce cases.
Activists said the comments were "patriarchal, inhuman and unjust".
The Supr... | Women's groups and activists in India have criticised an influential Muslim group for saying that "men have greater power of decision making". |
39,007,771 | Well, having dusted himself off from scoring a hat-trick on Thursday night, the Manchester United striker is now dishing out life lessons to the club's fans.
The giant Swede has taken over United's Instagram account, so here he is with a some advice for all the wannabe Zlatans out there.
This content will not work on y... | Ever wondered what it's like to spend 24 hours in the world of Zlatan Ibrahimovic? |
32,809,141 | The Heritage Lottery Fund said the project lacked backing from Conwy council and was deemed "high risk".
The council has applied to have the Grade II-listed structure demolished.
However, a protracted legal dispute over the ownership of the pier is still rumbling on between businessman Steve Hunt and the council.
The b... | Colwyn Bay's Victoria pier has failed to win a £9.6m bid for lottery heritage restoration cash and now faces demolition. |
16,844,830 | Labour peer Lord Foulkes has said there should be two separate votes - the first one to decide on independence.
If that vote was defeated, a second ballot could be held on further devolution.
Lord Foulkes has tabled an amendment to the Scotland Bill proposing the measure.
The bill - which is designed to implement the p... | A former Scotland Office minister is calling for a "double referendum" to determine Scotland's constitutional future. |
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