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36,567,872 | Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Gezi Park was an issue "where we need to be courageous".
Plans envisaged rebuilding an old barracks and erecting other structures on the rare central green space.
Several people were killed and thousands injured in the protests which began in May 2013.
What started as demonstrations against ur... | Turkey's president has signalled that he intends to revive plans to redevelop a central Istanbul park which sparked large anti-government protests in 2013. |
34,836,637 | Brown, 75, led Scotland to Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup as manager and believes Wales can shine in France.
Next summer's finals will be Wales' first appearance at a major tournament since 1958.
"When you see the Welsh team play, they're excellent. I think they've got a very good chance," said Brown.
"They won't surpr... | Wales have sought the advice of former Scotland manager Craig Brown to help their preparations for the Euro 2016 Championship in France. |
39,299,626 | Kristin Forbes, a US academic, was the only member of the Monetary Policy Committee to vote to raise rates this month.
This was the first split between policymakers on rates since last July.
"Monetary policy should not go on hold," Ms Forbes wrote in an opinion piece in the Daily Telegraph.
Ms Forbes, who is due to lea... | UK interest rates should be raised, despite risks in the economy, according to a member of the Bank of England's rate-setting committee. |
36,665,691 | United are expected to release an official statement in the coming days.
Giggs, 42, had a year remaining on his contract as assistant manager but new boss Jose Mourinho intends to fill that role with long-time friend Rui Faria.
Unable to reach agreement over another role at the Premier League club, Giggs, who made a re... | Ryan Giggs has ended his 29-year stay at Manchester United by agreeing a settlement with the Old Trafford club. |
38,921,961 | Tydfil Jenkins, 80, was struck by Alan Davies' car as she delivered a cake to an elderly friend.
Davies, 35, admitted causing death by careless driving and driving while disqualified, being uninsured and under the influence of drugs.
He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced later this month at Cardiff Crown Cou... | A banned driver has admitted killing a great-great-grandmother in Maesteg, Bridgend county. |
38,454,130 | Bryan Cooper sent the 6-1 shot straight to the lead with Nichols Canyon (2-5) his closest pursuer throughout.
The pair were almost as one before Petit Mouchoir jumped the second-last better and found another gear.
Petit Mouchoir sealed a seven-length success from Nichols Canyon with Ivanovich Gorbatov in third.
Henry ... | Petit Mouchoir ran out an impressive winner of the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown on Thursday with odds-on favourite Nichols Canyon in second. |
31,109,340 | The proposed new high-speed rail line, HS2, is due to slice right through Fred Moreton's 550-acre farm near Offchurch, Warwickshire.
And last week, he finally had his chance to tell MPs on the High Speed Rail Bill Select Committee just how this titanic building project would upend his life.
Fred brought along slides fo... | After four years of battling, it was all over in 10 minutes. |
40,359,262 | The International Football Association Board (Ifab) has several ideas to alter the laws of the game - supposedly to make it more attractive.
They form part of a strategy document called 'Play Fair!' - but would they work, and what would be the consequences if they were implemented?
BBC football analyst Pat Nevin says h... | From 30-minute halves to dribbling straight from a free-kick, proposals have been put forward to change the game of football as we know it. |
29,830,553 | The 22-year-old only joined the Tigers from Blackpool in the summer.
But he has been limited to four games for the Premier League side and has not appeared in the league since August.
Reds boss Stuart Pearce told BBC Radio Nottingham: "He needs first-team football and a challenge. He's not featured much for Hull, so th... | Nottingham Forest have signed out-of-favour Hull City winger Thomas Ince on loan until the end of December. |
37,193,497 | The 28-year-old Italian, who joined the Black Cats from Arsenal in 2013, was injured during a training session.
Manager David Moyes said he would "definitely" look to make a signing as Jordan Pickford, 22, is his only fit senior goalkeeper.
Moyes added the club had made a bid for Sevilla midfielder Vicente Iborra.
The ... | Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone will be out for at least three months and could require an operation after tearing elbow ligaments. |
25,154,196 | Metropolitan Police officers were sent to 166 key junctions during London's rush hour periods as part of Operation Safeway.
It follows the deaths of six cyclists in the city within a two-week period.
Between Monday and Wednesday 1,392 fixed penalty notices were issued to motorists and 755 to cyclists.
The force said th... | More than 2,000 fixed penalty notices were issued to motorists and cyclists during the first three days of a police road safety operation across London. |
37,100,941 | All three teaching unions are now taking some form of industrial action over their concerns about the new courses.
Problems highlighted include the level of bureaucracy and increased workload.
These are likely to be among the topics raised at a regular meeting involving unions, education chiefs and others.
The group br... | Ongoing issues about the workload linked to the new school qualifications in Scotland are expected to be discussed later. |
37,481,134 | Its last issue came out on 7 October, leaving former colleagues, friends and many others mourning something that had become beloved.
HK Magazine was one of only a few English-language magazines in Hong Kong and had earned a reputation as fun, independent and free-thinking.
Although it listed the hippest new restaurants... | Last week I woke up to the news that HK Magazine, irreverent and wry and which gave me my first full-time job in journalism, is to be closed down after 25 years. |
35,641,723 | The Public Accounts Committee at Stormont has published a damning report on the affair, after taxpayers were left to clear its £1.6m debts.
"The level of scandal is completely shocking," said the committee's chairperson, Michaela Boyle.
The PSNI is investigating what went on and, separately, NIEC board members are fac... | The collapse of the NI Events Company quango has been described as one of the worst scandals since devolution. |
28,971,311 | The Wild Dolphins project was organised by Wild in Art along with the Archie Foundation at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC).
For the last 10 weeks they have been the most photographed and talked about attractions in the city.
They were in parks, shopping centres, the beac... | A popular arts project which brought 50 life-sized fibre glass dolphins to Aberdeen is drawing to a close. |
36,095,205 | The message from Celtic Park, in the wake of the announcement of Ronny Deila's exit at the end of the season, was one of calm and an insistence that they know what's gone wrong and they know what needs to happen in order to fix it.
As chief executive, Peter Lawwell has been caught in the fallout of Sunday's loss to Ran... | Football history is littered with examples of seemingly lost causes rescued by a great redeemer, situations that appear hopeless being turned around by somebody who knows exactly what they're doing. |
35,987,731 | Turnout: 187,517 valid votes (48.9%)
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Dyfed-Powys is the largest police force by geography in England and Wale... | Plaid Cymru's Dafydd Llywelyn has been elected Dyfed-Powys police and crime commissioner. |
39,354,451 | Nick Bennett said a "fear and blame" culture needed to be tackled describing the situation as "groundhog day".
He said his office handled about 2,000 complaints every year - double the number investigated 10 years ago.
The Welsh Government said it would consider the findings and expected all public bodies to do the sam... | Public service bodies are failing to learn lessons because of complaints being handled in an inadequate way, the ombudsman has said. |
39,822,125 | The 34-year-old goalkeeper was hurt during last week's Manchester derby at Etihad Stadium, which finished 0-0.
Willy Caballero is now expected to play for the rest of the season as City look to hold on to a place in the top four and Champions League qualification.
Boss Pep Guardiola also confirmed striker Sergio Aguero... | Manchester City's Claudio Bravo will miss the last four games of the Premier League season with a calf injury. |
22,772,431 | With the sound of the drums echoing off the walls of the surrounding buildings, it feels as if it could be an impromptu street performance - but it's not.
This is tax collecting Bangalore-style.
Fed up with companies refusing to pay their tax bills, the city has gone one better than merely sending out reminder letters.... | The band of drummers, with their matching shirts and bright bandanas, is beating out a fast-paced tattoo to a small appreciative audience. |
32,081,697 | The Commons Treasury Select Committee said the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) made a serious error last year by mishandling a pre-briefing of its life insurance review.
Comments made by an FCA official in a newspaper interview sent insurers' share prices plunging.
Companies affected included Aviva, Legal & General a... | Britain's financial regulator created a false market in shares of life insurers last year, a group of MPs has said. |
28,800,093 | Cash, who still presents shows on BBC radio in the South, played his first record, Bill Haley and His Comets' Rock Around the Clock, in Canada.
"This little job came up as holiday relief on 15 August 1964," he said.
"It feels more like 50 minutes than 50 years. There were times when things weren't the best in the west,... | Former pirate radio and Radio One DJ Dave Cash is celebrating 50 years of broadcasting. |
16,595,203 | The Football Association of Wales confirmed Coleman's appointment until 2014 at a Cardiff news conference on Thursday.
Coleman said it was one of the proudest moments of his career but also a difficult situation.
"We're still all shocked by what happened [with Gary Speed] and we're still grieving," said Coleman.
"And t... | Chris Coleman has been unveiled as the new Wales manager to replace the late Gary Speed. |
36,116,236 | Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce said the 33ft (10m) stainless steel sculpture next to Hull's Beverley Gate relic was like a "granny's vase".
The gate was where King Charles I was refused entry to Hull in 1642, sparking the English Civil War.
Hull City Council said it has submitted plans for "an engaging piece of ar... | Plans for a sculpture near the remains of Hull's ancient defence walls have been criticised by the chamber of commerce. |
36,281,263 | The Australian hit a nine-under-par 63 at Sawgrass to move ahead of a group of five players that includes England's Justin Rose and Ireland's Shane Lowry.
Lowry picked up seven shots on the back nine to come home in a tournament record 29 strokes.
Masters champion Danny Willett is seven adrift on two under, while world... | World number one Jason Day equalled the course record to take a two-shot first-round lead at the Players Championship. |
33,945,859 | Stephen Gannon, 36, was assaulted on Broomfield Lane, near St Monance Street in the city's Springburn area, at about 17:20 on Friday.
Police Scotland said his attackers ran off in the direction of Balgrayhill Road. Mr Gannon died at the scene.
The death is being treated as murder and officers have appealed for informat... | Detectives are looking for two men who left another man dying after a street attack in Glasgow. |
36,775,103 | When he saw the exit poll on election night, 2015, on the first bong of Big Ben, he began to celebrate the first majority Conservative government for 23 years. But the successful decapitation of his coalition partners turned out to be a curse.
Without a majority, it would have been easier to postpone the EU referendum ... | David Cameron's luck ran out at the moment of his greatest triumph. |
34,147,824 | Terry Bywater led the scoring with 24 points in a 77-48 victory.
"It's another dream, another Paralympics and there's no reason why we don't deserve it," he told BBC Sport.
The women's team, who lost their final pool game 64-52 to the Netherlands, have already qualified for Rio.
GB's men are chasing a third straight Eu... | Great Britain beat Italy in the men's quarter-finals of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championships to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympics. |
20,002,801 | Despite stringent carbon emissions targets in Europe designed to slow global warming and massive investment in renewable energy in China, demand for this most ancient source of energy is greater than ever.
In fact, coal was the fastest growing form of energy in the world outside renewables last year, with production up... | Coal, the dirtiest and most polluting of all the major fossil fuels, is making a comeback. |
38,223,805 | The BBC has presented the company with evidence that many of its customers' router credentials have been hacked, putting them at risk of data theft.
The UK broadband provider confirmed that the sample of stolen router IDs it had been shown was real.
But it is still advising users that there is "no need" to change their... | TalkTalk's handling of a wi-fi password breach is being criticised by several cyber-security experts. |
34,625,487 | The barrister and master of Clare College Cambridge will remain a party member but will sit as a crossbencher.
He told the Times Jeremy Corbyn's proposals were "terribly damaging".
It comes five days after former junior health minister Lord Warner resigned the Labour whip, saying the party did not have a "hope in hell"... | Lord Grabiner has become the second peer in recent days to resign the Labour whip in the Lords. |
36,878,603 | The German Grand Prix was once a cornerstone of the calendar, a historic race on a unique and special circuit, packed out with enthusiastic spectators. But that status is under serious threat.
For one thing, the demise of the Nurburgring - which shared the hosting duties - means the event is held only once every two se... | Something strange has happened to Formula 1 in Germany. |
31,726,840 | Operators Serco said it was a "peaceful protest" and it was talking to the women involved.
Two members of staff had earlier been suspended following allegations of abuse.
Undercover filming by Channel 4 News had shown staff referring to inmates as "animals", "beasties" and "bitches".
The facility houses up to 400 women... | About a dozen female detainees at Yarl's Wood detention centre in Bedfordshire were involved in a "small" protest on Tuesday night. |
34,712,137 | Joedyn Luben, 32, had £77,000 in a safe at his home in Penlan, Swansea, he told Cardiff Crown Court.
He claims officers from South Wales Police stole £30,000 of this during the raid in April 2011.
Det Sgt Stephen Phillips, 47, of Swansea, Det Cons Christopher Evans, 38, of Llangennech, and Michael Stokes, 35, from Glyn... | Three detectives stole a man's life savings in a raid on his home, a court has heard. |
23,909,195 | Justice Ginsburg, 80, officiates this weekend at the wedding of Michael Kaiser, 59, president of the Kennedy Center performing arts space, and economist John Roberts, 32.
Mr Kaiser is a personal friend of hers.
In June, the Supreme Court overturned a law that banned recognition of same-sex marriages by the US governmen... | US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is poised to become the first judge on the country's highest court to perform a same-sex marriage. |
32,015,917 | A member of staff at Glenshee Ski Centre alerted SAIS to the slide on Glas Tulaichean, a 3,448ft (1,051m) Munro.
SAIS Southern Cairngorms said the full depth avalanche was filled with mud, rocks and large blocks of snow.
Another large slide was recorded at Creag Meagaidh in February.
The Sportscotland Avalanche Informa... | The largest avalanche recorded by the Sportscotland Avalanche Information Service so far this season has been discovered in the Southern Cairngorms. |
20,638,867 | The club was honoured by the Institute of Groundsmanship, beating 200 nominees to the top prize in the sustainability and environmental category.
The institute also recognised other factors, such as the club's solar panels and solar-powered mower.
Groundsman at the Conference National club Stewart Ward said he was "ove... | Forest Green Rovers Football Club has won an award for growing an "organic" pitch avoiding the use of chemicals. |
29,740,141 | The 30-year-old joined the Blades in the summer but made just one appearance, before being loaned out to former club Walsall last month.
He played seven times for the Saddlers and boss Dean Smith had been keen to retain his services.
Butler joins a Doncaster side that is currently one point above the relegation zone. | Doncaster Rovers have signed Sheffield United defender Andy Butler on loan until January. |
36,588,633 | The ex-Premier League sides meet on a day which also sees Bury host Charlton, while MK Dons visit Shrewsbury.
League Two champions Northampton Town start at home to Fleetwood Town, while Oxford United host Chesterfield.
The first league meeting of AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons is scheduled for 10 December at Stadium:MK.
Br... | Bolton Wanderers will begin life back in the third tier of English football for the first time since 1992-93 with a home game against Sheffield United. |
35,142,741 | Fighting is said to have erupted near the town of Harad which was captured by government forces two days ago.
Military sources said 28 troops were killed while Houthi rebels said they had lost 40 fighters.
Clashes have continued despite a UN-backed ceasefire and peace talks in Switzerland which began on Tuesday.
As wel... | At least 68 people are reported to have been killed in fresh clashes between government troops and Houthi rebels in north-west Yemen near the Saudi border. |
29,392,606 | People living close to the plant in Monkton Lane, Farnham, have complained that the stench has recently got worse.
Thames Water, which manages the site, said emergency repair work could be the cause, but that it had written to residents to explain the situation.
Local councillor Roger Steel said he had been inundated w... | Residents in a Surrey town have claimed their lives are being made a misery due to the smell from nearby sewage works. |
32,882,406 | The rebel, known as Roman Ruiz, led the 18th division of the Farc, which operates in north-west Colombia.
The bombing was the latest in a series of attacks on the Farc by Colombian security forces.
The two sides are holding peace talks but have not agreed a ceasefire.
The Colombian air force said it bombed a rebel posi... | A commander of Colombia's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), was among five rebels killed in a bombing raid on Monday, the Colombian military says. |
34,721,383 | The 22-year-old joined up with his new teammates after the World Cup, but has yet to feature for the Chiefs.
"We have won two games out of three in the Premiership and he's not been here very long," Baxter told BBC Sport.
"He, like a number of other very good players here at Exeter, will have to be patient and when the... | Italy centre Michele Campagnaro will have to wait to make his Exeter debut. |
34,722,037 | The bank said that "due to changes in commercial priorities" it would not sponsor the event beyond 2016.
It has sponsored the event, which features the top eight men's players in singles and doubles, since 2009 when it moved to London's 02 Arena.
Barclays has also dropped sponsorship of the Premier League and London's ... | Barclays Bank is to end its sponsorship of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament. |
32,818,870 | In an unexpected move, the European Parliament voted to require all EU importers of four minerals to be certified to ensure they do not fuel conflicts and human rights abuses.
The European Commission had recommended that checks be only voluntary.
Human rights groups praised the vote as a "historic moment".
The decision... | Euro MPs have called for companies to carry out mandatory checks to stop "conflict minerals" entering Europe from war zones. |
37,481,643 | Serco won a £70m contract in April 2015 to take over HR and finance support for Lincolnshire County Council.
Lincoln's Bishop King Primary School said about 30 staff were affected, with four receiving no wages at all.
Serco said it was "really sorry for the impact" the latest error had had on staff at the school.
Abi T... | A company responsible for council payroll services has apologised after staff at a school were left without wages, or paid incorrectly. |
36,272,257 | US businessmen Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan are leading a bid to buy a 60% stake in Wales' only Premier League club.
Swansea had hoped the deal would be done by the end of 2015-16.
"It remains to be seen if it will be done before the start of next season," Jenkins told BBC Wales Sport.
"Will it be taken further and fi... | Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins says the club's proposed takeover by an American consortium may not be completed until next season. |
31,469,329 | The coach, which was carrying a cheerleading team from Kent, collided with an Audi car near Flitwick at 06:45 GMT.
Two men from Buckinghamshire and a third from the London area, all of whom were in the car, died.
A fourth man, who was also in the car, has been taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital.
No-one on the co... | A coach driver involved in a crash which left three people dead on the M1 in Bedfordshire has been arrested. |
35,342,821 | The indictment says Hubert Zafke was an accessory to the murder of at least 3,681 people during one month in 1944. It says he was an SS medical orderly.
The trial is to start on 29 February in Neubrandenburg. Mr Zafke remains at home, a prosecution spokesman said.
The Nazis killed about 1.1m people in Auschwitz, most o... | A 95-year-old former SS member will go on trial in north-east Germany next month accused of assisting in the mass murder of Auschwitz death camp inmates. |
40,264,777 | The institutions housed women and girls who became pregnant outside marriage.
An investigative website has found that in 1942 the mortality rate of babies born outside marriage was twice that of those born to married parents.
The Detail's research also reveals that the deaths of many babies in the homes were caused by ... | New research into infant mortality rates at former mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland has added weight to calls for a public inquiry. |
35,082,343 | Mr Jammeh told state TV the proclamation was in line with Gambia's "religious identity and values".
He added that no dress code would be imposed and citizens of other faiths would be allowed to practise freely.
Some 90% of Gambians are Muslim. The former British colony's economy relies heavily on tourism.
However, rela... | Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared his Muslim-majority country an Islamic republic, saying the move marks a break with the colonial past. |
39,190,479 | Yassar Yaqub, 28, from Huddersfield, was shot by an officer in an operation near junction 24 on 2 January.
Moshin Amin, 30, Broomer Street, Dewsbury, denied possessing a handgun, a silencer and ammunition with intent to endanger life at Leeds Crown Court.
A provisional trial date was set for 4 December and Mr Amin was ... | A man driving a car in which his passenger was shot dead by police on the M62 has appeared in court. |
39,257,806 | It happened at Pinewood Avenue in Woodburn. The man is understood to be a high-profile loyalist.
The ambulance service received a call about 14:15 GMT following reports of a man with a gunshot wound.
After treatment at the scene by paramedics, he was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
In the aftermath of ... | A man in his 40s has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot in the neck in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. |
33,694,573 | BBC Turkish spoke to residents on the Syrian border to find out how the military escalation has affected their daily lives.
The first two contributors come from Beylerbeyi and Lower Beylerbeyi villages - directly north of the Syrian city of Aleppo, just on the Turkish side of the border.
The third contributor did not w... | Turkey has dramatically stepped up its involvement in the conflicts across its south-eastern border, bombing both militants from the Islamic State (IS) group and Kurdish militants, and allowing the US to use a key airbase. |
32,047,832 | The 3.5-acre site in St Werburghs shut in 2007 when the company went into liquidation.
A property consultant is now preparing an outline plan on behalf of the land owners Folland Ltd.
Nearly 900 people lost their jobs in 2007 when four companies which formed part of the Brooks Service Group closed.
Some 350 of these we... | Plans for more than 100 homes are being drawn-up for the former Brooks Laundry complex in Bristol. |
32,114,030 | The men, who are in their mid 20s, were caught in squally conditions after they left Raasay at about 20:00 on Sunday to paddle across about a mile of sea.
The mother of one of the men raised the alarm before later finding them on the shore of The Braes peninsula on Skye.
The Coastguard said the men were "very cold" an... | Two kayakers got into difficulty after their craft capsized in bad weather while making an evening crossing between the isles of Raasay and Skye. |
37,725,447 | The Candystripes play their last home game of the season on Friday when they host Sligo Rovers.
However, the club still do not know when work on a multi-million pound redevelopment of their stadium will begin.
Derry City and Strabane District Council, who own the stadium, said a tendering process is ongoing.
Club chair... | The chairman of Derry City Football Club has warned that European football at Brandywell stadium is under threat. |
38,895,546 | After initially refusing to talk, he has confirmed he is 29-year-old Egyptian Abdullah Hamamy.
He was shot in the stomach as, authorities say, he lunged at soldiers.
President Francois Hollande says there is little doubt it was a terrorist act.
The Egyptian remains under arrest in hospital.
His father, a retired Egypti... | The man suspected of attacking soldiers with two machetes at Paris's Louvre Museum on Friday has confirmed his identity to investigators and given his version of events, judicial sources say. |
34,784,537 | After suffering two consecutive - and humiliating - defeats in the Delhi and Bihar elections, India's ruling BJP, many believe, also needed a small rebellion to shake it out of its complacency.
On Tuesday evening, four senior party leaders, led by India's former deputy prime minister LK Advani, fired what was clearly a... | US founding father Thomas Jefferson once said a "little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world, as storms in the physical". |
36,584,869 | RWE Npower is planning to bring down the remains of the boiler house at the Didcot A plant which partly collapsed in February, killing four men.
Three bodies are yet to be recovered.
The energy company said using remote-operated vehicles (ROVs) was preferable "since it limits the risk to life".
It called the conditions... | Robots should be used to place demolition charges at the base of the collapsed Didcot power station because using people "carries inherent risks to life", the site owner has said. |
38,372,067 | The government has moved responsibility for its funding to the BBC, which the Defence Committee said had "entirely predictably" led to cuts.
It added that BBC Monitoring was "vital" to diplomacy and business.
The BBC said it was "confident" the service would continue to meet the UK government's needs.
The government di... | BBC Monitoring, the UK service that translates and analyses global media, is in danger of becoming a "hollow shell", MPs have warned. |
34,897,585 | Massive adult yellowfins swim together, while juveniles group separately and swim with adult skipjack of a similar size.
Schooling confuses predators and makes it less likely that any single fish will fall victim to one. And bigger numbers mean more eyes are on the lookout for a meal.
Fishing is the best economic hope ... | As huge schools of tuna cut swiftly across the Western Pacific on a migration course that spans thousands of kilometres, they cluster by size. |
28,872,944 | Researchers suggest there is poor evidence to support screening and isolating infected patients - standard practice in hospitals worldwide.
But good hand hygiene and bathing with antibacterial solutions are key to reducing infections, they say.
Experts warn more studies are needed before any change in protocols.
Despit... | The jury is still out on the effectiveness of methods to control the hospital superbug MRSA, according to an international report in the Lancet. |
40,998,647 | The presidency has published a "transparency charter" defining her duties, funded from Mr Macron's budget.
She will have an active role in civil society, focusing on disabled people, education, children, women's issues, health and gender equality.
A petition signed by more than 316,000 people opposed a "first lady" rol... | Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, is getting an official role but without the title "first lady". |
36,867,024 | The gunmen seized the compound five days ago and have been demanding the release of an opposition leader arrested last month on weapons charges.
Supporters of the gunmen have staged rallies nearby and clashed on Wednesday with police, who fired tear gas.
Mr Sarkisian urged the gunmen to "sober up" and end their "provoc... | Armenia's President Serge Sarkisian has urged gunmen holding four hostages at a police station in Yerevan to free their captives and lay down their arms. |
33,323,740 | First Great Western has amended some services from midday to 20:00 BST because of the expected intense heat.
There will be no fast trains between London Paddington and Bourne End in Buckinghamshire or Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.
Network Rail said if the track buckled the line must be closed for repairs "causing co... | Hot weather is set to disrupt trains in the Thames Valley area with speeds being cut over fears of rails buckling. |
39,034,850 | Media playback is not supported on this device
The National League side were beaten 2-0 by Premier League visitors Arsenal, who are 105 places above Sutton on English football's ladder.
The home side had several chances, with Adam May wasting a chance and Roarie Deacon hitting the crossbar.
"This was our cup final," sa... | Sutton United's players will "go down in history" despite missing out on a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals, said manager Paul Doswell. |
32,424,488 | Profits for the first three months of 2015 were $626m (£416m), and revenues were $4.45bn, a 4% increase from a year earlier.
However, eBay said that "strengthening dollar significantly impacted first quarter results".
Revenue at eBay would have been 7% higher without that currency headwind.
At payment site PayPal, cur... | Online retailer eBay has reported better-than-expected results but added that a strong dollar substantially hurt the company's results. |
40,615,155 | On Thursday, Root himself said he was looking forward to the time when his leadership mettle would be examined.
On the first day of the second Test, where South Africa moved on to 309-6, Root got his wish and, in turn, allowed the pressure to ease off the Proteas on more than one occasion.
It was a fluctuating day - So... | After England handsomely defeated South Africa in the first Test at Lord's, I wrote that new captain Joe Root had been given an easy ride. |
36,132,902 | Regulator Ofcom ruled the performance, by Alexandr Magala of Moldova, was "in line with audience expectations".
It also rejected suggestions the act might lead to copycat behaviour.
"The repeated warnings and clear references to the inherent danger of the act meant it was very unlikely that audiences would attempt to c... | ITV show Britain's Got Talent will not be investigated by the broadcasting watchdog over a sword-swallowing act that drew 33 complaints. |
38,749,746 | Jack Brereton, 25, will stand in the Stoke-on-Trent Central election triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Tristram Hunt.
Meanwhile, Trudy Harrison, 40, who lives in the village of Bootle where she was a parish councillor for a number of years, will stand in Copeland.
The by-election was called following the resign... | The Conservative Party has chosen its candidates for two by-elections. |
35,558,692 | The 22-year-old former Bristol City trainee has scored four goals in 29 appearances for Gareth Ainsworth's Chairboys this campaign.
He joins a Latics side currently 23rd in League One.
"Aaron's been unhappy of late because he hasn't been able to force his way into the team, so this move is best for all parties," said A... | Oldham have signed striker Aaron Amadi-Holloway on loan from League Two side Wycombe for the rest of the season. |
35,772,394 | From 1 April, there will be a three-year ban on killing fish outside estuary limits and strict controls on numbers in inland waters.
The SNP's Joan McAlpine hailed a "reprieve" for haaf netting methods.
However, Labour's Elaine Murray called it a "guesswork decision" while Conservative Alex Fergusson criticised the fai... | MSPs have given widely differing views of the impact in south west Scotland of new wild salmon stock protection rules. |
36,856,837 | 21 July 2016 Last updated at 20:33 BST
The targeting of oil facilities has reduced the country's output and threatened its fragile economy.
So what is behind the renewed violence? The BBC's Martin Patience has spoken to one of the militants. | Oil militancy has made a comeback in Nigeria with a recent wave of attacks carried out by the Niger Delta Avengers. |
16,858,535 | They have become two of the most recognisable estates in the country, after appearing as the backdrop for films such as Harry Brown and numerous TV shows including the The Bill and Spooks.
It is the sheer size of the estates that is a draw to directors. With long lines, corridors and walkways, they can be a film-maker... | Many people would enjoy opening their front door to see a Hollywood star making their new movie, but residents living in the Aylesbury and Heygate housing estates in South London have had enough of film-makers. |
39,446,952 | President Francois Hollande told British Prime Minister Theresa May that talks must settle the UK's financial bills and the rights of citizens.
Other pro-EU politicians meeting in Malta expressed a similar view, saying they would not allow "cherry-picking".
Mrs May called for simultaneous talks during exit negotiations... | France has insisted that the UK must first sort out the terms of its exit from the European Union before talks can move on to future relationships. |
40,535,011 | A total of 737 clubs have entered the 2017-18 competition, with 370 of those starting their campaign on the weekend 5-6 August when 185 extra preliminary round ties will be played.
The extra preliminary round is the first of six qualifying rounds before the first round proper on 4 November.
The two Northwich teams will... | Northwich Victoria, who reached the second round two seasons ago and the third round in 2006, will face local rivals 1874 Northwich - a breakaway club formed five years ago - in the extra preliminary round of the FA Cup. |
37,408,776 | The hosts fell behind just before the break when Sergio Ramos used his hand to block a shot in the box and Bruno Soriano chipped in from the spot.
Ramos made amends soon after the restart, heading in from a corner.
Zinedine Zidane's side put the visitors under concerted pressure throughout the second half, but Villarre... | Real Madrid missed out on a record-breaking 17th consecutive La Liga victory as they drew with Villarreal. |
40,535,493 | Two people were left with "life-changing" injuries when a corrosive substance was thrown on to them through their car windows.
Cousins Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar had been celebrating Ms Khan's 21st birthday before the attack.
John Tomlin, 24, is described as white, 6ft tall, of stocky build and with short fair hair... | Police have released new images of a man they want to talk to in connection with an acid attack in east London. |
14,947,024 | Dr Imran Farooq was stabbed outside his home in Green Lane, Edgware, last year.
His killers may have had help from other people, some of whom could have assisted unwittingly, police added.
An e-fit image of a suspect wearing a baseball cap has been released. A man aged 34 who was questioned last year has been bailed un... | The murder of a Pakistani politician in north London a year ago was "carefully planned", Scotland Yard has said, as it offered a £20,000 reward for details. |
30,336,529 | It means that 1,500 jobs are at risk: 650 in higher education, 500 in further education and 400 civil servants.
About 1,000 places may be lost in universities but 16,000 would go from further education colleges.
The department is being asked to cut £82m or 10.8% from its annual spending.
Employment and Learning Minst... | Some 17,000 education and training places could go as a result of severe cutbacks, the Department for Employment and Learning has revealed. |
39,191,736 | Christian Calderwood was forced to stop by other drivers who surrounded him with their vehicles and took his keys.
Stirling Sheriff Court was told that Calderwood, 42, was barely able to stand by the time police arrived.
Calderwood, of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, will be sentenced in April.
The court heard that... | A man who drove for 20 miles on a motorway after taking drugs was "foaming from the mouth" when he was stopped by police, a court has heard. |
36,847,105 | He also told MPs the British and Irish governments "recognise the benefits" that come from the travel area.
Mr Brokenshire was responding to questions from East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson and Foyle MP Mark Durkan.
He said said he did not "want to see a return to the borders of the past".
It was Mr Brokenshire's first ap... | Secretary of State James Brokenshire has told the House of Commons the continuation of the Common Travel Area between Northern Ireland and the Republic will be a "priority issue". |
40,440,741 | Two people were left with "life-changing" injuries when a corrosive substance was thrown on to them through their car windows.
Cousins Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar had been celebrating Ms Khan's 21st birthday before the attack.
John Tomlin, 24, is described as white, 6ft tall, of stocky build and with short fair hair... | Police have released an image of a man they want to talk to in connection with an acid attack in east London. |
40,059,307 | The bus was travelling to the Monastery of St Samuel the Confessor, 135km (85 miles) south of Cairo, from Minya province when it came under fire.
No group immediately said it was behind the attack.
But Islamic State (IS) militants have targeted Copts several times in recent months, and vowed to do so again.
Two suicide... | Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 26 people and wounding 25 others, state media report. |
30,164,891 | The FA's investigation into Whelan's comments about Jewish and Chinese people will be treated "as a priority".
Whelan, who has denied being racist, made the comments while defending his decision to appoint Malky Mackay.
"Should they even suggest I'm guilty I would immediately resign," he said.
In an interview with ITV ... | Dave Whelan says he will resign as Wigan chairman if the Football Association punishes him for the controversy in which Cardiff owner Vincent Tan has labelled him "racist". |
35,572,921 | A four-mile section of the A591 between Keswick and Grasmere remains closed after it was damaged in a landslide.
Cumbria County Council said it had upgraded a forest road at Dunmail Raise which is wide enough for a small bus but not general traffic.
A spokesman said the service would begin on Tuesday.
A spokesman said ... | A shuttle bus service is being put in place to help passengers stranded after the collapse of a major road during Storm Desmond. |
32,641,223 | The former party leader's victory came as the SNP won all six seats in the north east of Scotland.
Callum McCaig won Aberdeen South from Labour, and Kirsty Blackman did likewise in Aberdeen North.
Stuart Donaldson won West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Angus Robertson held Moray, and Eilidh Whiteford was re-elected in ... | Alex Salmond said the Scottish lion had "roared", after he won the Gordon seat for the SNP in the general election. |
25,017,034 | The squat, squeaking android is being created at Pinewood Studios by two British men who are members of a Star Wars robot-building group.
Lee Towersey and Oliver Steeples say they feel "very privileged" to be working on the film.
Star Wars: Episode VII is currently in pre-production and filming is due to begin in the s... | R2-D2 is to make an appearance in the next outing of Star Wars, makers LucasFilm have confirmed. |
22,209,841 | A suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside the cafe in the west of the city, police said.
No group has said it carried out the attack.
The violence comes ahead of Iraq's provincial elections on 20 April, the first in the country since 2010.
Emergency workers were still trying to pull out victims trapped in the ru... | At least 27 people, including two children, have been killed and dozens more injured in a bomb attack on a cafe in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials have said. |
32,427,732 | France's answer to Jay Leno (sort of), Thierry Ardisson is Gallic media-man personified.
He is smart, a bit of a big-mouth, and regularly to be seen on chat-shows being applauded by airbrushed studio audiences.
Fittingly for a television celebrity, he also lives at number 214 Rue de Rivoli, one of the nicer addresses i... | A French TV host's campaign to ban junk-food stalls on the chic Rue de Rivoli has got le tout Paris wondering: "What on Earth is eating our Thierry?" |
38,253,891 | Ohio officials say that 26-year-old Saif Nasser Mubarak Alameri was shot in the head after fighting with officers.
The Case Western University law student caused a car crash on the Ohio Turnpike then fled from police on Sunday, police officials say.
His body has been flown to Abu Dhabi, where he will be buried on Frida... | Abu Dhabi police are travelling to the US state of Ohio to "participate in the investigation" into the death of an Emirati student who was shot by police. |
39,981,359 | The Irish were dismissed for 181 in 46.3 overs as several of their batsman, including top-scorer Ed Joyce (46), got out playing poor shots.
Bangladesh sealed victory in the 28th over with Soumya Sarkar unbeaten on 87.
This was another untimely Irish display with the game's bosses set to decide on their possible Test st... | Ireland suffered another chastening defeat as Bangladesh clinched an eight-wicket win with 22.5 overs to spare in the Tri-Nations game in Dublin. |
35,425,697 | City will meet Liverpool in the final at Wembley on 28 February after a 3-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium gave them a 4-3 aggregate win against the Toffees.
Martinez, however, was upset that the match officials failed to spot Raheem Sterling had run the ball out of play before crossing for Kevin de Bruyne to score City... | Everton manager Roberto Martinez was left fuming at what he said was a "hurtful and unfair" exit at the hands of Manchester City in the Capital One Cup. |
33,981,803 | The government would also retain Cuban physicians currently in the country whose contracts had expired, he added.
Negotiations between the government and doctors to end the three-week strike have broken down.
A policy of no-work-no-pay would be applied on those who refused to return to work by Thursday, the minister sa... | Ghana is planning to recruit 177 doctors from Cuba to work at state-run hospitals hit by a doctors' strike, Health Minister Alex Segbefia has said. |
36,784,362 | Set 302 to win from 46 overs at Taunton, Middlesex needed eight from the last and Simpson lofted Jim Allenby over long leg to finish 79 not out.
Nick Gubbins contributed 76 and James Fuller smashed 36 from only 18 balls.
Somerset, 348-6 overnight, earlier declared on 446-9 to give Middlesex an invitation they were happ... | Middlesex's John Simpson hit a six with two balls remaining to seal a thrilling two-wicket win over Somerset in County Championship Division One. |
34,720,751 | The Labour leader said hospital waiting lists and financial deficits were rising and asked for a guarantee that the NHS, which he described as a "jewel in the crown", would be fully funded.
The PM said the NHS was treating more people and outcomes were improving.
He insisted that a strong economy was the backbone of a ... | Jeremy Corbyn has warned of the risk of another "winter crisis" in the NHS as he and David Cameron clashed over health at Prime Minister's Questions. |
36,292,998 | Up to 1,000 people dressed in Harris Tweed jackets set off from Clerkenwell to take part in the annual London Tweed Run.
The event, which took in the major landmarks, is described as a "bicycle ride with a bit of style".
Cyclists stopped for tea in Tavistock Square and lunch in Kensington Gardens.
Crowds took photos as... | Hundreds of cyclists swapped lycra for flat caps, trilbies, berets and their sartorial best during a 12-mile ride. |
37,900,080 | Campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told the BBC such antipathy "doesn't reflect why Donald Trump is running and who he would be on the global stage".
She also attacked Hillary Clinton's "unremarkable to chequered" record as secretary of state.
Both candidates are undertaking a blitz of campaigning in key states on Monda... | Donald Trump's campaign team has sought to allay negative views expressed overseas towards its candidate, a day before the US goes to the polls. |
22,147,643 | President Nicos Anastasiades said new measures, mostly affecting the Russian business community, would be approved at a cabinet meeting on Monday.
Russians have billions of euros in Cypriot bank deposits.
Investors were angered when it emerged they would lose up to 60% of their savings under the terms of the bailout.
I... | Cyprus is to relax its citizenship rules for foreign investors who lost at least 3m euros (£2.5m) under an EU bailout deal. |
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