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13,912,836 | Lulzsec has claimed a new scalp - releasing confidential material taken from the Arizona police department.
The anonymous hacking group says they've not been knocked off course, or successfully exposed, by rival hackers who claim to have named them online - apparently because they object to their agenda.
This agenda se... | The Lulz Security hacking group that has claimed attacks on high-profile targets including the CIA and Sony in recent weeks has exclusively told the BBC's Newsnight programme that it wants to target the "higher ups" who write the rules and "bring them down a few notches". |
35,967,631 | Yvonne Mosquito was suspended last month over allegations she visited a murder victim's family without informing officers.
But Maxie Hayles said Ms Mosquito was "an ordained minister giving condolences to a grieving family"‎ and a councillor for the area.
He chaired a meeting of more than 100 people to discuss the su... | The suspension of the West Midlands Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner was "heavy-handed", a meeting heard. |
39,461,158 | The indoor complex in Middlehaven will include a 557ft (170m) ski slope, climbing area, indoor sky-diving centre, shops and cafes.
Developer Cool Runnings (NE) expect the centre to attract 2.5m visitors a year.
Building work is expected to start early next year, with a forecast opening by the summer of 2019.
Middlesbro... | Plans for a £30m snow and leisure centre, which is expected to create more than 300 jobs, have been approved by councillors in Middlesbrough. |
38,163,309 | Jodie Simpson, 38, fell into a vegetative state after taking an overdose of drugs at her home in Barrow, Cumbria, in 2012.
She died in June after her family fought for a legal ruling to withhold nutrition and hydration.
The coroner ruled she died of a brain injury resulting from the overdose.
Ms Simpson's brother Micha... | A woman who spent four years trying to get permission to allow her daughter to die has told an inquest the delay was "excruciating". |
27,777,210 | Harvard researchers say replacing red meat with a combination of beans, peas and lentils, poultry, nuts, and fish may reduce the risk in younger women.
But UK experts urge caution, saying other studies have shown no clear link between red meat and breast cancer.
Past research has shown that eating a lot of red and proc... | Eating a lot of red meat in early adult life may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer, according to a US study. |
36,085,578 | Greybull Capital, a UK-based investment firm, is to plough up to £400m into the plant - but workers had to accept a pay cut and smaller pension contributions.
In an earlier ballot, Community, Unite and GMB members accepted temporary changes to their terms and conditions.
Officials said it was a positive step in "securi... | Workers have voted to accept a deal which will safeguard about 4,400 jobs at Tata's steelworks at Scunthorpe. |
32,317,467 | Liberal Democrat Robin Bradburn had lost his seat on Milton Keynes Council before details of Nadeem Ahmed Kiani's convictions emerged in August 2014.
But Milton Keynes Taxi Association said he should not have been selected as a candidate in Bradwell.
Mr Bradburn has refused to comment on his role in the affair.
The cou... | A former councillor who stood by his decision to allow a serial rapist to get a licence to drive a taxi is standing for election. |
36,061,362 | Morton had the best chance of the game, Bobby Barr's shot going through the legs of Hibs goalkeeper Mark Oxley and rebounding off the post.
Hibs looked tired and struggled to create clear-cut chances.
The result is a huge blow to the Edinburgh side's hopes as they attempt to pip Falkirk to second place in the Champions... | Hibernian were held to a draw by a Greenock Morton side that more than merited a point. |
19,001,211 | The second bomb, which dropped 70 years ago during World War II, hit the Herefordshire home of his father, Ernest Hursey, who was in charge of security at the Rotherwas factory at the time.
Mr Hursey said it was "fate" he was in the back of the house in the early hours because the family had visitors and the front bedr... | Ken Hursey was 16 when two 250kg bombs were dropped on a munitions factory, killing several members of his family. |
27,742,716 | It amounts to £1.5m in the UK and $2.4m in the US for individuals with the highest needs, say UK and US experts.
Autism cost the UK more than heart disease, stroke and cancer combined, said an autism charity.
But only £6.60 per person is spent on autism research compared with £295 on cancer, according to Autistica.
The... | The economic cost of supporting someone with autism over a lifetime is much higher than previously thought, research suggests. |
32,989,452 | The Ashmolean has raised £860,000 to acquire J M W Turner's The High Street, Oxford but hopes the public will help contribute towards the final £60,000.
On loan from a private collection since 1997, it has been offered to the nation in lieu of £3.5m inheritance tax.
Director Dr Alexander Sturgis described it as the "gr... | A museum has launched a fundraising campaign to keep the "greatest" ever painting of Oxford on show in the city. |
19,567,198 | Prince William made the comment when asked how many children he would like, during the second day of the couple's Diamond Jubilee tour to Singapore.
A teenager at one walkabout said the prince had responded by saying "he was thinking about having two".
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also said they would like their "... | The Duke of Cambridge has reportedly revealed he would like to have two children with his wife. |
36,925,974 | People are twice as likely to survive for at least a decade after being diagnosed than they were at the start of the 1970s, the charity said.
It said better treatments and speedier diagnoses are among the reasons.
But cancer can leave a legacy of side effects such as depression and financial difficulties, it also warne... | More than 170,000 people in the UK who were diagnosed with cancer up to 40 years ago are still alive, a report by Macmillan Cancer Support has suggested. |
40,962,207 | Archant, owner of Mustard TV, is planning to sell to the That's TV Group, which already runs channels in 10 different regions.
If the sale goes through, it is understood current staff will not be needed to operate the Norwich station.
An Archant spokeswoman said: "We have consistently said the success of local TV will ... | The owners of Norfolk's local TV station are proposing its sale, which could lead to potential job losses. |
38,852,021 | It had submitted plans for a new short-term holding facility near Glasgow Airport, which would have replaced the Lanarkshire detention centre.
But Renfrewshire Council rejected the planning application for the new facility.
As a result, the Home Office said it will retain Dungavel House for people who are facing remova... | The Home Office has abandoned plans to replace the immigration removal centre at Dungavel House. |
26,119,697 | The Hammers said they chose the group for its "close links to the community".
Vice-chairman Karren Brady said the deal demonstrated the club had kept its promise to regenerate two areas of east London through its stadium move.
The developer plans to build new homes on the site as well as retail and leisure facilities b... | West Ham have agreed to sell Upton Park to London developer the Galliard Group once they have completed their move to the Olympic Stadium in 2016. |
35,231,056 | The Australian impresario's death was confirmed on Facebook by Spencer Gibb, son of Bee Gees star Robin Gibb.
A cause of death was not immediately available.
Andrew Lloyd Webber was among those paying tribute, describing Stigwood as a "great showman" who "taught me much".
Spencer Gibb called him "a creative genius with... | Robert Stigwood, who managed Cream and the Bee Gees before producing the rock musicals Saturday Night Fever and Grease has died at the age of 81. |
36,293,549 | Dr Antinori has been placed under house arrest and banned from practising pending a police investigation.
The complaint, rejected by the doctor's lawyers, was made by a 24-year-old Spanish woman.
Dr Antinori shot to fame in the 1990s when he helped a woman give birth at 63, a first at the time.
The 70-year-old was arre... | Well-known Italian fertility doctor Severino Antinori has been arrested after a woman said he had forcibly removed eggs from her at his clinic. |
35,953,817 | The California-based firm unveiled the five-seater car - its lowest-cost vehicle to date - on Thursday.
Mr Musk tweeted the total reflected the orders received by the end of Saturday.
Pre-orders of the Model 3 will not necessarily all translate into actual sales when the car is released, with first deliveries in late 2... | Tesla founder and chief executive Elon Musk says pre-orders of the firm's much-anticipated Model 3 electric car currently total 276,000. |
37,405,732 | And 15 other forces are looking at following Nottinghamshire Police's lead in treating incidents against women in this way, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned.
One expert said harassment by men was an "everyday experience" for many.
Harassment on grounds of race, religion and sexuality is already illegal.
No... | A police force that reclassified wolf-whistling, cat-calling and other misogynistic harassment as hate crimes has handled 30 cases in five months. |
38,622,919 | West Dunbartonshire Council planning chairman Lawrence O'Neill said a "presumption against" new shops meant they would probably be rejected.
He accused betting shops "of feeding on the vulnerable".
But an industry spokesman said it was heavily regulated and the number of shops had fallen in recent years.
Traditionally,... | The council with Scotland's highest concentration of betting shops is to use new powers to limit the number of new premises in town centres. |
36,550,923 | The PSNI began an investigation after allegations emerged last week that trainees had shared exam questions.
Chief Constable George Hamilton has said 54 student police officers must go back to the start of their 22-week training programme and repeat it.
He said all concerned received written warnings under misconduct p... | The Northern Ireland Policing Board has said that sanctions imposed on student officers who allegedly cheated in exams were not "appropriate or adequate". |
39,580,112 | Oscar Munoz said he felt "shame and embarrassment" and vowed it would never happen again to a seated passenger on one of United's aircraft.
The embattled aviation boss said the passenger in question, David Dao, deserved "certainly an apology".
Mr Munoz initially described Mr Dao as "disruptive and belligerent".
United ... | United Airlines' chief executive has said he will not quit amid an explosive backlash to video of a screaming man being dragged off a plane. |
35,559,422 | Researchers from Aberdeen University said their find raised the possibility of bigger finds elsewhere.
The discovery is unusual as gold is normally found in "veins" deep in the Earth's crust, which are produced by water flowing at high temperature.
Gold has previously been found in red sandstone in England but not to t... | Tiny specks of gold have been found in sandstone rocks from a beach at Millport on the Isle of Great Cumbrae. |
36,478,389 | The Warriors have won three Super League games in a row and sit just two points behind leaders Hull FC.
"I think we're off it at the moment, I don't think we're anywhere near our potential," Wane, 51, told BBC Radio Manchester.
"I was asked a few weeks ago and I said we're four or five out of 10 and I still think the s... | Wigan head coach Shaun Wane believes there is much more to come from his squad in the second half of the season. |
35,173,927 | The UK government suspended flights to the Red Sea resort in November after the suspected bombing of a Russian passenger jet killed 224 people.
So-called Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
Over 16,000 Britons stranded in the area were brought home on a series of rescue flights amid increased... | Travel firms Thomson and Thomas Cook have extended a suspension of flights to the Egyptian holiday resort of Sharm el-Sheikh until at least 23 March. |
38,426,210 | The Met Office, which monitors the weather for the UK, has warned that this Christmas's bad weather isn't over, with a second storm is on its way.
Storm Conor is expected to hit northern areas of Scotland on Boxing Day, with winds of up to 90 miles per hour.
On Friday, gusts of wind from Storm Barbara reaching almost 1... | Schools were closed and thousands of homes suffered power cuts as Storm Barbara battered northern areas of the UK yesterday. |
40,782,009 | Sources earlier told BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw that one wing of HMP The Mount in Hertfordshire and half of another wing had been "lost".
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) later said the incident was "resolved" and no staff or prisoners had been injured.
A report into the jail published earlier highlighted s... | Riot-trained prison staff were sent to a jail amid reports of violence on two wings. |
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City, unbeaten in the WSL in 2016, beat Chelsea 2-0 on Sunday to win the title with one game to play.
Houghton, 28, joined City with England team-mates Jill Scott, Karen Bardsley and Toni Duggan before the 2014 season.
"Coming here, it was a massive risk for me. In the fir... | England captain Steph Houghton believes her "risky" move to Manchester City has been justified by their first Women's Super League title. |
29,782,142 | Earlier this year, Stacy Nichols' small electrical business on Queensland's Gold Coast employed six people.
By the time the Australian government announced on 22 October its intention to reduce its support for renewable energy, she was down to just two staff.
"I have a van set up for solar work sitting on the street, w... | The Australian government has never hidden its scepticism about climate change or renewable energy but its decision last week to cut support for cleaner energy sources still left the renewable energy industry reeling. |
36,835,454 | "Lets go and see the celery rig," says John Shropshire.
I'm intrigued by the Mad Max-style vehicle I can see across the green fields. Green, that is, with celery. The smell of the stuff fills the air, crunches under foot, fills the view up to the horizon, from an ever-so-pastel, whiter shade of green to a green so deep... | If Brexit means farmers cannot get the foreign workers they rely on, or it hits efficiency, could more production switch abroad? |
38,501,053 | "I was expecting it to be quiet, but not that quiet. Even the homeless people were still asleep," Dean Saunderson said of his expedition to capture a unique side of a city.
The 21-year-old photography student had been looking for inspiration for his project to make a portrait of his home town, Nottingham.
"I came acros... | Inspired by pictures of deserted cities such as Pripyat, which was vacated in the fallout of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, a photographer has been trying to capture quiet streets closer to home - starting with Nottingham on Christmas morning. |
36,714,177 | The Spice Girls' Wannabe was the UK number one single for seven weeks and in February 1997, topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks. Two decades on, the group's influence continues to be identifiable in popular culture - and in some unexpected ways. From how TV and newspapers cover music, to the way stars brand ... | On 8 July 1996, a single from five unknown girls - Victoria Adams, Mel Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell - was released and made them household names around the world. |
37,770,576 | A Commons Justice Committee report says offenders aged between 18 and 25 are 10 times more likely to have a learning disability or autistic disorder.
It said a "lack of action" on these offenders had led many to re-offend.
The government said "significant efforts" had been made to prevent young people ending up in pris... | There needs to be a major change in dealing with young adult offenders, MPs have said, based on evidence that shows their brains are still developing. |
37,553,060 | Ben Smith, 34, began his charity attempt on 1 September 2015 and ran 284 consecutive marathons in 284 days.
He then developed an umbilical hernia in June which forced him to stop for 10 days to recover before resuming and making up the lost mileage.
Mr Smith, from Bristol, was joined by about 350 people who set off wit... | A runner who battled a back injury is set to complete his challenge of running 401 marathons in 401 days. |
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The reigning European champion held off Danny Talbot and Zharnel Hughes on a track where he ruptured his hamstring a year ago.
British record holder Dina Asher-Smith edged out Desiree Henry and Jodie Williams in the women's event.
Matthew Hudson-Smith won the 400m in a Eur... | Adam Gemili produced a champion's display under immense pressure to take the British 200m title and win his place in the GB Olympic squad. |
36,072,960 | The writing, if not on the wall, is clear enough on the roads themselves. Street level democracy is in the rudest of rude health here. Which here in Walsall, really is quite rude!
The saucy "double entendre" that's been enlivening local social media is an appropriate piece of signposting for a town where passions run d... | For anyone who thinks these local elections are dull and boring, I have this challenge - come to Walsall. |
35,686,240 | The John Osborne production will see Sir John play legendary patriarch Billy Rice, with Branagh as Archie Rice.
"I am thrilled to be invited to play Billy Rice in this production of what I believe to be one of the great plays of the twentieth century," the actor said.
It will be the final production in Branagh's Plays ... | Sir John Hurt will return to the London stage for the first time in a decade, to star opposite Sir Kenneth Branagh in The Entertainer. |
18,968,367 | Cooke won the first of GB's gold medals at Beijing in 2008, but since then Lizzie Armitstead has taken over as team leader.
That means Cooke could have to sacrifice gold to Armitstead, with whom she has had differences in the past.
But Cooke said recently: "I know deep down what it takes to win races."
In an interview ... | Welsh cyclist Nicole Cooke is in the UK for Sunday's Olympic road race with team orders likely to hinder her chances of another gold medal. |
40,255,544 | F-35 air operations were paused at an Arizona air base after pilots suffered symptoms resembling hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation, Captain Mark Graff said.
Lockheed Martin, which built the jet, said it still plans to show the plane at the Paris Air Show this month.
Air Force officials said F-35 fighter jets at other base... | The US Air Force has grounded a fleet of F-35 fighter jets indefinitely over concerns over pilots' oxygen supplies, according to a spokesman. |
36,468,778 | Parking controls will be implemented between 12:30 and 18:00 in zones 1-4.
Councillors said this would reduce traffic "chaos" on some streets and encourage more people to use buses, trams or bicycles to get into the city.
But they heard warnings that the restrictions could affect footfall in the city centre and faith g... | Councillors in Edinburgh have agreed to begin charging drivers to park in the city centre on Sundays. |
35,455,343 | Police and security services will be able to see names of sites visited in the past year without a warrant, under the draft Investigatory Powers Bill.
The science and technology Committee says its requirements are confusing, and firms fear a rise in hacking.
The Home Office said it would study the report's findings.
Wh... | The home secretary's plan to force internet service providers to store everyone's internet activity is vague and confusing, says a committee of MPs. |
38,798,844 | The Dow Jones closed down 122.65 points, or 0.61%, at 19,971.13.
The S&P 500 index dropped 13.8 points, or 0.6%, to 2,280.89, while the Nasdaq fell 47 points, or 0.83%, to 5,613.7.
Airline stocks fell, with American Airlines down 4.4% and United Continental dropping 3.8%.
Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Mar... | Stocks on Wall Street fell saw their biggest drop so far this year as investors took a cautious stance in the face of uncertainty over Donald Trump's travel and immigration curbs. |
33,210,687 | The England Under-19 international had a medical on Friday and agreed a five-year deal with the Premier League club.
The 18-year-old will start pre-season with the Reds but is expected to go out on loan, with Championship side Derby thought to be interested.
"It's a dream come true. It's a bit surreal and it hasn't rea... | Liverpool have signed highly rated Charlton defender Joe Gomez for £3.5m. |
34,863,236 | Some 148,976 cars rolled off UK production lines last month, down from 150,060 in the same month last year.
But, for the 10 months to end-October, production was still running at its highest since 2005, driven by exports.
Overseas demand rose 1.5% in October year-on-year, but domestic demand fell 8.3%.
About 80% of UK ... | UK car production fell by 0.7% last month compared with October 2014, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. |
40,015,766 | Defence barrister Stephen Vullo made the announcement to the jury at Southwark Crown Court in London.
The entertainer denies four charges relating to alleged assaults on three teenage girls between 1971 and 1983.
Mr Harris, 87, was released from prison on Friday and is now appearing in the dock in person, having appear... | Rolf Harris will not give evidence in his defence at his indecent assault trial, his lawyer has told the court. |
36,254,891 | Officers from South Yorkshire Police are on the island for two weeks to re-appeal to local people and follow up lines of inquiry.
Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on 24 July 1991.
His mother Kerry has always maintained her son, who would now be 26, is alive and was probably abducted.
Ms Needha... | Police have offered a reward of 12,500 euros (£9,800) in the search for missing Ben Needham, who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos in 1991. |
16,379,068 | Boero, 38, sustained fatal injuries in a fall during the first stage in western Argentina, organisers say.
The annual off-road race, originally from Paris to Dakar in Senegal, moved to South America in 2009, largely because of security concerns.
Most of the participants are amateur motorcyclists and car drivers, runnin... | Argentine motorcyclist Jorge Martinez Boero has died in an accident on the opening day of the Dakar Rally. |
39,843,065 | The Green Party of England and Wales is not taking on Labour in Ealing Central and Acton and Brighton Kemp Town.
And Ms Lucas says left and centre-left parties should get together to prevent "a massive Tory landslide".
But shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth dismissed the idea of what he described as "back room deals"... | Jeremy Corbyn needs to get round a table with the Greens to discuss ways of developing a progressive alliance, its co-leader Caroline Lucas has said. |
33,665,945 | Wales are in Group D alongside Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova and Georgia.
"It's a good group and you look at other groups and think it maybe could have been easier, maybe it could have been tougher," Coleman said.
"It's a positive group, there'll be some great games and I think the whole nation will be ... | Manager Chris Coleman was content with Wales' 2018 World Cup qualifying group after Saturday's draw in Russia. |
35,725,089 | Rat droppings and a live mouse were found in the kitchen at Shimla Pinks, in Leicester, on Tuesday.
Officers shut the restaurant while people were dining, with the business fined £1,000 during a hearing at the city's magistrates.
Owner Meena Patel told the Leicester Mercury he felt "terrible" about the problem and vow... | A curry house has been shut down after an infestation of rats and mice was found by health inspectors. |
39,053,418 | The incident involving the 10:13 service happened close to Inverurie.
ScotRail Alliance said no-one was injured in the collision, but that the damage included a smashed windscreen and engine failure.
Services between Aberdeen, Inverurie and Inverness were affected until early afternoon.
A ScotRail Alliance spokesperson... | Rail service have been disrupted after an Aberdeen to Inverness train was damaged when it hit a fallen tree in Aberdeenshire. |
37,406,034 | The star, who is of Egyptian heritage, won the prize for his role in the USA Network drama Mr Robot.
He said he hoped his win would open the door for more ethnic minority actors.
"For me to stand here as not the typical leading man and to have come home with this speaks a lot about where we're headed," he said.
"I thin... | Rami Malek has become the first minority actor in 18 years to win the Emmy Award for best leading actor in a drama series. |
40,324,588 | Pte William Kemp, Cpl Sandy MacDonald, and L/Cpl James Wilson escaped their captors after convincing them they were from the Soviet Union.
Now film producers have used the tale as a premise for new World War Two drama In the Darkest Hour.
Scottish film company Burning Horseshoe Productions is behind the project.
Howeve... | The true story of a trio of Gaelic-speaking soldiers who used their native tongue to "bamboozle" the Germans has inspired a new feature film. |
36,301,041 | However, it seems that is not so as new collections of pictures continue to emerge.
Two such bodies of work stood out for me recently. Both comprise portraits of people on the street from a similar time, the late 1970s and early 80s, which are now far enough away to seem like ancient history to the generation now picki... | The role of photography has changed in recent years and, given the amount published daily to the web, you might begin to think you'd seen everything worth looking at - especially images from the past. |
34,962,933 | The 35-year-old man, who has not been named, was walking on Coopers Green Road in Uckfield at about 01:00 GMT on Saturday.
A vehicle believed to have been involved was later traced by police to a nearby address.
A 26-year-old man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been ... | A pedestrian has been struck and killed by a car in Sussex. |
40,474,564 | The 24-year-old clocked 101.76 seconds to finish behind Slovakia's Michal Martikan and Sideris Tasiadis of Germany in the third leg of the series.
Martikan took victory by 0.69 seconds on the Markkleeberg course to secure the 20th World Cup gold medal of his career.
"The manner in which I did it today is what I'm happy... | Great Britain's Adam Burgess won bronze in the men's C1 at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Markkleeberg, Germany. |
32,993,393 | Austen Harrison suffered fatal head injuries at the Hugo Boss shop in Bicester, Oxfordshire, in June 2013.
Hugo Boss UK pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act and Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations.
Sentencing is due to take place at Oxford Crown Court on 19 June.
Austen, of Craw... | A designer store has admitted health and safety offences following the death of a four-year-old boy who was crushed when a 120kg mirror fell on him. |
36,410,247 | The incident occurred in the second half, as Barnsley won 3-1 to seal promotion back to the Championship.
"An altercation between a small number of fans occurred," New Scotland Yard said. "No arrests have been made at this stage and enquiries continue."
The Football Association and Millwall have both condemned those in... | Police are to conduct a review after Millwall fans were involved in crowd trouble during the League One play-off final with Barnsley at Wembley. |
40,960,904 | Willie Macleod, executive director of the British Hospitality Association, said many retailers "relied on daily deliveries" from Blochairn.
Firefighters began tackling the blaze in the early hours of Thursday.
Mr Macleod said suppliers at the market were sure to be "resilient" but that businesses would be impacted.
Cit... | A huge fire at a Glasgow fruit and vegetable market will hit local restaurants, flower shops and cafes, an industry chief has predicted. |
39,473,603 | The 22-year-old won his first medal in the 10m platform event, finishing with a score of 543.80.
China's Olympic champion Aisen Chen took gold with 580.60 while silver went to compatriot Hao Yang (574.80).
Daley then teamed up with 20-year-old Grace Reid to finish third in the mixed 3m synchro behind pairs from China a... | Britain's Tom Daley won two bronzes on the final day of the Diving World Cup event in Kazan, Russia. |
26,748,032 | The club, which was formed more than two centuries ago, has only ever allowed men to join.
A vote on proposals to change that rule is scheduled for September.
The early indication is that there is great support
In advance of that meeting, the Royal and Ancient has written to its members urging them to support a change ... | The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is urging its 2,500 members to vote in favour of abolishing its men-only policy, the BBC has learned. |
12,410,118 | Mark Glasswell, 34, of Simmons Way, Gipton, bludgeoned one of his victims with a hammer and also set fire to a house with a 78-year-old woman inside.
He pleaded guilty to a number of charges and was jailed for life with a minimum term of six years.
Police described Glasswell as a "despicable individual".
West Yorkshire... | A man who carried out a five day crime spree across Leeds including attacking two elderly women in their homes has been jailed for life. |
30,504,056 | Kerry Smith stepped down as a candidate for South Basildon and East Thurrock after the Mail on Sunday reported leaked phone calls in which he made offensive comments about gay people.
Mr Smith told the BBC that his comments were no worse than the language in the TV comedy Only Fools and Horses.
UKIP said he was no long... | A UKIP candidate who resigned on Sunday has said he may have been a victim of "black arts" within the party. |
39,734,486 | Mostyn Hall, near Holywell, which is set in 25 acres (10 hectares) of formal gardens, has been home to the Mostyn family for generations.
Their connection with the area dates back more than 500 years.
The garden is being opened for the first time under the National Garden Scheme which was set up to benefit nursing char... | The private gardens of an historic house in Flintshire are being opened to the public on Sunday. |
39,258,230 | Winds gusting to up to 75mph have been forecast for Tuesday.
The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning to cover from 10:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday for the worst affected areas.
It has warned of the possibility of disruption to ferries, large waves and heavy showers.
The Met Office said the stronger winds would ... | The Met Office has issued a high winds warning for Shetland, Orkney and parts of the Western Isles and northern mainland Scotland. |
11,432,894 | Just as the founder of the state, Kim Il-sung ("The Great Leader"), brought his son Kim Jong-il to the fore 30 years ago, so Kim Jong-il ("The Dear Leader") has now made clear his choice of his youngest son Kim Jong-un (to be known as "The Brilliant Comrade") to be his successor.
The difference may lie in the timing. K... | North Korea has begun the process of political succession in the same idiosyncratic manner it has developed over the decades. |
32,091,880 | Froch, 37, will make his screen debut in a film called Once Upon a Time In London.
The Nottingham fighter has consulted industry legends such as Samuel L Jackson for tips and said he will play a "tough guy or a villain".
"I'll probably be chucking someone in the River Thames," said Froch.
Froch, who admits he is "in a ... | WBA super-middleweight champion Carl Froch is set to take his first steps on the road to Hollywood stardom while he considers his future in boxing. |
35,783,218 | Benzema is being investigated for his part in an alleged plot to blackmail France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena.
The Real Madrid player - who denies wrongdoing - was not allowed to contact Valbuena, meaning they could not be in the same squad, but an appeals court has partially lifted some restrictions.
However Benzema, w... | Striker Karim Benzema will be eligible to play for France at Euro 2016 after some legal restrictions were lifted. |
38,094,217 | Chris Murphy was granted leave to pursue a judicial review of the A6 upgrade.
It is the first stage in a bid to halt the £160m dual carriageway because of concerns over the impact on wildlife in and around Lough Neagh and Lough Beg.
A judge has ruled the challenge should proceed to a full hearing in 2017.
The A6 is th... | An environmental campaigner has got permission to challenge a proposed new road through landscape made famous by poet Seamus Heaney. |
28,925,759 | Cameron Lancaster, from Burntisland, Fife, died on Sunday evening.
His family described his death as a tragic accident and "a great loss" and said Cameron would be hugely missed by family and friends.
The emergency services were called to Prestonhill Quarry near Inverkeithing at about 17:00 on Sunday and a body was rec... | The death of an 18-year-old man in a flooded quarry is believed to be linked to the ice bucket challenge craze. |
37,375,699 | Tens of thousands of Wales supporters travelled to France in the summer to see their side progress to the tournament's semi finals.
They were branded "the red wall" by the Wales players.
Uefa's executive committee has also recognised supporters from Iceland, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The announcement co... | Wales football fans have been given an "outstanding contribution" award from Uefa for their part at Euro 2016. |
39,175,704 | The missile was fired on Monday from the Tongchang-ri region, near the North's border with China, the South Korean military said.
Last month North Korea said it had successfully test-fired a new kind of ballistic missile in a launch supervised by leader Kim Jong-un.
The nation is banned by the UN from any tests of miss... | North Korea has launched an unidentified missile which fell into the Sea of Japan, South Korea says. |
35,219,247 | In a post on the social media site, he said his personal challenge this year would be to build a "simple AI" similar to the butler Jarvis from the film Iron Man.
Mr Zuckerberg plans to share his progress over the course of the year.
Last month, he made headlines for plans to give away 99% of his Facebook stake.
He had ... | Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) to help him around the house and with his work. |
40,286,702 | NHS figures show 10.5% of women currently smoke at the time of delivery - a drop of only 0.1% on last year.
Over the same period, smoking rates among adults in the UK fell from 17.2% to 15.8%.
The Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group said smoking was the cause of too many babies born with health problems.
The group of ... | The reduction in smoking rates among pregnant women in England has slowed down in the past year, prompting concern from health charities. |
35,975,513 | The biker, 56, died in the crash on the A612 Daleside Road in Sneinton at 06:30 BST on Wednesday.
Nottinghamshire Police said the 50-year-old man, who was detained on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop, has been bailed.
The Carlton-bound carriageway of the A612 was closed for several ho... | A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a motorcyclist who was killed on a road in Nottingham. |
33,190,029 | From this autumn, the leading UK independent school is going to provide classes in leadership to Chinese students, using live online tuition.
The school has formed a partnership with a technology firm to create a company called EtonX.
The school, in Berkshire, says any income raised by the international project will be... | Eton College is going to launch online lessons for schools in China. |
39,403,255 | Researchers said seven out of 10 companies had reported an increase in sales - some by more than 50%.
The Scottish Technology Industry Survey also found that 82% of businesses were predicting sales to increase in 2017.
Predicted employment growth is also on the up, with 78% of firms expecting to employ more people this... | Scotland's digital technology industry enjoyed "sustained growth" in 2016 and is optimistic for the future, a survey has found. |
37,064,743 | Aaron McEneff put the Candystripes in control with two first-half penalties, both given for fouls on Lukas Schubert.
Nathan Boyle fired home early in the second half and Schubert hammered in the fourth before Keith Ward's late lob completed the Finn Park rout.
Derry go a point ahead of Cork City and the teams meet at t... | Derry City have moved up to second in the Premier Division thanks to a thumping 5-0 derby win over Finn Harps. |
33,047,262 | Wiltshire Police arrested three boys from Swindon aged 16, 14 and 13 in connection with the incident.
The younger boys were charged with common assault and public order offences, and the 16-year-old was released with no further action.
The 14-year-old will appear before Swindon Magistrates' Court later.
The 13-year-old... | Two teenagers have been charged with assault after a video was posted on Facebook showing a boy being bullied by a gang of youths in Swindon. |
36,322,812 | Ina Lewis, 73, had been initially admitted to Denbighshire's Glan Clwyd Hospital after being found wandering on Colwyn Bay promenade.
She was then transferred to The Priory in Bristol, 200 miles away.
Health officials said sometimes they had to provide care outside north Wales when care beds were unavailable.
But Mrs L... | The family of a dementia patient say they cannot believe their mother was sent from north Wales to a private clinic four hours away. |
35,819,409 | The FTSE 100 index closed up 35.52 points at 6,175.49, helped by oil giants BP and Royal Dutch Shell.
However shares in soft-drinks makers fell after the announcement of a tax on sugary drinks in the Budget.
Shares in Britvic - maker of Robinsons squash - fell 9.5p to 700p while Vimto maker Nichols fell 7% to 1219p.
Sh... | (Close): London's benchmark share index rose, helped by a strong performance from oil companies as the price of crude climbs. |
35,912,100 | Parts of Pleasure Island Family Theme Park in Cleethorpes were inaccessible to the public due to surface water flooding, manager Neil Ireland said.
He added that no major damage had been caused but high winds and rain also meant some of the park's rides would not have been able to run.
The park is expected to reopen to... | Heavy rain and surface water flooding have forced a theme park in Lincolnshire to close. |
34,036,739 | David Greenwood said fewer than 100 of the estimated 1,400 victims identified in the Jay Report have taken part in a raft of new enquiries.
He believes "radical change" is needed for more victims to come forward.
It is nearly a year since the report into the shocking scale of abuse in the South Yorkshire town was publi... | A fraction of the hundreds of victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham have sought help, according to a lawyer for some of the survivors. |
37,268,815 | Halsey said on Twitter that he had "seen an incident and been told to say I haven't seen it".
He spoke out after Manchester City's Sergio Aguero received a retrospective three-game ban for violent conduct.
However, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited said: "There is no pressure to include or omit anything."
T... | Former referee Mark Halsey's claims that he was told to lie after a game have been denied by the body which oversees match officials. |
35,979,522 | He was convicted of contesting crimes against humanity.
The former Front National chief was convicted of the same charge in 2012 after saying France's Nazi occupation had been "not particularly inhumane".
France has strict laws against Holocaust denial.
Mr Le Pen told a journalist his remarks "corresponded to my though... | Former French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen has been fined 30,000 euros (£24,000; $34,000) for calling the Nazi gas chambers a "detail" of World War Two. |
23,883,427 | He told an emergency debate that UK intelligence chiefs believed it "highly likely" the Syrian government was responsible for the 21 August attack.
But he said MPs must make a judgement call ahead of a Commons vote.
The UK could launch strikes without UN backing, according to legal advice.
Action would be a legal "huma... | Prime Minister David Cameron has put his case for military action against Syria to British MPs, but has conceded intelligence that the regime used chemical weapons is not "100% certain". |
18,338,838 | Media playback is not supported on this device
You hope the call to abandon the match never has to be taken
Referees' chief Mike Riley on racism
A BBC Panorama programme highlighted racism incidents at grounds in Poland and Ukraine, who co-host Euro 2012.
Manchester City and Italy striker Mario Balotelli threatened to ... | Uefa president Michel Platini says that any players who walk off the pitch at Euro 2012 due to racial abuse will be booked. |
36,488,946 | The Oxford Mail reported Thomas Yuill's remains were found at his Oxford flat when police forced entry on Friday.
Housing officers visited the property in January but saw "no concerns" for the 82-year-old's welfare and left.
Blackbird Leys councillor Linda Smith said: "I'm shocked...why wasn't [this case] followed up f... | A man's body was undiscovered at his flat for seven months after he died, despite council officers visiting the property when he stopped paying rent. |
37,813,195 | The endorsement came after Mr Rajoy's Popular Party (PP) gained the backing of the Ciudadanos ("Citizens") party and tacit support from the Socialists.
Socialist lawmakers are said to have been among the 68 abstentions.
The country had faced the prospect of a third general election inside a year.
But the Socialists for... | Spain's parliament has voted to allow conservative leader Mariano Rajoy to lead a minority government after a 10-month political deadlock following inconclusive elections. |
30,740,115 | A police officer told the BBC that two people were killed after a gunman believed to be the killer of a policewoman in Montrouge entered the supermarket near Porte de Vincennes.
Armed police have flooded the area.
In Dammartin-en-Goele, 35km (22 miles) north-east of Paris, the Charlie Hebdo suspects are also holding a ... | A gunman has seized hostages at a kosher supermarket in Paris as police have cornered the two Charlie Hebdo massacre suspects further north. |
38,973,985 | The investigation centred around allegations in former Labour leadership contender Angela Eagle's constituency.
Ms Eagle faced criticism from sections of her party when she challenged Jeremy Corbyn in July 2016.
Wallasey Constituency Labour Party (CLP) remains suspended until the inquiry is finished in March.
Labour Pa... | Investigations into two members of a Merseyside Labour Party group accused of bullying and intimidation have now concluded, the Labour Party has said. |
39,957,177 | Celebrities eager to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the festival walked the red carpet for the opening ceremony.
They included Bella Hadid, Kirsten Dunst, Uma Thurman and Julianne Moore.
Drama Ismael's Ghosts, starring Marion Cotillard, was the first film to have its premiere at the Palais, the heart of the action d... | It may have only been the first day of the Cannes Film Festival, but it was packed with glamour as stars descended on the sunshine-soaked resort. |
28,024,092 | Spray-painted yellow bikes stuck on walls compete with thousands of banners and flags.
It is mass mobilisation with road closure signs in place for race days and temporary camp sites and car parks being prepared.
Even one of my favourite pubs, The Waggon and Horses at Langsett in South Yorkshire, has temporarily change... | As I drove around Yorkshire this week there was no mistaking the route of the Tour de France through Yorkshire. |
37,321,508 | Exxon Mobil was down 2% and Chevron fell 2.27% as US crude dropped by more than $1 a barrel to $46.54.
Oil traders decided a sharp drop in US crude stockpiles in the past week - which had eased concerns of oversupply and sent the oil price up on Thursday - would be short-lived.
"One week's worth of data does not make a... | US stocks edged lower on Wall Street as a 2% drop in oil prices weighed on energy firms. |
39,091,376 | Warnock, 68, has signed a one-year extension to remain with the Championship club.
Dalman said Warnock had the full support of club owner Vincent Tan and the manager would be backed in a push for promotion to the Premier League.
"We want to him to have a go. We want to have a go," Dalman said.
"We had very extensive di... | Cardiff City chairman Mehmet Dalman says manager Neil Warnock will receive the backing he needs to mount a promotion bid in 2017-18. |
37,070,292 | Fire crews were called to L & M Spray in Gladstone Street at 10:20 BST.
Leicestershire Police closed the street alongside Crafton Street, Humberstone Road, Clyde Street, Wharf Street South and St Matthews Way due to smoke billowing across the city.
St Matthews Way has been reopened but two fire engines remain at the sc... | A large fire at a spray paint factory has closed a number of roads in Leicester city centre. |
40,821,259 | The 31-year-old failed a drugs test following their 36-8 defeat by Wakefield Trinity on 14 July.
The Super League club said they had received notification from UK Anti-Doping and the Rugby Football League.
A Widnes statement said: "The club fully respects this suspension and are currently reviewing this matter."
Chase ... | Widnes Vikings half-back Rangi Chase has been suspended from all training and playing activity after testing positive for cocaine. |
35,594,828 | Callum Gathercole, 20, from Surrey began the 3,000-mile (4,828km) Atlantic Challenge race in the Canary Islands on 20 December.
He arrived in Antigua's English Harbour in the Caribbean early on Wednesday.
Mr Gathercole, who is studying aerospace engineering at the University of Bristol, set a time of 58 days, 15 hours ... | A British student has become the youngest person to row solo across an ocean. |
36,774,165 | Hooker Tom Holmes returns for Tigers, who secured a top-eight place by beating Catalans in their last game.
Warrington half-back Kurt Gidley returns in the only change to their squad from the win over Salford.
Wolves, who have won four of their last five games at home, have already guaranteed a top-four finish when the... | Nathan Massey requires surgery to fix a long-term scaphoid problem and is unavailable for Castleford. |
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