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39,174,031 | Mattia de Sciglio conceded the penalty in the 95th minute with a handball, just minutes after team-mate Jose Sosa was sent off for a second yellow card.
Medhi Benatia had given Juventus the lead on 30 minutes, before Carlos Bacca equalised two minutes before half-time.
Second-placed Roma, who have a game in hand, play ... | Paulo Dybala scored a 97th-minute penalty to give Juventus a dramatic win over AC Milan and extend their lead at the top of Serie A to 11 points. |
21,632,202 | The 32-year-old has joined the Conference Premier leaders from Northampton on loan until the end of the season.
"He'll come into the squad if his clearance [comes] through" said player-manager Andy Morrell.
Artell has not played since October because of an Achilles injury.
Despite his lack of games and with centre-half... | Wrexham are hopeful on loan defender David Artell will receive international clearance in time for Saturday's home game against Alfreton Town. |
32,987,760 | Ben Blakeley, the ex-boyfriend of the pregnant 17-year-old, strangled and buried her in his uncle's grave in Didcot, Oxfordshire, in December 2013.
He admitted affray in connection with an incident at Didcot Parkway station on 22 October 2013.
Blakeley, 23, from Reading, was given a concurrent eight month sentence at O... | A man who is serving life for murdering teenager Jayden Parkinson has been given a further sentence for affray. |
39,522,690 | The Millers, who were relegated to League One on 1 April, are looking to end a run of 10 successive defeats.
Birmingham City could be without striker Clayton Donaldson because of a knee injury.
Full-back Josh Dacres-Cogley has an ankle problem while centre-back Michael Morrison remains the only long-term absentee. | Rotherham midfielders Lee Frecklington (knee and calf) and Tom Adeyemi (calf) could be fit to return. |
35,602,332 | Programs such as Adblock Plus, AdFender and Popup Blocker Pro have long claimed to protect consumers from intrusive web ads that slow down our browsers and hoover up personal data.
Around 200 million people globally are estimated to use such apps.
But for businesses that depend on web advertising, ad blockers could cos... | When Apple said it was going to allow ad blocking on the iPhone version of its web browser last September, it escalated a conflict that had been building in the digital economy for years. |
35,595,835 | This may just be it.
The team has created Orion, software which integrates Leap Motion into virtual reality environments.
While the likes of Oculus and HTC's Vive are experimenting with complex, often clunky controllers for VR - Leap Motion's tech allows for an accurate reconstruction of your entire hand.
The software ... | Leap Motion's precise movement tracking device has long been criticised for being a great idea in need of a practical application. |
38,091,766 | Amber Rudd argued revealing secret documents at the inquest in Surrey would damage public interest.
The inquest will have to decide whether Alexander Perepilichnyy died of natural causes or was unlawfully killed.
He collapsed outside his Weybridge home in 2012. Traces of a chemical linked to plant poison were found in ... | Sensitive material will not be disclosed at an inquest into the death of a Russian whistleblower after the home secretary won a High Court order. |
20,776,753 | He replaces Wang Yang, viewed by many as a leading reformer.
Xinhua state news agency did not say what Mr Wang's next job might be. There is no suggestion he has been sacked.
Mr Hu, 49, a protege of outgoing President Hu Jintao, was promoted to the politburo last month.
Known as "Little Hu", the new Guangdong boss is p... | One of the Chinese Communist Party's rising stars, Hu Chunhua, has been appointed party boss in the powerhouse province of Guangdong. |
12,384,257 | Podiatrist Steve Hardie, who worked for Peterborough Community Services, has appeared before a Health Professions Council fitness to practise hearing.
He is also accused of "rude" behaviour towards two male patients he believed to be a gay couple.
Mr Hardie denies misconduct and denies his fitness to practise was impai... | A Christian health worker asked a colleague to treat one of his patients because he believed the man was homosexual, a hearing has been told. |
40,628,829 | Spaniard Michu top scored for the Swans with 22 goals in his first season after a £2m move from Rayo Vallecano in 2012.
However, within two years of helping Swansea finish ninth in the Premier League, he was playing fourth-flight football in Spain after a recurring ankle injury.
Michu spent the 2016-17 season with Ovie... | Michu, the forward who helped Swansea win the League Cup in 2013, has been forced to retire at the age of 31. |
32,083,363 | There is a two-hour exemption on Friday to allow Muslim prayers and a five-hour window for Christians on Sunday.
Volunteers are going door-to-door, looking for people with signs of the disease and reminding others how to stay safe.
Dozens of new cases are still being reported in Sierra Leone every week.
The three West ... | The authorities in Sierra Leone are enforcing a three-day lockdown to curb the spread of Ebola, with the entire population ordered to stay at home. |
32,978,378 | Around 5,000 people were evacuated when the blaze broke out under a pavement in Holborn on 1 April.
Since then work has been underway to repair the damage caused to a number of road tunnels.
The Strand Underpass will be the first to reopen to traffic. From 12 June buses and taxis will be allowed to use the northbound t... | A major highway which has been closed since an underground fire in central London will reopen on Wednesday. |
29,568,134 | But Tommy Refenes has done it from the comfort of his front room in America.
When his sister launched a fundraising page to help their diabetic mum buy an alert dog, Tommy took it upon himself to walk some of the largest maps in gaming to help out.
His efforts ended with a six-hour stint on Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) a... | Most people associate a charity marathon with months of training ending in a gruelling test of endurance. |
33,134,700 | The pair collided while attempting to take a catch during Sunday's T20 Blast game with Sussex at Arundel.
The match was abandoned after ambulances took them from the field.
Australia international Henriques, 28, broke his jaw in three places, while Burns, 24, had cuts around his left eye that required stitches.
Surrey ... | Moises Henriques has been released from hospital following the on-field collision with Surrey team-mate Rory Burns that left him with a broken jaw. |
36,076,348 | Gladstone's Library in Hawarden said it had not been asked for permission.
Warden Peter Francis said it gave the impression the library was "supportive of UKIP and its policies".
UKIP has not apologised and claimed the party was "closest ideologically" to the Liberal Party Gladstone joined.
Formerly known as St Deiniol... | A Flintshire library dedicated to 19th Century Liberal Prime Minister William Gladstone has complained to UKIP after the party used a photo of it in its Welsh manifesto. |
33,242,851 | Kevin Sinfield's boot and a Joel Moon try gave them a 10-0 half-time lead.
Kallum Watkins' try early in the second half stretched the Rhinos' lead but four try chances came and went as Hull's attacking play went unrewarded.
Zak Hardaker's 70th-minute score sealed the win, before a late consolation from Hull teenager Jo... | Holders Leeds made sure of their place in the last four of the Challenge Cup with a comfortable win over a brave but wasteful Hull FC. |
31,588,686 | However, publishers have seen significant increases in the numbers of people using their online news sites.
Figures compiled for auditors ABC show the Western Mail's circulation dropped below 20,000 for December and January.
The South Wales Evening Post remains the most popular printed paper with an average circulation... | Average newspaper circulations in Wales have continued to fall, according to the latest industry figures. |
39,259,871 | The work - which began in August 2014 - has now been completed.
More specialist contractors were brought in as the work progressed and the budget began to rise.
A council spokeswoman told BBC Scotland the last agreed budget was just under £4.3m but that the final bill for the project was still being calculated.
She sai... | The final bill for repairs to the clock tower at Aberdeen's Town House could end up at more than £4.3m, it has been revealed. |
37,499,678 | On Wednesday she was endorsed by John Warner, a five-time Virginia senator.
She was also backed by the Arizona Republic newspaper, the first time it has supported a Democrat since its founding in 1890.
Meanwhile Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, says Monday's debate has led to record fundraising for his campaign.
S... | Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has received another endorsement from a leading Republican, two days after the first presidential debate. |
40,586,630 | An all-rounder with no forearms, a batsman who rarely leaves his home and the youngster who has had his life transformed by cricket. BBC Kick Off reporter Josef Rindl met the Warwickshire disability cricket team preparing to take on England.
"Boot it," shouts 18-year-old Joe Glaze, as a broad smile stretches across his... | "What you gonna do when you get into bat, Joe?" |
39,064,064 | The original group of 24 met while studying at Central St Martins college of art and design in London and are now more than halfway through the project, which they hope to continue for 24 years. So that will be 24 sets of 24 images, 576 pictures.
Inevitably some of the photographers have moved on and been replaced by n... | This month sees the release of the latest set of 24 images from a group of photographers who document the first 24 hours of each year. |
35,564,646 | Parliament speaker Henry Ramos Allup said proposals would be presented in a matter of days - rather than months.
A day earlier, President Maduro was given backing by the Supreme Court for a declaration of economic emergency, giving him greater powers.
Venezuela is facing a shortage of many staple goods and rampant infl... | The new opposition-controlled National Assembly in Venezuela plans to speed up moves to oust the government of Nicolas Maduro as economic woes deepen. |
40,779,471 | Everybody sitting in the stands, listening to the radio or watching on television knew they played badly.
Was the talk from outside the team the kick up the backside they needed to get their game in order, or did it come from within? We'll probably never know.
What we can say is that England won the third Test at The O... | Despite the grumbling at the criticism they received following the heavy defeat in the second Test against South Africa, England will have probably admitted in private that what happened at Trent Bridge wasn't good enough. |
39,709,102 | Anna Lewis, 27, who lives in Fishponds, was last seen leaving Southmead Hospital on 13 April.
Avon and Somerset Police said they were increasingly concerned for her welfare and specialist teams were searching in north and central Bristol.
Ms Lewis is described as white, about 5ft 5in tall, of slim build, with brown eye... | A trainee nurse who went missing from Bristol has been reportedly seen 10 times since a search for her began. |
33,021,281 | Nelo Smith, of Fishponds, Bristol was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm over the "horrific" assault.
Smith, 24, attacked the 36-year-old man in Marshfield Road, Fishponds on 5 December in a dispute over a drug deal.
The victim lost part of one hand and suffered severe trauma to his other hand and a leg, spendin... | A machete attacker who left a man permanently disabled has been jailed for 14 years. |
39,776,597 | The Ralph Lauren outfit was in keeping with the theme of this year's ball, an homage to Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo, and won fashion plaudits from the moment she glided up the stairs.
There have been close to 16,000 tweets just about Chopra, which means the country has been tweeting about her pretty much since wakin... | The Met Gala usually draws little interest in India, but this year actress Priyanka Chopra's appearance in a vast detective trench coat outfit has inspired jokes, memes and even profound symbolic interpretations. |
36,376,962 | Users were angry that clicking the cross to dismiss the box meant that they had agreed to the upgrade.
Based on "customer feedback", Microsoft said that it had added another notification that provided customers with "an additional opportunity for cancelling the upgrade".
The pop-up design had been described as a "nasty... | Microsoft has u-turned over changes it made to a pop-up encouraging users to upgrade to Windows 10. |
35,676,221 | Salem, the state capital, hired a herd of 75 goats to munch their way through plants like Armenian blackberry in the city's largest park.
But costs came to more than five times the city would have spent on human landscapers, a report found.
The goats also ate native plants among the invasive species, the report added.
... | Oregon will not be renewing a scheme which uses goats to eat invasive species due to rising costs and complaints over the animals' odour. |
24,668,532 | 25 October 2013 Last updated at 09:08 BST
The mummies of an adult and a child were found at an old religious site in the capital Lima.
Experts also found other offerings including the remains of guinea pigs and jars with cat designs.
They're being described as one of the most important finds in more than 30 years.
Chec... | Two ancient mummies more than a thousand years old have been found in Peru in South America. |
35,122,689 | The tourists resumed on 99-3 but slipped to 148-8 as five wickets fell for 15 runs, Junior Dala taking 5-34.
Ben Stokes' brisk 27 helped England to 190 all out, setting the hosts a nominal 473 to win, but they were 5-0 after two overs when the rain came.
England begin the first Test against South Africa in Durban on Bo... | England's warm-up match against a South Africa Invitation XI was abandoned as a draw as heavy storms wrecked the third and final day in Potchefstroom. |
32,780,363 | The 28-year-old, who has 69 caps for his country and represented the British & Irish Lions, will join Quins next season.
Roberts had turned down a deal to return to Cardiff Blues, where he spent six years before moving to France.
"The whole club is ecstatic to have signed a player of Jamie's quality," said director of ... | Harlequins have agreed a deal to sign Wales centre Jamie Roberts from French Top 14 side Racing Metro. |
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The home team led 13-0 after 28 minutes thanks to Conor Murray's try and eight points from the boot of Johnny Sexton.
But Wales hit back with Taulupe Faletau's try converted by replacement fly-half Rhys Priestland, whose 72nd-minute penalty edged Wales 16-13 ahead.
Sexton'... | Ireland let a 13-point lead slip as Wales fought back for a draw in a compelling Six Nations match in Dublin. |
15,023,308 | Today, alongside her friend and fellow campaigner Najate Nait Ali, she became the first woman in France to receive a fine for covering her face in public.
Ironically it is a punishment she welcomes.
After six months campaigning against the new law she now has a platform on which to challenge it.
Tomorrow Ms Ahmas and h... | Hind Ahmas is a French citizen, a 32-year-old divorced mother and a defiant wearer of the full-face veil - the niqab. |
19,715,867 | Robinson, 33, who was released by relegated Bolton Wanderers at the end of last season, has signed a one-month deal that runs until 26 October.
Clark said: "I'd like to thank the board for allowing me to bring in Paul.
"He is an experienced defender who will enhance our playing squad."
Already without injured skipper S... | Birmingham City boss Lee Clark has responded to his side's string of defensive injuries by bringing in former West Bromwich Albion left-back Paul Robinson on a short-term deal. |
36,763,522 | The original Megaupload file-sharing site proved enormously popular and was thought to have about 50 million users a day at its peak.
It was shut down in 2012, following accusations by the US that copyright pirates made heavy use of it.
The new service would reinstate the accounts of all former users of the original Me... | Net entrepreneur Kim Dotcom plans to relaunch the Megaupload web storage system in January 2017. |
30,331,153 | The former Dr Feelgood guitarist, 67, was given 10 months to live after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but was given the all clear in April.
Johnson, who lives in Southend, says he now hopes to fulfil ambitions including playing with Bob Dylan.
"I'm finding it hard to mentally adjust to the idea that I can pla... | Wilko Johnson says he has found it "difficult" coming to terms with still being alive after being told he had terminal cancer. |
38,664,587 | The body of Leonne Weeks was found in Dinnington, Rotherham, on Monday at about 11:00 GMT.
An 18-year-old man is being quizzed over her murder and a woman, 26, is being held on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Her family said they were "devastated at the loss of our beautiful daughter and sister Leonne".
"She was ve... | A 16-year-old girl found on a path had been stabbed to death, police said. |
36,286,744 | The victory parade started at Jubilee Square in the city with the team later taking to the stage at Victoria Park.
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri said it was "unbelievable" the whole city had seemingly turned up to celebrate.
Rock band Kasabian, who formed in Leicester in 1997, also performed for the crowd in the pa... | More than 240,000 people lined the streets to watch Leicester City parade on open-top buses in celebration of their Premier League title win. |
36,119,895 | The roof of the house on Bashurst Hill in Itchingfield was spotted alight at 00:30 BST.
West Sussex Fire & Rescue sent four engines to fight the blaze and all occupants were accounted for.
Sussex Police said the cause of the blaze was unknown but there was nothing to suggest it was deliberate. | One person has been taken to hospital after a serious fire gutted a house in West Sussex during the early hours on Saturday. |
38,561,894 | The 24-year-old is on a season-long loan deal with Sheffield United and both clubs confirmed on Monday he will see out the campaign at Bramall Lane.
Ebanks-Landell has scored five goals in 21 games for the League One leaders.
"He has been superb and it's fantastic for us and him he will be here until the end of the cam... | Wolves defender Ethan Ebanks-Landell has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract at the Championship club. |
39,505,768 | Richard Hilary, 66, is accused of committing 15 offences while he was a teacher at the Wavell School in Farnborough.
The alleged victims were under the age of 16 at the time.
Mr Hilary, of Northend Lane, Droxford, has been bailed to appear before Basingstoke magistrates on 2 May. | A man has been charged with sexually attacking girls while he worked at a secondary school in Hampshire in the late 1970s and early 1980s. |
39,636,261 | The Premier League champions were the last surviving English team in this season's competition.
But, despite a spirited second-leg display, a 1-1 draw meant Atletico progressed via a 2-1 aggregate win.
"The whole club, from the supporters to the players to the owners can be immensely proud," said Shakespeare.
"We had t... | Manager Craig Shakespeare challenged his Leicester team to reach the Champions League again after their quarter-final loss to Atletico Madrid. |
37,033,862 | Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, previously known by the honorary title Earl Grosvenor, has so far kept out of the glare of publicity that once contributed to his father becoming affected by depression.
But he attracted headlines after throwing a lavish 21st birthday party for 800 guests - dress code "black tie and neon" ... | The sudden death of billionaire landowner and philanthropist the Duke of Westminster means his 25-year-old son Hugh has now inherited an estate worth £9bn. |
39,060,086 | Edmund, 22, won 6-3 3-6 6-2 in a rain-delayed match to set up a last-eight tie against top-seeded Milos Raonic.
The Canadian beat Croatia's Borna Coric 6-3 7-6 (7-2) in Florida.
At the Rio Open, Britain's Jamie Murray and doubles partner Bruno Soares beat Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demonliner 6-4 6-2 to reach the semi-... | British number three Kyle Edmund progressed to the Delray Beach Open quarter-finals with victory over Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun on Thursday. |
33,984,136 | At least 114 people died and some 700 were injured in last week's blast.
Residents are demanding compensation and firms have seen their assets damaged and production disrupted.
Thousands had to evacuate their homes after toxic chemicals were detected in the air following the blasts at the world's tenth-busiest port.
Ba... | Insurance claims after the deadly Tianjin blast could far exceed official estimates, Fitch ratings agency has warned. |
18,073,988 | New government guidance says written parental permission must be obtained to use students' biometric data.
Pupils themselves will also be allowed to refuse to participate.
Schools can use fingerprinting or face scanning for recording attendance, checking out library books, paying for lunch or accessing school buildings... | Schools in England will be banned from taking pupils' fingerprints and using face-recognition technology unless they get permission from parents. |
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Carl Meyer, Sam Hobbs and Angus O'Brien crossed in a ten-minute first-half purple patch, with O'Brien's boot making it 24-12 at the break.
Edinburgh's Nasi Manu and Chris Dean got first-half tries and Viliame Mata's late score made it close.
O'Brien's 78th-minute penalty s... | Newport Gwent Dragons held on against Edinburgh to move up to ninth in the table. |
32,061,358 | Coca-Cola maintained the top-spot, but sales of its sugar-free alternative fell by 6.6%, according to new figures by trade publication Beverage Digest.
Diet Pepsi sales fell by more than 5%.
Nonetheless, both companies posted a modest increase in overall sales in 2014.
Once a common sight on dining tables across the co... | Pepsi outsold Diet Coke last year to become the second most popular carbonated drink in the US, as health-conscious consumers continued to shun products with artificial sweeteners. |
37,756,079 | At a ceremony held at Stirling Castle - where the museum is located, Prince William officially launched the Thin Red Line Appeal.
The fund-raising campaign hopes to secure backing of £4m by 2019 to redevelop the museum.
The Prince said that he was "honoured" to be the patron of the appeal.
On arrival at the ceremony, t... | Prince William has launched an appeal to secure the future of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum in Stirling. |
36,557,949 | New Hibernian boss Neil Lennon takes his side to Falkirk, who finished second above the Easter Road side on goal difference last season.
Newly-promoted sides Dunfermline and Ayr United are at home to Dumbarton and Raith Rovers, respectively.
Falkirk host Hibs again in the New Year fixtures, with Raith Rovers at home to... | Relegated Dundee United open their Championship campaign at home to Queen of the South on 6 August. |
39,894,047 | The couple took part in ceremonies at Dublin's Glasnevin Cemetery.
They paid tribute to Victoria Cross recipients and to the almost 500 people who died in the failed 1916 rebellion against Britain rule.
The couple's four-day visit to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland will end later on Friday.
It will culmina... | The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have honoured Irishmen who fought for Britain and all the people who died in the 1916 Easter Rising. |
35,825,930 | During the Troubles, the army base was situated right beside the GAA ground.
The meeting was revealed during the filming of the True North documentary, 'Crossmaglen Field of Dreams'.
During the Troubles, a group of local children, brought together by Crossmaglen Rangers, formed what was to become one of the greatest Ga... | A former soldier who was stationed in Crossmaglen during the Troubles has met one of the players involved in a GAA team in the south Armagh town. |
38,068,358 | In his Autumn Statement Philip Hammond said growth predictions had been cut as a result of the Brexit vote.
As widely expected, he unveiled a fuel duty freeze and more cash for housing, transport and digital infrastructure.
Labour said the government was "unprepared and ill-equipped" for Brexit and had "no vision".
Mr ... | The UK economy is "resilient" despite forecasts that government finances will be £122bn worse off than previously expected by 2020, the chancellor said. |
40,111,321 | 1 June 2017 Last updated at 12:50 BST
Although kids aren't able to vote, the decisions made in the election will have a big impact on the lives of all children across the country.
But with so many different political parties competing with each other, we're giving you the lowdown on the main ones.
Find out all you need... | There's a general election coming up on 8 June, when adults will vote to decide who will run the UK. |
40,148,838 | A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday before three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market.
Seven people died and 48 were injured. The suspects were shot dead by police.
Gareth - who did not want to give his surname - told BBC Wales: "We were fearful for our lives."... | A Welsh man caught up in the London terror attack has described how he and his friends had to hide from an attacker in a restaurant toilet. |
19,069,476 | Police in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state, fired tear gas at protesters throwing stones and burning tyres in the streets, witnesses said.
Several protesters chanted slogans calling for the government's downfall.
Since June, Sudan has seen sporadic protests against government austerity measures, including fuel ... | Six people have been killed in violent protests against high transport prices in the Darfur region of western Sudan, local officials say. |
39,027,430 | Gareth Clubb called for Neil McEvoy's Adjudication Panel for Wales hearing on 2 and 3 March to be delayed.
Plaid's spring conference is being held in Newport on 3 and 4 March.
The Adjudication Panel for Wales has been asked to comment.
Mr Clubb said the clash "could lead to an erosion in public trust" in the work of th... | The scheduling of a tribunal into the behaviour of a Plaid Cymru AM at the same time as his party's conference gives the appearance of political interference, the party's chief executive has said. |
35,284,163 | It's famed for its pubs, wine bars, restaurants, independent shops and craft outlets - a welcome exception to the rule that every single high street has to look much the same as every other one, complete with the predictable array of coffee shop logos, supermarket chains and the rest of the familiar 'multiples', from L... | Let's start in Moseley Village - "Britain's best place to live in", according last year's survey by The Sunday Times. |
35,415,239 | Jamie Johnstone, 21, from Cranhill, died after being found with serious injuries in Balbeggie Street, Sandyhills, on 16 January.
Police have confirmed that a 25-year-old man has been arrested and is being detained in connection with the incident.
Nico Donnelly has already been charged with the murder of Mr Johnstone.
H... | A second man has been arrested following the death of a man outside a block of flats in Glasgow. |
35,070,702 | John Rosa, president of the Citadel college, said he found the images "offensive and disturbing".
The cadets wore the hoods and all-white clothing as part of a Christmas skit.
The Citadel Minority Alumni Association shared one of the photos on its Facebook page, calling it a "disgrace".
In it, seven cadets are seen wea... | A top US military college says it has suspended eight cadets seen in photos wearing pillowcases resembling hoods worn by the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan. |
38,196,966 | The figure, based on the American toy GI Joe, was first hit shelves in 1966 and quickly became a must-have.
Palitoy, based in Coalville, Leicestershire made its own British version with beards, gripping hands and "lifelike hair".
Fans and collectors met on the "sacred ground" of the former factory, now a conference cen... | Fans of Action Man have gathered at the spiritual home of the popular toy to celebrate his 50th birthday. |
35,620,647 | Protesters in the towns of Rohtak and Jind set fire to police vehicles, public buildings and buses.
The demonstrators are mostly from the Jat community who are unhappy about India's caste quota system.
They say it puts them at a disadvantage in government jobs and at state-run educational institutes.
The Jats are curre... | At least five people have been killed in a second day of violence related to caste rights in the northern Indian state of Haryana, police say. |
34,044,799 | Set a target of 218 off 34 overs, Jack Taylor's 34 off 17 balls and Geraint Jones's unbeaten 39 saw them to 218-6 with an over to spare.
Michael Klinger, dropped on nought, was the pick of the batsman with a fine 87.
Earlier, Hampshire's Jimmy Adams was run out for 97 and Will Smith hit 50 off 25 balls in the visitors'... | Gloucestershire sealed a place in the semi-final of the One-Day Cup after winning a thrilling rain-reduced match against Hampshire in Bristol. |
28,967,904 | If he wins the support of voters he will be the first elected UK Independence Party MP in the Commons.
The maverick Eurosceptic backbencher said he did not believe Prime Minister David Cameron was "serious about the change we need" in Europe.
The PM described his defection as "regrettable" and "counterproductive".
Mr C... | Tory Douglas Carswell has defected to UKIP and quit as MP for Clacton, saying he will contest the subsequent by-election for Nigel Farage's party. |
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The previous highest chase by England at Lord's is 282-3 against New Zealand in 2004, meaning Alastair Cook's men are likely to face a record target.
Asad Shafiq (49) and Sarfraz Ahmed (45) batted Pakistan into a strong position.
England bowled well - Chris Woakes taking a... | England face a difficult run chase against Pakistan after the tourists ended the third day of the first Test with a lead of 281. |
40,460,284 | Raja Ali's car was rammed and then blocked in at the side by two vehicles in Dagenham on 25 September 2016.
The 33-year-old was then chased and stabbed.
Abubakar Bana, from Hornchurch, Essex, and Jordon Archambie, 20, of Stratford, east London, were convicted following a trial at the Old Bailey.
Daniel Welch, 34, of Wi... | Two men have been found guilty of the manslaughter of a drug dealer who was stabbed to death after being ambushed by a rival gang. |
34,983,091 | Jedburgh Sheriff Court heard that 67 videos were found on Mark Ross's laptop following a police raid at a house in Creel Court, St Abbs.
They predominantly featured boys aged between eight and 12.
Ross, 49, from Gateshead, admitted possession of indecent "pseudo photographs" of children between November 2010 and Decem... | A man found with extreme pornography on his computer has been placed on the sex offenders register for three years. |
38,114,301 | The hosts, who were knocked out of the FA Cup by League One side Rochdale on Saturday, fell behind in the 14th minute when winger Ben McKenna made a penetrating run down the right flank and produced a neat finish.
Barrow, having been watched by a crowd of 4,414 at Holker Street for the cup tie, were looking to improve ... | Barrow suffered a narrow home defeat by Southport on their return to National League action. |
33,956,100 | The minister and farming representatives met Liz Truss, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in London.
"I was adamant that action is needed now and that the intervention price must be raised," said Mrs O'Neill.
Farmers have warned they will go out of business if they do not receive higher prices ... | Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill has urged the European Union to act swiftly to support farmers. |
34,580,158 | Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) said there had been a particular rise in the scam in the last few weeks.
Several small or medium-sized companies in the UK have lost sums of between £10,000 and £20,000 as a result.
Typically, staff in a firm's finance department receive an email, which they believe is from a senior... | Office staff are being warned about fake emails that appear to come from one of their bosses, telling them to transfer money. |
36,949,743 | With the game in extra time and Yeovil leading 1-0, midfielder Dolan launched his huge effort over goalkeeper Neil Etheridge to help the Glovers through.
Earlier, Saddlers forward Amadou Bakayoko scored an own goal trying to stop Kevin Dawson's header.
Bakayoko hit the crossbar later on as Walsall pressed for a goal.
M... | Yeovil Town's Matthew Dolan scored a goal from inside his own half as the League Two side reached the EFL Cup second round with a win a Walsall. |
38,424,469 | The visitors had taken a first-half lead through Harrison Dunk and looked set to add to their five successive League Two wins until Palmer's late intervention.
There was little between the two teams in the opening 20 minutes, although the visitors' Luke Berry saw his ninth-minute cross-cum-shot go across the face of th... | Substitute Ollie Palmer salvaged a point for Leyton Orient in stoppage time as they drew with Cambridge United at Brisbane Road. |
15,588,257 | Others are sheltering from the hot midday sunshine, sitting under the thatched roof of a mud hut near the lake.
This quiet fishing village has been here for longer than any of its inhabitants have been alive.
Nobody seems to know when it was first established.
Its future, though, is much more uncertain, because oil has... | As the water of Lake Albert laps at the shore of Bugoma village, some fishermen are fixing their nets. |
15,854,582 | I've downloaded an episode of David Attenborough's Frozen Planet in about a minute and viewed YouTube videos in the middle of London without a hint of buffering.
I've even tested a live broadcast using nothing but a laptop connected to a mobile phone network. All of this has been thanks to 4G - a technology which is al... | Over the last week, I've had a taste of our mobile future. |
29,703,870 | The image, a parody of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, was found on Hanover Place near the city's harbour.
Girl with a Pierced Eardrum incorporates an alarm box as the model's earring.
On Tuesday, the work was found with dark paint thrown across the bottom of the woman's face.
Banksy's last ... | A new mural by street artist Banksy in Bristol has been vandalised less than 24 hours after the work appeared. |
39,279,205 | The move was announced after an urgent meeting of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council in Kiev.
It follows weeks of unofficial action by war veterans and activists, who have been blocking roads and rail lines.
The blockade is hugely damaging to industry in the rebel-held east - but also to the wider Ukrainia... | Ukraine has halted the movement of all goods in and out of areas seized by pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. |
29,352,927 | Soldiers had also killed a man who featured in Boko Haram's propaganda videos pretending to be the group's leader Abubakar Shekau, it added.
Last year, the military said that Shekau may have been killed, without providing any proof.
Boko Haram has suffered heavy losses in recent weeks in battles in its stronghold of no... | More than 260 Islamist militants have surrendered in north-eastern Nigeria, the military has said. |
34,894,389 | Nicholas Woods, 41, and Tim Clark, 50, both of Lincoln Close, Erith, were also charged with false imprisonment and actual bodily harm.
They will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Police found a second man at the scene with head injuries, who remains in hospital in a stable condition. | Two men have been charged with murder after a 34-year-old man was stabbed to death in south-east London on Tuesday. |
36,085,748 | Loughborough's Ama Agbeze captains the side in the Championship section of the tournament between 12 and 15 May.
The Roses, who plan to go full-time from June this year, will face Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
Gibraltar, Ireland, Israel, Malta, Switzerland, as well as teams from Grenada and USA, will compete in... | England have named a 12-strong squad for the Netball Europe competition in Newcastle next month. |
38,314,809 | Euan Walker also let a yacht float out into the North Sea.
He pleaded guilty to wilful fire-raising, wilful fire-raising to danger of life, and reckless behaviour between 16 and 20 March in Musselburgh.
The 29-year-old was jailed for 20 months when he appeared for sentence at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
The court heard th... | A man has been jailed for setting fire to six cars in East Lothian, including a camper van in which a man was sleeping. |
39,492,355 | The 27-year-old right-back had just over 12 months left on his previous deal which he signed on arriving from Aston Villa for a reported initial £1m in June 2015.
He has appeared in 28 of Burnley's 30 league matches this season.
"I had a year left, but when the club and the manager approached me about a new deal it was... | Burnley defender Matt Lowton has extended his contract at Turf Moor to the end of the 2019-20 season. |
35,912,484 | Last week, Marriott appeared to have outbid Anbang with a $13.6bn offer that gained support from Starwood's board.
In a statement, Starwood's board said the new offer was likely to lead to a "superior proposal".
The board, though, has not changed its recommendation in favour of a merger with Marriott.
Starwood owns sev... | Chinese insurance firm Anbang has raised its offer for Starwood Hotels to $14bn (£9.8bn), extending a bidding war with Marriott for the group. |
37,516,004 | It will mean changes to the way calls are prioritised to concentrate on "immediately life-threatening" cases such as cardiac arrest.
The ambulance service has struggled to meet its target to respond to 75% of category A calls within eight minutes.
Under the new system, some call-outs, including certain types of chest p... | A new response system for 999 calls is to be piloted by the Scottish Ambulance Service. |
30,330,013 | Under the Wales Bill, currently going through Parliament, Welsh ministers could vary income tax by up to 10p in the pound, subject to a referendum.
Mr Jones said that "on balance" a referendum would still be needed.
But opposition parties suggested extra powers being offered to other parts of the UK could make a poll ... | A referendum still needs to be held before income tax powers are devolved to Wales, First Minister Carwyn Jones has told MPs. |
37,967,783 | In a post on his Facebook profile Mr Zuckerberg said he hoped to announce measures to tackle fake stories "soon".
He said this work "often takes longer than we'd like in order to confirm changes we make won't introduce unintended side effects or bias".
And he said that more than 99% of content on Facebook "is authentic... | Mark Zuckerberg has said Facebook will do more to tackle fake news, and again denied it had in any way aided Donald Trump's presidential election victory. |
37,539,570 | "Is it always sunny here?" asked The Van T's from the stage during a pause between songs.
The reply from the audience inside the big top to the Glasgow band's question was wry laughter.
Outside the sun was blazing, as it had done the previous day, but at the back of the tent were muddy puddles. The marshy patch was a r... | The Loopallu music festival was held at the weekend in Ullapool, bringing together well-known acts, newcomers and several thousand music fans. |
20,150,082 | The UN Office on Drugs and Crime said land used for opium had risen by 17% this year, from nearly 40,000 hectares (100,000 acres) to 51,000 hectares.
Burma is the second largest opium grower in the world after Afghanistan.
Almost all of the opium it produces is grown in Shan and Kachin states, which have seen longstand... | Opium growing has increased in Burma for a sixth year running despite eradication efforts, a UN report says. |
33,126,995 | Chris Kenny, the county's director of public health, warned that a batch of the drug being circulated was three times stronger than normal.
He said the six who died were part of a drug rehabilitation programme.
Potential users as well as hospitals, pharmacies and GPs have all been alerted about the risk.
Mr Kenny said ... | A "public health emergency" has been declared in Nottinghamshire after six people died in the county within a week after taking unusually pure heroin. |
32,620,088 | It has also announced a 5.5bn Australian dollar ($4.4bn; £2.8bn) capital-raising effort which will involve the selling of new shares.
NAB wants to demerge and float its troubled British bank, Clydesdale, and shore up its balance sheet.
The lender is one of the country's big four and the largest by assets.
NAB's prefer... | One of Australia's biggest lenders, National Australia Bank (NAB), has posted a 5.4% rise in cash profit year-on-year for the six months to March. |
37,249,547 | The teenager was last seen at about 20:45 BST leaving an address in Railway Street in Nelson, Lancashire.
Lancashire Police thanked the public for their help and said the girl had been found in Furness, Cumbria at about 20:50.
Two men, aged 47 and 22, both from Nelson, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of child a... | A 13-year-old girl who had been missing from her hometown since Sunday has been found safe and well. |
37,338,882 | The Huntsman spider was spotted by staff at a manufacturing firm in Dumbarton on Friday.
They called in the Scottish SPCA amid concerns that it could be poisonous.
The animal charity contacted an arachnid specialist who helped identify the spider, which can give a painful bite. The Huntsman is being cared for while a s... | A giant spider common in Australia, Africa and Asia, has been found inside a shipping container in Scotland. |
38,797,121 | Clinic26 will provide sexual health services and emotional support to men of all ages at the Ambrose Centre at the Royal London Hospital.
On average, 12,000 men are raped and 72,000 are sexually abused each year, Home Office statistics show.
The clinic has been set up in partnership with Survivors UK.
One sexual abuse ... | Support groups have set up what they say is the first UK clinic to offer support for male sexual abuse victims. |
32,384,151 | Children's services in the city have consistently been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.
Lord Warner was appointed as an independent commissioner last year to oversee attempted improvements.
On Monday the council's cabinet approved plans that will see an extra £94m spent over three years.
It includes £27.5m already annou... | Extra social workers and new IT systems are to be introduced in a bid to improve children's social care in Birmingham. |
22,935,071 | Bayley, who had pleaded guilty, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum jail term of 35 years.
Ms Meagher, originally from County Louth, was attacked in Melbourne last September as she walked home.
The judge described Bayley as a "recidivist sex offender". Bayley was on parole for previous rape convictions wh... | Australian Adrian Bayley has been jailed for the rape and murder of Irish woman Jill Meagher. |
38,986,804 | The device was discovered last week, southeast of Tucson, Arizona, when agents spotted a group of men scattering as they approached.
A closer look turned up two bundles of cannabis weighing a combined 47lb (21kg), which had yet to be launched.
The catapult was dismantled on the Mexican side. No arrests were made.
About... | US border patrol agents have found a medieval-style catapult mounted on the border wall with Mexico, designed to launch bundles of drugs into the US. |
34,783,988 | The malnourished mother and her youngster were found traumatised and hugging one another when they were saved by International Animal Rescue.
Frightened locals reportedly hurled rocks at them and tried to tie them up.
Rescuers say the mother, who was extremely thin, had sustained wounds to the skin.
Primates escaping f... | A rare Borneo orangutan and her baby have been rescued from an attack by angry villagers in Indonesia as they were escaping rampant wildfires. |
34,877,753 | Yemeni officials said soldiers were ambushed by al-Qaeda insurgents, while so-called Islamic State's (IS) Yemen branch said it carried out the attack.
At least 12 soldiers and 15 militants were killed in a gun-battle and suicide bombing near Shibam in Hadramawt province, reports say.
Yemen has for months been mired in ... | Dozens of troops and militants have been killed in clashes in eastern Yemen, Yemeni security sources say. |
32,651,399 | The cooking competition lost more than half its viewers, falling from highs of seven million to less than three million viewers on New Year's Day.
Channel 4 axed the UK version of The Taste last year after just one series.
Other shows cancelled by ABC include Forever, supernatural drama Resurrection and new sitcom Cris... | Nigella Lawson's US cookery show The Taste has been axed by TV network ABC after two series, following a dramatic ratings slump. |
30,666,454 | Pershore Town Council has recommended naming a road on an estate to be built opposite the town's high school after Clive Corbett, who has been headteacher since 2002.
The council also wants to name other estate roads after previous heads.
Councillor Charles Tucker said: "We try to have a historical or geographical link... | A road on a new estate in Worcestershire could be named after the headteacher at the local school. |
39,641,804 | The club wants to develop the former Twelve Oaks Golf Club in Highworth into a training ground and offices.
The Robins' chairman, Lee Power said: "Nigel Eady left a significant sum of money in his will to be invested for the benefit of STFC and the community."
Currently the club leases its stadium from Swindon Borough ... | Swindon Town FC hopes to develop new training facilities with the help of money from a trust set up by a former supporter. |
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