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33,710,607 | Matthew Sanchez was reassigned after the incident in New Mexico on 23 June, but quit on Tuesday after a recording of the call was released.
He was dealing with a friend of Jaydon Chavez-Silver, 17, who had been shot in a drive-by shooting in Albuquerque.
Officials said an ambulance was sent to the scene but Chavez-Silv... | A 911 dispatcher in the US has resigned after telling a frantic caller who was trying to save the life of a shooting victim to "deal with it yourself". |
36,205,973 | The 26-year-old had been scheduled to play Louisa Chirico of the United States in round three on Wednesday, but pulled out during the warm-ups.
Belarusian Azarenka said she will have medical tests before deciding whether to play in Rome before the French Open, which starts on 22 May.
Her departure means the top five se... | Fourth seed Victoria Azarenka has joined the list of Madrid Open withdrawals with a back injury. |
34,248,758 | Passengers arrived safely at their destination after the 31 August incident, in which an A321S plane was used instead of a A321H.
The A321S has less safety and medical equipment on board than the A321H.
American Airlines is investigating the plane mix-up with the Federal Aviation Administration.
"Whether the plane was ... | A plane not certified to travel for long distances over water was used to fly from Los Angeles to Hawaii last month, American Airlines has confirmed. |
39,565,560 | Lt Donald Mackintosh, who served with the Seaforth Highlanders, died in the Battle of Arras in 1917.
His actions led to the posthumous award of a Victoria Cross.
Arras was fought from 9 April to 16 May 1917 and marked the beginning of the spring offensive on the Western Front.
An unusually high number of Scottish soldi... | A memorial stone has been laid in Glasgow to honour a World War One officer who led a successful advance while so badly wounded he could not stand. |
21,758,233 | In a joint bid, Metropoulos & Co and Apollo Global Management are paying $410m (£275m) for the bankrupt company.
The offer had originally been planned to set the floor for an auction, which Hostess boss Greg Rayburn had predicted would be "wild and woolly".
In fact, a court filing showed that no other offers were subm... | Hostess Brands is selling its cake bakery business, which includes Twinkies cakes, to two private equity companies. |
39,494,481 | The five were a 16-year-old girl, who died in Great Victoria Street on Monday, and four men who died in different parts of the city.
Police did not confirm which three cases are suspected to be drugs-related but no single, common drug is involved.
Earlier, a senior officer said all five deaths may have involved drugs.
... | Five sudden deaths in greater Belfast over the past few days are being investigated, with police saying three of the cases may have involved drugs. |
32,126,817 | Last week the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) issued an alert flagging "concerns relating to air operator certification procedures".
As a result, Thai airlines have had to cancel flights, and refund or modify thousands of air tickets.
Thai officials have since submitted plans to tackle the ICAO's conce... | Thailand's aviation sector is under scrutiny after an international safety audit led to a ban on new flights to China, Japan and South Korea. |
40,324,352 | The firm says it will use a two-stage recruitment challenge, to be found on the Gorillaz mixed reality app, as an "innovative recruitment tool".
The first part involves virtually assembling the Jaguar I-PACE Concept, an all-electric five-seater sports car.
The second part involves a series of code breaking puzzles.
"As... | Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has teamed up with virtual band Gorillaz to find 5,000 staff to enhance its expertise in autonomous and electric technology. |
36,895,571 | The 27-year-old signed a new contract with the Championship club in February, keeping him at the Madejski Stadium until 2018.
But the new deal includes a release clause of £1.2m for Gunter, who helped Wales reach the Euro 2016 semi-finals.
Hull's interest is believed to be on hold as they search for a new manager follo... | Newly promoted Premier League side Hull City are interested in signing Reading and Wales defender Chris Gunter. |
34,177,180 | It's because you're not just downloading the content you want - which may be a small amount of data - but the data-heavy adverts and all the tracking technology that surrounds them. And it's costing mobile users, who are charged for that traffic to their phones, a lot of money.
That, at least, is the allegation in an a... | Ever wondered why it takes an age for some web pages to load on your mobile phone, even when you have a good signal? |
36,394,917 | But racist advertising has form, and not just in China.
The scene: a young Chinese woman is doing her laundry. In walks a black man, with some paint stains on his face.
They look at each other suggestively. She puts a tab of detergent into his mouth....
...and then shoves him into the washing machine.
Hey presto! He em... | A Chinese laundry detergent advertisement is causing widespread outrage online and is being dubbed the most racist commercial to be screened. |
40,408,480 | Mr Berlusconi's Forza Italia won 16 of 22 cities with the anti-immigration Northern League and another party.
The results were a setback for Matteo Renzi, the former centre-left prime minister seeking to return to power as head of the Democratic Party (PD).
"It could have gone better," he admitted in a social media pos... | Italy's centre-right ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is celebrating local election success in an alliance with two right-wing parties. |
29,002,147 | Russia's military said it had released 63 captured Ukrainian soldiers in exchange for the paratroopers.
Pro-Russian rebels have made gains against Ukrainian troops in recent days in Donetsk and Luhansk in the east.
The conflict in the east erupted in April following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's southern Crimea peni... | Ten Russian paratroopers captured inside Ukraine a week ago have returned home following a troop exchange, Russian media report. |
34,018,497 | Voters will go to the polls again after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu abandoned efforts to form a coalition government.
Mr Davutoglu's AK Party lost its 12-year majority rule in Turkey in elections in June largely because of the success of the pro-Kurdish HDP.
Coalition talks with the nationalist MHP and main oppositi... | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey will hold snap elections, expected on 1 November. |
32,247,852 | The airport said it represented a growth of 7.5% year-on-year.
The rise in passengers is connected to increasing capacity and frequency on existing routes, as well as new long haul services starting.
Ken O'Toole, the airport's managing director, called it a "magnificent achievement".
He said: "It's a historic milestone... | Manchester Airport has broken its all-time yearly passenger record, with more than 22.32m people flying from the site over the last 12 months. |
36,690,699 | The 21-year-old beat Thailand's Tawin Hanprab 6-4 in the final.
Luisito Pie of the Dominican Republic and South Korea's Kim Tae-hun won the bronze medals.
Kim So-hui won gold in the women's -49kg final. The South Korean defeated Tijana Bogdanovic of Serbia 7-6 in a thrilling contest.
Patimat Abakarova of Azerbaijan and... | Zhao Shuai won China's 19th gold medal of the Rio Games by taking the men's -58kg Olympic taekwondo title on Wednesday. |
34,607,500 | Most of the churches affected had predominantly African-American congregations.
"We believe that this fire-setting activity is meant to send a message," said John Ham of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The most recent fire broke out early on Thursday morning.
"It was really disheartening to see... | Police in the US state of Missouri are searching for arsonist who set fire to seven churches in the St Louis area in the past two weeks. |
39,442,410 | Media playback is not supported on this device
The Frenchman, 35, opted to extend his contract with the Royals in February until June 2018, having joined from Bournemouth in January 2016.
"It's a decision I took with my family, who I've been away from now for 13 years," he told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"We just think it's ... | Reading striker Yann Kermorgant has confirmed he will retire at the end of the 2017-18 season. |
35,189,199 | Shiralee Duncan, 37, was involved in a two-car collision at the A90 Charleston flyover at about 12:50 on Thursday.
The Dundee resident was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary but died a short time later.
Police have appealed to anyone with information about the crash to contact them. | A woman who died from her injuries after a crash on the outskirts of Aberdeen has been named. |
33,329,624 | Tucked away on a remote slope of the Othrys mountain, Anavra had no paved roads, and its farming and agricultural methods had hardly changed in centuries.
The nearest school was in the Greek city of Lamia - a six hour mule ride away - forcing all children above a certain age to leave their hometown.
Things are very dif... | In the 1960s, when Dimitris Tsoukalas was a teenager, mules were the only form of transport available in his village. |
29,343,987 | Previously, only larger, Jupiter-like giants have been studied in this way.
Working with three space telescopes, astronomers deduced the presence of water by measuring the colours of light the planet absorbed when it passed in front of its star.
The find appears in the journal Nature.
It was made by a team of researche... | A cloud-free atmosphere has allowed scientists to pick out signs of water vapour on a distant planet the size of Neptune: the smallest "exoplanet" ever to reveal its chemical composition. |
36,823,805 | The image of Ken Farlow, 95, staring through a fence at Gloucestershire Airport came to the attention of bosses after it was shared by his daughter.
They invited him to Royal Air Force Coningsby and the Royal International Air Tattoo after hearing his story.
And on Saturday, he was treated to a flight in a two-man trai... | A terminally-ill former World War Two spitfire engineer has taken to the skies after a poignant photo of him became an unlikely internet hit. |
37,261,246 | The deal will take legal force when it is ratified by 55 signatories producing 55% of global emissions.
Ratification by China and the US bumps the total to 40% of emissions. It will just need the EU and a couple of other major polluters to cross the threshold.
Other nations will still tussle over their own ratification... | The joint commitment from the world’s super-polluters, announced on Saturday, is a big step towards turning the Paris climate agreement into reality. |
40,044,241 | David was one of 60 cuckoos fitted with trackers by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) from 2011 and has made return trips from Africa since.
But his tracker fell silent a few months ago.
A team on BBC Radio Wales' Country Focus is now trying to lure David into the Tregaron woods using a fake female.
Presenter Gil... | Conservationists are searching for a missing cuckoo called David who usually returns to his Ceredigion breeding grounds. |
39,410,525 | When Ogrizovic kept goal for City in their 1987 FA Cup final win over Tottenham, they were restricted to the regulated allocation of 25,000 tickets.
But on Sunday there will be close to 43,000 City fans heading for Wembley.
"It's a special day for all of us, the fans particularly," he told BBC Sport.
"This is a one-clu... | Coventry City legend Steve Ogrizovic says the size of their travelling army of supporters for Sunday's EFL Trophy final against Oxford United sums up the "special" spirit of the Sky Blues. |
37,290,819 | Sunni Muslim, Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford in Yorkshire, stabbed 40-year-old Asad Shah outside his store in Glasgow's Shawlands area on 24 March.
Mr Shah was an Ahmadi - a minority sect not recognised by all Muslims.
Ahmed admitted the murder and said the victim had disrespected Islam by falsely claiming to be a pr... | A man who was jailed for life for murdering a shopkeeper who he claimed had "disrespected" Islam is to appeal against his minimum 27-year jail term. |
30,359,951 | The 28-year-old, who was videoed while in his native Ivory Coast, apologised after pictures of him were published in a national newspaper.
The Premier League club said the player's action were not "appropriate" and he had been "reminded" of his role model responsibilities.
Tiote said: "I deeply regret my actions and I ... | Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote has been filmed driving while holding an open bottle of champagne. |
32,750,023 | Buildings already constructed at the Beechwood site include the new £60m Inverness College UHI.
The college should be ready to open its doors to its first students this autumn.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), which is leading the project, hopes to attract science, technology and other types of businesses to the... | The new £100m Inverness Campus has been officially opened by Deputy First Minister John Swinney. |
30,323,751 | Arriving at 01:00 (22:00 GMT Wednesday) in cars, they fired on a traffic police checkpoint before attacking a media building and a school.
An Islamist group said it had launched a suicide attack to avenge attacks by security forces on Muslim women.
Chechnya's Moscow-backed president said the situation was under control... | Rebel gunmen have shot their way into the heavily fortified Chechen capital, Grozny, in a night-time attack which left as many as 16 people dead. |
30,045,978 | The London team has only once before turned a profit in the 10 years since it was acquired by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
The club said a new TV broadcasting deal, as well as the sale of players such as Juan Mata, had boosted profits.
Chelsea are currently unbeaten at the top of the Premier League.
They also ... | Chelsea Football Club has reported a record profit of £18.4m ($29m) for the year to June 2014 - despite last season's lack of silverware. |
19,071,987 | But their decision to take up rowing - and winning Olympic gold at their first attempt - has sealed their place in British sporting history.
Glover, 26, and Stanning, 27, took victory in the women's pair at Eton Dorney on Wednesday to win the first gold medal for Britain at London 2012.
More remarkably, they become the... | Four years ago, Helen Glover was an aspiring hockey player and Heather Stanning was embarking on a career in the army. |
32,689,770 | No longer able to influence the policies and laws of their country, these former members of the House of Commons now have to find something else to occupy their time.
But what's it like after losing your parliamentary seat? What are the personal and professional implications of being voted out of public office?
Former ... | As the dust settles after the general election, many men and women who once trod the corridors of power as Members of Parliament are facing up to life after defeat. |
29,175,287 | A report published last month found at least 1,400 children were abused in the South Yorkshire town from 1997 to 2013.
Barnardo's Scotland said child sexual exploitation was a "severe problem". It has urged government and child protection agencies not to be complacent.
The charity said Rotherham should be "a wake-up ca... | Lessons must be learned in Scotland from the Rotherham child abuse scandal, according to a children's charity. |
38,576,944 | Pleidleisiodd yr Arglwyddi 222 i 222 ar welliant gan y blaid Lafur i Fesur Cymru fyddai'n trosglwyddo cyfrifoldeb dros y berthynas ddiwydiannol mewn gwasanaethau cyhoeddus Cymreig o Lundain i Gaerdydd.
Yn unol â'r drefn pan mae pleidlais yn gyfartal, nid yw'r gwelliant yn cael ei basio.
Byddai colli'r bleidlais wedi go... | Fe wnaeth llywodraeth y DU osgoi colli pleidlais o drwch blewyn yn Nhŷ'r Arglwyddi nos Fawrth dros welliant i Fesur Cymru. |
34,275,968 | Opposition MPs physically tried to stop the vote in a legislative committee by jostling around the chairman and trying to snatch his paperwork and microphone.
The committee's vote clears the way for the bill to go to the upper house of parliament for final approval.
The opposition says it will continue to try to delay ... | A controversial bill to expand the role of Japan's armed forces has cleared another hurdle in parliament, but sparked scuffles among lawmakers. |
36,488,022 | The 33-year-old, who made 27 Premier League appearances for the Canaries in 2015-16, has signed a two-year deal.
The former Middlesbrough and West Ham United man, who began his career at Portsmouth, has won promotion from the Championship with four different clubs.
"Gary is a really good signing for us, who adds everyt... | Bristol City have signed midfielder Gary O'Neil on a free transfer from recently relegated Norwich City. |
28,397,548 | Markandey Katju said a high court judge was promoted after pressure from an ally of the former Congress government.
He also said some senior judges had made "improper compromises" in allowing the judge to continue in office.
A regional party protested in the parliament against "political interference in judicial appoin... | There has been uproar in the Indian parliament over a former Supreme Court judge's allegations of corruption in the judiciary. |
36,793,341 | Writing in the journal Science, they said this could lead to a gap of 10 years before the next epidemic.
The Imperial College London team created a model using data from the current outbreak in Latin America.
But a Zika expert said predicting anything with any degree of certainty was impossible.
The scientists, from th... | The current Zika epidemic is likely to end within three years because there will be too few people left to infect, a team of scientists is predicting. |
36,950,783 | Mr Rouhani ordered a review of all 3,000 jobs on offer, and a rethink if they were found to be biased to men.
Some departments, such as the Judiciary Organisation of Military Forces, which is controlled by hardliners, are open almost exclusively to men.
Mr Rouhani has a track record of speaking out on women's rights.
H... | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has postponed the annual civil service entry exam because of concerns it discriminates against women. |
40,134,333 | Two men made off with a trolley full of alcohol from the supermarket in Annan at about 13:40 on Thursday.
About 40 minutes later a man matching the description of one of the thieves in the earlier incident struck at the Lockerbie Road store in Dumfries.
PC Carolyne Crozier said there were "clear similarities" between t... | Vodka and other spirits worth hundreds of pounds have been stolen from two Tesco stores in southern Scotland. |
23,016,918 | The last two successful squads were happy to profit from their hosts' misfortune at crucial moments.
A celebrated error from the great David Campese got the 1989 vintage over the line in the decisive third Test in Australia.
The Lions have faced Australia in Brisbane on eight occasions and have won all of them.
Tom and... | No-one said a Lions Test series victory has to be a thing of beauty, or a clear demonstration of superiority. |
35,473,857 | Sussex Police has told relatives of 11 men who died they are investigating an incident at the Southport Airshow in 2014 in which a vintage jet is believed to have flown too low.
At the Shoreham event in August, a Hawker Hunter jet crashed.
Pilot Andy Hill was thrown free from the aircraft. The 11 died at the scene.
Det... | The pilot flying a jet which crashed at the Shoreham airshow was involved in an incident at a different airshow a year before, it has emerged. |
37,595,480 | Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on 24 July 1991.
Detectives said they would be "lifting all the earth" at the second site, 750m from where he was last seen and close to where the dig started last month.
They are investigating claims Ben may have been accidentally run over by a digger driver 2... | Police searching for missing toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos have said they are extending their stay to continue exploring a second site. |
35,801,704 | Hundreds of angry fans walked out and got a refund before the singer finally appeared at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre at 23:15.
"One new mum with a babysitter just gave up," tweeted one fan at 23:00.
Madonna later said she was "hardly ever late" and joked: "It's you people that get here early that's the problem".
... | Pop star Madonna has been labelled "breathtakingly arrogant" after coming on stage over two hours late in Brisbane, Australia. |
30,391,105 | Shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran has written to the UK government offering support for early legislation.
The Scottish government has already called for action before Westminster breaks for the general election.
Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has said officials are looking at the options.
These are lik... | Labour wants the immediate transfer of election powers to Holyrood to allow MSPs to give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote in 2016. |
40,028,326 | The 29-year-old replaces injured Ospreys forward James King.
Shingler, who has eight caps, will join the Wales squad after Scarlets' Pro12 final against Munster on Saturday.
"We've got a young squad, but we're not treating this as a development tour. We're going to the southern hemisphere to win two Tests," said Robin ... | Wales have called up Scarlets back rower Aaron Shingler for Test matches against Tonga and Samoa in June. |
16,806,224 | In January, several major US newspapers took a swipe at him in separate editorials.
"President Rafael Correa of Ecuador is leading a relentless campaign against free speech," said The New York Times.
The Washington Post said the president ought to be known for "the most comprehensive and ruthless assault on free media ... | Rafael Correa has been Ecuador's president since 2007 but it is probably fair to say he has never had as much international attention as in recent weeks. |
40,045,122 | The High Commissioner of India laid a wreath of marigolds at the Arch of Remembrance in Leicester.
Meanwhile, the British High Commissioner did the same at a ceremony at the India Gate in New Delhi.
Hundreds of people attended the events in memory of the 1,174 Indian Labour Corps men who supplied the army with weapons,... | War memorials in the UK and India have been twinned to remember Indian workers who died in World War One. |
40,555,445 | You can be excused for thinking Wimbledon is nearing its nail-biting end with the finals in sight, but in reality, it's only just getting started.
The world's best wheelchair tennis players are about to take to the court and the British players have titles to defend.
Here's the lowdown on the latest championship at SW... | All photographs are copyrighted. |
39,940,143 | Colin Campbell, 56, has primary progressive MS and told BBC Scotland last month that his health had rapidly deteriorated over the last two years.
He has now said he may not attend the Swiss clinic after another MS patient encouraged him to press for more help.
NHS Highland said support was tailored to individual patien... | An Inverness man who planned to end his own life in a clinic in Switzerland has called for greater support for people with multiple sclerosis. |
32,485,658 | Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, from Rutland, died when his Hawk T1 aircraft - Red 4 - crashed after a display at Bournemouth Air Show in August 2011.
A new display will open at the Bournemouth Aviation Museum which includes a model Red Arrow Hawk T1A.
It will also include a collection box for the Jon Egging Trust, a charity se... | A new memorial will be unveiled later in honour of a Red Arrows pilot killed in a crash during an air show. |
37,201,589 | A first-half David McAllister own goal was all that separated the sides in a tight affair at Mourneview Park.
Coleraine hammered Glentoran 4-1 at the Showgrounds with James McLaughlin scoring twice.
David Jeffrey's Ballymena United ran out easy 4-1 winners away to Carrick Rangers to move into the top half of the table.... | Glenavon beat Ards 1-0 to join the newly promoted Co Down side at the Premiership summit. |
39,635,044 | Giants, who have failed to win any of their past eight league matches, were undone by Luke Waterworth's 76th-minute try in a topsy-turvy match.
Shaun Robinson, Rhodri Lloyd, Connor Dwyer and Mike Butt also crossed for the part-time Lions, who have only won two league matches in 2017.
Aaron Murphy and Sam Wood were amon... | Championship side Swinton knocked Super League strugglers Huddersfield Giants out of the Challenge Cup fifth round. |
33,714,317 | The job cuts - to its employee base of around 94,000 people - comprise part of its $4bn reduction in operating costs.
Shell also said it was cutting investment by $7bn to about $30bn this year, down 20% from 2014.
The firm announced profits of $3.4bn in the three months to 30 June, a 35% decrease compared with last yea... | Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has announced it is to shed 6,500 jobs as part of cost-cutting plans as it seeks to counter falling oil prices. |
22,559,749 | Coetzer leads the Scots for the first time at the Grange on Friday.
"We want to try to take down one of the top sides and we are very capable of doing that," said Coetzer.
"The guys have been preparing well for the last number of years now and things are starting to come together. They have moulded into the squad very ... | New captain Kyle Coetzer believes this week's two one-day internationals against Pakistan are the beginning of a "new era" for Scotland. |
33,247,765 | Tipu Sultan, 32, a father-of-two, was shot at close range outside Herbs n Spice Kitchen, Lake Avenue, South Shields, on 7 April.
Northumbria Police confirmed it had arrested two men aged 47 and 24, and a woman, 27, on suspicion of murder.
A 44-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
A re... | Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man who was shot dead outside a takeaway. |
38,252,817 | The letter, written at the end of the 1916 Easter Rising, had a guide price of 1-1.5m euros.
It was the last official letter Pearse wrote, three days before his execution by firing squad on 3 May 1916.
Pearse wrote it from his prison cell to rebels still fighting in the Four Courts in Dublin.
It reads: "In order to pre... | A letter of surrender written by Irish rebel Patrick Pearse has been withdrawn from auction in Dublin after bidding stalled at 770,000 euros (£650,000). |
30,496,651 | The decade-long research led by staff from Chester Zoo and Natural Resources Wales has observed behaviour never seen in the UK before.
The researchers studied a group of hazel dormice in Denbighshire as part of the project.
It found some dormice breed before they are one year old.
The research also established that som... | Female dormice which have offspring with more than one father in the same litter can help ensure their survival, a 10-year study has found. |
36,292,274 | No new date has yet been set for the game to be played. | Saturday's Women's Super League 1 game between Doncaster Rovers Belles and Arsenal Ladies has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. |
37,938,044 | The couple wore yellow scarves and garlands at the 200-year-old Hindu temple in Bahrain's capital Manama.
Prince Charles earlier held talks with the country's long-time Prime Minister, Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa.
The royal couple have also visited the United Arab Emirates and Oman during the seven-day trip.
T... | The Prince of Wales has met Bahrain's prime minister before visiting a temple with the Duchess of Cornwall on their final day of touring the Middle East. |
33,674,146 | On Saturday, the 36-year-old will take his place in the dugout at Woodhorn Lane - home of Northern League Division One side Ashington AFC - in the FA Cup extra preliminary round as he continues his new career as a football manager.
When England's cricketers wrapped up a 2-1 series win a decade ago they were given a rap... | Ten years ago Steve Harmison was giving Australia's batsmen sleepless nights, unleashing 90mph deliveries during an unforgettable summer of cricket which saw England regain the Ashes. |
34,520,426 | The film, directed by Ridley Scott, took £3.9m at cinemas this weekend.
In second place, Emily Blunt's drug crime drama Sicario opened with takings of £1.6m, while The Walk was another new entry in third with £795,000.
But Emma Watson and Ethan Hawke's new thriller Regression could only open in ninth place with takings... | Space epic The Martian, in which Matt Damon plays an astronaut stranded on Mars, was the top film at UK box offices for a second week. |
37,550,515 | The Fochabers Fish Bar will now go up against nine other regional winners for the UK award in the Seafish-run 2017 National Fish and Chip Awards.
Fochabers Fish Bar owner Darren Boothroyd said: "We're completely over the moon to have made it to the top 10, it's a real testament to all the hard work we've put into the b... | A Moray fish and chip shop has been named the best in Scotland. |
35,798,715 | Clydesdale Bank's Scottish £5 note was the first fully polymer banknote to enter circulation in Great Britain.
The International Bank Note Society has nominated the fivers, made from a polymer substrate, for the award alongside banknotes from countries including New Zealand and China.
They are the only UK note on the s... | Britain's first fully polymer £5 note is in the running for the International Banknote of the Year award. |
34,159,113 | Launching a consultation on policies for the campaign, she said Labour had "wasted" 16 years of devolution.
But she would not say what price she would demand to share power with Labour, as Plaid did from 2007 to 2011.
Welsh Labour said the "tired attacks" were a "poor excuse for a campaign".
Speaking in Cardiff, Ms Woo... | Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has said her party wants to deprive Labour of control of health and education policy after the 2016 assembly election. |
11,479,490 | Charlotte Caldwell has campaigned and raised funds for her five-year-old son, Billy, who has severe epilepsy.
When he was just six-months-old, Ms Caldwell was told by a doctor at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children that he would not survive.
She refused to give up hope and took him to Chicago for life-saving t... | The mother of a Castlederg boy is asking the Department of Health to refund money she spent funding his health care in England. |
34,401,175 | Protests in southern Nepal against a newly adopted constitution have seen hundreds of supply trucks from India stuck at the border.
Many Nepalese, however, have accused India of blocking supplies to show its disapproval of the document.
Fuel is now being rationed in Nepal.
Deepak Baral, an NOC spokesperson, told BBC Ne... | The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is considering flying in fuel to the landlocked nation as it continues to face a crippling shortage of petroleum products. |
40,224,351 | The 28-year-old English midfielder looked to be on his way to Pittodrie in January 2016, but the deal fell through as the clubs fell out over a fee.
But he signed a pre-contract in March to join the Dons on a three-year deal.
"I always wanted to come here and I'm just delighted it has eventually been done," he told the... | Greg Tansey is relieved to have ended his long wait to sign for Aberdeen after leaving relegated Inverness Caledonian Thistle. |
36,083,746 | According to media reports, the 29-year-old was pictured with laughing gas canisters while partying in London on the same night Villa were relegated.
Agbonlahor was already on the sidelines after being told he was not fit enough.
Villa were relegated from the Premier League after losing 1-0 to Manchester United at Old ... | Aston Villa have suspended striker Gabby Agbonlahor and will conduct an investigation following allegations concerning his conduct. |
36,159,526 | The 32-year-old former Namibia captain has made 113 appearances since joining Sarries in 2009 and helped the club win two Premiership titles.
Burger, who won 41 caps and appeared at the 2015 World Cup, will return to Namibia to become a farmer.
"It is sad that it's coming to an end but playing rugby is something that I... | Saracens back row Jacques Burger will retire from rugby after Sunday's Premiership game against Newcastle. |
36,123,488 | Humberside Police said Daniel Hatfield, 52 and Matthew Higgins, 49, died "after suffering significant multiple injuries".
Their bodies were found at a house on May Street on Friday.
Two women, aged 27 and 36, and a 38-year-old man are being held in police custody.
Det Supt Matt Hutchinson said police were keen to find ... | Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two men were found in the garden of a house in Hull. |
39,813,363 | In Swansea, the party added one seat to hold 48 out of 72 seats, while Plaid Cymru made inroads picking up seven new seats in neighbouring NPT.
Pembrokeshire remains in the hands of independents, while Carmarthenshire has no party in overall control.
Swansea council leader Rob Stewart said Labour's success in the city ... | Labour has increased its majority in Swansea and held on to control of Neath Port Talbot council. |
39,451,090 | 30 March 2017 Last updated at 22:18 BST
But amateur artist Emanuel Santos, who works at Madeira airport where the bust was unveiled, says he feels hurt by the criticism his work has received. | A bronze bust of Cristiano Ronaldo has made headlines around the world for its lack of resemblance to the Real Madrid star. |
40,864,301 | He has been recalled by Cricket Australia for treatment on a foot injury suffered while bowling during the County Championship loss to Sussex.
The county hope New Zealand's Mitchell Santner, who is playing in the T20 Blast, can be his overseas replacement.
Hastings, 31, has taken 16 wickets at 34.38 and scored 139 runs... | Worcestershire will be without Australia all-rounder John Hastings for the remainder of the 2017 season. |
36,531,030 | Anthony Jackel, of Port Talbot, also known as 'Betty', is a veteran of Wales campaigns.
The 70-year-old Swansea City fan has bought a train ticket which allows him to follow the team throughout the championships.
He said: "[This way] I can do what I want, I can go where I want".
Of course, the Foreign Office and the Fo... | While Wales football fans enjoy the hospitality of France for Euro 2016, one will be sleeping rough. |
39,145,361 | Federal prosecutors announced the charges as they listed a catalogue of alleged abuses.
The Justice Department has been scrutinising Baltimore police after accusing it last August of systemic racism and abusing power.
The officers "arrogantly" ignored clear directives, a police official said.
Police Commissioner Kevin ... | Seven Baltimore police officers have been charged with robbery, extortion, falsely detaining people and faking reports to cover it up. |
35,556,733 | He was speaking in the first leaders' debate of the Irish general election.
He was responding to Fianna Fáil's Micheál Martin who said he would not form a coalition with Sinn Féin as he does not trust them on security.
He said: "Politicians here could learn a lesson from the unionists, who have more reason to distrust ... | Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has told his political rivals in the Republic of Ireland they could "learn a lesson" from unionists in Northern Ireland. |
36,894,992 | But the mother-of-four, who received a devastating cancer diagnosis earlier this year, is actively preparing her young family for her death.
She is mother to Caileb, 13, Noah, nine, Brooke, eight, and Jesse, 15 months.
Mrs Lennox, from Cullybackey, County Antrim, has been thinking of creative ways for her children to f... | Organising her own funeral is not something that 36-year-old Laura Lennox ever thought she would have to do. |
38,105,222 | NHS England is spending £40m on doctors and other specialist mental health workers as part of its drive to help 30,000 more women by 2021.
At present, more than half of the country provides only basic services.
One in five women experiences severe depression or in some cases psychosis around the time of childbirth.
The... | Twenty areas across England are to receive funding to provide more support for pregnant women and new mothers with severe mental health problems. |
35,666,301 | Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei said the country could tackle the pressures it is currently facing.
Separately, Bank of England governor Mark Carney said he was concerned by moves by some central banks to use negative rates to try to boost growth.
The G20 includes finance ministers from the world's biggest economies... | China has sought to assure global finance ministers about the state of its slowing economy, as the G20 meeting gets under way in Shanghai. |
38,495,040 | Little and Broad Haven RNLI lifeboat crew and a coastguard rescue team were called after the owner reported him going over a cliff in the Goultrop area.
The spaniel, called George, was found stuck on a ledge about 40ft (12m) up from the beach on Sunday.
He was lowered down to the lifeboat before being reunited with his... | A dog was rescued by lifeboat volunteers after becoming stuck on a cliff in Pembrokeshire. |
34,735,408 | The party said pupils from well-off backgrounds were seven times more likely to get three Higher A grades than those from poorer homes.
Tory leader Ruth Davidson revealed the statistics as she challenged Nicola Sturgeon on the issue at Holyrood.
Ms Sturgeon said there had been some progress in closing the gap.
She said... | The attainment gap between pupils from the wealthiest and least well off backgrounds has widened, according to the Scottish Conservatives. |
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Well 68-year-old Paul Mounsey is living proof that you are never too old for it.
"My category is 45 plus...so I'm racing against guys 20 years younger than me," says Paul who started riding just five years ago aged 65.
"I saw the BMX and I thought 'I'd like to give that a ... | BMX racing is a young man's game, right? |
35,630,418 | The 42-year-old Tasmanian has spent two years as assistant coach and lead batting coach for Cricket Australia.
Di Venuto was with Sussex and Derbyshire before moving to Durham, where he twice won the county title.
But he is scheduled to return to England in time for the new season in April on an initial three-year deal... | Surrey have appointed former Australia one-day international batsman Michael di Venuto as their new head coach to replace Graham Ford. |
32,777,318 | The 37-year-old had a five-year wait between his first two Test appearances but has been a regular opener alongside David Warner since 2013.
"I've been fortunate to have this second go at it and have loved every moment of it," he told Fox Sports.
"But time calls on everyone and I think it's nearly up for me."
Rogers, w... | Australia batsman Chris Rogers says he plans to retire from international cricket after this summer's Ashes in England. |
33,886,180 | The government agency has announced plans to test wireless power-transfer tech that it hopes to build under the country's motorways and major A roads.
It has already completed a feasibility study and is now asking companies to tender bids to host off-road trials.
But one expert questioned whether such a scheme would be... | Motorists will be able to recharge their cars as they drive if a scheme being proposed by Highways England comes to fruition. |
40,927,347 | The Hammers have had one bid rejected for the 25-year-old, but manager Slaven Bilic is hopeful of concluding a transfer.
Carvalho was part of Portugal's triumphant Euro 2016 squad and also featured in their third-place finish at the Confederations Cup this summer.
He has scored one goal in 37 international appearances.... | West Ham are closing in on the signing of Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho for an expected £30m. |
35,086,934 | At this week's European Council, David Cameron will call for "greater co-operation" and a halt to the traffic in "guns from the western Balkans".
Mr Cameron will also propose a "new EU-wide ban on all high-powered semi-automatic weapons".
The EU's response to the Paris attacks will be discussed at the meeting, which be... | The EU should crack down on the illegal gun trade, the prime minister will urge in the wake of the Paris attacks. |
39,205,252 | New Zealand-born Dale McIntosh, 47, of Pontypridd, admitted threatening behaviour at Llandudno Magistrates' Court.
The court heard he threw punches after being subjected to a "torrent of derogatory terms" while he was drinking in Rhyl on 4 February.
McIntosh apologised for his behaviour.
Diane Williams, prosecuting, sa... | A former Wales rugby player-turned coach has been fined £350 for making threats after he retaliated to racist taunts while out in Denbighshire. |
31,412,677 | Now key players are meeting here for what has been widely called "one of the last chances" to stop a widening trail of destruction and death, which threaten the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
The run-up to another Minsk meeting has been marked by an East-West war of words and an intensifying war on the ground.
Pro-R... | It is five months since Minsk gave its name to a peace deal for Ukraine. |
23,337,445 | The poisoning occurred in the village of Dharmasati Gandaman, 80km (50 miles) north of the state capital, Patna.
The free Mid-Day Meal Scheme aims to tackle hunger and boost attendance in schools, but suffers from poor hygiene.
Angry parents joined protests against the deaths, setting at least four police vehicles on f... | At least 22 children have died and dozens more have fallen ill after eating lunch at a school in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. |
36,703,838 | The Super Eagles have been without a permanent coach since Sunday Oliseh quit the post in February.
The Nigerian Football Federation is hoping to be able to draw up a shortlist of candidates by Friday.
"We encourage applications from all highly-qualified persons, whether they be Nigerians or expatriates," it said.
"App... | Nigeria have started the process of finding a new manager of the national team, according to the country's football federation. |
39,466,644 | Five people, including three children, were taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital after suffering smoke inhalation.
The fire, at the home in Ffynnongroew Road, started at about 09:15 BST after one of the children switched on the cooker, which had pans left on it.
The family left the house when the smoke alarm went off.
The kitc... | A family was taken to hospital after a child turned on a cooker setting a pan of oil on fire at a house in Rhyl, North Wales fire service has said. |
36,417,382 | But amid the chaos and terror, the city's university has remained open throughout most of this time.
This has raised questions about whether it has been kept open to provide a facade of normality, or whether it has been used as a technical facility to develop weapons, including for chemical warfare.
But there are cland... | Almost exactly two years ago, Iraq's second biggest city, Mosul, was overrun by the forces of so-called Islamic State (IS). |
34,650,481 | Ben Carson takes a narrow lead in in a New York Times/CBS News poll, ousting the New York businessman who has led the pack for nearly four months.
The news comes on the eve of the third TV debate for Republican contenders.
The next-ranked candidates are Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Carly Fiorina but they are a long way be... | A retired neurosurgeon has knocked Donald Trump off top spot in the Republican presidential campaign. |
35,355,056 | Wasps' win over Leinster saw them snatch first place in the group, leaving Toulon to qualify as one of three runners-up.
Steffon Armitage and Bryan Habana went over for the French side either side of half-time at the Rec.
Anthony Watson scored Bath's only try, as George Ford kicked three penalties.
The Premiership side... | Reigning champions Toulon beat Bath to reach the Champions Cup quarter-finals, but missed out on top spot in Pool Five. |
34,384,214 | The details are contained in an official analysis of the budget by the Department for Social Development (DSD).
The analysis suggests the average loss per household will be £918 per year.
Tax credits are effectively a means-tested benefit paid to people on lower incomes.
They are paid to two main groups: unemployed peo... | More than 120,000 households in Northern Ireland will have their tax credit payments reduced as a result of the July budget. |
31,029,275 | Barrow Council was considering David Gill's fitness to hold a licence after his conviction in November for allowing potentially invasive sacred ibis to fly out of South Lakes Wild Animal Park.
It concluded that the offences were inadequate to justify closing the zoo.
However, councillors could refer back to the warning... | The owner of an animal park in Cumbria has been served with a warning over the escape of a "threatening" bird. |
39,576,796 | The images were posted to social media by the family of the 69-year-old victim, Bilquis Choudry, in a bid to trace those responsible.
Writing on Facebook, Fayyaz Rahman said the men forced their way into his mother-in-law's home in Giffnock, near Glasgow, on Monday.
Police said their inquiries into the robbery were ong... | Masked raiders who threatened a pensioner in her own home were pictured as they made their getaway. |
29,987,766 | Wreaths placed at the memorial in Crediton, Devon, including one for L/Cpl Jamie Fleming, 21, were left scorched by the fire.
Two teenagers - a boy and a girl - were seen running away from the scene towards a park early on Monday morning.
L/Cpl Fleming's father said he "could not come to terms" with the attack.
Among t... | A war memorial in Devon has been burnt in a "sickening act of mindless vandalism", police say. |
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