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18,297,791 | Leading Seaman Timothy Andrew MacColl, 27, from Gosport in Hampshire, was last seen getting into a taxi at 02:00 local time on Sunday after a night out.
The ship had arrived in Dubai on Saturday and left on Thursday.
The family of the father-of-two, who is originally from Killin, Stirlingshire, said they were "complete... | A British sailor has gone missing in Dubai while his ship, HMS Westminster, was docked, the Royal Navy has said. |
33,559,161 | The Grade-I listed landmark, which has been owned by the council since 2010, needs "essential" strengthening work to be carried out on its steel structure.
A council report says a continuing £6m steel renovation project has cost extra money, but the loan will be recouped from the income of leisure assets.
Councillors w... | Councillors in Blackpool are to be asked to approve borrowing of £1.8m to repair the resort's tower. |
39,604,856 | An early Conor McAleny double and Josh Ruffels' second-half header did the damage and lifted the U's to ninth.
Despite early pressure from the hosts, the U's took the lead after five minutes when McAleny fired in from the edge of the box.
The winger, on loan from Everton, then doubled the lead, cutting in from the left... | Millwall slipped to a disappointing defeat at home to Oxford but remain in the League One play-off places. |
29,805,657 | His inclusion in the England Lions squad for the January tour of South Africa is great news, coming on the back of what have perhaps been England's most difficult few weeks of the entire period.
Trott has fought very hard to get into this position. When he first left Australia with what were later clarified as anxiety ... | It is almost a year since Jonathan Trott left England's tour of Australia, 12 months that have been incredibly turbulent on and off the pitch for the national side. |
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The 20-year-old won bronze in the 3m springboard final in Kazan.
It was his second medal of the week after bronze in the 3m synchronised springboard with Chris Mears.
Laugher, who scored 528.9, led after the second of six rounds but was overtaken by defending champion He C... | Jack Laugher has become only the second British diver to ever win an individual World Championships medal. |
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United won 13 Premier League titles under Ferguson, but Mourinho says it is now impossible to be so dominant.
Asked if he could return the club to its former greatness, the Portuguese said: "Forget it.
"Don't try to go 10, 20 years ago because it is not possible any more."... | Manchester United "are not ready to be a dominant force" and fans should forget about a return to the days of Sir Alex Ferguson, manager Jose Mourinho has told BBC Sport. |
26,539,972 | Last year, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was booed by fans at the opening match of the Confederations Cup - a curtain-raiser for the World Cup.
In an interview with DPA news agency, Fifa head Sepp Blatter expressed concern about social unrest in Brazil.
He said he hoped the event would play a part in calming down ... | Football's world governing body, Fifa, has announced that there will be no speeches at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in June. |
32,778,475 | What would "out" look like?
For those who back Britain remaining in the EU, the answer is pretty bleak.
If the UK wanted to trade with Europe, the country would still have to be bound by the rules of the EU which would be set - if Britain left - with little regard to this country's opinion.
We would not, those pro-the-... | A large part of the vitally important debate about Britain's future in or out of the European Union will be based around a simple question which raises a whole host of complicated answers. |
40,178,832 | The singer, whose hits include You're Still the One and That Don't Impress Me Much, will be a special guest at the event on 10 September.
"I can't wait," she told breakfast show host Chris Evans. "It's been a long time. I'm so excited about it."
Take That top the bill, with Blondie and Rick Astley also playing.
Tickets... | Country star Shania Twain will play live in the UK for the first time in 13 years at BBC Radio 2's "festival in a day" in Hyde Park. |
30,431,410 | Bertie Acheson, who was 72, died after a confrontation with the intruder at his home in Glenmore Gardens, Coleraine, in April 2012.
Paul James Manolito Toland, originally of The Cedars, Antrim, had pleaded guilty to Mr Acheson's manslaughter.
After his release he must serve a further four and half years on licence.
Tol... | A man has been jailed for four and a half years for killing a pensioner during a botched burglary at an elderly couple's home in County Londonderry. |
35,247,325 | Mourners stopped in ones and twos by the building on the Rue Nicolas-Appert, where a plaque was unveiled on Tuesday.
Seventeen people died in January last year when gunmen targeted the magazine and a Jewish supermarket.
No official events are planned for Thursday, although President Francois Hollande is due to address ... | Parisians have laid flowers and lit candles at the former office of Charlie Hebdo ahead of the anniversary on Thursday of the attack on the magazine. |
39,657,880 | Earlier this week, the administration certified to Congress - as it must every 90 days - that Iran was abiding by the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the formal name given to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
But the US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, later underlined that his country's polic... | Once again rhetoric and reality in the Trump administration appear to be at odds with each other. |
32,149,223 | The drugs, worth an estimated £831,000, were found in a factory near Bridgend's main custody suite in November.
Christopher Bennett, 61, of Port Talbot, Dale Hart, 53, of Pencoed, and Michael Smart, 37, of Pencoed were bailed until 29 April.
They will appear at Cardiff Crown Court.
Mr Smart also faces a second charge o... | Three men appeared in court jointly charged with producing 692 cannabis plants - yards from South Wales Police's headquarters. |
39,148,985 | The My Dentist practice in Dolgellau will close on 31 March and the town's other practice is private.
A spokesman for the NHS practice said it had been unable to recruit a permanent dentist in the last two years
The deputy mayor of Dolgellau, Delwyn Evans, told BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf programme more needed to be ... | Nearly 4,500 patients will lose their only NHS dentist in a Gwynedd town from the end of the month. |
37,297,689 | Earlier this year we asked where the centre spots of various cities around England were - these being the points distances on road signs are measured to.
Google identifies the centre spot of Newcastle as being in a cafeteria in the King George VI building at Newcastle University, while the city council believed it migh... | An academic at Newcastle University has been taking a closer look at a question we posed a short while ago - where exactly is the centre point of Newcastle? |
38,955,587 | Mucky Boots Nature Kindergarten will be based at Kirkton of Maryculter woods.
It will have space for 15 children between the ages of three and five.
Manager Dawn Ewan told the BBC Scotland website there were many benefits and explained: "It is a massive woodland and children are generally happier to be outside."
There ... | A fully outdoor nursery, believed to be the first in Aberdeenshire, is due to open in April after a successful two-year pilot. |
35,988,020 | It follows a refusal by ministers to underwrite the Ebbw Vale project.
The Heads of The Valleys Development Company said it has put forward two alternative options with revised commercial terms for its backers Aviva and two local councils.
Ministers were asked to provide a 100% guarantee but rejected it as too risky.
T... | The team behind the £357m Circuit of Wales has said it hopes to have a new deal agreed to allow the project to go ahead within six to eight weeks. |
36,791,563 | Like-for-like cycle sales fell 4% in the three months to 1 July, which chief executive Jill McDonald blamed on poor weather and the timing of Easter.
Halfords hopes that new bike ranges designed with Sir Bradley Wiggins and Laura Trott, who are both competing in the Rio Olympics, will boost demand.
In the year to March... | Halfords is hoping for an Olympics bounce to stem a slide in bike sales, which have continued to fall. |
27,414,205 | Seven of the group at Pembroke Comprehensive School fell unwell at about 14:00 BST. Police believe they experienced a poor reaction to the substance they had taken.
Some were treated at the scene while others were taken to Withybush hospital in Haverfordwest as a precaution.
None are believed to be in a life-threatenin... | A group of pupils have been treated at a Pembrokeshire school after experimenting with a 'legal high'. |
21,187,585 | Following Canadian research linking the vitamin with a small rise in cancer, the study in the Lancet journal looked at data from 50,000 people.
It found no significant differences in those taking folic acid.
Taken in early pregnancy, it reduces the chances of certain birth defects and there have been calls to add it to... | Worries that taking extra folic acid might increase the risk of cancer have been played down by a major study. |
32,624,110 | The international charity says nine out of 10 schools have been destroyed in the worst-affected districts.
Almost 24,000 classrooms were damaged or destroyed in the disaster that hit the country 12 days ago, it adds.
Unicef is attempting to set up temporary learning spaces for children.
Currently, all schools are close... | Nearly a million children in Nepal will not be able to return to school in the wake of last month's earthquake unless urgent action is taken, says Unicef. |
35,398,383 | About 50 weddings due to take place after 10 April at Manor Barn in Buriton have been cancelled.
Owner Bob Camping said he was "so very sorry". His other firm The Village Inn/Goosebumps Weddings Ltd is currently in receivership.
One affected couple described it as a "nightmare".
Mr Camping has vowed to sell his home an... | Dozens of couples have had their weddings at a luxury Hampshire venue cancelled with the owner admitting the company is "in trouble". |
40,486,180 | The European Tour's 'links swing' of seaside golf begins with the Irishman's home open at Portstewart. After this week's Irish Open, it is the Scottish Open at Dundonald before The Open itself at Royal Birkdale.
Three consecutive weeks of golf in its most traditional form, which demands shot-making skills, imagination,... | Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington will be relishing the prospect of this phase of the golf season probably more than any of the other top stars in the game. |
18,772,583 | The seven-time Tour de France winner was charged last month with using performance-enhancing drugs, and had until Saturday to contest or accept sanctions.
However, that deadline has now been extended by 30 days.
Armstrong, who could lose his Tour titles and faces a lifetime ban, denies the charges.
"This extension will... | Lance Armstrong's deadline to appeal against charges from the United States Anti-Doping Agency has been extended. |
38,887,453 | It said the scale of footpath erosion was "threatening Snowdonia's fragile nature".
The number of walkers climbing Snowdon has doubled since 2007 and more than four million people visited Snowdonia last year.
But the trust said grass species move in when pathways are eroded, strangling some plants.
Rhys Thomas, Nationa... | Snowdonia's pathways need to be preserved or plants and wildlife will be lost, National Trust Wales has said. |
40,309,362 | Beginning in July, Oregon residents who do not identify as male or female can mark X for sex on driver's licences, learner's permits and state IDs.
The state's Transportation Commission approved the new rule, which was hailed by LGBTQ rights groups.
The shift comes a year after an Oregon judge ruled a retired Army vete... | Oregon has become the first US state to include a third gender option on state-issued identification cards. |
33,632,887 | Family and friends of a young couple had hired the boat for an engagement party and were sailing north of Cairo hit was hit, according to eyewitnesses.
An Interior Ministry statement said 15 bodies had been found and six people were still missing.
The captain of the cargo boat has been arrested. Five people were rescue... | At least 15 people have been killed in a crash between a cargo vessel and a passenger boat on Egypt's River Nile. |
34,520,236 | Rio the red kite was found near Leitrim, County Down, with an infection in her foot.
It meant the bird could not flex her talons, which affected her ability to feed.
She became weak and unable to fly.
She was reintroduced to the wild after being treated by a vet.
Rio was one of 80 red kites introduced to Northern Irela... | A key member of a breeding programme, designed to reintroduce an impressive bird of prey in Northern Ireland, has been returned to the wild after being found injured in a field. |
40,372,403 | Military sources told Toronto's Globe and Mail newspaper the soldier was a member of Joint Task Force 2, and made the shot from a high-rise building.
It took the bullet almost 10 seconds to hit its target, it reports.
The Canadian Special Operations Command confirmed to the BBC the sniper "hit a target" from that dista... | A sniper in the Canadian special forces shot and killed an Islamic State (IS) fighter from a distance of 2.1 miles (3,540m) in Iraq last month. |
35,792,402 | Damien Reeves broke the deadlock by finishing via the crossbar from James Lawrie's cross before Josh Ginnelley doubled the lead after a 50-yard run.
Jake Moult ended the game as a contest, converting a penalty after the lively Lawrie was fouled by Omar Beckles.
And Jordan Sinnott completed the Shots' miserable afternoo... | Altrincham moved out of the National League relegation zone with an impressive victory over Aldershot. |
37,104,466 | It will cover a 14.7km (nine-mile) stretch of the A6 from Randalstown in County Antrim and Castledawson in County Londonderry, either side of the Toome bypass.
Upgrading the stretches of road to dual carriageways is expected to cost £160m.
Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard said the work would "strengthen the links... | Four years of roadworks are to begin on the main road between Belfast and Londonderry road this autumn. |
36,001,022 | Bethan Rhys Roberts hosts Ask the Leader on BBC One Wales at 19:00 BST on Thursday.
Leanne Wood was the outsider who broke the Plaid Cymru mould when she won the party's leadership election in 2012 to succeed Ieuan Wyn Jones.
She is Plaid's first female leader, the first to be a non-fluent Welsh speaker and the first f... | Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood faces questions from an audience in Aberystwyth in the fourth of a daily series of live TV election specials. |
34,942,450 | The firearms were found packed in individual boxes aboard a Dutch-registered truck that arrived on a ferry in the port city.
Although customs rules were not broken, the Turkish driver did not have licences for the weapons, police said.
Controls at Italian ports have been stepped up in the wake of the 13 November Paris ... | Italian police in the northern city of Trieste have seized nearly 800 shotguns en route from Turkey to Belgium. |
39,604,233 | SPF chairwoman Andrea MacDonald said it was "deeply worrying" that no armed officers were dispatched.
The attacker in Thursday's incident injured two people before inflicting fatal injuries on himself.
Police Scotland has insisted that the incident did not require the presence of armed officers.
One of the victims of t... | The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has said a violent incident in Glasgow raised questions about whether officers can protect the public. |
37,619,422 | The national chain, based in Langholm, is accused of committing the offence on two occasions in 2014.
A trial began at Dumfries Sheriff Court last month but reporting restrictions prevented publicity.
Lawyers for the company argued it could have affected witnesses and voiced concerns about the business impact but the b... | Edinburgh Woollen Mill has denied a charge of mislabelling scarves as 100% cashmere in a store in Dumfries. |
35,717,631 | Angus Laughland, who did not know the girl, exchanged text messages with her after getting hold of her number by chance through a third party.
Perth Sheriff Court heard that Laughland's messages to the girl became sexually explicit.
The 62-year-old was jailed for 220 days after admitting the offence.
The court was told... | A Blairgowrie music teacher who groomed a 13-year-old girl and met her after promising to give her a guitar has been jailed. |
35,244,080 | Mr Trump called it a "very precarious" issue for the party and said that Mr Cruz's nomination could be challenged in court.
Mr Cruz was born in Calgary to an American mother and a Cuban father.
Most legal experts believe Mr Cruz meets the requirements to be president.
The Cruz campaign responded by saying Mr Trump had ... | Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has questioned whether rival candidate Ted Cruz is eligible to become his party's nominee because he was born in Canada. |
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But apart from sounding impressive - the train in this clip has a really important job.
It's used to clear away old 'ballast', the rocks and stone that support the train tracks, and replace it with new stuff.
It's travelling overnigh... | At half a mile long, it's Britain's longest ever train - and can be found travelling through the night with a small army of workers onboard. |
35,663,204 | The uncapped duo will start Saturday's Six Nations match at Twickenham.
"They don't lack for enthusiasm and they are both incredibly excited about the stage they're going to be playing on," said the Ireland head coach.
Schmidt said it was a "tight decision" whether to name McCloskey or his Ulster team-mate Luke Marshal... | Ireland coach Joe Schmidt says he has gone with "form and balance" in picking debutants Stuart McCloskey and Josh van der Flier to play against England. |
19,349,266 | With its well-preserved historic buildings and a typical south Florida small-town atmosphere, Krome Avenue is one of the most important landmarks in the city of Homestead.
The clean and peaceful street bears no resemblance to the way it looked on 25 August 1992, a few hours after Hurricane Andrew - a powerful category ... | Twenty years after Hurricane Andrew, residents of Homestead, Florida, recall the storm that changed their life. |
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Engineers have used a tunnelling machine called Phyllis to dig through 6.8km (4.2m) of earth from Royal Oak in west London to Farringdon on the edge of the City.
BBC London's Chris Rogers took a look around the tunnel and spoke to t... | Crossrail has completed its first train tunnel 18 months after work began. |
34,611,153 | The Home Affairs Committee said ministers were not working properly with their own expert drug advisers.
The MPs also said past governments' spending on education about the dangers of so-called legal highs had been "shockingly inadequate to date".
Policing minister Mike Penning said the government would consider the co... | Legislation to ban new psychoactive substances in the UK is being rushed, MPs have warned. |
37,986,357 | However, Health Minister Michelle O'Neill said no such plan was being considered.
Charles and Elma Hamilton's son, Ian, took his own life in 2013. He was 38 and a father of two children.
He had suffered from mental health problems for many years.
An inquest heard that 24 hours before his death, Ian had been to three h... | The family of a man who took his own life have called for the establishment of a single mental health trust in Northern Ireland. |
35,384,755 | John Ashton, professor of banking at Bangor University, studied 17 years of bank account data to examine the costs faced by customers.
He told the BBC that it was well documented that overdrafts were an expensive form of borrowing.
What was overlooked was the "cost" of keeping large deposits in an account.
By doing so,... | The most affordable way of holding a bank current account, an academic has concluded, is to keep small sums in it but to never go overdrawn. |
35,218,095 | In a letter to the PM, the group of 27 charities - including Oxfam and Amnesty International - say the UK should take a "proportionate" share of refugees.
They praise the commitment to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees over five years but say more needs to be done.
A government spokesman said the UK has a "long and proud... | David Cameron's response to the refugee crisis is "clearly inadequate", leading aid and refugee agencies claim. |
36,284,200 | Christine Lagarde said she had "not seen anything that's positive" about Brexit and warned that it could "lead to a technical recession".
She echoed similar comments made on Thursday by Bank of England governor Mark Carney.
Vote Leave said the IMF had been wrong in the past and was "wrong now".
The IMF said in a report... | The International Monetary Fund chief has said a vote by the UK to leave the European Union would have "pretty bad, to very, very bad" consequences. |
32,267,720 | American forces entered the camp on 11 April 1945, bringing an end to the ordeal of 21,000 prisoners being held there by Nazi troops.
Former inmates and war veterans returned to the site, near the German city of Weimar to mark the anniversary.
It was the first major camp to be liberated by the Americans at the end of W... | Survivors have returned to the Buchenwald concentration camp 70 years after it was liberated by US soldiers. |
30,913,723 | The move was confirmed after JTI Gallaher turned down the plan to save about 500 of those jobs.
Unite had proposed turning the factory into a centre of excellence for pouch tobacco and cigar production, meaning about 370 redundancies.
JTI Gallaher employs about 870 staff, but will shut down completely by 2017.
The uni... | A trade union proposal aimed at saving jobs at a tobacco factory in Ballymena, County Antrim, has been rejected. |
36,340,862 | Anglesey council's contract for 17 toilets ends in 2017 and they face being scrapped due to budget cuts.
A letter has been sent to councils to see if there is interest in taking them over from 1 April.
Councillor John Roberts said: "We don't want to reach a situation where we'll have to close toilets and sincerely hope... | Public toilets on Anglesey are being offered to town and community councils in a bid to stop them being closed. |
38,478,432 | The men, one of whom was carrying a suspected firearm and another a knife, forced their way into a house in Burneys Mews about 02:25 GMT on Sunday.
The gang threatened the occupants before leaving.
Nothing was taken during the incident. Although those in the house were not injured, they were left shaken by their ordeal... | A number of people have been threatened by a gang during an aggravated burglary in Newtownabbey, County Antrim. |
36,658,765 | 29 June 2016 Last updated at 02:24 BST
Well, the BBC has been around the region looking for people who are living the dream, and fulfilling their career ambitions.
This week, we find out how Australian actor Eamon Flack landed his dream job as artistic director of Sydney's Belvoir theatre company.
Produced by the BBC's... | Most of us work to make money - and if it happens to be by doing something we love, we're considered lucky. |
36,425,814 | He doesn't do Facebook. He doesn't do Twitter.
More than that, the 41-year-old Brummie, reared from the school of hard knocks, believes in serving a proper apprenticeship as a manager - just as he did as in his 20 years as a player, at almost every level of the professional game.
The boyhood Birmingham City fan release... | Solihull Moors manager Marcus Bignot is old school. |
35,074,501 | Scientists using Europe's Cryosat radar spacecraft are now routinely mapping variations in height on a fine scale, both in time and in area.
The UK-led team's analysis shows that Greenland is shedding ice to the ocean.
Their preliminary assessment is very close to that produced from gravity satellites, which currently ... | It is one of the clearest views we have yet had of the recent changes occurring across Greenland's ice sheet. |
40,263,684 | Sixty-one percent of nearly 3,000 responses agreed to a change of name, with nearly three-quarters backing Welsh Parliament as the best option.
A law to change the name is expected to pass before the 2021 election.
Presiding Officer Elin Jones hoped people would "more fully understand the powers of the assembly and the... | The National Assembly for Wales is set to be renamed the Welsh Parliament after it was backed in a consultation. |
39,926,630 | Hampshire can still qualify for the quarter-finals if results go their way in Wednesday's last group games.
Bailey struck an unbeaten 145 against Surrey on Sunday but in a losing cause.
"I don't think we've played a great game of one-day cricket yet, but we're breaking some records and the tide should turn at some stag... | Hampshire captain George Bailey is unsure if his side deserve to qualify for the knockout stages of the One-Day Cup after inconsistent results. |
32,377,110 | A report published by the organisation said there were 116 deaths worldwide in 2014, including 29 in Brazil, 25 in Colombia and 15 in the Philippines.
Activists also faced abduction and other threats if they interfered in corporate or state interests, it added.
Last year saw a spike in killings related to hydropower pr... | Killings of environmental activists have risen by 20% in the last year, according to campaign group Global Witness. |
34,050,393 | Investigators believe the fire in Nauen, west of Berlin, was started deliberately. No-one was injured.
Far-right protesters have demonstrated against asylum seekers in the area.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier condemned violent protests at an asylum shelter in the eastern town of Heidenau, near Dresden, at the ... | Police in Germany say a school sports hall intended as a temporary shelter for asylum seekers has burned down in a suspected arson attack. |
35,269,432 | Officials say Scott Stockert - who is from the state of North Dakota - was planning to snatch one of the dogs, either Bo or Sunny.
Police in Washington DC found weapons in Mr Stockert's vehicle, including a shotgun, a rifle and a machete.
Agents say he made several outlandish claims during his arrest, including that he... | US police have arrested a man who allegedly plotted to kidnap one of President Obama's two pet dogs. |
34,548,283 | The report was commissioned after passenger concerns over the vessel.
Naval architects Houlder found it "well suited to operating in the English Channel", but "teething problems are expected with any new vessel".
It also suggested changes to improve the ride, the handling and berthing performance of the ferry.
The Stat... | A report into the safety and suitability of the Condor Liberation ferry has ruled there are "no concerns" about its stability. |
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Now he finds himself with a death sentence after having been in prison for almost four years.
BBC News charts the rise and fall of Colonel Gaddafi's favourite son.
Video by: Mohamed Madi | Not too long ago, playboy Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was heir-apparent to an oil-rich dictatorship. |
32,492,273 | India lost no time in sending aircraft to Kathmandu carrying disaster response forces, medical teams, food, medicines and rescue equipment. China promptly flew in rescue teams, sniffer dogs, medical equipment, tents, blankets and generators. Leaders of both the countries - Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping - were also quick... | The alacrity with which India and China have reacted to the massive earthquake in Nepal again demonstrates how the two Asian giants continue to vie for influence in the tiny, landlocked Himalayan country. |
40,256,460 | Crown said in October 18 staff had been held after a police operation believed to target its marketing activities.
Among them were three Australians, including Jason O'Connor, a senior executive in charge of attracting Chinese high-rollers.
Casino gambling, and promoting gambling abroad, are illegal in mainland China.
... | Casino operator Crown Resorts says its employees who were detained in China last year have been formally charged with illegally promoting gambling. |
39,042,445 | As of 2012, Britons must earn more than £18,600 before a husband or wife from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) can settle in the UK.
Critics claim 15,000 children have been separated from parents because of it.
The rule was introduced by the former coalition government to stop foreign spouses becoming reliant ... | The Supreme Court is to rule on whether an income barrier stopping thousands of British citizens from bringing a foreign spouse to the UK is lawful. |
34,376,458 | Their victims were kidnapped from a bar called Heaven not far from the city's main avenue, Paseo de la Reforma.
Their bodies were found three months later in a mass grave outside the city, after family members organised large street protests.
Prosecutors say they are still questioning dozens of other suspects.
The thre... | A Mexico City judge has sentenced three men to 520 years in jail each for their roles in the kidnapping and murder of 13 young people two years ago. |
29,592,518 | Kym Andrew Walter, 25, of Kings Mill Lane in the town, is also charged with possessing a firearm, production of cannabis and abstracting electricity.
The incident happened on Springbank Road, in the early hours of Saturday.
Mr Walter was remanded in custody at the town's magistrates' court and is due at Leeds Crown Cou... | A 25-year-old man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a gun was fired through the window of a house in Huddersfield. |
39,891,236 | The Dons host the Premiership champions on Friday night before Scotland's top two clubs meet again in the Scottish Cup final on 27 May.
"We want to show we can beat Celtic, because we know we've got the players that can," McLean, 25, said.
"I think we are the best team to stop the unbeaten run - and stop the treble."
A... | Kenny McLean insists Aberdeen can end Celtic's unbeaten domestic run - and derail their bid for a treble. |
39,392,191 | The Rt Revd Philip North turned down the post following objections to his stance against ordaining women priests.
He said he had withdrawn for "personal reasons" but added the "attacks" against him were "extremely hard".
The archbishops said the incident had raised concerns within the Church.
When he stepped down, Mr N... | The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have called for an independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the failed appointment of a new Bishop of Sheffield. |
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The victory means the Irish will face France in Sunday's final at the World League 2 tournament.
Wales will also make the final qualifiers in Johannesburg if they beat Scotland in the third place play-off.
Gareth Furlong put Wales ahead before Shane O'Donoghue, Ben Walker ... | Ireland's men guaranteed themselves a spot at the final World Cup qualifying tournament in the summer by beating Wales 3-1 at Stormont on Saturday. |
38,084,694 | And the world of Formula 1 is no different - some drivers have consistently excelled while others have had a campaign to forget.
A record 21-race season gives us plenty to reflect on as the year draws to a close, so we want you to tell us your top three heroes and villains from the past nine months.
Hamilton in Monaco?... | It's safe to say 2016 been a truly memorable year for a whole host of reasons - some very good, some utterly awful. |
30,692,019 | The benchmark Nikkei 225 closed down 3% at 16,883.19 points - its worst day since March.
The US oil price fell below the symbolic threshold of $50 a barrel for the first time since April 2009.
Meanwhile in London, Brent crude fell as low as $53 a barrel.
That prompted energy shares to fall.
Concerns over Greece's futur... | Japan's stocks led falls across Asia on Tuesday, posting their biggest drop in nearly 10 months, as investors worried about falling oil prices and political turmoil in Greece. |
34,271,584 | Investors were expected to remain cautious until the Fed announces its decision on Thursday.
The Dow Jones rose 140.1 points to 16,739.95, while the S&P 500 added 17.22 points to 1,995.31. The Nasdaq was up 28.72 points at 4,889.24.
Figures released on Wednesday showed consumer prices fell 0.1% in August.
Prices were u... | (Close): US markets closed higher as the Federal Reserve begins its two-day meeting which will discuss whether to raise interest rates. |
33,715,652 | You'd expect such a statement from a player who had played for 11 different clubs in three different countries, but how many players have done that at the age of 23?
Meet Jake Jervis, one of Plymouth Argyle's five summer signings, who is preparing for a campaign in League Two having played in Turkey, Scotland and all t... | "The good of football, the bad of football, I've seen all of it." |
35,840,782 | Three other members of the family are suspected to have recently died from the virus.
The cases were reported in the southern region of Nzerekore, where the outbreak began in December 2013.
The Ebola outbreak killed more than 11,300 people - mostly in Guinea and its neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia.
The new cases we... | Two new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Guinea, almost three months after it celebrated the end of the outbreak. |
40,404,603 | Among the gripes is that bin collections are getting less frequent and cause a smelly pile-up. So what options do parents have?
Nappy bins are not always free - or available - across the UK.
Dorset, for example, recently introduced a £13 charge for an annual supply of nappy sacks, which are available for children up to... | Parents have raised a stink over "ridiculous" plans by some councils in England and Wales to charge them to take away nappies on top of their household waste. |
36,528,343 | The Czech-born American took charge of an hour-long coaching session at Queen's Club in London.
Murray will play France's Nicolas Mahut in his Aegon Championships opener, but rain delays mean the match is unlikely to start before 14:00 BST.
Murray and Lendl's morning practice was cut short by the weather and more rain ... | Ivan Lendl returned to coaching duties with Andy Murray for the first time in over two years on Tuesday. |
39,415,866 | The 22-year-old returns from Scotland duty to the Hibs squad as the league-leaders entertain Morton on Wednesday.
"I know it will be a tough game, and the squad do as well," McGinn told Hibs' website.
"But we know what the reward is at the end of the season and getting three points will be huge moving forward."
McGinn ... | Midfielder John McGinn hopes the prospect of securing promotion will ensure Hibernian suffer no slip-ups as they chase the Championship title. |
39,406,141 | A retired British doctor is hoping to trace the descendants of allied soldiers and nurses portrayed in a celebrated collection of World War One pastels.
Doug Jenkinson, 70, became aware of the work of Swiss artist Eugene Burnand while exploring his own family history.
From 1917-21 Burnand scoured three French cities fi... | Portraits courtesy Museum of the Legion of Honour |
20,330,148 | The moneyed men were from the town's trawling fleets and made their living working "at the hardest job in the world".
After about three weeks toiling in the fishing grounds, they would return for just three days on land to spend their hard-earned cash before going back to sea.
Their lives and other aspects of the boomi... | It was easy to spot a so-called "three-day millionaire" in Grimsby in the 1950s. |
36,412,679 | The London-wide annual target for new units of affordable housing is 17,000, although councils set their own levels.
Only 8,550 such units were built in developments with affordability requirements in 2015-16 - down from 10,962 the previous year.
Lewisham was the only borough to meet or exceed all its targets over the ... | London boroughs are failing to ensure developers provide affordable housing, figures obtained by the BBC show. |
39,966,105 | The militants targeted villages under government control, and clashed with the army and its militia allies.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said at least 15 of the dead were civilians.
The fighting is near a strategically important highway linking Hama city with the Aleppo area further north.
Th... | More than 50 people are reported to have been killed in heavy fighting in Syria after so-called Islamic State launched an attack in Hama province. |
35,429,026 | The Leeds site is home to rugby league side Leeds Rhinos, rugby union side Yorkshire Carnegie and Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
Plans include a new South Stand on the rugby ground and a new joint stand overlooking both the rugby pitch and cricket ground.
A public consultation over the proposals is due to start in Febr... | New proposals for the redevelopment of the Headingley Stadium have been revealed. |
29,871,588 | The Belfast women alleged they were abused over a three-year period in the late 1990s, when they were teenagers.
They claim the case was delayed because prosecutors gave precedence to a separate court case, involving allegations made by Máiria Cahill.
The PPS said the decision had been made by the court and not them.
... | Two women who claim they were sexually abused by an alleged IRA man have said they withdrew their statements because of how prosecutors dealt with the case. |
36,432,246 | Dyfed-Powys Police said its officers made arrests relating to controlled drugs at the dance party near Llanddewi Brefi over the bank holiday weekend.
Local people and councillors have called for action to ensure more raves are not held.
Organisers of the event had relayed the remote location to people via text and emai... | Police are investigating after about 2,000 people turned up for a three-day illegal rave in Ceredigion. |
38,326,461 | The 26-year-old left-armer, who replaced the injured Zafar Ansari in the squad, has represented England at Twenty20 and one-day level.
England are 3-0 down in the series heading into the fifth and final match of the series.
Pace bowler James Anderson has been ruled out though general soreness from England's fourth-Test... | Spinner Liam Dawson is set to make his Test debut for England in Friday's dead rubber against India in Chennai. |
38,723,449 | 24 January 2017 Last updated at 07:07 GMT
Alice is blind and needs help getting around, so now she has a furry friend to help her out.
She is one of the youngest person in England to be given a guide dog and Billy has made a big difference to her life.
Check out the video to hear Alice and Billy's story. | Meet Alice and her guide dog, Billy. |
37,153,972 | Three men, two women, and a girl under 18 years of age, were arrested on Thursday evening after police carried out a planned search of a house in Castletown, Navan, County Meath.
It followed a report alleging false imprisonment. It is understood those living in the house are from Romania.
The men and women appeared in ... | Five people have appeared in court in Trim on charges of theft. |
35,051,409 | Safety equipment had allegedly been bypassed on the Tangmere locomotive which meant it passed a signal at danger in Wiltshire earlier this year.
The legal proceedings have been brought by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
It said its investigation established a high-speed train had passed over the junction about a min... | A steam train driver and their employer have been charged over a near miss in which a locomotive stopped across a busy main line railway junction. |
38,258,454 | The Independent Schools Council (ISC) says if the government pays £5,550 per place - the cost in the state system - the schools will cover the rest. This is expected to cost up to £80m.
Some pupils would be tested for academic ability but the scheme would not just target the brightest children.
Chief inspector of schoo... | Private schools will offer to provide up to 10,000 free places a year to low-income families in England. |
39,011,990 | Exeter suffered a blow on five minutes when, after narrowly failing to connect with a Ryan Harley cross, Robbie Simpson landed awkwardly and was stretchered from the field of play in considerable pain.
Blackpool went in front on 19 minutes when Christy Pym spilled Brad Potts' shot and Colin Daniel tapped in the rebound... | Exeter City fought back from two goals down to salvage a point in a draw at home to Blackpool. |
35,701,042 | He is wounded and dying, writing a moving final letter to his loved ones.
But he is not fighting and he is not in a war.
Piaras is, in fact, only 11 years old, and he is portraying the last hours of Michael Joseph O'Rahilly, killed while taking part in the 1916 Easter Rising.
The drama "The Death of The O'Rahilly" is j... | Piaras Millar sits before me, bloodied and bruised, in the green uniform of a soldier. |
38,081,756 | He accused the government of failing on its deficit target, debt target and welfare cap - while pledging more taxes, debt and borrowing.
"The verdict could not be clearer - the so-called long-term economic plan has failed," he said.
Mr Hammond said there were not enough high earners to fund Labour ambitions.
Single mar... | Chancellor Philip Hammond's spending plans "offer no hope for the future" after six "wasted" years, his Labour counterpart John McDonnell has claimed. |
35,572,815 | There were 11,002 casualties in total, with a 37% increase in women affected and 14% for children.
The Afghan government accused the Taliban of targeting civilians, especially women, to spread fear.
The UN's human rights chief said such "brutal and unprincipled attacks" were forbidden under international law.
"This is ... | The number of people killed and wounded in conflict in Afghanistan rose in 2015 to the highest level yet recorded, the UN mission in the country says. |
36,146,361 | Seamer Porter dismissed Richard Levi in the third over of the final morning.
Ryan ten Doeschate (4-31) then took 3-17 from nine overs as Adam Rossington and Azharullah fell lbw and David Murphy was caught at mid-on.
Essex wrapped up victory after lunch as Graham Napier bowled Ben Sanderson as the visitors were all out ... | Jamie Porter's career-best first-class match figures of 8-91 helped Essex ease to an innings and 92-run victory over Northamptonshire at Chelmsford. |
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Carlos Tuimavave and Fetuli Talanoa tries and a Jake Connor penalty gave Hull a 14-12 half-time lead, Cas' Ben Roberts and Zak Hardaker replying.
Connor kicked three more penalties and Roberts crossed again before Hull pulled away when Mahe Fonua and Jamie Shaul scored wit... | Defending champions Hull FC defeated Super League leaders Castleford Tigers to reach the Challenge Cup semi-finals. |
39,111,356 | Donaldson is back in training following a lengthy lay-off with a heel injury which has kept him out for the whole of Gianfranco Zola's 16 games in charge.
Wigan have lost Sam Morsy, who starts a two-game ban after being booked for the 10th time this season at Blackburn.
They are also waiting form a verdict on the sever... | Birmingham City remain without Clayton Donaldson and Michael Morrison for the visit of Wigan Athletic to St Andrew's. |
39,843,585 | Only three of the Brazilian club's players survived November's crash, when 71 of 77 people on board died.
Top clubs from Brazil and Argentina offered to loan players to Chapocense, who signed 25 new players this season and promoted nine from the youth team.
They lifted the Santa Catarina state championship on Sunday fo... | Chapecoense have won their first title since most of their team were killed in a plane crash. |
36,517,291 | Simon Hall, 36, was found hanged at Wayland Prison, Norfolk, in 2014.
Hall, jailed for killing Joan Albert, 79, claimed his innocence until 2013 when he said he was "seriously violent" and there had been "sexual aspects" to the murder, the inquest heard.
His widow Stephanie said she had believed in Hall's innocence.
Re... | A killer who spent a decade protesting his innocence before confessing his guilt, was a "highly disturbed individual", his widow told an inquest. |
35,837,959 | The cards, for the Scottish parliamentary election on 5 May, spell Scotland as "Scotalnd".
The error was not spotted until the official notification started to be delivered to voters in the city.
The authority said it accepted the mistake was "disappointing and embarrassing".
A spokeswoman for the Returning officer sai... | Aberdeen City Council has said it did not plan to reprint thousands of polling cards which contain a prominent spelling error. |
26,871,103 | The 13,000-year-old object is on show as the centrepiece of an exhibition celebrating Ice Age Llandudno.
The bone was found at the Great Orme in the 1870s by a retired copper miner who polished pebbles to sell to tourists.
Dr Jill Cook of the British Museum said it was "very special" to reunite it with other rare items... | A horse's jaw bone, which features what is believed to be the oldest work of art in Wales, has returned to the town where it was found in a cave. |
35,919,641 | 29 March 2016 Last updated at 15:44 BST
Peter Brown watched the footage on his computer at home in Cumbria after it was put online by the University of Manchester to show the Dunkirk evacuation - and lighter moments on HMS Whitehall.
North West Tonight reporter Stuart Flinders spoke to Mr Brown. | A man spotted his father performing cartwheels and tightrope walking on a Royal Navy destroyer in a World War Two archive film. |
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