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27,600,394 | An army spokesman said a total of 253 people had been summoned. Fifty-three did not report and 76 were in custody.
Conditions for the release appear to include agreeing to avoid political activity and informing the army of travel, a BBC correspondent says.
Coup leaders, who took power last week, received royal endorsem... | Thailand's army says it has now released 124 people, including politicians and activists, who were taken into custody after the coup. |
40,505,449 | Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue worked with Mendip Cave Rescue to free them from the former stone mines in Box after being called at 02:50 BST.
Martin Grass, from Mendip Cave Rescue, who helped rescue the seven, in their late teens and early 20s, said they were "cold and inadequately equipped".
It comes after anot... | Firefighters have rescued a group of people trapped in a Wiltshire cave for the second time in a week. |
37,540,692 | Peacock joined Rovers at the start of the season, but was unable to help them avoid relegation to the Championship.
The 38-year-old came out of retirement in September, playing his fourth game of the season in Saturday's defeat.
"I always want to be accountable for my actions in life and offered my resignation after th... | Hull KR have rejected head of rugby Jamie Peacock's offer to resign following the club's defeat by Salford in the Million Pound Game. |
33,549,464 | She ran home. As she came through her gate she noticed some tiles had fallen from the roof.
Her son came out, and said: "There is a body in the kitchen."
"What body?" she replied.
But as she walked into her sparse, simple kitchen there was a pile of rubble on the floor, below a large hole in the ceiling.
And on top of ... | On 17 July 2014, 60-year-old Inna Tipunova was with friends in her village, when they heard such a loud boom that they thought they "were being bombed". |
29,820,106 | The 27-year-old Scot pulled out of a planned performance at the O2 Arena in London on Thursday, as well as Friday's gig at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
Nutini - whose third album Caustic Love topped the charts earlier this year - postponed two concerts in Glasgow this week on medical advice.
Fans with tickets shoul... | Chart-topping singer Paolo Nutini has postponed a two more UK arena shows due to "severe tonsillitis". |
40,535,115 | The 22-year-old, who spent the latter half of last term on loan at the Dons, returned this summer as part of the deal that took Jonny Hayes to Celtic.
"They didn't want to sell me, they weren't interested in that, they wanted to put me back out on loan instead, which was positive to me," he said.
"It comes across that ... | Ryan Christie is confident his long-term future lies with Celtic, despite a second loan move to Aberdeen. |
35,810,395 | The bird was spotted trying to take off by running along the northbound A1(M) in Hertfordshire.
As vehicles swerved to avoid the determined swan, officers were called to rescue the bird, which was eventually persuaded to move to a petrol station forecourt.
Police drove it to a nearby lake.
More on this and other storie... | A jay-walking swan was taken into custody by four police officers after trying to use a busy motorway as a runway. |
31,347,936 | Next time the planet is under threat though the likes of Thor and Captain America could be joined by Spider-Man.
A deal has been agreed between Sony Pictures and Marvel that will see Spidey appear in an as-yet-unspecified film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It's not clear when that'll be, but Marvel is due to releas... | In 2012 it took an elite team of superheroes to save earth from an alien army planning to enslave humanity. |
35,147,380 | At present some hospitals charge for wi-fi and others have no access at all.
The move is a recommendation from a government-commissioned report on improving the use of online technology in the health service.
The government has set no deadline for the plans but expects the NHS to be "digital and paperless" by 2020.
Mon... | Free wi-fi is to be provided in all NHS buildings in a bid to improve services and reduce costs, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said. |
36,330,788 | The pair has dispensation to compete at London 2012 as host nation players, but have qualified by right for Rio.
Drinkhall, 26, and Pitchford, 22, helped England's men win bronze at this year's World Team Championships.
"We are delighted that Team GB have two qualified singles players for the first time in 20 years," s... | Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall have been selected to represent Great Britain at this summer's Rio Olympics. |
35,825,036 | The Civil Aviation Authority revoked the airline's safety licence in October 2015. The firm contracted other companies until it pulled out in January.
Passengers are trying to get their money back on journeys booked before LinksAir stopped providing the service.
The Welsh Government called the situation "wholly unaccep... | A former provider of the Anglesey to Cardiff air route is set to go into liquidation, BBC Wales has learned. |
35,793,572 | Of the 4,150 full-time firefighters across Wales' three fire brigades, only 40 are black and minority ethnic (BME).
Five of north Wales' 880 firefighters are BME, in mid and west Wales it is 15 of 1,390 and in south Wales it is 20 of 1,880. BME people make up 4% of Wales' population, according to the latest census.
Fir... | Just 0.9% of Wales' firefighters are non-white, official figures have shown. |
39,657,444 | Scottish actor Capaldi is appearing in his final series as the Doctor.
He has said whoever replaces him - whether a man or woman - will be "wonderful".
Inverness-born Gillan, who played Amy Pond alongside Matt Smith's Doctor, said she would respect whatever decision was made on the role.
A man has been chosen as Capald... | Former Doctor Who companion Karen Gillan has said an actress succeeding Peter Capaldi in the lead role of the long-running TV series "would be cool". |
35,871,429 | Dean Holdsworth's Sports Shield consortium and Ken Anderson's Inner Circle bought the club from Eddie Davies earlier this month.
Trevor Birch and Terry Robinson have also left the club, having helped facilitate the sale.
Bolton had a winding-up petition closed at the High Court on Monday after they paid their tax bill.... | Bolton Wanderers vice-chairman Brett Warburton has resigned following the recent takeover of the club. |
36,955,953 | The boy was taken from a home in Velville Court in Newcastle to hospital with serious injuries, on Friday.
A 34-year-old man and a woman, aged 30, are currently in police custody and are due to be questioned.
Northumbria Police said the baby died on Monday and officers are treating the injuries he had suffered were "no... | Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 13-week-old baby died. |
38,441,521 | US singer Richard Marx said last week that he had intervened to help restrain a disruptive passenger on a Korean Air flight from Hanoi to Seoul.
Crew had been "ill-trained" and "ill-equipped", Marx said.
The airlines said it would also review the use of Taser guns on board.
"Korean Air will react more firmly and active... | Korean Air has said guidelines will be revised for crew to react "firmly and actively against in-flight violence", after facing criticism for its handling of an on-board incident. |
35,897,255 | James Botham - the son of former Cardiff rugby player Liam - is in the Wales Under-18 team to play Scotland in Swansea on Friday.
Sir Ian, 60, does not find it strange that his grandson will be wearing red.
"He was born in Cardiff. He always wanted to play for Wales for as long as I can recall," said the ex-all-rounder... | England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham is looking forward to supporting his grandson James when he makes his rugby debut for Wales. |
33,357,284 | Emily Titterington had not been to the toilet for three months when she suffered a cardiac arrest at home.
An inquest heard the condition was so bad that some body parts had been displaced, including her diaphragm.
The Coroner for Cornwall concluded the cause of death was "natural causes contributed by psycho-social fa... | A 16-year-old died from chronic constipation because either she, or she and her parents, resisted the care she needed, a coroner has said. |
32,930,952 | 29 May 2015 Last updated at 11:20 BST
Tapirs are relatives of the horse and rhino and are usually found in South America.
This one was born at a zoo in Prague, in the Czech Republic.
Once the baby is about two months old, he will lose his stripes and turn brown. | This stripy little cutie is a baby tapir that was born on Thursday morning. |
26,230,608 | Arctic Monkeys won both best group and best album for the third time.
Ellie Goulding won best British female, while pop act One Direction were honoured for their global success for the second year running.
Kate Moss collected Bowie's prize and read a speech on his behalf urging Scottish voters to reject independence.
"... | Rock legend David Bowie has been named best British male at the Brit Awards in London, although he was not there in person to collect his award. |
13,872,859 | He was re-elected for a second term by the UN General Assembly, unopposed and unanimously, on 21 June 2011, with effect from 1 January 2012.
Mr Ban describes his priorities as mobilising world leaders to deal with climate change, economic upheaval, pandemics and increasing pressures involving food, energy and water.
In... | Ban Ki-moon is the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations. |
35,111,542 | The men - all in their 20s - "forcibly entered" the flats in Bannockburn Road at about 0200 on Sunday.
One of the men was 6ft 3in tall with a muscular build and wearing a dark hooded top. Another also had a dark jumper or hoody on.
Police have appealed to anyone with information to contact them.
Officers said the assau... | Police are hunting three men who broke into flats providing shelter for the homeless and carried out a series of assaults. |
36,402,998 | 27 May 2016 Last updated at 19:43 BST
Here's his Africa news round-up in 90 seconds. | Satirist Ikenna Azuike from What's Up Africa is worrying about the tomato shortage in Nigeria, celebrating improved life expectancy and reflecting on presidential breakdowns. |
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An investigation began following accusations of bullying and sexism towards top-level cyclists.
A report on its findings is due in May.
The head of British Cycling, Jonathan Browning, said checks were being added to protect against "behaviours that are inappropriate" to in... | British Cycling has started work on the development of a code of conduct as part of its response to an independent review into the culture of the organisation. |
32,845,465 | The national average for take-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for 12 and 13 year-olds is 86%, but in Cornwall it is 57%.
Cancer charities called for the vaccine to be introduced in local schools.
Some GPs claimed the figures do not reflect the true picture. NHS England said the data was being reviewed.
It ... | Girls in Cornwall who are not being vaccinated against cervical cancer are missing a "life-saving opportunity", a charity has said. |
37,301,920 | A spokesman for the New York State court system said the pair had reached an agreement, but did not reveal with which parent the teenager would live.
Ritchie's lawyer Peter Bronstein said Rocco would continue to live with his father in London.
The dispute arose in December when Rocco ignored a court order to fly back t... | Madonna and ex-husband Guy Ritchie have settled a court dispute over the custody of their 16-year-old son Rocco. |
39,978,841 | McDonald, 25, was on the transfer list at Sixfields and has agreed a two-year contract with the Sky Blues.
He is Coventry's third signing following relegation from League One, after striker Marc McNulty and midfielder Michael Doyle.
"He is a quick, strong and aggressive centre-half, who can also read the game well," bo... | Coventry City have signed centre-back Rod McDonald from Northampton for an undisclosed fee. |
36,507,372 | The top seed claimed the first set 6-3, but the Austrian saved two match points in winning a tie-break 9-7 and then took the decider 6-4.
Thiem, who beat Federer on clay last month in Rome, will play for his fourth title of the season on Sunday.
He will face either Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro or Germany's Philipp... | Roger Federer was beaten by French Open semi-finalist Dominic Thiem in the Mercedes Cup semi-finals at Stuttgart. |
20,752,541 | Thirteen years, in the case of Muhammad Idrees.
In 1999, Mr Idrees left his wife and four young sons in Pakistan's port city of Karachi to attend to his sick father in the Indian city of Kanpur. He was born in India, and had moved to Pakistan and become its citizen after he married a cousin in Karachi.
His father died ... | What price can a man end up paying up for the crime of overstaying in a foreign land for three days? |
19,727,448 | Omran Ben Shaaban was kidnapped, shot and tortured by people who many in Misrata believe were supporters of the late dictator.
The 22-year-old died in France, where he was receiving medical treatment for his injuries.
His body was flown back to Libya, met by hundreds of mourners.
In Misrata, protesters called for the g... | One of the Libyan rebels credited with capturing ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi last year has been buried in his hometown of Misrata. |
36,874,133 | Patrick Lawlor, from Darndale in the north of the city, was 24 when he was reported missing on 16 December, 2004.
Detectives plan to search lands close to Belcamp House in Coolock from Monday.
Preparatory work at the site began on Saturday morning and the operation is expected take up to three weeks.
Belcamp House is d... | Police are to search land in north Dublin as part of the investigation in to the disappearance of a man who has been missing for almost 12 years. |
28,295,282 | Lady Butler-Sloss has been under pressure to quit from MPs and victims concerned about her family links.
Her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, was attorney general in the 1980s.
Home Secretary Theresa May said she did not regret appointing the peer, adding that she would "not hang around" in naming her successor.
Lady ... | Retired judge Baroness Butler-Sloss has stepped down as head of a probe into child sex abuse saying she was "not the right person" for the job. |
37,470,532 | Prosecutors said he had maintained a "criminal relationship" with officials at a construction conglomerate.
His lawyer said he was innocent and called the arrest a "spectacle".
Dozens of politicians and Petrobras executives have been arrested and sentenced after a two-year anti-corruption investigation.
The investigati... | Former Brazilian Finance Minister Antonio Palocci has been arrested in connection with a long-running inquiry into corruption at oil giant Petrobras. |
32,024,033 | Detectives were ordered to re-examine thousands of accounts dating back to 1994 in light of the Rotherham scandal.
They found no evidence of "historic, systematic abuse" but have reopened five unconnected cases, the force said.
The review only included reports which are not linked to current investigations.
A team of e... | Five separate child sex abuse cases have been reopened by Leicestershire Police after a review of 20 years' worth of reports. |
35,049,517 | At least 20 roads in the county are closed, as flooding continues to affect parts of Northern Ireland in the wake of Storm Desmond at the weekend.
The Rivers Agency said prolonged rainfall meant saturated ground and high water levels in lakes and rivers.
Its chief executive, David Porter, said they were monitoring the ... | Further flooding in County Fermanagh is possible as heavy rain continues to raise water levels at Upper Lough Erne, the Rivers Agency has warned. |
37,921,815 | Critics have warned that the abolition of the Scottish Funding Council could pose a threat to academic independence.
The concern follows a decision two weeks ago to put the Scottish government's economic agencies under a single national board.
It has since become clear that the four boards of directors running the agen... | Concerns have been raised about the centralisation of funding for Scottish universities, BBC Scotland has learned. |
23,168,519 | But health officials have warned that unless MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccinations continue, a further outbreak cannot be ruled out.
There have been no laboratory-confirmed cases linked to the outbreak area since 22 May, Public Health Wales said.
One person died and a total of 1,219 measles cases were diagnosed... | The measles epidemic centred on the Swansea area has been declared over eight months after it began. |
28,869,228 | It says the new rule would apply in cases of "repeated instances of the most serious and deliberate breaches of their licence conditions".
The party claims their pledged action would protect consumer interests.
But the current regulator, Ofgem, said it already had the power to remove licences from energy firms in certa... | Labour says it will give a new regulator power to remove energy firms' licences, if it wins the next election. |
35,048,139 | Authorities say the man orchestrated clashes with police during a large protest in Seoul on 14 November.
Han Sang-gyun, head of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions has been in the temple ever since the protest.
Monks earlier warned police not to force their way inside, saying it would be a breach of their religiou... | Hundreds of police officers have begun an operation to arrest a trade union leader who has taken refuge in a Buddhist temple in Seoul. |
35,757,646 | McClaren, under pressure with the Magpies 19th in the Premier League, took training as scheduled on Tuesday.
The board - minus the ex-England boss - met away from Tyneside on Monday.
Newcastle are in danger of a second relegation in seven years after five defeats in six league games, including Saturday's 3-1 loss to Bo... | Steve McClaren remains in charge of Newcastle United, with a board decision on his St James' Park future expected in the next 48 hours. |
36,251,170 | The Gulls signed unattached Racchi, 27, and Yeovil Town's Allen, 22, on short-term deals on 1 February.
Amos Kabeya, Liam Prynn, Oneil Odofin and Exodus Geohaghon are also released.
But Torquay are in talks over new deals for Nathan Blissett, Dan Butler, Angus MacDonald, Courtney Richards, Aman Verma, Toby Ajala, Shaun... | Torquay United have announced that midfielders Iffy Allen and Danny Racchi are to leave the National League club. |
37,255,412 | Terry Bridger, 72, of Harbour Road, Pagham is charged with threatening to kill and possessing a gun with intent to cause fear of violence.
He is also charged with common assault and two counts of threatening to damage property.
Sussex Police spent two nights at a house in Harbour Road during the stand-off from Sunday t... | A 72-year-old man has been charged with a series of offences after a 40-hour stand-off with police in West Sussex. |
36,682,523 | The incident happened at a soup kitchen in Montreuil, east of Paris.
The man said he was able to dodge the axe but was stabbed in the stomach, according to a prosecutors statement.
His condition is not said to be serious. France remains under a state of emergency since last November's attacks claimed by Islamist milita... | Police are investigating after a French charity worker said he was attacked with a knife and an axe by a couple who shouted "Allahu Akbar". |
32,396,997 | Since the militant attack, which killed six policeman and a driver, Pakistan have played most of their 'home' matches in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan Cricket Board president Shaharyar Khan expects Zimbabwe to play in Lahore and Karachi in mid-May.
He added that Zimbabwe will assess security before confirming the ... | Pakistan are set to host top-level cricket for the first time since the 2009 gun attack on the Sri Lanka team bus, with Zimbabwe lined up to tour. |
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Notorious crime boss, Reggie Kray, penned the 215 exchanges to Carol Clerk, the ghost writer of his autobiography, while serving a life sentence in prison.
Victoria Irvine, a valuer at McTear's Auctioneers, told BBC Scotland the letters ... | A collection of letters described as being "historically important", which were written by one of the UK's most notorious gangsters, are to go under the hammer in Glasgow. |
40,447,073 | The blaze at Allenby Barracks in Bovington, Dorset, in July 2016 caused £400,000 of damage.
A court martial heard Capt Rupert Nurich of the Royals Scots Dragoon Guards was taking part in "improvised gladitorial-style combat".
He was given a severe reprimand.
Ten fire appliances were called to deal with the blaze, which... | An army officer has been found guilty of negligently damaging service property after firing a flare at a social event, which set fire to a military barracks. |
31,841,165 | Taoiseach Enda Kenny was more colourful, calling the treatment of County Louth man Paudie McGahon an intolerable "kangaroo court".
The carefully considered on-air interviews with Gerry Adams and Raymond McCartney on the distressing case of Mr McGahon were undermined by a tweet from Francie Molloy.
The Mid Ulster MP des... | A BBC Spotlight programme has again exposed the underbelly of republicanism, and what Gerry Adams himself describes as the "inadequate and inappropriate" way the IRA dealt with allegations of sexual abuse in the past. |
37,483,290 | Parents will have to show birth certificates to prove eligibility for the new two-weekly scheme on Anglesey.
It comes into place in October, when general waste collections - which usually dispose of nappies - switch to every three weeks.
A parent said he will struggle and "not a lot of thought has gone into it".
A coun... | A council will not offer a used-nappy collection service for children over three, saying most should be potty trained by that age. |
36,877,406 | Money will be given to other projects, and potentially county football associations, if changes are not made, she told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek.
Crouch said: "I'm not shy to say to the FA 'if you don't reform your governance structures, I will give that money to other bodies that deliver football'."
She said the g... | The FA could lose millions of pounds of funding if it does not reform, says Sports Minister Tracey Crouch. |
31,289,525 | The force said the new approach would allow local teams to focus on patrols, and issues like anti-social behaviour.
A spokesperson confirmed most investigations would be dealt with by a "default" team, but said that did not rule out local officers being involved.
Critics have raised concerns that fewer officers will be... | Police investigations in Leicestershire are being carried out by a dedicated unit rather than beat officers, as part of changes to working practices. |
36,430,306 | The attackers entered the Ambassador Hotel on Maka al-Mukarama street after setting off a car bomb at the gates outside, witnesses said.
Somalia's state news agency said two MPs were killed in the blast, with another four rescued.
The al-Shabab militant group was quick to say it was behind the attack.
The BBC's Somali ... | Gunmen have stormed a hotel in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu, with reports of at least 10 dead and 50 wounded. |
37,316,693 | The marathon runner crossed the line in second place with his arms above his head in solidarity with Oromo activists who are staging protests in Ethiopia.
He repeated the gesture later at a press conference, saying his life would be in danger if he returned home.
The government has been accused of brutally cracking dow... | Ethiopian Olympian Feyisa Lilesa, who said he wanted to seek asylum after making an anti-government gesture in Rio, has arrived in the US. |
35,971,933 | The group, which includes Kate and Gerry McCann, says a delay in bringing into law a key part of the Royal Charter agreement is a "betrayal".
The change was one of the commitments made after the Leveson Inquiry into press standards and was passed by MPs.
But three years on, it still needs to be signed off by the cultur... | Victims of press intrusion have accused the government of breaking its promise over regulation. |
21,146,143 | The NSPCC twice referred Charito Cruz to social services at Kingston Council because of Mohammed Asad Niazi's abuse.
In December Niazi, 30, was found guilty of bludgeoning Ms Cruz to death with a hammer in 2011 and jailed for 12 years.
The council said it was now conducting a "domestic homicide review".
An Ofsted repor... | Social work managers ignored requests to visit a woman being abused by her partner days before he killed her in front of their toddler, according to leaked documents. |
35,333,467 | Jason Chung Yai-Ho, from Glasgow, was last seen in his inflatable red kayak off Traigh beach near Arisaig at about 16.30 on Wednesday.
He had set off despite an off-duty police officer warning him not to go out because of squally weather.
Two lifeboats, coastguard rescue teams and helicopter and police search dog teams... | Searches are continuing for a kayaker missing in the Highlands for three days. |
32,099,166 | Muslim Youth Focus Group organised the event to voice concerns about issues such as radicalisation.
The event was held as it emerged four teenage girls who were barred from travelling abroad were from the same school attended by three girls already thought to have fled to Syria.
All seven attend Bethnal Green Academy i... | Hundreds of young British Muslims have attended a festival in London on how to divert people away from extremism. |
36,598,609 | Almost 1.7m euro (£1.3m) has been paid out by the Erne Trust since 2012.
The money was for legal bills and other fees incurred by the Quinn family.
The receiver for the assets of various Quinn family members took legal action to have the trust's donors disclosed to him.
He suspects it is a "sham trust", which is a cond... | The donors who have effectively been paying Seán Quinn's legal bills include business acquaintances and "close family connections", the High Court has been told. |
38,095,599 | The Super Eagles have made an impressive start to their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.
But it has become apparent that the German coach faces a major headache at right fullback.
Nigeria has struggled to find a competent rightback since the departure of Chidi Odiah in 2010.
Rohr has tried four different players in ... | Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has admitted that a problem at rightback could derail the Super Eagles' quest for a place at the 2018 World Cup finals. |
30,795,076 | The total figure was £8.6m, up from £6.8 million in 2013.
KPMG's fraud barometer covers major court cases involving sums of more than £100,000.
There were 13 such cases in 2014, with the majority being committed against financial institutions by bogus customers.
In 2013 more than one third of cases coming to Scottish c... | The amount of money lost in high value fraud cases in Scotland increased last year by more than a quarter, according to accountants KPMG. |
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Microsoft is rolling out access to the latest version of its operating system in waves, to make sure everything runs smoothly.
The first people will be notified that an update is available on 29 July, while everyone else will have to wa... | The first early adopters will be able to get their hands on Windows 10 from Wednesday. |
40,874,928 | The dump, which is thought to cover at least half an acre and is several feet thick, is on private land near Owthorpe Road, Cotgrave.
Fire crews have been called to the site several times, most recently at the weekend.
Nottinghamshire County Council said an Enforcement Notice to clear the site by 1 September had been s... | A deadline to clear a "disgusting" field of rubbish in Nottinghamshire is close to expiring. |
37,346,423 | Shunsuke Mutai, the vice-minister of reconstruction, was visiting the town of Iwaizumi to assess the deadly damage caused by Typhoon Lionrock.
The storm killed more than 20 people in the region.
But he was seen on TV laughingly being piggybacked by a less senior official, so he could keep his feet dry.
Mr Mutai, who ap... | A Japanese senior government official has come under criticism for hitching a ride on a colleague's back to cross a puddle. |
40,455,626 | The duo both hit their second County Championship tons of the season as they put on 161 runs for the third wicket.
Vince took the aggressive role, hitting 19 boundaries to reach his 100 from just 121 balls before Tom Curran (2-71) had him caught behind for 104.
George Bailey (61 not out) and Adams put on 129 before Ada... | Jimmy Adams and James Vince struck centuries to put Hampshire in control on day one against Surrey at the Oval. |
37,617,695 | Two tries from Mark Atkinson and one from Matt Scott helped put them 21-6 ahead, before Simon Labouyrie and Dion Evarard Oulai crossed for the hosts.
Billy Twelvetrees' try made it 29-20 at half-time, before Evrard Ourai's second reduced the deficit to just two points.
But May's effort and a late try from Tom Savage ea... | England winger Jonny May scored a try on his return after 10 months out with a knee injury to help Gloucester beat Bayonne in their Challenge Cup opener. |
36,780,744 | Investors remain optimistic that the election win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's party over the weekend will lead to more stimulus measures.
Mr Abe had described the vote as an endorsement of his reform policies and promised new government spending to help the economy.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index closed 0.8% higher at 16... | Japanese shares rose for a third day in row, leading a positive trend across the Asia Pacific region. |
34,503,579 | At closing, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 44.98 points, or 0.7%, at 6,371.18.
Aerospace firm Rolls-Royce led the downward trend, shedding 4.2% after media reports of an inquiry into the EU's airline maintenance market.
However, British Airways owner IAG rose 1.19% on a broker upgrade.
Mining giant Glencore bega... | (Close): London's leading shares dipped in Monday morning trading, indicating that an eight-day run of gains might be coming to an end. |
35,649,439 | Bahman Daroshafaei, who has dual British and Iranian citizenship, was arrested at his home in Tehran on 3 February on unspecified charges.
One friend told the Reuters news agency that his release on Tuesday "was a surprise to him".
Mr Daroshafaei has been working as a translator since leaving BBC Persian around two yea... | A former BBC Persian journalist detained in Iran has been released from prison on bail, his friends say. |
34,583,459 | Mr Ruck, 59, is currently in a critical but stable condition after suffering head and leg injuries.
The incident happened at 19:40 BST on Saturday on New Street, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire.
A man from nearby Burry Port has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by failing to stop at a road traffic collisio... | A 19-year-old man has been arrested over a suspected hit-and-run that left writer Julian Ruck seriously hurt. |
36,987,405 | The Perth club have finished in the top half of the league in each of the past five campaigns.
Saints open their Premiership campaign at home to Aberdeen on Sunday.
"If we were to finish seventh and miss out on the top six I wouldn't see that as a failure for our club," Wright told BBC Scotland.
"Probably our fans expe... | Manager Tommy Wright says St Johnstone once again have ambitions of a top six spot but realises competition will be fierce this season. |
12,298,257 | Around 30 Peruvian and Brazilian rally car drivers did exactly that to mark a new stretch of a road that connects their nations.
The two countries have historically had their figurative backs to one another with their shared border running through the Amazon rainforest, but are now trying to forge stronger links.
Setti... | What better way to celebrate the opening of a road than by racing cars on it? |
40,810,172 | Police are urging Prof Wyndham Lathem, 42, and Andrew Warren, 56, to "do the right thing and turn yourself in".
Arrests warrants were issued after Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, 25, was found dead in Prof Lathem's flat in Chicago on 27 July.
"The victim had several lacerations to the body," the police said.
Wyndham Lathem ... | A US-wide hunt has intensified for an American professor and an Oxford University employee suspected of stabbing a man to death in Chicago. |
39,682,264 | The state's media watchdog said the press had a duty to cover a story about the supposed offshore dealings of opposition politician and recent presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso.
The investigation was published in an Argentine newspaper in March.
The watchdog and the media companies have accused each other of censo... | Ecuador has fined seven media companies for not publishing a story that it deemed of public interest. |
40,277,466 | Grégory Villemin was four when his body was found in the Vologne river. His killer has never been found.
All three held by police were described as relatives of the boy's father.
The murder has continued to haunt France ever since, but advances in DNA technology have helped police shed further light on the case.
It was... | A couple in their 70s and a woman have been detained for questioning by police, 32 years after a crime that horrified France. |
39,102,841 | Nobel prize-winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse told BBC Newsnight experts "are being derided and pushed back".
Mr Gove says he had economists mostly in mind when he said "people in this country have had enough of experts".
But he admitted some people may have felt "licensed" by his remarks to challenge all forms of expe... | One of the UK's leading scientists says Michael Gove's attack on experts during the EU referendum risked undermining science and scientific evidence. |
36,421,035 | Hearings, opened days after the 1974 attacks, were not continued after the jailing of six men, whose convictions were later quashed.
After the men's release in 1991 the families of those who died began a campaign to get the inquests heard.
Coroner Louise Hunt is expected to deliver her decision later.
Birmingham pub bo... | A coroner is due to rule on whether the inquest into the deaths of 21 people in the Birmingham pub bombings will resume. |
11,530,849 | Aisha told Time her nose and ears had been cut off - with the approval of a Taliban commander - by her abusive husband as punishment for running away.
The front cover generated debate over the headline "What Happens if We Leave Afghanistan" and over the use of the photo itself.
Her surgery was done in California.
The G... | The Afghan girl featured on a controversial Time magazine cover in the US has been given a new prosthetic nose. |
36,456,000 | Taylor beat Van Gerwen in the opening contest, but Lewis then struggled in losing to Van Barneveld, before the Dutch won the pairs.
But Taylor's defeat of Van Barneveld forced a decider, in which Lewis beat Van Gerwen 4-1.
Victory in Frankfurt gave England their fourth World Cup of Darts crown.
After losing both of his... | England pair Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis retained the World Cup, beating the Netherlands' Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld in the final. |
37,341,511 | Twenty tonnes of pasta covered the A5 near Shotatton, forcing police to close the road between the A483 at Oswestry and the A458 at Shrewsbury.
A spokeswoman for West Mercia Police, which attended just after 11:30 BST, said it was not clear how the pasta had ended up on the road.
No-one was arrested and no-one was inju... | A major road in Shropshire was closed after a lorry shed its load of pre-made spaghetti bolognese. |
35,735,971 | He called Friday's gun attack in Aden an "act of senseless and diabolical violence".
Reports said the attackers pretended they were visiting their mothers to gain access to the home.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, though Yemeni officials have blamed so-called Islamic State.
In a statement, the Vati... | Pope Francis has condemned the killing of 16 people, including four Catholic nuns, at an old people's home in Yemen. |
36,468,141 | It said there was a "high threat from terrorism", with stadiums, fan zones and transport hubs possible targets.
UK counter-terrorism officers have been "a key part" of security planning and a team is in France, police said.
Officers will also be stationed at Eurostar terminals and on some cross-Channel trains.
It comes... | Football fans travelling to France for Euro 2016 should be "vigilant at all times" in the face of terrorism threats, the Foreign Office has said. |
27,690,687 | In one attack, gunmen disguised as soldiers fired on a crowd in a church compound, local MP Peter Biye said.
He said he had warned the army that the area was at risk after troops stationed nearby were withdrawn three months ago.
The latest attacks come as the army denied that several generals had been found guilty of a... | Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed dozens of villagers in fresh attacks in Borno state in north-eastern Nigeria, the BBC has learnt. |
40,515,754 | If true, it would solve one of aviation history's biggest mysteries.
Earhart vanished during a 1937 flight over the Pacific - and her disappearance has been a breeding ground for speculation ever since.
A photograph from the 1930s shows a figure that could be her, taken on the then-Japanese Marshall Islands.
However, a... | A newly-discovered photo suggests legendary US pilot Amelia Earhart might have died in Japanese custody - and not in a plane crash in the Pacific. |
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The horse, a daughter of Finsceal Beo, was bought at Goffs sales by Dermot Farrington for an unnamed Irish client.
It is the highest amount paid for a foal at public auction in Ireland.
Frankel was retired in 2012 after winning all 14 of his races, while Finsceal Beo (whic... | A filly foal of racing legend Frankel has sold for an Irish record of 1.8 million euros (about £1.45m). |
36,268,725 | The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said demand for property continued to outpace supply last month.
This was despite a rise in the number of homes coming on to the market.
The growth of interest in the Scottish property market bucked the trend across the rest of the UK.
Demand for homes in the UK fell ... | Scottish house prices are expected to continue rising over the next few months after climbing in April, according to surveyors. |
38,328,273 | Earlier, France and Germany complained that the Minsk peace deal for Ukraine was still not being fulfilled.
Russia's military interventions, first in Ukraine, then in Syria, were high on the EU summit agenda in Brussels.
But Italy and Slovakia want sanctions, that have cost EU exporters billions of euros, eased. The su... | EU leaders have agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia for six more months. |
35,543,371 | Dr Tom Frieden, head of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), was testifying before politicians in Washington.
He said that data from the cases of two infants in Brazil who died soon after birth indicated the virus had passed from mother to child.
However, he said the suspected link was still not definite.
There are th... | One of the US's most senior public health officials has revealed the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the Zika virus. |
36,682,710 | Richard Kemp, who has delivered letters in Kentisbeare, Devon for 25 years, was told by Royal Mail he would be moved to a walking shift in the nearby town of Cullompton.
But, the community rallied to save its postie with an online petition that attracted 450 signatures.
Royal Mail has confirmed Mr Kemp would be "stayin... | A veteran postman who was "too slow" to keep his village job has been saved after local outcry. |
33,387,148 | The singer was diagnosed last year after two tumours - including one the size of a golf ball - were found at the back of his tongue.
"You can imagine to get rid of that with radiation - the inside of my head has been cooked pretty effectively," he told the BBC.
He added although his voice was fine, it will take a while... | Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has said he is healing well since being treated for cancer earlier this year. |
23,346,006 | This son of a Suffolk trawlerman has ruled Formula 1 for nearly 40 years with a combination of astuteness, cunning, sharp practice and sheer intellectual power arguably unmatched across business and sporting worlds.
He has turned what was essentially a minority activity for enthusiasts into the most-watched global spor... | With Bernie Ecclestone, the myth is so much wrapped up in the man that it is often hard to separate fact from fiction. |
37,303,247 | US officials described the intercept by the SU-27 jet on Wednesday as "dangerous and unprofessional".
Russia's defence ministry said the US plane had been approaching Russian territory and the SU-27 pilots had adhered to international rules.
Russia is currently carrying out military exercises in the Black Sea.
Pentagon... | The Pentagon says a Russian fighter plane flew within about 10ft (3m) of one of its reconnaissance aircraft operating over the Black Sea. |
37,444,197 | Sean McLauchlan, 25, stabbed 29-year-old Scott Gillies outside a flat in Glasgow on 16 May 2015.
A jury unanimously cleared him of murder and assault after hearing that both men were armed with knives and Mr Gillies had already slashed him.
There were angry scenes involving the dead man's family following the verdict a... | A man who claimed he acted in self defence after killing a fellow partygoer has been cleared of murder. |
39,561,972 | But her awkward moment also had a second act.
Exelby had been gazing at a pen in her hands, unaware she was live, when a broadcast cut back to her in an Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) studio.
She gave an alarmed reaction when she realised the error, but settled quickly to read the next story.
A clip of the blooper ... | Caught in a blooper on live television, Australian newsreader Natasha Exelby was always likely to become an internet star. |
40,531,130 | Friday marks 12 year since 52 people died and hundreds were injured when four suicide bombers attacked the city's transport system in 2005.
Sadiq Khan said Londoners "always pull together" in light of recent attacks in London Bridge, Westminster and Finsbury Park.
A wreath-laying ceremony took place earlier in honour o... | The victims of the 7 July attacks will "never be forgotten", the mayor of London has said. |
36,466,685 | Di Maria, 28, said if he had not played in his side's 2-1 win over champions Chile in the Copa America he was afraid "she was going to get mad".
Argentina coach Gerardo Martino said he was unaware of what had happened when picking the Paris St-Germain forward.
"Not all people respond the same in those situations," said... | Angel di Maria paid an emotional tribute to his grandmother after scoring for Argentina on the day she died. |
35,422,579 | Cyber criminals took Stuart Kettell's wedding and corporate videos hostage, along with his own family albums.
He did not answer the demand for $1,000 - about £700 - and paid the price with irreplaceable memories lost forever.
Mr Kettell's work was backed up on a separate drive so although the attack cost him precious ... | A videographer has told of how online hackers held him to ransom. |
37,132,082 | The Shepherd's Bush Green blaze affected five floors of the 18-storey Shepherds Court building, resulting in its evacuation.
London Fire Brigade said at least 120 firefighters tackled the blaze, now under control, from 15:45 BST.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council tweeted: "Rest areas and housing are being arranged for tho... | About 50 people will spend the night away from their homes following a blaze in a west London tower block. |
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Keetels, a member of the victorious 2014 World Cup team, fired low past Maddie Hinch in the fourth quarter after two shots had been blocked.
England won several penalty corners, but were frustrated by a resilient Dutch defence.
Alex Danson did go close though with a shot s... | England's hopes of defending their EuroHockey title were thwarted at the semi-final stage as Marloes Keetels' strike sent hosts Netherlands through. |
39,929,538 | The 79-year-old died at Ashworth Hospital, a secure psychiatric unit in Merseyside where he had been detained since 1985.
Brady, who was jailed in 1966, buried four of his victims in graves on Saddleworth Moor, Greater Manchester.
One victim's brother said Brady's death would not end their "nightmare".
A Mersey Care NH... | Moors Murderer Ian Brady, who tortured and killed five children with Myra Hindley in crimes that shocked the nation, has died. |
38,898,665 | Charlie Clift, 56, was last seen buying outdoor clothing on Tuesday 30 January in Fort William town centre.
Highland and Islands Police said they were increasingly concerned about Mr Clift's welfare.
Lochaber Insp Andrew Bilton said they were asking hikers to keep an eye out for him.
He said: "Given the lack of contact... | Police are searching for a man from south Wales who went missing while hiking in Scotland. |
33,113,792 | Maureen Greaves, a Church Army lay preacher, received the honour in recognition of her services to the community in north Sheffield.
She said: "I couldn't believe the work I do would warrant such an honour."
Alan Greaves was attacked in 2012 as he walked to his church in Sheffield, dying a few days later.
Despite her l... | The widow of a church organist beaten to death on Christmas Eve has been appointed MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. |
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