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33,853,766 | Cpl Roger Heal, based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, has been remanded in custody over the allegations.
An RAF spokesman said they were unable to supply details of the charges, or Cpl Heal's age and background.
Cpl Heal will face a hearing in Colchester on Tuesday.
He worked with air cadets, scouts and civilian spo... | An RAF serviceman who worked with children across England is facing charges over possessing and distributing indecent images of children. |
37,670,800 | Faisal al-Saadoon and Khalaf Mufdhi were detained in Basra and accused of involvement in the deaths of two British soldiers, Staff Sgt Simon Cullingworth and Sapper Luke Allsopp.
An Iraqi court later decided there was insufficient evidence to try the men.
In 2010, the pair were awarded damages by the European Court of ... | British soldiers are being investigated over allegations of mistreating two Iraqi detainees in 2003. |
17,331,282 | He told the Observerthe project, which has been years in the planning, would include six galleries and a cafe.
"It's my Saatchi gallery, basically," he said. Works by Hirst and others, including Banksy and US artist Jeff Koons, will be exhibited.
From 4 April, the Tate Modern will exhibit a Hirst retrospective.
Hirst t... | Damien Hirst's public gallery in south London, which is being developed to display his personal art collection, will open in 2014, the artist has said. |
35,652,095 | Their studies on survivors in Liberia showed large numbers had developed weakness, memory loss and depressive symptoms in the six months after being discharged from an Ebola unit.
Other patients were "actively suicidal" or still having hallucinations.
More than 17,000 people in West Africa have survived Ebola infection... | Most people who survive an Ebola infection will have long-lasting health problems, say doctors from the US National Institutes of Health. |
29,301,205 | Northamptonshire Police tweeted live on Saturday night to show the problems in the county's town centres.
During the evening officers dealt with fights, drink-drivers and more than 100 999 calls after midnight.
The force said it hoped the tweets "highlighted the impact on the police".
Using the hashtag #alcoholharm, th... | A man dialling 999 to say he had been thrown out of a pub was one of a number of problem calls highlighted by a police force during a live Twitter session about excessive drinking. |
32,099,387 | PC Neil Doyle, 36, died after he and two colleagues were attacked near the Aloha Club, in Colquitt Street, on a Christmas night out on 19 December.
Three men have been accused of murdering Mr Doyle and are due to face trial on 22 June.
The match was played between Ormskirk Rugby Club and Merseyside Police's rugby team.... | A rugby match has been held in honour of an off-duty police officer killed in Liverpool last year. |
39,164,448 | Thomson scored following a good run and cross by Calum Gallagher and Dumbarton goalkeeper Alan Martin produced a fine double save to deny Jean-Yves M'voto.
The Sons doubled their advantage thanks to another fine finish from the 23-year-old forward.
Sam Stanton bundled home a third before Dumbarton added a late fourth t... | Robert Thomson scored a first-half brace as Dumbarton secured an impressive victory over Raith Rovers. |
34,294,378 | It comes three weeks after NatWest closed its premises in the town.
Local Conservative MP Edward Leigh said he was disappointed with the news, but warned residents they needed to support local banks and shops, or lose them.
A spokesman for HSBC said it had not taken the decision lightly, and understood it was unsettlin... | HSBC has announced it is to close its branch in Market Rasen in December due to falling numbers of people using it. |
38,406,116 | West Somerset Council agreed to merge with neighbouring Taunton Deane Borough Council in September to save money.
However, a group of 15 Taunton Deane councillors opposed the merger and launched a legal challenge against the move.
But a High Court judge has ruled the challenge as "premature and academic".
In his ruling... | A judicial review of the decision to merge two Conservative-run local authorities in Somerset has been rejected in full. |
40,194,955 | The failure of BHS and tough competition in the clothing market contributed to the poor performance.
A report filed with Companies House by Taveta investments showed pre-tax profits for the 12 months to August 27 2016 fell to £36.8m, down from £172.2m the previous year.
Total sales fell 2.5% to £2.02bn.
Taveta is the h... | Profits at Sir Philip Green's retail empire, which includes High Street fashion chain Topshop, plummeted by 79% last year. |
34,531,151 | NFU Scotland has urged a Scottish parliamentary committee to hold an extraordinary session on the issue.
The union said it did not believe payouts under the new basic payment scheme would be delivered in the normal December window.
The Scottish government said it continued "to work flat out" towards starting payments b... | Pressure is mounting on the Scottish government to confirm when EU support payments will be delivered to farmers. |
39,989,418 | With the game's first attack, Potts found the the bottom corner after Cullen's classy touch and flick.
Ollie Watkins was denied by Sam Slocombe before David Wheeler lobbed the keeper to deservedly put Exeter level.
Blackpool had numerous chances before Cullen's prodded in Potts' low cross.
Paul Tisdale's Exeter side do... | Mark Cullen and Brad Potts starred to help Blackpool return to League One at the first time of asking with victory over Exeter in the play-off final. |
34,493,672 | He was making a rare public speech as part of mass celebrations involving troops, and military vehicles in Pyongyang to mark the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party.
Thousands of soldiers - many with red banners - marched past him through the city's main square in tight formation.
An aircraft flypast forming ... | North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, has said his country could defend itself in any war started by the US. |
39,867,633 | The posts will be cut over three years during restructuring after the £11bn merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management.
The two companies currently have a combined worldwide workforce of approximately 9,000 people.
The information is contained in a detailed prospectus published by Standard Life on the deal.... | About 800 jobs are to be cut in a planned merger of two of Scotland's biggest financial companies. |
33,068,713 | The lab - which is not being named - is run by UK personnel, not the US military, said Colonel Steve Warren.
"Another lot came up positive and that lot had sent samples to the UK and Massachusetts," the colonel said, referring to the deadly bacteria.
It brings to 68 the number of labs involved in the anthrax scare from... | A lab in the UK may have received a sample of live anthrax from the Pentagon in 2007, say US officials. |
35,709,454 | Figures published by holding company Llandarcy Park (Ospreys) Ltd showed a profit in 2014-15 of £143,498 before exceptional items and interest charges.
Ospreys chief executive Andrew Hore said: "It just shows what can be achieved and we're really proud."
The figures reflect increased revenue from ticket sales and impro... | The Ospreys rugby region has posted a profit for the first time since 2007. |
33,816,908 | In the Dorfman Theatre there's The Red Lion - Marber's account of modern masculinity laid bare in an old-fashioned football club. The much larger Olivier is home to what he calls a 'fiddled about with' version of George Farquhar's 1707 classic comedy The Beaux' Stratagem.
And in the Lyttelton there's a new version of ... | Patrick Marber insists it's coincidence that for two consecutive nights this week the National Theatre is a relentless 'Marber-thon'. |
39,346,617 | Mr Le Roux told a news conference that he felt it was his "responsibility", but denied wrongdoing.
It is alleged that his daughters were being paid for work while involved in other activities.
The Socialist minister has repeatedly insisted that the summer jobs were legitimate.
French President Francois Hollande said he... | French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux has resigned over a "fake jobs" row involving work he gave his two daughters when they were teenagers. |
39,260,991 | The actor and children's TV legend joined Weatherfield last year, but is set to move on to star in a stage production of Driving Miss Daisy.
The BBC understands he filmed his final scenes last week and will appear on TV screens until April.
But it's thought the character could possibly return to the cobbles at a later ... | Fans of Corrie will have to wave goodbye to mechanic Freddie Smith soon as Derek Griffiths is leaving the soap. |
34,829,998 | Taylor, 31, the first Kiwi double centurion against Australia, reached 290 before he was the last man to fall.
His score surpassed that of England's Tip Foster, who scored 287 against Australia in Sydney in 1903.
New Zealand made 624, their first 600 against Australia, but the hosts added 258-2 to lead by 193 with one ... | New Zealand's Ross Taylor struck the highest Test score by a visiting batsman in Australia as the runs continued to flow in the second Test. |
36,031,828 | Priority has been given to secondary pupils in fourth, fifth and sixth year who are just three weeks away from sitting key exams.
All primary pupils are due to return by next week but uncertainty remains over arrangements for S1-S3 pupils.
A total of 17 schools in the city did not reopen after the Easter break.
About 7... | More than 2,000 pupils whose schools in Edinburgh have been closed because of safety concerns are due to return to classrooms later. |
37,235,116 | The 26-year-old, who has joined Saints on loan until January, was a team-mate of Inverness Caledonian Thistle's Boyce while the pair were at Cliftonville.
"If you look at his career stats in the Irish League, he's scored a lot of goals," Wright told his club website.
"He's also a former team-mate of Liam Boyce, who has... | St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright hopes Joe Gormley will make as big an impact in Scotland as Liam Boyce after signing the Peterborough United striker. |
38,950,408 | The Scottish Premiership club parted company with Mark Warburton on Friday.
McLeish, who was manager for five years until 2006, insisted there has been no contact with his former club.
But the 58-year-old told Sky Sports: "When you get asked to come to a club like Rangers then its for sure a decision to turn that down.... | Alex McLeish admits he would find it difficult to turn down Rangers should he be asked to become manager at Ibrox for a second time. |
34,949,405 | Nine members of the gang were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court.
This followed the sentencing of six men, including Nosakhere Stephenson - described by police as the mastermind - yesterday.
The ring was uncovered by a surveillance operation carried out by West Midlands Police in 2014.
Eight guns, including a pump act... | Fifteen members of a Birmingham gun dealing ring have been jailed for selling antique firearms and custom-made bullets to criminals. |
34,955,983 | European champion Lucie Colebeck, 19, split China's Jia Fangfang and Chen Lingxi to finish second in tumbling.
Britain also claimed silver in the double-mini trampoline team event, with Canada taking gold and USA bronze.
Kirsty Way, Sapphire Dallard and 2014 individual world silver medallist Nicole Short completed the ... | Britain's women took two silvers at the 2015 Trampoline, Tumbling and Double-Mini Trampoline World Championships in Denmark on Saturday. |
31,415,308 | "A Little Chaos" follows Kate Winslet's character Sabine, who is chosen to build one of the main gardens at King Louis XIV's new palace at Versailles.
Rickman plays King Louis in the film, which is his second outing as director.
The 11th Glasgow Film Festival will consist of 174 events, including 11 world premieres, an... | Acting heavyweight Alan Rickman is to attend the Glasgow Film Festival in support of his latest work. |
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The 22-year-old is new manager Antonio Conte's first signing at Stamford Bridge.
The fee was not disclosed by Chelsea but is believed to be £33m (40m euros).
The forward, who scored 23 goals for Marseille last season, scored in Belgium's last-16 win over Hungary at Euro 20... | Chelsea have signed Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi from Marseille on a five-year contract. |
19,575,411 | It follows the release of a report into the disaster which resulted in the death of 96 fans.
Kelvin MacKenzie wrote the headline The Truth on the front-page story which ran four days later.
Trevor Hicks, of the Hillsborough Families Support Group, said it was "too little, too late".
In a statement Mr MacKenzie said: "T... | The former editor of the Sun has offered "profuse apologies to the people of Liverpool" for blaming fans for the Hillsborough tragedy. |
34,393,594 | We drive up the hills in his pickup truck to see farmers harvest the coffee beans in the vast valley around us.
Coffee has been the economic backbone of this region - on the border between the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo - for more than a century.
But after years of a commodity-fuelled boom, eco... | As soon as the sun rises in the Caparao Mountains in southeast Brazil, Tarcisio Lacerda takes me on a tour of his property. |
30,143,562 | The lyrics are from Vegas, a track on Eminem's upcoming compilation album.
He raps: "So what's it gon' be? Put that away Iggy. You don't wanna blow that rape whistle on me. Scream!"
Azalea also said that she is "bored of the old men threatening young women as entertainment".
She said that women in the music industry ha... | Iggy Azalea tweeted that her younger brother is "the biggest Eminem fan and now the artist he most admired says he wants to rape me." |
38,529,107 | The Shamrock Park derby ended 2-2 but the IFA ordered that Glenavon forfeit the match with the bottom placed Ports awarded a 3-0 victory.
Glenavon believed Elebert had completed a suspension and was eligible to play.
The Glenavon board "unanimously agreed that the club would proceed with an appeal against this decision... | Glenavon will make an appeal after they were punished by the Irish FA for fielding suspended player David Elebert against Portadown on Boxing Day. |
32,242,131 | The airline did not operate 331 flights after cancelling 248 on Wednesday.
Some passengers have been stranded in European cities after Easter breaks, prompting Easyjet to operate five "rescue" flights on Friday.
The flights will bring three parties of schoolchildren back to the UK.
The additional flights will run from ... | Easyjet has cancelled hundreds of flights as the second day of strike action by French air traffic controllers took its toll. |
30,424,338 | An estimated 600 people gathered at Westfield in Shepherd's Bush for the so-called "die-in" demonstration.
Police said the arrests were made when a breakaway group assaulted security staff and damaged property.
The protest was in solidarity with rallies in the US prompted by the death of Eric Garner, a black man who di... | Police have arrested 76 people who were taking part in a mass protest at a major west London shopping centre. |
38,491,053 | Real - who have won 29 of those 38 matches - are one short of equalling a best-ever run by a La Liga team.
James Rodriguez scored twice as he made a rare start in the absence of the rested Cristiano Ronaldo.
Raphael Varne also headed home to put Real firmly in control with the second leg in Seville on 12 January.
It is... | Real Madrid extended their unbeaten run to 38 games with a 3-0 victory over Sevilla in the first leg of their last-16 Copa del Rey tie at the Bernabeu. |
33,818,386 | They were seized when the jihadists swept through al-Qaryatain in Homs province, monitoring groups say.
Many of the Christians had fled to al-Qaryatain to escape fighting in Aleppo province to the north.
Islamic State (IS) has treated Christians harshly in other places under its control.
The group follows its own extre... | Islamic State militants have abducted dozens of people, many Christian, from a Syrian town captured on Thursday from pro-regime forces, reports say. |
37,719,847 | Sources suggest the carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and its task force may sail through the English Channel overnight, after leaving the North Sea.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the ships would be "man-marked every step of the way" while near UK waters.
However, Nato said Russia had the right to operate in internation... | Two British warships are shadowing an aircraft carrier and other Russian naval ships as they pass the UK on their way to Syria. |
40,605,432 | Shares of JP Morgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo reported a mixed bag of second quarter results, putting pressure on share prices.
The sentiment spread to other bank stocks, leading to decreases at Bank of America and Morgan Stanley.
Gains elsewhere offset the losses, as investors shrugged off weak sales data.
The Dow Jo... | US stock indexes closed higher on Friday despite declines in banking shares as investors reacted to the latest round of results in the sector. |
40,326,544 | The draft legislation seeks to protect sensitive personal data from hacking and government surveillance.
EU citizens are entitled to personal privacy and this extends to online communications, the committee argues.
A ban on "backdoors" into encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram is also being considered.
E... | A European Parliament committee wants end-to-end encryption to be enforced on all forms of digital communication to protect European Union (EU) citizens. |
32,822,885 | The proposals were revealed in a draft improvement plan drawn up in response to Louise Casey's report, which branded the authority "not fit for purpose".
Other suggestions include using mystery shoppers to test services.
The council accepted previous training had been "a bit stale" with little buy-in from councillors.
... | Councillors and council staff in Rotherham will undergo training and political mentorship as part of a raft of measures to improve performance. |
35,733,346 | Stevenage goalkeeper Jamie Jones was tested by Rowan Liburd's header and Garry Thompson's strike from 20 yards.
Boro's Tom Conlon had a shot over the crossbar before Jason McCarthy missed the target and Liburd had more chances.
The winner came from McCarthy's shot rebounding to Luke O'Nien, who slotted home, while Stev... | Wycombe Wanderers secured a narrow win over Stevenage to move up to eighth and sit one point from the play-off places. |
38,521,829 | "Powerful women needed," ads published in national newspapers say alongside the face of a woman obscured in shadow.
Mossad already has a staff that is 40% female, with 24% of them in key senior roles, local media report.
Women have been praised as better secret agents by a former Mossad chief.
Tamir Pardo said in 2012 ... | Israel's shadowy international spy agency, Mossad, is seeking to bolster its ranks with more women, launching its first recruitment drive specifically targeting females. |
38,742,427 | Coach Eddie Jones announced at the launch of the championship that the 30-year-old will continue in the role.
"I haven't actually told him... shall I say now? I'd like to announce Dylan's the captain," Jones said.
Hartley, who led England to the Grand Slam last year, was banned for hitting Leinster's Sean O'Brien in De... | Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley has been confirmed as England's captain for the Six Nations - two days after his six-week suspension for striking ended. |
36,662,329 | The 26-year-old came through the German second-tier side's youth academy, playing in over 200 games for the club.
Schindler has signed a three-year contract with the Terriers.
"He is good in the aerial challenge and is a very composed player, who is great at reading the game," head coach David Wagner said.
"A big part ... | Huddersfield have signed defender Christopher Schindler from TSV 1860 Munich for an undisclosed club-record fee, understood to be around £1.8m. |
33,748,276 | Esther Lowery, 17, from Holywell, suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a genetic condition which means her body tissue is not strong enough to hold her limbs in place.
She calls it an "invisible illness" because the symptoms go unseen by others.
Esther can walk short distances which has led to her being branded a "frau... | A teenager from Flintshire has been accused of being a "fake" for using a wheelchair to cope with a rare illness. |
21,166,737 | The officer, Ahmed al-Mreyssi, died after being repeatedly run over during anti-government protests.
The court upheld a life sentence given to a second man in the case.
Bahrain and its Sunni royal family have been shaken by unrest since pro-democracy protests began in 2011. Most protesters are from the Shia majority.
T... | A Bahraini appeals court on Wednesday upheld a death sentence against a protester convicted of murdering a policeman in March 2011. |
35,418,395 | Official figures have shown a total of 72.4% of red calls were reached within eight minutes in December.
It follows a new year-long pilot to test changes to the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust's patient response.
In November, nearly 71% of code red calls were responded to compared with the 65% target.
The new pilot,... | New data measuring how effectively ambulance staff in Wales deal with 999 calls has been published for the first time. |
35,233,791 | UK passport holder Lee Bo, 65 - also known as Paul Lee - is one of five booksellers who have gone missing.
All five men worked for a publisher known for books critical of China.
Activists fear they have been detained by Chinese officials. The Foreign Office said it was "deeply concerned".
The disappearances have sparke... | The UK has "urgently enquired" for information from Chinese and local officials after a British bookseller disappeared in Hong Kong, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said. |
37,722,291 | The parties are now in opposition together at Stormont.
Since going into opposition after the assembly election in May, the effectiveness of the arrangement between the Ulster Unionists and the SDLP has been constantly questioned.
The decision to invite Colum Eatwood to address the UUP conference can be seen as the res... | An SDLP leader will speak at the Ulster Unionist conference for the first time on Saturday. |
33,468,328 | The killing of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys in July 1995 by Bosnian Serb troops was the worst massacre in Europe since World War Two.
A service to bury 136 newly-identified victims will take place on Saturday, 20 years to the day since the massacre began.
Another 6,241 victims have already been identified.
A truck ca... | The bodies of dozens of victims of the Srebrenica massacre are being taken back to the Bosnian town for burial. |
40,619,985 | Ross's side started the season with a 4-1 win away to Stranraer in League Cup Group H; Gavin Reilly, Ross Stewart, Lewis Morgan and Gregor Buchanan all scoring after Scott Agnew's opener.
That puts them above group favourites Partick Thistle, who lost on penalties to Livingston after a 1-1 draw.
"I really do love my jo... | St Mirren manager Jack Ross is adamant he is happy at the club despite reported summer interest from Dundee. |
33,781,820 | Analysts expected the entertainment group's revenues to be $13.2bn (£8.5bn), but the total was $100m less.
Operating income fell at Disney's theme parks and resorts outside North America because of higher operating costs at Disneyland in Paris and Hong Kong.
The Asian park also had fewer visitors in the period.
At the... | Disney posted a 5% increase in revenue for the three months to 27 June - but missed expectations for the first time in eight quarters. |
39,854,370 | Sandy Hamilton, 35, and Kevin James McKinley, 46, both of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, were pulled from the water off the Galloway coast on Sunday.
BBC Scotland understands that both men were suspected by the authorities of involvement in the illegal puppy trade.
Mr Hamilton also faced trial over the deaths of two peop... | Two men who died in a speedboat accident off the west coast of Scotland at the weekend were suspected puppy smugglers, it has emerged. |
34,688,561 | 31 October 2015 Last updated at 19:12 GMT
A group of dogs got into the spirit of the celebration at Stormont Estate on Saturday afternoon.
Claire Graham reported for BBC Newsline. | It is common practice for people to get dressed up for Halloween but what about our four-legged friends? |
34,861,759 | The 25-year-old has an ankle injury and missed the final Test of the recent series against Pakistan.
It has been suggested that bowler Steven Finn would also miss the tour with a foot injury but he has said he still hopes to be involved.
Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Chris Jordan and Mark Footitt are options to replace ... | England pace bowler Mark Wood looks set to miss this winter's tour of South Africa because of injury. |
29,496,650 | An estimated 30,000 runners took to the city's streets with both the 10k event and half-marathon taking place on Sunday.
Haile Gebrselassie was forced to abandon the defence of his title won in last year's half-marathon event.
The Ethiopian pulled up at the roadside with breathing problems 20 minutes after starting.
He... | Thousands of people have been taking part in the Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run in Glasgow. |
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The Potters, who have finished ninth for the past three seasons, were beaten 4-1 by Crystal Palace on Sunday and are bottom of the table after five games.
"We have ambitions this season and if this run continues any longer we won't be able to achieve them," Hughes said.
"W... | Stoke City boss Mark Hughes says his team's poor start in the Premier League could see them miss out on their pre-season targets. |
40,677,155 | They were discovered after the Stena Line ferry from Cherbourg to Rosslare docked on Thursday afternoon.
The four adults, two teenagers and two children are all safe and well.
It is understood they were in what is known as a "curtain container" which had come from the French port.
Three ambulances attended the scene an... | Eight people have been found in a container which arrived on a ferry into Rosslare Europort in County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland. |
34,409,892 | But he has confirmed that he will not be looking for a return to Motherwell after Ian Baraclough's exit there.
"That might be one of interest to me," the 51-year-old told Sky Sports News when asked about the Tannadice job.
"I won't be returning to Motherwell. I had my time there and I loved my time there, but it's not ... | Former Rangers manager Stuart McCall has admitted he might be interested in the vacancy at Dundee United. |
39,615,282 | Mazembe - who won the home leg of their play-off 2-0 last weekend - held off Kabylie's challenge to continue the defence of their crown.
There was a big shock in Abidjan as former African Champions League winners, Asec Mimosas, were knocked out by CF Mounana of Gabon.
Mimosas went into their home leg needing to overtur... | The African Confederation Cup holders, TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo, booked their place in the group phase of this year's tournament with a 0-0 draw away to JS Kabylie in Algeria on Sunday. |
39,219,952 | It followed an incident in the town's Barrie Avenue on Tuesday which left a 33-year-old man seriously injured.
Morgan McMurtrie, 18, of Dumfries, and two 16-year-olds, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared separately on charges of assault to severe injury, danger of life and attempted murder.
No plea was made... | Three teenagers have appeared in court in Dumfries charged with attempted murder. |
39,203,624 | But Sigmar Gabriel also emphasised his wish to return to "friendly relations".
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Germany of "Nazi practices" because of the cancellation of rallies involving Turkish ministers.
He is seeking new constitutional powers in a 16 April referendum.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu re... | Comparisons with Nazi Germany are "lines that should not be crossed", the German foreign minister has warned his Turkish counterpart as they met to try to defuse a bitter row. |
37,718,387 | In April, the authority launched a search for organisations to run the sites, which include Wales' only working windmill and a Victorian prison.
The council said budget cuts had forced it to give up the attractions.
Only one organisation has so far expressed interest.
Beaumaris courthouse and gaol, and Melin Llynnon an... | Some of north Wales' most important heritage sites could close if no-one is found to take them over, Anglesey council has warned. |
37,750,868 | The 19-year-old follows Wayne Rooney, Raheem Sterling, Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero in winning the award for Europe's best player aged under 21.
Rashford and Sanches' club team-mate Kingsley Coman also made the podium.
Portugal international Sanches will receive the award at a ceremony in Monte Carlo on Monday.
The p... | Bayern Munich midfielder Renato Sanches has won the European Golden Boy award, beating Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford. |
36,526,695 | The government said any decision should await a report being written by the former bishop of Liverpool James Jones.
Andy Burnham, who called for the law, criticised the failure to include it in the Policing and Crime Bill.
He said it was wrong Margaret Aspinall had to use compensation for her son's death towards the "f... | A decision on a "Hillsborough Law" to ensure legal funding for bereaved families at inquests where police are involved has been put on hold. |
37,310,698 | The 56-year-old was sacked by Chester in April after a run of just one win in 10 put the club in a relegation fight.
Southport relieved Andy Bishop of his duties on Saturday with the side lying second from bottom in the table.
Ex-Kidderminster boss Burr takes over a side that has picked up four points from their first ... | National League side Southport have named former Chester boss Steve Burr as their new manager. |
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Evans was announced as Jeremy Clarkson's replacement on Tuesday.
McCarthy, who lives in Mountnessing, told the BBC he hoped the Stig would return in the new format. | The "original Stig", Essex-based Perry McCarthy, has backed new Top Gear presenter Chris Evans to create "something special" when the show returns. |
39,144,107 | Eilidh Doyle won last month's British indoor title over 400m and knows what it take to succeed on the European stage, having won gold in the 4x400m relay and silver in the 400m in Gothenburg four years ago.
Much has changed for the 30-year-old since she last competed at the European Indoor Championships. She's now an O... | Six Scots are competing in Belgrade, Serbia for the European Indoor Athletics Championships starting on Friday, and there are high hopes for some. |
32,918,048 | Ross Underwood, 30, was last seen at HMP Springhill at Grendon Underwood on Sunday during 08:00 BST roll call.
Underwood is described as white, well built with green eyes and short cropped hair.
Police said the man, who has links to Northamptonshire and Leeds, "should not be approached directly".
Det Insp Joe Banfield,... | A convict serving a seven year sentence for robbery has absconded from an open prison in Buckinghamshire "by unknown means", police said. |
40,433,311 | Bridgend County Borough Council apologised following complaints after the new system was introduced on 5 June.
But residents said bags of rubbish are still being left on the street by contractor Kier.
The council said collections were getting back to normal again.
A stream of complaints has continued to appear on socia... | Bridgend's new recycling scheme is still in "absolute chaos" more than three weeks after it was introduced, residents have claimed. |
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The Hartlepool fighter, celebrating her 21st birthday, secured a 17-15 victory.
She told BBC Sport: "I was only 12 when I walked into a boxing ring, I loved it ever since and now I'm world champion."
Earlier, Nicola Adams had to settle for flyweight silver after being outp... | British middleweight Savannah Marshall won the gold medal at the Women's World Boxing Championships in China, after defeating Azebaijan's Elena Vystropova in the final in Qinhuangdao. |
37,606,027 | The RMT revealed it had received a legal challenge just hours before the start of a three-day walkout.
Southern said in a statement it was "considering all possible options to stop the strike and that includes a legal challenge".
Talks aimed at averting the strikes over changes to the role of conductors ended without a... | Southern is taking legal action to try to stop a series of strikes from Tuesday, the RMT transport union said. |
33,161,899 | The 32-year-old South Korean speaks no less than six of them - Korean, English, French, Arabic, Mandarin and Japanese.
And he says he plans to learn more.
With such linguistic skills Mr Lee doesn't have much personal need for translation services, but after friends at university in Seoul started asking him for help wit... | It is fair to say that entrepreneur Simon Lee has a flair for languages. |
31,740,463 | It has told AMs that almost 40,000 hours were "lost" in 2014 because of so-called "handover delays".
Its report indicates that is up from around 8,000 hours lost in 2008.
The ambulance service's chairman also said its "long-standing and complex problems" were now being tackled.
He was giving evidence to the assembly's ... | Patients could be at risk because there's been a five-fold increase in delays faced by ambulance crews outside hospitals, according to the Welsh Ambulance Service. |
37,060,508 | Cambridge Assessment, which owns OCR, hopes for "millions of questions", with the best appearing on exam papers in England within the next five years.
OCR would check all questions to see they are of the right standard.
But there are concerns these "crowdsourced" exam questions could give some pupils an unfair advantag... | Teachers are to be asked to submit challenging GCSE and A-level exam questions by a key exam board, the Times Educational Supplement reports. |
35,867,031 | Huw Lewis has set out new guidelines for universities who want to train new teachers in future as part of sweeping reform to the system.
In a speech in Cardiff, he announced a new two-year postgraduate course and greater subject specialism for primary school teachers.
Mr Lewis has already unveiled plans to extend educa... | Wales will have the "toughest" and the "best" teacher training system in the UK, the education minister has pledged. |
38,778,297 | The 48-year-old will work under new director of cricket Jimmy Adams and chairman of selectors Courtney Browne, both former Windies internationals.
Law had previously coached Sri Lanka and Bangladesh's national sides.
"I am excited at the opportunity to contribute to what I think is an interesting time for West Indies,"... | West Indies have appointed former Australia batsman Stuart Law as their new coach on a two-year contract. |
35,673,997 | The company agreed to pay $835m (£602m) - less than the $1.06bn a court in Kansas ordered it to pay in 2013.
Dow was hoping the Supreme Court would overturn the ruling, but the death of Justice Scalia left it evenly spilt between conservatives and liberals.
A split decision in the Supreme Court reverts to the lower co... | Dow Chemical agreed to settle a class action lawsuit after determining the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made victory less likely. |
38,000,542 | Four hundred devices have been purchased, at a cost of £1.5m.
Body Worn Video Technology, as it's known, is already in place in Derry City and Strabane District.
The cameras are clipped on to the top half of an officer's uniform and can provide eight hours of continuous recording.
Officers have been trained to tell pe... | Police officers in Belfast will wear body cameras while on duty from Wednesday. |
39,177,495 | The 23-year-old airman, from Dunfermline in Fife, vanished while on a night out with friends in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in September.
A bin lorry collected refuse a short time later from the area the RAF Honington gunner was last seen.
Suffolk Police said trawling through the landfill site in Milton, near Cambridge, ... | Detectives investigating the disappearance of Corrie Mckeague have started a search of a landfill site. |
33,890,664 | UN chief Ban Ki-moon told reporters that he had requested his resignation.
It comes a day after Amnesty International alleged that a 12-year-old girl was raped by a UN peacekeeper.
The 10,000-strong UN force, deployed last year to help restore order in CAR, has also faced allegations of sexually abusing street children... | The UN envoy to Central African Republic (CAR), Babacar Gaye, has been sacked amid multiple allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers. |
37,688,367 | The pair, dressed in Team GB tracksuits and wearing plastic medals, admitted to Sky News they "blagged" their way on to the float and joined the celebrations.
The float was carrying Britain's gold medal-winning women's hockey team and athletes from the modern pentathlon.
The BOA said: "It didn't spoil anyone's enjoymen... | Two imposters sneaked on to a float during the celebratory Rio 2016 parade in Manchester, the British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed. |
32,129,006 | Although prostitution is legal in France, soliciting in public and pimping are not.
The National Assembly voted 16 months ago to impose a €1,500 (£1,090; $1,600) fine on clients, shifting the criminal burden from prostitutes.
The upper house's decision to scrap the fine will now go back to the assembly.
Social affai... | France's Senate has rejected a planned 2013 law penalising people who pay for sex, and has chosen to maintain the offence of soliciting. |
10,768,583 | The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill creates police commissioners and changes the balance of power with chief constables.
At the heart of the government's proposals is a complete overhaul of the local control of police forces.
There are 43 forces for England and Wales and the government says it won't be mer... | Home Secretary Theresa May has launched major reforms of policing in in England and Wales. |
39,623,391 | The effervescent flanker has shone in an Edinburgh side swamped by malaise.
And Watson proved one of the stars of Scotland's best Six Nations since 2006.
"If you're a score down in a Test with 15 minutes to go and need to inject something different, a player like him might work for you," Smith said.
"Someone a bit more... | Tom Smith, the last Scot to start a British and Irish Lions Test, believes Hamish Watson could provide key and unique attributes on this year's tour of New Zealand. |
36,585,813 | Construction on the £65m Bontnewydd road was due to start towards the end of this year.
The Welsh Government said it rejected suggestions of "huge delays" to the scheme.
Orders detailing the project were due to be published in the spring. They are now expected to be made public in August.
Arfon AM Sian Gwenllian has sa... | Work on a major bypass in Gwynedd is facing delays as talks continue over protecting wildlife. |
40,003,636 | For many, it was a historic and poignant moment - topped off when the president posted a note into the wall, as many worshippers do with prayers and supplications.
Others, however, were more interested in just what the note said - and the internet quickly flooded with speculation as to its exact content.
And while they... | Donald Trump has become the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall, placing his hand on Judaism's holiest prayer site. |
37,486,481 | Ibrahim Halawa was 17 when he was arrested during a siege at the Al-Fath mosque in Cairo in 2013.
He has been accused, along with more than 400 others, of inciting violence, riot and sabotage.
He wrote that his incarceration had taught him to find humanity in everyone and disregard revenge.
Mr Halawa wrote to his famil... | An Irishman jailed in Egypt has written a letter to his family to mark the date he should have graduated from college in Dublin. |
40,204,448 | The largest dinosaur on show at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham will be the 23m (75ft) Mamenchisaurus, which will be displayed "rearing up on its legs".
The massive plant eater would not fit into the hall at full length.
In 2011 the museum closed for several days to allow filming for the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises.... | A natural history museum has closed to allow a "massive" exhibit of dinosaurs from China to be erected. |
22,901,598 | With a guide price of £125,000 the sale of Ynys Bach includes the attached Ynys Faelog boathouse - with planning permission to rebuild it.
But anyone interested in buying the island has been warned they would not be allowed to live on it.
It can be accessed through a pedestrian walkway from St Georges Road in Menai Br... | An island in the Menai Strait between Gwynedd and Anglesey is set to go under the hammer. |
34,447,585 | Michael Birch, 44, was one of 23 people injured in the accident in East Mersea near Colchester, on 23 September.
His wife Gemma has told the BBC her husband was "very lucky to be alive".
Six people involved in the crash were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Essex Police would not reveal their current condition.... | A bus driver who was seriously hurt when a steam engine fell off a lorry into the path of his vehicle remains "really poorly", his wife has said. |
35,931,342 | Research for the British Polling Council followed the widespread failure to predict May's majority Tory win.
Surveys did not accurately sample the UK population, and over-represented Labour voters, it says.
The BPC has recommended a series of changes, saying pollsters may wish to randomly select participants in future.... | Opinion polls before the 2015 election were among the most inaccurate since surveying began more than 70 years ago, an industry-wide review has suggested. |
34,259,384 | The price of US crude was up 56 cents to $44.67 a barrel, helping to lift shares in oil giant Chevron by 1.9%.
The Dow Jones rose 229.09 points to 16,600.05, while the S&P 500 added 25.06 points to 1,978.09. The Nasdaq was up by 54.76 points at 4,860.52.
Investors are expected to remain cautious ahead of Thursday's Fed... | (Close): US markets closed higher, with energy stocks leading the way following a rise in the price of oil. |
39,730,739 | The National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures showed an increase of 31,700 (0.6%) people over the year to the end of June 2016.
It said the increase was due to migration, with 31,700 more people moving to Scotland than leaving.
The number of deaths exceeded births by 800, while other changes resulted in an increase of... | Scotland's population continued to increase last year, rising to a record 5,404,700. |
30,886,077 | Dhanuson Dharmasena, 32, is accused of carrying out the illegal procedure at the Whittington Hospital in north London.
The doctor, of Ilford, London, denies the charge in what is the first prosecution of its kind in the UK.
A second man, Hasan Mohamed, 41, denies encouraging and abetting the offence.
Female genital mut... | A British doctor performed female genital mutilation on a young mother after she gave birth in hospital, a court has heard. |
25,969,972 | If given the go-ahead, new premises would be built at the police headquarters site in Ripley.
Both organisations said the move would enable them to work better together and be more effective.
The costs would be met from police capital reserves and from the sale of the old fire service headquarters.
"Two of the current ... | The police and fire service in Derbyshire are considering plans to share headquarters in a bid to improve working practices and save money. |
37,023,453 | The X-Men star unveiled a plaque at the University of Huddersfield and watched a performance devised by drama students.
The site was previously known as the Milton building and is a Victorian former church.
The actor was born in nearby Mirfield, and was the university's chancellor for more than 10 years.
Sir Patrick sa... | Actor Sir Patrick Stewart has had a university building housing a drama department named after him. |
40,170,966 | The 33-year-old will move to Australia after helping Chiefs win the Premiership title for the first time by beating Wasps 23-20.
He is expected to have a spell in Japan with an as yet unnamed Top League side before joining Melbourne in January.
Parling won 29 England caps and also played three Tests for the British and... | Exeter Chiefs lock Geoff Parling has signed to play for Super Rugby side Melbourne Rebels for the 2018 season. |
36,093,178 | The fourth seed lost 10-6 to qualifier Michael Holt on Tuesday, becoming the fifth former champion to lose in the first round at the Crucible this year.
But Robertson, who won the UK Championship in December, said: "The season's been fantastic.
"I played great in the Masters, I played great in the Welsh Open - even at ... | Neil Robertson still feels he has had the best season of his career, despite a surprise World Championship exit. |
39,640,064 | The Ports had their drop out of the top division confirmed on Tuesday night when they lost 3-2 away to Ards.
The club had been bottom of the table all season after having 12 points deducted in a disciplinary case.
"The Premiership has lost one of its biggest clubs," said Currie who took over as Portadown manager in Dec... | Niall Currie has described the relegation of Portadown from the Premiership as a sad night for Irish League football. |
34,217,875 | Talks broke up on Thursday after the Democratic Unionist leader Peter Robinson stood aside and his other party ministers, except one, resigned from the executive.
The latest crisis followed a police analysis that IRA members were involved in the murder of a former IRA man.
Three senior republicans were arrested this we... | Prime Minister David Cameron has said he expects all the parties to take part when discussions on resolving the crisis within the Northern Ireland power-sharing executive resume next week. |
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