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36,264,579 | Iain Stuart, 41, from Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire, worked for the oil field services company Halliburton.
The father-of -two was on board the Airbus EC225LP "Super Puma" when it crashed near Bergen on 29 April.
Mr Stuart's funeral will take place at Laurencekirk Parish Church before he is laid to rest at Laurencekirk... | The funeral of a Scottish oil worker who died when a helicopter crashed in Norway killing 13 people is to take place on Friday. |
20,466,955 | During eight months of hearings Lord Leveson heard from some witnesses - like ex-motorsport head Max Mosley - who called for new laws to set up a tribunal which would control the press.
Others, like Private Eye editor Ian Hislop, argued against statutory legislation, saying it would compromise Britain's free press.
BB... | Lord Leveson's exhaustive inquiry into the media is due to report on Thursday with recommendations on the future regulation of the press and conduct between the press, politicians and police. |
33,762,524 | Kante, 24, and Benalouane, 28, have both penned four-year deals and are the first signings by Claudio Ranieri.
The French midfielder helped Caen win promotion in 2013-14 and played 37 times in France's top flight last term.
Centre-back Benalouane is a former France Under-21 international but has opted to represent Tuni... | Leicester City have signed Yohan Benalouane from Italian side Atalanta and N'Golo Kante from French club Caen for undisclosed fees. |
31,944,617 | Swiss-based Falcon Travel is to operate weekly charter flights from Zurich from May.
A 100-seater Fokker 100 aircraft will operate into Inverness until August. The service will also return in 2016 and 2017.
It marks a return to Inverness by Falcon, which previously operated flights between the two cities.
Highlands and... | Charter flights from Switzerland's largest city to Inverness are set to make a return. |
28,226,242 | A record 35.6 million tweets were sent during the 90-minute game.
It also broke the tweets-per-minute record, when the fifth goal triggered 580,601 in one minute.
Six of the 10 top-trending topics on Twitter were references to the match, with #BrazilvsGermany taking the top spot.
Miroslav Klose was the most tweeted Ger... | Germany's 7-1 victory over Brazil in the World Cup semi-finals has become the most discussed sports game on Twitter so far. |
39,455,467 | Last year 10.5% of all absences were down to holidays not agreed by schools - compared with 1.3% in 2011-12.
Welsh schools can authorise up to 10 days of absences per pupil, per year.
The Welsh Government said it was reviewing Welsh councils' use of fines to punish parents who break the rules.
Last year, then education... | The percentage of primary school pupils going on unauthorised holidays during term-time has reached a record high, official figures have shown. |
37,913,646 | Thethe Dow Jones closed 0.4% higher at 18,332.43, the S&P 500 rose 0.4% at 2,139.53 while the tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 0.5% to 5,193.49.
Analysts said the number of shares being traded was lower than normal.
Banks are reported to have put extra staff on duty in case of volatility.
"It doesn't take much in order to move... | US shares have risen slightly, erasing earlier losses, but investors remain wary ahead of the US presidential election results. |
29,381,114 | It follows changes to the policy two years ago which regulators felt breached European rules.
Among other things, it says Google must tell users exactly what data is collected and with whom it is shared.
Google said it was working with regulators to "explain its privacy policy changes".
The dispute has been running sin... | European data privacy regulators have put renewed pressure on Google to alter its privacy policy. |
36,247,429 | The letter, sent by various schools in England, says the tests do not assess what makes pupils "special and unique".
One, from Willesborough Junior School in Ashford, states: "The people who create these tests... do not know your laughter can brighten the darkest day."
The key stage two tests taking place this week ass... | An inspiring letter sent out to pupils by several schools ahead of upcoming Sats tests has gone viral. |
35,514,651 | Paul Cahillane's 13th-minute penalty helped Laois lead 1-7 to 0-6 at half time and they were seven points ahead early in the second half.
Kieran McGeeney's side played their best football in the final quarter, Stefan Campbell and Micheal McKenna leading the charge.
They twice closed to within a point but were unable to... | Armagh slipped to a second defeat in Division Two despite a brave second-half comeback at the Athletic Grounds. |
32,880,096 | Net profit for the year to the end of March rose 66% to €867m (£614m; $948m), slightly ahead of analysts' expectations.
The airline's "Always Getting Better" customer experience programme had attracted "millions of new customers to Ryanair", chief executive Michael O'Leary said.
Falling oil prices also led to a lower f... | Irish airline Ryanair has reported a big increase in full-year profits. |
35,484,168 | The crash happened on the New Road, at its junction with Legmoylan Road, and was reported to police shortly after 05:40 GMT on Wednesday.
The van driver was in his 40s but his name has not yet been released. No other vehicle was involved in the collision.
The road remains closed and diversions are in place. | A man has died after the van he was driving crashed in Silverbridge, County Armagh. |
34,589,099 | An international panel of experts had said the investigation was flawed.
Relatives of the students have disputed the government's account of what happened in September 2014.
The government says that police in the town of Iguala handed the students over to a drugs cartel who killed them and incinerated the bodies.
The p... | The Mexican authorities are reopening the investigation into last year's disappearance of 43 students in the state of Guerrero. |
21,616,953 | Crutchley, who will also lead Great Britain at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, replaces Jason Lee after he was named head coach of the women's squads.
"There will be new coaches coming in as well as a number of new players," Crutchley told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"Following a home Games the turnover of players will be significa... | England's new men's hockey head coach Bobby Crutchley says there is likely to be a significant overhaul of the squad. |
32,881,294 | The A43 Corby relief road has been open for 12 months and has seen daily traffic levels rise from 8,000 to 11,300 since it opened last May.
But many lorries and cars are still taking the old road through Geddington.
Michael Clarke, from the county council highways department, said: "Old habits die hard and some sat-nav... | Out of date sat-navs have been blamed for motorists' slow uptake of a new £35m road in Northamptonshire. |
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Darren Lyon lashed in a surprise opener for Accies with a superb 25-yarder.
But the visitors left the impressive Mark O'Hara unmarked to side-foot home Danny Williams' corner minutes later.
Darian MacKinnon missed a sitter on the resumption for Accies, but Rory Loy, Yordi ... | Dundee moved joint top of the Scottish Premiership table but missed a chance to go two points clear as they were held at home by Hamilton. |
32,822,533 | Revenues for the year to the end of March rose to $46.3bn, with the firm's mobile phone business contributing some $9.14bn of the total.
Its revenues have been helped by the purchase of Motorola in 2014, which has made it the world's third-largest smartphone maker.
However, net profits grew by just 1% to $829m, missing... | China's Lenovo, the world's biggest personal computer maker, has reported a 20% rise in full-year revenues. |
35,070,486 | Edinburgh saw 794,792 passengers for the month, a year-on-year increase of 12.4%, and its 'busiest November ever'.
Glasgow's monthly figure of 618,583 was a rise of 7.7% on November 2014.
The figures suggest Edinburgh Airport will have its busiest year on record in 2015, while Glasgow Airport will be busier than in any... | Passenger numbers grew significantly in November at Scottish airports, with the introduction of new international services. |
40,417,072 | Tourist attractions and community groups are among those to benefit from the funding.
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has been granted £880,000, which bosses say will be used to reach wider audiences.
Birmingham-based One Dance UK will receive the highest investment of £3m, while British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke-on-... | A total of £215m has been pledged to 76 arts organisations across the West Midlands by Arts Council England. |
39,882,735 | Some of the lighter moments from the campaign trail as parties start to launch their election manifestos. | All photographs subject to copyright |
36,210,424 | 5 May 2016 Last updated at 08:32 BST
The cops even threw in some Scottish country dancing to add their own twist.
The Scottish force has now challenged police in London and Toronto, Canada, to get their groove on too.
The viral craze sees people recording themselves dancing to My Boo by Ghost Town DJs, posting the vide... | Police officers in Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, have taken on the Running Man Challenge. |
33,798,700 | Ministers say the process is "outdated" and ending it would give workers more control and save more than £6m a year by cutting employers' administration.
But unions could lose funds and say it is a "vindictive political attack" that will "poison industrial relations".
Labour leadership contenders spoke out against the... | Plans to stop public sector workers automatically paying subscriptions to trade unions through their salaries have been unveiled by the government. |
38,960,898 | Two footballers apologised after being photographed apparently urinating into a glass at last year's festival, where women were seen baring their breasts.
Chief executive Ian Renton said: "It's to ensure that drinking is not the rationale for people coming racing."
The measure is also to be imposed at the Jockey Club's... | Cheltenham Festival racegoers will be restricted to buying four alcoholic drinks at a time in a bid to crack down on anti-social antics. |
32,160,193 | The Troop, by Canadian author Craig Davidson, was announced as the winner of the £2,000 prize on Wednesday night.
The award was set up to celebrate the life and work of horror writer James Herbert who died in March 2013.
Herbert's daughter Kerry, who was one of the judges, described the winning book as the "darkest of... | A novel about a scout camping weekend that takes a scary twist has won the first James Herbert award for horror writing. |
37,642,473 | The decision to discontinue operations followed an "extensive review" of the business.
Renishaw said it had tried to find a collaboration or acquisition partner for the diagnostics unit but had not received any acceptable offers.
Renishaw Diagnostics (RDL) was spun off from Strathclyde University in Glasgow.
It develop... | Precision engineering group Renishaw is to close its diagnostics unit in Glasgow, with the loss of up to 33 jobs. |
36,963,412 | Centre Joseph, 25, who has scored 16 tries in 58 appearances for Bath, has been capped 25 times by his country.
The most recent of his nine England tries came on the tour to Australia, on which he played with Watson.
Versatile back Watson, 22, has 12 tries from his 67 games for Bath and 24 caps for his country.
The pai... | England internationals Jonathan Joseph and Anthony Watson have signed new Bath contracts, keeping them at the Premiership side until at least 2019. |
34,184,529 | She found overnight fame on the sketch comedy series, and spent two years being doused with water every time she said the phrase "Sock it to me!".
Carne was also known for her tumultuous relationship with actor Burt Reynolds, to whom she was married from 1963-65.
The Northampton-born actress died on 3 September, report... | British television actress Judy Carne - best known as the 'Sock It To Me' girl on hit 1960s show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - has died aged 76. |
28,087,349 | It is expected to fetch up to £1.2m as part of Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art sale.
The controversial piece, shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1999, gives a snapshot of Emin's life after a traumatic relationship breakdown.
It is being sold by art collector Charles Saatchi, who bought it for £150,000 in 20... | Tracey Emin's most famous artwork My Bed (1998), which features stained sheets, cigarette packets, and discarded condoms, is being auctioned in London on Tuesday. |
40,555,639 | Anne Marie Morris, the MP for Newton Abbot, used the phrase at an event in London to describe the prospect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
She told the BBC: "The comment was totally unintentional. I apologise unreservedly for any offence caused."
The Conservative Party later confirmed she had had the whip with... | A Conservative MP has been suspended from the party after it emerged she used a racist expression during a public discussion about Brexit. |
29,810,381 | Police, fire crews, flood wardens and water and electricity engineers are taking part in the scenario.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the role play will test evacuation drills.
Margaret Hughes, 91, died when the small north Wales city was inundated after the River Elwy overflowed in November 2012.
The case prompted... | Flood defence plans for St Asaph are being tested in an exercise, two years after it was swamped when a river burst its banks, killing an elderly resident. |
39,107,673 | Joseph Travers will be charged with gross negligence manslaughter in relation to the death of Ryan Harvey and misconduct in public office.
Mr Harvey, 23, was found hanged in his cell at the Buckinghamshire jail on 8 May 2015.
Mr Travers is thought to be the first prison officer to be charged with manslaughter after a p... | A prison officer is to be charged with manslaughter following the death of an inmate at HMP Woodhill, Milton Keynes. |
32,732,492 | The 16-year-old girl and the 36-year-old married man were in love and killed by the girl's relatives, they said.
The bodies were later cremated. One man has been arrested.
So-called honour crimes are common in India, where many still prefer arranged marriages within their own caste and love matches are often frowned up... | A couple who had eloped in the northern Indian state of Bihar have been lynched by villagers in what is suspected to be a case of honour killing, police said. |
36,432,808 | The 25-year-old lock progressed through the Pro12 club's academy system.
"It's my home region, where I've grown up, and it's an honour to be able to sign up for three more years," said the former Wales Under-20 international.
Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy said: "He doesn't get the credit he deserves outside of our env... | Lloyd Ashley has committed himself to Ospreys until 2019 by signing a three-year contract extension. |
34,530,703 | John Renouf, 63, went missing on 3 July after leaving his home to take photographs.
Recording a narrative verdict, coroner Deputy Viscount Mark Harrison said it was likely Mr Renouf lost his footing and fell from the cliffs at Portelet.
He said this led to massive injuries which killed him immediately.
The inquest hear... | The death of a popular Jersey teacher who fell from cliffs has been described at a inquest as a tragic accident. |
37,565,059 | 5 October 2016 Last updated at 13:16 BST
One of the main threats to these amazing animals is poaching for their ivory tusks.
Every year, tens of thousands of elephants are being killed in this way, with their tusks sold for a large amount of money.
To stop the criminals doing this, the authorities are using a number of... | The number of elephants in the world is in decline. |
35,833,793 | Wanderers parted company with Neil Lennon after former player Dean Holdsworth's company completed a takeover of the Championship side.
Brown made more than 250 appearances for Bolton before serving as assistant manager for over six years.
"I have had no approach from Dean Holdsworth," he told BBC Essex.
"I have sat the... | Southend boss Phil Brown has said he will not be taking his "eye off the ball" despite speculation linking him with his former club Bolton. |
37,461,013 | The Sun reported that it was offered the images, which it said included shots of the duchess's children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
The paper said someone had contacted it asking for £50,000 within 48 hours.
The Met Police said inquiries were ongoing and no arrests had been made.
The haul from the hack is b... | Police are investigating claims an iCloud account reportedly belonging to the Duchess of Cambridge's sister Pippa Middleton has been hacked and private photographs stolen. |
35,722,482 | In the course of a few days there have been high profile interventions from the Prime Minister, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, a universities minister and a representative from the European Commission. In special visits to the region they outlined in detail why they believed we were better off in than out.
The Pr... | With the date now set for the EU referendum, the remain campaign hasn't wasted time outlining its case to people in the East of England. |
39,588,104 | It is the eighth edition of the event on the shores of Loch Ryan which raises funds for the inshore lifeboat unit.
Toploader follow in the footsteps of Dodgy, S-Club and Ben Haenow in performing at the Dumfries and Galloway festival.
A host of local acts will also take to the stage at Agnew Park this year on Saturday 1... | Toploader have been announced as the headline act at this year's RNLI Parkfest in Stranraer. |
38,975,904 | Platt, 19 and Thomson, 21, have both joined the National League outfit until the end of the season.
Both players played for Rovers' under-21 side this term in the EFL Trophy, but are yet to play a senior game.
Blackburn are currently 22nd in the second tier, while Barrow are seventh in the National League. | Barrow have signed defender Matty Platt and midfielder Connor Thomson on loan from Championship club Blackburn Rovers' development side. |
32,894,624 | Germany, France and Spain would receive the most migrants under the Commission's latest plan.
The idea of using quotas to resettle those who have made it to Europe has caused controversy in some EU states.
The UK government says that it will not take part in such a system.
France, Spain, Hungary, Slovakia and Estonia h... | The European Commission has called on EU member states to take in 40,000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea who land in Italy and Greece over the next two years. |
30,275,513 | Seven of her relatives have been arrested, and accused of misusing their royal status to amass vast wealth and carry out numerous abuses.
The crown prince himself has now made the disgrace official by ordering her family to stop using the name Akrapongpreecha, which he gave them after he married her in 2001. The king a... | The downfall of Princess Srirasmi, the wife of Thailand's Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, has been both dramatic and unusually public. |
37,535,717 | The non-binding proposal was approved at a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) in South Africa.
Conservationists hailed it as a significant step towards ending the current elephant poaching crisis.
However Japan, which has a large domestic ivory trade, said the proposal did no... | Delegates at a UN wildlife conference have endorsed calls for the closure of all domestic ivory markets. |
35,634,837 | Right now, prices are around 60% down on July 2014. Supply has outstripped demand - great news for motorists but a disaster for the UK oil industry.
Around 65,000 jobs are estimated to have been lost, many of them in Aberdeen.
It is not the first time a glut of cheap oil has given British businesses a battering. But 15... | The tumbling price of oil has been headline news for months. |
33,815,922 | One server was stolen from a branch in Lurgan, County Armagh, in April 2014 and another was lost a month later by a courier firm in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Encryption systems were not good enough to ensure data could not be accessed, the Information Commissioner said.
The company apologised and said it had since reviewed i... | Payday lender The Money Shop has been fined £180,000 after losing computer servers with thousands of customers' financial details. |
40,694,218 | The experienced striker scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over Annan Athletic in the League Cup on Saturday.
Having joined the club for the third time in June 2015, the 33-year-old has netted 109 goals for the Rugby Park outfit.
"When you have the finishing ability he has, you can't write a guy like that off," McCullo... | Kilmarnock boss Lee McCulloch believes front man Kris Boyd has been "written off at every opportunity". |
35,625,336 | The headline, "Imam beaten to death in sex grooming town", ran on Saturday following the death of Jalal Uddin, 64, in Rochdale on Thursday.
It is understood it was later changed to "Imam beaten to death in Rochdale".
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said he was "appalled". Nobody from The Times was available for comment.
Th... | The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has urged the editor of the Times newspaper to apologise for an "offensive" murder report headline. |
39,239,923 | Matt Green scored the opening goal in the 63rd minute and Shaq Coulthirst sealed the points after 76 minutes.
Coulthirst forced a couple of early saves from Mark Gillespie in the Carlisle goal before Danny Rose had a goal ruled out for offside in the 35th minute.
Shaun Miller and Jamie Proctor both went close for Carli... | Mansfield Town ended their four-game goal drought to overcome Carlisle United at One Call Stadium. |
20,921,919 | 5 January 2013 Last updated at 15:10 GMT
Gordon Buchanan was sitting in a specially designed polar bear proof box called the 'ice cube' when a female polar bear spotted him.
The hungry bear tries to break through the 'ice cube' but the specially designed Perspex plastic is too tough and she eventually gives up.
Cameras... | A wildlife film maker had a close call with a polar bear in the Arctic, after it tried to hunt him. |
35,069,582 | That will include a new Ford Focus that charges more quickly and has a longer range, the US car giant said.
It also intends to move into the commercial ride-hailing market occupied by firms such as Uber and Lyft.
The market is worth $5 trillion, the company said.
The initiatives are part of a broader effort by chief ex... | Ford says it will invest $4.5bn (£3bn) to expand its fleet of plug-in and hybrid electric vehicles, and will start selling 13 new electric models by 2020. |
38,788,453 | With England needing eight to win in Nagpur, Bumrah removed Joe Root and Jos Buttler, the former wrongly given lbw, and conceded only two runs.
Ben Stokes (38) looked to be taking England to their target of 145 before falling lbw to Ashish Nehra (3-28).
Opener KL Rahul earlier made 71 from 47 balls in India's 144-8.
Th... | Jasprit Bumrah bowled a brilliant final over to give India a thrilling five-run win over England in the second Twenty20 international to level the series. |
17,110,440 | The new interim police HQ will at the Scottish Police College in Tulliallan in Fife and the unitary fire HQ will be at Perth Community Fire Station.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said communities would remain at the heart of the services.
The news came on the day the matter was discussed by Holyrood's local governm... | Single forces for Scotland's police and fire services are expected to begin operating on 1 April next year. |
41,011,563 | In the case of Baldock Town, that job has this season fallen to injured defender Liam Kenna.
But his updates from the dugout during their FA Cup preliminary qualifying round tie against North Greenford United came to abrupt halt when he was sent on as a substitute with 10 minutes remaining.
And the absence of his tweet... | Such is the reach of social media these days, even non-league football clubs provide their supporters with blow-by-blow updates via Twitter. |
29,315,017 | Omar Gonzalez, 42, was carrying a knife when stopped by Secret Service officers just inside the building.
On Monday officials said he was also arrested in July with two rifles and a map marking the White House.
The Secret Service says it has stepped up security and launched a comprehensive review of procedures.
Mr Gonz... | The man who broke into the White House on Friday evening had 800 rounds of ammunition, a machete and two hatchets in his car, authorities have said. |
19,279,267 | Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt had called for the system to be simplified to help "turbocharge" tourism in the wake of the London 2012 Olympics.
But a letter seen by the Daily Telegraph suggests Theresa May believes it would pose a security threat.
The letter, written by Mrs May's private secretary, says she believes th... | The UK's home secretary has expressed concerns about plans to make it easier for Chinese tourists to get visas. |
37,138,215 | Bingham, 22, who had a loan spell with Falkirk in 2013, spent the last season with Hartlepool United.
The 29-year-old Seaborne rejected a new contract with Partick Thistle after two seasons at Firhill.
Accies manager Martin Canning said: "We're just waiting for the clearance to be confirmed for both of them."
Seaborne,... | Hamilton Academical are in the process of completing the signings of defender Danny Seaborne and striker and fellow Englishman Rakish Bingham. |
40,440,471 | The single-lane bridge over the Cuckmere river on the A259 between Eastbourne and Seaford regularly has long queues of traffic on both sides.
Many visitors to Seven Sisters Country Park, Beach Head and Birling Gap on the East Sussex coast use the route.
A government grant is to be used to build a new two-lane crossing.... | A bottleneck on a popular tourist route along the south coast is to be tackled with a new £2m bridge. |
41,021,343 | The News Letter's lead focuses on what they are calling a "huge cash request at Stormont talks".
The paper has seen a leaked document detailing a proposal submitted to the political talks process aimed at restoring the Northern Ireland executive.
The suggestion from the chief executive of the Ulster-Scots Agency, Ian C... | There is an eclectic mix of stories on the front pages of Northern Ireland's daily papers this morning. |
33,502,914 | The bomber detonated explosives at a checkpoint near Camp Chapman, formerly used by the CIA, in eastern Khost province on Sunday.
Camp Chapman was the site of one of the worst attacks on the agency in 2009 when a bomber killed seven officials.
No US or coalition soldiers were killed in this latest attack.
The base now ... | A suicide car bomb has killed at least 17 people, mostly women and children, near a military base in Afghanistan, officials say. |
23,427,705 | Unison says the role of assistants has increased in recent years but they have different pay and conditions depending where they work, unlike teachers.
There are claims some are qualified at a more senior level but paid at a lower grade.
The Welsh government said it does not have the power to set conditions.
But Unison... | A union has called for 17,000 teaching assistants in Wales to have a national structure for pay and conditions to end unfairness. |
36,575,684 | Sean Murray said his studio had endured "years of secret stupid legal nonsense" after the broadcaster Sky said the game's title infringed its trademark.
"We finally settled with Sky (they own the word sky). We can call our game No Man's Sky," he tweeted.
The game was expected in June, but has been delayed until August.... | The maker of the highly anticipated video game No Man's Sky has revealed a legal challenge that threatened the game's name. |
33,731,628 | The annual inflation rate stayed at 0.2%, according to the flash estimate from the EU's statistics agency Eurostat.
Energy prices fell 5.6%, compared with a 5.1% drop in June. Food, alcohol and tobacco prices rose 0.9%.
Eurostat also said that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 11.1% in June, for the third month.
J... | Inflation in the eurozone held steady in July, as falling energy prices offset rises in industrial goods. |
35,959,594 | "Revenge porn" broadly describes the act of publishing explicit images of someone without their consent.
The MPAA said the Minnesota draft law could restrict the publication of "items of legitimate news, commentary, and historical interest".
But supporters of the proposal said its reach was "plainly legitimate".
Reveng... | The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has opposed draft "revenge porn" legislation that is being considered in Minnesota. |
38,900,624 | The new reporting system, called 'Step Up', is in use at Ballyclare High School and can be used at home, in school or on a smartphone.
The school believes it is the first system of its kind in Northern Ireland.
It means pupils can raise concerns with the appropriate teacher directly via the school website.
14-year-old ... | Pupils at a County Antrim school have developed a new tool to target cyberbullying. |
39,717,160 | The five-time African champions have been draw in a pool with SuperSport United, Horoya and Mounana in the expanded group stage.
Three-time winners CS Sfaxien of Tunisia will face South Africa's Platinum Stars, debutants Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland and Mouloudia Alger from Algeria.
Moroccan side FUS Rabat, who won th... | TP Mazembe of DR Congo face trips to South Africa, Guinea and Gabon as they bid to defend their Confederation Cup title. |
38,356,188 | The Brimmon Oak in Newtown, Powys, won the title following a public vote.
Judges picked it as the overall champion of the four UK winners.
Beccy Speight, Woodland Trust chief executive, said: "Trees are inspirational in so many ways and our four winners clearly demonstrate how we cherish these natural landmarks."
Each ... | A 500-year-old oak that a planned bypass road will be built around to prevent it being destroyed has been named as the UK's Tree of the Year. |
37,081,784 | Gary Watson was the frontman of The Lapelles who recently performed at T in the Park and the Belladrum festival.
A post on the band's Facebook page said Mr Watson died "as a result of injuries sustained in a tragic accident" on Saturday night.
Police said the death was not suspicious.
Emergency services were called to ... | Tributes have been paid to a musician who died after falling into the River Clyde in Glasgow the day before his 22nd birthday. |
37,174,548 | A group of about 20 caravans moved on to the recreation ground at Muscliffe last week and the council is taking legal steps to remove them.
MP Tobias Ellwood, councillors and residents called on police to "act immediately".
Dorset Police said it would only move travellers on in "exceptional circumstances".
Bournemouth ... | Police say they have no power to remove an illegal encampment in Bournemouth, despite calls for them to act. |
34,947,413 | Supporters' loyalty will be rewarded with those who regularly attended games during the Euro qualifying campaign to be given priority.
The decision follows discussions this week between the Irish FA and Uefa.
Priority will be given to block bookers who renewed tickets after the 2014 World Cup campaign and those who bou... | Northern Ireland fans will be allowed to apply for two tickets to the Euro 2016 finals in France. |
37,484,461 | Margaret Chisholm told the High Court in Glasgow that her brother Ronnie Coulter made the admission to her after a jury cleared him of the murder.
She also said that when he was on remand awaiting trial, Mr Coulter neither admitted or denied the murder.
Mr Coulter denies murdering Mr Chhokar and has blamed two other me... | The sister of a man accused of stabbing Surjit Singh Chhokar in 1998 has told a trial he claimed that he had "got away with the perfect murder". |
38,786,558 | Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
Offside, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Alfie Mawson (Swansea City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross following a corner... | Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola could again select recent signing Gabriel Jesus ahead of top scorer Sergio Aguero. |
36,088,254 | The country hopes the measures will see its international athletics ban lifted.
All Russian track and field athletes intending to compete in August's Rio Games will undergo a minimum of three independent anti-doping controls.
These will be carried out by the sport's governing body, the IAAF, in addition to existing ant... | Russia is to announce a range of reforms designed to restore trust in its scandal-ridden anti-doping agency, BBC Sport has learned. |
29,848,940 | The 1.5 percentage point increase was higher than expected, with analysts having forecast a rise of 0.5 percentage points.
The bank has already raised rates from 5.5% at the start of the year but the moves have failed to combat inflation.
A weak rouble and a ban on western food imports has kept inflation stubbornly hig... | Russia's central bank has raised its key interest rate to 9.5% from 8% as it seeks to tackle inflation. |
40,277,696 | Their emotionally-charged, radio-friendly rock anthems like Radioactive and Sucker For Pain have won Grammy Awards, number one albums and a scarily loyal fanbase.
But behind closed doors, the band's frontman Dan Reynolds was struggling with severe depression.
Things came to a head on their last world tour. Playing 110 ... | Over the last five years, Imagine Dragons have become one of the biggest bands on the planet. |
27,720,617 | The bones most commonly broken in human punch-ups also gained the most strength in early "hominin" evolution.
They are also the bones that show most divergence between males and females.
The paper, in the journal Biological Reviews, argues that the reinforcements evolved amid fighting over females and resources, sugges... | A new theory suggests that our male ancestors evolved beefy facial features as a defence against fist fights. |
36,442,844 | "No-one should expect that relations will suddenly deteriorate completely because of this decision," Binali Yildirim said.
Turkey recalled its envoy to Germany in protest against the resolution passed by German MPs on Thursday.
It promised to take "necessary steps".
Armenians say up to 1.5 million of their people died ... | Turkey's prime minister has condemned as a "historic error" Germany's vote to recognise the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide, but said it will not wreck the two countries' ties. |
32,500,971 | The Welsh government has held a summit on the topic after fire crews in south Wales tackled 900 blazes in March and April.
Suspected fire starters, some as young as 11, have been arrested for deliberately sparking fires which have reduced vast swathes of land to ash.
Crimestoppers has offered £5,000 for information on... | A fire crime chief says more prosecutions are needed to stop people starting grass fires for fun. |
34,496,485 | West Sussex Fire and Rescue said crews were called to a "ferocious fire" in the kitchen of the property in Harwood Road, Littlehampton, at 12:10 BST.
Police said a woman inside the house died, while two other adults were taken to hospital suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is currentl... | A woman has died and two other people have been injured following a fire at a terraced house in West Sussex. |
20,496,351 | The Richard Review says the definition of apprenticeship has been "stretched too far" and needs to be rethought.
It warns that too often the traditional relationship between the employer and the person being trained has been lost.
The government welcomed the report and said it would respond in due course.
There has bee... | Apprenticeships in England should last for at least a year and genuinely train someone in a new role, a key report for the government says. |
35,566,441 | They have expressed scepticism over a deal by world powers to push for a cessation of hostilities within a week.
They have also reiterated their demand that President Bashar al-Assad be removed from power.
Earlier the president said he wanted to retake "the whole country" from rebels.
Three Syrian rebel groups have exp... | Rebel groups in Syria have told the BBC they will not stop fighting because they do not believe that Russia will end its bombing campaign in support of the government. |
38,367,910 | The plan also pledged to free up hospital beds by cutting the number of patients staying longer than they need.
And it set out commitments to recruit more GPs and nurses and regionalise some hospital services.
It follows Audit Scotland saying the NHS had met only one of its eight waiting time targets.
The public spendi... | The Scottish government has published its blueprint for the future of the NHS, with a focus on treating people closer to home rather than in hospital. |
35,756,736 | The 24-year-old, who has 26 caps for his country, has signed a deal, subject to a medical, until May 2018.
Sarto said: "Glasgow Warriors are a massive club and play a great style of rugby.
"I wanted to move to the UK as I know the standard of rugby is high and I want to improve my game. Joining a club like Glasgow will... | Italy wing Leonardo Sarto has agreed to join Glasgow Warriors on a two-year contract in the summer from Zebre. |
32,826,308 | Ex-Portugal midfielder Figo, 42, pulled out on the same day as Van Praag, 67, to leave Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan as Blatter's only rival.
Blatter is favourite to win a fifth term as president and Figo said: "This process is anything but an election.
"This process is a plebiscite for the delivery of absolute p... | Luis Figo has joined Michael van Praag in withdrawing from the Fifa presidential election on 29 May. |
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Lallana struck in the 95th minute to seal a 5-4 win moments after Sebastien Bassong had equalised for the Canaries.
Klopp was swamped by his players - and his trademark specs slipped off.
"I have a second pair of glasses, but I can't find them," said Klopp. "It's hard to f... | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and his players celebrated Adam Lallana's stoppage-time winner at Norwich so wildly that the German ended up breaking his glasses. |
38,640,504 | The Uruguay forward turned in Lucas Moura's cross to put the visitors ahead at the break.
Thomas Meunier headed against the Nantes bar before Cavani sealed the win with a thumping 25-yard free kick.
PSG, bidding for a fifth straight title, have won their past four games by scoring 15 goals and conceding none.
Unai Emer... | French champions Paris St-Germain moved within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Nice as striker Edinson Cavani's brace earned a 2-0 win at Nantes. |
40,907,802 | Martyn Waghorn gave Ipswich the lead against the run of play when he swept the ball past keeper Daniel Bentley.
Bartosz Bialkowski made two good saves before Nico Yennaris hit the bar and Florian Jozefzoon missed a free header as Brentford went close to equalising.
But Joe Garner doubled Town's lead with a powerful hea... | Ipswich Town made it four wins from four games in the Championship with victory over Brentford at Portman Road. |
38,303,487 | The 27-year-old's deal ties him to Warriors until May 2019, having joined in 2010.
Pyrgos, capped 18 times by his country, told Glasgow's website he had spoken with Dave Rennie, who will replace head coach Gregor Townsend next year.
"He told me about his vision for the club and his rugby philosophy and it's exciting," ... | Scotland scrum-half Henry Pyrgos has signed a new two-year contract with Glasgow Warriors. |
33,774,760 | The Athens General Index opened down about 4%, before recovering to be 1.4% lower. On Monday, the share index had dropped 16% on the first day of trading after a five-week shutdown.
Major banks were close to the maximum 30% declines they are allowed in one day, a limit that was hit on Monday.
Banks account for about 20... | Greek bank shares have fallen sharply for a second day in Athens, but non-financial firms have fared better. |
36,036,902 | Madeley took to Twitter when he spotted the device above the house he shares in Cornwall with his wife, 67-year-old fellow presenter Judy Finnigan.
The star, 59, said he chased the drone user and published his van registration number on the social media site.
Madeley said "minutes after" his tweet the man reported hims... | TV's Richard Madeley has hailed "Twitterpower" after a "peeping Tom" drone was allegedly flown over the garden of his idyllic seaside home. |
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Hill, 18, won the skeet title at the inaugural European Games in June and claimed victory at the World Cup final in Cyprus last month.
She is joined by world medallist Elena Allen and world record holder Tim Kneale.
"Every competition I enter, I go in trying to win," Hill ... | Amber Hill aims to become the first British woman to win Olympic shooting gold after being named in a six-strong Team GB squad for the Rio 2016 Games. |
36,499,801 | The 38-year-old has played 636 games in his career for various clubs including Sheffield United, where he was a team-mate of Cobblers boss Rob Page.
He was released by Rotherham at the end of last campaign, and replaces previous keeper coach Carl Muggleton, who has left Sixfields Stadium.
Kenny's most recent first-team... | Veteran goalkeeper Paddy Kenny has joined newly-promoted League One side Northampton Town as player-coach. |
39,546,767 | The pair, aged 24 and 27, were attacked by a group wearing hooded tops, who had covered their faces, on Drumilaw Way in Rutherglen at about 02:45 on Sunday.
The victims were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Police said the incident was visible from nearby houses and have appealed for witnesses to come ... | Two men are in a serious condition in hospital after being assaulted in a large-scale disturbance in South Lanarkshire. |
17,123,464 | One person was killed in Kabul, one in the eastern city of Jalalabad and at least four in Parwan province.
US officials apologised on Tuesday after Korans were "inadvertently" put in an incinerator at Bagram airbase.
Officials at Bagram reportedly believed Taliban prisoners were using the books to pass messages to each... | At least six people have been killed and dozens injured in Afghanistan after protests spread over the burning of copies of the Koran at a US airbase. |
28,261,566 | Clive Williams, 69, was headmaster at Ashdown House Preparatory School in Forest Row, East Sussex for more than 25 years before he left in 2003.
He was questioned by Sussex Police about alleged sexual assault and child neglect offences against pupils.
Mr Williams was not charged and was bailed until 11 November.
Police... | The former headmaster of a prep school attended by London mayor Boris Johnson, has been arrested on suspicion of historic sex assaults. |
20,637,124 | I am a "Macaulay's child" - usually a pejorative term for an Anglicised Indian - who went to an English medium school, read Dickens and Greene and listened to The Beatles and Stones.
It sounds a bit fey to attribute all this to a man who took on the Orientalists and won the argument for making English language educatio... | "If you're an Indian reading this book in English, it's probably because of Thomas Macaulay," says the front cover blurb on a new biography of a man who foisted the Queen's language on India. |
36,062,282 | Nearly 60 firefighters and eight fire engines tackled the blaze which started in the building's basement in Princes Square, Bayswater, at about 23:00 BST.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the three men required treatment for smoke inhalation after they became trapped and had to be rescued by crews.
The cause of the fire ... | Hundreds of people were evacuated and three men taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a west London hotel. |
23,623,157 | Exchanging goods for currency is an age old trusted system for trade. In large groups it fosters co-operation as each party has a measurable payoff.
But within small groups a team found that introducing an incentive makes people less likely to share than they did before. In essence, even an artificial currency reduced ... | A new study sheds light on how money affects human behaviour. |
32,858,944 | The scheme would link Peru's Pacific coast with Brazil's Atlantic shores.
The decision came after talks between the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, and Peruvian President Ollanta Humala.
If completed, the railway would stretch 5,300km (3,300 miles) but campaigners fear the impact on indigenous people.
Brazil, China ... | A Chinese scheme to build an east-west railway across South America, cutting across parts of the Amazon rain forest, has moved a step closer after Peru agreed to study the proposal. |
39,193,155 | The 32-year-old has won 31 Springboks caps at wing or full-back and has also played centre.
He said: "When looking at the current squad, the average age and talent within the region, that is what got me interested.
"I am keen to find my feet, settle in with boys as quickly as possible, and add value to the squad where ... | Newport Gwent Dragons have signed South Africa utility back Zane Kirchner from Pro12 rivals Leinster for 2017-18. |
34,697,149 | But Alan Hunt does.
Every Friday and Saturday night, between 19:30 and 04:00, you will find the cheerful pensioner in a back office at Blandford Forum police station in north Dorset.
His "job" is to monitor footage from four CCTV cameras covering the centre of Blandford, a bustling market town notable for its distincti... | Most people don't choose to spend their weekends at a police station. |
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