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38,614,824 | Kamiyah Mobley, who was abducted in July 1998, was found after a tip.
Authorities in Walterboro, South Carolina, have charged Gloria Williams, 51, with kidnapping.
Ms Mobley was living under another name and believed Ms Williams to be her mother. The biological family have been notified of the news.
Jacksonville Sherri... | A girl stolen as a newborn from a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, has been found alive in South Carolina after more than 18 years, police say. |
31,058,723 | Both have agreed "long-term" contracts with the Championship strugglers and have joined for undisclosed fees.
Pearce, 27, and Northern Ireland international Mckay, 26, could feature against Ipswich on Saturday.
The pair follow Liam Ridgewell and Chris Herd to Wigan, following their loan moves to the DW Stadium earlier ... | Wigan Athletic have signed Leeds defender Jason Pearce and Inverness Caledonian Thistle striker Billy Mckay. |
39,962,752 | The 30-man squad Broos picked for the opening round of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the Confederations Cup includes pacy midfielder Petrus Boumal.
He caught the coach's eye with his mobility around the park at CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria's top flight.
Broos, keen to inject fresh blood to a squad that won the Af... | Cameroon coach Hugo Broos has called up seven uncapped players to his squad for upcoming matches. |
32,350,239 | At the High Court in Livingston, Scott Macintosh was found guilty of attempted murder.
He had denied carrying out the attack on art graduate Kate Lampitt-Adey, 26, in her Edinburgh flat in August.
Macintosh, from Leith, claimed in his defence Miss Lampitt-Adey already had the injuries when he got to her flat.
The photo... | A man who attacked and strangled a woman who dumped him after a short relationship has been jailed for nine years. |
36,405,369 | Olivia Edohasim, nine, died when the black Toyota Auris she was travelling in hit a brick wall on Manchester Road, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, on 7 May.
Police have released two CCTV images of a Citroen and a Range Rover to encourage the drivers to contact them.
Although not involved, police think they may be able ... | Police are urging two drivers who may have seen a crash in which a young girl was killed to come forward. |
35,181,015 | Airdrieonians man Watt placed the ball in the bottom corner following good work from Robert Thomson.
He then turned provider as player-manager Darren Dods headed the second.
Watt and Thomson found the net to put the game beyond the second-bottom side before Forfar defender Gareth Rodger was sent off in the last minute.... | On-loan midfielder Liam Watt bagged a brace as bottom-of-the-table Brechin City secured a victory over fellow League One strugglers Forfar Athletic. |
31,196,528 | Cpl Reginald Robbins's name was on the roll of honour read out at the original unveiling ceremony for Andover's war memorial in 1920.
It it not known why it was never included on the actual memorial.
A service of rededication was held after his name was inscribed on the Portland stone monument.
Cpl Robbins was born in ... | The name of a soldier who died in the years following World War One has been added to a Hampshire war memorial, 95 years after it was erected. |
38,631,162 | Media playback is not supported on this device
City are now 10 points behind leaders Chelsea after defeat on Merseyside - the heaviest league loss in Guardiola's managerial career.
Asked if the gap was too great, he said: "Yes. Ten is a lot of points."
Guardiola, 45, has told his players to unite "in the bad moments" a... | Manchester City are out of the Premier League title race after a 4-0 loss to Everton at Goodison Park, according to manager Pep Guardiola. |
37,518,866 | Last year meldonium was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited substance list and several athletes later tested positive for the drug.
Tennis player Maria Sharapova is now serving a two-year ban.
"Athletes and their entourage have ample time to familiarise themselves with the list," Wada president Craig Reedi... | Athletes have been warned to prepapre for an updated list of banned substances coming into force in 2017. |
32,854,757 | Police were called to the woman's mobile home after receiving a 911 call about a woman suffering chest pains.
But when officers arrived, the woman pointed a gun at them and threatened to shoot anyone who came near her.
The woman stayed put despite police using flash grenades and tear gas.
The standoff in the town of To... | An elderly California woman has surrendered to police after a 22-hour stand-off, in which the woman shot at a police robot that was sent to communicate with her. |
37,619,034 | In the six months to 13 August, sales climbed 14.4% to £259.5m, with profits rising 20.5% to £21.5m.
This was despite rival retailers struggling due to unseasonal weather.
"This is the company's first update since Brexit, and is a strong showing," said George Salmon, an analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.
"The second hal... | Fashion group Ted Baker has reported strong profits for the first half of 2016 despite challenging trading conditions. |
35,540,091 | R&B Distillers has proposed turning Borodale House, a derelict Victorian hotel, into a distillery and visitor centre.
The building work is scheduled to begin in April this year and the production of whisky next year.
The distillery would be one of the largest employers on an island with a population of about 170 people... | Highland Council has approved plans for the Isle of Raasay's first whisky distillery. |
36,433,432 | The current provider, Silcox Coaches, is facing an uncertain future after experiencing financial difficulties.
The Pembroke Dock-based company has 28 school contracts with Pembrokeshire council, but BBC Wales understands it intends to file for administration unless a buyer can be found.
Edwards Coaches will be the new ... | An alternative coach company has been brought in to provide school transport in Pembrokeshire. |
38,211,788 | Nicholas Eggington was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency against a male child between 1992 and 1993.
The 58-year-old, who taught at the Cheam School in Hampshire, was placed on the sex offenders' register for life.
He is also subject to a sexual harm prevention order.
Winc... | A teacher has been jailed for three years for sexually abusing a boy at a preparatory school. |
17,217,956 | Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded the north in response to a military coup on the island which was backed by the Athens government.
The island was effectively partitioned with the northern third inhabited by Turkish Cypriots and the southern two-thirds by Greek Cypriots. United Nations troops patro... | By legend the birthplace of the ancient Greek goddess of love Aphrodite, Cyprus's modern history has, in contrast, been dominated by enmity between its Greek and Turkish inhabitants. |
39,924,616 | 15 May 2017 Last updated at 13:14 BST
The narwhal is a mysterious member of the whale family that mostly lives in the Arctic.
It has a long pointy tusk that points out of the end of its nose - that's led to the creature having the nickname, the "unicorn whale".
Scientist knew very little about what these tusks were for... | Scientists reckon they've figured out why the narwhal has its famous tusk. |
27,078,255 | The Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) said staff at Green Hill Construction were told it was closing on 11 April.
Workers were given no notice period and were not consulted, the union said.
The firm, which employed over 150 people, built houses for housing associations.
Green Hill was set up i... | Workers at a Newport building firm are facing redundancy after the company warned it was going into administration, union leaders claim. |
36,209,913 | The film, based on the fantasy game World of Warcraft (WoW), will open in China on 8 June, two days before it begins screening in the US, although it will be screened in various countries prior to that.
The game sees players exploring a vast landscape, complete quests and interact with other gamers, and is known for it... | Hollywood film Warcraft will come to China next month, in what is the culmination of a decade-long love affair between the world's most populous country and one of the most popular online games of all time, writes the BBC's Tessa Wong. |
33,986,844 | Lamara Bell, 25, was found conscious inside the car near Stirling on 5 July but died in hospital four days later.
Her partner John Yuill, 28, died in the crash which was reported to police but not followed up.
Ms Bell's brother Martin said police investigations revealed she was able to speak to rescuers when they found... | A young mother who lay trapped in a car for three days after it crashed on the M9 was trying to escape when rescuers arrived, her brother has said. |
30,752,034 | Valdes, 32, has signed an 18-month contract at Old Trafford.
De Gea, 24, won United's player of the year award last season.
"Nobody is happy to be number two and Victor has to have ambition to beat David De Gea - but it shall be very hard for him," said Van Gaal.
Valdes had been training at United as he recovered from ... | Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he signed Victor Valdes knowing the former Barcelona goalkeeper will not be happy being back-up for fellow Spaniard David De Gea. |
10,587,005 | High Performance Computing (HPC) Wales will provide computers that can handle and analyse massive amounts of data at a high speed.
The assembly government said it will help the economy by encouraging world-class research and development.
Researchers have welcomed the project.
The new technology will mean that tasks tha... | A £40m super computer project has been launched that will give businesses and universities in Wales access to the most advanced computing technology currently available. |
37,190,153 | It is understood 150 people work at the office in Dundalk, County Louth.
eBay have not said how many staff will be impacted by the closure. It said it will begin a formal consultation with employees.
The company said the plant will close in the second quarter of 2017.
The closure comes after the decision to separate eB... | Internet auction site eBay has told staff at an office in the Republic of Ireland that the facility will close next year. |
34,618,480 | "It's a mixture of craziness and political action," said Professor Jerzy Sarnecki from Stockholm University's Department of Criminology.
"This is not a person without psychological problems. But he has been inspired by the discourse we have in this country now related to the question of refugees and foreigners."
Sweden... | Clad in black, with a Darth Vader-like mask, a Nazi helmet and a sword, Anton Lundin Pettersson marched like a soldier through the school corridors, singling out those with dark skin to attack. |
33,373,466 | Officials said the link was not spotted until a post-mortem examination because the woman lacked some of the common symptoms of measles, such as a rash.
Measles is highly contagious, but it has been rarely fatal in the US.
The death comes after an outbreak of measles at California's Disneyland in 2014 that infected ove... | The death of a woman in Washington state in spring has been confirmed as the first US fatality from measles in 12 years, health authorities say. |
38,234,948 | The Barbados-born 21-year-old made his first-team debut in 2016, taking 28 wickets in seven first-class games.
He signed a first professional contract in August, but the club have now tied him to a longer deal.
"I'm happy to extend my contract. I can develop without any pressure and the aim is to continue to build on w... | Sussex pace bowler Jofra Archer has agreed a two-year contract extension to run until the end of the 2019 season. |
20,583,055 | The sustainable development white paper was launched at a school in Blaenavon, Torfaen, dubbed a good example for helping the wider community.
However, the Conservatives said urgent action was needed amid growing environmental concerns.
And Welsh language campaigners feared their cause could fall lower down the priorit... | The Welsh government wants to introduce a new law to protect the "well-being" of community life. |
36,653,504 | The report, by Wales' Children's Commissioner Sally Holland, found homes provide the right care for some, helping them feel more stable.
But it also highlighted concerns, such as children being criminalised by frequent police call-outs.
Thirty-four looked-after children were interviewed, along with professionals.
Ms Ho... | Children leaving residential care at 18 feel they lack support while others claim they have limited say in where they will live, a report has found. |
38,907,013 | The letter was written just six hours before her execution on 8 February 1587.
The 430-year-old handwritten letter has not been on display in Edinburgh since 2009.
For preservation reasons, the letter was only to be on show for six hours between 10:00 and 16:00. It will now be on show until 19:00. Entry is free.
Queues... | The last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots, is to be displayed for an extra three hours due to high public demand. |
37,513,463 | During a visit to County Down in June, Theresa May said a Leave vote would end an open north-south border.
She also said it was inconceivable to suggest a Leave vote would not have a negative impact on the border.
However, she said she wants to see no return to old style border controls.
In her first interview as prime... | The prime minister appears to have rowed back on her comments during the EU referendum campaign that there could be Irish border controls if the UK left the EU. |
38,888,993 | Tom Bradshaw scored twice with 15-yard shots either side of the break, after on-loan Adam Armstrong had fired the Tykes ahead with a 25th-minute penalty.
From 2-0 down, Jonathan Kodjia offered hope, scoring from a narrow angle a minute after Bradshaw's first goal.
But Bradshaw's second condemned Villa to a seventh defe... | Aston Villa's awful start to 2017 continued as Barnsley sent them to a fourth straight Championship defeat - and second at home in four days. |
34,343,630 | The Trust is bidding to take over the League Two club from owner Les Scadding.
And it now has £236,000 following a fund-raising campaign that included a share issue to fans.
A supporters group statement read: "What an achievement and one the Trust Board are truly humbled by."
The trust took interim control of the Rodne... | Newport County football club is set to become fan-owned after its Supporters Trust comfortably passed a £195,000 fund-raising target. |
37,670,313 | Ban Ki-moon said he witnessed a looting incident in Les Cayes, where he promised more aid to Haiti. He also urged countries to donate more.
Officials says more than 1.4 million people urgently need humanitarian help.
There are also fears of a cholera outbreak, with spikes in cases and deaths reported in the south west.... | Angry Haitians looted aid trucks as the UN secretary general visited parts of the country hit by Hurricane Matthew, which killed 900 people. |
11,421,046 | NICE, the advisory body for the health service, has already been exploring the issue.
But it now wants to know what the public thinks after the idea got the thumbs up from its citizen's council.
Nearly two thirds of the 32-strong group - used as a sounding board for sensitive topics - backed incentives.
In May, NICE of... | A public consultation is being launched over whether the NHS in England and Wales should offer financial incentives to encourage healthier lifestyles. |
38,699,119 | West African mediators spent several hours with Mr Jammeh on Friday, negotiating his future.
The motorcade carrying the presidents of Guinea and Mauritania has left the official residence, but they are not thought to have left the country.
Mr Jammeh was defeated in December's election and his successor Adama Barrow has... | The Gambia's leader Yahya Jammeh is to step down and leave the country, officials involved in negotiations say. |
36,986,489 | Built in 1937, the concrete structure was the "last fragment" of the derelict seaside lido used for the street artist's "Bemusement Park" exhibit last year.
Conservationists said they had been told the fountain, in Weston-super-Mare, would be spared from destruction.
But North Somerset council said it was demolished du... | The demolition of an Art Deco fountain which featured in Banksy's Dismaland show has been slammed by campaigners. |
40,561,891 | He said he was happy to give the PM a copy of his party's manifesto, adding, "or better still an early election so the people of this country can decide".
Mrs May will use a speech on Tuesday to call on parties to "contribute and not just criticise".
She says there are a range of issues on which MPs from different part... | Jeremy Corbyn has said Theresa May's call for rival parties to contribute their policy ideas showed the government "has run out of steam". |
34,485,358 | "The likelihood of Hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been armed," he told CNN on Thursday.
An anti-Semitism monitoring group says linking US gun control to the Holocaust is "historically inaccurate".
Mr Carson is polling second in the Republican race behind D... | US Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson has defended comments that suggested the Holocaust may have been avoided if people had been armed. |
35,101,463 | Sam Spaven drove his Audi into Richard Pencott, 44, as he rode home from work in Harworth, Nottinghamshire, in June.
Nottingham Crown Court heard Spaven had become abusive to his ex-partner when he learned she was seeing Mr Pencott.
The 27-year-old, of Bircotes, Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty on the first day of his t... | A motorist who murdered a love rival when he ploughed into his bicycle at 40mph has been jailed for life. |
24,029,518 | The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says female patients should have free access to the drug, better known as an anti-wrinkle aid.
Some five million women in England and Wales have urinary incontinence, but many suffer in silence because they are too embarrassed to seek help.
Botox helps control the m... | Botox injections can now be offered as a treatment for urinary incontinence, says England's NHS drugs watchdog. |
32,824,482 | The answer is complicated.
Increasing school resegregation - the renewal of segregation - and the continuing inequality of black students is resulting in lower achievement and graduation rates, signalling a reversal of civil rights gains.
Achievement disparities, referred to widely as the black-white achievement gap or... | The gap between black and white pupils' achievement is widening in the USA - so what are the causes and what barriers are preventing this problem being overcome? |
38,446,753 | She was taken ill on a flight from London to Los Angeles on Friday and was taken to hospital when the plane landed.
A family statement announced she had died on Tuesday morning.
Tributes have been pouring in, with Star Wars co-star Mark Hamill simply tweeting: "No words #devastated".
In a statement released on behalf o... | US actress Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars series, has died aged 60, days after suffering a cardiac arrest. |
39,530,415 | The study, by Carnegie UK Trust, showed 51% of people aged 15-24 used libraries in 2016 - an increase of 9% since 2011.
Overall, there has been an increase in public library use, from 45% to 46% over five years.
Northern Ireland has also seen its library use go up, but there have been declines in England and Scotland, ... | More than half of young people in Wales use public libraries, research has shown. |
39,855,990 | The 55-year-old's death is being treated as 'unexplained' by police.
Police say they want to trace a woman who may have more information about how the victim came to sustain his head injuries.
They also asked for people in the Prince of Wales Avenue and Oxford Road area between 02:00 and 02:30 BST on Sunday to come for... | A man has died in hospital after being found unconscious inside a property in Reading in the early hours of Sunday. |
38,645,841 | The ad was taken down from a Melbourne street this week after threats were made to the billboard company.
The digital image was accused of being "propaganda" and not reflecting Australian culture.
The campaigners have raised funds to pay for "multiple billboards across Australia".
Dee Madigan, the creative director beh... | A campaign to reinstate an Australia Day advert featuring two girls in hijabs has raised more than A$100,000 (£60,000; $75,000) in donations. |
40,907,957 | The Pirates were bottom after losing their first two games but Tom Lockyer headed them into a 55th-minute lead before Billy Bodin struck twice to secure their first points of the season.
Jermaine Beckford and Nicky Ajose scored consolations in stoppage time but the scoreline flattered a woeful Bury side.
Beckford and H... | Bristol Rovers brushed aside their poor start in League One by cruising to an impressive 3-2 win at Bury. |
38,885,802 | Bridgewater Community Healthcare (BCH) said it had "made a lot of progress" since an inspection last summer.
But Labour MP Rosie Cooper said it was "staggering" that BCH was due to take over most of Liverpool's community health services from July.
The Department of Health is yet to respond.
The Care Quality Commission ... | An MP has called on the government to review a decision allowing an NHS trust that "requires improvement" to run community health services in Liverpool. |
37,888,007 | Patricia Alejandra Lorenzo Harris travelled from Rawson to Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd. a year after the towns were twinned to mark 150 years since the migration.
She said it was a "dream" to visit her great-grandfather's home country.
Next year a grant will allow someone from the town to visit Rawson.
The first Welsh ... | A descendant of two of the first people from Wales to resettle in Argentina's Patagonia has visited the north Wales town where her relatives came from. |
32,071,349 | Some 90,450 children were living in temporary accommodation in the last quarter of 2014, a rise of almost 10,000 in a year, the statistics show.
The National Housing Federation called the rise "shameful".
The government said its changes were helping councils move families out of temporary accommodation more quickly.
Th... | The number of children living in temporary accommodation in England is at a six-year high, according to official figures. |
35,793,206 | Severn Trent issued a warning in Derbyshire and Leicestershire on Friday after it found high levels of the chemical at a reservoir.
About 3,700 properties are affected in postcode areas DE11, DE15, DE65, DE73 and LE65.
It is hoped the water will be safe to use later, although the firm said customers can now flush their... | Thousands of people are still being told they should not use their water because of high levels of chlorine. |
35,298,370 | Thousands of them have been on picket lines and the hostilities between the government and the doctors' union, the BMA, show few signs of abating.
There's no question this is a very significant problem for the government. Thirty eight per cent of junior doctors did go to work today, but that figure includes the planned... | Junior doctors have been out on strike in the first protest like it for decades. |
34,548,707 | The Plaid Cymru leader will say she is determined to lead her party into government at the assembly elections.
Ms Wood will attack Labour's record, accusing First Minister Carwyn Jones's government of failing.
She will say Scotland has a nationalist government with a track record of making the most of its powers.
"In W... | Wales is suffering from a "double whammy" of a Labour government and weak devolution, Leanne Wood will tell the SNP conference in Aberdeen. |
39,357,541 | The team, founded by five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins to develop young British talent, was omitted from the race which runs from 28-30 April.
"It's very disappointing and it is very much a surprise," said the team's sports director Simon Cope.
Race organisers said the event was oversubscribed and "unfortu... | Team Wiggins say they are "surprised" and "disappointed" after being excluded from next month's Tour de Yorkshire. |
31,067,802 | There's no doubt he's getting back to his best form just in time for his fourth final, but he's striking a blow against sexism in tennis too.
In early 2014, Murray split with his then coach Ivan Lendl - who'd helped Andy become a Grand Slam champion.
His decision to replace Lendl with Amelie Mauresmo prompted more than... | Andy Murray's Australian Open semi-final win was a seminal moment, and not just for the Scot's career. |
39,264,247 | "Fake cocaine death drug was sold on our streets" is the headline on the front page of the Ballymena Times.
The story says that a letter circulated to health professionals across Northern Ireland states that the substance - U47,700 - is available in the Ballymena area.
It says the powder has been linked to two deaths i... | Lethal substances, pop sensations, sledgehammer-wielding vandals and online scams feature in Northern Ireland's local papers this week. |
40,758,161 | He was friends with a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, the Irish rebellion against British rule, but died fighting for Britain in Passchendaele.
Monday marks 100 years since his death.
He brought his words to war in a way that has not only endured a century since his death, but has inspired others to artistic creativi... | Francis Ledwidge was an unusual war poet - a British soldier, an Irish nationalist and a man of peasant background. |
35,736,435 | It was found by a submersible vehicle at a depth of around 2.5 miles (4km) off Necker Island.
Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said it was a depth record for an octopod without fins.
The creature has already been nicknamed "Casper" after the cartoon ghost.
The octopod lacked pi... | Scientists say a translucent, "ghost-like" octopod discovered in ocean depths near Hawaii is "almost certainly" a new species. |
32,252,960 | They were accused of trying to trick a 20-year-old woman from Slovakia into having an abortion and arranging her marriage to a man facing deportation.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) says new evidence had emerged "which seriously undermined the prosecution".
Last November, 13 people were arrested in Greater Manches... | Charges have been dropped against five people who were accused of trafficking a pregnant woman into the UK. |
32,127,454 | Initial Environment Agency figures showed £86,000 was spent on a wildlife survey and putting the animals in winter storage at a cost of £24,000.
But the latest figures show the total cost was higher - working out at £2,454 per vole.
The agency said it had a duty to move the legally protected species.
'Feel vibrations'
... | A total of £135,000 was spent trapping and moving 55 water voles from the Somerset Levels ahead of dredging work - higher than previously thought. |
32,221,604 | It comes as tennis star Andy Murray prepares to tie the knot with Kim Sears in Dunblane.
The tourism promotion agency said nearly a quarter of weddings held north of the border were between people from outside Scotland.
It said breathtaking scenery, celebrity weddings and welcoming hospitality were the biggest draws fo... | VisitScotland has launched a drive to promote Scotland as the place to get married. |
39,903,262 | The South African former Open champion is level on nine under par with American Kyle Stanley, who also shot 66, with eight birdies and two bogeys.
JB Holmes spoiled an impressive round with bogeys on his final two holes to sit third overnight on seven under.
Fiji's three-time major winner Vijay Singh, 54, is fourth on ... | Louis Oosthuizen shot a bogey-free six-under-par 66 to take a share of the lead after round two of the Players Championship at Sawgrass. |
37,340,905 | There had been speculation the festival could be held elsewhere following remarks made earlier this year by founder Michael Eavis.
Eavis previously said he "didn't really want to have a year without a festival", and claimed the event could be held somewhere else in 2017 or 2018.
Tickets for next year's event go on sale... | Glastonbury organisers have said they will not hold an event at another site during its "fallow" year in 2018. |
25,450,555 | Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Michael Adebowale, 22, struck Fusilier Rigby with a car before hacking him to death.
Adebolajo had claimed he was a "soldier of Allah" and the killing was an act of war.
The men were found not guilty of attempting to murder a police officer at the scene.
The Old Bailey jury of eight women and... | Two men have been found guilty of murdering soldier Lee Rigby outside Woolwich barracks in south-east London in May. |
37,617,399 | Quins overcame the loss of lock George Merrick to injury to score five first-half tries and secure a bonus point, with Stade managing a solitary reply.
Tim Visser's intercept try came as Stade rallied early in the second half.
Clement Daguin and Willem Alberts tries gave Stade faint hope that Marland Yarde's late try q... | Last season's beaten finalists Harlequins kicked off the European Challenge Cup with a dominant home victory against Stade Francais. |
29,547,137 | A spokesman said the university recognised the "devastating impact" that climate change could have and the "need to reduce the world's dependence on fossil fuels".
The university is withdrawing £18m of investments over the next decade.
It comes after students had mounted a campaign calling for the change.
More than 1,... | Glasgow University has become the first in the UK to announce that it will sell off the shares it holds in companies that produce fossil fuels. |
28,744,780 | A report published by Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) claimed often concerns of local people were ignored by boards.
It suggested more boards highlighted the economic importance of the licensed trade than the damaging consequences of alcohol.
And it found more than half had extended licensing hours over the past six years... | Scotland's licensing boards have been urged to do more to protect communities from alcohol harm. |
36,367,964 | A chicks' mother and father had returned to the nest in Bassenthwaite at Easter for the fourth year running, producing a trio of eggs in six days.
The first of the three chicks hatched on Thursday, with the other two birds arriving over the weekend.
But the Lake District Osprey Project said Monday was a "sad day", when... | Two newly hatched osprey chicks have been stolen by magpies in Cumbria. |
39,895,878 | Locations for the Guy Ritchie-directed movie included near the Bealach na BÃ , a pass in Applecross, and Devil's Pulpit, near Killearn.
Charlie Hunnam, who plays Arthur, said: "One of my favourite places in the UK is the Highlands of Scotland."
"When I found out that we were shooting there I was very, very excited."
Th... | The star of new movie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword has told of being "very excited" when told scenes were to be shot in the Scottish Highlands. |
30,914,229 | Police said jewellery was taken from two properties in Barrule Park during the day - taking the total to 32 homes in less than a fortnight.
Insp Derek Flint said 120 incident logs were completed on Tuesday compared to 37 for the same period last year.
Isle of Man residents have been warned by police not to attempt vigi... | An unprecedented spate of burglaries on the Isle of Man continued on Tuesday with the first break-ins in Ramsey. |
37,158,722 | Nicola Sturgeon published an analysis of possible Brexit consequences, saying the Scottish economy could lose between £1.7bn and £11.2bn a year by 2030.
Ms Sturgeon said this could have a severe impact on public spending.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson urged the Scottish government to focus on stabilising t... | The first minister has warned that leaving the EU could cost the Scottish economy billions of pounds. |
38,629,425 | Corbridge in Northumberland was hit by Storm Desmond in 2015, with more than 70 homes evacuated as the River Tyne reached record levels.
Water drainage near Station Road and Tinklers Bank was now being improved, Northumberland County Council officials said.
Cabinet member Ian Swithenbank said the project was "vital".
"... | Work has started on new flood prevention measures for a repeatedly flooded village. |
37,403,737 | Annie Besala Ekofo, 53, and Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo, 21, were found dead in East Finchley on Thursday.
The Met Police said a 24-year-old man was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of murder and is in custody at a north London police station.
A 20-year-old man held on Saturday has been released on bail until October.
Scotlan... | Police probing the fatal shooting of a mother-of-nine and her nephew at their north London flat have arrested two men. |
36,082,045 | Sheffield City Council say the owner of Cake 'R' Us, in Devonshire Street, did not have consent for the work.
It says the shop must be repainted in a colour scheme "more in keeping with its 19th Century characteristics".
Owner David Chan said he had painted the shop in an "act of national pride".
Live updates on this s... | A man who painted the front of his Grade II listed shop with a "garish and unsympathetic" union flag is facing possible legal action for breaching planning regulations. |
39,151,244 | She was speaking ahead of her party's two-day conference in Glasgow.
Ms Davidson told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that she believed the SNP government did not have a mandate for indyref2.
She added that if First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called one she would take a "pretty big hit".
Ms Davidson explained... | Scotland's Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said there is no popular support for a second Scottish independence referendum. |
39,799,598 | Residents were evacuated from Kirkennan Drive, Dalbeattie, on Tuesday afternoon after the weapons were found while a house was being cleared.
A team from the Royal Logistic Corp examined them and found them to be inactive.
The A710 (Port Road) through Dalbeattie was closed for two hours during the alert.
A spokesman fo... | Bomb disposal officers have removed a shell and hand grenade from a house in Dumfries and Galloway. |
39,182,713 | Artillery and small arms fire were used in the town of Laukkai, in the Kokang region.
Fighting reportedly erupted after rebels dressed in police uniforms launched a surprise raid.
Five civilians, five police officers and at least 20 rebel fighters are said to have died.
The office of Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San... | At least 30 people have been killed on Myanmar's border with China, after clashes between ethnic rebels and the security forces. |
40,138,312 | All of the managerial movements for June will appear below, followed by the full list of each club, league-by-league.
To read the list for May, visit the ins and outs page. | BBC Sport tracks all the manager ins and outs as well as listing all the current bosses in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, English Football League and National League. |
33,804,929 | Nasa has created Mars Trek to mark the third anniversary of the rover landing on Mars.
It allows people to see for themselves some of the features of the red planet using information gathered by Nasa over the past 50 years.
A team from Nasa is also using the interactive map to look at possible landing sites for future ... | Nasa has created a new interactive web site to allow people to explore the surface of Mars just like the Curiosity rover is doing. |
36,932,525 | It happened at about 03:15 BST on Saturday at a house in Austin Drive, Tandragee.
The petrol bomb was thrown at the front of the house and fire fighters were called to put out the blaze.
A man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s who were in the house at the time escaped injury. The kitchen in the house was smoke damaged.... | A man and woman have escaped injury in a petrol bomb attack in County Armagh. |
39,947,041 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC tweeted the plea ahead of Wednesday night's away match against Dundee.
The message included the line: "We have no right to ask, but be there if you can."
It was posted just hours after ICTFC's Highland rivals Ross County beat Hamilton 3-2 in Dingwall.
If Hamilton had won, the Inverness c... | A Scottish Premiership football club fighting relegation has appealed to its fans to show their support at the team's latest crunch game. |
40,171,617 | Mohanna Abdhou, 20, was shot in Malvern Road, Kilburn, and died at the scene.
Ms Abdhou, known as Montana, was approached by "two males" on bicycles who fired "shots at her group of friends".
Police said nothing in her background gave "any suggestion she would have been a target" in the shooting, which took place on Fr... | A £10,000 reward has been offered following the murder of a woman shot dead by two men on bicycles in London. |
35,189,332 | Bath boss Mike Ford announced in October that the former Scarlet star, 28, was taking a sabbatical.
"We agreed to sign Rhys on the basis that he did not play international rugby," said Ford. "He's now decided that he wants to play again."
Dan Biggar was the first choice No 10 during the World Cup earlier this year as W... | Wales fly-half Rhys Priestland has reversed his decision to take an 18-month break from international rugby. |
37,255,601 | Barney, a former sailing athlete and coach, worked for the England and Wales Cricket Board before joining GB Hockey as head of talent development in 2013.
He takes over from Danny Kerry, who had been both performance director and interim women's head coach since 2014.
Kerry, who guided Britain's women to Olympic gold i... | Ed Barney has been named Great Britain hockey's new performance director - overseeing the men's and women's teams. |
29,627,061 | Now, we've had our first glimpse of where they all lived while the series was being filmed.
This year's mansion is in the posh north London suburb of Highgate.
When people living nearby noticed the new neighbours they of course got onto Twitter to share the gossip.
@Theodoreshand wrote: "cant believe we live down the r... | The Apprentice house has already lost one member and the original 20 candidates are down to 19. |
40,012,987 | In December, Nokia sued Apple claiming the company had breached 32 technology patents covering displays, user interfaces and video encoding.
The two companies have now signed a deal allowing Apple to use the technology, and Nokia will receive an up-front cash payment.
Apple will also stock Nokia's health products in it... | Apple and Nokia have settled a dispute over the use of patented technology in smartphones and agreed to "co-operate". |
39,938,379 | Hampshire-based Onecom was the subject of 1,050 complaints, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said.
The firm, based in Whiteley, is run by Aaron Brown. He was recently acquitted of the manslaughter of his friend who died in a powerboat crash in 2015.
ICO said Onecom could not provide evidence to explain the s... | A telecoms firm has been fined £100,000 for sending millions of spam texts about mobile phone upgrades. |
38,114,199 | Rovers took a 24th-minute lead at the Silverlake Stadium when Christian Doidge sweetly headed in Keanu Marsh-Brown's cross from the right for his 14th league goal of the season.
Eastleigh twice went close before Ayo Obileye levelled 10 minutes later, bundling in Luke Coulson's teasing corner at the back post.
Towards t... | Forest Green missed the chance to go level on points with National League leaders Lincoln as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Eastleigh. |
39,995,745 | The cuts include 190 management jobs and 400 non-management staff working at its head office in Hong Kong.
In March, the airline said it would save 30% in employee costs at its head office after it posted its first annual loss in eight years.
The cuts are part of a three year programme to turn around the losses.
The ai... | Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific has said it will cut nearly 600 jobs as part of the biggest restructuring in 20 years. |
40,942,164 | City were held to a 1-1 draw at League One Rotherham, before securing a bonus point with a 4-2 win on penalties.
Spurs' under-21s earned a point in a 2-2 draw with the Hatters, who beat the visitors 4-2 in the shootout.
League One side Plymouth also won on penalties, beating Chelsea's development squad 5-4 after a 2-2 ... | Manchester City Under-21s won on penalties in their first EFL Trophy appearance, while fellow debutants Tottenham lost in a shootout at Luton. |
37,710,786 | The prime minister said the UK should still be part of summits and negotiations when matters affecting all 28 member states were being discussed.
Sources have denied the issue was the subject of a row at a dinner at the EU summit - Mrs May's first as PM.
Both the French president and German chancellor warned if Mrs May... | Britain expects to be part of EU decision-making until Brexit, Theresa May has told fellow EU leaders. |
40,629,975 | Her son Bryce, 23, was flying off on a dream holiday in Bali with the "love of his life", 21-year-old Daisy Oehlers. "They were heading for paradise and never came back."
They were among 298 who lost their lives when the Malaysia Airlines plane was shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014.
No-one has ye... | "It's so important not to forget but remembering brings all the memories flooding back," said Silene Fredriksz, as relatives came from across the world to mark the first official monument in the Netherlands to those who died on flight MH17. |
37,098,778 | Geoffrey Sutcliffe admitted causing the death of Lucille Abraham, 92.
When applying to renew his driving licence, a court heard, Sutcliffe said he met the "required eyesight standard" and did not need glasses to drive.
He was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for two years.
Sutcliffe hit Ms Abraham, from B... | An 81-year-old driver whose poor eyesight meant he should not be on the road has been given a suspended jail sentence after he hit and killed a woman. |
17,628,048 | This could involve anything from a mortgage or loan, to applications for a credit card or a mobile phone contract.
But, during tough economic times, lenders are being more choosy about who they lend money to.
So, is there anything you can do to improve your credit rating?
James Jones, from credit reference agency Exper... | Credit ratings are used by lenders when deciding whether to accept an application for credit. |
32,154,454 | A member of the public found the dead bird of prey in the Millcroft area of Strathaven last Friday.
Specialist wildlife crime officers are attempting to establish how the bird died, and whether any crime has been committed.
Buzzards are scavengers which feed mainly on the remains of dead animals, making them particular... | Police are investigating the discovery of a dead buzzard in South Lanarkshire. |
34,646,310 | Under the current constitution, the president has been unable to seek re-election because he is over the age of 70 and has already served two terms.
The opposition say turnout was low and the vote should be annulled.
However, official results put the turnout in Sunday's referendum at 72%.
More than 1.2 million people v... | More than 92% of voters in Congo-Brazzaville's controversial referendum have approved constitutional changes to allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to run for a third term, results show. |
34,005,161 | The other contestants to have been announced so far are; Peter Andre, Carol Kirkwood, Katie Derham, Georgia May Foote, Kellie Bright, Ainsley Harriott and Jeremy Vine. More are still to be announced.
Mr O'Donnell said that he is nervous, despite his many years in show-business.
"It's really happening," he said.
The sin... | Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell has been confirmed as the eighth contestant on this year's Strictly Come Dancing. |
33,250,905 | The 26-year-old man smuggled the alcohol from neighbouring Gujarat state and delivered it to local dealers in Mumbai, the police said.
The liquor was then sold from illegal liquor vends in Mumbai.
Toxic alcohol deaths are a regular occurrence in India, where people often drink cheap bootleg liquor.
The death toll in th... | Police in the Indian capital Delhi say they have arrested a man who supplied the toxic alcohol which has killed more than 100 people in the city of Mumbai. |
35,694,272 | The body of Paul Jefferies, 52, was found by police at his house in Coggins Mill Lane, Mayfield, on 25 February following concerns for his welfare.
A post-mortem examination showed he died from multiple injuries.
The boy, from Crowborough, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of killing Mr Jefferies on 23 ... | A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a man found dead at his home in East Sussex. |
34,835,929 | Alexander Baird, 55, of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, went before Caernarfon Crown Court on Monday.
He has been charged with failing to take all reasonable steps to ensure the safe operation of a vessel.
In January 2012, a crewman on the scallop dredger, Steven Robertson, 25, of Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Gallowa... | A fishing boat master has appeared in court almost four years after a crewman was lost overboard off Anglesey. |
29,582,397 | About 130 military drivers will replace striking London Ambulance Service and North West Ambulance Service drivers, the Ministry of Defence said.
In London, 74 police vehicles will also be used for low-priority calls, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
Unison, whose members are striking over pay, called the move a "... | Military personnel and police vans are being drafted in to help ambulance services affected by a public service workers strike on Monday. |
35,990,021 | She took the seat with 91,036 votes with her Labour rival Gareth Derrick on 87,242 votes after both went through to a second round.
There was a turnout of 22.8%, up from 15% in the election of November 2012.
The area's first police and crime commissioner, Conservative Tony Hogg, who was elected in 2012, confirmed last ... | The Conservatives' Alison Hernandez has been elected as Devon and Cornwall's police and crime commissioner. |
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