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38,811,015 | One sign depicted a woman above the word "kitchen" and another showed a man alongside the word "stadium".
Lyon's president said on Twitter the club were investigating the incident.
Lille have since confirmed their home match against Lorient on Saturday will be free for all women, saying: "Ladies, you are welcome with u... | Lille have offered free entry to women after sexist banners appeared in the home crowd in Saturday's Ligue 1 match at Lyon. |
38,712,225 | It said the "damning" information on the new driver-only-operated (DOO) services came from passengers and rail workers.
Southern said industrial action and a drivers' overtime ban had displaced its on-board supervisors "on occasions".
A 24-hour walkout by RMT conductors on the Southern network over changes to their rol... | Many more Southern trains than promised are travelling without a second member of staff, the RMT union has claimed. |
38,653,345 | 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Conlan has signed professional terms with the American-based promoter Top Rank.
Colorado native Ibarra, 26, has lost four of his nine pro bouts - including three defeats in his last five fights.
Katie Taylor boxes in New York the next day on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin's contest with... | Michael Conlan will fight little-known American Tim Ibarra in his first professional bout at New York's Madison Square Garden Theater on 17 March. |
14,137,465 | He said he would require ministers and civil servants to record all meetings with newspaper and media proprietors, senior editors and executives.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said he hoped it would be "retrospective" back to the 2010 election.
He again attacked Mr Cameron about his decision to hire Andy Coulson at No 10.
... | David Cameron has said the relationship between politicians and the media "must change" and pledged to be more open about meetings with media bosses. |
35,810,947 | It was hoped the size of the clothing optional section of coastline in Budleigh Salterton, Devon, would be increased after tidal activity rendered the current area "uncomfortable" to sit on.
But the town council blocked the move.
British Naturism said the decision was "ridiculous" and "offensive" to its members.
The co... | Naturists have branded a decision to deny their bid to extend a section of nudist beach as "old-fashioned". |
32,757,190 | A television documentary has alleged Blatter has stayed away from the country since 2011 over a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe.
But the 79-year-old Swiss said: "I know that in the US there is an investigation against former people who have been in my government.
"There is nothing against me."
The investiga... | Fifa chief Sepp Blatter says he is not being investigated by United States authorities - but admitted former colleagues are. |
38,501,122 | Yassar Yaqub, 28, was fatally wounded in Huddersfield on a slip road at Junction 24 on Monday evening.
What appeared to be a non-police issue firearm was found in the vehicle Mr Yaqub was travelling in, the IPCC said.
Police are believed to have searched his home in the town. Armed officers could be seen outside.
West ... | A suspected firearm was found in a car carrying a man who was shot dead in a police operation off the M62, the watchdog the IPCC has said. |
40,107,602 | There is a buoyancy about the Labour campaign at the moment, his public performances have improved, and his team believe he has more to gain than to lose from taking part in this big set-piece campaign event.
And for today at least, it gives Labour a tactical advantage, ammunition to portray Theresa May as cowering and... | After flirting with the idea for the last few weeks, Jeremy Corbyn's confirmed he will take part in the seven-way party leaders' debate tonight in Cambridge. |
38,359,832 | Higgins found the net near the end of the second period and Steve Saviano made it 2-0 in the third period, Higgins then completing the scoring.
The victory completed a good weekend for the Giants, who beat Nottingham Panthers 7-4 in Belfast on Saturday.
Derrick Walser's side now prepare for a busy schedule of Christmas... | Chris Higgins scored twice as the Belfast Giants kept up their Elite League title challenge by defeating Coventry Blaze 3-0 on Sunday night. |
37,496,094 | Duckett, 21, is in England's winter tour squad to Bangladesh after scoring 1,338 Championship runs this summer.
Chris Woakes was named England Test Player of the Summer and Tammy Beaumont was voted Women's Player of the Summer.
Duckett said the awards are "probably the highlight of my summer".
He added: "I got my Engla... | Northamptonshire opener Ben Duckett has become the first cricketer to win the Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards in the same year. |
36,387,563 | As well as allowing robots to quickly respond to potential damage to their systems, it could also protect humans who are increasingly working alongside them.
The scientists plan to base the system on "insights from human pain research".
To test it, they fitted a robotic arm with a fingertip sensor that could detect pre... | Researchers from Germany are developing an artificial nervous system aimed at teaching robots how to feel pain. |
35,975,079 | Despite all the talk about the challenges he faces in trying to catch Hillary Clinton, it's still a remarkable achievement given how far back he started from the former secretary of state when the race began last year.
The Vermont senator wasn't in Wisconsin to relish the win, however. He chose to spend primary night i... | Bernie Sanders can now boast four wins in a row and victories in six of the last seven contests for the Democratic presidential nomination. |
38,802,673 | There is no scientific way of accurately measuring how many people will be so incensed by President Trump's executive order on immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries that they feel compelled to carry out a violent act against a US or Western target. Perhaps dozens, perhaps none.
There is also no scientific wa... | Yes, in a word. |
38,166,731 | Prices in November were 4.4% higher than a year earlier, compared with a 4.6% increase in October.
The building society said prices rose by 0.1% from the month before, with the average cost of a home now £204,947.
Nationwide said there were signs that demand for houses had picked up in the past few months.
"There are ... | Annual house price growth has slowed to its lowest rate since January, according to the UK's second largest mortgage lender, the Nationwide. |
32,184,889 | George Monteith, 59, was last seen at his home in the Tillydrone area of the city on Thursday.
Formal identification of the body has still to take place but the family of Mr Monteith have been informed.
The death is currently being treated as unexplained and inquiries are continuing. A spokesman for Police Scotland sai... | Police searching for a missing man in Aberdeen have found a body. |
29,666,951 | It cost Charles Clarke his job as home secretary when back in 2006 it emerged that more than 1,000 foreign prisoners who should have been deported hadn't been. It's also been the subject of several select committee inquiries.
And it continues to vex the Conservative MP for Kettering, Philip Hollobone.
Throughout his ti... | The issue of foreign prisoners in England's jails has long been a contentious one. |
39,999,009 | Motorists who persistently share dashcam video could be accused of voyeurism, according to the motoring organisation.
It said too many drivers post videos on social media without considering the impact on the motorists shown.
In many cases drivers are pilloried for actions that are not their fault, the AA said.
As many... | New rules may be needed to control the use of video taken by dashboard cameras, the AA has warned. |
36,052,543 | Airbus UK Broughton's Ryan Wade, 28, was banned for three "approved competition" matches from 21 April.
A hearing on 5 April found he "brought the game of association football or the association into disrepute".
Johnson, 28, was jailed for six years for grooming and sexual activity with a girl aged 15.
The former Sunde... | A Welsh Premier League footballer has been banned for tweets he posted after the trial of ex-England international Adam Johnson. |
39,060,736 | The BBC understands that both companies are keen to sign a so-called "statement of intent" before the week Geneva Motor show starts on 6 March to prevent ongoing speculation overshadowing the release of new models.
Events that will determine the future of Vauxhall in the UK have been moving very quickly.
Since last wee... | A draft agreement to sell General Motors' European business to PSA, the owner of Peugeot and Citroen, could be signed as early as next week. |
39,193,094 | Naomi Barrett, 53, went on a spending spree while working for Viscount Petersham at Crimonmogate, Aberdeenshire, between 2015 and 2016.
Barrett, of Branscombe, Devon, admitted the offence at Peterhead Sheriff Court.
She was ordered to carry out a community payback order with supervision and to repay the money.
Barrett ... | A viscount's former personal assistant who embezzled almost £23,000 has been ordered to repay the money or face going to jail. |
36,841,067 | Can he pull off a far bigger ask of actually beating him, and demolishing Mr Corbyn's mountain of membership support?
On his side is, finally perhaps, unity among the vast majority of Labour MPs and MEPs.
Angela Eagle dropped out with dignity so that there would be only one candidate. Owen Smith was warm in his tribute... | In the last two weeks Owen Smith has gone from someone who one MP described as "just playing games" to being the official challenger to Jeremy Corbyn. |
40,959,166 | The four-time Tour de France winner made his breakthrough when finishing second in 2011's race to equal the then-best finish by a British rider in a Grand Tour.
Will he go one better this year and become the third man to complete the Tour-Vuelta double in the same year - and first since the Spanish race was switched fr... | Chris Froome heads into the Vuelta a Espana looking to create more history by becoming the first British winner of the three-week race. |
30,301,363 | The £175m footbridge would link Temple with the Southbank, but has been criticised over its location and cost.
Already approved by Lambeth Council, it is the idea of actress Joanna Lumley and has been designed by London 2012 cauldron creator, Thomas Heatherwick.
The Mayor of London will make the final decision.
Westmin... | Plans to build a garden bridge across the River Thames are a step closer after Westminster City Council approved planning permission. |
28,835,881 | Willie Boy O'Neill, three, and Tojo O'Neill, two, formerly of Caldon Road, were last seen on 3 August.
They are believed to be in the company of their parents, Claire Watson, 32 and 39-year-old Robert O'Neill (39).
The children were reported missing after council officials became concerned for their welfare after faili... | Police are attempting to trace two children who have been missing from the Irvine area of North Ayrshire. |
40,883,020 | It was not immediately clear what had happened, with spokeswoman Heather Nauert saying there were no "definitive answers about the source or cause".
But Ms Nauert refused to be drawn further on what the symptoms were.
But one source told the Associated Press news agency the symptoms reported included hearing loss.
It w... | Washington has expelled two Cuban diplomats after US embassy staff in Havana suffered mysterious physical symptoms, the US state department said. |
36,410,939 | The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the blaze in the ground floor flat in Alpha Drive at about midnight.
The 26-year-old was given oxygen at the scene.
The fire is understood to have broken out in the kitchen of the property. | A man has been rescued from a fire in a flat in Glenrothes in Fife. |
27,110,042 | Her name features in everyday transactions in every town and city whenever a person goes to a cash dispenser, buys bread at a shop, pays a restaurant bill or a cab driver.
But only those who carefully study the banknotes will realise who Ms Gumataotao Rios is.
This Californian woman of Mexican descent has been treasure... | Rosa Gumataotao Rios is one of the United States' most ubiquitous political figures, yet many people will probably have never heard of her. |
39,932,257 | The Scottish Daily Mail describes the Glasgow-born killer as the "monster of the moors". It reports that he died at 18:00 on Monday at the secure psychiatric hospital where he had been receiving end-of-life care.
The Scottish Sun says Brady took to his grave the secret of where he buried 12-year-old Keith Bennett - the... | The death of Ian Brady, who killed five children with Myra Hindley, features on the front pages of many of today's newspapers. |
38,414,757 | The birds kill sticklebacks by striking them against their perches, which softens the spines of the fish, making them easier to swallow.
But a kingfisher at Montrose Basin appears to have gone a step further by using the spines to pin three sticklebacks to its branch.
The bird's unusual behaviour was captured by photog... | Photographs showing a kingfisher appearing to hang fish out to dry has baffled experts at a wildlife reserve. |
34,369,150 | Peter Whittle, the party's culture spokesman, was selected over deputy chair of UKIP Suzanne Evans.
In a BBC interview he said his priority would be to encourage people to stay in London rather than being forced to leave the city for financial reasons.
He also said he was opposed to the expansion of Heathrow airport.
A... | UKIP has chosen its candidate to stand for London Mayor at next year's election. |
38,930,961 | Liverpool boss Klopp counselled the player through a difficult time when they were at Borussia Dortmund in 2013.
Earlier this season, Mkhitaryan did not play in the league for 10 weeks and remembered Klopp's previous advice.
"I am thankful to Klopp. He worked on my personality and the psychological part," 28-year-old M... | Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has thanked Jurgen Klopp for the advice that helped him through a tough start to his Old Trafford career. |
35,725,318 | Sutton, who can play at centre-half or full-back, has made 25 appearances for Rovers this season.
The 29-year-old joined the club last July following his release by League Two side Mansfield Town.
Barrow are currently 17th in the National League table, six points above the relegation zone. | Barrow have signed versatile defender Ritchie Sutton on loan from National League rivals Tranmere Rovers until the end of the season. |
35,921,672 | The police ombudsman confirmed that the spray was used during the parade on the Ormeau Road on Tuesday evening.
The PSNI said two officers received minor injuries during a "minor disturbance". A 26-year-old man has been charged with assault.
The parade's organiser said children suffered swollen eyes and lips.
Noel Ligg... | First Minister Arlene Foster has said she has spoken to the chief constable after police used CS spray during a junior Orange Order parade in Belfast. |
35,552,360 | The 24-year-old, signed in January for the rest of the season from Sheffield United, was injured in the 2-1 home defeat by Southend on 2 February.
"We've seen what a talent the lad is," Town boss Micky Mellon told BBC Sport.
"But he goes in for a tackle and he's picked up an injury."
Mellon added: "He's gutted as he ca... | On-loan Shrewsbury Town midfielder James Wallace has been forced out of action with a knee injury that will cause him to miss the FA Cup fifth-round tie with Manchester United. |
35,913,716 | The 21-time Grand Slam singles champion lost 6-7 (3-7) 6-1 6-2 to Russian 15th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.
It was the 34-year-old American's joint earliest exit from the tournament, which she has won eight times.
"The players come out and play me like they've never played before in their lives," said Williams, who had no... | World number one and defending champion Serena Williams suffered a shock defeat in the fourth round of the Miami Open. |
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Hamilton was running second to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg when the German ran into problems with his throttle early in the race and had to retire.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel took second to pass Rosberg in the title standings.
Force India's Sergio Perez was a fine thir... | Lewis Hamilton took an easy win in the Russian Grand Prix to move to the brink of his third world championship. |
12,169,552 | Michael Whinfrey, 42, from Wickersley in Rotherham, died after the explosion at the Sterecycle waste plant on Sheffield Road on Tuesday.
The father-of-three was airlifted to Leeds General Hospital but later died.
Peter Lindon Davis, 51, from Barnsley, remains in hospital with "potentially life-changing injuries".
South... | Two men involved in an explosion at a waste recycling plant in Rotherham in which one of them died were "best friends", police have revealed. |
39,151,218 | In October 2016 the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation began test excavations at the site in Tuam.
The commission was established following allegations about the deaths of 800 babies in Tuam and the manner in which they were buried.
It said it was "shocked" by the discovery.
The Tuam home was one of 10 i... | "Significant quantities" of human remains have been discovered at the site of a former mother and baby home in County Galway. |
40,813,325 | Wayne Esmonde, 35, had his face put on South Wales Police's Facebook appeal over an alleged assault.
But the picture shows shaven-headed Mr Esmonde posing for the camera looking wide-eyed and staring intently.
Mr Esmonde, who asked for officers to take the post down, handed himself in at Swansea Central police station ... | A man who asked police to take his mugshot off their wanted appeal because it was unflattering has been arrested. |
38,920,199 | According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the insect group is the most threatened of those assessed so far in Europe.
Europe harbours more than 1,000 species of grasshopper and cricket.
If we don't act now the sound of crickets could become a thing of the past, said the IUCN.
Crickets, bus... | The first comprehensive assessment of Europe's crickets and grasshoppers has found that more than a quarter of species are being driven to extinction. |
39,338,084 | The 27-year-old was named Yorkshire captain in December.
"The new deal has come at the perfect time for me," Ballance told the club website. "I can now purely focus on the captaincy, batting and scoring runs."
The Zimbabwe-born left-hander has played 21 Tests for England, the last of them against Bangladesh in October.... | England batsman Gary Ballance has signed a new contract with Yorkshire which will keep him at Headingley until the end of the 2019 season. |
34,676,841 | The 18-year-old centre-back came through the youth system at Stoke City and impressed during a trial with the Latics.
The contract also includes the option of an extra year that Oldham can take up after this season.
"He is really athletic, only 18 and definitely one for the future," boss David Dunn told the club websit... | League One side Oldham Athletic have signed defender Theo Vassell on a deal until the end of the season. |
39,732,977 | The boys, aged 13, 15, and 16, are among those charged with possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply.
Fifteen people have been remanded in custody and are due to appear in court on Thursday.
Gwent Police raided 35 addresses in the city and made 25 arrests. Three people have been released with no charge and tw... | Twenty people, including three teenage boys, have been charged following a drugs raid in Newport on Wednesday. |
37,570,963 | The group, branded the "Budgie Nine", were charged with public nuisance, which carries a fine but no jail time.
The men were detained after posing in swimwear decorated with the Malaysian flag to celebrate Australian Daniel Ricciardo's win in Sunday's race.
In a letter read out in court, they apologised and expressed t... | Nine Australians arrested for stripping off at the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix have walked free from a court. |
38,061,062 | The Turkish government said the bill is not intended to pardon rapists, but to address underage marriage.
The law would allow the release of men who assaulted a minor "without force" and later married the victim.
The controversial bill has already sparked protests across the country.
However, the bill faces opposition ... | Men who had sex with underage girls could have their convictions overturned if they marry their victims, under a bill due before Turkey's parliament on Tuesday. |
35,161,750 | The Christmas Day meals will take place in Manchester, Leeds and London after Mr Sissay, who is Chancellor of Manchester University, raised £38,000.
The poet, who was in a Wigan children's home from the age of 12 to 18, said he wanted to create happy memories.
A group of volunteers has sourced the venues, transport, f... | Young people who have spent part of their childhood in care have been invited to special Christmas dinners by Manchester poet Lemn Sissay. |
38,778,012 | Rowe, 24, has signed a contract until 2020 but will not available to play for the Suffolk club until Tuesday's league game against Derby County.
He has scored six goals in 25 National League appearances for Macclesfield this season and helped the Silkmen to the second round of the FA Cup.
Rowe is the fifth new addition... | Championship club Ipswich Town have signed Macclesfield Town winger Danny Rowe for an undisclosed fee. |
37,243,639 | Uncapped McCarthy, 26, was called up after Forster, 28, returned to his club for treatment on an arm injury.
The ex-Crystal Palace keeper has played three times for England's Under 21s.
Joe Hart, on loan at Torino from Manchester City, and Burnley's Tom Heaton are the other goalkeepers named in Sam Allardyce's first En... | Injured Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster has been replaced by club-mate Alex McCarthy for England's World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on Sunday. |
25,839,176 | They have put up wanted posters in hostels around the town, which is hosting the Winter Olympics next month.
The woman, 23-year-old Ruzanna Ibragimova from Dagestan in the North Caucasus region, is believed to be the widow of an Islamist militant.
She is thought to have slipped into Sochi earlier this month, bypassing ... | Russian police in Sochi are hunting for a woman they fear may be planning to carry out a suicide bomb attack. |
34,333,996 | The trumpet-shaped work, called Dirty Corner, has been vandalised three times since it was installed in June.
Sir Anish had said he would not remove the graffiti in order to highlight intolerance in society.
But a tribunal in Versailles ruled over the weekend that the graffiti must be erased and an alarm installed.
Aft... | A controversial sculpture by Sir Anish Kapoor in the Versailles Palace gardens has been covered in gold leaf to mask anti-Semitic graffiti. |
25,333,266 | For a start, they do not have to wait for the new year. Many retailers started advertising cut-price deals well before Christmas.
Despite the advance of internet shopping, the image of snaking queues outside department stores is still how we picture the sales season.
Yet, it is not just High Street retailers that are o... | Gone are the days when the January sales season offered a welcome but narrow window for shopaholics to hunt for bargains on the High Street. |
35,312,424 | Rob Lawrie, 49, from Leeds, admitted to a court in Boulogne that he tried to get Bahar - known as Bru - into the UK.
He faced smuggling charges but was found guilty of a lesser charge of 'endangering life' because he hid the girl in an unsafe way in a van.
Lawrie will have to pay the 1,000-euro (£754) fine if convicte... | A former soldier caught trying to bring a child into the UK has been given a suspended fine by a French court. |
37,081,388 | Her condition is stable and she has been advised to rest, doctors at Delhi's Ganga Ram Hospital said.
Mrs Gandhi, 69, is the widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
She is the head of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, which has mostly governed India since independence in 1947.
Mrs Gandhi was admitted earlier this month af... | The leader of India's main opposition Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, has been discharged from hospital where she had surgery to repair a shoulder injury, doctors say. |
34,458,311 | Machetes, a knuckle duster and axes were recovered as part of a probe into the rival gangs, known as "Moorclose" and "Mandem" in west Cumbria.
Cumbria Police said it had "nipped the problem in the bud" but still needed help to arrest more suspects.
It set up Operation Rodeo to tackle the disorder in Workington and Whit... | More than 40 suspected gang members have been arrested on suspicion of a string of offences including possessing weapons and assault, police said. |
41,015,006 | Carr left his post as Newcastle United's chief scout in June after seven years with the club.
The 72-year-old previously worked for Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in scouting roles.
He played for Northampton in the 1960s and as manager led them to the Fourth Division title in 1987 during a five-year spell in cha... | Former Northampton Town manager Graham Carr has returned to the club as an associate director. |
32,221,099 | A BBC freedom of information request to the force revealed 4,789.27 days were recorded in 2010, compared to 12,198.48 in 2014, an increase of 155%.
Overall sickness went up by 60% in the same period. The force employs 1,939 officers and 1,568 staff.
West Mercia Police Federation said the figures suggest a link to fundi... | The number of days lost by West Mercia Police employees through depression or anxiety problems has more than doubled between 2010 and 2014, figures show. |
37,936,109 | The app is the latest development by Mikeysline, a charity set up following the deaths of two friends.
Michael "Mikey" Williamson and Martin Shaw, who were both 23 and living in Inverness, were found dead within days of each other in October last year.
Family and friends fear the young men took their own lives.
Mr Will... | A smartphone app designed to help young people who are dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts has been launched in Inverness. |
37,535,631 | Holders Dundalk made eight changes after Thursday's superb Europa Cup win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv but they led 2-0 at the break with clinical finishing.
A header from Dean Shiels was followed by Ciaran Kilduff's composed volley.
Rory Patterson poked in before substitute Curtis rifled home to set up a Brandywell replay on... | Ronan Curtis scored an 86th minute equaliser as Derry fought back from two goals down to draw with Dundalk in the FAI Cup semi-final at Oriel Park. |
30,271,366 | The four-match contest should have begun in Brisbane on Thursday, but that Test will now start on 17 December.
The traditional Melbourne Boxing Day Test is unchanged, but the Sydney Test is put back three days to 6 January.
The changes have been made because of welfare concerns for Australia's players grieving for Hugh... | Australia's Test series with India will now begin in Adelaide on 9 December following the death of Phillip Hughes. |
37,259,606 | The body of 13-year-old Quinlan Pringle, of Colchester, was found on 21 August after he was swept away by the sea at Boulogne 15 August.
He had been with his two younger brothers at the water's edge when all three ended up in the sea.
His brothers were rescued and treated for shock while an unsuccessful search for Quin... | A boy who drowned on a family holiday in France has been named. |
35,751,155 | Johnstone opened the scoring with a close-range tap-in on eight minutes.
The 21-year-old slotted Bobby Barr's cross into the bottom corner for his 14th goal of the season to make it 2-0, before Paul McMullan added a third.
Dale Hilson and Gary Oliver hit back for the visitors but Morton held on for the win. | Denny Johnstone netted a first-half brace as Morton returned to winning ways with victory over Queen of the South. |
40,619,922 | The United boss has signed Harry Lewis on loan from Southampton and Deniz Mehmet from Port Vale and negotiations have taken place with Kilmarnock, with Bell keen to return to Rugby Park.
"There is no situation," McKinnon told BBC Scotland ahead of a 2-0 League Cup win over Raith Rovers at Tannadice.
"Cammy has an injur... | Ray McKinnon played down suggestions that goalkeeper Cammy Bell is on his way from Dundee United to Kilmarnock. |
36,022,305 | The supermarket giant said its overseas division had sold 8.6% of its Lazada stake to Chinese internet giant Alibaba for $129m (£90.6m).
Tesco will retain an 8.3% holding in the South East Asia-focused business.
The move comes the day before Tesco's annual results, in which it is expected to announce further disposals.... | Tesco has fired the starting gun on an expected sell-off of non-core assets, with the sale of some of its stake in Asian online business Lazada. |
39,537,765 | The 39-year-old is Pakistan's leading run-scorer in Test cricket, having made 9,977 runs in 115 Tests since his international debut in 2000.
He has an average of 53.06, with 34 centuries and a highest score of 313.
"I will be retiring from international cricket after the West Indies series with my head held high," said... | Pakistan batsman Younus Khan has announced he will retire after their three-match Test series against West Indies, which starts on 22 April. |
40,137,068 | The 6-1 priced John Gosden-trained filly saw off favourite Rhododendron to win in the driving rain.
Rhododendron finished second while her trainer Aidan O'Brien also saddled Alluringly in third.
"In the back of my mind I thought we had a chance," said Dettori. "The rain spoiled it a bit as I was concentrating on my gam... | Jockey Frankie Dettori rode Enable to victory in the Oaks at Epsom on Friday. |
33,448,236 | A multi-storey church hostel collapsed last September in Lagos killing 116 people, many of them South Africans.
The authorities said it had more floors than its foundation could hold.
"The church was culpable because of criminal negligence resulting in the death of the victims," coroner Oyetade Komolafe said at the inq... | A church run by the popular Nigerian evangelist TB Joshua should be prosecuted after the collapse of one of its buildings, a coroner has ruled. |
36,750,173 | The 27-year-old forward was a free agent, having recently left Hull City when his contract expired.
He spent four years with the Tigers, making 118 appearances for them and scoring 15 goals.
Aluko, who can play on the wing or through the middle, represented England at youth level and has since won seven caps for Nigeri... | Fulham have signed Sone Aluko on a two-year contract with the option of a further year. |
32,981,549 | The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority said there appeared to be no "material" reason to alter its proposal, first put forward in 2013.
Unless "new evidence" emerged, MPs' pay will rise from £67,060 to £74,000.
David Cameron opposes the move but has said he will not block the increase, saying MPs' pay is a m... | MPs are set to receive a £7,000 pay rise after the body responsible for setting their pay and expenses stuck by its recommendation for a 10% increase. |
20,765,320 | The student and a male friend she was travelling with were beaten, stripped and thrown off the bus in the attack on Sunday evening.
The couple have been admitted to hospital, where the woman is said to be in a critical condition.
Police have arrested the driver of the bus and detained several people.
Delhi's rape figur... | There has been shock and outrage in India over the gang rape of a 23-year-old student on a city bus in the capital, Delhi. |
39,227,053 | It's a simple 16th century Balinese temple, set against a backdrop of the Indian Ocean, but it's about to get a very 21st century neighbour.
Just across the beach from here is the sprawling but dated Bali Nirwana Resort.
And in a few months time, construction will begin to transform it into the first Trump-branded reso... | On top of a rock formation on the Indonesian island of Bali, sits Tanah Lot. |
30,684,665 | Ms Cafferkey, 39, spent several weeks in Royal Free Hospital in London in January 2015 after becoming the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the UK.
She was later discharged after apparently making a full recovery - but later it was discovered that the virus is still present in her body.
So what do we know abou... | Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone two years ago, is being investigated over claims she gave dishonest answers while being screened for the deadly disease when she returned to Heathrow Airport. |
38,694,024 | Police Scotland said two men - one from Aberdeen and one from Paisley - had been arrested and charged with sexual offences against children.
The referrals came via the charity NSPCC, the SFA and directly to police.
Officers said it was the most complex investigation since the Police Scotland child abuse unit was set up... | A police investigation into allegations of child abuse within football has received 130 referrals since it got under way in November. |
39,339,201 | France striker Antoine Griezmann had a goal ruled out by a video assistant referee for offside.
And Spain's second goal, scored by Gerard Deulofeu, was awarded by the video official after an assistant referee wrongly flagged for offside.
David Silva opened the scoring for Spain with a penalty after Laurent Koscielny fo... | Video technology was used to correct two wrong decisions as Spain beat France in a friendly in Paris. |
36,083,664 | The UK government is now set to spell out its aims for new customs arrangements.
But what is the difference between a free trade area, single market and a customs union?
You can be in the EU's Single Market, but not the EU, this is what Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein do.
The European Union's single market is perhaps... | Two leading cabinet ministers have said that the UK will not remain in the single market or customs union during the transitional period planned for immediately after leaving the European Union. |
35,391,326 | The hardware was exactly the same as that used last November, "demonstrating reuse", the Amazon.com founder wrote on his blog.
The flight took place on Friday from Mr Bezos' Texas test and launch facility.
As has become his practice, he gave no general public notice of the event and released only limited details afterw... | US entrepreneur Jeff Bezos has reflown his New Shepard rocket, launching once again a capsule briefly into space. |
35,112,343 | The report indicates nearly a quarter of men and a sixth of women over the age of 55 who think they hear well actually have a hearing loss.
And less than a third of all adults with a hearing loss use a hearing aid.
The charity Action on Hearing Loss said it took most people a decade to seek help.
It is the first time t... | Around two million people who need a hearing aid do not even realise they have problems, the annual health survey for England suggests. |
32,021,599 | A museum in New Zealand has made an official approach to Hawick museum for the flag, taken from a Maori tribe by Crown forces during a battle in 1865.
The bid is supported by descendents of key figures involved in the Battle of Omaruhakeke.
Members of Scottish Borders Council will be asked to approve the move.
The requ... | Councillors are to meet to decide whether a Maori war flag held in the collection of a Scottish Borders museum should be repatriated. |
34,213,304 | An international team has shown that the top few millimetres of the sea is rich in secretions from phytoplankton.
The group’s tests demonstrate that this microscopic material can nucleate ice crystals if lifted into the atmosphere by crashing waves and sea spray.
If this is a very prevalent process, it likely alters cl... | Scientists say tiny ocean plants could play a significant role in the formation of ice in clouds. |
35,316,087 | Thomas Anthony Carlin was dressed in uniform as he attended Belfast's Royal Courts of Justice again on Thursday.
He declined to apologise for his actions at an earlier hearing.
He also rejected an offer of legal representation and asked to have a jury decide on his behaviour towards Lord Justice Gillen.
But another jud... | A policeman who allegedly approached one of Northern Ireland's most senior judges and threatened to arrest him is to go on trial for contempt of court. |
40,976,327 | Robin Milner, 49, of Sherburn in Elmet, was arrested near the Swan Hotel, Low Street, South Milford at about 20:00 BST on 30 July.
He told York Magistrates' Court he had "participated in a few beers" at a christening earlier in the day and had not realised he had drunk so many.
Milner was given a conditional discharge ... | A man has admitted being drunk in charge of a horse and cart. |
34,687,134 | World number five Kvitova, 25, beat five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova 6-3 7-6 (7-3) in Saturday's second semi-final.
Earlier, Radwanska, 26, overcame Spain's world number three Garbine Muguruza 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-5.
It will be Radwanska's first final at the event in her seventh appearance.
The world number six m... | Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic will meet Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in the final of the WTA Finals in Singapore on Sunday. |
33,990,391 | The French port owners want to build a new berth and slipway, and deepen a channel to upgrade facilities.
Businesses have welcomed the economic benefit but Sussex Wildlife Trust object to the loss of shingle habitat, and residents have said they will lose their only remaining sandy beach.
Newhaven Port and Properties h... | Expansion plans put forward by Newhaven Port have been recommended for approval by Lewes councillors. |
34,353,993 | And former Kilmarnock boss Kenny Shiels has told BBC Scotland he would be "very interested" in the role.
Ian Baraclough parted company with the club on Wednesday, a day after the Steelmen had been knocked out of the Scottish League Cup by Greenock Morton.
Former Well captain and current Under-20s coach Stephen Craigan ... | Motherwell have received more than 30 applications for the vacant manager's position at Fir Park. |
40,910,799 | The trio will join 12 other celebrities on the 2017 series, which launches on BBC One next month.
McGee is best known as the widow of magician Paul Daniels, while Burke won 2008's X Factor and is a West End star.
Peacock has won two Paralympics sprinting gold medals and is the first celebrity hopeful to have a disabili... | TV personality Debbie McGee, singer Alexandra Burke and Paralympian Jonnie Peacock are the final contestants to be announced for Strictly Come Dancing. |
34,610,872 | 23 October 2015 Last updated at 02:35 BST
It was given to the city as a sign of his gratitude for funding his forces at the Battle of Agincourt.
Commentary from art historian Dr Michael Hall. | King Henry V's rarely seen Crystal Sceptre is going on public display at the Guildhall in London. |
37,183,360 | The Secretary of State for Communities, Sajid Javid, has told the region's council leaders that time to implement a devolution deal is running out.
Elections for directly-elected mayors are due to be held in a number of areas of England in May 2017.
However, critics say the plan will not deliver the promised benefits.
... | The North East risks losing £900m of investment because of delays approving plans for a directly-elected mayor, the government has warned. |
35,519,438 | Most died after buying the black-market spirits, made from ethanol, water and fruit, from a couple in Sleman, north of Yogyakarta city. Several people were also taken to hospital.
The alleged maker and seller of the drink has been arrested.
It is not the first time moonshine has killed people in Muslim-majority Indones... | At least 24 people have died in recent days in central Java, Indonesia, from drinking illegally-produced alcohol. |
36,166,770 | Mr Hammond's arrival makes him the first UK foreign secretary to visit since the years before the Caribbean country's communist revolution of 1959.
He said the UK was set to reach new "co-operation agreements" on energy, education and culture with Cuba.
Mr Hammond's visit follows one by US President Barack Obama last m... | Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he was keen to "forge new links across the Atlantic" as he arrived in Cuba for a historic visit. |
38,972,081 | Mountaineering Scotland and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association have jointly written to Scotland's environment secretary.
The Scottish government wants woodland cover to go from 17% to 25% by 2050.
It said there would be "appropriate consideration of Scotland's distinctive upland landscapes."
Scottish Natural Heritage... | Scotland's "dramatic open views and vistas" could be threatened by plans to increase woodland cover, according to mountaineers and gamekeepers. |
18,830,768 | The flame was also taken on a cliff top chair-lift at The Needles when it arrived on the island en-route from
Bournemouth to Southampton
.
Sailing Olympian Shirley Robertson carried the flame in Newport.
The day began at Bournemouth Pier and the 59-mile route will include a stop at Southampton football club... | Yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur was cheered on as she ran with the Olympic flame in East Cowes when the torch relay reached the Isle of Wight. |
22,430,652 | The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut its key rate to 2.75% from 3%.
The bank said it expected investment in the resources sector, one of its biggest drivers of growth in recent times, to peak this year.
It added that a rate cut would provide a boost to other areas of the economy and help sustain long-term growth.
"T... | Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low, in an attempt to counter slowing growth in the country's mining sector. |
36,297,009 | The head of Berkshire Hathaway is among a group that includes Dan Gilbert, the billionaire founder of Quicken Loans.
US news reports and the Financial Times said Mr Buffett co-signed a letter from the group and pledged money for a bid.
Verizon, private equity firms, and the owner of the Daily Mail have expressed an int... | Legendary investor Warren Buffett is backing a consortium bidding for Yahoo's core internet assets, according to reports. |
35,675,834 | Gylfi Sigurdsson's neat finish into the bottom corner was enough to settle a cagey, low quality match.
Nathan Redmond shot wide late on for the visitors but Swansea, whose head coach Francesco Guidolin missed the game through illness, held on to win.
Norwich remain in the relegation zone and are without a win in 10 mat... | Swansea City moved nine points clear of the Premier League relegation zone as Norwich slipped further into danger. |
34,992,010 | A report on 38 North, a website run by the US-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, studied images taken between April and November.
These appeared to show work in a new area of the Punggye-ri nuclear zone.
But, the report said, there is no sign that any nuclear test is imminent... | Recent satellite images indicate that North Korea is building a new tunnel at its nuclear test site, a respected US think tank has said. |
27,360,980 | 11 May 2014 Last updated at 11:24 BST
Hundreds of volunteer builders gathered in the city centre to make the tower, using 1,000 cardboard bricks.
The People's Tower community art event was created to mark the opening weekend of the annual Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
The tower is 22 metres tall and is designed to look... | A church made of cardboard boxes has been built in Norwich. |
39,458,733 | Sian Hollands, 25, suffered a pulmonary embolism after leaving Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford, in November 2015.
Dr Kamran Khan previously claimed he had not seen Ms Hollands' notes and was unaware of the seriousness of her pain.
However, during cross-examination he admitted having the notes but not reading them.
The... | A mother who died hours after being given her hospital discharge papers may have lived if a doctor had read her medical notes, an inquest heard. |
35,103,546 | NWAS lost the contract, now worth £66.8m, to bus operator Arriva in 2013.
Arriva withdrew from the new tendering process after admitting providing false data about its current performance.
NWAS was also awarded similar five-year deals for Lancashire, Merseyside and Cumbria, but lost the Cheshire tender to West Midlands... | The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has been restored as the provider for non-emergency patient transport services across Greater Manchester. |
39,519,465 | Media playback is not supported on this device
The winger, 22, was dismissed in the loss to St Johnstone after appearing to react to Stephen Mitchell's award of a foul throw.
Tynecastle head coach Ian Cathro said after the game he would review the incident, but backed his player.
But BBC Scotland has learned the club i... | Hearts will not appeal against the red card Sam Nicholson received for an alleged spit in the direction of an assistant referee at McDiarmid Park. |
38,319,637 | International recognition and protection of such areas is urgently needed to halt their continued loss, say scientists.
Roads may introduce many problems to nature, including deforestation, pollution and risks to wildlife.
Areas untouched by roads do not have adequate protection in most countries, researchers report in... | A global map of areas without roads shows large tracts of wilderness remain unprotected. |
34,786,607 | Agricultural produce and cosmetics sold in EU member states must now have clear labels showing their place of origin.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the EU "should be ashamed of itself".
The EU considers settlements built on territories occupied by Israel in 1967 to be illegal under international law, but Israel di... | The European Commission has issued new guidelines for the labelling of some products made in Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian and Syrian land. |
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