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37,560,655 | A photographer who was able to board the stricken wooden vessel said more than 1,000 migrants had been crammed aboard.
They were among at least 28 migrants who died in the area on Tuesday, while some 4,655 people were rescued.
The total number rescued over the past two days is more than 10,000, while the death toll is ... | More than 20 migrants are said to have suffocated in the hold of an overloaded boat off the Libyan coast. |
36,806,454 | The defensive midfielder joined from Caen last summer for £6m and went on to make 40 appearances in Leicester's Premier League-winning campaign.
Kante, 25, was part of the France squad that reached the final of Euro 2016.
"I am so happy to have signed for one of the biggest clubs in Europe. It's a dream come true for m... | Chelsea have signed Leicester City midfielder N'Golo Kante on a five-year deal for a fee believed to be in the region of £30m. |
35,753,349 | 8 March 2016 Last updated at 10:42 GMT
Peter Slevin, her biographer, talks about her legacy.
He looks at the first lady to do a hula hoop on the White House lawn and dance in public to Uptown Funk.
Mrs Obama has also taken a proactive stance on education and obesity among young people. | The White House's first black first lady Michelle Obama once told her aides not to "just put me on a plane, send me someplace and have me smile". |
26,393,852 | Sosefina Amoa, 26, accepted a plea agreement for voluntary manslaughter, punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
A prosecutor has said she will seek a four to 10-year prison term.
A lawyer for Amoa said the Samoan woman smothered the infant in her room at the Little Sisters of the Poor convent but did so out of panic a... | A trainee Catholic nun has pleaded guilty to killing her newborn infant in a convent in Washington DC in October. |
40,253,233 | South Africa-born McKerr joined Derbyshire on an initial 28-day loan deal on 31 May.
The 19-year-old took 14 wickets in two first-class games for Derbyshire.
He also became the youngest player in the county's history to take 10 wickets in a match when he took 10-141 in their defeat by Northamptonshire.
Meanwhile, Derby... | Surrey have recalled paceman Conor McKerr from his loan spell with County Championship Division Two side Derbyshire, with immediate effect. |
37,519,783 | Guidolin is under pressure with the Swans only one point above the relegation zone.
Swansea's American owners, Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien, have yet to decide on Guidolin's future.
However, they are compiling a shortlist of potential successors to the Italian.
The owners will be in attendance at the Liberty on Saturd... | Francesco Guidolin's future as Swansea City head coach will not necessarily rest on Saturday's Premier League match against Liverpool - even though the Italian admitted it could be his last. |
38,981,331 | Clare Shillington and Laura Delany both made 37 as Ireland were bowled out for 144 after 47.1 overs of their innings.
Bangladesh replied with 145-3 off 39.1 overs to win with 65 balls to spare, Sharmin Akhter top-scoring with 52.
Ireland must win their remaining two matches against Pakistan and South Africa to maintain... | Ireland's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup appear remote after suffering a seven-wicket defeat by Bangladesh in their opening Super Six match. |
26,893,012 | First Minister Peter Robinson suggested devolved powers for social welfare could be handed back if the Stormont parties failed to reach agreement.
Sinn Féin and the SDLP are currently refusing to support the changes.
Ms Villiers described the idea as hugely controversial.
"It's the current government's approach that an... | The secretary of state has said the prospect of Westminster taking powers to legislate for welfare changes in NI is not realistic. |
32,604,782 | The Nigerian military says the footage shows Boko Haram fighters on trucks and motorcycles fleeing aerial bombardment by the Air Force, in a recent operation in the Sambisa forest - thought to be the militants' last stronghold in Nigeria.
Over the past week alone, the military says hundreds of women and children have b... | If the recent footage released by the military is anything to go by, Nigerians may have reason for optimism about the government's ongoing battle against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. |
35,525,047 | The 30-year-old, riding for Team Dimension Data, won stage one to Al Khor Corniche in a sprint finish from Sacha Modolo (Lampre) and Andrea Guardini (Astana).
Cavendish, who won the race in 2013, averaged close to 52km/h on this stage.
He plans to decide during the race whether he will compete at next month's track Wor... | Britain's Mark Cavendish claimed his first win of 2016 on a fast opening stage of the Tour of Qatar. |
35,872,228 | Bloc Blinds of Magherafelt specialises in made-to-measure roller blinds, and its major customers include the John Lewis department store chain.
It currently employs 69 staff but aims to add 93 jobs over the next two years.
The expansion is being supported with a £465,000 grant from Invest NI.
The investment includes ne... | A County Londonderry-based blind manufacturer is more than doubling its workforce in a £4m investment. |
39,949,052 | Trudy Taylor was employed as an agency social worker for Lincolnshire County Council until 2015.
A tribunal heard she was asked to visit a family where there had been an alleged domestic violence incident between the parents.
The Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service was told she never made the visits.
Read more... | A social worker who lied about visiting two children who were potentially at risk of harm has been struck off. |
35,903,647 | About 47,000 fines totalling £1.3m were issued during a trial to restrict traffic during the day.
The trial took place between August 2013 and April 2014.
Refunds can be obtained by calling City of York Council or by visiting the website.
Refunds were offered to drivers after a traffic adjudicator said the council had... | Drivers fined for crossing York's Lendal Bridge while traffic restrictions were in place have just days to apply for their money back, officials have said. |
34,180,122 | As African societies walk the tightrope between tradition and international law, some cultural practices which might be considered philanthropic at home can take on a very different complexion if transferred to the West.
They can even violate anti-slavery and human-trafficking laws.
Like many African countries, Nigeria... | In our series of letters from African journalists, Nigerian novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani asks if using poorer relatives as domestic workers is helping them or exploiting them. |
38,631,897 | The 46-year-old number one seed defeated his 26-year-old opponent 7-3 in Sunday's final at Lakeside.
Noppert, seeded third, led 2-1 before Teessider Durrant came back strongly.
"In 1989, I watched a match between Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson that inspired me to pick up a set of darts," Durrant told Channel 4.
"Now, th... | England's Glen Durrant secured his first BDO World Darts Championships title with victory over Dutchman Danny Noppert. |
33,067,122 | Mr Humphrey and his wife, Yu Yingzeng, were sentenced in August last year for illegally obtaining private information on Chinese nationals.
He received a two-and-a-half year sentence, while Ms Yu was sentenced to two years in prison.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) China, which was fined $490m in China for bribery, hired Mr Hump... | British company investigator Peter Humphrey is to be released early from a Chinese jail, according to reports. |
37,721,820 | Karena Virginia said Mr Trump approached her when she was waiting for a car outside the US Open tennis tournament in New York in 1998.
She accused the current Republican nominee of grabbing her breast and making objectifying statements about her to other men in his group.
Mr Trump's campaign dismissed the claim as a "f... | A tenth woman has come forward to accuse US presidential candidate Donald Trump of sexual assault. |
27,808,225 | However, Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo says he considers such an attack unlikely.
"Brazil can be calm about such a possibility," the minister said.
Speaking of potential protests, Mr Cardozo said the authorities would not tolerate violence committed by either demonstrators or the security forces.
Brazil's secur... | Brazil's counter terrorist strategy for the World Cup will focus on the danger from "lone wolves", senior officials have told BBC Brasil. |
39,402,701 | The two men were suspected of tampering with the escalator after the incident, report local media.
An escalator at the Langham Place shopping centre suddenly reversed at high speed on Sunday, sending passengers tumbling down.
The reason behind the malfunction is still unknown.
Officials had called in the two technician... | Two technicians in Hong Kong have been arrested for "perverting the course of justice", after a malfunctioning escalator injured shoppers in a mall. |
25,657,749 | The official report warned that police behaviour, particularly with stop and search had had a corrosive effect on community relations. A subsequent inquiry by Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary identified an "alarming" 27% of stop and searches in which there were no reasonable grounds to conduct the search. The ... | When the smoke cleared from the riots triggered by Mark Duggan's shooting, uncomfortable questions for the police emerged. |
40,503,565 | The memorial and museum tweeted that the gas chamber was "not a stage" but was a place for mournful silence.
Republican Clay Higgins said in the video that the horrors of the WW2 death camps were the reason why the US military should be "invincible".
Some 1.1 million people, mainly Jews, died at the Nazi-occupied Polan... | Officials at Auschwitz have criticised a US congressman for making and voicing a video inside a gas chamber at the former Nazi death camp. |
40,457,443 | Harrison Ballantyne was found near a bridle-path close to Daventry International Rail Freight Depot at 17:20 BST on Tuesday.
The 11-year-old with the "cheeky smile" was with four other boys at the time.
His parents said he was "an outgoing boy and loved to be active outside, exploring, climbing and getting muddy".
Harr... | The parents of a boy who was electrocuted near a rail depot have paid tribute to their "kind and thoughtful" son. |
21,178,718 | Prof Dame Sally Davies said bacteria were becoming resistant to current drugs and there were few antibiotics to replace them.
She told a committee of MPs that going for a routine operation could become deadly due to the threat of infection.
Experts said it was a global problem and needed much more attention.
Antibiotic... | The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England. |
38,297,394 | Gerard Coyne accused Unite's current general secretary, Len McCluskey, of "dabbling in politics all the time".
Mr Coyne, the union's West Midlands secretary, launched his campaign for the top job in Birmingham.
Unite is Labour's biggest donor and Mr McCluskey has been one of leader Jeremy Corbyn's key backers in the fa... | A new challenger to lead the UK's largest trade union says he will stop it "playing Westminster power games". |
38,831,833 | Jess Herbst, who became mayor of New Hope last May, made the announcement in an open letter to the town's residents.
"As your Mayor I must tell you about something that has been with me since my earliest memories. I am Transgender," she wrote.
Ms Herbst was appointed mayor following the death of her predecessor.
She ha... | The mayor of a small town in Texas has become the first transgender elected official in the state's history, local media report. |
28,783,870 | The woman suffered fatal injuries in the incident involving a lorry at Llangyfelach at around 04:00 BST.
The eastbound carriageway of the M4 was closed for several hours resulting in long delays for commuter traffic on Thursday morning.
The road was closed until 09:00 BST causing a five-mile tail back along the M4 east... | A woman reported to have been walking on the slip road of the M4 at Swansea, dies following a collision. |
34,756,305 | Stand-off Ian Keatley struck from just inside Edinburgh's half after prop John Andress had collapsed a scrum.
"If you look where that scrum is, and where the penalty was taken, there was definitely a metre taken there," the head coach told BBC Scotland.
"It looked to me that the ball, had it been taken from the right s... | Alan Solomons felt the penalty that beat his Edinburgh team against Munster was taken beyond the mark. |
38,960,437 | Government figures show 375 doses, sent to addresses in England, Wales, and Scotland, were seized in 2016, compared with just five in 2013.
Taking the pills while pregnant without medical approval is illegal in the UK.
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service said as awareness of the online pills increased, more women we... | The number of abortion pills being bought online in Britain is increasing, data shown to the Victoria Derbyshire programme suggests. |
27,442,421 | Liverpool-born Andrew Goodall has worked in the NHS for 23 years and is the ex-chief executive of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
He succeeds David Sissling, who was appointed chief executive of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust earlier this year.
Dr Goodall said he was privileged to have been offe... | A former health board chief has been appointed the new head of the NHS in Wales. |
30,215,782 | The Royal Society warns that the risk of heatwaves to an ageing population will rise about ten-fold by 2090 if greenhouse gases continue to rise.
They estimate the risk to individuals from floods will rise more than four-fold and the drought risk will treble.
The report???s lead author Prof Georgina Mace said: ???This ... | Climate change and population growth will hugely increase the risk to people from extreme weather, a report says. |
35,564,663 | The figure for the six months to 31 December is an increase of £5.1m from 2014, helped in part by the £13m sale of Virgil van Dijk to Southampton.
Revenue is up 0.3% to £31.4m but the club expect a dip in the coming months with no further European matches this season and fewer home games.
"Our performance in Europe thi... | Celtic have announced a pre-tax profit of £11.7m in their interim results. |
34,297,904 | But with little separating the party from conservative New Democracy, a coalition government is likely.
Syriza's leader, Alexis Tsipras, called the snap poll after securing a multi-billion euro international bailout.
Whoever is elected will have to oversee austerity measures demanded by Greece's creditors as part of th... | Final campaign rallies have been held in Greece ahead of Sunday's elections, with several polls giving left-wing Syriza a small lead. |
34,762,606 | The Gunners were extremely poor and were outplayed for long periods at home, but they still picked up a point and actually created enough chances to win the match because of the brilliance of Mesut Ozil.
I would not even say Ozil had a particularly good game but he got his side out of jail with his cross for Kieran Gib... | Arsenal got absolutely battered for most of Sunday's 1-1 draw in the north London derby against Tottenham - their fans must have been wondering what was happening, because it was embarrassing at times. |
35,653,463 | Every day thousands of elderly patients are unable to leave hospitals despite being medically fit to do so, because care is not available in the community.
But Respublica said if care homes took them in it would be a "win, win".
The think tank said it would free up hospital beds, while bringing in vital investment into... | The NHS in England should pay care homes to look after patients trapped in hospitals because of the delayed discharges problem, a report suggests. |
28,992,196 | Welsh and UK ministers have been rowing since March over how to finance the commuter lines in and out of Cardiff.
Mr Crabb said the scheme - estimated at £309m to £463m - was "probably the most knotty" problem between the two governments but was soluble.
The valleys rail electrification is due to be completed between... | A deal on who will pay to electrify the valleys rail network should be ready in a "short number of months," says Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb. |
36,434,652 | I have been talking to two companies on Anglesey. Both have received EU funding but their owners have opposing views on whether to leave or remain.
VOTING TO LEAVE
Gabitie Group employs eight people in Holyhead. It started in 2004 as an e-commerce company selling bedding, silk clothing and chandeliers but has diversifi... | Would businesses in Wales be better off in or out of the European Union? |
37,978,755 | Stefano Brizzi, from south London, admitted dismembering Gordon Semple, 59, when he was high on crystal meth.
The Italian national claimed PC Semple, who he met on dating app Grindr, died accidentally during a sex game.
Jurors at the Old Bailey convicted the 50-year-old on a 10-2 majority after five days of deliberatio... | A man who strangled a Met Police officer before trying to dissolve his body in an acid-filled bath has been found guilty of murder. |
39,384,150 | An extraordinary congress in Freetown on Thursday ended with Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) president Isha Johansen and her biggest critics embracing and shaking hands to pave the way for a fresh beginning for football in the country.
One of the major reasons for the tension between aggrieved stakeholders and... | Sierra Leone football looks set for a new start after years of problems and infighting within its governing body. |
36,664,122 | Pearson, 33, began his career at Motherwell before leaving to join Celtic in 2004.
He returned for a second stint at Fir Park in 2015 after spells in England with Derby, Stoke and Bristol City.
"This was something I was really keen to do and I want to thank everyone at Motherwell for the way they've handled this," Pear... | Motherwell midfielder Stephen Pearson has left the club to join Indian Super League side Atletico de Kolkata. |
40,552,026 | GOSH referred the case back to the High Court after reports of "new" data from foreign healthcare experts suggested treatment could improve his condition.
Charlie's parents have made several unsuccessful challenges to a decision to end the 11-month-old's life support.
GOSH told the hearing the evidence was not new but ... | A lawyer for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has dismissed claims of "fresh" medical evidence in the case of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard. |
31,782,110 | The body of Drew Jordan was found in the quarry he owned in Eskra, near Omagh, on Thursday evening.
The death of the father-of three, who was in his 50s, is being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI).
The police have confirmed his death is not being treated as suspicious. His fu... | The death of a man at a quarry in County Tyrone has been described as a "tragic accident". |
34,531,901 | The ancient creature has been preserved in exquisite detail, providing the oldest-known record of hedgehog-like spines and mammalian internal organs.
The discovery is published in the journal Nature.
The creature, called Spinolestes xenarthrosus, was unearthed in Las Hoyas Quarry in central Spain.
Study co-author Dr Zh... | A 125 million-year-old fossil - described by scientists as an exceptionally cute furball - has been unearthed, scientists report. |
37,779,603 | Earls was dismissed for a dangerous tackle on Fraser Brown playing for Munster against Glasgow Warriors in the European Champions Cup.
A "timely" guilty plea and expression of remorse helped in an initial four-week ban being reduced by half.
Earls is also suspended for Munster's Pro12 match against Ulster on Friday.
Re... | Ireland wing Keith Earls will miss the Test against New Zealand on 5 November after being suspended for two weeks following his red card on Saturday. |
39,653,665 | Axis Studios has secured Scottish Enterprise backing to take on 20 additional staff.
The company works for major studios on animations and special visual effects in TV and film drama.
It said it was on course to triple turnover between 2015 and 2018 to £15m, working from bases in Glasgow, Bristol and London.
Axis Stud... | A digital film producer has announced plans to increase its Glasgow workforce to 180. |
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The Welsh will be vying with England and Australia to top Pool A, which also includes Fiji and Uruguay.
Injuries to backs Leigh Halfpenny, Rhys Webb and Eli Walker have disrupted preparations but Marshall refuses to discount Warren Gatland's side.
"They've got an opportuni... | Former New Zealand scrum-half Justin Marshall believes Wales will relish their underdog status at the World Cup. |
17,629,389 | The agency says more than 700 divers have visited the site, 4,000m under water off the coast of Canada.
The ship will fall under the 2001 Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage once it passes the 100th anniversary of its sinking on 15 April.
The convention aims to prevent unscientific or unethical... | The wreck of the Titanic is to come under the protection of the United Nations cultural agency Unesco. |
38,339,200 | Finkley Down Farm, in Hampshire, posted a video of the hungry rodents munching on the Christmas dinner accompaniment.
The clip, which garnered 6m views in four days, prompted criticism from some who were concerned the vegetables could cause "fatal" bloating.
However, the farm and the RSPCA and Blue Cross animal chariti... | A family farm provoked controversy when it posted a video of guinea pigs eating Brussels sprouts. |
39,729,342 | Solva Care, which launched as a two-year pilot in October 2015, helps about 40 elderly people in the community.
The not-for-profit initiative matches people who need support to 30 volunteers who provide it.
A grant of £21,421 was awarded by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority's Sustainable Development Fund.
So... | A project that cares for the elderly in a Pembrokeshire village has secured funding to keep it going for two years. |
36,585,163 | Roy and Shirley Erskine, from Dunblane, told the Radio Times magazine they had been sent "one or two nasty letters" about their grandson.
Their daughter Judy told them to throw away the letters, which attacked the 29-year-old's behaviour on court and also criticised his accent.
Mr Erskine, 82, said it was hard to deal ... | Andy Murray's grandparents say they have been left "upset" after receiving hate mail criticising the tennis star. |
28,439,834 | The producer of one of the UK's most popular lagers, his business had grown too fast and over-extended itself. It was making a loss, and had built up substantial debts which it was struggling to service.
While this situation may have been rectifiable in benign economic conditions, the global financial crisis that explo... | Lord Bilimoria speaks openly and honestly about the difficulties his company Cobra Beer faced back in 2008. |
37,605,222 | The lender was the biggest faller on Germany's main stock market before paring back the losses.
Talks between chief executive John Cryan and the US Department of Justice ended without agreement at the weekend, according to reports.
The bank has been under intense pressure over the size of the fine.
Mr Cryan was in the ... | Deutsche Bank shares dropped in early trade on reports that its boss failed to reach a swift deal with the US over lowering a $14bn (£11.3bn) fine. |
32,286,519 | Seven separate failures affected Southeastern passengers through London Bridge, which then created overcrowding at Victoria and Canada Water.
Network Rail and Transport for London apologised to customers saying cable damage and signalling problems had caused delays.
Most faults were repaired by 08:00 BST.
Points proble... | Rush hour travellers have had a "nightmare Monday" commute across London after a series of unrelated rail and Tube train delays. |
36,952,482 | Turkey reacted angrily when Germany's constitutional court banned Mr Erdogan from appearing by video link at Sunday's demonstration in Cologne, accusing Berlin of infringing freedom of expression.
Although officially aimed at celebrating the defeat of the military coup, the protest was also viewed by many in Germany as... | The row over a rally in support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Germany has brought the growing tension between the countries since July's failed military coup to the surface. |
37,038,551 | 10 August 2016 Last updated at 17:14 BST
The hashtag, #Olympics_Women_Don't_Represent_Us, opposing women's participation in the games in general, garnered over 100,000 tweets.
But an Egyptian beach volleyball team was also mocked and humiliated on Arab social media for wearing long-sleeved T-shirts and leggings.
While ... | Social media users have harshly criticised female athletes in various Arab delegations for showing too much or too little skin. |
38,414,756 | The centre said all 200 tickets to see Brumm, Maja and Brumma were booked within 15 minutes of being made available on Thursday.
The bears are 22-month-old siblings and arrived at the centre at the end of November from Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden.
Visitors will be able to see them from 4 January.
The new arrivals join Star... | Staff at Dundee's Camperdown Wildlife Centre said they have been "blown away" by demand for preview tickets to see its three new European brown bears. |
37,984,719 | Europe's largest economy grew by 0.2% between July and September, half the 0.4% rate seen in the previous three months.
This was slower than economists had expected and well below the 0.7% rate recorded in the first quarter.
"The development of foreign trade had a downward effect on growth," said Germany's Federal Stat... | Germany's economic growth slowed in the third quarter of the year, dented by weaker exports, figures have shown. |
12,150,510 | Mary Boyle was six years old when she went missing on 18 March 1977 whilst visiting her grandparents at Cashelard.
The dig was prompted by Danish psychic Yan Sterns, hired by country singer Margo O'Donnell - Daniel's sister - a close friend of Mary's mother, Ann.
Gardai have confirmed they were assisting the family in ... | A fresh dig to find the remains of a young girl who disappeared almost 34 years ago has taken place in Donegal. |
39,444,993 | Fairer outcomes remained an "entrenched" problem, she said, at an event promoting social mobility.
Too many pupils fail to reach their potential, said Ms Greening.
Making the most of all young people's talent was a "hard, cold, economic imperative," she said.
"Children from high-income backgrounds who show signs of low... | Low-ability youngsters from wealthy families go on to earn more money than their more gifted, poorer counterparts, says the Education Secretary Justine Greening. |
36,033,056 | Confederate forces acquired hundreds of Clyde-built boats because they were fast, making them ideal for evading Union ships blockading Southern ports.
Archaeologists believe the shipwreck off Oak Island, North Carolina, is a blockade runner called Agnes E Fry.
It was launched on the Clyde under a different name, Fox.
A... | Archaeologists are preparing to make a detailed examination of a wreck believed to be that of a Scottish ship used in the American Civil War. |
32,426,714 | The advertisement shows a black, emaciated child holding a red parasol over the fair, bejewelled actress.
A group of activists, in an "open letter" to Ms Rai Bachchan, called the image "extremely objectionable".
The film star's publicist said she had been photographed without the backdrop.
"The final layout of the ad i... | An Indian jewellery advertisement featuring top Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been withdrawn after criticism that it was "racist" and promoted child slavery. |
35,824,018 | The 33-year-old batsman lost his England place ahead of last winter's tour to South Africa and is set to lead the Bears for the whole summer.
"Division One, this year, will be the toughest that it's ever been," he said.
"The two counties that have come up, with Test Match grounds, look strong."
Bell has set his sights ... | Warwickshire captain Ian Bell says County Championship Division One will be the most competitive ever this summer following the promotion of Lancashire and Surrey. |
38,814,297 | Last week, the Mayor of London issued his first "black alert" warning about air pollution. With pollution levels as high as they've been for five years, Londoners were advised to limit the amount of time they spent exercising outside.
Today's pollution is usually invisible. But standing outside Sir John Cass Foundation... | The former head of the Downing Street policy unit, Camilla Cavendish, assesses government efforts to control traffic pollution. |
29,390,691 | The Scot, 27, levelled after a poor first set before racing through the decider against the Argentine.
He will face Tommy Robredo in Sunday's final in China after the Spaniard earlier beat Santiago Giraldo 6-1 6-4.
"Tommy will be a very tough opponent. I will need to play a really good match if I want to win," said Mur... | Britain's Andy Murray defeated Juan Monaco 2-6 6-3 6-0 at the Shenzhen Open to reach his first final since winning Wimbledon last year. |
38,548,416 | The 20-year-old, who has three caps, spent five years at Fulham before leaving for the Cherries in the summer on a four-year contract.
He made his first Bournemouth start in Saturday's FA Cup defeat at Millwall.
Rangers are also in talks with Arsenal over the loan signing of attacking midfielder Jon Toral, who is curre... | Rangers have signed USA midfielder Emerson Hyndman on a six-month loan deal from Bournemouth. |
18,173,273 | Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts found a doubling in the odds of obesity by the time the child was three years old.
The team said birth by C-section might affect bacteria in the gut, which in turn affects the way food is digested.
The study looked at 1,255 pairs of mothers and children from ... | Babies who are delivered through Caesarean section are twice as likely to become obese than those born traditionally, US research suggests. |
34,361,568 | Liverpool will host FA Cup finalists Notts County in the other semi-final, with the dates for both ties in October still to be confirmed.
Three-time winners Arsenal's quarter-final with City was postponed after City were charged with fielding an ineligible player in the group stage.
The charge was found to be unproven ... | Holders Manchester City or Arsenal will host Birmingham City in the semi-finals of this year's Women's Continental Cup. |
34,993,428 | Since April, convicted criminals in England and Wales have had to pay a charge of between £150 and £1,200 towards the cost of their case.
But Mr Gove said "while the intention behind the policy was honourable in reality that intent has fallen short".
MPs had called for it to be axed and the Magistrates Association said... | The criminal courts charge is to be scrapped from 24 December, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has announced. |
34,847,624 | Fox-Pitt, 46, was placed in an induced coma after falling at the World Young Horse Championships in Lion D'Angers on 17 October. He was treated in France before returning to England last week.
"It is fantastic to be home," said the former world number one.
Fox-Pitt is GB's most successful rider with 20 major championsh... | British eventer William Fox-Pitt has been discharged from hospital as he continues his recovery following a serious fall in competition last month. |
36,362,614 | Rangers avoided relegation by finishing 10th but the club was later charged for failing to implement Haveron's touchline ban against Dungannnon.
It could have resulted in Carrick losing three points and being relegated but the Irish FA decided not to apply any sanction following a hearing.
Haveron replaced Michael Hugh... | Gary Haveron has resigned as manager of Premiership side Carrick Rangers after a controversial end to the season. |
36,289,940 | Antrim cut an eight-point deficit to three at one stage but a late goal by Sean Quigley ensured Pete McGrath's Erne men would progress.
Home forward Tomas Corrigan landed nine points but boss Pete McGrath will be concerned about the second-half wobble.
Fermanagh had led 0-9 to 0-2 at half-time before Antrim hit back wi... | Fermanagh saw off a mini-revival from Antrim to book an Ulster Championship quarter-final meeting with Donegal. |
36,098,260 | The blast hit a facility owned by Mexico's state oil company, Pemex, in the port city of Coatzacoalcos.
Hundreds of people have been evacuated and schools closed. Footage showed a large fire and vast plumes of smoke.
The cause of the blast is unclear. Several explosions have been reported at Pemex facilities in recent ... | A large explosion at an oil facility in the south-east Mexican state of Veracruz has killed at least three people and injured 136 more. |
32,298,504 | The 5.5in (14cm) component packs in 806 pixels per inch.
That outclasses Samsung's new flagship model by a wide margin. The Galaxy S6 offers 577ppi on a slightly smaller display.
Higher resolutions offer more detail, typically producing crisper images and text. But experts say there is a limit to what the human eye can... | Japan's Sharp has announced the first smartphone screen capable of showing images in 4K resolution. |
38,403,923 | "Another school purge of an LGBT teacher," Timur Bulatov wrote on Russia's version of Facebook, called vKontakte. He professes to be fighting decadence because he is a pious Muslim.
He sent a dossier on music teacher Maria Shestopalova to her school bosses in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia.
She says they then forced her to quit.... | A self-styled Russian campaigner for morality in schools has boasted about the dismissal of a teacher he describes as a "lesbian" and "satanist". |
23,926,042 | Sakho, 23, who has 14 France caps, will cost around £18m from Paris St-Germain.
Sporting Lisbon's Ilori, 20, has represented Portugal at youth level but is still eligible to play for England because he is born in London.
Sakho told the club's website: "I came here because the project at Liverpool interests me. I'm real... | Liverpool have signed central defenders Mamadou Sakho and Tiago Ilori for a combined fee of about £25m. |
40,160,040 | Visitors to the charity's reserve in Bempton, East Yorkshire can upload their images to a special website.
The Atlantic puffin is a "Red List" threatened species and numbers across the UK are rapidly declining.
Researchers hope analysing the birds' diets could help explain why numbers have dropped in some areas.
More o... | The RSPB has appealed for photographs of puffins feeding to help scientists discover why the bird's numbers have fallen to dangerously low levels. |
35,183,122 | It is unclear why the helicopter carrying Lionel Zinsou crash-landed in a stadium.
"My father is fine. There were no victims in the helicopter accident in Djougou," Marie-Cecile Zinsou tweeted.
Earlier this month, Mr Zinsou confirmed he would run as a candidate in Benin's 2016 presidential elections.
The helicopter cra... | Benin's Prime Minister walked away unscathed after the helicopter in which he was travelling crashed in the country's northwest, his daughter said. |
34,268,824 | Using pictures from the Cassini probe, the researchers have detected and tracked a slight wobble in the moon.
After seven years of study, they have concluded this flutter would be much less if the icy crust was connected directly to Enceladus's rock core.
It is strong support for the idea of an intervening, global mass... | Scientists have determined that the sub-surface body of water on the Saturnian moon Enceladus must be far more extensive than first thought. |
27,352,902 | The deal calls for an immediate truce and the formation of a transitional government ahead of the drafting of a new constitution and new elections.
The conflict in the world's newest state has left thousands dead and more than one million homeless.
A ceasefire agreed in January collapsed within days, with both sides ac... | South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed a peace deal after a five-month conflict. |
28,984,747 | Gary Firth, 50, and from Barnsley, was killed in a crash at the 11th Milestone on the TT Course, at about 13.45 BST.
The Senior race was immediately red flagged by the clerk of the course.
Firth finished 34th in the Newcomers A race earlier this week and had recorded his fastest lap of 102.282mph in the Friday's Senior... | A motorcyclist from Yorkshire has been killed during the Senior Manx Grand Prix race in the Isle of Man. |
29,943,681 | The Greek government is trying to balance austerity measures imposed by the EU and the IMF with a return to regaining economic policy-making power.
Greece has had two bailouts totalling €240bn (£188bn) since 2010 when private investors refused to lend to Athens.
Greece wants to return to market financing from next y... | Eurozone ministers have moved towards agreeing a new credit line for Greece as it prepares to exit its bailout at the end of the year. |
40,711,813 | Timothy Pawlett, 52, from Haverfordwest and Gareth Clement, 55, from Crymych, are alleged to have left Fishguard port early or arrived late while still claiming full working hours.
It meant they had been overpaid a combined total of over £1,800.
They both deny a single charge of fraud and the trial at Swansea Crown Cou... | Two Pembrokeshire police officers left work early 126 times in three months, a jury has heard. |
32,390,240 | The Atlantic Airlines cargo flight left Aberdeen on Monday evening, and had been scheduled to fly to East Midlands Airport.
But it declared an emergency a short time later and returned to Aberdeen, where it landed safely at about 20:20.
It is not yet known what caused the plane to turn back. | An aircraft has returned safely to Aberdeen International Airport after reporting a problem shortly after taking off. |
31,792,844 | "The trigger man will be blamed, while those who actually ordered the killing will go free," Ilya Yashin, co-founder of Mr Nemtsov's party, said on Sunday.
His comments came after two men of Chechen origin were charged with his murder and three others arrested.
Mr Yashin rejected suggestions radical Islamists were behi... | A close ally of murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov says he is "totally sceptical" that the two men charged organised his killing. |
37,177,241 | And Team GB's youngest star, bronze-winning gymnast Amy Tinkler, who last week was wowing global sports fans but tomorrow collects her GCSE results, was given the welcome home of a sporting hero.
There were several false starts as friends, coaches and fans waited at her gymnastics club to welcome her back after her Rio... | She went to Rio a hopeful but came back an Olympic medal holder. |
39,411,975 | Gloucestershire reached 253-6 with four balls to spare after Cockbain shared a stand of 172 with Benny Howell (81).
Lukas Carey was Glamorgan's best bowler with four for 38.
Glamorgan made 252-9 thanks to openers Jacques Rudolph (60) and David Lloyd (49). But Glamorgan lost seamer Ruaidhri Smith to a leg injury suffere... | Gloucestershire beat Glamorgan by four wickets in their pre-season friendly thanks to Ian Cockbain's 125 not out. |
36,163,247 | Standing in a cool stone corridor near the heart of Eastern State Penitentiary, a sprawling Gothic prison-turned historic tourist attraction in Philadelphia, Russell Craig tried to round up an audience.
"In one minute, I'm about to give a tour... an exclusive, never-before-done tour," he called to families and couples ... | At a 19th Century prison that pioneered the use of solitary confinement in the US, former inmates lead one-of-a-kind tours about the history of incarceration and their own experience within it. |
38,111,623 | 25 November 2016 Last updated at 18:30 GMT
Fazila Aswat and Sandra Major were leaving a car with Mrs Cox ahead of a surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire, in June when the MP was shot and stabbed. | Jo Cox's assistants, who were with the MP when she was murdered, have spoken about coping with the "surreal" loss of both a colleague and friend. |
35,931,668 | Groups pushing for the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff are using a large rubber duck as a mascot.
But the design is similar to one by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, who told the BBC the Brazilian replica constitutes copyright infringement.
The owner of the factory that produced both ducks denied any w... | An artist famous for a giant rubber duck that pops up around the world says a version of his work used by Brazilian protesters amounts to plagiarism. |
37,774,361 | "Jealous" Paul Hemming beat Natalie Hemming, 31, as her children slept upstairs at their Milton Keynes home, Luton Crown Court was told.
Miss Hemming's badly decomposed body was found on 22 May, three weeks after she was last seen.
Mr Hemming, 43, admits manslaughter but denies murder.
The couple lived lived together i... | A man murdered his partner in a "calculated" attack before dragging her body from their house and dumping it in woodland, a court has heard. |
34,200,401 | Bertie, from Adventure Valley in County Durham, covered 18ft (5.48m) in 19.59 seconds - smashing the previous best of 43.7 seconds, which stood since 1977.
He clocked his time in July last year, but the achievement has now been ratified and appears in the new edition of the Guinness Book of Records.
Owner Janine Calzin... | The Usain Bolt of the tortoise world has raced into the record books as the fastest ever. |
35,542,640 | Arthur Howard, 74, and his 75-year-old wife Emma, from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, had the winning ticket for the Mega Friday draw on 29 January.
Mr Howard said he "went into complete shock" after phoning the claims line and hearing the words "Congratulations, you're a millionaire.
He now plans to trade in his ta... | A Scottish couple are celebrating after winning £1m and all-expenses paid break to Dubai in a EuroMillions draw. |
33,745,731 | He is backed by 152 constituency parties, with Andy Burnham in second place with 111, then Yvette Cooper with 106 and Liz Kendall with 18.
The supporting nominations have no weight in the vote but give an insight into the views of active party members.
Mr Corbyn also has the backing of the UK's two largest trade unions... | Jeremy Corbyn is the most popular candidate for Labour leader among local constituency groups, according to the latest party nomination figures. |
38,268,037 | Lucas Bigley, 19, stabbed Matthew Wilson to death in Sheffield on 28 May in a "violent and brutal attack".
Hull Crown Court heard the two men had fallen out after Mr Wilson, also 19, began a relationship with Bigley's mother.
Bigley, of Wadsley Lane, Sheffield, was told he must serve at least 22 years in jail.
More sto... | A man has been jailed for life for murdering a former friend who was having a relationship with his mother. |
33,822,035 | Ministers approved the grant despite warnings from senior civil servants about the charity's finances.
Mr Cameron said the grant had given the charity a final chance to restructure and to "continue its excellent work".
Meanwhile, the charity's supporters have taken part in a march in London.
About 150 people walked fro... | Prime Minister David Cameron has defended the government's decision to give charity Kids Company £3m one week before its closure, saying it had been right to give it "one last chance". |
34,925,091 | In 14 previous Games, GB has never finished lower than fifth in the medal table, and has come second seven times.
But London 2012's third-place finish ended a run of three second places and Rio 2016 is set to be more challenging.
"It's getting harder and harder because other nations are picking up on this and investing... | British Paralympic leaders say Britain can continue to deliver medals despite increased global competition. |
37,399,425 | Greg Docherty volleyed Accies in front after Alexandre D'Acol's header was blocked following a free-kick.
Saints goalkeeper Zander Clark saved well to deny Docherty a second, then at the other end Danny Swanson hit the bar.
Liam Craig equalised in the final 10 minutes when he pounced on the rebound from Blair Alston's ... | Hamilton moved off the bottom of the Scottish Premiership but had to settle for a point at home to St Johnstone. |
38,803,640 | The 25-year-old is set to have a medical at the Premier League club on Tuesday.
Gabbiadini, who has six caps for Italy, joined Napoli from Sampdoria in 2015 and has scored 15 goals in 55 league appearances.
However, he has struggled for a first-team place in recent weeks and has not started a Serie A match since Novemb... | Southampton have agreed a fee of about £14m for Napoli striker Manolo Gabbiadini. |
37,899,067 | MPs gave notice only this morning that they would visit the Derbyshire site.
The committee has investigated working practices at Shirebrook, and wanted to see if improvements had been made.
After a three hour tour, they gathered in a private room when they said a recording device was found.
The company had been expecti... | Six MPs from the Business and Skills Committee claim an attempt was made to record their private discussions after a surprise visit to Sports Direct's Shirebrook warehouse. |
40,397,561 | The lorry then crashed into a house in Bolney Road, Ansty, West Sussex. The cottage's occupants were unhurt, but the building has structural damage.
A 72-year-old man who was driving a VW sustained serious injuries. The other drivers were also taken to hospital.
The A272 Bolney Road was closed at the junction with Bish... | A motorist was seriously injured in a crash involving a lorry and two cars. |
40,894,504 | Officers found an explosive device, thought to be a "flashbang" grenade, when they were called to Elgin Street, Leith, at 12:50.
Police are treating the death of the 51-year-old woman as unexplained and have launched an investigation.
A spokesman said the device was made safe but a controlled explosion was not required... | A bomb disposal team was called out after a woman was found dead at a house in Edinburgh. |
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