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32,800,696 | His British Bloodhound Super-Sonic Car (SSC) is aiming for 800mph (1,290km/h).
To achieve this extraordinary speed, the RAF man will depend on many cutting edge technologies and components - not least the actual "floor" itself.
This piece of titanium panelling will be one of the hardest working engineering elements on ... | When Andy Green "floors it" in the South African desert later this year, he expects to be able to break his 18-year-old land speed record. |
36,227,408 | The former Forest Green Rovers striker, 26, has netted 28 times in all competitions for Rovers this season.
His goals have helped the club up to fourth ahead of the season's final day.
"We have an understanding that, if he comes to us and he's got an offer, we'll have a chance to match that offer," Hamer told BBC Radio... | Bristol Rovers will have the chance to match offers made by other clubs for League Two's top scorer Matty Taylor this summer, says chairman Steve Hamer. |
36,369,215 | Poo left behind by the creatures is turning the white marble walls green!
The problem's been caused by insects breeding in a nearby polluted river - and there's been a rise in the amount of them.
Cleaners scrub the Taj Mahal's walls every day, but there are worries their elbow grease could ruin the beautiful marble and... | Swarms of insects are using India's top tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal, as a toilet. |
37,321,563 | Estate agent George Low, 22, from Dartford, was killed near a nightclub in Ayia Napa in Cyprus on 14 August.
Speaking after Mr Low's funeral, Ben Barker, 22, said: "I'm up and about and moving. I'm unbelievably lucky to have survived what I did."
"I wish that some of that luck could have been with George as well," he s... | A British holidaymaker who survived a stabbing in which his friend was killed has said he is lucky to be alive. |
30,379,295 | The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) wants to replace the lifeboat building on South Marine Drive in Bridlington with a new one 500m away on Spa Promenade.
The RNLI said the 1903 building was "cramped and outdated".
East Riding of Yorkshire Council will decide whether to pass the plans on 8 January.
The counc... | An East Yorkshire seaside town could get a £3m lifeboat station if plans are passed by a council. |
37,910,095 | The party called for an armed forces commissioner and better assessment to deliver the services veterans need.
Social justice spokesman Mark Isherwood said it was "time for us to reflect as a society" on treatment of veterans.
Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant said the Welsh Government was "fully committed" to provid... | War veterans and members of the armed forces need to be treated better by society, the Welsh Conservatives have said ahead of a debate in the Senedd. |
35,798,268 | Labour peer Baroness Royall is looking into claims of anti-Semitism at Oxford University Labour club, as part of a review of Labour's youth wing.
She will now also consider a complaint relating to a Labour student at LSE, it is understood.
MP John Mann called on leader Jeremy Corbyn to take "decisive action".
He told B... | Labour is widening its inquiry into allegations of anti-Semitism among its university organisations, the BBC understands. |
36,957,131 | In March, Premier League clubs agreed to cap away ticket prices at £30.
But seven of the Championship's 24 teams will be charging more than that for their first away game this season.
Aston Villa fans at Sheffield Wednesday face the highest cost, with the cheapest adult ticket selling for £42.
The cost has prompted Vil... | A supporters' group says English Football League fans are "angry" about the cost of tickets for away games, with some paying 40% more than Premier League prices. |
29,719,159 | The protesters were also angered by CY Leung's recent comments, where he argued that poorer residents should not be given too much political influence.
Pro-democracy protesters have been on Hong Kong's streets for three weeks, paralysing some key roads.
Activists and government officials held talks for the first time o... | Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong have marched to the residence of the territory's leader, criticising his stance on democratic reform. |
30,654,578 | The Oxford Temple and Community Centre Project wants a place of worship for the 10,000 Hindus in the county.
Volunteers are now appealing to Hindu families to provide regular donations in order to be accepted for a mortgage.
Chairman Gyan Gopal said: "Of all the major faiths of the world, Hinduism is the only one not t... | Campaigners for a first Hindu temple in Oxfordshire have made a fresh appeal for funds. |
36,763,261 | An average 10.2 million viewers watched Portugal beat France on BBC One, with a further 1.9 million tuning into ITV's coverage of the football match.
Andy Murray's second title-winning performance at the All England Tennis Club was seen by an average of 9.2 million viewers.
Both events drew about 55% of the audience av... | The Euro 2016 final drew nearly three million more viewers than Andy Murray's win at Wimbledon on Sunday. |
35,131,428 | Your name in lights, perhaps. Your first award, maybe.
But when you have the director of the biggest film of the year - and maybe of all time - asking you to play a part in his movie, that is as good a sign as any.
Such was the case for three Indonesian actors who millions of people will see in Star Wars: The Force Awa... | As a film actor, there might be a few signs that you have made it into the big time. |
38,615,709 | Seven people were arrested by Avon and Somerset Police last week after trouble between fans in Cardiff last October.
South Wales Police are investigating an assault on a steward and serious disorder which occurred at the game.
Both forces said they would crack down on anyone "causing problems before, during or after th... | Bristol and Cardiff City fans have been warned to behave at Saturday's Severnside derby following a previous clash between the clubs. |
28,993,791 | Ashya King was taken out of Southampton General Hospital by his mother and father against medical advice.
Hampshire Police believe he may have been taken to Spain and police are at a Marbella property owned by the family.
Officers said they now thought his family had "taken steps to be able to feed him".
It was unclear... | A European arrest warrant has been issued for the parents of a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour, missing from hospital since Thursday. |
15,557,872 | The site, on Newington Causeway near Elephant and Castle, will contain 38 flats and three floors of shops.
Southwark Council's planners approved the scheme by four votes to three.
The club said it was "extremely disappointed" and thought the decision was "wrong".
It had fought the proposals, fearing people moving into ... | A 22-storey tower block has been approved close to the site of the Ministry of Sound nightclub in south-east London, three weeks after another development nearby was rejected. |
19,503,482 | Known as the New Jersey Nets for 35 years, the team will start the new season in the famous New York borough, and in a new stadium, the Barclays Center.
Jay-Z, who owns shares in the club, has been a prime mover behind the NBA team's reincarnation, advising club executives, as well as designing club logos and apparel.
... | Few, if any, leading sports clubs can say that a top rap star has played a role in their rebirth, but that is the case with the newly founded Brooklyn Nets basketball team. |
39,207,375 | Bates, 29, will feature for the county in the 50-over competition alongside former England captain Charlotte Edwards, who joined them in December.
The right-hander will also rejoin Southern Vipers in the Women's Super League after the World Cup.
She scored 232 runs at an average of 42 as the Vipers won the inaugural Su... | New Zealand women's captain Suzie Bates will play for Hampshire women ahead of the Women's World Cup in June. |
37,295,389 | McMahon, 27, can also be deployed in an attacking midfield role.
An employment tribunal recently ordered Portadown to pay £7,000 in unpaid wages to McMahon, an outcome the Shamrock Park club say they will appeal.
In June, an Irish FA disciplinary hearing ruled that McMahon had been paid while registered as an amateur.
... | Dungannon Swifts have completed the signing of former Portadown and Bohemians forward Peter McMahon on a one-year deal. |
40,275,493 | Bedene, 27, forced eight break points in the match, converting three to beat the world number 77 in 65 minutes.
The event is Bedene's first grass-court outing after a good clay campaign took him from 94th to 52nd in the world.
He will play either fourth seed Gilles Muller or Italy's Andreas Seppi next.
British and worl... | British number four Aljaz Bedene made the quarter-finals of the Ricoh Open tournament in the Netherlands with a comfortable 6-3 6-4 win over the United States' Ernesto Escobedo. |
37,192,816 | The mother had intended for her son to look like his idol, AFL player Nic Naitanui, for his school's book week.
But her Facebook post caused a huge outcry from those who saw it as racist.
In a statement, the player said the boy's attempt to emulate his hero "hurts my heart".
The Australian Football League player, who p... | An Australian footballer has called for better education about race, after a mother painted her son's skin brown as a tribute to him, drawing widespread criticism. |
37,465,241 | Guardiola had won his previous six games and 10 of his previous 11 matches in charge, but City were outplayed by a vibrant Spurs who moved second in the table and are now the league's only unbeaten team.
Spurs dominated from the start and were in front early on when Aleksandar Kolarov sliced Danny Rose's cross into his... | Tottenham deservedly ended Pep Guardiola's perfect Premier League start and underlined their own title credentials with a thrilling victory over Manchester City at White Hart Lane. |
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Caley Thistle need to beat Well to stand a chance of Premiership survival.
Victory, coupled with Hamilton Academical dropping points to Dundee, would see Inverness avoid finishing bottom, and automatic relegation, at the expense of a two-legged play-off.
"The players need ... | Inverness boss Richie Foran has urged his players to rest ahead of Saturday's seismic clash with Motherwell. |
34,230,269 | David Wotherspoon gave Saints the lead on the rebound from a Graham Cummins header that had hit the post.
Josh Magennis levelled before the break as Killie recovered.
Rory McKenzie's cross deflected off Brian Easton and deceived Alan Mannus to put Killie ahead and they held on for a maiden home win of the season.
The R... | Kilmarnock made it back-to-back wins for the first time since January as they came from behind to beat St Johnstone. |
39,514,587 | All 18 centrally contracted England players will appear in the competition, running from 10 August to 1 September.
Hazell, 28, moves from Yorkshire Diamonds, with all-rounder Danielle Wyatt, 25, the only other England player to change clubs.
Wyatt, who played for Lancashire last season, has joined the Southern Vipers.
... | England spinner Danielle Hazell has been named Lancashire Thunder captain as part of the player allocations for the Women's Cricket Super League. |
38,647,333 | PC David Norman, 52, of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, made the false statement after being called to a dispute between neighbours in Milford Haven.
Swansea Crown Court heard he was "caught out" by a CCTV recording.
He denies carrying out an act tending or intending to pervert the course of justice.
The court heard PC N... | A police officer "deliberately lied" in a witness statement claiming a man had behaved in an "extremely abusive" way, a court has heard. |
37,516,866 | Gwynedd council is a considering charging a premium on holiday homes.
Councillor Jason Humphreys, however, fears the authority will lose out as people sidestep the charge by classing their second homes as self-catering businesses.
Gwynedd said it was powerless to stop owners making the change.
Some Welsh councils have ... | Calls have been made for a law change to stop second home owners avoiding additional council tax by turning their properties into self-catering lets. |
22,420,025 | Dozens more bodies were retrieved from the ruined eight-storey Rana Plaza on Sunday.
Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster has sparked nationwide anger.
A preliminary government investigation said this week vibrations from four generators on the upper floors triggered the collapse.
Main Uddin Khandaker, head of a gove... | More than 600 bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a Bangladeshi clothing factory complex that collapsed last week, police say. |
35,705,234 | 2 March 2016 Last updated at 15:49 GMT
Being in space weakens your muscles so the pair needed to be helped from their capsule after it landed at around 4.30am this morning.
Their 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station was twice the length of a normal stay.
Now that they're back home they'll take part in... | The US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko have returned to Earth after spending almost a year in space on board the International Space Station. |
36,519,044 | For years the Necurs botnet has distributed junk mail and malware for many different groups of cyber-thieves.
But the amount of malicious traffic emerging from Necurs has now dwindled to almost nothing.
It is not clear what has caused the slowdown and whether traffic will return to previously high levels.
One of the fi... | One of the biggest networks of spam-sending computers in the world has gone quiet, puzzling experts, internet security firms have said. |
19,951,537 | Set in a grand retirement home for ageing musicians, Quartet marks the 75-year-old's debut as a film director.
The film has its gala screening at the London Film Festival on Monday night.
Based on Ronald Harwood's play, Quartet is set in a home for retired musicians, where old rivalries are stirred up by the arrival of... | Dustin Hoffman has sung the praises of the retired opera singers and musicians who appear in his new film, Quartet. |
32,147,576 | It praises the "strong leadership" of the service's new chief executive, with a turnaround in emergency response times for two months in a row.
But a letter to the deputy health minister urges progress in eight areas.
The ambulance service said it was committed to building on "the considerable good work that is already... | The ambulance service in Wales is not improving quickly enough, a cross-party committee of AMs has warned. |
38,751,427 | And its launch event could possibly be the biggest press conference.
It's the bun-fight at the Hurlington Club, London, as each of the six captains and coaches complete a round of at least eight different interviews and conferences.
Then there's the photo calls, a launch press conference, live television and general pr... | The Six Nations championship is often described as the biggest annual rugby tournament in the world. |
37,113,616 | Turkey midfielder Turan slotted in the first goal at the Nou Camp from Messi's through pass in the 10th minute.
Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo then saved Vicente Iborra's penalty after Samuel Umtiti handled.
Turan chipped in his second shortly after the break, with Messi guiding in a sublime header for the third.
I... | Arda Turan scored twice and Lionel Messi once as Barcelona earned a 3-0 second-leg victory over Sevilla to win the Spanish Super Cup 5-0 on aggregate. |
34,068,618 | Ewan claimed his first Grand Tour stage victory by beating John Degenkolb and Peter Sagan in a sprint at the end of the 167.3km Rota-Alcala route.
Giant-Alpecin's Dumoulin finished two seconds later in a pack for a one-second advantage over Esteban Chaves.
Britain's Chris Froome was 12th and is 35 seconds behind overal... | Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands became the new Vuelta a Espana leader after Wednesday's fifth stage, won by Australian Caleb Ewan. |
30,582,937 | Marc Martin, 22, and Matt Preece, 21, died after the BMW hit a tree and flipped on to its roof in High Beeches Lane, Handcross, on 17 December.
Two other passengers, a girl aged 16 and the 20-year-old driver, were hurt. The crash happened at about 22:00 GMT.
Sussex Police said the man was being questioned on suspicion ... | The driver of a car involved in a single-vehicle crash in West Sussex in which two men died has been arrested. |
28,892,437 | Reports say supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have booed Congress party chief ministers at three different official functions in the last few days.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's speech was repeatedly disturbed on Tuesday during an event in Mr Modi's presence.
Jharkhand Chief Minist... | Media in India are criticising the booing of opposition chief ministers in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. |
38,535,857 | Fe ddaw'r cyhoeddiad fis yn unig ers cyhoeddi canlyniadau profion rhyngwladol PISA, sydd yn awgrymu bod disgyblion 15 oed yng Nghymru ar ei hôl hi mewn pynciau gwyddonol.
Bydd yr arian yn cael ei wario ar gynlluniau i wella sgiliau athrawon sydd yn dysgu gwyddoniaeth a thechnoleg.
Y nôd, yn ôl y llywodraeth, fydd helpu... | Bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn gwario £4 miliwn mewn ymdrech i wella safonau dysgu gwyddoniaeth mewn ysgolion. |
34,502,104 | Former shadow minister Helen Goodman had tweeted: "If China is so great, why did @Jeremy_Hunt's wife come to England?" She has since deleted it.
It comes after Mr Hunt said the UK had to become as hard working as Asia.
The Labour Party said the tweet did not represent its views and that the Bishop Auckland MP would be ... | A Labour MP has apologised after making comments about Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's Chinese wife. |
39,490,287 | The Kyrgyz National Security Committee (GKNB) named the prime suspect as Akbarzhon Jalilov, a 22-year-old with Russian citizenship, born in the Kyrgyz city of Osh in 1995.
He is thought to be among the dead. The hunt is on for possible accomplices.
Russian officials suspect that he had links to so-called Islamic State ... | The home-made bomb that killed 14 people aboard a St Petersburg metro train is believed to have been set off by a suicide bomber born in Kyrgyzstan. |
38,520,914 | Newcastle-based Out of the Kitchen had denied the unauthorised sale of nitrous oxide, also known as "laughing gas", through its Toon Whip brand.
Although it is used legally in the catering industry, it can be fatal when used as a drug.
The case followed an undercover investigation by the BBC in which a reporter was sol... | A catering firm has been fined £7,620 for selling gas used as a recreational drug. |
36,660,133 | The pound also strengthened against the dollar and euro, while Wall Street's rally continued for a second day.
Some investors say last week's sell-off was overdone, while others are betting on central banks to rescue the global economy if needed with more stimulus.
"It never was the end of the world," said strategist J... | The FTSE 100 has surged through the level it closed at last Thursday, recovering all of the ground it had lost in the wake of the Brexit vote. |
39,776,883 | Kirsty Maxwell, from Livingston, died on Saturday in the tourist area in south east Spain.
It is thought that she was part of a group of more than 30 women who had travelled to the resort for a hen weekend.
A British man was arrested by police in Benidorm in connection with the incident, before being later released.
A ... | A West Lothian woman has died at a holiday apartment block in Benidorm during a hen party. |
36,286,146 | Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union will walk out on 19 May.
In a ballot, 96% of the 150 affected members voted for strikes on a 53% turnout. 247 people are employed at the office in St Paul's Place.
BIS said it will provide "comprehensive support" to affected staff.
The government announced plans to sh... | Civil servants at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have announced plans to stage a 24-hour strike in protest at plans to shut the department's Sheffield office. |
36,275,012 | The 52-year-old, a former international in both sports, took 2-24 after turning out for Scotland veterans in their 125-run defeat by Lancashire over-50s.
The match was played to commemorate 30 years since Scotland beat Lancashire - their first win over county opposition.
Goram had a 23-year football career and played f... | Andy Goram is known as one of Scotland's greatest goalkeepers, but on Wednesday he reminded people he was also a dab hand with the cricket ball. |
28,438,895 | The crash at Meenaduff, between Buncrana and Clonmany in July 2010 was Ireland's worst ever road accident.
Hugh Friel, 66 and seven men, aged between 19 and 23, died in the crash.
Shaun Kelly, of Hill Road in Buncrana, had previously pleaded not guilty to charges of dangerous driving.
Seven of the victims were travelli... | A man's guilty plea to causing the deaths of eight men in a road crash in County Donegal has spared their families further trauma, a local priest has said. |
29,740,030 | There are growing divisions in the right-wing party over Mr Orban's steps to turn Hungary into an "illiberal democracy", despite a third election victory this year:
Even though a majority of Hungarians oppose their policies - 2.8 million against to 2.3 million in favour in April - opposition parties are weak and divid... | Hungarians are commemorating the anniversary of their 1956 revolution against Soviet rule but many senior figures in the ruling Fidesz party believe Prime Minister Viktor Orban is steering the country back to its authoritarian past. |
20,509,709 | following a breach of club discipline at Posh.
Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson has said he does not see a future for the forward at London Road.
"Obviously I'm contracted there so that is my parent club," Barnett told BBC Radio Suffolk. "But if I could get away I would be delighted."
Barnett's Posh exit came after he... | Ipswich Town striker Tyrone Barnett has said he would be "delighted" if he never returned to Peterborough United. |
32,387,260 | On Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron said Crewe could lose HS2 investment in a post-election Labour-SNP deal.
But SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie described the comments as "utterly meaningless" and "preposterous".
Crewe's Labour candidate Adrian Heald said he would "not support any move to jeopardise the HS2 line at... | Conservative claims that Labour and the Scottish National Party (SNP) could reduce high-speed rail investment in Crewe have been dubbed "preposterous". |
40,636,340 | The first leg of the Champions League qualifier at Windsor Park in Belfast was marred by incidents.
Play was held up when a bottle was thrown at Griffiths and there was an attempted pitch invasion at full-time.
Linfield have been charged by Uefa with the "throwing of objects" and a "field invasion".
Scottish champions ... | Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths has been charged with "provoking spectators" after he tied a scarf to the goal following Friday's 2-0 win at Linfield. |
40,600,241 | London Street in Norwich was pedestrianised on 17 July 1967.
The pedestrianisation of Norwich city centre is often referenced by fans of the fictional DJ, played by comedian Steve Coogan.
The Norwich Society said the city had "pioneered pedestrianisation in the UK".
Alan Partridge posed the question "what do you think ... | A city whose traffic plans were made famous by Alan Partridge is marking 50 years since one of its roads became the first to be pedestrianised in England. |
22,725,673 | Garry Barlow, 49, from Liverpool, was one of six Britons killed by Islamist militants in the siege.
Lorraine Barlow told the BBC she had been given no information about the progress of the investigation or whether there was sufficient security.
The siege ended after Algerian forces stormed the site.
Mrs Barlow first le... | The widow of a British hostage killed in an attack on an Algerian gas plant in January has said she still does not know how her husband died. |
36,711,563 | The doubles pair lost Monday's third-round match 6-3 4-6 6-4 3-6 14-12 to Jonny Marray and Adil Shamasdin.
The first code violation came after umpire Aurelie Tourte refused Cuevas a toilet break; the Uruguayan then showed his frustration at double-faulting.
"You have to take bad calls on the chin at some point," said B... | Pablo Cuevas and Marcel Granollers held a sit-down protest after receiving warnings for threatening to wee in a can and hitting a ball out of court. |
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Alister Colley, who has a studio in Pateley Bridge near Harrogate, said to hear he had won was "almost unbelievable".
The title means he has become the most sought-after and collected artist in the country.
Colley said creating the ... | An artist who painted the official picture for the Tour de France's Grand Depart from Yorkshire in 2014 has won the accolade of Best-selling Published Artist 2015. |
36,411,509 | A UKIP MEP complained about the pictorial instructions on how to vote, which show a pencil hovering over the Remain box.
The election watchdog said the graphic "shouldn't have been used".
Bristol City Council said it would amend the form and insisted it was not trying to influence the vote.
Follow the latest developmen... | The Electoral Commission has called on Bristol city council to scrap an EU referendum how-to-vote guide over claims it favours the Remain campaign. |
38,739,595 | McDowell has dropped to 89th in the world rankings and as is stands, is not in the field for the Masters or the WGC Match Play in Mexico in early March.
"The Masters is not something I'm going to beat myself up about," said the 2010 US Open champion, who is now 37.
"If come Bay Hill (mid-March) I'm not in, I'm not goin... | Graeme McDowell says he will not frantically chase a spot at this year's Masters as he prepares to begin his season at this week's Qatar Masters. |
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Champion jockey AP McCoy was denied a fairytale Aintree farewell, finishing fifth on favourite Shutthefrontdoor.
Aspell, who won in 2014 aboard Pineau De Re, steered his 25-1 shot to the front three fences from home and then held off the challenge of Saint Are to win by a ... | Many Clouds won the 2015 Grand National to give jockey Leighton Aspell his second consecutive victory in the race. |
34,662,014 | Kids Company shut its doors in early August, just days after Matthew Hancock and Oliver Letwin, ministers at the Cabinet Office, told officials to pay it £3m.
This payment would always have been controversial: a senior civil servant had used a rarely-deployed formal process ("seeking a ministerial direction") to public... | Kids Company won public funding for 13 years from government ministers despite grave reservations repeatedly being raised by civil servants, according to a new report into the now-closed charity by the National Audit Office. |
40,879,485 | The Pentagon chief also said Pyongyang would be "grossly overmatched" in a war against the US and its allies.
His stark warning comes a day after President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with "fire and fury".
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to assure Americans there was no imminent threat.
In Wednesday'... | US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has told North Korea to avoid actions that could usher in the "end of its regime and the destruction of its people". |
36,479,178 | 10 June 2016 Last updated at 08:36 BST
Chris Horn, from Newbury in Berkshire, came up with the idea whilst on his tractor and hopes the idea could spread across the UK.
He says the business model could help other young farmers but adds that 40% of their revenue goes on licensing fees. | A fourth generation farmer has found a novel way to diversify his business by showing movies in his fields. |
41,145,541 | Pollard bowled a big no-ball when Lewis was on 97 off 32 balls, with St Kitts and Nevis Patriots needing one run to beat Barbados Tridents in the Twenty20 competition.
The no-ball gave 25-year-old Lewis' side the win but saw him miss out on the chance of a ton after he and captain Chris Gayle reached 129-0.
Cricket sta... | Kieron Pollard has been criticised on social media after bowling a no-ball which denied opposition batsman Evin Lewis the chance of a century in a Caribbean Premier League match. |
35,835,578 | The Glasgow number 10 has played just 12 minutes of the championship, coming off the bench in the defeat by Wales.
But in the absence of the injured Finn Russell, he has been preferred to Peter Horne, who impressed against France.
"It's tough on him not being selected but it's an opportunity for me," said Weir, who win... | Fly-half Duncan Weir says he is ready to repay the confidence of the Scotland coaches as he prepares for a first Six Nations start of the year in Ireland. |
39,823,325 | Some 1.5 million vapers are ex-smokers, compared with 1.3 million who still use tobacco, a survey of 12,000 adults for Action on Smoking and Health found.
But Ash said the message that vaping was much less harmful than smoking had not yet got through to all smokers.
Some nine million still smoke in the UK despite a big... | For the first time, more than half of the UK's electronic-cigarette users have since given up smoking tobacco, a study suggests. |
27,137,657 | The company, which is based in Stokesley, is building a third fermenter at its site in Billingham to increase production by up to 50%.
The deal will create about 100 new jobs during construction then a further 300 to operate the facility.
Stockton North Labour MP Alex Cunningham said it was "tremendous good news" for l... | About 400 jobs are to be created across Teesside and North Yorkshire thanks to £30m of investment from Quorn Foods. |
34,702,169 | The 26-year-old, who has not featured for Sunderland this season, could make his debut for the Championship side against QPR on Saturday.
The former Chelsea trainee is the first player to join Leeds since Steve Evans was appointed head coach last month.
Meanwhile, the Black Cats have recalled winger Will Buckley, 26, f... | Leeds United have signed Sunderland midfielder Liam Bridcutt on loan until the start of January. |
35,792,403 | In a nerve-stricken performance, Boreham Wood struggled to create anything at a quiet Meadow Park.
The Silkmen had the game's best chances, as Chris Holroyd tested Boreham Wood's James Russell before Kristian Dennis fired wide.
Harry White had the Wood's best chance, shooting over the bar as neither side could break th... | Boreham Wood's 0-0 draw at home to Macclesfield saw them fall into the National League relegation zone. |
39,523,195 | After defeats in their past two League One games, Phil Brown's side took an early lead from the penalty spot when Simon Cox fired home.
Southend remain one spot and one point outside the play-off places after sixth-placed Millwall overcame Northampton, while defeat leaves Chesterfield nine points from safety with thee ... | Southend got their play-off challenge back on track with a comfortable win at 10-man Chesterfield, who are all-but relegated. |
38,570,201 | The 23-year-old has been linked with a move away from the Rec after his father Mike was sacked as head coach last May.
Ford is under contract at Bath until 2018, but is understood to have a break clause in that deal for this summer and Sale are keen to talk to him.
"If we get an opportunity we will," Diamond told BBC S... | Sale have yet to speak to England and Bath fly-half George Ford over a potential move, says Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond. |
32,900,923 | Zakariya Ashiq, 20, from Coventry, was found guilty of two counts of preparing acts of terrorism at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.
He was arrested at Heathrow Airport in November after failing to cross into Syria from Jordan.
He admitted trying to get to Syria but said he had been forced to leave the UK because he was bein... | A British man who attempted to join Islamic State in Syria has been jailed for six years. |
37,463,935 | The Binos parted company with McLaren on Saturday after a 4-0 home defeat to Elgin City.
That loss left them second bottom of Scottish League Two.
"No one could have worked harder than Stuart and I wish him every success in the future," said chairman Stuart Brown on the official website.
Former Stirling player McLaren ... | Stirling Albion have have appointed Martyn Corrigan as caretaker manager as they search for a replacement for Stuart McLaren. |
37,984,764 | Toulon's Halfpenny, 27, has started at full-back in the autumn internationals against Australia and Argentina, with Wales to host Japan on Saturday.
Williams says Scarlets' Liam Williams should move over to full-back instead.
"I used to enjoy playing on the opposite wing to Leigh and he used to score a lot of tries and... | Wales' record try-scorer Shane Williams wants to see Leigh Halfpenny starting back on the wing. |
30,220,823 | About 40,000 high-strength painkillers were recovered in Craigavon at one of three locations searched by police on Wednesday.
Two men have been arrested.
A police spokeswoman said it was dangerous to take such drugs without a prescription.
Officers were "relieved that such a significant quantity has been removed from c... | A substantial amount of prescription medication, believed to be stolen, has been recovered by police in County Armagh. |
35,351,456 | The position, in her Edmonton constituency office, will now be re-advertised with a £9.40 an hour salary.
"Kate does not believe in paying anyone less than the London Living Wage," a spokeswoman said.
Ms Osamor, who was promoted to Labour's front bench in Jeremy Corbyn's reshuffle, campaigns against low pay.
The origi... | Labour's shadow equality minister Kate Osamor has withdrawn an advert for an unpaid intern blaming a "misunderstanding" in her office. |
40,516,868 | The 25-year-old United States midfielder played 45 times for Hearts since joining them in March 2016 from DC United but at the tail end of last season found himself out of favour under head coach Ian Cathro.
He joins Randers on a two-year deal.
Of the side who finished seventh last season, Kitchen said: "It's a really ... | Hearts have announced that their captain, Perry Kitchen, has moved to Danish Superliga club Randers. |
26,866,456 | Ian Elliott is head coach for the City of Coventry Water Polo teams, which compete at the highest national and European levels.
He said the teams were "under threat" from the proposed pool changes.
Coventry City Council said it was considering the inclusion of a 50m pool in its new site proposal.
Ed Ruane, cabinet memb... | The closure of the only 50m swimming pool in the West Midlands, could threaten the future of a successful Coventry sport, a coach has said. |
30,173,409 | They were named artists of the year and also took home album of the year and favourite pop/rock album.
"This has been a real perfect day... America feels like a second home to us," said Liam Payne.
Katy Perry, who did not appear at the ceremony in Los Angeles, also won three awards, including one for best single for Da... | One Direction have topped the winners list at the American Music Awards, taking home a total of three prizes. |
39,325,551 | The security breach by Norfolk County Council came to light in April 2014 when the cabinet was bought and the social work case files were found.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said the documents included information relating to seven children.
The ICO said the council had "no good reason" for breaching con... | A council has been fined £60,000 for leaving confidential files about vulnerable children in a cabinet which was sent to a second-hand shop. |
27,114,076 | It is the first major competition the venue has hosted since under-going a post-Games makeover.
The venue looks amazing and we can't wait to get diving
Diver Daley relocated from Plymouth to the centre earlier this year and is part of a nine-strong GB squad.
"It's the first time the whole team has been back here and it... | Tom Daley will compete at the London Aquatics Centre for the first time since claiming Olympic bronze when he takes part in the World Series event. |
34,216,625 | The left-wing MP, who has gone from outsider to frontrunner, said Saturday was not the end of inspiration for the campaign, but the "staging post".
It comes as some of his rival candidates appeared to concede victory.
Unite union boss Len McCluskey said the MP had "already won" in his eyes, as he had "lit up" the Labou... | Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn has thanked his supporters at a final rally before the result of the three-month contest is announced. |
24,918,664 | The merger would create the world's largest airline.
As part of the agreement, which must still be approved by a judge, the airlines will give up slots at several US airports.
The two companies argued the consolidation was necessary to their survival.
The US Justice Department had sued to stop the $11bn (£6.9bn) merge... | American Airlines and US Airways have settled an anti-trust suit with US regulators, paving the way for their proposed merger to be finalised. |
39,843,249 | 8 May 2017 Last updated at 15:13 BST
Emmanuel Macron won to become the country's youngest president at 39-years-old.
He beat rival Marine Le Pen comfortably.
Jenny spoke to two kids in Paris to find out what they think of the result. | The people of France had a big vote on Sunday to decide who they want to run their country for the next five years. |
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In the 40 previous editions only twice has a team trailing by more than two points after the first two days come back to win.
But with late swings on Saturday evening giving the USA a 9½-6½ lead going into the final afternoon, Europe will need to win at least seven and-a-h... | Europe must scale a mountain if not find another miracle to match that of four years ago if they are to retain the Ryder Cup on Sunday. |
35,267,735 | Reckitt Benckiser (RB) confirmed the plastic bottles were used for the stain removal product Vanish.
Bottles started arriving at Poldhu Cove on the Lizard on Sunday before more arrived at Porthleven on Friday.
The firm said the bottles came from a container lost at sea off a ship in 2015.
RB said it was "providing all ... | A global firm has admitted responsibility for thousands of pink bottles washing up around the coast of Cornwall. |
33,383,029 | Lemmy Milne, Alexander Middleton and Grant Fender admitted facing off with Aberdeen fans before the Dundee United against Aberdeen match on 13 December.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told a "ruckus" had broken out at the Snug Bar, and police dogs were deployed.
Milne, 17, Middleton, 41, and Fender, 29, will be sentenced lat... | Three men have admitted attempting to incite violence with rival football fans on the day of a Scottish Premiership match in Dundee. |
35,649,516 | The Scots head to Italy aiming for a first championship victory since they won in Rome, 21-20, in February 2014.
"The belief is still there amongst the squad," said Bennett, 23.
"We all know we can go on and win the next three games. There is no reason why we can't. It is just about taking that first step."
After Satur... | Centre Mark Bennett is confident Scotland can end their nine-game Six Nations losing run and win their final three games of this year's tournament. |
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Irishwoman Taylor, bidding to win a sixth consecutive World title, lost a split decision against France's Estelle Mossely in Kazakhstan.
Taylor, 29, was given all four rounds by one judge but the other two judges handed Mossely a countback victory.
The Bray fighter takes b... | London 2012 gold medallist Katie Taylor suffered a second defeat in six weeks as she was beaten in the World Championship lightweight semi-finals. |
30,509,558 | Crolla, 28, who also broke his ankle in two places, has had his January WBA world lightweight title bout cancelled.
"He was in bits in the hospital," Gallagher told BBC Radio 5 live. "His world title dreams are in tatters.
"The more I think about it, he is lucky to be alive. Unbelievable."
Promoter Eddie Hearn told BBC... | Anthony Crolla is "lucky to be alive" after suffering a fractured skull when he was hit by what his trainer Joe Gallagher said was a concrete slab as the boxer confronted burglars. |
35,447,706 | Joleon Lescott's headed goal at the end of a dire first half was Villa's first attempt on target.
Gabriel Agbonlahor doubled the lead after the break, stroking home after Declan Rudd misjudged Jordan Veretout's through ball.
Norwich, for whom this was a fifth defeat in a row, are now 18th.
Newcastle's 1-0 home victory ... | Aston Villa moved to within eight points of Premier League safety with their third win of the season as Norwich slipped into the bottom three. |
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The Scottish brothers beat Steve Darcis and David Goffin 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2 to put the visitors 2-1 up in Ghent.
Britain require one win from Sunday's reverse singles matches to secure their first Davis Cup victory since 1936.
Andy Murray will play Goffin, with Kyle Edmund sc... | Great Britain are one win from a first Davis Cup title in 79 years following Andy and Jamie Murray's doubles victory against Belgium. |
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Panthers, who also won the Challenge Cup this season, led at the end of the first period thanks to a fierce hit by Stephen Schultz from the blue line.
Blaze goaltender Brian Stewart made numerous saves to keep his side in the match going into the closing stages.
But Schult... | Nottingham Panthers secured their fifth play-off title of the Elite League era by beating Coventry Blaze in a nervy final at the National Ice Centre. |
30,317,051 | The top flight has been without a backer since May 2013.
Speaking at a Scottish Football Association convention, Hearn said: "If you worked for me you'd be sacked. You have so much good in Scottish football, so many positive things, but you don't sell yourself.
"You don't do enough for yourselves. I'm seeing too much s... | Sports promoter Barry Hearn says it is "disgraceful" the Scottish Professional Football League cannot find a sponsor. |
34,857,015 | They identified bacteria able to shrug off the drug of last resort - colistin - in patients and livestock in China.
They said that resistance would spread around the world and raised the spectre of untreatable infections.
It is likely resistance emerged after colistin was overused in farm animals.
Bacteria becoming com... | The world is on the cusp of a "post-antibiotic era", scientists have warned after finding bacteria resistant to drugs used when all other treatments have failed. |
36,193,302 | The country goes to the polls on Thursday to elect a new cohort of MSPs after six weeks of electioneering.
Nicola Sturgeon led an SNP rally in Glasgow, while Kezia Dugdale and Ruth Davidson followed suit in Edinburgh.
The Lib Dems, Greens and UKIP also hit the streets in a final drive for support across Scotland.
Polli... | Scotland's political leaders have set out on a final bid to win over voters on the last day of the Holyrood election campaign. |
37,922,387 | Welsh politicians have given their reaction to Mr Trump's shock victory over Hillary Clinton.
Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies said the result was a "bloody nose for the political establishment".
Plaid and Labour AMs and MPs expressed concern, but UKIP AM Neil Hamilton said it was "an uprising" like Brexit.
Mr Trump,... | Donald Trump will have much work to do to repair a divided nation after his election as US president, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. |
32,045,560 | The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) report said the drug - known as "ice" - posed the highest risk to Australian communities of any illegal substance.
It also found that the purity of the drug had increased over the past few years, making it even more dangerous.
Methylamphetamine comes in a range of forms, with the c... | More than 60% of Australia's major organised crime figures now deal in crystal meth, a new report has found. |
38,582,323 | Fifteen years after the US-led intervention in Afghanistan, competition for influence - reminiscent of that rivalry between the Russian and British empires in the 19th and early 20th Centuries, and that during the Cold War in the 1980s - is intensifying, complicating an already precarious security situation.
Suspicion ... | Afghanistan's strategic landscape is changing as regional powers forge links with the Taliban and vie to outdo each other in what's being seen as a new "Great Game". |
38,748,011 | Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union drivers walked out on the Central and Waterloo and City lines in protest over the displacement of staff.
A reduced service is running on the Central Line, but there is a good service on the Waterloo and City line.
Other London Underground services are running as normal although ... | A 24-hour strike on two London Underground lines is causing disruption to commuters. |
34,653,413 | Councillor Richard Kemp named and shamed companies which sell fast food as he called for a sugar tax.
He wants the city solicitor to work with the director of public health to draw up a Parliamentary bill regulating sugar in food.
Councillor Kemp said a Soil Association report highlighted meals available in "Pizza Hut,... | A tax on fast food with hidden sugar is being considered in Liverpool. |
34,831,400 | The Dung Beetle UK Mapping Project (Dump) is still in the early stages of its research work, which has included examining beetle sites in Scotland.
However, the team said it had already noted an "alarming trend" of decline of some species.
Dung beetles play key roles in improving soils and controlling pests.
Reasons fo... | Some of the UK's dung beetle species are becoming scarcer and could even face extinction, according to scientists. |
30,625,391 | Jamie Hall, 22, made no plea or declaration during a private hearing at the city's sheriff court on Monday.
Prosecutors allege he carried out the sexual assault in the city's Spring Gardens.
Mr Hall, from Edinburgh, was remanded in custody ahead of his next court appearance. | A man has appeared in court charged with raping a 37-year-old woman in Edinburgh on Boxing Day. |
37,226,101 | The US Treasury said that such tax investigations were "unfair" and undermined the tax rules of individual states.
Charles Schumer, a senior Democrat senator, called the move a "cheap money grab".
The White House said the ruling could cost US taxpayers.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest argued that if Apple paid the b... | There has been widespread criticism in the US of the European Commission's ruling that Apple should pay up to €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes. |
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