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30,100,217 | Some farmers will have experienced a 10p a litre drop in the price in the 10 months to Christmas.
Aled Jones, National Farmers' Union's milk committee chairman, said they were finding it "extremely difficult".
Two independent inquiries into the industry's future in Wales are due to report in 2015.
THE INCOME GAP
Mr Jon... | A dairy industry leader in Wales has called for more fairness in the supply chain following a dramatic drop in the price farmers get for their milk. |
34,976,582 | 2 December 2015 Last updated at 09:51 GMT
One in 10 engineers are in South Africa are women - but Ms Moosajee wants that proportion to be much higher.
Thousands of girls are going through the organisation's fellowship programme, which includes practical workshops in skills development, training and networking.
She says... | South African civil engineer Naadiya Moosajee co-founded non-profit organisation WomEng to help develop the next generation of female engineers in Africa. |
38,867,041 | Flintshire factory cleaner Trevor Fletcher, 60, fell unconscious at work in Deeside's Toyota Manufacturing UK.
Prompt life-saving action from colleagues kept him alive until the air ambulance team arrived from Welshpool.
Dr John Glen, an anaesthetist on board, said teamwork at all stages had helped to save Mr Fletcher.... | A man who was "dead" for almost an hour after suffering a cardiac arrest has visited the flying doctors who saved him to say thank you. |
33,505,095 | Film studio Warner Bros is looking for a girl between the ages of eight and 12 to play the character of Modesty.
"Modesty is a haunted young girl with an inner strength and stillness," the studio said. "She has an ability to see deep into people and understand them."
The casting call will take place at the Excel Centre... | An open casting call is to be held to find a girl to star in JK Rowling's Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. |
19,755,797 | 28 September 2012 Last updated at 08:44 BST
From stranded sailing boats to drifting dinghys - it's estimated they've saved more than 130,000 lives.
But they now have a new 1.5 million pound tool to tackle even the toughest rescues.
And Joe couldn't wait to try it out! | For almost 200 years a group of volunteers called the RNLI have been taking the plunge into the seas around the UK. |
32,719,424 | The existing Langlands School building, which is based at Loreburn Park, is in a poor condition, according to the education department.
They have proposed moving it to a new joint campus serving the north-west of the town.
It is part of a wider scheme known as a the Dumfries Learning Town project.
According to a report... | A Dumfries school for children with severe and complex needs could be relocated to a new "learning campus" under new council plans. |
39,490,324 | Sir Tim Berners-Lee was speaking to the BBC following the news that he has been given the Turing Award.
It is sometimes known as the Nobel Prize of computing.
Sir Tim said moves to undermine encryption would be a "bad idea" and represent a massive security breach.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said there should be no s... | The web's creator has attacked any UK plans to weaken encryption and promised to battle any moves by the Trump administration to weaken net neutrality. |
40,601,088 | McLaren's engine partner Honda says the two-time champion will receive a five-place grid drop for using too many examples of a specific engine part.
Honda expects further penalties when it finalises its plans for the race after Friday practice.
As Alonso is likely to qualify on the cusp of the top 10, a back-row start ... | Fernando Alonso is poised to start the British Grand Prix from the back of the grid following fresh engine penalties. |
38,974,716 | Mrs Foster said: "We would like to see the petition of concern got rid of".
Any vote in the assembly can be made dependent on a petition of concern if it is supported by 30 MLAS - meaning the motion will only pass if it has cross-community support.
The purpose is to protect one community from legislation that would fa... | DUP leader Arlene Foster has told the BBC she would like to see the petition of concern scrapped at Stormont. |
35,717,775 | At present the practice is used only in adults, but researchers say it should be applied to children too.
Their paper is based on a trial of nearly 1,500 children at 14 intensive care units in England.
The researchers said cutting infections would also save the NHS money.
When patients are admitted to intensive care in... | Fewer children would develop infections in intensive care if the plastic tubes used to deliver drugs straight into their veins were coated in antibiotics, a study in The Lancet suggests. |
37,197,644 | They are accused of conspiring together, and with others, to sell goods in 2012 that contained wholly, or in part, a mix of beef and horsemeat.
Ulrik Nielsen, Alex Ostler-Beech and Andronicos Sideras will appear at City of London Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 27 September.
The charges follow an investigation led by th... | Three men have been charged with fraud for allegedly conspiring to sell horsemeat as beef. |
39,472,078 | He had major surgery on his hand in November last year and feared missing out would give his rivals at his weight an advantage in racking up Commonwealth Games qualifying points.
But, after testing his right hand in the semi-finals of Saturday's Championships, he then came through the final in a terrific contest agains... | Edinburgh boxer Lee McGregor admits there was a time he thought he would not make this year's Scottish Championships. |
23,836,804 | The 22-year-old matched Gallacher's 18-under-par target by dint of an eagle on the 16th and a birdie on the last.
Gonzalez almost chipped in on the 18th to win the tournament outright.
But it was Fleetwood who prevailed in the play-off with the sole birdie on 18 to clinch his first European Tour win.
"I loved it, it wa... | Englishman Tommy Fleetwood held his nerve to win the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in a play-off with Scotland's Stephen Gallacher and Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina. |
40,028,499 | The Conservative group of eight councillors has joined forces with six of the independent members.
The council leader is independent George Alexander, with Conservative James Allan as convener.
Nine SNP councillors were elected in Moray at the recent local elections. | Moray Council's new administration has been confirmed as a Conservative and independent coalition. |
36,678,222 | "First you exit then you negotiate," Cecilia Malmstrom told BBC Newsnight.
After Brexit, the UK would become a "third country" in EU terms, she said - meaning trade would be carried out based on World Trade Organisation rules until a new deal was complete.
A recent trade deal with Canada took seven years to negotiate.
... | The European Union's top trade official says the UK cannot begin negotiating terms for doing business with the bloc until after it has left. |
36,258,995 | The 15-year-old disappeared in 1994 after a school disco in County Donegal.
Norman Baxter, a retired PSNI detective superintendent, took over the inquiry for a few weeks in 2002.
He offered a frank and damning assessment of how the Arkinson family had not been helped.
When he took over the inquiry, the schoolgirl had ... | A senior detective who briefly led the inquiry into the disappearance of Arlene Arkinson has told an inquest that Robert Howard could have been charged years earlier. |
36,388,731 | External overnight trips went up by 5%, reaching 2.3 million, due to a large influx of British people.
However, tourism numbers from the Republic of Ireland continue on a deep downward spiral.
In 2015 they slumped by 18% on the previous year, with the problem now being looked at by a "recovery task force" at Tourism No... | Visitor numbers to Northern Ireland hit an all-time high in 2015, according to new tourism statistics. |
39,587,643 | Jeff Varner, who is appearing on Survivor: Game Changers, made the revelation about his team-mate Zeke Smith on Wednesday's episode.
Varner told the show's presenter and his team-mates: "There is deception here," before turning to Smith and asking: "Why haven't you told anyone that you're transgender?"
He has since apo... | A contestant on a US TV show has been outed as being transgender by one of his fellow competitors. |
38,604,311 | On Wednesday, the 25-year-old admitted an online banking fraud, in which a woman lost more than £2,000.
However BBC Essex understands that is unrelated to his situation at Southend.
"We will not allow any matter to bring the club into disrepute. We will take a balanced view and come to a decision once all of the inform... | Southend United say striker Nile Ranger is facing suspension by the League One club after a "breach of discipline". |
39,856,014 | Richard Gray, 36, is accused of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence near Heene and St Mary's Primary Schools in Worthing.
Mr Gray was charged on Thursday and pleaded not guilty on Saturday at Brighton Magistrates' Court.
The defendant, of Cortis Avenue, was remanded in custody and will... | A man has denied brandishing a plastic gun and a knife near two schools. |
24,923,806 | Stan Hollis was awarded the medal for his actions during the storming of the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944.
A campaign to have a permanent memorial to him created in his home town saw a bar dedicated to him in February.
Middlesbrough Council has now granted planning permission for a bronze statue near the cenotaph on... | A statue honouring the only man to win the Victoria Cross on D-Day will be built in Middlesbrough after receiving council approval. |
35,159,872 | This species is well-known for its clever tool tricks, but studying its behaviour in the wild is difficult.
These tiny cameras peer forwards beneath the birds' bellies and record precious, uninhibited footage.
As well as glimpsing two crows making special foraging hooks, the team was able to track their activity over t... | Ecologists have used a tail-mounted "crow cam" to catch wild New Caledonian crows in the act of making and using hook-shaped tools. |
37,609,453 | All-rounder Procter, 28, hit 822 runs and two centuries batting at three during 2016 and played in every County Championship game.
Spin bowler Parkinson, 19, made his Red Rose debut in June against Warwickshire where he took a first innings' 5-49.
"I couldn't be happier to sign a new deal. I've really enjoyed my first ... | Lancashire pair Luke Procter and Matthew Parkinson have both signed new two-year contracts. |
24,209,153 | She bought the turquoise and gold ring for £152,450 at auction last year, outbidding the Jane Austen's House Museum.
Culture minister Ed Vaizey put an export bar on it until 30 September.
After worldwide donations the museum has since raised enough money to buy the ring and its bid has been accepted.
Contributions to t... | US singer Kelly Clarkson has been thwarted in her bid to take a ring which once belonged to Jane Austen out of the UK. |
35,576,969 | This was the question posed in the final moments of this year's Munich Security Forum by its chairman, Wolfgang Ischinger.
This year's Forum was all about war and peace and, like the famed Tolstoy novel, all about Russia.
Its principal setting is the divided and devastated Syrian city of Aleppo where Russia's intensive... | "Is the message from Munich a message of continued fighting, or are we going to be capable, in the course of this year, of giving peace a chance?" |
36,618,219 | The argument from a stunningly successful Leave campaign that "it was our money anyway" clearly worked.
This story is full of huge political miscalculations, most notably at Downing Street.
But the biggest in Wales must be the decision by Welsh Labour to leave it so late to start campaigning to remain in.
By the time t... | This is an extraordinary rejection of the EU in Wales, especially in the areas which have received the most EU cash - the south Wales valleys. |
40,159,757 | Joshua, 27, knocked out Wladimir Klitschko in May to add the WBA title to the IBF strap he already held.
But Tyson - a two-time world heavyweight champion - has warned the position can be "a crown of thorns".
In a wide-ranging interview with BBC Radio 5 live boxing's Mike Costello, Tyson outlined his belief in Joshua's... | Anthony Joshua must prove he can handle the pressure and distractions of holding world heavyweight titles, says former champion Mike Tyson. |
32,562,654 | Ambulances and firefighters were called to the scene after a smell of smoke was reported shortly after 15:30 BST.
A generator that was inside a marquee has been turned off.
A spokesman for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said up to 40 people were being checked but no-one appeared to have become seriously ill.
"N... | Paramedics have treated a number of people for the effects of breathing in fumes at a circus in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. |
38,683,585 | Wales is leading the way among the UK nations and is aiming to become one of the top recycling nations.
But Llanelli AM Lee Waters said the push to achieve targets could create "unintended consequences".
The Welsh Government said there was no evidence waste collection frequency changes led to more fly-tipping.
Mr Wate... | Implementing stricter recycling policies too fast across Wales could lead to fly-tipping problems, an assembly member has warned. |
35,395,892 | The Iraq Historic Allegations Team (Ihat) has decided not to proceed in 57 cases, the MoD said.
A further case was stopped by the military's prosecuting authority.
The news follows a call by PM David Cameron to "stamp out" what he called "spurious" legal claims against British troops returning from action overseas.
Mi... | Investigations into nearly 60 allegations of unlawful killing against UK soldiers in Iraq have been dropped, the Ministry of Defence says. |
37,854,358 | She unveiled a White Paper detailing £1.3bn investment in new prisons over the next five years, and plans for 2,100 extra officers, drug tests and more autonomy for governors.
Labour said the announcement was "too little, too late", saying earlier staff cuts had created a "crisis in safety".
Unions have raised concerns... | Prisons in England and Wales are to see their biggest overhaul in a generation, Justice Secretary Liz Truss has said. |
33,933,531 | The attacker, who was caught assaulting the woman in Holloway, north London, was jailed for six years by Blackfriars Crown Court.
The case went ahead under the assumed name Aurilien Cheyroux, as the authorities could not confirm his true identity, other than him being French.
The judge ruled he should be deported once ... | A man has been jailed for attempted rape despite police not knowing who he is or finding his victim. |
36,593,549 | The company has made an all-stock deal worth as much as $2.8bn (£1.9bn).
Tesla shares fell 10% in extended trading after the announcement while SolarCity jumped 23%.
California-based Tesla is known as a pioneer in electric cars but since last year has also been selling batteries that can power homes and businesses.
Tes... | US electric carmaker Tesla has offered to buy solar panel company SolarCity in a bid to expand its clean energy business. |
37,796,786 | After fighting the battle at a London employment tribunal, former driver and GMB union branch secretary Steve Garelick said he was "beside himself with joy".
The ruling found drivers for the cab service should not be treated as self-employed and have the same working rights as other staff.
And although the case focused... | Campaigners have hailed a landmark ruling giving Uber drivers the right to the minimum wage, paid holiday and sick leave. |
33,009,751 | There will be 50,459 performances of 3,314 shows from 49 countries in 313 venues during August.
The Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world and has been held in the city every August since 1947.
Its programme includes theatre, dance, circus, comedy, music, musicals, opera, cabaret and variety, children's shows... | Edinburgh Festival Fringe has announced its biggest ever line-up for this summer. |
36,371,758 | The 38-year-old former Manchester United and West Ham player joins the Blues after a spell with Notts County.
Carroll, who has won 42 international caps, will link up with former Northern Ireland team-mate and current Linfield boss David Healy.
"He's obviously a player I know very well and he will bring with him consid... | Northern Ireland goalkeeper Roy Carroll has signed for Premiership club Linfield on a one-year deal. |
35,964,741 | We asked voters to think about a broad range of issues, from the key devolved public services to the thorny matter of a further independence referendum.
There is a real "don't rock the boat" feeling to the results.
Voters do not want to see significant changes to the existing settlement around public spending and the k... | The second part of our poll for BBC Scotland gives further clues on voter priorities ahead of the Holyrood election in exactly one month from now. |
35,474,614 | The Science Museum Group announced it would transfer the collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
It said the move will help create "the world's foremost single collection" on the art of photography and help the media museum focus on science and technology.
Bradford South MP Judith Cummins said she was "shocked" a... | A 400,000-strong photography archive is to be moved from Bradford's National Media Museum to London. |
22,867,315 | Alcohol Concern said many young people recognised more alcohol brands than those of ice cream or cake products.
It is calling for new rules on what alcohol adverts can mention and it also wants them banned in film trailers.
Advertising body Isba said there was no strong evidence to suggest advertising influenced young ... | Alcohol advertising should be banned at music and sports events to protect young people from excessive exposure, a charity says. |
39,174,678 | The draw was made at Hampden on Sunday evening following Aberdeen's 1-0 quarter-final win over Partick Thistle at Pittodrie.
Celtic sealed their spot by coming from behind to beat St Mirren 4-1 earlier in the day.
On Saturday, Rangers beat Hamilton 6-0 and Hibs saw off Ayr United 3-1.
The semi-final ties will be played... | Celtic and Rangers will meet in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden, while holders Hibernian face Aberdeen in the other last four match. |
40,369,724 | The Welshman, 31, led Team Sky in the Giro in May, but his hopes were ended when a police motorbike caused a crash on the Blockhaus climb on stage nine.
Thomas was forced to withdraw from the race, but he is fit to support Chris Froome's bid for a fourth Tour title.
The Tour, which begins in Dusseldorf in Germany, runs... | Geraint Thomas has recovered from the injuries he sustained at the Giro d'Italia to be named in Team Sky's squad for next month's Tour de France. |
36,432,734 | 3 June 2016 Last updated at 10:28 BST
Many people choose to go to university to learn about subjects they enjoy. They also hope it will help them find better jobs when they leave.
We already know that many more girls than boys go to university when they leave school.
This new research suggests that, already by the age ... | Teenage girls are more likely than boys to think that going to university is a good idea, new research suggests. |
40,369,145 | Arriva Rail North staff will walk out for three days from 8 July, while Merseyrail staff will strike on 8, 10 and 23 July, the final day of The Open.
Workers at Southern also plan to walk out on 10 July.
The RMT is in dispute with the rail companies over driver-only-operated trains which they say would be unsafe and le... | Train passengers across England are to be hit by further strike action, RMT officials have said. |
35,146,788 | Proud went under 46 seconds for the first time, beating his own record in the men's 4x100m freestyle with 45.97.
Aimee Willmott won her fourth medal with 400m individual medley gold.
Lizzie Simmonds, who set a British record in the 100m backstroke on the opening night, took gold in the 200m in a season's best 2:00.91, ... | Ben Proud claimed his fourth British record of the ASA National Winter Meet on the final day in Sheffield. |
37,115,269 | The Guardian reported that the victim had been held up at gunpoint while enjoying a night on the town in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
A spokesman for the British Olympic team confirmed an "incident of theft", adding: "All members of our delegation, including the individual concerned, are accounted for, and are s... | A Team GB athlete has been robbed while returning to their accommodation at the Olympic Games in Rio. |
38,745,294 | The RFU announced on Tuesday that the Exiles had not met the governing body's criteria to be granted a new licence.
However, Welsh believe they had satisfied the requirements.
The club, who went into liquidation last month, say they will "deal with the ramifications" of the announcement before deciding whether to respo... | London Welsh are "extremely disappointed" by the Rugby Football Union's decision to expel them from the Championship and the professional game. |
31,375,308 | Witness D, now in his 40s, told the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry he was too scared to report the abuse he suffered to the authorities.
He was in the home from 1981 until he left care in 1984.
His testimony suggested there was widespread abuse of residents by other residents.
Much of his evidence was too graphic to r... | Consensual sex and sexual abuse were both common at the Haut de la Garenne children's home in the 1980s, a care inquiry has heard. |
37,827,736 | The Pope appealed to Catholics and Lutherans to "mend" history and look with honesty at the past, "recognising error and seeking forgiveness".
By tradition, on 31 October 1517 the German theologian Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of a church.
The papal visit kicks off a year of events to mark the quincen... | Pope Francis has taken part in events to commemorate the anniversary of the Protestant Reformation during his trip to Sweden. |
39,780,917 | Pettini and Aadil Ali put on 104 for the second wicket, while Tom Wells hit 67 off 44 balls as Leicestershire reached 363-7 from their 50 overs.
Warwickshire opener Sam Hain made 103 from 107 balls, adding 118 for the fourth wicket with Tim Ambrose (83).
But no other batsman was able to score 30 or more as the visitors... | Mark Pettini hit a career-best 159 from 135 deliveries to help Leicestershire beat Warwickshire in the One-Day Cup. |
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Tests were scheduled in Samoa and Tonga in June, but they have confirmed games could yet be moved to New Zealand.
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) say it wants to play on the islands, but will pursue alternatives if guarantees over player welfare are not met.
"There is no issue... | World Rugby have moved to allay fears that Wales's 2017 South Pacific tour is in doubt because of concerns over facilities and medical cover. |
30,697,828 | The Independent Monitoring Board report said between September 2013 and August 2014 less-experienced officers were supported by fewer senior officers.
Board chairman Nick Adams said he was concerned senior staff were leaving while cheaper employees are taken on.
The Ministry of Justice said new prison officers were bei... | Budget cuts are leading to a large drop in the number of experienced officers at Chelmsford Prison, harming the care of inmates, a watchdog has warned. |
32,845,139 | De Villota lost her right eye at Duxford Airfield while testing for Marussia and died a year later aged 33.
The HSE said the driver's family had been informed of its decision.
Manor Grand Prix Racing, which operated Marussia and now runs the Manor team, has yet to comment.
De Villota, the daughter of 1980s F1 driver Em... | No action is to be taken against a former Formula 1 team after test driver Maria de Villota suffered a severe crash in Cambridgeshire in 2012, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said. |
31,694,649 | The 5.2cm (two inch) solid silver Declaration Pound dates from 1643, a year after the English Civil War broke out.
It was struck in Oxford, at a new mint created to launch an official currency under Royalist control.
The coin's owner, from Dorset, took it into a Dorchester auction house, unaware of its significance.
Ti... | An "extremely rare" £1 coin is expected fetch up to £50,000 when it is auctioned off. |
36,421,014 | While selling bloodstock to help pay his way through a PhD, he met the woman that would change his life - both personally and professionally - in 2010.
At the time, Lucy Wiegersma was getting over the heartbreak of missing out on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing - an injury to her horse meant she had to forgo her place on ... | They say that your whole life can turn on one chance event or meeting, and nothing could be truer for Irish rider Padraig McCarthy. |
35,281,843 | The Community union said it expected to hold talks on the industry generally with the steel company this week.
Union officials said they expected Tata's Port Talbot plant to be "high on the agenda" as concerns grow over potential job losses.
Some 4,000 people are employed at the works, and Tata employs 6,000 in Wales.
... | The future of the Port Talbot steelworks will be discussed when Tata Steel bosses meet union officials in the coming days, the BBC has been told. |
28,986,714 | Mr Murphy, who was hit by eggs on Thursday, claimed the Yes Scotland campaign was organising "mobs" to intimidate him and undecided voters.
The campaign for independence condemned "all forms" of abusive behaviour.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and Prime Minister David Cameron also spoke out against the egg attac... | Labour MP Jim Murphy has suspended his Scotland-wide tour ahead of the independence referendum, citing "co-ordinated abuse" from "Yes" voters. |
38,722,428 | Shock 2015-16 Premier League winners City also have a Champions League last-16 tie with Sevilla on the horizon.
Rams assistant boss Powell told BBC Radio Derby: "The season they had was quite unique, it won't happen again.
"They're now having their Champions League excursion and that's something we aspire to."
Powell, ... | Chris Powell hopes Derby County can emulate his ex-club Leicester City's achievements as the East Midlands duo prepare for Friday's FA Cup meeting. |
40,142,844 | It happened at 09.30 BST on Saturday at the junction of Cheapside and Bridlesmith Gate, blocking both roads.
Police cordoned off the scene but said clearing it was complicated due to overhead power lines. There are no reports of injuries.
Services were suspended between Nottingham Station and Royal Centre until shortly... | A tram and a lorry have collided in Nottingham city centre. |
37,211,349 | Since then, the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine has been rolled out across 130 countries and halved the number of new cervical cancers.
The HPV vaccine also protects against cancers in the throat and mouth in both men and women.
Prof Ian Frazer said the vaccine could eradicate cancers caused by HPV within 40 years.... | The world's first cancer vaccine was administered in Australia exactly 10 years ago. |
29,983,756 | Leaders from both nations confirmed a conclusion had been reached after talks that spanned more than two years.
The deal is expected to be signed on Monday and covers 17 areas such as e-commerce, Chinese officials said.
China is South Korea's largest trading partner and their bilateral trade grew to $228.9bn (£143bn) ... | China and South Korea are set to sign a free trade agreement that aims to remove most barriers to trade between the countries. |
39,283,375 | The former Real Madrid youth player has been on goalscoring form for Atletico Malagueno, Malaga's reserve team, who top Group 9 of the Spanish third tier.
Kilmarnock's Greg Taylor and Celtic's Jamie McCart, on loan at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, are the new additions in defence.
St Mirren's Stephen Mallan is among th... | Malaga forward Jack Harper is among 10 uncapped players named in the Scotland Under-21 squad to face Estonia. |
35,482,300 | Usually there are nine cases of microcephaly, the condition linked to the virus, in Brazil's Pernambuco state each year. When Dr Vanessa van der Linden examined five cases in two weeks at the end of August last year, her concerns were raised.
Brazil is at the centre of the Zika outbreak and has reported around 4,000 su... | One of the first doctors who identified the likely link between the Zika virus and thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains has been answering your questions. |
33,744,986 | Alistair Roy missed a good chance to give the hosts the lead early on, pulling his shot wide.
Jonathan Page tested Shire's Richard Barnard with a close-range header and nodded another effort over.
Kinnaird fired in what proved to be the winner after increased pressure from the home side in the second half. | Lloyd Kinnaird's second-half strike helped East Stirlingshire defeat East Fife on the opening day of the Scottish League Two season. |
39,279,168 | Food sales increased in February but overall Scottish sales declined year-on-year by 1.9%.
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) said 2017 had "got off to a somewhat sluggish start" following a second successive month of falling sales.
It suggested consumers were responding to a combination of moderate wage growth and r... | Scottish retail sales fell last month as consumers started to "tighten their belts", according to new figures. |
19,788,048 | The former Deputy Chief Constable was confirmed in the top job at a meeting of Strathclyde Police Authority in Glasgow on Monday.
The post vacated by Mr Corrigan will now be filled by former Assistant Chief Constable Rhuaraidh Nicolson.
In turn, his position will be filled by Chief Superintendent Russell Dunn.
Mr House... | Campbell Corrigan has been named acting Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police following Stephen House's appointment to head Scotland's new single force. |
40,344,656 | Abdul Nabi, 30, is described as black - of Asian appearance - about 5ft 7in tall and skinny, with short curly hair.
Anyone who spots him has been asked to call 999.
Officers were searching land around Midpark Hospital and Maidenbower near the Crichton university and business complex. Premises in the immediate area were... | Police have warned the public not to approach a man reported missing from a psychiatric hospital in Dumfries. |
37,151,408 | Chester's Ryan Lloyd cancelled out Kieran Murtagh's first-half opener, but Joey Jones gave Woking an interval lead and Chigozie Ugwu added a third in the second half.
Visiting goalkeeper Jon Worsnop was forced to push Woking right-back Jake Caprice's dangerous low cross on to the post in the ninth minute before Murtagh... | Woking saw off Chester to secure their first National League win of the season. |
39,563,929 | The world number seven will feature alongside seven other players, including Maria Sharapova.
All matches in the event, which begins with a round-robin stage, comprise a single tie-break to 10 points.
"Tie-breaks provide so many pressure-filled moments and it will be fascinating to see who handles it best," said Konta,... | British number one Johanna Konta will play in the first women's Tie Break Tens event, in Madrid on 4 May. |
37,493,689 | "I love writing, cooking and baking. I'm enjoying what I'm doing and I don't want it to be taken away from me," the Junior Bake Off judge told the BBC.
When asked if Channel 4 had approached her about the show, which is moving from BBC One, she told Newsround: "No."
Channel 4 signed a three-year deal earlier this month... | Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain said she has had "no offers" from Channel 4 to join the show. |
30,766,195 | The 33-year-old has suffered persistent hamstring trouble in the last year and was ruled out of the recent Test series with India to have more surgery.
After his latest injury setback, he admitted his career could be in doubt.
National selector Rod Marsh said Clarke would be replaced if he was not fit by Australia's se... | Michael Clarke has been declared fit to captain co-hosts Australia at the World Cup which begins next month. |
27,930,747 | Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, the new UN envoy for the Sahel, said Nigeria, Libya and Mali were worst affected.
But overall "terrorist acts" in the Sahel and the Maghreb had increased by 60% in 2013, she said.
Her report said extreme poverty and unemployment were part of the problem.
Last year there were 230 terror inciden... | The growth of Islamist violence in the Sahel is threatening the stability of the entire region that runs south of Africa's Sahara Desert, a UN envoy has told the Security Council. |
19,817,664 | The UNESCO World Heritage Site is under threat from landslides and slippage which could seriously damage the historic iron bridge and gorge.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said: "It is vital that we do not let places like Ironbridge Gorge deteriorate or slide out of sight."
The world's first iron bridge was built t... | Funding of £12m has been promised by the government to help preserve the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire. |
38,313,855 | Wednesday's win for the Asian champions from South Korea means they claim fifth place in Japan ahead of Sundowns.
Kim Bo-kyung, Lee Jong-ho and an own-goal from Ricardo Nascimento gave Jeonbuk a 3-0 lead before half-time.
Percy Tau scored for Sundowns early in the second half before Kim Shin-wook's header sealed the wi... | African Champions League winners Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa lost again at the Club World Cup going down 4-1 to Jeonbuk Motors in Osaka. |
16,050,630 | As well as the tech giant, the inquiry centres on Hachette Livre, Penguin, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster and Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holzbrinck.
The Commission said it would focus on alleged illegal agreements restricting competition in the EU.
The UK's Office of Fair Trading has already carried out a similar inquir... | Apple and five publishers are to be investigated over anti-competitive practice in the e-book market, says the European Union's anti-trust watchdog. |
39,289,132 | The 29-year-old was jailed for six years last March for sexually touching and grooming the 15-year-old fan.
He was refused leave to appeal his conviction and sentence in July, but launched a second bid late last year.
A panel of three appeal judges turned down the former Sunderland player's latest bid.
This breaking ne... | Ex-England footballer Adam Johnson has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his conviction for sexual activity with a schoolgirl. |
39,864,950 | Kurdish elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) would be equipped to help drive IS from its stronghold, Raqqa, a spokeswoman said.
The US was "keenly aware" of Turkey's concerns about such a move, she added.
Turkey views the Kurdish rebels as terrorists and wants to stop them taking more territory in Syria.
The ... | US President Donald Trump has approved supplying weapons to Kurdish forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria, the Pentagon says. |
25,986,419 | The date was 23 February 1957, an era now dim in the memory.
Harold MacMillan had just become prime minister following the Suez crisis. The Reverend Martin Luther King of Montgomery, Alabama, graced the cover of that week's Time magazine for the first time.
In Coatbridge that weekend, the weather was bad, with a blizza... | It was a bitter, snowy Saturday evening when Moira Anderson left her grandmother's house in Coatbridge to buy some butter. |
34,496,510 | The permanent structure will replace a temporary barrier which has been in place since 2013.
Work on the trap is a collaboration between Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and the City of Edinburgh Council.
Construction will begin on Monday and is scheduled to last until March 2016. The trap consists of a wall about 3... | A new rock trap is to be constructed at Edinburgh Castle. |
33,224,243 | United boss Louis van Gaal is trying to strengthen his squad after they finished fourth in the Premier League.
Germany international Schweinsteiger, 30, and 29-year-old Spain player Ramos are among those who interest him.
Ramos' contract with Real expires in 2017, while Schweinsteiger's Bayern deal runs until 2016.
Sco... | Manchester United are interested in signing Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos. |
36,667,546 | The nine members of the team, who will compete across the four events, all won medals at last year's World Championships while two have already won Paralympic gold in the sport.
Tom Aggar won single sculls gold in Beijing while Pam Relph was part of the victorious mixed coxed four in London.
Rachel Morris will compete ... | Great Britain have named an experienced rowing squad for the Rio Paralympics. |
36,988,316 | Butane hash oil is made using large amounts of the flammable gas, which can explode with devastating consequences.
A BBC investigation has learned of two deaths and 27 people being injured across the UK since 2014, as a result of making the drug.
The warning comes on the same day a Glasgow man was jailed for more than ... | A highly dangerous method of producing super-strength cannabis is emerging in the UK, police and firefighters say. |
37,622,238 | The British Medical Association (BMA) Wales questioned GPs about their workload and work-life balance and plans to stay in post or not.
It said GPs had voiced serious concerns over the sustainability of practices, with more than 80% worried.
The Welsh Government said it was launching a major recruitment drive.
Last mon... | More than a quarter of GPs surveyed in Wales are considering leaving the profession, a report by a doctors' group has said. |
34,167,395 | Firefighters, police and ambulance crews were called to the property in Hollington Old Lane, St Leonards, at 02:00 BST.
The man was recovered from the house but was later pronounced dead, Sussex Police said.
An investigation is being carried out by East Sussex Fire and Rescue and police but the cause of the blaze is no... | A man has died in a fire on the first floor of a house in East Sussex. |
36,580,545 | Police said it was discovered at Maeve House in the New Lodge area on Monday after a report from a member of the public.
Army bomb disposal experts were called to the scene and the suspected explosives taken away.
The explosives are said to be enough to make three under-car booby-trap bombs.
Det Insp Stuart Griffin sai... | One and a half kilograms of what is believed to be Semtex plastic explosive have been found at a block of flats in north Belfast. |
34,504,385 | His refusal came after Tory MP Sir Nicholas Soames said he had "vilely traduced" the former home secretary.
But Mr Watson told the Commons he was "right to demand that guidelines were adhered to", and said abuse survivors had been "belittled for too long".
Lord Brittan died unaware that police had dropped a rape inquir... | Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has refused to apologise for demanding that police investigate sex abuse claims against the late Lord Brittan. |
35,695,305 | Khalid Alahmadi, 23, took advantage of the 19-year-old's "vulnerability and intoxication" on 24 September 2015, a jury heard.
She said she recalled becoming conscious while slumped against a tree as Mr Alahmadi was pressed against her.
He denies sexual assault and the trial at Newport Crown Court continues.
On Tuesday,... | A student has described coming to as a man was attacking her in a Cardiff park after a night out during freshers' week. |
33,266,167 | It comes as the Sun reported thousands of pounds of Foreign Office aid was spent on a TV gameshow and on finding female mates for an endangered fish.
The Foreign Office said most of its aid promoted prosperity and stability, but the review would ensure every penny represented "value for money".
The UK government's tota... | The Foreign Office has launched a review into whether its overseas aid is being used "effectively". |
36,325,609 | The promotion of Trollope, 43, was confirmed on Wednesday with Dalman promising him full control of the first team and funds to bolster his squad.
Trollope worked as Slade's assistant from February 2015 and has been told the Bluebirds hierarchy expect a top six finish.
"It is not us taking the cheap option," Dalman tol... | Chairman Mehmet Dalman says Paul Trollope is not a "cheap option" to succeed Russell Slade as Cardiff boss. |
36,400,962 | 29 May 2016 Last updated at 00:05 BST
It lasted 300 days and as many as 800,000 troops were killed, wounded or went missing. | France is commemorating the 100th anniversary of The Battle of Verdun, World War One's longest battle. |
32,027,297 | The beavers were temporarily captured for testing from the River Otter in Devon, where they have been living wild for at least three years.
Tests revealed they were free of bovine TB and a parasitic tapeworm.
Devon Wildlife Trust said it was "delighted" the animals had returned to the river.
DNA tests also confirmed th... | The only wild beavers in England have been released back into their river home after being given a clean bill of health. |
34,650,122 | In 2014/15 just over 48% of babies were being breastfed at the time of the first child health review visit at about 10 days old.
The figures have been published by ISD Scotland.
They showed a rise in the number of babies fed a mix of both breast and formula milk since 2005/06.
Earlier this year the Scottish government ... | The overall breastfeeding rate in Scotland has stayed relatively static over the last 10 years, despite efforts to highlight the benefits. |
35,050,593 | The 54-year-old, who led the Royals to promotion to the Premier League in 2012, succeeds Steve Clarke.
"My gut feel was really important for coming back. It just felt right and I'll do everything I can to be successful," McDermott said.
He left Reading in March 2013 after just over three years in charge.
He rejoins the... | Reading have appointed Brian McDermott as their new boss on a two-and-a-half year deal, just under three years after he was sacked by the Championship club. |
39,089,486 | Portsmouth Police tweeted residents took refuge on the roof of the building while awaiting rescue.
People were told to avoid the area as firefighters from Hampshire Fire and Rescue worked to get the blaze on the fourth floor under control.
The fire was put out shortly before 15:00. Hampshire Fire and Rescue tweeted "ev... | Firefighters tackled a large fire in a high-rise building in the Gunwharf Quays area of Portsmouth. |
37,137,068 | Maguire is tied for 24th place on level par after a three-over 74 which included two birdies on the front nine and five bogeys on the inward nine.
Meadow, 24, posted a level-par 71 to remain one over in equal 24th position.
South Korean Inbee Park leads on 11 under. Lydia Ko of New Zealand and the USA's Genna Piller ar... | Ireland's women's golfers Stephanie Meadow and Leona Maguire lie well off the lead after Friday's third round of their Olympic Games competition in Rio. |
36,933,363 | It is the work of street artist Joe Caslin, who rose to public attention during last year's same-sex marriage referendum in the Republic of Ireland.
The Belfast artwork is similar in style to another huge mural of his in Dublin, which depicts two young men embracing.
The artist said he felt the time was right to take t... | A five-storey mural depicting a married lesbian couple has been painted on a city centre building in Belfast, as part of the same-sex marriage campaign. |
28,541,071 | "We're not going to default, they'll have to invent a new term to define what's happening," said President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner last week, deep in denial, as the deadline loomed for the country to meet its obligation to the so-called "vulture funds".
Thanks to a US court decision, Argentina is required to pay... | Right from the start, the Argentine government's attitude to its debt dispute with US hedge funds made it all but inevitable that the country would fail to reach a compromise. |
39,345,253 | Lisa Passey and Wayne Dale left son Kian Dale in an upstairs bath seat for at least 13 minutes, Worcester Crown Court was told.
Ms Passey was with a friend downstairs and Mr Dale was "socialising" and using his computer".
Ms Passey, 28, and Mr Dale, 45, both deny gross negligence manslaughter
See more stories from acro... | A couple left their 13-month-old son alone in a bath where he drowned as they entertained a friend, a court heard. |
34,736,397 | The list of MPs who will chair Labour policy committees reads like a who's who of Mr Corbyn's internal critics.
They include pro-Trident MP John Woodcock who reportedly turned the air blue at a Blairite event as he summed up his views on Mr Corbyn's leadership.
The annual Parliamentary party departmental committee elec... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn could be facing a new battle after "moderate" MPs seized key policy making positions. |
35,392,526 | Protesters shouted "democracy" and waved banners criticising planned changes to laws on surveillance.
The measures would expand government access to digital data and allow for greater surveillance by police.
The EU is investigating whether the new legislation violates its standards.
The conservative Law and Justice Par... | Thousands of Poles have taken part in marches in Warsaw and other cities to protest about plans of the conservative government, which they say will curtail privacy and freedom. |
34,204,372 | Trescothick made 153 and Abell hit 131 - his maiden first-class hundred - as they put on 272 for the first wicket.
Cooper struck 118 at number three and James Hildreth made 71 as the hosts built a huge first innings lead of 329.
Somerset, who led eighth-placed Hampshire by five points at the start of play, have eight b... | Marcus Trescothick, Tom Abell and Tom Cooper all hit centuries as Somerset piled up 569-5 on day two against relegation rivals Hampshire at Taunton. |
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