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39,053,829 | The directive, which came into force last weekend, was widely condemned and ridiculed across the country.
Affecting women in eastern Libya, it prohibited those under the age of 60 from travelling abroad without a male guardian.
The authorities had said the ban was for security, not religious, reasons.
A military offici... | The authorities in eastern Libya have ordered a temporary freeze on a controversial travel ban on Libyan women under the age of 60. |
37,286,798 | Former US Open champion McDowell, 37, has fallen to number 83 in the world and was not one of Clarke's three wildcard selections for Hazeltine.
"G-Mac is a good friend and I was speaking to him frequently during the qualifying process," said Clarke, 48.
"It was very difficult, but he is just not firing on all cylinders... | European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke admits it was difficult to leave his close friend Graeme McDowell out of the team to face the United States. |
35,462,659 | And now an eight-year-old Swansea schoolboy is to quiz him about how it felt via Twitter.
Rhys Maguire-Stokes was among 25 pupils from Blaenymaes primary at a live link-up with the International Space Station on Tuesday.
It was one of 10 UK schools - and the only one from Wales - at the event in Liverpool.
While there ... | Major Tim Peake made history when he became the first British person to walk in space. |
39,129,435 | Fly-half Sam Davies is released with Rhodri Jones, Rory Thornton, Olly Cracknell. Nicky Smith and James King.
They will return to the Wales camp on Sunday to prepare for the Six Nations game with Ireland on 10 March.
The other Welsh regions play on Saturday and will not receive players from Rob Howley's squad, with Wal... | Ospreys will be boosted by six Wales squad members for their Pro12 match with Edinburgh on Friday, 3 March. |
25,643,049 | Age: 44
Nominated for: Blue Jasmine
The character: Jasmine is a wealthy New York socialite who suffers a humiliating fall from grace after her husband is arrested for financial fraud.
Oscar record: The Australian actress has picked up five previous Academy Award nominations, including two nods for the role of Elizabeth... | A look at the best actress winner and her fellow nominees at the 86th Academy Awards. |
35,219,949 | The first Grand Slam of the 2016 season runs from January 18-31 and the baby is due in mid-February.
Asked if he would withdraw from the final in such a scenario, the 28-year-old Scot said: "I'm going to fly home.
"I'd be way more disappointed winning the Australian Open and not being at the birth of the child."
Murray... | British number one Andy Murray says he would leave the Australian Open early if his wife, Kim, goes into early labour with their first child. |
38,838,533 | With the Women's Big Bash League over, Heather Knight reflects on another winter down under, pays tribute to one of her predecessors as England captain, is "put to shame by a 105-year-old", and looks ahead to a trip to Rwanda.
We've played some brilliant cricket but have been a little bit inconsistent through the year.... | The second edition of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) has come to an end and unfortunately for the "Lilac Ladies", my Hobart Hurricanes side, it's ended at the same stage as last year with a semi-final loss. |
33,993,460 | Basharat Hussain of no fixed abode, was arrested at Manchester Airport by South Yorkshire Police as part of an investigation into allegations of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
The offences are alleged to have been committed between 1996 and 2001.
He is due to appear at Rotherham Magistrates' Court on Thursday.... | A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of committing 15 sexual offences, including allegations of rape and false imprisonment. |
35,206,818 | Ministers are urging people, especially those from ethnic minorities, to sign up as a donor as their new year's resolution for 2016.
About 25% of people on the UK transplant waiting list are from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
But only 5% of donors are from these communities, making it harder to find sui... | A plea has been made to give others "a second chance at life" by registering to become an organ donor. |
26,943,645 | But this wasn't any ordinary political programme. To investigate what the women of Scotland want from the independence debate - never mind the outcome - we decided to have an all-female cast of contributors.
This wasn't to alienate the good men of Scotland but to ensure we crammed the programme with as many disparate f... | When I started making a documentary about women and the independence referendum little did I know that Maw Broon, a night at the bingo, paramedics at the roller derby, cleaning out my gutters and learning of Nicola Sturgeon's unfamiliarity with her kitchen would all play a part. |
33,005,124 | Investigators allege that Mr Virzi received a $10m-kickback (£6.5m) from a company which won a lucrative irrigation contract, which he denies.
The company's executives were arrested days ago trying to leave Panama.
Mr Virzi is the latest in a series of high-ranking officials from former administrations to face investi... | A court ordered on Wednesday that Panama's former Vice-President Felipe Virzi be held while he is investigated for alleged corruption. |
38,810,817 | Grant, 29, made 24 appearances for Vale this season, but moves to the ABAX Stadium on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
Striker Mackail-Smith, 32, has scored only five goals in 40 games for Luton since joining the club in August 2015.
He scored 99 goals in 212 games for Posh from 2007-2011, before returning for a one-month l... | Peterborough have signed Port Vale midfielder Anthony Grant for a "six-figure fee" and Luton's Craig Mackail-Smith on loan to the end of the term. |
35,610,194 | The theme was frugality when the party's disciplinary watchdog issued a raft of tweaked guidelines for its 88 million members last October.
Even though the wording was vague, Wednesday's statement on how these guidelines should be enforced remained well within the spirit of the party's ongoing austerity drive.
It is a... | China's Communist Party this week set out the thinking behind recent guidance on weddings and funerals for party members. |
33,984,437 | Zoo staff cared for the injured bird and it is being returned to its owner in south Wales.
'The Pit Man' had failed to return from a race in the south of France five weeks ago.
Owner Craig Dewar, from Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, said he was "thrilled" his bird had been found.
Zoo worker Justin Aird said: "I was just gi... | A racing pigeon feared lost has turned up after plummeting out of the sky into Dartmoor Zoo in Devon following an attack by a bird of prey. |
36,563,949 | The American was among many who played both their first and second rounds on a calmer Friday and he followed a three-under 67 with a 69 to reach four under.
Spain's Sergio Garcia shot a 70 in round two to stay two under at halfway, alongside American Scott Piercy (70).
Andrew Landry led on four under after round one bu... | Dustin Johnson holds the clubhouse lead midway through the second round of the storm-delayed US Open at Oakmont. |
35,919,358 | Crane driver Dempsey Nibbs killed his partner of 30 years after he suspected her of having affairs, the court heard.
Judith Nibbs, 60, described as "bubbly and happy", had predicted her own death, telling colleagues, "If I'm not in on Friday, I might be dead", jurors were told.
Mr Nibbs, 69, of the Charles Estate in Ho... | A jealous man beheaded the mother of his two children in an act of "pure hatred", the Old Bailey heard. |
40,742,496 | The Ocean's Eleven stars will premiere '50s-set crime comedy Suburbicon at the event, which Damon stars in and Clooney co-writes and directs.
Damon will also be seen in festival opener Downsizing, directed by Alexander Payne.
After premiering three major Academy Award winners in a row, Venice is seen as a good luck cha... | George Clooney and Matt Damon are set to bring some Hollywood glitz to this year's Venice Film Festival. |
36,443,190 | Russell, 28, was part of the side that won April's World Twenty20 and will be available for four matches in June.
Tahir, 37, will then link up for the final seven games and is set to play in six County Championship fixtures.
"Andre is one of the leading T20 players in the world right now," said director of cricket Mick... | Nottinghamshire have signed West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell and South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir for their T20 Blast campaign. |
38,193,265 | Moffat netted from close range and added to that with a shot into the bottom left corner.
Aidan Nesbitt's strike halved Morton's deficit before the interval.
However, the visitors could not find an equaliser in the second period meaning the Pars went above Ayr United and Dumbarton.
Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 2, M... | Michael Moffat's double moved Dunfermline Athletic off second bottom in the Scottish Championship as Greenock Morton lost in Fife. |
38,778,706 | The visitors led at the break through Helder Costa's penalty after Dave Edwards was felled by Jon McLaughlin.
Burton piled on the pressure after half-time and levelled when former Wolves winger Michael Kightly marked his debut by tapping in from two yards.
Woodrow hooked in the winner deep in injury time after Wolves f... | Cauley Woodrow scored an injury-time winner as Burton Albion fought back from a goal down to beat Wolves. |
37,882,662 | 5 November 2016 Last updated at 10:55 GMT
Meet Emily and Gabby, two students at Weir High School in West Virginia.
They took some time to show the Newsround cameras around their high school.
So is it a cool as it looks in the movies? Check out the video to get an inside peek.
And watch out for more from those cheerlead... | You will probably have seen them in some of your favourite films, but what is it like in a real American high school? |
39,580,139 | Champagne tastes like sheet metal after the third glass. Sunbathing gives you cancer. And the ubiquity of Henry Moore sculptures in English market towns in the 1970s put me off his work for a quarter of a century.
Back then, in Harold Wilson's Britain, Moore's monumental stone figures and giant abstract casts had the s... | You really can have too much of a good thing. |
38,374,102 | Some 13,000 people have left the area since Thursday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.
The evacuation deal also includes government-held parts of Idlib province besieged by rebels.
The UN envoy for Syria says there are plans for peace talks on 8 February.
Some 7,000 people are still trapped in Ale... | The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for UN officials and others to monitor the mass evacuations from rebel-held east Aleppo and the safety of civilians still there. |
37,959,995 | A pair of early strikes set them on their way. Defender Moussa Diarra netted his first goal in Barrow colours, not long after Danny Livesey had hit the bar.
Within three minutes, the Bluebirds' new goalscoring machine, Byron Harrison, grabbed his 12th goal since signing from Chesterfield in the summer.
Harrison nearly ... | Barrow took their incredible run of form to 18 matches unbeaten with a 2-1 home win over Solihull. |
40,654,204 | The Quick-Step Floors rider had won five stages of this year's race to lead the green points jersey classification.
Kittel injured his right shoulder in the crash on a flat section of road, 20km into the stage.
Australia's Michael Matthews, who was nine points adrift, will take over the lead and hold a virtually unassa... | Germany's Marcel Kittel has abandoned the Tour de France after crashing on Wednesday's stage 17 in the Alps. |
35,370,374 | The 10,000-year-old remains of 27 people found west of Lake Turkana show that they met violent deaths.
They were left to die there rather than being buried.
Many experts have argued that conflict only came about as humans became more settled.
These people, by contrast, were apparently nomadic hunter-gatherers.
The arch... | Archaeologists say they have unearthed the earliest evidence of warfare between hunter-gatherers to be scientifically dated, at a remote site in northern Kenya. |
18,974,519 | 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands in Honduras.
Hurricane Mitch wiped out homes in Tegucigalpa, killed thousands
Mitch: A path of destruction
1525 - Spain begins conquest of Honduras, which is accomplished only in 1539 after bitter struggles with the native population and rivals representing Spanish power centres in Mex... | A chronology of key events: |
39,111,492 | Midway through the first half Ross Hannah had a chance to put Barrow ahead, but his shot was blocked by Michael Ihiekwe.
Andy Cook's excellent volley from 25 yards out, his 19th league goal of the season for Rovers, broke the deadlock and he almost doubled the advantage just before the break.
Barrow levelled in the 63r... | Jordan Williams' screamer gave Barrow victory over high-flying Tranmere at Holker Street and moved the hosts two points off the National League play-off places. |
37,985,639 | Francis Benali, who made more than 300 appearances for Southampton FC, ran a marathon and cycled 75 miles (120km) each day for a fortnight in October.
The city council unanimously approved a motion giving him honorary freedom of the city at a special meeting earlier.
Benali, 47, described receiving the honour as "a com... | A former Southampton footballer who ran and cycled to every Premier League and Championship stadium in two weeks has been granted the freedom of the city. |
23,253,049 | Schools and offices in northern cities are expected to close on Friday afternoon as the storm nears.
The typhoon was 450 km (280 miles) southeast of Yilan county on Friday morning, Taiwan's weather bureau said.
In 2009, Taiwan was hit by Typhoon Morakot, which left hundreds dead in floods and mudslides.
Typhoon Soulik,... | Taiwan is braced for the arrival of Typhoon Soulik, a tropical hurricane expected to bring strong winds and torrential rain to the island. |
31,008,978 | The proportion of ambulances hitting the target response time of eight minutes for the most urgent calls fell well below half in December.
The target for responding to Category A calls is 65% - but in December it was just 42.6%.
It was down from 51.0% in November 2014 and from 57.6% from December 2013.
The statistics w... | Ambulance response times for the most urgent calls in Wales are the worst on record, new figures show. |
35,816,476 | The scam, which involves drawing the salaries of non-existent civil servants, is widespread, a BBC correspondent in Nigeria says.
But the government has recently been cracking down, removing thousands of "ghost workers" from its payroll.
Nigeria is Africa's biggest economy.
It is the continent's top oil producer, but i... | Children as young as eight are being paid teaching salaries by the state as part of identity fraud in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Bauchi, officials have found. |
32,379,801 | At least five vehicles are believed to have been involved in the collision at J18 Charing Cross.
Emergency services are at the scene and traffic is being directed off at J17, down Newton St and back on at J19, before the Kingston Bridge.
Have you taken any photographs of this incident? Send them to us at newsonlinescot... | The westbound M8 motorway has been closed in central Glasgow following a serious crash. |
34,921,323 | 25 November 2015 Last updated at 12:29 GMT
The waiters had to balance trays of glasses and bottles filled with water, while running down a 300 metre course.
The waiter who won, Kento Sasamoto, took just 49 seconds to complete the race.
Watch this clip of the waiters racing. | More than 120 waiters have taken part in this year's Waiters' Race in Japan. |
38,649,636 | In October, the figure had fallen to 6.4%, having previously peaked at 9.3% in June.
The average price of a UK home in November was £218,000, according to the ONS and Land Registry data.
The ONS said the figures, which include cash sales, continued the "strong growth seen since the end of 2013".
The local authority wh... | House price inflation picked up to 6.7% in the year to the end of November, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
36,296,500 | Tony Barrow represented the band between 1962 and 1968 and also wrote sleeve notes for their early albums, as well as the strip cartoon for the Magical Mystery Tour booklet.
Mr Barrow died on Saturday night, aged 80, at his home in Morecambe.
He had also represented other Merseybeat acts such as Gerry and the Pacemaker... | The Beatles' former press officer, who coined the term 'The Fab Four' to describe the band, has died. |
36,972,721 | The bookmaker says this strong performance is in part due to "sporting gods" being on its side.
It cites a run of "bookie friendly" results, like that of the European Championship, where England and Northern Ireland exited early.
Ladbrokes, which plans to merge with rival Coral, says a run of "customer friendly" result... | Ladbrokes has reported a £25.2m profit for the first six months of the year compared with last year's £51.4m loss. |
39,735,568 | The offence referred to Aki's behaviour to and remarks directed toward referee Ian Davies during and after Connacht's defeat by Leinster on 15 April.
The 27-year-old will miss his side's remaining Pro12 games of the regular season against Scarlets and Munster.
Aki will also sit out Connacht's Champions Cup play-off mat... | Connacht centre Bundee Aki has been banned for three matches after admitting a charge of misconduct. |
32,221,075 | Speaking near Traitor's Gate, at the Tower of London, Robin Tilbrook said a deal between the two parties would be "against the English".
He also criticised UKIP for not being interested in English nationalism.
The party is fielding 35 candidates at the general election.
In the past it has campaigned for an English Parl... | The leader of the English Democrats warned about an "anti-English conspiracy" between Labour and the SNP as he launched the party's general election campaign. |
37,049,329 | Patrick McClean is ruled out while Ryan McBride, Aaron Barry, Dean Jarvis and Conor McDermott are all struggling to be fit and face late fitness decisions.
Derry lie third in the table, six places above their opponents.
The Candystripes have taken just one point from the previous two league matches between the sides th... | Derry City have injury concerns over a number of players ahead of their Premier Division derby against Finn Harps at Finn Park on Friday night. |
37,952,921 | The national service was held in Cardiff, with a march from King Edward VII Avenue to the Welsh National War Memorial in Alexandra Gardens.
Among the other towns and cities holding services were Aberystwyth, Bangor, Swansea, Wrexham and Newport.
Volunteer Brian Thomson, 64, from Holyhead, Gwynedd, represented the RNLI ... | Services have been held across Wales to honour those killed in war as part of Remembrance Sunday. |
33,649,580 | "I am not a fan of discrimination and bullying of anybody on the basis of race... religion... sexual orientation or gender," he said.
Mr Obama is on his way to visit his ancestral home of Kenya and he will also go to Ethiopia.
He said the trip showed US commitment to fighting terror in East Africa.
In the wide-ranging ... | US President Barack Obama has told the BBC he will continue to deliver his "blunt message" to African leaders about gay rights and discrimination. |
32,297,843 | The man was admitted to a hospital in Glasgow in the early hours after showing possible symptoms of the virus.
He was taken to the Brownlee Centre for infectious diseases at Gartnavel Hospital at about 02:20.
A spokesman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the results were expected on Tuesday afternoon.
A year after... | A Scottish man has been tested for the Ebola virus after returning from west Africa but health officials said it was "very unlikely" he would be positive. |
39,204,909 | Raiders broke into the house in Old Glamis Road between 18:55 and 19:35 on Tuesday.
A full list of the items of jewellery stolen and details of the foreign currency have not yet been released by police.
Officers have asked anyone who was in the area at the time to come forward. | Police are appealing for information after a safe containing foreign currency and jewellery was stolen from a house in Dundee. |
36,522,007 | 14 June 2016 Last updated at 08:14 BST
The first is a slimmer version of its Xbox One console, the Xbox One S, which will launch in August.
The second is Project Scorpio, which will offer virtual reality and 4K gaming, and will be released by Christmas 2017.
E3 is a huge gaming show that happens every year and it's whe... | Microsoft has announced two new Xbox consoles at the E3 gaming show in Los Angeles, America. |
35,833,563 | Vicki Williamson, 36, of Dundee, was charged with causing the death of Liam Thornton, 26, on 12 August 2014.
He died when Ms Williamson's Corsa was involved in a collision with another car on the A956 at Aberdeen's Charleston flyover.
A jury at Aberdeen Sheriff Court found the charge against her not proven by a majorit... | The case against a woman accused of causing her partner's death by careless driving has been found not proven. |
38,834,259 | Officers from North Wales and Dyfed-Powys police forces have tweeted photographs of sheep which have been injured or killed in dog attacks.
A rural crime team has published a montage of distressing pictures.
The caption reads: "This needs no words or music. Just time to reflect on the devastating impact an irresponsibl... | Police are urging dog owners to be responsible following attacks on sheep ahead of the lambing season. |
36,492,850 | Major Peake was on the International Space Station when he received the news he would become a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to space research and scientific education.
The knighthood for Sir Rod, whose own stellar career has seen him sell more than 100 million records over six decades... | Singer Rod Stewart has been knighted in a Queen's Birthday Honours list that also recognises the achievements of British astronaut Tim Peake. |
32,113,363 | The incident in Portrush, County Antrim, happened in the early hours of Sunday, 26 June 2011.
It was captured on CCTV, during which the man hit the woman a number of times with the bar.
Another woman appeared to join in the assault.
The Police Ombudsman's Office said the footage shows a police car containing two office... | The Police Ombudsman has concluded a police officer was justified in punching a man who had subjected a "defenceless" woman to a beating with what appeared to be a metal bar. |
37,381,860 | Tariq Hameed Karra described government policy as "brutal" and condemned his People's Democratic Party for its state-level alliance with the BJP.
He quit his party and resigned from parliament.
More than 80 people have been killed since wide-scale riots erupted in early July.
The mass closure of mosques in Kashmir hamp... | An MP from the ruling party in Indian-administered Kashmir has resigned to protest against the way authorities' have handled weeks of political unrest. |
38,984,019 | The event consists of three strokeplay rounds and two cuts, before the top 24 play off in six-hole matchplay duels.
"It will be a mindset thing where you've got to realise that the strokeplay is just a qualifier to get into Sunday," said Oosthuizen.
"It's a bit like when I played the qualifying school."
Oosthuizen is e... | Former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen says he will need a different mindset for the inaugural World Super 6 event that begins in Perth on Thursday. |
38,992,576 | But did you ever stop to think what this means? What are terms and conditions, and why do you have to agree to them?
Read on to find out more.
Terms and conditions are rules you have to agree to before you can use certain products or services, like social media.
Last year, Newsround found out that many of you have sign... | When you sign up to have a social media account, you may have to tick a box saying that you agree to the terms and conditions. |
36,767,469 | Three men were injured in the blast at the premises on Plumpton Road in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, last October.
Two of them, Jashar Lamallari, 37, and Ardian Lamallari, 42, both from Wood Green, London, later died in hospital.
Simon Thomerson, 40, from Southerland Avenue in Maida Vale, London, has been charged with two... | A man has been charged following the deaths of two brothers in an explosion at an industrial unit. |
37,356,765 | The former Ireland head coach, 53, had endured a difficult time since taking charge in April last year.
A year ago, he was suspended and then reinstated following comments he made about team selection.
Joel Garner, Henderson Springer and Roddy Estwick will lead the team when they face Pakistan in three T20s, three ODIs... | Phil Simmons has been sacked as West Indies coach just five months after their stunning World T20 triumph. |
31,450,952 | Seven crews from the New Forest and Dorset battled the blaze in Sopley, Christchurch at 17:41 GMT on Thursday.
Fire officer Sandy Thompson said the firefighters did a "fantastic job in salvaging most of the contents of the house whilst fighting the fire from outside".
The cause of the blaze is not yet known and an inve... | Fire crews fought an "intense" blaze in Hampshire after the roof of a thatched cottage caught fire. |
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Elis Ligtlee of the Netherlands led from the front to win gold, with Australian Anna Meares in third.
James, 24, missed the London Games and then had the best part of 18 months out with injury and health issues.
"I was so desperate for that medal," the Welsh star told BBC ... | Britain's Becky James bounced back from a serious knee injury and a cancer scare to take silver with a late surge in the Olympic women's keirin in Rio. |
35,474,126 | 3 February 2016 Last updated at 10:35 GMT
Since she started the J Mobile Laundry Service just over a year ago in the capital, Kampala, Ms Mayanja has built up a workforce of more than 30 women.
J Mobile's work has not gone unnoticed, and was recognised by US President Barack Obama at his Young African Leadership Initia... | Jamila Mayanja runs a door-to-door laundry service in Uganda which helps its employees save enough money to launch their own businesses. |
32,695,546 | The plans are part of reforms which would see the House of Commons reduce from 650 MPs to 600. A public consultation is now under way and final proposals will not be made until 2018.
Under the proposals:
England would change from 533 seats to 501, losing 33 constituencies but gaining one when the Isle of Wight is divid... | Detailed proposals for massive changes to parliamentary constituencies have been announced. |
30,446,638 | Adam Szurgocinski, 26, died after being found at Jubilee Road on 14 September.
Rafal Palinski, 29; Pawel Wegorzewski, 20, and Jaroslaw Owczarczyk, 32, have been charged with murder and conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm.
Dariusz Bogusz, 32, has been charged with perverting the course of justice. Two others have ... | Three men have been charged with the murder of a man who died from a serious neck injury in Doncaster. |
36,416,921 | She was performing in Verona in Italy when she spotted a woman in the audience with a tripod and camera filming her.
Talking to the woman in the crowd, Adele said: "Can you stop filming me with the video camera because I'm really here in real life and you can enjoy it in real life, rather than through your camera.
"Can... | Adele has stopped a concert mid-way through to tell a fan to stop filming her. |
39,659,043 | He was due to open in the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton on 10 April, but died three days beforehand.
The theatre said the role of Willy Loman would now be taken by TV and film actor Nicholas Woodeson.
Shows in Northampton have been postponed and the play will now open in ... | Theatre directors have confirmed a show will go on despite the death of its star, the actor Tim Pigott-Smith. |
37,658,096 | Shipping containers are a common feature of the Kenyan landscape.
You'll find these steel boxes converted into comfortable homes, clinics and offices.
Others are turned into shops and granaries to store farm products.
But now shipping containers have entered the sphere of learning.
Starting this year, national examinat... | In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu, a former high-school teacher, examines the measures the Kenyan government has put in place to tackle cheating in national exams, which begin in early November. |
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Canada's Denis Shapovalov struck the ball in anger and hit Gabas during his game with Kyle Edmund, defaulting the match to hand the tie to Great Britain.
The International Tennis Federation said the 17-year-old's actions were "unintentional" but fined him £5,600.
The ITF ... | Umpire Arnaud Gabas has had surgery to repair a fractured eye socket after he was hit with a ball during Britain's Davis Cup win over Canada last week. |
33,195,852 | It happened on the Letterkenny to Ballybofey Road, near Convoy, at 07:00 BST on Friday.
The car she was driving collided with a lorry. The driver of that vehicle was uninjured.
The road is currently closed and diversions are in place. | A woman in her 20s has died in a collision between a car and a lorry in County Donegal. |
28,531,001 | Oswald 'Ossie' Bradley was swimming to an island in Bessbrook Pond to remove two Irish tricolour flags from trees.
It is claimed Mr Bradley intended to replace them with a union flag when he got into difficulties. Police are not treating the death as suspicious.
Sinn Féin MLA Mickey Brady last week called for the remo... | A 68-year-old man has drowned in an incident at a lake in County Armagh. |
14,315,108 | Mario Borghezio, who belongs to the Northern League party, condemned Mr Breivik's violence, but backed his stance against Islam.
The Northern League is a partner in PM Silvio Berlusconi's government.
Mr Borghezio's comments in a radio interview sparked outrage, with opposition calls for the MEP to resign.
Mr Breivik's ... | An Italian MEP has described the ideas of Norway's self-confessed mass killer, Anders Behring Breivik, as "good" and in some cases "excellent". |
39,752,869 | The communities and local government committee said the eight biggest firms built more than half of all new homes.
MPs said the government should do more for smaller builders who do not have the scale to bid for big projects.
But the Home Builders Federation, which represents large and small businesses, said only big f... | MPs have called for an end to the dominance of big home-building firms to fix the "broken" housing market. |
35,739,973 | The 58-year-old took charge in December after Dean Smith's move to Brentford, with the club third in the table.
But form dipped after winning his first three matches and he has left the club following Saturday's loss to Barnsley.
"The players' performances over the past month have not gained the points they deserved," ... | Walsall have parted company with head coach Sean O'Driscoll after just 16 games despite sitting fourth in League One, after a winless six-game run. |
30,239,433 | He plans to put all local police units under federal control.
The students, all trainee teachers, went missing in September after joining a protest in Iguala, Guerrero state.
Their disappearance sparked mass protests, with many still unconvinced by the official explanation that the students were murdered by a drugs gan... | Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has announced plans to overhaul the country's municipal police forces after the disappearance of 43 students. |
30,615,936 | DeFranco's family said the musician died on Wednesday evening at a Florida hospital.
His wife, Joyce, said his health had been poor in recent years.
DeFranco, a member of the American Jazz Hall of Fame, performed at venues around the world for 75 years and also recorded many albums.
The musician conducted the Glenn Mil... | Renowned jazz clarinettist Buddy DeFranco, known for working with Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday and other well-known musicians, has died aged 91. |
37,518,742 | An agreement has been reached to remove compulsory unit assessments from all National 5 and Higher courses.
The EIS said the move will "lighten the assessment burden for pupils and teachers".
The industrial action had threatened to disrupt work for the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
EIS general secretary Larr... | The teaching union EIS has suspended a programme of industrial action over the workload faced by teachers in relation to examinations. |
38,501,396 | The home side led 19-3 at the interval thanks to a blistering first-half performance and tries from Christian Wade, Tommy Taylor and Dan Robson.
Tigers fought back to within three points after Peter Betham's try.
After Dan Cole was sin-binned, Jimmy Gopperth's penalty secured the win.
The win took Dai Young's side back... | James Haskell lasted just 35 seconds of his comeback game because of a head injury as Wasps held off a revival by Leicester, who were playing their first game since Richard Cockerill's sacking. |
32,435,394 | Travis was convicted in September of indecently assaulting a woman and given a three month sentence suspended for two years.
A hearing at Southwark Crown Court heard that he had racked up a taxi fare bill of £4,456 during his trials.
He was awarded travel costs, limited to the value of a day return train ticket and £50... | Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis was "financially ruined" by his lengthy legal battles, a court has heard. |
37,476,691 | Krissoni Henderson accused Noor Alneaimi of being a prostitute and a non-believer, Birmingham Magistrates' Court heard.
He also called police officers arresting him "disgusting atheists".
Mr Henderson, 31, will be sentenced on Tuesday.
He had denied using religiously aggravated threatening words or behaviour.
More on t... | A street preacher who told a woman she would "burn in hell" for wearing tight jeans has been found guilty of religiously aggravated threatening behaviour. |
37,246,633 | In November 1990, Margaret Thatcher went to Paris for a summit on European security. In her absence, her opponents got their act together and within days she was out of power.
Twenty-six years on, the new prime minister will travel to Hangzhou in utterly different circumstances. Mrs May's party may still be divided ove... | When Theresa May steps on to the global stage for the first time this weekend at the G20 summit in China, she will be hoping not to repeat what happened the last time a female British prime minister attended an international conference. |
34,506,142 | In a police interview played in court she said the 16-year-old "knew how to work people".
Becky's stepbrother Nathan Matthews, 28, and his girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, 21, deny murder.
Earlier the jury visited the house in Bristol where it is alleged the teenager was killed by her stepbrother.
The ten women and two men sp... | The woman accused of murdering Becky Watts told police the teenager was good at manipulating people and was an attention seeker. |
36,691,182 | Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita ran a British record of 41.77 seconds in Rio's Olympic Stadium.
The US, who only qualified for Friday's final at the second attempt after dropping their baton, won in 41.01, the second-fastest time in history.
Silver medallists Jamaica ran 41.36.
Jamaica's E... | Great Britain won an Olympic medal in the women's 4x100m relay for the first time since 1984, claiming bronze as the United States retained their title. |
30,498,509 | Soldiers from both sides shared an impromptu ceasefire in Ypres, Belgium, on Christmas Day 1914.
Graham Brookland of the Army FA said the match would "commemorate the occasion in an extremely good spirit".
The game, played at Aldershot Town FC in Hampshire, ended in a 1-0 win for the British Army.
Several thousand even... | The British and German army football teams have played a match to commemorate 100 years since the World War One Christmas truce. |
40,603,281 | Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she is not sure if it is a cause of the decline or a symptom revealing more longstanding economic problems.
Technological changes and an aging workforce also contribute, she said.
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that prescription drug abuse costs $78.5bn (£61.5bn) annu... | Widespread opioid abuse is tied to a fall in the share of Americans working or looking for work, the head of the US central bank said on Thursday. |
34,963,849 | Dr George Daniels, who died in 2011, was responsible for some of the field's most important advancements which he passed to his apprentice Roger Smith.
A film will focus on their relationship and how the work developed the art of British watchmaking.
It will be played at the George Daniels lecture at City University.
I... | Leading watchmakers have gathered in London to celebrate the "unique collaboration" between two leading horologists from the Isle of Man. |
30,061,677 | But make no mistake - these are crucial, perhaps even momentous, times for South African politics.
A status quo that has survived for 20 years of democracy is finally beginning to crack.
There is a chance this could be a good thing for South Africa - that a clumsy consensus that served the country well in the years aft... | From the outside it might seem like relatively minor stuff - scuffles and anger in South Africa's parliament, and defections and splits within a trades union federation. |
36,379,348 | The indecent images on Ben Lewis's phone were discovered by a worker at LL Camps in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
Co-owner Tal Landsman, who is on trial accused of child cruelty, did nothing when he was informed, jurors at St Albans Crown Court heard.
Mr Landsman, 26, denies one charge of cruelty to a person under 16.
He is a... | Naked photos of three and four-year-old girls were found on the mobile phone of a children's summer camp owner, a court has heard. |
38,897,462 | Nyom also revealed that after initially rejecting his country's call-up he changed his mind - but coach Hugo Broos told him there was no place for him.
After winning the trophy on Sunday, Broos said those Cameroonian players not there would rue their decision.
"Let him know that I don't have any regrets," Nyom told BBC... | West Brom's Cameroonian defender Allan Nyom has insisted he has no regrets about not being part of the Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad. |
37,899,960 | The 52-year-old is returning to Formula 1 from his position as technical boss of Audi's World Endurance Championship programme, which ends this season.
Swiss Zander previously worked for Sauber between 2006 and 2007, and has held senior design positions in a number of other F1 teams.
His most recent F1 role was as depu... | Sauber have appointed Jorg Zander as their new technical director. |
36,734,672 | The 27-year-old Newtownards woman was third in her heat in a time of 11.57 seconds into a slight head wind.
That was outside her own Irish record of 11.40 and the Rio Olympic Games qualifying standard of 11.32.
Should Foster fail to make the final, Friday's race will be her last chance to attain the Olympic qualifying ... | Northern Ireland sprinter Amy Foster has reached Friday's semi-finals of the women's 100m at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam. |
30,999,056 | The Lib Dem MP for Bristol West said pubs in parts of the city were closing because of the decline of the "white working class" and the arrival of migrants from Somalia and elsewhere.
He said reports of his remarks had been "twisted" to suggest a focus on race.
He had simply been proposing derelict premises should be c... | Communities Minister Stephen Williams has defended his remarks in Parliament about the threat to pubs in his constituency from population changes. |
39,119,873 | On arrival, they find their iPads and smartphones suddenly only serve for taking photos which, to their dismay, can't be immediately posted to their Instagram or Facebook accounts.
Whether Snapchat-obsessed millennials or email-addicted workaholics, they stare at their phones in disbelief, waiting in vain for the famil... | No matter how much you warn visitors to Cuba that they'll be offline during their stay, they often won't believe it until they actually arrive in Havana. |
40,400,921 | The 23-year-old becomes the second youngest player after Tiger Woods to reach the landmark total since 1945.
Berger began three shots behind Spieth but hit birdies in his last six holes for a three-under-par 67.
Spieth, Masters and US Open champion in 2015, saved a par 70 with a superb chip that set up an easy putt on ... | Jordan Spieth won the Travelers Championship by edging out Daniel Berger in a play-off with a chip shot from the bunker for his 10th PGA title. |
32,694,028 | ScotNursing says it is only able to fill around 40% of available shifts, whereas in the past it was able to fill 90%.
The company is calling on former nurses to consider doing occasional shifts.
The Scottish government said it had taken measures to support nurses, and increase the numbers of nurses and midwives working... | Scotland's biggest nursing agency has warned there are not enough qualified nurses in Scotland to fill rota gaps. |
35,302,206 | Brompton Cemetery, where suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is buried, is to be given £6.2m to restore its landscape and monuments.
Along with West Norwood - which will receive £4.8m - it is one of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries.
The historic burial grounds were created in London's suburbs from 1832 to reduce over... | Two "magnificent" Victorian cemeteries in London are to receive multimillion-pound facelifts. |
36,534,678 | A total of 2,488 medals, each weighing 500g, have been produced - with 812 gold, 812 silver and 864 bronze.
They were made with "sustainability at their heart", say organisers.
The gold medals are free from mercury, the silver and bronze medals are made from 30% recycled materials, and half of the plastic in their ribb... | Rio 2016 organisers have revealed the medals that will be competed for at this summer's Olympics. |
36,458,995 | Fraserburgh-born Blake Glover arrived in Nagasaki in 1859, helped found Mitsubishi, and contributed to the modernisation of Japan.
Aberdeen City Council wants to turn Glover House into an "ideas hub".
The proposals will go before the council's finance, policy and resources committee on Tuesday.
Council leader Jenny Lai... | The Aberdeen family home of the so-called "Scottish Samurai" Thomas Blake Glover could be turned into a £2m research hub. |
37,183,043 | The distasteful adjective - a favourite of Great British Bake Off presenting duo Mel and Sue - has topped polls in the UK, US and Canada, according to those behind the global survey.
Oxford University Press said "no", "Brexit" and "British", joined moist as the UK's four most-despised words.
More than 10,000 people hav... | "Moist" is the early front-runner in a search to find the most-hated word in the English language. |
38,788,078 | The annual event sees dancing lions, acrobats and floats parade from Shaftesbury Avenue to Trafalgar Square.
The new year, also known as the Spring Festival, is based on the lunar Chinese calendar so it changes each year.
Each year is marked by one of 12 animals that appear on the Chinese zodiac. This year is the year ... | Thousands of people have taken to the streets of central London to celebrate Chinese New Year. |
36,184,400 | It has shared details of the mission that led to America's most-wanted man being found five years ago in Pakistan.
But reaction has been largely negative, with one Twitter user calling the move "grotesque and embarrassing".
Others posted memes and gifs of people rolling their eyes and putting their heads in their hands... | The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been criticised online for live-tweeting the killing of Osama Bin Laden as if it were happening today. |
34,276,797 | The polls are currently neck-and-neck between the left-wing Syriza, led by former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, and the right-wing New Democracy, led by Vangelis Meimarakis.
The vote was called by Mr Tsipras last month in an attempt to give him a popular mandate following his controversial agreement with European cred... | The Greek election on 20 September will be the third vote in 2015 (after the general election of January and the referendum in July) and the fifth general election in six years. |
39,139,936 | It was felt the team, ranked fifth in the world, was not a credible medal challenger for the Tokyo Paralympics.
"Since London we have made massive progress and I believe we are good enough to medal in Tokyo," vice-captain Gavin Walker told BBC Radio 5 live.
It follows a similar campaign by fencing, which also lost its ... | Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby has launched a fundraising campaign after losing its appeal against the removal of UK Sport funding. |
38,723,445 | The announcement was made on the official Star Wars Twitter page.
Fans will have to wait for more details to be released as the makers of the films are keeping things top secret so nothing gets given away.
It is believed the film will focus on what's been going on with Luke Skywalker, one of the biggest characters in t... | 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' will be the title of the latest instalment of the popular sci-fi series. |
30,997,099 | In 2006, a court found them to be the leaders of a group of nine Australians arrested in Bali with more than 18lb (8.3kg) of heroin.
Their families say they were rehabilitated while in prison, but Indonesian President Joko Widodo rejected their clemency pleas, saying there can be no compromise on the issue of death sen... | Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been executed in Indonesia for drug-smuggling. |
37,415,770 | Takata has been hit by a huge recall of faulty and potentially deadly airbags used worldwide by carmakers.
It has been linked to 11 deaths and more than 100 injuries.
The shares dropped following a report from Bloomberg citing unnamed bidders.
Reports emerged last week that Takata was looking for private equity groups ... | Takata shares have fallen almost 12% after a report that potential bidders are considering bankruptcy proceedings for the company to mitigate their liability following the firm's airbag scandal. |
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