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30,809,954 | There was an initial outbreak at Weston General Hospital before Christmas and then a fresh outbreak afterwards.
Uphill and Berrow wards are now both open and the Ashcombe maternity unit is fully open for expectant mothers.
A third ward, Kewstoke remains closed and still has restrictions in place, hospital bosses said.
... | Two wards at a Somerset hospital have been reopened to admissions after an outbreak of norovirus at the end of December. |
35,852,646 | Shaw was a team-mate of Croft's in Glamorgan's County Championship winning side of 1997.
The 44-year-old will support the seconds and first team as well as the academy squad.
"As far as I'm concerned this will always be my club," Shaw said.
"There's some good young players coming through, so to build on this and help t... | Former Glamorgan wicketkeeper Adrian Shaw has joined the Welsh county's coaching team under new head coach Robert Croft. |
34,846,944 | The Samoa international, 26, moved to the Sharks in January on an initial short-term deal before signing a two-year contract soon after.
Iaone predominantly played as a number eight or blindside flanker in New Zealand but has started two Premiership games this season at openside for Sale.
"It's a new role for me, I don... | Sale Sharks forward TJ Ioane is happy with the challenge of adapting to the openside flanker position this season. |
38,739,799 | It was Englishman Fleetwood's first win since 2013, while Scotland's Jamieson took his maiden title in 2012.
The "desert swing" continues at the Qatar Masters on Thursday and Jamieson is one of eight Scots competing.
"It's not always going to be the big names that are winning everything," he told BBC Scotland.
"You're ... | Scott Jamieson has been heartened by Tommy Fleetwood's triumph at last weekend's Abu Dhabi Championship as he bids for a second European Tour title. |
35,121,218 | Whitton Primary School, near Knighton, opened in a village barn in 1724, before re-opening as a school house in 1767.
The closure is due to low numbers, and the cost per pupil being "significantly above the county average" Powys council said.
Residents objected to the closure of the 15-pupil school.
The council's cabin... | A Powys village school funded by an aristocrat for 291 years will close on Friday. |
38,172,163 | The Daily Telegraph claimed Black had advised undercover reporters how to bribe officials at other clubs.
During an internal investigation, Southampton requested the Telegraph provide them with evidence.
In a statement, it said: "There is no evidence of any wrongdoing, as such the club now considers the matter closed."... | Southampton have concluded there is "no evidence" to support allegations of wrongdoing made by a newspaper against its assistant manager Eric Black. |
31,286,824 | He will now go to prison immediately to serve the five-year term that he was given in March 2014.
It will be Mr Anwar's second spell in jail on charges which he has always argued have been politically motivated.
Mr Anwar is widely seen as the only man who can break the governing coalition's dominance, correspondents sa... | Malaysia's top court has upheld opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's conviction for sodomy after rejecting his appeal. |
32,529,277 | The leaks from a secret BND report suggest that its monitoring station at Bad Aibling spied on France's presidential palace and foreign ministry, and the European Commission.
The US National Security Agency also allegedly spied on some European firms.
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere denies claims of a cover... | Germany's national intelligence agency, the BND, spied on top French officials and the EU's headquarters on behalf of US intelligence, German media report. |
34,269,107 | HMP Birmingham prisoners Demehl Thomas and Moysha Shepherd, both 25, are accused of boasting about drug dealing and violent assaults on rival gang members in the video, police said.
The pair are charged with making a sound recording in jail under the 1952 Prison Act.
They will appear via video link before magistrates i... | Two inmates have been charged with making a "selfie" rap video using a mobile phone smuggled into a jail. |
35,391,447 | The world number three almost holed his approaches to the last two holes to leave tap-ins for birdie and eagle.
The Northern Irishman carded 70 and trails Andy Sullivan of England.
A fog delay of almost three hours on Friday had seen round two spill into Saturday, when play was again delayed because of mist.
"I needed ... | Rory McIlroy is two shots off the lead after a spectacular finish to his second round at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Saturday. |
32,397,236 | Kervezee, who had just two first-class scalps previously, removed captain Ed Joyce (82), Matt Machan (55) and Luke Wright (21) either side of lunch as the hosts collapsed from 129-1 to 194-5.
Spinner Sachithra Senanayake then took 4-50 as Sussex were bowled out for 290.
Requiring 247 for victory, the visitors reached 4... | Part-time bowler Alexei Kervezee took three wickets for Worcestershire to set up a tense final day against Sussex. |
34,455,459 | The 41-year-old replaces former Scotland team-mate Graham Alexander, who was dismissed on 30 September.
Pressley was sacked by Coventry City in February after almost two years in charge, following a seven-game winless run that left them in the relegation zone.
He recently rejected the chance to talk to Scottish side Du... | League One side Fleetwood Town have appointed Steven Pressley as manager. |
34,160,942 | Captain Lee Wallace's struck to give the home side the lead just after the quarter-hour mark.
And Martyn Waghorn doubled their advantage shortly before the break, turning in Barrie McKay's pass.
Nicky Law added a third with a shot high into the net as Mark Warburton's side claimed their tenth win in all competitions.
H... | Rangers made it six wins out of six in the Scottish Championship with a comfortable victory over Livingston. |
34,310,354 | So often repeated are the words of the Swedish diplomat Dag Hammarskjold, the organisation's most beloved secretary general, they have come to serve as a mission statement of sorts.
Additionally, they function as a crude benchmark against which the work of the United Nations can be judged.
When the organisation was for... | "The UN was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell." |
39,085,285 | Many have now taken refuge in the Evangelical Church in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya.
The Coptic Church has condemned the attacks, saying they were aimed at "dividing" Egyptians.
On Sunday, Islamic State militants released a video, warning of more attacks on Egypt's Christian minority.
The Copts - who make up about... | Dozens of Coptic Christian families in Egypt have fled North Sinai province after a number of killings in recent weeks by suspected Islamist militants. |
36,407,419 | Gatlin beat Jamaica's Asafa Powell - who ran 9.94secs - with fellow American Tyson Gay third in 9.98secs.
Former Olympic champion Gatlin, 34, who led from the blocks, heads the Diamond League 100m standings after also winning in Shanghai earlier this month.
Femi Ogunode, fastest man in the world this year, was fifth in... | Justin Gatlin ran his fastest time of the year to win the 100m at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting in Oregon in 9.88 seconds. |
31,770,464 | The inquiry, which is investigating claims of child abuse in Jersey's care system back to 1945, has heard evidence from 203 witnesses.
The next phase, in May, will hear from those who worked in children's services and those accused of abuse.
Chairman Frances Oldham thanked all those who had come forward and contributed... | Jersey's child care inquiry has completed the first phase of evidence. |
40,831,258 | It marks the 20th anniversary since the start of the campaign to preserve Gwrych Castle, near Abergele.
It was 1997 when 12-year-old Mark Baker began his campaign to safeguard the building's future.
Since then he and volunteers have saved sections and signed a lease to look after a large part of the grounds.
Gwrych Cas... | A Conwy county castle being restored by a community group after years of neglect is opening its doors daily to the public throughout August. |
35,252,479 | The Scot, who retired from racing last year, is joining forces with UK motorsport authority the MSA for the scheme.
The former Williams test driver said: "I knew I wanted to give something back when I stopped racing."
The scheme will start with motorsport, but there are plans to expand it into other male-dominated envi... | Susie Wolff is launching an initiative aimed at increasing the number of women involved in motorsport. |
26,345,242 | The veteran act failed to decide which members would be on stage for the concert on 10 April.
They said on their website the "memory of those times" would not be served by a reunion of the original line-up.
Other inductees who will be honoured in New York include Nirvana, Peter Gabriel and Linda Ronstadt.
Musical acts ... | Rock band Kiss have pulled out of their performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in a disagreement over their line-up. |
40,618,265 | The other suspects left in a car which was waiting outside the Co-op in Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, on Thursday night.
During the police arrest, the man, aged 29, fell ill and was taken to hospital.
His death is being treated as unexplained and a post-mortem examination will take place later.
The Independent Poli... | A suspected robber who was stopped by members of the public when a gang threatened and demanded cash from shop workers has died in hospital. |
33,739,300 | How can it in a country divided into two "ethnic entities", governed by 14 prime ministers and with three presidents acting as head of state?
But even by Bosnia's bizarre standards, it is going through challenging times - with the notion of its continued existence once again a live topic.
The president of the majority ... | Business as usual is a concept which does not apply to Bosnia. |
35,021,746 | Emergency services were alerted to a possible sighting of a man falling into the River Kent at Staveley Road in Kendal at about 10:00 GMT.
Meanwhile, Pooley Bridge, on the B5320 near Penrith, has collapsed, according to reports.
There are currently 47 severe flood warnings in place for Kendal, Keswick, Cockermouth, Car... | Search teams are trying to find an elderly man thought to have fallen into floodwater in Cumbria. |
37,595,099 | The special, called The Return of Doctor Mysterio, will be shown on BBC One on Christmas Day.
It sees The Doctor working together with a superhero called Doctor Mysterio to save New York from a deadly alien threat.
The dynamic duo will be joined on their quest by an investigative journalist, played by actress Charity W... | This year's Christmas special episode of Doctor Who, will see the Doctor teaming up with a superhero. |
18,867,130 | Keith Towler has backed a decision to make the council answerable to a board under Welsh government control.
It follows a controversy after claims that children were locked in the rooms.
Mr Towler said he had already been given a "cast-iron guarantee" the rooms were now out of use.
Education Minister Leighton Andrews a... | The children's commissioner for Wales says families need to know pupils will never again be put in padded "time-out" rooms after a row in Pembrokeshire. |
34,744,153 | Lawyers for the 15-year-old have also begun proceedings against Google and Twitter.
The lawsuit centres on publicity surrounding his arrest last month by police probing a major hack into the phone and broadband provider's website.
Details of the case emerged after some reporting restrictions were lifted.
The three news... | A boy arrested in Northern Ireland over a cyber-attack on TalkTalk is suing three national newspapers for an alleged breach of privacy. |
37,907,096 | The match will go ahead despite the Board of Control for Cricket in India threatening to cancel the match over a financial dispute with the courts.
Lancashire batsman Hameed, 19, will become only the second teenager to play Test cricket for England since 1949.
Ben Duckett, who opened in the recent Test series against B... | Teenage opener Haseeb Hameed will make his England debut against India in the opening Test in Rajkot on Wednesday. |
34,539,963 | Teleperformance provides outsourced customer service for well-known brands and government organisations.
The jobs will be created by 2018 and will generate ??12m in salaries for the local economy.
They will have an average salary of ??14,700. Invest NI is offering financial backing of ??2.5m.
The Department for Employ... | A call centre company is to create 800 new jobs in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. |
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The 35-year-old striker received his 'Guldbollen' - Golden Ball - award on Monday at a ceremony in Stockholm.
The statue will go outside Stockholm's Friends Arena, where Ibrahimovic scored four goals against England in 2012.
Ibrahimovic said: "It's huge for me. Most people... | Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic will have a statue erected in his honour after being named Sweden's top player for a 10th successive year. |
38,131,441 | Nine laptops were taken during a break-in to Pitcoudie Primary School on Sunday 20 November.
Police said two men aged 24 and 22 were detained and charged in connection with the theft following inquiries by local officers.
They are due to appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court later. | Two men have been charged after an £8,000 raid on a Glenrothes primary school. |
32,588,712 | Today Mr Vij is one of the best-known chefs in Canada, a regular on the country's TV food shows, and the author of best-selling cookery books.
People queue around the block to eat at his three Indian restaurants in Vancouver. And his curry ready meals are stocked at supermarkets across the country.
Yet all the success,... | It was a determination never to serve chicken tikka masala that almost stopped the career of celebrity chef Vikram Vij just as he was starting out. |
32,841,685 | The Slough-headquartered company, which owns Durex, agreed to buy K-Y from Johnson & Johnson in March 2014.
K-Y and Durex hold almost three-quarters of the market share in supermarkets and national pharmacies.
Therefore, the deal could lead to higher prices, says the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
"Consumers ... | Reckitt Benckiser's possible acquisition of the K-Y brand "could lead to higher prices for personal lubricants", says a UK regulator. |
32,378,093 | Cambridge Tory Chamali Fernando's lawyers have demanded an apology from Lib Dem candidate Julian Huppert.
Ms Fernando claims she was misquoted in criticism by Mr Huppert after a debate in the city where they both spoke.
He confirmed receiving a legal letter and said he was taking advice.
Mr Huppert said: "I have receiv... | A parliamentary candidate who suggested people with mental health issues could wear identity wristbands to prevent communication issues has threatened legal action against a rival. |
33,989,432 | Ecotricity wants to build 16 turbines on land near Duns in Berwickshire where there is an "isolated landscape" and "high wind speeds".
Councillors have also been asked to reject plans for an eight-turbine development at Larbrax Moor, near Leswalt in Wigtownshire.
However, planners have recommended they approve proposal... | Plans for three wind farms in the south of Scotland have been revealed. |
26,817,415 | Woolf Works - based both on her life and the novels Orlando, The Waves and Mrs Dalloway - will premiere in summer 2015, choreographed by Wayne McGregor.
McGregor told the BBC the piece would "break the rules" of narrative ballet.
The season will also include new works by Hofesh Shechter and Philip Glass, whose chamber ... | A ballet inspired by Virginia Woolf will be the centrepiece of the 2014/15 season at the Royal Opera House. |
38,720,658 | There is almost nothing the new American president does not want to change - policy, tone, foreign relations, the press pool. Mr Trump has told his cabinet nominees to be bold and be bold now.
He wants a shake-up of US government and he wants it soon. That is why his first 100 days will be so definitive. He has set the... | Donald Trump has promised to take Washington by storm. |
30,799,058 | The Argentina captain had said that rumours of him moving clubs at the weekend were "lies".
But the 27-year-old said "nobody knows what the future holds" at Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony in Zurich.
He lost out to Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo as world footballer of the year for the second year in a row.
Messi was ask... | Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says "I don't know where I'll be next year," but he says he does want to stay at the La Liga club. |
35,980,943 | The West Indies all-rounder also described WICB president Dave Cameron as "arrogant" and "very immature".
West Indies won the World Twenty20 by beating England in a dramatic final on Sunday.
But Bravo, 32, says his team turned up for the tournament without their kit being ready and says they played the entire event wit... | Dwayne Bravo has described the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) as "the most unprofessional" in the world. |
33,980,422 | Cavendish, 30, is looking for more qualification points at the event in Germany from 28-29 August in order to compete for GB in the omnium in Rio.
Coach co-ordinator Iain Dyer said: "He made a very promising start back on the track in Derby and he'll be looking to continue building on that form."
Cavendish won the Madi... | Mark Cavendish will continue his bid to gain a track place at the 2016 Olympics by riding at the Dudenhofen GP. |
37,556,313 | The striker's only goal this season, having been transferred from Derby County, came in the 5-1 win over Malta.
"Of course, for a striker, I think it is always a bit of a concern, but I don't really think too much about that," he said of his goal drought.
"This can probably be a little bit of a release for me."
Martin ... | Chris Martin hopes that his goal in Scotland's last World Cup qualifier will be enough to retain his place despite a barren spell with Fulham. |
12,401,495 | Cheshire Police released the statistic as they launched a campaign to urge male victims to report abuse.
Officers said they were raising the issue in the run-up to Valentine's Day, "when relationships are at the forefront of everyone's mind".
Information about help will be in GP surgeries, community centres, shops and ... | One in five victims of domestic violence in Cheshire is male, police have revealed. |
35,361,791 | This time, the death toll was lower than that seen in the December 2014 attack on Peshawar's Army Public School (APS), though at least 19 innocent lives were lost.
The area where the attack took place is located close the tribal region of Mohmand where a strong force of native militants has been operating, its control ... | People in Pakistan woke up on Wednesday to yet another devastating attack on an educational institution in the Peshawar valley region. |
36,436,430 | These businesses are a cherished local species.
Take the Denroy Group in Bangor, employing 200 people making plastic products as diverse as hairbrushes and plane parts.
Its growth - and that of the wider economy - is all about external markets and it feels a UK exit from the EU is too much of a risk for business.
It is... | Much of the EU referendum debate in Northern Ireland has been around the economy and what is at stake for exporters. |
31,108,406 | The game set a new record for the most-watched event in US television, beating last year's audience of 112.2 million.
Viewing peaked at 120.8 million during the last quarter, which saw the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24.
Some 118.5 million watched Katy Perry's half-time show - three million more t... | An estimated average of 114.4 million people watched Sunday's Super Bowl on NBC, according to initial figures. |
37,210,522 | "His condition is considered stable" and "it is too early to make any predictions about his future health," Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva wrote on her Instagram account.
Ms Karimova-Tillyaeva pleaded for people to "refrain from speculations".
Mr Karimov, 78, has been leader of the former Soviet republic since before independ... | Uzbek President Islam Karimov is in intensive care after suffering a brain haemorrhage, his daughter says. |
32,485,903 | Resuming with a 12-4 lead, O'Sullivan took the frame he needed at the second attempt and faces Stuart Bingham next.
Shaun Murphy beat Joe Perry 13-5 to reach the last eight, while Judd Trump defeated Marco Fu 13-8 to set up a match against China's Ding Junhui.
Australia's Neil Robertson ended with a 145 break to beat A... | Five-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship with a 13-5 victory over Matthew Stevens at the Crucible. |
34,855,230 | The Royal College of GPs Wales also warned politicians not to use the NHS for political gain in the run up to next May's vote.
It has highlighted six areas it wants to see addressed "if general practice is to continue to survive... and provide a high level of service".
The college is unveiling its manifesto at the Sene... | A doctors' body is calling for 400 extra GPs by 2020 as its manifesto is launched ahead of assembly elections. |
35,503,097 | In November, the Chancellor scrapped planned major cuts in police funding, announcing budgets would be protected in real terms, as long as council tax precepts were raised.
Seventy extra officers will now be recruited.
Police Commissioner John Dwyer said a public consultation supported the rise.
The force had expected ... | Cheshire Police is to raise its share of council tax by 3.2%, after the government announced a 1.4% cut to police funding. |
34,931,432 | Swiss-born Mira Andres, of Aberystwyth, will get £1,000 and exhibit at Swansea's Elysium Gallery after winning the ESPY International Award 2015.
The University of South Wales graduate was recognised for her composition, The Black Crows of Borth.
It was inspired by the women who once walked the coastal path to Aberyst... | A Ceredigion photographer has won an international competition with a series of pictures taken in Borth. |
28,270,218 | Police also believe the house in which Owen Creaney was allegedly beaten to death was cleaned by the time searches were carried out, prosecutors said.
Mr Creaney, 40, from Lurgan was found dead at Moyraverty Court in Craigavon.
Details emerged as bail was refused to a woman jointly accused of carrying out the killing l... | A murder victim found dumped in a wheelie bin was showered after being subjected to a violent assault, the High Court has been told. |
21,796,578 | The upper house cleared Mr Kuroda after he won approval from the lower house on Thursday.
Mr Kuroda has said he will do whatever it takes to bring inflation up to 2%.
Japan has seen 20 years of intermittent falling consumer prices, which analysts say has hurt its economy.
The upper house also voted to approve the appoi... | Japan's parliament has approved Haruhiko Kuroda as governor of the Bank of Japan, who is expected to push for monetary stimulus to boost growth in the world's third-largest economy. |
35,999,878 | Christina Haycock, 49, of Mold, Flintshire, caused council offices and courts to be evacuated, Caernarfon Crown Court was told.
She admitted making a bomb threat to Flintshire council on 22 January.
Defence counsel Jade Tufail said she wanted an apology "from those who were supposed to protect her at the time".
The cou... | A woman who made a bomb hoax call because she wanted a council to apologise for her treatment as a child in care has been jailed for a year. |
38,742,282 | Powys, Torfaen, Swansea and Anglesey all switch off a proportion of their lights for all the night, with a further 10 counties switching off for a period of time overnight.
Many have taken the decision to save money, and more councils are expected to follow suit.
Councils do not have a statutory duty to provide street ... | More than half of Wales' street lights are switched off or dimmed at night, data gleaned from councils has found. |
36,165,503 | A sound defensive display helped Atletico earn a 1-0 first-leg advantage over Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday.
Atletico, the 2014 Spanish champions, knocked out La Liga title rivals Barcelona in the last eight.
Allardyce said: "'He defends too much' - that's what he'd get here."
Bundeslig... | Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone would be labelled "boring" if he were managing in the Premier League, says Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce. |
33,562,606 | Police said it happened near a garden centre at Rogers Farm on the A24 near Findon, West Sussex.
The 79-year-old victim died at the scene, at about 20:40 BST on Thursday. A murder investigation is under way.
The suspect, described as a tall, skinny, white man in his 30s, is thought to have been driving the car in front... | A manhunt is under way for a driver who stabbed another motorist to death after a collision between their two cars. |
38,301,808 | Pamela Ramsey Taylor, who runs a local non-profit group in Clay county, will resume work on 23 December, the Charleston Gazette-Mail said.
The screen grab of the post was widely shared online.
Local mayor Beverly Whaling resigned over the controversy, after she posted "Just made my day, Pam" to the comment.
The Gazette... | A woman suspended after calling First Lady Michelle Obama an "ape in heels" in a Facebook post is set to return to work in West Virginia, local media say. |
39,646,993 | The Cabinet Office said the election for the vacant seat, planned for 4 May, would now take place on 8 June as part of the nationwide polling day.
MPs will be asked to formally overturn the writ for the poll.
The proposed by-election would have created the anomaly of taking place after Parliament had been dissolved.
Th... | A by-election for the Manchester Gorton constituency is set to be cancelled after the House of Commons backed a June general election. |
20,438,898 | Rob Hughes, 31, of Croydon, south London, has no memory of the assault in Crete in June 2008, but an eyewitness identified Joseph Bruckland, 22.
Mr Bruckland, from Hookwood in Surrey, and five other British men deny charges of grievous bodily harm.
Mr Hughes suffered severe memory loss and did not remember his family.
... | One of six men accused of beating a former Oxford United footballer into a coma has been identified in court in Greece as the main offender. |
33,052,091 | The recipient, Wolfang Rangger, who lost his right leg in 2007, said: "It feels like I have a foot again. It's like a second lease of life."
Prof Hubert Egger of the University of Linz, said sensors fitted to the sole of the artificial foot, stimulated nerves at the base of the stump.
He added it was the first time th... | Scientists in Austria have created an artificial leg which allows the amputee to feel lifelike sensations from their foot. |
35,107,203 | The new regulations - which permit drilling from outside the protected areas - were approved by 298 to 261.
Opposition parties and campaigners criticised the lack of a Commons debate - and accused ministers of a U-turn as they previously pledged an outright ban on fracking in national parks.
The government said its pla... | MPs have voted to allow fracking for shale gas 1,200m below national parks and other protected sites. |
32,099,297 | The 16-year-old was reported missing on 19 February. Body parts were found at a house in the Barton Hill area of Bristol on 2 March.
Organisers said although the walk "won't bring Becky back" it will help "give this beautiful young girl the send-off she deserves".
Becky's stepbrother Nathan Matthews, 28, has been charg... | Hundreds of people are taking part in a fundraising walk in Bristol to remember Becky Watts who was killed last month. |
34,374,499 | Discussions began last week in a bid to resolve the political row at Stormont.
The crisis was triggered when police said they believed IRA members had been involved in the murder of a former IRA man in Belfast last month.
Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers said finding resolution in the negotiations would be "... | Talks between Northern Ireland's five main political parties have moved into a second week, with the focus on paramilitary groups. |
34,974,333 | Esther Kidemba died after apparently jumping from a building during a drill at the private Strathmore University in the capital, Nairobi.
Gunshots were fired during the drill, causing panic on the campus.
Militant Islamist group al-Shabab killed some 150 people in an attack on Garissa University College in April.
Strat... | Kenya's police chief has warned universities not to carry out security drills without his approval following the death of a woman on Monday. |
39,025,477 | Stuart Price, died on Sunday after colliding with a black Jaguar car in Colliery Lane, next to the junction with Murton Lane, in Easington Lane.
Northumbria Police said the Jaguar driver , who stopped his car - was left shaken but uninjured by the crash.
Mr Price, 24, of Murton, County Durham, was pronounced dead at th... | A cyclist has died in a collision with a car near Sunderland. |
38,084,449 | 25 November 2016 Last updated at 07:57 GMT
It was given to the London museum in 1905 by a rich business man and the giant skeleton has been amazing visitors for many years as they enter the museum's main hall.
It isn't a real dinosaur but a life size plaster replica of the skeleton of a Diplodocus.
Now Dippy is on the ... | Dippy the Diplodocus is one of the Natural History Museum's most recognisable residents. |
33,566,633 | Andrew Skelton, 43, leaked details of nearly 100,000 supermarket staff after he was accused of dealing legal highs at work, prosecutors said.
He then tried to cover his tracks by using a colleague's details to set up a fake email account.
Skelton, of Water Street, Liverpool, denied three charges of fraud but was found ... | A Morrisons employee who posted staff data on the internet over a grudge has been jailed for eight years. |
38,014,669 | Emergency services were called to reports of an incident at Daldowie Crematorium, off the M74, near Uddingston, at about 12:30.
The two men were taken to Wishaw General Hospital for treatment. There is no update on their condition.
Police said inquiries were ongoing and there was no truth in social media speculation ab... | Two men have been taken to hospital following a disturbance at a crematorium in Glasgow. |
36,667,115 | Earlier, Secretary of State Theresa Villiers said EU rules do not permit part of a country remaining within the European Union.
In Northern Ireland, the majority of voters (56%) voted for the UK to stay in the EU in last week's referendum.
But overall, the UK voted to give up its EU membership by 52% to 48%.
"I believe... | Martin McGuinness has said he does not accept Northern Ireland cannot maintain any kind of special status within the EU after the UK withdraws from it. |
33,216,562 | Kent Police said the man, from West Sussex, sustained a serious injury when his Ford Focus came off the road in Hoath Way on Friday.
He was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital but died on Saturday evening.
Police said the car left the carriageway before mounting a grass verge and overturning. No other vehicles were invol... | A 67-year-old driver has died in hospital after he crashed his car in Gillingham. |
37,646,103 | Patrick Clarke said he was standing down from Newry Mourne and Down District Council on medical grounds.
In the past two years, the councillor, from Castlewellan, had been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman at a hotel in Newcastle.
He was convicted of two further charges of defrauding community groups.
He also fo... | A councillor with convictions for sexual assault and fraud has quit politics after admitting breaching the local government code of conduct. |
40,991,956 | Roedd yr Aelod Cynulliad Mike Hedges wedi mynd i gangen yn Abertawe ddydd Sadwrn gyda'i ferch er mwyn newid statws ei chyfrif i un myfyriwr, gan ei bod hi'n mynd i'r brifysgol ym mis Medi.
Ond pan ofynnodd y banc am dystiolaeth ei bod wedi cael ei derbyn i'w chwrs, fe wnaethon nhw wrthod y llythyr UCAS gafodd ei gyflwy... | Mae banc Lloyds wedi ymddiheuro ar ôl i staff wneud "camgymeriad" wrth wrthod derbyn llythyr yn y Gymraeg gan gwsmer. |
34,783,845 | Doctors in Atlanta have told the 91-year-old the tumours in his brain are being treated successfully and there are no signs of further cancer growth.
However, the spokeswoman said that doctors will continue tests.
Mr Carter, who served as president of the US from 1977 to 1981 and won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, announ... | Former US President Jimmy Carter is responding well to cancer treatment, according to his spokeswoman. |
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Only two of the six last-16 ties on the two show courts were women's singles matches.
"I was looking forward to playing on one of the two big courts," Kerber said after her defeat by Garbine Muguruza.
"Maybe I will talk to them. This is not my decision at the end. It's the... | World number one Angelique Kerber said she was "really surprised" her Wimbledon match was put on court two as Monday's scheduling faced criticism. |
39,896,398 | Holyrood's public audit committee has written to the justice secretary saying SPA chairman Andrew Flanagan appeared to have "behaved inappropriately".
The letter follows a series of heated evidence sessions at parliament, which saw one MSP tell police bosses "it's not the Kremlin you're running".
Mr Flanagan insisted t... | MSPs have voiced "very serious concerns" about how the Scottish Police Authority is run. |
36,209,789 | She vowed to "keep fighting... to come back to government if the impeachment request is accepted".
Ms Rousseff is accused of manipulating government accounts, which she denies.
The Senate will decide whether to start an impeachment trial next week. If that happens she will be suspended from office for 180 days.
Recent ... | Brazil's beleaguered President Dilma Rousseff has told the BBC she is an "innocent victim" and she will fight on as possible impeachment looms. |
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Goals from Gareth Furlong, Luke Hawker and Rupert Shipperley secured the win in Belfast.
They play Scotland on Sunday before facing France in their final group game on Tuesday,
A top-two finish in the eight-team tournament would lift them in the rankings and give them a ch... | Wales men's hockey team beat Poland in their opening game in the of the World League 2 tournament. |
32,750,320 | John Pottinger, 21, admitted causing the death of 39-year-old George Armour by dangerous driving, when he appeared at the High Court in Glasgow.
The incident happened on the B9074 at Hamnavoe in June last year. The victim was thrown up and over the bonnet of the car.
Sentence was deferred on Pottinger until next month.... | A car driver has admitted knocking down and killing a man in Shetland after a day of drinking. |
35,479,646 | Finance Secretary John Swinney has vowed not to increase taxes for low paid workers.
His draft budget is being debated for the first time at Holyrood.
Both Labour and the Lib Dems have called on him to increase income tax in Scotland to 1p above the UK rate.
The budget for 2016-17 marks the first time Holyrood minister... | MSPs will take part in a showdown vote later on income tax as opposition leaders challenge the Scottish government to raise extra money to protect public services. |
35,888,829 | The prediction came as the High Street chain unveiled its annual results for the year to 30 January, showing a modest rise in profits.
Pre-tax profit was £836.1m, up from £782.2m a year earlier.
Next said the year ahead "may well be the toughest we have faced since 2008".
The firm's shares suffered their biggest one-da... | Retailer Next has seen its shares fall 15% after it forecast that 2016 would be a "challenging year" for its business, "with much uncertainty in the global economy". |
34,648,079 | The prosperity index was compiled by the Legatum Institute and is based on data from 170 locations across the country.
According to the organisation, prosperity was measured by average incomes and happiness levels.
The Black Country borough of Sandwell was ranked second-last in terms of prosperity.
In addition, Blackpo... | Wolverhampton is the least prosperous area in the UK, according to findings from an international think-tank. |
36,154,825 | A special service was held at St George's Hall on Wednesday evening to remember the 96 football fans who died in 1989.
These people tell us why they came to pay tribute.
Two of the messages...
"I pray that all those who were lost in the Hillsborough accident are always remembered and respected. I also pray that the inn... | Children and teenagers have been among the thousands of people remembering the Hillsborough disaster victims in Liverpool city centre. |
38,677,450 | Flora Day attracts thousands to the Cornish town of Helston every May.
But the event coincides with swans nesting at Coronation Lake, which can be "very disturbing" for the birds, Heston Town Council said.
Last year a swan laid eggs on the edge of the road, leading to an area being fenced off. Photographer Rebecca Wilb... | Bodyguards are to be hired to protect nesting swans at an annual gala. |
40,364,662 | Shares in the company more than halved in April when Imagination said that Apple was to stop using its technology.
The US company uses the UK firm's chip technology in its iPhones, iPads, and iPods under a licensing agreement.
Imagination said it had received interest from suitors in recent weeks so had begun a formal ... | UK chip designer Imagination Technologies - which is in dispute with Apple, its largest customer - has put itself up for sale. |
39,882,314 | The art deco building had a £4.2m refurbishment in 2013, reopening with a cinema, cafe and gallery.
But the cinema closed in March, while the pavilion closed three days a week, prompting campaigns for them to reopen.
Prof Tony Hazell, of Penarth Arts and Crafts Ltd (PACL), which runs it, said the pavilion had not been ... | Fears over the future of the renovated Penarth Pier Pavilion are unfounded, the charity running it has said. |
35,772,329 | Mr Trudeau toasted the two nations as "siblings" at a state dinner.
Mr Obama raised his glass at the White House to the "great alliance" and joked about Mr Trudeau's previous jobs.
"If things get out of hand, remember the prime minister used to work as a bouncer," said Mr Obama.
In a joking reference to Canadian-born p... | US President Barack Obama and Canada's new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have lavished praise on each other during the first official visit by a Canadian leader in nearly 20 years. |
31,942,922 | A new personal savings allowance of £1,000 will be introduced in April next year, removing the first £1,000 of savings income from income tax.
From later this year, people will be able to move money in and out of Isas without infringing their tax free contribution limit.
And a new "Help to Buy" Isa will be launched to ... | Four big planned changes to encourage saving were outlined by the chancellor. |
34,139,292 | He made the statement in a video for the Church of Scotland.
Mr Salmond, who is now the SNP MP for Gordon, also said that he believed all denominations had a key role to play in society.
The Scottish Secular Society said the politician's remark was "controversial and divisive".
But a spokesman for Mr Salmond later clar... | Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond has revealed that he prefers "people of faith to people of no faith or people who have lost their faith". |
37,608,079 | Ben, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, was 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island on 24 July 1991.
Speaking on ITV's Good Morning Britain, Kerry Needham said she had been warned to "prepare for the worst".
Police searches have entered a third week after it emerged he may have been accidentally killed by a... | The mother of missing toddler Ben Needham has said she now believes her son is likely to be found dead after disappearing on Kos 25 years ago. |
34,404,314 | After seven years away from the studio, Janet Jackson releases a new album, Unbreakable, on Friday.
It comes after a tumultuous decade in which her brother, Michael, died; and her music was banned by some US radio stations after a Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction".
Unbreakable feels like a response to those events, as ... | Janet Jackson's chief collaborator, Jimmy Jam, reveals the secrets behind their biggest hits and talks about her new album, Unbreakable. |
34,288,583 | Bodelwyddan Castle re-opened on Friday with 45 new garden lodges a new lounge, dining area and entertainment facilities.
Owner Warner Leisure Hotels said the work provides capacity for an additional 10,000 guests to stay each year.
Landscaped gardens and ponds have also been created. | One hundred new jobs have been created following a £7m investment at a Grade II-listed hotel in Denbighshire. |
40,643,994 | Matty Russell gave Wolves the perfect start but Joe Mellor's converted score gave Widnes a narrow lead.
Peta Hiku put Warrington back in front before they eased clear through Kevin Brown's score against his former club and a second from Russell.
Both sides will now play in the Qualifiers as they bid to retain their top... | Warrington overturned a half-time deficit to end the regular season Super League campaign with a win over Widnes. |
36,245,334 | Former Russian anti-doping agency worker Vitaly Stepanov made the claims on CBS network's 60 Minutes programme.
He said he was told of a cover-up by Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Moscow's anti-doping laboratory.
Russia's sports ministry said it was "certain about transparency of doping control" in Sochi.
Rodch... | A whistleblower has alleged undercover Russian intelligence agents posed as anti-doping staff to cover up cheating at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. |
26,549,249 | In his first full news conference, he insisted the package would not breach European Union budget deficit limits.
Mr Renzi said income tax would be reduced by a total of 10bn euros ($14 bn; £8bn) annually for 10m low and middle income workers from 1 May.
The 39-year-old said his agenda was the most ambitious Italy had ... | Italy's new Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has proposed a sweeping package of tax cuts, in a bid to revive the country's economy. |
18,797,540 | Iftikhar Ahmed, 52, broke down at Chester Crown Court as he denied killing his daughter, or having anything to do with her murder.
His wife Farzana Ahmed, 49, also denies murdering the 17-year-old in 2003.
On Monday, the jury was told Mrs Ahmed had changed her account, claiming she saw her husband beat Shafilea on the ... | The father of Shafilea Ahmed has told a court he was not responsible for her death. |
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Adams, 33, beat China's Ren Cancan - who she beat to win gold at London 2012 - in Thursday's semi-final.
The Leeds woman lost the first of four two-minute rounds, before coming back to win the final three.
She will face France's 10-time national champion Sarah Ourahmoune i... | Nicola Adams continued her bid to become the first British boxer to retain an Olympic title for 92 years by reaching the women's flyweight final. |
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Harte's current three-year deal has now expired following the county's 0-18 to 1-11 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Kerry on Sunday.
However, Harte made clear following the game that he intends to continue on for a 14th year in charge.
"My intentions are to be helping bui... | Mickey Harte has indicated that he plans to remain on as Tyrone football manager in 2016. |
38,615,163 | The 18-year-old initially joined the National League club on a month-long deal, and has started four games in all competitions for The Spitfires.
Odoffin is working under Eastleigh manager Martin Allen, who gave him his Barnet debut before the defender moved to Molineux in January 2016.
He is yet to make a senior appea... | Eastleigh have extended the loan of Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Hakeem Odoffin until the end of the season. |
22,004,348 | Healthwatch Oxfordshire went live on 1 April to represent consumers' views in health and social care after taking over from Oxfordshire LINk.
The body appointed to run it, Oxfordshire Rural Community Council, said it had only three weeks to launch.
The county clinical commissioning group said the situation was "only a ... | A newly launched independent health watchdog has no staff or dedicated phone line yet, the BBC has learned. |
12,205,969 | One of the victims, as well as sources quoted in a UN report, all accuse Lt Col Kibibi Mutware of links to New Year's Day rapes in the town of Fizi.
There have been numerous cases of mass rape in DR Congo's conflict but this is believed to be the largest single incident allegedly involving the army.
Lt Col Kibibi has d... | An army commander in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been accused of leading the recent mass rape of at least 50 women. |
37,439,834 | The Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee Scheme allows lenders to offer loans to people offering a deposit as low as 5% thanks to government support.
The scheme is set to be closed at the end of the year.
Use of the scheme has declined, while mortgage lenders have reported that business in general is up sharply.
Lending to p... | A major scheme designed to prop up the UK housing market is no longer needed, the Bank of England has told the government. |
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