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Simon Mignolet replaced 23-year-old Karius, who was criticised by pundits, including ex-Manchester United players Gary and Phil Neville, after errors against West Ham and Bournemouth.
"I'm not interested in public pressure, I'm interested in the boy," said Klopp.
"There's ... | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has backed Loris Karius to be a "long-term" success, despite dropping the keeper for the 3-0 win at Middlesbrough. |
38,301,855 | The first openly gay man to officiate at the highest level in the game was giving evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee's inquiry into homophobia in sport.
Mr Owens advised youngsters receiving abuse to either report it, tell their parents or "try and share that abuse".
But he agreed that was often not eas... | A zero tolerance policy is needed on homophobic online bullying, international rugby referee Nigel Owens has told MPs. |
36,879,822 | The chancellor told me that despite a short term economic shock to the economy of Britain leaving the European Union, it was now time to explore "new opportunities" across the world.
"What we now need to do is get on with it in a way that minimises the economic impact on the UK economy in the short term and maximises t... | Philip Hammond has begun discussions with China on an ambitious free trade deal which could see greater access for major Chinese banks and businesses to the UK economy. |
37,359,499 | An East Midlands Ambulance Service crew found the bin when they tried to leave for hospital in Leicester.
Waste fluid had leaked into the cabin, forcing the vehicle to require a deep clean.
The ambulance was taken out of service and a second ambulance was called. EMAS said the action could have put lives at risk.
The c... | A wheelie bin of rubbish was dumped on the front seats of an ambulance as medics treated a patient in the back. |
37,970,371 | Itoje, 22, helped England complete the Six Nations Grand Slam and was part of the squad that secured a 3-0 series whitewash of Australia down under.
England captain Hunter, 31, was ever-present throughout 2016.
New Zealand fly-half Beauden Barrett won the men's player of the year award.
Barrett, 25, is the fifth succes... | England forward Maro Itoje was named breakthrough player of year and compatriot Sarah Hunter won women's player of the year at the World Rugby awards. |
24,387,281 | At the height of his career in the 1970s, Martin Lacey was known as the "man that fear forgot" - being the only one to put his head inside a lion's mouth.
That was just part of his work to run the now-closed Great British Circus, which has also included breeding more than 120 tigers at his home in Keal Cotes.
Now aged ... | Following the birth of the first tiger at London Zoo in 17 years, a former circus owner talks about his life breeding tigers in rural Lincolnshire. |
39,346,656 | Mr Anwar, a criminal defence solicitor, received almost 4,500 votes from students.
The only female nominee, Lady Hazel Cosgrove, received the second highest number of votes at 1,400.
Mr Anwar will take over from intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden who has served three years in the role.
Sir Vince Cable came third... | Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar has been elected as the new rector of the University of Glasgow. |
36,818,102 | She poked home the opening goal from a tight angle before Jill Scott doubled City's advantage with a header.
Ross completed her brace before Georgia Stanway made it 4-0 at the break.
Steph Houghton's foul on Rachel Williams in the box allowed Jess Clarke to pull one back from the spot, only for Isobel Christiansen to a... | Jane Ross scored two first-half goals as Manchester City inflicted Notts County's heaviest defeat to stay top of the Women's Super League One table. |
12,740,825 | Matthew Jillard, of Bordesley Green, said he had been visited by police more than 40 times in the past 18 months, often in the middle of the night.
He said police confused his house in Repton Road with a nearby address in Repton Grove.
West Midlands Police said it had taken measures to stop it happening again, but Mr J... | A man from Birmingham is being plagued by police calling at his house in error, due to an address mix-up. |
27,723,260 | Clinton's book is a memoir, but it reads like a draft "of a potential 2016 convention speech", according to a Wall Street Journal reporter.
Regardless of the politics behind it, the memoir, which will appear on 10 June, is likely to do well. The publisher, Simon and Schuster, has printed a million copies. Here are some... | In Hard Choices, Hillary Clinton is coy about her marriage and other personal matters - but forthright about the role she played in Benghazi. |
36,055,994 | Elgan Varney, aged 32, is accused of raping Hannah Stubbs, who was a student at Keele University.
The 22-year-old committed suicide at her home in Stafford in August 2015.
She was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, an inquest ruled last month.
After her death, her family said Hannah "could well be here tod... | A man has been charged with the rape of a student who killed herself while detectives investigated the alleged crime, police say. |
40,376,317 | After the beheading of journalist James Foley by Islamic State militants in 2014, then-President Barack Obama intensified the US campaign against the group, expanding the air war to Syria. Foley wasn't the only reason, but one of them.
What then to make of President Trump's cryptic tweet after news that Otto Warmbier h... | It's no small thing when an American prisoner dies horribly. |
38,014,301 | 20 November 2016 Last updated at 11:57 GMT
Dorothea Weber hid Hedwig Bercu for 18 months during the occupation of the Channel Islands in World War Two.
Hitler's forces continued to search for Ms Bercu and the pair survived on Mrs Weber's rations and by fishing at night.
For her act of "extraordinary courage" Mrs Weber ... | A woman who risked her life to save her Jewish friend from the Nazis has been honoured by the state of Israel at a ceremony in Jersey. |
32,736,199 | Fewer than half of the country's population has internet access and those who do can often experience slow connections.
The country's premier also urged telecoms companies to cut fees, including data roaming charges.
It was not revealed how much money would be invested.
Besides the government investment, Premier Li Keq... | China is to accelerate the development of its high-speed broadband network to raise speeds but cut prices, its State Council has said. |
31,503,471 | The alleged victim, now in his 40s, was under 16 when he was at Grafton Close Children's Home, during the 1980s.
The man told the jury at Southwark Crown Court how Father Anthony McSweeney performed a sex act on him and then took out a camera.
Fr McSweeney, 68, of Pease Pottage, West Sussex, denies abusing boys at the ... | A Roman Catholic priest took photographs of a boy after sexually abusing him, a jury has been told. |
33,085,956 | Marcos Rojo put Argentina ahead from Lionel Messi's free-kick and Javier Pastore made it 2-0 with a low shot.
Lucas Barrios pulled one back from 20 yards, but Angel Di Maria then netted twice, slotting in from Pastore's pass and then converting a rebound.
Sergio Aguero headed in a fifth and Gonzalo Higuain blasted in a... | Argentina remain on course to win their first Copa America title since 1993 after thrashing Paraguay to set up a final against tournament hosts Chile. |
35,548,954 | The mandarins in Whitehall call it The Settlement - as if funds were being bestowed by some aged aunt on her poor country cousins.
Of course, in the town halls they see it the other way around - business rates collected in the shires of England on behalf of the squire, who might deign to pass some back to help educatio... | The annual sharing out of cash for local services is always fraught, and never seen as fair. |
32,686,364 | Its assessment follows North Korea's publication of pictures showing its leader Kim Jong-un observing a missile test launch from a submarine last week.
South Korea says the test is "very serious" but that the technology is still at an "elementary stage".
North Korea has said it is developing nuclear war-heads.
Followin... | The South Korean government has said that North Korea could have a submarine fleet capable of launching missiles in fewer than five years. |
40,011,257 | The northbound accident was at 02:30 BST between junctions 11 and 12, near the Oxfordshire and Warwickshire border.
Motorists were held on the road overnight. It reopened at 14:30 BST.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "Sadly nothing could be done to save the driver of one lorry, a man, and he was confirmed dead on... | One man was killed and two people were injured in a crash involving three lorries and a car on the M40. |
33,585,204 | The route, which goes through the East Midlands, was due to be electrified but rising costs have halted the project.
Jon Ashworth, Labour MP for Leicester South, said people in the region feel let down by the decision.
Alberto Costa, Conservative MP for South Leicestershire, said he wanted to work with Mr Ashworth on t... | The government is under pressure to reverse its decision to pause the £500m electrification of the Midland Mainline. |
36,538,348 | In just one day, more than 672,000 people have read the story after seeing it on their social media accounts. The shooting at Garissa University by the Somali militant group al-Shabab left 147 people dead. One person later died from their wounds.
But the story was written in April 2015.
86% of viewers saw the story on ... | Following the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, USA, people have been sharing a BBC news story about an attack in Kenya. |
34,597,883 | The army agent, who was given the codename Stakeknife, has been named by the BBC as west Belfast man Fred Scappaticci. He has denied he was an agent.
Northern Ireland's director of public prosecutions wants the new investigation to look at what information the army, MI5 and the Royal Ulster Constabulary's Special Branc... | Some families of IRA murder victims have been giving their reaction to the announcement that the army's most high ranking agent within the IRA is to be investigated about the murder of at least 24 people. |
19,407,807 | Crowds lined the route of the 24-hour torch relay which began in Stoke Mandeville on Tuesday night.
The relay ran more than two hours late but reduced breaks made up time.
A splinter flame was taken to the Stadium in case the delays were not overcome but the opening ceremony ran late and the flame made it on time.
A la... | Thousands of people turned out to welcome the Paralympic flame as it travelled to the Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony of the Games. |
36,186,767 | There were also golds for James Crisp, who won his fifth European title in the S9 100m backstroke, while Ollie Hynd led home a GB one-two in the S8 400m freestyle with Josef Craig taking silver.
Hannah Russell (S12 50m freestyle) and Stephanie Millward (S9 100m backstroke) added silvers to the GB medal haul.
Rodgers be... | Susie Rodgers improved her own S7 50m butterfly European record to win one of three golds for Great Britain on day two of the IPC Swimming Open European Championships in Madeira. |
37,076,267 | Without a national uniform to wear because he was competing under the Olympic flag following Kuwait's suspension from the Rio Games, he decided to don an Arsenal shirt.
Whether he knows the football club's nickname is the Gunners is doubtful.
Nevertheless, the top helped him win Olympic bronze in the men's skeet.
Asked... | It seemed like the ideal solution but the significance was perhaps lost on Abdullah al-Rashidi. |
38,574,287 | Lesley Griffiths said the risk would not fall in coming weeks, and spring wild bird migration could increase the chances of further cases.
On Monday it was confirmed that a wild duck died from the disease in Conwy, following cases in south Wales.
On Tuesday, Ms Griffiths told AMs that more cases were likely to be found... | The risk of more cases of avian flu in poultry and other captive birds may increase in the weeks ahead, Wales' rural affairs secretary has warned. |
37,935,310 | Kitchen units, a hob, fridge freezer, dishwasher and sink were taken from the site in Crocketford.
The theft happened at the Ottersburn development in the village some time between Friday and Tuesday.
The units taken were Porter Alabaster rigid cabinets and the total value of the goods taken about £7,500.
Police have ... | Thieves took everything - including the kitchen sink - in a raid on a house under construction in Dumfries and Galloway. |
41,119,060 | The 27-year-old was a key part of the Foxes side that won the Premier League in 2015-16, but asked to leave the club amid interest from the Blues.
Chelsea have also signed defender Davide Zappacosta from Torino on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
However, striker Fernando Llorente opted for Tottenham instead of... | Chelsea have signed midfielder Danny Drinkwater from Leicester City for £35m. |
15,239,392 | Appearing at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, she said: "However you look at it, he is me."
Rendell, made a peer in 1997, said she gave Wexford many of her habits as well as her hatred of corporal punishment and a memory for birthdays.
She also paid tribute to the late actor George Baker who played Wexford on ... | Author Ruth Rendell has admitted that her famous creation, Ch Insp Reginald Wexford, is based on her. |
38,185,428 | His victory in the small West African nation's presidential poll is arguably an even bigger shock than that of fellow property mogul in the US, Donald Trump.
Mr Barrow's opponent Yahya Jammeh, has ruled the country for more than two decades, but said if God willed it, his presidency could go on for "a billion years".
B... | Adama Barrow, a successful property developer who has never held public office, has defied the odds to score a shock victory in The Gambia's elections. |
29,525,971 | With 196 teams left in the competition, non-league clubs up and down the country will look to continue their journey on the road to Wembley in the third qualifying round - and they are just two wins away from a potential televised first-round match against a Football League club.
From a taxi driver who once outshone Wa... | A World Cup winner, the oldest club in world football and a team named after a country are just three of the 540 sides to have exited the FA Cup since qualifying got under way in August. |
36,472,464 | Here are some of the most memorable quotes from the billionaire businessman and Newcastle United owner's appearance:
On the growth of Sports Direct:
On ending sexual harassment in the workplace:
"Simple as that fellas. Not just fellas, girls. Sorry."
He said he would change unfair practices but added:
When asked about ... | Sports Direct's Mike Ashley has been grilled by MPs about the working practices at his firm after a series of allegations. |
33,288,163 | The signage on Anderson Street in Merkinch is part of a phase of work in the construction of the city's new flood alleviation scheme.
Local resident Sarah Mackay said: "A no entry sign is a no entry sign, you don't need nine signs to say no entry."
The contractor involved said they were needed for the number of access ... | Eight no entry signs and an illuminated road closure sign to mark an Inverness one-way system have been described as unnecessary by people who live there. |
36,918,140 | Members of the RMT union will walk out for 48 hours from Sunday 7 August, 24 hours on Thursday August 11 and over the weekend of 13/14 August.
The RMT is against the increased use of trains on which the driver opens and closes the doors at stations.
ScotRail has said such operations are already common on the network.
R... | Workers on ScotRail are to stage a fresh wave of strikes in a long-running dispute over the increased use of trains without guards. |
31,844,353 | David Mundell argued that it was time for Holyrood to "end its dominance" over Scottish life.
And he said Westminster was "setting the pace" in breaking up the "central government monolith".
The Scottish government said it had a "dynamic agenda of shifting power".
It also said Mr Mundell had "no credibility" when it ca... | Scottish cities, towns and villages risk being left behind other parts of the UK unless they are given greater control over their own affairs, the Scottish secretary has claimed. |
35,596,495 | Kim Eacott's terrier, Scally, had "separation anxiety" and would bark constantly at her Hereford cottage.
Angela Waring, of Crickhowell, Powys, was held jointly responsible by a judge in the noise nuisance complaint as she owned the home.
She has contested the decision at London's Appeal Court, which will make a ruling... | A woman is fighting a £30,000 legal bill after her daughter's yapping dog prompted legal action by neighbours. |
21,894,346 | The book claimed 38% of an online vote, beating rivals including How Tea Cosies Changed the World and God's Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis.
The title, written by Reginald Bakeley, gives practical advice on how to banish fairies from your home.
More than 1000 people voted in the poll for the website welovethisb... | A publication named Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop has been named as the winner of the Diagram Prize for oddest book title of the year. |
34,994,318 | The coin, said to date from the dawn of English Christianity, was unearthed in East Grafton by a metal detectorist.
Richard Bishop, from auctioneers Spink and Sons, said the final sale price was a "magnificent achievement" for such a "small but perfectly formed gold thrymsa".
Wiltshire Museum bought the coin after a fu... | An "excessively rare" Saxon gold coin that was discovered near a Wiltshire village has been sold for £21,600. |
36,540,070 | The 26-year-old has agreed a two-year deal with the Lions, with the option of a further 12 months.
Former Bury and Rotherham United wide man Worrall scored nine goals in 84 appearances during two years with the Shrimpers.
"David adds something different to the team and has good delivery," Millwall boss Neil Harris told... | Millwall have signed David Worrall following the winger's departure from League One rivals Southend United. |
38,025,547 | Passengers who have booked flights on the route are currently being taken by bus to Edinburgh Airport.
The airline said the decision was due to an "ongoing review" of its operation at Dundee Airport.
The service, Dundee Airport's first non-chartered international route, was launched in May.
It has been rerouted via Edi... | FlyBe's new daily Dundee to Amsterdam service has been rerouted "until further notice", the airline has confirmed. |
35,361,131 | Mosaab, his wife Nada and their three children are getting used to life in Scotland.
They are among hundreds of Syrian people who fled the war and have started new lives with refugee status.
The BBC has agreed not to use their surnames because they fear speaking out may put their family members still in Syria at risk.
... | A Syrian refugee family who arrived in Scotland before Christmas have spoken exclusively to the BBC about the suffering they fled - and thanked their new community for the warm welcome they have received. |
21,228,587 | Louise Kelton, 57, has been formally sworn into the post, which holds legendary status in the United States.
It is the oldest federal law enforcement office in America and marshals track down some of the country's most wanted fugitives.
Ms Kelton, who moved to Louisiana aged 23, is marshal for the Middle District of Te... | President Barack Obama has nominated a physiotherapist from Cardiff to become a US marshal. |
32,919,504 | Selkorinn Choir sang in wind and rain outside a window of the ward where Groa Petursdottir is a patient.
She missed four of the group's performances in Scotland after falling ill.
Staff at the hospital kept the arrangements of the hospital gig a secret from her.
Patients from other wards, including the children's ward,... | An Icelandic choir has performed a surprise gig at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness where one of its members has been receiving treatment. |
37,429,748 | A surge in the £60 charges followed a change in government guidelines which said such absences were only permitted in "exceptional circumstances".
But the policy was thrown into confusion in May when the High Court ruled a single holiday did not break rules on regular attendance.
Now Derbyshire County Council has said... | Fines for taking children on holiday in school term time are being largely abandoned by a local authority. |
32,130,567 | The cuts affected power stations and public transport, including Istanbul's tram and metro systems.
A crisis centre has been set up at the energy ministry.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said all possible causes are being examined, including terrorism. The cut hit at 10:36 (07:36 GMT) on Tuesday morning.
Power cuts... | A massive power cut has hit dozens of provinces across Turkey, with officials saying a break in connections with mainland Europe could be to blame. |
36,179,614 | Steven MacLean's second half finish deservedly earned three points and means the visitors leapfrog Motherwell, who lost to Aberdeen.
"It's a 38 game league," Wright told BBC Scotland.
"We try and prepare them for the whole season and the last few seasons we've tended to finish strong."
Saints have won both matches sinc... | Manager Tommy Wright is sure St Johnstone can hang on to fourth place in the Premiership after picking up a 1-0 win at Ross County. |
36,756,774 | McIlroy and US Open runner-up Shane Lowry opted not to compete for Ireland due to fears over the Zika virus, which has links to defects in newborn babies.
"The shame for Rory is I really think he would have benefited from being around other athletes," McGinley said.
With Graeme McDowell also absent, Padraig Harrington ... | Ireland's Olympic golf captain Paul McGinley says Rory McIlroy could have learned from playing in the Rio Games. |
32,566,495 | His side won the Championship title on a dramatic final day of the season.
Watford's draw against Sheffield Wednesday and Bournemouth's 3-0 win over Charlton saw the Cherries claim top spot and confirm promotion.
"I do think we deserve it," said Howe. "In my opinion we have been the best team this season and led the di... | Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says his side fully deserve to end the season as second-tier champions. |
39,697,216 | The All Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger warns too many children have to survive on crisps and energy drinks when school kitchens are closed.
One group had to drop out of a summer football scheme because they had not eaten a meal in days, its report says.
The Department for Work and Pensions says it is committed to ... | Going hungry in the school holidays is a growing problem for up to three million UK children, MPs and peers say. |
36,308,067 | Abdul Hafidah was stabbed after he was hit by a car at about 17:15 BST on Thursday. He died later in hospital from a stab wound to the neck.
Police believe he had been chased by a group of men near Greenheys Lane before being hit by the blue Vauxhall Corsa on Moss Lane East and then stabbed.
A 19-year-old man is being ... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an 18-year-old man in the Moss Side area of Manchester. |
32,533,551 | This one-street market town, sitting on the border of the Kavre and Sindhupalchok districts towards the border with Tibet, was packed full of Saturday shoppers when the quake hit.
Now it is quiet. Birds sing, villagers try to move rubble with their hands and, overhead, the hum of high-flying aid helicopters punctuates ... | There is little left in Deupur Sipaghat Kavre other than mounds of splintered wood and shattered bricks. |
37,318,778 | Burke became the most expensive Scottish player ever when moving to Germany from Nottingham Forest for £13m last month.
The 19-year-old winger came on for his Leipzig debut with 21 minutes left.
He set up a great chance that Timo Werner missed moments before crossing for fellow substitute Keita to score.
Leipzig are fi... | Scotland's Oliver Burke marked his RB Leipzig debut by setting up a late goal for Naby Keita to secure a 1-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. |
39,544,600 | About 110 boats, including civilian vessels, took part in the search for Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith.
The co-ordinated search took place along the Irish west coast on Saturday.
Both men have been missing since Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 crashed off on 14 March.
Four people were on board the helicopter whe... | A major sea search described as one of the biggest in Irish state history has failed to locate two Irish Coast Guard crew members missing since a helicopter crash. |
36,898,318 | We are not talking about some Hollywood A-lister or pop-chart diva going on holiday. We are not even referring to Team GB's track and field stars.
Britain's equine athletes helped win five medals at London 2012 but a 5,700-mile journey to Rio makes beating that tally a little trickier.
Does a horse get jet lag? Travel ... | They need a lot of luggage, plenty of in-flight attention and like many long-haul travellers, a good companion by their side. |
37,279,642 | Gordon Henderson, MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, received 30% burns to his body and spent 10 days in intensive care after the accident on 26 July.
"I can remember vividly. It really was terrifying," said the Conservative MP.
"I hope it teaches everybody else a very valuable lesson. Do not ever use petrol on a bonfir... | An MP has said he is still suffering flashbacks after a bonfire he doused with petrol to set it alight exploded in his face. |
39,241,878 | The minor injuries unit at Tenby Cottage Hospital was closed as part of a shake-up of health services back in 2013 leading to public demonstrations.
Hywel Dda University Health Board hopes the new nurse-led walk-in service will open in July.
The board said the unit would provide "convenient access" for residents.
St Jo... | Plans to open a new minor injuries unit in Pembrokeshire have got a step closer - four years after protests against the closure of the previous one. |
35,665,635 | He told the BBC's Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg that it was the "very worst time" for Britain to take such an "enormous economic gamble".
But ex-Conservative leader Michael Howard said the UK should have the "self-belief" to go its own way.
He said the EU was "outdated, flawed and failing" and an Out vote would for... | Chancellor George Osborne has said if Britain voted to leave the EU it would cause a profound economic shock. |
36,806,640 | She met senior figures from the agricultural and food industries at the Royal Welsh Show near Builth Wells.
Ms Griffiths said she had seen a "real readiness to work together".
With farming fully devolved, Ms Griffiths said it was a chance to create policies and regulations "tailor-made for Wales' unique needs".
She tol... | Brexit gives the chance for a "made-in-Wales" approach to farming in the future, Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths has said. |
30,288,706 | The demonstrators expressed their anger over the handling of the case by President Enrique Pena Nieto.
The president's popularity rating has dropped to its lowest point since he took office two years ago.
The students disappeared after clashing with police in the town of Iguala on 26 September.
The case has shocked Mex... | Protesters in Mexico clashed with police following a largely peaceful rally in support of 43 students who went missing in September. |
36,856,059 | The 25-year-old joined Saints from Huddersfield Giants in 2013 and was contracted until the end of 2017.
Former Castleford back Dawson, who operates mainly at winger or centre, scored 16 times in 70 outings.
"Matty is at a time in his career when he needs to be playing regularly," said Saints chief executive Mike Rush.... | Championship winners Leigh Centurions have signed St Helens utility back Matty Dawson for a five-figure transfer fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal. |
39,218,552 | Matthew Taylor, a former adviser to Tony Blair, said it was "fair" that self-employed people paid more tax.
But there still needed to be a "small differential" as there were differences in rights over issues such as pensions and parental leave.
That would rule out further National Insurance rises for the self-employed.... | The man reviewing the new world of work for Number 10 has told the BBC that controversial tax increases for the self-employed go far enough. |
38,383,492 | Vidot, 26, joined Salford in November 2015 and the Samoa international scored six tries in 10 games during an injury-affected season.
The former Brisbane three-quarter also had a trial with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2015.
"We understand that family is hugely important," head coach Ian Watson said.
"Daniel provid... | Salford Red Devils have released winger Daniel Vidot to return to Australia, with National Rugby League side Gold Coast Titans reportedly keen. |
39,581,747 | Launching their local election campaign, Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies said he wanted "decisions taken as close as possible" to communities.
The Conservatives currently run Monmouthshire with Lib Dem support.
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said the row over a UKIP AM joining the Tory group was not being raised by vot... | Welsh Conservative councils would offer fairer council tax bills, promote better recycling and revitalise high streets, the party has pledged. |
37,410,525 | In his closing speech, Mr Farron will say the NHS needs to be put on a sustainable footing to save it "lurching from crisis to crisis".
He will also call for a merger of NHS and care services to ensure people "don't slip through the net".
And on education, he is expected to pledge to abolish primary SATs.
Mr Farron wil... | The Lib Dems are prepared to raise taxes to fund an NHS "that meets the needs of everyone", Tim Farron is to tell his party's annual conference. |
20,963,872 | Sandra Brown believes her father, Alexander Gartshore, murdered 11-year-old Moira Anderson and hid her body in Old Monklands Cemetery in 1957.
She was speaking as a police operation continues at the grave where the child's body may be hidden.
Mrs Brown said she hoped the operation would bring closure to Moira's family.... | The daughter of a man who is suspected of murdering a schoolgirl 55 years ago says her father was "every bit as much of a paedophile as Jimmy Savile". |
40,938,342 | The Commerce Department said retail sales jumped 0.6% last month, the biggest increase since December.
In addition, the retail sales figures for June were revised to show a 0.3% rise instead of the previous estimate of a 0.2% drop.
In response, the dollar hit a near three-week high against a basket of major currencies.... | Wall Street shares ended Tuesday little changed, but the dollar rose on the back of strong retail sales figures. |
40,493,408 | In a nod to Mr Trudeau's fondness for statement socks, he wore Canada-themed mountie and maple leaf print ones to welcome his first foreign visitor.
Mr Trudeau opted for a more subtle striped pair on his first official engagement in the Republic of Ireland.
The Canadian premier is in the country for a three-day visit.
... | Irish Taoiseach (PM) Leo Varadkar has engaged in some "sock diplomacy" in his first meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Dublin. |
32,479,084 | Rehoboth Baptist Chapel, next to the Regent Circus development in Swindon, was closed in January 2014 because of damage to its ceiling and walls.
Repairs by developer ISG had been expected to start two months ago.
The BBC has asked ISG for a comment but the company has not responded.
The chapel and people living near t... | A chapel which closed more than a year ago when cracks appeared during the construction of a nearby retail complex is still awaiting repairs by the developer. |
38,425,945 | The fact that Europe's most-wanted man was able to evade capture for three days, crossing several borders to get from Germany to Italy, has raised questions about security.
The missing piece in the puzzle hangs over where Amri headed immediately after the attack.
Dutch police are investigating whether the Netherlands w... | Anis Amri, the jihadist who rammed a lorry into a crowd at a Berlin market on 19 December, died days later in an exchange of fire with Italian police in Milan. |
36,761,331 | In a series of Facebook comments, Sonny Truyen suggested Singapore was an undesirable place to live due to the unavailability of the smartphone game.
He also wrote that Singapore was filled with "stupid people".
Several Singaporean web users contacted his employer, real estate website 99.co, expressing anger at his pos... | An Australian has been sacked after a profanity-laden rant on Facebook, where he complained that the game Pokemon Go is not available in Singapore. |
37,295,394 | The man, from Aberdeen, was charged after "suspicious incidents" in the Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Montrose areas.
A report has been submitted to the procurator fiscal.
Sgt Andy Peerless, of Police Scotland, said: "The information provided to us from the public was vital." | A 46-year-old man has been charged after a police appeal about someone asking women for a piggyback while they were out running. |
29,713,594 | In a career spanning six decades, he released more than 70 albums and amassed nine Grammy awards.
His melodic songs found success in the pop charts with hits including Galveston, Rhinestone Cowboy and Wichita Lineman.
And he also made a foray into acting, notably alongside John Wayne in the film True Grit.
Glen Travis ... | Glen Campbell was one of the most successful country singers of his generation. |
36,414,447 | It will bring together British, Irish and German naval representatives, along with 200 descendants of those killed.
The event is being held on the centenary of the Battle of Jutland, the biggest and deadliest sea battle of the war, when 6,000 men in the Royal Navy were killed - 358 were Irish.
The commemoration will ta... | Belfast is to host a special all-island commemoration for Irish sailors who died in World War One. |
39,954,904 | So these tiny ducklings have been given a helping hand to get into the water at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, USA.
The pool is near the famous Capitol building - home to the US government.
Two new ramps have been installed to help the junior ducks get to the water.
It's been done by the people who look ... | Life's tough when you're small. |
27,064,241 | The centre at Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, is licensed to hold about 500 tonnes of recyclable waste, but last December the Environment Agency estimated there were about 6,000 tonnes.
The agency wants excess waste gone by July and said progress has been made.
Owner Hanbury Plastics Recycling Ltd (HPR) said it was applying to... | Residents are calling for a recycling collection centre to be closed after it was told to remove excess waste. |
38,956,975 | Union leaders are due to hold talks with rail bosses on Tuesday in an effort to resolve their dispute over changes to the role of guards (OBS).
They claim that on specific dates in January and February an average of three trains a day ran without an OBS.
Southern said a train could run without a guard "in exceptional c... | The RMT union has claimed the equivalent of 1,000 Southern rail services per year are operating without a second member of staff on board. |
36,324,884 | The closure of Imperial Tobacco's Horizon factory in Nottingham was announced two years ago and will lead to over 500 job losses.
Most of the staff will leave next week, with 70 staying on for 18 months as part of the "decommissioning process".
The site's closure has been blamed partly on attitudes to smoking.
Chris Ne... | The last pack of English-made cigarettes has rolled off the production line as the country's only tobacco factory prepares to shut. |
31,549,572 | The 21-year-old, from St Austell, was arrested on suspicion of robbery on Thursday and remains in police custody.
A string of robberies and attempted robberies took place at shops in Reawla, Cubert, Scorrier, Porthtowan and Lanner over the last three weeks.
Police said isolated premises were targeted and a knife had be... | A man is being questioned by police over a series of armed robberies which took place across Cornwall. |
38,475,107 | It was decided that the surface at the Silverlake Stadium was unsafe during an 08:45 GMT inspection on Tuesday.
Eastleigh must now wait until Saturday's visit of struggling Woking as they look to record their first league win of 2017.
They are 12th in the National League table, eight points adrift of the play-off place... | Tuesday's National League game between Eastleigh and Macclesfield has been postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
34,100,624 | Echoing criticism from the UK, Canada and Australia, the US state department urged Egypt to "redress the verdict".
The reporters, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste, were convicted of "spreading false news".
Mr Greste was deported to Australia this year and was tried in ... | The US has said it is "deeply disappointed and concerned" at the three-year jail sentences passed in Egypt on three al-Jazeera journalists. |
35,031,707 | The £25,000 prize went to London-based architecture and design collective Assemble, who have overhauled 10 houses in the area.
Judge Alistair Hudson said they were "part of a long tradition of art working in society".
But some questioned whether they should have been eligible for the prize.
Speaking after the announce... | A regeneration scheme for derelict houses in Toxteth in Liverpool has won Britain's leading contemporary art award, the Turner Prize. |
39,862,218 | The IoD is calling for pay strategies to be rethought, if they are rejected by 30% of shareholders.
Remuneration should then be put to a fresh vote, it said.
Despite some high profile rebellions in recent months, executive pay is usually approved at annual general meetings, the IoD added.
"There is still a pressing nee... | Investors should be given a bigger say over executive pay to help rebuild trust in business, the Institute of Directors (IoD) has said. |
36,101,938 | The 26-year-old from Bradford has also yet to complete a race on the Triangle circuit.
Harrison, who will compete for the Silicone Engineering team, won two races at last weekend's Scarborough Gold Cup.
"I want to see some chequered flags this year - if I could get on a podium I would be over the moon," he said.
He add... | Yorkshire rider Dean Harrison is targeting a first top-three finish at the North West 200 next month. |
28,340,617 | The alleged assault happened on 2 July but her parents discovered it only a few days ago after she complained of stomach ache and was taken to hospital.
Meanwhile, hundreds of parents have protested outside the school, pulling down its gates and shouting slogans.
Police have registered a case, but they are yet to make ... | A six-year-old schoolgirl has allegedly been raped by two staff members at a prominent school in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, police say. |
33,166,309 | A US judge said the plaintiffs could pursue claims that the film unit of the Sony corporation had been negligent.
The plaintiffs are seeking to hold Sony liable for not bolstering security after previous breaches.
"We are pleased that the court has properly recognised the harm to Sony's employees," said lawyer Michael ... | Sony Pictures Entertainment has failed in an attempt to dismiss a legal action brought by nine ex-employees over the cyber hack that crippled the studio. |
37,187,796 | Mary Susan Torley, 60, from Workington, was found guilty by West Allerdale magistrates, of assaulting a resident in her care in October.
The 54-year-old resident with onset dementia was dragged by her clothing against her will causing her to fall.
Torley was sentenced to a monitored curfew for 12 weeks, £620 costs and... | A private care home worker who assaulted a vulnerable resident with Down's Syndrome has been sentenced. |
34,183,246 | Misty the duckling's mysterious disappearance has stressed out other ducks in the group, who were so upset they refused to eat for two days.
Owner Chris Gunnill said there had been no sign of a fox and cannot explain where Misty has gone.
He has asked people in Lowton, Greater Manchester, to look be on the lookout for ... | A reward of free range eggs for life is being offered for the return of a pet duckling missing for almost a week. |
35,164,941 | Davies, 27, who will rejoin Scarlets for the 2016-17 season, missed the World Cup with a serious injury.
He made a try scoring comeback after seven months out in Clermont's European Champions Cup win over Exeter.
"There is a goal but at the moment I'm just concentrating on making sure I'm playing well for Clermont," he... | Wales centre Jonathan Davies admits he needs to work on his form and fitness but hopes to feature in the Six Nations. |
37,466,649 | A so-called Special Area of Conservation (SAC) has been created in the Inner Hebrides and Minches.
The facility is the largest conservation area for the marine species in Europe.
Scientists warned earlier this year that numbers of harbour porpoise were falling because of difficulties with catching food and breeding.
Th... | A new conservation area has been set up in waters off the west of Scotland to help protect harbour porpoise. |
37,663,320 | The veteran striker, 37, ran on to a long clearance and steered a shot past keeper Jason Steele in the 88th minute.
Rovers' Ben Marshall had the only effort on target in the first half, a free-kick that went straight at home keeper Frank Fielding.
Chances continued to be at a premium after the break until Wilbraham sec... | Aaron Wilbraham struck late on as Bristol City edged past Blackburn Rovers at Ashton Gate. |
14,629,425 | Patients in England and Wales will be offered extra checks using a mobile device that records blood pressure over 24 hours, says the watchdog NICE.
A quarter of patients may find visiting a GP stressful, leading to misdiagnosis and being given drugs they do not need.
The move could save the NHS £10.5m a year, predictio... | Patients thought to have high blood pressure should have the diagnosis confirmed at home, according to new guidelines. |
40,813,587 | Mark Carney told the Guardian the financial sector could be worth 20 times the UK's economic output in 25 years.
He said: "If the UK financial system thrives in a post-Brexit world... it will be 15 to 20 times GDP in another quarter of century.
"Well then you really have to hold your nerve and keep the focus."
Carney w... | The governor of the Bank of England has said the banking sector could double in size but still needs tough regulation. |
36,123,806 | NSPCC Cymru said just two children were reported to North Wales Police in 2013, rising to four in 2014 then 28 in 2015.
Most of those reported - 24 - were aged 15 or under while 10 were 16 or 17.
Des Mannion, head of service at NSPCC Cymru said: "It is very worrying that more children are sharing explicit images of the... | A rise in under-18s being reported to the police for distributing indecent images of children has raised concerns over 'sexting'. |
29,535,874 | The proposal is one of several contained in a Scottish government commissioned review.
Other recommendations include a new National Wild Fisheries Unit and scrapping the system of "closed days" for salmon fishing.
Environment minister Paul Wheelhouse said he would consult on the findings.
An independent panel led by fo... | The killing of wild salmon could be banned, except under licence, under measures aimed at protecting Scotland's wild fisheries. |
36,096,016 | Warburton wants to use the spur of helping Blues qualify for Europe to secure his spot on the three-Test tour in June.
Four successive wins have put the Blues just a point outside the Pro12 top six.
"That is how I approach it, making it show that I am worthy of a place in the Welsh team," Warburton told BBC Wales.
The ... | Sam Warburton says he is considering the remainder of the Pro12 season to be a 'trial' for selection on Wales' summer tour to New Zealand. |
36,110,880 | So-called mathematics anxiety was found especially in countries which were more developed and where males and females were considered more or less equal.
University of Glasgow researchers looked at achievements, attitudes and emotions around maths and found girls showed more negative emotion about it.
Data was collecte... | Girls are "more afraid" of mathematics than boys in 80% of countries, according to a new study. |
11,726,615 | "Even in Hollywood there seems to be a kind of anger about the remake," Niels Arden Oplev said in an interview with the Word and Film website.
Sweden's Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace starred in the original film, released in the UK earlier this year.
Britain's Daniel Craig and newcomer Rooney Mara co-star in the US v... | The Danish director of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has questioned why an English-language version is being made of Stieg Larsson's best-selling novel. |
24,806,076 | He was also something of a rock legend, his mutton-chop whiskers, facial wart and high microphone position making him one of the most recognisable figures in the business.
He is credited with introducing punk sounds into the heavy metal mix, paving the way for a generation of thrash metal and speed metal followers.
Off... | Lemmy, who has died aged 70 after being diagnosed with cancer, was the frontman and only constant member of Motorhead, one of the loudest bands in rock music. |
30,671,771 | 4 January 2015 Last updated at 10:51 GMT
People living near the area reported hearing loud banging noises coming from the Screggagh wind farm for around two days.
Debris from the turbine has been scattered over hundreds of metres but no one has been hurt.
It's not clear what caused the collapse but bad weather isn't th... | An 80-metre tall wind turbine has collapsed on a mountainside in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. |
30,737,624 | He worked under Billy Reid at Hamilton Academical, and advised Reid to move to Swansea City when the club wanted him to replace Paulo Sousa five years ago, but Reid chose to stay. He is now an assistant manager in Sweden's second tier.
Neil is ambitious, and has always indicated a desire to test himself at the highest ... | New Norwich City manager Alex Neil has learned from the successes and mistakes of his mentor. |
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