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23,897,047 | Fred Stobaugh, whose wife Lorraine died in April, has no previous musical experience and wrote the song on a whim for a competition.
He submitted his handwritten lyrics by post and, although the contest was online-only, the organisers were so moved they put the words to music.
Oh Sweet Lorraine is number seven on US iT... | A 96-year-old who wrote a song for his late wife has made the US iTunes top 10, alongside Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. |
36,425,360 | The GMB union said women care workers, cleaners and janitors had been subject to pay discrimination in comparison with their male counterparts.
The union said improved offers had now been made which put members in line for "significant equal pay awards".
The council described the offer as a "positive step" in ending th... | An agreement in principle has been reached to end a long-running equal pay dispute between North Lanarkshire Council and about 200 female staff. |
35,144,242 | Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remains a frontrunner.
Her main rival, Senator Bernie Sanders, apologised for his campaign's accessing of voter information compiled by Ms Clinton's team.
"Not only do I apologise to Secretary Clinton, I want to apologise to our supporters," he said.
Former Maryland Governor Ma... | Candidates seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for the US presidency have begun their last debate of the year in New Hampshire. |
35,790,977 | The world number one responded to a post on Instagram that described the American as "very average".
Spieth replied: "Couldn't be further from the truth troll. Go do research before hating."
Defending champion Spieth bogeyed five of his first seven holes to trail the leaders by seven strokes on two over.
The 22-year-ol... | Jordan Spieth defended himself after being called "garbage" by an internet "troll" as he narrowly made the cut at the Valspar Championship in Florida. |
37,745,693 | Women's rights activists held a rally outside the parliament building in Warsaw, with more action expected on Monday.
Poland's MPs rejected a near-total ban on abortions on 6 October after mass protests against the move.
But there are new proposals to outlaw abortions in cases where foetuses are unviable or badly damag... | Polish protesters have launched fresh demonstrations against efforts to further tighten abortion laws. |
33,927,971 | Oliver Scullion died at the Hilden Brewery in Lisburn, County Antrim, on Thursday. It is understood the boy was crushed under a metal tank.
His grandfather said: "Oliver was a beautiful child, full of life and enthusiasm for everything he did."
The family announced the cancellation of a planned beer festival at the sit... | The grandfather of a four-year-old boy who was killed in an accident at their family-run brewery has said he will be "missed more than words can express". |
32,223,147 | It includes the Buckskin area of Basingstoke, where more than 80 homes were evacuated in February 2014 after groundwater flooding.
Hampshire County Council can now access a £2.1m fund a year earlier than originally expected from 2016-17.
Schemes for Romsey and Winchester can now access funding immediately rather than ... | Central government funding has been brought forward for a number of flood defence schemes across Hampshire. |
36,592,968 | What is Brexit? What happens if the UK votes to leave? And, uh, what do the letters EU stand for again?
So here are some basics. The EU is the European Union. The people of the United Kingdom may - or may not- want to leave.
Like the US, the EU has a flag. They both have their own currencies. They control their externa... | As the Brexit referendum debate approaches its day of judgement, many Americans have been left with a number of questions. |
36,419,525 | The opinion was issued by Juliane Kokott, an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
It came after a Belgian court sought clarification on what is banned by EU anti-discrimination laws.
In the Belgian case, a receptionist was fired for wearing a headscarf to work.
Samira Achbita claimed she was being d... | Employers in the EU may be able to ban Muslim staff from wearing headscarves to work as long as it is part of a general prohibition on all religious symbols, a top EU court adviser says. |
32,715,723 | Richard Pennycook told BBC Radio 5 live that the group had been "let down" by its former management.
However, recent changes to its structure and governance should rectify that situation, he said.
The organisation had been "undermanaged" in the past, according to Mr Pennycook.
"We let the co-operative movement down in ... | The chief executive of the Co-operative Group has blamed past mismanagement of the organisation for the problems it has faced. |
41,012,157 | In a BBC interview, Debbie Engels said the government chose "its allies over protecting its own citizen" by refusing to prosecute Mrs Mugabe, 52, on assault charges.
The Department of International Relations granted Mrs Mugabe diplomatic immunity on 19 August, which meant she could travel back home with her husband, Pr... | The mother of 20-year-old Gabriella Engels, the South African model who has accused Grace Mugabe of assaulting her, says she is disappointed and angry with President Jacob Zuma's government for giving the Zimbabwean first lady diplomatic immunity. |
33,340,728 | The six-month trial in Aberdeen and Ayrshire saw 22 people warned their partners had history of domestic abuse.
Disclosures can be triggered by victims, friends, relatives, social workers or police officers.
The disclosure scheme, known as Clare's Law, will be rolled out across the country later this year.
It was named... | A trial scheme which allows people to be told if their partner has been violent in the past is to be extended across Scotland. |
39,730,959 | Inverness-based creative industries conference and festival, XpoNorth, has announced the films to be screened during the two-day event in June.
Held annually, XpoNorth shows feature-length and short films made in Scotland, elsewhere in the UK and abroad as part of its wider programme.
This year's festival received almo... | All images are copyrighted. |
38,313,110 | It meant the unemployment rate held steady at 4.8% in the period, remaining at an 11-year low.
Average weekly earnings excluding bonuses rose by 2.6% - a slight increase on the previous month.
But economists warned there were signs the labour market had started to "cool off" since the Brexit vote.
In total, there were ... | UK unemployment fell slightly to 1.62 million in the three months to October, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
35,295,206 | That is how Mohammad Mallak, editor-in-chief of Syrian magazine Saiedet Souria, describes his colleague Naji Jerf.
"He was a smiling man, energetic. He was laughing all the time…"
Last month, Jerf, a 38-year-old Syrian anti-Islamic State (IS) activist and journalist, was shot in broad daylight with a silenced pistol ... | "He was reliable, generous and a great friend…" |
39,900,891 | A woman unwittingly wore an engagement ring hidden inside a necklace by her partner for a year and a half.
Anna only found out her boyfriend Terry had hidden the ring in the piece of jewellery when he broke it open to propose to her at Smoo Cave in the Scottish Highlands.
The large coastal cave complex near Durness in ... | All images are copyrighted. |
33,647,535 | Police said the attacker was a 58-year-old white man armed with a handgun but did not release any further details.
Witnesses said the man opened fire about 20 minutes into a screening of a film at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette.
Hours earlier, US President Barack Obama told the BBC that gun law reform had been his "gre... | A gunman has opened fire at a cinema in the US state of Louisiana, killing two people and injuring nine others before shooting himself, officials say. |
27,046,865 | It was a role he relished and he often returned to it over a period of four decades.
He was a consummate character actor who took on a wide variety of roles on stage, screen and television.
And despite playing Johnny Speight's infamous creation for such a long time, he managed to avoid being typecast as Britain's favou... | Warren Mitchell never completely distanced himself from his most famous character, Alf Garnett. |
37,287,885 | Claire Rafferty and Danielle Carter are recalled to a 23-player squad.
The Lionesses qualified for next summer's finals with a 7-0 defeat of Serbia in June.
They host Estonia at Meadow Lane on 15 September before concluding their campaign in Leuven on 20 September.
Sampson said: "We may have qualified for the Euros but... | England women's coach Mark Sampson has named uncapped midfielder Millie Bright in his squad for this month's Euro 2017 qualifying double-header against Estonia and Belgium. |
32,130,091 | The flight was from Aberdeen to Wick.
More follows. | A flight is returning to Aberdeen International Airport after an emergency was declared. |
32,411,437 | The town of Tonbridge is celebrating the end of World War II in Europe with four days of events next month.
Pam Mills, of the Royal British Legion, is trying to locate as many people as possible from photos of an original street party held in the town on 8 May.
They show children "in fancy dress with smiles on their fa... | Organisers of a Kent street party to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day are arranging a reunion with people who attended a party in 1945. |
21,777,141 | Until 13 March, he was Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires.
Analysts did not see him as a favourite for the job of succeeding Benedict XVI, and his advanced age - at 76, he is just two years younger than Benedict at the time of his election in 2005 - may have surprised those expecting a younger man as the 26... | Born in Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Latin American - and the first Jesuit - to lead the Roman Catholic Church. |
39,670,012 | Made by local volunteers, it gives a simulated experience of flying over the Milford Haven waterway.
It has taken two years to build and has been funded by a grant from the Ministry of Defence.
A large-scale model of an entire flying boat was also unveiled at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.
The RAF's Air Officer for Wal... | A centre which celebrates Pembrokeshire's wartime history has unveiled a full size replica cockpit of a Sunderland flying boat. |
40,367,866 | The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) has rated 295 institutions bronze, silver or gold according to their standard of undergraduate teaching.
Bangor University was awarded gold, while five other colleges got silver. One - University of Wales, Trinity St David - got bronze.
Aberystwyth University and University of So... | Only one Welsh university got the highest possible score in a new ranking of degree teaching standards. |
12,332,417 | In court last year Christopher Anthony admitted damaging the Grade II-listed building during work in 2008.
The judge ruled Mr Anthony could not afford to pay the council's legal bill but gave permission for the issue to be revisited within a certain time frame.
Officials have now said Mr Anthony's circumstances have no... | Derby City Council has decided not to pursue the owner of the Hippodrome Theatre for £17,000 in legal costs. |
36,698,403 | The heart of the design shows a group of soldiers lifting a comrade, with his outstretched arms hinting at the crucifixion.
The artist, Nicholas Mynheer, said this represents "an act of compassion and service to others".
The window will be dedicated at a service on 10 July.
Mr Mynheer said it was a privilege to produce... | A window commemorating the sacrifice of people from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in the First World War has been installed at Southwell Minster. |
38,958,515 | Nicholas Briggs, 28, went missing from HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire last Thursday.
He is serving an 18-month sentence for domestic assault and was arrested by Gwent Police on Sunday night.
A second inmate, Anthony McCormick, 52, who absconded at the same time, and who was handed a life sentence in 1998 after be... | A second inmate who absconded from an open prison has been arrested. |
20,842,840 | The cabinet was named shortly after parliament voted for Mr Abe as PM, following his party's emphatic poll victory earlier this month.
The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner have a two-thirds majority in the lower house.
Mr Abe vowed "bold" economic policies to tackle deflation and said he would strengt... | Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has unveiled his cabinet as he begins the task of economic revitalisation. |
38,361,248 | A drab first-half saw little goal threat at either end despite the Welsh side dominating proceedings.
In a brighter second period, Wrexham goalkeeper Shwan Jalal pulled off good saves from two Andrai Jones' headers.
The hosts took all three points when right-back Edwards sneaked in to force home a cross from Paul Ruthe... | A late goal from Kai Edwards gave Wrexham a first win in four National League games as they saw off Southport. |
37,830,878 | Inter are 12th in the Serie A table after a 1-0 loss at Sampdoria on Sunday, their fourth defeat in five league games.
Former Netherlands defender and ex-Ajax boss De Boer, 46, was heavily linked with vacancies at Premier League clubs Everton and Southampton in the summer.
Inter visit Southampton in the Europa League o... | Inter Milan have sacked manager Frank de Boer after just 85 days in charge of the Italian club. |
40,869,678 | The former international moved to Linfield last summer but he had limited game time at Windsor Park because of injury and was eventually released.
Clingan's cross-channel career included spells at Norwich City, Coventry City, Nottingham Forest and Kilmarnock.
The midfielder, who won 39 Northern Ireland caps, lined out ... | Glenavon have signed ex-Northern Ireland midfielder Sammy Clingan. |
37,107,729 | Dale Farm head David Dobbin was speaking as the processing firm unveiled a new £2.5m cheese packing line at its County Tyrone plant.
It ends a £7m investment at Cookstown that created 60 jobs.
He said the industry wanted a free-trade deal giving access to EU markets.
Mr Dobbin added that a couple of future investment p... | Twenty million pounds of investment in one of Northern Ireland's biggest agri-food companies is set to go ahead regardless of the outcome of negotiations over Brexit. |
40,339,723 | The man posted a picture of himself holding the baby out of a window in a high-rise building with the caption: "1,000 likes or I will drop him."
It prompted other social media users to demand his arrest for child abuse.
He was charged with endangering the baby's safety following his arrest on Sunday, police said.
The c... | A court in Algeria has sentenced a man to two years in prison for dangling a baby out of a window in order to attract "likes" on Facebook. |
25,826,598 | His comments come after his government accused the UN of hiding rebels and guns at their camps - which it denies.
More than 70,000 civilians are seeking shelter at UN bases across South Sudan after fighting broke out last month.
The UN says both government soldiers and rebels have committed atrocities in one of the wor... | South Sudan President Salva Kiir has accused the UN peacekeeping mission of acting like a "parallel government" in his country. |
36,260,348 | For many pundits the move comes as a surprise, because M-Pesa has been a huge success in other African states - especially in Kenya where it was launched in 2007.
The service allows people without bank accounts to transfer money quickly, easily and safely using their mobile phones.
According to a World Bank report, onl... | South Africa's largest mobile phone operator Vodacom has announced it will be scrapping its M-Pesa mobile money transfer system in Africa's second-biggest economy. |
33,109,809 | The Rift headset will be released early next year. Until now, only a "developer" version had been sold.
The deal with Microsoft, the tech giant that makes the Xbox, means Oculus owners will be able to stream Xbox One games to the headset and see them as if they are being viewed on a huge "home cinema" screen.
The new h... | Oculus Virtual Reality (VR) has revealed its new headset for customers, and revealed it will come with an Xbox One controller. |
39,457,201 | Bruce Rourke's collie attacked the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at a Scotmid store in Castle Street, Tayport, on 5 January..
Rourke, 57, from Tayport, pleaded guilty on summary complaint to a charge under the Dangerous Dogs Act.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard the girl was with her mother, who was using an A... | A "dangerously out of control" dog could be put down after it bit a 10-year-old girl outside a Fife shop. |
20,669,335 | For an overview of our coverage on Red Button and the website - plus network TV and radio please visit this page.
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31,484,049 | Mr Su was a vice-chairman of China's parliamentary advisory body.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said he had used his position to obtain "large bribes".
State media had announced in June 2014 that the government was investigating him for corruption.
The CCDI statement (in Chinese) said that Mr ... | Former senior official Su Rong has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party for corruption and faces prosecution, said the country's top anti-corruption body. |
40,092,628 | He won the Lightweight and 350cc Junior Classic races, either side of Swallows' 16th win in the 850cc Classic.
The event, featuring bikes made before 1972, is a TT curtain-raiser and takes place at Billown Circuit.
Meanwhile, Vince Biggs and Vicky Cooke won both of the Billown event's sidecar races.
Jamie Coward, Iain ... | English rider Mike Hose claimed two wins at the Pre-TT Classic in the Isle of Man on Monday to move level with Bill Swallow's tally of 16 victories. |
36,323,200 | The visitors, set 269 to win, opened with a stand of 87 between Mark Wallace (50) and Jacques Rudolph.
But spinners Graeme van Buuren and Jack Taylor and seamer Craig Miles claimed eight wickets between them in the hour before tea.
Taylor wrapped up the victory with the final two wickets after the break.
It was Glouces... | Gloucestershire earned their first win of the season as Glamorgan collapsed in spectacular fashion on the final afternoon. |
39,449,160 | Ond eleni roedd ergyd i'r trefnwyr ar ôl clywed na fydd un o gymalau ras beicio broffesiynol y 'tour series' yn cael ei chynnal yn ystod yr ŵyl.
Roedd y cymal Cymreig wedi'i gynnal yn Aberystwyth am chwe blynedd yn olynnol hyd at y llynedd - ond eleni dyw'r daith ddim yn ymweld â Chymru o gwbwl.
Er hynny, gyda chymorth... | Mae Gŵyl Seiclo Aberystwyth wedi tyfu i fod yn ddigwyddiad pwysig sy'n cyfrannu cannoedd o filoedd o bunnoedd i'r economi leol. |
39,515,249 | Lily Hartley was in Bradford Royal Infirmary when two rings, which had belonged to her late husband, were taken.
Her granddaughter, Emma Hartley, reported the theft on Facebook and said the rings had sentimental value.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said it "sincerely apologised" to the family.
A spok... | Hospital bosses have apologised after a woman in her 80s had jewellery stolen whilst in hospital. |
36,368,925 | Claim: Leaving the EU would make an average holiday for four people to the EU £230 more expensive in two years.
Reality Check verdict: It would be reasonable to expect a weaker pound to make foreign holidays more expensive, but it is hard to predict a precise figure.
Actually, only the starting point of this analysis c... | Prime Minister David Cameron has warned: "If we were to leave, and the pound were to fall, which is what most people expect and what the Treasury forecast, that would put up the cost of a typical holiday for a family of four to a European destination by £230." |
38,518,555 | The 22-year-old, who had a loan spell at Rotherham earlier this season, has agreed a deal with the Addicks until the summer of 2019.
Forster-Caskey scored nine goals in 82 appearances for the Seagulls after making his debut aged 16 in 2010.
"Jake is a real talent who has shown his quality in the Championship," boss Kar... | League One side Charlton Athletic have signed midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey from Brighton for an undisclosed fee. |
37,255,613 | Oliver Jones, from Innellan, was crossing the A815 which runs through the village when he struck by a Renault truck at about 16:15 hours on Tuesday.
He was taken by ambulance to Dunoon General Hospital and later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he died.
The 56-year-old man who was... | Police have released the name of a 12-year-old boy who died after being hit by a tanker in Argyll and Bute. |
24,869,433 | Currently no British companies are involved, despite Ethiopia approaching the UK for assistance at the start, and the project being constructed according to official UK railway industry standards.
The centrepiece of the new rail system is the planned line between Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, and the neighbouring... | Across the Ethiopian countryside 2,000km (1,243 miles) of railway is being built, the first phase of an endeavour to create a new 5,000km network. |
23,604,552 | Some go on to become major charities - the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, established after the racially aggravated murder of the teenager, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Others flourish briefly and then fold.
But how does setting up a charity or trust help the families at the heart of the tragedy?
The Willia... | Every year charitable trusts are set up in memory of people who have met violent or tragic deaths. |
36,009,497 | Tear gas was used near the Idomeni crossing, where more than 11,000 refugees and other migrants are camped out on the Greek side of the border.
Aid organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said it had treated around 300 injured people.
Balkan states closed off the migrant route to northern Europe this year.
"The ind... | Greece has condemned the action of Macedonian police to disperse hundreds of migrants at the border between the two countries. |
35,965,776 | With five matches remaining, the Daggers are 11 points from safety and could go down on Saturday if they lose at play-off hopefuls Leyton Orient.
The Hatters took the lead seven minutes before half-time when Ruddock's shot went in off the underside of the bar.
Jamie Cureton's shot was cleared off the line and Oliver Ha... | Pelly Ruddock's second goal of the season for Luton all but condemned Dagenham to relegation from League Two. |
35,018,272 | Kerem Demirbay was given a second yellow card in his side's Bundesliga 2 match against FSV Frankfurt last week.
Demirbay reportedly told female referee Bibi Steinhaus women have no place in football while leaving the pitch.
"This is what happens when young players make mistakes," Fortuna said on Facebook.
Turkish youth... | A Fortuna Dusseldorf midfielder was made to referee a junior league girls' game as punishment for insulting a female referee. |
35,661,299 | The little girl sustained two injuries in 2013 - a bite mark to her face aged nine months, and a fracture to her upper arm when she was 13 months old.
A Crown Court judge branded the offences by her 30-year-old father as "appalling".
He was given a 12-month prison sentence which will be followed by two years on licence... | A man who assaulted his baby daughter on two separate occasions in the family home in west Belfast has been jailed. |
38,997,943 | Bydd y cynllun yn cefnogi bron i 15,000 o siopau, bwytai, tafarnau a chaffis meddai Llywodraeth Cymru.
Y bwriad yw cynnwys busnesau sydd wedi gweld cynnydd yn eu cyfraddau busnes o ganlyniad i'r ailbrisiad gan Asiantaeth Annibynnol y Swyddfa Brisio, fydd yn dod i rym ar 1 Ebrill.
Cyfraddau busnes ydy'r dreth mae cwmnïa... | Mae'r Ysgrifennydd Cyllid, Mark Drakeford wedi cyhoeddi manylion cynllun gwerth £10m sydd wedi ei anelu at gynnig cymorth ariannol ar gyfer busnesau'r stryd fawr o fis Ebrill ymlaen. |
34,237,307 | Ogier's win in the three-day road gravel event in New South Wales was his seventh of the season as the French driver beat Volkswagen Polo R team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala by 12.3 seconds.
The 31-year-old said: "It's an amazing season, the best I've ever done."
Ogier joins Sebastien Loeb (nine), Juha Kankkunen and Tommi M... | Sebastien Ogier secured his third successive World Rally Championship with victory in Rally Australia. |
35,168,799 | The Bible records that three wise men took him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Gold we all know, but where on earth does one find the other two in the present day?
The search for them led me to Wajir in north-eastern Kenya.
Half an hour's drive from the town there is a 20-acre (eight-hectare) plantation of myrrh... | A Christmas tradition that can be traced back to the story of Jesus's birth in Bethlehem is the exchange of gifts. |
35,660,399 | RGU said a downturn in the regional economy due to the falling oil price had affected the university's income.
It also reported a reduction in demand for courses from students from oil-producing countries.
RGU said the aim was for the savings to be made through a voluntary redundancy scheme.
Prof Ferdinand von Prondzyn... | Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University (RGU) is to cut staff costs by £4m - meaning about 100 jobs are expected to be lost. |
33,357,890 | Operations will not stop until the area is cleared of all "terrorist concentrations", the army said.
Air strikes continued into the early hours of Thursday.
The army says 17 soldiers were among those killed after militants launched near-simultaneous raids on military checkpoints in Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah.
Local report... | Egypt has vowed to rid its Sinai Peninsula of militants after major clashes with Islamic State fighters there killed more than 100 people. |
34,486,833 | Janet Norridge, 34, was reported to Cardiff Prison governors after being spotted in the crowd by a colleague at the 2011 tournament event.
The inquest in Newport heard she was suspended from work and took her own life after losing an appeal.
The hearing was told her parents later won an employment tribunal.
A coroner i... | A prison officer killed herself after being sacked for watching a Rugby World Cup match while on sick leave, an inquest has heard. |
35,056,480 | Seven people deny conspiracy to defraud at Cardiff Crown Court after six insurance claims worth £144,000 were made between 2009 and 2011.
Stephen Pegram, 49, of Blackwood, Caerphilly county, was paid £4,200 when his car was written off.
Nicola Cook, 41, of Hengoed, received £5,500 in a separate injury claim.
Mr Pegram ... | Two people accused of falsely claiming nearly £10,000 in a so-called crash for cash scheme have denied lying about accidents. |
37,053,699 | Kadiza Sultana was 16 when she left Bethnal Green along with two friends.
Her family's lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, told BBC Newsnight they heard a report of her death in Raqqa a few weeks ago.
But he said they had not been able to independently confirm it because of the nature of information from Syria.
Who are Britain’... | One of three schoolgirls who left east London last year to join so-called Islamic State (IS) is believed to have been killed in a Russian air strike in Syria, her family solicitor has said. |
30,254,007 | The Wrestler star, 62, defeated Elliot Seymour - a former California Golden Gloves champion 33 years his junior.
Rourke sent Seymour to the canvas twice in the second round before the referee stopped the fight.
The Oscar nominated actor was an amateur boxer before finding fame in Hollywood movies such as 9 1/2 Weeks.
T... | Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has won an exhibition boxing match in Moscow after returning to the ring for the first time in 20 years. |
40,878,062 | Lucien Pérot, 69, who had been drinking, choked on a 44g (1.5oz) beef rib he could not chew, reportedly because he had several teeth missing.
Olivier Boudin, 38, who had a pre-existing genetic heart condition, had a heart attack seeing his friend die.
There had been intense speculation over what had happened after the... | Post-mortems in France have explained the mystery of how two men found dead together after a meal perished. |
32,400,268 | The seven-year-old girl, whose mother drank excessively while pregnant, was born with severe brain damage.
The Court of Appeal ruled in December that the girl, now in care, was not legally entitled to compensation.
Permission to appeal was refused because an arguable point of law was not raised, the Supreme Court said.... | A child born with foetal alcohol syndrome has been refused permission to take her case for criminal injuries compensation to the UK Supreme Court. |
32,639,473 | Following two recounts, AM Byron Davies gained the seat with 15,862 votes - a majority of just 27.
Labour's Liz Evans received 15,835.
Political expert Richard Wyn Jones, from Cardiff University, told BBC Wales it was "a bitter blow" for Labour who had held the constituency for nearly 100 years. The win has taken the t... | The Conservatives have won the constituency of Gower - a seat Labour has held for more than 100 years. |
34,520,451 | Eight former officers are suing South Wales Police after being cleared of charges relating to the investigation of Lynette White's murder in 1988.
The corruption trial collapsed in 2011.
A hearing in Cardiff was told there was "no intention" to uncover the truth behind the wrongful conviction of the Cardiff Three.
Form... | A police corruption probe into a prostitute's murder "ignored" evidence which did not match preconceived theories, the High Court has heard. |
40,145,782 | The 21-year-old, part of Britain's C1 team event winners on Friday, finished more than two seconds ahead of the Czech Republic's Tereza Fiserova in Tacen, Slovenia on Saturday.
"To win two golds this weekend is really exciting," said Woods.
It was a second European singles gold medal for Woods after her 2015 success. | Britain's Kimberley Woods won a second Canoe Slalom European Championships gold medal in two days with victory in the C1 women's canoe singles. |
33,111,083 | Dr Helen Nicoll, 53, was pronounced dead at the house in Frog End, Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire on 5 June.
Her husband Stephen Nicoll, 53, was arrested on suspicion of murder before being released with no further action.
The opening of an inquest into her death heard the cause of her death was compression of the nec... | A dentist who was found dead by her husband at their home died as a result of hanging, an inquest has heard. |
39,293,209 | The money is owed by non-resident parents and has built up over 23 years, with figures showing about 1.2 million people are owed child maintenance.
The Department for Work and Pensions said a new system was "actively pursuing" unpaid child maintenance.
But Janet Allbeson, from the charity Gingerbread, called for parent... | There is a UK backlog of more than £3.8bn in uncollected child maintenance payments, figures have revealed. |
39,162,276 | Many clubs are facing a major financial crisis and have not paid salaries for several months.
The footballers' union says the strike will go on until the players received what they are owed.
The strike involves players of more than 200 Argentine clubs.
The two matches postponed were Rosario Central v Godoy Cruz, in the... | The Argentine Football Association has postponed two top division matches that were due to take place on Friday following the collapse of negotiations to call off a players' strike. |
36,420,312 | A number of recommendations to prevent a repeat of the problems caused by Storm Desmond in Cockermouth last December, have been outlined.
A total of 466 properties were flooded when water from the Cocker and Derwent rivers "overwhelmed" defences in a number of locations.
The Environment Agency and Cumbria County Counci... | Floods that affected nearly 500 properties in a Cumbria town had "overwhelmed" defences, a report said. |
23,373,618 | Water UK, which represents all major UK water suppliers, said the shale gas extraction method posed a threat if not "carefully planned and carried out".
It also warned fracking's "huge" use of water could cause shortages in areas of low supply, like South East England.
Shale gas company Cuadrilla said there were no pro... | Drinking water could be contaminated with methane gas and chemicals due to fracking, water companies have warned. |
38,464,053 | The 27-year-old left the Blues for French Top 14 side Toulon in 2014 but his contract expires in the summer.
The Wales international full-back was sat in the stands at the Cardiff Arms Park as the Blues beat the Dragons 27-16 in the Welsh derby on Boxing Day.
"It was great to see him and I know he was quickly back on t... | Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson says it would be good to see Leigh Halfpenny return to Wales |
34,944,942 | Seka Ritchie, 32, and Tracey McLean, 29, are accused of killing Alexander Duncan at his home in Leith on 16 April 2015.
It is claimed the 59-year-old was hit with a bottle and stabbed with a knife or similar item.
Prosecutors also allege the pair robbed Mr Duncan of his wallet and its contents.
They also face charges o... | Two women are to stand trial charged with murdering and robbing a man in his Edinburgh flat. |
35,334,124 | Jason Kenny, Philip Hindes and Callum Skinner beat Poland by 0.051 seconds.
Britain's women's team pursuit and team sprint squads both took silver, beaten by Canada and Russia respectively, and the men's team pursuit won bronze.
Mark Cavendish is fourth halfway through the omnium after second places in the scratch and ... | Britain's team sprint squad started their Olympic year with victory at the Track Cycling World Cup in Hong Kong. |
36,621,777 | Dame Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey confirmed the move in a letter to the Parliamentary Labour Party chairman.
The motion has no formal constitutional force but calls for a discussion at their next PLP meeting on Monday.
The chairman will decide whether it is debated. If accepted, a secret ballot of Labour MPs could be ... | Two Labour MPs have submitted a motion of no confidence in their leader Jeremy Corbyn for failing to give party voters a clear message on the EU referendum. |
40,542,708 | Bono, who worked with the MP on the Make Poverty History campaign, dedicated Ultraviolet (Light My Way) to her memory.
"She lived her life championing the lives of others," he told the audience at London's Twickenham Stadium.
Mrs Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed in June last year during the EU referendum campaign.
The tri... | Rock band U2 paid an emotional tribute to murdered MP Jo Cox as they brought their Joshua Tree tour to the UK. |
29,999,978 | Their first meeting, which came after more than two years of severe tensions over a territorial dispute, included a public handshake with no signs of warmth.
Making brief mentions of the "awkward handshake", most papers have given prominent coverage to the meeting.
"The icy relations between China and Japan now appear ... | Papers urge Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to "honour his words" after he met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Beijing. |
38,728,816 | BBC business editor Simon Jack said Corrado Sciolla was expected to resign shortly.
BT's shares plunged 21% after revealing the Italian scandal would cost far more than the £145m initially anticipated.
It also warned it would affect its results for the next two years.
The investigation of BT's Italian business, which i... | The boss of BT's Continental European operation is to resign after the firm was forced to write down the value of its Italian unit by £530m after years of "inappropriate behaviour". |
36,362,806 | 23 May 2016 Last updated at 17:21 BST
He has since become the Turkish leader's right-hand man.
Here we trace his rise to power.
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. | New Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim's political career began while he managed Istanbul's ferry bus network at a time when current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was mayor. |
12,673,330 | Initially, the Variable Speed Limit (VSL) will operate west of the Brynglas tunnels as far as junction 28.
Sensors in the road detect traffic build-ups and automatically adjust the speed limit to keep vehicles flowing.
Speed limit changes are displayed to drivers via electronic signs on the verge of the motorway.
From ... | A system to keep traffic moving along a busy stretch of the M4 near Newport has begun by varying speed limits in response to road conditions. |
37,892,112 | The report said there is a fear of failure within the PSNI college in east Belfast, with "an unhealthy leaning towards punitive discipline".
It describes the Garnerville regime as "pseudo-militaristic", with students marching to and from classes.
The PSNI has now ended some of the practices identified in the report.
Th... | The training regime for new police officers in Northern Ireland is at times like a military-style boot camp, according to an internal PSNI review. |
36,100,977 | He was repeatedly asked by MPs for evidence of his claim and a Muslim group has made an official complaint.
The 22 March bomb attacks at Brussels airport and Maelbeek metro station left 32 dead and hundreds more wounded.
Separately a new report says one bomber worked at the airport for five years.
Mr Jambon, whose cent... | Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon has come under fire for saying that a "significant part of the Muslim community danced" in response to the Brussels bomb attacks. |
35,425,068 | John Addy, 67, who used to run a gay nightclub in Huddersfield, told Radio 4's You and Yours he was inspired by Tory MP Crispin Blunt's admission in a Commons debate that he uses poppers.
The drug, which is popular with gay men, is to be banned on 1 April under the Psychoactive Substances Bill.
Policing Minister Mike P... | A man who makes two million bottles of the popper recreational drug a year says he will fight plans to ban them. |
21,628,232 | The Daycare Trust says nurseries in disadvantaged areas, where lower fees are charged, are more likely to raise childcare ratios.
The charity also suggested increasing childcare ratios was risky.
The government says the changes are not compulsory and it wants to improve the quality and affordability of childcare.
It is... | Plans in England to increase the child to nursery worker ratio could lead to a two-tier system, with a drop in quality in poor areas, a charity warns. |
40,828,179 | The book was returned after American owner Marshall Whitehead decided to track down the family of the original owner.
It was eventually handed to Donald Mackechnie, 66, at his home in Glasgow.
The Bible had originally belonged to the great-grandfather of Mr Mackechnie's grandmother.
Mr Whitehead, who was gifted the poc... | A 151-year-old Bible has been returned to the Scottish descendants of its original owner after making a 3,500 mile journey from the US. |
34,042,732 | For the past decade or so, I have been writing stories about the return of trains to the Borders but, of course, the struggle started long before that.
Indeed, you could argue that the battle really began back in 1969 - or even earlier - when the Waverley line through the region was closed.
On the night when the final ... | It has been a long journey and not always a straightforward one. |
34,181,431 | Woodward, who led England to victory at the 2003 tournament, described the risk of "one stupid tweet" to squad harmony as "the new enemy".
Hosts England start their 2015 campaign against Fiji on 18 September.
"If you allow one player to be distracted, it can all come tumbling down," said the 59-year-old.
Speaking to th... | Former England head coach Sir Clive Woodward has warned current boss Stuart Lancaster that social media could derail his side's World Cup campaign. |
19,107,566 | Mrs Clinton is the highest-ranking US official to visit South Sudan since it gained independence last July.
A UN deadline for the nations to resolve disputes over their border and oil transit fees passed on Thursday.
South Sudan is the second stop of Mrs Clinton's seven-country African tour.
The row over oil has led to... | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on the two Sudans to settle the disputes that have brought them close to war, as she briefly visited the South Sudanese capital, Juba. |
39,786,607 | The Terriers made 10 changes for the trip to St Andrew's having sealed a Championship play-off place, but the EFL said the result would stand.
Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray later questioned Town's line-up.
Rovers, who occupy the final relegation place, are two points behind Harry Redknapp's Blues with one game to play.
T... | The EFL has written to Huddersfield to "request their observations regarding team selection" for Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Birmingham City. |
30,730,458 | Work by artist Yvette Vanson will go on show at The National Coal Mining Museum for England, near Wakefield.
The strike, which ran from 5 March 1984 to 3 March 1985, saw tens of thousands of miners walk out in protest at plans to close scores of pits.
A museum spokesperson said the exhibition was intended to "celebrate... | A new exhibition to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the miners' strike has opened. |
38,704,218 | International development minister Alasdair Allan claimed Brexit will cause "immeasurable harm" to Scotland.
He said further damage could be inflicted by limiting the number of people who can come to the UK.
The UK government said the immigration system takes Scotland's needs into account.
The Scottish government has v... | Any moves by the UK government to limit immigration could "seriously harm" Scotland's economy, a Holyrood minister has warned. |
35,157,384 | Hugh Cushnaghan, 63, from Irvine in Scotland, is due before Preston Magistrates Court on Tuesday, Lancashire Police said.
The un-named victim was found with a stab wound following reports of an altercation at a property in Fishwick Parade, Preston on Sunday morning.
He was taken to hospital, but died a short time later... | A man has been charged with murdering a 50-year-old man who died following a stabbing in Lancashire. |
35,786,490 | The union Unite said all but two of 75 "operatives" based at the Port of Grangemouth had voted for action in a ballot.
The workers include crane drivers and loaders.
It is understood that about 20 engineers who are also based at the site are not involved in the action.
The strike is due to start at 00:01 on Tuesday.
Un... | Workers at Scotland's largest container port are to begin a two-week strike on Tuesday in a dispute over rotas and pay. |
35,642,728 | An inquest into the killing of Azezur Khan, 21, at a cemetery in south-east London heard that police were asked to attend by the mother of Joel Morgan, the 17-year-old being buried.
However no officers were assigned.
An inquest jury at Southwark Crown Court said local police failed to liaise and share information.
Retu... | An inquest jury has criticised the Metropolitan Police for failing to send officers to a funeral where a young mourner was shot dead in 2011. |
32,092,369 | Cardiff council will discuss the plan for Waungron Road, Fairwater, which it said would cut bus travel times.
However, councillor Neil McEvoy said the plan was just about getting the Local Development Plan (LDP) approved.
Cabinet member Ramesh Patel said the council wanted an attractive viable public transport alternat... | A row has broken out over a bid to create a bus interchange on a closed recycling site, seven years after it had a £1m revamp. |
38,087,774 | The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said production dipped 1% last month against October last year, to 151,795 units.
However, exports rose for the 15th month in a row, with 122,765 cars built for overseas markets, a 1.7% rise.
This offset a 10.9% fall in production for the home market.
Exports accounted for... | UK car manufacturing slipped in October for the first time in 14 months amid slower domestic demand, according to the industry's trade body. |
28,341,537 | BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) has delayed the start of its 15-year lease of the revamped Studios 1, 2 and 3, which were to re-open next year.
S&PP will remain at Elstree, its home since moving out of TVC in 2013.
Anna Mallett, CEO of the BBC subsidiary, said it was "in everyone's interests" to wait for two yea... | Programmes like BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing will not be filmed at London's Television Centre (TVC) again until 2017 - two years later than planned. |
30,157,979 | Brenda Donaldson, from Crook of Devon, was driving a Citroen Xsara which was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit flatbed at about 07:10.
The Kinross to Crook of Devon road was closed in both directions.
The male driver and passenger from the Ford van were treated for minor injuries at the scene. | A 55-year-old woman who died following a crash between a car and a van on the A977 in Perthshire on Friday morning has been named. |
31,659,316 | Pauline King, who was in her 80s, died of injuries from a sustained attack at her home in The Avenues in Norwich. She was found on Sunday afternoon.
Alexander Kerry, 23, of Kinghorn Road, Norwich, has been charged with murder and one count of sexual assault.
He will return to Norwich Crown Court for a plea and case man... | A man accused of the murder and sexual assault of an elderly woman in Norfolk has been remanded in custody. |
37,324,942 | Wilbraham denied the Rams a second league win this term when he finished from Bobby Reid's low cross.
Aden Flint's poor back header allowed Anya time to chip in the opener.
And the Rams will rue missed chances and the brilliance of former goalkeeper Frank Fielding for the failure to win.
Fielding made excellent second-... | Aaron Wilbraham tapped home an injury-time equaliser for Bristol City after Ikechi Anya looked set to earn victory with Derby County's second Championship goal of the season. |
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