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35,664,794 | It comes in response to North Korea's recent nuclear test and missile launch.
The measures would for the first time require UN member states to inspect all cargo to or from North Korea.
The US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, said it would be the strongest set of sanctions imposed by the Security Council in more t... | The US, backed by China, has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council aimed at imposing tougher sanctions on North Korea. |
24,629,576 | Instead of eight hours a day of painting and decorating, he asked his son and business partner if he could cut down a little - to just seven hours a day.
But when big jobs needed to be finished, he still finds himself putting in extra hours up his ladder to get it done.
"I think I'd stagnate if I had to stay at home," ... | As his 80th birthday approached, Bob Hooker decided to slow down a little. |
36,275,640 | The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) added 19 Singaporean terms and 13 Hong Kong terms in its latest update.
"Wah" is an expression of delight or surprise, "shiok" means cool, and "yum cha" is a type of Chinese brunch.
Additions also include "blur", which means confused or ignorant, and "sabo", which means to harm or pl... | Several Singaporean and Hong Kong English terms, including "wah", "shiok" and "yum cha", are now officially recognised as acceptable English. |
39,830,585 | It was jockey Ryan Moore's second win in the race, having ridden O'Brien's previous winner Gleneagles, in 2015.
Barney Roy (7-2) was second ahead of third-favourite Al Wukair (11-2) in the first Classic of the 2017 Flat season.
Frankel's offspring Dream Castle and Colts Eminent were fifth and sixth respectively over th... | Churchill, the 6-4 favourite, won the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a record-breaking eighth win in the Classic. |
34,654,581 | In a letter to Pope Francis this month, Krzysztof Charamsa accused the Church of making the lives of millions of gay Catholics globally "a hell".
He criticised what he called the Vatican's hypocrisy in banning gay priests, even though he said the clergy was "full of homosexuals".
Pope Francis has yet to respond.
Until ... | A senior Vatican priest, stripped of his post after admitting being in a gay relationship, has launched a scathing attack on the Roman Catholic Church. |
33,223,045 | A 35-year-old woman had to be cut out of a pair after her calves ballooned in size, the medics said in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
She had spent hours squatting to empty cupboards for a house move in Australia. By evening, her feet were numb and she found it hard to walk.
Doctors believe the ... | Skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves, doctors have said. |
34,346,987 | The US-based campaign group says Kigali's reputation for being tidy comes at a price.
HRW says it has documented the illegal detention of thousands, including street children and sex workers.
Rwanda's Justice Minister Johnston Busingye denied there were unofficial detention centres in the country.
Mr Busingye added HRW... | Rwandan police are arbitrarily detaining vulnerable people picked up on the streets of the capital, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). |
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The mechanical hands have joints and fingers like real hands.
They are very sensitive and can be used to pick up delicate objects like eggs.
The new arms make it easier for people who have lost a limb to care for themselves and do everyd... | New high tech robotic arms which can be used for delicate tasks have been approved for use by people in America. |
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Louloudis, 23, missed the event in 2012 as he competed for Great Britain at the London Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the men's eight competition.
Cambridge will again have the heavier crew, at 5.25 kilograms per man more.
And for the first time in its 90-year history... | Constantine Louloudis will go for a fourth Boat Race win in five years for Oxford when they face rivals Cambridge in April live on BBC TV. |
35,197,372 | He will star in the project, translated as Stalin's Sofa, which will be directed by actress Fanny Ardant, said The Hollywood Reporter.
The film is based on French author Jean-Daniel Baltassat's 2013 novel.
Depardieu was presented with a Russian passport by Vladimir Putin in 2013 after moving to avoid higher taxes in hi... | French actor Gerard Depardieu is to play Russian dictator Josef Stalin in a new film, according to reports. |
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Diana Taurasi and Lindsay Whalen scored 17 points apiece for USA, gold medallists for the eighth time in 10 appearances.
Victory extended USA's Olympic winning streak to 49, dating back to the bronze-medal match at Barcelona 1992.
Spain's silver was their first Olympic med... | USA won their sixth successive Olympic women's basketball title, beating Spain 101-72 at Carioca Arena. |
35,238,645 | The San Francisco-based company's stock fell more than 18%.
That suggests investors were disappointed with its decision to take on more capable Android and Apple-powered watches by selling its own device at a cheaper price.
Huawei, Misfit and Withings were among other big brands to unveil new wearables at the Las Vegas... | Fitbit's shares plunged following the announcement of its first colour smartwatch at the CES tech show. |
39,431,470 | The Revd Peter Low, 65, downloaded a collection of images, some of which depicted the most serious category of abuse, Chelmsford Crown Court heard.
He pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing indecent images of children and one count of possessing prohibited images of children.
The Diocese of Chelmsford said it was... | A vicar has admitted possessing dozens of indecent images of children. |
35,998,780 | Hart, 62, became Leeds academy director last September, but left the Elland Road club earlier this month.
"He's someone I would love to bring to the club for lots of reasons," Jones told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"I've always gone to him for advice and I always wanted to work with him again. He's someone I respect high... | Luton Town manager Nathan Jones hopes to recruit former Nottingham Forest boss Paul Hart to work alongside him at Kenilworth Road. |
40,201,535 | The 28-year-old, world champion in 2013 and twice a world cup series winner, is named pending a recovery from hand and wrist injuries sustained in February.
Senior academy rider Paddy Sharrock is set to make his elite level debut.
In the junior women's event, Beth Shriever heads to Rock Hill with five wins in the junio... | Liam Phillips has been included in the Great Britain squad for the UCI BMX World Championships in South Carolina. |
37,779,983 | The firm also revealed a range of new virtual reality headsets to encourage users to interact with their creations.
One expert said the moves would help prepare consumers for more radical augmented reality features, which are still under development.
Microsoft also unveiled its first all-in-one desktop, the Surface Stu... | New 3D creation and editing tools are being added to the next edition of the Windows 10 operating system, including a revamped version of Paint. |
38,284,727 | The Craigneuk-based mixed martial arts fighter will take on Brazilian Luis Henrique Da Silva at the 18,000 capacity Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, just the fourth Scot to make the step up to the UFC.
The 29-year-old has signed a four-fight deal with what he calls the "Champions League of MMA", a far cry from his days a... | On Saturday, Scotland's Paul Craig will complete a remarkable journey from the Hearts youth team to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
35,774,143 | Claire Darbyshire, 36, killed 67-year-old Brian at their home in Wykeham Green, Dagenham, east London, on 2 September last year.
Afterwards, she claimed they had made a suicide pact as his illness had become "intolerable".
But following an Old Bailey trial, a jury found Darbyshire guilty of murder.
Sentencing her, Reco... | A carer found guilty of murdering her MS-suffering father has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of four years. |
39,611,526 | Having survived a tight lbw appeal early on, the former England captain went on to reach three figures off 202 balls with 16 fours.
The Essex opener shared a 134-run second-wicket stand with Tom Westley but fell for 110 as he pulled a short ball from Dean Elgar to James Hildreth.
But, Westley's unbeaten 86 ensured the ... | Alastair Cook's masterful century guided Essex to an eight-wicket victory over Somerset at Taunton. |
35,846,797 | Among them were customers at the Salt House Bar in Galway, who were celebrating when something out of the ordinary happened.
"I was cleaning up glasses and felt a drip on my head and we noticed that it was raining from the roof," said Liam McEvoy, who was working in the bar.
He went upstairs to the storeroom and discov... | Irish people around the world raised a glass or two in honour of their patron saint on St Patrick's Day. |
38,564,489 | Hayes, 29, has scored six goals in 22 matches for the Scottish Premiership side this season, including one in the Europa League.
He won the 2010 Scottish First Division title with Inverness and then the 2014 Scottish League Cup with Aberdeen.
Cardiff have already signed utility player Greg Halford from Championship riv... | Cardiff City are targeting Aberdeen's Republic of Ireland winger Jonny Hayes. |
35,718,370 | Jason Lawrance, 50, of Liphook, Hampshire, used two profiles to meet his victims from five English counties, Derby Crown Court heard.
He must serve at least 12 and a half years before being eligible for parole.
Judge Gregory Dickinson, said he was "devious, manipulative and highly dangerous to women".
Lawrance committe... | A "sexual predator" who raped five women and attacked two more after meeting them on internet dating site Match.com has been jailed for life. |
37,479,977 | It was Guiseley's first league victory since 30 April - and the manner of it was enough to see the club trending on Twitter.
The game featured seven goals, a 37-minute delay when the lights went out and an angry fan marching on to the pitch to confront York City boss Jackie McNamara.
York, relegated from League Two las... | National League bottom club Guiseley came from behind - and overcame a floodlight failure - to thrash Yorkshire neighbours York City at Nethermoor. |
27,362,939 | In the capital, Hanoi, demonstrators sang patriotic songs and held up placards opposite the Chinese embassy.
Tensions have been running high after Vietnamese ships clashed with Chinese vessels guarding an oil rig in a contested area of the South China Sea.
The protests appear to have the Vietnamese government's approva... | Hundreds of people across Vietnam have protested against China's role in a sea dispute - the largest rallies of their kind recently in the communist country. |
35,185,526 | The writer, who had cancer, died in Los Angeles on Christmas Day his son, Paul Johnson, said.
Johnson also penned the first Star Trek television episode, shown in 1966.
But he was best known for Logan's Run, which was made into a 1976 film starring Michael York and was nominated for two Oscars.
Set in a dystopian futur... | Science-fiction writer George Clayton Johnson, who co-wrote the 1967 dystopian novel Logan's Run, has died aged 86. |
34,676,208 | Airbus increased revenue by 6% in the third quarter to €14bn (£10bn; $15.4bn) compared with €13.3bn the year before.
The company benefited from the strong dollar and growing sales across all its products.
Airbus plans to increase production of its A320 to 60 a month in 2019, from 42 now, capitalising on growing sales.
... | European aircraft maker Airbus is planning to ramp up production of its A320 following a profitable third quarter earnings. |
39,783,823 | The Vikings looked set for only a third win this season when tries from Chris Houston, Rhys Hanbury and two from Patrick Ah Van opened up a big lead.
But Jansin Turgut got a try back for Hull 30 seconds before the break.
Full-back Jamie Shaul got two of Hull's five unanswered second-half tries, with Carlos Tuimavave, A... | Hull FC produced one of the comebacks of the season as they hit back from 22-0 down to win at bottom club Widnes. |
35,391,674 | Gray was a Scotland age-grade international and worked for Scottish Rugby in various coaching roles between 1994 and 2006.
He said working with the senior team is "something special indeed".
Head coach Vern Cotter added: "We're looking forward to adding his experience and passion to the group."
Scotland begin the tourn... | Richie Gray has joined Scotland's Six Nations backroom staff as a consultant after three years as South Africa's specialist breakdown coach. |
34,924,614 | George Osborne will consider that he has scored not one but two direct hits - no cuts to working tax credits and no cuts to police budgets.
The former, of course, is largely due to the defiance of the House of Lords (Mr Osborne was ridiculed by Labour's Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, describing it as a climb-down).
... | Chancellors love springing surprises, especially if they manage to shoot some of the opposition's foxes at the same time. |
36,800,094 | Jayden Stockley, Adam Rooney and Wes Burns all scored in the last 20 minutes.
"You see the goal threats we have and we've got Miles Storey to add to that," McInnes told BBC Scotland.
"Tonight I thought we were so industrious, tenacious, and played the game how it needed to be played."
Stockley's header broke the deadlo... | Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes hailed the attacking threat of his side as they beat Ventspils 3-0 in the Europa League second qualifying round. |
31,681,302 | The figure is a big increase on the 89 child abductions reported by Unicef last month.
Their latest statement blamed a militia group allied to the government.
South Sudan is in a state of civil war with forces loyal to President Salva Kiir pitted against rebels led by former Vice-President Riek Machar.
The campaign gr... | Hundreds of boys in South Sudan have been kidnapped and forced to become child soldiers, the United Nations children's agency says. |
29,896,502 | The 19-year-old is the only uncapped player in the 25-man squad announced on Tuesday.
Defender Aaron Hughes and striker Jamie Ward are included but are injury doubts for the 14 November game in Bucharest.
McNair's Old Trafford team-mate Jonny Evans is out injured and has yet to feature in the qualifying campaign.
He mi... | Manchester United defender Paddy McNair has been named in the Northern Ireland squad for the first time for the Euro 2016 qualifier away to Romania. |
34,692,514 | Charlie ran on to the pitch during New Zealand's lap of honour at Twickenham stadium last night.
Sonny Bill Williams intervened as a security guard tackled the 14-year-old fan.
The New Zealand centre took Charlie with him on his lap of honour before giving him a surprise he will not forget.
Williams handed over his Rug... | New Zealand player, Sonny Bill Williams, gives his Rugby World Cup winning medal to a stunned 14-year-old fan. |
37,746,288 | Conte encouraged Blues fans to make more noise in the closing stages, with reports claiming Mourinho told the Italian at the final whistle that his actions had "humiliated" United.
But Conte said: "I've been a player too and I know how to behave.
"I always show great respect for everyone, including Manchester United."
... | Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says he was "not mocking anyone" after appearing to antagonise Jose Mourinho in Manchester United's 4-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge. |
34,076,911 | The BFI praised the 46-year-old's "mesmerising screen presence" which "has captivated audiences since her earliest roles".
The actress won Academy Awards for her roles in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine in 2014 and in 2005 for The Aviator.
She will be awarded the honour at the London Film Festival's annual awards ceremony o... | Oscar-winning actress Cate Blachett is to receive the BFI Fellowship for her contribution to film. |
40,658,901 | The 28-year-old joins from Belgium's Royal Mouscron to become the club's sixth signing of the summer.
Matulevicius has 33 caps, and scored seven goals in 30 appearances for Royal Mouscron last season.
"I've always watched British football and the style of play will suit me," Matulevicius said.
"It's more physical and y... | Hibernian manager Neil Lennon has signed Lithuanian international striker Deivydas Matulevicius on a two-year contract. |
36,567,395 | The victim, 20, was found at a house in Crawley after paramedics were called about 03:00 BST.
He was found in Spencers Road, having sustained stab wound to the abdomen, and died a shortly afterwards in hospital.
Two men aged 24 and 22 and two 20-year-old men, all from Crawley, were detained and are in custody.
A police... | Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found with serious injuries. |
35,450,449 | Tyson Fury was one of the more recent, glaring examples of how daft the whole concept can be. The boxer might be heavyweight champion of the world but he has a very strange view of it.
Fame and success might bring money and profile, but not always respect. You need something extra for that.
In the grand scheme of sport... | The notion of sportsmen and sportswomen being deemed worthy role models for our children has taken such a battering over the years that you wonder why some people still persist with it. |
35,056,919 | FRHI Holdings owns three of the world's most famous hotel brands: Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel.
It has 155 hotels in 34 countries, with 42 in North America, including The Plaza in New York.
AccorHotels, which owns the Novotel and Ibis chains, said the purchase would give it a better-balanced profile.
The owners of F... | The owner of hotels including the Savoy in London and Raffles in Singapore has been bought by Accor for €2.6bn (£1.9bn). |
35,134,870 | 18 December 2015 Last updated at 15:36 GMT
Speaking from the International Space Station, he said life in orbit "was absolutely spectacular".
He arrived at the station on Tuesday after blasting off from Kazakhstan on a Soyuz rocket. | UK astronaut Tim Peake says his first three days in space have been better than he imagined. |
35,903,979 | She was performing her sell-out tour at the SSE Hydro on Friday night when a chain fell from the production rigging onto a woman in the audience.
She was taken to hospital "as a precaution", a spokesman for the venue said.
Adele later tweeted: "I'm so sorry to hear that someone got hurt at my show tonight.
"It's being ... | Pop star Adele has apologised after a fan was injured by a falling chain at a concert in Glasgow. |
34,182,339 | Richard Cushworth and his Salvadoran wife Mercedes Casanella say a DNA test has confirmed the boy they are raising is not their son.
Local media say their child has now been found, after testing other babies born at the hospital on the same day.
The doctor, who denies any wrongdoing, is being prosecuted by the authorit... | A British father and his wife have accused a doctor at a hospital in El Salvador of swapping their newborn son at the request of child traffickers. |
32,616,231 | About 1,200 people died and 771 survived when the British liner was torpedoed by a German submarine on 7 May 1915 during World War One.
One of the largest ships in the world, it was sailing from New York to its home port of Liverpool when it was sunk off the coast of Ireland.
A minute's silence will be held at 14:10 BS... | The centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania will be commemorated later. |
40,153,550 | With three days of campaigning until polling day, parties are concentrating on key seats.
High profile campaigning was put on hold on Sunday by all the main parties, except UKIP, following the London Bridge terror attack.
Both the First Minister Carwyn Jones and Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood will be in north Wales.
Th... | Leading Welsh politicians have resumed general election campaigning on Monday following the terror attack in London. |
14,589,604 | It says that 750,000 visitors who came to the UK last year experienced a football game, spending £595m in total, or the equivalent of £776 per fan.
The most popular stadiums for overseas visitors were those of Manchester United, Liverpool, and Manchester City.
The biggest number of football visitors were from Ireland... | The boom in foreign players at Premier League teams is being matched by interest from overseas football fans, says tourist authority Visit Britain. |
38,210,392 | A judicial review into the project's funding has been dismissed, allowing the Championship side to press ahead.
"It's like an early Christmas present," Groves told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"The good news means that we can now crack on at the beginning of next year with getting the refinancing [of the club] organised."
Pirat... | Cornish Pirates director Colin Groves has estimated that work on the Stadium for Cornwall will start "in the middle of 2017". |
37,108,829 | EDF Energy has made the deals despite the UK government reviewing the plans and not yet giving final approval for the nuclear plant.
The French firm said it was "highly positive" the plant would be built.
Those opposed to the nuclear build said EDF was attempting to "twist" the arm of the government.
More on the Hinkle... | Contracts worth £250m for the proposed Hinkley C power station have been announced but a campaign group claims the deals are "jumping the gun". |
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In January the 26-year-old was forced to play out of position for then-club Swansea when Francisco Guidolin took over as coach from the sacked Garry Monk. But he responded brilliantly.
To vote for the BBC African Footballer of the Year follow this link
His positive attitud... | West Ham and Ghana forward Andre Ayew has shown he is not a man to shrink in the face of adversity. |
35,686,916 | The 27-year-old was getting off the Southeastern train at West Wickham, Bromley, when the doors shut on her.
The driver did not see the woman on CCTV and moved off, dragging her along. She then fell under the train.
Southeastern said it had offered support to the woman after the "terrible incident" in April 2015.
The r... | A woman was seriously injured when her bag got caught in a train door, dragging her along the platform and on to the track, a report has revealed. |
29,264,151 | It is thought to be related to possible cases of personation, where people pretend to be someone else and cast a vote, then the real person turns up.
The 10 suspect votes were cast at a variety of different polling stations across the city.
Glasgow City Council said police had been called earlier on Thursday.
Each ball... | Officials at the referendum count in Glasgow have said they are investigating 10 cases of suspected electoral fraud at polling stations. |
25,201,336 | The Department for Education is imposing a legal duty on councils to provide financial support for those who want to stay longer with foster carers.
The government has pledged £40m over the next three years to fund the plan.
A care charity said the measure was the most significant reform for children in care in a gene... | Children in care in England will be able to stay with their foster families until their 21st birthday, rather than having to leave at 18, ministers say. |
38,403,587 | The 29-year-old helped the Bears win the One-Day Cup last season, scoring 257 runs at an average of 64.25 in 10 appearances in the competition.
Evans joined Warwickshire in 2010 and also won the County Championship in 2012 and the T20 Blast in 2014.
Sussex head coach Mark Davis described Evans as "player of great abili... | Sussex have signed batsman Laurie Evans on a three-year contract after Warwickshire released him a year early from his deal at Edgbaston. |
30,531,019 | Nicholas Edwards wrote to her in 1985 to complain about plans to cut the budget for regional development grants.
The money was widely used to attract investment and jobs to Wales.
The archives also show UK Treasury concern at overfunding of Scotland and Northern Ireland under the Barnett formula, a political issue to t... | Margaret Thatcher was warned by her Welsh Secretary that funding cuts would have "most damaging" political effects, newly-released UK cabinet papers show. |
40,025,871 | Mr Maduro issued a decree to convene a constituent assembly amid continuing anti-government protests.
The president says a new constitution will bring peace to Venezuela, but the opposition says it is a ruse to delay holding elections.
More than 50 people have been killed in protest-related violence since 1 April.
Mr M... | Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has pressed ahead with plans to create a citizens' assembly to draw up a new constitution. |
38,412,076 | IS said they were killed in revenge for Turkish killing of Muslims.
Turkey launched a campaign against IS in northern Syria in August and is currently fighting IS around the group's stronghold of al-Bab.
The video has not been independently verified. There has so far been no comment from Turkey.
The Turkish army previo... | So-called Islamic State (IS) has released a video online which claims to show two captured Turkish soldiers being burned alive. |
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The 3-1 win at Solitude means David Healy's Blues finish the campaign two points ahead of Crusaders who had held the title for the last two years.
Crusaders ended their title challenge with a 6-1 win over Glenavon at Seaview but in the end it was not enough.
It is Linfield... | Andrew Waterworth scored a second-half hat-trick as Linfield beat Cliftonville to clinch the title on a dramatic final day of the Irish Premiership season. |
35,213,879 | She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that people should take more notice of their surroundings.
Measures such as the closure of railway stations in Munich on New Year's Eve would become more likely.
Such moves showed "prudence and proper caution" by authorities, she said.
Official guidance is that members of the publ... | Former security minister Baroness Neville-Jones says she is "alarmed" by people using mobile phones in public instead of being more alert to the risk of a potential terrorist attack. |
19,355,104 | The killings, reminiscent of the brutal days of apartheid, have left many South Africans anxious about the direction of the country, 18 years after it became democratic under the now-retired Nelson Mandela's leadership.
The fact that no-one in responsibility has yet resigned - the government minister in charge of the m... | The massacre last week at the Lonmin-owned platinum mine in South Africa's North West province, which left 34 miners dead and 75 injured when police opened fire on striking workers, shows a colossal lack of leadership at almost all levels - the government, trade unions, business and the police. |
34,671,674 | It will be the first public engagement for maritime expert Jeffrey Mountevans, who is the 688th mayor to fill the position, representing the city in financial and business matters across the world.
Since 1215 every newly-elected Lord Mayor has to leave the City of London and travel through to Westminster to swear loyal... | A historic carnival will mark the 800th anniversary of the role of Lord Mayor of the City of London next Saturday. |
37,941,085 | Seven people died and more than 50 were injured in the incident in south London, but experts say tram accidents are incredibly rare.
Andrew Braddock, from trade body UK Tram, said the accident should be "set in the context of an extremely safe mode of transport".
"You are 15 times safer travelling on a tram than you wo... | After the deadly tram crash in Croydon earlier this week, industry experts have stressed that it remains one of the safest forms of public transport and advised against "panicking" by hastily imposing new precautions. |
40,344,365 | The tournament kicks off next month, and the national team is continuing its series of warm-up matches in preparation, but the build-up has been affected by a dispute between the players and the Scottish Football Association.
The squad has refused to fulfil any media duties - including with the SFA's in-house team - or... | The Scotland Women's squad for the Euro 2017 finals in the Netherlands was due to be revealed on Tuesday, but the announcement has been postponed for a week. |
38,904,863 | Posting a picture of a letter addressed to "Mrs Clegg" on Instagram, she noted the "irony" of the situation.
The event, on 8 March, is designed to "celebrate women's success", she added.
Ms Gonzalez Durantez is a lawyer specialising in international and EU trade law.
She wrote: "The irony of being invited to speak at a... | Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, whose husband is former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, has complained after being invited to an International Women's Day event in her married name. |
16,129,004 | But he blamed French and German "intransigence" and pressure from Eurosceptic Conservatives for putting the PM in "a very difficult position".
Initially Mr Clegg said the coalition was united over the use of the veto.
But he told the BBC he had "made it clear" to Mr Cameron it was "untenable" for him to welcome the mov... | Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says David Cameron's veto of EU treaty changes was "bad for Britain" and could leave it "isolated and marginalised". |
19,784,485 | Gary Sweet said talks have started with Luton Council, which bought the stadium in 1989.
Writing in the club's programme, he said: "We have a strong desire to put the ownership of Kenilworth Road back into the hands of the club."
He also said neither the future redevelopment of the ground or the club's relocation could... | Luton Town FC have begun talks to buy back its ground, the managing director has confirmed. |
35,584,415 | Wolves almost took the lead when Nathan Byrne latched on to Bjorn Sigurdarson's cross, but David Button saved.
Brentford fought back as Alan Judge hit the outside of the post from long range before Swift's deflected shot put the hosts in front before half-time.
Sergi Canos found Brentford's second from an acute angle b... | John Swift scored twice for Brentford as the Bees stretched Wolves' winless run to seven matches. |
33,112,876 | The singer-songwriter is one of 85 people from Northern Ireland who have been recognised for their achievements.
The Belfast-born musician, whose full name is George Ivan Morrison, will be known as Sir George. He described his new title as a "huge honour".
Some of the 69-year-old star's biggest hits include Brown Eyed ... | Van Morrison has been given a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. |
26,557,057 | Surgery was suspended for two weeks in March last year at Leeds General Infirmary's paediatric heart unit after data suggested a higher death rate than average.
A year-long review has concluded it was safe.
It also said some families of very sick children had received poor care and some parents say they still have ques... | Some parents of children treated at a heart surgery unit that was temporarily closed last year have said a report into its safety is a "relief". |
29,827,646 | The south coast side have never featured in the last eight and will now host eight-time winners Liverpool at the Goldsands Stadium.
Derby have a home tie against Premier League leaders Chelsea, while League One Sheffield United welcome high-flying Southampton.
Newcastle, who knocked out holders Manchester City, travel ... | Championship side Bournemouth will play Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup. |
35,161,937 | UnitingCare started to supply older people and adult community healthcare in April, but pulled out of the contract earlier in December.
It was a consortium of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
NHS England is to commission the investigation.
As ... | The collapse of an £800m NHS out-sourcing contract is to reviewed by independent experts. |
36,380,291 | Portuguese national Antonio Pedro De Olivera Alves, 44, was convicted in his absence at Stafford Crown Court of raping the 12-year-old girl.
He was sentenced to an 11-year jail term in 2013, and a warrant for his arrest was issued.
Alves, who was arrested in South America earlier this month, will face extradition proce... | A child rapist who fled the UK has been arrested in Brazil after three years on the run. |
36,514,849 | The Migration Watch report said a "cautious estimate" for annual net migration by 2035 was 265,000, with 60% of migrants coming from the EU.
It said there was complacency about the impact of rapid population growth which it said "could change the UK forever".
Remain said leaving the EU and damaging the economy was not ... | A group that wants lower immigration has forecast if Britain votes to remain in the EU, net migration will exceed 250,000 a year for at least 20 years. |
37,104,688 | Pollster Kellyanne Conway becomes campaign manager and Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News the CEO. Paul Manafort remains campaign chairman, but analysts say he has effectively been demoted.
Mr Trump told AP the new leaders were "terrific people... they're champs".
Mr Trump has seen his poll ratings slip since the party c... | Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has overhauled his campaign team for the second time in two months, with two new leaders. |
39,031,710 | The Eastern Europeans are a coming force in rugby union and have aspirations of playing in the Six Nations.
They are 12th in the world rankings - two places above Italy - but have played top-tier nations only four times outside of World Cups.
Wales will also face New Zealand, Australia and South Africa in November.
Wal... | Wales will play Georgia for the first time at the Principality Stadium in the 2017 autumn series. |
36,504,482 | Hywel Dda University Health Board is the first in Wales to launch the "Push the Button" system to curb smoking at Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire hospitals.
It enables people to anonymously push a red button which triggers an announcement reminding them hospitals are smoke-free.
The policy also includes e... | A PA system is being launched at hospitals in mid and west Wales to discourage smokers from lighting up. |
37,527,526 | The match ignited with three late first-half goals, the first coming in the 35th minute as Jack Parkinson curled in superbly off the post for the visitors from Mitch Pinnock's corner.
Gateshead broke away to equalise straight from kick-off when Wes York was on hand to tap in after Jones' point-blank shot was saved.
Jon... | Sam Jones hit a brace as Gateshead beat Dover at the International Stadium. |
35,745,178 | The singer-songwriter, 74, will play her seminal album Tapestry in full, followed by a selection of other hits.
It will be the first chance to see the King play the UK since her City Streets tour reached the Albert Hall in 1989.
"I can't wait to perform Tapestry from beginning to end for the first time... in the heart ... | Carole King is to play her first UK concert in more than 25 years at the BST festival in London's Hyde Park. |
36,951,644 | World Ranger Day (31 July) is dedicated to the men and women who put themselves on the frontline to protect our wildlife from one of the biggest armed scourges of the 21st Century.
Some estimate that gangs of poachers kill two or three rangers every week in game reserves across Africa.
It has become a bitter battle aga... | In our series of letters from African journalists, film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo looks at those most in danger in the battle against poachers in Africa. |
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Sterling played centrally and netted a hat-trick, while striker Bony scored twice, in a 5-1 win over Bournemouth.
"We had to do something different," said Pellegrini. "With his movement we thought Raheem could be dangerous.
"He also missed three or four goals but he did ve... | Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini praised Raheem Sterling's combination with Wilfried Bony as the pair proved able deputies for injured duo Sergio Aguero and David Silva. |
38,522,777 | Hamza, who is now in his late 20s, was named an official member of al-Qaeda in 2015 and is seen as a possible successor to his father.
Since then, he has called for attacks against western capitals.
The US State Department said it was notifying the international community that "Hamza bin Laden is actively engaged in te... | Hamza bin Laden, a son of Osama bin Laden, has been officially designated a global terrorist by the United States. |
29,890,376 | The firm said the US Department of Justice (DoJ) had launched a criminal investigation, while other regulators are running civil investigations.
It added that possible losses from all its the legal proceedings could total $5.9bn (£3.7bn).
A number of other banks, including HSBC, RBS and Barclays, have recently set asi... | JP Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the US, has revealed it is under investigation over currency trading. |
35,093,364 | Nancy McAdam has been presented with a British Empire Medal after earlier in the year being named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Ms McAdam, who lives on a croft on the Black Isle, is a longstanding member of the Scottish Dementia Working Group.
With others she founded Highland Dementia Working Group and Invernes... | A woman has been recognised for her work with charities helping people with dementia. |
38,948,742 | The 50-year-old was driving a Vauxhall Corsa when it was struck by a Jaguar S-Type at about 10:20 on Saturday in Irvine.
Two men are thought to have then abandoned the Jaguar before getting into a black Mercedes driven by a third man.
The 50-year-old is being treated at Crosshouse Hospital, where he is in a stable cond... | A man has been seriously injured in a hit and run collision in Ayrshire. |
38,401,457 | It comes as City Hall published figures it said showed Southern rail services were the worst in the UK.
Sadiq Khan also repeated his call for the government to give him emergency control of Southern services.
The government said it did not "routinely publish" official advice given by civil servants.
Earlier this month ... | London's mayor has challenged ministers to publish advice they received over possibly devolving suburban rail services to Transport for London (TfL). |
36,300,291 | In an interview with the UK's ITV, Mr Trump said he was not anti-Muslim, but "anti-terror".
He was reacting to remarks by UK Prime Minister David Cameron that his call for Muslims to be banned from the US was "divisive, stupid and wrong".
Mr Trump made the call last year, when he was not the party's front-runner.
He in... | The presumptive Republican candidate in the US presidential election, Donald Trump, has called on Muslims to work with the police and "turn people in". |
35,295,411 | We take a look at some of the winners and losers on the UK high street this Christmas.
UK's largest supermarket, Tesco, reported a rise in sales over Christmas. UK like-for-like sales were up 1.3% from a year earlier in the six weeks to 9 January. The upbeat results were welcomed in the City and are being seen as part ... | Unseasonably warm winter weather, the inexorable rise of online shopping and consumer reluctance to pay full price has added up to a fairly dismal festive season for some retailers. |
36,339,246 | Footage of the training sessions shows the animals being dragged around a New South Wales farm by top players from the King's School in April.
Animal rights activists and some farmers have condemned the activity.
King's School, famed for producing national rugby stars, initially defended the training exercise.
Headmast... | An elite Sydney boys' school is being investigated for animal cruelty after a video emerged of students crash tackling sheep during rugby drills. |
38,063,933 | A European Parliament probe alleged on Monday that funds for the group of MEPs that UKIP belongs to had wrongly been spent "for the benefit of UKIP".
It said the group should repay £146,696 of the funds intended for European Parliament business.
The Electoral Commission is now looking into "whether there has been any ... | The Electoral Commission has opened an investigation into UKIP's finances after allegations it misspent EU funds. |
26,665,952 | Action on Junk Food Marketing analysed 750 adverts shown during the X Factor on ITV and the Simpsons and Hollyoaks on Channel 4 over 20 hours.
It found one in 10 promoted fast food restaurants, confectionery or supermarket 'junk food'.
But the government said advertising was not to blame for childhood obesity.
The anal... | Children are being exposed to TV adverts promoting unhealthy food which should be banned during primetime family viewing, says a campaign group. |
38,539,037 | Burton began the brighter with their best chance falling to Chris O'Grady, but his shot was blocked on the line.
For the second game running, the home side switched off in first-half stoppage time and an unmarked Connolly headed home to put Wigan ahead.
The 19-year-old defender, who joined on loan from Everton before t... | Callum Connolly scored twice on his debut as Wigan narrowed the gap to fellow relegation rivals Burton Albion. |
39,874,995 | The 28-year-old won the Chengdu event in China and will now compete in her first World Series triathlon of the season in Yokohama, Japan on Saturday.
"For me the weekend was about getting back into racing and refocusing more than the victory itself," she said.
"Winning gives me a bit more confidence going into the Worl... | Welsh triathlete Non Stanford is confident she can make the most of her first ever World Cup win following a winter disrupted by injury. |
38,684,434 | The 33-year-old Chile international arrived with a reputation for fancy footwork but is now, to some, thought of as being a shot-stopper who does not stop shots - something Everton took full advantage of when they scored with every effort they had on target in Sunday's 4-0 win.
City's defence admittedly did not do much... | For many, Claudio Bravo's first five months in English football were neatly summed up by the caller to the BBC's 606 phone-in last weekend who dubbed the Manchester City goalkeeper a 'false no. 1'. |
38,767,807 | Zoo staff are helping the rare sea turtle to recovery after it got a little bit lost last year.
Menai is an Olive Ridley turtle, which are usually found in much warmer waters around Mexico.
It's thought that Menai was knocked off course for thousands of miles by strong currents.
Vets are giving her lots of checks to ma... | Menai the turtle was found washed up on a beach in Wales in November, and was rescued by wildlife experts in Anglesey. |
37,637,466 | A high resolution microscope at a £7m new laboratory at Newcastle University has found evidence of microbes in 400-million-year-old basalt rock recovered from the Pacific Ocean floor.
The rock is similar to those found on Mars and scientists will now study an actual piece of Martian rock.
It is hoped that the detailed ... | Scientists believe they could be a step closer to finding out whether there was life on Mars. |
35,022,090 | The politicians will attempt to craft a deal from a draft negotiating text signed off by delegates here on Saturday.
Poor countries warned the talks would fail if the rich tried to limit their right to grow to protect the climate.
One delegate said the poor could not accept starvation as the price of a successful deal ... | Ministers from all over the world gather in Paris on Monday in a final push for a new global climate compact. |
38,189,609 | Medical sources told the BBC that at least eight people, including civilians, have been killed and more than 20 injured.
A new UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) still lacks authority and the country remains volatile.
The French Foreign Ministry said it was "very worried by the escalation of violence".
The B... | Rival militias are battling one another in Tripoli in the heaviest fighting in the Libyan capital for two years. |
10,391,126 | Justice Secretary Ken Clarke said the government would also consult on axing 54 County Courts.
Some 300 magistrates' courts deal with minor crimes, crown court committal hearings and licensing applications.
The Magistrates' Association says it is unsurprised by plans to close underused courts but warned ministers again... | The Ministry of Justice is planning to close 103 magistrates' courts in England and Wales. |
36,698,152 | 3 July 2016 Last updated at 12:00 BST
BBC reporter Imogen Sellers spoke to Commander Phil Richardson, from 815 Naval Air Squadron, about its history ahead of its decommissioning in March.
Enthusiasts were also given the chance to meet Ed Sutton, from the US Air Force Reserve, and Major Darius Stachurski, from the Polis... | Aviation fans were able to see the Lynx helicopter fly for the last time after 40 years of Royal Navy service. |
29,981,997 | Launching on 10 November, it'll show a range of on-demand programmes including interviews, Live Lounge performances and documentaries.
There will also be a 15-minute weekly wrap up show hosted by Chris Stark called ICYMI (In Case You Missed It).
The Official Chart Bite will be another weekly show presented by YouTube s... | Radio 1 has announced some of the content which will appear on the station's section of BBC iPlayer. |
30,604,074 | The woman, aged in her 40s, was found at Shrewsbury Transport Ltd in Featherbed Lane in Shrewsbury, at about 08:00 GMT on Christmas Eve.
A 45-year-old man from Shrewsbury was arrested and has since been released on bail, West Mercia Police said.
A post-mortem examination is taking place.
The woman has not yet been form... | A man arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found at a Shropshire business has been released on bail. |
32,064,280 | Becky, 16, was reported missing on 19 February. Body parts were found at a house in the Barton Hill area of Bristol on 2 March.
Nathan Matthews, 28, from Warmley, appeared by video link at Bristol Crown Court charged with her murder.
Mr Matthews, who has yet to enter a plea to the allegation, was told a provisional tri... | The stepbrother of teenager Becky Watts is set to stand trial for her murder. |
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