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38,337,279 | Hearts dominated the first half, Jamie Walker scoring a third-minute penalty after Kevin Gomis brought him down.
Callum Paterson headed home Don Cowie's free-kick early on the resumption.
But Dundee captain Darren O'Dea drilled home to cut the deficit, Paul McGowan smashed home the equaliser before Paterson headed into... | Dundee came from two goals down to stun Hearts with an injury-time winner and leave Ian Cathro still waiting for his first win as head coach. |
36,424,253 | Sir Richard Gozney will be paid around £100,000 a year as the Queen's latest representative on the island and live in Government House.
A Celtic League spokesman said using public money to fund the position "was outrageous at a time of austerity".
A government spokesman said the full cost of the role is £400,000 a year... | The "huge costs" of having a Lieutenant Governor for the Isle of Man "cannot be justified," a nationalist group said. |
37,723,775 | New financial reports filed by the Trump campaign on Thursday show it more than doubled its spending last month, jumping from $30 million in August to $70 million in September. Mr Trump has in the past bragged about running his campaign on the cheap, but his strategy looks to be changing as election day gets closer.
He... | With 18 days remaining before Americans go to the polls, the Trump campaign finally decides to splash the cash, Janet Jackson emerges as winner of the third debate, and Ivanka Trump defends her father. |
35,438,344 | Ch Supt Alan Spiers said call handling would move from its control room in Dundee to its national service centre in central Scotland in that month.
The processes to close control rooms in Aberdeen and Inverness would take place from August to October, he said.
Highland Council has raised concerns about the loss of loca... | Police Scotland will be ready to begin a process of changing its system for handling calls from June this year. |
18,276,676 | The project to develop the church and restore the former medieval monastic complex and the former courts at the abbey is estimated to cost £3.2m.
The grant means work can start on the monastery buildings, and it is hoped that they will open in September 2013.
The remaining funds will be raised by the Abbey to complete ... | Hexham Abbey has been granted £1.8m by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to contribute towards restoration work. |
37,353,154 | Lachie Turner and Cowan-Dickie both grabbed first-half braces, with Gareth Steenson kicking nine points as the hosts led 29-13 at the break.
Rob Buchanan went over in response and Tom Swiel converted having landing two earlier penalties.
Cowan-Dickie competed a treble before Charlie Walker and Danny Care replied and To... | Luke Cowan-Dickie scored a hat-trick as Exeter Chiefs beat Harlequins to record their first win of the season. |
32,124,313 | The match was abandoned in the second half after a brawl involving players and staff, with Russia's Igor Akinfeev having earlier been struck by a flare.
The Montenegrin FA (FSCG) has been charged with holding a match that was not played in full, while both the FSCG and Football Union of Russia have been charged with th... | Uefa has charged the Montenegrin and Russian football associations following the abandonment of Friday's Euro 2016 qualifier in Podgorica. |
37,628,230 | But, after her, who are the world's other longest-reigning monarchs?
King Bhumibol's death means that in addition to Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, Elizabeth II can add "world's longest-reigning living monarch" to her long list of titles.
Elizabeth became Queen on 6 February 1952 on the d... | The death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej means Queen Elizabeth II of Britain and the Commonwealth Realms becomes the world's longest-reigning monarch. |
36,674,185 | The 22-year-old played in 51 games last season for the Saddlers, who suffered a 6-1 aggregate defeat by Barnsley in the League One play-off semi-finals.
He becomes Alan Stubbs' first signing being named Millers boss on 1 June.
Former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Forde joined Walsall from Wolves in 2014, a... | Championship side Rotherham have signed Walsall winger Anthony Forde on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. |
34,427,226 | David Cameron said the UK government had delivered on the so-called ''Vow'' and was now moving ahead with the Scotland Bill at Westminster.
Speaking to BBC Scotland ahead of the Conservative conference, he said the SNP had to stop arguing about process.
He said: "The SNP cannot point to a part of the Vow that hasn't be... | The prime minister has said that Holyrood can become a ''powerhouse parliament'' but the SNP must spell out how it plans to use its new powers. |
35,285,605 | Gunmen stormed the al-Jawhara shopping centre in Baghdad al-Jadida on Monday evening, after setting off a car bomb.
When security forces stormed the building, two assailants detonated explosive belts, while two others were shot dead, police sources say.
At the same time, 20 people died when two bombs exploded north of ... | The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) says it targeted Shia Muslims in an attack on a Baghdad shopping centre, which reportedly killed 18 people. |
26,917,419 | He was addressing thousands of people in the capital, Kigali, as Rwanda began a week of official mourning to mark the 20th anniversary of the genocide.
Many people were overcome by emotion during the ceremony, with some suffering fits.
At least 800,000 people - mostly ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus - died at the hand... | The UN is still ashamed over its failure to prevent the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said. |
35,189,365 | Steyn left the pitch mid-over twice on day three and was taken for scans but they showed no sign of a muscle tear.
The world's top-ranked bowler had a morning fitness test at Kingsmead but again felt discomfort.
The 32-year-old will have more tests to see if he will be fit for the second Test, which starts on 2 January... | South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn will not bowl again in the first Test against England because of a right shoulder spasm. |
40,230,891 | A wet outfield caused a delayed start and after a failed inspection at 11:30 BST, lunch was taken early.
Rain put paid to a planned inspection at 13:00 BST, and the umpires confirmed there would be no play after a further check two hours later.
Play will resume on Sunday with Lancashire 123-4, trailing by 57 runs. | There was frustration for Lancashire and Middlesex as rain prevented any action on day two, with play at Southport abandoned at 15:00 BST. |
32,533,240 | Totton College, in Hampshire, has been seeking a merger partner to tackle its "growing financial challenges".
Green, Labour and Lib Dem candidates in the local and parliamentary elections have set up petitions calling for help in securing the college's future.
The Conservatives said the petitions were a bid to score po... | A financial crisis faced by a sixth-form college is the result of coalition cuts, according to petitions launched by the local Labour and Green parties. |
39,230,406 | The Hatters are currently fifth in the fourth tier under the 43-year-old, who is in his first managerial job.
"I'm not a fly-by-night. I want to build something here," the Welshman told a Supporters' Trust evening.
"I want to be here long-term. I love the club. I love you the fans."
The former Brighton and Yeovil defen... | Luton Town boss Nathan Jones has set his sights on becoming "the best manager in the world", but insists he is not using the League Two side as a stepping stone. |
26,919,992 | However, much of the attention will fall on Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, who recently tried and failed to win the role currently held by Mr Higgins.
Mr McGuinness, a former IRA man and life-long republican, will be among the monarch's guests at Windsor Castle.
He met the Queen in 2012, but the visit still holds chall... | The Queen is hosting the first ever UK state visit by an Irish president, as Michael D Higgins begins a four-day diplomatic mission to Great Britain. |
34,476,274 | Spectacular photographs of the solar phenomenon have been shared around the world, but how do you know when it's going to appear and how do you capture it for posterity?
Grabbing that perfect shot of the lights is a combination of luck, timing and a bit of know-how, according to David Costley, a keen amateur photograph... | The Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - have once again been providing a light show above the skies of Northern Ireland. |
38,719,168 | Arjen Robben opened the scoring for the champions when he drilled home after good work on the wing from Franck Ribery.
David Alaba made it 2-0 in first-half injury time when he curled a free-kick in.
Max Kruse pulled one back when he shook off Alaba before finishing, but the 15th-placed hosts could not equalise.
Bayern... | Bayern Munich remain three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga after beating Werder Bremen. |
40,159,952 | Cafodd yr heddlu a pharafeddygon eu galw yn dilyn adroddiadau o ffrwgwd ym Mynwent y Gorllewin yn Nhrelái am 14:45 ddydd Llun.
Fe wnaeth tri dyn ddioddef anafiadau yn ystod y digwyddiad rhwng unigolion oedd yn "adnabod ei gilydd" meddai Heddlu De Cymru.
Nid yw'r anafiadau'n rhai sy'n golygu fod eu bywydau mewn perygl a... | Mae tri o bobl wedi eu hanafu yn dilyn digwyddiad mewn mynwent yng Nghaerdydd. |
36,324,505 | The 5 June game was cancelled despite a vote in favour of it going ahead.
Out of nearly 12,000 fans, 52% were in favour and 48% against the idea, a fundraiser for the Ladies' team said.
The club said it was responding to supporters' comments and fan feedback on social media.
The Hammers are moving to the Olympic Stadiu... | A West Ham Ladies' match has been called off so that the men's win over Manchester United can remain as the last public fixture played at Upton Park. |
14,753,012 | But the government wants the economy to pick up speed or risk missing its target of becoming a developed nation by 2020.
Malaysia's economic performance has been "relatively sluggish" over the last decade, a government report stated. It blames this poor performance on low labour productivity.
The problem was identified... | Malaysia's central bank is forecasting economic growth of between 5% and 6% this year, which in the current global climate is better than other economies in South East Asia. |
35,735,147 | Patrick Sookhdeo, 68, of River Street, Pewsey, Wiltshire, is accused of one count of indecent assault on a woman aged 16 or over in Plaistow, east London, in 1977.
The Metropolitan Police said Mr Sookhdeo was arrested following an investigation by Newham detectives.
He was bailed to appear at Thames Magistrates' Court ... | A man has been charged with carrying out a sexual assault on a woman almost 40 years ago. |
39,197,313 | BBC Wales has learned an agreement has been struck to end the dispute.
It had been claimed a spelling error by officials at Companies House in Cardiff had led to the demise of engineering firm Taylor & Sons.
Companies House records had been amended to show Taylor & Sons had been wound up in 2009.
But the failing busine... | A multi-million pound court battle over a spelling mistake said to have led to the collapse of a Cardiff company has been settled. |
33,250,023 | The pair were said to have fallen on to tracks at Ealing Broadway at 18:10 BST on Tuesday.
Police said they were treating the deaths as "unexplained" and had not yet identied the victims.
Heathrow Express services were suspended, while First Great Western said there were delays of up to 90 minutes to and from Paddingto... | Two people, one believed to be a child, died when they were struck by a First Great Western train in west London. |
11,119,488 | Police, councils and the NHS recorded scores of missing items, including computers, mobile phones, Blackberries and USB data sticks.
The call for action came from the Lib Dems who obtained the information.
The Scottish government said public services were responsible for storing their own information.
The Lib Dems said... | Scottish ministers have been told to "get a grip" of data control as new claims emerged of equipment being lost or stolen from the public sector. |
36,282,600 | The 36-year-old from Carrickfergus had been level on 15 with the late Robert Dunlop going into Thursday's races.
Seeley broke away to win the opening Supersport race ahead of runner-up Ian Hutchinson and Martin Jessopp.
The Supertwins race was abandoned after a two riders were injured in a high-speed crash.
Dungannon r... | Alastair Seeley has broken the record for wins at the North West 200 road races by achieving his 16th career win at the international meeting. |
37,035,229 | Donkeys have been "over-exploited" and their numbers needed to be kept at a sustainable level, the government said.
China is a big importer of donkey skins from Burkina Faso, using them to make traditional medicines.
In Burkina Faso, donkeys are commonly used to transport goods, though some communities eat their meat.
... | Burkina Faso has banned the export of donkey skins as a sharp increase in sales to Asia is threatening the animal's population. |
35,630,254 | About 200 people have been killed in the protests since November, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
The unrest began over government plans to expand the capital's administrative control into the region.
The government later dropped the plan, but protesters dismissed the decision as "too little too late".
Oromia is Ethiopi... | Ethiopia has dismissed allegations it is violently suppressing protests in its restive Oromia region as an "absolute lie". |
37,617,553 | FW Capital, a subsidiary of Finance Wales, wants to manage part of a £400m fund for firms in the north of England.
Plaid Cymru's Shadow Economy Secretary Adam Price was critical, claiming it could boost Welsh companies' rivals.
But FW Capital said any profit it makes in England would help cover Finance Wales's overhea... | A Welsh government-owned investment company has defended a decision to compete for business as part of England's Northern Powerhouse. |
38,141,953 | At close, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 27.47 points, or 0.4%, at 6,772.
The price of Brent crude slid fell 3.57% to $46.52 a barrel on worries that oil producers would fail to agree limits on output.
Shares in oil giants BP and Royal Dutch Shell were both down by about 2%.
Shares in UK housebuilders were trad... | Oil companies weighed on the London market as energy shares were hit by a fall in oil prices ahead of the meeting of Opec oil producers on Wednesday. |
35,167,972 | In the Commons, the Conservative majority of 12 looked paper-thin, and susceptible to all manner of rebellions from a variety of different quarters: in the Lords, the Conservatives, for the first time in their history, faced the prospect of governing without a majority of peers behind them.
But as 2016 dawns, those whi... | After the election, the numbers in both Houses of Parliament looked pretty daunting for the government whips. |
38,220,587 | Muhammadu Buhari's second coming as Nigeria's president one-and-a-half years ago was greeted with a lot of hope and excitement.
There was a collective sigh of relief when he took over from the lacklustre Goodluck Jonathan, who symbolised everything that was wrong with the then ruling party.
Eighteen months down the lin... | In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali, editor-in-chief of Nigeria's Daily Trust paper, looks at why the Nigerian president is finding it hard to please anyone. |
36,033,395 | East Lindsey council introduced charges at 13 sites in 2013 in a bid to offset government funding cuts.
The authority is now consulting on the introduction of an overnight parking charge across all its managed sites.
Deputy leader Graham Marsh said free parking was re-instated after feedback from businesses and the pub... | Free all-day car parking has been re-instated at 10 sites in Lincolnshire, three years after it was scrapped to save money. |
30,773,024 | Sexual orientation details are stored by the MoD but kept anonymous, and recruits have the option to "prefer not to say".
A spokesman said the MoD, which introduced the new measure in November, "encourages diversity at all levels".
Openly-gay soldiers have been allowed to serve since 2000.
The spokesman said: "The MoD ... | The Ministry of Defence is now asking recruits to the armed forces whether they are gay in a bid to improve diversity in the military. |
23,434,001 | Bristol-based artist Luke Jerram created the work called Maya using more than 5,000 photographs of his daughter.
Mr Jerram said he was inspired by the "billions of images uploaded to the internet every year".
The piece has been installed on platform three, where Mr Jerram's daughter saw it for the first time.
'Coloured... | A sculpture of a girl which appears to fragment as the person looking at it moves closer has been installed at Temple Meads railway station. |
39,288,837 | The 29-year-old has been offered wildcards into the WTA tournaments in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome. She will need another if she is to play at Roland Garros, and unless she makes a flying start when her career resumes, her presence at Wimbledon will be in the hands of the All England Club.
The reputation of the Grand Sl... | Maria Sharapova will return from her doping ban in Stuttgart in six weeks time, but her participation at the French Open and Wimbledon remains in significant doubt. |
22,194,299 | "This was a pretty shameful day for Washington," Mr Obama said at the White House. "But this effort is not over."
Fifty-four senators backed the plan, but that was six short of the 60-vote hurdle needed to clear the chamber.
Gun rights groups hailed the defeat of the measure, arguing it would violate the right to bear ... | President Barack Obama has lashed out at senators who blocked a bipartisan plan to support expanded background checks on firearms. |
39,277,106 | South Wales Police has confirmed that the matter is closed and that the three complainants have been told.
The force said it has informed Operation Hydrant, which oversees allegations of historical child sex abuse against high-profile people.
Lord Tonypandy, who was born in Port Talbot, died of cancer in 1997 aged 88.
... | An investigation into sex abuse claims made against the former Speaker of the House of Commons Viscount Tonypandy has ended. |
33,634,607 | A US law prevents the government from selling arms to countries which fail to tackle human rights abuses.
Mr Buhari met President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday to seek further assistance.
Boko Haram has killed some 10,000 people since 2009 and has also kidnapped hundreds of girls and women.
Last month, human rig... | The US has "aided and abetted" the Boko Haram Islamist militant group by refusing to provide weapons to Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari says. |
33,259,198 | While many elderly and disabled people in the UK are used to visits of just 15 minutes from a carer, Buurtzorg employs qualified nurses who stay as long as they think is necessary.
"We focus on craftmanship," said the founder and director of Buurtzorg, Jos de Blok.
"If you, as a nurse, have a good education then you kn... | The founder of a Dutch care system has travelled to Scotland to speak to health professionals and the Scottish government about his not-for-profit care company. |
37,292,102 | Mr Barroso headed the EU executive from 2004-2014 and will help the bank deal with the impact of Brexit. It is a powerful player in the City of London.
European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has written to Mr Barroso's EU successor, Jean-Claude Juncker, raising concerns.
The City is a key hub for EU business.
French politic... | A top EU official has questioned the European Commission's ethical standards over the new role of ex-Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at US investment bank Goldman Sachs. |
31,792,442 | It comes after the special rapporteur on torture said some aspects violated the convention against torture.
Australia detains all asylum seekers who arrive by boat, holding them in offshore processing camps.
Rights groups have criticised conditions on Manus Island, where asylum-seekers are held.
In a new report to be t... | Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said the country is "sick of being lectured" by the UN over its treatment of asylum seekers. |
21,648,769 | Rescuers earlier ended efforts to find the body of Jeffrey Bush, 36, whose bedroom was engulfed by the 6m (20ft) hole on as he slept on Thursday night.
Sinkholes are common in parts of Florida, although most are quite small.
Experts are trying to ascertain how far the underground cavity reaches and whether more homes a... | Demolition crews have partially razed the home of a man presumed dead after he was swallowed up by a sinkhole in Florida. |
36,477,691 | The freeze will cost £640m over four years, less than the £1.9bn over five years cost projected by Transport for London during the election campaign.
Mr Khan will review TfL's layers of management, cut agency staff, review projects and freeze salaries of top managers to make savings.
Travelcards, monthly Oyster cards a... | Most passengers will pay the same fares in 2020 as they do now, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced. |
34,911,404 | Dean Price went into the River Esk at Longtown after his seven-year-old daughter, Delilah, slipped and fell into the water on 30 June.
The 32-year-old, from Walsall, got into difficulties and disappeared. His body was found hours later following an extensive search of the river.
The South Cumbria coroner recorded a ver... | A man drowned while trying to rescue his daughter from a river in Cumbria, an inquest has found. |
25,435,751 | Detectives realised the scale of the online library after a drugs raid on his home in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
The 36-year-old Lostprophets singer had encrypted files to cover his trail as a "determined" paedophile.
But experts from GCHQ, the UK government's intelligence headquarters, accessed the files allowing... | Jailed paedophile Ian Watkins was so "tech savvy" his collection of child abuse photos and films amounted to data almost five times the size of the police force that arrested him. |
37,293,985 | Developers Extreme said the £55m scheme for the Peak Parkway site would also provide an ice rink, other leisure facilities and housing.
The site has been confirmed as North East Lincolnshire Council's preferred location for the stadium.
One opposition councillor said the development is too large and in the wrong area.... | Grimsby Town Football Club has signed a deal with a leisure provider to build a new 14,000-capacity stadium. |
40,386,176 | The club are close to appointing the former Ajax and Inter Milan boss, 47, to succeed Sam Allardyce, who led Palace to 14th in the Premier League in May following a relegation battle.
"The Champions League is not realistic but with good organisation you can stay in the middle," De Boer said.
"With a great season, maybe... | Frank de Boer could help Crystal Palace to the Europa League if he takes charge at Selhurst Park, says brother Ronald. |
37,251,083 | The object was found in the Velsheda Way and Alliance Avenue area in Ardoyne.
Police closed the Ardoyne Road and Alliance Avenue during the alert.
Sinn Féin councillor Gerry McCabe told the BBC that he had been informed by the PSNI that a device had been thrown at a police vehicle.
"They have informed me that families... | A security alert in north Belfast has reportedly ended after a suspicious object was declared a hoax. |
34,911,499 | Media playback is not supported on this device
Haskins was awarded the belt after Randy Caballero was stripped of his title after weighing in five and a half pounds over the limit for last Saturday's fight, which had been due to take place at the Mandalay Bay Hotel.
Bristol-based manager, Chris Sanigar, told BBC Points... | Britain's Lee Haskins could return to Las Vegas for a big pay day after winning the IBF world bantamweight title without throwing a punch. |
41,012,592 | Grimsby Town said it "fully supports the letter" issued by fan group the Mariners Trust to Stevenage FC.
The Mariners Trust made the allegations about the treatment of some fans after the two sides met on Saturday.
Stevenage FC said it implemented "a full, 100% compliant, searching regime" after fears of "the potential... | A football club has criticised searches of its female supporters who were asked to show their bras to security staff. |
34,667,260 | Parliament President Martin Schulz urged Saudi King Salman "to free him, so he can accept the prize".
Mr Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes in Saudi Arabia for "insulting Islam".
Earlier this month he also won the Pen Pinter Prize for championing free speech.
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Tho... | Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose flogging sentence caused an outcry, has been awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov human rights prize. |
35,396,027 | Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi, who took over the post from Portugal's Antonio Guterres this year, was speaking on a visit to Lebanon.
Mr Grandi also urged the EU to do more for Syrian refugees outside Europe.
EU leaders have warned of a crisis after more than a million migrants entered illegally last year.
French Pri... | EU states could take more genuine refugees from Syria if they worked together better, the new head of the UN refugee agency has told the BBC. |
38,768,483 | The UK government announced in the Queen's Speech in May last year that it would bring forward a bill.
Two Scottish sites have announced plans to bid for the spaceport licences - Prestwick airport and Machrihanish.
However, the government said there was currently no timetable for the introduction of the bill.
There is ... | Plans for legislation to enable the development of the UK's first commercial spaceports have been delayed by Brexit, BBC Scotland understands. |
35,407,991 | The Saracens winger, 28, was cited for making contact with the eyes of Ulster's Luke Marshall in a European Champions Cup game.
The suspension came just a week after he was recalled to the England squad, 18 months after his last appearance.
Ashton pleaded not guilty at a hearing on 20 January and is appealing against t... | Chris Ashton will appeal against a 10-week ban that would rule him out of England's entire Six Nations campaign. |
36,244,418 | Two quickfire Omar Bogle goals just before half-time gave Grimsby control.
Forest Green fought back after the break and Keanu Marsh-Brown's superb goal reduced their deficit after Jon Parkin had missed from six yards.
But Grimsby - playing in the play-offs for a fourth consecutive year - struck a late third through Nat... | Grimsby Town returned to the Football League after a six-year absence with victory over Forest Green Rovers in the National League promotion final. |
39,894,892 | Hamilton was 0.029 seconds quicker than team-mate Valtteri Bottas, and a second clear of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel in third and fourth.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fifth, just 0.250secs behind Raikkonen.
McLaren-Honda's dismal season of unreliability continued, with Fernando Alonso sent into a spi... | Lewis Hamilton set the pace as Mercedes impressed in first practice at the Spanish Grand Prix. |
38,982,373 | A graphic joking about a murdered sex worker, and another about infecting a partner with a sexually transmitted disease were posted on the attraction's Twitter feed.
Critics said the collection of images was sexist and offensive.
Merlin Entertainment said it was "very sorry" for the campaign and has deleted the tweets.... | The London Dungeon tourist attraction has apologised for a promotional Twitter campaign that backfired. |
41,039,444 | City paid their Premier League counterparts £25m for the Ivory Coast forward two and a half years ago.
No fee has been agreed as yet and talks may continue into next week but it is anticipated Bony will return to south Wales for less than half that sum.
Bony made 46 appearances in his first 18 months as a City player, ... | Swansea City are close to securing the return of striker Wilfried Bony from Manchester City. |
37,033,719 | There were suggestions that Yorkshire spinner Adil Rashid, yet to play a Test this year, might come into the side.
But batsman James Vince was passed fit after a dislocated finger, while England will stick with four seam bowlers and Moeen Ali's off-spin.
England have won successive matches to take a 2-1 lead into the f... | England have kept the same team that won at Edgbaston for the final Test of the four-match series against Pakistan, which starts at The Oval on Thursday. |
14,762,183 | The comment follows an incident where a senior clergyman was injured by a young eagle as he tried to scare it away after it attacked one of his geese.
The SGA has called for a public inquiry into the impact of the reintroduction of the birds on the east coast.
RSPB Scotland has described the small child claim as "alarm... | The Scottish Gamekeepers Association has raised concerns about whether sea eagles could differentiate between children and their natural prey. |
36,849,995 | But there are still many real problems and concerns for Rio 2016 organisers with two weeks before the opening ceremony in the Maracana Stadium.
The biggest of those worries is the return of violence and crime to the streets of the so-called "Marvellous City" after years of steady progress in a positive direction.
The w... | The spectre of an Olympic Games plagued by the Zika virus may be waning, as the cold spell sweeping through southern Brazil deals with disease-carrying mosquitoes more effectively than any repellent. |
34,219,873 | Hat-tricks by half-time, a caretaker managerial debut to dream of and a familiar face back on the scoresheet with his hometown club, BBC Sport picks out some of the day's headlines.
Birmingham 4-2 Bristol City
Reading striker Orlando Sa claimed the honour of the season's first Championship hat-trick as the Royals thump... | A full programme of Football League fixtures returned on Saturday following the international break and there was no shortage of headlines across the three divisions. |
33,951,911 | A leak at Llanfairpwll on Sunday morning affected supplies to some customers there and in parts of Gaerwen, Porthaethwy and Llangefni.
A spokesman said: "Our team is working on the leak and we hope that all supplies will be back to normal this morning."
Welsh Water apologised to customers for any inconvenience. | Parts of Anglesey have been left without water after a leak, Welsh Water has confirmed. |
29,521,557 | A police watchdog inquiry into circumstances surrounding the death of Bijan Ebrahimi, who was wrongly branded a paedophile, has been completed.
Mr Ebrahimi was beaten to death near his Bristol home, despite making numerous calls to the police.
Files on a call handler and a dispatch supervisor have been sent to the Crow... | Prosecutors are to decide whether to charge two police civilian staff over events leading up to a murder. |
37,320,532 | The Republican presidential nominee suggested on RT that Democrats were behind claims Russian intelligence agencies had hacked their computers.
Mr Trump has faced a backlash since praising Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Wednesday night forum.
His Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, accused him of being unpatrioti... | Donald Trump has told a Kremlin-funded TV network "it's probably unlikely" that Russia is trying to influence the US election. |
36,208,843 | The striker, on loan at the Kirkcaldy club from the Foxes, scored the only goal in the first-leg at Starks Park.
"I said to the boys, it's the year of the underdogs and we're the underdogs going into this," said Panayiotou.
"Leicester had nothing to lose and we had nothing to lose."
The 21-year-old came off the bench a... | Harry Panayiotou revealed that Leicester City's Premier League triumph was an inspiration for Raith Rovers' Premiership play-off quarter-final victory over Hibs. |
34,088,354 | The 10km (four miles) sq area housing government buildings became off-limits to the public as a security measure in the wake of the 2003 US occupation.
It is the latest in a series of steps by Mr Abadi to ease sectarian tensions and crack down on corruption.
Baghdad has seen weeks of protests over poor services and abu... | Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered officials to open up to civilians the heavily-fortified area of Baghdad known as the Green Zone. |
34,694,057 | Victor Sorochenko, the head of Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee, said it was too early to conclude what caused the crash on Saturday.
He told reporters debris was found across a 20sq km-wide area of Sinai. So far 163 bodies have been found.
Russia is observing a day of mourning after its worst air disaster.
Mr So... | A Russian airliner which crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, killing all 224 people on board, broke up in mid-air, a Russian official says. |
32,550,519 | Scottish winger Matt Williams' early touchdown caused shudders round a soaking wet Sixways.
But the home side responded with four tries, allied to 18 points from the boot of stand-off Ryan Lamb.
Flanker Sam Lewis scored a hat-trick of tries, while winger Dean Hammond also crossed the whitewash.
Lamb kicked three of his... | Worcester Warriors booked their place in the Championship play-off final, but they had to come from behind to beat London Scottish on the night. |
36,159,256 | The mix-up happened after repair work was carried out in Cliffords Mesne, Gloucestershire, leaving dozens of residents without a connection and others with different numbers.
BT Openreach has apologised and says it is working to put things right.
Resident Rob Wadley, 73, said: "There was a lot of hilarity about it but ... | Villagers were left with their neighbours' phone numbers by bungling telephone engineers. |
18,913,663 | For the last eight months the government has been consulting on how best to ease congestion: its solution is a new piece of road, which drivers will pay to use.
The trunk road links the country's largest container port in Felixstowe, with the M1 and M6 motorways, from where goods are whisked to the rest of the country.... | The government has announced that our most congested road, the A14, will be tolled. |
38,617,828 | Michelle O'Neill told the BBC she still intends to publish the plan later this month, with an indicative budget.
On Thursday, Mrs O'Neill said there was "no longer an executive in place to agree a budget for an elective-care plan".
But she had talks on Friday with the finance minister about the funding.
The Stormont in... | The health minister has given further clarification around the publication of a new strategy to tackle hospital waiting times in Northern Ireland. |
35,643,961 | He wants to transfer the remaining 91 detainees to their home countries or to US military or civilian prisons.
But Congress is deeply opposed to terror suspects being held on US soil and is expected to block the move.
The prison costs $445m (£316m) to run annually and closing it was a 2009 promise from President Barack... | The White House has presented to Congress a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, one of the president's long-standing goals. |
31,464,941 | The Environment Department published its Island Development Plan setting out planning policy for the island.
It took three years to produce and includes proposals for increasing the amount of affordable housing and the regeneration of old vinery sites.
Environment Minister Deputy Yvonne Burford claimed the plan balance... | Housing developers could be made to make 30% of a development affordable housing under new government plans. |
35,949,381 | The Cardinals took the lead through Matt Robinson's third goal of the season, a fine long-range effort.
Gateshead levelled just before half time though, Ryan Bowman converting a penalty after James Curtis was fouled by Brian Saah.
Robinson was denied by Gateshead goalkeeper Sam Russell late on as neither side could fin... | Woking's winless run in the league extended to 13 games after Gateshead came from behind to earn a point. |
23,948,612 | Natalie Putt left her home in Thornleigh, Lower Gornal, on 1 September 2003, leaving her 11-week-old son at the house with relatives.
It was the last time anyone reported seeing the 17-year-old.
West Midlands Police said the case remained open and any credible information would be investigated.
Det Sgt Matt Morgan said... | Information is being sought over a teenage mother who went missing in the West Midlands 10 years ago this month. |
36,409,943 | The relaunch featured Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc driving Reliant three-wheelers from London to Blackpool and actor Jesse Eisenberg and chef Gordon Ramsay tackling the Top Gear track.
The new hosts were signed up after the old team left after an infamous fracas between lead presenter Jeremy Clarkson and a producer.
In... | Motoring show Top Gear has returned to BBC Two with its new line-up of hosts. |
16,607,875 | Under the rules, racegoers will also have to wear skirts or dresses of "modest length" falling just above the knee or longer.
For men, a waistcoat and tie will be compulsory in the enclosure and cravats will not be allowed.
Organisers said the decision was part of a move to restore formality.
The annual week-long event... | Women will have to wear hats, not fascinators, as part of a tightening of the dress code in Royal Ascot's Royal Enclosure this summer. |
34,102,562 | Kenya also won six silver and three bronze medals, with Jamaica and the US in second and third place respectively.
Their final gold medal was won by Asbel Kiprop in the 1500m.
President Uhuru Kenyatta tweeted: "Our young people have once again shown that they are as good as the world's best and brightest."
"I'm so prou... | Kenya has come top of the overall medal table at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing for the first time, with seven gold medals. |
33,804,307 | On the one hand it expects price changes to be zero or even negative - or well below the 2% target - for longer than it predicted back in May (and actually nought over the next couple of months).
But the Bank also expects inflation to return to target on the basis of interest rates that could rise a bit faster next yea... | There is what to many will look like a contradiction at the heart of the Bank of England's voluminous pronouncements on inflation and interest rates. |
36,851,587 | The League Two newcomers fell behind on 27 minutes when Joshua Mullin headed in a free-kick from Nicky Cadden.
Mullin then provided a neat cross for Daniel Mullen to knock in right on the stroke of half time.
Mikey Miller crashed a shot against the woodwork as the visitors from League One continued to dominate before L... | Edinburgh City's first competitive match as an SPFL side ended in League Cup defeat to Livingston at Meadowbank. |
34,152,195 | The British duo dominated from the start as they finished 2.62 seconds ahead of France with Germany in third.
Two other Coleraine men Alan Campbell and Peter Chambers failed to reach the A finals in their events.
Single sculler Campbell and lightweight four team member Chambers will compete in B finals on Sunday.
The l... | Coleraine rower Joel Cassells and his British team-mate Sam Scrimgeour have won the lightweight pairs gold medal at the World Championships in France. |
36,754,127 | The ministers were speaking after they met in Cardiff to discuss the implications of the EU referendum vote.
Voters in Scotland and Northern Ireland opted to remain in the EU in the referendum, while Wales voted to leave.
Northern Ireland Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir described the meeting as "positive".
"We wan... | Finance ministers from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have said they should be included in the UK's negotiations to leave the EU. |
32,152,372 | A gala opening will be held on 25 July following a £12 million renovation project, with Bellowhead the main act.
Cardigan Castle is believed to have been home to the first ever recorded Eisteddfod in 1176.
Some locals believe it is a "gross faux pas" to enlist an English group to play at such an historical cultural ev... | A row has erupted in Cardigan over plans to invite an English folk group to headline the opening concert at the historic town castle. |
39,653,955 | Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors rated almost every aspect of care at Sunderland's Hylton Medical Group as "inadequate".
The group, which operates two sites for 5,240 patients, came out of its first spell in special measures a year ago.
Clinical commissioners described the rating as "disappointing".
Alison Holb... | A GP practice has been warned it could be closed down after inspectors placed it in special measures for a second time. |
40,138,430 | And when it came to digital technology there was a Commodore 64 home computer.
She's come a long way from that Tyrone childhood and now, based in Silicon Valley, is one of the most powerful women in the technology industry.
She recently became the first independent board member of Slack, a business communications platf... | Growing up in Sion Mills, Sarah Friar's introduction to engineering was dismantling and reassembling her mum's vacuum cleaner. |
38,565,404 | The younger girl was found with life-threatening injuries near an address in Alness Drive, in the Woodthorpe area of the city.
She was taken to hospital but died a short time later, North Yorkshire Police said.
The teenager remains in police custody and is being questioned by officers, the force added.
A spokesman said... | A 15-year-old girl has been arrested after the death of a seven-year-old girl in York, police have said. |
35,299,399 | Forecasts were predicting a 4.1% fall in exports, but a weakening currency may have boosted the lagging sector.
Imports also beat expectations in yuan-dominated terms to only fall 4%, compared to forecasts of a 7.9% slump.
The jump in exports was the first rise since June last year as the sector has been battered by sl... | Chinese exports defied expectations in December to rise 2.3% from a year ago in yuan-denominated terms. |
37,566,882 | David Warner and Steve Smith both hit centuries as Australia reached 371-6 in their 50 overs at Kingsmead.
But an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 107 by David Miller (118 not out) and Andile Phehlukwayo (42 not out) saw the Proteas home with four balls to spare.
South Africa now have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the fi... | South Africa completed the second-highest run chase in one-day international history as they beat Australia by four wickets in Durban. |
40,979,106 | Media playback is not supported on this device
Last week, the Reds rejected a £90m bid from the Spanish giants for the 25-year-old Brazil attacking midfielder, who then submitted a transfer request.
Coutinho has missed the opening two games of Liverpool's season with a back injury, but the club has repeatedly stressed ... | Liverpool have rejected a third bid from Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho - believed to be in the region of £114m. |
36,266,412 | It features the Welsh dragon, the English lion, the Scottish unicorn and a stag for Northern Ireland.
Rt Rev Gregory Cameron has also been able to incorporate his initials.
The final batch of round £1 coins for public circulation were struck at the mint in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, in December.
A new 12-sided £1... | A final commemorative round £1 coin has been struck using a design created by the Bishop of St Asaph following a Royal Mint competition. |
37,284,114 | The move came hours after it said it would abolish zero-hours contracts for its directly employed, casual retail staff.
It will now employ them for at least 12 guaranteed hours a week instead.
However almost all staff at the firm's troubled Shirebrook warehouse are agency workers and are not eligible.
Sports Direct sai... | Sports Direct, the retailer under fire for the treatment of its staff, says it will now put a workers' representative on its board. |
38,790,629 | In a statement, President Trump said visas would once again be issued once "the most secure policies" were in place, and denied it was a Muslim ban.
The move has been widely condemned.
Sixteen state attorneys general have said the order is unconstitutional. Several federal judges have temporarily halted the deportation... | The Trump administration is standing firm over its ban on immigration from seven countries despite court rulings and mass protests against it. |
34,016,056 | Last month's blast at Wood Treatment Ltd reduced the Bosley mill to rubble.
Will Barks, Derek Moore and Dorothy Bailey were identified as victims, but Jason Shingler, 38, remains missing.
While Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service say they have now handed the investigation over to police, a search and rescue team will stay... | Firefighters have left the site of the Cheshire wood flour mill which was destroyed in an explosion that left three people dead and a fourth missing. |
36,596,636 | Amateur metal detectorists Jim Wills and Dennis Hewings first unearthed the coins in Ipplepen, Devon, in 2009.
Now archaeologists have uncovered a Romano-British settlement which had trade links to the rest of the Empire.
Dr Sam Moorhead, from the British Museum, said the site raised "a whole series of new questions" a... | The boundaries of the Roman Empire have been expanded following the discovery of Roman coins in a rural village. |
40,225,466 | Patients at Royal Stoke University Hospital were taken outside in their beds when a fire broke out in the main building on Wednesday evening.
The incident followed a fire in toilets at Staffordshire University earlier in the day, police said.
Thomas Ashcroft, 39, of Musgrave Crescent, Sheffield, has been charged with t... | A man has been charged with arson after fires at a hospital and university. |
37,172,573 | 24 August 2016 Last updated at 17:01 BST
These are little beads made of plastic that can be found in face scrubs and other cosmetics.
They can cause lots of harm to the environment and wildlife.
Jenny's been finding out more. | Politicians in the UK have said that plastic microbeads should be banned across the world. |
35,846,974 | Det Con Chris Maitland, 40, faces 14 charges, including sexual touching of a girl aged under 13 and making indecent images of a child.
The officer appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court earlier and was remanded in custody.
He is next due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on 15 April.
Det Con Maitland, who works in... | A Met Police detective working in a child abuse investigation unit has appeared in court accused of a string of child sex offences. |
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