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34,594,964 | The world's largest maker of passenger jets earned $1.70bn (£1.1bn) for the July-to-September period, up from $1.36bn a year ago.
Revenue rose by about 9% to $25.85bn, with commercial aircraft deliveries up 7% to 199.
The Chicago-based company also raised its 2015 sales and profits guidance.
Revenue will be $95-97bn, ... | Aircraft maker Boeing has reported a 25% rise in quarterly profit, helped by an increase in deliveries of commercial aircraft. |
39,848,867 | The Railway Policing (Scotland) Bill is the first step towards the national force taking on the responsibilities of British Transport Police in Scotland.
Members of the justice committee have endorsed the bill, although they were split on the final recommendation.
The Conservatives and Labour both argued against the me... | MSPs are to debate legislation aimed at integrating railway policing into Police Scotland for the first time. |
38,393,661 | Africa is not a country. It is a continent that feels like it has come of age. Despite the very real problems of poverty, corruption and the sense you sometimes get in some quarters, that no-one is held to account, business types hail Africa as the "final frontier". After nearly 12 years reporting this region, for me i... | As she moves on from her posting, the BBC's Southern Africa correspondent Karen Allen looks back on nearly 12 years of reporting from the continent. |
22,886,423 | It is to build a replica of the magnificent palace used from 1702 by the kings of Prussia. Where there is now wasteland in the heart of Berlin, the plan is to recreate the courtyards and ornate domes which were once fit for Frederick the Great.
Or at least, to create the appearance of them. The plan is to build the fac... | Amid much grandeur, President Joachim Gauck of Germany has just laid the foundation stone of one of the country's most ambitious post-war projects. |
40,744,551 | There has been plenty of EFL activity in the transfer window so far this summer and expect plenty more moves before deadline day arrives on 31 August.
With the new season starting on Friday, how well do you know your EFL transfers? Try your luck with our quiz...
This content will not work on your device, please check J... | An ex-England captain, a former Lance Bombardier in the Army and the most expensive signing in Championship history. |
32,259,229 | Filming for Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur will begin on Monday and last for six days, Snowdonia National Park Authority has confirmed.
The Guy Ritchie film will star Charlie Hunnam as King Arthur and Jude Law as the villain Vortigern.
Velocity Productions will be filming in and around Capel Curig, Nant Gwynant... | Snowdonia's renowned natural beauty is to play a starring role in a Hollywood film featuring Jude Law. |
39,855,621 | Webber, who arrived from Huddersfield in April, is heading up the search for a permanent replacement for Alex Neil.
"We have a list of candidates, and once their seasons are finished, we can start to accelerate that process," Webber told BBC Radio Norfolk.
Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill has distanced himself fro... | Norwich City's next head coach will come from a shortlist of managers currently in jobs, sporting director Stuart Webber has said. |
36,229,469 | Supt David Borrie, of Northumbria Police, is said to have simply been told "don't apply for promotion" by his chief constable, Mike Craik.
Mr Craik has been at the centre of allegations about officers' conduct.
The claim was made at a tribunal brought by the force's former head of legal services.
Denise Aubrey, 54, was... | A policeman who pressured a vulnerable member of staff into two sex acts was allowed to keep his job so he would not lose his pension, a tribunal heard. |
36,842,977 | Some people have been waiting up to three hours to clear passport controls, with freight traffic building up on roads approaching the Kent port.
A Port of Dover spokesman advised customers to allow plenty of time for their journey.
France has been under a state of emergency since last November.
The country's National A... | Thousands of Cross-Channel ferry passengers are facing long delays at the Port of Dover amid heightened French security checks. |
38,269,963 | Prince Andrew said in a statement he wished to stop "speculation and innuendo" relating to his daughters.
He said it was "complete fabrication" to suggest he wanted titles for any future husbands of the princesses.
He added that continued speculation over a split between himself and Prince Charles was "pointless".
"As ... | There is "no truth" in press claims of a split in the Royal Family over the future roles of Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, the Duke of York has said. |
29,285,333 | The Belfast woman claims she was 15 when she embarked on a sexual relationship with Mr McPeake.
The 72-year-old denies 12 counts of sex offences against her.
She made her claim during her third day in the witness box.
The abuse is alleged to have happened from summer 2009 until February 2010.
She alleged in Belfast Cro... | A 20-year-old woman who claims she was sexually abused by traditional Irish musician Francis McPeake has claimed in court he "lost his temper" when she told him she thought she might be pregnant. |
38,962,402 | Officers described the incident near Blairhill Station, in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, on Sunday night as "stupid and dangerous".
The shopping trolley was hurled through overhead power lines which could have electrocuted the person.
A train hit the trolley, but there was no serious damage to the vehicle or any injur... | A person who threw a trolley onto train tracks is lucky to be alive, transport police have said. |
35,321,456 | Laura Davies, 21, was attacked near the Essex Horse and Pony Protection Society base in Basildon, where she lived and worked.
Judge Charles Gratwicke described it as "a brutal and sick, callous killing".
Jordan Taylor, 22, of Basildon, must serve a minimum of 23 years in jail for murdering Miss Davies just moments afte... | A man who murdered his girlfriend by stabbing her 80 times in a "jealous rage" has been jailed for life. |
39,020,289 | The boy's body was recovered from the River Ericht at Cally Bridge, near Blairgowrie, at about 12:35.
He had been reported missing from a property in the nearby Milton of Drimmie area at 11:15.
Police, firefighters, a water rescue unit and air ambulance were involved in the search. No details on the child's identity ha... | A two-year-old boy has been found dead in a river after being reported missing in Perthshire. |
34,393,314 | The 20-year-old has played three times for the Tractor Boys this term, all in the League Cup, scoring one goal.
Yorwerth, a Wales Under-21 international, joined Ipswich this summer after leaving Cardiff City.
He is eligible to make his debut for the Reds, who are currently one place off the bottom in League Two, in Tue... | League Two strugglers Crawley Town have signed Ipswich Town defender Josh Yorwerth on a one-month loan deal. |
36,557,805 | Recordings released on paid-subscription platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal will now qualify.
Nominees previously had to be available on a CD, or downloadable.
Grammy members will also vote in fewer categories, the Recording Academy announced.
The changes will come into force in time for next February's a... | Songs released only on streaming services are to be eligible for Grammy nominations for the first time, as part of changes to the music awards' rules. |
36,103,718 | Images appeared to show Drissa Traore, Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill and Jeremy Balmy taking the legal high, commonly known as laughing gas, via balloons.
Swindon suspended the trio on 7 April and, following a club investigation, a statement said: "Swindon Town now consider this matter to be closed.
"The three first-team pl... | Swindon Town have fined three players after they appeared to inhale nitrous oxide in a live social media video. |
10,610,537 | A recording, which a US website claims was Gibson on the phone to Oksana Grigorieva, has emerged. He is allegedly heard verbally abusing her.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said officers will "review" the recordings as part of an investigation.
A spokesman for Gibson has declined to co... | US police have said they are evaluating claims that Hollywood star Mel Gibson allegedly hit his ex-girlfriend. |
40,290,923 | Network Rail said the railway station would be shut between 30 September and 22 October so passenger capacity can be increased.
It is part of the rail management company and Liverpool City Region's £340m project to upgrade 10 railways.
A spokesman for Network Rail said disruption would be "kept to a minimum" and most ... | Liverpool Lime Street is to close for three weeks for a major refurbishment. |
39,628,940 | The first concerns rates - the locally collected property tax paid by businesses and households.
The political crisis means the NI Executive has not set its part of the bill, known as the regional rate.
James Brokenshire had promised to bring forward legislation to enable a regional rate to be set if there was no polit... | Northern Ireland has two pressing financial issues on which the Secretary of State could act before parliament is dissolved in early May. |
33,771,763 | The star joined forces with her cousin, Senator Charles Schumer, to unveil a set of proposals for more stringent background checks on gun buyers.
"The time is now for American people to rally for these changes," she said.
President Obama recently said the failure to pass gun safety laws was the greatest frustration of ... | Comedian Amy Schumer has called for tougher gun control laws in the US, after two women were shot dead at a screening of her movie, Trainwreck. |
34,626,131 | Brathwaite, 22, had only one Test wicket and three first-class scalps to his name before this game, but captured 6-29 with his part-time off-spin.
That helped bowl Sri Lanka out for 206, setting West Indies 244 to win.
Brathwaite was then lbw for three with the tourists 20-1 when rain ended play.
The Bajan right-hander... | West Indies' Kraigg Brathwaite achieved the best Test bowling figures by an opening batsman for more than half a century on day three of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. |
31,041,839 | The British actor plays Martin Luther King in the film about the 1965 campaign in Selma, Alabama, for equal voting rights for African-Americans.
The film, out in the UK next week, has been lauded by critics but received no Bafta nominations.
The film received two Oscar nominations - for best picture and best original s... | Former Spooks star David Oyelowo has expressed disappointment at the way Bafta has snubbed his new film Selma. |
40,362,475 | Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said that it was a case of "the sooner, the better".
Theresa May is seeking the support of the DUP's 10 MPs after losing her majority in the general election.
Both sides have been talking, but have not confirmed a deal to support a Conservative minority government.
Sir Jeffrey said that the prime ... | There is a "very good" chance the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Conservatives will agree a parliamentary deal by next week, a DUP MP has said. |
37,275,543 | Lauri Love, who has Asperger's syndrome, worries he will be sentenced to up to 99 years.
"If I went into a US prison, I don't think I'd leave again," he told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.
A judge will announce next week whether Mr Love, from Stradishall, Suffolk, should be extradited.
Mr Love, who could face... | A British man wanted in the US for allegedly hacking into government computers says he fears dying in jail if he is extradited. |
39,321,818 | Private domiciliary care firms commissioned by local authorities say there is a recruitment crisis due to competition from hospitals and supermarkets.
The UK Homecare Association said there was a "real sense of desperation".
Public Health Minister Rebecca Evans said action would be taken.
Colin Angel - of the UK Homeca... | Firms caring for thousands of people living at home in Wales are facing tough financial pressures to stay open, a care companies body has said. |
34,556,389 | The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said Mr Wells would not be charged in connection with the incident on 23 April in Downpatrick.
Mr Wells welcomed the decision as "an important step forward".
In a statement, the PPS said it was decided that the case did not meet the test for prosecution.
"Following a careful conside... | The DUP MLA Jim Wells will not be prosecuted for comments he made about gay marriage during a hustings event for the Westminster election. |
37,960,595 | On a green surface and in damp, overcast conditions, Australia fell to 8-4 and 17-5 after losing the toss.
Vernon Philander took 5-21, Kyle Abbott 3-41 and though Steve Smith ended 48 not out, Australia slumped to their lowest home total against the Proteas.
South Africa reached 171-5 by the close for a lead of 86 - Ha... | Australia were bowled out for only 85 on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at Hobart. |
39,697,267 | Officer Phil O'Neill did not consider the fact he could not see Daniel Adewole an emergency situation and returned 18 minutes later.
The 16-year-old, who had epilepsy, was later found unresponsive in his cell at Cookham Wood in Rochester.
Asked if he thought he should have gone back sooner, Mr O'Neill said: "I do."
Ano... | A prison officer went for a cigarette when he could not find a teenager who was supposed to be in his cell, an inquest heard. |
30,671,692 | Last month Oldham denied reports they were set to offer the 26-year-old a contract, or let him train with them, but it is believed they have now had a change of heart.
Striker Evans has been without a club since he left prison in October.
The Wales international served half of a five-year term for raping a woman in a h... | Convicted rapist Ched Evans has been in talks about signing for League One club Oldham, BBC Sport understands. |
39,294,694 | Mr Trudeau emphasised the benefits of Canada-US trade on jobs and the economy in an interview with NBC News.
It is a well-worn message for Mr Trudeau, but one he is keen to promote before North American Free Trade Agreement talks launch.
Mr Trudeau spoke to the network from New York as he attended Canadian show Come Fr... | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking his pro-trade message directly to Americans. |
36,428,881 | Police were called to reports the Stagecoach bus had hit the bridge at Chapel Hill, near the train station, shortly before 14:00 BST.
Two people were on board the bus at the time, but were not injured.
Chapel Hill has been reopened. Network Rail said train services between Basingstoke and London, which use the bridge, ... | The roof of a double decker bus has been torn off after it struck a railway bridge in Basingstoke. |
32,277,613 | Dame Angela, 89, won best supporting actress for the role of eccentric medium Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit.
The Kinks-inspired musical Sunny Afternoon and drama A View From the Bridge both won multiple awards.
Hosted by Lenny Henry, the Oliviers ceremony took place at London's Royal Opera House on Sunday night.
Accep... | Dame Angela Lansbury said she felt "like a million dollars" after winning her first Olivier Award for her first West End role in nearly 40 years. |
36,387,386 | Henry Duncan worked in a commercial bank before taking up the ministry in Ruthwell Parish at the turn of the 19th Century.
He started his "penny bank" to give parishioners access to savings and interest for the first time.
The model was soon adopted around the globe.
In 19th Century rural Scotland personal banking was ... | A play on the life of the Dumfriesshire minister who started the world's first savings bank has been premiered in the church where he preached. |
30,198,570 | But it's classed as a chemical weapon internationally and is banned for use in war.
For this reason critics have questioned its use on the streets and say it can be lethal.
Police see it as safer than using force and live rounds.
It's not actually a gas. It's a liquid at room temperature and is mixed with other substan... | Tear gas has been used in many countries in 2014 and most recently in Ferguson in America to control people protesting over Michael Brown's shooting. |
33,378,837 | "I have the all clear as regards my prostate cancer," he said "That has been the case for quite a time now."
The 80-year-old former chat show host revealed he was receiving radiotherapy for the condition in 2013.
Two years on, he said he still needed to have regular tests and have the "occasional" blood transfusion.
Th... | Broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has confirmed he has been given an all-clear by doctors after two years of treatment for prostate cancer. |
37,727,336 | She was brought into the trauma centre of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) by the police in the early hours of last Wednesday.
When I walk in to the nursery, accompanied by her paediatrician Dr Jeeva Sankar, she is awake and fixes her eyes on me.
"This is our baby," the paediatrician says. A white ba... | An incubator in the nursery of India's premier medical institute in Delhi has been home to a tiny infant for the past few days. |
34,374,154 | The news that captain Jean de Villiers, who subsequently announced his retirement from the game, had been invalided out of the World Cup having broken his jaw in their powerhouse victory over Samoa on Saturday came as no surprise to anybody who saw the state the centre was in when he left the field.
Nobody from the Sco... | For South Africa, salvation came at a cost. |
38,882,191 | Juan Jasso was told to "get back to Africa" after tackling the trio for using foul language on the Metrolink tram. Beer was also flicked at him.
Aaron Cauchi, 19, Robert Molloy, 20, and a boy, 16, had been "looking for trouble" when they abused Mr Jasso and two other people on 28 June.
Their abuse of Mr Jasso was filme... | Three young males who racially abused a US army veteran on a Manchester tram have admitted going on a "rampage". |
38,958,321 | Like all such launches, the test took place in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions. Pyongyang's press release, issued a day later, indicated that the missile - the Pukguksong-2 - was of the same type as one test-fired from a submarine off the east coast in August 2016.
Unlike North Korea's other long-range land... | On the morning of 12 February, North Korea conducted a ballistic missile test launch from Banghyon air base near the west coast of the country. |
38,106,066 | Bernadette Marjoram will take over the role held by Pete Leonard, who was responsible for communities, housing and infrastructure.
His duties included overseeing Hazlehead Crematorium.
Baby and adult ashes were mixed together at the crematorium and given back to relatives of the adult.
The parents of infants were told ... | An interim director has been put in place at an Aberdeen City Council department criticised over the baby ashes scandal earlier this year. |
32,857,281 | Mr Macintosh and party deputy leader Kezia Dugdale have confirmed that they are standing for leadership of the party when Jim Murphy quits next month.
The Eastwood MSP said his supporters were being "bullied and intimidated" into withdrawing their backing.
Scottish Labour said the leadership contest would be conducted ... | Scottish Labour MSP Ken Macintosh has told BBC Scotland the "party machine" is bullying his supporters in an attempt to avoid a leadership contest. |
21,611,386 | Parliament voted to oust conservative Prime Minister Janez Jansa, after smaller parties left his coalition.
He was accused by the anti-corruption watchdog in January of tax irregularities and has been struggling to implement austerity measures to combat the country's financial crisis.
MPs asked opposition leader Alenka... | The government of Slovenia, beset by economic turmoil and allegations of corruption, has fallen. |
40,670,068 | The centre-back's existing deal was due to expire at the end of the upcoming season.
Morrison, 26, joined the Bluebirds from Reading in 2014, having previously played for Swindon and Huddersfield.
He has made 120 appearances and scored 13 goals for Cardiff, who rejected a bid for him from fellow Championship side Sheff... | Cardiff City captain Sean Morrison has signed a new contract which will keep him at the club until 2020. |
36,733,673 | Philando Castile was shot in his car in St Paul, Minnesota, on Wednesday as he reached for his driving licence, his girlfriend said in a Facebook Live video taken during the aftermath.
His death follows that of Alton Sterling, who was shot dead by police during an incident in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday.
What do... | Two black men have been shot dead by police in the US this week, the latest in a line of similar incidents, many of which have led to protests. |
16,529,578 | The organisers say more than 3,000 people took part, in spite of a heavy security presence.
The government says the protest was illegal.
Activists from Bahrain's Shia Muslim majority have been demonstrating against the kingdom's ruling Sunni monarchy since last February.
Thursday's march in the centre of Manama was led... | Security police have used tear gas and stun grenades to break up an anti-government march in Bahrain's capital, Manama. |
38,384,680 | Chuck Erickson has been shooting deer for forty years. "The kids start hunting round here about the age of eight - supervised by an adult of course," he tells me.
Chuck uses his late father's old hunting rifle. Chuck is 56; the gun is older than he is.
He's killed dozens of deer with it over the decades, and the heads ... | In late November, in the forests of Western Pennsylvania, the deer hunting season begins. |
28,078,768 | Wardrobes, beds, sofas, lamps and other pieces from the Athletes' Village in Dalmarnock will be handed over to Glasgow Housing Association (GHA).
It will then be passed on to people and charities helping to furnish homes.
About 36,000 items are to be distributed after the Games.
Some of the furniture will have been use... | Furniture used by some of the world's top athletes during the Commonwealth Games is to be distributed to vulnerable families in Glasgow at the end of the event. |
23,086,162 | Many researchers thought ministers would sit on this controversial issue. Instead, the chief medical officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has announced that draft regulations will be published within months.
She predicts that couples affected by mitochondrial disease could benefit from the treatment within two years, ... | The decision of the government to support a ground-breaking technique for preventing serious genetic disease is a bold step for science and society. |
35,693,198 | Cory Schenkel said on Facebook that his grandfather died on Sunday morning in the city of Boise, Idaho.
Kennedy won an Oscar in 1968 for Best Supporting Actor in Cool Hand Luke.
As well as the Naked Gun comedies, he also made memorable appearances in Earthquake and Airport 1975.
Mr Schenkel said the veteran actor had b... | US actor George Kennedy, who starred in movies including Cool Hand Luke and the Naked Gun series, has died at the age of 91, his grandson has announced. |
34,967,200 | David Rees, who chairs the assembly's health committee, said it was "unable to reach a consensus view" on the idea.
The five Labour members supported curbs on e-cigarettes, claiming their use "normalises" smoking behaviour.
The idea was opposed by four opposition AMs, while Plaid Cymru's Elin Jones suggested imposing l... | Plans to ban the use of e-cigarettes in enclosed public places have divided a group of AMs looking at the proposal. |
40,145,814 | The London-based musician beat eight-year-old magician Issy Simpson and comedian Daliso Chaponda to become the winner of the ITV talent show.
The 32-year-old won £250,000 in prize money and an appearance at the Royal Variety Performance.
ITV moved the final of the show forward by a day to avoid a clash with Ariana Gran... | Pianist Tokio Myers has been named winner of Britain's Got Talent. |
36,079,533 | Lutz Bachmann, 43, is accused of inciting racial hatred in Facebook posts, in which he called refugees "cattle", "scumbags" and "filth".
Pegida's rallies have attracted thousands of supporters in Germany.
Separately, police arrested five suspects near Dresden accused of attacking migrant hostels and plotting far-right,... | The founder of Germany's anti-Islamist Pegida movement has gone on trial in Dresden on hate speech charges. |
32,298,739 | Andrew Bedford, 27, from Huntingdon, was last seen at 18:20 BST on Friday, 28 September 1990 at Factory Bank, off Great Whyte, Ramsey.
Three people were arrested at the time but no-one was charged.
Specialist equipment is being used to identify disturbances in the earth near Stocking Fen Road in Ramsey.
The investigati... | Officers investigating a cold case murder of a Cambridgeshire man 25 years ago have started digging an area near to where he was last seen alive. |
37,971,928 | The tourist attraction on the city's waterfront went to the High Court in 2013 to recover costs to fix problems with the steps, terraces and ceilings.
It said it was necessary to shut the museum from 31 December until the end of February for the "safety and security of collections and visitors".
The £72m museum opened ... | The Museum of Liverpool is to close for two months for "essential works" to rectify construction and design issues with the building. |
31,025,625 | You need only look at the looming prospect of (yet another) Bush-Clinton US presidential contest in 2016 to see that there must be something in the idea.
And so it is in Saudi Arabia.
But, in true Saudi Arabian style, the family business involves a much bigger family and the money involved is that much greater.
The bad... | Power is, in many ways, a family business. |
35,910,638 | Three women and a man were treated for the effects of breathing in smoke following the fire in Murrayburn Green, Sighthill, on Sunday night.
It is thought abandoned furniture was deliberately set alight in the building's common close at about 21:00.
Two of the woman were taken to hospital for medical checks. A total of... | A blaze at a block of flats in an Edinburgh housing estate was started deliberately, police believe. |
35,277,403 | The Cambridge University medical student, 29, left Blues for Racing 92 in 2013 and joined Quins this season.
He was preparing for the Varsity match when Quins posted a bonus-point win at Cardiff Arms Park in November.
"If you're playing against Jamie, you make your tackles," said Wilson.
Roberts was British and Irish L... | Cardiff Blues' tackling will have to be up to the mark against Harlequins' Wales star Jamie Roberts in their European Challenge Cup away match on Sunday, says head coach Danny Wilson. |
34,565,107 | Louis and Marie-Zelie Guerin Martin, who lived in France in the 19th Century, were the parents of the much venerated Saint Therese of Lisieux.
The couple had nine children, four of whom died in infancy. The remaining five, all girls, became nuns.
The youngest, Therese, died of tuberculosis aged 24 in 1897 and was canon... | Pope Francis has conducted the first canonisation of a married couple in a ceremony in St Peter's Square. |
40,747,173 | But he will kick off a career path that very few of his fellow footballers have ever gone down before this weekend when he will be back on the front cover - this time to highlight his work as an accomplished artist.
Former defender Craddock, now 42, was already gaining notoriety for his artwork long before his retireme... | Jody Craddock was accustomed to seeing his face on the front cover of the match programme at Molineux during his 10 largely successful years as a Wolves player. |
35,099,638 | The Swiss will turn 35 during the Rio Games, where he will play in the singles and mixed doubles, although he has not decided on the men's doubles.
"I've planned all of 2016, you know all the way through the Rio Olympics and beyond," he said.
"No plans to retire yet. I don't have a definite date even though that would ... | Roger Federer, the 17-time Grand Slam singles champion, does not intend to retire after next year's Olympics. |
36,263,223 | A 20th-minute Ryan Curran header looked set to give Harps victory before Josh Daniels' 84th-minute goal was followed by a Rory Patterson strike on 88.
But Houston powered in a magnificent header in the first minute of injury-time to level.
Nathan Boyle missed a glorious Derry chance with the last kick of the game.
Lead... | Derry City dropped to fourth in the League of Ireland table after Sean Houston's injury-time goal earned Finn Harps a dramatic Brandywell draw. |
24,560,937 | The Global Slavery Index 2013 says India has the highest number of people living in conditions of slavery at 14 million.
But Mauritania has the highest proportional figure with about 4% of its population enslaved.
The report's authors hope it will help governments tackle what they call a "hidden crime".
The index was c... | Nearly 30 million people around the world are living as slaves, according to a new index ranking 162 countries. |
29,359,358 | The challenge has seen the 26-year-old sports therapist, from Oswestry in Shropshire, run marathons every day, starting in Chester on 6 August and ending in Manchester on Saturday.
"I feel like I can keep going. If anything I feel stronger," she said.
"If someone suggested running a 54th marathon I probably would to be... | Finishing her 53rd marathon in as many days, Amy Hughes has run into the record books, not only beating the women's record, but the men's as well. |
38,238,478 | Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, 36, will be flown on a chartered plane to Mumbai where bariatric surgeon Dr Muffazal Lakdawala plans to operate.
The Indian embassy in Cairo initially denied her visa request as she was unable to travel there in person.
After the surgeon tweeted to India's foreign minister that changed.
India's E... | An Egyptian woman, believed to be the world's heaviest woman at 500kg (1,102lb), will soon be flown to India for weight reduction surgery. |
36,080,590 | Swindon-based Gaming International Ltd, who run greyhound racing tracks in England and Japan and the National Bowl in Milton Keynes, are currently in the process of buying the club.
The Gulls were taken over last summer by a group of supporters after millionaire owner Thea Bristow left.
"We're getting very close to the... | A takeover of National League club Torquay United is close to completion, according to chairman David Phillips. |
35,626,415 | Media playback is not supported on this device
Australian Robertson, 34, had won the first two frames of the best-of-17 final and extended his lead to 5-2 during the first session in Cardiff.
But O'Sullivan, 40, won the next seven frames, sealing victory with a break of 141 to move level with John Higgins on four Welsh... | Ronnie O'Sullivan won seven frames in a row to beat Neil Robertson 9-5 and win his fourth Welsh Open title. |
24,507,780 | Most of those on board were travelling home from a religious festival in the Andean district of Santa Teresa, according to a local fire chief.
Investigators say there were no survivors from Friday night's accident.
People often travel by lorry in the Peruvian Andes because of a shortage of public transport.
The mayor o... | At least 52 people were killed when a lorry plunged 200m (650ft) off a road into a gorge in the Cusco region of south-eastern Peru, officials say. |
39,010,667 | Grace Mugabe, 51, was addressing a rally of the governing Zanu-PF party.
Mr Mugabe has governed Zimbabwe since the end of white-majority rule in 1980 following a bitterly fought war.
His wife, who has often professed her undying loyalty to her husband, has assumed an increasingly high profile.
"One day when God decides... | The wife of Zimbabwe's 92-year-old President, Robert Mugabe, has said that he is so popular that if he died, he could run as a corpse in next year's election and still win votes. |
31,683,363 | Contact with flight MH370, carrying 239 people, was lost en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite an extensive search no trace has ever been found.
The trial system enables planes to be tracked every 15 minutes, an increase on the current 30 to 40 minutes.
It uses technology already installed on most long-haul je... | Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia are to trial a new method of tracking planes, almost a year after a Malaysia Airlines flight disappeared. |
39,290,958 | Wicketkeeper/batsman Billings is one of eight England players at IPL 2017, double the number who played last year.
"It gives you another platform to progress as a cricketer," the 25-year-old told BBC Radio Kent.
"My game's gone from strength to strength, playing international cricket around the world."
Billings played ... | Kent's Sam Billings believes experience of tournaments such as the Indian Premier League and Australia's Big Bash can only improve English cricketers. |
15,218,596 | But on the 100th anniversary of the 10 October 1911 rebellion that sprang from the Xinhai Revolution, which ended 2,000 years of imperial rule and ushered Chinese people into a modern era, mention of the ROC is rare - except in Taiwan.
In mainland China, the anniversary will be marked by mostly official activities that... | One of the most important events of the 20th Century was the overthrow of China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing, and the founding of the Republic of China (ROC). |
40,055,372 | The sculpture of Themis - the goddess of justice - wearing a sari was less than six months old, but Islamist groups demanded its removal by Friday.
They claimed it hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims and it prompted mass protests in the capital, Dhaka.
PM Sheikh Hasina agreed to its removal, but secular groups opp... | Workers have begun to dismantle the statue of a Greek goddess from Bangladesh's Supreme Court complex, after an outcry from Islamists. |
17,534,924 | The doodle references the artist's famous work of a tiger shark pickled in formaldehyde and was given to an unnamed chauffeur as a tip.
"A great drive," wrote the artist along the top of the page.
The sale came in the same week that critic Julian Spalding said Hirst's work was "not art" and the market for his productio... | An autograph book containing a sketch of a shark drawn by Damien Hirst has sold for £4,664 at auction. |
37,275,387 | City had been due to face a winding-up petition on Monday, but Cox told BBC Radio Oxford it will not now be heard.
A judge could have passed a winding-up order that would have liquidated the 134-year-old club.
Oxford are next to bottom in National League South, having won only one of their eight games so far this seaso... | Oxford City chairman Brian Cox has confirmed that a pending High Court hearing has been called off after the club paid an outstanding tax bill. |
38,555,870 | Lawro's opponent for this week's Premier League fixtures is UFC star Michael Bisping.
Englishman Bisping, who is also starring in new action film xXx: Return of Xander Cage, is a Manchester United fan - and unsurprisingly backs them to beat old foes Liverpool.
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You can make... | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson will be making a prediction for all 380 Premier League games this season against a variety of guests. |
39,994,164 | Dywedodd y byddai ASau Ceidwadol yn San Steffan yn "senedd o ddefaid gyda bathodynnau glas".
Mae'r addewidion yn y maniffesto Llafur yn cynnwys £1.5bn yn ychwanegol ar gyfer gwasanaethau cyhoeddus Cymru, a chefnogaeth i forlyn llanw Bae Abertawe.
Digwyddodd y lansiad yn etholaeth ogleddol Delyn, a hynny wrth i Theresa ... | Mae'r blaid Geidwadol "gas" wedi dychwelyd, meddai Prif Weinidog Cymru, Carwyn Jones wrth lansio maniffesto Llafur yng Nghymru. |
12,224,744 | The Conservative-led authority made the announcement as part of plans to save £55m during 2011-12.
The council, which has nearly 15,000 employees, plans to save £7m by cutting senior management, freezing recruitment and renegotiating contracts.
Liberal Democrat councillor Keith House said the council was in "financia... | Union bosses said 1,200 job losses at Hampshire County Council would lead to "inferior services" to communities. |
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The story of how the clubs intertwine is well documented but takes its roots from 2002, when second-tier side Wimbledon were without a permanent home and deep in financial uncertainty.
A consortium led by Pete Winkelman decided to take the club from south London to Milton ... | Two teams that need no introduction to each other are AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons. |
38,912,781 | Sunday's blaze in Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, centred on a building containing recycled plastics.
The Environment Agency had previously said Hanbury Plastics ,the site operator, had never held an environmental permit.
The operation to tackle the fire has been scaled back but it is still burning in places.
See more stories ... | A fire at a recycling plant which was storing illegal waste was started deliberately, the fire service said. |
40,441,131 | But however classy your look, if you want to take care of yourself, you too can find yourself shelling out big bucks like Dolly.
What you may not realise is that from low-cost Vietnam to high-rolling Venezuela, the bill can vary hugely.
They are the cheapest and dearest nations in e-commerce platform Linio.com's Beauty... | Country star Dolly Parton once said of her appearance that "it costs a lot of money to look this cheap". |
40,022,052 | A revamp of the calendar is under consideration with the 2019 US PGA Championship potentially moving to May.
That would mean the US major being played in the same month as the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship, which starts at Wentworth on Thursday.
This could have long-term implications for the quality of the field... | The European Tour "will have to adjust and adapt" if radical proposals to alter golf's majors schedule are implemented, says boss Keith Pelley. |
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Britain's most decorated Olympian was at Drumchapel Sport Hub in Glasgow as agency sportscotland announced that it had surpassed Holyrood's target of 150 community sport hubs in 2016.
"It's fantastic to see that they've actually committed to this," said Hoy.
"The target is... | Sir Chris Hoy says the commitment shown by the Scottish Government and the National Lottery will help ensure the Commonwealth Games legacy continues. |
40,491,106 | Analysts said June's hot weather had helped to lift sales at the company, which also includes Argos.
The UK's second biggest supermarket said like-for-like sales - which strip out the impact of new stores - grew by 2.3%, excluding petrol.
Chief executive Mike Coupe said he was "pleased" with the results - its best grow... | Sainsbury's has said sales of clothes, summer food and paddling pools helped speed up growth in the past few months. |
36,074,936 | Nearly 500 Chinese children are reported to have developed dermatitis, blood abnormalities, leukaemia and lymphoma thought to be a result of air, soil and water toxins at their new school.
There is widespread media anger, with news outlets prominently reporting that children are experiencing "serious health problems" i... | The Chinese authorities are investigating reports that hundreds of children have become sick after their new school opened next to a former industrial site. |
35,588,908 | Maurice Weir told a court he witnessed a "bloodbath" when hounds from a local hunt club attacked the birds on his land in Loughgall, County Armagh.
He sued the Countryside Alliance over the intrusion by the Kinnego Grange and Canary Hunt Club's dogs in 2009.
The judge rejected defence arguments that Mr Weir had fabrica... | A pigeon fancier who lost 59 racing pigeons after hunting dogs strayed onto his property and killed the birds is to receive more than £60,000 in damages. |
35,738,172 | Wolecki Black, 50, was taken by ambulance to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
The former Glasgow City head coach took over from Gary Bollan in December after the latter had joined Forfar Athletic.
Airdrie thanked their physio Kirsty Hughes and Cowdenbeath "for their prompt and professional response".
Former Montrose pla... | Airdrieonians manager Eddie Wolecki Black is in a stable condition after taking ill during half-time of Saturday's win at Cowdenbeath. |
37,195,595 | The pair arrive at Ewood Park following centre-half Shane Duffy's departure to Brighton for an undisclosed fee.
Williams, 23, made 131 appearances for the Robins, helping the club to the League One title in 2014-15.
Hoban, 22, has played 58 games for Watford, scoring twice.
Both players, who have Republic of Ireland Un... | Blackburn Rovers have signed defender Derrick Williams for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal from Bristol City, while Tommie Hoban has joined on a season-long loan from Watford. |
37,819,754 | Dubbed the "killer of killers", the long-glanded blue coral snake is known to prey on the likes of king cobras.
Venom from the 2m-long (6ft 6in) snake native to South East Asia acts "almost immediately" and causes prey to spasm.
New research published in the journal Toxin found it targets receptors which are critical t... | A snake with the largest venom glands in the world could hold the answer to pain relief, scientists have found. |
32,497,949 | Lawrence, aged 17 years and 290 days, reached three figures from 146 balls with a boundary off Zafar Ansari.
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He was eventually caught behind after lunch off left-arm spinner Ansari for 161, having hit two sixes and 17 fours.
Essex declared at tea on 610-8, a lead of 270, a... | Dan Lawrence became the third youngest batsmen to score a County Championship century on day three of Essex's game against Surrey at The Oval. |
34,356,253 | The men aged 38, 42, 45 and 46, were arrested after a car was stopped in the Ringfort Road area, in Hazelbank, on Thursday night.
They were questioned at Antrim police station.
Police said their enquiries were continuing. | Four men arrested in Londonderry by police investigating dissident republican activity are released unconditionally. |
35,531,309 | The screenwriter died surrounded by his family in California on Monday after several weeks of hospice care.
His widow Rita Hudis said in a statement: "He died peacefully at home with myself and Stephen and Kevin, his two sons.
"He did well to reach 93. We will miss him. Our 60th anniversary would have been on the 28 Ap... | Norman Hudis, best known for writing the first six Carry On films, has died at the age of 93. |
35,091,183 | Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are both up for actress of the year, while Todd Haynes' film is also one of 10 titles up for the film of the year award.
Tom Hardy has three nominations that recognise his roles in The Revenant, Legend and his whole body of 2015 work.
Sir Kenneth Branagh will get a special award at the ce... | Romantic drama Carol leads the field at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards, having received seven nominations from the UK's film reviewers. |
38,670,417 | The government wants to offer rail season ticket holders a "free week" in the wake of criticism of services.
ScotRail boss Phil Verster told MSPs talks are ongoing over how the plans will work and how they can be funded.
He said he had been told to use money from a rail improvement fund already earmarked for other proj... | A government scheme to compensate rail passengers with free tickets may not go ahead unless it is fully funded. |
39,410,915 | And the classic BBC comedy series Fawlty Towers is being deployed by some teachers in an attempt to give Japanese students an example of spoken English - rather than focusing on written language and grammar.
Japan's government and businesses want to use the Olympics to boost tourism and global trade and to present a po... | Japan is struggling to make sure it has enough proficient English speakers when it hosts the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020. |
17,266,087 | The announcement was made at the Geneva motor show in Switzerland.
The Japanese carmaker said that its £125m investment would create 2,000 jobs. The government is supporting the project with a £9.3m grant.
Nissan said that 400 of the new jobs would be in its Sunderland plant, and it estimates 1,600 jobs will be created... | Nissan is to build a new compact model, called the Invitation, at its Sunderland factory. |
32,749,175 | Car Wheatley, 31, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, was found guilty of murder at St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday.
Alexa-Marie Quinn had 66 injuries including a bruise from her stomach to her ankles when she died last year.
Wheatley was told he will have to serve a minimum of 21 years in jail before being considered for... | A man who beat his four-year-old daughter to death has been jailed for life. |
32,291,349 | The MAC chief executive Anne McReynolds was speaking ahead of a debate at the theatre later that involves members of the main political parties.
She said the arts benefit the economy.
"Our politicians understand the arts contribute to wider society in terms of economic renewal, cultural tourism and social regeneration,... | A theatre manager in Belfast has questioned why the arts in Northern Ireland receives less funding than other parts of the UK. |
23,662,698 | The Coptic Orthodox Church is one of Christianity's oldest, founded in Alexandria around 50 AD.
But since President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood were removed from power by the military in early July, Islamist extremists have targeted Egypt's Christian minority, holding them partly responsible.
The Coptic P... | As tensions rise again in Egypt, the country's Christians are dreading a further backlash. |
35,465,144 | The charges were laid in 2014 after a number of women complained to Toronto police that Mr Ghomeshi had been physically violent towards them.
He denies all the charges, saying his actions were consensual rough sex.
If convicted, the 48-year-old - who was sacked by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 2014 - could... | Canada's former popular radio host Jian Ghomeshi has gone on trial on charges of sexual assault and choking. |
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