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40,462,831 | Chris Gard and Connie Yates had been expecting their 10-month-old's life support to be turned off on Friday.
Great Ormond Street Hospital has since disclosed it is putting plans in place for Charlie's care to allow his family to spend more time with him.
On Tuesday, Charlie's parents lost their final legal appeal to ta... | Charlie Gard's parents have been told they will be able to spend more time with their terminally ill baby. |
33,745,663 | Goodes, an Indigenous Australian, is regularly jeered and racially abused by spectators.
The #IstandwithAdam campaign was trending on Saturday, with actors like Cate Blanchett offering their support.
Some fans have defended the booing, claiming it is not racist, but simply a response to Goodes' performance.
Ms Blanchet... | Social media users have been rallying around Aussie Rules footballer Adam Goodes, after he became embroiled in a racism row with fans. |
38,145,835 | 30 November 2016 Last updated at 08:06 GMT
One that has been making news because it's been hard to get hold of is the new 'Hatchimal'.
It's a furry toy which hatches out of a plastic egg just like a real bird.
But is it any good? We asked some Newsrounders to review it. Check out the video to hear their verdict! | Every year Christmas comes around and with it a whole bunch of new toys. |
38,227,543 | The fighters are said to be "hiding in fewer than 10 houses" in the seafront district of Al-Giza al-Bahriya.
The pro-unity government force announced its full control of Sirte on Monday, after the last IS-controlled area fell to the UN-backed fighters.
However, a spokesman has told the BBC they are not declaring victor... | Libyan forces are hunting down the last Islamic State (IS) jihadists in the city of Sirte, after ousting them from their former bastion. |
34,378,953 | The seeds were collected last year during an expedition to a remote location in mountains near Tokyo.
Experts suggest that the remaining wild population of Betula chichibuensis is too small to sustain itself unaided.
The young trees will be shared with other arboretums in an effort to help conserve the threatened speci... | UK scientists have successfully germinated seeds from the critically endangered Japanese Birch, a species that has just 21 known trees remaining. |
38,378,659 | Victory ended the hosts' own poor run of four consecutive losses and moves them up to sixth in the table.
Ben Foden and Tom Wood's tries gave Saints a deserved 14-0 half-time lead.
Sale's rugby league convert Denny Solomona marked his Premiership debut with a superb, acrobatic finish before Luther Burrell's late Northa... | Northampton Saints earned a much-needed Premiership win at Franklin's Gardens to inflict a seventh straight defeat in all competitions on struggling Sale. |
18,003,121 | Labour had the most councillors on the city council after last week's elections.
BBC Scotland revealed that as well as the Conservatives the coalition will rely on the support of three Independents. Labour's Barney Crockett will be the new council leader.
The SNP and Lib Dems will form the opposition on the council.
A ... | Labour and the Conservatives have joined forces to form an administration in Aberdeen. |
28,671,721 | The lender said that property prices grew by 3.6% in the three months to the end of July compared with the previous quarter.
The monthly increase was 1.4% compared with June, making the average home worth £186,332.
The figures are at odds with other surveys which suggest a slowdown.
This is the first time since Septem... | UK house prices in July were up 10.2% from a year earlier - the biggest annual change since September 2007, according to the Halifax. |
28,340,263 | Jill Bennett had been acting head teacher at Priory Primary School in Dudley for a few days before it was put into special measures.
In July 2012, inspectors saw a pupil assaulting a teaching assistant who tried to stop a fight.
The watchdog's inspector Helen Morrison said it was "the worst school she had seen", said c... | A school an Ofsted inspector once dubbed "the worst she had seen" is now rated good. |
39,220,357 | Scientists have analysed a cell found in heart scar tissue which could cause increased risk of cardiac arrest.
Myofibroblasts cells in patients might increase the likelihood of an electrical "short circuit".
"Cells recruited to the heart to repair damaged tissue might also be the cause of post-attack arrhythmia," said ... | Research at Swansea University could help predict further attacks and detect problems in heart attack patients. |
36,170,187 | First a book by Dan Brown, then a Hollywood film, it drew thousands from around the globe to this historic, crumbling building in Midlothian.
Reporters like myself were often sent out to see what was happening and I spent a lot of time at the chapel.
A decade later, I was keen to find whether it still held the same att... | Ten years ago the phenomenon that was The Da Vinci Code was attracting a growing number of visitors to Rosslyn Chapel. |
36,308,125 | The observatory claims radio interference from household appliances would pose "a significant risk" to the Lovell Telescope's operation.
Developers deny their plans would cause an "unacceptable impairment" to the observatory, described by Cheshire East Council as "internationally important".
A government inspector will... | A public inquiry into whether a planned new housing development would "impair" Jodrell Bank's telescope has begun. |
32,196,037 | On 5 April 2014 voters went to the polls in a carnival atmosphere, despite heavy rain. But more than two-thirds of cabinet posts are still unfilled.
The decision by President Ghani to suspend all provincial governors and police chiefs has led to the further stagnation of government across the country.
The reformist gov... | Afghanistan still does not have a full government a year after the presidential election. |
40,197,265 | Firefighters took more than three hours to douse the blaze in Balaghat district on Wednesday evening.
Senior local official Bharat Yadav said the exact cause of fire was not known, but suspected that "someone might have thrown a burning beedi (cigarette)".
Accidental explosions are common at Indian fireworks factories.... | At least 23 people have died and seven others were injured in a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. |
34,220,944 | The government in Havana says those to be freed include inmates due for conditional release next year, as well as a number of foreign prisoners.
Those found guilty of crimes against state security will not be eligible, seemingly ruling out several high-profile political prisoners.
The Pope will make a three-day visit t... | Cuba has said it will release more than 3,500 prisoners in a goodwill gesture ahead of a visit by Pope Francis. |
37,312,941 | East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it was called at 18:39 BST and two fire engines were sent to the scene to assist.
The i360 pod was carrying a private party, including a heavily pregnant woman, who boarded the pod at about 17:00.
It was lowered to the ground about two hours later.
The BAi360 Twitter account sai... | A "technical hitch" has been blamed for leaving 180 passengers stuck on British Airways's i360 attraction in Brighton. |
37,285,349 | Made during the reign of King David I of Scotland, the penny was unearthed by a metal detector in a field in the north of England.
Experts think it could fetch between £8,000 and £12,000 when it goes up for auction on 22 September.
The penny bears the head of King David I, who ruled Scotland from 1124 to 1153.
It is ... | One of the earliest coins ever minted in Scotland is going under the hammer. |
39,508,339 | Some machines were blown up using "powerful explosives", while others were dragged outside and attacked with high-powered saws to access the cash.
The seven men were convicted of conspiracy to cause an explosion and burglary at Liverpool Crown Court.
They are due to be sentenced on 19 April.
The gang, mostly from Merse... | A gang blew up cash machines at banks and supermarkets across England and Scotland stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds, a court has heard. |
38,981,834 | Donal Hassett, 57, was accused of acting as the property fixer using fake paperwork to rent four homes which were later turned into cannabis factories.
He was convicted at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday of conspiring to produce cannabis.
The prosecution described their drugs operation as an "organised, sophisticated ... | A Bath councillor has been found guilty of being involved in a cannabis drugs ring. |
19,365,629 | More than 600 of the 800 employees at Porton Down are at risk of having their jobs relocated to Harlow in Essex.
The HPA proposed the move to a single site in 2010 but now the Department of Health wants at least another 12 months "to fully assess all the details".
Dorothy Fogg, from Unite, said despite uncertainty staf... | Hundreds of staff at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in Wiltshire are facing another year of uncertainty over the future of their jobs. |
34,106,238 | Mytravelpass, which is funded by the Welsh government, will entitle 110,000 passengers aged 16-18 to a third off bus fares anywhere in Wales.
Transport Minister Edwina Hart said it would make it easier for young people to access jobs and training opportunities.
The pass applies to local journeys and longer distance Tra... | A £15m discounted bus travel scheme for young people has been launched. |
38,081,253 | The new measure comes into force on Friday as police launch their annual winter drink-drive campaign.
Previously, police needed reasonable suspicion before asking a driver to take a breath test.
The new legislation was passed through the Assembly in April, but this is the first time it has been used by police.
The PSNI... | Police are to conduct random breath tests at vehicle checkpoints as a result of new legislation in a bid to crack down on drink-driving. |
40,263,711 | In a series of tweets, Nicola Sturgeon said she would set out the way forward "in due course after talking to people across the SNP".
And she insisted she would take decisions in the best interests of Scotland, and not just her party.
She will face calls at Holyrood later to abandon her plans for a referendum.
MSPs are... | Scotland's first minister has branded speculation about the impact of the general election on her plans for an independence referendum as "nonsense". |
39,207,712 | Poachers broke into a zoo in Paris and killed a rhino for its horn. The zoo's two other rhinos weren't hurt.
ZSL Whipsnade is home to a herd of greater one-horned rhinos and white rhinos.
They're kept in secure enclosures guarded by full time security teams who do regular patrols.
They told us: "Our security teams at Z... | The UK's biggest zoo has told Newsround they are increasing security patrols for their animals, after an incident at a French zoo. |
34,957,354 | Prashad Sothilingam, 25, of Edghill Road, Mitcham, is accused of murdering 26-year-old Neel Croos in Holborn Way, Mitcham, on 23 November, police said.
Mr Croos sustained a serious head injury in a fight involving a large number of men and later died. Two other men were also treated in hospital.
Mr Sothilingam was the ... | A man has been charged with murder after a street brawl in south London. |
36,730,222 | Ministers have said it would be wrong to give a guarantee without a similar deal for Britons abroad, which they say they will seek in Brexit negotiations.
But the Commons backed a Labour motion urging a rethink by 245 votes to two, as government MPs largely abstained.
Leading Leave campaigner Boris Johnson was among se... | MPs have put pressure on the government to guarantee EU nationals living in the UK the right to stay after Brexit. |
36,451,934 | From Afghanistan to the Philippines and beyond, his memorable phrases, his putative skills in the ring and his stand on civil rights are being recounted as a story that transcended the US sports arena to the international political scene.
Media have also gone to town with the publication of archive pictures and videos ... | There is no holding back on descriptions of uniqueness in tributes to Muhammad Ali in global media. |
35,207,395 | Labour's Carwyn Jones said his government would fight Wales' corner, while Conservative Andrew RT Davies promised a "brighter future".
Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood pledged to share her vision across Wales in 2016, while the Lib Dem's Kirsty Williams said her party was "up for the fight".
UKIP is also expected to win its v... | The assembly's four party leaders have delivered New Year messages with an eye on the 2016 elections. |
20,627,594 | Now, as the winter bites, those same unionists are themselves facing charges of trying to "wipe their hands of any involvement".
This time the accusers are the beleaguered Alliance party, whose offices and councillors have come under attack over their decision to vote in favour of flying a Union flag on designated days... | Over the summer the UK government, in the shape of the former Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson, was accused by unionists of acting like Pontius Pilate, washing his hands of decisions on parades. |
35,431,325 | Wales kick-off their Six Nations campaign against Ireland on 7 February and Henry believes they have previously relied too heavily on strength.
Despite lauding Wales for their "fabulous" World Cup performance, the 69-year old believes Warren Gatland's side are capable of more.
"There are guys trying to use their brawn ... | Former head coach Graham Henry believes Wales can improve their attacking play by showing more intelligence. |
38,427,469 | The Tunisian interior ministry said the three, aged between 18 and 27, were members of a "terrorist cell", and that they were detained overnight.
Tunisian-born Amri, 24, was shot dead by police near the Italian city of Milan in the early hours of Friday.
Monday's lorry attack on the market left 12 people dead and 49 in... | Tunisian security forces have arrested the nephew of the Berlin market attacker Anis Amri and two other suspects, officials say. |
36,354,674 | The 29-year-old Saracens winger was omitted from the 32-man England squad that will tour Australia next month.
Ashton helped his club win the European Champions Cup and reach the Premiership final, but Jones feels Harlequins' Marland Yarde is a "better fit".
"There are parts of Ashton's game we're not happy with," he t... | Chris Ashton needs to "fix" parts of his game before he can expect to be selected for England again, says head coach Eddie Jones. |
37,516,495 | Oil prices jumped 5% at the news, a market overreaction to be sure, but nevertheless a welcome development for producer states. They need to see a turnaround in their government revenues which have been depressed for the last 18 months.
But the kingdom's shift in policy indicates that not all is well financially. Indee... | It has been a dramatic week for the Saudi economy: the country has slashed public spending, and rowed back from its 18-month policy of pumping out oil at near maximum levels by reducing daily production by 350,000 barrels. |
37,454,191 | Six of the nine people confirmed to have the infection in the past month are linked to a person who contracted it at the Green Gathering festival in Chepstow, Monmouthshire.
Since the start of July, measles cases have been confirmed in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Powys.
People have been advised to get... | An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in Carmarthenshire, Public Health Wales has said. |
39,390,888 | David Wagner's Terriers dominated possession, but were unable to break down a determined Burton defence.
Marvin Sordell forced a good save from home keeper Danny Ward after the break.
And Town defender Dean Whitehead was sent off for a second yellow card before Australia international Irvine converted Sordell's cross t... | Substitute Jackson Irvine scored an injury-time goal as Burton boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation with victory at third-placed Huddersfield. |
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Flight engineers Oleg Artemyev and Aleksandr Skvortsov launched a small satellite named Chasqui I.
It is a joint project between the Russian Federal Space Agency and the Peruvian government.
The two cosmonauts, which is the Russian te... | Two Russian cosmonauts have set off on a spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) to launch a nano-satellite. |
24,436,781 | Peter Higgs, from the UK, and Francois Englert from Belgium, share the prize.
In the 1960s, they were among several physicists who proposed a mechanism to explain why the most basic building blocks of the Universe have mass.
The mechanism predicts a particle - the Higgs boson - which was finally discovered in 2012 at t... | Two scientists have won the Nobel prize in physics for their work on the theory of the Higgs boson. |
36,192,543 | The former West Indies seamer was injured while playing football during the warm-up in a County Championship match against Yorkshire in April.
Edwards, 34, is on crutches following an operation.
"His injury is pretty bad and I think that it would be best to get him right for next season," Hampshire coach Dale Benkenste... | Hampshire fast bowler Fidel Edwards is set to miss the rest of the season after surgery on a broken ankle. |
35,606,413 | The Dons can move level with Celtic at the top of the Premiership with victory at Firhill, albeit having played two more matches.
"The players are eager to get back to winning ways," McInnes said.
"It's important to keep the games we lose to a minimum and try to make sure we bounce back with three points."
McInnes stre... | Derek McInnes wants to see his side bounce back from defeat at Inverness and keep their title hopes alive with victory at Partick Thistle on Friday. |
34,602,026 | The biscuits were taken from Burton's Food Ltd on Ty Coch Way in Cwmbran, Torfaen, on 17 June.
The man, from Liverpool, has been charged with theft and allowing himself to be carried in a motor vehicle which had been taken without the owner's consent.
He appeared at Newport Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
The empty tra... | A 24-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the theft of a trailer containing £20,000 worth of biscuits. |
39,227,594 | The early election comes after Park Geun-hye became the first South Korean president to be removed from power by impeachment. She is going on trial for charges including bribery, coercion and abuse of power.
The BBC takes a look at the five main candidates, their policies and their chances of victory.
Moon Jae-in, 64, ... | South Koreans will head to the polls on 9 May to choose their next president. |
36,088,795 | The Gunners, who had lost back-to-back league games to rivals Manchester City and Chelsea, went ahead through Jordan Nobbs' fine long-range strike.
Midfielder Dominique Janssen's header doubled Arsenal's lead after the break.
Emma Follis curled in to give newly promoted Reading hope in the closing stages, but the Royal... | Arsenal Ladies beat Reading Women for the second time in four league games to go third in Women's Super League One. |
40,426,168 | Following a delayed start 34 overs were bowled, in which Gloucestershire moved on from 31-0 overnight to 120-1.
After a long delay, the two teams came back out under the lights at 21:00 BST, but the visitors remained untroubled.
After 21 from Chris Dent, Bancroft got to 69 with Will Tavare still there on 43 as the visi... | Cameron Bancroft made only his second County Championship half-century of the season as Gloucestershire reached 150-1 against Sussex at rain-hit Hove. |
39,025,307 | Tymal Mills went for £1.4m to Royal Challengers Bangalore, while fellow England bowler Chris Woakes was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for £504,140.
England one-day captain Eoin Morgan has gone to Kings XI Punjab for £240,066.
International team-mates Jason Roy and Chris Jordan were sold to Gujarat Lions and Sunrisers... | England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the Indian Premier League's most expensive foreign player when Rising Pune Supergiants bought him for £1.7m. |
31,867,560 | The steps to Petit Port Bay were shut in May after damage caused by heavy rainfall during storms.
An inspection by engineering consultants Frederick Sherrell Ltd will start on Monday and is due to end on 27 March.
The department said if no further work was needed the steps should be re-opened for the Easter holiday.
Fo... | Steps at a bay in Guernsey could be opened by Easter, according to the environment department. |
39,685,966 | Fe lwyddodd Josh Griffiths i groesi'r llinell mewn 2 awr 14 munud 49 eiliad.
Dyma'r tro cyntaf iddo redeg marathon ac mae'r canlyniad yn golygu y bydd yn ennill ei le ym mhencampwriaeth y byd.
Dywedodd fod ei amser yn annisgwyl: "Wnaeth e erioed groesi fy meddwl i y bydden ni yn rhedeg ym mhencampwriaeth y byd yn yr ha... | Cymro o glwb athletau Swansea Harriers yw'r Prydeiniwr cyntaf i gwblhau Marathon Llundain eleni. |
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Chris Kane struck six minutes from the end in Perth to claim a hard-fought 1-0 Scottish Premiership victory against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
It was only their second success in the last 12 league matches but was enough to move them on to 39 points - level with fourth-... | Tommy Wright insists St Johnstone are on course to equal last season's points tally of 57 despite a recent poor run. |
21,840,416 | The demonstrators seem oblivious to the searing heat, despite the fact they are dressed in heavy black jackets - a uniform given to them by their union leaders.
The atmosphere is almost festive at times - a traditional workers' song blares from speakers, and a few dozen members of the crowd start singing and dancing.
P... | Hundreds of factory workers have gathered in front of the Indonesian Supreme Court building in central Jakarta, their arms raised in anger. |
32,747,523 | The talks will focus on the practical measures needed to reopen embassies in Havana and Washington.
Although relations have improved in recent months a US trade embargo remains in place.
Last month President Barack Obama said Cuba would be removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Havana had said it need... | The US State Department has said that US and Cuban negotiators will meet next Thursday to discuss re-establishing embassies in each other's capitals. |
37,845,825 | The 24-year-old sustained the injury to his right knee during last week's EFL Cup fourth-round win over Tottenham.
It is not the same knee in which he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in October 2015 that sidelined him for seven months.
"To say we are gutted would be an understatement," said Liverpool boss... | Liverpool striker Danny Ings will be out for up to nine months with a knee injury that requires surgery. |
40,482,487 | In an answer to Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, Education Minister Anne Milton said the total 2016-17 budget for 16- to 19-year-olds in England was £5.9bn.
But the Sixth Form College Association said its analysis of the detail showed only about £5.7bn had been spent.
The government says it has tackled unfair funding in ... | The government has under-spent its sixth-form education budget by £200m this year, analysis of figures from a written ministerial answer suggests. |
38,777,619 | James, 19, is the younger sister of double Olympic silver medallist Becky and double world para-cycling tandem pilot champion Rachel.
She competes in the women's Under-23 race on Saturday.
James believes she can improve on her 15th place in 2016 event, saying "My big aim is to get top 10."
The 68th Cyclo-Cross World Ch... | Teenage cyclo-cross rider Ffion James hopes to impress at the World Championships in Luxembourg on Saturday. |
37,270,135 | Ms Sturgeon, 46, who has no children, revealed that she had a miscarriage while she was deputy first minister.
She said she hoped allowing the details to be written about in a new book would challenge assumptions made about women.
"Sometimes... having a baby just doesn't happen - no matter how much we might want it to,... | Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has spoken for the first time about her "painful experience" of losing a baby in 2011. |
35,159,565 | The concept involves using technology, such as smartphones and software, to help people chose food and drink best suited to their health needs.
UHI believes it could offer protection from allergies and too many calories.
The idea is similar to the "internet of things" which sees domestic products, such as washing machi... | University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) scientists have been exploring the idea of the "internet of food". |
28,798,163 | The body of 39-year-old Anayat Bibi was discovered with multiple stab wounds at a house in Vickers Road, in Firth Park, at the weekend.
A 42-year-old man from Sheffield is expected to appear before magistrates on Friday.
Police said two other men, aged 83 and 20, arrested in connection with the killing remained on poli... | A man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was found stabbed in Sheffield. |
38,462,664 | 29 December 2016 Last updated at 18:10 GMT
Ryan Holmes, 21, has covered more than 2,500 miles so far, running an average of two races a week.
His efforts have also raised thousands for Cancer Research in honour of a good friend who is suffering from myeloma.
"It's been challenging at times but it's been a good journey,... | A Whitstable man is aiming to become the youngest person to run 100 marathons when he completes a race in Deal on New Year's Eve. |
38,197,725 | The 1-0 win, courtesy of Nicky Cadden's penalty, kept Livi a point clear of Airdrieonians, who have a game in hand and beat Peterhead 4-2 away.
Queen's Park moved above Albion Rovers into fifth place by beating Brechin.
The Spiders, who won 2-0, are now five points behind third-placed Brechin, with Alloa, who are fourt... | Livingston maintained their slender advantage at the top of Scottish League One with a narrow and late victory over Albion Rovers. |
33,231,049 | Richard Garvie, 30, who stood for Wellingborough and Rushden, bought train tickets using a bank account he knew contained insufficient funds.
He said he "did not set out to defraud East Midlands Trains".
At Corby Magistrates' Court on Friday he was also ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge and court costs of £400.
Gar... | A parliamentary candidate for Labour at the May election must pay £894 compensation and do 60 hours of unpaid work after being convicted of fraud. |
36,748,599 | The 30-year-old has joined the Cards following a short spell at Eastleigh, who signed him in January after he was released by Portsmouth.
Poke made three appearances for Woking while on loan from Southampton - where he started his career - during the 2006-07 season.
He has also had spells at Brighton and Torquay United... | National League club Woking have signed goalkeeper Michael Poke. |
38,210,837 | More mothers now need surgery to deliver a baby due to their narrow pelvis size, according to a study.
Researchers estimate cases where the baby cannot fit down the birth canal have increased from 30 in 1,000 in the 1960s to 36 in 1,000 births today.
Historically, these genes would not have been passed from mother to c... | The regular use of Caesarean sections is having an impact on human evolution, say scientists. |
38,530,846 | Murphy has made 111 appearances for Leeds since arriving from Crewe for a fee of about £1m in July 2013.
But the 27-year-old has played in just one first-team game this season, in a 1-0 EFL Cup win at Luton in August.
"Burton are a very ambitious club and they've proved that in the last few years," he told the club web... | Burton Albion have signed midfielder Luke Murphy on loan from Championship rivals Leeds United until the end of the season. |
36,499,421 | Investors Steve Kaplin and Jason Levien, who run sports teams in the United States, are drafting in the former Everton striker as an adviser.
The £100m takeover was agreed subject to Kaplin and Levien passing a Premier League test for prospective owners.
But Donovan, now 34, will not take part in Swansea's day-to-day a... | Former United States captain Landon Donovan is to be part of the American investment group taking over Premier League club Swansea City. |
37,866,584 | Pro Rugby America, in a statement, described Pro12 as an "interloper" and claimed the league "does not have a legitimate business plan."
Pro12 officials held talks about US and Canadian sides being involved, which had been backed by World Rugby.
"It's ridiculous. What they're doing is just disrespectful," Pro Rugby Ame... | Plans for American sides to join the Pro12 have been dismissed by the company running the pro game in the US. |
35,049,323 | Archaeologists made the discovery at Tresness in Sanday while on a walk in poor weather on Monday.
The remains of 14 houses and stone tools, including knives, have been described as "one of the biggest complexes of Bronze Age settlement in the Scottish isles".
The finds on the beach could be more than 4,000 years old.
... | Shifting sands have revealed a significant complex of Bronze Age buildings in Orkney. |
36,567,663 | WWT Washington Wetland Centre has sighted 16 adults and 21 young this year, in comparison to 23 adult birds last year.
They have nested by a lake and shingle island which expanded by the centre last autumn. Breeding at the site started in 2006.
Reserve manager John Gowland said it was a "real conservation success story... | A wildfowl centre has recorded its highest number of rare avocet birds. |
35,600,736 | It is an important question and the public deserves a straight answer. Yet in the current heated debate it risks being both politicised and blurred by conflation with other issues like the economy, migration and policies towards Russia.
So what are the facts?
The UK is currently at threat level "severe", the second hig... | Is Britain more - or less - at risk of a major terrorist attack if it leaves the EU? |
40,289,336 | 15 June 2017 Last updated at 16:01 BST
Carlos is famous for his free kicks.
And now you can see what it's like for a footballer to take one in front of a huge crowd.
See his point of view as he runs out onto the pitch, watches an incredible Luis Figo goal and hears the crowd roar.
Video courtesy of Real Madrid TV | Former Real Madrid footballer Roberto Carlos wore a body camera at the legends match against Roma on Sunday 11 June. |
11,983,667 | Chief prosecutor Tomas Lindstrand said police were "98% sure" that the man was Iraq-born Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly.
Abdaly, 28, is believed to have died minutes after setting off a car bomb on Saturday. Two other people were hurt.
Seven US FBI bomb experts are heading to Stockholm to help the investigation, Sweden's... | A man who blew himself up in Stockholm was carrying three explosive devices and intended to kill as many people as possible, prosecutors say. |
38,951,559 | In a statement, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) said that airstrikes on Thursday and Friday killed at least 18 civilians.
It said the Taliban was also to blame, killing at least seven civilians in a suicide bombing on Saturday.
The US military says that it is investigating the air strike incidents.
The... | The United Nations has said that it is increasingly worried about the high number of civilian deaths in the Afghan province of Helmand. |
34,093,974 | David Davis said "some people" were exploiting practices "to delay and dispute the outcome" of the inquiry, which began in 2009.
The government said it was a matter for the independent inquiry.
It comes amid growing pressure on Sir John Chilcot to set a publication date.
The inquiry, which is looking at the reasons for... | The government should limit the amount of money spent on legal advice for politicians, officials and military figures as part of the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war, a Tory MP has said. |
20,852,440 | It was over in seconds. The hare disappeared into a hedge and the lurcher slowed down to a trot.
No luck for the hare coursers this time.
Although the practice is against the law in the UK, the chase was clearly still happening in this field near Walcott - just one of more than 500 reports Lincolnshire Police received ... | The flash of brown fur was difficult to see as it raced across the muddy field, but the dog was easy to spot. |
36,174,128 | There will be no Gatwick Express service and most Southern services will be diverted via London Bridge.
Gatwick passengers will be able to use alternative services from Blackfriars or London Bridge.
No services will operate between London Victoria and Brighton, but trains between the city and London Bridge will run in ... | Rail passengers using the Brighton Main Line will face disruption over the bank holiday weekend from engineering work. |
34,598,297 | ESPN has been struggling as younger audiences choose outlets like Netflix and Amazon Prime over cable television.
In a statement president of ESPN, John Skipper, said though sports viewership was not diminishing cuts were necessary to keep a "competitive advantage".
Disney, which owns ESPN revised its profit expectati... | Sports channel ESPN announced it is cutting 300 jobs or 4% of the company's workforce. |
37,593,563 | The Belarusian challenger was relentless in his pursuit of the 33-year-old Scot in Glasgow but lost a superb battle unanimously on points.
Burns made the most of his greater experience to try to quell Relikh, 26.
"Boy, he could whack," remarked Burns, who now hopes to finalise a fight against America's Adrien Broner.
"... | Britain's Ricky Burns was given a stern test as he made a successful first defence of his WBA world super-lightweight title against Kiryl Relikh. |
40,379,385 | Put together in 1973, the band enjoyed UK chart success with Gaelic songs in the 1990s and last year released their 14th and final studio album.
Their song An Ubhal as Airde reached number 18 in the charts in 1995.
The film, Journey Bound, is a romcom road movie being directed by Ryan Hendrick and starring Clare Grogan... | Veteran Celtic rockers Runrig are to appear in a new Scottish film and will also compose the movie's title music. |
40,716,286 | Marvyn Iheanacho, 39, attacked Alex Malcolm in Mountsfield Park, Catford, on 20 November 2016.
Witnesses heard a "child's fearful voice saying 'sorry'", loud banging and a man screaming about the loss of a shoe, Woolwich Crown Court was told.
Iheanacho, who denied murder, will serve a minimum of 18 years in prison.
The... | A man who battered his girlfriend's five-year-old son to death in a London park for losing a trainer has been jailed for life. |
29,122,765 | Speaking on RT?? radio, the minister said it would not be possible to get rid of the Health Service Executive structure this year.
He said he wanted to focus on reforms that improve GP practices and building and developing hospital groups.
Mr Varadkar said the 500m euros overrun in healthcare spending was due mainly to... | Irish Health Minister Leo Varadkar has said the timeframe for the reform of the country's health service was overambitious from the start. |
38,624,831 | Moorways had been used only by clubs since it closed to the public in early 2016 due to maintenance costs.
Now the city council and clubs have said it is too expensive to continue. It will shut by the end of January.
Double gold medallist Ross Davenport tweeted the awards won by Derby swimmers, while others labelled th... | A former Olympian says he's dismayed one of Derby's last large council-run swimming pools is about to close. |
40,019,315 | York Minster Police has been given the same powers as regular police officers within the minster's precinct.
Eight constables and the cathedral's head of security were sworn in at a special ceremony on Tuesday.
The force, established in the 13th Century, lost its powers in the 1930s when officers ceased to be attested.... | A cathedral police force has been given back the power of arrest for the first time in nearly 80 years. |
36,105,917 | About 1,000 people attended a rave at Twyford Wood near Bourne in Lincolnshire on 23 May.
Police carried out an operation to close it down, which led to 21 officers and a dog being injured.
Chelsea Harvey, 21, from Norfolk, admitted dangerous driving and was jailed for 12 months.
Harvey, of Ashley Walk, Dereham, drove ... | A woman drove at a police officer manning a road block and carried on for 350 metres with him "spread-eagled" on her bonnet, a court heard. |
27,883,657 | The plan would see 150 homes built, 37 refurbished and about 280 demolished.
The Department for Communities and Local Government ordered the hearing after deciding the plan for Toxteth "may conflict with national policy".
Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson said it was "patronising" for the government to tell residents what t... | Campaigners supporting a £15m plan for Liverpool's Welsh Streets have protested outside the opening of a public inquiry into it. |
38,639,647 | The woman alleges the former TV star and artist assaulted her at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London in 1977.
The woman told the trial "it was like a hawk pouncing on his prey" as Mr Harris spread his hands over her body.
Mr Harris, appearing at Southwark Crown Court via video link from Stafford Jail, denies seven charge... | A blind, disabled woman felt "utterly trapped" by Rolf Harris as he groped her, a court has heard. |
20,955,042 | The ministry is asking for 180.5bn yen ($2.1bn, £1.3bn), some of which an official said would be spent on missile interceptors and fighter jets.
The move comes with Japan embroiled in a territorial row with China.
It also follows North Korea's recent successful long-range rocket launch.
"We will request 180.5bn yen to ... | Japan's defence ministry says it is seeking more funds for military spending, a day after news the government would boost the defence budget for the first time in 10 years. |
33,107,849 | Brogan Mearns, 13, had not been seen after leaving for a walk from her father's house in the Castlemilk area of the city last Saturday.
Police Scotland had expressed concern for her wellbeing.
The force said on Friday that the teenager had been traced in Glasgow city centre. | A teenage girl who had been missing for almost a week has been found "safe and well" in central Glasgow, police have said. |
26,738,686 | Lord Davies, Britain's former trade minister, said women now accounted for 20.7% of board members in the FTSE 100 firms, up from 12.5% in 2011.
He wants women to occupy a quarter of all board positions by 2015.
The report also said there was a "growing recognition" of the benefits of equality to business.
The social an... | The boardrooms of top UK companies have undergone a "culture change", with a growing number of women in decision-making roles, a report has said. |
35,258,133 | Alexander was centrally involved at McLaren for more than 40 years after being recruited by driver Bruce McLaren to help set up the team in 1963.
He left in 1983, two years after McLaren was taken over by current boss Ron Dennis, but returned in 1989 and worked there until he retired in 2008.
"Tyler was one of the firs... | American Tyler Alexander, one of the key figures in the founding of the McLaren team, has died aged 75. |
39,956,528 | The Iceland midfielder, 27, scored nine goals and assisted 13 to help save the Swans from Premier League relegation.
Sigurdsson's fine form has prompted speculation linking him with a move to clubs such as Everton.
"It's a good honour for me. It's always nice when you get voted for by the fans and the players," he said... | Gylfi Sigurdsson has been named Swansea City's players' and supporters' player of the year for the second successive season. |
38,777,814 | The 22-year-old Bath man will have a scan on Saturday.
If Watson, who missed the autumn internationals with a broken jaw, is ruled out, then it could present an opportunity to Gloucester's Jonny May.
England, Grand Slam winners in 2016, start their title defence at Twickenham on 4 February. | England winger Anthony Watson is a doubt for the Six Nations opener against France after suffering a hamstring strain. |
36,462,555 | The walls in the lobby of his San Diego, California, office are dominated by photos in which he's smiling alongside Republicans - Presidents Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush and George W Bush, and 2008 nominee John McCain.
He's donated thousands of dollars to Republican politicians over the past several decades.
When the ... | Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente should probably be a Republican. |
30,139,181 | On Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Dyson called for an easing of immigration laws to keep more overseas engineers.
He also said he would vote to leave the EU to avoid being "dominated and bullied by the Germans".
The firm has committed £1bn to 100 new products over four years.
"Export is vital for Britain to create wealt... | James Dyson has told the BBC it's important to keep engineers in the UK to produce hi-tech exports, as he announced a £1bn investment in research and development. |
39,993,257 | The first minister will say Wales needs two Labour governments to ensure the economy works "for everyone".
The party says it will deliver tidal lagoons, rail electrification and the Wylfa Newydd Nuclear Plant.
It will also create a Development Bank of Wales, if in power in Cardiff and London.
The party says it will ens... | Welsh Labour is promising a "real partnership" with a Labour government in Westminster as it launches its manifesto on Monday. |
37,518,682 | The company said Messenger Lite had the "core features" of the full app such as the ability to share text and photos.
The app will compete with Facebook-owned WhatsApp, which the company says is used by more than a billion people.
One analyst said offering a stripped-back service for developing markets would "drive ado... | Facebook has announced a "slimmed down" version of its Messenger app for countries where older smartphones and slower net speeds are more common. |
35,266,049 | Singer Trevor Grills, 54, and tour manager Paul McMullen, 44, died after being hit by a falling metal door at G Live in Guildford on 9 February 2013.
David Naylor, 56, from Bridgnorth in Shropshire, is facing two counts of manslaughter by gross negligence.
He appeared at Guildford Crown Court and is due stand trial in ... | A man charged over the deaths of two members of the Cornish shanty group Fisherman's Friends has appeared in court. |
33,627,322 | Australia levelled the Ashes series with a 405-run win at Lord's that saw England's top order collapse in both innings and the bowlers struggling.
Gary Ballance has now been replaced by Jonny Bairstow in the squad for next week's third Test at Edgbaston.
"This shows nobody is safe in the team," said Lyth.
"Gary is aver... | England batsman Adam Lyth says every player is at risk of being dropped from the team following their humiliating defeat in the second Test. |
38,616,676 | Darren McDonald, 40, travelled from Ballymena, County Antrim, to support his team.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court he admitting running on to the pitch after the final whistle and kicking the other man on the head or body.
McDonald was also given a three-and-a-half year football banning order.
He is currently serving a senten... | A Rangers supporter who kicked a Hibs fan during a pitch invasion at last year's Scottish Cup Final has been jailed for nine months. |
38,917,034 | James McGowan, 58, denies killing Owen Brannigan by repeatedly stabbing him at a house in Coatbridge, on 28 or 29 November 1999.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard recordings of two July 2012 phone calls to a mental health service made by Mr McGowan, who was an expat in Australia.
Mr McGowan told an On the Line adviser ... | The father of former Hearts footballer Ryan McGowan told helpline counsellors he had killed a man, a court has heard. |
35,299,839 | Evans lost his serve just once as he beat Italian top seed Luca Vanni 7-6 (7-5) 6-4, and he will face Israel's Amir Weintraub in the second round.
Ward sent down 16 aces in a 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 win over Canada's Peter Polansky.
Elsewhere, Nick Kyrgios suffered a pre-Open scare when he pulled out of his opening match at the ... | Britain's Dan Evans and James Ward both won their opening Australian Open qualifiers to move within two victories of the main draw. |
34,638,178 | Arpad Kore and Bartosz Bortniczak, both 18, and Jordanna Goodwin, Megan Storey, and Blake Cairns, all 16, died in the crash in South Yorkshire.
Their car collided head-on with another vehicle on the A630 near Conisbrough on 15 November, 2014.
Doncaster coroner Nicola Mundy ruled that each of the five teenager's deaths ... | A teenager has described how his friend, killed alongside four teenagers in a car crash, begged him for help. |
33,971,063 | Malorie Bantala, 21, was eight months pregnant when she was attacked by two men in Talfourd Place, Peckham, in south-east London, in June.
A 20-year-old man has been charged with child destruction and grievous bodily harm with intent.
But officers have yet to identify the second suspect.
Det Insp David Suddick said: "T... | A £20,000 reward is being offered to find a "very violent" man involved in an attack which resulted in a heavily pregnant woman losing her baby. |
34,838,000 | The breaches caused rivers of mud to descend on nearby villages in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais.
Eleven people were killed and 12 are missing, presumed dead.
Samarco is owned by mining giants Vale, from Brazil, and Anglo-Australian company BHP Billiton.
Vale and BHP Billiton "made all possible effort to prio... | Brazil mining company Samarco has agreed to pay at least 1bn reais (£170m; $260m) in compensation for the collapse of two dams it used to hold waste water from iron ore. |
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