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Neil Taggart, who also served as a West Yorkshire Police Authority chairman and city councillor, pleaded guilty to eight child sex offences at Leeds Crown Court earlier.
The 65-year-old has been sacked from the Labour Party after he was suspended in October, a party spokesman said.
The crimes took place between 2007 an... | A former Lord Mayor of Leeds has admitted making and distributing indecent photographs of children. | 40161436 |
Swiss fourth seed Wawrinka beat the 18-year-old 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 6-7 (2-7) 6-4.
Argentina's Del Potro, winner of the 2009 US Open, saw off France's Stephane Robert 6-1 7-5 6-0.
Del Potro is playing in his first Grand Slam since the 2014 Australian Open after a series of wrist surgeries.
Meanwhile, British number one Andy ... | Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka defeated American teenager Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon on Tuesday to set up a second-round meeting with Juan Martin del Potro. | 36652154 |
Drivers for agencies contracted by the internet giant told an undercover reporter they were expected to deliver up to 200 parcels a day.
Some admitted breaking speed limits to stay on schedule, while others said time was not allowed for toilet breaks.
Amazon said it was committed to ensuring drivers drive safely and le... | Amazon delivery drivers regularly work "illegal" hours and receive less than the minimum wage, it has been claimed. | 37708996 |
The woman was walking to work when she was attacked in Lawmoor Street, part of Dixon Blazes industrial estate in the Gorbals area, at about 06:00
Emergency services attended and she was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where her condition is said to be stable.
Part of the street has been cordoned off while officers in... | A 55-year-old woman has been stabbed by a man during a "brutal and callous attack" in Glasgow. | 35831000 |
The brewery, which originally aimed to raise £4m in six months, is now looking to raise a further £250,000 from selling more shares to "fanvestors".
The new target is the maximum sum which can be raised through such a scheme.
Crowdfunding is a way of raising equity by asking a large number of people each for a small am... | Scottish brewer BrewDog is extending the limit of its Equity for Punks crowdfunding scheme, following "an epic response" from investors. | 24851044 |
The incident happened at about 17:20 on the eastbound carriageway of the city's West Approach Road.
A female passenger who also fell from the motorbike was uninjured.
The carriageway remains closed while police officers carry out crash investigation work. Police Scotland urged anyone who saw the incident to come forwar... | A 52-year-old man has died after crashing his motorbike on an Edinburgh road. | 38112698 |
Mohammed Istiak Alamgir, 36, Ziaur Rahman, 38, Yousaf Bashir, 35 and Rajib Khan, 37, were arrested on 2 December.
Seven properties and a number of vehicles in Luton were also searched.
All four have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 9 December.
Mr Alamgir is charged wit... | Four men from Luton have been charged under the Terrorism Act with encouraging support for the so-called Islamic State group, the Metropolitan Police has said. | 35046925 |
Allan Rubin said she died on Sunday of natural causes, AP reported. She was living in Princeton, New Jersey.
Her studies earned her numerous honours, including being the second female astronomer to be elected to the US National Academy of Sciences.
But many questioned why she was never awarded a Nobel Prize.
In 1974, R... | Astronomer Vera Rubin, whose pioneering work on galaxy rotation rates led to the theory of dark matter, has died at the age of 88, her son says. | 38440291 |
The Houthi-run government said the hall had been hit by an air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition backing the internationally-recognised government of Yemen.
The coalition has denied carrying out a strike, suggesting "other causes".
Thousands of civilians have been killed since the war began in 2014.
The att... | At least 82 people have been killed and more than 500 injured in a strike on a funeral gathering in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, rebel officials say. | 37598413 |
Vitalii Sediuk told the Victoria Derbyshire programme he disagreed with social media comments that he had sexually assaulted Kim Kardashian and model Gigi Hadid in recent incidents.
During Milan Fashion Week, the Ukrainian crept up behind model Hadid and lifted her off her feet as she left a fashion show.
The 27-year-o... | The self-described "prankster" who has become known for physically accosting celebrities on red carpets says what he does is "not sexual assault". | 37539359 |
He starts with the opening games in each group, which include the repeat of the 2010 final between holders Spain and the Netherlands, and England's tough-looking start against Italy.
Lawro also picks his two teams to go through from each group into the knockout stage.
He is backing Argentina to win the World Cup, and b... | BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is predicting the outcome of every game at the 2014 World Cup. | 27712282 |
The world governing body this week confirmed its wish to expand the World Cup finals to a 48-team competition, comprising 16 groups of three.
Guardiola, 45, says adding games to a busy schedule will "kill the players".
"They are focusing on more and more and more - it affects the quality," the Spaniard added.
"I am thi... | Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Fifa should consider allowing "four, five or six" substitutes to combat the threat of burnout among players. | 38270906 |
Does the Chinese economy appear to be stronger or weaker than previously thought?
Where is steel production?
What about the explosion in service industries?
Of course there are the international implications: What do the numbers mean for other economies?
Will Asia's powerhouse look to buy greater volumes Australian iro... | Whenever China's GDP figures are released, foreign correspondents fly into action with plenty of analysis about what they might mean. | 38686570 |
The government today introduced its Data Retention Bill in a surprise move.
The bill would give law enforcement agencies access to two years' worth of customer "metadata" without a warrant.
The government says the laws could be used to target illicit downloading of movies or music, and make it easier to identify suspec... | Data about phone and computer use will be kept by telecommunications companies for two years if a bill introduced to the Australian parliament is passed. | 29828677 |
Wilson, who can play in defence or midfield, had two loan spells with the Cherries in 2007.
The 28-year-old spent six seasons at Stoke, making more than 150 appearances, and has been capped 24 times by his country.
He missed out on the Republic's Euro 2016 squad with a knee injury.
Stoke manager Mark Hughes said last w... | Bournemouth have signed Republic of Ireland international Marc Wilson from Stoke City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee reported to be £2m. | 37088606 |
They issued a statement via police following the death of Jim Harvey on Thursday.
He died when his motorbike was involved in a crash with a car.
His family said that while they were still coming to terms with their loss it was some comfort that he had died doing what he loved.
"At the age of 64, Jim was still living ev... | The family of a Prestwick man killed in a crash on the A77 between Stranraer and Portpatrick have said they cannot describe their "sense of loss". | 37606248 |
The judge indicated that the confiscation order could force Hayes to sell his family's home.
The Serious Fraud Office had targeted more than £2m of his assets, but described the order as "substantial".
Last year Hayes was jailed for 11 years for manipulating the Libor rate.
He was convicted an eight counts of conspirac... | Tom Hayes, the former star trader jailed for market rigging, could lose his home after being ordered to repay almost £880,000, deemed to be the proceeds of the crime. | 35879951 |
New government guidance suggests boycotts could breach an existing World Trade Organization agreement and weaken community relationships.
Cabinet Office Minister Matt Hancock will make a speech later, warning that such "divisive" action can also undermine national security.
Labour said the Conservatives were attacking ... | Councils are being warned of "severe penalties" if they impose political boycotts on products from overseas. | 35580758 |
Gerard Pique headed the hosts in front but Real quickly equalised through Karim Benzema's spectacular volley.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted the winner only two minutes after the visitors had defender Sergio Ramos sent off for two bookable offences.
But which players impressed and who disappointed? These are the player ratin... | Barcelona's 39-match unbeaten run ended as they were beaten 2-1 at home by 10-man Real Madrid at the Nou Camp. | 35952644 |
Kwabs, Kate Tempest and Shura are also on the line-up for the festival from the people behind Ibiza Rocks.
There will also be DJ sets from Rudimental, Zane Lowe and B. Traits on the party beach of Zrce, on the island of Pag.
It comes as Ibiza Rocks celebrates a decade on the White Isle. Mallorca Rocks ended in Septembe... | Clean Bandit and Jungle are among the acts who'll appear at the first ever Croatia Rocks this July. | 30411166 |
Women and a child were killed in the crossfire as clashes broke out earlier this week, the BBC has learned.
Most of Sirte, the hometown of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, fell to IS earlier this year.
IS is one of a number of groups battling for control of Libya and has made advances across the country.
Fighting broke o... | At least 25 people have been killed in clashes between Islamic State (IS) and a rival Islamist group backed by armed civilians in the Libyan city of Sirte. | 33936291 |
Mr Santos said Colombia was on track to meet a deadline set for 23 March next year for ending the conflict.
The deal offers an amnesty for all but the most serious crimes.
An estimated 220,000 people have been killed as a result of the five-decades long war.
The Colombian leader said the two sides had tackled "one of t... | Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has said an agreement signed with Farc rebels on reparations and justice for victims of the country's civil war is an "important step" towards peace. | 35103709 |
Analysis of genetic material stuck to spiders webs also reveals what they have eaten weeks after catching their prey.
The research may have future uses in monitoring endangered species or tracking down spider pests, experts report in the journal, Plos One.
The study looked at black widow spiders kept in a zoo.
If the t... | Spiders can be identified from the DNA they leave on webs, say US scientists. | 34922495 |
Mrs Crisp came under criticism last month after she sent email complaints to council officers about her accommodation and the mayoral chains.
She claimed she was being targeted in a "witch hunt".
In a statement, the Yorkshire and Humber Labour Party said: "Sonja Crisp has been suspended by the Labour Party pending an i... | The Labour Party has suspended York's Lord Mayor Sonja Crisp in a row over renovations to her official residence. | 34616889 |
The "milestone" was reached on Monday, when "1 in 7 people on Earth used Facebook to connect with their friends and family", he said in a post.
Facebook has nearly 1.5 billion users who log in at least once a month, but this was the most in a single day.
The company gained its billionth user in October 2012.
It was fou... | For the first time over a billion people used Facebook on a single day, according to company founder Mark Zuckerberg. | 34082393 |
In 1923, the royal ring was fashioned from a gift of Clogau gold with enough left over for the weddings of The Queen in 1947 as well as those of the late Princess Margaret, the Princess Royal and the 1981 marriage of Prince Charles and Diana.
The stock of the original Clogau gift is believed to be almost exhausted, hav... | When Prince William places a Welsh gold wedding ring onto Kate Middleton's finger, he'll be replicating an 88-year-old tradition dating back to the marriage of his great-grandparents, Elizabeth Bowes Lyon and the future George Vi. | 13196514 |
Watson, 40, has been in charge of the team since Iestyn Harris' departure in July 2015, going on to guide them to safety in his first season.
The former Salford and Wales scrum-half kept the club up after they beat Hull KR in the Million Pound Game last year.
"We're looking to get some stability within the club," said ... | Salford have opened negotiations with head coach Ian Watson over a new deal, according to Red Devils chief executive Ian Blease. | 39270500 |
Ms Jolie Pitt has been speaking as part of the BBC's World on the Move day of coverage of global migration issues.
She warned against a "fear of migration" and a "race to the bottom" as countries competed to be the toughest to protect themselves.
Earlier, the UNHCR's head said the refugee crisis was now a global issue.... | Angelina Jolie Pitt, the UN refugee agency's special envoy, has warned that the international humanitarian system for refugees is breaking down. | 36303688 |
Before going to the Kashmir Valley that was devastated by floods last month, Mr Modi made a brief visit to the Siachen glacier.
The area is claimed by both India and Pakistan, which each have thousands of troops stationed there.
"The BJP... is hoping to cash in on the anger of the people against Chief Minister Omar Abd... | Media interpret PM Narendra Modi's Diwali trip to Indian-administered Kashmir not only as an attempt to woo voters but also as a message to neighbouring Pakistan that the status of the disputed area is "non-negotiable". | 29751900 |
The front-runner in the Republican race was on the defensive in Detroit as Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz piled in.
In a testy debate, Mr Trump admitted he had changed his stance on issues but said flexibility was a strength.
Senior Republicans say Mr Trump is a liability who would lose the election.
The debate began with Mr... | Presidential contender Donald Trump has come under attack from his rivals at a Republican debate, after a day in which the party's veteran politicians urged voters to desert him. | 35722458 |
The veteran broadcaster presented the annual charity event for 35 years until poor health saw him pull out in 2015.
Friday night's BBC One broadcast was the first since Sir Terry died in January and a fundraiser of the year trophy was awarded in his memory.
Presenter Rochelle Humes said Sir Terry would have been proud ... | Children In Need has raised a record £46.6m, on a night that saw tributes paid to late host Sir Terry Wogan. | 38036670 |
Ranked as one of the country's top festive events, the swim on North Beach is now in its 46th year - but its family origins date back 100 years.
It is organised by the Tenby Sea Swim Association (TSSA) and has raised over £250,000 for charities.
This year's fancy dress theme was The Music of the Sea.
Speaking on BBC R... | Around 700 swimmers braved the icy waters to take part in Tenby's Boxing Day Swim in Pembrokeshire. | 38436295 |
The Nanteos Cup, a wooden chalice named after the mansion in Aberystwyth, was stolen from a house in Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire, in July 2014.
It had been loaned to a seriously ill woman because of its claimed healing properties but burglars struck while the woman was in hospital.
It was found following an app... | A religious relic known as the "Holy Grail" will be reunited with its owners after it was stolen during a burglary. | 33267282 |
Three families were seeking judicial review of the government's decision to give priority to religious views in the new course, due to be taught from 2016.
But government lawyers argued equal consideration for religious and non-religious views is not required by law.
Mr Justice Warby said he would give his judgement at... | The government has "skewed" religious studies teaching in England by excluding non-religious beliefs from the new GCSE, the High Court has heard. | 34775686 |
As news of Brexit broke, tech firms including BT, TalkTalk and software firm Sage reported share price falls.
For years, the UK - and particularly London - has championed the role of tech firms in buoying the economy.
Hundreds of start-ups have benefitted from the government's Tech City initiative, for example, and bot... | Now the UK has decided to leave the European Union, technology firms have been left to wonder what the future holds. | 36621115 |
Finding comparable data has always been a tortuous process, so this gives a revealing snapshot into waiting times across the NHS.
These are clearly difficult figures for Labour and I'd expect them to form the backdrop to many of the health debates in the coming months.
Is Wales' comparatively older, poorer and sicker p... | It doesn't need much to kick start a debate on the NHS, but a new set of up-to-date directly comparable figures on waiting times between Wales and England is a good place to start. | 35428797 |
One hundred of those jobs are already in place as the company has been recruiting for almost a year.
Its main business is selling books and online materials to higher education students in the United States.
The company employs about 35,000 people worldwide.
Its UK operations include the Edexcel exam board.
The busines... | Pearson, the education publisher, has formally opened a finance centre in Belfast which will employ up to 300 people. | 39843598 |
Police in Gloucester have agreed to surrender the 230-year lease on the 1960s' Bearland building to the county council in exchange for £400,000, .
It had become an "unwanted drain" on resources, according to Police and Crime Commissioner Martin Surl.
He said people would see "no difference" as a public access reception... | An "ageing" and "past its sell-by date" police headquarters has been offloaded after years of uncertainty. | 34665303 |
The 35-year-old roared from fourth on the last lap of the 500-mile race to beat Martin Truex Jr, with Toyota Racing team-mate Kyle Busch third.
It was the closest finish since the all-American stock car series NASCAR brought in electronic scoring in 1993.
"You couldn't have written a better ending," Hamlin said.
Hamlin... | Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500 by 0.010 seconds on Sunday in the closest finish to the 'Great American Race' in its 58-year history. | 35628520 |
England's bid to avenge a 5-0 defeat in 2013-14 begins on 8 July, with every ball covered live by Test Match Special on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and online.
"They have to take Australia on with the mentality of 'we don't care about losing' because that will make the Aussies fear them more," said TMS pundit Vaughan... | England must not be afraid of losing if they are to beat Australia and regain the Ashes, according to former captain Michael Vaughan. | 33194163 |
The two sites combined are more than double the size of the energy giant's operations in the UK.
The two farms will be off the coast of Massachusetts and North Carolina, and are expected to start generating power by 2022 and 2025 respectively.
The company refused to say how much it had paid to win the bids for two site... | Scottish Power has won the right to build two offshore wind farms in the US which it says could eventually power 400,000 homes. | 39990688 |
The 33-year-old was sent off by referee Stuart Atwell during Friday's 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity.
An independent panel upheld the decision at a hearing on Monday.
Murray, who had blocked a goal-bound shot with his hands, will miss Tuesday's home game against Cardiff... | Brighton striker Glenn Murray will serve a one-match ban after the Football Association rejected an appeal for wrongful dismissal. | 38725348 |
The 40-year-old has made 334 appearances for Boro since joining them in 2008 after leaving Millwall.
Day has won promotion twice with Boro, the first coming in 2010 when they reached the Football League, while the second came the following year through the League Two play-offs.
He will be on the coaching staff under ne... | Goalkeeper Chris Day has signed a new player-goalkeeper coach contract at League Two side Stevenage. | 36383414 |
Amunai Hobbs, 41, also known as Amunai Nicholson, from Oban, left the airport on Thursday saying she felt unwell.
There have been no confirmed sightings since she left Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley without treatment at 10:35.
However, one report has placed her about halfway between the hospital and the airport a ... | A woman who disappeared after missing her flight to Thailand may have been sighted walking without shoes in the street near Glasgow Airport. | 29498085 |
The Welshman, 28, was made to work hard in his first defence against 36-year-old Montiel, who is a former multiple weight world champion.
Selby struggled to impose himself and found his shrewd opponent tough to hit.
His difficulties were not reflected on the judges' scorecards, though, winning 119-109, 118-110 and 116-... | Lee Selby retained his IBF featherweight title with a unanimous points victory over Mexican Fernando Montiel in Phoenix, Arizona. | 34525496 |
The 115% rise in written complaints was the biggest among any water company in England and Wales, the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) found.
Among the issues were more rigorous debt collection, a new billing system and poor communication with some customers from 2015 to 2016.
Welsh Water said it had taken steps to... | The number of customers complaining about Welsh Water has more than doubled in a year, a watchdog has said. | 37420644 |
They say their review of 61 studies provides the "most conclusive evidence to date" that portion size affects how much we unwittingly eat.
The team at the University of Cambridge also said smaller plates, glasses and cutlery helped people eat less.
Experts said people were "reluctant" to leave a plate with food on it.
... | Reducing the portion sizes offered in supermarkets, restaurants and at home would help reverse the obesity epidemic, say researchers. | 34246119 |
Thomas Leonard was caught when someone mistook him for a burglar on a shed roof after he had climbed up to film a semi-naked girl asleep on her bed.
Police found almost a million indecent images of children and pictures of child sex abuse on his laptop.
The 23-year-old, from Nottinghamshire, also had sex with a 14-year... | A "pornography obsessed" man who spied on women and children - photographing and filming them with his phone - has been jailed for 12 years. | 34846180 |
Police issued an appeal amid concern she might need assistance after the sighting at 02:20 near Stracathro service station in Angus.
A spokesman later confirmed that she had been traced at her home nearby and she was in good health.
Officers thanked the media and public for their help. | A woman spotted walking near the A90 in her nightclothes in the early hours of Sunday has been found safe and well. | 39613261 |
Prosecutors had accused Jared James Abrahams of carrying out the attacks over a two-year period.
The current winner of the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant - Cassidy Wolf - had been identified as one of his targets.
The 19-year-old computer science student will be sentenced in March.
He faces up to 11 years in jail and $1m... | A US teenager has pleaded guilty to hacking into the computers of young women, using their webcams to take photos, and then threatening the victims with blackmail. | 24929916 |
American Mayweather, 40, posted a video on Twitter confirming the bout will take place in Las Vegas on 26 August, with the message: "It's official."
He will go after Floyd Mayweather and he will try to knock him out
Irish UFC lightweight champion McGregor, 28, said: "The fight is on."
UFC president Dana White told ESPN... | Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will meet UFC champion Conor McGregor in a fight that has been described as a "farce" and a "circus" but could earn both men as much as $100m (£78.4m). | 40283206 |
The Tynecastle side will play FC Infonet of Estonia in the Europa League first qualifying round.
Hearts were drawn to play away in the opening game, but the three other Tallin-based clubs are at home that week so Infonet's tie was switched.
"It's a good draw. Hopefully we can get a result at Tynecastle, then finish it ... | Robbie Neilson is confident that Hearts can progress on their return to European competition after four years. | 36580950 |
In a speech read on his behalf at the ceremony in Sweden, he said he thought his odds of winning were as likely as him "standing on the moon".
The songwriter told those at the event in Sweden he was there "in spirit" and thanked the Academy for seeing his songs as works of literature.
Patti Smith performed his song A H... | Bob Dylan said it was "truly beyond words" to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. | 38280402 |
Malmo winger Tobias Sana, 26, was warming up at the Gamla Ullevi stadium when the device bounced under his feet.
Former Gothenburg player Sana reacted by throwing a corner flag at home fans.
Players from both teams were taken off the pitch by the referee with the score 0-0 with 12 minutes remaining on Wednesday in the ... | IFK Gothenburg's home match with Malmo in Sweden's top flight was abandoned when a firework exploded under the feet of a substitute. | 36157353 |
There were 16,426 convenience stores at the end of last year, a rise of 21%.
The fastest rate of openings was among the "big four" supermarkets.
However, the growth in the convenience sector appeared to have peaked with many towns seeing a decline in the numbers of such stores.
Research by the Local Data Company found ... | The total number of convenience stores in the UK rose by more than a fifth in the five years to the end of 2015 as fewer people do big weekly shops. | 36546886 |
For decades there has been a consensus that globalisation brought more jobs, higher wages and lower prices - not just for richer countries but also for developing and poorer nations.
But there is now a growing movement of anger as people see jobs being taken by machines, old industries disappearing and waves of migrati... | Free trade and globalisation had a bad 2016, but it looks like 2017 could be even worse. | 38731812 |
The France international superbly kept out Javier Hernandez's close-range shot, and pushed away low drives from Charles Aranguiz and Admir Mehmedi.
Dele Alli should have done better at the other end when he powerfully headed wide from six yards out.
Team-mate Vincent Janssen hit the bar and, from the rebound, Erik Lame... | Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris made a string of saves to secure a Champions League draw against Bayer Leverkusen. | 37591318 |
But it seems the internet giant may just have found its politest searcher - 86-year-old May Ashworth.
The grandmother's request read: "Please translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii thank you."
Ben John, from Wigan, tweeted a photo of his nan's very polite search on Google that so far has been retweeted nearly nine th... | Using Google to search for things on the internet has become a common part of most people's daily lives. | 36538356 |
Sanit Nitigultanon was faced with the typical photographer's challenge when tackling a wedding shoot for Thai couple Max and Mint.
"I asked the couple if there was anything special about them, but they said all they liked to do was go around and eat," said Mr Nitigultanon.
"So the first thing that came to mind was goin... | Reporting by the BBC's Yvette Tan. | 38400433 |
Second seed Federer lost his serve for the first time since Wimbledon but still easily won 6-3 6-4 6-4.
In the same half of the draw, fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka and Britain's Andy Murray also progressed.
Second seed Simona Halep of Romania and fifth seed Petra Kvitova both won in straight sets.
Halep beat American qual... | Five-time US Open champion Roger Federer put in a commanding performance to beat Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach the US Open fourth round. | 34164496 |
Mr Burnham told BBC Radio Wales he had asked the first minister to lead a "constitutional convention" looking at the relationship between the UK Labour party and Welsh Labour.
But he rejected the idea of a more federal structure.
Ms Kendall pledged to introduce much closer working if she wins.
She was speaking in the S... | Labour leadership candidates Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall have said the party's Welsh and UK branches must work together. | 33145154 |
The experiences of 50 of them will be heard by the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) either by oral or written evidence.
It is examining the extent of child abuse in religious and state-run institutions in NI from 1922 to 1995.
A team from the inquiry has already made two trips to Australia.
HIA chairman Sir... | One hundred and thirty-one children from Northern Ireland, some as young as five, were sent to Australia as child migrants, an inquiry has heard. | 29006251 |
Saving suggestions include cuts to maternity services in the county and reducing beds in community hospitals.
The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said "things could not stay the same" and would have to be done "differently".
Trade union Unison South West said there was a "real urgency to deal with the problems facin... | Health services in Somerset warn they face a budget deficit of £596m over the next five years if they "do nothing". | 37933729 |
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Davies was beaten by Hungary's Katinka Hosszu who took gold with Kylie Jaqueline Masse of Canada second.
Kathleen Dawson continued her progress, finishing in fifth place.
Adam Barrett set a British short course record of 49.21 sec qualifying fastest for the men's 100m Butterfly
Mark Sz... | Welsh swimmer Georgia Davies won GB's first medal of the World Short Course Championships in Windsor, Canada with bronze in the Women's 100m backstroke. | 38252012 |
The American accepted an honorary doctorate in civil law from Newcastle University on 13 November 1967.
Tyneside's Freedom City 2017 will see outdoor events, exhibitions and public art mark that occasion.
His Newcastle speech was the last he made outside the United States before his assassination in 1968.
King had rece... | The 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's visit to the north-east of England is to be celebrated with a year-long series of events. | 38610342 |
Drivers spend at least £6.60 crossing from England to Wales on the bridges, set to return to UK government ownership at the end of 2017.
All four party groups in the National Assembly supported the abolition of the charge during a Senedd debate led by UKIP.
The party's Mark Reckless called the tolls a "tax on Wales".
B... | Severn tolls should be scrapped, AMs from Labour, Plaid Cymru, UKIP and the Welsh Conservatives said on Wednesday. | 37994267 |
But the former, in the shape of the dramatic events which have played out since last week, is highly relevant to the progress of the latter. The key thing to remember is that David Cameron is involved in both.
The Government strategy on childhood obesity in England has been much talked about since last summer.
There wa... | The Prime Minister's battle against Brexit and the launch of the childhood obesity strategy would not at first glance appear to have much in common. | 35640299 |
The blaze, in Buckfast Close, Basingstoke, on Sunday morning led to the arrest of a 26-year-old man, but he was released with no further action.
Two people escaped the house and attempted to re-enter, but found it "impossible" due to the magnitude of the blaze, the fire service said.
Hampshire Constabulary said the wom... | An "intense" house fire in which a woman died is not being treated as suspicious by police. | 31796387 |
The Swans have enquired about Leicester forward Leonardo Ulloa and are also keen on Sevilla's Fernando Llorente.
Curtis believes missing out on midfielder Joe Allen, who has joined Stoke, has deepened the frustration.
"I suppose we are all a little impatient, I guess even more so as we didn't bring in Joe Allen," he sa... | Swansea City need to sign a striker to improve morale among the players, management and supporters, according to coach Alan Curtis. | 36919252 |
The Londoner, born on 7 December 1899, was the last living British person to be born in the 1800s.
Miss Jones who lived in Bermondsey, south-east London, and was the sixth oldest person in the world, had a fall a few weeks ago and was treated at St Thomas' Hospital.
Mr Hughes said her memory and intellect were "undimme... | The oldest person in the UK, Grace Jones, has died at the age of 113, her MP Simon Hughes has confirmed. | 24940663 |
Officers said there were "significant concerns" for Robert McLaren's welfare.
The 70-year-old was reported missing from his home in Appin Terrace, but was last seen at shops in Rannoch Road at 08:08 on 20 February.
Police are carrying out house to house inquiries and studying CCTV as part of the search for the missing ... | Police have launched a new appeal to trace a pensioner missing from his home in Letham since 25 February. | 35686421 |
Some 1,000 soldiers backed up by 20 tanks captured three al-Shabab bases, a senior security official said.
African Union forces backing the government say they have advanced outside the capital for the first time.
Al-Shabab is under attack on several fronts, with troops from Kenya and Ethiopia also gaining ground recen... | Pro-government forces have launched a major offensive from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, to seize territory from al-Shabab Islamist militants. | 16646311 |
The promotion-chasing Bantams took the lead when Tony McMahon's whipped cross was headed in by Jamie Proctor.
But Akpa Akpro beat keeper Ben Williams to the ball with six minutes left to draw Shrewsbury level.
Fourth-placed City are six points off a League One automatic promotion place, while Shrewsbury are 20th, two p... | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro's late header helped relegation-threatened Shrewsbury pick up a vital point against Bradford. | 36003037 |
Emery, half-sister of comedian Dick, also played Grandma in the original cast of the Billy Elliot stage musical.
Its director, Stephen Daldry, paid tribute to her "zest for life", saying she had been "at the heart of the Billy Elliot family for over a decade".
Born in London in 1930, her other roles included Mrs Rocket... | Ann Emery, the veteran actress who played Ethel Meaker in children's show Rentaghost, has died at the age of 86. | 37518602 |
One severe flood warning remains in Cornwall, and there are about 150 flood warnings in England and Wales, and about 20 in Scotland.
Houses have been flooded and evacuated in Stoke Canon, near Exeter, and Stonehaven, near Aberdeen.
Rail services in the south-west of England and between Dundee and Aberdeen have been hit... | Flooding and heavy rain are continuing to cause problems in south-west England and parts of Wales and Scotland. | 20829807 |
Ms Sturgeon travelled to Wales with other political leaders for an "extraordinary summit" of the group.
The council normally meets annually, last convening in Glasgow in June.
Ms Sturgeon said the emergency meeting was "one of the most important ever" for the group, coming in the aftermath of the UK's vote to leave the... | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has had "frank and robust" talks with the British-Irish Council at a meeting to discuss the impact of the Brexit vote. | 36860758 |
According to the country's Minister of Health, the goal is that more than 90% of Ugandans will know their HIV status.
The Minister, Dr Elioda Tumwesigye, spoke of the plan on 'The Truth About AIDS' on the BBC World Service.
"We want to give an opportunity to every Ugandan at least one round to say yes or no to an HIV t... | Uganda's government is aiming to launch an ambitious campaign of HIV testing for its citizens. | 32917020 |
Residents on Montagu Estate in Kenton, Newcastle have launched a "Save our Green" campaign against plans for 10 homes on the field by Burnfoot Way.
Campaigner Mark Skelton said it was "the hub" of the entire estate, where people meet "on a daily basis" and where their children come to play.
Developer ISOS Housing has b... | A protest has been staged over plans to build houses on a housing estate's last remaining green space. | 38038928 |
The scrum-half came off the bench, kicked a penalty and converted his own try as the Wallabies beat the All Blacks for the first time since 2011.
Prop Sekope Kepu and winger Adam Ashley-Cooper also crossed for the Australians with Nehe Milner-Skudder scoring twice on his New Zealand debut.
The All Blacks led 19-17 with... | Nic White's late scoring burst gave Australia victory over New Zealand to claim the Rugby Championship in Sydney. | 33834620 |
They were called to Soccerworld on Croftcroighn Road in the Ruchazie area of the city at 10:50.
A car had collided with another but a police spokesman said they did not believe a firearm was involved.
One man had minor injuries as a result of the crash and was taken to hospital.
Police Scotland urged anyone with inform... | Police officers and a force helicopter were sent to an incident in the north of Glasgow after reports of a disturbance and a man carrying a firearm. | 37596743 |
When Alaynna Jetley marched out of a photo booth with a wallet in her hand, her mother, Ayesha, was at first intrigued, then full of pride.
"She went straight up to the helpdesk to hand in the wallet, and the woman behind the counter helped her fill in a lost and found form. I didn't think anything of it," Ayesha told ... | Once upon a time, a six-year-old girl became part of her own fairytale after she found a wallet in a supermarket in Stafford. | 39417904 |
Plastic surgeon Dr Eduardo Rodriguez led the team that performed the 26-hour surgery to give injured volunteer firefighter Patrick Hardison, aged 41, a new face.
The donor was a 26-year-old, David Rodebaugh, who was fatally injured in a cycling accident.
The operation took place in August.
How to build a whole new face... | US surgeons say they have carried out the world's most extensive face transplant to date, including the entire scalp, ears and eyelids. | 34831206 |
Analysing latest official statistics, the party said there were 9,661 nurses in training last year, a drop of more than 500 from the previous year.
The Scottish government said nursing and midwifery student intakes were based on "careful strategic planning".
But the Tories said "unnecessary millions" were being spent o... | The number of nurses training in Scotland is at its lowest level for six years, the Scottish Conservatives say. | 30561232 |
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It broke in Nottingham's Old Market Square, spraying a jet more than twice the height of a double-decker bus into the air.
The water also fell on buses and trams on Monday.
It was later repaired. | A fire hydrant showered shoppers with water when it burst, creating a 15m high fountain in a city centre. | 32053169 |
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The 50-year-old led Great Britain to eight gold medals at both the Beijing and London Olympics and has transformed the sport during his 10-year reign.
Chief executive: Ian Drake
Technical director with responsibility for rider performance: Shane Sutton
Programmes director ... | Sir Dave Brailsford has quit as performance director of British Cycling to concentrate on running Team Sky. | 26984825 |
The Dragons raced to 26-0 ahead early on as Jodie Broughton, Dave Taylor, Pat Richards, Jason Baitieri and Glenn Stewart crossed.
The hosts got to within four points as Anthony Tupou, Joe Arundel, Reece Lyne and Tom Johnstone touched down.
But Richie Myler and two Tony Gigot tries secured the win for Catalans.
Former D... | Catalans Dragons ran in eight tries as they won in England for the first time this Super League season with a convincing victory at Wakefield. | 35698315 |
"Sexual predator" Jason Lawrance, 50, of Liphook, Hampshire, used two profiles to meet the seven women.
Lawrance, who will be sentenced on Thursday, committed three sex attacks months after marrying someone he met via the site, Derby Crown Court heard.
The attacks took place between June 2011 and November 2014.
Live up... | A man has been found guilty of raping five women and attacking two more after meeting them on internet dating site Match.com. | 35699471 |
The 29-year-old was fatally shot by a police marksman in north London and his death sparked riots in Tottenham that spread nationwide in August 2011.
Hugh Southey QC said the coroner had given the jury an "unlawful direction" which made the original verdict unsafe.
The Court of Appeal judges have reserved judgement in ... | Mark Duggan's family has urged judges to overturn an "unsafe" lawful killing inquest verdict delivered in 2014. | 39142080 |
Zohore has scored 11 goals this season having joined from Belgian club KV Kortrijk for an undisclosed fee in the summer of 2016.
The 23-year-old signed a three-year contract having spent the second half of the 2015-16 season on loan at Cardiff.
Zohore has scored six goals in 15 games for Denmark at under-21 level. | Cardiff City top scorer Kenneth Zohore has signed a contract extension to stay at the Championship club until 2020. | 39751940 |
But it said was still committed to bringing another 15,000 refugees from Syria by the end of February.
It had previously promised to take in 25,000 by the year's end.
Unaccompanied men will be excluded from the resettlement programme but officials said this had nothing to do with national security concerns.
Prime Minis... | The Canadian government says it will resettle only 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of this year - less than half the number it promised earlier. | 34917532 |
Kick-off was scheduled for 19:45 BST but the game started over an hour late.
North Korea beat Colombia 2-0 in the second of the Olympic matches held at Hampden Park on Wednesday.
Games organisers in London have apologised to North Korean officials for the mistake.
The error occurred when a video package was being shown... | The North Korean women's football team walked off the pitch at their Olympic match in Glasgow after their images were shown on a screen beside a South Korean flag. | 18991619 |
Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold finished a disappointing 15th place in Switzerland, with Dom Parsons 10th and Jack Thomas 18th in the men's race.
Donna Creighton won skeleton gold for GB in the North American Cup on Thursday.
Creighton took top spot in Lake Placid after a silver in the Intercontinental Cup competition i... | Wales' Laura Deas finished sixth in the women's World Cup skeleton event in St Moritz. | 38697508 |
Paul and Sandra Dunham "vehemently reject" allegations of fraud and money-laundering while working at a US company.
Last month their bid to avoid extradition was rejected by the High Court.
Their lawyers have now asked permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Mr Dunham, 58, was chief executive and president of Pace, ... | A couple from Northampton who face extradition to the United States have asked to have their case heard at the Supreme Court. | 26423942 |
Rekawt Kayani, 34, was apprehended on a European arrest warrant at his home in Normanton, Derby, in May.
He is facing trafficking charges including facilitating the entry of migrants, which could see him jailed for 10 years.
The 34-year-old was one of three men detained as part of a joint investigation with French auth... | A British-Iraqi man accused of smuggling hundreds of migrants into the UK is set to be extradited to France. | 37376593 |
Motorists, including taxi drivers, will be charged £1 to access the ground floor of the short stay car park opposite the terminal building.
Director of Radio Taxis, Perry McMillan said it was likely the charges "will get passed back to the customer".
The airport said the fees would "support future investment".
In a st... | Plans to introduce pick-up and drop-off charges at Southampton Airport have been criticised by the city's largest taxi firm. | 36471493 |
When the law comes into effect on 1 January, the Golden State will become the first to outlaw the practice for people under the age of 18.
The bill was backed by mental health groups, and gay rights activists say reparative or "conversion therapy" can increase risk of depression or suicide.
Counselling and prayer is us... | California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a ban on therapy aimed at making gay teenagers straight. | 19789505 |
The inquiry will also look at the adequacy of regulations, the tower's recent refurbishment, and the response of authorities in the aftermath.
Broader questions on social housing will not be included, which campaigners say are central to the situation.
Labour says the inquiry was "closing off criticism of government po... | The actions of Kensington and Chelsea Council are to be considered in the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry, the government has announced. | 40935955 |
The public service audit - announced over the weekend - is easy to dismiss as a gimmick; yet this is the same politician who, as home secretary, ordered the police to reduce the use of stop and search, which across England and Wales had seen black people seven times more likely to be stopped than white people.
Mrs May ... | Theresa May didn't quote St Francis of Assisi when she spoke for the first time as Prime Minister outside Number 10, but her faith is if anything a stronger motivator than Margaret Thatcher's was for her. | 37230257 |
The 71-year-old man and 65-year-old woman were walking in the north of the city when the incident happened.
It took place at about 16:00 on Friday in the park at the junction of Boswall Parkway, Grierson Road and Boswall Drive.
The 49-year-old will now be reported to the procurator fiscal.
The unrestrained dog was desc... | A woman has been charged with an offence under the Dangerous Dogs Act after an elderly couple were attacked by a dog in Edinburgh. | 30590422 |
Last year, Northern Ireland became the first part of the UK to pass legislation making the purchase of sexual services illegal.
Anyone caught breaking the new law could face up to a year in prison and a fine of £1,000.
Assembly members voted by 81 to 10 in favour of the measure, brought by the DUP peer Lord Morrow.
Su... | Legislation making it a crime to pay for sex has come into effect in Northern Ireland. | 32955767 |
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