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Homeowners in London could lose as much as £7,500, while homes elsewhere in the UK could lose £2,300, the National Association of Estate Agents said.
The report, jointly commissioned by the Association of Residential Letting Agents, said rents could also fall.
The Vote Leave campaign said first-time buyers would welcom... | A UK exit from the European Union could wipe thousands of pounds off house values over the next three years, estate agents have claimed. | 36323010 |
The doping review board of the IAAF - athletics' governing body - agreed the seven athletes had met "exceptional eligibility criteria".
The group includes world champions Sergey Shubenkov and Mariya Kuchina.
In November 2015, Russia was banned from international athletics after claims of state-sponsored doping.
The cou... | Seven more Russian athletes have been cleared to compete as neutrals while their country remains suspended from international athletics. | 39565762 |
Academy product Hughes, 24, scored 436 runs and took 10 wickets across all competitions this summer.
He managed 299 runs at an average of 34 in the County Championship and was captain in nine limited-overs games.
"Alex is an exciting cricketer who provides us with options with both bat and ball," said the club's new di... | Derbyshire all-rounder Alex Hughes has signed a new contract until the end of the 2018 season. | 37551795 |
A study of feedback from organisations, audiences and artists showed there were more than 12,000 events, 3,000 performances and 3,600 exhibition days.
A total of 8,000 artists were supported to produce and present work with 600,000 people taking part in events.
The evaluation was carried out by research organisations B... | Cultural events linked to last year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow attracted more than 2.1 million people. | 33048772 |
Mr Zewail won the Nobel chemistry prize in 1999 for his pioneering work in femtochemistry, the study of chemical reactions in ultra-short time scales.
A professor at the California Institute of Technology, he was a science advisor to President Obama and the first Arab scientist to win the Nobel Prize.
Mr Zewail became ... | The Egyptian-born Nobel-winning scientist Ahmed Zewail has died in the US, aged 70. | 36961788 |
A fresh push is under way to resolve Syria's four-year conflict, leading to speculation Mr Assad could be forced out to reach a settlement.
But Mr Assad said Russia and Iran did not abandon their friends.
Meanwhile France has said that that the "neutralisation" of the Syrian leader was essential to ending the crisis.
F... | The Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is confident he has the continuing support of key allies Iran and Russia. | 34058893 |
In a frenetic game, Colin Kazim-Richards opened the scoring for Celtic, who had an earlier goal wrongly ruled out for offside.
Abiola Dauda levelled early in the second half.
But slapstick defending allowed Patrick Roberts and Griffiths to net and Celtic ended the day nine points clear.
Aberdeen beat Motherwell to temp... | Leigh Griffiths scored the goal that killed off Hearts at Tynecastle and took Celtic to within a millimetre of a fifth successive league title. | 36118559 |
The former England midfielder guided Spurs to a 3-2 win at Southampton on Sunday as interim boss and has now been handed a contract until the end of the 2014-15 Premier League season.
Sherwood, 44, replaces Andre Villas-Boas, who was sacked last week.
"We believe Tim has both the knowledge and the drive to take the squ... | Tottenham have appointed Tim Sherwood as head coach on a full-time basis. | 25501608 |
George Fessey, of Swadlincote, Derbyshire, intervened in a scuffle outside the After Dark nightclub, in Clumber Street, on 29 December 2012.
He lifted a 20-year-old man above his head and threw him to the ground.
The man was left in a coma after the attack and continues to receive treatment for his injuries.
The 25-yea... | A bouncer who body-slammed a Mansfield reveller during a festive night out has been jailed. | 25820211 |
Whatever your record, it's unlikely that you have beaten Satabdi Mishra and Akshaya Ravtaray.
The two friends are on an ambitious 10,000 km (6,213 miles) road trip in their minivan, and have taken an eye-popping 4,000 books with them.
They say they are on a "mission" to promote book reading across towns, cities and vil... | What is the most amount of books you have carried while travelling? | 35742282 |
The win leaves Mansfield just two points behind Carlisle in the final play-off place, while Wycombe are now four points off the pace and down in 13th.
Following a lively start, the deadlock was broken by the visitors in the 13th minute when a free-kick floated in by Joel Byrom was headed against the post by Pearce, who... | Krystian Pearce's early goal gave Mansfield a win at Wycombe that keeps their League Two play-off hopes alive and dents the Chairboys' own top seven ambitions. | 39523330 |
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey's latest effort tops its own record, published publicly for professional astronomers and "citizen scientists" alike.
Data from Sloan has helped to identify hundreds of millions of cosmic objects.
The release was announced at the 217th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in S... | Astronomers have released the largest ever colour image of the whole sky, stitched from seven million images, each made of 125 million pixels. | 12167011 |
When the facility was established - in 1977 - it was expected to have a working life of perhaps 25 years.
But now Repsol Sinopec says it expects the site to have a productive future up until the early 2030s.
Managing director Bill Dunnett told BBC Radio Orkney: "We're here for the long term. We believe in the North Sea... | The oil terminal at Flotta in Orkney is celebrating its 40th anniversary. | 40973909 |
The Trotters scored in the 97th minute to secure a 2-2 draw at Ipswich.
Darren Pratley, Mark Davies, Zack Clough, Derik Osede, Liam Feeney, Dean Moxey, Rob Holding and Liam Trotter all missed chances in the first half.
"You can talk about tactics and team selection but when you miss glaring opportunities like we are, i... | Manager Neil Lennon believes Bolton may have a "mental fragility" after their winless run stretched to six matches. | 35763872 |
The two Championship clubs agreed a fee, thought to be about £9m, and the 25-year-old held negotiations with promotion-chasing Boro.
However, Boro said they were unable to agree personal terms with the player.
The Scotland international has scored 83 goals in 169 appearances for Blackburn, with 11 of those strikes comi... | Middlesbrough's move for Blackburn Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes has collapsed. | 35455169 |
It was less than three years ago that Tiarna Dorton tried to take her own life by jumping from a road bridge onto Belfast's Westlink.
"I can remember the smell of the tarmac. It had been raining," she told BBC News NI.
The attempt caused serious injuries and she now uses a wheelchair. But she has come out the other sid... | "If I went there that night and it had have been more difficult, 100%, I wouldn't have tried anything." | 39498448 |
Brexit could prove to be the biggest blow yet. It sends shockwaves far beyond British borders.
The UK gave the EU a second seat at the UN Security Council, one of only two serious military forces (alongside France), respected diplomatic expertise and a driving force behind making the single market more competitive.
All... | The Leave vote in the UK is a huge body blow for the EU - already reeling from the migrant crisis, the euro crisis and fears about what is seen as an aggressive Russia next door. | 36617546 |
Five directors, including chief executive Kevin Hart, were removed at a meeting of shareholders called by Monaco-based private equity firm Crown Ocean Capital (COC).
A resolution calling for the removal of chairman Billy Allan was defeated.
Mr Allan and chief operating officer David Clarkson will keep their posts.
Two ... | An activist shareholder has succeeded in ousting most of the board of Edinburgh-based oil and gas exploration firm Bowleven. | 39281217 |
RNLI rescuers said an adult and two teenagers fell into the water at Seaton Carew along with a fourth person, who swam out to try and help them.
The four were pulled from the water by a crew from the Hartlepool RNLI inshore lifeboat at about 17.30 BST on Sunday and were "shocked and cold".
The three who fell from the c... | Four people had to be rescued after a sea scooter capsized off the Teesside coast. | 40402564 |
He won 91 professional titles, including the Open twice, the US Open, and the Masters four times.
The US PGA eluded him, although he was runner-up three times.
But it was Palmer's aggressive technique, cavalier style, good looks and charisma that made him such a popular figure.
It has been said that people would rather... | Arnold Palmer was a golfing legend, who, more than any other, was largely responsible for the explosion of interest in the game in the 1960s. | 37469471 |
Rosie and Ruby Formosa were joined at the abdomen and shared part of their intestine before they had an emergency operation to separate them in 2012.
Their mother, Angela Formosa, said the four-year-olds, from Bexleyheath in south-east London, were "very excited" to be starting school.
"Four years ago it wasn't in my m... | Twins who were born conjoined and given just a 20% chance of survival are preparing to start school. | 37217196 |
On Wednesday, 27 Jewish community centres in 17 US states reported receiving hoax bomb threats.
The telephone calls prompted evacuations, but no explosives were found or injuries reported.
No one has claimed responsibility for any of the calls, which first targeted 16 Jewish community centres in nine US states on 9 Jan... | The FBI is investigating a second wave of threats to Jewish facilities across the US in the last month. | 38672558 |
Bild reported that a team doctor, physio and reserve goalkeeper were on the bench but escaped injury.
Kick-off was briefly delayed before visitors Wolfsburg won 4-0 with Andre Schurrle scoring a hat-trick
"We condemn the scenes before kick-off," said Wolfsburg sports director Klaus Allofs.
"I apologise to the Hanoveria... | Wolfsburg have apologised after a flare thrown by their fans hit the Hannover bench before Tuesday's Bundesliga match. | 35703313 |
Ella weighed just 1lb 10oz (737g) and was about the size of an adult's hand. For weeks she was kept in an incubator.
Catherine, the daughter of ex-Labour leader John Smith, said she knew little about premature babies at the time.
"I didn't really think there was that much chance of survival," she told the BBC.
But Ella... | When Catherine Smith's daughter Ella was born prematurely at 28 weeks, she feared the worst would happen. | 39140410 |
One, Donkey Documents, depicts a donkey having its papers checked by a soldier and was left on a barrier dividing the West Bank from Israel in 2007.
The other, I Remember When All This Was Trees, was painted on the wall of a derelict Detroit factory in 2010.
Together the murals could fetch as much as $1 million (£638,... | Murals believed to have been left by elusive street artist Banksy on walls in Detroit and Bethlehem are to be auctioned in September. | 33705205 |
The victim is thought to have been saved from serious injury by his glasses in the attack in Great Barr, Birmingham.
Up to six youths reportedly restrained the schoolboy during a confrontation in the street.
West Midlands Police said the boy was not seriously hurt in last Friday's attack in Birdbrook Road at 15:50 BST.... | A 12-year-old boy had bleach thrown at his eyes by bullies as he walked home from school, it has been alleged. | 37506983 |
The legislation will now be put to a vote in the Senate next week, where its prospects are unclear.
The 875-mile (1,408km) pipeline would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to the US state of Nebraska where it joins pipes running to Texas.
President Barack Obama is said to take a "dim view" of the legislation, b... | The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to approve the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. | 30042845 |
Under the new agreement, parliament will elect an interim president for a four-month term.
President Michel Martelly's five-year term comes to an end on Sunday.
A run-off vote to replace him was postponed last month because of fears of violence and allegations of fraud.
The agreement is to be signed by the presidents ... | Politicians in Haiti have signed a last-minute agreement to install a transitional government that keeps the country from plunging into an immediate power vacuum | 35514812 |
Normally men attending the horse racing event in the Royal Enclosure must wear black or grey morning dress with a waistcoat, tie and a top hat.
Women in the Royal Enclosure must not expose their shoulders.
Nick Smith of Ascot Racecourse said the jackets rule had not been enforced after entry due to the hot weather.
He ... | Royal Ascot has not enforced its dress code, letting racegoers remove jackets for the first time in the event's history, due to 'very hot conditions'. | 40343086 |
Denby Collins, 38, was tackled and restrained when he entered a house in Gillingham, Kent in December 2013.
His father challenged a law introduced in April 2013 giving householders the right to use "disproportionate force" against intruders.
The High Court has ruled the law is not incompatible with human rights laws.
M... | The father of a suspected burglar left in a coma after being tackled by a homeowner has failed in a legal challenge. | 35325168 |
In October a group of Newport dog walkers started a shoe box appeal to give gifts to rescued rabbits, cats and dogs.
Since then more than 1,000 boxes filled with everything from festive jumpers to treats and tunnels have been donated.
Dog walker Rachel Hunter said the generosity had been "overwhelming".
"We thought we ... | Hundreds of abandoned pets will be getting festive treats on Christmas Day after generous animal lovers donated more than 1,000 presents to an appeal. | 38261935 |
Bwriad Food Dudes oedd annog plant i fwyta'n iach gan ddefnyddio DVD a chymeriadau cartŵn arwrol oedd yn derbyn grymoedd hud drwy fwyta'n iach.
Roedd y cynllun yn ganlyniad i 25 mlynedd o ymchwil gan seicolegwyr ym Mhrifysgol Bangor.
Yn ôl y trefnwyr, mae wedi helpu 700,000 o blant ar draws y DU, Ewrop a'r UDA i fwyta'... | Mae cwmni oedd yn rhedeg cynllun bwyta'n iach i blant, gafodd ei ddatblygu gan Brifysgol Bangor, ar fin cael ei ddiddymu gyda dyledion o dros £1.2m. | 39953573 |
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The 45-year-old, currently in charge at Bayern Munich, will replace Manuel Pellegrini, who will leave on 30 June.
A statement from City said Chilean Pellegrini, 62, was "fully supportive" of the announcement being made.
The club said negotiations with former Barcelona coac... | Pep Guardiola has agreed a three-year contract to become Manchester City manager in the summer. | 35461090 |
Like much received wisdom, it may just be wrong. For the arrival of this young financier-turned politician in the Elysee could actually make a deal between Britain and the European Union easier.
Yes, President Macron is a devoted pro-European. His belief in the idea and the institutions of the EU is part of his core.
I... | The received wisdom is that the election of Emmanuel Macron as president of France is bad for Britain's Brexit negotiations. | 39842424 |
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After three races, Hamilton has two dominant victories and a second place. His victory in China was his most impressive yet in 2015.
He was in a league of his own - even if in the end he beat team-mate Nico Rosberg to pole by only 0.04 seconds - and aced every aspect of th... | Lewis Hamilton's victory in the Chinese Grand Prix only heightened the impression that he is in complete control of the Formula 1 season at this early stage. | 32293696 |
"If the militants think they can erase history we are helping to make sure that can't happen," said archaeologist Jane Moon.
They have been excavating a Babylonian administrative centre from 1500BC.
It has provided more than 300 artefacts for the Iraq Museum in Baghdad.
The Manchester archaeologists, believed to be on ... | Archaeologists from the University of Manchester have been working in Iraq and making "significant discoveries", while Islamic State militants have been bulldozing historic Assyrian sites. | 32204577 |
BBC Sport has learned the Crystal Palace midfielder has a hamstring injury, and could be a doubt for the home game against Israel in Sunday.
Wales are already without Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen, West Brom defender James Chester and Nottingham Forest's David Vaughan.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Dave Edwards is likely t... | Joe Ledley will miss Wales' crucial Euro 2016 qualifying match with Cyprus. | 34145336 |
"He was a very quiet and gentle man. He was also a deep thinker and had huge courage, and in those early Thatcher governments he was, in many ways, the quiet hero.
"The person who put forward those very controversial but vital budgets that got on top of inflation, that helped reform the trade unions.
"He made a big dif... | Senior figures in British politics have paid tribute to former Conservative chancellor Geoffrey Howe, who has died at the age of 88 after suffering a suspected heart attack. | 34497576 |
The campaigners set up camp at Upton, near Chester, in April 2014 to prevent testing on the site by energy company IGas.
For more than a month, they have had no legal right to remain there, after a court order was served in November compelling them to leave.
But they remain stubbornly in place, flags waving and brazier... | A group of anti-fracking protesters have bolstered their campsite with an elaborate network of tunnels, walls and even a moat as they continue to defy efforts to evict them. | 35239141 |
Felix, who can also play as a striker, made 32 appearances in all competitions for the National League North club last season, scoring five goals.
The 21-year-old joined Boston in 2014 from Southern Football League Premier Division side St Neots Town.
York were relegated from League Two last season, having won only sev... | National League side York City have signed winger Kaine Felix from Boston United on a two-year deal. | 36675623 |
Ephraim Norman, 24, of Thornton Heath, fatally attacked Andrew Else, 52, in Croydon in April 2014 and continued to stab him after one of the knives bent.
The Old Bailey heard two weeks before he had stabbed a teenager in the neck.
Norman, who has paranoid schizophrenia, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and attempted murd... | A man who stabbed a bus passenger more than 200 times in the street has been detained indefinitely in hospital. | 31460959 |
In 2014 Nick Dickson, 52, gave himself the challenge of hill walking one thousand miles, with the intention of seeing more of the UK countryside while increasing his fitness. This is his story.
"Last Jan 1st, like many people, I made a resolution to take more exercise.
When I moved up to the North from London in 2011 I... | Love them or hate them, New Year resolutions are a great way to achieve personal goals. | 30703234 |
The IPCC confirmed it was investigating the evidence Lord Stevens gave to the Macpherson Inquiry in 1998.
The Met said it referred the matter to the IPCC following a public complaint.
Lord Stevens has previously denied any wrongdoing.
He was Deputy Commissioner of the Met from 1998 to 2000, while the Macpherson report ... | Former Metropolitan Police chief Lord Stevens is being investigated by the police watchdog over information he gave to the inquiry into the Met's handling of the Stephen Lawrence murder case. | 32242962 |
Pierre Claver Mbonimpa was attacked in the capital, Bujumbura.
He was a stern critic of President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial bid for a third term in office.
On Sunday presidential aide Gen Adolphe Nshimirimana was killed in an attack on his car in Bujumbura. He was in charge of the president's personal security.... | A prominent human rights activist in Burundi has been shot and seriously wounded by gunmen on motorbikes, his family and witnesses say. | 33767768 |
The hosts started brighter, but Neil Etheridge saved a Luke Norris penalty after Paul Downing's handball.
That spurred the Saddlers on and Milan Lalkovic picked up a loose ball to curl the ball in and break the deadlock.
With the Gills pressing, Walsall broke, Jordy Hiwula slotting in after Romaine Sawyers' composed pa... | Walsall scored two second-half goals to beat League One promotion rivals Gillingham and move up into third. | 35965769 |
The suspect, said to have " a grudge against the community" in the Highfield area of Southampton, has allegedly left "bin bags full of bread" in the area.
Councillor Paul O'Neill said the man was known to be scattering up to 300kg of grain a week in school playgrounds and public areas.
The city council said it was awar... | An "anti-social individual" - dubbed Ratman - has been blamed for a suburban rodent infestation. | 37470315 |
Ian Ruddock denies compressing baby Olivia's chest and rib cage, shaking her repeatedly and inflicting blunt force trauma to her head.
The attacks are alleged to have taken place at the family home in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, before the infant died in March 2011.
Mr Ruddock also denies assaulting two other childre... | A man has gone on trial accused of murdering his five-week-old daughter. | 33989739 |
The allegations against Jim Quigley, of the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), were made at a tribunal hearing in Exeter.
Charlotte Revely, 51, a former union employee, is making a whistleblower and sexual discrimination claim.
The NASUWT has strongly denied the claims.
Ms Revel... | A senior teaching union boss has been accused of fostering a "hostile, sexist and discriminatory environment". | 34787996 |
The 22-year-old, from Bartley Green, died in hospital after the attack in Woodgate Gardens at 22:50 BST.
Police said they have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of murder and have been given more time to question a 16-year-old boy about the death.
A 21-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of murder, has been rele... | Police have named a man who died after being stabbed in Birmingham on Monday as Alexander Phillip Leonard. | 40526499 |
The 75-minute special has been compiled from footage shot before Clarkson was sacked by the BBC for punching a producer.
Writing in The Sun, he said: "BBC Two is screening an edition of Top Gear cobbled together from two films that were made before I was fired.
"One of them is quite good."
The show, which airs at 20:00... | The final episode of Top Gear to feature Jeremy Clarkson will be shown on BBC Two on Sunday, but the star has called it "cobbled together". | 33304225 |
Kelly Mahon, 41, was arrested with another woman after the baby disappeared on Wednesday afternoon.
He was located safe and well about three hours later.
Ms Mahon, of John Broad Avenue, Arleston, was remanded in custody at Telford magistrates on Friday.
She will appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Friday 25 March.
A 53... | A woman has appeared in court charged with kidnap after a nine-week-old boy was reported missing from his home in Telford. | 35666542 |
Officers found the child had got out of the window in Levenshulme, Greater Manchester, due to a damaged latch.
She was taken to hospital for checks following the fall at 16:40 GMT on Tuesday but was later released.
Insp Phil Spurgeon said the child was seen "running around the hospital as though nothing had happened."
... | A toddler who fell from a second floor window "miraculously" escaped with just a bump to the head by landing on an old sofa in the garden below. | 38980653 |
Jurgen Klopp's side were protecting a two-goal lead from the first leg at Anfield but Anthony Martial's 32nd-minute penalty offered United brief hope after he was fouled by Nathaniel Clyne.
Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata had missed clear opportunities for United but Liverpool were also a threat as David de Gea saved super... | Philippe Coutinho's brilliant solo goal killed Manchester United's hopes of a Europa League comeback and sent Liverpool into the last eight in comfort at Old Trafford. | 35815538 |
The agreement does not include a break clause and, should it be completed, will extend his reign to 23 years.
Neither Arsenal nor Wenger, 67, see this as definitely being his final contract.
Arsenal are expected to spend at least £100m on new players in the upcoming transfer window - which opens on 1 July - having also... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has signed a new two-year deal at the club. | 40103874 |
The bodies of US citizen Michael Sharp and Swedish national Zaida Catalan were discovered in the central Kasai region, a government spokesman said.
They were abducted two weeks ago after going to Kasai to investigate reports of abuses after local rebels took up arms.
Some 40 police officers were found beheaded in the r... | Two UN experts who were missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been found dead, officials say. | 39418277 |
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell at an annualised 1.6% from July to September, compared with forecasts of a 2.1% rise.
That followed a revised 7.3% contraction in the second quarter, which was the biggest fall since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Economists said the weak economic data could delay a sales tax r... | Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank for the second consecutive quarter, leaving the world's third largest economy in technical recession. | 30077122 |
Mikkelsen, who played mayoral candidate Troels Hartmann in cult Danish drama The Killing, will star as Charles Augustus Magnussen.
In Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, the title character is a blackmailer who extorts money from wealthy nobles.
The Sherlock series stars Benedict Cumberbat... | Danish actor Lars Mikkelsen is set to play a villain in the third series of BBC One's Sherlock. | 23490297 |
James Porter, who takes over the top job on Monday, issued the rallying cry at the NRA's annual meeting in Texas.
Tens of thousands of people are expected at the gun rights group's event, which comes weeks after the NRA helped stop a firearms control bill.
Gun control groups plan counter-demonstrations in Houston.
"Thi... | The incoming president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) has told attendees of its conference they are freedom fighters in a "culture war". | 22402866 |
The 24-year-old is in Australia's squad for the Four Nations, having been born there to a Welsh father.
"He's become one of the leading NRL players. Unfortunately for Wales I think we've seen the last of Tyson," Harris told BBC Wales.
Frizell is eligible for Wales because they are a tier-two nation while the Kangaroos ... | Former coach Iestyn Harris believes Tyson Frizell will not play for the Wales rugby league team again. | 37589257 |
The 23-year-old scored eight goals in 79 appearances in two seasons at the Coral Windows Stadium.
Knott, who began his career at Sunderland, has agreed a two-year deal at the Priestfield Stadium and becomes Gillingham's second summer signing.
"I needed a manager who trusts me and who can get the best out of me," he tol... | League One side Gillingham have signed Billy Knott following the midfielder's departure from Bradford City, | 36548354 |
The 24-year-old left the Warriors after their relegation to Scottish League Two, having played 41 games in 2016-17.
Kerr began his career at Birmingham but left without playing for the first team, before making 65 appearances for Motherwell, scoring once.
He later spent a season at Cowdenbeath before joining Stenhousem... | Gateshead have signed free-agent defender Fraser Kerr on a one-year deal following his exit from Stenhousemuir at the end of last season. | 40681972 |
Mrs May will hold face-to-face meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
Britain's exit from the European Union and its future relationship with the bloc is set to be on the agenda.
Mrs May's two-day trip will get under way after she holds her first Prime Minister's Questions... | Prime Minister Theresa May is to make her debut on the international stage on Wednesday, meeting European leaders for talks in Berlin and Paris. | 36823838 |
In BBC One thriller Trust Me, Whittaker plays Cath Hardacre, a nurse who loses her job after she turns whistle-blower.
Wanting to provide a better life for her young daughter, she steals her best friend's identity as a senior doctor and lands a job in an Edinburgh hospital (a colleague amusingly describes the A&E depar... | Before she takes over the lead role in Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker will be appearing on our screens as a very different doctor... and a fake one at that. | 40263351 |
Ashley Hawkins, 32, from Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, was found dead in a flat in Scotland Street on Friday at 05:30.
Kieran Davies, 28, was charged with murder at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.
Mr Hawkins' family said: "Our beautiful boy Ashley, we can't believe he is gone. He was a loving son, brother and uncle. O... | A man who was found dead in one of the most exclusive streets in Edinburgh has been identified by police. | 38220984 |
The Wales striker, 25, was jailed for five years for rape in April 2012 but is due to be released early this month.
More than 90,000 people have signed a petition calling on Evans' former club Sheffield United not to re-employ him.
"I didn't know there was a law that said once you come out of prison you still can't do ... | Ched Evans should be allowed to play football again when he is released from prison, says Professional Footballers' Association chief Gordon Taylor. | 29541498 |
It features the Fab Four playing Some Other Guy in September 1962, four weeks before their debut single came out.
It was recorded after the group were filmed for Granada TV's Know The North, but was never broadcast.
The tape was kept by TV producer Johnnie Hamp, who will auction it for charity in Liverpool on 4 Novembe... | An original tape of The Beatles performing at The Cavern Club in Liverpool in 1962 has been found after 50 years languishing in a desk drawer. | 34414650 |
They were paid by the Home Office, which also spent nearly £20m on lawyers for the former chief constable of South Yorkshire Police and eight ex-officers.
The inquests concluded in April that fans were unlawfully killed in the 1989 disaster.
The inquests, running between 31 March 2014 and 26 April 2016, were the longes... | Legal costs for the families at the inquests into the deaths of the 96 Hillsborough victims totalled £63.6m. | 37852267 |
The 29-year-old Briton had already made history with back-to-back Grands Prix successes in Geneva and Aachen.
He added to those by claiming the Calgary Grand Prix in Canada on Sunday riding Hello Sanctos.
"Words can't describe it. It is the best feeling I've ever had," said Scottish-born Brash.
Brash was the only compe... | Scott Brash won showjumping's biggest individual prize of 1m Euros (£735,000) by becoming the first rider to win the sport's grand slam. | 34239608 |
If Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg wins on Sunday, the German will become champion for the first time.
Hamilton was 0.03 seconds quicker than Rosberg over one flying lap and also had a clear advantage on longer runs.
The Mercedes duo's closest rivals at Interlagos were the Williams pair of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Ma... | Lewis Hamilton topped both Friday practice sessions at the start of a Brazilian Grand Prix weekend that is critical to his title hopes. | 37953887 |
With world supplies running out, the find is a "game-changer", say geologists at Durham and Oxford universities.
Helium is used in hospitals in MRI scanners as well as in spacecraft, telescopes and radiation monitors.
Until now, the precious gas has been discovered only in small quantities during oil and gas drilling.
... | Scientists have discovered a large helium gas field in Tanzania. | 36651048 |
Those behind the idea from Cardiff University are hoping it can become a permanent feature.
Creative industries employ more than 50,000 people in Wales, a third of them self-employed.
Although it is worth just over 5% of the Welsh economy, the sector has been one of the fastest growing over the last decade.
It also has... | A pop-up space has brought together people working in the creative industries in Cardiff. | 36596508 |
Council plans were for 21 libraries to be community-run but the authority is now proposing that those libraries have some paid staff.
Consultation responses said this was necessary for libraries to survive.
The library budget is being halved in 10 years, from £7.8m in 2010 to £4.2m by 2020.
North Yorkshire County Cou... | Libraries in North Yorkshire will not be run entirely by volunteers after a public consultation revealed people were against the move. | 33023349 |
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World number 31 Davis looked to be heading out as O'Sullivan established a commanding lead in the best-of-seven contest.
Davis took the next four frames to complete a remarkable comeback on a day of shocks at the tournament.
Lee Walker pulled off a surprise as he came from... | Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan blew a 3-0 lead to lose to Mark Davis in the Welsh Open second round. | 38986026 |
The US central bank kept interest rates on hold last month, but the minutes revealed that it was a close call.
They lend further weight to expectations of an interest rate rise by the end of the year.
The Dow Jones and S&P 500 closed slightly higher, but the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped a little.
The Dow Jones Industrial ... | (Close): Stocks on Wall Street were mixed at the close on Wednesday after the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve's September meeting. | 37634389 |
The Tigers will make a 13th successive play-off appearance when they go to Wasps in the semi-final on 20 May.
Cohen told BBC Radio Leicester: "Getting to the semi-final is fantastic but the measurement of success at this club always has to be winning trophies.
"It will be a successful season if we win the Premiership, ... | Leicester Tigers' season will be considered a success only if they win the Premiership, says CEO Simon Cohen. | 39875850 |
As many as 10,000 spectators were evacuated from the arena in Mannheim, in south-west Germany.
Reports say model Heidi Klum and judges on the show were the first to leave the arena, before the audience were removed.
Police say they received a bomb threat from an anonymous female caller.
They investigated a suspicious s... | The live final of a reality television show, Germany's Next Topmodel, was taken off air after a bomb scare at the venue where it was being filmed. | 32749377 |
The Bank of Scotland PMI found business activity weakened in November, with a slight decline in new order intakes.
Survey data also pointed to the first reduction in workforce numbers since June, although the rate of job cutting was "only slight".
The report said that reduced demand hit the services sector in particula... | Scottish private sector output has contracted for the first time since August, according to a regular survey of purchasing managers. | 38267388 |
Allen has one year left on his Liverpool contract and started only 19 games in the entire campaign.
"I think it hinges on the pre-season plans and what exactly the club are hoping to do, everything comes into that," Allen explained.
"As a footballer you want to play every minute of every game. That's been the challenge... | Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen says his future at Anfield could depend on the chances he is given in pre-season. | 36393965 |
Bayer said it was in advanced talks with Monsanto, but warned there was no guarantee a deal would result.
Its initial offer of $122 a share in May was rejected by the US firm for being "financially inadequate".
The record all-cash offer valued Monsanto at $62bn (£43bn at the time).
Bayer raised its offer to $125 a shar... | Germany's Bayer has raised its offer for Monsanto to $65bn (£49bn), or $127.50 a share, in a bid to create a global seeds and pesticides giant. | 37281453 |
An initial stage of 16 groups of three teams will precede a knockout stage for the remaining 32 when the change is made for the 2026 tournament.
The sport's world governing body voted unanimously in favour of the change at a meeting in Zurich on Tuesday.
The number of tournament matches will rise to 80, from 64, but th... | The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided. | 38565246 |
18 October 2015 Last updated at 08:34 BST
"Pan" is a remake of Peter Pan and features a lot of famous actors and actresses.
But many people are unhappy with the director's choice to pick Rooney Mara, a white actress, to play the character Tiger Lily.
In many of the past versions of the books and films of Peter Pan, Tig... | A new Hollywood movie's been getting complaints from people who are unhappy about the race of one of the main characters. | 34506068 |
Last year, it made changes to the way the site is viewed in Belgium following a similar order from the Belgian Privacy Commissioner.
The French data protection body also demanded stronger password complexity, requiring at least eight characters rather than the existing six.
Facebook said privacy was its priority.
"Prot... | Facebook has been given three months to stop tracking non-members of its social network without their consent in France. | 35531224 |
It indicates average day school fees are now £13,194 per year and boarding fees cost an average of £30,369.
Private schooling from primary age to A-levels totals £286,000 for a day place and £468,000 for a boarder, the report from Killik and Co finds.
London remains the most expensive region, with an average day school... | The cost of putting a child through a 14-year private education in the UK stands at £286,000, research suggests. | 33535216 |
And with a look of slight trepidation, she added: "It's my first time to China as well."
But this journey is much more than Theresa May's first trip to that country and much more than a getting-to know-you session for her and the leaders of the world's most powerful countries.
She wants to project a message that Brita... | As the prime minister emerged through the grey curtain separating her cabin from the rest of the government's RAF Voyager plane to face nearly 20 journalists at close quarters, she joked: 'It's the first time I've done this… It's the first time I've been on the plane." | 37269592 |
Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Lucas Hedges have all received acting nominations for their roles.
The independent drama, which tells the story of a working-class family dealing with multiple tragedies, is also up for outstanding performance by a cast.
Moonlight and Fences have each received three nominations. Bot... | Manchester by the Sea has received the most nominations for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, with four nods. | 38318781 |
The women, aged 44 and 49, were injured in the car park at Withington Community Hospital at 14:05 GMT, Greater Manchester Police said.
The 89-year-old man who was driving the car has been arrested on suspicion of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving.
The man remains in custody, police said.
A police co... | Two women have died after a car hit pedestrians outside a hospital in south Manchester. | 39197745 |
Cheltenham stay top of the table by a point ahead of Forest Green, but never got into their stride at Cressing Road.
The Robins survived a goalmouth scramble and a half-volley from Cheek before the break.
Chez Isaac crossed for Cheek to head home the winner after the interval and Braintree held on for a deserved win as... | Braintree checked Cheltenham's National League title charge courtesy of Michael Cheek's second-half header. | 35792262 |
The Al-Madinah School shut last Tuesday, citing "health and safety concerns", after one day of inspections.
Sources said the school had been rated inadequate in all areas by Ofsted, but a final report has not yet been filed.
The school has insisted it was closed on undisclosed health and safety grounds and not due to t... | A Muslim free school in Derby has reopened almost a week after it was closed during an Ofsted inspection. | 24427453 |
Prince William visited a Tokyo studio where a popular costume drama is filmed - dressing as a samurai who unified the country in the 16th century.
However, he stopped short of wearing a samurai wig, saying his brother Prince Harry would "never let me forget it".
He is on a week-long visit to Japan and China to promote ... | The Duke of Cambridge was dressed as a famous samurai warrior during a visit to the set of a long-running historical drama in Japan. | 31671772 |
Curle's side played most of the second half of the 1-0 loss without goalkeeper Mark Gillespie who was sent off for a professional foul on Tom Elliott.
"What gets managers frustrated is when there's an incident and you ask the linesman what he saw," Curle said.
"The stock answer is 'I didn't see it'. You're thinking if ... | Carlisle United boss Keith Curle has criticised the match officials after Tuesday's defeat by AFC Wimbledon. | 35650186 |
Second-half goals by Christian Bubalovic and Edward Herrera - against the run of play - stunned the home crowd.
Conor Sammon's header gave Hearts hope, but they could not find a leveller.
Earlier, Prince Buaben missed a first-half penalty while Jamie Walker and Sam Nicholson both hit the woodwork.
Hearts had approached... | Hearts were booed off the pitch after being knocked out of the Europa League by Maltese side Birkirkara at Tynecastle. | 36821061 |
The pace of change is accelerating at a dizzying rate, with profound implications for the way we we work, play and communicate.
So what are the big technology trends to watch out for in 2017?
Cybersecurity will undoubtedly be the dominant theme of 2017, as all tech innovations could be undermined by data thefts, fraud ... | If 2016 seemed politically tumultuous, 2017 promises to be equally tumultuous on the technology front. | 38517517 |
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As part of the Beach Bums project the poo of regular surfers and non-surfers will be compared.
As surfers swallow a lot of water while they're hitting the waves, it's thought the differences between the poo will show scientists what sea... | It might sound disgusting but scientists hope a new study of surfers' poo will help them learn more about water pollution. | 33226291 |
Announcing his bid on Saturday, he said the seat voted "overwhelmingly" for Leave in the EU referendum last year.
The constituency, held by the Conservatives in 2015 with UKIP second, recorded the highest Leave vote, with 75.6% choosing to leave the EU.
Mr Nuttall said he would make it his "mission" to "ensure there is... | UKIP leader Paul Nuttall is to stand in Boston and Skegness in Lincolnshire in June's General Election. | 39756016 |
Dr James Kew, 41, died instantly when he ran into the low-hanging cable on a public footpath across a field in Newport, Essex, in 2012.
The fault was reported to UK Power Networks earlier that day, but the company did not cut the power.
It admitted breaching health and safety laws and must pay £153,000 costs.
Dr Kew, o... | A power firm has been fined £1m after a man was electrocuted when he was hit by a fallen electricity cable while running in the countryside. | 35413237 |
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the one-year-old girl known as Asha and her mother would be released into community detention in Australia.
Protesters blockaded the hospital to prevent the child being removed.
Australia's policy on asylum seekers has been widely criticised.
Previously, the government said it wou... | The Australian government has announced that a baby being treated for burns in a Brisbane hospital will not be sent back to an asylum seekers' detention camp on the Pacific island of Nauru. | 35624479 |
Darren Brownlie headed Queens ahead and Lyle's shot doubled their lead before the break.
Another from Lyle continued the hosts' dominance and Harris then fired his first.
Harris struck again and then set up Iain Russell's effort as the Palmerston side ended a run of three straight defeats with a handsome win. | Derek Lyle and Alex Harris each scored twice as Queen of the South routed Dumbarton in the Scottish Championship. | 35792599 |
John Finucane has been nominated to run in North Belfast by senior MLAs Gerry Kelly and Carál Ní Chuilín.
The move sets up a battle with the Democratic Unionist Party's deputy leader Nigel Dodds for the constituency's Westminster seat.
Loyalist paramilitaries killed John Finucane's father in what was one of the most co... | A son of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane is set to stand as a Sinn Féin candidate in June's general election. | 39782057 |
The Public Accounts Committee said there was a lack of consistency in funding and levels of support.
The MPs called for a "better understanding" of what worked to close the gap between rich and poor pupils.
A Department for Education spokesman said the government was committed to tackling "educational inequality".
Clos... | "Urgent steps" are needed to ensure more effective support for two million disadvantaged pupils in England, a report from a committee of MPs warns. | 34476163 |
The former beauty therapist was arrested in 2004 at Bali airport with 4.2kg of marijuana hidden in surfing gear, and sentenced the next year.
Her case affected foreign relations between Australia and Indonesia and outraged many Australians, with some viewing her sentence as too harsh.
She proclaimed innocence throughou... | Convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has returned to Brisbane after nine years in prison and three years on parole in Indonesia. | 40071279 |
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