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Black Labrador Ella fled after being hit by a car on Mersea Island on Thursday.
Ella, who had earlier escaped from Kate and Tyson Burns-Green's West Mersea garden, was spotted swimming to Ray Island and Packing Shed Island before eventually being rescued on Sunday.
The Blackwater Veterinary Surgery said she was 95% deh... | A dog missing for four days has been rescued close to death having swum to two different islands. | 38568190 |
The creator of the Discworld series died at the age of 66 in March, following a public struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
In the past two weeks, hundreds of fans have signed a petition for a permanent statue to the writer in Salisbury.
A spokeswoman for the family said he would "undoubtedly" have found the amusement "i... | Sir Terry Pratchett's family is backing a campaign to have a statue of the author erected in Wiltshire. | 34334105 |
Find out more about each of the candidates below.
Robert Evans, who is standing as the Labour candidate, was the first MEP for London North West, specialising during his time in the European Parliament on European crime prevention.
He is a former primary school teacher who now works as a freelance consultant and public... | Independent Kevin Hurley has been elected police and crime commissioner for Surrey. | 19546116 |
The teams kick-off pre-season at Barcelona in Spain on 27 February before returning for a second session in March.
All the teams have now revealed their 2017 driver line-ups.
Circuit de Catalunya
Monday, 27 February - Thursday, 2 March 2017
Tuesday, 7 March - Friday, 10 March 2017
There will be live BBC Sport text comm... | Formula 1 teams have started their build-up to the 2017 season before the first race in Australia on 26 March. | 38677480 |
The Lib Dems also pledged to keep defence spending at the Nato benchmark of 2% of national income.
Leader Tim Farron said he believed in a "credible" armed forces.
Labour and the Conservatives have both pledged to stick to the 2% Nato spending target.
The Lib Dems have also promised a new "careers for heroes" scheme to... | Graduates in technical and engineering subjects would be given £10,000 to join the armed forces, under plans unveiled by the Liberal Democrats to tackle recruitment problems. | 39912933 |
The pet was found on Tuesday when a member of the public heard cries at Cables Wynd House in Leith.
The cat, which has been named Molly, is now in the care of the Scottish SPCA's animal rescue and rehoming centre in Balerno.
Molly is between seven and nine months old.
Inspector June Chalcroft said: "Molly was wearing a... | A cat thought to have been trapped for a week after its lead became tangled with a parked motorbike in Edinburgh has been rescued. | 35550108 |
The Museum of London display will include the personal stories of Londoners who were there during the fire and will look at the city, before and after the blaze.
It will also look at the fire's causes, how London was rebuilt afterwards and compare modern fire fighting techniques to those employed at the time.
Fire! Fir... | A new exhibition will display rare artefacts from the Great Fire of London in 1666 to mark its 350th anniversary. | 34127738 |
Rochdale goalkeeper Josh Lilis pulled off a string of excellent saves from Florent Cuvelier and Che Adams to stop the Blades taking the lead.
Dale broke the deadlock when Holt flicked on to fellow substitute Peter Vincenti, who curled past Lilis.
Holt then swept Michael Rose's corner into the roof of the net to secure ... | Grant Holt scored his first goal since rejoining Rochdale to help beat Sheffield United in League One. | 35619174 |
The man was taken to hospital along with a woman after falling ill at the house in Lodge Road, Whistley Green, just after 08:00 GMT on Thursday.
Police said the 60-year-old died in the early hours. The woman remains in hospital in a stable condition.
British Gas and the Health and Safety Executive are carrying out an ... | A man died after suffering suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a house in Berkshire. | 35436881 |
The online article was published after the four-year-old prince was photographed with his hands on his face in a helicopter in Germany last month.
Jim Allister, leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) party, described the article as "outrageous and sick".
He has written to PinkNews demanding it withdraw the arti... | An article in PinkNews, speculating that Prince George has become a gay icon, has sparked a formal complaint from a Northern Ireland politician. | 40898218 |
Residents said IS fighters had set up defensive positions and laid landmines after capturing the city on Sunday.
Militants were also going door-to-door looking for government sympathisers and throwing bodies in the Euphrates river, residents were quoted as saying.
Thousands have fled the city and the UN has warned of a... | Islamic State militants are preparing to defend the Iraqi city of Ramadi, witnesses say, as Iranian-backed militiamen gather east of the city. | 32791448 |
The non-league club complained that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) had unfairly imposed surcharges of about £2,500 after VAT bills totalling £40,000 were paid late.
Club officials said they had given warning that payments would be late and should therefore not be penalised.
But a specialist judge has ruled against the N... | AFC Telford United have lost a court battle over late VAT payments. | 38541884 |
The 42-year-old has been a youth coach at Leicester City since 2013 and has also been linked with joining Wolves.
"[Permission] has been granted. It's whether we can take it any further," said Derby manager Nigel Pearson.
"If we can secure the deal then he'll bring different ideas and different coaching methods to what... | Derby County have been given permission to speak to ex-midfielder Inigo Idiakez about joining as first-team coach. | 36715122 |
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Li Dongyi completed the puzzle in just 11.84 seconds at a World Cube Association tournament in Shenyang, according to Chinese state media.
He's been solving Rubik's Cube's for more than four years and learnt from his Dad, who's a spee... | A nine-year-old boy from north east China has set a new world record in his age group for solving a Rubik's Cube. | 25602559 |
Iceland international Sigurdsson joined Fulham from FC Krasnodar for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal in August 2016.
The 31-year-old made 18 appearances last season, scoring his only goal in a 2-0 win at Ipswich in December.
Fulham start the new Championship season when they host Norwich City on Saturday.
Find al... | Fulham defender Ragnar Sigurdsson has left Craven Cottage to join Russian side Rubin Kazan on a season-long loan. | 40817487 |
He told an NBC News interviewer on Sunday that he's a "reasonable person", however, and he'd listen if someone can come up with a "reasonable explanation for why they would like to kill a baby". Women, however, should not look at their foetus as "the enemy".
To illustrate his point, Mr Carson - whose understated yet fo... | Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, one of the current frontrunners for the Republican presidential nomination, wants to make abortion illegal in all instances, including cases of rape and incest. | 34641563 |
Ms Randerson, a UK government minister in the Wales Office, was speaking to mark the launch of Wales Tourism Week.
Last year, 84 million tourism day visits were made by British residents to Wales, spending £2.5bn.
And there were 121,400 employed in the tourism sector - 9,000 more since 2010.
"Wales has some of the bes... | The Welsh tourism industry is a vital part of the economy and the right transport infrastructure is needed to support it, Baroness Randerson has told event in London. | 31878395 |
It hopes to prevent "unconscious bias" and tap a more diverse "talent pool".
For next year's recruitment round for 1,500 graduates and school leavers, an algorithm will consider "contextual" information alongside academic results.
It will take into account disadvantages such as attending an under-performing school or c... | Professional services firm Deloitte has changed its selection process so recruiters do not know where candidates went to school or university. | 34384668 |
He was speaking in Atlanta in the wake of mass protests surrounding the shooting dead of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white policeman.
Mr Holder was speaking at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where Martin Luther King preached.
President Barack Obama has requested funds to improve training and provi... | US Attorney General Eric Holder has announced plans to "help end racial profiling once and for all". | 30290308 |
He became famous for his sweaters and the rocking chair in which he invariably sat to sing the final number of his show.
At a time when the 60s pop explosion was stalling the careers of so many crooners, Doonican bucked the trend with eight Top-20 hits.
And songs like Delaney's Donkey and Paddy McGinty's Goat allowed r... | Val Doonican's gentle style made him a popular feature on Saturday night television for more than two decades. | 13056229 |
The 8ft "Ed Stone", carved with ex-leader Ed Miliband's key pledges, was among £123,748 of payments missing from Labour's 2015 election return.
A further 33 receipts, worth £34,392, were missing, the commission said.
The £20,000 is the highest fine it has imposed since it was formed in 2001.
The commission's investigat... | Labour has been fined £20,000 by the Electoral Commission for failing to declare all of its general election expenses - including the stone tablet unveiled during the campaign. | 37760562 |
He has faced a lot of criticism since saying he would be standing down from the assembly but continuing to lead the party from Westminster as an MP.
Party grandees including Brid Rodgers and Seamus Mallon said he should give up the leadership.
Mr Mallon, a former deputy leader, said he should go "as soon as possible".
... | SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell has rounded on his internal critics, saying: "I'm not going to run away from a task half done." | 32744293 |
The study, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, suggests the vaccine guards against the disease in monkeys and camels.
Researchers hope with more work it could be turned into a jab for humans.
Mers has infected 1,400 people and claimed 500 lives since 2012. But no specific treatment or preventative ... | A prototype vaccine against the lung infection Mers coronavirus has shown promising results, scientists say. | 33974816 |
Craig Kearney, 24, was found injured in Lochranza Drive in East Kilbride at about 02:20 on Sunday.
Paramedics were called to the scene, near Lindsayfield Road, but Mr Kearney died a short time later.
Police Scotland said a 46 year-old man had been arrested and was detained in police custody.
He was expected to appear a... | A man has been arrested in connection with the death of another man in South Lanarkshire at the weekend. | 39183981 |
NHS Kernow has been placed under legal directions by NHS England to produce a recovery plan as it is heading for a year-end deficit of £14m.
It had previously had forecast a surplus of £500,000.
NHS Kernow said it had a good financial track record but faced "a number" of pressures.
Clinical commissioning group NHS Kern... | The organisation that commissions health services in Cornwall has been ordered to deal with its financial problems by NHS bosses. | 35113666 |
Retired High Court judge Dyson Heydon was under pressure from unions who argued that connections to the Liberal party created the perception of bias.
They argued his decision to speak at a Liberal Party fundraiser, even though he withdrew later, was problematic.
But Justice Heydon ruled that the "fair minded observer"... | The head of Australia's Royal Commission into union corruption has dismissed an attempt to force him to step down. | 33983960 |
The Department of Regional Development contracts to complete re-signalling works and a passing loop on the line have been awarded.
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy said that the scheme will now cost £46m.
The original cost was estimated at £20m which then rose to £40m.
The project had been held up at the start of the y... | Work on the second part of a major upgrade to the railway line between Londonderry and Coleraine is to get under way at the cost of a further £6m. | 32971015 |
Defender Barry Douglas got the first on 32 minutes, the summer signing firing a deflected left-foot shot when Derby failed to deal with a far-post cross.
Ivan Cavaleiro then wrapped up their second win of the new campaign on the break from close range on 76 minutes.
It left Gary Rowett's Rams with just a point from the... | Wolves scored a goal in each half at Pride Park as they beat Derby County to maintain their highly encouraging start to the new Championship season. | 40834638 |
The move comes two days after gunmen opened fire at an Ivory Coast beach resort killing 18 people, including four French citizens.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said it carried out the assault.
Militants have also launched attacks in Burkina Faso and Mali recently.
How I survived the attack
France's ex-colonie... | France has said it will deploy a paramilitary police force in the capital of Burkina Faso to react quickly in the event of new attacks by Islamist militants in West Africa. | 35818009 |
STUC general secretary Grahame Smith will warn that it could take time to take advantage of new devolved powers.
Responsibilities over income tax and welfare will be transferred to MSPs from April 2017.
Mr Smith will make the plea as the STUC annual congress begins in Dundee on Monday.
The general secretary of the Scot... | A leading union will call on Scottish party leaders to bring forward "bold ambitious policies" in the Holyrood election campaign. | 36066313 |
The 25-year-old has made 80 league appearances for the Championship side since joining from Chesterfield in August 2014.
Cooper is the second player to extend his stay at Elland Road this week after full-back Gaetano Berardi signed a new three-year deal on Tuesday.
Thomas Christiansen's side have started the season wit... | Leeds United defender Liam Cooper has signed a new four-year deal. | 40887644 |
He told military leaders North Korea would revise its military posture to be ready to launch pre-emptive strikes, the Korean Central News Agency said.
But despite its rhetoric it remains unclear how advanced the North's nuclear weapons programme is.
The UN has imposed some of its toughest ever sanctions on the North fo... | Kim Jong-un has said North Korea's nuclear weapons should be ready for use "at any time", state media report. | 35723070 |
The 44-year-old was discovered by officers called to an address on Delarden Road in Pallister Park at 23:45 GMT on Thursday.
Cleveland Police said it was conducting inquiries in the local area to piece together the circumstances of the death, and appealed for information.
Detectives are currently questioning a 21-year-... | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at a house in Middlesbrough. | 38423781 |
The 35-year-old had a trial with the Shakers last summer, but instead joined Preston and played five games for them.
Kirkland started his career at Coventry City and has also played for Liverpool, West Brom, Wigan, Leicester, Doncaster and Sheffield Wednesday.
He has joined former Bradford keeper Ben Williams in moving... | League One side Bury have signed former England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland on a one-year deal after he left Preston. | 36644581 |
Their intervention is seen as an attempt to defuse escalating tensions between rival communities in Nigeria.
However, a pro-secessionist group says it will press ahead with its campaign.
Security forces have killed at least 150 people since August 2015 to quell pro-independence protests, Amnesty International says.
The... | Powerful Igbo leaders in Nigeria have rejected calls for the breakaway state of Biafra to be created for their ethnic group in the south-east. | 40481323 |
Councillors in Scarborough will discuss plans to demolish the Futurist Theatre on 9 January.
Campaigners told a public meeting on Thursday they planned to form a charitable trust to run the theatre, which closed in 2014.
Scarborough Borough Council has not commented on the proposals.
The Conservative-run council's cabi... | Campaigners attempting to save a 1920s' theatre threatened with demolition want a "stay of execution" to come up with a business plan. | 38528451 |
The Shanghai Composite closed up 4.5% at 3,877.80 after ending the previous session up nearly 6%.
The government intervened after stocks had fallen by third since mid-June.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng was closed up 2.08% to 24,901.28.
Measures to stem the sell-off have included banning major investors from selling shares, an... | Chinese shares continued to rally on Friday, gaining momentum from Thursday's dramatic rebound as drastic government measures to support the volatile market started to have an impact. | 33473386 |
King Arthur Pendragon claims the cremated bones discovered in 2008 are the remains of members of the royal line and wants them re-interred.
Having lost a High Court bid to have the bones reburied in 2011, permission to take the case to a full judicial review has also been refused.
But the druid leader said it was "by n... | A druid who has lost his second legal bid to get human remains reburied at Stonehenge has said he will fight on. | 22558293 |
The accident happened at about 06:00 on Mauricewood Road. No other vehicle was involved. Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash.
The man is in his early 20s, 5ft 7in tall, with short light brown or fair hair.
He was wearing jeans and a dark coloured bomber-style jacket. | A biker has suffered serous head injuries after a crash in Penicuik. | 33035469 |
Eritreans - struggling ashore or picked up at sea - form the second-largest group of migrants risking their lives to reach Italy, after Syrians.
Eritrea, in the Horn of Africa, is not in the grip of war or famine. Yet around 5,000 Eritreans flee every month. Why?
A damning United Nations Commission of Inquiry report bl... | The exodus from Eritrea is complicating Europe's efforts to tackle the Mediterranean migrant crisis. | 33446423 |
Isle of Wight Council removed the old "Floating Bridge" after 40 years of crossings between Cowes and East Cowes.
The new ferry is two months overdue after engineers waited for tides low enough to complete a slipway.
The ferry office said 20 cars would fit on the new vessel, compared with about 15 on the old ferry.
Wel... | A new chain ferry is to enter service, saving drivers a 10-mile road diversion after its predecessor was retired in January. | 39898380 |
Andrew Bache, 51, from Portsmouth, was assaulted ahead of England's match against Russia in Marseille on 11 June.
Mr Bache was reported to have suffered severe brain injuries and a cardiac arrest and had to be put in an induced coma.
He is being treated at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth.
His friend, Crispin... | An England fan left seriously injured after being attacked by Russian supporters during Euro 2016 has been flown home to a UK hospital. | 36703185 |
Susan and Carl Smith had already booked a band to perform at their wedding reception at Mar Hall resort, near Bishopton, Renfrewshire.
The Who star was also staying at the hotel ahead of a gig at the Hydro on Sunday evening.
Jumping on stage, the singer gave an impromptu performance for the delighted couple.
The newly-... | A Scottish couple had an unexpected wedding guest in the shape of rock legend Roger Daltrey. | 30275781 |
Kevin Pearson and his deputy Lorraine Houghton were suspended after the report unearthed an "old boys club" culture at Avon Fire Authority.
Mr Pearson said the investigation was a "cynical ploy" to transfer power to the police and crime commissioner.
The authority said it was "inappropriate" to comment.
The Home Office... | A chief fire officer suspended following a critical Home Office report says he is the victim of a "witch hunt". | 40824328 |
The Rugby Football Union said Marler - who immediately deleted the remark - was "extremely apologetic".
Dwyer had claimed England were scrummaged illegally during the win over the Wallabies on Saturday.
Marler asked to miss the tour to Australia to "recharge his batteries" after a difficult season.
In April, the Harleq... | England prop Joe Marler has been given a formal warning for posting an obscene tweet about former Australia coach Bob Dwyer. | 36550661 |
West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) has announced two trials to see how services could be protected with fewer staff.
WMFS said the public would see "no change to the service they receive" throughout the trials.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU), warned it would mean fewer firefighters working more hours.
Steve Price-Hunt, a... | The number of firefighters could be cut in the West Midlands in a bid to save up to £3.8m. | 32289755 |
Pumpkin - partial to leftover ice cream and crisps - is the only Scottish representative in PDSA Pet Fit Club.
The seven-year-old ginger and white tabby will compete against six other pets from across the UK, including dogs, other cats, and a rabbit.
Weighing 1st 8lbs (10.2kg), Pumpkin's target is to lose 7lb (3.2kg).
... | An overweight cat from Aberdeen who got stuck in a cat flap has been chosen as a finalist in a major pet slimming competition. | 39869880 |
Lucy Taylor of Aberystwyth University has studied the relationship between the Welsh and the people of Argentina 150 years ago.
Speaking at the Eisteddfod, she said the Welsh could not claim economic, military or political dominance.
Instead they focused on moral supremacy, she said.
Dr Taylor said it could be argued t... | Welsh settlers asserted dominance in Patagonia by portraying Wales as a small country filled with moral giants, an academic has said. | 36951976 |
The Joint Council for Qualifications said many core exams had been set for before Ramadan starts on 6 June, but there had been no large scale changes.
It has consulted with Muslim groups on the issue since the month of fasting moved into the exam season in 2013.
Ramadan shifts slightly each year in relation to the West... | This year's key GCSE and A-Level examinations have been timetabled to take into account the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, exam boards have said. | 35244444 |
The Belgian powered home from six yards out after a free-kick to give Palace a third straight league win and leave the Black Cats bottom of the table.
Jermain Defoe had put the hosts in charge with two well-taken goals.
But Joe Ledley pulled one back with a deflected shot before James McArthur's header pulled Palace le... | Christian Benteke's last-minute header left Sunderland waiting for their first league victory of the season as Crystal Palace came from 2-0 down to win. | 37394578 |
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Alex Gregory, Andy Triggs Hodge, George Nash and Moe Sbihi make up a new-look men's coxless four crew.
Olympic and world champion Helen Glover renews her partnership with Polly Swann after Heather Stanning withdrew from consideration on medical advice.
A team of 50 rowers ... | Great Britain have named 15 Olympic medallists in the nation's first ever European Championships squad for the regatta in Belgrade from 30 May-1 June. | 27406404 |
Tootle made 18 appearances for Town last season, but his last game was a 2-0 defeat by Port Vale on 31 October.
The 25-year-old joined the Shropshire side in June 2015, having previously played 224 times for Crewe, where he mostly featured as a right-back.
"I'm delighted to get it over the line," he told the Magpies we... | League Two side Notts County have signed defender Matt Tootle on a two-year contract after Shrewsbury came to a mutual agreement on his release. | 36608304 |
Petrol bombs were thrown at officers and an attempt was made to burn down the town hall. Eight arrests were made.
Police say Adama Traore suffered a heart attack on Tuesday after he was detained in the town north of Paris.
But family and friends say he was healthy and was "beaten to death". An autopsy will take place o... | Clashes have taken place for a second night in the French town of Beaumont-sur-Oise following the death of a young black man in police custody. | 36854738 |
Newquay-born Bearman joined from Newport Gwent Dragons in 2011 but was out of contract at the end of the season.
The 37-year-old, who also played for Cornish Pirates, has scored four tries in 94 appearances for Ospreys.
"I feel I've still got plenty to offer this environment, so I'm really happy to have another year," ... | Ospreys back-row Joe Bearman has signed a one-year contract extension with the Welsh region. | 36099532 |
The Bristol-born 31-year-old began his career with Rovers before joining Sheffield Wednesday in 2011.
He returned to Rovers - initially on loan - in 2015 and has started 60 league games for Darrell Clarke's side since the start of the 2015-16 season.
"Chris has put in some outstanding performances for us this season," ... | Bristol Rovers midfielder Chris Lines has signed a new, undisclosed-length contract with the League One club. | 39193955 |
The government is to hold a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU by the end of 2017.
The prime minister is attempting to renegotiate the terms of Britain's membership and the committee said it would examine the potential impact.
Other topics include the effect on the free movement of people and goods.
MPs will a... | A review of the "costs and benefits" of the UK's EU membership is to be conducted by the Treasury Select Committee. | 34491408 |
BBC Wales understands councillors voted 25-6 in favour of the Cardiff city region deal on Monday night.
There were concerns council leader Phil Bale would struggle to persuade his Labour group to back the plan without more detail on individual projects.
Full council will consider the deal on 26 January, where it is exp... | A £1.2bn deal to boost economic growth in south east Wales has been backed by Cardiff council's ruling Labour group. | 38650456 |
A missed header from Thomas O'Ware allowed Leigh Griffiths to open with his 34th goal of the season.
Gary Mackay-Steven stroked home from Kieran Tierney's cross soon after.
And Callum McGregor curled in a sumptuous third with Celtic dominant, and noticeably sharper and slicker than their opposition.
Morton boss Jim Duf... | Celtic swept into the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup with a composed first-half demolition of Greenock Morton. | 35681018 |
"'Robot intelligence is dangerous': Expert's warning after Facebook AI 'develop their own language'", says the Mirror.
Similar stories have appeared in the Sun, the Independent, the Telegraph and in other online publications.
It sounds like something from a science fiction film - the Sun even included a few pictures of... | The newspapers have a scoop today - it seems that artificial intelligence (AI) could be out to get us. | 40790258 |
This comes after ex-president Wolfgang Niersbach resigned in November after claims he knew about and assisted in the making of payments to secure votes.
Niersbach denies the allegations.
A new president will be elected on 15 April with treasurer Reinhard Grindel favourite to take over.
Sandrock, who served as general s... | Helmut Sandrock has resigned as German football federation general secretary, a week before the release of a report into alleged dubious payments to Fifa surrounding the 2006 World Cup bid. | 35669603 |
Why are junior doctors not on strike in Wales?
Because the NHS in Wales is devolved. Since 1999, the Welsh government has been in charge of running the health service.
Ministers in Cardiff are responsible for negotiating the specific terms and conditions for doctors working in the Welsh NHS.
For the time being the Wel... | Hospitals in England are facing major disruption as junior doctors have gone on strike for a second time in a dispute with the UK government over a new contract. | 35291914 |
The quartet, named PKN, was chosen by Finnish viewers on Saturday and has now been ranked by bookmakers as among the favourites for the contest.
The group, whose members have Down's syndrome and autism, will perform their 85-second song Aina Mun Pitaa (I Always Have To) at the event in Vienna in May.
"Every person with... | A punk band made up of musicians with learning disabilities is to represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest. | 31682196 |
Home Office Permanent Secretary Mark Sedwill said several staff made "errors of analysis and judgment".
A statistical error in October led some forces to wrongly assume they would be losing money for 2016-17, while others thought their budgets were to increase.
The department has postponed its plans, admitting mistakes... | "Structural and managerial changes" at the Home Office are being considered following botched plans to reform police funding in England and Wales. | 35133583 |
This is part of their plan to get people living on Mars within the next 20 years.
The US space agency is looking for people who are physically strong, have skills in maths, science and engineering, as well as having jet-pilot flying experience!
Since it formed in 1958, Nasa has chosen more than 300 astronauts.
Nasa wil... | Nasa has announced that it will be launching a new search for astronauts to go on future space missions. | 34733321 |
Chicago-based Gates took first prize for his installation which he says challenges the dominance of Christian ideology in the western world.
He said: "Winning this award is my validation that this new body of work has a place in the world."
The artist told BBC Wales' arts and media correspondent Huw Thomas about his pl... | Artes Mundi winner Theaster Gates says he will share his £40,000 prize with the nine other shortlisted artists. | 30943709 |
The American, 23, became the youngest man to card a sub-60 round with an opening 59 in Honolulu.
He followed it up with 64 on Friday to move to 17 under par - five shots clear of Gary Woodland at the halfway point.
England's Justin Rose is among those in a tie for third on 10 under par.
Thomas, who last week won the To... | Justin Thomas made history for the second time in two days as he set a record for the lowest 36-hole total in PGA Tour history with his score of 123 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. | 38621427 |
Humza Yousaf met them to hear their goals for the road which runs from Edinburgh to Carlisle.
The group believes a range of small and larger-scale projects could bring economic and environmental benefits to the area.
It argues that could benefit the whole region and make it more attractive to visitors as well.
Secretar... | The A7 Action Group has presented its vision for the route through the Borders to the transport secretary. | 36537228 |
In a letter Victorino Chua, 50, called himself an "angel turned evil".
He injected insulin into saline bags and ampoules while working on two acute wards at the hospital in Stockport.
At the Court of Appeal in London, judges rejected the argument his minimum jail term of 35 years was "manifestly excessive".
His lawyers... | A nurse who murdered two patients and poisoned others at Stepping Hill Hospital has failed in a bid to appeal against his conviction and sentence. | 36915110 |
Paul Nicoll stole from pensioners aged up to 83 in Arbroath, Dundee, Perth and Auchterarder over a four-month period.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard he helped an elderly woman into her house with her shopping before making off with money.
Nicoll's solicitor told the court: "He accepts there is no realistic sentence other t... | A thief who travelled the east of Scotland deliberately targeting elderly and vulnerable victims has been jailed for almost three years. | 37059971 |
At a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he said he hoped the Democratic candidate's 33,000 deleted messages could now be recovered.
The FBI is investigating new emails that may be linked to its probe into Mrs Clinton's private email server.
Mrs Clinton later told a rally she had nothing to hide.
It emerged in March 2015 ... | Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he believes the FBI may have found the "motherlode" of Hillary Clinton's emails. | 37829459 |
Radio Beca had planned to broadcast mainly in Welsh to Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and north Pembrokeshire.
But it delayed its proposed launch date in April 2014.
Euros Lewis, from Radio Beca, said it had taken three years for the station to be able to "stand on its own to feet".
Ofcom told Newyddion 9 the station was ... | Media regulator Ofcom has revoked a community licence given to a new radio station. | 32981103 |
Cracksman is one of five runners for Newmarket-based Gosden, who teams up with Frankie Dettori again after victory in the Oaks with Enable.
Gosden also runs Crowned Eagle, Glencadam Glory, Pealer and Khalidi, while Aidan O'Brien has six runners.
"Cracksman has pleased me a lot, but he's light on experience," said Gosde... | Trainer John Gosden hopes joint-favourite Cracksman will emerge as a "diamond" on Saturday in what he says will be a "terribly open" Epsom Derby. | 40140497 |
Nottinghamshire Police had appealed for help in locating Sum Yung Cho, known as Sam, who went missing on Friday evening.
He was reported missing from a care home in the Forest Road area.
The 85-year-old was taken to hospital for a check-up, a police spokesman said. | An 85-year-old man who has dementia and does not speak English has been found after an extensive search in Nottingham. | 34894769 |
LÉ Aisling is being sold as a fisheries protection vessel in the Netherlands.
The sale of the vessel appears to have been "a terrible deal", said the Permanent Defence Forces' Representative Association.
PDFORRA, which represents navy sailors, said it could not understand why a higher reserve had not been set.
The LÉ A... | A former Irish Naval Service vessel sold for 110,000 euros (£93,500) two months ago, is being offered for sale in Holland for 685,000 euros. | 39928576 |
The latest group to sign up is based in the republics of Russia's North Caucasus, led by a Dagestan jihadist commander who defected to IS from the al-Qaeda-aligned rebel movement known as the Caucasus Emirate.
The first new branches beyond the group's strongholds in Syria and Iraq were announced by IS leader Abu-Bakr a... | The Islamic State (IS) group has forged links with militants from Nigeria to Pakistan, embracing regional franchises that have pledged allegiance to the group. | 31064300 |
The hosts started strongly with Miles Storey going through on goal, but Tomas Cerny raced forward and blocked well.
Chances became infrequent, Ross Draper unsuccessfully claiming a penalty when he went down at the back post.
Liam Polworth had a great opportunity to win it late on but somehow steered the ball wide of th... | An uninspiring encounter saw Inverness edge into the Premiership top six and Partick move a point clear of the relegation play-off place. | 35330963 |
Dan Thompson, 56, who owns Tomson Motor in Giles Street, had to say sorry after receiving a visit from the police.
The mechanic had lain on the road while his colleague stood over him with a pick axe handle after spotting the Google camera car from a distance.
However, a web user saw the image and made a complaint.
The... | A garage owner has apologised for staging a scene that looked like a murder in an Edinburgh street, which was caught on Google Street View. | 27670099 |
Emergency services were called out to the incident at about 21:15 on Friday at an area near Enterkinfoot known as Hell's Cauldron.
A silver Audi A3 car which had been broken down and parked for "several weeks" at the location was on fire.
Police have asked anybody who saw anyone or any vehicles in the area around that ... | Police say they are treating a car fire in a layby on the A76 in Dumfries and Galloway as "suspicious". | 38717159 |
Overturning a previous conviction for culpable homicide, Justice Eric Leach told the court that when Pistorius decided to fire four shots through a closed toilet door in his home in February 2013, he gambled with a person's life.
Mr Leach, speaking on behalf of a full bench of five judges at the Bloemfontein court, pai... | In a packed courtroom, with Reeva Steenkamp's family hanging on every word, a judge at South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal said Oscar Pistorius was guilty of murder. | 34996602 |
Llanelli MP Nia Griffith said the Indian-owned giant must meet a guarantee on no compulsory job losses and new investment.
Welsh Economy Secretary Ken Skates also called on the UK government to prioritise the steel industry and plough more money into research.
Workers voted on Wednesday in favour of a new reduced pensi... | Steelmaker Tata needs to rebuild trust following a vote to back pension changes, say senior Labour politicians. | 38990618 |
The shake-up is one of the coalition government's biggest reforms, allowing people who have saved for a pension to do what they want with their money.
It means people who are retiring no longer have to buy an annuity to provide a fixed, regular income.
The changes were announced by Chancellor George Osborne in his Marc... | Sweeping changes to pension rules which will give savers much more control over their money have come into force. | 32194158 |
Michael Casey was handed a six-year term after he admitted causing the deaths of Stacey Burrows, 16, and Lucy Pygott, 17, by dangerous driving.
He was over the alcohol limit and speeding at the time, a court heard.
The Attorney General's Office said the sentence was issued in accordance with legal guidelines.
A spokesm... | A soldier who killed two teenage athletes in a road crash will not have his sentence reviewed, despite it being criticised by the girls' families. | 39880858 |
But when Brid McDaid asked her brother Johnny, of Snow Patrol fame, to perform she might have known all eyes wouldn't be on her.
The Snow Patrol guitarist brought his fiancée, Courtney Cox, and friend and fellow musician Ed Sheeran, as well as other Snow Patrol band members, to his sister's nuptials in Derry at the we... | Most brides might be put out by having the spotlight stolen from them on their wedding day. | 37222713 |
Harcourt Developments lost the contract for the Esplanade Quarter in 2009.
The firm is attempting to take Senator Philip Ozouf and the States of Jersey Development Company (SOJDC) to court.
The SOJDC said the agreement was terminated after the firm was not forthcoming when asked for evidence it could finance the develo... | Jersey's treasury minister breached the terms of a contract for a development on St Helier's waterfront, a court has heard during a pre-trial hearing. | 21328069 |
10 May 2017 Last updated at 17:15 BST
Six hundred tonnes of rubbish was dumped under a motorway bridge in Buckinghamshire last month.
The junk includes household and garden waste, fridges, bathtubs, and building materials.
A plan is in place to remove the rubbish, the council says, but it's a big problem - watch this. | This story has causing a bit of a stink. | 39871233 |
The club say they are "deeply saddened" by the death of the England Under-20 international, who had been at the club since the age of 13.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Seb's family and friends at this difficult time," Quins director of rugby Conor O'Shea said.
"He will be sorely missed by the whole squad as well a... | Harlequins prop Seb Adeniran-Olule has died at the age of 20 in a road traffic collision. | 36266820 |
Most internet service providers offer services through a fixed-line network controlled and maintained by BT.
But Ofcom said it had concerns BT Openreach's performance on behalf of those providers had often been poor.
BT chief Gavin Patterson told the BBC that he thought splitting the Openreach service off would be a "m... | Communications regulator Ofcom has opened a consultation into whether BT's Openreach service should be split off into a separate company | 33547111 |
Andrew Lewis, 23, from Aberfan, was killed when the motorcycle he was riding on collided with a Ford C-Max at Golwg-yr-Afon in the village at about 16:45 BST on Saturday.
His family said they are "in total shock" and he was "loved by everyone".
The motorbike driver, 24, is being treated in hospital while the driver of ... | A "heartbroken" family has paid tribute to a motorcycle passenger who died in a crash in Merthyr Tydfil county. | 39683572 |
Teignbridge District Council said the 30ft (9.1m) fin whale on Red Rock Beach near Dawlish is being taken apart in small pieces by dumper trucks.
A local rendering plant will remove the oil from the carcass and cook the remaining body.
This will then be shipped to various sites around the country to be used for biofuel... | The carcass of a dead whale which washed up on the Devon coastline is to be used for biofuel. | 37529769 |
Aravindan Balakrishnan, 75, raped two followers and falsely imprisoned and mistreated his daughter for more than 30 years in a commune in south London.
He told his followers he had God-like powers, Southwark Crown Court heard.
He warned them a supernatural force called Jackie would cause natural disasters if he was eve... | A Maoist cult leader who used violence, fear and sexual degradation to control women he held captive has been found guilty of a string of sex assaults. | 35007848 |
The move came alongside the publication of the HS2 Ltd report on extending a faster rail service to the north of England and Scotland.
The two governments announced that work on evaluating options for the project would begin next year.
They said "implementation" of the plans could begin in 2019.
It currently takes at l... | The Scottish and UK governments have reached an agreement with the long-term aim of three-hour train journeys from London to Scottish cities. | 35863327 |
Their collective views are expressed in a report by the Northern Ireland Confederation for Health And Social Care.
The publication is called 'One Voice - Time for Change'.
It paints a stark picture of the challenges for the health service over the next decade.
It said the number of people aged more than 65 will increas... | More than 50 health and social care organisations have called on Stormont politicians to take urgent action to transform the health care system. | 35327192 |
Flybe's new programme will also include more weekly flights to Geneva for the winter 2016/17 ski season.
The service to Paris Charles de Gaulle will also operate earlier flight times to allow families longer day-trips to Disneyland Paris.
Transport Minister Edwina Hart said the announcement was "great news" for Welsh p... | Flights to Berlin and extra weekly journeys to Glasgow will begin from Cardiff Airport in October. | 35812278 |
Financial experts Ernst and Young said the number of projects involving foreign direct investment more than trebled last year from nine to 31.
A total of 2,051 jobs were also created and Wales' performance in the survey was described as "sparkling".
The annual attractiveness survey analyses inward investment and the at... | Wales has attracted its highest level of foreign investment for five years, according to an annual survey. | 22778410 |
Konta, now the world number seven, admits she was "pretty serious" about her tennis from the age of nine, and her sleep-deprived father would no doubt agree. His daughter used to drag him out of bed at five in the morning to go for a run.
And her work ethic and attention to detail have been apparent to everyone she has... | Johanna Konta was still at primary school when she set her heart on becoming the best tennis player in the world. | 40343105 |
It called parts of Wales "democracy deserts" - where 92 candidates have already been elected unopposed because no-one is standing against them.
One ward, Yscir in Powys, has attracted no candidates at all.
Jess Blair, from ERS, blamed a "broken" First Past the Post voting system and "wider issues of political engagemen... | More than 127,000 people in Wales will be denied a vote in May's local elections, according to analysis by the Electoral Reform Society. | 39528723 |
Barry, 35, has extended his deal until June 2018, while 32-year-old Baines has committed to the club until June 2019.
Holgate, 20, who was handed his Premier League debut by manager Ronald Koeman on the first day of the season, has signed a five-year extension.
Koeman said the experienced Barry and Baines were "leaders... | Midfielder Gareth Barry and defenders Leighton Baines and Mason Holgate have all signed new contracts with Everton. | 38340849 |
Over the next few years Forest Enterprise Scotland will plant them around Loch Trool and the Cree Valley.
It is hoped the acorns should help to grow about 600,000 young trees creating a "large and vibrant habitat".
Environment forester Gareth Ventress said that as soon as they had seen they were in for a "bumper crop" ... | More than one million acorns have been collected to help expand ancient oak woods in the Galloway Forest Park. | 38330071 |
Twelve men were arrested on Tuesday after the 19-year-old was allegedly repeatedly raped at the property between 9 and 18 July.
A 49-year-old man from Southampton has been charged with two counts of rape and two offences under the Modern Day Slavery Act.
A 42-year-old man, also from the city, is facing two counts of ra... | Two men are facing rape and slavery charges after a woman was allegedly assaulted at a house in Southampton. | 40691904 |
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Figures from Unicef suggest that only 6% of students in Aleppo are in school.
Sunday is the first day of the school year in Syria but many children have been forced to move to escape the violence.
Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen re... | Almost two million Syrian children will not receive any education this year because of the ongoing conflict in the country, the UN's children's charity has claimed. | 24100351 |
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