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22 October 2014 Last updated at 14:33 BST
It took them five years to take 549 buses and now they have decided to visit all 250 museums in the capital.
Jo Hunt and Linda Smither, who make up two of the trio with Mary Rees, are "completists" as they explained to BBC London's J... | Three women who decided to try to ride every bus in London from the start to the end of the route have set their sights on a new challenge. | 29727801 |
Ian Stewart, 56, also gave conflicting accounts of when he had last seen his fiancée alive during the three months she was missing, St Albans Crown Court was told.
Ms Bailey's body was found in a cesspit in July at the home she shared with Mr Stewart in Royston, Hertfordshire.
Mr Stewart denies killing her.
The 51-yea... | The man accused of murdering children's author Helen Bailey repeatedly spoke of her in the past tense while she was still missing, a court has heard. | 38882721 |
Morag Jordan, 62, from Kirriemuir, Angus, was given a nine-month term for eight charges of assault against four children in the 1970s and 1980s.
Her husband, Anthony, also 62, was sentenced to six months, for eight charges involving two boys.
The sentencing, at Jersey's Royal Court, is the last stemming from the Histor... | A married couple have been jailed for assaulting children at former Jersey children's home Haut de la Garenne. | 12126614 |
The show, filmed in Reyoarfjorour, Iceland, is the most expensive British drama ever made at £30m.
It has featured Michael Gambon, Christopher Ecclestone and The Hunger Games actor Stanley Tucci, who plays DCI Eugene Morton from Scotland Yard.
In the UK the first episode was watched by more than 2.5m people and is Sky... | Sky has renewed Fortitude for a second 10-part series. | 32232021 |
The disruption at the Tegel and Schoenefeld airports began at 4 am (0300 GMT) on Monday morning.
Ground crews have already walked out several times over the past few weeks amid a tense dispute over pay.
On Friday, a similar strike led to nearly 700 flights being grounded at the two airports.
The service workers' union ... | Ground staff at Berlin's two main airports have kicked off a 25-hour strike, which is expected to force the cancellation of more than 650 flights. | 39252242 |
Denmark Hill Station in south London was shut after flames were spotted underneath a Southeastern train travelling from Victoria to Dartford.
A spokesman said the driver evacuated the train as it approached Denmark Hill Station at about 18:45 GMT. The station has since reopened.
It is the second fire involving a Southe... | A fire under a train forced the closure of a railway station in London. | 30323137 |
Innovate Finance, which represents 300 UK fintech companies, says venture capital investment fell from $1.2bn (£970m) in 2015, to $783m last year.
"Our members tell us Brexit has had a chilling effect on investment," Innovate Finance chief executive Lawrence Wintermeyer told the BBC.
But globally, investment rose 10.9... | Investment in UK financial technology (fintech) start-ups has dropped by a third since June's Brexit decision, a trade body says. | 38885167 |
Officials said the five, all of them under 18, belonged to the M18 street gang and were attacked by members of the rival Mara Salvatrucha gang.
The fight happened in El Carmen jail in San Pedro Sula.
Last year, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights accused Honduras of giving up on rehabilitating criminals and l... | Five youths have been killed in a gang fight in a prison in Honduras. | 27283004 |
Paul Thomas and Adele Baumgardt were suspended in November, along with the entire Sport Wales board, over concerns the organisation was dysfunctional.
Public Health Minister Rebecca Evans said there was "an irretrievable breakdown in relationships" in the board's leadership.
But Mr Thomas has hit out for being "hung ou... | The chairman and vice-chairwoman of troubled quango Sport Wales have been sacked by the Welsh Government. | 39432396 |
Until last night. The Islington North MP was the "star turn" (apart from The Hennessys) at the traditional reception for Welsh delegates here in Brighton.
Mr Corbyn got a very warm reception from delegates, who liked what he had to say.
"England has a lot to learn from Wales," he said, praising the way the Welsh gover... | In 32 years as an MP, "Welsh Night" at the Labour conference has England has never intruded on Jeremy Corbyn's schedule. | 34375994 |
A moth called the Tomato Leaf Miner, or Tuta Absoluta, has ravaged 80% of tomato farms, Commissioner of Agriculture Daniel Manzo Maigar said.
He said 200 farmers together lost at least 1bn naira ($5.1m; £3.5m) over the past month.
The price of a basket of tomatoes has increased from $1.20 less than three months ago to... | A state of emergency has been declared in the tomato sector in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, local media report. | 36369015 |
He became a superstar at the age of sixteen, as lead singer of iconic 1960s rock band The Easybeats.
Their song, Friday On My Mind, became a global hit and was voted the best Australian song ever in a 2001 poll.
The group broke up after five years, but their music was later covered by David Bowie, INXS and many others.... | Australians are paying tribute to Steve Wright, widely regarded as Australia's first international pop star, after he died aged 68. | 35188126 |
Ming Jiang was being hounded by creditors when he killed fellow Chinese national Yang Liu, 36.
He then dumped Mr Liu's dismembered body in a suitcase near a lay-by in the Peak District.
Jiang, 43, was found guilty earlier at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court. He was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 3... | A gambler who murdered a friend to claim his identity and clear huge debts has been jailed and faces deportation. | 39778860 |
The agreement is the result of "internal political discussions", but uncertainty remains regarding which devolution deal the borough may join.
Councillors are split over whether to join the Liverpool City Region or a new Cheshire devolution deal.
Council leader Terry O'Neill said he would "continue conversations" with ... | Warrington councillors have agreed to accept an elected mayor as part of a future devolution deal. | 37707352 |
Gwent Police said a 50-year-old had been charged with arson with intent to endanger life following the blast on 2 April.
The explosion caused extensive damage to the house and adjoining buildings.
The man is due to stand trial at Cardiff Crown Court on 28 November. | A man has been charged over an explosion at a house in Newport. | 37098564 |
She's expected to take over as the head of the government on Wednesday.
The 59-year-old politician will take over from David Cameron, who announced he would be stepping down from the job last month.
Mrs May, who backed staying in the EU, has been home secretary since 2010.
Mrs Leadsom, who campaigned to leave the EU, s... | Theresa May is set to become the UK's next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader. | 36764109 |
The Georgian-born soprano was due to play Desdemona in Otello next month in Sydney but the company said her contract had been terminated.
The comments on Iveri's Facebook page spoke of her pride at violent clashes during a gay rights march in Tbilisi.
Iveri has apologised and removed the posts saying her husband wrote ... | Opera singer Tamar Iveri has had her contract with Opera Australia terminated due to anti-gay comments posted on her Facebook page. | 27994488 |
The 15-year-old has been in hospital since suffering "horrendous" injuries in last week's terror attack.
Her parents Michael and Nan MacIntyre, from Barra, said their daughter "is amazing us every day with her strength and determination".
Laura's friend Eilidh MacLeod was killed in the suicide bombing following a conce... | Manchester bomb attack victim Laura MacIntyre has made "remarkable progress", her parents have said. | 40083017 |
The swans suffered fatal injuries when they were shot with what is believed to be an airgun at Haverfordwest's Withybush Woods.
An unharmed cygnet was also recovered and put in the care of the RSPCA.
Insp Tim Davies, of Dyfed-Powys Police, said: "This was a distressing incident, and we are aware of the impact in the lo... | Police investigating the killing of three swans at a Pembrokeshire wood have made two arrests. | 37754886 |
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The 26-year-old is due to play her 100th one-day international during the upcoming tour of South Africa.
Taylor made history in October by becoming the first woman to play Australian first-grade cricket, playing two matches for Adelaide's Northern Districts - nicknamed 'Th... | England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor believes her own game will benefit enormously from her experience of playing men's cricket in Australia. | 35381496 |
The American, 34, won three out of four Grand Slam titles last season.
"This is probably the best slam I've played in a year," said Williams, who can match Steffi Graf's Open-era feat.
Britain's Jamie Murray is in the men's doubles final, while compatriot Gordon Reid competes in two wheelchair finals.
Murray, whose bro... | Serena Williams says she is playing near her best as she attempts to win a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title when she faces Angelique Kerber in Saturday's Australian Open final. | 35443444 |
Mr Mann said the abuse had got worse since a man was jailed for four weeks for sending offensive tweets to the MP for Liverpool Wavertree.
If the remarks had been published in a newspaper, he suggested the editor would have been hauled before MPs.
Commons Speaker John Bercow said such abuse was "beneath contempt".
Rais... | Labour MP John Mann has demanded action over what he says is the "vitriolic and violent" anti-Semitic abuse directed at colleague Luciana Berger on Twitter. | 29821693 |
Netrebko said her gift to the Donetsk opera and ballet theatre was "a step to support art where it is needed now".
Russian Channel 5 TV showed her giving the cheque to Oleg Tsarev, a leader of the armed separatists in Donetsk.
Russian government support for the rebels has been denounced by the West.
The famous soprano ... | Internationally renowned Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko has donated 1m roubles (£12,000; $19,000) to a theatre in rebel-held eastern Ukraine and posed with a rebel flag. | 30380979 |
Six of them are in what's called the temperate zone, which is an area where the temperature is thought to be between 0 and 100 degree Celsius.
The researchers say that all seven could potentially support liquid water on the surface, depending on the other properties of those planets.
But only three are within the conve... | Astronomers have discovered seven Earth-sized exoplanets in another solar system. | 39049747 |
The Italian Treasury will probably have to rescue Italy's third largest lender, Monte dei Paschi, by the end of next week.
The rescue fund will be used to prop up other banks as well.
Earlier, Monte dei Paschi revealed that it could run out of funds by next April, using up nearly €11bn (£9.2bn).
Previously it had said ... | The Italian parliament has approved a government plan for a possible €20bn (£16.8bn) bailout of the country's banks. | 38391967 |
The 41-year-old had joined the club in February 2015 when Ian Baraclough was manager but remained once Mark McGhee succeeded him in October.
McGhee told his club website: "Stephen is an excellent assistant and an excellent coach.
"It became clear to me very quickly when I joined the club that we had someone of real tal... | Motherwell assistant manager Stephen Robinson has extended his contract at Fir Park until May 2017. | 36056791 |
The 22-year-old Hillhead/Jordanhill number eight has been capped 23 times.
She was one of 16 players selected in the second tier of the Scottish Rugby Academy in 2015 and is the first to make the full-time, third tier.
SRU chief executive Mark Dodson described it as "a significant step".
Scotland Women have gone six su... | Jade Konkel has become Scotland's first full-time professional women's rugby player as governing body Scottish Rugby also launched a new scholarship to attract top athletes from other sports. | 36537276 |
Star Wars actor Warwick Davis and former Doctor Who and Hobbit star Sylvester McCoy are also taking part.
Those who attended were given the chance to meet the authors of their favourite books or characters from their favourite shows.
The convention, now in its fifth year, has become renowned for fans' enthusiasm for dr... | More than 30,000 sci-fi fans have been attending this year's MCM Scotland Comic Con at the SECC in Glasgow. | 37466644 |
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust said it is considering slashing opening hours at Grantham and District Hospital due to a severe shortage of doctors.
It said closing the Grantham A&E rather than the departments at Lincoln County Hospital or Pilgrim Hospital in Boston was the "safest option".
A spokesman for the ... | Hospital bosses could shut an accident and emergency department at night in order to combat a staffing crisis. | 37026000 |
Rosberg was 0.215 seconds quicker than Hamilton, who complained of a lack of power early in the session.
Hamilton is 23 points behind with five races and a maximum of 125 points still available and needs to beat Rosberg this weekend to revive his title hopes.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was 1.094 seconds behind Rosberg ... | Nico Rosberg headed team-mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton in first practice at the Japanese Grand Prix as Mercedes left the rest far behind. | 37582198 |
360 Production, set up in 2009, makes programmes for broadcasters such as the BBC, Sky and Channel 5.
A company director said the redundancies are caused by a lack of new commissions but that there were no plans to close the company.
It has played a leading role in bringing Northern Ireland-produced content to a global... | Nine staff at a television company in Derry have been told they have lost their jobs. | 31451092 |
Wigan had already agreed a fee for 24-year-old Kiernan, who has signed a two-year contract, while fellow defender Wilson had decided to leave Hearts.
The 23-year-old, who was Hearts' captain, signed a three-year deal.
Wilson, who had also been linked with Celtic, began his career at Ibrox but was sold to Liverpool for ... | Rangers have secured the signature of Wigan Athletic's Rob Kiernan, hours after Danny Wilson became Mark Warburton's first signing as manager. | 33229982 |
"Oh my goodness! You're back! What did you have?"
Silence.
What I had was a baby girl stillborn at 38 weeks.
In the last few weeks I had given birth to a baby I knew was already dead (in a hospital, surrounded by the screams of newborn babies) and organised and attended her funeral.
But people don't talk about stillbir... | It's six weeks after your due date and you reach the front of the long coffee queue at work. | 40366166 |
O'Kane played 118 games for the Cherries, helping them to two promotions after joining in 2012.
The 26-year-old played in 16 Premier League games last season but is yet to make a first-team appearance this term.
He has won four senior international caps, but was not included in Martin O'Neill's squad for Euro 2016.
Fin... | Championship side Leeds United have signed Bournemouth and Republic of Ireland midfielder Eunan O'Kane on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. | 37236631 |
The 30-year-old has been out for two months following surgery on a broken bone in his foot.
He was due to be out for 12 weeks, giving him little time to prove his fitness for Euro 2016 in France, but he is confident of making it, if selected.
"I'm still doing well and hoping to be be back to play a part before the end ... | Wolves midfielder Dave Edwards is still hoping to be fit for Wales duty at this summer's European Championship. | 35864952 |
More than 360 people are known to have died, most of them in Pakistan, and at least 2,000 were injured.
Rescue teams have been sent to remote mountainous areas where the impact of the quake is still unclear.
The Taliban, which controls some areas affected, called on aid agencies "not to hold back" relief supplies.
A sp... | Rescue efforts are being stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday. | 34644125 |
Between January and March 2014 Citizens Advice helped 27,000 people who had fallen into council tax arrears - a 17% increase on the same period in 2013.
It comes after council tax benefit changes were introduced in April 2013.
Local government minister Brandon Lewis said they formed a "vital part" of cutting the defici... | The number of people seeking help for council tax arrears has "rocketed" to become the most common type of debt problem, a charity has said. | 27573457 |
The leak of more than 22,000 pages exposes secrets about the combat capabilities of Scorpene-class vessels.
It is not clear who first obtained the confidential documents, which were made public by the Australian media.
Earlier this year DCNS won Australia's largest-ever defence contract to build a fleet of advanced sub... | India is investigating a massive data leak from French shipbuilder DCNS that affects a major submarine contract for its navy, defence officials say. | 37171856 |
McSheffrey, 33, out of contract in the summer, scored once in seven games for Rovers after arriving on loan in March.
He made 91 appearances for Scunthorpe and scored 15 goals since signing for the League One side in January 2014.
"Nothing's signed yet, but it's probably 100% more or less going to be Doncaster," said M... | Released Scunthorpe United winger Gary McSheffrey has told BBC Radio Humberside that he will be joining Doncaster Rovers permanently. | 36341707 |
After dropping 1.8% on Thursday, the FTSE 100 rose 103.09 points or 1.71% on Friday to 6,139.79.
For the second day in a row, insurance firm Aviva was the top riser on the index, climbing 6.35%, after posting strong results.
Bank stocks also did well as investors digested the implications of the latest stimulus moves f... | (Close): The London market has ended the week on an upbeat note, with financial stocks leading the way. | 35782374 |
Gary O'Flynn, 39, of Hayfield Drive, Castlecourt, Whitechurch, was sentenced to five years, two of them suspended.
The former Fianna Fáil councillor pleaded guilty in February to soliciting a man to kill three people.
He also received a three-year sentence to run concurrently for fraud charges.
These relate to obtaini... | A former politician from County Cork has been jailed for trying to get a hitman to murder a detective, a tax official and an accountant. | 32415512 |
Spare electricity capacity, which ran at about 5% over the winter months last year, would be nearer 4% this year, National Grid said.
Three years ago the margin was 17%.
But National Grid said it has contingency plans in place to manage supply, including paying big firms to switch off on cold winter evenings.
Dismissin... | National Grid has warned that its capacity to supply electricity this winter will be at a seven-year low due to generator closures and breakdowns. | 29794632 |
US hedge fund Elliott Advisors reached a "standstill" agreement after clashing with Akzo over the way the company should be run.
The feuding was fuelled by a failed 27bn euro (£23bn) takeover bid for Akzo, which its management rejected.
Elliott has agreed to suspend legal action against the Dutch firm and back Akzo's p... | An activist investor hedge fund has agreed to halt its long-running feud with Dulux paint owner AkzoNobel. | 40954358 |
The Hatters under-18s have already won the South-East Youth Alliance league and made the FA Youth Cup last eight.
"It won't depend on league position. If they are ready they will play," Jones told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"I won't just hand them something because life's not like that and neither is the football club."... | Luton Town boss Nathan Jones says players in his title-winning youth side should not be expected to "take the world by storm" in the first team. | 35662297 |
The prison's Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) says these drugs are one of the biggest issues facing staff.
In its annual report, the IMB also says around 1,000 prisoners have been diagnosed with mental health problems over the past year.
But it concludes staff are doing a good job under "difficult circumstances".
The... | Legal highs smuggled into Cardiff Prison have led to "horrific, self-inflicted injuries", according to a new report. | 35528352 |
The pilot projects will be run by the Justice Department and will take place in cities across the country, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Monday.
Teachers, mental health professionals and community leaders will be involved, an official told Reuters news agency.
The White House is to host a summit next month on co... | A series of programmes aimed at stopping radical Islamists from joining the fighting in countries like Iraq and Syria is being launched in the US. | 29216702 |
Koen Allwood, 15, was struck in Barton near the Humber Bridge in November.
A teenage girl was also hit and suffered serious injuries in the incident.
Damian Benson, of High Street, Barton, was bailed at North Lincolnshire Magistrates' Court to appear at Grimsby Crown Court on 12 May.
He is also charged with causing ser... | A 23-year-old motorist has appeared in court charged with causing the death of a teenage boy by dangerous driving in North Lincolnshire. | 27211521 |
The Premier League champions have not lost a game since Ranieri, 65, was dismissed in February.
They also reached the Champions League quarter-finals after overturning a first-leg deficit against Sevilla.
"No one can say it was the wrong decision, the three results have been brilliant," Bilic said.
"Still for me it was... | Leicester City's sacking of Claudio Ranieri was a "bad" decision but it has been vindicated by their results, says West Ham manager Slaven Bilic. | 39291261 |
The point is that a big contributor to the absence of any growth at all in output per worker and output per hour is that employment has grown much faster than national income: unemployment rose proportionately less in the downturn than in previous recessions and new jobs have been created faster than the growth in outp... | We should be both grateful and worried that British productivity has been so lousy since the great crash and recession. | 32146712 |
The event outside Belfast City Hall was organised by members of the Labour Party in Northern Ireland to express their "shock, outrage and sadness".
The SDLP MP for South Belfast Alasdair McDonnell was among those who signed a book of condolence.
Thomas Mair, 52, has appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court charge... | A vigil has been held in Belfast city centre to pay tribute to the MP Jo Cox who was killed on Thursday. | 36570178 |
The three-satellite constellation is now routinely mapping its convulsions, allowing researchers to probe the mechanisms that drive the "invisible shield" in remarkable new detail.
Movies released this week by the Swarm team show how the field strengthens and weakens over time.
They also illustrate the speed at which t... | Europe's Swarm mission is providing an unprecedented view of Earth's turbulent magnetic field, scientists say. | 36266258 |
Paul Edmunds, of Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, has denied conspiracy to supply firearms and ammunition.
Prosecutors said he used his "almost encyclopaedic" knowledge of firearms laws to smuggle hundreds of guns.
Jurors were discharged after failing to reach a verdict.
A retrial has been ordered at Birmingham Crown Court ... | The jury has been discharged in the trial of a firearms dealer accused of making and supplying homemade bullets used in fatal shootings by criminal gangs in the 2011 riots. | 39489862 |
Root's partner Carrie is due to give birth this month, with the team set to fly to India on Thursday.
The first one-day international in Pune takes place on Sunday, 15 January, followed by matches in Cuttack on 19 January and Kolkata on 22 January.
Root, 26, scored 491 runs in the recent 4-0 Test series defeat by India... | England batsman Joe Root will not join the squad for this month's one-day series in India until after the birth of his first child. | 38484999 |
Donor Arron Banks said he was "extremely shocked and disappointed" that Peter Bone and Tom Pursglove had profited from Grassroots Out.
He called on them to pay the money to a "smaller Brexit" campaign.
But in a joint statement, the MPs said employing them was "clearly the most cost-effective way" of campaigning.
The pa... | Two Tory MPs have come under fire for paying themselves a total of £40,000 for running a not-for-profit campaign for a Leave vote in the EU referendum. | 36102714 |
Jack Greenwell's move to Spain in 1912 caused amazement among his neighbours in Crook, a colliery town in County Durham's Wear Valley.
"Most people found it an adventure just going to Bishop Auckland," recalled Cicely Hetherington, then a six-year-old whose family were friends of the Greenwell's.
Bishop Auckland was fi... | Barcelona FC are now synonymous with beautiful, passing football but the Catalan club's traditions can be traced back to the vision of a former miner from north-east England. | 36139073 |
Stephen C Associates Ltd, run by Stephen McManus, organised the two concerts in Dorset and Devon but said on Thursday it had ceased trading.
The Bournemouth Echo has since revealed Mr McManus also owes money for Poole's Upton House Music Festival.
Poole council said an invoice relating to the festival had not been paid... | A promoter that went bust leading to the cancellation of Olly Murs concerts owes a council money for a music festival, it has emerged. | 40680977 |
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced the ban after finding the Northampton captain swore at referee Wayne Barnes and called him a "cheat".
Hartley denied the charge and can appeal but Rory Best has replaced him.
The Lions tour starts on 1 June and Hartley is banned until 1 September.
Born: Rotorua,New Zealand
Age: ... | England hooker Dylan Hartley will miss the British and Irish Lions tour after being suspended for 11 weeks for | 22674429 |
Prof Mark Miodownik's Stuff Matters looks at everything from the everyday objects in our home to new wonder materials that will shape our future.
His work beat five other titles covering topics ranging from biomedical innovations to the elements that have changed our world.
The judges decided unanimously to award Prof ... | A book exploring the importance of materials has won the 2014 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. | 29987159 |
Three vehicles were involved in the crash on the A68 in Midlothian, near the Edinburgh City Bypass, at 03:15.
A man and woman in the same vehicle died at the scene and another man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The A68 was closed between Salters Road and the Millerhill junction, with local diversions in p... | Two people have died and another was seriously injured after an accident on the southern outskirts of Edinburgh. | 36744755 |
"Hey babe," it began.
The friend asked Zed to vote for her in an online modelling competition, which she agreed to do.
But then - disaster. Adding her email address to the competition register had caused a tech meltdown, her friend said. She needed to borrow her email log-in to fix it quickly and restore her votes.
Zed... | Six weeks ago, a young woman called Zed (not her real name) was in a meeting at work when a message popped up on Facebook Messenger from a distant friend. | 39338004 |
The Premier League champions have already had two offers for the 26-year-old former Arsenal captain turned down.
Fabregas will stay one more year at least in Barcelona
Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta told a Spanish newspaper United have "renounced his signing".
But sources close to the English champions ... | Manchester United remain keen to sign Cesc Fabregas despite Barcelona claiming United have given up their pursuit of the Spain midfielder. | 23570801 |
Caixinha's team celebrated wildly after Joe Garner's injury-time header secured Sunday's 2-1 win at Partick Thistle.
But Aberdeen's victory at Hearts all but assured Rangers will finish third.
"You've got to give him time, into the summer, to get a pre-season with the guys and see what kind of money is available to cha... | Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson insists manager Pedro Caixinha needs time to transform the current side into a genuine Premiership force again. | 39850548 |
Worker John Anderson, 56, was killed by a "sudden and powerful release of gas" at the Boulby mine early on Friday, owners ICL UK said.
No-one else was hurt and there was no explosion at the 1,400m deep mine.
In April seven workers were injured when after a fire broke out at the mine, which has tunnels deep under the No... | A man has died in an underground accident at a potash mine in East Cleveland - one of Europe's deepest. | 36556897 |
The outstanding loan debt is £46bn and will rise to £200bn in the next 30 years, the National Audit Office said.
About 50% of students are not expected to earn enough to repay all their loan.
The NAO report also highlights concerns over the more than £5bn owed by about 368,000 former students whose exact whereabouts ar... | The government is not doing enough to get student loans repaid as the total value of money owed continues to rise, a spending watchdog has warned. | 25121145 |
Buesnel, 20, was one of the island's Olympic torch-bearers and has been part of the British gymnastics disabilities squad for five years.
"Alex is an outstanding gymnast competing at the very top of special gymnastics," said JSAD chairman Paul Patterson.
"He's dedicated to his sport and extremely hardworking at his tra... | Alex Buesnel has been named Jersey Sports Association for the Disabled (JSAD) Sports Personality of the Year. | 20443413 |
Famous for roles from Shakespeare to detective Wallander, he was honoured for services to drama and the community of Northern Ireland.
The 51-year-old, who was born in Belfast, said he felt "humble, elated and incredibly lucky".
Branagh also had a starring role in this summer's Olympics Opening Ceremony.
He played Isam... | Actor and director Kenneth Branagh has been made a knight by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. | 20266889 |
US healthcare firm Anthem said it would pay $54bn (£35bn) to buy smaller rival Cigna in a move aimed at slashing costs.
The biggest healthcare insurer in the US will be created by the historic deal, the largest in the sector.
The tie-up comes weeks after Aetna said it would buy rival Humana for $37bn.
If they are appr... | Americans will have just three big companies to choose their health insurance from rather than five if the latest deals get the go ahead. | 33658409 |
Its large and strong economy has allowed it to bankroll the bailouts that have kept some of its neighbours - and the euro - afloat.
The graphics below help explain why it is so dominant, and powerful - and also some of the problems it faces.
Germany's large population (the biggest in Europe) and vibrant economy add up ... | Germany, which holds federal elections on 22 September, is Europe's dominant country. | 24166482 |
Barry Rogerson, 45, from Bedlington, Northumberland, squared up to Bud, from West Yorkshire's mounted section, while wearing a scarf over his face.
Almost 100 Newcastle fans were charged following clashes with police after the game at St James' Park.
Rogerson pleaded guilty at Newcastle Crown Court to violent disorder.... | A Newcastle United fan who punched a police horse when trouble flared following his side's defeat to Sunderland has been jailed for a year. | 24650261 |
President Trump told the Journal he had a phone conversation with Apple's chief executive Tim Cook.
"I spoke to (Cook), he's promised me three big plants - big, big, big," said President Trump.
Apple has declined to comment on the report.
President Trump told the Wall Street Journal during the interview that discussed ... | Apple's boss has promised to build three new manufacturing plants in the United States, according to an interview President Donald Trump has given to the Wall Street Journal. | 40723735 |
The inquiry into the Dogan group, which owns Hurriyet newspaper and part owns CNN Turk TV, also involves an interview with an alleged Kurdish PKK militant.
A ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK unravelled in July and the conflict has escalated in recent weeks.
As tensions increased, protesters attacked Hurriyet's offi... | Turkish prosecutors have begun an inquiry into a big media group, after photos were published of dead soldiers, state-run Anadolu news agency says. | 34256762 |
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There are a growing number of people who question whether the throne should bypass Prince Charles and go straight to his son, William.
The journalist and monarchist Geoffrey Wheatcroft says Charles has too many controversial views and the throne needs to skip a generation.
He get... | Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch and attention is inevitably beginning to focus on what comes after her. | 39258806 |
Former Moderator Dr Sheilagh Kesting, received the award in recognition of her work to improve relations between the two churches.
Dr Kesting, was invested as a Dame of the Order of St Gregory the Great, only the second time it has been awarded to a non-Catholic in the UK.
The award was granted personally by Pope Franc... | A leading Church of Scotland minister has been awarded one of the highest honours of the Roman Catholic church. | 37950557 |
The witness told the Rotherham child sexual abuse trial she had gone to live with Karen MacGregor in the 1980s, along with other girls who had been treated "like slaves".
Ms MacGregor is accused of making young girls available for sex with older men.
She and six other defendants deny 60 charges over a 10-year period.
T... | A woman has told a court she woke up in the house of a woman she thought of as a "second mother" to find a man sexually assaulting her. | 35074162 |
The 23-year-old began his career at Stockport County before moving to Scottish champions Celtic in 2009.
Thompson has had loan spells at Rochdale, Peterborough and Chesterfield, and moved to Colchester after his short-term contract at Portsmouth expired.
The defender has not played for the U's since September 2013. | Tranmere Rovers have signed centre-back Josh Thompson on loan from Colchester United until January 2015. | 29758569 |
Northampton Borough Council sold the 4,000-year-old Sekhemka statue in July.
Arts Council England has ruled the council ineligible for a series of grants because of the sale.
The funding was being sought for an exhibition of designer shoes dating from the 19th Century to the present. The council said it was "disappoint... | A council's bid for a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £240,400 has been rejected after it sold an ancient Egyptian statue for nearly £16m. | 29903549 |
The US Open champion shot two eagles and five birdies to move to 14 under with fellow American Robert Castro, who posted a second successive 65.
England's Paul Casey, who went round in 66, is three shots adrift in third.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and American Jordan Spieth are tied for 19th on four under after ro... | Dustin Johnson carded a course record nine-under-par 63 to share the lead after two rounds of the BMW Championship in Carmel, Indiana. | 37322027 |
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Double Olympic champion Dujardin, on her World Equestrian Games debut, added freestyle gold to her grand prix special title with a score of 92.161%.
"Riding a horse like Valegro gives you so much confidence," said Dujardin, 29.
Meanwhile, British world number one William F... | Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro won their first freestyle dressage world title for Great Britain in France. | 28989150 |
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Anglesey Sea Zoo have confirmed the visitor is an Olive Ridley turtle - a species usually found in the much warmer waters around Mexico.
They think she is female, and have named her Menai.
It's the first time this type of turtle has ever been found swimming around the UK, and ... | Zoo staff are taking care of a rare tropical turtle who washed up unexpectedly in Wales. | 37999597 |
It topped the rundown with combined chart sales of 38,000, according to the Official Charts Company.
The achievement comes after the group were named best British newcomer at the Brit Awards earlier this year.
"It's class to be number one with the new album. We're made up with that. Thank you!" the band told the Offici... | Catfish and the Bottlemen have hit number one in the album chart with their second record The Ride. | 36443119 |
Betis left-back Riza Durmisi opened the scoring with a first-half free-kick, before Gabriel Mercado levelled from close range after the break.
Vicente Iborra stabbed home the winner with 14 minutes to play after Steven N'Zonzi flicked on Samir Nasri's free-kick from what appeared to be an offside position.
Madrid play ... | Sevilla came from behind to beat Real Betis in their local derby and move level with La Liga leaders Real Madrid. | 39070190 |
Police said the woman was in a serious condition after being rescued from the River Usk at about 20:20 GMT on Friday.
Firefighters, police, a coastguard rescue team and the ambulance service were all sent to the scene.
The woman, who was in the water for about 15 minutes, was treated at the city's Royal Gwent Hospital.... | A 72-year-old woman has been treated for the effects of exposure after falling into a river in Newport. | 34953125 |
China-based FUN88 will replace payday loans company Wonga as shirt sponsor for the next three seasons in a deal thought to worth about £8m a year.
The Magpies are returning to the Premier League after spending the last season in the Championship.
The club said FUN88 would be supporting "a number of fan initiatives" to... | Newcastle United has revealed a Far Eastern online gaming firm as its new main sponsor. | 39926698 |
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At Euro 2016, there were violent clashes between Russian and English supporters in Marseille.
One Russian fan, speaking as part of a BBC documentary to be broadcast on Thursday, said trouble is "100% guaranteed" at the 2018 World Cup.
Infantino also said the 2026 event cou... | Fifa president Gianni Infantino says he is "not at all concerned" by the threat of hooliganism at next year's World Cup in Russia. | 38992310 |
The collision happened on the Comber Road at about 23:40 BST on Thursday.
Police said the man's motorcycle "collided with a roundabout".
No other vehicles were involved in the crash. | A motorcyclist in his 50s has been killed in a crash in Newtownards, County Down. | 36983800 |
A complaint was made to the PSNI because the posters did not follow electoral commission regulations.
The posters did not include the name of the printer or publisher, which is required of all printed election material.
The posters were replaced after Mr Beattie was alerted by the PSNI.
It comes one day after the DUP c... | The Ulster Unionist MLA and Upper Bann Westminster candidate Doug Beattie has apologised after he was forced to remove and replace election posters. | 39976640 |
Police said Saleem Shahzad's body was found in a canal in Mandi Baha Uddin in Pakistan's northern Gujarat district.
Earlier, Human Rights Watch researcher Ali Dayan Hasan said he had "credible information" that Shahzad was in the custody of Pakistani intelligence.
He recently wrote an article about al-Qaeda infiltratio... | A Pakistani journalist who was feared abducted after he went missing on Sunday has been found dead, his family has confirmed. | 13599172 |
Andy Bell's name will remain on the ballot paper for the election of the new Denny and Banknock councillor.
However, a Labour spokesman said the party had "withdrawn its support".
The Daily Record newspaper reported that Mr Bell had made anti-Catholic remarks on Facebook.
The by-election, taking place on Thursday, was ... | A Labour candidate standing in a Falkirk Council by-election has been suspended pending an investigation over sectarian comments he was said to have made on social media. | 33888551 |
British Cycling has been accused of bullying and sexism towards athletes and is under investigation.
Rowsell Shand said: "My experience of British Cycling did not reflect that."
But, the Briton said she "did not want to dismiss anybody's accusations" and "everybody should be taken seriously".
Last year she said she was... | Two-time Olympic champion Joanna Rowsell Shand says British Cycling is "one of the best" governing bodies in the world at promoting equality despite the organisation's ongoing crisis. | 39590101 |
The Haas driver joins Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and chairman Alexander Wurz in the leading roles after Button stepped down following his decision not to race in 2017.
Grosjean, 31, said: "I am proud to have been elected by my peers.
"We race drivers don't always hold the same opinion but we are united in wanting the b... | Frenchman Romain Grosjean has replaced Jenson Button as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. | 39798317 |
It follows news that some providers will not allow the over 55s to withdraw money from their pension pots as they wish.
Other companies are charging hundreds of pounds for advice.
But Ros Altmann, the pensions minister, said the reforms - which started in April - must be given a chance to work.
"If things aren't workin... | The government will not intervene immediately to force pension providers to deliver on promised freedoms, the pensions minister has told the BBC. | 33079656 |
The Belgium international, 22, is set to move to the Premier League club in a £33m (40m euros) deal on Sunday.
Batshuayi, who scored 23 goals in all competitions for Marseille last season, will be new manager Antonio Conte's first signing at Stamford Bridge.
"This should be formalised tomorrow, I will leave Olympic Mar... | Chelsea target Michy Batshuayi has confirmed that he will leave Ligue 1 side Marseille this summer. | 36661597 |
That's clearly true among Labour MPs. The vast majority of them are backing Remain, with only eight supporting leaving the EU.
But what about the wider party and its supporters? Kate Hoey, one of the Labour MPs who backs Brexit, claimed that beyond Westminster the picture was different. "We are in a minority in Parliam... | Jeremy Corbyn said on Thursday: "The Labour Party's overwhelmingly for staying in." | 36048266 |
Sotheby's said five bidders competed for La Belle Romaine, pushing its price well past its $40m (£24.8m) estimate.
The painting, part of a series of nudes created around 1917, was purchased by an anonymous buyer.
Modigliani's previous auction record was 43.2m euros (£35.8m), set earlier this year in Paris.
"We are deli... | A painting of a nude by Amedeo Modigliani has sold for more than $68.9m (£42.7m) at an auction in New York - a record for the artist's work. | 11682850 |
He came to office as the first leftist leader in Brazil in nearly half a century. And he left eight years later, after serving two terms as president, enjoying exceptionally high popularity ratings for a retiring Latin American leader.
His 2002 election victory marked the end of an unprecedented journey from abject pov... | It took Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva four attempts before he was finally elected as Brazil's president in 2002. | 10841416 |
Completion of the main building work was marked at the Cubric centre at Cardiff University, which will have one of the most sophisticated MRI scanners in the world.
It will allow scientists to look at how brains work in minute detail.
The hope is to understand more about the causes of conditions like dementia, multiple... | A new £44m brain research imaging centre has reached an important milestone. | 32483208 |
The Olympic flame arrives in the UK on 18 May and begins its 70-day journey at Land's End on the morning of 19 May.
Visiting every nation and region on its 8,000 mile journey, it will stop off at landmarks including Durdle Door, Dorset, and Blackpool Tower before heading to the Olympic Park for the opening ceremony of ... | A list of significant places the London 2012 Olympic torch relay will visit, as it makes its journey around the UK, has been revealed. | 17433555 |
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) also called for improvements on the most congested part of the M62 to be sped up.
It said the region needed "immediate and very significant investment".
The government will commit £300m for transport projects later this week.
More details are expected in the Budget on Wedne... | HS3, the planned fast rail link between Manchester and Leeds, needs "kick-starting" as part of a broader plan to improve transport links in northern England, a report has concluded. | 35807472 |
Klay Thompson led a fourth-quarter rally scoring an NBA play-off record 11 three-pointers and a career play-off best 41 points.
The winner of Monday's game seven at Oakland will face the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA finals.
The Cavs beat Toronto Raptors 4-2 in the Eastern Conference.
After surrenderi... | Golden State Warriors beat hosts Oklahoma City Thunder 108-101 to force a decider in the best-of-seven Western Conference final. | 36407753 |
The base sits on the Brunt Ice Shelf, and is the sixth such UK facility to be erected at this location since 1957.
Together with Rothera on the Antarctic Peninsula, it will spearhead UK science on the White Continent.
Halley gathers important weather and climate data, and it played a critical role in the research that ... | Britain's new Halley research station in the Antarctic goes into full operation this month. | 21341044 |
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