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A woman, referred to as Mrs D, died at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant a day after being admitted in November 2012.
The public services ombudsman for Wales found Cwm Taf health board took too long to investigate her son's complaint and said there was a "lack of transparency" in its response.
The health boar... | A health board which took more than three years to handle a complaint has been criticised by an ombudsman. | 40775400 |
Some businesses say not enough has been done to prepare them for the biggest sporting event ever hosted in Wales.
But the team of business owners that set up the helpline said they were concerned at the number of companies yet to plan or engage with the council.
A Cardiff council spokesman said every business had been ... | A 24-hour helpline has been set up for Cardiff businesses ahead of the UEFA Champions League final next weekend. | 40043792 |
The elephant was found by veterinarians from Aware Trust Zimbabwe in Mana Pools National Park.
He is believed to have been living with the bullet in his head for between three and six weeks.
Mana Pools has long been a target of poachers who kill elephants for their ivory.
Africa Live: BBC news updates
The war on elepha... | An elephant in Zimbabwe has received medical treatment from a conservation group after being shot in the head by suspected poachers. | 36563650 |
A report has already concluded a "lethal mix" of failings led to the deaths of 11 babies and one mother over nine years at Furness General Hospital.
Mr Hunt said he now wanted the role of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to be examined.
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) is to conduct the review.
The "pr... | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered an inquiry into how the midwifery regulator dealt with deaths at a hospital in Barrow, Cumbria. | 39015686 |
The US space agency probe captured the latest image on Tuesday when it was just under eight million km from the dwarf world.
As of Thursday, New Horizons had moved to within six million km, heading for its historic flyby next week.
The new picture was the first to be returned following the computer hiccup at the weeken... | New Horizons has acquired yet another stunning view of Pluto. | 33459476 |
The Respect Shared Space Rally was held on the Ravenhill Road on Friday evening after the erection of a number of flags, including UVF flags, nearby.
This area is one of the most diverse in Belfast but some residents complained the flags were an attempt to mark it as being from one side of the community.
Dominica McGow... | More than 100 people have attended a protest against the flying of flags in mixed housing estates in south Belfast. | 40391901 |
Launched in December, the satellite has now taken up its observing station some 1.5 million km from Earth.
Engineers are currently commissioning Gaia's two telescopes and its three instruments, getting them ready to begin mapping the precise positions and motions of one-thousand-million stars.
As part of that process, ... | Europe's billion-star surveyor, Gaia, is on track to begin operations in the next two or three months. | 26073173 |
The non-league side's manager Steve Tully paid tribute to the 43-year-old, who helped them win the Southern Premier League play-offs last month.
And after a 26-year career on the biggest, and smallest stages, he still has a lot to offer, according to Tully.
"I'm sure he'll be out there playing somewhere because he's go... | Former Fulham and Jamaica striker Barry Hayles has been released by Truro City after his third spell with the club. | 33083482 |
The once reclusive head of the Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force has emerged from a lifetime in the shadows directing covert operations abroad, to achieve almost celebrity status in Iran.
The man who, until a couple of years ago most Iranians would not have recognised on the street, is now the subject of documenta... | Switch on the television in Iran these days and it won't be long before you see General Qasem Soleimani. | 27883162 |
President Trump tweeted early on Saturday: "Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!"
He went on to say that a court had earlier denied a wiretap request.
The US president has given no details to back up the claim - or suggeste... | US President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor of wire-tapping his phone a month before he was elected. | 39167110 |
30 April 2017 Last updated at 14:50 BST
It's a country in east Asia, and there have been lots of arguments about it recently.
So what do we know? And should we be worried about North Korea?
Watch Leah's report to find out more. | For decades, North Korea has been one of the world's most secretive countries. | 39762137 |
Mary Kaya, 57, from Batley, West Yorkshire, had denied posting a link to an audio clip by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
She was found guilty after a trial of dissemination of a terrorist publication likely to encourage people to participate in terrorism.
Kaya received a 21-month term.
A week-long trial at Leeds Crown Court hea... | A mother-of three found guilty of encouraging terrorism after she retweeted a speech by the so-called Islamic State leader has been given a suspended jail sentence. | 39443403 |
The elevation of those nations by governing body, the International Cricket Council, means they can regularly play cricket's top nations.
"We now have a clear pathway that will enable us to get to Test status and full membership status of the ICC," Brian told BBC Radio Scotland.
"There's a good chance we will."
Brian, ... | Cricket Scotland chairman Tony Brian is confident that Scotland can follow rivals Ireland and Afghanistan in achieving full Test status. | 40383427 |
Stephen Mellor, 59, died when Islamist gunman Seifeddine Rezgui shot him and his wife, Cheryl, on the beach.
Mrs Mellor told an inquest Rezgui "seemed to enjoy looking at us squirm" as he pulled the trigger.
Rezgui killed 38 people - 30 of them Britons - at the five-star Riu Imperial Marhaba, near Sousse, in June 2015.... | A British woman who survived the mass shootings at a Tunisian beach resort said her "hero" husband sacrificed his life to protect her. | 38749734 |
The figures are from the Committee for Employment & Social Security's latest unemployment bulletin.
It also shows a further 242 people were registered as unemployed but had some work during the last week of June.
That number includes islanders in part-time or casual jobs and some who are in full-time work but are eligi... | Unemployment in Guernsey has rise by 41 to 381 in the 12 months to June. | 36711032 |
The ice dance duo, now based in Novi, Michigan, scored 173.17 to eclipse their ninth-place finish in 2014.
"We really wanted to leave it all out on the ice tonight and we did that," Buckland, 26, told BBC Sport.
France's Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron retained their world title with a score of 194.46.
Maia a... | Great Britain's Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland claimed a career-best seventh at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston. | 35940672 |
The 19-year-old made 25 appearances for the Saints and Arsenal see him as an option at right-back, centre-back or in a more advanced role.
"The way he adapted to the Premier League last season at a young age shows that he has tremendous quality," said Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.
Arsenal have also enquired about Saints ... | Arsenal have signed England Under-19 defender Calum Chambers from Southampton for about £16m. | 28497920 |
The striker calmly rolled in his first after running clear, before tapping in a second from close range.
Jordi Alba smashed home a third and David Lopez struck for Espanyol before Lionel Messi added a fourth late on.
Barca are now three points behind leaders Real Madrid, who have played one game fewer after being crown... | Luis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona moved up to second in La Liga with victory in the derby against Espanyol. | 38339008 |
The closure has shut down the most direct route for vehicles travelling between Fife and Edinburgh.
The bridge will remain open to ambulances and police on emergency calls.
But more routine health service appointments could be affected by the closure.
The 51-year-old bridge was closed at midnight on Thursday after a de... | Businesses and organisations are making contingency plans after it was announced the Forth Road Bridge will be closed until the new year. | 35009410 |
Now, a week into her new job, she is getting used to choosing the hours she works and even how much leave she takes.
"My friends can't get their heads around how we work," she says. "But, as I don't have someone watching over me all the time, I just get on with it. It means I want to work harder."
She works at Paycircl... | When 22-year-old Roisin Gray asked about the finishing time for the day, her colleagues in the office simply laughed. | 36162772 |
The Flybe service, which launched in May, will begin operating on Saturdays from November.
The daily service is Dundee Airport's first non-chartered international route.
It is the fourth route Flybe has announced under the UK government's ??7m regional air connectivity fund.
A spokesman for Dundee Airport operator HIA... | A new route between Dundee and Amsterdam Schipol Airport will be extended to a seven-days-a-week service due to popular demand. | 37442764 |
A service for Maurice Abrahams was held in Rottingdean. He was working as a chauffeur and was on his way to pick up a bride on her wedding day when the crash happened in West Sussex.
A private ceremony was also held for Worthing footballer Jacob Schilt.
Eleven people died when a vintage jet crashed on to the A27 during... | The funerals of two victims of the Shoreham air crash have been held in East Sussex. | 34195198 |
The body of Phillip Nicholson, 22, was discovered on Tuesday at a flat in Sea Road, Boscombe.
Richard Moors, 25 and Isabella Gossling 20, appeared before magistrates in Bournemouth and were remanded to appear at Winchester Crown Court on 2 June.
On Friday Dorset Police said it had referred the circumstances leading to ... | A man and woman have been charged with the murder of a man in Bournemouth. | 32942410 |
Nature presenter Iolo Williams said species including otters, water voles, bats, dormice and rare beetles would be affected by the motorway.
The Welsh Government said mitigation works would include new mammal tunnels.
But in a statement to the public inquiry in Newport Mr Williams said these were "nothing short of a jo... | Plans to build a £1.1bn M4 relief road through the Gwent Levels have been described as "government sponsored ecocide". | 39413106 |
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (Alva) said the London venue attracted 5.6 million visitors.
Artist Damien Hirst's retrospective contributed to a 9% rise in Tate Modern visitors, which had 5.3 million.
Despite bad weather and the Olympics, there was an overall 5.1% increase in visitors at all UK attracti... | The British Museum was the UK's most popular visitor attraction in 2012 - the sixth year running it has been so. | 21739486 |
The body hopes to remove one of the two weeks when games are not played, to create space for the new global season.
If successful, the plans for a six week tournament will happen after the 2019 World Cup.
"We think it would improve it," said RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie. "It would narrow the 'off' periods and help w... | The Six Nations will be played over six weeks, reduced from seven, under plans by the Rugby Football Union. | 39387032 |
The singer-songwriter will be Kirsty Young's guest on 18 December.
He said of his track choices: "This is the music that electrified me - they galvanised me into changing my life in some way."
Other BBC radio highlights over Christmas includes Carey Mulligan guest editing Radio 4's Today programme and Glenda Jackson in... | Rock star Bruce Springsteen will be one of the castaways on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs this Christmas. | 38068003 |
The man lifted his bike over the North Sheen level crossing on Manor Road, Richmond upon Thames, on 11 May.
He managed to cross before the train arrived.
Crimestoppers, which is offering the reward, said the cyclist risked his own life and left the train driver with "psychological trauma".
Commuters who witnessed the e... | A reward of up to £2,000 has been offered to identify a cyclist who lifted his bike over train barriers seconds before a train sped past. | 40352334 |
We look at the myriad ways in which different countries are affected.
More than one million Bangladeshis visit India every year for medical, tourism and business purposes.
Many Bangladeshis, especially businessmen, visit as often as two or three times a month. Being businessmen, they tend to carry wads of high-value I... | India's surprise move to get scrap 500 and 1,000 rupee notes to target hidden stashes of "black money" has affected the country's immediate neighbours, which all have long-standing trade, tourism and family links. | 37990283 |
Lord Elystan-Morgan, who led the 1979 Yes for Wales campaign, said the Bill could lead to "a diminished authority".
Meanwhile, Wales Office minister Guto Bebb has accused "some grandees in the Welsh Assembly" of making an "overblown attack" on the planned legislation.
The Bill shakes up how power is divided between the... | One of Wales' most long-standing devolution supporters has said the new draft Wales Bill reflects Westminster's "huge imperial mentality". | 37600928 |
In a statement, the Defence Ministry said the report lacked "technical proof" when it used IP addresses to link hacking to a military unit.
The report identified a Shanghai high-rise used by the military as the likely home of a hackers to whom it attributed multiple attacks on US companies.
The US says it has repeatedl... | China's military says a report linking it to prolific hacking of US targets is flawed. | 21515259 |
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The footage of the "aurora australis" at the South Pole was shot on 23 July.
The lights are caused by the interaction of the solar wind - a stream of charged particles escaping the Sun - and our planet's magnetic field and atmosphere.... | The European Space Agency has released time-lapse footage of the Aurora Australis - better known as the Southern Lights - that was filmed from the International Space Station. | 28934185 |
Mollie Robinson followed Lena Clarke as she walked home from her church in Inverness before attacking her in a street at about 21:45 on 25 January.
The mother-of-two, formerly of Aviemore and living in Inverness at the time, was seen by witnesses and on CCTV.
She was jailed at Inverness Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Gordon Fl... | A 22-year-old woman who hit a 79-year-old with a metal pole then stole her handbag has been jailed for three years. | 40720288 |
An average of almost 13.5 million people have tuned in to each episode of the BBC One competition, according to the research body Barb.
It is the largest number of viewers Bake Off has attracted in its seven-year history.
The ratings include people who recorded the show and then watched it up to seven days after broadc... | The Great British Bake Off has filled every spot in the top five most watched programmes of the year so far. | 37544234 |
The Magpies were unable to avoid the drop into the second tier last term. However, under the Spaniard, who committed his future to the club before the season started, it has been a short stay outside the top flight.
BBC Sport assesses some of the key factors behind the success.
Few clubs begin life having been relegate... | Newcastle United's return to the Premier League at the first time of asking - sealed by Monday's 4-1 victory over Preston - marks a successful first full season for manager Rafael Benitez. | 39695457 |
Stockton Council has approved the facility on the site of the former Blakeston School on Junction Road.
A spokesman said more than 70% of people now opt for cremation, but families had to use facilities in Acklam and Redcar.
He said the town's population was estimated to rise by 20% in the next 20 years and demand nee... | A £6.3m crematorium is to be built in Stockton nine years after it was first proposed. | 39835559 |
Alex Jeffery, 21, was hit after being involved in a fight outside the Cambridge City Hotel, on Downing Street, on 1 November, police said.
Mr Jeffery, of Orchard Road in Melbourn, was taken to hospital but died from his injuries a week later.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place in the next few days.
In a sta... | A murder inquiry is under way following the death of a man who was knocked down by a car outside a city centre hotel. | 29979155 |
Welsh language standards, introduced in 2016, require councils, national parks and the Welsh Government to provide some services bilingually.
Meirion Prys Jones said ministers "obsessed with hitting organisations hard" had made "very poor legislation".
Ministers have admitted the law is too complicated and will be revi... | The current law giving people rights to access services in Welsh is completely ridiculous, according to an ex-chief executive of the Welsh Language Board. | 38531155 |
The collision took place at Laggan, between Invergarry and Spean Bridge, on the A82 at about 13:00.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Tragically, the male motorcyclist died and next of kin have been informed. Neither the bus driver or bus passengers suffered any significant injuries."
The road was closed in both di... | A motorcyclist has died after his bike and a bus collided on a Highland road. | 39581287 |
The 22-year-old's time of 21.32 seconds - his previous best was 21.54 - also secured him a place at this summer's World Championships in Budapest.
Find out how to get into swimming with our special guide.
Elsewhere, Holly Hibbot, 17, won the 400m freestyle as she held off Olympic silver medallist Jazz Carlin, 26, for h... | Ben Proud beat his own British record as he took 50m freestyle victory at the British Swimming Championships. | 39681804 |
Jonathan Evans told BBC Radio Wales Labour campaigns were too generic and irrelevant to most voters.
He said issues such as the so-called bedroom tax were not decisive.
"There are 400 families affected by that supplement change in Cardiff North... that's a message going to 70,000 people," he said.
"Our messages however... | A campaign based on community issues in marginal seats was the key to election victory, the chairman of the Welsh Conservatives has said. | 32681155 |
Chilling words from one of Britain's most notorious serial child killers, Robert Black, who died last month.
His voice was recorded by police as they questioned him about the 1981 murder of nine-year-old Jennifer Cardy.
BBC NI's Spotlight programme obtained copies of the audio recordings and will broadcast them on Tues... | "There's nothing more heart-warming than a kid throw its arms round you and giving you a hug, it's a lovely feeling." | 35632488 |
"I would implore you to do this for me, out of mercy for myself," Samantha Geimer told the court.
Ms Geimer had previously said she had forgiven the filmmaker for the 40-year-old assault.
Polanski admitted statutory rape and served 42 days in prison, but later fled the US.
The Oscar-winning director left over concern h... | A woman who was raped by the film director Roman Polanski when she was 13 years old has asked a Los Angeles court to end the case against him. | 40212399 |
A report from Audit Scotland last year found the health board needs to make savings of about £175m over the next five years.
The new team will help to implement recommendations made by an independent advisory group.
Bosses at NHS Grampian and NHS Fife have been appointed to the team.
Paul Gray, chief executive of NHS ... | A team of health chiefs from outside NHS Tayside are to help the health board improve the state of its finances. | 40417815 |
The 31-year-old tried "to influence the outcome of a match" on the third-tier ITF Futures Tour in California in March 2015, the Tennis Integrity Unit said.
The offence took place at that year's ITF USA Futures 11 tournament, in which Garza did not play.
Ranked 1,065th in the world in singles, he reached a high of 294 i... | Mexican tennis player Daniel Garza has been banned for six months and fined $5,000 (£4,062) after being found guilty of a match-fixing offence. | 37698466 |
Cynhalwyd y rownd gyn derfynol yn Llangefni ddydd Sadwrn gyda phedwar ymgeisydd yn dod i'r brig.
Y rheiny a ddaeth i'r brig eleni oedd Hugh Brightwell o Ellesmere Port, Sir Gaer, Emma Chappell o Ddeiniolen, Gwynedd, Richard Furniss o Langefni, Môn a Daniela Schlick o Borthaethwy, Ynys Môn,
Dywedodd Elwyn Hughes, Cadei... | Mae'r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol wedi cyhoeddi enw'r pedwar person fydd yn cystadlu am wobr Dysgwr y Flwyddyn yn y brifwyl ar Ynys Môn eleni. | 39911035 |
The 24-year-old, who has appeared in eight Tests and 24 one-day games for Zimbabwe, has said his long-term ambition is to qualify for England.
"Playing county cricket has been an ambition of mine for a number of years," Jarvis told the club website.
"My future is with Lancashire, with an end goal of potentially becomin... | Lancashire have confirmed the signing of Zimbabwe pace bowler Kyle Jarvis on a three-year contract. | 23755283 |
David Cottrell, 90, from Redland, was honoured for his part in saving the lives of more than 70 Norwegians on a sinking ship in June 1944.
He was just 19 when the crew of HMS Swift ignored orders and rescued the men from the water, after their ship, the Svenner, was torpedoed.
Mr Cottrell told BBC Points West: "It's a ... | A Bristol man has become the eighth Briton to be awarded a Norwegian medal for bravery during the D-Day Landings. | 35363683 |
Radio 1 DJ B Traits, 2 Many DJs, Tensnake and Eli & Fur also performed at Groove Loch Ness.
The 5,000-ticket event was held in a field at Dores near Inverness used by the RockNess festival, which has not been held since 2013.
Groove Loch Ness was organised in just eight months by four people working in the music indust... | Groove Armada have headlined a new dance music festival on the shores of Loch Ness. | 34021744 |
The Aspar Ducati rider from Toomebridge has moved on to 63 points and lies 11th in the 2016 standings.
Laverty has scored points in 10 of the 11 rounds this season with a best finish of fourth in Argentina in April.
Britain's Cal Crutchlow took his maiden MotoGP win with Valentino Rossi second and Marc Marquez of Spain... | Eugene Laverty continued his excellent MotoGP campaign by finishing sixth in a rain-hit Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno on Sunday. | 37150279 |
The 23-year-old, who had only recently joined Whitehaven RLFC, tested positive for nandrolone in an out-of-competition test on 27 November 2015.
Former Elbra amateur prop Todd admitted to the anti-doping rule violation.
His ban is backdated from 18 December 2015 to 17 December 2019.
"This case continues to highlight th... | Rugby league player John Todd has been given a four-year ban from all sport by UK Anti Doping after he tested positive for an anabolic steroid in November 2015. | 36324754 |
The Telegraph said the X Files star gave "the performance of her career" as faded Southern belle, Blanche DuBois.
The play opened on Monday at the Young Vic, near London's South Bank.
"I staggered out of this shattering production of Tennessee Williams's bruising modern classic feeling shaken, stirred and close to tear... | Gillian Anderson has been praised for her "stellar" turn in a new production of A Streetcar Named Desire. | 28541038 |
Researchers in Bradford are looking for the link between visual processing and sporting performance.
Their research could lead to a lab-based test that finds hidden talent and the cricket stars of tomorrow.
It could also help elite sports teams to place individuals into their optimum roles within the team, or plan spec... | Top sportspeople often seem to possess visual "superpowers", making near-impossible rapid reactions look easy. | 34204551 |
The strike followed a dispute with pilots over plans to expand the group's budget subsidiary Transavia.
The airline's pilot strike, which was the longest in 20 years, offset the benefits of lower fuel prices.
Earnings fell €266m (£172m) to €1.598bn, with the September's strike costing it €495m in lost revenue.
Air Fran... | Air France-KLM is planning to speed up cost cuts and reduce investment after it reported a drop in full-year profits following last year's pilots' strike. | 31530243 |
Luke Sansom was searching with a metal detector in Farndon, near Chester, when he stumbled across the silver piece.
Made with carnelian gemstone, it features a fallen soldier or gladiator holding a shield towards what appears to be a large cat or panther.
Cheshire assistant coroner Dr Janet Napier declared to find to b... | An amateur treasure hunter has found a rare 2,000-year-old Roman pendant in a field in a Cheshire village. | 37521051 |
The ECB said that it stood ready to review the decision on its Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) and would work closely with the Bank of Greece.
BBC economics editor Robert Peston says the ECB is not providing any additional aid to Greece, which will lead to huge pressure for capital controls.
Greek banks depend on ... | The European Central Bank says it will maintain its emergency funding of Greek banks at the current level. | 33304674 |
Allardyce, who has replaced Roy Hodgson as manager, picked eight of the side that lost embarrassingly to Iceland at Euro 2016 as they started their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Who impressed? Who struggled?
Barely any work to do - although one poor clearance caused some excitement. Word travels fast about percei... | England left it late to snatch a 1-0 win over Slovakia in Sam Allardyce's first game in charge. | 37271401 |
Exploris in the County Down town of Portaferry was threatened with permanent closure in 2013.
But a rescue package backed by the Northern Ireland Executive and Ards and North Down Borough Council, which owns Exploris, secured its future.
A two-year-old Nile crocodile is among the new attractions at the centre.
New encl... | Northern Ireland's only aquarium has reopened after a £2m refurbishment, having been closed for almost two years. | 37078081 |
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Thursday announced that the dam's height would be increased from 121 metres to 138.62 metres, papers say.
Work to raise the height of the dam is expected to take 36 to 40 months.
Social activist Medha Patkar, who heads the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada movement) grou... | Media and activists are concerned over the government's plan to increase the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river in the western state of Gujarat. | 27828109 |
The SNP won most seats in the local elections but the Scottish Conservatives made significant gains.
Ruth Davidson said the results proved that her party was the only one which could challenge the Nationalists in the upcoming general election.
Labour and the Lib Dems said they would target seats in a bid to oust SNP MP... | Nicola Sturgeon has dismissed as "ludicrous" claims of a backlash against the SNP over her plans for second independence referendum. | 39830297 |
The programme of events is expected to bring a million visitors to the city, said Visit Hull and East Yorkshire.
This is more than can be accommodated by hotel rooms available in the city centre which number about 1,000.
Hull beat Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay to the right to hold the title in 2017.
The UK governme... | Residents of Hull are being asked to rent spare rooms to visitors when Hull becomes the UK City of Culture 2017 due to a lack of hotel rooms. | 37081578 |
In the clash, Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood rejected "arbitrary deadlines" to cut the budget deficit, but said it should fall from £90bn to £30bn by 2020.
She argued Wales should receive an additional £1.2bn in annual funding, to bring spending into line with Scotland.
UKIP's Nigel Farage pledged to re-draw the Barnett ... | Political parties in Wales have been claiming victory for their leaders in the seven-way live debate. | 32171921 |
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant has been invested in sites of natural, industrial, maritime and sporting heritage.
It includes opening up the historic pilgrimage site at St Dyfnog's Well, Denbighshire, and documenting Connah's Quay's maritime history in Flintshire.
The HLF grant aims to celebrate Wales' "rich and... | Places of worship, wildlife and wells are among ten projects in Wales to have been awarded a share of £2.6m. | 33327168 |
The company said reactor 4 was shut down last Friday but the second reactor will remain online supplying electricity to over 500,000 homes.
The reactor outage, which occurs every three years, began on 14 October.
EDF director, Mike Harrison, said work will be done "to the highest possible standards of safety and qualit... | EDF Energy has shut one of two reactors at its Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset as part of planned maintenance. | 15347149 |
Clifford Irons, 39, is from Castlemara Drive in the town.
A police officer told the court in Belfast that the two guns were found in a car which, he said, the police could link to Mr Irons.
The police officer said the case was linked to a feud involving the UDA in east Antrim.
He told the court that Mr Irons was "heavi... | A car salesman from Carrickfergus has appeared in court charged with having two handguns and ammunition with intent to endanger life. | 38194737 |
An experiment built in a vast slab of Antarctic ice has doubled its count of "cosmic neutrinos" from outer space, by searching for arrivals passing through the planet from the north.
The same team this week announced the highest-energy neutrino ever detected.
Meanwhile, a detector in Italy reported the first firm evide... | Physicists have unveiled a raft of new findings about neutrinos bombarding the Earth from above, below - and within. | 33787562 |
31 March 2017 Last updated at 07:25 BST
Matthew's ready to become one of the world's youngest conductors and Newsround went to see him rehearse with a symphony orchestra.
There are 75 players in the orchestra and it's Matthew's job to lead them.
Watch the video to see him in action! | Meet Matthew, the 11-year-old music maestro! | 39445794 |
Writing on his Facebook page, Mr Pacquiao said he remained against gay marriage but was "not condemning LGBT".
"God Bless you all and I'm praying for you," he added.
Mr Pacquiao's original remark, made during a TV interview, drew ire from gay Filipino celebrities and a rights group and sparked heated discussion.
Initia... | Philippine boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao has apologised in the face of severe criticism for saying homosexuals were "worse than animals". | 35585016 |
Payne, 27, who needed a top-10 finish to qualify for Rio, clocked one hour 58 minutes and 58.53 seconds in Kazan.
Aurelie Muller of France finished 49.3 secs faster to take gold, ahead of Dutchwoman Sharon Van Rouwendaal and Brazil's Ana Chunha, who was third.
"It's not the result I wanted, but it's not the end," Payne... | Keri-Anne Payne missed out an automatic place at the 2016 Olympics, finishing 15th in the World Championship 10km marathon swimming event in Russia. | 33693397 |
The goals came late in both halves, and were created by the vision and touch of Tom Rogic.
Celtic were not at full strength, making six changes to the starting line-up, but still commanded the game.
Kilmarnock were restricted to half chances and unable to disrupt the visitors' accomplished passing.
The victory - Celtic... | Celtic clocked up another dominant performance and victory over Kilmarnock thanks to strikes by James Forrest and Callum McGregor. | 40908203 |
The comedian made his name alongside Matt Lucas in the BBC sketch show Little Britain and is a judge on Britain's Got Talent.
But he has achieved phenomenal success with his nine novels, including The Boy in the Dress and Gangsta Granny.
"I should really give up comedy and just concentrate on children's books because i... | David Walliams has said writing children's books is "definitely the thing that gives me most pleasure". | 38091052 |
Judge Thomas Low made the remarks at the sentencing hearing of Keith Robert Vallejo after a jury convicted him of sexual abuse and object rape.
"The court has no doubt that Mr Vallejo is an extraordinarily good man... but great men sometimes do bad things", Mr Low said.
The victim and civil rights groups have said they... | A judge in Utah who labelled a convicted rapist a "good man" has received a barrage of complaints. | 39632050 |
The Japanese company's commitment to Britain's biggest car plant had been in doubt following the EU referendum.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the government must make public any deals struck with the firm.
However, Business Secretary Greg Clark said there was "no question of financial compensation" for Nissan.
The c... | Nissan has confirmed it will build both the new Qashqai and the X-Trail SUV at its Sunderland plant following government "support and assurances". | 37787890 |
Aberdeen Coastguard said the alert was raised close to the entrance to the port shortly after 08:00.
The animal had broken free while being loaded onto a transport float.
The cow was shot by police marksmen about five hours later. Police Scotland said humane destruction was a "last resort" but public safety and animal ... | A cow which got into the water at Aberdeen Harbour has been shot after a rescue effort failed to coax it ashore. | 28105954 |
Dozens of demonstrators appeared on a big screen near the main gate of Seoul's historic Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Officials had earlier said the rally's application was submitted incorrectly, warning of a "stern response". But the event was peaceful.
The demonstration was organised by Amnesty International Korea.
"Authori... | A holographic "ghost protest" has been held in South Korean capital Seoul against what the organisers say is the erosion of free speech in the country. | 35655172 |
A full collection of the books, from its first edition to the most recent published this year for the comic's 80th anniversary, went under the hammer at Curr and Dewar in Dundee.
The very first book fetched £2,800, with the second and third selling for £1,500 and £900 respectively.
An original piece of artwork by Beano... | A rare set of the earliest Oor Wullie books has sold for more than £5,000 at auction. | 35918111 |
But the Conservative Party leader has admitted he ordered a security "audit" of those being resettled.
The allegations were first reported by the Globe and Mail newspaper on Thursday.
They have refocused attention on Mr Harper's response to the Syrian refugee crisis ahead of 19 October elections.
The Globe and Mail rep... | Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has denied reports that his office intervened in the processing of Syrian refugee claims. | 34489381 |
The three-fingered salute was widely used by protesters against Thailand's military coup in May.
The military had threatened in June to arrest anyone who refused to stop doing it when challenged.
Gen Prayuth led the coup, which came after months of political deadlock and unrest, and became PM in August.
On Wednesday, h... | Five Thai students who flashed a salute inspired by Hollywood film series The Hunger Games at Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha have been detained. | 30110280 |
Currently the States of Jersey can issue up to £100m in Jersey bank notes, which are sold to high street banks in exchange for UK pounds.
Russell Crowe, head of the States' treasury and investment management unit, said the increase would allow the government to invest more sterling.
He said it would boost the governmen... | The amount of Jersey banknotes allowed in circulation will increase by £25m, if new legislation is passed next year. | 34935127 |
The cause of death was complications from pneumonia, his daughter Donna told the Los Angeles Times.
He wrote Bob Hope and Bing Crosby movie Road to Bali, released in 1952, and also adapted Tennessee Williams' play The Rose Tattoo for the screen.
He also wrote scripts for the Academy Awards broadcasts, for which he won... | Emmy-winning screenwriter Hal Kanter, who wrote films including Elvis Presley's Blue Hawaii, has died at 92. | 15633326 |
John Blanchette is quoted by AP news agency as saying the Hollywood star was watching television in her California home when the accident happened.
Gabor's husband then called an ambulance and she was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
The condition of the Hungarian-born star, who is 93, is not known.
Gabor is... | Veteran actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has been taken to hospital after falling out of bed and breaking several bones, her publicist has said. | 10675481 |
Hull, with an average of 12.4Mbps, is the UK's slowest city, according to comparison site uSwitch, which conducted the tests.
London and Edinburgh had average speeds of 22.4Mbps and 21Mbps respectively.
These speeds are likely to be low not because of lack of availability but because people have chosen not to take up f... | Tests on 42 towns and cities across the UK suggest almost half have average broadband speeds below 24Mbps. | 36152877 |
The appeal was launched at the request of coroner Sir John Goldring and the victims' families.
Of 6,500 witnesses interviewed so far, investigators had been unable to trace those captured on camera despite "exhausting" all other avenues.
Two police officers, one steward and six fans are still to be traced.
Ninety-six f... | An appeal to find 18 witnesses to provide new evidence for the Hillsborough inquests has seen half identified in the first 24 hours. | 32447581 |
Serial producer Dana Chivvis has confirmed to Newsbeat that the new podcast Undisclosed is not from them.
It's coming from Adnan's friend Rabia Chaudry and two lawyers, Susan Simpson and Colin Miller.
Rabia tweeted this week: "On 13 April here is where you'll find our new podcast Undisclosed, picking up where #Serial l... | There's a new podcast about Adnan Syed, but it has nothing to do with Sarah Koenig and the team from Serial. | 32221754 |
Emily Eve Bridal Boutique in the city centre closed unexpectedly, leaving dozens of women without a dress or a refund for their wedding day.
One bride said she'd spent over £1,000 on a deposit that she may not get back.
The boutique's website has been deleted and the BBC has been unable to contact its owners.
See more... | Brides in Birmingham say they've been left without their wedding dresses after a boutique closed without warning or explanation. | 41003739 |
GVC Holdings has raised its takeover bid to about £1bn, topping an offer from 888 Holdings.
888 bid £898m for the firm earlier this month, an offer Bwin accepted.
GVC said it was "working on finalising" its bid, which Bwin said would be considered by its board, although it cautioned "there can be no certainty that an o... | The stakes have been raised in the bidding war for the gaming firm Bwin.party. | 33676505 |
The crash happened on the B9170 Inverurie to Oldmeldrum road at about midday on Sunday.
The woman, who was driving one of the cars, died in hospital. The road was closed for six hours to allow an investigation to be carried out. Police are appealing for witnesses.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to con... | A 50-year-old woman had died in a crash in Aberdeenshire. | 35955964 |
In Elizabethan London, the original Globe Theatre could accommodate 3,000 people. Commoners or "groundlings" paid a penny to stand in the open air, while the gentry parted with as many as six pennies to sit on cushions in the covered galleries.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Globe burned down in 1613, Shakespeare's ... | William Shakespeare may be widely regarded as finest playwright in the English language, but when he put his quill down he was also a savvy businessman. | 36084631 |
This was after it emerged the inquiry into the so-called Operation Trojan Horse plot was much bigger than first thought. More than 200 separate complaints have been made about 25 schools, all of which are in parts of the city with Muslim populations of 90% or more.
So what is the Operation Trojan Horse 'plot', is it ev... | This week three senior figures were appointed to oversee investigations into claims that a small group of hard-line Muslims had tried to "take over" schools in Birmingham. | 27067825 |
The 13-7 loss means Chiefs have been beaten in all three of their matches and are 10 points behind group leaders Clermont Auvergne and can do no better than 15 from their remaining games.
"Three wins in the group last year were enough, but I can't see that happening.
"I would say it would be very tough for us, but that... | Exeter head coach Rob Baxter admits his side are all but out of Europe after their Champions Cup defeat by Bordeaux. | 38290049 |
The sun is so scorching in Algeria's Dakhla camp - over the border from the disputed territory of Western Sahara - that equipment, including solar panels, can melt in the heat.
The wind is so strong that it can blow down tents and families are forced to shelter in concrete toilet blocks.
But the Western Sahara Internat... | This is the world's most remote film festival - in a refugee camp in the Sahara desert, where nothing grows and few people visit. | 32710589 |
"John Terry, Didier Drogba, Ashley Cole, Petr Cech and Frank Lampard can now say they have won everything.
"There's not a better moment - it doesn't sink in for ages but eventually you realise you played in the best team in the whole of Europe.
"You have to give massive credit to Roberto di Matteo, the way he's managed... | "Roman Abramovich has spent hundreds of millions of pounds and finally got what he really wanted all that time. | 18134742 |
The 33-year-old joins as a free agent on 1 July after turning down the offer of new terms at Burnley.
He was the Turf Moor club's player of the year as they won the Championship title to return to the Premier League.
"When I first found out there was an opportunity to come here, that got the blood pumping," Barton told... | Rangers have announced the signing of midfielder Joey Barton on a two-year deal. | 36360594 |
The two paintings were reported stolen from the grounds of Candacraig House, Strathdon, in July 2001.
Police Scotland said a 60-year-old woman and 66-year-old man were both arrested in the Burgas region of Bulgaria on 26 May.
They are now expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
The arrests were carried out by pol... | Two people have been arrested in Bulgaria over the alleged theft of paintings in Aberdeenshire 15 years ago. | 36577870 |
Here are key extracts from the report given by Jeremy Gormly SC, counsel assisting the New South Wales coroner, on the first day of the inquest.
"Monday the 15th of December began in such an ordinary way. People were starting their day, going to work, coming into town to see the doctor, doing shopping with family membe... | A coroner's inquest has opened into the armed siege at a cafe in Sydney, Australia in December 2014 that left two hostages and the gunman dead. | 31037252 |
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Despite losing captain Cristiano Ronaldo to injury in the 25th minute, Portugal prevailed in Paris to lift their first major trophy.
"Even if we were a little bit tired, that's not an excuse," said Deschamps.
"It came down to tiny details - it was a close match. It's a gre... | France wasted a "great chance" to claim a third European Championship title as they lost 1-0 after extra time to Portugal, said boss Didier Deschamps. | 36761111 |
Samuel Karanja Kamau would appear in court on Tuesday, police added.
Earlier, officials said he did not have permission to rent out 119 rooms in the six-storey building. Mr Kamau has not yet commented on the allegation.
More than 90 people are still feared trapped beneath the rubble, reports the BBC's Abdinoor Aden fro... | The owner of a building which collapsed in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Friday, killing at least 21 people, has been arrested, police have told the BBC. | 36186056 |
Investigators exhumed the remains of 31 men and one woman from a hillside in Zitlala, where turf wars between rival criminal gangs are common.
"The discoveries are terrible" a security spokesperson said, while the search for any additional hidden graves continued in the region.
No arrests have been made so far.
The rem... | Mexican authorities have discovered 32 bodies and nine heads hidden in mass graves in a southern region plagued by violence from drug cartels. | 38100270 |
The 21-year-old Republic of Ireland Under-21 international has signed an initial two-year deal with the Latics, with the option of a further 12 months.
Duffus did not make a senior appearance for Everton but helped their under-23 side win Premier League 2 last season.
He previously had a loan spell with Bury in 2014, m... | League One side Oldham Athletic have signed striker Courtney Duffus from Everton for an undisclosed fee. | 40637186 |
Captain Wales, as he has become known, flew in an armed reconnaissance helicopter (ARH) Tiger, one of the most advanced in the world.
The prince has also met Aboriginal elders, camped in the outback and been challenged to a game of wheelchair Australian Football League (AFL).
Harry is halfway through his four-week seco... | Prince Harry has taken to the skies during his first two weeks with the Australian Defence Force. | 32365097 |
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