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One was in woodland at Drum Castle, while another was near Leith Hall.
The Leith Hall cat was previously sighted several years ago.
Richard Luxmoore, of the NTS, said: "We tend to associate this elusive beast with the wilder parts of the Highlands but some of our best evidence comes from the more populated agricultural... | Wildcats have been captured on camera at two National Trust for Scotland sites in Aberdeenshire. | 38560396 |
Bevington has been advising Wales in the run-up to Euro 2016 as well as Championship side Nottingham Forest.
Villa board member David Bernstein said: "I'm convinced his experience, contacts and understanding of football will be a tremendous asset."
The Midlands side are 12 points from safety with seven games remaining.... | Aston Villa are working with former Football Association executive Adrian Bevington as they continue to rebuild following a disastrous season. | 35915570 |
13 February 2016 Last updated at 08:21 GMT
It's a part of a surfing competition where contestants have to be invited to take part.
The waves are huge, some of the swells they create are more than nine metres high. | Surfers have been riding some massive waves at Half Moon Bay in northern California in America. | 35568486 |
Eight men are on trial charged in connection with the sexual abuse of three girls between 1999 and 2003.
The men, who are accused of rape, indecent assault and other offences, deny the charges.
Jurors at Sheffield Crown Court has been hearing police interviews with the woman who is now in her twenties.
One woman, who s... | A gun was held to the head of a 13-year-old sexual abuse victim as a "warning" against speaking out, a court has heard. | 37412629 |
Ms Sugden also denied claims that she has the power to initiate a public inquiry into the botched scheme
She added that Mrs Foster and Martin McGuinness had "let her down" over their handling of the RHI crisis.
The justice minister was talking to BBC's Good Morning Ulster.
The RHI scheme is £490m over budget.
Ms Sugden... | Justice Minister Claire Sugden has said she supports an independent investigation into the RHI scheme and does not think Arlene Foster should step aside while it takes place. | 38528239 |
The clash happened when a police patrol came under rebel fire in Sukma district early on Tuesday, police said.
The Maoists are active in more than a third of India's 600 districts. They say they are fighting for the rights of the poor.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described them as the biggest internal security ch... | Police in India say they have killed at least nine Maoist rebels in a clash in the central state of Chhattisgarh. | 22162935 |
The Briton was broken three times in losing the first set in 34 minutes.
But although he battled back to level the match, Austrian world number nine Thiem won in two hours and 13 minutes to set up a final against Rafael Nadal.
Elsewhere, British number four Aljaz Bedene beat Serb Laslo Djere 6-2 6-4 to reach the Hungar... | World number one Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Barcelona Open at the semi-final stage after suffering a 6-2 3-6 6-4 loss to Dominic Thiem. | 39756260 |
According to the Department for Education survey, only 3% of investigations resulted in a criminal caution or conviction for the teacher.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb said the research justified the government's plan to give teachers a legal right to anonymity when pupils made claims.
One union said it was "a small step"... | Nearly half the allegations made against teachers in England are malicious, unsubstantiated or unfounded, a government study suggests. | 15319933 |
Mark Nesmith, 35, died in hospital after being found injured at a BP garage in The Butts, Coventry, on Sunday.
Uzair Hussain, 24, and Sebastian Vastaki-Barsby, 18, were arrested on Wednesday morning during raids at their home addresses.
Both have been charged with murder along with a third man - they are all due to app... | Two further men have been charged over the fatal stabbing of a tattoo artist. | 40286690 |
An inquiry official said there was "significant overlap" between its investigation and criminal proceedings, which could cause prejudice in court.
Lord Janner's family are calling for the "deeply flawed" inquiry into him to be dropped.
Labour said the whole abuse inquiry was facing a "crisis of credibility", but the PM... | The Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse has delayed hearings into the late Lord Janner. | 38000909 |
All matches kick off at 15:00 BST.
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Chelsea v Leicester
Everton v Norwich
Manchester United v Bournemouth
Newcastle v Tottenham
Southampton v Crystal Palace
Stoke v West Ham
Swansea v Manchester City
Watford v Sunderland
West Brom v Liverpool | Team news, Match of the Day commentator notes, quotes and stats for Sunday's 10 Premier League matches, with Manchester City and Manchester United vying for fourth place on the final day of the season. | 36294244 |
The Bowl is contested by teams who finished third and fourth in their groups on day one, while the top two from the groups compete for the Cup.
England, Scotland and Wales will combine to form a team for rugby sevens at next summer's Rio Olympics.
Hosts South Africa, who came through England's group, beat Argentina 29-... | Scotland beat England 19-0 in the Bowl final on day two of the Cape Town World Rugby Sevens. | 35083411 |
Select committee chairmen Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) and Angus MacNeil (SNP) said he has scrapped UK schemes aimed at cutting emissions, despite pledging internationally to protect the climate.
They singled out the decision to axe a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project promised in the Tory manifesto.
The governmen... | The PM has been accused of double standards over climate change, ahead of a Commons committee appearance. | 35284800 |
The proposals would see Ysgol Mair and Blessed Edward Jones High School close, with a £23.8m new school opening on the site in September 2019.
Bishop of Wrexham, the Right Reverend Peter Brignall said the proposal was an "exciting venture".
Denbighshire Council will be asked to move forward with the consultation at a m... | Plans to reorganise Catholic school provision in Rhyl are set to go out to consultation. | 38675809 |
Bridgend council, together with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), spent a total of £2,800 on six training sessions.
It comes as the council began live streaming meetings online in January.
Plaid Cymru said it was "concerned" by the use of taxpayers' money but the council said it was necessary so the servic... | Hundreds of pounds have been spent by a Welsh council on "webcasting awareness training" for its councillors. | 35429517 |
Several years on and having come through the club's academy, the 20-year-old midfielder is a regular for the Lions, who are now managed by Harris.
Thompson helped the side to four wins in April, which secured Millwall a place in the League One play-offs and has seen the midfielder named the Football League's young play... | When a young Ben Thompson posed for a photograph with Millwall striker Neil Harris, and grabbed an autograph from the club's record goalscorer, little did he think their paths would cross again at The Den. | 36276379 |
Seven friends in a car being driven by Shaun Kelly died in the crash at Meenaduff on 11 July 2010.
Hugh Friel, 66, a pensioner returning from bingo died in the other vehicle when Kelly crashed into him.
Coroner Dr John Madden said the tragedy had shocked the whole country and news of it even travelled across the globe.... | An inquest into the deaths of eight men killed in a crash in County Donegal in 2010 has returned a verdict of unlawful death as a result of dangerous driving. | 35678197 |
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It's called the exoskeleton and it's currently being tested out in several hospitals across the UK.
The device is strapped to the outside of a person's limbs and can then be controlled by them.
Nikki Fox, the BBC's disability report... | Check out the amazing technology helping paralysed and disabled people to walk independently. | 30545389 |
Mr Simpson-Kent, 48, is being sought by police after three bodies were found at the couple's home in south-east London.
The BBC understands he has left the UK after being interviewed by the police and may be in Ghana.
Ava Blake made the comments as she called for him to return to "face justice".
Sian Blake and the coup... | The sister of Sian Blake has claimed the former EastEnders actress wanted to leave her boyfriend, Arthur Simpson-Kent. | 35251552 |
The 18-year-old was hit outside the Oakdale Social Club in West Bromwich.
Police believe the Vauxhall Astra contained three or four Asian men who were involved in an earlier disturbance outside the club.
The car pulled away from the car park but moments later turned around "and was driven into the crowd" gathered at c... | A motorist "drove at a crowd" outside a social club and ploughed into a woman, leaving her seriously injured. | 31886990 |
Zsolt Suhaj, 25, is charged with raping a 66-year-old woman in her Lancashire home when she went back to bed after getting up in the night for a drink.
Mr Suhaj, of Nelson, Lancashire, is also charged with sexually assaulting a woman, 70, Preston Crown Court heard.
He denies the charges but admitted burgling houses for... | An alleged rapist broke into elderly women's houses at night with the intention of sexually assaulting them as they slept, a court has heard. | 39347006 |
Aberystwyth University Professor Lynda Warren was conferred a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her services to environmental protection.
Prof Warren, of Machynlleth, Powys, sat on the UK government committee for radioactive waste management.
Five other Mid-Wales champions are honoured in the list.
These are:
100-year-old... | Volunteers and charity champions from across mid Wales have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. | 40300733 |
Rosetta West said she was anxious and in pain after falling at her sheltered flat in Poole, Dorset.
South Dorset MP Richard Drax said protocols did not allow staff to move Mrs West while they waited.
Health minister Philip Dunne said the South Western Ambulance Service had seen an 11% rise in calls this year.
Mr Drax t... | The plight of a 96-year-old woman, who was left lying on the floor while she waited four hours for an ambulance, has been raised in parliament. | 37690256 |
Super Mario Run will be released in Apple's App Store in December in more than 100 countries.
It will be free to download but users will have to pay for the full game.
Nintendo, which announced the tie-up at Apple's launch event for the iPhone 7, saw its shares jump 18% before falling back to around a 13% rise.
Smartph... | Shares in Nintendo have surged after the company announced that a new version of its popular Super Mario franchise will be available on iPhone. | 37303781 |
Green, 20, may be involved in Saturday's visit to Hamilton in the Scottish Premiership, subject to international clearance.
He made headlines as a 15-year-old, with Everton agreeing a fee with Bradford City that was reported to potentially rise to £2m.
Green has represented England at U16, 17 and 18 level.
After failin... | Kilmarnock have taken midfielder George Green on a six-month loan deal from Burnley. | 37069691 |
First Milk, one of the UK's largest dairy farmer co-operatives, announced in June many farmers would be paid 1p less per litre from the start of July.
National Farmers Union (NFU) Cymru say the move is a "nightmare" for farmers, leaving prices below the cost of production in many instances.
First Milk said it had to "f... | A cut to the price of milk may make production unsustainable for many Welsh farmers, a union has warned. | 33352509 |
The prosecutor, Harald Range, had earlier accused the minister, Heiko Maas, of interfering in the inquiry.
Prosecutors are investigating whether Netzpolitik.org revealed state secrets in articles about plans to step up state surveillance.
The case sparked street protests over press freedom.
The outcry put the governmen... | Germany's justice minister has demanded the sacking of the chief prosecutor in a deepening row over a treason investigation into a website. | 33772316 |
On 16 May 1966 Communist leader Mao Zedong began a campaign to eliminate his rivals. At the same time he called on Chinese youth to "purge" society.
Years of bloodshed and turmoil ensued, ending with Mao's death in 1976.
How to handle the era's contentious legacy has remained a challenge to China's Communist rulers to ... | The 50th anniversary of the start of the Cultural Revolution, which plunged China into a decade of chaos, has been met with silence in state media. | 36299692 |
Last month, Australian media found some of the firm's franchisees had been paying workers around the country about half the minimum wage.
Chairman Russ Withers and chief executive Warren Wilmot will leave their posts immediately, the firm said.
7-Eleven is Australia's biggest petrol and convenience retailer with some 6... | Australia's 7-Eleven Stores' chief executive and chairman have resigned amid a worker exploitation scandal. | 34398959 |
Robert Howard was granted leave to seek a judicial review of the coroner's decision to examine the disappearance of Arlene Arkinson in 1994.
His legal team claim the move involves an attempt to undermine the not guilty verdict returned against him.
The body of Arlene, who was 15, has never been found.
Howard's lawyers ... | A convicted child killer and rapist has won permission to challenge the holding of an inquest into the death of a schoolgirl he was cleared of murdering. | 14988717 |
The audience in Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre included bereaved parents and those who were in the school on the day.
Actor Michael Sheen read a poem about "hope and healing".
He said he hoped the event would "enable the community to focus on the future".
The concert also featured Cantata Memoria, a new choral work ... | Saturday's concert to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan mining tragedy has been described as "wonderful" and "incredibly moving." | 37600442 |
She said she wasn't going to allow the company to stream her album 1989 as she was unhappy with the three-month free trial offered to subscribers.
During the trial period music makers would not be paid and Taylor said this was "unfair", arguing that Apple had the money to cover the cost. "Three months is a long time to... | Taylor Swift has made tech giant Apple change the way it pays artists on its new streaming service Apple Music. | 33222004 |
13 March 2017 Last updated at 19:06 GMT
Andrew Humphries filmed the creatures at around 11:30 GMT off the coast of Torquay.
He said: "It was incredible. The two whales were slapping their fins on the water, then one disappeared and the other one came back and breached out of the water a couple of times.
"It was absolut... | Two whales have been filmed breaching out of the water and slapping their fins off the coast of Devon. | 39261124 |
The average Norwegian has 33 apps, the Norwegian Consumer Council says, whose terms and conditions together run longer than the New Testament.
To prove the "absurd" length, the council got Norwegians to read each of them out in real time on their website.
The reading finished on Wednesday, clocking in at 31:49:11.
Some... | Norwegians have spent more than 30 hours reading out terms and conditions from smartphone apps in a campaign by the country's consumer agency. | 36378215 |
Brown, Scotland boss from 1993-2001, suggested the current crop of players' lack of European experience made them unprepared for major tournaments.
"Craig is probably the Yoda of Scottish football," said Strachan, referencing the Star Wars character.
"I understand exactly what he is saying when you look at the squad."
... | Scotland coach Gordon Strachan accepts the view of predecessor Craig Brown that the current squad lacks the quality to compete at the top level. | 36279116 |
Sir Ed Davey said there was growing evidence that platforms provided a natural reef for marine life.
He argued there was "growing concern" that the "clean seabed principle" might harm the marine environment.
WWF Scotland said oil firms should not be allowed to dodge their obligations.
The UK government said the decommi... | A former UK energy secretary has called for a review of rules that require most infrastructure from North Sea installations to be removed at the end of their life. | 38720211 |
She is accused of amassing huge amounts of wealth during a previous term as chief minister between 1991 and 1996. She denies the allegation.
The case was transferred from Madras (Chennai) in Tamil Nadu to Bangalore, capital of neighbouring Karnataka state, to ensure a fair trial.
Security was tight for her appearance.... | Prosecutors have begun questioning the controversial chief minister of India's Tamil Nadu state, Jayaram Jayalalitha, in a corruption case against her. | 15380595 |
Four DUP politicians also wrote to the council ahead of the visit, saying it was inappropriate for Sinn Féin's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir to open the park.
Mr Ó Muilleoir and nine police officers sustained minor injuries during violent scuffles in Woodvale park on Tuesday.
DUP Finance Minister Simon Hamilton has since said th... | The DUP had advised the Belfast lord mayor not to visit a park where he was later attacked by loyalist protesters. | 23598677 |
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Inglis, 28, is recovering from serious neck and head injuries sustained in a road accident in Vietnam last year.
"I've done judo since I was four, that's been everything to me," the 2014 Commonwealth silver medallist said.
"If I manage to qualify for 2022, I do think I wou... | Stephanie Inglis says she has time on her side as she attempts to return to judo for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. | 38547384 |
MPs are expected to vote in favour of the government's timetable, of starting formal talks by the end of March, while also calling on the prime minister to publish a "plan" beforehand.
The government said it would set out "strategic plans" before formal talks.
Labour said ministers had now "caved in" by supporting its ... | Parliament is entitled to know details ahead of the UK's negotiations with the EU, Labour said as MPs debated the government's Brexit strategy. | 38232780 |
The 25-year-old was competing indoors for the first time since he set a personal best of 6.49 seconds in winning 60m gold in Poland last March.
Kilty was representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the four nations meeting at the Emirates Arena.
Germany won the meet ahead of France with GB & NI third and Scotlan... | World indoor champion Richard Kilty was disqualified for a false start in the 60m final on his indoor comeback at the Glasgow International Match. | 30896611 |
Lab tests showed cells looked biologically older in people who were severely depressed or who had been in the past.
These visible differences in a measure of cell ageing called telomere length couldn't be explained by other factors, such as whether a person smoked.
The findings, in more than 2,000 people, appear in Mol... | Depression can make us physically older by speeding up the ageing process in our cells, according to a study. | 24897247 |
The webpage is being used by the German firm's US rival Merck & Co.
Merck KGaA said that the social network "is an important marketing device [and] the page is of great value", adding that since its competitor was benefiting from the move "time is of the essence."
A Facebook spokeswoman said: "We are looking into it."
... | The German drugmaker Merck KGaA has begun legal action against Facebook after discovering what its lawyer described as the "the apparent takeover of its Facebook page". | 15888843 |
Thomas Willcox was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, near West Land Cottages on Alnwick Moor, at about 19:20 GMT on Tuesday.
Mr Willcox, who was from the Alnwick area, was in a Rover which was in a collision with a VW Passat.
The 31-year-old man driving the Passat was taken to Wansbeck General Hospital with mi... | An 82-year-old man who was killed in a two-car crash in Northumberland has been named. | 31530685 |
Police said the crash happened at the junction of Queens Road and Humber Road in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, shortly before 05:00 GMT.
Nobody was injured in the collision and no arrests have been made.
A Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said the circumstances of the crash were still being investigated and witnesses were ... | A cash machine was left badly damaged when a car smashed into it in the early hours. | 39020766 |
The unveiling of the 9ft (2.7m) bronze statue marks 100 years since Gandhi returned to India from South Africa to begin his struggle for independence.
The Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust raised more than £1m for the work which was described as a "magnificent tribute".
The statue was unveiled by Indian finance minister, S... | A statue has been unveiled of Mahatma Gandhi in London's Parliament Square. | 31885895 |
The documents were taken earlier this week from the home of a former communist-era interior minister, Gen Czeslaw Kiszczak.
Lukasz Kaminski, head of the Institute of National Remembrance, said the documents appear authentic.
Mr Walesa has long denied being an informer in the 1970s.
The former president said the new mat... | Poland's history institute says that newly seized documents suggest former president and Solidarity hero Lech Walesa was an informer. | 35602437 |
Eyes closed and snapping his fingers to the beat, Jhon Steban Perez is practising the song which, one day, he hopes will lead him to a bigger stage.
It is called "Canción de Reconciliación" (Reconciliation Song). Steban, as he prefers to be known, is a member of the Farc.
And his only stage today is a muddy hilltop nea... | "Now without arms with the voice of the word, we want freedom so we can have education, health and dignity for all of the nation." | 39442002 |
The French midfielder, who spent last season on loan at Saint-Etienne, produced a fine finish from the edge of the penalty area.
His goal took Nice three points clear of Monaco, who won 3-0 at Lorient on Friday, and Paris St-Germain, who beat Nantes 2-0 at home on Saturday.
And it condemned Saint-Etienne to a first hom... | Nice went three points clear at the top of Ligue 1 through Valentin Eysseric's winner against Saint-Etienne. | 37972453 |
Brown Clee in Ditton Priors and Clunbury have shut, Shropshire Council announced.
The Met Office had predicted ice and isolated wintry showers easing, but more cloud in the afternoon with rain and strengthening winds reaching Church Stretton by the evening.
It said at night rain would quickly spread eastwards, becoming... | Two primary schools have closed in Shropshire due to snow. | 30810684 |
US and Scottish prosecutors want to interview Mohammed Abouajela Masud and Abdullah al-Senussi over the atrocity.
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is the only person to have been convicted over the bombing of Pan Am 103 in 1988.
The plane was on its way from London to New York on 21 December when it exploded above Lockerbie.
A to... | Families of some of the 270 people who died in the Lockerbie bombing have welcomed the naming of two new suspects. | 34546899 |
West Yorkshire Police said a police firearm was discharged during the operation at about 18:00 GMT near the M62 in Huddersfield.
The slip roads east and west bound at junction 24 of the M62 remain closed.
The force said the case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. No further details about... | A man has died during a "pre-planned" police operation near a motorway. | 38492953 |
China's central bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Bank of Korea.
The signing took place during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to South Korea.
The timescale for the establishment of the clearing system has not been disclosed.
A clearing system, also known as a clearing house, essentially... | South Korea will get a yuan clearing system in the capital Seoul, expanding the list of states with direct access to trade in the Chinese currency. | 28156371 |
Republicans made historic gains in the mid-term elections and now control both legislative chambers.
Incoming Senate leader Mitch McConnell said he would make the ineffective Senate function and pass bills.
Mr Obama said he was "eager to work with the new Congress to make the next two years as productive as possible".
... | The US Senate's new Republican leader and President Barack Obama have both promised to end the political gridlock that has so frustrated American voters. | 29919793 |
A former gunner with the 73rd Anti-tank Regiment, Leonard Wells was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur at his care home in Sunderland on Saturday.
Mr Wells was joined by family and members of the 256 City of London Field Hospital to receive his medal.
His great niece, Rebecca Smith, said she felt a "great sen... | A war veteran has been awarded a French military honour on his 99th birthday for his part in the D-Day landings. | 39613613 |
Jan Frylinck produced his maiden first-class century as the tourists reached 403-7 at stumps on day two, after the first day was washed out on Tuesday.
The middle-order batsman hit 158 off 179 balls at Cambusdoon New Ground, assisted by weighty knocks from Stephan Baard (88) and Christi Viljoen (77).
Scotland's Safyaa... | Scotland suffered a tough day in the field as Namibia took control of their Intercontinental Cup clash in Ayr. | 40195715 |
The 26-year-old missed Saturday's game amid speculation linking him with a move away from Hillsborough.
In a statement, Forestieri apologised to his team-mates, head coach Carlos Carvalhal and the club's supporters.
Carvalhal told BBC Radio Sheffield that the former Italy Under-21 striker had been fined by the Champion... | Fernando Forestieri has said it was "unprofessional and unacceptable" for him to refuse to play in Sheffield Wednesday's 0-0 draw at Norwich. | 37098720 |
Here's what has been released so far:
The prime minister published a summary of his tax returns from 2009 to 2015 in an attempt to defuse a row over his personal finances.
The document showed Mr Cameron's mother had given him a £200,000 gift after his father's death, which could potentially avoid inheritance tax.
Last ... | In the wake of the Panama Papers revelations, there have been calls for the UK's political leaders to publish details of their own tax affairs. | 36015219 |
19 August 2017 Last updated at 08:43 BST
It's caused a huge surge of people trying to get their hands on special protective eclipse glasses.
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There are also big traffic jams in the state of Oregon, which is one of the first states where the eclipse will be visible.
The rare event of the moon... | People across America are preparing to see the total solar eclipse on Monday that will be visible across 14 states. | 40985285 |
A Polish court's decision to deny a US request for the French and Polish citizen's extradition is just the latest chapter in the saga.
The incident that sparked the long battle took place in 1977, when Polanski had unlawful sex with 13-year-old Samantha Gailey at actor Jack Nicholson's Hollywood home.
The film-maker wa... | The unlawful sex case against film director Roman Polanski has been rumbling on for almost 40 years. | 34679695 |
In an operation involving more than 100 officers, eight houses were searched as part of Operation Archerfish.
Homes in Selkirk, Kelso, Galashiels, and Hawick were targeted in the investigation which uncovered illegal drugs worth about £3,750.
Police also recovered about £1,200 in cash in the early morning raids.
Two ... | Police in the Borders have seized a quantity of drugs and cash during a series of raids across the region. | 30430873 |
But Peter Salovey thinks there is no better place to preach the gospel of empathy.
As president of Yale, he has direct access to the university's distinguished alumni. Some, such as Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman and Chinese billionaire Zhang Lei, are the very epitome of the so-called global elites against whom there ... | The rarefied environs of a Davos cocktail party may not, at first, seem like the ideal place to teach people to understand those with whom they disagree. | 38695006 |
Now Twitter, which just days ago acted to prevent Meerkat tapping into its own users quite so easily, has launched a rival service called Periscope. Battle has been joined and there's unlikely to be more than one winner.
Both apps provide an extremely simple way of going live from your mobile phone with just a couple o... | For the last couple of weeks the hot new thing in tech - or at least the most talked about at the SXSW music and tech festival in Texas - has been a live-streaming video service called Meerkat. | 32064576 |
Hun Sen, 63, who calls himself a digital dinosaur posts frequent updates from his daily life.
His page - established in September - has 3.2 million likes.
Last week, the Phnom Penh Post reported that the majority of Hun Sen's recent likes were from foreign accounts.
The biggest single groups of likes came from Indian a... | Cambodia's Prime Minister has denied buying fake likes for his Facebook page, after the opposition leader accused him of artificially boosting his popularity. | 35839701 |
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Helder Costa's low first-half shot and Matt Doherty's stunning free-kick gave Wolves their first win in the competition for almost six years.
Peter Crouch volleyed over from six yards and visiting goalkeeper Carl Ikeme made four excellent saves before Doherty's set-piece s... | Championship side Wolves upset Premier League opponents Stoke City to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup. | 38474738 |
Fidencio Sanchez, 89, was forced out of retirement in the summer after his only daughter died and he took custody of her children.
The GoFundMe page was set up by a stranger who was moved to see the paleta seller hunched over his trolley.
Despite the windfall, Mr Sanchez says he has no plans to stop working.
He has bee... | More than $200,000 (£150,000) has been raised online in days for an elderly Chicago ice popsicle vendor who was pictured struggling to push his cart. | 37344268 |
The Boston Protest Group said the "peaceful demonstration" was aimed at highlighting the pressure put on local services by migrant workers.
About 300 people gathered at the Herbert Ingram memorial for the demonstration, which organisers said was not aimed at individuals.
An estimated 9,000 foreign workers have settled ... | A protest against "high-levels" of immigration in a Lincolnshire market town has taken place. | 20385250 |
Fernando Forestieri fired in from 20 yards after playing a one-two with Barry Bannan to put the Owls ahead.
Kevin McDonald headed a corner powerfully over the bar for Fulham, while both Gary Hooper and Forestieri had chances to make it 2-0.
Fulham turned up the pressure and equalised when Malone slammed home at the bac... | Scott Malone scored a dramatic late equaliser as Fulham earned a point against Sheffield Wednesday. | 37958639 |
The girl, now 27, went to police in 2003 claiming she had been repeatedly raped when she was 13 years old, Sheffield Crown Court was told.
Eight men are on trial charged in connection with the sexual exploitation of three girls between 1999 and 2003.
The men, accused of rape and other offences, deny the charges.
Openin... | An alleged victim of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham fled the country with her family to escape those abusing her, a court has heard. | 37353243 |
Raheem Sterling struck from a tight angle after eight minutes - and Fernandinho's header doubled City's lead just 170 seconds later.
Sevilla hit back through Benoit Tremoulinas' free header, but Wilfried Bony swept in for a 3-1 half-time lead.
City cruised through the second half to progress with two games to spare.
Vi... | Manchester City secured a place in the Champions League last 16 by tearing apart Group D rivals Sevilla with a blistering attacking display. | 34699062 |
Easyjet said the vote meant "additional economic and consumer uncertainty is likely this summer" and it expected revenues to fall as a result.
Shares in the carrier sank 15% after its statement.
Foxtons said it expected profits would be "significantly lower" in 2016 from a year earlier, and its shares dived 20%.
In add... | Airline Easyjet and estate agent Foxtons have issued warnings about the impact of the UK leaving the EU on their businesses. | 36638101 |
Chapels at the Grade II listed Cathays Cemetery need the work and cash-strapped Cardiff council hopes people can help.
A £37,000 target has been set for the first phase of work to restore the Episcopalian chapel.
Cabinet Member for Environment Bob Derbyshire said money was "tight" but "even small donations soon add up"... | A campaign has been launched to raise £100,000 to restore chapels at a Cardiff cemetery. | 34293513 |
The National Citizen Service (NCS), launched in 2011 by then-PM David Cameron, sees groups of 16 and 17-year olds carry out community projects.
But the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says it "may no longer be justifiable" unless costs can be brought down.
A government spokeswoman said the NCS had a positive impact on ... | A voluntary scheme for young people needs to demonstrate "radical thinking" if it is to achieve its ambitions, a committee of MPs has said. | 39260166 |
In its quarterly review of what it calls "economic well-being", the Office for National Statistics publishes a whole series of proxies of how well off we are as individuals, rather than as a nation - for the reason that it's not much use to any of us if the UK is richer, but a growing population, rising inflation or hi... | It has been a recovery much slower than in any recession since the War, but it is now reasonable to say that living standards are back to where they were at the time of the last election. | 32131281 |
Kevin Hancock is thought to be one of the first in the country sentenced under new laws to tackle the supply of drugs formally known as "legal highs".
At Sheffield Crown Court, he admitted possession of a psychoactive substance with intent to supply.
The 40-year-old, from Rotherham, also admitted theft and six other ch... | A man who deliberately got arrested for shoplifting so he could make money selling drugs in prison has been jailed for a year. | 38980873 |
Beattie was named Stanley boss in May 2013, before leaving the League Two club in September 2014, having won only 16 of his 58 games in charge.
The 38-year-old worked under Leeds boss Garry Monk at Swansea, but left in December following Monk's dismissal.
Meanwhile, defender Giuseppe Bellusci, 26, has joined Empoli on ... | Former Accrington Stanley manager James Beattie has been appointed first-team coach at Championship side Leeds. | 36687419 |
The men's and women's 470 sailing medal races did not start because of a lack of wind in Marina da Gloria, with both rescheduled for Thursday.
Mills, 28, and Clark, 36, hold a 20-point lead going into the finale, and need only to finish to win gold.
"We were looking forward to getting a good night's sleep," said Clark.... | Britain's Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark must wait to be crowned Olympic women's 470 sailing champions, after racing was postponed on Wednesday. | 37111996 |
Cooper Johnson-Hicks died from the injuries sustained in St Blazey, Cornwall on 26 June 2016.
His father, Tristan Hicks, took his own life on 23 July 2016 after being questioned by police about the death.
The inquest in Truro heard the baby was under a child protection plan.
More on baby Cooper inquest and other Cornwa... | Emergency services were not called for more than three hours after a one-month-old baby was dropped by his father and suffered fatal head injuries, an inquest heard. | 40830162 |
The MV Glenachulish, which was built in Troon by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, operates on the oldest crossing to Skye from the mainland.
An event to mark the anniversary of the manually-operated turntable ferry will be held in Glenelg on 8 August.
The Chicago Stock Yard Kilty Band, one of America's oldest pipe bands... | What is thought to be the last surviving ferry of its kind in the world is 45 years old. | 23373282 |
Walliams hosted the first week of the new talk show, which goes out at 22:00 GMT - moving the news back to 22:30.
Different hosts have been lined up for each week of its two-month run. But the show has been panned so far.
"Because they moved the news, I think people were sort of angry about that," Walliams told BBC Bre... | David Walliams has said criticism of ITV's Nightly Show is down to anger at the fact it has pushed back the news in the schedule. | 39196807 |
The former Roma and Real Madrid forward caused raised eyebrows earlier this month when he announced he was retiring just eight days after signing for Serie A side Hellas Verona.
But within hours he had a change of heart and said he would stay, adding he wanted to "rise to the challenge" and have a "crazy season".
Six d... | Antonio Cassano's eventful career has come to an eventful conclusion. | 40710344 |
The 54-year-old, the oldest sailor competing in Rio, and his compatriot won the Nacra 17 mixed category.
Lange was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and believes he owes his early diagnosis to the sport.
"Probably if I wasn't travelling so much and wasn't so tired it wouldn't have been found," he said.
"I was very lucky to... | Argentine sailor Santiago Lange, who lost part of a lung to cancer last year, teamed up with Cecilia Carranza Saroli to win gold at the Olympics. | 36690180 |
Vanessa Marcotte was discovered in a wooded area less than one mile from her mother's house during a visit home from New York in August 2016.
Angelo Colon Ortiz, 31, has been charged for aggravated assault and assault with intent to rape.
Police say they have DNA evidence that proves that he killed Marcotte.
Mr Ortiz, ... | A Puerto Rican man who police say killed a woman in Massachusetts while she was on a jog has appeared in court to face charges related to her death. | 39636103 |
Each qualified nation were assigned to one of four pots for the draw according to their Uefa coefficient ranking, which is based on all competitive results since September 2010.
Which of the finalists is "practically the finished article", and which is "as interesting as an early morning trip to Ikea"?
Euro 2016 prospe... | The Euro 2016 groups and fixtures were decided on Saturday. | 34496764 |
Ronny Kynes and David Williams scored two tries apiece for the Steelmen, who had lost to Pontypridd in last season's final.
Bradley Coombes and Seb Davies scored tries for Pontypridd in between Dan Haymond crossing for Ebbw Vale's fifth try.
Vale's first title denied Pontypridd a fifth successive success.
Pontypridd ha... | Ebbw Vale ended the reign of champions Pontypridd with a comfortable victory in the Principality Premiership final. | 36290508 |
Haydn Price pursued damages for defamation against Gwen Watkins, from Swansea, after she wrote a letter saying he had "blackened my otherwise serene old age".
But Judge Raymond Groarke told Dublin's Circuit Court there was no proof the letter had been published.
Mr Price was ordered to pay costs.
In the letter to an Am... | A libel action against a 93-year-old woman who called a company director a "bad man" after he bought Dylan Thomas photos from her has been dismissed. | 35383520 |
Albert Armstrong, from Mahee Close on the Belvoir estate in Belfast, is also accused of attempting to murder Stanley Wightman.
Mr Lindsay, 47, a well-known member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), was killed in an attack on Wednesday.
Mr Armstrong was remanded in custody and will reappear on 7 August.
Mr Wightma... | A 46-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering senior UDA figure Colin 'Bap' Lindsay. | 33473812 |
She declined to say whether she was there to see President-elect Donald Trump but the Trump team said there would be "no meetings".
Ms Le Pen is currently one of the top candidates for the first round of voting in April, opinion polls suggest.
The National Front leader has called Mr Trump's election "an additional ston... | France's far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been seen visiting Trump Tower in New York. | 38600560 |
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has received more than three times as many applications for Euro 2016 group matches than it has tickets.
The FAW had been keen to try and secure more tickets for fans.
Uefa have increased Wales' ticket allocation from 17,000 to 21,177 for the three Group B matches in June.
The al... | Wales have been given an additional allocation of 4,177 tickets for their Euro 2016 group games. | 35374312 |
The team said its experiment showed that there was a very slight warming at ground level and that it was localised to within a wind farm's perimeter.
Data suggested the operation of onshore wind farms did not have an adverse ecological effect, the group added.
The findings have been published in the journal Environment... | In the first study of its kind, scientists have been able to measure the climatic effect of a wind farm on the local environment. | 36131442 |
The 25-year-old has revealed she was battling both during her run to victory in last week's Miami Open.
Now seventh in the world, she would have been the highest-ranking player competing in this week's event.
"[Charleston] is a great tournament and I was really looking forward to taking part," said Konta.
"I was battli... | Johanna Konta will miss this week's clay-court season opener in Charleston because of a shoulder injury and illness. | 39471200 |
"They said, 'Can you do it like yours?'" Stigers recalled. She wore her hair in Sisterlocks, hundreds of tiny locks that allow women with coarse, tightly-wound hair to wear almost any style - from ponytails to braids, curly or straight.
She enrolled in a short training course in order to master the technique of creatin... | In college, Tameka Stigers wore her hair in thin locks that looked so attractive, parents at her church wanted her to fashion their young daughters' hair. | 39261335 |
The 24-year-old, capped 60 times by Wales, has played 26 matches in the last 35 weeks for club and country.
Asked if he was tempted by Rio, North said: "Yes, obviously, but in the grand scheme of things I'm a XVs player.
"It would be awesome to play in Rio but it's a big old ask to go at the end of this sort of season ... | Northampton Saints and Wales wing George North says he was tempted to go for the 2016 Rio Olympics sevens team. | 36202929 |
Mr Ivanov has been part of Mr Putin's trusted inner circle for many years.
The 63-year-old has now been made a special representative for environmental and transport issues.
A statement from the Kremlin said that Mr Putin had "decreed to relieve Ivanov of his duties as head of the Russian presidential administration", ... | Russian President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly dismissed his chief of staff Sergei Ivanov. | 37058751 |
It's a family affair for the McGorums, with sister Anna, 15, returning to the race - having taken part in 2014 and 2015 - and mum Isabel acting as team manager for Peebles Cycling Club in the event, which takes place this year from 7-10 April in Perthshire.
Elena has experience of mountain-bike racing but less so on th... | Meet Elena McGorum, a 14-year-old cyclist from Peebles taking part in her first stage race - the Youth Tour of Scotland. | 39502730 |
Such access has a major impact on people's ability to prepare for, survive and recover from disasters.
In the Philippines, for example, 99% of people can access a mobile phone.
Text messaging and Twitter saved many lives in a 2012 typhoon, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent says.
Other examp... | Some of the countries most prone to natural disasters also have least access to life-saving communications and technology, a major study says. | 24559932 |
The problem was only patched by an update from Adobe last week, meaning many users are still believed to be at risk.
Two exploit kits, which allow criminals to compromise computers in a variety of ways, can now target the bug.
This was spotted by a French security researcher known as Kafeine.
Kafeine said that more peo... | An exploit that takes advantage of a flaw in Adobe's Flash Player is being used by cybercriminals. | 33324715 |
The 20-year-old has scored three goals in 19 appearances for the Scottish Premiership club.
Morris, who has made one substitute appearance for Norwich, is contracted at Carrow Road until the summer of 2017.
He previously had loan spells with Oxford United and York City and been capped at England Under-19 level. | Norwich City forward Carlton Morris has extended his loan spell at Hamilton Academical until the end of the season. | 35214169 |
President Xi Jinping said the package would include zero-interest loans as well as scholarships and training for thousands of Africans.
The Chinese leader made the announcement at a major summit between China and Africa in Johannesburg.
The momentum of rapid growth in Africa was "unstoppable", Mr Xi told more than 35 A... | China has announced $60bn (£40bn) of assistance and loans for Africa to help with the development of the continent. | 35005048 |
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Sean Lynch said he misses seeing his family smile and seeing their happiness.
Mr Lynch, who suffers from mental health issues, inflicted "extreme and shocking" harm to himself over a period of three days at Maghaberry prison.
He used his fingers and thumbs to damage his eyes, an... | A man who blinded himself while an inmate at a high-security jail has spoken about how his life has changed. | 37569284 |
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