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The events of 1972 led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon, who resigned after a web of political spying, sabotage and bribery was exposed by the media.
Among the most prominent voices linking Trump and Watergate is Nixon lawyer John Dean, then described by the FBI as the "master manipulator of the cover up".
"I... | The row over the US attorney general's denial that he met a Russian official when he had in fact done so is leading to comparisons with the most notorious political scandal in US history - Watergate. | 39151803 |
The UN's cultural body reminded Australia that it must submit an updated report on the reef's state of conservation by 1 February 2015.
The decision comes amid continued controversy over a plan to dump dredged sediment in the reef's marine park.
Both the Australian government and environmentalists have declared victory... | Unesco has delayed a decision on whether Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be declared as endangered. | 27917529 |
"I want to teach everyone British sign language - the whole world."
Faiza, 11, says: "If children learnt more sign, it would mean I'd try to play with them more. Communication would be easier.
"If my hearing friends didn't sign, I would feel lonely and sad."
For these deaf children at Blanche Nevile School in north Lon... | "When I meet hearing children who can sign, I feel happy and confident," says Emmanuel, seven. | 38979904 |
The council has produced a blueprint to restructure its organisations to give more power to the staff closest to the communities they serve.
But this could place a question mark over the roles of hundreds of middle managers.
Councillors will debate the proposals next week before they go out to consultation with unions.... | Proposals have been revealed for a radical shake-up of the way council services in Edinburgh are run. | 30333919 |
The situation is a "national scandal" says commission chairman Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York.
The UK government should aim to cut the number of low paid workers by one million by 2020, the commission said.
It recommended that the government should pay its own workers a "living wage".
The commission is an inde... | Millions of people in poverty live in UK households where at least one person works, the Living Wage Commission has said. | 27981975 |
He said Ukraine was "seeking objectives that are practically terrorist".
Crimea's two million people have been severely affected since the pylons were damaged on 22 November. Anti-Russian activists have been blamed.
Ukraine said Tatar activists would need to allow repairs before the power supplies could be resumed.
The... | Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev has accused Ukraine of "sabotage" after damage to key electricity pylons deprived Crimea of power. | 34967093 |
Achieving such temperatures is necessary to study fundamental properties of matter and the strange effects caused by quantum mechanics.
The new method relies on "optical lattices" of atoms from which only the hottest atoms are selectively removed.
The approach, reported in Nature
, may be well-suited to create memory f... | Researchers have developed a clever way to achieve the lowest temperatures ever recorded on Earth. | 16285036 |
Hannah Macleod and Ellie Watton helped GB overturn a deficit but Australia were 4-2 up with 20 minutes to play.
Sophie Bray stretched to pull a goal back but GB failed to convert further chances as the home side held on.
The second match is on Sunday, again at Bunbury, before the series moves to Perth for the remaining... | Kathryn Slattery scored twice as Australia's women beat Great Britain 4-3 in the first of a six-match series in Bunbury, Western Australia. | 35564443 |
The 38-year-old was found in Lake Road with a serious neck injury after police were called at 3:30 BST. He is being treated at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham.
Two men, aged 19 and 20, have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
Police said it was believed the incident may have been drugs-relate... | A man is in a life-threatening condition following an assault in Portsmouth. | 37653024 |
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The Jamaican, 29, lived up to his billing as the saviour of athletics as he held off the challenge of the two-time drug cheat to win in 9.79 seconds.
Pre-race favourite Gatlin had to settle for silver in Beijing.
"Coming back from injury I've had a lot of doubters, it's be... | Usain Bolt has described his World Championships 100m final victory over Justin Gatlin as the "hardest race" of his career. | 34035838 |
I was part of a BBC team who had come to film a report on volcano monitoring.
Getting to witness an awakened Etna was about as exciting as it gets for a science correspondent. I just didn’t intend to have quite such a close encounter.
The conditions were perfect - blue skies and barely any wind. And as we travelled tow... | When we arrived in Sicily, we discovered that we were in luck: Mount Etna had just started to erupt again. | 39303126 |
The figures, from Stormont's Department of Enterprise, show spending of £403.5m compared to £472.6m in 2013.
However, there was a 21% increase in R&D spending by higher education institutions.
Overall, across the private and public sector R&D spending was down by 5% to £602.3m.
The report cautions that variations can o... | Spending on research and development (R&D) by Northern Ireland companies fell by 15% in 2014, according to an official report. | 34883896 |
Cars scraped their bumpers while disembarking and stranded passengers waded through water when it broke down on its first weekend in operation.
It remains suspended on the orders of the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Mainstay Marine said it was working on an "enhanced" training programme for the crew.
More on this a... | The maker of Isle of Wight's troubled new floating bridge has insisted it will be a "success", despite its continued suspension. | 39999651 |
From five Manx locations, the service carries out about 450 coastal patrols each year and responds to 200 requests for assistance.
The five men have each completed more than 30 years' service.
Tim Baker MHK praised their commitment, saying they had all shown "outstanding community spirit".
The five awards:
First clasp ... | Five coastguard volunteers have been praised for their "outstanding community spirit" after receiving long service awards on the Isle of Man. | 39856164 |
Sixteen championship events across 12 Commonwealth Games sports will take place in 2017, including athletics, gymnastics and swimming.
And some events will act as qualifying opportunities for the Gold Coast 2018 Games.
A selection of the Team Scotland events will be live streamed by BBC Scotland later this year.
"Almos... | Saturday's Scottish Open Judo Championships in Edinburgh launches the new Team Scotland Series. | 38604884 |
Even Benitez's critics at Chelsea, and you do not have to look far to find them, cannot lay blame for their Champions League elimination at the Spaniard's door as they were effectively out when he succeeded Roberto Di Matteo.
So this left Benitez with the task of securing a place in the Premier League's top four and at... | Rafael Benitez might have thrown a few extra eggs into the pudding by describing Chelsea's season so far as "great" - but suddenly things are not shaping up quite so badly for "The Interim One." | 21997881 |
Trinity led at half-time, Mason Caton-Brown and Kyle Wood tries putting them 10 points up before Stevie Ward and Tom Briscoe replied to go two behind.
Briscoe's second and Joel Moon's score put Leeds in front but Liam Sutcliffe's missed goals kept Trinity in it.
Ben Jones-Bishop's late score set up a nail-biting finale... | Leeds Rhinos edged an absorbing West Yorkshire derby against Wakefield to climb up to third place in Super League and leave Trinity fifth. | 40178062 |
The winners will top World Cup Group A and earn a comparatively easier course to the final than the losers, who will face South Africa in the quarter-final.
Gatland has made six changes to the team that beat Fiji 23-13 last time out for Saturday's encounter at Twickenham.
"You win this group and potentially your road t... | Coach Warren Gatland says Wales are "desperate to beat" Australia. | 34481032 |
Cooper's decision was widely expected after he helped Dr Crokes win the All-Ireland Club title last month.
The All-Ireland club medal completed all the list of major honours available to the eight-time Allstar.
Cooper, now 33, made his Kerry senior debut in 2002 and played in four All-Ireland winning teams and helped h... | Kerry football great Colm Cooper has announced his retirement from intercounty football. | 39489550 |
Scottish Renewables said thousands of posts could go as a result of changes to UK government support schemes.
But it added that most firms feel positive about the future, with many having diversified overseas.
The UK government made a commitment at the general election to scrap onshore wind subsidies.
It said the renew... | One in six jobs in Scotland's renewable energy sector could be lost within the next 12 months, according to an industry body. | 39153225 |
Sheron Nichols, 54, poured lighter fuel through the letterbox of Christopher Edwards after he complained about her leaving rubbish outside their flats.
She pleaded guilty to arson with intent, saying she was drunk at the time.
The fire caused £59,000 of damage and Mr Edwards spent a week in hospital for smoke inhalati... | A Newport woman has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for setting fire to her neighbour's home. | 38558073 |
James Anderson set England on the victory trail by removing Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman inside the first hour in a brilliant spell of swing bowling.
Captain MS Dhoni and Praveen Kumar delayed the inevitable with an entertaining partnership of 75 but Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan mopped up the tail as Ind... | England demolished India at a delirious Edgbaston to usurp the tourists at the top of the world Test rankings. | 14516554 |
Natalie Hemming, 31, was last seen alive in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire on 1 May. She was found dead on 22 May.
Paul Hemming, 42, pleaded not guilty to murder, alleged to have taken place between 30 April and 4 May, when he appeared via video link at Luton Crown Court.
He is due to stand trial in October.
Mr Hemming... | The partner of a mother-of-three, whose body was found in woodland three weeks after she went missing, has denied her murder. | 36761764 |
A Warriors win would all but guarantee them a first Champions Cup last-eight place while Tigers' loss to Racing 92 last week put them out of contention.
"We were all embarrassed and frustrated by the performance in Paris," said Mauger ahead of Saturday's match.
"Everyone has to look in the mirror and ask if they are gi... | Glasgow Warriors can expect to feel the brunt of Leicester Tigers' wounded pride when they visit Welford Road, according to Tigers coach Aaron Mauger. | 38679222 |
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) allowed one of the suspects to be questioned by the media at a news conference in Kabul.
Another four men, who it is said were planning another attack in the city, were also quizzed by journalists.
Six members of the same family were killed in the supermarket attack.
This was ... | The Afghan intelligence service has detained men it believes carried out the bombing of a supermarket in Kabul which left 14 people dead. | 12417018 |
Thirteen winning tickets in the National Lottery draw of 27 August remain unclaimed - five of them are £1m wins.
It was a bumper draw that day. There were 67 extra winners in addition to the normal 21 prizes owing to a raffle draw celebrating Team GB's success at the Rio Olympics.
It may have been that players failed t... | A glorious summer of sunshine and sporting success should have been even better for more than a dozen lottery players. | 38318435 |
Nyomi Fee, 28, said another boy had injured Liam in the days leading up to his death.
However, Nyomi Fee accepted at the High Court in Livingston that she had not sought medical help for Liam when she knew he had a leg injury.
Nyomi Fee and Rachel Fee deny killing the two-year-old at a house near Glenrothes in Fife in ... | One of the women accused of murdering toddler Liam Fee has told the trial she did not assault the child. | 36322729 |
The decision came after four team mechanics narrowly avoided being hit by petrol bombs during a clash between protesters and police on Wednesday.
Team boss Bob Fernley said: "We have to ensure the crew are comfortable."
"It would have been wrong not to go ahead with the race because it would mean in the future when the... | Force India chose not to run their cars in the second practice session at the Bahrain Grand Prix so they could return to their hotel before dark. | 17785335 |
At first glance, the ramshackle fishing port of Eyl looked much like it did in 2009, when I first drove down a narrow canyon from the surrounding plateau, accompanied by armed security guards, and walked across the white sands towards the sea.
But this time, the hijacked vessels moored offshore were gone - so too were ... | In northern Somalia, government officials are warning of a revival of piracy, unless foreign nations - and the naval armada patrolling the coast - do more to help create jobs and security ashore, and to combat illegal fishing at sea. | 33822635 |
Pietersen, who was sacked in February, claims there was a "bullying culture", where players were forced to apologise if they made mistakes in the field.
Vaughan said the "bowlers' cabal" has been a "problem for several years".
"The likes of Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad have been disrespectful to fielders," he wrote in... | Ex-captain Michael Vaughan has backed Kevin Pietersen's claims that England's bowlers were an intimidating clique, adding they could be "disrespectful". | 29517817 |
About 600 people attend 23 social and support groups run by the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation (CISWO).
But with 24,601 people receiving miners' pensions in Wales, CISWO hopes more could benefit from joining.
At a group in Pontlottyn, Caerphilly county, the organisation's Phil Williams described it as a "lif... | It is about 30 years since many of south Wales' collieries closed but for some older people, their demise has left a void that has never been filled. | 38200092 |
Eric Ruddy, 64, and his wife Carol, 54, were found dying in their Elswick home in December. He had been stabbed and beaten, she had been strangled.
Their 28-year-old son, Martin Ruddy, denies two counts of murder.
The prosecution at Newcastle Crown Court said he staged a burglary and injured himself to cover up his tra... | A man accused of murdering his parents at their Newcastle home said they were attacked by intruders who also injured him, a court has heard. | 33048826 |
The birds, that live around Bishops Court Estate in Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, and are mistaking their reflections for rival birds.
The peacocks are thought to be wild and have been targeting dark-coloured vehicles.
Local residents said in recent years the birds had increased in number and grown more aggressive.
Penny... | Peacocks in a Devon village have been attacking cars by scratching and pecking at the paintwork. | 32319050 |
One of the stones crossing the River Dove has become partially submerged while a second has been moved to the side following recent heavy rain.
The National Trust has asked people to use a footbridge further downstream if they want to cross the river.
The stepping stones attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each y... | Walkers in the Peak District have been told not to use the famous Dovedale stepping stones because two have been washed out of position. | 38220379 |
Gareth Mattson fatally shot three birds with an air rifle in Withybush Woods in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, last October. Another was seriously injured.
He had been due to stand trial at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on Wednesday but changed his pleas.
Two men, aged 19 and 24 and a 13-year-old boy also admitted ki... | A 33-year-old man has been given a suspended jail sentence after he admitted killing a family of swans. | 39638665 |
"Post-truth" has been nominated as the word of 2016 by Oxford Dictionaries, but how can the media, or you, get better at telling reality from propaganda and mistakes?
The US election, particularly its winner Donald Trump, and particularly the support for him on social media, has pushed fake news to the forefront, as we... | In a year in which feelings have appeared to outrank fact, some news has turned out not to be fact but fiction. | 38168792 |
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In the current system the best teams from Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Italy qualify, plus the next three highest placed teams in the league table.
Four Irish provinces have qualified for Europe's top flight this season, with only Scarlets from Wales.
But Zebre, who finish... | Former Wales captain Martyn Williams says the Pro12's top seven teams should qualify automatically for the European Champions Cup. | 36244339 |
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It was a first defeat in 11 Wimbledon semi-final appearances for the seven-time champion.
Afterwards, the 34-year-old saluted all corners of Centre Court, prompting speculation that he might be bidding farewell for good.
"To be very clear for you, I hope to be back on Cent... | Roger Federer said he had no intention of retiring after losing to Milos Raonic in the semi-finals at Wimbledon. | 36751760 |
The all-rounder made 67 as the hosts posted a daunting 241-7 on a sluggish pitch at Worcester.
Perry then took 2-16, claiming the early wickets of Charlotte Edwards and Sarah Taylor as England fell to 30-3.
The hosts lost their last six wickets for just 29 as they were bowled out for 152, with Kristen Beams taking 3-13... | A superb performance from Ellyse Perry helped Australia claim an 89-run victory over England as they took a 4-2 lead in the seven-match Ashes series. | 33675178 |
The Republic of Ireland's power grid operator EirGrid is to submit a planning application for the long-delayed scheme.
It has already said overhead lines are the most cost-effective option for what will be a second connection between the two networks.
They will join between Woodland, County Meath, and Turleenan, County... | Plans for a £250m electricity inter-connector across the Irish border will take a step closer later. | 33049416 |
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has said its lawyers have advised that now is the time to review its position.
The council is one of six signed up to a waste incinerator that had its planning permission refused last year.
The plant, near Glengormley on the outskirts of Belfast, was to have dealt with black bin ... | A council is to reconsider its commitment to a controversial waste incinerator plan in County Antrim. | 36441364 |
The rankings are calculated over a 12-month period but six of Murray's rivals have accrued more points this year.
"When we start on 1 January, it's back to square one," said the Briton, who is in Indian Wells having won his first title of the year in Dubai last week.
The 29-year-old beat Fernando Verdasco to win the ti... | World number one Andy Murray says he has "work to do this year" after falling "behind" six other players over the course of 2017. | 39215475 |
Three trains crashed at Quintinshill on 22 May 1915, one of which was carrying hundreds of Leith-based soldiers.
The Princess Royal and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attended the ceremony at Rosebank Cemetery in Leith.
Descendants of those who died and former members of the Royal Scots were also at the service.
The so... | A memorial service has been held in Edinburgh to commemorate the deaths of more than 200 people in Britain's worst rail disaster in Dumfries and Galloway. | 32857898 |
Officers sealed off part of Scarrel Road on Tuesday afternoon.
Jamie Lee, 22, died after a "targeted attack" during a large-scale incident in nearby Ballantay Terrace on Saturday. Five other men were injured.
A Police Scotland spokesman said he was unable to confirm if the latest incident was linked.
Detectives, who ea... | Police have been dealing with an incident in the Castlemilk area of Glasgow, close to where a man was shot and killed at the weekend. | 40577079 |
Max Clark's try and two Tom Homer kicks put Bath 11-8 up at half-time, Sarries responding with a Lozowski penalty and Sean Maitland's touchdown.
Lozowski levelled with a drop-goal, only for Homer to kick a third penalty.
Bath, urged on by a crowd of 14,509, survived to move to within three points of Sarries at the summ... | Alex Lozowski failed to kick a last-gasp penalty for Saracens as Bath held on to beat the Premiership leaders in front of a record support at the Rec. | 38149429 |
The company needs money to plug a gaping hole at its US nuclear unit Westinghouse, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday.
Due to the woes at Westinghouse, Toshiba is struggling with debt that some warn might threaten its future.
One investor said management had turned Toshiba "into a laughing stock".
"You ... | Toshiba's management has come under fierce criticism from shareholders, despite investors approving plans to sell its valuable memory chip unit. | 39441070 |
Eriksson, who led England from 2001 to 2006, has known Hodgson for more than 30 years.
"He is very organised, knows his football and has been successful in many countries," Eriksson told BBC Sport.
Full Hodgson factfile
"He will do a very good job, I am sure. Back him up and help him."
The duo's friendship began in the... | Sven-Goran Eriksson has urged fans to back his friend Roy Hodgson, insisting he will a big success as England manager. | 17912004 |
They hope to fool Scottish corncrakes flying from Africa to spring breeding grounds in the highlands.
Rathlin is in the flight path of the migrating birds, which were once common here, but have all but died out.
There is still a breeding population in Scotland and the RSPB hopes some may return to the County Antrim isl... | Conservationists are planting nettles on Rathlin Island in an attempt to trick an endangered species into landing and breeding there. | 35718644 |
Roosters coach Trent Robinson described Pearce's behaviour as "unacceptable".
The club are investigating and have informed the NRL.
In the video, Pearce, 26, appears to try to kiss a woman, who accuses him of wetting himself after rejecting his advances, before allegedly simulating a sex act on a dog.
"At the Roosters,... | Sydney Roosters captain Mitchell Pearce has been stood down from training after footage of him apparently committing lewd and drunken acts was broadcast. | 35419593 |
Carrington had presented the BBC Radio 2 show since 1981 during a broadcasting career that spanned more than 70 years.
Carrington, broadcasting as usual from his Perthshire home, thanked his loyal Friday evening listeners at the end.
The 90-year-old revealed his plans to retire last month for health reasons after a sec... | Broadcasting legend Desmond Carrington has ended his final The Music Goes Round show with his trademark sign-off "bye just now". | 37806532 |
Some of the organisation's key personnel have links to the UDA.
Speaking on Sunday Politics, Emma Little Pengelly, an architect of the fund, said she was satisfied a robust process of checks was carried out.
BBC NI's Spotlight programme last week examined the control the UDA exerted in some loyalist communities.
It als... | The chair of the assembly's finance committee has defended the allocation of almost £2m of social investment funding to Charter NI. | 37602440 |
But the SNP leader said the "reality" was going to be a Conservative majority government.
In an interview with the BBC's Andrew Neil, she also said the cap on public sector pay rises was not "sustainable".
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out a coalition between a Labour government and the SNP after 9 June.
In a s... | The SNP would try to form an alliance to pursue "progressive policies" if the general election results in a hung Parliament, Nicola Sturgeon says. | 40078647 |
Monmouth MP David Davies said Velothon Wales lied when, he claims, it told him MPs backed the event.
About 15,000 cyclists will join in Sunday's race through Newport, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Cardiff and Caerphilly.
Organiser Andy Taylor said: "The person who spoke to David [Davies] got their wires crossed and thought w... | An organiser of a major bike race has taken the blame for the confusion over who had been consulted about the route. | 33099208 |
A bold claim, some might say, but Cheltenham Town boss Gary Johnson was keen to play up the significance of Monday's pre-season friendly against Bristol City.
Family trophies are not normally up for grabs, and the Johnson Cup is certainly a unique prize.
The father-son bragging rights eventually went to son Lee, as Cha... | "This is bigger than the Johnstone's Paint Trophy!" | 36892696 |
Forward Marshall has retired aged only 26 after being out of action all this season and playing just five games for the club in 2015-16.
Last September, Connacht's Ireland prop Nathan White was forced to halt his career for similar reasons.
"Unfortunately, my time as a player has come to an end earlier than I would hav... | Ben Marshall has become the second Connacht player this season to have his career ended by a concussion injury. | 38815547 |
30 November 2015 Last updated at 14:08 GMT
Coventry Cat Group, which is run entirely by volunteers, can accommodate 100 cats at its centre in Allesley, and in foster homes. However, they say they are now at capacity and turning away stray animals on a daily basis.
Pat Whitehouse, from the charity, said she believed the... | A Coventry cat rescue charity says it had to close its doors after being inundated with abandoned cats and kittens. | 34966106 |
For children in Syria, Eid al-Adha would usually mean new clothes and shoes, home cooked meals with family, and gifts.
But for the past few years for the children of Aleppo caught up in months of intense bombardments and massacres, Eid has turned into a more subdued celebration.
The clothes are simple, and the family d... | What is it like celebrating Eid in a warzone? | 37336604 |
The incident happened in the Gurez area of Bandipora district on Monday evening, an army officer said.
India and Pakistan have often accused each other of unprovoked firing along the disputed border.
A ceasefire agreed in 2003 remains in place, but the neighbours often accuse each other of violating it.
Monday's incide... | Pakistani forces have killed two Indian soldiers in firing along the de facto border that divides Kashmir between the two countries, India's army has said. | 34707217 |
The study, by the UN and the government on the most recent available data, said almost all the deaths were murders.
More than half of those killed were young men under the age of 30 - two-thirds were described as black.
The Brazilian Congress is debating a controversial bill that would limit access to firearms.
Gun cri... | A report on violence in Brazil says around 42,000 people were shot dead in 2012 - the highest figures for gun crime in 35 years. | 32747175 |
People who performed better on rhythmic tests also showed enhanced neural responses to speech sounds.
The researchers suggest that practising music could improve other skills, particularly reading.
In the Journal of Neuroscience, the authors argue that rhythm is an integral part of language.
"We know that moving to a s... | Moving in time to a steady beat is closely linked to better language skills, a study suggests. | 24124158 |
Grace Mugabe, 52, is claiming diplomatic immunity after she was accused of assaulting a model last week.
She had been due to take part in the first ladies' programme at the summit.
The authorities say she remains in South Africa and her request for immunity is under consideration.
Police want to interview Mrs Mugabe ab... | The wife of the Zimbabwean leader, Robert Mugabe, has failed to appear at the start of a regional leaders summit in South Africa. | 40986500 |
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom said consultations were continuing, but did not give details.
Clashes began a week ago when President Kiir accused his former deputy, Riek Machar, of a failed coup.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he was sending a special envoy to help foster dialogue.
He said his decisio... | African mediators trying to avert civil war in South Sudan say they have held "productive" talks with President Salva Kiir. | 25474478 |
The pink stretch Hummer caught fire on the A289 Wainscott bypass in Strood at 16:12 BST on Thursday.
The group of 10 and 11-year-old pupils from Shears Green Junior School in Gravesend were on their way to a bowling party organised by parents, Kent Online reports.
Nobody was injured. Firefighters confirmed it started a... | A limousine taking primary school children to an end of year party erupted in flames. | 40679674 |
10 July 2017 Last updated at 15:42 BST
There is a team of over 30 people who mow, mop (yes, mop!) and paint the lines on the courts every single day during the tournament.
That's a lot of green fingers - 300 to be exact!
Ayshah went to meet Grant, who's in charge of the grass, to find out some secrets… | Did you know there are 40 grass courts at Wimbledon and that they grow the grass every year? | 40554645 |
The site of the Bridgwater Union Workhouse in Bridgwater, Somerset, is being replaced with a primary school, due to open in September.
County councillor William Wallace said it was "right we don't forget the past" and the opening of a new school would be "a bright new chapter".
The workhouse was built in 1837, at a cos... | A memorial dedicated to a former Victorian workhouse has been unveiled. | 40763463 |
Rebecca Fox was in labour and being taken to hospital by her mother Sandra on Thursday when she realised her baby was coming sooner than expected.
They pulled into Chiswick police station's car park where they were joined by a police staff member and a PC, and Bobby was born in the car.
The Met Police said both mother ... | A baby who was unexpectedly born outside a west London police station has been named Bobby by his mother. | 40408620 |
The stretch of the famous prom had been closed between Adelaide Street West and Talbot Square since March.
The revamp, which includes improving sea defences and tramways, is costing an estimated £250m.
The resort's famous tower is also being overhauled. It is due to be completed in the autumn.
Councillor Fred Jackson,... | Blackpool's promenade has reopened to traffic, after being closed for more than three months as part of multi-million pound regeneration work. | 13856062 |
But its rulers face the delicate task of responding to pressure for reform while combating extremist violence.
Named after the ruling Al Saud family, which came to power in the 18th century, the country includes the Hijaz region - the birthplace of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad and the cradle of Islam. This fact, combine... | One of the most insular countries in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has emerged from being an underdeveloped desert kingdom to become one of the wealthiest nations in the region thanks to vast oil resources. | 14703476 |
The film, starring Denzel Washington, opened the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday night.
Speaking before the film's world premiere, director Antoine Fuqua said: "I just wanted to see Denzel Washington on a horse.
"Everyone else fell in place around that idea."
Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke also star in Fuq... | The director of the remake of western The Magnificent Seven says he wasn't trying to make a statement with the film's diverse casting. | 37307798 |
PC Simon Salway, 39, of Hertfordshire Police, was convicted of six charges of misconduct at Luton Crown Court in January and jailed for three years.
After the dismissal hearing, Assistant Chief Constable Bill Jepshon said "corrupt" Salway abused his position.
He said the force was looking at seizing Salway's pension an... | A police officer jailed after having sex with domestic violence victims he was working with has been sacked. | 35885436 |
In August last year, ANA said it would pay some $25m (2.5bn yen; £16m) for a stake in the Burmese carrier.
ANA Holdings is the parent company of Japan's All Nippon Airways.
In a statement, ANA said rising competition in Myanmar was one reason for cancelling the deal.
"Competition between new and old airlines in Myanma... | Japan's ANA Holdings (ANA) has cancelled its plan to buy a 49% stake in Asian Wings Airways (AWA), an airline based in Myanmar, also known as Burma. | 28560924 |
David Woodhouse, 65, of Rothwell Avenue, Grimsby, was found guilty of three counts of rape and 12 indecent assault charges following a trial at the town's Crown Court.
Humberside Police said the girls were abused over a six year period.
Woodhouse, who denied all the charges, was also placed on the sex offenders registe... | A man who raped and sexually abused two young girls in Grimsby during the 1980s has been jailed for 18 years. | 36750478 |
It will be built on the site of the force's old offices in Ripley, north of Derby, after plans were approved.
Both organisations said it would save money in the long term and lead to improvements in the way they worked together.
Building is due to start in April next year with work expected to be finished by February 2... | Derbyshire's police and fire service are to share a purpose-built £14.5m headquarters. | 30340286 |
Karla Hornby and Jordan Jackson were by the pool on holiday in Benidorm last Saturday when her waters broke.
She was taken to San Juan Hospital in Alicante where she gave birth to son Freddie by emergency caesarean section after his heart stopped beating.
Ms Hornby said it was a "nightmare" but Freddie who weighs 2lbs ... | A couple from Bolton whose baby was born 12 weeks prematurely on holiday in Spain have said they could be stranded in the country for three months. | 32463516 |
The quarrel, over last month's killing of Kim Jong-nam in Kuala Lumpur, had resulted in both countries banning each other's citizens from leaving.
Two North Koreans wanted for questioning are believed to have been allowed to leave Malaysia.
Malaysia has also released Mr Kim's body to Pyongyang.
North Korea is widely su... | Nine Malaysians who were prevented from leaving North Korea have arrived home, after the two countries struck a deal to end a diplomatic row. | 39451595 |
Arla Foods have been granted planning permission by Aylesbury Vale District Council for a £150m complex on 70 acres (24 hectares) on land at Aston Clinton.
The site could process about 10% of the milk needed in England.
Arla Foods said 700 new jobs would be created but local residents fear existing roads would not be a... | A plan to build one of the world's largest dairies has been approved in Buckinghamshire. | 15040069 |
Police are looking for three males and three females in connection with the attacks on six women on 10 September.
Authorities initially investigated the incident as a possible hate crime after a Scottish tourist's traditional Muslim clothing was set on fire.
But of all six victims, only one was wearing Muslim attire.
T... | The investigation into a fire attack on a Scottish Muslim woman in New York City last week has now broadened to five other incidents. | 37388789 |
The naval vessel is taking the cargo, including mustard gas and components of the nerve agents VX and sarin, to international waters to be destroyed.
The materials were transferred from a Danish vessel to the US ship earlier on Wednesday, at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Syria agreed to the destruction of its chemical weapo... | A US ship carrying deadly material from Syria's chemical weapons programme has left Italy in the final phases of the destruction of the arsenal. | 28125684 |
England struggled to break Slovakia's resistance in this opening World Cup qualifier - even when they were reduced to 10 men after captain Martin Skrtel's 57th-minute dismissal for a foul on Harry Kane.
Allardyce claimed before the game that he might be satisfied with a draw against a Slovakian side who shut England ou... | Adam Lallana spared England's embarrassment with an injury-time strike as Sam Allardyce's reign started with victory in Slovakia. | 37207681 |
John McIntyre, 51, attacked 39-year-old Alison Lyons when she found him standing in her bedroom at the flat in Greenock, Inverclyde, in August.
He also stabbed Ms Lyons' work-mate, 20-year-old Matthew Power.
At the High Court in Glasgow, McIntyre was jailed after he admitted assaulting the pair to the danger of their l... | A man who stabbed his former partner after he turned up uninvited to her flat-warming party has been jailed for five years and four months. | 30520165 |
The lorry was travelling along Osmaston Road when it collided with Suzey Fletcher's car, pushing it into the front of her house.
The terrace property was severely damaged and Ms Fletcher said she has "lost everything".
Since then, the family has been living in temporary accommodation.
The family has been living in temp... | A mother in Derby says she needs somewhere for her six children to call home after a lorry crashed into their house five weeks ago. | 34715369 |
But you've probably never seen one of these...
Yep, that's right. Google Street View has evolved into "Camel Cam".
The trial in the United Arab Emirates' Liwa Desert has made it possible for each and every one of us to carry out a virtual tour of those sandy dunes from the comfort of our own homes.
The company says usi... | Most of us have seen one of these at some point... | 29540190 |
The 52-year-old woman was initially treated for a heart attack by paramedics at a house in Lees Street, Manchester, at about 05:40 BST.
But doctors discovered she had a neck injury after an examination at hospital and then sedated her.
A 34-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault.
She remains in police... | A woman has been left in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a serious neck injury in a suspected assault. | 28913155 |
His absence could prompt a recall for Sam Byram, while Andre Ayew is expected to start in attack after scoring as a substitute at Bournemouth last weekend.
Leicester midfielder Nampalys Mendy remains a doubt with a knee injury.
Danny Drinkwater is available despite ruling himself out of England duty because of a minor ... | West Ham captain Mark Noble has been ruled out of Saturday's game against Leicester because of a dead leg. | 39240120 |
The plans will unite three existing sites with ageing buildings into a new building at Parc Y Werin.
Many Gorseinon residents have opposed the new school being built there.
"We've handed petitions into the Senedd and Swansea City Council, with well over 3,000 signatures", said former Welsh international footballer Leig... | Swansea council has approved controversial plans for a new £6m primary school in Gorseinon. | 35052210 |
Plenty of half-truths (and outright non-truths) were uttered during the Clinton-Trump debate last week, and Tuesday's Kaine-Pence head-to-head saw outright denial of statements that had been made on the record - and on camera.
ABC's Martha Raddatz and CNN's Anderson Cooper, who will moderate the second presidential deb... | Debate season has arrived, giving fact-checkers plenty of work. | 37432146 |
Halifax's annual pocket money survey, which involved more than 1,200 children and 575 parents, found on average children got £6.55 - the highest level since the credit crisis began in 2007.
But while parents gave boys aged between eight and 15 an average of £6.93 a week, girls got £6.16.
Boys were also more likely to c... | Boys received 13% more weekly pocket money than girls in the past year, a survey suggests. | 36440161 |
It emerged on Sunday that the Team Sky rider has been notified of a potential discrepancy in his biological passport.
He raced for Endura prior to joining Sky in October 2012.
Endura defended their anti-doping policy, one they stressed Tiernan-Locke has been fully compliant with.
They said in a statement: "Endura Racin... | British cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke wanted to undergo extra testing to counter rumours of performance-enhancing drug use after wins in 2012, his former team has said. | 24344429 |
The feasibility report, commissioned by the charity Crisis, looked at piloting the Housing First support system aimed at reducing homelessness.
Finding people a home "improves well-being" and is more cost-effective than hostel placements, it said.
LCR Mayor Steve Rotheram said it could "change how we tackle homelessnes... | Providing long-term rough-sleepers with a place of their own could save the Liverpool City Region (LCR) up to £4m a year, a study has found. | 40583017 |
West Mercia Police admitted failings over its previous dealings with Jamie Reynolds, who was later jailed for hanging 17-year-old Georgia Williams.
The force called in the police watchdog because Jason Conroy allegedly throttled a teacher in March 2013.
He was later jailed for strangling 18-year-old Melissa Mathieson i... | A police force criticised for not doing more to stop a porn-obsessed murderer is being investigated over its handling of another man who went on to kill. | 34587161 |
Newport council led a search for the mislaid honour after the service but seven-year-old Ffion had found it outside McDonald's on High Street.
"Ffion picked it up thinking it was a brooch and asked her dad to put it her pocket," said her mother Melanie Ralph.
"When we knew it was the missing MBE, Ffion was incredibly p... | A Newport girl has said she is "incredibly proud" to have reunited a lost MBE brooch with its owner after it was lost at a remembrance parade. | 37990255 |
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It's made an ash cloud that reaches 2,000 metres above the volcano's crater.
That's more than five times the height of the Empire State Building in New York!
A huge crater is created on top of the volcano after the first eruption blows the top of it off.
People living nearby have b... | Popocatepetl is a big volcano in Mexico and it's been erupting since Saturday - throwing lots of ash, water vapour and gas into the air. | 40478185 |
Joan Daws, 64, was pinned to the wall of the lift by a weighing chair at The Laleham care home in Herne Bay, Kent in October 2013.
KCRH Limited ran the home and admitted health and safety failings before Canterbury magistrates in February.
Fining the firm, Judge James O'Mahony said at times justice fell short as no amo... | The former owners of a care home, where a worker was fatally crushed in a lift, have been fined £60,000. | 39748520 |
Alistair Patrick Llewelyn made a brief appearance at a magistrate's court in central Kenya after handing himself in at a police station on Tuesday.
The film of the alleged assault has been widely shared on social media.
Mr Llewelyn had been transporting Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto shortly before the incident h... | The pilot filmed pushing a Kenyan policewoman who failed to stop people crowding round his helicopter has denied committing assault. | 35649707 |
Kuchar, 37, winner of the event in 2013, had gone ahead with four birdies in five holes from the 11th but found a bunker off the tee at the last.
He carded a two-under-par 70 to share the lead with compatriots William McGirt and Gary Woodland on 14 under.
World number one Jason Day is three back, with Rory McIlroy five... | American Matt Kuchar missed out on the outright lead after bogeying the final hole in the penultimate round of the Memorial Tournament in Ohio. | 36454509 |
Improvised weapons such as sharpened cutlery had been used during fights at Cookham Wood in Rochester, they found.
An unannounced inspection found an increase in the number of boys needing hospital treatment for head injuries.
Prison officials said they had taken measures to improve safety and behaviour since the inspe... | Prison inspectors have expressed concerns about levels of serious violence directed at staff and inmates at a Kent young offenders institution. | 34318879 |
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Rhys Patchell's penalties put the Blues 6-0 up but a Jack Conan try helped the home side move 10-6 up with Isa Nacewa moving beyond 400 points for Leinster.
Another Patchell penalty cut the lead to 10-9 by the break and his two further kicks put the Blues 15-13 up.
But Nac... | Leinster earned their first win of the Pro12 season but had to battle hard to beat Cardiff Blues despite dominating possession for most of the contest. | 34223616 |
The Midlands stands to lose six MPs and 63,400 voters in two separate, but not entirely unconnected, projects to redesign and reconstruct our electoral machinery. We are told both are aimed at fairer voting. Campaigners warn they could have the opposite effect.
First, the review of our constituency map.
The Boundary C... | Suddenly it's politics by numbers: predominantly negative numbers. | 35691125 |
Critics argue that the sport is directly contributing to a rapid fall in the number of hen harriers, an endangered species of raptors.
The birds prey on red grouse chicks as part of their diet.
Animal rights activists argue that gamekeepers who manage the moors where the birds are reared kill hen harriers to preserve t... | More than 80,000 people have signed an online petition calling for a ban on grouse shooting as the season starts. | 37049675 |
The Electoral Commission confirmed it has now received two invoices for the monument, which listed the party's election pledges, totalling £7,830.
They include £1,575 haulage costs, and £270 for a stone mason to erect it.
Labour blamed an "admin error" for failing to submit the invoices before data of 2015 election spe... | The Labour Party is to be investigated for being late in submitting receipts for its widely-mocked "Ed Stone". | 35384041 |
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