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"You want charisma? Excitement? Tension? Best look elsewhere," suggests an article in Politico.
"If there's one thing the rest of the world can't get enough of, it's British people explaining to them that they're wrong. And no-one more so than American conservatives, who are only too eager to hear from the mother count... | The debate by British MPs over whether US presidential hopeful Donald Trump should be allowed to enter the UK following his remarks about temporarily banning Muslims from entering the US has led to widespread press commentary on both sides of the Atlantic. | 35351305 |
Passengers travelling on the ferry to Guernsey had to wait when it stopped outside St Peter Port harbour for engineers to fix it on Friday.
Condor said there was a fault with one of the lube oil filter on the engine.
Alternative ferry sailings on Saturday have been offered to passengers.
Condor said it would ensure all... | Condor Liberation ferry services between the Channel Islands and the UK have been cancelled on Saturday, following a technical problem with the vessel. | 35674491 |
Mr Duncan Smith, who like Mr Johnson is campaigning to leave the EU, criticised "name-calling", calling it "childish".
It comes after Lord Heseltine said Mr Johnson's "judgement is going" after his comments about Hitler and the EU.
The ex-deputy PM also said he would be "very surprised" if Mr Johnson went on to become ... | Former cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith has dismissed Lord Heseltine as a "voice from the past" after the Tory grandee's attack on Boris Johnson. | 36324833 |
Of 1,517 votes cast in the two-day referendum - on a turnout of more than 90% - 1,513 were in favour, while just three votes were against.
It follows pressure from Argentina over its claims to the islands, 31 years after the Falklands War with the UK.
The UK government welcomed the result and urged "all countries" to a... | The people of the Falkland Islands have voted overwhelmingly in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory. | 21750909 |
Teesport owner PD Ports said the agreement, with Redcar steelmaker SSI, could also create a further 30 posts.
It will mean an estimated 2m tonnes a year of slab steel being processed for export through the port.
SSI, which employs 2,000 people, took over the former Corus steel plant three years ago. | Up to 100 port jobs on Teesside have been safeguarded after a seven-year deal was secured to handle millions of tonnes of steel for export. | 31201926 |
It will allow Kyowa Kirin International - formerly ProStrakan - to increase staff numbers in Galashiels from 150 to 200 over the next five years.
The move comes after the firm announced record turnover of £251m last year, up from £222m in 2015.
It has taken a 10-year lease on a building next to its headquarters to allo... | A Scottish pharmaceutical firm has revealed plans to expand its headquarters in the Borders. | 38839530 |
Matthew Yates, 38, convinced several female clients to remove their underwear for a "full body massage".
He placed the clock between some of the women's legs without them knowing, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
Yates, of Loughborough, was found guilty of voyeurism and sexual assault.
The former RAF technician, who serve... | An ex-airman who posed as a professional masseur and secretly filmed naked women using a camera hidden inside a digital clock has been jailed for three years. | 40134999 |
Wiggins, 37, plans to compete at the British Indoor Rowing Championships in London in December, and says his "numbers are quite good".
The 2012 Tour de France winner, who retired from cycling in December 2016, is hoping to compete at a sixth Olympic Games at the age of 40.
"I might be being a bit delusional but the tim... | Five-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Bradley Wiggins is aiming for the Tokyo 2020 Games - as a rower. | 40463299 |
Cracknell, 22, is one of seven uncapped players in Rob Howley's 36-man party - and one of five never to have been in the squad before.
With the likes of uncapped Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt also tipped to shine, Cracknell has his sights on Wales' Six Nations opener in Italy on 5 February.
"I want to compete for a place,... | Ospreys flanker Olly Cracknell is targeting a first Wales cap after being included in the Six Nations squad. | 38654776 |
James made six assists and 11 rebounds as the Cavs secured a 4-2 series victory in the Eastern Conference.
They will face either the Golden State Warriors or the Oklahoma City Thunder in the finals.
Oklahoma City lead the Western Conference series 3-2 going into game six of a potential seven on Saturday.
Cleveland have... | LeBron James scored 33 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 113-87 to book their place in the NBA finals. | 36404508 |
The 25-year-old fly-half moved at the end of the 2015-16 season following Rhys Patchell's decision to switch to Parc y Scarlets from the Blues.
But uncapped Shingler, a lifelong Scarlets supporter, says he is getting used to being a Blue.
"It did feel strange putting the top on first of all four weeks ago but the move ... | Fly-half Steven Shingler admits it was a "huge" decision to leave Scarlets for Welsh rivals Cardiff Blues. | 36846590 |
Marshall became the first British woman to win World Championship gold when she took the 75kg title in 2012.
She appeared at London 2012 and Rio 2016, and becomes one of three female boxers at Mayweather Promotions.
The 25-year-old, who also won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, is the only woman to beat two-time Ol... | British two-time Olympian Savannah Marshall has turned professional and will be promoted by Floyd Mayweather. | 39962950 |
The 24-year-old singer-songwriter, who grew up in Framlingham, Suffolk, quit school at the age of 16 to concentrate on singing.
He was awarded an honorary doctorate from University Campus Suffolk (UCS) in Ipswich.
"I've had an amazing year... and this makes it even better," he said.
"Suffolk is very much where I call h... | Singer Ed Sheeran has returned to his home county to receive an honorary degree for his "outstanding contribution to music". | 34573628 |
The Pontypridd men had spent £230 (300 euros) on the accommodation before realising their error in France.
It was one of the many travel issues the Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) Cymru have been called on to help with.
Vince Alm, of FSF, said: "We were trying not to laugh."
He said the men turned up at the FSF ... | Two Welsh football fans accidentally booked a hotel in Lens, Switzerland, instead of Lens, France, for the team's Euro 2016 game against England. | 36574918 |
But the company said it would "accelerate innovation" in golf footwear and clothes.
Nike invested heavily in golf during the late 1990s with its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, giving him his first five-year contract in 1996, worth $40m.
But the winner of 14 of golf's major tournaments has been struggling with a loss of fo... | Nike will stop selling golf clubs, balls and bags after years of falling sales at its golf division. | 36971507 |
The exact causes behind the Permian-Triassic mass extinction have been much debated.
Two separate pulses of CO2 into the atmosphere - a "one-two punch" - may have helped fuel the die-off, new research suggests.
Changes to ocean acidity would have been one of the consequences, according to the study in Science journal.
... | Acidic oceans helped fuel the biggest mass extinction in the history of life on Earth, a study says. | 32236676 |
The incident took place near the Rose Street Brewery on Rose Street at about 21:30 on Friday.
A 33-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were taken to the city's Royal Infirmary with serious injuries and both were later released.
Two men, aged 36 and 28, have been charged in connection with the incident.
Police Scotland... | Two people were left seriously injured after a disturbance in Edinburgh city centre. | 38282512 |
Iraq-born Kasim fired home at the far post from Charlie Colkett's cross to end Town's run of seven league and cup games without a win and lift them to 18th, four points clear of trouble.
Third-placed Wanderers had gone in front three minutes after the interval with a stunning goal from an unlikely source, centre-half D... | Yaser Kasim netted an 89th-minute winner as Swindon came from behind to beat League One promotion chasers Bolton 2-1 at the Macron Stadium. | 38539088 |
The England midfielder, 24, made his debut from the bench in Saturday's 1-0 home win against West Bromwich Albion.
Wilshere played only three games for the Gunners last season after fracturing his leg - the latest setback in a career plagued by injuries.
"If there is any question mark about me, I know it's about my fit... | Jack Wilshere says his loan move from Arsenal to Bournemouth is about proving he can stay free of injuries. | 37339240 |
We want to hear why the programme is important to you and we'd like your stories of what you were doing when you were listening to those special moments that have happened on the field and in the commentary box over our 60 years.
Were you secretly listening to TMS when you shouldn't have been? At a wedding, or during a... | Test Match Special is 60 years old this summer and we want you to get involved in the diamond anniversary celebrations. | 39722711 |
Lottery cash of nearly £4.7m has been awarded to the scheme, which will see a WW2 hangar moved from its position on top of the track and restored nearby.
The finishing straight will be restored to its 1939 appearance when the circuit was in its heyday, museum staff said.
Brooklands opened in 1907 and went on to make mo... | The final stretch of the world's first purpose-built racing circuit is to be restored and brought into use in a £7m scheme at Brooklands Museum in Surrey. | 31491554 |
The OECD researches economics for the 30 nations that make up its membership.
For the eurozone, its leading indicator of economic activity rose in January and also turned positive for Britain.
The United States and Japan also continued to show signs of a pick-up.
"The United States and Japan continue to drive the overa... | The eurozone is showing "tentative" signs of recovery, according to the latest report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). | 17340015 |
The 31-year-old centre-back was out of contract next summer but has agreed a new deal until 2018.
McNulty moved to Spotland from Bury at the start of the season and has been at eight previous clubs including Barnsley, Scunthorpe and Brighton.
He started every League One game for Keith Hill's side last season as they fi... | Rochdale defender Jim McNulty has signed a new one-year extension to his current contract. | 36446915 |
Delegates passed an amendment at their annual gathering in Edinburgh. However, the move was opposed by party leader Willie Rennie.
Last year the Scottish government introduced a block on planned fracking operations.
Opponents of the energy capture claim it causes earthquakes and pollutes water supplies.
Scottish minist... | The Scottish Lib Dem conference has voted in favour of lifting a moratorium on fracking in Scotland. | 35670953 |
Polish-born Dagmara Przybysz, 16, was found dead in a toilet at Pool Academy near Redruth on 17 May last year.
The cause of death was hanging, Cornwall Coroner's Court heard.
The inquest also heard a pastoral support manager at the school had made a social care referral over the home life of the teenager.
Susan Kent sa... | A girl found dead at her school was being bullied by other students there, an inquest was told. | 40615738 |
Many of the families regard the inquests as their last chance to find out exactly what happened on the night of 21 November, 1974.
Six men were convicted and then acquitted of the atrocity and no-one has since been convicted of involvement in the bombing, which is widely attributed to the IRA.
The role of a coroner is ... | A coroner has reopened the inquests into the deaths 21 people killed in the Birmingham pub bombings more than 40 years ago. | 36389577 |
The faintly incised "butterfly-like" motifs were revealed on Tuesday as sunlight lit up the rock at the "right moment, at the right angle".
Experts believe the marks were deliberately made to be delicate and to catch light at certain times of day.
The find was made during excavations at Ness of Brogdar.
The incisions a... | Neolithic markings carved into a stone in Orkney that were missed for years by archaeologists have been discovered by chance. | 40653877 |
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Eoin Morgan's team saw a run of five successive ODI wins come to an end on Tuesday when South Africa reached their target of 319 with 22 balls to spare.
Now they return to the Wanderers, where they won by seven wickets in the third Test en route to a 2-1 series victory.
"I... | England have another chance to seal the one-day international series with South Africa when the teams meet for the fourth match in Johannesburg on Friday. | 35552782 |
The firm announced 750 job cuts there on Monday, among 1,050 across the UK.
A further 1,200 jobs could be lost as its suppliers shed workers in response, a think tank has said.
Martin Waters from the Community union added: "It's very emotional. There are people in there with high mortgages."
The meeting began at 17:00 ... | The mood inside a mass meeting of union representatives at Tata Steel's Port Talbot plant was "very emotional", a union rep has said. | 35347528 |
Jones wins his 105th Wales cap when they face South Africa on Saturday..
After a defeat by Australia and close wins against Argentina and Japan, Wales will hope they can seal three wins out of four with victory in Cardiff.
"We need a performance to get wins and you don't want to rely on opposition giving you opportunit... | Wales second row Alun Wyn Jones admits changing the team's playing style has had a detrimental effect on performances "at times" in November. | 38110621 |
Mr Davis met with First Minister Arlene Foster and Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir separately on Thursday.
"There are other places in Europe that don't have hard borders with places outside the union," he said after speaking with Mrs Foster.
However, Mr Ó Muilleoir said he was determined that Northern Ireland woul... | Brexit Secretary David Davis has said that the UK and Republic of Ireland "both want to have an open border". | 37238279 |
Bell plays slave Esca in The Eagle, which opens in UK cinemas this month.
Director Kevin MacDonald said Esca's tribe, the Brigantes, once lived in the actor's native north of England.
Scotsman MacDonald joked on BBC Radio Scotland's Movie Cafe that Bell was typecast as a Brigante in the Roman Legion film because of the... | Actor Jamie Bell's casting in a new film was partly due to his links to the ancient tribe his character represents, the movie's director has said. | 12775363 |
The ship, with 205 containers on board, is now being searched, Mombasa Police Chief Francis Wanjohi told the BBC.
Elite Kenyan police units, including members of the narcotics squad, launched a surprise raid at midnight local time (21:00 GMT Thursday), sealing off all entrances to the port.
The main entrance to the por... | Kenyan authorities have seized a cargo ship suspected to be carrying drugs at the port of Mombasa, police say. | 34289982 |
Rio 2016 communications director Mario Andrada said the Brazilian public would not tolerate an overspend.
"The days of lavish spending are over," said Andrada. "We need to be creative in the way we find these savings."
Events across 50 Olympic and Paralympic sports featuring about 15,000 athletes will not be affected.
... | The organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games are making cutbacks of up to 30% to avoid going over the £2.38bn (US$3.6bn) budget. | 34450535 |
The new project, called Circular Ocean, will see ideas shared online on what to do with millions of tonnes of plastic.
Marine litter is already used in the making of socks, rucksacks, skateboards and sunglasses.
The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) of the North Highland College UHI is heading up Circular Ocean.
I... | A Thurso-based institute is leading an effort to encourage greater reuse of plastic waste found washed up on hard-to-reach European beaches. | 34422947 |
Robert Dawson, a former detective sergeant, had been investigating a rape allegation in 2010 when he began "an inappropriate relationship" with a "vulnerable victim", the Met said.
A misconduct panel found his behaviour breached standards of "respect, courtesy duties and responsibilities".
He was dismissed without noti... | A Met Police officer has been sacked for having sex with a vulnerable rape victim whose case he was investigating. | 35304429 |
FanDuel has signed up for new accommodation being built at the Quartermile, on the site of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
It already employs about 150 people in Scotland and as many in the US.
Its new office will have capacity for 500 Edinburgh staff, and it is also opening a Glasgow base.
The company is a leadi... | One of the big hopes for Scotland's digital sector is to expand into an office which could see its workforce multiply up to three-fold. | 33685208 |
A man in his 40s died after the collision involving a lorry and a van in Strabane on Saturday.
It happened at Melmount Road, Victoria Bridge, at about 22:00 BST.
A 49-year-old man is due to appear in court in Enniskillen later. He also faces a number of other charges, including driving without insurance. | A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a crash in County Tyrone at the weekend. | 32282362 |
The helicopter carrier Izumo is escorting a US supply vessel within Japanese waters.
The US ship is heading to refuel the naval fleet in the region, including the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier group.
North Korea has threatened to sink the Carl Vinson and a US submarine, amid rising tensions in the region.
It also carrie... | Japan has dispatched its biggest warship, in the first such operation since it passed controversial laws expanding the role of its military. | 39768110 |
That was not an unusual move during such a time of heightened global instability, except for one incident.
While Kerry was waiting to go live on Fox News, he received word from an aide of new figures making that day - 20 July - the deadliest yet in Gaza.
Caught on a microphone, Kerry replied sarcastically: "It's a hell... | Before US Secretary of State John Kerry set off for the Middle East, he did a round of interviews on the US Sunday shows. | 28532866 |
The 35-year-old will be out of contract at the end of this season but is yet to discuss a new deal.
"Kolo is a very, very important player for us, even when he doesn't play," said the former Borussia Dortmund boss.
"He's one of the most impressive people I have met, but now is not the right time to speak about Kolo's f... | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure is still part of his plans, but needs to talk to him about his future. | 36115361 |
The four-storey centre in Fleming Way is expected to be completed by spring 2017.
It will house two GP practices, a dentist, pharmacy, and a variety of community health services to replace the outdated health centre in Carfax Street.
The NHS-funded centre will serve an estimated 22,000 registered and 36,000 unregistere... | Building work has started on a new £10m health centre in Swindon. | 35343855 |
Play in Hong Kong was washed out for all four days of match without a ball being bowled.
Hong Kong are currently fourth in the table, seven points above Scotland, who are searching for their first win in the tournament after a draw and a loss.
Scotland drew at home with Afghanistan in rain-hit Stirling last June before... | Scotland's Intercontinental Cup match against Hong Kong has been abandoned due to heavy rain. | 35374406 |
Wrth siarad â BBC Cymru Fyw dywedodd Julie Thomas o Aberystwyth ei bod hi wedi gadael cyffordd 35 traffordd yr M4 ers 09:10, a'i bod hi dal heb gyrraedd y maes parcio am 11:00.
"Mae'r peth yn ofnadwy - ni wedi bod ar y sliproad 'ma nawr ers awr a thri chwarter a dal ddim wedi cyrraedd y maes parcio.
"Mae'r ferch Sioned... | Mae nifer o gystadleuwyr ac ymwelwyr ag Eisteddfod yr Urdd ym Mhencoed wedi profi rhwystredigaeth wrth iddyn nhw wynebu oedi sylweddol cyn cyrraedd y maes parcio fore dydd Mawrth. | 40093420 |
The 26-year-old England international was instrumental as the Foxes won the title by 10 points last season.
His previous deal was due to expire in 2018, and there had been speculation of a move to Tottenham.
Team-mates Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy, Kasper Schmeichel, Wes Morgan and Andy King, and manager Claudio Ranieri, ... | Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater has signed a new five-year contract with the Premier League champions. | 37183698 |
3 January 2017 Last updated at 17:38 GMT
On 20th January a huge handover ceremony will take place in Washington DC, an event which hundreds of thousands of people go to watch and big stars perform at.
But for Donald Trump's inauguration it's not been easy to get the big names to attend, as Jenny's been finding out. | It's not long until Donald Trump officially takes over as president of the USA but there are reports that preparations for his inauguration haven't been going smoothly. | 38500085 |
Speed's widow, Louise, said his job had put strain on their marriage and told how they had a row the night before he was found dead.
She later found his body hanging in the garage at their home near Chester.
The coroner said "the evidence does not sufficiently determine whether this was intentional or accidental".
Loui... | The coroner at the inquest into the death of Wales manager Gary Speed has said he cannot be satisfied he intended to kill himself. | 16760925 |
It happened when kidnap and firearms officers were involved in an operation in Uxbridge earlier on Saturday.
The Met said there was an "unintentional discharge of a firearm" and no one was injured as a result.
A man was found with multiple stab injuries at the scene and taken to hospital in a "serious condition".
Two m... | A Met Police officer "unintentionally" fired his gun while attending an incident involving the force's kidnap unit in west London. | 33210620 |
Gavin Riley, 28, attacked William Gibb in the 47-year-old's flat at Elizabeth Street in Ibrox on 1 February.
He then ordered another man, William McIntyre, to get a chainsaw to cut up the body.
But Mr McIntyre alerted a neighbour who contacted police.
Riley, who admitted murder, was given a mandatory life sentence and ... | A man who stabbed his friend 40 times during a "truly horrific" attack in Glasgow has been jailed for at least 17 years for murder. | 36558812 |
The body of Jordan Kane Woonton, from Nottinghamshire, was found at the residential Pentwyn School at Clyro near Hay-on-Wye in June 2012.
The school was closed in December 2012 by Hampshire-based owners, Hillcrest.
Hillcrest said it gave tailored care to Jordan but a jury found it failed to assess his suicide risk.
It ... | Failures by a children's home in Powys were partly to blame for a 15-year-old boy killing himself, a jury at an inquest has concluded. | 37454148 |
Cousins made 136 appearances for the Addicks following his debut in August 2013, having first joined the club at under-13 level.
The versatile Greenwich-born 22-year-old can also play at right-back or in the centre of defence.
"I felt this was the right time for me to move on," Cousins said.
"For it to be to a massive ... | Queens Park Rangers have signed midfielder Jordan Cousins on a three-year deal from Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee. | 36789207 |
It means tonnes of unsold items are being collected daily in UK cities by one - The Real Junk Food Project.
Supermarkets have rejected the claims, saying all stores have targets to reduce waste.
But one food expert said bread is used as a loss-leader in a bid to emphasise the value of higher-priced items.
Corin Bell, d... | Supermarkets deliberately bake too much bread in-store as a marketing tool to attract shoppers, food waste charities claim. | 37511580 |
Tannoy speakers are made in the North Lanarkshire plant, which has about 70 employees.
It is part of California-based electronics firm the Music Group.
The Music Group has been contacted by BBC Scotland but has not made a comment.
Specialist websites reported that the plan would also see research and development work a... | A company that makes audio equipment is reported to have told workers at its Coatbridge factory that it intends to shut the plant, and move production to China. | 36175640 |
Cleethorpes Pier, which dates back to 1873 and was built at a cost of £8,000, has recently undergone a £5m renovation.
It now features a restaurant, tea-room and wedding venue.
Earlier this year, the 335ft (100m) pier, one of the shortest in the UK, was voted Pier of the Year by the National Piers Society.
Current ow... | A refurbished Victorian pleasure pier voted the best in the country has been put up for sale. | 37275581 |
They include improving the existing stone pier, which dates back to 1835, and building a new jetty.
There are concerns it would cause disruption, but the company behind the plans said the work was needed to improve access to boats offering sight-seeing and dolphin trips.
The development would cost about £500,000.
New ... | Plans to enhance New Quay harbour in Ceredigion to allow better access to boats have been unveiled. | 36408461 |
The victim was walking on the Donegall Road near the junction with the Falls Road when he was involved in the collision shortly before 19:30 GMT.
West Belfast MP Paul Maskey said: "My thoughts go to this gentleman's family.
"There's no good time of the year for anyone to be knocked down, but especially this time of yea... | A man, believed to be a pensioner, has died after he was struck by a car in west Belfast on Wednesday. | 35172015 |
Jay O'Shea scored twice but substitute Billy Bodin notched 15 minutes from the end to force the Spireites to hold on and register back-to-back wins for the first time since August.
Rovers came out of the blocks rapidly and took the lead within three minutes when former Spireite Peter Hartley bundled in the ball from cl... | Chesterfield came from behind to hold on to the points in a thrilling victory over Bristol Rovers. | 38035345 |
Last week, India's telecoms ministry ordered internet service providers to block access to 857 websites hosting pornographic content.
But not even the government could have predicted the scale and level of outrage that the order unleashed as Indians heaped criticism and scorn on the move.
A week later, it's seemingly s... | It started as a quiet, almost innocuous government order, which was also surprisingly precise. | 33810775 |
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Diego Costa's precise finish gave the Blues the lead but Wahbi Khazri levelled with a spectacular volley.
Nemanja Matic found space to restore Chelsea's lead before Sunderland turned the game on its head after the break.
Fabio Borini beat Thibaut Courtois with a deflected ... | Sunderland climbed out of the bottom three after two goals in three second-half minutes saw them fight back for a dramatic win over Chelsea. | 36176565 |
So MPs will round off their detailed consideration of the Scotland Bill (watch out for the cross-party amendment on powers over abortion) and debate some, as yet, unannounced Opposition motions. All of which will leave time for plenty of ferment, plotting and manoeuvre. And there's plenty going on in the undergrowth.
F... | It's Budget week, which means that the first couple of days are devoted to parliamentary loose ends, chores and time-marking, until the Chancellor rises from his seat on Wednesday. | 33387776 |
But like other Gulf states, the sharp fall in global oil prices has forced the country to consider whether these benefits are luxuries it can no longer afford.
Last month, Parliament Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim warned that continuing to spend in the same way would be "economic suicide".
"We cannot lie to the Kuwaiti peop... | Sitting on the world's sixth largest proven oil reserves, Kuwait's 1.3m citizens are accustomed to lavish benefits, such as interest-free housing loans, free education and healthcare, and food and fuel subsidies. | 35881609 |
Just ten years after graduation, male medical students earned a median wage of £55,000, the research found.
Female medical students also became the highest earners, typically making £45,000 a year.
Where you study also matters: Students of the London School of Economics, Oxford and Cambridge earned the most.
In additio... | If you want to earn a big salary, you would be advised to study medicine or economics, says a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). | 36028368 |
FBI Director James Comey said there were indications that the couple had been radicalised.
Tashfeen Malik, 27, and her husband Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, died in a shootout with police after the killings at San Bernardino, east of Los Angeles.
Mr Comey said they were "potentially inspired" by foreign terror groups.
Howeve... | A mass shooting by a married couple that left 14 people dead in California is being investigated as an act of terrorism, the FBI says. | 35006404 |
The blaze broke out at the Gordon House Hotel in Kirkcudbright just after 20:00 on Thursday.
Staff, residents and customers were evacuated and there were no injuries as a result of the fire.
More than 20 firefighters spent several hours working to bring the flames under control. They left at about 04:50 after ensuring ... | Fire has caused extensive damage to a hotel in a town in the south west of Scotland. | 36051872 |
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said proposed changes would allow continuing imprisonment for convicted terrorists at high risk of reoffending.
The process would be supervised by courts and also subject to medical and psychological checks.
The age at which anti-terror legislation applies to individuals would also be lo... | Australia's prime minister has moved to strengthen anti-terror laws after attacks in the US and France. | 36880857 |
The A500 northbound at Etruria was closed while the nails were cleared and assistance given to other vehicles that had punctured tyres.
The road was shut between the A53 Etruria Road and Basford roundabout and Porthill Bank from 05:00 BST to 16:00, Highways England said.
It said a magnet had been used to remove "tens o... | Part of a major route in Stoke-on-Trent has reopened after a lorry spilled its load of nails across a carriageway. | 40258229 |
After predictions that Shell might well give up on its Arctic adventure following a collapse in the oil price, endless legal challenges and operational headaches that saw one of their rigs catch fire and a drilling barge run aground - today the oil giant has announced it is restarting operations.
Or at least it would l... | Ben van Beurden has entered the polar bears' den. | 31046887 |
Paul Dixon, 22, of The Avenue, Seaham, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court charged with five offences under the Computer Misuse Act.
The alleged attacks took place in October 2014 against websites including Durham Police, Police Scotland and British Airways.
Mr Dixon's trial was set for 3 April next year and he was relea... | A man has denied hacking the websites of British Airways and a number of police forces. | 36532570 |
"The costs of delay are felt in businesses going bust, jobs being lost, livelihoods being destroyed," he told the CBI employers' group. That was in 2012.
Winning approval for major infrastructure investments has long been fraught with politicking and protest.
Airport expansion is just the latest in a long list of probl... | Prime Minister David Cameron could not have been clearer about the impact of delaying major UK infrastructure projects. | 35027065 |
A vehicle bomb exploded in a marketplace, security and medical sources told Reuters news agency.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Last year, the city was the scene of fierce fighting between so-called Islamic State (IS) militants and pro-government militias.
Government forces managed ... | At least 18 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in bomb attack in Baquba in eastern Iraq, local sources have said. | 33853110 |
The 37-year-old Leinster forward won 61 caps, making his Test debut in 2009, and was part of two Six Nations title-winning squads.
Ross also represented his country at the 2011 and 2015 World Cups, and made his final international appearance against South Africa last summer.
The prop's honours with Leinster have includ... | Ireland international prop Mike Ross has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of this season. | 39718536 |
Symons left his national role in July 2015, midway through their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, to concentrate on his job as Fulham manager, but has since been sacked.
Former Wales international Tony Roberts, currently at Swansea City, will replace Martyn Margetson as Wales' goalkeeping coach.
Margetson is leaving his ... | Kit Symons has returned to the Wales coaching set-up under Chris Coleman. | 36828905 |
The "spectacular" finds from Myanmar are from baby birds that got trapped in the sticky sap of a tropical forest 99 million years ago.
Exquisite detail has been preserved in the feathers, including traces of colour in spots and stripes.
The wings had sharp little claws, allowing the juvenile birds to clamber about in t... | Two wings from birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs have been found preserved in amber. | 36651471 |
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A win for Dee would have handed the title to Celtic, but their visitors put that prospect to bed in the first half.
A Considine double and goals from Adam Rooney and Kenny McLean had Derek McInnes' men 4-0 up at the break.
Ryan Jack hit the fifth before Niall McGinn tapped... | Defender Andrew Considine scored a hat-trick as Aberdeen hammered a dismal Dundee side to ensure Celtic must wait to be crowned Premiership champions. | 39376258 |
QPR, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, are challenging the legality of the Football League's FFP rules.
The west London club could face a fine of up to £58m.
"We took a view, as did most clubs, that we should comply with the rules," Barber told a BBC Sussex fans' forum.
"One club that did get prom... | Brighton chief executive Paul Barber says he expects QPR to be "punished severely" for allegedly breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. | 33820941 |
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The 67-year-old's contract expires this summer and signing a new deal has been the subject of speculation for months.
"We have a board meeting on Tuesday, and on Wednesday or Thursday it will be very clear," Wenger told the BBC.
The Frenchman became the first manager to wi... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his future at the club will become clear by "Wednesday or Thursday". | 40071519 |
Police had initially asked for help to trace Farrah Fadli, 29, McKenzie Scullion, 10, and Eva Kerr, 4.
They had been missing since about 11:00 on Wednesday, and officers were concerned for their welfare.
At about 19:15 on Friday Ms Fadli, who lives in Ayr and is also known as Farrah Gillespie, left the children with a ... | Police are continuing to search for a young mother after her children were dropped off at a friend's house. | 37666378 |
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras called the referendum for 5 July, but Greece's current bailout expires on Tuesday.
On Saturday, creditors are expected to address a Greek request to extend that bailout until the vote is completed.
As the Greek parliament debates whether to ratify the referendum, queues have formed outside banks... | Greece's creditors are holding a crisis meeting with the Greek finance minister after Athens called a referendum on the terms for a fresh bailout. | 33299347 |
It will be marked by communities all over the world.
People will eat lots of food, enjoy fireworks, wear special clothes and hang red lanterns to mark the occasion.
See how much you know about Chinese New Year with this quiz - or read on to find out more!
The Chinese New Year will begin on Saturday 28 January 2017.
The... | This week, millions of people will be celebrating Chinese New Year. | 38668427 |
Dominic Jackson, 35, was reported missing after leaving from Portsoy in Aberdeenshire in early February.
His kayak was found near Lybster in Caithness and his body was later found in the same area.
Mr Jackson's funeral was at Fettercairn Parish Church at 13:30. His family asked for donations to be made to a charity pro... | The funeral of a kayaker whose body was found after a major search operation has been held. | 39294733 |
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"It's a real passionate thing - once you're involved in it you just can't get it away from it," he says.
"The work you put in always pays off - and that's why I love it."
If you're inspired to have a go at boxing why not read our special guide? | IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua describes how he got into boxing, why he loves it and his recipe for success. | 36623417 |
Fifty years after From Russia With Love, freelance operatives are once again to the fore on a rap sheet covering coup-plotting, election-rigging and thinly-veiled threats against Serbia's prime minister.
The only element missing is the poison-tipped toe caps of agent Rosa Klebb.
In October, Montenegro held a general el... | Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, is on a high-profile visit to Serbia, which comes in the wake of some of the wildest allegations of espionage seen in the Western Balkans since James Bond was pursued through what was then Yugoslavia on the Orient Express. | 38289421 |
Dainius Dobrovolskis was found by ambulance staff at the property on Stephenson Street on Monday.
Police said a post-mortem examination confirmed the 41 year old had died as a result of the head injury.
Baiba Andersone, 35, of Stephenson Street, is due to appear at Bradford Magistrates' Court later.
More on this and ot... | A woman has been charged with the murder of a man who died after suffering a head injury at a house in Bradford. | 37318162 |
A planning application for the Weeping Window was submitted last month.
If approved, it will go on display on 25 March for seven weeks replacing the turbine blade artwork.
The full poppy installation, named Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, attracted over five million visitors to the Tower of London in 2014.
Hull 2017... | Plans for a sculpture in Hull featuring thousands of handmade ceramic poppies commemorating those who died in World War One have emerged. | 38985107 |
The new edition of Project Morpheus now features an OLED display, rather than an LCD one, letting it show more vibrant colours. That brings it in line with Facebook's rival Oculus Rift.
It is also capable of showing graphics at 120 frames per second (fps).
That beats the figure given by HTC for its recently unveiled Vi... | Sony has revealed an upgraded version of its virtual reality helmet, which it says it plans to put on sale in 2016. | 31723030 |
She told BBC Radio 4 that Plaid would reject a Labour budget if it meant "more cuts on the backs of the poor".
Neither Labour nor the Tories had done enough to "win the trust and a mandate from people to govern", she added.
But Labour's Owen Smith said it would be "unimaginable" for Plaid to let the Tories in "by the b... | Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has accused Labour of being "arrogant" to assume her party would help put them in power after the election on Thursday. | 32581123 |
Taiwan claims the island - which it calls Taiping but is also known as Itu Aba - in the Spratly archipelago, a chain also claimed by China and other neighbours.
Mr Ma, who is seen to be friendly towards China, has less than four months left in his presidency.
Incoming president Tsai Ing-wen will not send a representati... | Outgoing Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is to visit a disputed island in the South China Sea on Thursday. | 35416409 |
They blame political interference and a desire to protect agents.
Ten Protestant workmen were killed when their minibus was ambushed in south Armagh in January 1976 .
The latest sitting of the inquest into the deaths had heard of further delays.
Alan Black, who survived the massacre and Karen Armstrong whose brother, J... | The only survivor of the Kingsmills massacre and a sister of one of those killed have said they believe efforts to investigate the IRA atrocity have been hindered. | 38334533 |
Magstim Company Limited, which manufactures devices used in brain therapy, has announced plans to expand its plant in Whitland.
The company said the move will take its total workforce there to 150 and will boost its market in the USA.
The three-year expansion project has been supported by £2.7m of Welsh government fun... | Fifty jobs are set to be created at a medical technology company in Carmarthenshire. | 34536167 |
The government fears too many teenagers have a false view of what constitutes rape, and are unaware of the risks of being raped by people their own age.
It is highlighting research suggesting that a third of teenage girls and about one in six boys have experienced some form of sexual violence from a partner.
The new ca... | Rape is not just about violent attacks by strangers, a campaign to raise sex abuse awareness among teenagers says. | 17251461 |
The victim, who is in her 30s, was assaulted in Hermon Hill, Wanstead, by three female suspects at about 09:30 BST on Wednesday.
She was taken to hospital for treatment and has since been discharged.
"As a result of comments made during the attack, police are treating it as a hate crime," Scotland Yard said.
Counter-te... | An attack on a nursery school worker who was kicked and suffered a cut to the hand with a knife is being treated as a hate crime, say police. | 40200786 |
The accident happened near the town of Ibbenbueren when the train, from Osnabrueck, struck the vehicle which was carrying manure, officials added.
Three of those injured were said to be in a serious condition.
Initial reports said the vehicle got stuck while trying to cross the railway line, police said.
Police spokesm... | At least two people were killed and 20 injured in western Germany when a passenger train hit a tractor-trailer on a level crossing, police say. | 32764373 |
A survey of more than 2500 students found that two thirds received no information about consent in their sex and relationship (SRE) lessons at school.
The NUS is calling for adequate SRE lessons to be a legal requirement.
The Department for Education (DfE) says they have set up a "new expert subject group" to advise sc... | More than half of university students use porn to find out about sex, the National Union of Students (NUS) says. | 31040618 |
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Wh... | Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England - the gallery will grow during the week. | 35522153 |
It was born out of tragedy after three children were killed when a car plunged into them and their mother on 10 August 1976.
The driver, IRA man Danny Lennon, had been fatally wounded by a British Army patrol which was chasing him.
After the tragedy, the children's aunt, Mairead Corrigan, spoke to journalists.
"We went... | This month marks 40 years since two Belfast women formed the Peace People movement, a community-led reaction to the Troubles which had flared up around them. | 37026119 |
Teenagers Nate Green, Evan Nichol and Jacob Maxted plus 20-year-old Liam Welsby and Rafik Tahraoui, 25, will travel to Spain in August.
"We are always trying to find ways to help our players develop," said Wolves head coach Bill Baillie.
"We have to be creative to help our young players realise their goals."
The five W... | Warrington Wolves Handball Club have agreed a partnership that will see five of their players train at the home of European champions FC Barcelona. | 33535957 |
Michael Ford, who worked in the American embassy in London, pleaded guilty to nine charges of cyber-stalking, seven of computer hacking to extort and one of wire fraud.
He preyed on sorority members at US universities and aspiring models.
Ford used the details he learned after hacking the women to find new victims.
The... | A former US official has admitted stalking women and extorting sexually explicit material from them after hacking into their emails. | 35060119 |
The actor passed away on Christmas Day but no more information has been given.
Ryall had a five-decade career across film, TV and theatre, including in movie The Elephant Man and on TV, The Village and Outnumbered.
Daughter Charlie Ryall said: "Please take a moment to remember his huge five-decade-spanning career outsi... | Actor David Ryall, known for playing Elphias Doge in the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows film, has died aged 79. | 30615934 |
A report said restoring the Grade II-listed pier would have cost more than £15m.
Conwy council had a £600,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant awarded to investigate the feasibility of restoring the pier.
A group set up to help restore the pier said it will fight the demolition.
The 113-year-old pier has been closed since 2... | Colwyn Bay pier is to be demolished, councillors have decided bringing a five-year saga over its future to a close. | 25351077 |
"Occupy it, compulsory purchase it, requisition it," the Labour leader told ITV's Peston on Sunday.
At least 58 people are believed to have died and many more are homeless after fire engulfed a London tower block.
The government says its staff have been drafted in to help the relief effort.
The move comes after the pri... | Jeremy Corbyn has reiterated his suggestion that people left homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire could be housed in empty flats, saying the government has the means to seize property. | 40319515 |
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