document stringlengths 0 39k | summary stringlengths 1 329 | id stringlengths 8 8 |
|---|---|---|
Him again. Him that always seems to have a say in these games against Derek McInnes' team, him that had already scored three times in this fixture this season, him that brought up the treble in the most dramatic way.
Rogic, in running at Andy Considine, was at a major advantage. Considine, like many of his team-mates, ... | More than 90 minutes had been played in this epic Scottish Cup final when Celtic's Tom Rogic went at Aberdeen, like some vision of a footballing apocalypse to a jaded Dons defence. | 40073324 |
Leonard "Chip" Hawkes, 70, and Richard Westwood, 73, were due to stand trial next year over allegations they assaulted the teenager in a hotel room in Chester in April 1968.
However, a judge at Reading Crown Court ordered both men be found not guilty.
Prosecutor Owen Edwards said there was no evidence to offer.
Outside... | Two former members of the 1960s' pop group The Tremeloes have been acquitted of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl after a gig almost 50 years ago. | 36865947 |
Ivorian striker Bony, 26, has scored eight of the Swans' last 13 goals in the Premier League.
And with Swansea winning only one of their last five league games, Williams, 30, has urged his side to ease the scoring burden on Bony.
"We need to chip in with more goals as a team. We need to find goals from other places on ... | Swansea City cannot rely on Wilfried Bony alone for goals, says captain Ashley Williams. | 30483587 |
The NHS Confederation said doctors and nurses from Europe may be put off accepting jobs after the referendum.
If that happened the NHS could face some major problems, it said.
The organisation, which represents health managers, said there were currently 130,000 EU health and care workers in the UK, including 10% of doc... | The vote to leave the EU risks making staffing shortages in the NHS worse, health leaders are warning. | 36664094 |
It allows people to subtly ask for help by going to the bar to 'Ask for Angela' - alerting staff that they need help.
A total of 25 Aberdeen venues are taking part in the campaign, with posters advertising the venture in participating establishments.
It was the brainchild of Lincolnshire County Council, and was endorse... | A code word campaign for people feeling unsafe on a date is being adopted in Aberdeen. | 39204210 |
The UK's "best preserved Bronze Age dwellings", found at a Cambridgeshire quarry, date from about 1,000-800 BC.
They were preserved in silt after falling into a river during a fire.
The "delicate task" to uncover the contents has just begun but the finds have been called "amazing artefacts".
The two or three circular w... | A tiny wooden box with its contents still inside, an intact pot and animal bones are some of the first items unearthed inside a roundhouse at what has been dubbed "Britain's Pompeii". | 35492599 |
Fifteen vehicles took the remains from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to a repository under the World Trade Center site.
The move has split opinion among the families of victims, with some holding a protest at the memorial site.
The 11 September 2001 attacks killed almost 3,000 people in New York, the Washing... | Thousands of unidentified remains from the 9/11 attacks have been returned to "Ground Zero" in a solemn ceremony. | 27357255 |
Media playback is not supported on this device
The 23-year-old Exeter prop committed the offence in Wales' 25-21 defeat on Saturday.
He will now miss the rest of his club's regular season games, although he would be eligible to play in the European Champions Cup final if Exeter make it.
Francis can return on Monday, 9 ... | Wales prop Tomas Francis has been banned for eight weeks after appearing to make contact with the "eye or eye area" of England's Dan Cole and will miss the Six Nations match with Italy. | 35796218 |
Media playback is not supported on this device
United went ahead in the last-16 second leg tie before Nani was controversially dismissed for a high challenge.
Cristiano Ronaldo, on his return to Old Trafford, then tapped in the winner after Luka Modric's stunning equaliser.
"Independent of the decision, the best team l... | Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has claimed "the best team lost" after 10-man Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League. | 21679307 |
George Elder, 63, of Brodie in Moray, was accused of grabbing the woman's breast at Inverness Ice Centre.
It was claimed that he did this to distract the woman's husband from his last shot in a curling bonspiel.
He denied the assault, which happened last February, but was convicted after a trial at Inverness Sheriff Co... | A curler convicted of sexually assaulting the wife of a rival player has been placed under social work supervision for six months. | 35560693 |
The 21-year-old picked up the injury racing at an event in Belgium.
"Local doctors told me it takes four to six weeks to recover and I shouldn't really be riding my bike," Garner told BBC Radio Leicester.
"But I have spoken to sports doctors and they said whenever you feel you can ride, then you can. I only had one day... | Leicester cyclist Lucy Garner says she is already back in training, despite breaking two ribs only a week ago. | 36549402 |
A Defence Ministry spokesman said he saw "nothing specific and nothing new" in the report.
He also denied the Russian military used cluster munitions in Syria.
The human rights group said it had evidence that the first two months of Russian air strikes in Syria had killed at least 200 civilians.
Some of the attacks "ma... | Russia has dismissed as "total lies" a report by Amnesty International accusing it of indiscriminate air strikes in Syria. | 35173474 |
Smoke started pouring from the 31ft (9.4m) vessel at about 18:30 BST on Saturday, with the man and woman immediately issuing a mayday call.
They were later taken to shore by coastguard volunteers, who hosed down the burning vessel.
Anne-Marie Clark, from Poole Lifeboat, said the couple were in shock.
The fire began whi... | A couple leapt from a burning yacht onto a motorboat after its engine erupted into flames off the coast of Poole. | 36819013 |
The council has warned of "significant traffic delays" during the September 4-5 event and has told head teachers closing their school is an option in what is the first week of term.
Newport has 48 primary schools and nine secondary schools.
Up to 60 world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, are expected at Ne... | Newport schools could close on the two days world leaders are in the city for the Nato summit. | 27868828 |
Labour MP Simon Danczuk said police had told him they wanted to bring 22 historical charges against Lord Janner, dating between 1969 and 1988.
The director of public prosecutions (DPP) announced in April that he would not be charged because of his dementia, although that decision is under review.
The ex-MP denies any w... | Lord Janner has been accused in Parliament of being a serial abuser who attacked children inside the Palace of Westminster. | 33243782 |
The match on 14 January will be the American basketball league's sixth regular-season game in the capital.
Orlando played two pre-season games in London in 2003, while the Raptors played there twice in 2011 as the NBA visited Europe for the first time.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said: "This underscores our commitment... | Orlando Magic and the Toronto Raptors are to play an NBA fixture at London's O2 arena at the start of next year. | 33621759 |
The Mountain Goat, which is based on one of the original chassis from 1895, was delivered to Gwynedd from Derbyshire where it was built.
It follows the Snowdon Lily, a similar carriage which was introduced in 2013.
The Mountain Goat arrived at Llanberis station on Wednesday morning. | A new £150,000 steam carriage has been lifted into place by crane at Snowdon Mountain Railway. | 32304725 |
He was one of a number of defendants accused of passing documents to Qatar.
Morsi's lawyer told AFP that he had been acquitted of spying in this case, but convicted of leading an illegal organisation.
Six others on trial, including two journalists for the broadcaster al-Jazeera, were sentenced to death.
The two journal... | The Islamist former President of Egypt, Mohammed Morsi, has been sentenced to life in prison at the end of an espionage trial. | 36567761 |
Alana MacInnes, of Uist, and Caitlin McNeill, from Colonsay, sought views on Tumblr about whether it was gold and white or blue.
The debate was picked up by fashion bloggers, Buzzfeed, the Washington Post and US magazine Wired.
On Twitter the debate's hash tag #TheDress was the top trending tag.
Other tags included #Th... | A debate between family and friends about the colour of a dress for a wedding has become an internet sensation. | 31656935 |
The 20-year-old scored his first goal in professional football as they sealed a vital win against the Grecians.
The result meant the Exiles are just three points of safety in League Two.
"We've definitely got momentum but that doesn't count for nothing, we're still behind two teams," Flynn said.
He continued: "There's ... | Newport County boss Mike Flynn has challenged young forward Tom Owen-Evans to keep up his good form after scoring the winner in their 1-0 win against Exeter City. | 39548677 |
The accident happened near Whittlebury in Northamptonshire when a tractor overturned, dumping the hay on top of a Mercedes Benz car.
Northamptonshire Police tweeted photographs saying it was a "lucky escape for this driver".
The ambulance service said a woman was taken to hospital but could not give details of her cond... | A woman had a "lucky escape" when her car was buried underneath a pile of hay bales, police said. | 40653083 |
More than 90% of the islanders are ethnic Melanesians, but there has been intense and bitter rivalry between the Isatabus on Guadalcanal, the largest island, and migrant Malaitans from the neighbouring island.
Fighting broke out in 1998 when the Isatabu Freedom Movement began to force Malaitans out, accusing them of ta... | The Solomon Islands, a former British protectorate in the Pacific, is striving to recover from a civil conflict that brought it to the brink of collapse. | 15896399 |
Olivia Watling, a 15-year-old student from Ramsey in the Isle of Man, was admitted to Liverpool's Alder Hey hospital in November.
Her wish was granted by Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall after the campaign #littlemix4livvy was launched by pupils at her school.
Jade said the band wanted to send "all their love" to Olivi... | A girl battling leukaemia has received a "get well soon" video message from her favourite band Little Mix. | 38635794 |
Burke, 18, has made three Europa League appearances for the Hammers this season and has signed a one-month deal.
Evans, 21, who will stay with the Bantams until 9 January, has made 46 league appearances for Wolves since joining from Newport in January 2013.
The pair could make their debuts for the Bantams in Saturday's... | Bradford City have signed West Ham defender Reece Burke and Wolves midfielder Lee Evans on loan. | 34006855 |
Dora Strickland, 90, jumped from a window at Red Lodge, New Earswick near York, in 2011 and died in hospital.
The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust was convicted on Thursday of failing to have a proper risk assessment in place in relation to the home's windows.
In addition to the fine the trust was also ordered to pay £28,... | A care home that failed to properly assess a suicidal resident has been fined £50,000. | 39445254 |
The Lib Dem leader said those with most assets should "pay their fair share".
He also told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show he would "not flinch" amid growing speculation about his future.
Mr Clegg also unveiled plans to allow people receiving large sums of money on retirement to use them to help underwrite their children's ... | Nick Clegg has insisted the coalition will not make future spending cuts "on the backs of the poor" and urged the Conservatives to back a "wealth tax". | 19690327 |
The 23-year-old Switzerland international, who has 46 caps, has signed a five-year contract to become the Potters' ninth summer recruit.
Media playback is not supported on this device
"He's a dynamic and explosive player who will bring something different," said Stoke boss Mark Hughes.
The club's previous record signin... | Stoke City have completed the signing of Inter Milan winger Xherdan Shaqiri for a club-record fee of £12m. | 33847333 |
The Prime Minister told BBC Radio Kent that he "wasn't particularly happy" about what he had heard about her.
"I don't think she's making a very good fist of her job... the people of Kent elected her, they can un-elect her at the next available opportunity."
The BBC has been unable to contact Mrs Barnes for her reactio... | Ann Barnes has failed to impress in her role as Kent's Police and Crime Commissioner, David Cameron has said. | 27959441 |
The Briton suffered the injury in last month's IBF world welterweight title loss to American Errol Spence Jr in front of his home crowd in Sheffield.
Former world champion Brook, 31, underwent surgery last Friday.
"I will talk to my team in the coming weeks about what we can do next and I am looking to get back into ca... | Kell Brook says he wants to fight again in 2017 after a successful operation on his fractured left eye socket. | 40353694 |
The Microsoft founder urged the UK to keep spending at least 0.7% of national income on foreign aid, saying it was proof of its goodwill and humanity.
Theresa May has refused to say if she will retain the spending pledge in the Conservative's election manifesto.
But the Scottish Tory leader pledged her own "absolute" c... | Reducing the UK government's commitment to foreign aid spending would cost lives, American billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has warned. | 39650012 |
The 65-year-old was found with serious injuries in Ardbeg Street on Saturday night.
He was taken to the Victoria infirmary but later died from his wounds.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said officers were following a "positive line of inquiry". | A murder investigation is under way after the death of a man in the southside of Glasgow. | 30568774 |
Almost certainly the answer is not as much as you think.
But the people of the town are hoping all that is about to change, as they prepare to embark on a year of celebrations to mark the 950th anniversary of it being founded.
Picnics, lectures and pageants will tell the story of battles, castles and bridges which made... | How much do you know about the sleepy town of Chepstow, nestling on the banks of the River Wye? | 39443021 |
Foreign currencies like the US dollar and South African rand have been used for most transactions since 2009.
Local dollars are not used except high-denomination notes sold as souvenirs.
But from Monday, Zimbabweans can exchange bank accounts of up to 175 quadrillion (175,000,000,000,000,000) Zimbabwean dollars for fiv... | Zimbabwe is phasing out its local currency, the central bank says, formalising a multi-currency system introduced during hyper-inflation. | 33105400 |
The 53-year-old, son of the late Worcestershire and England legend Basil D'Oliveira, played for the county between 1982 and 1995.
During his career he scored more than 9,000 first-class runs, with a career-best single innings of 237.
He also discovered many of the county's current first-team squad, which includes his s... | Former Worcestershire batsman and academy manager Damian D'Oliveira has died from cancer. | 28078433 |
The mobile phone company reported a net loss of 969m euros ($1.27bn; £787m) for the three months to the end of September, compared with a 68m euro loss in the same quarter last year.
But the shares rose 9% as the results were still better than had been expected.
The Finnish company's sales were down 19% from the same p... | Nokia shares have risen sharply in Helsinki despite the release of another set of quarterly losses. | 19987529 |
George Osborne told me that he would not give the go-ahead until the markets had calmed, saying that "now is not the right time".
He said he still supported encouraging wider share ownership in Britain.
So this looks like a significant delay rather than a cancellation.
The sale of the final part of the government's sta... | The Chancellor has postponed the sale of the Government's final stake in Lloyds Banking Group, saying the global turmoil in the markets and slowing growth had sparked the delay. | 35427377 |
The Spanish champions have the option to buy the 23-year-old, who is currently on loan at AC Milan, for £10.2m (12m euros).
He left Barca for the Toffees for £4.3m in 2015 but has only started four Premier League games this season under Ronald Koeman.
Deulofeu has impressed during his Milan loan spell, scoring twice in... | Barcelona are considering activating a clause to re-sign Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu this summer. | 39615035 |
"Barack Obama lifts America one last time," says the website of the UK's Guardian, and its reporter admits that she, and many in the audience were "in tears".
"A fiery plea for democracy" is German public broadcaster ARD's assessment of the speech.
The UK's Daily Telegraph highlights Mr Obama's "urgent and fearful warn... | Barack Obama's farewell speech evokes wistful regret about his imminent departure amongst some commentators in the world's media - but others offer an at times harsh assessment of his record. | 38581599 |
Ricardo Hunter, 34 from Coulsdon in south London, was found dead at the private event in Church Lane, Headley, near Epsom, on 25 July.
A woman was also shot in the leg and a man suffered minor should injuries.
Surrey Police offered the reward saying some of the 300 people who attended the party had yet to speak to offi... | A £10,000 reward has been offered for information after a man was shot dead at a pool party. | 38253112 |
The "unique" underground shelter stands in the Woodside Road industrial estate on the outskirts of Ballymena, County Antrim, and can house up to 235 people.
It was commissioned by the government during the latter stages of the Cold War and construction began in 1987.
It contains dormitories, kitchen facilities, deconta... | Northern Ireland's leaders are selling off their nuclear bunker. | 35469639 |
A police spokesperson told the BBC they had received a "disturbance call" on Monday afternoon, but did not name the singer.
The disturbance was later deemed a medical incident, he said, and the fire department responded.
A spokesman for the LA Fire Department said an unnamed man had been taken to hospital for "further ... | US rapper Kanye West has been taken to hospital following an emergency services call, media reports say. | 38060498 |
Warwickshire were bowled out for 449, missing out on full batting points.
But after reaching tea on 107-1, Surrey collapsed in the final session.
Patel took 5-61, to follow his first-innings 5-62, as Surrey slumped to 177 all out, before the Bears took five balls to reach 5-0 for a 10-wicket win.
Ian Bell's men claimed... | Warwickshire spinner Jeetan Patel took his second five-wicket haul of the match as the Bears went top of the County Championship by beating Surrey inside three days at Guildford. | 36704773 |
Susan Billingham said rubbish had not been collected from Cedarhurst estate, Harborne, for nearly six weeks and it was "becoming a health risk".
Rubbish was not picked up two weeks prior to the start of a workers' strike in a job losses dispute, she said.
The city council said 52 teams were out over the weekend priorit... | A Birmingham resident says uncollected rubbish is attracting rats, foxes and mice as a refuse strike continues. | 40704763 |
The figure puts annual growth in the 19-country bloc at 2.1% since a year ago.
First-quarter growth was revised down slightly from 0.6% to 0.5%.
Other figures released on Monday showed unemployment in the zone was at its lowest since 2009, building on the picture of improving economic health across the area.
On Friday,... | The eurozone notched up growth of 0.6% in the second quarter of the year, official Eurostat figures showed. | 40788169 |
Set up just a few years ago, Provenance says it is lighting a fire under the retail world.
The company is based around an app which allows retailers and customers to see where a product comes from, from its origins to its point of sale.
"Behind every product is a complex chain of people and places and that's a really i... | Jessi Baker thanks her mother for the inspiration to start her company, Provenance. | 38773878 |
Work has begun to take down the building in Pearl St, Adamsdown, following the blaze on Monday.
It ripped through the three-storey property and 60 residents who lived nearby have been temporarily re-housed.
Homes in Pearl St, Agate St and Diamond St were affected and the Old Illtydians Rugby Club on Splott Road remains... | A derelict bingo hall destroyed by a large fire is being demolished by hand, Cardiff council has said. | 31618441 |
The hardware business of the former Hewlett-Packard announced the plans as part of a larger restructuring effort.
It is hoped the cuts will generate some $200m (£163m) to $300m in annual savings for the firm, but they are expected to cost up to $500m in charges.
HP also issued a lower-than-expected earnings guidance f... | US computer company HP Inc has said it expects to cut 3,000 to 4,000 jobs over the next three years. | 37651831 |
The alleged incident happened in Cumbernauld on 21 July.
The boy's injuries were said to be serious but not life-threatening, BBC Scotland understands.
The matter was referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc) by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
Pirc said it would investigate wh... | Claims that a 14-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was arrested in North Lanarkshire are to be investigated by a police watchdog. | 40904712 |
Seven charities will use the cash to fund specialist services including employment training.
Support for the families of prisoners and social care support will also be offered.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said the work done by charities was a "vital part" of the government's vision to reduce reoffending rates.
T... | Organisations working to help offenders and their families are to share almost £3m of Scottish government funding. | 39249699 |
The federal prosecutor said that an attack could not be ruled out if further suspects felt cornered.
Anti-terror police are holding two brothers and found guns, ammunition and police uniforms during raids in Brussels.
"We're still searching for various terror suspects after last night's raids," said Eric Van der Sypt.
... | Belgian authorities say at least one man is on the run a day after police arrested two suspected militants. | 40518175 |
Roofe has joined for an undisclosed fee understood to be about £3m, a club-record sale for the U's.
The 23-year-old started his career at West Brom, who are owed a share of the transfer fee due to a sell-on clause.
Grimes, 20, has struggled to break into the Swansea first team, making only one Premier League start.
The... | Leeds have signed Oxford United forward Kemar Roofe on a four-year deal and brought in Swansea midfielder Matt Grimes on a season-long loan. | 36733108 |
Amanda Watts, 43, from Suffolk, pleaded guilty to one count of misconduct in public office and was told a prison sentence was "inevitable".
The Old Bailey heard that details of Michael's time in Highpoint Prison in 2010 led to five stories in the Sun.
Watts, who was arrested under Operation Elveden, will be sentenced n... | A former prison officer has admitted selling information about singer George Michael's time in prison to the Sun newspaper for £2,000. | 34314806 |
You have been sharing your stories about the moment you met one of Britain's best-loved entertainers, who has died at the age of 72.
Many will remember her as the host of TV shows like Surprise Surprise and Blind Date.
Sophie Cousens, in London, took part in the final series of Blind Date in 2001 and won:
"I was at uni... | Meeting Cilla Black proved to be a life-changing moment for many people. | 33755326 |
The green, red and white of the Mexican flag will be everywhere as tens of thousands of Mexican-Americans and other Chicagoans gather to celebrate the Fifth of May or Cinco de Mayo.
That is the day the Mexican army defeated the French invasion against all the odds in the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
In Pilsen, they will m... | If you find yourself on Cermak Road in the Pilsen district of Chicago on Saturday, you might be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled into a Mexican town in the middle of its fiestas. | 17955239 |
The court heard how the teenager, who called himself DJ Stolen, earned more than 15,000 euros (£13,260) by breaking copyright laws and hacking personal information from a number of singers.
The hacker used phishing emails and Trojan horse software to steal unpublished songs and then offer them for sale on the internet... | An 18-year-old computer hacker who stole songs from artists including Lady Gaga has been sentenced to 18 months detention in Germany. | 13807773 |
G-Joey, which has a fan club, flew from Southampton to Alderney and then to Guernsey, arriving 10 minutes late at 19:40 BST after celebrations en route.
The Trislanders, operated by airline Aurigny, are due to be phased out next year, and replaced by Dornier 228s.
Pilot David Rice described the atmosphere on the final ... | An aircraft that has served the Channel Islands for nearly 40 years completed its final flight on Sunday. | 33306732 |
Smyth clinched a fourth world title in the T13 100m, winning his final in emphatic fashion against a marginal head wind in a time of 10.63 seconds.
Glengormley runner McKillop was well clear of the field in 2:00.93 to continue his dominance of the T38 800m.
The pair will also take in the 200m and 1500m respectively lat... | Ireland athletes Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop secured gold medals at the World Para-athletics Championships at London Stadium. | 40624676 |
The 5km event, which started in Liverpool's Stanley Park, was held in memory of the 96 football fans killed in a crush at an FA Cup match in 1989.
Mrs Aspinall, whose son James died in the tragedy, shook hands with runners as they started the race.
Ex-Liverpool player Alan Kennedy ran and former boss Rafael Benitez wat... | Hillsborough activist Margaret Aspinall cheered on 2,000 competitors who took part in the Run for the 96 race in memory of the victims of the disaster. | 36345389 |
The charges relate to a match at the Traralgon Challenger tournament in Victoria last October, according to a statement from Victoria Police.
Anderson, 18, beat Uzbekistan's Jurabek Karimov to claim the Australian Open boys' singles title in January 2016.
"Oliver is cooperating fully with authorities. He now awaits the... | Australian Open junior champion Oliver Anderson has been charged with match-fixing in his native Australia. | 38523812 |
Thomas Killen, 32, of North Lawn Court, Exeter, appeared before Plymouth Magistrates' Court via a videolink.
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Exeter Crown Court on Wednesday.
He is charged with the murder of 30-year-old James Woodhouse who was found at a bedsit in Okehampton Road on Monday 21 November... | A second man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man whose body was found in a wheelie bin. | 38132082 |
The American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International are ready to launch the "Pardon Snowden" campaign.
They are urging President Barack Obama to act before he leaves office in January 2017.
The launch this week coincides with the release of an Oliver Stone biopic about the former NSA contractor.
The campaign g... | Two of the most prominent human rights organisations in the United States are about to launch a campaign for the presidential pardon of Edward Snowden. | 37341804 |
28 January 2015 Last updated at 12:06 GMT
He gave his own dramatic reading of an article from satirical website The Onion.
The article includes the line "the furious hoarfrost bearing down upon us knows neither mercy nor reason, and all within the five boroughs will perish, cowering in their brittle dwellings".
"It's s... | New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has turned to humour to deflect criticism that he overestimated the dangers of the US winter storm. | 31019235 |
PC Neil Doyle, 36, died after being struck by a "pile driver" punch in the early hours of 19 December 2014.
At Liverpool Crown Court, Andrew Taylor, 29, was jailed for seven years and six months and Timmy Donovan, 30, of Huyton, for six years and 10 months.
A third man, Christopher Spendlove, was cleared of manslaughte... | Two men who killed an off-duty policeman in a "joint and repeated attack" during a night out in Liverpool have been jailed for manslaughter. | 34219165 |
This is more than two-thirds of their original entry list of 389 athletes, despite the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) recommending a blanket ban after a state-sponsored doping scandal.
Russia's Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukov said his country will have "the cleanest team" at the Games.
The Olympics openin... | Russia will have 271 athletes eligible to compete at the Rio Games, says the International Olympic Committee (IOC). | 36970627 |
Sir Alex Ferguson's side had already won the Premier League when goals by substitute Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes secured victory over Newcastle United at Wembley.
On Saturday, the roles are set to be reversed with former England striker Teddy, 50, likely to be at Stonebridge Road to see his son, 28, in action for... | Charlie Sheringham was 11 years old when he witnessed his dad score in the 1999 FA Cup final as Manchester United took a giant stride towards the Treble. | 37453983 |
Major Peake sent the greeting from the International Space Station after his mother-in-law Madeleine King spent time as a patient at the hospital.
The astronaut posed for a photograph of himself holding up a sign which read: "Thank you NHS PRI for all you do!!"
Staff on ward 8 at the hospital said they are going to fra... | A group of staff at Perth Royal Infirmary have received a message of thanks from UK astronaut Tim Peake. | 35578594 |
Media playback is not supported on this device
After striking a new 17-year deal to host the race, the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC), which owns the circuit, agreed to the redevelopment.
The upgraded Silverstone 'Wing' has cost £27m.
"There was a real threat the grand prix would go," said BRDC president Damon Hil... | Silverstone has unveiled its new multi-million pound pits and paddock complex, two months ahead of its flagship event, the British Grand Prix, on 10 July. | 13418172 |
It seems Chinese netizens are more enthralled by the popular British TV export Sherlock than Mr Cameron, regard London Mayor Boris Johnson as an "insane" sportsman, Chancellor George Osborne as Mr Bean's doppelganger and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond as "somebody's grandpa".
David Cameron is one of the world's few l... | Many Chinese people are hailing President Xi Jinping's visit to the UK as a sign of China's global standing but what do they really think about British Prime Minister David Cameron and his cabinet? | 34586385 |
Media playback is not supported on this device
After battling injury, the Munsterman was a fringe player for Ireland in the Six Nations, and before the showdown with England in Dublin at the end of March, few would have expected him to be in Warren Gatland's thoughts.
But Jamie Heaslip pulled out through injury minutes... | Peter O'Mahony wasn't even meant to be on this Lions tour. | 40364482 |
Gloucester meet Stade Francais on Friday, a year on from Scott's final appearance for Edinburgh.
"Whenever you move from somewhere, you wonder whether you've made the right decision," Scott told BBC Points West.
"But having the chance to run out at Murrayfield will vindicate my move. I'm desperate to be involved."
Scot... | Centre Matt Scott says ending his first season at Gloucester with a Challenge Cup final appearance at Murrayfield will have justified his move south. | 39871139 |
This year's Tough Mann Adventure Challenge, held at Ballamoar Farm, features 25 obstacles including muddy bogs, rope scrambles and monkey bars.
Co-organiser Richie Cryer said it is a "real challenge just to complete the gruelling course".
The event will get under way at 13:00 BST.
Competitors will have to climb 1,000ft... | About 750 hardy souls in the Isle of Man will test themselves over a 10km obstacle course in Ballaugh later. | 33717100 |
You look at your phone but the number is not in your contact list. So is it important enough to run out of the room with your phone held half-up in signal to the others that this is a call too important to miss?
Truecaller may be able to help with that.
"If you download Truecaller you will never have to worry about sav... | It's a common scene, you're sitting in a meeting and the speaker has been going on for hours, then your phone starts vibrating in your pocket; do you take the call? | 36015547 |
Two floodlight pylons were demolished by high winds in storms that hit mid and west Wales on Thursday.
The damage led to the postponement of Friday's scheduled Welsh Premier League match against Cefn Druids.
Director David Evans said £30,000 would be needed "just be to re-instate the floodlights" but loss of sponsorshi... | Aberystwyth Town football club faces a repair bill in excess of £30,000 after a storm hit their Park Avenue ground. | 38023859 |
There are plans to shut Bancffosfelen and Llanedi primary schools with children travelling to other schools.
Officials are also considering closing Llanmiloe, Tremoilet and Laugharne schools, and setting up a new one.
Carmarthenshire council education scrutiny committee voted to visit some of the schools before making ... | The future of five small schools in Carmarthenshire hangs in the balance, with supporters fighting to save them. | 35762756 |
The Scottish government plans to introduce consistent testing across Scotland.
It hopes this will lead to better data to help show which schemes work best.
The society's paper says the data may have value but it would not help individual children do better.
The government plans standardised tests in P1, P4, P7 and thir... | Planned standardised assessments in schools could only play a limited role in closing the attainment gap, according to a paper from the Royal Society of Edinburgh. | 34910024 |
Torwoodlee Tower plays a part in Galashiels' Braw Lads Gathering.
Work to stabilise the "increasingly precarious" structure started in 2015 and was recently completed.
Galashiels' Braw Lad and Lass for 2017 - Greg Robertson and Amy Thomson - visited the site ahead of celebrations in the town later this month.
A campaig... | The completion of repairs to a historic Borders building, which dates back to 1601, has been celebrated ahead of its role in summer celebrations. | 40260003 |
After resuming on 34 from the overnight score of 95-3, Clarke was helped by George Rhodes (45) in a 131-run stand.
Backed by 57 not out from captain Joe Leach, he eventually finished on 142 out of the hosts' total of 336, paceman Matt Coles claiming 6-84.
Josh Tongue then took two wickets but Joe Denly helped Kent rall... | Worcestershire youngster Joe Clarke made his first century of the season to help his side earn a 76-run first-innings lead against Kent. | 40335960 |
His Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin reached a new deal on Tuesday but it did not include legacy issues.
The Northern Ireland Victims Forum has demanded an apology from politicians over the failure to agree new agencies to investigate the Troubles legacy.
Mr Robinson has said it was not the DUP which held... | Key documents on the legacy of the Troubles, discussed at recent talks, should be published so victims' groups can read them, Peter Robinson has said. | 34883903 |
Domestic abuse and sex offences now make up 18.6% of CPS cases, with prosecutions and convictions at record levels. In Wales 76.3% of cases are successfully prosecuted.
A spokesman for Welsh Women's Aid said: "While we welcome the progress that has been made we are also aware that this report does not cover the thousan... | As the latest domestic abuse figures show more people are being prosecuted and convicted for domestic abuse, a victim of abuse who was beaten, locked in her house and controlled to the point she could not see any way out tells her story. | 32032991 |
The bird now joins just one other corvid - the New Caledonian crow - in this exclusive evolutionary niche.
Dr Christian Rutz from St Andrews University described his realisation that the bird might be an undiscovered tool user as a "eureka moment".
He and his team published their findings in the journal Nature.
"I've b... | A bird so rare that it is now extinct in the wild has joined a clever animal elite - the Hawaiian crow naturally uses tools to reach food. | 37354588 |
Terry Coles was struck near Rotherham's football ground in 2000 and an inquest concluded his death was accidental.
John Morse Solicitors called for a fresh review as the findings of a police watchdog inquiry were not known at the time of the inquest.
South Yorkshire Police has been asked to comment.
Mr Coles' widow, Ch... | The widow of a Swansea football fan who died after being trampled by a police horse 16 years ago has called for a review of the evidence. | 36371844 |
New York, Massachusetts and Maryland all filed lawsuits on Tuesday.
New York's Attorney-General called the use of "defeat devices" a "widespread conspiracy" and a "cunningly cynical fraud" committed by all levels of VW management.
The company said the allegations were "not new" and that the carmaker had been cooperatin... | Three US states have taken legal action against Volkswagen in the wake of the carmaker's emissions scandal. | 36837951 |
The Togolese led after 13 minutes as Emmanuel Adebayor played in Serge Gakpe, who fired home from an angle.
Tunisia levelled through a penalty from Khaled Mouelhi shortly after, but the same player missed another spot-kick in a match Tunisia had to win to qualify.
Adebayor was denied a penalty at the other end but Togo... | Togo qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals for the first time by drawing with Tunisia in an incident-filled Group D encounter. | 21045428 |
Amid pageantry in Tampa, delegates formally nominated Mitt Romney as Barack Obama's White House rival.
Later, there will be speeches by Ann Romney, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and a keynote address from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
Concerns remain over Isaac, which is nearing New Orleans and the Gulf Coa... | US Republicans have begun the first full day of their re-organised national convention, after a one-day delay because of Hurricane Isaac. | 19400722 |
Michael Dynes, 38, from Rossin View in Dungannon, allegedly targeted young people through advertisements seeking life models on the Gumtree website.
He would then "audition" them by webcam and try to incite them into committing sexual acts, a court was told.
He is facing a series of sex charges.
They include making and... | A County Tyrone man is at the centre of "one of the most serious cases of sexual exploitation of children" the National Crime Agency has ever had to tackle, one of its officers has said. | 34621399 |
The group was travelling between Beziers and Perpignan in the southern Pyrenees region when they commandeered the train's intercom system.
They then played a Muslim call to prayer and told passengers to hand over their phones or face an attack.
They were found guilty of extortion and sentenced to up to 30 months in pri... | Three men in France have been jailed for faking a terror threat on a train to steal passengers' phones - only five days after the Paris attacks. | 35056991 |
Natalia Sharina was arrested in 2015 after a search of her Library of Ukrainian Literature found what officials described as anti-Russian propaganda. She denied the charges.
Her arrest came amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine following the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Rights groups have condemned the case.
Natali... | The former head of a Ukrainian library in Moscow has been found guilty of extremism and embezzlement, in a case she says is politically motivated. | 40162173 |
The research by the London School of Economics looked at responses from 200,000 people on how different factors impacted their wellbeing.
Suffering from depression or anxiety hit individuals hardest, whilst being in a relationship saw the biggest increase in their happiness.
The study's co-author said the findings dema... | Good mental health and having a partner make people happier than doubling their income, a new study has found. | 38285223 |
A disputed penalty in the last three minutes handed the under-23 team the title in the annual southern African championship in front of a boisterous crowd at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, with the team using the tournament in Namibia to prepare for the Olympics in Brazil in August.
It is the fourth time that South Africa hav... | South Africa warmed up for their upcoming appearance at the Olympic Games with a morale-boosting, if controversial, success in the Cosafa Castle Cup on Saturday, winning the title with a 3-2 victory over Botswana in the final in Windhoek. | 36631726 |
The youngster was found with stab wounds on the Moorlands Estate, Brixton, at about 17:50 GMT on Friday and died on the way to hospital.
It followed the stabbing of another boy hours earlier in nearby West Norwood which left the victim critically hurt.
Police are examining whether the attacks were linked to five separa... | A 17-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in south London following a spate of knife attacks. | 17247711 |
It has also published an editorial expressing concern that the validity of the study was "seriously in question".
The authors said they were "extremely disappointed" and that the editorial was "premature".
An expert in the UK said any link with chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME, was a myth and the decision was inevitable... | The journal Science has asked the authors of a research paper, which linked chronic fatigue syndrome to a virus, to withdraw their findings. | 13604050 |
John Maughan, from Bishop Auckland, was charged in 2008, when police said they found hundreds of indecent pictures on his computer.
But after arguing he was out of the country at the time and that his computer had been hit by viruses, the charges were eventually dropped.
Following a civil claim against the force, Mr Ma... | A man wrongly accused of downloading child abuse images eight years ago has been paid £35,000 by Durham Police. | 38004705 |
The English midfielder has been suspended by manager Mark Warburton for three weeks following a training ground incident.
However, Barton, responding to fans on Twitter, has pledged that he is "not going anywhere".
He wrote: "Can't wait to get back and show what (I) am about. Came to be successful. Nothing's changed."
... | Joey Barton has told Rangers fans he "can't wait" to get back playing for the Ibrox side despite his club ban. | 37444113 |
The deal includes a 100MW development at the Ness of Duncansby in the Pentland Firth and a 10MW project at the Sound of Islay in western Scotland.
The projects were acquired by Atlantis's development vehicle, Tidal Power Scotland Limited (TPSL).
In exchange, SPR has gained a 6% shareholding in TPSL.
The project assets ... | Atlantis Resources has boosted its tidal energy portfolio by acquiring two projects from ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) in an all-share deal. | 35120995 |
It says that it is taking steps to combat it. But the official anti-piracy policy is stalling.
The government seems undecided on how to tackle the issue. Many Russians think online content should be free.
While chairing a meeting on cinema on 17 February, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev embarrassed officials by accessin... | The Kremlin admits that Russia has a serious problem with online piracy. | 35615521 |
Rovers fans showed their opposition to Indian owners Venky's by not taking their seats until the 18th minute and then walking out in the 75th minute.
Sam Gallagher's superb early volley put Blackburn ahead at the break.
Dave Edwards headed in Matt Doherty's cross to level but Wolves, who sacked Walter Zenga on Tuesday,... | Championship strugglers Blackburn drew with managerless Wolves in a game marked by protests by home supporters. | 37736610 |
The system at Addenbrooke's and Rosie hospitals in Cambridge means nurses can access patient records on handheld devices instead of waiting for notes.
Addenbrooke's said it is the biggest patient care investment it has made.
Chief information officer Dr Afzal Chaudhry said patients should get medication quicker and lea... | A £200m electronic patient record system that will eventually make two hospitals paperless has gone live. | 29777262 |
The claim: Former Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson says that "leaving the EU would prevent British people with disabilities from benefiting from upcoming legislation on accessibility".
Reality Check verdict: If Britain left the EU, it wouldn't benefit from future EU legislation. The EU has been influential in t... | Former Paralympian Baroness Grey-Thompson warned leaving the European Union could prevent people with disabilities benefiting from plans to boost accessibility. | 36594664 |
A* or A grades were achieved in 30.4% of entries, a rise of 0.9% on 2016.
More than 30,000 students received their A-level and AS-level results on Thursday and the overall A*-E pass rate was 98.3%.
However, the gap between girls and boys has widened: One third of entries (33.3%) from girls achieved A* or A grades - a ... | The proportion of top A-level grades achieved by Northern Ireland students has risen significantly. | 40949731 |
Alexander Perepilichnyy had collapsed on a road early on the evening of 10 November, Surrey Police said.
Police are treating the 44-year-old's death as unexplained, pending toxicology tests after an inconclusive post-mortem examination.
Reports have connected Perepilichnyy to the Sergei Magnitsky affair.
Magnitsky, a l... | A Russian businessman linked as a witness to a high-profile corruption scandal has been found dead near his home in Weybridge. | 20526631 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.