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RWE Innogy wanted to use water from the River Conwy to supply its proposed hydro power project at Betws y Coed.
The firm said it would have had a positive impact on the environment but campaigners were worried half an acre of the centuries-old Fairy Glen Wood would be destroyed by the build.
Snowdonia National Park Aut... | Controversial plans to build a £12m hydro electric scheme at a beauty spot in Conwy Valley have been refused. | 35708521 |
The 37-year-old finished sixth in the T54 800m - his final individual track race at Rio 2016 - after coming fifth in the 400m and fourth in the 1500m.
"That's my last individual race on the track," Weir told Channel 4.
"I want to retire at the London Marathon next year. I'll give it one more winter's training and bow o... | Britain's six-time Paralympic gold medallist David Weir will retire from the track after Rio 2016. | 37376489 |
The firm has been told that its assets would be seized in case it failed to pay the tax.
Vodafone has been fighting Indian tax authorities since its 2007 takeover of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa's Indian mobile unit for $11bn.
The company has said that it doesn't owe any taxes in India because the transaction was ... | India's tax department has sent a renewed tax notice of $2.1bn (£1.4bn) to telecom giant Vodafone. | 35584980 |
Maxwell, 18, who has been loaned back to Harriers for the rest of the season, has made 22 appearances this term.
Harriers have confirmed that the fee will be paid in instalments.
"It's a move he's delighted to make. He's earned a lot of admirers," said Harriers chief executive Colin Gordon.
"Birmingham have been a plea... | Birmingham City have signed teenage midfielder Luke Maxwell from National League strugglers Kidderminster Harriers for £75,000 on a three-and-a-half-year contract. | 35352787 |
England failed to progress beyond the group stages of the World Cup on home soil and coach Stuart Lancaster left the post by mutual consent last week.
Cheika led the Wallabies to the World Cup final at Twickenham where they lost 34-17 to New Zealand on 31 October.
"I'm an Australian coaching Australia. It's the dream. ... | Australia boss Michael Cheika has ruled himself out of the vacant England head coach position. | 34834783 |
Jose Mourinho's side needed three points to complete the triumph that has become an inevitability in recent weeks as they moved out of sight of their rivals to reclaim the crown from Manchester City, who are 13 points adrift despite their win at Tottenham.
Victory was secured by Eden Hazard's goal on the stroke of half... | Chelsea secured the Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace at an ecstatic Stamford Bridge. | 32471261 |
The Lions created the better of the chances, with Jed Wallace forcing Robins goalkeeper Frank Fielding into a fine safe after half-time.
Left-back Joe Bryan went closest for the hosts, hitting the crossbar after exchanging passes with Bobby Reid.
Bristol City are now without a victory in their past three matches.
Havin... | Millwall continued their winless start to the Championship season despite holding Bristol City to a hard-fought goalless draw at Ashton Gate. | 40907806 |
The Home Affairs Select Committee said that only three boats were available to patrol 7,000 miles of shoreline.
Royal Navy vessels should be made available to plug any gaps, it said.
The Home Office says it makes use of radar and aerial surveillance and has ordered eight more boats.
The UK has a total of five Border Fo... | Britain's Border Force has a "worryingly low" number of boats to patrol the UK's coasts, MPs have said, amid concerns that coastal security is under threat from people smugglers. | 36960905 |
They take on Leinster on Saturday in what is their first pool game following last Sunday's postponement in Toulon following the Paris attacks.
"I'd be lying if I said we didn't think we could win it," Watson told BBC Radio Bristol. "We've got everything we need to be able to do it.
"It's about us showing European rugby... | Bath back Anthony Watson believes his side can win the European Champions Cup this season. | 34879688 |
The investigation relates to the conflict in 2008 centred on South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia.
The ICC says it has "a reasonable basis to believe" that crimes against humanity and war crimes were committed.
More than 6,000 alleged victims made representations to the court in December 2015.
In October 2015, ... | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has authorised an investigation into possible war crimes perpetrated during a conflict between Russia and Georgia. | 35422437 |
The military said the test of the Shaheen 1-A, an intermediate-range missile capable of reaching targets in India, was successful.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars since 1947.
They conduct regular missile tests and inform each other in advance.
Both countries carried out nuclear weapons tests in 1998.
By M Ily... | Pakistan has test fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, military officials say, less than a week after India also test-launched a long-range missile. | 17836625 |
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said the Heads of the Valleys Development Company (HOVDC) should make "faster progress" with the scheme in Ebbw Vale.
It is claimed the project could create up to 6,000 jobs.
A spokesman for the Circuit of Wales said it welcomed Mr Skates' "desire for a speedy resolution".
In July 2016 Mr S... | The firm behind the £425m Circuit of Wales race track in Blaenau Gwent has been given two weeks to show it has enough financial backing. | 38751116 |
The owner believed the "exceptionally sized" stone was a piece of costume jewellery when she bought it at West Middlesex Hospital in Isleworth, west London, in the 1980s.
Unaware it was a 26 carat, cushion-shaped white diamond from the 19th Century, she wore it daily for decades.
The stone goes under the hammer at Soth... | A diamond ring bought for £10 at a car-boot sale 30 years ago is expected to fetch £350,000 at auction. | 39995908 |
A landslide in February caused substantial damage on Undercliff Drive in Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
The OnTheWight website reported that a new road appeared over the weekend and was being used by residents.
The Isle of Wight Council and contractor Island Roads said the road was "unauthorised and unapproved" and access was... | Residents whose homes have been cut off for eight months have built a new road without the council's knowledge. | 29753356 |
Painted advertisements for products and services that have long gone, but the signs have remained.
Cataloguing and photographing them before they fade completely is Teessider John Rymer's passion.
His Facebook page - Ghost Signs UK - is an indication of how far interest has spread.
"The biggest viewers are from the UK,... | They are reminders of another age and, if you start to look, so called ghost signs seem to be everywhere. | 21352439 |
The 30-year-old, who made the last of his 16 appearances for Wales in 2012, has been unable to recover from a third operation to cure the problem.
Bishop joined Ospreys in 2005, making 209 appearances for the region.
"If there is ever a player who illustrates everything that an Osprey should be, it's Andrew," said coac... | Ospreys and Wales centre Andrew Bishop has been forced to retire because of a back problem. | 34472719 |
The meeting in Aberystwyth was organised by campaign group Traws Link Cymru which revealed its hopes for a 90 minute service between the two towns.
The line closed in 1965 and at that time the journey took almost three hours, stopping at over 20 stations.
But reinstating the 56-mile line could cost around £650m. The g... | Over 100 people attended a meeting amid hopes a rail link between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen can be reopened. | 30844784 |
The Blues were ahead inside seven minutes when Nemanja Matic flicked on Eden Hazard's corner for Diego Costa to smash home.
A David Luiz free-kick struck the post, before Pedro played in Hazard, who rounded Kasper Schmeichel to slot in.
Luiz hit his own post when clearing a cross, but Victor Moses' finish after a one-t... | Chelsea condemned defending Premier League champions Leicester to a fourth consecutive away defeat with a dominant display at Stamford Bridge. | 37594219 |
Most of us know someone who has had to cope with a diagnosis of cancer, with the treatment, and then with the worry that it might return.
In recent years, treatments have made real improvements, but often it is still a matter of prolonging life by just a few months.
Now, at last, some scientists are daring to hope that... | Immunotherapy aims to use the body's immune system against tumours, but a struggle to find funding might hamper this cutting edge research. | 18874083 |
New results from a trial in Devon show muddy water entering a beaver wetland is three times cleaner when it leaves.
The farmers' union, NFU, warns that beavers brought back to Scotland have damaged fields and forestry.
But Prof Richard Brazier, who runs the Devon trial, says farmers should thank beavers for cleaning up... | Beavers should be re-introduced to England to improve water supplies, prevent floods and tackle soil loss, a researcher says. | 40048762 |
The 24-year-old was confronted by specialist firearms officers on Bankfaulds Avenue in Kilbirnie.
Armed officers were called after locals reported smashed windows and a man waving a machete. Police Scotland said a crossbow was fired at them.
The injured man is being treated in hospital for injuries which are not though... | Police have shot a man following a siege in North Ayrshire which started in the early hours of Saturday morning. | 35794085 |
In an interview for the Associated Press, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva said her son told her in a phone call that he and his brother, killed in a police manhunt after the blasts, were innocent.
Mr Tsarnaev, who was shot and injured during the manhunt, is currently being held in a prison hospital.
Last month's bombings left three... | Surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has recovered enough to walk, his mother says. | 22725542 |
Ward took Ben Osborn's pass and slotted past Dimi Konstantopoulos to give them the lead against the run of play.
The home side had long spells of possession, but missed key chances as Emilio Nsue headed over from close in, while Grant Leadbitter hit the bar.
Hull's win at Fulham moved them above the Teessiders, who dro... | Jamie Ward's goal sealed victory for Nottingham Forest against pre-match leaders Middlesbrough, and extended their unbeaten run to 12 games. | 35330588 |
The home side were set to resume on 223-4, 300 runs ahead, with opener Keaton Jennings on 105 not out.
Rain during the morning meant that a prompt start was impossible.
And umpires Rob Bailey and Nigel Cowley took the decision to abandon play for the day shortly before 14:45 BST after inspecting conditions in the middl... | Durham were denied the chance to press home their advantage against Somerset as bad weather prevented any play on day three at the Riverside. | 36026468 |
The Bulls were condemned to a second year in the Championship after Wakefield won the play-off game 24-16.
Lowes, who also works as England assistant coach, said defeat may force the Bulls to become a part-time club.
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"If this is the future of rugby league I won't be in it,... | Bradford Bulls head coach James Lowes threatened to quit rugby league after his side failed to win promotion back to Super League through the Million Pound Game. | 34434439 |
Eleven premises in Essex, Derbyshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, London and the West Midlands were raided by HM Revenue and Customs officers earlier.
Four men from Essex were detained, one from Hertfordshire and one from the West Midlands.
Vehicles and paperwork were also seized from the properties.
The premises - ... | Six men have been arrested in a series of raids by officers investigating a suspected £22m tobacco smuggling and money laundering operation. | 33539841 |
Vaughan Dodds, 45, who used to work for Durham Police, claimed he was housebound but spent the money on holidays and his children's private school fees.
Dodds, of Spennymoor, had denied a string of dishonesty charges when he appeared at Teesside Crown Court.
But he was convicted of nine charges and jailed for two-and-a... | An ex-police protection officer for Tony Blair has been jailed after he swindled more than £50,000 in benefits. | 34551032 |
The Valiants negotiated a release from the remaining 12 months on McGivern's contract following Hibs' relegation from the Scottish Premier League.
The 24-year-old made 70 appearances for the Easter Road club after originally joining on loan from Manchester City in August 2012.
He signed a two-year deal last year under ... | Port Vale have signed Hibernian and Northern Ireland defender Ryan McGivern on a two-year contract. | 28093952 |
Engineer Peter Johnston has submitted the idea to the Lego Ideas website, which invites suggestions for new sets.
The skyline includes tenement flats, Finnieston Crane, Glasgow University, the Squinty Bridge and the Duke of Wellington Statue, famed for its cone.
To be successful, the project needs to reach 10,000 backe... | A Lego fan from Glasgow has recreated the city's skyline in a bid to get his designs immortalised in plastic. | 35709803 |
Some find themselves self-employed because the people they work for prefer it that way.
When Norwich hair salon owner Barry Alan started out in the business, he was an employee. He's employed stylists in the past.
Not any more.
Today, all seven of the stylists working in Mr Alan's large central Norwich hair salon are w... | A desire to work for yourself is not the only reason the number of self-employed workers in the UK has been soaring. | 33886041 |
Essex Police were called to a holiday park in St Osyth, Essex, after reports of an assault at 00:10 BST.
The suspect, a man in his 20s, ran off when they arrived and waded out into deep mud where he became stuck.
Two police officers managed to get him back to nearby marshland where he could not be moved "due to his siz... | A police suspect who became stuck in waist-deep mud when he tried to run away from officers had to be rescued by firefighters and the coastguard. | 32912951 |
Vavra directed more than 50 films from the 1930s onwards, including 12 during the Nazi occupation of his country.
Golden Queen, winner of top prize at the 1965 San Sebastian film festival, and 1967's Romance for Bugle, are considered to be among his best works.
In the 1950s he helped to set up Prague's Famu film school... | Czech director and teacher Otakar Vavra, whose students included One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest director Milos Forman, has died in Prague aged 100. | 14947676 |
Between 10cm and 50cm of rain has fallen in seven provinces, and storms stretching 1,600km (1,000 miles) are sweeping across central and southern China.
At least 45 people are missing and 33 million are affected, officials say.
The rain has also washed away railway lines and shut down road networks.
The dead included 2... | More than 180 people have been killed in flooding along the Yangtze River in China following torrential rain, officials say. | 36702293 |
Defoe pounced on Lukasz Fabianski's mistake to score, but Swansea equalised with Gylfi Sigurdsson's penalty.
Kyle Naughton was controversially sent off for a foul on Yann M'Vila but Andre Ayew put the Swans ahead by half-time.
Patrick van Aanholt's deflected shot levelled and Defoe struck twice to secure a second succe... | Jermain Defoe struck a hat-trick as Sunderland dragged 10-man Swansea closer to the bottom three in a game packed with refereeing controversy. | 35239701 |
The kidnapping was reported by Syrian state media and confirmed by a member of the official opposition leadership.
Yohanna Ibrahim is head of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Aleppo and Boulos Yaziji leads the Greek Orthodox Church in the city.
They are the most senior Christian clerics caught up directly in the war.
It w... | Militants in a rebel-held area of northern Syria have abducted two bishops travelling from the Turkish border back to the city of Aleppo. | 22259631 |
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His side bounced back from the 16-16 draw in Ireland to beat Scotland 27-23 in Cardiff.
After France, Wales face England at Twickenham on 12 March before hosting Italy in Cardiff.
"If we can beat France then you're potentially playing England for the Championship," said Ga... | Wales coach Warren Gatland wants to set up a Six Nations showdown with England by beating France in Cardiff on 26 February. | 35571550 |
Dr Fiona Godlee has written to Jeremy Hunt about recent comments where, she says, he has implied the higher weekend death risk is due to poor staffing.
She says the study used to back this up - published in her journal in September - did not apportion blame.
But the government said there was enough evidence to support ... | The health secretary has misrepresented a key study used to back the case for more seven-day NHS care, the editor of the British Medical Journal says. | 34598335 |
Police said the driver crashed in Maidstone Road, Rochester, on Saturday after he failed to stop for officers in nearby Delce Road.
The road was closed for several hours following the accident shortly before 19:00 BST.
Kent Police said officers from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) attended the scene... | A man in his 40s was killed when his car crashed while being pursued by Kent Police. | 33667842 |
The High Court in Edinburgh was told Andrew Cairns, 40, was restrained by the officers in the incident in Inverness last July.
He has been jailed for five years and seven months for his part in an effort to supply £100,000-worth of drugs.
Another man, Mark Hammersley, 52, of Manchester, has also been jailed.
The fathe... | A man who jumped from a window in an effort to evade a police drugs raid in Inverness landed in front of several officers, a court has heard. | 35371036 |
The 32-year-old joined Hull in 2012 and played 22 times last season as they were relegated to the Championship.
He faces competition for a starting spot at Leicester from first-choice goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 30.
"I'm going to fight and I'm here to push. A healthy competition is always good and that's only a posit... | Leicester City have signed goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic from Hull City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. | 40652822 |
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) owns the site, which includes Scotland's only funicular railway and the UK's highest restaurant.
The centre is managed by CairnGorm Mountain Ltd (CML), which became a subsidiary of HIE in 2008.
The enterprise agency said it had always been clear that it would not run CML long-term... | A new operator is being sought for the CairnGorm Mountain snowsports centre near Aviemore. | 21653741 |
The spokesman said President Maduro had ordered that any manager in five key ministries who signed the petition should be sacked.
The petition is the first step towards a referendum which could see Mr Maduro ousted.
Mr Maduro has been in power since 2013.
He is a supporter of the "Bolivarian Revolution", the socialist ... | Venezuelan public sector workers who signed a petition backing a referendum to recall President Nicolas Maduro could face dismissal, a spokesman of the governing Socialist Party said. | 37164447 |
Yangzhou, a city in east China, broke the record held by Turkey, cooking 4,192kg of fried rice.
But celebrations were short-lived after pictures emerged showing the rice being loaded into waste lorries.
Guinness World Records disqualified the attempt as humans did not eat the food.
The event organisers claimed the rice... | A Chinese city that broke the world record for the largest serving of fried rice has been stripped of its title after some of the dish was used as pig feed. | 34639641 |
The Dow Industrials climbed 83.55 points to 17,716.66.
The S&P 500 index rose 8.94 points to 2,063.95, while the Nasdaq index was up 22.67 to 4,869.29.
On Tuesday, Fed chair Janet Yellen said the central bank should "proceed cautiously" when it came to raising interest rates.
"Yellen's comments allowed investors to bre... | (Close): Wall Street stocks had a second day of gains spurred by comments from US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen. | 35928318 |
Jacqui Beale, 48, from Derbyshire, suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung, and was left needing stitches to her face when she was attacked while walking her dog.
She and another victim, from West Yorkshire, are taking legal action.
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) said walkers "must be most aware of the issues" in ... | Victims of cow attacks are warning walkers of the dangers of cattle kept in fields with their calves. | 40638354 |
In a trading update, the firm forecast a slight dip in revenue, to £257m, for the 12 months to 28 January.
But it said second-half trading was boosted by new product launches, such as Irn Bru Xtra and Rubicon Spring.
AG Barr also said it maintained "tight control" of costs, while a company-wide overhaul helped cut ove... | Irn Bru maker AG Barr has said it is on track to meet full-year profit guidance, despite a "highly competitive" UK soft drinks market. | 38828913 |
Gillian Sawyer owed £2,735 for various periods up to 2010 and had failed to adhere to seven court orders for payment, South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court heard.
Sawyer, 48, of Plessey Road in Blyth, was previously given a suspended sentence for failing to pay and was jailed for 12 days.
Northumberland County ... | A woman has been jailed for failing to pay her council tax. | 32240504 |
Tata Sons, the holding company, is now trying to force out its former chairman, Cyrus Mistry, from all parts of its vast business.
It is trying to remove him from the boards of several subsidiaries such as Tata Motors, Tata Chemicals, and Tata Steel.
Mr Mistry was sacked as overall chairman last month, out of the blue.... | The bitter feud at the top of India's giant Tata industrial empire is continuing in full spate. | 37952814 |
The 23-year-old woman was brutally assaulted on a bus and died two weeks later.
Her death led to days of huge protests across India in a wave of unprecedented anger.
The case forced the introduction of tough new laws to punish sexual offences. The four men are expected to be sentenced on Wednesday.
Mukesh Singh, Vinay ... | Four men have been found guilty of the fatal gang rape of a student in the Indian capital Delhi last December. | 24028767 |
The equinox occurs twice a year when the centre of the Sun passes directly over the equator.
But while many assume that day and night are equal in length on that day, this is not exactly the case.
At sunrise and sunset we clearly see the edge of the Sun for longer than its centre - so we are really seeing the star befo... | Most of us are familiar with the term equinox, indicating the start of spring in March and the start of autumn, which this year fell on 22 September. | 37482161 |
Speaking at a news conference in Sydney, the United boss said: "The club's position has not changed."
Moyes is also keen to discover how the bid to lure Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas to United is progressing.
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He said: "I'm in contact with our chief executive who is de... | Manchester United manager David Moyes has again insisted Wayne Rooney is not for sale after Chelsea said the England striker is their sole transfer target. | 23371300 |
Jack Adcock, from Glen Parva, who had Down's syndrome, was admitted to Leicester Royal Infirmary on 18 February 2011 suffering vomiting.
He later suffered a heart attack and efforts to revive him failed.
Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba, Theresa Taylor and Isabel Amaro are due before Leicester magistrates on 23 January.
An inquest... | A doctor and two nurses have been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence over the death of a six-year-old boy. | 30516542 |
Morata, who rejoined Real in June after a two-year spell at Juventus, finished after Celta Vigo goalkeeper Sergio had parried Marco Asensio's attempted chip.
The visitors quickly equalised through Fabian Orellana's powerful finish.
But Real, who hit the woodwork three times in the match, won it late on with Toni Kroos'... | Alvaro Morata scored his first goal since returning to Real Madrid as he helped his team beat a stubborn Celta Vigo side and go top of La Liga. | 37179134 |
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Mr Paisley, son of former first minister Dr Ian Paisley, said Mr McGuinness's "remarkable journey not only saved lives, but made the lives of countless people better".
Mr McGuinness forged a friendship with the late Dr Paisley when they shared power at Stormont, despite previou... | Democratic Unionist Party MP Ian Paisley praises Martin McGuinness, former IRA leader turned politician, who is retiring from front-line politics. | 38686420 |
Voting closed on Thursday afternoon in the race to replace Nick Clegg, who resigned after a disastrous general election that left the Lib Dems with just eight MPs.
The winner, who will be announced on social media, is expected to address a party rally later in the evening.
Mr Farron, the former party president, is the ... | The Liberal Democrats are preparing to announce whether Tim Farron or Norman Lamb will be the party's new leader. | 33545779 |
The Labour MP for Batley and Spen in West Yorkshire was killed in Birstall, on 16 June.
Mrs Cox had cut the turf at a ceremony at the start of construction on the £1.38m unit at Dewsbury District Hospital, in December 2015.
Her parents and sister took part in a short ceremony and unveiled a plaque dedicated to her.
Je... | The parents and sister of the late MP Jo Cox have opened a new birth centre at a hospital in her constituency. | 37787828 |
Thai Union, which owns the 'John West' and 'Chicken of the Sea' brands, is looking to increase earnings overseas to offset slowing sales at home.
The purchase comes days after it bought French smoked salmon producer MerAlliance, for an undisclosed amount.
The deal is expected to close later this year pending regulatory... | The world's biggest producer of canned tuna, Thai Union Frozen Products, is buying Norwegian seafood firm King Oscar, for an undisclosed sum. | 29206256 |
Playing their first League Cup game since 2008, Luton went ahead through Luke Rooney's penalty after Nathan Thompson handled in the area.
Michael Smith then levelled from the spot, after Nathan Byrne was brought down by Andy Drury, before slotting home his second from inside the box.
Former Swindon winger Rooney was se... | Swindon came back from a goal down to beat 10-man Luton and reach the second round of the League Cup. | 28652358 |
The punishment from the Football Association has been suspended for four weeks and will not start until 8 July.
The 47-year-old was charged with misconduct by the FA in March after allegedly referring to Stephen Smith as a "retard" when the fan criticised him.
Oyston admitted five charges of breaking FA Rule E3 last Th... | Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston has been banned from all football activity for six weeks and fined £40,000 for sending abusive texts to a fan. | 33076683 |
It said that a "small number of coins" were affected when they were struck at a rapid rate during production.
The Royal Mint is striking 1.5 billion new 12-sided £1 coins, introduced to help crack down on counterfeiting.
Out of shape versions of the coin, considered collectors' items, are appearing on internet auction ... | Some new £1 coins - introduced into circulation last month as the "most secure coin in the world" - may be defective, the Royal Mint has admitted. | 39790777 |
Appearances at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association in Washington on 27 September and 18 October will earn him £69,992.
He was also due £28,454.40 for a speech on 17 October to the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in California.
Mr Osborne signed up with a US speakers agency after being sa... | Ex-chancellor George Osborne has earned almost £100,000 for three speeches in the last two months, the parliamentary register of interests shows. | 37866413 |
As the Queen marks this milestone we asked you to share your "moments" with her from the past 63 years.
Here is a snapshot of 63 of your memories, one for each year of her reign.
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2. I met the Queen in 2000. I handed her a bunch of sweet peas that I picked from my garden. She said thank you and Prince Phillip gave me... | On 9 September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest-reigning monarch in British history, breaking the record held by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. | 34075344 |
In 1992 Kym Gambie underwent what was considered to be a routine procedure performed by obstetrician Rob Jones.
He was later the subject of numerous safety reviews and expressions of concern over his working practices.
Cornwall Live reported Mrs Gambie's death was linked to the hysterectomy, but there was no evidence t... | A woman died after complications linked to a hysterectomy performed by a disgraced surgeon, an inquest heard. | 40712121 |
Crowds gathered at the waterfront to watch the Queen Mary 2 appear on the horizon at about 09:00 BST.
The three queens are paying homage to the city which was once home to the company's headquarters to mark Cunard's 175th anniversary
The Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Victoria liners will arrive on Monday before all thr... | The first of Cunard's three liners, known as the "three queens", has docked in Liverpool. | 32863997 |
The Audit Commission report said 31 trusts posted a deficit - more than one in 10 of the hospital, mental health and community trusts in the NHS.
The figure is up from 13 the year before.
However, overall the health service posted a £2bn surplus - about 2% of its budget.
The development comes amid an unprecedented sav... | The number of NHS trusts in debt in England has more than doubled in a year - although overall the health service finished 2011-12 in surplus. | 19650963 |
The Electoral Reform Society and the UK's Changing Union project researched the assembly's size.
They found it had a much smaller number of AMs compared to similar law-making bodies around the world.
The Welsh government said it would be premature to speculate ahead of a decision on extra assembly powers.
The Scottish ... | The number of AMs in the Welsh assembly needs to be increased from 60 to 100 in order for them to properly scrutinise the government, a report has said. | 24540091 |
The county will be in charge of bus services and local investment, while health and social services will integrate.
Ministers said it was a key part of the government's One Nation commitment to devolve powers to local authorities across the country.
Cornwall Council had however requested a much wider range of powers.
P... | Cornwall is to become the first county to gain historic new powers after a devolution deal was announced. | 33542592 |
Zaha's inclusion follows his decision to switch international allegiance from England, where he grew up.
The 24-year-old was born in Ivory Coast but has two England caps, having played against Sweden in November 2012 and Scotland the following year.
As both were friendly matches, he is permitted to commit his internati... | Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has been named in Ivory Coast's provisional squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. | 38451141 |
The document does not say whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should remain in power during that time.
It says certain Syrian opposition groups should take part in key talks on the crisis in Vienna on Saturday.
The Syrian army meanwhile has broken a siege in the north.
Army units fought their way to Kuwairis airba... | A Russian document circulating at the United Nations has proposed a constitutional reform process in Syria, lasting 18 months, to be followed by presidential elections. | 34784276 |
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But at 31, the top scorer at Women's Euro 2017 has joined Sir Geoff Hurst and Gary Lineker in becoming the only England players to score hat-tricks at major tournaments.
After a nomadic career which has taken her to 12 clubs in five countries and tested her self-belief to ... | After being overlooked by England for almost a decade, the chances of Jodie Taylor proving herself a "world-class" striker at a major tournament seemed remote. | 40759335 |
Catherine Johnston went missing on Tuesday. Her car, a white Seat Leon, was later found in the Ballintoy Harbour area.
Police and Ms Johnston's family said they are becoming increasingly concerned for her safety.
Initial searches were suspended in the early hours of Wednesday due to poor light.
It is understood that th... | A major air and sea search is under way in County Antrim for a missing 39-year-old woman from east Belfast. | 38312553 |
It is the second serious injury in 2016 for the 2010 Olympic downhill champion.
The 32-year-old broke her leg in March while leading the Alpine skiing World Cup and missed the rest of the season.
"While I am beyond frustrated by this latest setback, at least my knees are ok," Vonn said in a post on her Facebook page on... | American skier Lindsey Vonn has undergone surgery after "severely" fracturing her right arm in a crash while training in Colorado. | 37957835 |
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- Guess The Year and other Daily Politics competitions for which a mug is t... | Watch the film, guess the year and mail us your entry with your name and town before 1230 on Wednesday 22 March, if you want to win the mug. | 12620807 |
The film, which features blind amateur actors as massage therapists, won best feature film, best cinematography and best sound effects.
Zhang Lei won best new performer, while the film also picked up the honours for best adapted screenplay and editing.
The film centres on the lives of the workers at a massage parlour i... | Chinese-French film Blind Massage has picked up six awards at Taiwan's 51st Golden Horse awards. | 30167527 |
Transport Minister Edwina Hart said she also wanted to introduce measures to streamline the system and cut fraud.
Tough new guidelines to tackle abuse, introduced in 2013, were suspended by one council in February 2015.
Neath Port Talbot council had received complaints that genuine cases were being rejected.
It was one... | The blue badge disabled parking scheme could be extended to people with temporary conditions restricting their mobility. | 35360841 |
Tesla will raise the money by selling bonds to professional investors, despite the company having $3bn in cash.
The company says it has 518,000 orders for its new car, whose price starts at $35,000.
Initial production of the Model 3 started in July, with a target of 400,000 to be made next year.
Tesla, which also makes... | US electric car manufacturer Tesla plans to raise $1.5bn (£1.15bn) to fund production of its new Model 3 car. | 40850187 |
29 August 2015 Last updated at 08:15 BST
Like our farms in the UK, Australia has farms especially for crocodiles where the animals are looked after and raised in a similar way to cows or sheep.
Recently lots of big fashion companies have been buying up the crocodile farms, and now around 80% of them are owned by the fa... | There's been an increase in the number of fashion companies buying up crocodile farms in Australia. | 34085951 |
The IEA said lower oil prices were likely to last well into 2016.
The agency added the world oil market was unable to absorb the huge volumes of oil now being produced.
It follows the massive drop in prices which started last summer.
The price of Brent crude fell sharply last year from $115 a barrel in June to $45 a ba... | Oil prices may have further to fall despite stabilising in recent months - and even beginning to rise modestly - because of a massive oversupply the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. | 33476508 |
The Ravens are 14th in the table, 12 points off the play-off places and 10 points above the relegation zone.
"This is not a decision that has been taken lightly," chairman Jerry Dolke told the club website.
"The club has new investors who have higher expectations than current performances on the pitch are showing."
Nei... | National League side Bromley have parted company with manager Mark Goldberg following a run of one win in 10 league games. | 35492955 |
Rhydymwyn Valley History Society has been working for years to get safe access to the tunnels near Mold that stored mustard gas in the 1940s.
The UK Government, as the site owner, carried out work to allow the tunnels to open over the weekend.
Rhydymwyn Valley Works was used for the early development into the atomic bo... | Tunnels at a former top secret World War Two chemical weapons site in Flintshire are being formally opened to the public. | 39660296 |
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The Wales and Ospreys stand-off, who starts against the Highlanders on Tuesday, says he has "a tough ask" to make up ground before the first Test against New Zealand on 24 June.
"It's not nice to be probably the third choice at the minute," said Biggar.
"It's my job to try... | Dan Biggar says British and Irish Lions fly-half rivals Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton deserve to be a "fraction" ahead of him in the race for Test selection. | 40239166 |
Weeks after details of the US Prism programme first leaked, some of the details of what it entails have been confirmed but others have yet to be clarified, and may not do so for years to come.
What is Prism?
A surveillance system launched in 2007 by the US National Security Agency (NSA).
A leaked Powerpoint presentatio... | It has been described by its critics as a spying scandal and by its supporters as a justified and effective effort to head off the threat of terrorist attacks. | 23027764 |
Simon Clark from Forest made the remark while giving evidence to Holyrood's health committee.
Hospitals have banned smoking in their grounds, but it is being flouted.
Sheila Duffy, from anti-smoking group Ash Scotland, said in a 2014 survey, 73% of Scottish adults agreed smoking around hospitals should be outlawed.
She... | Plans to make smoking in hospital grounds a statutory offence have been branded "inhumane, petty and vindictive" by a pro-smoking group. | 34115133 |
Three senior IAAF officials were banned for life for alleged doping breaches.
And Russia is currently banned from all athletics competitions following accusations of widespread doping.
Asked how the scandal facing athletics compared to that of Fifa, Johnson told the BBC: "If you think about the victims, it is absolutel... | The corruption scandal plaguing athletics is worse than the one faced by football, says four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson. | 35348906 |
A listener complained Evans' references to the first of his then-upcoming series of TFI Friday on Channel 4 had been inappropriately promotional.
Evans talked several time about the return of his 90s entertainment show in his 12 October radio programme.
The ECU said the frequency of comments was considered "largely pro... | The BBC's editorial complaints unit (ECU) has upheld a complaint over comments made by broadcaster Chris Evans on his Radio 2 breakfast show. | 35746002 |
A carpenter and builder by trade, Mr Doherty, from Londonderry, was strongly active in the civil rights movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
He went on to work with the Irish Foundation for Human Development in the city and founded the Inner City Trust.
In 2010, Mr Doherty received an honorary degree for his ser... | The veteran civil rights activist Paddy Doherty, better known as Paddy Bogside, has died at the age of 89. | 35249786 |
Construction output rose 1.6% compared with the same month last year, and by 3.9% compared to February 2015, the Office for National Statistics said.
Private sector house building grew 2.3% in March, after five successive months of contraction.
UK construction growth slowed at the end of 2014 and remained sluggish thro... | UK construction picked up in March, suggesting that the sector is reviving after a slow start to 2015. | 32748432 |
17 November 2016 Last updated at 08:16 GMT
The little monkey was found on a farm in Yichun city in China getting a piggyback from a goat.
No-one knows where the little monkey came from, but local wildlife protection authorities have said they will send the monkey to the city's zoo first, then release it back into the w... | Here at Newsround we love unlikely friendships like this one - A monkey and a goat in China seem to be inseparable. | 38010232 |
Brendan Rodgers' side - who play FC Astana on Wednesday - dominated possession for large periods against the Premier League champions.
Riyad Mahrez put Leicester ahead with a superb goal only for Eoghan O'Connell to curl in from 25 yards.
Kasper Schemichel then saved a James Forrest penalty in the shootout.
Celtic stil... | Celtic prepared for their Champions League trip to Kazakhstan next week by losing a friendly 6-5 on penalties to Leicester after a 1-1 draw. | 36875875 |
And it appears as though patients at the renal unit of Wrexham Maelor Hospital would agree.
Kidney patients undergoing dialysis treatment there are being offered personal performances by members of the locally-based NEW Sinfonia orchestra.
Numbers requested have ranged from The Beatles and Frank Sinatra, to musicals an... | Bob Marley once said: "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain". | 37980320 |
Independent Rosemarie Harris was the only nominee for the position after Barry Thomas announced he was standing down.
She said she hoped to put Powys "more on the Welsh stage" but warned of further austerity.
She received 49 votes in favour, one ballot was spoiled and there were 20 abstentions.
"I recognise the challen... | Powys council has elected its first woman leader, following the local elections earlier this month. | 39962182 |
Khalid Mohamed Omar Ali, 27, from north London, was also charged with two counts of making or having explosives.
Those two charges, under the Explosive Substances Act, relate to alleged activity in Afghanistan in 2012.
Mr Omar Ali, who was arrested on Parliament Street on 27 April, will appear at Westminster Magistrate... | A man arrested near Downing Street last month has been charged with preparing terrorist acts, Scotland Yard says. | 39863389 |
Lee, who rarely gives interviews, said: "I'm still old-fashioned. I love dusty old books and libraries. This is Mockingbird for a new generation."
The writer celebrated her 88th birthday on Monday, the same day as the announcement was made.
The e-book and audiobook will be published by HarperCollins on 8 July.
To Kill... | Author Harper Lee has granted permission for her classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird to be issued as an audiobook and e-book. | 27203069 |
In a statement to shareholders, new chairman John McFarlane promised "a leaner and more agile" business.
Aviva's South Korean arm will be sold off, while its UK bulk-buying annuity unit will not take on any new business.
Mr McFarlane also set a target of cutting costs by £400m by 2014.
Aviva also said 27 other busines... | Aviva, the giant UK insurance group, has announced plans to jettison 16 "non-core" underperforming businesses in an attempt to boost revenues and its share price performance. | 18719659 |
Monitoring of seagrass meadows off the North Wales coast found areas damaged by the likes of boat moorings, anchors and vehicles crossing at low tide had reduced value to the ecosystem.
Fewer species of fish were found where seagrass was degraded, according to research published in PeerJ journal.
The seagrass studied w... | Seagrasses - the underwater plants that act as nursery grounds for young fish - need more protection, say scientists. | 33244000 |
The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining the accounting methods the company uses for Singles Day sales.
Last year's event generated record-breaking sales of more than $14bn for Alibaba's sites such as Taobao.
Singles Day, held every year on 11 November, is also referred to as Double Eleven because of its dat... | Alibaba, China's biggest online retailer, said a US investigation would not affect next week's Singles Day - its biggest shopping day of the year. | 37847973 |
It was compiled by the fleet's senior medical officer as a ninth birthday gift to his son in 1943.
Autographs include Flight Commander Henry Melvin "Dinghy" Young, second in command of the raid, who was shot down and killed on his return.
The book will be sold at auction in Newark, Nottinghamshire, on November 27 with ... | An album of signatures by members of the World War Two Dambusters squadron has gone on show. | 34878692 |
The brothers, 33 and 27 respectively, will arrive from Japanese club NTT Shining Arcs and Newport Gwent Dragons.
Both players can play across the three-quarter line, at wing and centre.
"Alesana and Anitelea are quality acquisitions, and have bags of experience at the very highest level," said director of rugby Dean Ri... | Samoa internationals Alesana and Anitelea Tuilagi have joined Newcastle Falcons for the 2014-15 Premiership season on two-year deals. | 27325863 |
The error on Friday caused the social network to show a memorial banner on user profiles for people who were still alive.
Users posted status updates to reassure friends and family they were not dead, despite Facebook's message.
"This was a terrible error that we have now fixed," a Facebook spokesperson said. "We are v... | An unusual bug on Facebook briefly labelled many people as dead. | 37957593 |
According to court documents, Michael Sandford, 20, told police he wanted to shoot Mr Trump.
His mother Lynne said she feared her son may try to take his own life if he is detained in a US prison.
She said she want him to be deported "so he could be back in this country and get psychiatric help".
If convicted, Mr Sandf... | The mother of a British man who allegedly snatched a policeman's gun at a Donald Trump rally has called for him to be returned to the UK. | 36706996 |
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