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Kestutis Bauzys, 46, is charged with killing Dzilva Butiene, 48, whose body was found in Orange Grove, Wisbech, on 5 April.
Post-mortem tests showed Ms Butiene, of Oakroyd Crescent, Wisbech, suffered trauma to the abdomen.
Mr Bauzys, of no fixed address, pleaded not guilty to murder at Cambridge Crown Court earlier. He... | A man has denied murdering a woman who died from suspected abdominal injuries. | 39963899 |
The protest began late on Tuesday with reports that security cameras were covered up and a security door broken.
The protesters held up banners demanding freedom and dignity before agreeing to come down 12 hours later.
The incident has highlighted Spain's policy of holding illegal immigrants at eight detention centres.... | Dozens of migrants, mainly Algerians, broke furniture and climbed on the roof of a Spanish detention centre to stage a protest about living conditions. | 37702916 |
The 2016 Global Slavery Index, from the Walk Free Foundation in Australia, defines slavery as "situations of exploitation that a person cannot refuse or leave because of threats, violence, coercion, abuse of power or deception".
Modern forms of slavery can include debt bondage, where a person is forced to work for free... | More than 45 million people are living in modern slavery, with Asia accounting for two thirds of the victims, a new report says. | 36416751 |
Exactly how it gets rid of the abnormal build-up is not understood.
The small Nature Communications study hints at a way to tackle the disease even once its in full swing, dementia experts say.
But there is no proof the same method would work in people - many more years of animal trials are needed first.
Currently, the... | A molecule can clear Alzheimer's plaques from the brains of mice and improve learning and memory, Korean scientists have found in early tests. | 35039306 |
Problem: A total of 1.3 billion people worldwide currently don't have electricity, according to Yale Environment 360. Getting people in rural areas on to the national grid is proving too difficult and traditional solar panels generate meagre amounts of energy.
Solution: Steamaco makes solar and battery micro-grids whi... | Here are five African inventions which may take off in 2017. | 38294998 |
Ancestry's collection details crimes of men, women and children arrested and held at Swansea police station.
Convicts include Thomas Nash, the first murderer hanged privately at HM Prison Swansea, and William Boatwright, a 13-year-old egg thief.
Sentences ranged from corporal punishments to hard labour and fines.
The d... | An archive of more than 120,000 historical records and images detailing south Wales' felons from up to 100 years ago has been launched. | 39354457 |
Hardeep Hunjan and partner Ronnie Tayler-Morrison deny killing Noah Serra-Morrison.
Mr Hunjan, 27, told a Luton Crown Court jury he did not harm Noah, and had gone out after putting him to bed on the night of the toddler's death.
The couple, from Luton, previously said Noah fell out of his cot.
Jurors previously heard ... | A man accused of murdering a 13-month-old boy has told a court he returned home from a takeaway to find the boy lying on the floor. | 36802793 |
Matthew Harding, 27, from Oldbury in Wolverhampton, was struck by a grey Citroen Picasso at midday on Monday. An engineer colleague was also injured.
His wife of one week, Danielle, was at his side when he died in hospital on Tuesday. She described him as a "hero".
Two boys, both aged 16, were held on suspicion of dang... | A telecoms engineer who died after being hit by a car while working on a communications box had been married for a week, police have revealed. | 33648403 |
The Presbyterian Church said that it intends to buy the former Four Seasons care home in Garvagh.
Plans are at an "advanced stage" and if they go ahead, would include the closure of Ard Cluan care home in Londonderry and York House in Portrush.
Nearly 40 residents and more than 60 staff would have to be relocated to Ga... | Healthcare union Unison has called for an urgent meeting over plans to close two care homes in the north west. | 36329298 |
The 5-4 shot, trained by John Gosden, saw off the challenge of 9-1 Ulysses in second, with 8-1 Idaho in third.
Racing against older horses, the three-year-old added to her Oaks success at Epsom and in Ireland this year.
Last year's winner Highland Reel - Idaho's brother, priced at 5-1 - finished in fourth place.
Under... | Dual Oaks winner and race favourite Enable, ridden by Frankie Dettori, has won the prestigious King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. | 40764777 |
Judges said German company TUV Rheinland, which certified the implants, must pay 3,000 euros (£2,470) in interim damages to each claimant.
Last year, the firm was found jointly liable with France's PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) over the global health scare.
The scandal broke in 2010 after many of the implants ruptured.
... | A French appeal court has upheld a landmark ruling to grant compensation to some 1,700 women who were fitted with defective breast implants. | 25831237 |
Norman Waller, 90, from Scarborough, was awarded the Medal of Ushakov during the town's Armed Forces Day commemorations.
He served aboard destroyer HMS Westcott escorting merchant ships from Scotland.
Mr Waller said the medal was recognition for "all those who went out there and the ones who were lost."
The medal was p... | A Royal Navy veteran who served on Arctic Ocean convoys to the Soviet Union in World War Two has received a medal from the Russian government. | 33298640 |
Police said it happened at about 20:30 GMT on Wednesday close to the jobs and benefits office.
The victim has been taken to the Royal Hospital in Belfast, where he is in a stable condition. | A man has been shot in the legs on the Falls Road in Belfast. | 38987601 |
Coalition strikes were called in to support an advance by ground troops near Fallujah on Friday but failed to note the scale of their advance.
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter called Iraq's PM to express his condolences.
Iraqi forces have been battling militants in Anbar province.
Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi... | An air strike by the US-led coalition during an offensive against the so-called Islamic State killed nine Iraqi soldiers, including an officer, Iraq's defence ministry has confirmed. | 35138667 |
The men, aged 18 and 33, were arrested in the west Belfast area on Wednesday.
At about 19:30 BST on 22 January, a police officer was hit twice in the arm after a number of shots were fired at him at a filling station on the Crumlin Road.
At the time, police said their main line of inquiry was "violent dissident republi... | Two men arrested over the attempted murder of a police officer in Belfast have been released unconditionally. | 40429160 |
Jake Hudson, who has Asperger syndrome, said worrying about the end of the world used to be one of his "78 fears".
Since working with SELFA, he said he now had "about five", one of which was not looking smart enough at school.
Jake, from Skipton, said: "It's a massive thank you. They've been helping me through my life.... | A 12-year-old autistic boy has been helped to reduce the number of worries he holds by a charity supported by Children in Need. | 34777824 |
Staff, students and the public are being warned about the activity so no false alarms are raised.
It is being held between 10:00 BST and 15:00 at one of the Cwrt Mawr halls of residence on the Penglais campus.
The aim is to provide the emergency services and university with a scenario to test major incident plans.
It i... | An emergency services training exercise has seen 20 "hostages" taken at Aberystwyth University on Thursday. | 37367736 |
Five fire appliances and the forestry unit were involved in trying to stop the spread of the grassland blaze on the Glenrinnes Estate.
The fire coincides with warnings that the north east is at an increased risk of wildfires due to the warmer weather and dry conditions. | Firefighters were called out to tackle a major wildfire near Keith in Moray on Thursday night. | 32250433 |
It means the 14 states with bans on same-sex marriage will no longer be able to enforce them.
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that the plaintiffs asked "for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right."
The ruling brings to an end more than a decade of bitter legal battles.
Same-sex coup... | The US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States. | 33290341 |
Unwashed and still soiled with stains, the pants were worn beneath one of Presley's famous white jumpsuits during a performance in 1977.
The light blue briefs will go under the hammer at an auction of Elvis Presley pop memorabilia in Stockport, Greater Manchester, next month.
Presley died 35 years ago this month, on Au... | A pair of Elvis Presley's underpants are expected to reach up to £10,000 when they are sold at auction. | 19385100 |
Holyrood's environment committee said it was "deeply disappointed" with the national marine plan - which has taken five years to formulate.
It aims to balance the oil and gas and renewable energy industries with the need to protect the environment.
Ministers said they would respond to the concerns "in due course".
The ... | Scottish government plans to protect the nation's seas are not fit for purpose and could even make the current situation worse, MSPs have said. | 31056965 |
The co-payment scheme would have required doctors to decide whether or not to charge patients an extra A$5 ($4.1, £2.6) for a visit.
Health Minister Susan Ley said on Tuesday that the idea had been dropped because of a lack of support.
Critics of the policy said it shifted the burden of financing healthcare to doctors... | Australia's government has scrapped plans for a widely criticised medical payment scheme. | 31704009 |
The US presidential hopeful was awarded an honorary DBA by Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen in 2010.
But the university said Mr Trump's comments had been "wholly incompatible" with its ethos and values.
Mr Trump has also been dropped as a business ambassador for Scotland by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
He had be... | Donald Trump has been stripped of his honorary degree by a Scottish university after he called for Muslims to be banned from entering the US. | 35054360 |
The Singapore-listed firm lost as much as 9.3% on Thursday after Muddy Waters alleged Noble "seems to exist solely to borrow and burn cash".
The attack come on the heels of a series of critical reports by anonymous "whistleblower" Iceberg Research.
Noble said in a statement it "completely rejects the allegations".
"Mud... | Shares in Asian commodity-trading giant Noble have tumbled after its accounting practices were questioned in a report by US short-seller Muddy Waters. | 32229369 |
Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue is being sought on money-laundering charges.
Mr Obiang, the son of President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mbasogo, denies any wrongdoing.
The judge, Roger Le Loire, issued the warrant after Mr Obiang refused to be interviewed by magistrates on charges of corruption, legal sources say.
Mr Obiang's... | A French judge has issued an international arrest warrant for the son of the president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, reports say. | 18832045 |
Grimshaw, who hosts Radio 1's breakfast show, replaces Louis Walsh, taking his seat beside show creator Simon Cowell and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.
Pop star Rita Ora fills the fourth chair, jumping ship from BBC One's The Voice after just one series.
The singer previously appeared as a guest judge on The X Factor in 201... | Pop star Rita Ora and BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw have signed up as judges for the 12th series of The X Factor, producers have confirmed. | 33132895 |
Both present programmes on BBC Radio 4 - Young fronts Desert Island Discs, while Mair hosts the PM news programme.
Today co-host John Humphrys and Classic FM presenter Charlotte Green - also the voice of BBC 5 live's classified football results - were the runners-up.
Radio Times readers were asked to choose the top voi... | Eddie Mair and Kirsty Young have been voted the UK's favourite radio voices in a poll conducted by Radio Times. | 36881932 |
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Reza Beluchi, 42, built himself a "Hydro Pod", a huge plastic bubble powered using his legs.
His aim was to travel over 1,000 miles - across water - from the USA to the island of Bermuda.
But unfortunately he fell short due to exhaust... | An endurance runner had to be rescued from the Atlantic Ocean while attempting an unusual floating mission. | 29510101 |
At the height of Ireland's Great Famine, Choctaws in southern states of the USA sent a donation of $170 (£111).
An extraordinary whip-round, that would be tens of thousands of dollars today.
The sculpture Kindred Spirits stands in a park in the small town of Midleton, in east Cork.
Cork-based artist Alex Pentek told t... | Native American Choctaw leaders have arrived in Ireland to unveil a sculpture celebrating the financial contribution made by the tribe to starving Irish people in 1847. | 40304645 |
Tucker was named as the club's new boss when Mike Lewis stepped down following eight successive defeats, which left them bottom of National Two South.
He spent 13 years at the club and in 1999 scored for Cornwall at Twickenham.
"I was immensely proud to be a player, incredibly proud to be a captain, but right now this ... | Jimmy Tucker says becoming Launceston head coach is the proudest moment of his rugby career. | 34800864 |
Darren Owen, 51, received seven years and four months after pleading guilty at Cardiff Crown Court to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and dangerous driving including ramming a police car.
Lee Brearley, 35, was given three years and two months after admitting conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
The south Wales pair w... | Drug dealers caught with £375,000 worth of cocaine after a police chase that left officers injured have been jailed. | 32226730 |
The Mackenzie family found the lizard - nicknamed Flo Rida - at their Ferryhill home while unpacking.
Siouxsie Mackenzie said: "The lizard must have jumped in one of our suitcases as we were packing."
It is now being cared for at the Scottish SPCA's centre in Drumoak and has been offered a home by an exotic animal resc... | A lizard is believed to have hitched a ride from Florida to Aberdeen in a suitcase. | 34647572 |
They also showed that 88% of the 17,395 were first-time buyers.
Prime Minister David Cameron said the scheme, which is made up of two parts, was a key strand of the government's long-term economic plan.
But Labour has warned that rising demand must be met with increased housing supply for people to afford it.
According... | More than 17,000 households bought homes under the government's Help to Buy scheme in its first nine months, figures have revealed. | 26702179 |
The Bank of England is releasing its first £5 polymer note, but the Northern Bank was the first in the UK to issue a polymer fiver back in October 1999.
Two million special edition notes were made to mark the millennium; they featured an illustration of the Space Shuttle on one side.
The bank stopped issuing them in 20... | Northern Ireland beat Britain to a plastic £5 note by 17 years. | 37342948 |
Now, Prince George has fulfilled this royal rite of passage on the Queen's official birthday.
Here are some pictures of other first appearances for royal youngsters on the famous balcony.
Princess Elizabeth was just 14 months old when she appeared for the first time on the palace balcony in June 1927.
She appeared with... | It has long been a tradition for royal children to join the rest of the family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace following the pomp and pageantry of Trooping the Colour. | 33122796 |
Since then, the company has agreed to pay substantial compensation to people in the US who bought cars equipped with illegal software, capable of disguising their true emissions levels.
But Volkswagen has not yet made any payments to buyers in the UK or elsewhere in Europe, even though millions of cars sold in the regi... | It has been a year and a half since the diesel emissions scandal at the German carmaker Volkswagen first came to light. | 39255554 |
He was addressing a concern that London's luxury new-build property market is becoming a repository for the wealth of the global super-rich.
As such, many argue it is doing nothing to ease the city's acute housing crisis - especially if the new homes are left empty.
Figures compiled by the global real estate consultanc... | As the celebrated architect Frank Gehry unveiled his contribution to redeveloping London's Battersea power station he felt it necessary to say, "I want to create a set of buildings people will want to live in," as if there were an alternative aspiration. | 26980299 |
Onetime rival Jeb Bush was fond of saying that the presumptive Republican nominee relied on "the shows" to inform his campaign.
While Bush meant it as a putdown, the former Florida governor may have been on to something.
Trump is no stranger to "the shows". He's been a frequent guest on talk shows for decades and host... | Could all those years of Donald Trump saying "you're fired" on reality TV actually get him hired - as president? | 36316054 |
Last week, notorious drugs market place the Silk Road was shut down after a lengthy investigation.
Andy Archibald, interim head of the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU), said officers identified individuals who were using the site.
But he said new methods were needed to keep up with the threat.
"[Online anonymity servic... | The "dark web" services used by criminals will continue to evolve in an attempt to evade authorities, the UK's cybercrime boss has warned. | 24495029 |
US President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev said Mr Jobs had changed the world.
Microsoft's Bill Gates said it had been "an insanely great honour" to work with him. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg remembered his "mentor and friend".
The Twitter microblog site struggled to cope with the traffic of... | World and business leaders have paid tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who has died at 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. | 15202484 |
But they've been matched by social media users using sarcasm and wit to promote the cause of women.
Women will for the first time be able to stand for office as well as vote in municipal polls.
However, a group of conservative Saudis recently visited the country's Grand Mufti to urge him to intervene and "prevent" wome... | Conservative voices have been waging an online campaign to oppose the first-ever opportunity Saudi women will have to vote in December. | 34090700 |
Birmingham City Council will join up with Frontline to train up new workers.
Last month it was announced the council's children's services will be taken over by a trust after not enough improvements were made following a string of scandals.
About 60 people will be based across the West Midlands.
Alastair Gibbons, execu... | The biggest local authority in England has announced it will work with a charity to bring in graduates to its troubled children's services. | 36521269 |
Nathan Rhodes, 23, Ryan Case, 25, and Emily Jennings, 27, died after the car they were in crashed near Willes Road, in Leamington Spa on 20 June.
Jamie Riddick, 21, from Kenilworth, was charged with three counts of causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of alcohol.
He will appear at Leamington Mag... | A man has been charged after a car crashed into a tree killing three people in Warwickshire. | 34188104 |
Scientists have found that the animals start to breed at a later age and with longer intervals between calves than other elephant species.
The researchers say it means it could take decades for this species to recover from recent dramatic declines.
The study is published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
Prof George W... | African forest elephants have an extremely slow birth rate, putting them under greater pressure from poaching, research suggests. | 37224947 |
The £67bn ($108bn) is 3.2% higher than the previous bid and 14% higher than its initial offer last month.
It is the third time that InBev has made a higher bid for the company, with previous offers at £38, £40 and £42.15 per share.
Shares in SABMiller closed flat at £36.67 in London following the latest bid, valuing th... | Anheuser-Busch InBev has increased its offer for rival brewer SABMiller to £43.50 a share. | 34505589 |
The social network is tweaking the algorithm that picks posts for feeds to do a better job of spotting "low quality" web pages.
Instead, the algorithm will seek out more informative posts.
It said the change was part of broader work it was doing to make Facebook less profitable for spammers.
The change was aimed at sit... | Websites that harbour "disruptive, shocking or malicious" adverts will appear less frequently on user's news feeds, Facebook has said. | 39882764 |
After Durham were relegated from the top flight over financial issues, Hampshire were reinstated.
Kent finished second in Division Two and believe they should have been promoted following Durham's demotion.
Kent have written to the ECB challenging their "perverse" decision.
Durham were relegated earlier this month afte... | Kent are seeking independent arbitration with the England and Wales Cricket Board and Hampshire over the decision to keep them in Division Two of the County Championship. | 37646399 |
The boy, who is understood to have fallen from a yacht in Split, was from Moycullen in County Galway, and was a student at NUI Galway.
He was among a group of 40 young people who had been attending a music festival and the group was due home this week.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance ... | An teenager from the Republic of Ireland has drowned in Croatia. | 33524230 |
Earlier this month the Football League ordered Coventry to pay the stadium's operator, ACL, by 14 August.
In a statement on its website, the club confirmed it had forwarded payment to the Football League.
The League One club previously said the outstanding debt was seen as the biggest obstacle to a return to its former... | Coventry City Football Club has paid the owners of the Ricoh Arena £471,192 in unpaid rent. | 28798131 |
The Citroen driver from Dungannon won three out of the four stages in the Tour de Course.
Ogier stayed within touching distance of the Meeke, who is aiming to follow up his dramatic victory in Rally Mexico with another win.
Huyundai's Thierry Neuville holds third, 25.8 seconds off the lead.
Meeke took control early on ... | Kris Meeke edged out Sebastian Ogier to lead by 10.3 seconds after the first day of the World Rally Championship round at Corsica. | 39534982 |
So the hidden passage discovered recently beneath the colonial building that used to house the Indian parliament has prompted all kinds of exotic and grisly speculation.
The building dates from 1911, when the British moved the Indian capital from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi, and is a fine example of the architectur... | There are few things as redolent of mystery and adventure than a secret tunnel. | 35898083 |
It features the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and special guests.
The event at Parc Eirias concludes a Proms season which includes five performances at London's Royal Albert Hall.
The concert on 10 September will also be broadcast live. Tickets go on sale in May.
Rhodri Talfan Davies, director of BBC Wales... | BBC Proms in the Park outdoor music spectacular will be held in Colwyn Bay in September, BBC Wales has announced. | 36132976 |
The 27-year-old beat eighth seed Parsons 21-9 21-8 in 28 minutes.
Defending champion Sarah Walker also retained her title, with an 18-21 21-9 21-17 win over Jersey's Elizabeth Cann.
Chris Adcock and wife Gabby both took two titles, their mixed doubles triumph courtesy of a 21-18 21-16 victory over Chris Langridge and H... | Top seed Rajiv Ouseph clinched his seventh successive English National Championships title with a comfortable win over Sam Parsons in Milton Keynes. | 26111668 |
The 39-year-old, who is from Northampton but now lives in West Yorkshire, is being held over the death of 76-year-old Arthur Brumhill.
Mr Brumhill was found with head injuries at Denton's Pet and Garden Store in Wellingborough Road on 22 January 1993.
Det Sgt Paul Hamilton said the man would be questioned in Northampto... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a pensioner in Northampton 22 years ago. | 32795964 |
But some major investments and new approaches to fundraising have helped them rebound.
On an unseasonably warm day in January, as the price of oil dropped by 50%, a group of Texans gathered at a swanky New York restaurant to present a multi-million dollar plan for the redevelopment of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
... | US art museums took a knock in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and attendances continue to fall. | 31924135 |
Aidy Boothroyd's side beat the hosts 3-0 on Thursday to book their last-four spot.
But they had to wait until Saturday to find out their opponents, with Germany finishing as the best runners-up from the three groups.
England's semi-final starts at 17:00 BST before Spain face Italy, a rematch of the 2013 final, in Krako... | England Under-21s will face Germany in Tuesday's European Championship semi-final in Tychy, Poland. | 40394027 |
Paul Corkery from the organisation said a points system, intended to favour fans who have attended the most games, had left fans "confused" and "annoyed".
He said in some instances fans with fewer points had been given tickets when people with more points than them had missed out.
Successful applicants have been inform... | Ticket allocation for the Euro 2016 finals was a "lottery", the Football Supporters' Federation has said. | 35535519 |
The bottle reached a beach on St Mary's where it was spotted among rocks by Francesca McCarthy.
Inside was a message from a couple from the US who had dropped the bottle in the sea to mark a second honeymoon.
Ms McCarthy said William and Catherine Tallman were "ecstatic" to hear of the find.
The pair, from South Caroli... | A hotelier on the Isles of Scilly was "amazed" to find a washed-up message in a bottle that travelled more than 4,000 miles (6,400km) from the Bahamas. | 33794463 |
Ceri Jones, 21, from Beddgelert in Gwynedd, said scans showed a vertebra "basically exploded" after a jump at Flip Out Chester on 25 January.
She has been left in a brace, requires five more weeks of physiotherapy and plans to sue the activity centre.
Flip Out Chester said it had an excellent safety record and has repl... | A student nurse has said she faces weeks of rehabilitation after being injured at a Cheshire trampoline park. | 39298678 |
But until a dramatic stunt on 26 June involving a gun and a hardcover book that left Pedro dead, there was little indication in their videos how far they were prepared to go in order to attain online celebrity.
The couple from the US state of Minnesota had been uploading videos for less than two months documenting thei... | Monalisa Perez, 19, and her boyfriend Pedro Ruiz, 22, wanted to be famous on YouTube. | 40459493 |
Garden designers Serena Freemantle and Tina Vallis, from Sussex, won the accolade in the Artisan Garden category for their Trugmaker's Garden.
Trug baskets, used for harvesting food or collecting grain, have been made in Sussex for 200 years using sweet chestnut and willow wood.
Ms Freemantle said they wanted to replic... | A garden based on the Sussex craft of trug making has won a gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. | 32792433 |
Jealous Christopher Revell, 31, smashed a pint glass over the Teesside-born singer's head while he was out with friends in a Redcar pub in August.
Mr Arthur, 28, who needed five staples to a head wound, was also punched.
Revell, who has 12 previous convictions for violence, admitted wounding with intent at Teesside Cro... | A man has been jailed for five and a half years for attacking X-Factor winner James Arthur, after the singer had a fling with his former girlfriend. | 38981291 |
York had a header cleared off the line in the early stages but goalkeeper Scott Flinders needed to produce a smart save to deny Macclesfield's Danny Rowe from 20 yards.
The deadlock was broken in the 57th minute in fortunate circumstances as an attempted clearance struck Fry and rebounded into the net.
Macclesfield had... | York marked their first home game back in the National League with a 1-0 victory over Macclesfield thanks to Matt Fry's second-half winner. | 36949609 |
The eight-month-old child was left with a full-thickness spiral fracture of the femur after the alleged incident.
It is said to have happened on 3 March 2015 at a house where Aaron Brown, 22, had been awake all night playing video games.
Mr Brown, from Kippen, Stirling, denies the charge. The trial is expected to last ... | A man has gone on trial accused of wrenching a baby out of her cot so forcefully that her leg broke. | 37544907 |
The fierce electrical storm was accompanied by heavy downpours that swept north across the country.
The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" severe weather warning for parts of southern and western Scotland.
It warned of possible "localised surface water flooding" caused by the torrential rain.
Many parts of the c... | Large areas of Scotland have been hit by a spectacular overnight thunder and lightning storm for the second time in three days. | 33394364 |
6 January 2017 Last updated at 23:23 GMT
He told BBC News NI's Mark Simpson he had enjoyed a warm welcome during his extended Christmas visit. | Renowned Brazilian football coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, best known as Big Phil, has been turning heads in Northern Ireland, popping up everywhere from Londonderry to Belfast. | 38537989 |
Peers continue to defy ministers over its Housing Bill, voting to reinstate a number of measures rejected by MPs.
They backed calls to give councils more room to consider alternative sources of affordable housing while allowing them to keep part of the money when they sell off high value homes.
Ministers have made seve... | The government remains in a race against time to get its promise to build 200,000 starter homes into law. | 36201892 |
Kieran Sorkin, 9, from Hertfordshire, was told at a hospital appointment on Thursday that his new ears had healed sufficiently to support his shades.
Kieran was born with bilateral microtia, which means he just had small lobes where his ears should have been.
He had an operation last summer to create a pair of ears mad... | A boy who was born without ears has been granted his wish of wearing sunglasses for the first time. | 33020182 |
Clinton's speech had historic potential, but it was in many ways another day at the office for the first woman to become a major party's presidential nominee.
While journalists of colour were in the room, substantial questions focusing on the needs of the two communities represented - blacks and Latinos - were few and ... | When Hillary Clinton came to Washington, DC last week to speak to members of the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, she missed a chance to connect with the Obama coalition, says writer Denise Clay. | 37014745 |
16 February 2017 Last updated at 13:52 GMT
But did you ever stop to think what this means? What are terms and conditions, and why do you have to agree to them?
Ayshah went to find out more. | When you sign up to have a social media account, you may have to tick a box saying that you agree to the terms and conditions. | 38992578 |
Lloyd Byfield, 48, admitted stabbing 26-year-old Leighann Duffy after breaking into her Walthamstow home on Hatherley Road last September.
At the Old Bailey, Byfield was told he would serve a minimum of 26 and a half years in prison.
The court heard he had pursued a relationship with Ms Duffy before he smashed his way ... | A drug dealer has been handed a life sentence for murdering a woman in front of a six-year-old child. | 32251267 |
But still lives are being lost, particularly in poorer areas where cancer rates are much higher than more wealthy parts of the country.
So why is there a difference and what can be done about it?
Michael Brady has lived almost all his 65 years in Harpurhey, a traditionally working class part of Manchester.
Michael made... | Years of research have transformed our understanding of cancer and have led to new treatments and big improvements in survival rates. | 37923708 |
The Bees were an obvious threat from set pieces and John Akinde gave the home side a 12th-minute lead with a thumping header from Ryan Watson's corner.
But Jake Taylor fired in a terrific shot from 25 yards which arrowed into Jamie Stephens' top corner to draw Exeter level in the 43rd minute.
And they were ahead almost... | Exeter came from behind to thrash Barnet and condemn them to a sixth straight game without a win in League Two. | 37594082 |
Barry Lyttle, from Ballycastle, County Antrim, was filmed on CCTV punching his younger brother, Patrick, outside a nightclub in Sydney, A January.
Patrick Lyttle spent a week in a coma but made a good recovery. He asked the court to show leniency to his attacker.
Barry Lyttle broke down as a prosecutor said he should ... | A Northern Ireland man who critically injured his brother in Australia has pleaded guilty to recklessly causing grievous bodily harm. | 32333333 |
It is understood the women, aged 58 and 22, were from the same family.
They were fatally injured when their car was in collision with another car about three miles from Fermoy on the Ballyduff Road.
The driver of the other car was not seriously injured. The collision happened shortly before 11:40 local time on Tuesday.... | Two women have died following a car crash in County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. | 35163911 |
The National Audit Office (NAO) says the estimated cost of the project since 2013 has shot up by £2.1bn to £5.6bn.
Meanwhile delays have added between 18 and 36 months to the project's timescale.
Yesterday the government said electrification of four short parts of the network would now be "deferred".
The audit office... | The government has been blamed for huge extra costs and lengthy delays to the modernisation of the Great Western railway network in England and Wales. | 37914853 |
Statistics from NHS Digital, which collates data, shows the number of vacancies climbed by almost 8,000 compared to the same period in 2016.
Nurses and midwives accounted for the highest proportion of shortages, with 11,400 vacant posts in March 2017.
The Department of Health said staffing was a priority and that more ... | More than 86,000 NHS posts were vacant between January 2017 and March 2017, figures for England suggest. | 40715955 |
Three senior care staff at Kincora were jailed in 1981 for abusing 11 boys.
First Minister Peter Robinson joined in calls for the building to be knocked down.
Its owner said he was extremely surprised and alarmed that Mr Robinson had not contacted him first.
At least 29 boys were abused at the Belfast home between the ... | The owner of a building that was formerly the Kincora children's home has said he has spoken to police about safety concerns after calls for it to be demolished. | 32521565 |
Stormont has the potential to introduce a 12.5% rate - in line with Ireland - from 2017.
It is seeking to attract thousands of new jobs from overseas firms.
The Treasury has previously calculated the cost to the block grant at £325m, annually, by 2020.
But Grow NI, a lobby group in favour of the tax cut, believes the c... | The Treasury could have "over-estimated" the cost to Northern Ireland of cutting corporation tax by as much as £133m, a campaign group has said. | 34426132 |
Luke Pirie appeared in private at Perth Sheriff Court. It is alleged he lost control of his vehicle and caused the death of the two-year-old.
Mr Pirie, from Forfar, is alleged to have driven dangerously in Coupar Angus on 13 October last year.
He made no plea or declaration and was granted bail by Sheriff Lindsay Fouli... | A 23-year-old man has been accused of killing Perthshire toddler Harlow Edwards by driving dangerously and crashing into her on a pavement. | 39268199 |
The problem is exacerbated by a perception among young people that manufacturing is an unsecure, badly-paid career choice, according to the Engineering the Future group.
Adding to the negative reputation is the way courses are taught, it said.
It has called upon the government for help bolstering manufacturing.
"There ... | A large group of engineers in the UK nearing retirement age could constrain growth in the sector, according to a report. | 27303888 |
Actor Sir Tom Courtenay and artist Grayson Perry both read from Larkin's work during the unveiling ceremony.
It marked the end of a long campaign by the Philip Larkin Society to have him added to the existing names in Poets' Corner.
The memorial floor stone contains two lines of poetry, his name and birth and death dat... | Philip Larkin has been commemorated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey on the 31st anniversary of his death. | 38187840 |
Mourners at Galway Cathedral were told that that the Irishman had been reunited with son Darren, who died in a road accident in 1998, aged 17.
O'Connor died suddenly, aged 67, on 6 January while on holiday in Tenerife.
"He prayed to him and for him and was convinced that Darren came to his assistance more than once," s... | Irish golfer Christy O'Connor Jnr was described as a "great human being" at his funeral in Galway on Tuesday. | 35295079 |
As it stands, there are potentially only three clubs with the necessary financial clout and space in their squad to pull off such a deal.
The Chinese Football Association recently introduced a rule which only allows three foreigners in a club's match-day squad. Teams can have a maximum of five foreign players in their ... | If Wayne Rooney is heading to China then where is his most likely destination? | 39054059 |
The 24-year-old wicketkeeper suffered the injury during Sunday's T20 Blast victory over Essex.
South Africa-born Roderick, who joined Gloucestershire in 2012, had two previous finger injuries in 2014.
Gloucestershire currently lie third in County Championship Division Two and are top of the T20 Blast South group. | Gloucestershire's Championship captain Gareth Roderick will be out for six weeks after breaking his finger, reports BBC Radio Bristol. | 36844488 |
Some in the 18,000 sell-out crowd had paid upwards of $25,000 (£17,580) to be there.
Kobe Bryant's 1,566th and final game for the LA Lakers, bringing to an end a career spanning two decades, was a big deal.
Here are the numbers which tell you why:
The number of Most Valuable Player awards Bryant has won. The accolade g... | A-list celebrities lined the court to pay homage as Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Flea played the national anthem. | 36034323 |
Alice Wheeldon, who lived in Pear Tree Road in Derby, was found guilty of the poison plot against David Lloyd George in 1917.
Sentenced to 10 years, Mrs Wheeldon was released after nine months due to ill health from hunger strikes.
Historian Dr Nicholas Hiley said new research showed the case against her had been "shak... | A campaign has begun to clear the name of a suffragette, jailed for attempting to poison a prime minister. | 16621693 |
A post-mortem examination has concluded the 42-year-old, who was found in a house in Farthingale Way in Helmington on Friday evening, died from a head injury.
A 73-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail as police continue their enquiries.
A spokeswoman said officers were supporting the w... | The death of a woman in Middlesbrough is being treated as suspicious, Cleveland Police have confirmed. | 37149621 |
The hosts were facing a heavy defeat after closing on 169-7 on Monday, still 150 short of making Ireland bat again.
Paul Stirling dismissed JJ Smit before spinner George Dockrell sealed victory with the final two Namibia wickets.
Ireland, who declared on 570-6, top the table with maximum points from their opening two g... | Ireland completed a comfortable innings win in the Intercontinental Cup against Namibia by taking the final three wickets on Tuesday in Windhoek. | 34650438 |
The drama, adapted from the bestselling novel of the same name by the Australian author Kate Grenville, tells the story of William Thornhill, a British convict pardoned in the early 19th Century who sets out with his young family to build a new life on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, to Sydney's north.
His plan is t... | To see the play The Secret River in the run-up to Australia Day, the national holiday marking the moment of British colonisation in 1788, is to be reminded in the most confronting of ways why many Aboriginal Australians continue to label it "Invasion Day." | 21192651 |
The incident happened on Toll Road at its junction with North Approach Road, Kincardine about 20:30 on Friday.
Part of the road had been closed to allow a wide load vehicle to pass through safely.
The 46-year-old road worker was assaulted following a row with a driver of a dark coloured vehicle. The driver is about 5ft... | A road worker has been punched in the face by a driver in Fife. | 38319872 |
The 12-year-old from Rumney in Cardiff said he thought he was going to die when the incident happened as he played near his home.
South Wales Police is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
The Cardiff-born child who is of middle eastern descent was not physically hurt but was treated for a panic attack.... | The family of a schoolboy who said he was threatened by a female driver who mounted the pavement and drove at him, say it had followed racial abuse. | 40560817 |
The 28-year-old man was arrested at a swimwear store on Queensland's Sunshine Coast on Saturday afternoon, police said.
They allege videos and more than 100 photographs of women undressing were found on his phone.
Many of the images were uploaded to a private Facebook account, police said.
The alarm was raised when ano... | A British man has been accused of secretly photographing 49 women as they changed in fitting rooms in Australia. | 38285698 |
Burton has described himself as "Blackpool Pleasure Beach's biggest fan" and used the seaside town for scenes in his latest film.
He achieved fame through directing blockbusters like Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Planet of the Apes and Alice in Wonderland.
The famous lights will be turned on following a concert on 4 Sep... | Hollywood director Tim Burton is set to switch on this year's Blackpool Illuminations, it has been revealed. | 33978582 |
Now, companies are hoping that virtual reality experiences will get gamers out of their bedrooms and back into arcades.
In the 1970s and 1980s, people couldn't afford to buy the technology for their own homes, so they used to go out to venues called arcades, to play on games machines like Pac-Man, and Space Invaders.
A... | You might be used to gaming at home on your own personal console, but playing computer games used to be very different. | 36570017 |
A five-year plan for the NHS - unveiled by six national bodies - once again highlighted an annual £30bn shortfall would open up in the next Parliament.
It said changes, such as GP practices offering hospital services, would help to plug a large chunk of the gap.
But health chiefs said the NHS would still need above-inf... | Drastic changes to services and extra money are needed if the NHS in England is not to suffer, health bosses say. | 29726934 |
Ibrahim Halawa has been in jail awaiting trial since August 2013. He was arrested during a siege on the Al-Fath mosque in Cairo.
His sister Somaia said: "He can't take any more.
"He hopes something can be done before the trial."
Ten trial dates have been set since Mr Halawa was detained, but all have so far been postpo... | The family of an Irish man on hunger strike in an Egyptian prison have said he is weak and has occasionally lost consciousness. | 34974061 |
Following the 5-1 loss to Celtic last weekend, Numan says Rangers' next four fixtures, which include away trips to Aberdeen and Hearts, are "crucial".
Reigning champions Celtic are bidding for a sixth straight top-flight title.
"It will be difficult because Celtic have been playing for many years at the highest level,"... | Former Rangers defender Arthur Numan believes it will take "two to three years" before the Ibrox side is in a position to challenge Celtic. | 37372679 |
An undercover researcher posing as a man with autism was verbally abused and mimicked by a trainer for hours.
The BBC investigated after hearing of a Hungarian firm selling training to "cure" and treat autism in London.
Campaigners are calling on the government to regulate the industry further to protect people with au... | "Horrifying" practices have been exposed that purport to cure people with autism, during which clients are subjected to shouting and intimidation. | 37460201 |
Dyfed-Powys Police launched its mounted special constabulary at the Spring Festival in Builth Wells.
It follows the success of a similar scheme in Norfolk and it is hoped it will encourage horse owners and riders to volunteer as a special.
Special Inspector Giles George said officers on horseback will "increase visibil... | Special police constables will soon be patrolling parts of Powys on horseback in a bid to tackle rural crime. | 39982478 |
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