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A clinical study by British scientists has shown that the improvement is long-lasting and so the therapy is suitable to be offered as a treatment.
The researchers will apply for approval to begin trials to treat more common forms of blindness next year.
The therapy involve injecting working copy of the gene into the ba... | A genetic therapy has improved the vision of patients who would otherwise have gone blind. | 36101786 |
Police found the cannabis patch, covering an area the size of a football pitch, after a call from a member of the public in Kingston.
They found more than 150 plants, some more than 5ft (1.5m) tall. The plants are to be destroyed.
PC Sarah Henderson said it looked like "a small forest of Christmas trees and was complet... | Scores of cannabis plants have been discovered growing in a remote area of disused land in south-west London. | 34359775 |
Renfrewshire Council member Terry Kelly, who wrote strongly in defence of Ken Livingstone, has been suspended by Labour pending an investigation.
In posts on his blog, Mr Kelly refers to Israel as a "war criminal state".
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has set up an independent inquiry into anti-Semitism and racism in the ... | A Scottish Labour councillor has been suspended from the party over a series of posts on his blog about Zionism and Israel. | 36206832 |
The Wave wants to build the facility on land at Over Court Farm in Almondsbury and Washingpool Farm in Easter Compton.
A public consultation on the plans, which would create a freshwater lagoon on the 40 acre site, will run until 1 September.
The finalised plans will then be submitted to South Gloucestershire Council.
... | Plans for a £6m artificial surfing lake near Bristol have gone on display to the public. | 23335868 |
"It doesn't seem to me that he's unhappy," Idle told the Radio Times. "He hasn't forgotten who he is, yet. Terry's still here. He's not gone."
Earlier this year it was announced that the 73-year-old has primary progressive aphasia, a severe variant of dementia.
"It's been coming on for about five or six years," Idle re... | Terry Jones's dementia has not got to the stage where he has become unhappy and unaware of who he is, his Monty Python co-star Eric Idle has said. | 38169450 |
The Wales forwards made their debuts for the west country club in Saturday's 32-17 win over Scarlets.
Priestland lasted only 10 minutes against his former team before leaving the field after a knock to the head.
"They're a couple of of boys I know pretty well and they've both settled in well," said the 48-times capped ... | Rhys Priestland believes new recruits Taulupe Faletau and Luke Charteris will "add something" to Bath this season. | 37148833 |
He's releasing a brand new solo album, touring with Iggy Azalea in the US and still starring in Kingdom as an MMA fighter.
Now he's announced that he'll be starring in Ryan Murphy's new Fox mini-series Scream Queens and Nick says filming for that kicks off in March.
He will be appearing alongside the likes of singer Ar... | It is set to be a very busy year for Nick Jonas. | 31008517 |
Pembrokeshire council investigated Torquing Group after complaints were made against the project.
About 12,000 backers lost money after more than £2m was invested in the initiative, based in Pembroke Dock.
But the council said there was "not enough evidence to justify a successful criminal prosecution".
Backers lost t... | No legal action will be taken against a Pembrokeshire firm behind a failed Zano mini-drone project, an official investigation has concluded. | 36610685 |
The plane will be part of a £16m Bristol Aerospace Centre and museum at the former Filton airfield in neighbouring South Gloucestershire.
Labour and Conservative general election candidates for Filton and Bradley Stoke called on George Ferguson and Bristol City Council to invest in the project.
The BBC has invited Mr F... | Bristol's mayor has been urged to help pay for a permanent home for Concorde. | 32146429 |
They say that 133 people were rescued, but 16 are still missing after the four-deck Almirante went down near the popular resort town of Guatapé.
There were about 170 people on board. Witness Juan Quiroz told the BBC the boat sank in less than five minutes.
Leisure boats quickly came to the rescue, hauling victims from ... | At least six people died when a passenger boat sank on a reservoir in north-western Colombia, officials say. | 40401146 |
The system has been used five times so far in Russia, causing confusion - at times - for spectators.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino said: "We have seen how video assistance has helped referees to make the correct decisions.
"I am extremely happy with VAR so far. This is a milestone tournament."
Video assistance was in... | Fifa has defended the use of video assistant referees (VARs) in the Confederations Cup, saying the technology is 'the future of football'. | 40335718 |
Forest Green opened the scoring in the 28th minute when Rob Sinclair picked the ball up in midfield and set Elliott Frear in on goal down the left channel,and he made no mistake to fire past Alan Julian and into the bottom corner.
Sam Russell then produced a superb save to deny Blair Turgott and preserve the lead befor... | Forest Green closed the gap to second-placed Tranmere to just a point with a comfortable 5-1 National League win over 10-man Bromley at Hayes Lane. | 38475181 |
The victims, aged 18 to 38, were assaulted in East Acton between January and March.
Officers are also asking for any women who may have been attacked in the area to come forward.
Detectives have issued CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the incidents. He is described as white or Asian, aged b... | Police have linked four sex attacks on women walking alone in west London. | 36583797 |
They said the move was part of US-led investigations into corruption at Fifa, world football's governing body.
Last month the president of Conmebol, the Paraguayan Juan Angel Napout, was extradited to the United States to face charges there.
Mr Napout has pleaded not guilty to taking millions of dollars in bribes.
Para... | State prosecutors in Paraguay have raided the headquarters of Conmebol, South America's football confederation, near the capital Asuncion. | 35258875 |
During their last TV debate in Iowa a week before the selection process begins, he also admitted that he would raise taxes if he won, adding some families would still be better off.
Mrs Clinton once had a comfortable opinion poll lead in the state.
The pair are now running neck-and-neck. Martin O'Malley is a distant th... | Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has said his judgement is as important as the experience of his rival Hillary Clinton. | 35407839 |
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Rose, 36, sunk five birdies in the last seven holes in his five-under-par 67 to join Garcia, who hit 70, on six under.
Rickie Fowler finished a shot back, while Jordan Spieth carded a 68 to move level with fellow Americans Charley Hoffman and Ryan Moore on four under.
Lee ... | England's Justin Rose jumped into a share of the lead with Spain's Sergio Garcia as the battle for the Masters intensified on day three at Augusta. | 39543008 |
The Committee on Climate Change says the business plan for Heathrow projects a 15% increase in aviation emissions by 2050.
If that increase is allowed, members say, ministers will have to squeeze even deeper emissions cuts from other sectors of the economy.
The government said it was determined to keep to its climate c... | Plans to expand Heathrow Airport are set to breach the government’s climate change laws, advisers have warned. | 38098451 |
Problems were identified at Drumpellier Lodge, at Bargeddie in North Lanarkshire, by the Care Inspectorate.
Its owners, Clancare Limited, have been ordered to improve staffing levels and the standard of care to residents.
The Care Inspectorate said it would "not hesitate to take further action" if further checks found ... | Inspectors have told a care home to make "swift improvements" or face having its registration cancelled. | 35985700 |
Bale, 27, was sent off for only the second time in his career after shoving Jonathan Viera while playing for Real Madrid against Las Palmas this month.
Wales travel to Dublin on 24 March for a pivotal match against Group D leaders the Republic of Ireland, who they trail by four points in third place.
"I'm not at all wo... | Wales manager Chris Coleman has dismissed concerns the Republic of Ireland might attempt to rile Gareth Bale in their World Cup qualifier. | 39296445 |
Despite being branded "total turtle turkey" by The Guardian and "dreadful" by The Telegraph, the Michael Bay-produced reboot starring Will Arnett and Megan Fox opened with £4.79m.
David Fincher thriller Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck, took £2.36m.
Pre-Halloween horror Annabelle was in third with £1.47m, ahead of young... | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has topped the UK and Ireland box office, ending Gone Girl's two week run at number one. | 29708554 |
It will go on the wall at the Paralympic wheelchair tennis venue. During the Olympics, Eton Manor will have aquatic training pools on site.
Ms Duffy was appointed the first female poet laureate in 2009.
In March, 2012 organisers Locog said a line from Alfred Tennyson's Ulysses would be engraved as an installation at th... | A poem to be written by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy will go on display at Eton Manor in the Olympic Park. | 15196672 |
The Blaencwm tunnel was buried during the Beeching cutbacks of the UK railway network in the 1960s which led to the closure of thousands of train stations.
Volunteers are now drawing up plans to try to re-open the 3,300 yards (3017m) tunnel in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
They hope to receive funding to excavate the tunnel to at... | The longest railway tunnel in Wales could be dug out and re-opened to become a tourist attraction. | 30306243 |
The facility in Stafford Place will stock more than one million books and includes access to 3D printing.
Labour councillors disapproved of the new library, which has been relocated from Shire Hall, because it is not in the town centre.
Staffordshire County Council said it could be "used flexibly to meet the changing n... | A new £1m library has opened in Stafford despite nearly 3,000 people signing a petition against the plans. | 34187495 |
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Ian Parkhill headed an early goal from a corner and teenager Brad Lyons made it 2-0 with a superb long-range shot.
Aaron Burns revived Linfield's hopes with a firm header from a Ross Gaynor corner before the interval.
The visitors equalised six minutes after the break thro... | Linfield came back from two goals down to keep their title hopes alive with a 3-2 win away to Coleraine. | 35622116 |
A damning Ofsted report will be published on Thursday after the company failed to block it in the courts.
The Department for Education has now announced it will withdraw all funding from the company by July 2018 and has stopped it taking on new apprentices.
The company has said it will work to support everyone in train... | The government contract with one of the largest training companies in the UK, Learndirect, is to be gradually wound up over concerns about standards. | 40946779 |
Sarah Williams, 35, told Preston Crown Court, she did not know why her friend Katrina Walsh, 56, wrote about a plot to murder Sadie Hartley, 60.
Ms Hartley was paralysed with a stun gun and stabbed 40 times in Helmshore, Lancashire on 14 January.
Both Ms Williams and Ms Walsh deny murdering the mother-of-two.
The crown... | A plot to murder a woman's love rival was recorded in the diary of one of the accused, a court has heard. | 36978678 |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 164.84 points to 17,721.25.
The S&P 500 climbed 19.73 points to 2,061.72, while the Nasdaq added 37.34 to 4,496.04.
Oil prices surged during the day with US crude reaching $41.96 per barrel, its highest level for the year.
As a result petroleum stocks rose. Mid-size producer Conoco... | (Close): US shares rose on Tuesday as the price of oil shot up following predictions that Saudi Arabia and Russia were close to a deal to cut petroleum production. | 36028673 |
The 21-year-old former Tottenham Hotspur youth player has scored six goals in 32 appearances in all competitions this season for the Posh.
However, Newport do not expect international clearance for Coulibaly before their Easter weekend games.
"It's very frustrating, as today is a working day for everyone," said Newport... | Newport County have signed Peterborough United forward Souleymane Coulibaly on loan until the end of the season. | 35891231 |
The law, only fully repealed in West Germany in 1994, dates to 1871 but was rarely enforced until the Nazi era.
An estimated 5,000 surviving victims will receive €3,000 (£2,630; $3,350) in compensation along with €1,500 per year spent in jail.
Justice Minister Heiko Maas called the new law a "belated act of justic... | Germany's parliament has voted to quash the convictions of tens of thousands of gay men criminalised under notorious historical anti-homosexual laws. | 40380064 |
Ellen ap Gwynn sacked Gethin James from the cabinet for joining UKIP, but he had remained in the Independents group.
The Independents group accepted Mr James's resignation on Wednesday.
The group then voted to continue in coalition with Plaid Cymru, Independent Voice and a Labour councillor.
Plaid leader Leanne Wood ma... | A UKIP member has resigned from a group of independent councillors in Ceredigion, after the Plaid Cymru council leader threatened to break up the ruling coalition if he remained. | 26546237 |
20 November 2015 Last updated at 12:44 GMT
The unusual creature was spotted in Grove Park, Dunstable, where Bedfordshire Wildlife Rescue has spent the past fortnight searching for it.
Dr Helen McRobie, a lecturer in biomedical science at the Anglia Ruskin University, said its lack of hair is probably caused by a geneti... | A bald squirrel that has evaded capture by animal experts concerned it could freeze has been caught on camera. | 34876813 |
Richard Davies, 41, was killed when officers were called to a house in Duck Lane, St Neots, on Wednesday evening.
A post-mortem examination carried out on Friday revealed he died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
His mother Gill Davies said in a Facebook post he was "loved and respected" and asked people not to specul... | The mother of a man who was shot dead by police in Cambridgeshire has said she hopes he is now "at peace". | 34626771 |
Her film La Tete Haute, starring Catherine Deneuve, gives Bercot the dubious honour of being the first woman to open Cannes since Diane Kurys in 1987.
In fact, it's rather a defiantly European slate of films in competition for the Palme d'Or, including directors Paolo Sorrentino, Nanni Moretti and Yorgos Lanthimos in t... | The 68th Cannes Film Festival kicks off this year, not with a Hollywood feature but rather a French drama directed by Emmanuelle Bercot. | 32547167 |
Have a go at the second of our 2014 quizzes and see how much you remember about the past 12 months.
You can also try our film brain-teaser. Television and music-themed quizzes will also be published on 29 and 30 December. | Do you think you know what happened this year in the world of entertainment? | 30546672 |
Dr Mark Porter hit out at the government at the start of the union's annual conference.
He accused ministers of putting patients at risk and "picking the pockets" of NHS staff because of the squeeze on wages.
But ministers rejected the criticisms, saying they were putting more money into the health service.
Dr Porter l... | The NHS in England is "running on fumes", the leader of the British Medical Association is warning. | 40401311 |
She rose to fame in the 1970s after founding the dance group Hot Gossip.
She went on to choreograph numerous West End and Broadway musicals, films and television shows and has been a judge on both Strictly Come Dancing and So You Think You Can Dance.
Here are her top 10 tips for being a choreographer.
It is absolutely ... | Arlene Phillips CBE is a British choreographer and theatre director. | 29825187 |
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Cast as the underdogs seemingly by all bar the team and its inspirational captain Nigel Edwards, the home side upset the formbook and secured their 14-12 win with three matches still on the course.
"Fantastic, they are a very special bunch of guys," said a jubilant Edwards... | Great Britain and Ireland's indomitable spirit saw them to a famous victory as they won the Walker Cup for the first time in eight years and only the eighth occasion in the history of the match. | 14875297 |
At the UN General Assembly in New York, she said the UK would not "walk away from our partners in the world".
She announced that hundreds of British troops will be sent to Somalia to help combat al-Shabaab jihadists.
And she urged leaders to work together to tackle "the big security and human rights challenges of our t... | The UK did not "vote to turn inwards" when it backed Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May has told the United Nations. | 37422692 |
But it is hard to divorce the dispute from the bigger issue of the shake up to the sector in recent years.
Overall budgets were cut and jobs have gone. Colleges across Scotland have merged into a series of so-called "regional supercolleges".
Mergers in any field can often be difficult - they can lead to job losses and ... | The impending dispute in colleges is specifically about pay. | 35070477 |
Peter Cox and David Jasper saw their relatives' uniforms on BBC Midlands Today when the former private base in Dudley was featured.
The station was used by the Co-operative Wholesale Society's (CWS) company crew.
"I thought I just need to be there. I need to see," said Mr Jasper.
Mr Jasper, whose father Ron started wor... | Two firefighters' sons have taken a tour of their fathers' abandoned station, which was found untouched after half a century. | 37569556 |
Gina Campbell said she was "humbled" his achievements were still recognised, half a century on from his death.
She and former friends and colleagues took to the water as part of several days of events to mark the anniversary.
Campbell died at 08:51 GMT on 4 January 1967, while trying to break his own water speed record... | The daughter of record-breaker Donald Campbell has placed flowers at the spot where he died on Coniston Water 50 years ago. | 38496708 |
Caerphilly MP Wayne David, who was an advisor to former leader Ed Miliband, also called for unity among Labour MPs in the wake of Saturday's result.
Veteran left-winger Mr Corbyn - who started off as rank outsider - won by a landslide over his three rivals.
The Tories said the win was bad for Labour and the UK.
Speakin... | A senior Welsh Labour MP has described Jeremy Corbyn's victory in the party's leadership contest as a hand grenade going off in British politics. | 34237637 |
The Mercedes drivers were in a league of their own as Hamilton beat Rosberg by 0.319 seconds, ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo.
There were tense moments for Hamilton after he had his first pole lap time deleted for exceeding track limits.
But he nailed it on his final lap as Rosberg failed to get... | Lewis Hamilton took a superlative pole position ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg at the British Grand Prix. | 36754453 |
The taking of Abu Saif means troops now have a direct line of sight to the Mosul's airport and its heavily-populated western areas.
But a network of tunnels under the small town means there is still resistance, reports the BBC's Quentin Sommerville from the scene.
Eastern Mosul was liberated last month.
Our corresponde... | Iraqi forces have taken a strategically important town close to western Mosul on the third day of their renewed push against so-called Islamic State (IS). | 39038509 |
Planets with atmospheres that orbit too close to their host stars are bombarded by a torrent of high-energy radiation.
The gaseous outer layers of these worlds are then stripped away, according to the international team of scientists.
Their work appears in the journal Nature Communications.
The researchers used data fr... | Astronomers have confirmed the existence of planets that have had their atmospheres stripped away by their host stars. | 36016748 |
Environmental watchdog Sepa received a large number of complaints after a fault at the site caused high-pressure steam venting on Tuesday.
Ineos said the fault happened during the recommissioning of one of its turbines.
One resident said the noise was "like an aircraft landing or taking off".
In a statement, Ineos Gran... | Petrochemical firm Ineos has apologised after excessive noise from its Grangemouth site caused "considerable disturbance" to the public. | 35428317 |
UKIP also successfully campaigned to leave the EU less than 10 months ago.
BBC Wales' analysis of nominations suggests there are 944 Labour candidates, 630 Conservatives, 577 Plaid Cymru candidates, 280 Liberal Democrats, 80 UKIP and 78 Greens.
There are 160 candidates standing for other parties and 714 independents.
A... | Just 80 UKIP candidates are standing in May's council elections in Wales, despite the party finishing fourth in the 2016 assembly poll. | 39506347 |
The speed camera in Caister Road, Great Yarmouth, should be triggered by sensor strips in the road being passed too quickly.
But when the road was resurfaced in June the strips were covered with tarmac.
Norfolk County Council said it would aim to "do better in future".
Live: For more on this and other stories from Norf... | A road camera failed to catch any speeding motorists for two months because of a blunder by workmen, it has emerged. | 37219747 |
The Canadian star achieved millions of sales and billions of streams with his fourth album, Views, which topped the charts around the world.
He managed to beat Adele and Coldplay, who also achieved big sales last year.
The news comes from music industry bigwigs the IFPI, who've given Drake their Global Recording Artist... | He only had One Dance, but it was a pretty popular one: Drake has been named the best-selling artist of 2016. | 38911377 |
Bradford Crown Court heard how 48-year-old arthritis sufferer Ray Thompson barged into Dr Usman Hanif's room at the Shipley Health Centre and demanded his prescription for painkillers.
He then locked the door and barricaded it with an examination couch until he got his medicine.
Thompson of Dirkhill Road, Bradford, ple... | A patient who took a doctor hostage in a row over a prescription has been jailed for three years. | 40013524 |
A study in the journal JAMA found people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease on high doses of vitamin E had a slower rate of decline than those given a dummy pill.
They were able to carry out everyday tasks for longer and needed less help from carers, say US researchers.
The Alzheimer's Society said the dosage wa... | A daily dose of vitamin E could help people with dementia, research suggests. | 25552768 |
It is smaller camp than the more notorious "Jungle" camp just down the road in Calais but conditions here are said to be much worse.
I imagine seeing the camp emerge as we approach from a distance but it was not like that.
The camp is situated right next to a residential area of the town; the houses are nice - balconie... | It is a wooded, boggy piece of land in Dunkirk 3,000 migrants have made their home. | 35562073 |
A Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary review in December 2014 found issues, including delays in investigating some cases.
Following a post-inspection review in August 2015, improvements were found such as more officers assigned.
However, concerns still existed over children still being unnecessarily detained ove... | Concerns still exist over the child protection work of Dyfed-Powys Police, despite improvements in some areas. | 35370334 |
The Durham force said it was "shocked" after getting hundreds of calls after a BBC programme about sexual and physical abuse was shown in January.
A spokeswoman said there were now up to 500 victims claiming physical or sexual abuse at the Medomsley juvenile centre.
Two members of staff at the centre were jailed in 200... | Hundreds of vulnerable boys at a detention centre may have been abused by a paedophile ring in the 1970s and 1980s, police fear. | 26792083 |
Firefighters were called to the former site of the Drumpark Primary School in Coatbridge Road, Coatbridge, at about 07:00.
The school - which caters for children with special needs - has since been relocated to Albert Road where it merged with Greenhill Primary School.
A thick plume of black smoke could be seen from th... | A fire has broken out at a disused primary school in North Lanarkshire. | 32426541 |
Brian Reader, 76, was jailed over the £26m Brinks Mat armed robbery in 1983.
Terry Perkins, 67, was jailed for 22 years for robbing the vaults of Securicor, also known as Security Express, in the same year.
Reader and Perkins have already admitted conspiracy to burgle the Hatton Garden safe deposit.
Reader, of Dartford... | Two of the men involved in the Hatton Gardon raid were previously jailed for their roles in two of the UK's biggest-ever robberies, a court has heard. | 35051392 |
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The Scot, 24, has been spending an hour at a time in the machine to simulate the conditions he could face in Brazil.
Having recently returned from a two-week training camp in Mallorca, he will top up his acclimatisation work before heading to Team GB's holding camp.
"It is... | Great Britain's top Olympics marathon hope Callum Hawkins believes training in a heat chamber in 35C heat and 80% humidity will give him an edge in Rio. | 36924114 |
The 24-year-old escaped the peloton on the penultimate climb for a solo finish on the 193.5km route from Aubagne to Fayence.
Yates finished 17 seconds clear, leaving him one minute and 37 seconds behind leader Julian Alaphilippe who retained the yellow jersey.
"I was just full gas to the finish, I gave everything I had... | Britain's Simon Yates won stage six of the Paris-Nice to move up to eighth overall with two stages remaining. | 39238078 |
He said his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko must now bear direct responsibility for the conflict.
Mr Poroshenko blamed "criminal elements" as he ended the ceasefire and launched a full-scale military operation using aircraft and artillery.
Four people were killed in a minibus when shells hit the rebel-held town ... | Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned Ukraine for ending a truce with separatist rebels in the east. | 28113680 |
A controlled explosion was carried out by the Army on an object at St Mary's on the Hill church on the Carnmoney Road.
An alert at the Church of St Mary, Star of the Sea, at Whitehouse, Newtownabbey is also now over.
A controlled explosion was also carried out there.
Residents have been allowed to return after the aler... | Security alerts at two Catholic churches in Glengormley and Newtownabbey on the outskirts of north Belfast have been declared hoaxes. | 31174915 |
The prices you'll see on most websites are asking prices. The value of a done deal - the real price - can take land registries weeks to process, by which time a fast-paced market will have moved on.
So those on the inside doing the deals, such as estate agents and developers, have a distinct advantage.
Could technology... | The property market, like that of gold and oil, is a rather murky world. | 34531638 |
Desmond D'Mello of Gedling, Nottinghamshire insisted he cared for many of his patients "as friends".
He faces 56 allegations of malpractice, including reusing dirty gloves, at a General Dental Council hearing.
The dentist described the investigation as "callous and very humiliating".
Mr D'Mello was suspended in June 20... | A dentist who sparked a major health alert prompting the screening of thousands of patients for blood-borne viruses has spoken of his shock at allegations of malpractice. | 37024879 |
More than 1,500 children were held over alleged firearm offences between 2013 and January 2016.
Among the figures, the Metropolitan Police made 679 arrests, while seven children aged under 11 were held in Nottinghamshire.
The number of arrests rose by 20% last year, the Press Association said.
The data, obtained under ... | Children as young as 10 were among hundreds of youngsters arrested for suspected gun crimes in the last three years, new data has revealed. | 35915168 |
20 September 2016 Last updated at 12:59 BST
The British coastline is home to 38 percent of the world's population of grey seals.
Ayshah has travelled down to the south coast of England to learn more a bit more about one of our native sea mammals.
But while it's great to keep an eye out for the seals, some people have b... | It's pupping season for the UK's seals, meaning that you might spot furry baby seals appearing along the coastlines. | 37417499 |
The 34-year-old was "strongly reprimanded" by the IOC after losing to Or Sasson in Friday's first-round bout.
The IOC said the Egyptian Olympic Committee also condemned El Shehaby and had sent him home.
However, Egypt's judo federation said he arrived home as scheduled.
Spokesman Sameh Moubasher, quoted by the AFP news... | Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from Rio after he refused to shake the hand of an Israeli opponent, the International Olympic Committee has said. | 37090339 |
The lock-rings - worn either as earrings or in the hair by a person of wealth and status about 3,000 years ago - were discovered in Rossett.
The ornaments will now go on display in Wrexham County Borough Museum.
It is thought the prized rings were buried as gifts to the gods, perhaps at the end of their owners' lives.
... | Two Bronze Age gold rings which were found by a metal detectorist on farm land in Wrexham have been declared treasure by a coroner. | 32072587 |
The men, aged 21, 22 and 33 were arrested along with a 45-year-old woman on Thursday after police seized a large quantity of diazepam tablets in north Belfast.
The men face a number of drug offences.
They are due to appear at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
The 21-year-old is also charged with possessing a fire... | Three men have been charged in connection with a police investigation into the supply of prescription drugs into Northern Ireland. | 32357140 |
It is the story of a wily political operator, backing the right political horses and shifting allegiances when expedient.
Given slightly different circumstances, according to one observer, it could have seen Ibori in the presidential villa rather than a British jail cell.
Ibori's defence in the face of allegations had ... | The story of how James Ibori went from convicted thief in London in the 1990s, to become governor of a wealthy oil-producing Nigerian state and then to a British prison is a remarkable one. | 17184075 |
The sculpture, which could potentially stand 7m (23ft) high and 30m (98ft) wide, symbolises a giant rusted crown.
It is said to represent the relationship between the medieval monarchies of Europe and the castles they built.
When opened in 2018, visitors will be able to walk along the £395,000 sculpture.
The winning de... | An iron ring sculpture will be part of a £630,000 investment project at Flint Castle. | 40680039 |
In the 12 months to September, assets under management fell by 12.5% to £283.7bn.
The company also recorded its 10th consecutive quarter of net fund outflows.
Aberdeen said weak investor sentiment towards Asia and emerging markets was a major contributing factor.
By mid-morning, its share price was down by more than 4... | Aberdeen Asset Management's share price has taken a hit after the company reported a sharp fall in the value of funds under its control. | 34963537 |
The 500lb (250kg) device was found on a building site in Grange Walk, Bermondsey on Monday.
Two primary schools were closed and hundreds of homes were evacuated as a precaution.
A cordon and 656ft (200m) exclusion zone was lifted at about 18:15 GMT as the bomb was removed to a quarry in Kent to be detonated, police sai... | An unexploded World War Two bomb found in south London has been driven away safely under police and Army escort. | 32030875 |
Restrictions were in place as Real Madrid beat Juventus 4-1 on Saturday.
There was a "significant" police presence at the final day of the Champions League Festival on Sunday following the London terror attack.
After the festival finished nearby roads in Cardiff Bay, such as Lloyd George Avenue, reopened by 22:00 BST.
... | With 170,000 fans departing following the Champions League final, Cardiff is expected to return to normal with all roads reopened on Monday. | 40152830 |
More than £9.2m was spent by the BBC charity on 159 active projects in every county in Wales last year which helped 20,000 disadvantaged children.
Singer Wynne Evans hosted a night of entertainment and fundraising from Swansea University's Great Hall.
"It's a truly staggering amount," said Jemma Wray, the charity head ... | Children in Need raised £2.55m in Wales as the national appeal total hit £46.6m on a record-breaking night dedicated to former host, the late Sir Terry Wogan. | 38037142 |
Constance Davies, 88, was at home in Maesteg, Bridgend county, when Gavin Tainton burst in demanding money.
Debt-ridden Tainton, 32, was jailed in February after being convicted of robbery at Cardiff Crown Court.
His sentence was increased at the Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday.
Lord Justice Fulford, sitting wit... | A window cleaner who tied up an 88-year-old woman, threatened her into silence and stole £15 has had his "significantly too short" 10-year sentence increased to 14 years. | 32616045 |
So usually on a Wednesday "sources close to the ECB" or "people familiar with the situation" have briefed the major financial wires that the central bank's governing council has given permission to Greece's central bank to lend a bit more to Greece's banks, to keep them afloat.
Here is a typical example.
And the likeli... | One of the oddest bits of central banking behaviour in the world right now is that pretty much every week since Greece's financial problems went nuclear again, at the start of the year, the European Central Bank has let it be known in a cloak-and-dagger way that it is still providing cooling fluid to the whole combusti... | 33164642 |
Maris, 20, was released by Barnsley this summer after playing four first-team games, and has had loan spells at Nuneaton, Guiseley and Lincoln.
Gregory, 21, came through the Crystal Palace academy and spent part of last season on loan at Leyton Orient before being released by the Eagles in May.
The pair join following ... | Cambridge United have signed midfielder George Maris and goalkeeper David Gregory on one-year contracts. | 36443718 |
Sir Stephen House has been under growing pressure following the force's handling of a fatal crash on the M9.
Lamara Bell, 25, died in hospital at the weekend after lying critically ill for three days in a crashed car, next to her dead partner John Yuill, 28.
A review of police call handling in Scotland has been announc... | Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has said he has "full confidence" in the chief constable of Police Scotland. | 33503587 |
The $6.5bn (£4.06bn), 1,800km (1,118 miles) all-weather road will stretch from Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh state to where the borders of India and China meet with Myanmar.
The road will connect sparsely populated and poorly-connected hill communities living in four large frontier districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
It wil... | India has unveiled plans to build a mountain road along the disputed border with China in the country's remote north-east. | 29639950 |
John Pielmeier's play, about a young girl possessed by the devil, will run at Birmingham Rep from 21 October to 5 November.
The play is based on William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel that also spawned the 1973 film starring Max von Sydow.
Audiences will be warned it "contains adult material which may shock and offend".
The... | The stage version of supernatural shocker The Exorcist is to have its UK premiere around Halloween. | 36301422 |
What started as a pilot in 2013 has grown into a database "without any public debate or oversight", said the American Civil Liberties Union.
It amounted to "runaway surveillance", director of technology Nicole Ozer tweeted.
The FBI said it was developing "best practices" for iris image capture.
The project was launched... | The FBI has collected nearly 430,000 iris scans over the past three years, an investigation by technology website The Verge, has revealed. | 36783515 |
The Eagles missed out on a Finals Day place after a dramatic batting collapse saw them slump to a 39-run loss.
But Essex are top of Division Two in the County Championship and still in the quarter-finals of the One-Day Cup.
"We are still in two competitions, I think it's important we remember that," the 41-year-old tol... | Essex head coach Chris Silverwood says his team must refocus quickly after Monday's T20 Blast quarter-final defeat by Nottinghamshire. | 37022237 |
Monza has signed a new contract until 2019 with Formula 1's commercial arm worth a total of 68m Euros (£60.5m).
F1 will receive €22m in 2017 and 2018 and €24m in 2019, according to a source close to the deal.
The move ends a period of uncertainty over the future of Monza, which is the oldest race on the calendar. It fi... | The future of the Italian Grand Prix at the historic Monza circuit has been secured for the next three seasons. | 38146270 |
The 57-year-old Baggies head coach has been a manager for over 23 years - or fast approaching 1,000 football matches - at eight different clubs.
"It's become a lot different to what it used to be," he told BBC WM.
"But, unless you're prepared to change, if I had not adapted, then Tony Pulis wouldn't be in football."
Pu... | West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis says he would no longer be in football management if he had not learned to adapt in the way he handles players. | 34860557 |
Bartek Plachta, eight, from Poland, and Monika Lewandowska-Ritchie, 36, from Durham, were killed following the crash at 14:55 on Monday on the A92, north of the Redhouse Roundabout, Kirkcaldy.
Bartek died shortly after the crash. Ms Lewandowska-Ritchie died in hospital.
Another child, aged nine, suffered serious facial... | The families of a woman and boy killed in a Fife crash involving a car and a lorry have paid tribute to them saying they would be "sadly missed". | 35977121 |
The athlete won Team GB's first medal of this year's Games when he took first place in the 100m breaststroke in world record time.
The 21-year-old, who trains with City of Derby Swimming Club, received the accolade at a ceremony at the Council House.
It comes amid concerns for Derby's limited public swimming facilities... | Swimmer Adam Peaty has received the freedom of the city of Derby following his gold medal win in the Rio Olympics. | 37585153 |
The report said that there was accumulating evidence that the figures may not be reliable - and they needed to be thoroughly overhauled.
The decision to "de-designate" police statistics does not affect the reliability of the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), which is the other official measure. But it is damag... | Last week, the UK Statistics Authority, the watchdog that oversees the publication of official data, said it could no longer approve crime figures based on information recorded by the police in England and Wales. | 25831906 |
Emergency services were called to Muscle Junction health supplements store in Glasgow Road, Barrhead, at about 23:10 on Saturday.
The entire shop front was blown off in the blast but no-one was injured as the premises were unoccupied at the time.
Police have appealed for witnesses in a bid to trace who was responsible ... | A fire and subsequent explosion that destroyed a shop in East Renfrewshire was a deliberate act, police have said. | 35959678 |
A selection of photos from across the African continent this week: | Images courtesy of AFP, AP, EPA and Reuters | 37376976 |
The government wants to reduce pensions payable to 130,000 current and ex-steel workers, to make Tata's Port Talbot operations more attractive to a buyer.
Meanwhile the Commons Work and Pensions select committee is investigating the £571m deficit at the BHS scheme.
Now it will also investigate how many pension schemes... | An inquiry is to be launched into the UK's 6,000 occupational pension schemes after question marks about the future of the BHS and British Steel schemes. | 36408238 |
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Leap seconds are added to our clocks in order to keep up with the Earth's rotation.
We use something called an Atomic clock, which measures the vibrations of atoms to get a super accurate time.
As the Earth rotates at different speeds, leap seconds are added or taken away to th... | This year is going to be an extra second longer, because of the addition of a 'Leap second'. | 31093380 |
Officers were called to Egremont Promenade, Wallasey, shortly before 14:00 GMT on Friday after the body was spotted close to the shore.
Police are appealing for help in identifying the man, thought to be in his mid to late 50s.
He was described by police as white, of slim build with grey to ginger hair. | The death of a man whose body was recovered from the River Mersey is being treated as "unexplained" by police. | 38781749 |
The body of 60-year-old Elizabeth Mackay, or Muir, was discovered at a house in the city's Hilton area on Thursday by two of her friends.
Ms Mackay, who was originally from Nairn and had been living in Inverness for eight years, had a number of injuries.
Police said she had been described as "a loner" and a "private pe... | A woman found murdered in her home in Inverness had suffered a "sustained and brutal assault", police have said. | 35959985 |
Forest Green old boy Jon Parkin twice equalised against his former club after two strikes from Omar Bugiel.
But, having looked like they might survive, Guiseley's late equaliser at home to Solihull Moors sent York down.
City now have only the consolation of an FA Trophy final against Macclesfield to look forward to in ... | York City suffered relegation for the second season running as they could only draw at home to National League high-flyers Forest Green Rovers. | 39676553 |
He made 36 appearances last season, including as a substitute in the Championship play-off final.
Kelly, 21, has been with Reading since the age of eight.
"He took first-team football in his stride last season and certainly deserves this new contract," chief executive Nigel Howe said. | Reading midfielder Liam Kelly has signed a new three-year contract with the club following an impressive first full season in the senior side. | 40523487 |
There is speculation the SNP may try to do a deal with Labour in the event of a hung Parliament in May, even if the Tories win the most seats in England.
Deputy Leader Stewart Hosie said this could be justified if it meant stopping David Cameron getting back into power.
And he said voters would have no right to "whinge... | The SNP has dismissed claims that it would be hard for it to keep a future UK government in power if it did not include the largest party in England. | 30623652 |
The A$5bn (£2.9bn, $3.8bn) airport will be located at Badgerys Creek, 50km (31 miles) west of the city's centre.
PM Malcolm Turnbull said the government would take on the project after the operator of Sydney's existing airport turned it down, citing financial risks.
It comes more than 70 years after the idea was first... | The Australian government has announced it will build a second international airport in Sydney. | 39728713 |
Ian Stewart is set to leave the newspapers where he has spent the majority of his career in March.
The announcement comes just three weeks before The Scotsman is due to celebrate its bicentenary.
Mr Stewart is in charge of The Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News, as well as sister title Scotland on Sunday. He first joi... | The editor-in-chief at The Scotsman Publications has announced he is leaving the post. | 38531055 |
The University of Bath's "Derhill Terrace" accommodation sign went missing in 2005.
A note sent with it thanked the university "for the loan", said it had been well looked after, and was signed by "A sorry former sign thief".
The 3ft-long sign will now be replaced on the wall of the accommodation block.
The note stated... | A sign stolen by a student has been returned anonymously more than a decade after it was taken. | 33992461 |
It says the Royal College of Midwives has overhauled its professional guidance and women will now no longer be advised that they should have babies without medical interventions, including caesareans and epidurals.
In an interview with the paper, the chief executive of the RCM, Cathy Warwick, denied that what is known ... | The Times leads with a report that midwives have dropped their campaign for natural childbirth on the grounds that it has been making women feel bad. | 40907545 |
Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, who was allegedly found with several passports, pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of fraud.
He appeared along with seven other judges, who all denied the charges.
The fight against corruption was a campaign pledge of Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari who came to power last year.
Africa Live: More on th... | A Supreme Court judge in Nigeria has been charged in court in the capital Abuja with corruption and money-laundering. | 38053755 |
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