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Thousands of people were infected with Hepatitis C and HIV through NHS blood products in the 1970s and 80s.
Ms Ellison said the money would come from the Department of Health's budget, and she apologised again to victims.
In March last year the Penrose report was published after a six-year inquiry.
Lord Penrose, a reti... | The government wants to increase the amount of money on offer for those affected by the blood contamination scandal by a further £100m, public health minister Jane Ellison has said. | 35371248 |
A study of more than 1,000 Scottish 70-year-olds found that those who had had complex jobs scored better on memory and thinking tests.
One theory is a more stimulating environment helps build up a "cognitive reserve" to help buffer the brain against age-related decline,
The research was reported in Neurology.
The team,... | People with mentally taxing jobs, including lawyers and graphic designers, may end up having better memory in old age, research suggests. | 30115497 |
"It's an emergency, it's a national emergency. We are going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money on the opioid crisis," he said.
The number of deaths from the drugs - prescribed to a third of Americans in 2015 - has quadrupled in 20 years.
Declaring a national emergency means the issue can get pri... | The crisis over the US addiction to painkillers - opioids - is a national emergency, says President Donald Trump. | 40891691 |
Ofcom said customers could avoid an awkward and long call to their operator and instead send a text. In turn, they will be sent switching codes.
The proposal means Ofcom's previously preferred option - a more simple one-stage process - is being dropped.
That system was more expensive and could have raised bills, it sai... | Mobile phone users will be able to switch operators by sending a text to the provider they want to leave, under plans drawn up by the regulator. | 39972720 |
Mr Lugovoi and an associate, Dmitry Kovtun, deny the British charge that they poisoned Litvinenko in London with radioactive polonium in 2006.
Mr Lugovoi's stated 2014 income was 30.5m roubles (£400,400; $603,000).
Most Russian MPs' earnings were in the 3-5m rouble range.
Mr Lugovoi was elected to the Duma - the Russia... | One of the suspected killers of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, Andrei Lugovoi, earned £400,400 as a Russian MP last year and has six properties, his official income declaration says. | 32349310 |
Phyllida Barlow, Steve Claydon, Helen Marten and David Medalla will find out in November which of them will be the first recipient of the £30,000 prize.
The prize, which will be awarded every other year, is open to artists who have made "a significant contribution to contemporary sculpture".
The four artists will go on... | Four artists have been shortlisted for the first Hepworth Prize for Sculpture, a new award for UK-based sculptors. | 35856816 |
Alberto Salazar has been under investigation since a BBC Panorama programme in 2015 made allegations about drugs use at his US training base, and a leaked report from the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) was obtained by the Sunday Times this weekend.
"I believe in a clean sport, " he said. "I do not use supplements that a... | The American coach of Olympic champion Mo Farah rejected claims he may have broken anti-doping rules to boost the performance of some of his athletes. | 39097761 |
Kim Jong-nam fell out of favour years ago and has been living in China.
Japanese author Yoji Gomi said he was no longer in contact with Kim Jong-nam but believed he was "doing fine".
Mr Gomi told the BBC that he did not believe that the publication of his book in January 2012 would put Kim Jong-nam in any danger.
When... | An author has defended a book in which the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expresses doubts about the future of the Communist state. | 16839781 |
Allardyce added that the player was undergoing a medical on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old Argentina striker has scored twice in eight appearances for the Hammers since joining from Velez Sarsfield last summer.
Zarate was quoted in the national press as saying that Allardyce refused to play him because he was signed by Hamme... | West Ham manager Sam Allardyce expects Mauro Zarate to move to QPR on loan in the January transfer window. | 30631066 |
He is leaving his post as Welsh Rugby Union group chief executive in October after the World Cup and will replace Lord Rowe-Beddoe.
Transport Minister Edwina Hart said he was "the right person to steer our future ambitions" at the airport, which the Welsh government bought in 2013.
Mr Lewis said he was "thrilled" to be... | Welsh rugby chief Roger Lewis is to be the new chairman of Cardiff Airport. | 32040529 |
According to new data, up to 57% of all Amazonian trees may already fit the criteria of being globally threatened.
If confirmed, the estimates would raise the number of threatened plant species on Earth by almost a quarter.
Forest cover in the Amazon has been shrinking for decades, but little is known about the impact ... | More than half of all tree species in the Amazon face extinction, warn international scientists. | 34880656 |
Maybin has been struggling with a wrist injury in recent years and withdrew from the Johannesburg Open in February.
He lost his European Tour Card at the end of 2014 and has admitted in a statement that he has found the last few years "challenging".
Maybin turned professional in 2005 and competed in both the US Open an... | Ballyclare golf professional Gareth Maybin has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 36. | 39730945 |
Striker Rooney, 30, was left out of Jose Mourinho's starting line-up for the 4-1 win over Leicester on Saturday.
Asked if Rooney appeared down when he was told, Smalling replied: "No."
The England centre-back added: "He was the same before the game when we were all getting ready. He is often one of the most vocal and h... | Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has not been affected by being dropped and is still the "main man" at Old Trafford, says defender Chris Smalling. | 37467152 |
People living in Llandudno made the 1,500 tarts needed for Friday's event.
Alice Liddell, the little girl who was Lewis Carroll's inspiration for Alice, spent her family holidays in Llandudno.
The record attempt took place at 12:00 BST and will be confirmed at a later date if they have succeded. | A Conwy town has marked the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice in Wonderland by attempting a world record for the longest line of jam tarts. | 32536475 |
Sir Keith Porter is the UK's only professor of clinical traumatology, based at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QE) in Birmingham.
He is in charge of the unit where between 650 and 700 servicemen are flown over from Afghanistan or admitted for follow-up treatment each year.
... | "People are surviving injuries now they wouldn't have done three or four years ago but we are having to be reactive and adapt to the skills of the Taliban." | 20268734 |
Here's part two of our festive selection of science and environment long reads.
Football as a numbers game. By Jonathan Sullivan
"Big data" - the world of analytics, algorithms and statistical models - is increasingly part of our lives, and professional sports such as football are no different.
Read the feature
Are hum... | There has been a feast of interesting stories behind the news headlines this year. | 37788438 |
There will be auditions held in cities including Milan, Helsinki and New York.
A total of 19 singers from 25 countries will be picked for the competition.
Finalists will be announced early in 2015 and will join Welsh representative Celine Forest to compete for a place in the final, held in Cardiff from June 14 to 21.
T... | The search has begun for the next generation of opera singers for BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2015. | 29761522 |
Contrary to Louis van Gaal's comments, sources close to De Gea say he never expressed a desire not to play.
De Gea is not happy to have been made to train with United's reserve team. He will not be considered by manager Van Gaal until the transfer window shuts.
De Gea, 24, is wanted by Real Madrid. United are demanding... | David De Gea is surprised at being left out of Manchester United's team for the first two games of the season. | 33935204 |
James Eyre, 41, from Derbyshire, was on the waiting list for more than four years before his operation in October.
Mr Eyre, a dry stone waller, has since returned home from the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, where he had been for three weeks.
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust said he had been "very lucky" as one in three with th... | A man with cystic fibrosis has said he can be a "proper dad" again following a successful double lung transplant. | 34712561 |
Suarez, 28, played 13 times for the Serie A side this season after signing from La Liga side Atletico Madrid.
He spent five years at the Spanish club, where he won the league title, Spanish Cup and Europa League.
That included a season with current Hornets boss Quique Sanchez Flores, before Diego Simeone took over.
Sua... | Watford have signed Mario Suarez from Fiorentina for an undisclosed fee, the midfielder signing a four-and-a-half-year deal. | 35451984 |
The film, tentatively titled The Newest Hottest Spike Lee Joint, is about "human beings who are addicted to blood. Funny, sexy and bloody".
More than 28 backers each paid $10,000 (£6,300) to sit next to Lee courtside at a New York Knicks basketball game.
Self-described "indie filmmaker" Lee said: "I put my own money in... | US film director Spike Lee has reached his $1.25m (£799,000) target on the fan funding website Kickstarter for his next movie project. | 23752947 |
The proposal is among measures the government is considering to reduce congestion on English A-roads.
Roadworks on major routes would also have to take place seven days a week so that projects are completed sooner or be lifted until they resume.
The transport secretary said the plans offered "welcome relief" for driver... | Councils and utility companies could be fined up to £5,000 a day for leaving roadworks unmanned at weekends, the Department for Transport has said. | 35415992 |
Leaders of the Ka'apor tribe accused the Brazilian authorities of failing to protect them.
They tied up the loggers and set fire to their trucks and chainsaws, before forcing them out, reported the Reuters news agency.
The logs found at the indigenous territory in the north-eastern state of Maranhao were also destroyed... | A group of indigenous people in Brazil's Amazon region have detained and expelled loggers working illegally in their ancestral lands. | 29073536 |
Kanye West has tweeted a cryptic link to a site called Yeezy.Supply and a time code counting down to 21:00 GMT on 12 February.
The page contains no other clues about what will happen at that time, revealing nothing more than a ticking clock and an industrial sounding montage of buzz.
So what could it be?
Not completely... | A teaser from the self-titled "biggest rock star in the world" is always bound to get people talking. | 31159955 |
The blaze broke out at Willow Place Shopping Centre in Corby on Tuesday evening.
Two boys, aged 14 and 17, and two men, aged 19 and 20, have been arrested on suspicion of arson. They remain in police custody.
The car park is closed, along with four stores, although the shopping centre is open.
Northamptonshire Police s... | Four people have been arrested in connection with a fire at a multi-storey car park in Northamptonshire. | 30642116 |
Opener Cook made only 16 as England slumped to 57-5 in pursuit of 350 on day four of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley.
He has managed 601 runs in his last 24 innings, at an average of 25.
"The captain is in terrible form," Boycott said on BBC Test Match Special. "It's a recipe for resignation. I don't kn... | Alastair Cook's form is a "recipe for resignation" as England captain, says ex-skipper Geoffrey Boycott. | 27988472 |
An action plan has been agreed, but Thursday's EU summit ended with leaders recognising that more solidarity was needed - as much within the 28-nation bloc as in its relations with Turkey.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel aims to build on the progress made in EU Commission negotiations with Turkey by visiting Ankara on ... | More intense EU diplomacy with Turkey lies ahead to turn ambitions into facts on the ground in the migrant crisis. | 34549830 |
She is currently chief executive of Voice UK, a national learning disability charity, promoting justice and well being for vulnerable victims.
First Minister Peter Robinson said: "She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the job and has dedicated much of her life to improving the lives of victims.
"We believe... | Northern Ireland's new commissioner for victims and survivors is Kathryn Stone. | 19468666 |
President Trump recently ordered a ban on travel from six Muslim-majority countries, but Afghanistan was not included on the list.
Teams from Iran, Sudan and Syria - which are on the list - did manage to enter the country.
The girls said they did not know why they had not been given visas.
A US State Department officia... | An all-girl team of roboticists from Afghanistan will watch their creations compete in a US competition via Skype after being denied entry visas. | 40504352 |
One person died and five were injured at the decommissioned power station on 23 February. Three are still missing.
Assistant Chief Constable Scott Chilton added that the victims' families had returned home after visiting the site.
A four-minute silence was held at demolition firm Coleman and Company's sites across the ... | Recovering the bodies of the victims of the Didcot power station collapse is a "very complex operation" that will take "many, many weeks", police have said. | 35695270 |
Indian-American Waris Ahluwalia, who is also a designer, said he was prevented from boarding after he refused to remove his turban in public.
The incident happened during additional security checks before a flight from Mexico City to New York.
Aeromexico said it had complied with security protocols and it regretted any... | A Sikh actor has claimed he was barred from boarding an Aeromexico plane because of his turban. | 35528196 |
The Magpies started well and could have been a goal ahead in the opening 10 minutes when Mark Yeates smacked the top of the bar with a wonderful long-range drive.
Notts took the lead in the 24th minute and the architect was Michael O'Connor, who produced a wonderful pass which picked out the run of Jon Stead who ran on... | Notts County maintained their unbeaten home record under new boss Kevin Nolan as they secured victory over fellow League Two strugglers Cheltenham. | 38865835 |
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After newspapers carried a picture of England assistant manager Ray Lewington yesterday carrying a team sheet, Coleman did the same - but with Pele and Maradona up front for Wales. | Wales manager Chris Coleman was in a jovial mood in training on Wednesday with a cheeky jibe at Euro 2016 rivals England with a team-sheet spoof. | 36481611 |
Their innings defeat by Surrey left Hampshire 23 points from the safety of seventh place with six games left.
Hampshire required a late revival to avoid relegation last season and Smith is confident of a repeat performance.
"We've got six games left in the season as we'll approach every one of those as winnable," he to... | Will Smith believes Hampshire can pull off another "great escape" despite being left adrift at the bottom of County Championship Division One. | 36855404 |
Some transactions were affected for two 30-minute periods, leading to queues.
The Post Office apologised, saying that the service had now been restored across the UK network of 11,800 branches.
The problem came as Royal Mail's website continued to suffer from a computer glitch.
"We are very sorry for the inconvenience ... | Transactions were affected at the Post Office network on Monday as computer issues caused problems on one of the busiest days of the year. | 16143730 |
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The Irish must beat Bangladesh on Friday to keep their hopes alive after Wednesday's dramatic two-wicket defeat.
"As long as Oman lose a game, to a large extent, it's still going to be in our own hands," said Porterfield.
"We've got to win our next two games and keep an ey... | Ireland captain William Porterfield said his team's shock World Twenty20 defeat by newcomers Oman was "hard to take" but insisted that they can regroup to progress to the main draw. | 35769501 |
Munster are being investigated over their management of scrum-half Murray's head injury in the Scotstoun game.
Ireland's Murray was allowed to return to the field after belatedly being sent for a head injury assessment.
"I was fully conscious and talking to them (Munster's medics) about my neck," said the Lions half-ba... | Conor Murray has insisted he did not lose consciousness in Munster's European Champions Cup victory over Glasgow last weekend. | 38668438 |
"I do not want, nor will I accept the Republican nomination," he said.
Mr Ryan's name was floated as a late contender if there is a contested convention in July, as doubts persist over the strength of the candidates.
If none of Donald Trump, John Kasich and Ted Cruz can win 1,237 delegates, the convention will be conte... | US House Speaker Paul Ryan has officially ruled out making a late attempt to become the Republican presidential nominee. | 36029685 |
Northumberland County Council approved the proposals for 200 houses, shops and a school at its County Hall site.
Morpeth Chamber of Trade chair Jacky Beesley said it was "unsatisfactory that the council was both the planning authority and the landowner that would benefit from approvals".
The council said it was "clearl... | Criticised plans to sell-off a council headquarters and build on the land have been called in by the government. | 39418975 |
EU proposals should be considered by the UK both as an EU member state, and in terms of their Brexit implications, the European Scrutiny Committee said.
Policies would affect the UK up to, and in some cases after, Brexit, it said.
The government has said it "will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislatio... | Ministers must continue to scrutinise - and be prepared to vote against - new EU measures while it remains a member of the EU, a committee of MPs has said. | 39518212 |
Captain Charlotte Edwards top-scored with 65 in a total of 194 all out with four balls left of their 50 overs.
New Zealand lost wickets regularly and were 104 all out with Anya Shrubsole taking four for 36.
The tourists, who lost the first match by 67 runs, will look to make it two wins at the same venue on Sunday.
Shr... | England's women beat New Zealand by 90 runs in their second one-day international in the ICC Women's Championship in Mount Maunganui. | 31450936 |
The 34-year-old midfielder has just finished his latest spell in the Indian Super League with Atletico Kolkata.
"Having been the player who has come back three times before, I know the appeal and why you would want to come back," said McFadden, who confirmed that Well have made him an offer.
"And I know Pearo is exactl... | Motherwell assistant James McFadden hopes Stephen Pearson will follow his example by signing with the Scottish Premiership club for a third time. | 38802482 |
They have published a report saying the results of the IGCSE in English language were flawed and pupils received unfair grades.
The exam board, Cambridge International Exams, said it was "confident" in the accuracy of the results.
Exam regulator Ofqual said the exam results were reliable and pupils had received "approp... | Independent school head teachers have said there was a "major problem" with an exam taken last summer. | 36046505 |
Cambridgeshire Police are examining the circumstances surrounding the death during an event held by the Fitzwilliam Hunt, which is based near Peterborough.
The force said it was alerted to the death when the hunt reached Elton, at about 14:00 GMT.
It is now working to establish if a crime was committed under the 2004 H... | The killing of a fox during a New Year's Day hunt in Cambridgeshire is being investigated by police. | 35225812 |
The latest hospital waiting list figures show 55.3% of patients were waiting longer than 13 weeks to be admitted for inpatient or day case treatment.
Meanwhile, 12% of patients waited more than 52 weeks.
The college said the figures do not come close to meeting the current target.
In a highly unusual move, the RCS said... | The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned that Northern Ireland patients are waiting too long for surgery. | 39066288 |
The ban is set to begin on 1 July after two rival group claimed control of the country's association.
On 2 June, Sudan's Ministry of Justice ordered the Fifa-recognised SFA president Mutasim Gaafar Sir Elkhatim to be removed and replaced by Abdel Rahman Sir Elkatim.
Football's world governing body prohibits governmenta... | Fifa has warned Sudan that it faces an international ban from football unless it overturns a governmental order to install a new football association president. | 40444567 |
The ceremony will also feature sets from Hozier, Jess Glynne and OMI, whose single Cheerleader was one of the songs of the summer.
Many of the acts will be backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
The ceremony, at Birmingham's Genting Arena, will be hosted by Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton.
More than 10,000 tickets are avai... | One Direction, Ellie Goulding, Little Mix and Mumford and Sons have all been confirmed to play at the second BBC Music Awards in December. | 34597290 |
Saints needed maximum points from their final Pool Three game to stay in with a chance of progressing as one of the best three runners-up.
And they did it with ease, thanks to tries from Harry Mallinder, George Pisi, Sam Dickinson and George North.
Rhodri Jones grabbed a late consolation score for the hosts.
Bottom sid... | Northampton claimed a bonus-point win over Scarlets, with results on Sunday sending them into the Champions Cup last eight. | 35355000 |
Ms Taubira was known to disagree with the controversial proposals.
The citizenship plans were put forward after the 13 November Paris attacks in which 130 people were murdered.
"Sometimes staying on is resisting, sometimes resisting means leaving," she tweeted.
Many of the Islamist militants who carried out attacks in ... | French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has stepped down from her job, shortly before plans to strip people convicted of terrorism of their citizenship go before parliament. | 35417732 |
The paper calls it her "mea culpa".
In an editorial, the paper says it is right that Mrs May will show contrition - but adds that the time for apologies is over.
It says decisiveness and clarity are the best way of uniting the cabinet, her party, and ultimately, the country.
The Sun on Sunday, meanwhile, says Mrs May i... | According to the Mail on Sunday, Theresa May will make a grovelling apology at the Conservative Party conference for the loss of the government's majority, to try to head off a threat to sack her as prime minister. | 40914148 |
The Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust has agreed to pay Church Commissioners £2.45m for the freehold of the castle and grounds.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) turned down a bid for £478,000 from the trust in 2011 over concerns about the original asking price.
The trust wants to keep the castle, museum and library o... | A group hoping to buy the former home of the Bishop of Worcester has been awarded £413,700 of lottery money. | 21999628 |
Metropolitan Police officer Tom Harrison, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, used the name Mr Gorilla during the challenge.
All sponsorship money would go to The Gorilla Organisation, he said.
After crossing the finishing line he was congratulated by TV celebrity and conservationist Bill Oddie.
Mr Harrison missed out on ... | A man has raised nearly £50,000 for gorilla conservation by crawling around the 26.2-mile London Marathon course in costume over six and a half days. | 39828787 |
Azhar Hasyim, e-business director at Indonesia's Information Ministry, told the BBC the decision had been made without consultation with the New York-based company, which is owned by Yahoo.
"We must ban the site first, and tell them later," Mr Hasyim said.
Earlier this month, Indonesia ordered social networking sites t... | Indonesia has banned the blogging platform Tumblr, saying that the site distributes pornographic content. | 35594617 |
Mr Duncan Smith said the latest planned cuts to disability benefits were "not defensible" in a Budget that benefited higher-earning taxpayers.
In response, Mr Cameron said they had "collectively agreed" on the proposals, before deciding on Friday to have a rethink to "get these policies right".
Stephen Crabb has been n... | David Cameron says he is "puzzled and disappointed" after Iain Duncan Smith quit as work and pensions secretary. | 35850200 |
In seven out of 10 cases studied, a prosecutor or the police commissioner imposed lesser punishments on officers who used chokeholds, which are banned
The report is in response to the death of Eric Garner, who died after being placed in a chokehold by police.
The practice is banned by the New York city police departmen... | A review of the New York police's recent chokehold cases has found discipline recommended by a complaints board was very often not followed. | 30783323 |
To eat the famous holy sweet, given as an offering at one of India's holiest Hindu shrines, Tirumala Tirupati, you don't need to shell out a lot of money.
The temple in southern Andhra Pradesh state provides two laddoos at a subsidised cost of 10 rupees ($0.5; £0.1) each, and customers are allowed to buy another two a... | Getting your hands on a Tirupati laddoo is not easy. | 36832237 |
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, with many rescued from rising waters and housed in shelters.
Nepal has suffered the highest death toll with over 75 people killed this week in floods and landslides.
Hundreds die every year across the region during the monsoon season between June and September.
In Ne... | More than 100 people have been killed in monsoon floods in South Asia, as torrential rain caused chaos in several countries. | 36913429 |
The 24-year-old was found dead on a houseboat she was sharing with a local family in Srinagar, Kashmir, in April.
Dutch national Richard De Wit, 43, denies her murder in a trial that has been running since July.
The court heard the witness was missing for "health reasons" and the case was adjourned until 17 January.
Ra... | The trial of a man accused of murdering Guernsey woman Sarah Groves in India has been adjourned after a prosecution witness did not appear. | 25418716 |
The post was also uploaded on to her sister's boyfriend, Scott Disick's account.
He added "And a Jew" referencing his own background.
It shows the three sisters smiling into the camera dressed in white, with the caption "The Only KKK To Ever Let Black Men In".
Khloe tweeted a link to the Instagram meme along with the w... | Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian has deleted an Instagram meme, which some parts of the American media are claiming is offensive. | 30018227 |
The 1,180-mile (1,900km) pipeline will carry tar sands oil from Canada to refineries on the Texas coast.
A lawsuit filed in Montana by a coalition of groups says more environmental scrutiny is required.
They - and some landowners - are concerned about potential contamination of ground and surface water.
Supporters of t... | Environmental groups in the US have begun a legal challenge to President Donald Trump's approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. | 39450398 |
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Elephants are the world's largest land mammal and helping that many of them move home is a humongous challenge.
They're being relocated as part of a project to help protect the species.
The number of African elephants has declined due to poaching and it's hoped this herd could res... | Five hundred African elephants are being moved to a wildlife reserve in central Malawi from two parks in the southern part of the country. | 36904511 |
Potters manager Mark Hughes said the right-back would miss "three to four weeks", during which time they play Sunderland, Hull, Swansea and West Ham.
Johnson, 32, was included in Gareth Southgate's recent England squad, but had to withdraw with an injury.
England's next match is a World Cup 2018 qualifier at home to S... | Stoke defender Glen Johnson has been ruled out for up to a month after suffering a thigh injury in training. | 37653760 |
Construction work on the Mersey Gateway project was declared under way by the leader of Halton Borough Council earlier.
The project begins with the building of access roads across the saltmarsh on both sides of the river.
Work on the six-lane toll bridge, linking Runcorn and Widnes, is due to be finished by 2017. It ai... | The building of a second bridge over the River Mersey has started. | 27302026 |
Premier Foods saw its share price drop 14% after a trading update revealed a decrease in sales.
Investors were not calmed by the company's reassurance that "careful management" of costs would see profits meet expectations this year.
A boost to international sales could not make up for the hit in the UK.
It's not often ... | The unusually warm weather in September meant fewer of us bought gravy and puddings according to the maker of Bisto and Mr Kipling products. | 37627908 |
The 41st president was admitted on Saturday due to "an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia".
The 92-year-old has now been moved to the intensive care unit after doctors performed a "procedure to protect and clear his airway".
Mrs Bush, 91, was admitted on Wednesday suffering from fatigue and a cough.
Duri... | Former US President George HW Bush and his wife Barbara Bush have been admitted to a hospital in Houston, Texas, according to a spokesman. | 38667118 |
Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) compiled the tree list by using data gathered from its network of 500 member organisations.
It hopes the list will be used as a tool to identify rare and threatened species in need of immediate action to prevent them becoming extinct.
Details of the study appear in th... | There are 60,065 species of trees in the world, according to a comprehensive study of the world's plants. | 39492977 |
The bank will also "terminate" its global head of electronic fixed income, currencies and commodities as part of the settlement.
Regulators said the bank used super-fast trading systems to reject unprofitable client orders, then failed to disclose why they were rejected.
In May, Barclays was fined $2.4bn for manipulati... | Barclays will pay an extra $150m (£99m) penalty for misconduct in foreign exchange trading, US regulators said. | 34859185 |
The Dow Jones was little changed, falling 0.01% to 21,394.76 while the wider S&P 500 index rose 0.2% to 2,438.3.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq index rose 0.5% to 6,265.25.
Bed Bath & Beyond was among the biggest losers, falling more than 12% after reporting weak quarterly sales.
The home goods chain said on Thursday that quart... | US stocks held steady on Friday, as gains in energy and tech stocks outweighed declines in firms focused on consumer goods. | 40385593 |
David Lee, 31, and the woman were transporting the patient from Aberdeen to Kirkcaldy when the incident happened, a trial was told.
Mr Lee denies 15 charges involving several people.
He has lodged a special defence at Aberdeen Sheriff Court claiming all activity was consensual.
The female worker, who cannot be named, s... | An ambulance technician put his colleague's hand on his crotch while she was driving a pregnant woman to hospital, a court has heard. | 37541963 |
Manager Alfie Wylie was without a string of first-choice players for the tough match in Biel.
The Swiss, with a 100% record in the qualifying series, were 2-0 up at half-time through goals from Vanessa Bernauer and Rahel Kiwic.
Bernauer scored again in the second half and Rachel Rinast then made it 4-0 to the hosts.
No... | Northern Ireland wrapped up their Euro 2017 qualifiers with a 4-0 defeat away to Group 6 winners Switzerland. | 37425628 |
The attack happened in Meadow Road and Milford Road, near the Readipop studio, at about 23:20 BST.
A number of men had been seen running along the road with traffic cones and other items before the fight started.
The victim was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital then transferred to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxf... | A 21-year-old man is in a critical condition after receiving head injuries during a brawl involving up to 20 people in Reading. | 36451889 |
He was arrested in south-east London on 3 November last year by police investigating a suspected mugging.
Officers had been called to Tyrwhitt Road in Lewisham where they discovered a Mercedes car and a van had been involved in a crash.
The rapper, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, was charged while answering bail ... | Rapper Professor Green has been charged with drinking and driving. | 26540378 |
Marion Coutts' The Iceberg beat five other titles to receive the £30,000 Wellcome Book Prize, given annually to works that "showcase the breadth and depth of our encounters with medicine".
Coutts' memoir charts the last 18 months in the life of Tom Lubbock.
Chief art critic of the Independent, he died in 2011 of a tumo... | A memoir by the widow of a man who died of a brain tumour has won a prize for new books about health or illness. | 32519385 |
In October "Troliblocs", a stack of three recycling boxes on a wheeled trolley, were sent to residents with black bags collected every three weeks.
Campaigners at Ebbw Vale's Civic Centre said on Friday disabled and elderly people struggle to move the trolleys, especially in houses with steps.
Blaenau Gwent council sai... | About 200 people have attended a protest in Blaenau Gwent over the council's new recycling system. | 34875079 |
The former Liverpool assistant manager was promoted to first-team boss at Mestalla Stadium in March, initially until the end of the season.
The 53-year-old had taken over after former England defender Gary Neville was sacked following four months in charge.
Ayestaran guided his former side to 12th place in La Liga, win... | Pako Ayestaran has been appointed as Valencia coach on a two-year contract. | 36371773 |
She will sample the culinary histories of stately homes and create new recipes inspired by her visits in Mary Berry's Secrets From Britain's Great Houses.
In September, she announced she would not remain as a judge on Bake Off when it moves from BBC One to Channel 4.
In a statement, she said she was "so excited" to be ... | The BBC has announced details of Mary Berry's first show since leaving The Great British Bake Off. | 37870515 |
Biofouling by barnacles, mussels and similar animals could pose problems for the growing offshore renewable energy industry.
The UK government's Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has commissioned the study to see if these "sessile" creatures could harm attempts to harvest power from offshore wind, wave and tide.
The p... | A bid has been launched to uncover the secret life of clingy sea creatures. | 35457436 |
A knife was used in the incident at Thomas Cook on Penlline Road, Whitchurch, at about 12:30 GMT on Saturday.
South Wales Police said three men were in custody and nobody was injured. | Three men have been arrested following an armed robbery at a Cardiff travel agency. | 35906696 |
Prosecutors believe the driver, who was killed, was not concentrating just before the coach ploughed into standing traffic and burst into flames.
Another 30 people were hurt in the incident on the A9 motorway, near Stammbach in northern Bavaria.
The coach had been carrying 46 elderly people on a trip to Lake Garda in I... | A horrific bus crash on a motorway in southern Germany last month that claimed 18 lives was caused by driver error, an investigation has concluded. | 40800533 |
The 63-year-old, who represented the West Midlands, had served in the European Parliament since 1999.
He was diagnosed with bowel cancer shortly after being re-elected in May and died on Friday night.
The Prime Minister said Mr Bradbourn had a "truly admirable" dedication to public service and described him as a "well-... | Conservative MEP Philip Bradbourn has died, the party has announced. | 30560399 |
Premier Foods, which has a host of well-known brands including Bisto gravy and Loyd Grossman sauces, said the grocery market was subdued.
It said a later Easter and mild weather also meant lower sales this year.
However, Premier, which recently completed a £1.1bn restructuring, said trading conditions would continue t... | The owner of Hovis and Mr Kipling cakes, Premier Foods, has reported a drop of 6.2% in first quarter sales. | 27141498 |
An explosion on BP's deep-water drill, off the coast of Louisiana in 2010 killed 11 workers.
Millions of barrels of oil were spilled into the surrounding waters.
The ensuing spill took 87 days to stop. BP says the deal gives it "certainty" over what it must pay.
The spill affected the shorelines of five states- Texas, ... | Oil giant BP has agreed to pay $20bn (£13.2bn) to settle claims with the US stemming from the company's Deepwater Horizon oil spill. | 34449678 |
Richard Greaves scored the winner for the ninth tier side against a team that plays two levels higher.
Hereford-based Westfields, who play in the Midland League Premier Division, have won six games in the FA Cup this season, a club record run.
They were formed in 1966 on the back of England's World Cup triumph.
A crowd... | Westfields are the lowest-ranked side remaining in the FA Cup after beating Leiston 2-1 to go into the first-round proper draw for the first time. | 37667390 |
Planning for a women's team could start after the men's team's place in World Rugby's post-2019 global calendar is fixed.
Tours to New Zealand and Canada, first and third in the world, could form the basis for a women's team's itinerary.
"A Lions women's team is an important step forward," said McEwen.
"There is a plac... | A women's version of the British and Irish Lions could be launched some time after 2019, according to the team's chief operating officer Charlie McEwan. | 39973823 |
Carwyn Jones will begin his tour in Merthyr Tydfil on 16 July and Rhyl on 22 July with other locations to follow.
The Conservatives said it was a "cynical abuse of taxpayers' money" that the public was "being asked to fund Labour's re-election campaign".
Ministers said an estimated £1,000 cost for each event was "good... | The Welsh government has defended a series of "Carwyn Connect" events, in which people are invited to put their views directly to the first minister. | 33350362 |
Police officers and Scottish Ambulance Service personnel were called at about 08:20 after the boys were found in what is thought to be a fish pond.
The boys were taken to Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital where they were pronounced dead.
A police investigation is under way and Police Scotland has said officers are supporti... | Two-year-old twins have died after apparently falling into a garden pond in Dalgety Bay in Fife. | 35794160 |
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in Stanmore, north west London, set up the appeal in a bid to raise £400,000 for its spinal injuries unit.
It said government money goes to frontline staff and services, making "investment in facilities difficult".
The GMB union said it was a "damning indictment" of the la... | An NHS trust has launched a crowdfunding appeal to buy equipment for a new hospital unit because "it cannot get started without donations". | 37727426 |
Self-employed roofer Matthew Green, 26, went missing from his Sittingbourne home in Kent in April 2010.
Pauline and Jim Green said they believed he was found by Spanish street pastors amid concerns for his welfare.
Kent Police said "confidentiality and data protection matters" prevented them from giving any further inf... | The parents of a man found alive six years after he disappeared have said their joy turned to frustration after they were told they could not see him. | 36315414 |
Fifa said it had evidence that Camila Maria do Carmo Nobre de Oliveira used two passports with different birth dates and two birth certificates showing different parental information.
De Oliveira played in the preliminary competition of the 2016 Olympics.
Equatorial Guinea Football Association has been fined £28,000 an... | Equatorial Guinea have been expelled from the 2020 Olympics preliminary qualifying competition by Fifa. | 36017963 |
The 2,500 crowds that packed out the imposing Tempodrom arena last week - and saw Chinese star Ding Junhui win his fourth ranking title of the season on Sunday - are the biggest the sport draws anywhere in the world.
By way of comparison, Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, home to the World Championships, accommodates just ... | The German Masters may be staged at a time of year when temperatures frequently plummet to minus 15C or lower in Berlin, but snooker is one of the hottest tickets in town. | 26019104 |
The court heard that Gavin Coyle, 38, from Omagh, but whose address was given as Maghaberry Prison, had allegedly been secretly recorded talking about the attack.
He faces three charges, including attempting to murder the off-duty PSNI officer and causing an explosion likely to endanger life.
He is also charged with me... | A man who is currently serving a prison sentence has appeared in court in Strabane charged with attempting to murder a Catholic police officer in 2008. | 34989967 |
Rosa Dominguez won $655,555 (£508,000) from a pair of $5 scratch cards bought from two different gas stations over the course of a few days.
"I was so nervous I just wanted to cry," Ms Dominguez told the California Lottery.
The California Lottery said she told the organisation she plans to use the money to go shopping... | A 19-year-old California woman has struck gold after winning the state lottery twice in a week. | 40560398 |
But science practicals will no longer count towards A-level grades, but will become a separate test.
Maths skills will become more important in other subjects, such as physics, geography and economics.
Education Secretary Michael Gove said the changes would correct "pernicious damage" caused by "dumbing down".
"Our cha... | There will be a stronger emphasis on maths skills and final end-of-course exams, as tougher, new-look GCSEs and A-levels for England are revealed. | 26955452 |
Just 80 asylum applications will be accepted each day at Austria's southern border, after which it will shut.
The European migration commissioner has described the measure as "plainly incompatible" with European Union law.
EU leaders have announced they will hold a summit in early March with Turkey to attempt to seek f... | Austria's daily cap on the number of migrants and refugees allowed into the country has come into force. | 35609823 |
The decision is likely to lead to the first major expansion of a grammar school in England for half a century.
The law in England forbids the opening of any new grammar schools, but recent changes allow them - and other popular schools - to expand.
Critics accuse the government of "expanding selection by the back door"... | Kent County Council has voted to allow a grammar school to expand onto a new site. | 17534910 |
In a match of few chances, neither side mustered much in the way of impetus on an uninspiring night in Gloucestershire.
Cheltenham's Billy Waters forced a strong one-handed save from Jamie Jones after eight minutes but the best openings of the first half came within 60 seconds of one another.
Stevenage's Charlie Lee ha... | Strugglers Cheltenham and Stevenage battled out a scrappy goalless draw at Whaddon Road. | 37415056 |
The East of England Ambulance Service was fined £1.2m last year over failures to reach 75% of life-threatening emergencies within eight minutes.
MPs, health watchdogs and patient groups have criticised the service.
A drive is now under way to recruit "compassionate people with a commitment to patient care" to boost op... | An ambulance service criticised for failing to meet performance targets is to recruit another 400 paramedics. | 31500246 |
McDowall has been in charge of first-team matters since Ally McCoist resigned as manager and was placed on gardening leave in December.
McDowall leaves Rangers in third place in the Scottish Championship, five points behind second-place Hibernian and 22 behind league leaders Hearts.
Former Motherwell boss Stuart McCall... | Caretaker manager Kenny McDowall has left Rangers, the club have announced. | 31860043 |
Tynemouth Pool, filled daily with seawater with the passing of the tides, was once a popular visitor attraction but has lain derelict since the 1990s.
The art exhibition has opened at the Old Low Lights Heritage Centre in North Shields to raise money for the pool.
The specially commissioned artworks will be auctioned o... | Campaigners who want to restore an abandoned seaside swimming pool to its former glory are selling artwork inspired by the attraction. | 34779795 |
At the start of a critical political week, Theresa May finds herself under pressure for refusing to answer it.
Did she, or did she not know that something had gone wrong with our nuclear weapons, when she asked MPs to vote to renew the costly Trident system?
She wasn't in charge when the alleged misfire of the Trident ... | It's one of the simplest questions in politics, and one of the most troublesome. | 38719346 |
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