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The Trainspotting author has agreed to become patron of The Leith Theatre and launch a new fundraising drive. The Leith Theatre Trust took over the lease of the art deco venue from City of Edinburgh Council last year. It was nearly sold off by the council in 2004 to pay for the revamp of the King's Theatre before an ou... | Irvine Welsh is to spearhead a campaign aimed at reviving a @placeholder theatre in Leith 30 years after its last show . | neglected | renewed | lavish | revised | proposed | 0 |
The economy of the 28-nation EU is set to grow by 1.9% this year, 2.0% in 2016 and by 2.1% the year after. The 19-nation eurozone is expected to grow by 1.6% this year, rising to 1.8% next year and 1.9% in 2017. The EU said growth was being helped by factors such as low oil prices and a weaker euro exchange rate. Anoth... | The economic recovery within the European Union and the eurozone should continue at " a @placeholder pace " next year , the EU has forecast . | special | fair | remarkable | modest | similar | 3 |
The facility, based on the town's Crichton estate, is due to open in the next 12 months. The centre will be used primarily to research ways to improve responses to weather-related emergencies such as flooding. A report to the council's policy and resources committee will give a full update on progress to date. Initiall... | Councillors are to be given a progress report on plans to develop a @placeholder resilience centre in Dumfries . | temporary | controversial | lasting | national | special | 3 |
The Scottish golf club said a recent consultation found that admitting women members was supported by over three-quarters of those who participated. Muirfield voted in May not to admit women members and lost its right to stage the Open Championship. "We welcome this decision by Royal Troon and recognise its significanc... | Royal Troon members have voted " overwhelmingly " at a @placeholder meeting to allow women to join the club . | special | past | forthcoming | potential | prestigious | 0 |
Former Aberdeen and Manchester United manager Sir Alex and the Aberdeen-born singer featured in almost 2,000 public responses. Their achievements will be celebrated at Provost Skene's House. The building will reopen following the completion of the Marischal Square development this summer. The Hall of Heroes: The 10 wer... | Sir Alex Ferguson and Annie Lennox are among the @placeholder names chosen in a poll to feature in a new Hall of Heroes tourist attraction in Aberdeen . | latest | free | best | major | famous | 4 |
The team at Imperial College London analysed national health survey data between 1994 and 2011. Their analysis, published in the Lancet medical journal, showed more people were being treated, and more effectively, than two decades ago. They said continuing improvements would save yet more lives. Their analysis showed t... | Improved treatment of blood pressure has @placeholder hundreds of thousands of heart attacks , strokes and deaths in England , say doctors . | lost | prompted | admitted | confirmed | prevented | 4 |
Its report, published three days from the general election, said Wales faces a "turn-out time-bomb", although young voters' belief in democracy is high. ERS Cymru calls for a lower voting age, "radical overhaul" of politics teaching in schools and a "louder voice" for young people in Welsh public life. Around 52% of un... | The next generation of voters may @placeholder formal politics , the Electoral Reform Society ( ERS ) has said . | enjoyed | ignore | reduce | needs | remaining | 1 |
Playing with the density of hair removed altered how serious an injury the body recognised and in turn how much hair regrew. The team managed to regenerate 1,300 hairs by plucking 200, in the study using mice reported in Cell journal. Experts said it was "really nice science" but were uncertain if it could lead to a cu... | Plucking hairs in a @placeholder pattern can make even more pop up in their place , a US study suggests . | precise | dramatic | popular | major | thrilling | 0 |
The Japanese company needs to raise funds after revealing a heavy one-off loss at its US nuclear power business. Toshiba will unveil the size of the writedown next month, but some estimate it could be around $6bn (£5bn). It is widely reported that 20% of the chip business will be sold off, and the firm is expected to ... | Toshiba has said it will split off its operation that makes @placeholder chips for smartphones and computers , and will sell a stake in the new business . | memory | priority | free | power | major | 0 |
The 34-year-old won 79 caps and was part of manager Michael O'Neill's squad at the Euro 2016 finals in France. He played his final game for Northern Ireland in their opening game of the tournament, a defeat by Poland in Nice. "I am not getting any younger and I feel it is the right thing to do at this stage," said Bair... | Northern Ireland defender Chris Baird has @placeholder his retirement from international football to concentrate on his club career with Derby County . | resigned | confirmed | denied | extended | lost | 1 |
The 29-year-old Belgium international, whose old deal ran until 2018, has made 179 appearances for the Premier League club since his 2012 move from Ajax. "It's a big relief. The future looks great so I'm very happy to be a part of it," he said. "This is an unbelievable group of talent. There's a great buzz around Totte... | Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen has signed a new contract , @placeholder him to the club until 2019 . | dedicated | connecting | enabling | prompting | committing | 4 |
Several fire appliances were called to the scene at Carnsalloch House to tackle the blaze. One witness reported damage to the main part of the house at Kirkton, with floors and the roof burnt out. The category A listed building had fallen into a state of disrepair and had been described as a target for vandals, firerai... | A derelict @placeholder house near Dumfries has been damaged in a fire which broke out overnight on Friday . | rare | historic | major | professional | significant | 1 |
The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (Rura) said it had received complaints from the public of incitement, hatred, revisionism and genocide denial. At least 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus died in the genocide. The BBC has denied that any part of the programme constitutes a "denial of the genocide against th... | Rwanda has suspended BBC broadcasts in the Kinyarwanda @placeholder with immediate effect because of a film questioning official accounts of the 1994 genocide . | valley | genocide | language | merger | scandal | 2 |
The cuts, which represent 9% of the firm's global workforce, will affect back office operations including human resources, technology and finance. The job losses are part of £300m cost cutting plan announced in May. In January, Pearson reported a slump in sales at its main business - selling books to US college student... | Pearson plans to cut 3,000 jobs following a record loss last year for the seller of academic books and online teaching @placeholder . | programs | systems | methods | services | power | 3 |
The car giant saw net income fall to $2.4bn (£1.8bn), down from $2.8bn a year earlier. Revenue fell 1% to $37bn. However, the results were still better than Wall Street analysts had expected. Exceptional items included $100m to write off the firm's Venezuela operation, which was seized by the government there in April.... | General Motors has reported a drop in profits for the three months to June , due to lower vehicle sales and @placeholder charges . | health | restructuring | major | parking | ease | 1 |
The Parades Commission had applied more stringent restrictions to the march than in previous years. On BBC NI's The View, the Orange Order's Mervyn Gibson welcomed the move by the residents. However, he said it was still unhappy with the Commission's determination. He said the Order hoped to seek a judicial review on F... | Sinn Féin 's North Belfast MLA Gerry Kelly has @placeholder a planned residents ' protest at Friday 's Orange Order Tour of the North parade has been called off . | suggested | promised | confirmed | defended | welcomed | 2 |
There had been calls for the players and manager Chris Coleman to be honoured by Gorsedd y Beirdd after they reached the tournament's semi finals. But Gorsedd boss Archdruid Geraint Lloyd Owen rejected it. He said it was because some do not speak Welsh and standards must be kept. "If they can't speak Welsh I don't see ... | The Wales football team 's Euro 2016 @placeholder will not be honoured at the Eisteddfod because the Gorsedd 's Welsh language rules will not be changed to allow it . | hopeful | success | believes | debut | qualifier | 1 |
The move would pave the way to shut the facilities at Ae, Garlieston and Kirkbean. The three schools currently have 37 pupils in total with combined capacity for nearly 200. If the consultation is given the go-ahead they could be shut by July next year. Dumfries and Galloway Council's education committee agreed last ye... | Councillors are being asked to agree to start @placeholder consultation on the closure of three rural primary schools in Dumfries and Galloway . | statutory | temporary | parliamentary | substantial | potential | 0 |
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 @placeholder children 's services . | national | upcoming | historic | troubled | original | 3 |
The 17-year-old pounced in the second half to leave Chesterfield nine points from safety with four games remaining and condemn Vale to another pointless away day that leaves them in danger of going down. Although Thorsten Stuckmann saved a low drive from JJ Hooper in the 27th minute, the first half summed up where both... | Joe Rowley scored his first goal to give Chesterfield a victory over Port Vale that keeps their slender League One survival @placeholder alive for another week . | deserves | hopes | streak | renewed | haunted | 1 |
John Whittingdale was speaking on BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show after launching a debate on what types of programmes the BBC should make. Of Strictly, he said: "The BBC took a risk. It paid off well and it has achieved a mass audience. "And that seems to me admirable if you can do all those things." The government pub... | Strictly Come Dancing is an " admirable " example of where the BBC took a risk on a show that was not @placeholder to be a hit , the culture secretary has said . | supposed | guaranteed | expected | offered | deemed | 1 |
Of the 366 athletes that went to the Rio Games for Team GB, 130 of them - just over 35% - returned with a medal, including every member of the 15-strong track cycling team. BBC Sport looks at Britain's Brazilian exploits in detail: GB's tally of six golds continued their amazing success in track cycling, in which they ... | Great Britain smashed their medal target for the 2016 Olympics , achieved a succession of @placeholder ' firsts ' and caused a major stir by finishing second in the table , above global powerhouse China . | rare | notable | other | prehistoric | defending | 1 |
Michael Carberry, 34, of Dumfries, was also made the subject of a community payback order. It came with conditions that he be under supervision for 18 months and carry out 120 hours unpaid work. Carberry, who resigned from his post following the incident, admitted one charge of sending the text message. At Dumfries She... | A former policeman who sent an @placeholder text message and picture to a woman in Annan has been placed on the sex offenders register for 18 months . | explicit | amazing | angry | outstanding | unwanted | 0 |
But the committee said imposing financial financial penalties on those who did not meet targets would be counter productive. Scotland is committed to reducing emissions by at least 80% by 2050. But a recent report confirmed the country again missed its target for emissions in 2012. It was the third time an annual targe... | Public sector bodies in Scotland should be compelled to report climate emissions targets and @placeholder , a Holyrood committee has recommended . | progress | issues | projects | services | disruption | 0 |
The circles, which may have been used for festivals or rituals, at West Kennet near Avebury are now believed to have been built in 3300BC. New radiocarbon dating tests have been carried out by Historic England. Professor Alex Bayliss said finding "palisades of this time is completely unprecedented in British archaeolog... | Two @placeholder wooden structures 20 miles north of Stonehenge are 800 years older than previously thought , scientists have revealed . | prominent | prospective | prehistoric | independent | more | 2 |
Vinales, who moved to Yamaha this season, has been impressive over the winter and started from pole position. After slipping back early, the 22-year-old took the lead with seven laps left. Dovizioso did briefly go ahead after that but Vinales overhauled him with two laps to go and went on to seal his second MotoGP care... | Spain 's Maverick Vinales held off the @placeholder of Andrea Dovizioso and Valentino Rossi to win Sunday 's MotoGP season opener in Qatar . | status | challenge | attacks | pairing | ambition | 1 |
A spokesperson of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the BBC that the agency was conducting searches in the southern city of Chennai (Madras). The CBI is probing investment clearances given to a firm during Mr Chidambaram's tenure. He said the government was using the raids to try to "silence his voice". In... | India 's top investigative agency has raided the homes of ex-finance minister P Chidambaram and his son in connection with a financial @placeholder probe . | crisis | loss | misconduct | crime | consultation | 2 |
Universities in Bangor, Swansea and Cardiff will lead research into areas like physical activity, arthritis, asthma, infection and injuries. Aims will include giving children a healthy start and adding more quality years to people's lives. It is being funded by Welsh government body Health and Care Research Wales. | A @placeholder centre aimed at improving health and wellbeing is to be established with the help of £ 2.25 m funding . | national | successful | special | fresh | primary | 0 |
The club, which is owned by its fans via the Exeter City Supporters Trust, declared a total profit of £1.642m for 2014-15, mainly due to the sale of midfielder Matt Grimes to Swansea City. The deal in January 2015 for £1.75m, was a record sale for the club. The profits came in the same year that the club were forced to... | League Two Exeter City made a profit of over £ 1.6 m last year , according to the club 's @placeholder accounts . | annual | upcoming | preferred | latest | remaining | 3 |
He will spend two days in each country, beginning in Ecuador on 6 July and ending in Paraguay on 12 July. Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on Thursday hailed the planned visit as an "honour" and said his country was already celebrating. Bolivian President Evo Morales has also welcomed the news, saying that it was a jo... | Pope Francis has @placeholder announced his first visit to Ecuador , Bolivia , and Paraguay . | traditionally | officially | now | dramatically | just | 1 |
The victim was attacked in the close, near to the Bank of Scotland on Main Street, at about 20:15 on Tuesday. He is currently being treated for his injuries in Wishaw General Hospital. Police have appealed for witnesses and said they were keen to speak to some people who walked past the scene and may have looked in the... | A 47 - year - old man is in a critical condition in hospital after being seriously assaulted in a @placeholder close of flats in Wishaw , North Lanarkshire . | major | substantial | deliberate | suspicious | common | 4 |
The incident in 2014 could have led to a serious loss of military technology, officials told the paper. US officials have since been trying to get Cuba to return the missile, which did not contain explosives. Investigators are unclear if the incident was an error or the result of espionage, the paper says. A US officia... | An inert US Hellfire missile sent to Europe for a training exercise was @placeholder shipped on to Cuba , the Wall Street Journal reports . | then | accidentally | originally | wrongly | widely | 3 |
She told Forces TV she harboured "serious doubts" about it in the past but Labour policy was to back it and that was not likely to change. Ms Griffith replaced Clive Lewis when Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reshuffled his shadow cabinet earlier this month. Mr Lewis's conference speech on Trident was changed at the last m... | Labour @placeholder committed to renewing the Trident nuclear weapons system , new shadow defence secretary Nia Griffith has said . | remains | have | major | expects | condemned | 0 |
Following complaints the operating system breached France's Data Protection Act, the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) found "many failures". The CNIL has now given Microsoft three months to comply with the act. A Microsoft executive said the company would "work closely" with the CNIL. By default, Windows 10 c... | Windows 10 gathers an " excessive " amount of @placeholder data on users , the French data authority has said in a formal notice . | personal | major | statistical | existing | unusual | 0 |
Malcolm Porter 24, admitted 15 offences including attempting to cause a boy, 13, to engage in sexual activity. Police found hundreds of images, including 294 in the most serious category, at his home in Carlisle, where he was a university student in 2015. Porter, of Burnside, Eddleston, near Peebles, was jailed for 28 ... | A man who @placeholder to pay boys to send him indecent images of themselves has been jailed . | refused | wants | offered | believed | managed | 2 |
The Scottish champions went down 1-0 in Gibraltar in Tuesday's first leg. Wales' The New Saints, who are at 0-0 after their first leg against Apoel Nicosia, have been drawn against Rosenborg or IFK Norrkoping. Northern Ireland's Crusaders or FC Copenhagen will face Astra Giurgiu. The Danes won 3-0 in Belfast. The retur... | Celtic will face Zalgiris Vilnius or Astana in the Champions League third qualifying round if they overturn their @placeholder against Lincoln Red Imps . | deficit | match | qualifier | record | success | 0 |
Peter Whittingham, Rickie Lambert and Emyr Huws have already left the Championship side. Wingers Craig Noone and Anthony Pilkington, plus left-back Declan John could also be surplus to requirements at Cardiff City Stadium. "There's players who won't be here at the start of the season," Warnock confirmed. "Fans might gu... | Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock says he will trim his squad @placeholder before the new season begins . | best | further | again | up | apart | 1 |
"Brussels people do know there is a plurality of interests in the UK," he told the BBC in a phone interview. "It's not a separate track, but... we reserve the right to do what we need to do, to speak to whoever we need to." But he acknowledged that the UK could overrule Scottish wishes over Brexit. Scotland does not ha... | A leading Scottish National Party politician , Alyn Smith MEP , says there is a @placeholder in Brussels that " Scotland is looking for something different " in relations with the EU . | simple | belief | role | success | recognition | 4 |
Gloria Foster, 81, died when she was left for nine days without food, water or medication following the UK Border Agency raid on her care provider. Owner Mahendrasing Caussyram was jailed for three years. His wife Sarapedy was given a 12-month suspended sentence and 150 hours community service. Croydon Crown Court hear... | A couple who ran a nursing agency , whose @placeholder after a raid led to the death of a client , have been sentenced for using migrants working illegally . | failure | withdrawal | criticism | closure | arrest | 3 |
League One side Blackburn host Premier League rivals Burnley in a Lancashire derby, with the draw regionalised. Newcastle will host Nottingham Forest, with Bournemouth away to Birmingham, among six ties with Premier League sides facing Championship opposition. The draw initially left several sides unsure whether they w... | Last season 's @placeholder finalists Southampton will host Championship club Wolves in the EFL Cup second round after Thursday 's confusing live draw . | losing | confirmed | interests | quarter | troubled | 0 |
Dated August 1937, it was found between tiles during a kitchen renovation at Katie Tiplady-Startin's terraced home in Coundon, Coventry. Gordon Nettleton - the man it was addressed to - has now died. But Mrs Tiplady-Startin has been able to find his son Tim using a combination of Facebook and the genealogy website Ance... | A postcard is going to be reunited with the family it was @placeholder for almost 80 years after it was sent . | received | intended | kept | cared | preparing | 1 |
25 January 2017 Last updated at 08:13 GMT Well, that's what is happening at the London Toy Fair, the biggest toy fair in the UK. There are hundreds of toys on display including some you've never seen before. But you won't be able to buy any of these toys just yet - the fair is only for shopkeepers to decide what they w... | Now if you love toys , you 'll love this . Imagine a huge hall filled with all the @placeholder latest gadgets and games . | latest | worst | other | usual | most | 0 |
It said $850m will be spent on retooling its factory in Wayne where Ford plans to build Bronco and Ranger models. In addition, Ford will create 130 jobs at its Romeo engine parts plant, it said in a statement. In January, the US car giant said it would cancel a $1.6bn plant it had planned to build in Mexico. US Preside... | Ford has said it will spend $ 1.2 bn ( £1 bn ) as part of a planned @placeholder of three Michigan plants . | investment | version | service | acquisition | upgrade | 4 |
The judge held that Mr Durkan acted unilaterally and unlawfully in authorising the Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan (BMAP) without securing consent from executive colleagues. His verdict came in a challenge to the SDLP environment minister's decision. It was brought by former enterprise minister Arlene Foster of the DUP.... | Environment Minister Mark H Durkan had no legal power to approve a @placeholder new planning blueprint for greater Belfast , a High Court judge has ruled . | radical | major | potential | prestigious | futuristic | 1 |
The 67 navy veterans who served with the Arctic convoys were being given Ushakov medals for their role supplying the Eastern front. But the ceremony was delayed when officials realised the personalised medals were still in London. Each Ushakov medal is individually numbered with a recipient's name on it. The medals int... | World War Two veterans invited to a @placeholder ceremony in Cardiff by the Russian government had to wait two hours after the wrong medals were sent . | national | crucial | historic | special | fresh | 3 |
Lamborghini, which is owned by Volkswagen, said Italy had beaten a bid from Slovakia to build the car there. Reports say the sports car maker received €90m ($98m; £64m) of tax breaks and other incentives from the government to produce the car in Italy. Executives from Lamborghini joined the Italian Prime Minister Ma... | Lamborghini @placeholder the launch of a sports utility vehicle ( SUV ) and signed a deal to build the car in Italy . | described | confirmed | hopes | became | planned | 1 |
The deal had been delayed by several months over concerns that the port could be used by the Chinese military. The government has given assurances that China will run only commercial operations from the port, on the main shipping route between Asia and Europe. Sri Lanka's government says money from the deal will help r... | Sri Lanka has signed a $ 1.1 bn ( Â £ 837 m ) deal with China for the @placeholder and development of the southern deep - sea port of Hambantota . | future | control | expansion | health | redevelopment | 1 |
Nsiala, 24, was dismissed for his foul on Swindon's Luke Norris in Saturday's 1-1 draw - just six days after joining the League One club from Hartlepool. But Town are confident of winning the appeal, boss Paul Hurst claiming: "It's never a two-footed challenge. "He clearly wins the ball. We've looked at the footage," h... | Shrewsbury defender Aristote Nsiala will be banned for four games after being sent off on his debut - unless the Town are @placeholder with an appeal . | faced | satisfied | threatened | successful | crucial | 3 |
More than 13 million voters are eligible to cast ballots in West Bengal and Assam states on Monday. The elections are the first phase of staggered polls in both states. Assembly elections are being held in five Indian states in April and May. Votes will be counted on 19 May. In the eastern state of West Bengal, where p... | Voting has begun in elections in two Indian states , where PM Narendra Modi 's BJP is facing a tough fight against a @placeholder regional party and the main opposition Congress . | controversial | powerful | conservative | vast | small | 1 |
The Beer, Baccy and Crumpet Party was told by the Electoral Commission its name could not appear on voting slips. Leader Ray Hall, will now stand for the newly-christened Beer, Baccy and Scratchings Party in Eastleigh, after "discussions in the pub". "Scratchings was the nearest name I could come up with," he said. "It... | A party whose " @placeholder " name was banned from ballot papers amid complaints it was demeaning to women has rebranded itself . | new | mandatory | offensive | real | improved | 2 |
Manchester City Council was granted an injunction to ban the protest camps on 30 July. Eviction notices were served on protesters in St Ann's Square earlier with support from police. The council said it was not an attempt to criminalise homeless people or a crackdown on lawful protests. Many of the protesters had packe... | Homelessness protesters who set up camp in Manchester to highlight a @placeholder in temporary housing have been moved on for a second time . | reduction | crisis | loss | gap | ban | 1 |
The actor was due to appear opposite Alec Baldwin and Tom Sturridge when previews begin on 19 March. Producers have cited "creative differences" as the reason and LaBeouf has since posted emails suggesting he and 30 Rock's Baldwin did not get on. Set in Philadelphia, the story depicts two orphaned brothers who kidnap a... | Transformers star Shia LaBeouf has pulled out of his @placeholder Broadway debut in Lyle Kessler 's play Orphans . | annual | national | controversial | forthcoming | dramatic | 3 |
Saudi reports say the 24-year-old man could be paralysed from the waist down if he cannot pay his victim one million riyals (£250,000) in compensation. Amnesty International says the sentence is a form of torture. The man has been in prison for 10 years since he stabbed a friend in the back. Saudi newspapers say Ali a... | The reported sentencing of paralysis for a Saudi man as punishment for paralysing another man has been described as " @placeholder " by a leading human rights group . | ultimate | inadequate | outrageous | extreme | disastrous | 2 |
They have only lost once but Waringstown and CIYMS, who also won on Saturday, are only four points in arrears. The champions Instonians are in the penultimate position along with Muckamore, Carrickfergus and CSNI with two successes while bottom team Lisburn have won once. Saturday 24 June NCU Premier League Carrickferg... | North Down head the NCU Premier League with 20 points after the @placeholder of six fixtures . | challenge | loss | redevelopment | demise | completion | 4 |
The Diocese of Leicester is setting up a monastic community in the heart of the city - and wants a prior to run it. The role requires "spiritual maturity and wisdom... a discerning and prayerful heart" but may also involve deciding who does the washing. Earthly reward is about £25,000 pa, plus accommodation and a coun... | A unique job , with potential for @placeholder upward progression , is being advertised . | famous | great | independent | infinite | urgent | 3 |
The money would enable the local authority to go ahead with plans to upgrade the grounds and access to Inverness Castle. A second project to create a free public access wi-fi scheme for the city is also expected to be funded. The money will come from the UK government. | Scottish Secretary David Mundell has @placeholder £ 3 m funding for Inverness during a meeting with Highland Council . | exceeded | confirmed | further | proposed | generated | 1 |
Bill Irwin, who is 55-years-old, from Duncastle Road in Newbuildings, faces a total of 23 charges which date from March 2009 until February 2014. He is accused of making a false claim to the Northern Ireland Assembly for payment towards heating oil expenditure. The total amount involved was £8,960. The court was told ... | A former DUP councillor has admitted more than 20 @placeholder charges at Londonderry Magistrates Court . | corruption | rape | minor | fraud | nationalists | 3 |
The proposals for Nene Park in Irthlingborough, the former home of Rushden and Diamonds, also include a community football facility. Planning documents submitted to East Northants Council say 300 jobs could be created if the scheme is approved. A date is yet to be set for the council to discuss the application. The pro... | Plans that will see a disused football stadium replaced with a four storey hotel , cinema , restaurants and a food store have gone out to @placeholder . | safety | uncertainty | consultation | parliament | tender | 2 |
Powys council's cabinet said the loss of £1.6m over the next three years has affected the number of classes it could afford and it was launching a review. It will look at whether its sixth forms are financially viable and educationally sustainable. The Welsh government said it is working with Powys to minimise the impa... | Some @placeholder school sixth forms in Powys could be at risk following a 10 % cut in post - 16 education funding . | independent | special | secondary | urgent | unseen | 2 |
Wales reached the semi-final in their first major international tournament since 1958 but have struggled for form since, winning once in four matches. The Republic, who lead Group D, face off against Wales in a crucial World Cup qualifier in Dublin on Friday. "Expectation is very, very high, not only in Wales itself," ... | Republic of Ireland boss Martin O' Neill says Wales ' Euro 2016 run means they have earned a " capable " @placeholder around Europe . | win | reputation | following | role | career | 1 |
The first to hit the highway will be a Toyota Prius modified by search firm Google, which is leading the way in driverless car technology. Its first drive included a spin down Las Vegas's famous strip. Other car companies are also seeking self-driven car licences in Nevada. The car uses video cameras mounted on the roo... | Driverless cars will soon be a @placeholder on the roads of Nevada after the state approved America 's first self - driven vehicle licence . | focusing | sight | problem | special | reality | 4 |
Argentina has alleged that the bank used "fake receipts" to facilitate money laundering and tax evasion, and launder 392m pesos ($77m; £50m). The country's tax authority said it had filed criminal charges against HSBC. HSBC said that it would cooperate with the investigation, adding that the allegations were "of great... | Banking giant HSBC , which was hit with a US fine for money laundering last year , is facing fresh accusations of @placeholder activity in Argentina . | illegal | typical | fraudulent | major | inaccurate | 0 |
Ronan Hughes' family had been critical of what they said was police "inaction" after the 17-year-old revealed what was going on. Gerard and Teresa Hughes said a Nigerian gang demanded more than £3,000 from their son. They then sent images of him to his friends on social media. The family were accompanied during Thursd... | The family of County Tyrone teenager who took his own life after a gang blackmailed him over @placeholder photographs has met police on Thursday . | personal | taking | major | intimate | some | 3 |
Of the 24 people convicted for the so-called Gulbarg Society killings, 12 were jailed for seven years while one man was sentenced to 10 years. During the attack, 69 people were hacked and burned to death by a mob. More than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, died in the riots, sparked by a fire on a train that killed 60 Hin... | A court in India has sentenced 11 people to life in prison for their roles in a @placeholder massacre during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat . | special | popular | notorious | dramatic | temporary | 2 |
The former Rangers captain will join Killie on a three-year deal to team up with boss Gary Locke at Rugby Park. McCulloch, 37, was deemed surplus to requirements at Ibrox after Rangers' new management team of Mark Warburton and David Weir arrived in June. The former Wigan Athletic midfielder won three top-flight league... | Lee McCulloch will sign for Kilmarnock in a player - coach @placeholder , his representative has confirmed . | choice | upgrade | option | role | transfer | 3 |
Initial plans have already identified at least £12m of cuts across both forces. Decisions about which functions will be merged or handed to external organisations will be made over the next 12 months, a statement said. No announcement has been made about how many jobs could be lost. A Dorset Police spokesman said both ... | Dorset Police is to share some services with Devon & Cornwall 's force following an agreement to form a cost-cutting " @placeholder alliance " . | ongoing | immediate | regional | serious | strategic | 4 |
An amendment to the Housing Bill, currently going through Parliament, will limit occupation rights for new tenancies to five years at the most. Labour said the move would break up communities. But the government said it would improve the ability of councils to give homes to those who need them most. Up to now, most cou... | Future council tenants in England are likely to @placeholder the right to stay in their homes for life , the government has said . | stay | reduce | approve | enjoy | lose | 4 |
At the time, it was reported that three people with knives threatened a woman before stealing her car in Talbot Street on 24 November 2014. The 28-year-old accused faces a number of other charges including dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking and driving away and obstruction. He will appear in court next month.... | A man has been charged with hijacking , having an @placeholder weapon and failing to stop for police in connection with a car theft in Belfast last year . | improvised | offensive | apparent | illegal | explosive | 1 |
Ireland's McKillop won his heat in 2:07.59 as he held off France's Louis Radius by 0.29 seconds. The overall heats standard suggests McKillop will face a battle to maintain an unbeaten Paralympic record which stretches back to 2006. Canada's Liam Stanley was the fastest qualifier with heat two in 2:05.89. Stanley, seco... | Michael McKillop @placeholder progressed to Sunday 's T38 800 m final on the first day of competition at the World Para-athletics Championships in London . | officially | successfully | eventually | safely | then | 3 |
George Hooker told the BBC he was driving near Hamley Bridge in South Australia when smoke and flames engulfed his car. He kept filming on his phone with one hand even as the fire front raced towards him. Two people have died and 13 hospitalised in the fires burning north of Adelaide. "There were flames licking at the ... | An Australian man has filmed his @placeholder trip through the heart of a bushfire . | terrifying | latest | last | personal | entire | 0 |
One tiny city is preparing to greet them, despite concerns about its size. Wales will play England in the northern city of Lens on 16 June. The town has a population of under 40,000, but as many as 100,000 fans are expected to arrive there. Ticketless fans are being urged to travel to larger towns in the area such as L... | Welsh football fans will travel to France in their thousands this month , after @placeholder to play in the European Championships for the first time in 58 years . | preparing | qualifying | wishing | learning | losing | 1 |
21 December 2015 Last updated at 09:55 GMT He says his family spend it in London with family and eat a big roasted turkey for dinner. He says people imagine his wife, Victoria Beckham, is hard to buy presents for but he says he knows her so well, he doesn't struggle. He was talking to the BBC's Colin Paterson about bei... | Former England football captain David Beckham says Christmas at home is very @placeholder . | romantic | special | traditional | important | excited | 2 |
The proposed law would give the companies 24 hours to block obviously criminal content after it had been reported, and seven days for other offensive material. However, a plan to state explicitly that penalties could be imposed after a single infraction has been dropped. Facebook has voiced concern. "We work very hard ... | German ministers have approved plans to fine social media firms up to 50 m euros ( $ 53.3 m ; £ 42.7 m ) if they fail to remove hate speech and @placeholder news quickly . | popular | illegal | potential | fake | other | 3 |
It said Mr Assange had in recent weeks released material that could have an impact on the US presidential election. Ecuador also said its move was not the result of pressure from Washington. The US denied WikiLeaks accusations that it had asked Ecuador to stop the site publishing documents about presidential candidate ... | Ecuador has @placeholder it partly restricted internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange , who is taking refuge at its London embassy . | acknowledged | defended | suggested | promised | welcomed | 0 |
The callers ask to take over a home computer and demand money to fix it. Some then install viruses as well. The software company said it had received more than 65,000 complaints about tech support scams since May. It is taking legal action against several firms it accuses of misusing its name in such cases. The scam ha... | US software giant Microsoft is suing alleged scammers who phone people pretending to represent the firm and @placeholder bogus technology support . | promote | seek | intermediate | get | offer | 4 |
Nigeria's national security adviser had called for a delay to allow more time for voter card distribution. The country is also facing mounting attacks from the Boko Haram militant group. But Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha said election officials had insisted they were "very ready". President Goodluck Jonathan is fa... | Nigeria 's @placeholder council of state has decided to press ahead with presidential elections on 14 February , rejecting calls for a postponement . | outgoing | central | governing | influential | transitional | 3 |
Wenger said forward Sanchez suffered "a little hamstring alarm" after scoring twice in Tuesday's 3-0 win Champions League over Dinamo Zagreb. But he started on Sunday and Arsenal's injury problems worsened in what Wenger said was a "below-par performance". "I would have rested him but he said he was fine to play," the ... | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger @placeholder his decision to start Alexis Sanchez in the 1 - 1 draw with Norwich after the Chilean and two other players were injured . | insists | hopes | defended | continued | admits | 2 |
The yield on the Spanish 10-year bond earlier dropped to 5.54%, the lowest since April. In July, the bonds surged to more than 7% - levels that had prompted bailouts for Greece, Portugal and Ireland. Spain's situation continues to worry investors, with many of its regions asking for aid. The nation's stock market gaine... | Investors are asking for a lower return to hold Spanish debt , easing fears that the troubled nation will need an @placeholder bailout . | imminent | immediate | ideal | economic | extensive | 0 |
The Euro 2016 semi-finalists are bidding to reach their first World Cup since 1958 and Tottenham's Davies thinks Austria is a key contest. "It is definitely one of the hardest games we have, in their last qualification they did well," he said. "But our group is going to be tough all round. A lot of teams can take point... | Wales defender Ben Davies believes the trip to Vienna is one of Wales ' hardest @placeholder on the road to Russia . | focus | restrictions | progress | challenges | times | 3 |
25 November 2015 Last updated at 14:54 GMT SensorSphere is a product its makers feel will solve that issue. The small ball with a motor inside allows people to roll the camera around the house and look in different rooms. Its modular design means different components can be added, such as smoke and noise detectors. The... | Full surveillance of your home used to mean placing cameras in every @placeholder room around the house . | famous | other | special | developing | important | 4 |
Demba Ba's goal early in the second half settled the quarter-final replay at Stamford Bridge and sets up a meeting with Manchester City at Wembley. Benitez said: "The priority for us is to finish in the top four but in a top side you have to keep in every competition and try to win it." He added: "The race for the top ... | Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez insists a place in the Premier League 's top four @placeholder the priority , despite reaching an FA Cup semi-final with victory over Manchester United . | remains | achieving | proved | known | guarantee | 0 |
More than 20,000 blades have already been used in the angel sculpture being created by the The British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry, Shropshire. West Mercia, West Yorkshire and the Metropolitan Police are involved in the project which needs 100,000 weapons for its completion. Other forces are being urged to pass on thei... | Tens of thousands of knives from a national @placeholder are being turned into a memorial to victims of knife crime . | service | equality | role | amnesty | attraction | 3 |
After drawing their opening-day fixture at Torquay, goals from Andy Cook, Olly Norburn and Jay McEveley earned Rovers the three points. Cook got the ball rolling in the 18th minute when he rounded the goalkeeper and slotted home and it was 2-0 just after the half-hour mark when Norburn fired in a low effort from 20 yar... | Tranmere got their first win of the National League season in @placeholder fashion against Woking . | thrilling | virtual | comfortable | preliminary | convincing | 2 |
The event will take place over three days and launch a year of celebrations across the UK and the world to mark the document's 800th anniversary. Magna Carta, meaning Great Charter, was agreed at Runnymede, Surrey in 1215. The document is seen as the cornerstone of Britain's constitution, outlining a set of basic right... | The four surviving @placeholder copies of Magna Carta will be brought together in 2015 for the first time in history , the British Library has announced . | original | confirmed | revised | remaining | lost | 0 |
Lumos Labs had said its games helped users perform better at work and even alleviated the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. But the US Federal Trade Commission alleged it did not have scientific evidence to back up the claims. The company must now contact all of its customers to offer them the chance to cancel their sub... | The company behind brain - training game Lumosity has agreed to pay $ 2 m ( Â £ 1.4 m ) to settle @placeholder marketing claims . | popular | such | major | false | potential | 3 |
Errr, where are the crisps? And the Prosecco or whatever region of fizz you can afford? Plus in the same sex couples section, why is everyone blonde? Where are the brunettes? Or non-white gay couples? They appear to be under-represented in this "diverse" world of technology. The new set of emojis was made available on ... | So , on closer inspection the new " diverse " emojis seem to be missing a few symbols that we think are @placeholder to our busy social media lives . | required | crucial | reluctant | continuing | unable | 1 |
New Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh said he omitted Mikel from his first squad because the player was uncontactable. However, Shittu told BBC Sport: "Mikel will never turn his back on Nigeria. "He loves playing for his country and this is just a miscommunication between coach and player." On Thursday, Oliseh explained to l... | Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi is still available for Nigeria @placeholder despite not being involved since November , according to the player 's representative John Shittu . | amateur | personal | national | renewal | duty | 4 |
A special exhibition for schoolchildren took place at the Naval base, telling the story of the battle. The ship was caught when a torpedo from one of the Squadron's Swordfish planes hit her and damaged the rudder. Commissioned in August 1940, The Bismarck was one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. Han... | 820 Squadron at RNAS Culdrose has been @placeholder its role in the sinking of the German battleship the Bismarck , 70 years ago . | commemorating | lost | declared | defended | confirmed | 0 |
He told a Cannes charity gala to pray false codes had been given to the US president instead. Lee also revealed he refers to Mr Trump as "agent orange". He told the Planned Parenthood event at the film festival's American Pavilion that he had "many happy memories in Cannes". But he said of his failure to win the Palme ... | Director Spike Lee says we 're " living in a very @placeholder time " and that he hopes Donald Trump does not have the real nuclear codes . | brutal | special | dangerous | long | serious | 2 |
Cardinal Raymond Burke is a staunch critic of Pope Francis' moves to soften the Church's stance on homosexuality. He said that he was to be moved to the far less senior post of patron of the sovereign military order of Malta. Pope Francis is leading a council in the Vatican on possible reforms to Church teaching on soc... | A leading American cardinal has told BuzzFeed that he is to be demoted from his position running the Catholic Church @placeholder system . | gets | justice | mission | health | school | 1 |
John Wynne, 61, from Exmouth, was with his 23-year-old daughter when he fell while descending Tryfan near Capel Curig. He had worked in the finance sector in Bermuda, Ireland and the UK. His employers also paid tribute, calling him "universally popular". More on this story and others from Devon Mr Wynne and his daughte... | The family of a " @placeholder " father of three who died after falling more than 200ft ( 60 m ) while walking in Snowdonia said they are " devastated " by his death . | jealous | beautiful | dead | beloved | substantial | 3 |
Media playback is not supported on this device Wales opted to kick for the corner when trailing 16-13 in the 51st minute. They were penalised at the ensuing line-out as Scotland recorded their first win over Wales since 2007. "The kickers didn't want to so we just went for the corner," said 107-times capped Jones, who ... | Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones wanted to kick for goal at a @placeholder stage of Saturday 's 29 - 13 defeat by Scotland , but says his kickers said " no " . | forthcoming | prestigious | crucial | potential | late | 2 |
Five hundred officers, 1,000 support staff and 150 Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) positions may go. The force said its required savings of £59m by 2020 "will only be achieved by reducing officer and staff numbers". South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Billings described the potential 1,500 job l... | More than 1,500 South Yorkshire Police @placeholder could be cut over the next five years , the BBC has learned . | files | police | roles | service | personnel | 2 |
Nye Frankie Newman, from Guildford in Surrey, died on 1 January, his parkour group said. The 17-year-old was a keen participant of the sport, in which people climb and jump over obstacles and buildings. Luke Stones, a fellow member of the Brewman parkour group, rejected suggestions Mr Newman had been "train-surfing" at... | An " inspirational " British @placeholder runner has died after a " train accident " on the Paris Metro . | national | free | personal | political | ultra | 1 |
Ronald Burton was convicted of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards the first boy, who was aged between 11 and 13, from 1994 until 1996. The 60-year-old, from East Kilbride, was also convicted of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in 2014. At the High Court in Glasgow, sentence on Burton was deferred until Septembe... | A retired teacher has been convicted of sexually abusing two pupils at @placeholder schools in South Lanarkshire . | public | four | preparatory | secondary | various | 3 |
He was awarded the honour during the first of its graduation ceremonies in Swansea. Coleman, who is from the city, played for Crystal Palace, Blackburn and Swansea was capped 32 times for Wales. He became Welsh boss in January 2012 and was appointed an OBE after guiding Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016. Then in Ja... | Wales football manager Chris Coleman has received an honorary @placeholder from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David . | appeal | backlash | fellowship | ma | plea | 2 |
The closure of Lyle Bailie International will result in the loss of six jobs. It said a major factor has been the downturn in government advertising spending. In an early guise as McCann-Erickson Belfast, the firm produced government advertising aimed at building support for the peace process. One of the firm's ads was... | The advertising agency behind some of Northern Ireland 's most memorable ad campaigns has @placeholder trading . | admitted | ceased | concluded | resigned | started | 1 |
Paul and Sandra Dunham, both 58 and from Northampton, flew from Heathrow on Thursday accompanied by US marshals. The couple appeared before Maryland magistrate judge William Connelly in the US District Court at Greenbelt. The couple are due to reappear in court on Tuesday when a decision is expected on whether they wil... | A British couple who lost their fight against extradition have been remanded in custody by a US court to face @placeholder charges . | special | safety | fake | fraud | trouble | 3 |
The showcase of progressive cities is part of the Festival of Architecture 2016. The 5m by 5m pavilion is made from logs taken from Templeton Woods, north-west of Dundee. It will come back to the city's Slessor Gardens before being returned to the forest as a bicycle hub. The trees used in its construction were all win... | A wooden pavilion designed by V&A Dundee architect Kengo Kuma will showcase the city 's @placeholder at the Pop - Up Cities Expo in Edinburgh . | resurgence | decision | best | architecture | success | 0 |
Carl Askew, 47, was given a 32-week sentence, suspended for two years, after his tanker crashed into a crane driven by Michael Coleman, 50. Mr Coleman's partner Wendy Ann Randal told Cardiff Crown Court she did not "bear malice to the driver". Askew, of Gloucester, admitted causing death by careless driving. Judge Davi... | A tanker driver who caused the death of a man in a crash on the M4 has been spared an immediate prison sentence after a @placeholder from the victim 's partner . | challenge | plea | withdrawal | ban | warning | 1 |
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