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She has already won a Golden Globe for Steve Jobs, in which she played the Apple guru's right-hand woman.
Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling, stars of marital drama 45 Years, were named best actor and best actress.
The British film won three awards, equalling the tally of Mad Max: Fury Road at the central London cere... | Kate Winslet has been named best supporting actress at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards, days after receiving an Oscar nomination. | 35341589 |
The authorities have issued a decree closing 131 media outlets while scores of top journalists have been arrested.
The Lib Dems said the "purge" of critics of the government was contrary to the principles of democracy, liberty and the rule of law upheld by Nato.
Turkey is a key member of the defence alliance and ally o... | Nato should consider suspending Turkey, the Lib Dems have said, following its crackdown on the media and other bodies in response to the recent coup attempt. | 36924131 |
Officers said they believed the attack on Christina Edkins during Thursday morning's rush hour in Birmingham appeared to be "random and senseless".
A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the 16-year-old who was attacked on the bus's top deck.
Police said they were still searching for the murder w... | Passengers on the lower deck of a bus where a girl was stabbed to death heard screaming but thought it was teenagers messing about, police have said. | 21711661 |
Dean Stansby, 41, was stabbed in the abdomen in Ancaster Road, Ipswich, on 8 February. He died in hospital and police are treating the case as murder.
A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder, conspiracy to murder, and being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.
A second 23-year-old was questioned on t... | Four men arrested over a fatal stabbing in Suffolk have been released while inquires continue, police said. | 40542439 |
The European Squirrel Initiative (ESI) said the grey squirrel is an invasive, non-native species which is dominating the UK woodland.
It has urged the commission to use airguns to eradicate them, saying they are carriers of the squirrelpox virus.
The virus is deadly to red squirrels.
Grey squirrels are not affected by ... | A wildlife organisation has criticised the Forestry Commission over its policy of dealing with grey squirrels and claimed the animals should be culled with airguns. | 35266261 |
Emergency services were called to the house in Waterloo Close, Kirkintilloch, at about 15:25 on Saturday.
All three men, aged 24, 23 and 16, were taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where the 24-year-old died a short time later.
Police said a post-mortem examination would be held.
Det Insp Greig Wilkie, of Police Scotland... | A 24-year-old man has died and two others are in a serious condition after they were suspected of taking Ecstasy at a house in East Dunbartonshire. | 30770118 |
Initial official claims that the bomber was a lone woman have been replaced by uncertainty about who carried it out.
President Vladimir Putin has ordered security to be tightened at railway stations and airports across Russia.
Moscow is concerned militant groups could be ramping up violence in the run-up to the 2014 wi... | A suicide attack on a train station in Russia's southern city of Volgograd has killed 16 people, officials say. | 25541019 |
The Aft Island for HMS Prince of Wales left BAE Systems' shipyard in Glasgow for the Fife base earlier this month, 10 weeks ahead of schedule.
The section was then taken 1,335 miles around the south of England and up the east of Scotland on a barge to Rosyth.
The ship will now be assembled at the Babcock Rosyth facilit... | The final 750-tonne section of the Royal Navy's second flagship aircraft carrier has arrived at Rosyth after a journey of more than 1,300 miles. | 35145267 |
The Invincible Class ships - Illustrious, Invincible, and Ark Royal - were introduced in the 1980s.
The Invincible was recycled and the Ark Royal is due to be sold as scrap metal.
However, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Illustrious, based at Portsmouth in Hampshire, would be preserved after it left service in 2014.... | The aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious will be preserved as a lasting tribute to a decommission class of Royal Navy aircraft carriers. | 19545525 |
Stuart Lancaster's side are the first host nation not to qualify for the tournament's knockout stages.
"Definitely we'll get it right in the future. This is a great bunch of lads," said the Bath fly-half, 22.
Ford, replaced by Owen Farrell for defeats against Wales and Australia, returns for England's final Pool A matc... | George Ford is sure England's players are good enough to win trophies in the future despite their World Cup failure. | 34470271 |
Ashley Johnson's breakaway score and Tom Varndell's successful chip and chase proved enough for a belligerent Wasps side.
Earlier Saints' Alex Corbisiero had been fortunate to only receive a yellow card for hitting out at Johnson.
The visitors finally broke through the Wasps defence, but Ben Foden's 78th-minute try cam... | Wasps scored two tries in four second-half minutes to stun Premiership champions Northampton Saints. | 29131196 |
It is one of four options put forward by Betsi Cadwaladr health board at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan.
It had originally planned to reduce services to midwife-led care but then reversed the move as it faced a judicial review.
The new plans on a fresh consultation will be discussed next week.
The board blamed the ... | A health board still wants a temporary downgrade for maternity services at a Denbighshire hospital as part of fresh plans for north Wales. | 33869531 |
The alarm was raised at 19:30 BST on Monday after he was spotted near a wind farm off the coast of Redcar.
The Redcar RNLI lifeboat was launched and found the man attempting to paddle against the wind and tide but drifting further off shore.
Dave Cocks, from Redcar RNLI, said the man was dressed only in a hoodie and sh... | A man who drifted a mile out to sea in a toy dinghy he barely fitted into has been rescued. | 40781810 |
He made the comments in a message at the launch of a report by Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need.
This report said that religious freedom had deteriorated in 55 of the 196 countries studied in recent months.
Prince Charles said events in Iraq and Syria, where civil war and Islamic State extremists have caused... | Prince Charles has described threats to Christians in the Middle East as "an indescribable tragedy". | 29899571 |
The central bank voted to raise its key rate target to a range of 0.75% to 1%.
The Fed had been expected to raise rates after a robust February jobs report, solid pay gains, rising inflation and a dip in the unemployment rate to 4.7%.
Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to increase rates a total of three times th... | The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25% for only the third time in a decade. | 39286091 |
Ex-Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale actress Tracy Brabin was shortlisted along with Jane Thomas.
Ms Thomas was the losing Labour candidate in the Keighley constituency at the 2010 election.
Mrs Cox, who was MP for Batley and Spen, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire on 16 June.
The seat has been... | The Labour Party has announced an all-woman shortlist, including a former soap star, for the Batley and Spen by-election caused by the death of Jo Cox. | 37412632 |
The city has held the number one spot for the past three years because of the high cost of rent, imported goods and security in the oil-rich nation.
However, the rest of the cost of living rankings saw significant shifts due to exchange rate fluctuations.
Asian cities now account for half of the top 10 costliest destin... | The Angolan capital, Luanda, remains the world's most expensive city for expatriates, according to an annual survey by consultancy Mercer. | 33160738 |
The June 1968 manifesto demanded openness from officials in the then Czechoslovakia and called for the resignation of those who misused power.
Two months later, Soviet-led forces invaded the country, ending hopes for political reforms.
Vaculik's novels include The Axe, The Guinea Pigs and The Czech Dreambook.
Vaculik -... | Czech novelist and former dissident Ludvik Vaculik, who wrote the Two Thousand Words manifesto during the 1968 Prague Spring, has died, aged 88. | 33038273 |
First-quarter GDP growth was 0.6%, faster than the October-to December 2016 figure of 0.4%.
Household and state spending were strong, while firms invested money in construction and equipment, said German statistics authority Destatis.
Foreign trade also helped, as exports increased faster than imports.
Germany has the ... | Germany's economy grew strongly in the first three months of this year, driven by investment and consumption, official figures show. | 39894117 |
Oxford City Council said Evenlode and Windrush towers in Blackbird Leys will have their rain-screen cladding replaced.
It said no-one would have to be evacuated from the towers and Oxford's other three blocks do not use the material identified as being at risk.
The move follows the fatal Grenfell Tower fire in London o... | Cladding will be removed from two high-rise blocks of flats in Oxford after it failed fire safety tests. | 40407282 |
He told BBC Scotland efforts to block him from standing were hypocritical.
"The closed-minded demonstrate virtue to their equally closed-minded peers by attempting to silence anyone who disagrees with them," he said.
He is one of 12 names put forward by students to become rector.
Also on the ballot paper is Scottish hu... | Milo Yiannopoulos, a former editor of Breitbart, has hit back at calls to remove him from the ballot to be the next rector of Glasgow University, calling his critics "close-minded". | 39253863 |
The 19-year-old Republic of Ireland youth international joined QPR in 2014 but has yet to make a first-team appearance for them.
He spent time on loan at Dagenham earlier this season, making his debut against Stevenage before playing eight more games.
Mulraney was not named in Stevenage's squad to face Portsmouth on Sa... | League Two side Stevenage have signed QPR winger Jake Mulraney on a one-month loan deal. | 35736762 |
The company has announced the price of most post sent within the islands and to the UK will rise from 7 April.
Low Value Consignment Relief ended on 1 April 2012, but had allowed some items to be sent VAT-free to the UK.
Boley Smillie, chief executive, said the freeze aimed to help "an industry under significant pressu... | The postal prices for flower exporters have been frozen by Guernsey Post in a bid to help the industry after the loss of UK tax relief. | 26530155 |
Houthi rebel artillery pounded residential areas near the city of Taiz, witnesses said.
However, the capital Sanaa and central Yemen are understood to be quiet.
Before the truce was due to begin, clashes were reported at a major air base north of Aden after government allies took the nearby town of Sabr.
The Saudi-led... | Shelling has been reported in southern Yemen just as a humanitarian truce between rebels and Saudi-backed pro-government forces came into force. | 33668923 |
The increase is more than 60% of the funds the bank had already set aside.
The announcement contrasts with its assertion in January that oil companies were "surprisingly resilient".
According to Deloitte, 175 US petroleum companies are at risk of bankruptcy this year, which would make it unlikely they could repay loans... | JP Morgan will set aside an additional $500m (£357m) to cover potential losses from its exposure to the oil and gas sector. | 35646970 |
Fanny Hugill, 93, from Fairford, Gloucestershire, was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur.
She was in Admiral Bill Tennant's team that planned the Normandy landings.
"We did know how momentous a day it was but of course all the planning had been done so no one was nervous," she said.
"We al... | A blind war veteran has been awarded France's highest military honour for her part in liberating the country during the Second World War. | 37300384 |
The teams meet at Twickenham on Saturday in a "cup final" which the New Zealander says will effectively decide the 2016 Six Nations.
An injury-hit Wales team shocked the hosts 28-25 in a Pool A match in September.
"It was a great performance to get out of that group, but we feel we're in much better shape now," said Ga... | Wales coach Warren Gatland believes his team are stronger now than when they beat England in the 2015 World Cup. | 35756893 |
James Morrison, 56, is accused of driving at "excessive speed" in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire in January.
Prosecutors allege he failed to comply with give way signs and mounted a footpath and grass verge.
Mr Morrison denies dangerous driving and will appear for trial at Falkirk Sheriff Court on 19 January. | A police officer will stand trial accused of crashing into a road sign in a speeding patrol car and injuring a female passenger. | 38365572 |
Violence flared in Rakhine State after a Buddhist woman was raped and murdered by three Muslims.
A series of reprisals and revenge attacks between communities has now left about 50 people dead.
Many of the displaced have sought refuge in Bangladesh, which has now closed its border.
Human rights groups have criticised B... | Around 90,000 people have been displaced by fighting in the west of Burma, according to a United Nations body. | 18517412 |
US hedge fund Elliott Advisors reached a "standstill" agreement after clashing with Akzo over the way the company should be run.
The feuding was fuelled by a failed 27bn euro (£23bn) takeover bid for Akzo, which its management rejected.
Elliott has agreed to suspend legal action against the Dutch firm and back Akzo's p... | An activist investor hedge fund has agreed to halt its long-running feud with Dulux paint owner AkzoNobel. | 40954358 |
Organisers said 250,000 people took part in the rally; police put the figure at around 100,000.
Opponents of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) say it is undemocratic and threatens consumer and worker rights.
But supporters of the deal, which lowers trade barriers, say it would boost economies an... | Thousands have protested in the German capital Berlin against a planned free-trade deal between the EU and US. | 34498451 |
British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cymru said 66,000 people in Wales still lived with the effects of stroke but also highlighted a 22% cut in death rates from 2010-2015.
It came as a new Welsh stroke research network was announced.
The Welsh Government said "good progress" was being made on stroke care.
BHF Cymru said the ... | More research into stroke prevention is "urgently needed" in Wales despite improvements, a charity has said. | 39631726 |
The Unite and RMT unions said the latest proposals from the Catering Offshore Trade Association (Cota) would freeze pay at existing levels.
More than 60% of workers who took part in a ballot by phone turned the offer down. The unions will now consult with workers.
Cota expressed disappointment at the result of the cons... | Offshore catering workers have rejected an offer of new terms and conditions from their trade body. | 39038805 |
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The Bath centre, 25, had played in all 15 Tests under Eddie Jones before being excluded for the win over Italy.
Exeter centre Henry Slade, who came off the bench in the 36-15 win over Italy, has been omitted from the 27-man squad.
Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Kyle Sinckler (H... | Jonathan Joseph has been recalled to the England squad for their training camp ahead of Six Nations meeting with Scotland on March 11. | 39122938 |
She visited Devonport dockyard and boarded the Royal Navy vessel which underwent a revamp of its weaponry, internal systems and living quarters.
She later attended a rededication service for HMS Ocean.
The Queen met Plymouth civic dignitaries at the city's railway station before travelling to the naval base.
Labour cou... | The Queen has visited Plymouth to view the results of a £65m refit of HMS Ocean. | 31983514 |
The Swedish furniture giant has spent £4m to improve junctions and access to a new store planned for Pincents Lane Retail Park in Reading.
Construction is now set to begin immediately on the site.
A church minister in Calcot asked what Ikea would do for residents to compensate for the "disruption they are going to expe... | Ikea will open in Reading in summer 2016, creating 350 new jobs, a letter sent to Calcot residents has revealed. | 33972073 |
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Many have travelled from countries such as Eritrea, Syria and Sudan and have sought asylum in the UK.
BBC Look East found that in Bedfordshire 389 people were arrested in the first eight months of this year - a rise of 82% compared... | A rise of up to 82% in the number of people being arrested after arriving in the East of England is reported by police. | 34380661 |
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Northern Ireland beat Azerbaijan 4-0 on Friday night to go second in Group C with seven points from four matches.
They are five points behind Germany and O'Neill described the game against the Norwegians on 26 March as "huge".
"We have had a good start to the group, and we... | Northern Ireland's game at home to Norway will be pivotal in their attempt to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, says manager Michael O'Neill. | 37961512 |
A 35-year-old man was shot in the legs in the incident in the Drumcree area of the town. It happened at about 17:40 BST on Sunday, 5 June.
Two men wearing balaclavas and camouflage jackets, one armed with a handgun, attacked the man in a house.
The accused is to appear at Dungannon Magistrates Court on Wednesday morni... | A 32-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder over a shooting in Cookstown, County Tyrone, earlier this month. | 36591279 |
Reading's Ali Al-Habsi made an early save after Lukas Jutkiewicz had got on the end of David Cotterill's free-kick.
Michael Morrison went close for Birmingham before Jutkiewicz was again thwarted by Al-Habsi in the first half.
Diego Fabbrini fired just wide for Birmingham in the 90th minute before team-mate David Davis... | Reading stretched their unbeaten run to five games in all competitions after being held by high-flying Birmingham. | 37282503 |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the Ahrar al-Sham, Jund al-Aqsa and Nusra Front groups had taken the city on Saturday.
Idlib is only the second provincial centre to fall into rebel hands, after Raqqa was seized by Islamic State (IS).
Syria's civil war, which began four years ago, has killed more than ... | Islamist rebels have captured the north-western Syrian city of Idlib from government forces, monitors say. | 32100644 |
The eight-year-old is currently 60th in the weights for the Aintree race on 9 April with the top 40 guaranteed a run.
He travelled strongly under Richard Johnson although Katie Walsh challenged briefly on Broadway Buffalo.
But Johnson and the 13-2 shot jumped well and slogged their way up the run-in to win by nine leng... | Bishops Road showed stamina in tough conditions to give in-form trainer Kerry Lee victory in the Betfred Grand National Trial at Haydock. | 35622261 |
Maj James Bowman, Lt Neal Turkington and Cpl Arjun Purja Pun died in a suspected premeditated attack by an Afghan National Army member.
Maj Bowman was shot as he slept. His comrades were shot in their command centre, where four others were injured.
The inquest in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, concluded that there was no evide... | Three soldiers were unlawfully killed by a rogue Afghan soldier in Helmand in July 2010, an inquest has ruled. | 14334027 |
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Becky Downie secured gold on the uneven bars, while her younger sister Ellie claimed silver on the vault and floor.
Becky, 24, pipped Russian world champion Daria Spiridonova to the title by scoring 15.5 points.
Sixteen-year-old Ellie, who scored 14.933, came second to hom... | There was more British success at the European Gymnastics Championships in Bern as sisters Becky and Ellie Downie won gold and silver respectively. | 36455376 |
Officials said they are investigating how an aircraft travelling to Calgary on Thursday night from Kelowna, British Columbia, plunged to the ground.
Local media report the plane was a corporate jet and that four people aboard died.
Mr Prentice held prominent cabinet positions, including Minister of Indian Affairs and E... | Former Alberta premier Jim Prentice, 60, has died in a plane crash, the Conservative Party has confirmed. | 37660007 |
The 21-year-old woman was attacked as she walked on the upper promenade towards the pier at about 02:00 BST on 19 October.
Mani Kurian, 50, of Eridge Road, Eastbourne, has been charged with rape, and appeared at Brighton Magistrates' Court earlier, police said.
He is due to appear at Lewes Crown Court on 20 August. | A man has been charged after a woman was raped near Eastbourne Pier, Sussex Police said. | 33740199 |
James Farrelly, 52, is believed to have died following an illness which saw him granted bail from court proceedings.
Hamilton was one of Scotland's most wanted men and was nicknamed the Blackhill Butcher, after the housing estate from which he operated.
His remains were found in woods near the Five Sisters Business Par... | A man on trial charged with shooting dead gangland figure Martin Hamilton in West Lothian has died. | 39406420 |
The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) is discussing whether such a check is appropriate.
But it stresses there would still be other safeguards in place to check the suitability of people who want to teach in Scotland.
The teaching union EIS wants the criminal checks to remain.
Last year 186 people from outsi... | New proposals may remove the need for foreign teachers wishing to work in Scotland to undergo a criminal record check. | 26612609 |
At least two gunmen opened fire at the Bardo Museum in Tunis on 18 March.
Italy is now trying to work out what role the suspect played in the attack, and where he was on the day of the shootings.
Records show that Mr Touil, 22, entered Italy on a migrant boat on 16 February - a month before the Tunis murders. Concernin... | On 19 May Italy arrested Abdelmajid Touil from Morocco, on suspicion of involvement in an attack on foreign tourists in Tunis that left 22 people dead. | 32824848 |
The Norwegian tourists were spotted unconscious in the water late on Thursday afternoon local time, police said.
Lifeguards pulled the pair, and three others in their group, from the water. A 69-year-old man could not be revived.
Sydney's best-known beach is well patrolled by lifeguards and drowning deaths are rare.
"C... | A man has died and a woman is critically injured after being pulled from the surf at Sydney's Bondi Beach. | 39136406 |
The study, commissioned by Liverpool City Council, said the move from Goodison Park could take up to 50% of the 130-acre Walton Hall Park.
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said the report is an independent investigation into the potential impact and "in no way a plan or an agreement".
Campaigners said the report ignored th... | The building of a new Everton stadium could create up to 1,250 permanent jobs and 1,000 homes, a report has claimed. | 30245175 |
Sarah Rochira said it should be easier to prosecute people such as health and social care providers.
Only 1% of crimes against older people led to convictions compared to 19% for all crime, the commissioner said.
The Ministry of Justice said those who abuse vulnerable elderly people "deserve tough punishments".
Ms Roch... | Older people are not being protected by the legal system against abuse, neglect and other crimes, their commissioner for Wales has said. | 33113921 |
It was a result that ranks alongside the Ashes victories of recent years, with England showing incredible character to come back from their heavy defeat in the first Test in Ahmedabad.
After that result, and taking into account the 3-0 defeat against Pakistan in the UAE earlier in the year, few could have predicted Eng... | England's was an outstanding achievement and will send a shiver down the spine of the Australians ahead of back-to-back Ashes series in 2013. | 20756061 |
It includes $15bn that the nation's auditor general last week said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) failed to pay in 2014 alone.
Oil revenue accounts for roughly two-thirds of the government's funding.
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to crack down on corruption since coming to office last May.... | Nigeria's state-owned oil company has failed to pay the government $25bn (£17.5bn) over five years, the nation's fiscal commission has said. | 35871292 |
Sean O'Brien and Cian Healy tries put Leinster 14-6 up at half-time, Ruan Pienaar landing two penalties in reply.
A penalty try on the resumption put the defending champions 21-6 ahead before Dan Tuohy's try gave Ulster hope.
But late scores from replacements Heinke van der Merwe and Sean Cronin set a new final record ... | Leinster crushed a spirited Ulster by a record Heineken Cup final-winning margin to become the first side to win three titles in four years. | 18051349 |
Analysis of the moon's surface suggests plumes of warmer water well up beneath its icy shell, melting and fracturing the outer layers.
The results, published in the journal Nature, predict that small lakes exist only 3km below the crust.
Any liquid water could represent a potential habitat for life.
From models of mag... | Scientists have found the best evidence yet for water just beneath the surface of Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. | 15754786 |
Pennock's side have secured second place in the table but are without a win in seven games.
The 45-year-old had been in charge since replacing Dave Hockaday in 2013.
Academy manager Scott Bartlett takes caretaker charge of the club, with assistant manager Jamie Day and fitness coach Neil Withington both resigning.
"It ... | Promotion-chasing Forest Green Rovers have parted company with boss Ady Pennock - a week before the National League play-offs. | 36154525 |
The 45-year-old was already sidelined for this month's three-match Twenty20 series against India following a scan on a swollen left calf last Saturday.
He will now also miss the ODIs in New Zealand on 3, 6 and 8 February.
Cricket Australia's chief medical officer Dr John Orchard said Lehmann was waiting for clearance t... | Australia coach Darren Lehmann will miss his side's three one-day internationals in New Zealand as he recovers from deep vein thrombosis. | 35407290 |
In 2007 she fainted from exhaustion, hit her head on a desk, broke her cheekbone and needed five stitches on her right eye. Ever since, the founder of the Huffington Post has championed the need for more sleep - and sales of mattresses have soared.
Of course there is no scientific proof that Huffington's catch phrase "... | If the US mattress industry had a patron saint it would probably be Arianna Huffington. | 36946051 |
The album, Cantate Domino, includes music written for the Sistine Chapel Choir by Palestrina, Lassus and Victoria during the Renaissance.
It also features two Gregorian chants and a world-premiere recording of the original version of Allegri's Miserere.
The pieces are sung in Latin, as the composers intended.
The chape... | The Pope has given special permission for a studio recording in the Sistine Chapel for the first time, capturing the singing of his own choir. | 34191184 |
A total of 115 documents have been released, including the al-Qaeda leader's will.
Other writings show Bin Laden's fear of being electronically tracked. Here are seven things we learned:
Bin Laden left a personal fortune of around $29m (£21m) after his death.
He urged his family to "obey my will" and to spend his inhe... | The US has released a second tranche of documents found during the 2011 raid on a house in Pakistan that killed Osama Bin Laden. | 35706610 |
Daw sylwadau Michael Jones wrth i'r ffraeo barhau am ddyfodol Ysgol Llangennech yn Sir Gaerfyrddin, lle mae rhai rhieni yn gwrthwynebu'r cam i droi'r ysgol yn un cyfrwng Gymraeg.
Ddydd Iau, fe wnaeth arweinydd grŵp UKIP y Cynulliad, Neil Hamilton, fynnu na fyddai "gorfodi'r iaith Gymraeg i lawr cyrn gwddf plant" yn hel... | Mae aelod blaenllaw o fudiad Rhieni dros addysg Gymraeg wedi dweud y dylai rhieni sydd ddim am i'w plant gael eu haddysgu yn yr iaith "groesi'r ffin i Loegr". | 38926604 |
Seoul said all operations at the complex would halt, to stop the North using its investment "to fund its nuclear and missile development".
Kaesong is one of the last points of co-operation between the two Koreas and a key source of revenue for Pyongyang.
It came as Japan imposed new sanctions against the North followin... | South Korea is to suspend operations at a jointly-run industrial park in North Korea following the North's recent rocket launch and nuclear test. | 35539346 |
A hole measuring 3m sq (9 sq ft) and 1.3m (4ft) deep appeared in Ironbridge Road, last Boxing Day.
It was caused by workings in the underlying clay mines, weakening surrounding soils.
The road, rebuilt on top of a concrete slab held in place by 70 metal poles sunk into the ground, has been opened to traffic. | Work to repair a collapsed road in Jackfield, Shropshire, has been completed two weeks early. | 28609074 |
The £24bn ($32bn) deal for the UK chip designer is Softbank's biggest acquisition.
Investors could not react to the takeover on Monday as the Tokyo stock market was closed for a holiday.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.4% to close at 16,723.31 points while the broader Topix gained 1.1% to 1,331.39.
Shares of Japanese ... | Shares in Japan's Softbank fell by more than 10% on Tuesday after being hit with a glut of sell orders following its purchase of ARM Holdings. | 36831820 |
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The players all played with a total lack of inhibition, like we used to when we were kids, and Saturday's jaw-dropping action was a perfect way for the northern hemisphere teams to sign off before the World Cup in six months' time.
It is not a huge surprise Ireland retaine... | The final round of games in the Six Nations was a festival of rugby and a truly amazing day. | 32009204 |
The Arirang handset, described as a "hand phone" in state media, was shown to leader Kim Jong-un during a factory tour.
The country has had a mobile network since 2008, but activity is heavily monitored and restricted.
Last year the country launched a tablet, but it later emerged it was likely to have been made in Chin... | North Korea says it has produced its first home-grown smartphone, but experts have disputed its origins. | 23681261 |
Guy, 19, from Bury, added the 200m freestyle title to Monday's 400m gold, beating Serbia's Velimir Stjepanovic to win in one minute 47.06 seconds.
Jazz Carlin clocked 4:07.42 to win silver in the 400m freestyle, matching her runner-up finish in the 800m.
Ross Murdoch, Luke Greenbank, Stephen Milne and Liam Tancock all ... | Teenager James Guy claimed a second gold as Great Britain increased their medal tally to nine after two days of the Swimming World Cup in Doha. | 34716105 |
The hosts were 6-0 up when Falcons wing Vereniki Goneva was shown a yellow card for preventing a touchdown, for which Bath were awarded a penalty try.
That sparked another three tries in eight minutes as Bath secured a try bonus point before the break.
They added another four scores before Ally Hogg's late consolation ... | Bath ran in eight tries as they overpowered a poor Newcastle side in director of rugby Todd Blackadder's first home match in charge. | 37290266 |
Kenyan authorities deported the Congolese rumba star on Saturday after video footage of him appearing to kick one of his female dancers went viral.
The Agriculture and Commercial society of Zambia said the "disappointing" incident was behind its decision.
Olomide has denied assault, though he has since apologised for h... | Organisers in Zambia have cancelled a planned concert by one of Africa's biggest musicians, Koffi Olomide, in a row over an alleged assault in Kenya. | 36882106 |
Transformers: Age of Extinction, which made more than $1bn at the worldwide box office, has seven nominations including worst picture and screenplay.
Director Michael Bay has also been nominated for a Razzie, which launched in 1980 as a spoof of the Oscars.
Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas and The Legend of Hercules rec... | The fourth entry in the Transformers franchise leads this year's Razzie nominations, which single out the worst movies of the last 12 months. | 30810025 |
Caroline Jones, 47, from Harpenden in Hertfordshire, began Knickers Model's Own in memory of her mother Mary Benson, who died of breast cancer.
Her 365th outfit is a modified lab coat from Cancer Research UK scientists at the Cambridge Institute.
"This is paying tribute to the scientists," she said.
"Without science yo... | A woman wearing charity shop outfits for a year to raise money for cancer research says she is "fusing fashion and science" in her final outfit. | 35091872 |
A Freedom of Information (FoI) request found the maternity ward at the Royal Berkshire Hospital was closed on 47 occasions last year.
The hospital delivers about 500 babies a month, but some pregnant women had to be "diverted" to other hospitals.
The Royal Berkshire said midwife recruitment was improving.
Rebecca Pulle... | A total of 81 expectant mothers were turned away from a labour ward at a hospital last year due to staff shortages, the BBC has learned. | 36168571 |
Jakki Smith, 58, was unable to claim bereavement damages after her partner of 16 years died as a result of medical negligence.
Her initial bid was rejected by a High Court judge, who said he was "powerless" to intervene but hoped Parliament "might improve the current state of the law".
She has asked for permission to a... | A woman has launched a legal fight to win greater recognition for unmarried couples who suffer bereavement. | 37490223 |
Morag Jordan, 62, from Kirriemuir, Angus, was given a nine-month term for eight charges of assault against four children in the 1970s and 1980s.
Her husband, Anthony, also 62, was sentenced to six months, for eight charges involving two boys.
The sentencing, at Jersey's Royal Court, is the last stemming from the Histor... | A married couple have been jailed for assaulting children at former Jersey children's home Haut de la Garenne. | 12126614 |
George Osborne confirmed that VAT on the charges would be scrapped when the two bridges return to public ownership.
The current charge is £6.50 for cars and £13.10 for vans, which will also pay the £5.40 rate from 2018.
But the Freight Transport Association (FTA) said the reduction for lorries and buses - from £19.60 t... | Severn Bridge tolls for cars and vans will be cut to £5.40 in 2018, the chancellor said in his Budget speech. | 31944916 |
Emily Gardner, 14, from Gloucester, was on board the boat when it was overturned by a large wave in waters off Brixham, Devon, in May 2015.
Her "ill-fitting" buoyancy aid snagged on a cleat, trapping her underwater.
A jury recorded a narrative conclusion at an inquest in Torquay. The coroner said it was "the most tragi... | A teenager on holiday in Devon drowned after her buoyancy aid caught on a sinking speedboat, an inquest has concluded. | 36425966 |
Crews arrived at New Brighton marine lake in Wirral, Merseyside, at 03:15 BST after reports a boat had been taken without permission.
By the time the coastguard, police and firefighters reached the area about 10 minutes later, the youths had left.
The abandoned boat was found drifting.
The youths had left it in the mid... | A coastguard was called into action when a group of Pokemon Go fans tried to row across a lake in a bid to "catch" one of the virtual reality characters. | 36835545 |
One man in County Kerry parted ways with his false teeth during a wild night at the annual Puck Fair in the Republic of Ireland.
They were discovered by staff at Kingston's bar who posted a social media appeal that has since gone viral.
"The atmosphere was electric on Monday night," said bar manager Erwin Kingston.
"It... | We have all lost something on a night out, be it a shoe, a mobile phone or even a handbag. | 33889541 |
The Lib Dems had sought to have Mr Brown formally censured at Holyrood over the deal, which the first minister signed with the companies in 2016.
Concerns were raised by opposition parties about the human rights records and credibility of the firms.
MSPs voted against censuring Mr Brown after he apologised in the chamb... | Scottish Economy Minister Keith Brown has apologised over a collapsed investment pact with two Chinese firms, saying he takes "full responsibility". | 39437815 |
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Hashtag United were only officially formed six months ago, but are pioneering an alternative way of consuming football that's a far cry from the sport's elite.
The club have taken concepts used in electronic gaming and brought them to 'real-life' football - throwing in a s... | They have no place on the football pyramid and only a handful of travelling fans, but more than half a million viewers tune in to watch one team of amateurs play every week. | 36991332 |
It is hoped 5,700 pupils aged 14 and over will spend up to four hours a week on the subject in a five-year pilot.
Classroom and online teaching, "real-world challenges" and work experience will be made available from September.
A Commons committee last week warned that a skills shortage was undermining confidence in th... | Schoolchildren in England will be offered lessons in cyber security in a bid to find the experts of the future to defend the UK from attacks. | 38938519 |
The government established an emergency zone along about 100 km (60 miles of coast) and had asked people to avoid swimming and fishing.
The ship had been carrying almost 200 tonnes of ammonium nitrate used in fertilizers and explosives.
But a spokesman later said only small traces had been found in the water.
Costa Ric... | A ship containing toxic chemicals sparked an emergency alert off the coast of the Costa Rica tourist town of Puntarenas when it sank in heavy seas. | 32578038 |
She told listeners she had had "a staggering response" since last week's seven-way leaders' debate with tourists from England telling her they wished they could vote for a similar party.
Jason asked about newspaper coverage of her appearance in the debate, with Quentin Letts of the Daily Mail suggesting she had strayed... | Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood was a guest on Jason Mohammad's Radio Wales show on Thursday. | 32235870 |
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are fighting plans to have drivers instead of guards operate the doors on some services.
The union insist the dispute is about "ensuring that Scotland's trains run safely".
But ScotRail said the RMT had been running a campaign of "disinformation that doesn't bear ... | Strikes planned by ScotRail workers are off for the time being to allow further talks with union bosses. | 36966104 |
The 12-year-olds and their mother, 43, died after their car collided with an oncoming lorry on the A361 near Barnstaple at 08:25 BST on Monday.
The woman's husband was travelling in a separate vehicle with her 14-year-old son and saw the crash behind them.
The family was from the Milton Keynes area, Devon and Cornwall ... | Two children who died in a crash while on holiday in north Devon were twins, police have said. | 40789659 |
The 21-year-old, who moved to the Terriers from Oldham Athletic last summer, has played 10 first-team games and kept five clean sheets.
"Joel has shown what a capable young goalkeeper he is," head coach David Wagner said.
"He performed very well every time he came into the team."
Coleman played 45 appearances for Oldha... | Goalkeeper Joel Coleman has extended his stay at Huddersfield Town until the summer of 2019, after signing improved contract terms. | 40766166 |
The mob attacked the 21-year-old woman and her three friends - all Tanzanians - as they were passing by the accident site a little later.
The crowd chased the young woman and "removed her top", police said.
Tanzanian embassy officials have sought a report into the incident.
The incident took place on Sunday night, but ... | A Tanzanian student was assaulted and partially stripped by a mob in the southern Indian city of Bangalore after a Sudanese student's car ran over and killed a local woman. | 35483893 |
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Tries from Jordi Murphy, CJ Stander and Conor Murray helped the Irish to a 25-8 half-time lead, then Simon Zebo scored his side's fourth try in the corner.
The world champions fought back to move to within four points but Robbie Henshaw's late try ensured the victory.
The ... | Ireland produced a stunning display to record a first ever win over New Zealand at the 29th attempt and end the All Blacks' run of 18 straight wins. | 37886601 |
But the Treasury says the changes will save over £4bn a year from 2016 and claims most working families will still be better off by 2017, as a result of the introduction of the National Living Wage and changes to income tax thresholds.
People have been contacting the BBC about the recent proposals by the Chancellor of ... | Chancellor George Osborne will "lessen" the impact of tax credit cuts on families after the House of Lords voted against the government's plans. | 34645989 |
The Avon and Somerset and Wiltshire forces will form a "strategic alliance" in areas including IT, HR and administration.
Wiltshire's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) said ruling out job cuts would be "foolish" but that the move did not herald a full merger.
Avon and Somerset's PCC said some sharing "could protect l... | Two police forces in the West Country are to merge some of their back-office functions, it has been announced. | 30978946 |
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said 30% of consumers go in to drawdown without getting guidance.
That compares with just 5% before the pension freedoms were introduced in April 2015.
It also says that those who access drawdown policies before the age of 65 typically stick with their current provider, rather than... | More people are taking out so-called drawdown pensions without taking advice, the City regulator has warned. | 40579736 |
The green and brown pet snake, named Nigini, is not venomous and normally lives at a house in Edge Street, St Helens.
Merseyside Police is urging the public "to be vigilant" in an effort to find the snake, whose owner reported it missing.
Experts believe it will be in a warm place "such as a rockery or plant pot."
Anyo... | A Royal Python snake is missing after slithering away from its home, prompting a police appeal. | 36998851 |
Turkish nationalists were enraged by a bomb blast on Sunday that killed 16 soldiers, then a rebel ambush that killed 14 police officers in a van - both incidents in the east.
It is a major escalation of ethnic tensions, putting in jeopardy fresh parliamentary elections scheduled for 1 November.
The pro-Kurdish HDP (Peo... | Turkey has imposed curfews and boosted security in its mainly Kurdish south-east, amid political turmoil over PKK Kurdish rebel attacks. | 34196105 |
Al-Shabab said its forces were surrounding the town after making what it called a planned withdrawal.
Eyewitnesses said armoured vehicles and heavy artillery were used in the attack, which Ethiopia said was made at the request of the Somali government.
Somalia's prime minister meanwhile announced an operation "to liber... | Ethiopian forces have captured the central Somali town of Beledweyne from al-Shabab Islamist militants. | 16372453 |
Mechanical engineer Roy Keld, originally of Sedgefield, lives about 1.5 miles (2km) from the blast site with his Chinese wife and son.
He said it was a scene of "total devastation".
More than 700 were injured and hospitals are struggling to cope.
The first explosion happened at 23:30 local time (15:30 GMT) on Wednesday... | A British man living in the Chinese city of Tianjin has spoken of chaos and confusion following several major explosions that have killed at least 50 people. | 33907922 |
Eight years in the making, the 12-track record stretches to nearly 80 minutes and includes a tribute to Motorhead legend Lemmy on the song Murder One.
"We're still up there, man," frontman James Hetfield tells the BBC.
"As far as our look and our health, we're doing our best. We got grey hair but we've earned this stuf... | Metallica unveiled their 11th studio album, Hardwired … to Self-Destruct, at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios in New York on Tuesday night. | 37504227 |
Tyrone's Peter Harte scored a penalty to add to his eight points in a classy individual display.
Pete McGrath's Ulster side scored earlier goals through Aidan Breen and Enda Lynn.
In the hurling semi-final, Munster saw off Ulster 3-21 to 0-15 in Thurles.
Once again, the competition failed to capture the public's intere... | Ulster will meet holders Connacht in the Interprovincial football decider after Sunday's eight-point semi-final win over Munster at Parnell Park. | 38281362 |
By 14:00 BST on Sunday, one of those three will be a League One club.
It is 37 years since Blackburn Rovers were in England's third tier, 22 for Birmingham City and only nine for Nottingham Forest.
Rovers and Forest are in most danger of being relegated from the Championship on Sunday, while Blues could also fill the o... | A former Premier League champion, a two-time European Cup holder or a recent League Cup winner. | 39782562 |
Its research into the ONS Labour Force Survey suggested that the number had increased 200,000 since 2007 to just under 3.2 million people.
That is a rise of 6.9% over a period when the workforce grew by about 4.6%.
The report was released ahead of a strike by Tube workers who are unhappy about London Underground's plan... | The number of UK workers who routinely work nights is on the rise, according to the TUC. | 33774762 |
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