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Wiggins leads by just over two minutes from team-mate Froome after defending champion Cadel Evans cracked on the final climb to slip to fourth.
Vincenzo Nibali, who attacked on the ascent to La Toussuire but was hauled in by Sky, climbed to third overall.
The stage was won by Pierre Rolland, the last survivor of an ear... | British riders Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome occupy the top two places in the Tour de France after an excellent day for Team Sky on stage 11. | 18819093 |
Casting is already underway for an actress to play West Indian nurse Lucille in the next series.
It's to reflect the influence of nurses from the Commonwealth on the NHS in the 1960s.
Series creator Heidi Thomas said Lucille will be "elegant, funny and clever" and bring "a fresh new energy to life at Nonnatus House".
"... | BBC drama Call the Midwife is to get its first regular black character. | 39553512 |
Mr Grayling told MPs: "I think Cardiff Airport's been a great success story and I pay tribute to all of those involved in it".
He was responding to a question from Newport West Labour MP Paul Flynn, who asked him to "welcome the purchase of the airport by the Welsh Assembly".
In 2013, Welsh Tories criticised Labour min... | UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has paid tribute to the Welsh Government-owned Cardiff Airport. | 38842761 |
The Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG) had advised grounding all variants of the helicopter
CHC, which operated the helicopter that crashed two miles west of Sumburgh Airport on Friday, grounded its UK fleet and some models world-wide.
Bond and Bristow also suspended UK Super Puma flights.
An investigation has not... | All Super Puma helicopter passenger flights to UK oil installations were suspended after a crash off Shetland claimed the lives of four people. | 23829107 |
Okinoshima is home to the Okitsu shrine, built in the 17th century to pray for the safety of sailors.
Before stepping foot on the island, men must take off their clothes and undergo a cleansing ritual.
When they leave they are not allowed to take away any souvenirs, or disclose details of their visit.
Long before the s... | Japan's Okinoshima island, an ancient religious site where women are banned, has been declared a World Heritage site by the UN's cultural body Unesco. | 40549909 |
As his Arsenal side dissolved and were brutally dispatched by Bayern Munich - once they awoke from 45 minutes of complacency - Wenger will have felt every goal, every added humiliation, like a blow to the solar plexus. Five second-half goals. Five more questions to ponder.
A proud man, Wenger will have surveyed the tho... | Arsene Wenger stood in isolation and desolation in his technical area as the pain he suffers this time every year nagged away at him once more - but now it was accompanied by an inescapable feeling of finality. | 39201620 |
The Republican nominee appeared on Facebook Live with three women who have accused former President Bill Clinton of sexual assault.
A fourth woman, who was a child victim in a sexual assault case Mrs. Clinton defended during her legal career, also spoke at the brief news conference.
Mr Trump attempted to highlight the ... | With less than two hours before the second US presidential debate, Donald Trump mounted a pre-emptive attack on rival Hillary Clinton by going after her husband. | 37612453 |
But they're not the only record breaking bakers in the world - here's Newsround's pick of the biggest and the best food creations...
In February chefs in Guadalajara, Mexico, broke a world record by making a line of tacos nearly two miles long. A team of 130 cooks were together for six hours to create the masterpiece.
... | Chefs in Italy have been busy baking the world's longest ever baguette - a whopping 122 metres long. | 34572342 |
Ruby, the 21-year-old mare, stumbled into the River Irwell near Bolton, while out with her rider on Tuesday morning.
Accompanied by a vet, 10 firefighters from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service spent an hour hauling the animal to safety using a harness.
After a brief rest Ruby trotted back to the stables to be... | A one-eyed horse has been rescued from a river in Greater Manchester by firefighters. | 26854989 |
High jumper Isobel Pooley is not overweight, but stands 1.92m (6ft 3½in), and some people cannot get their heads round that height.
"People swear and say: 'She's huge, have you seen that girl over there?' And I want to turn round and say: 'I'm not deaf,'" she tells BBC Sport.
"It's a part of my daily life. They say: 'H... | Here's a tall story - an ultra-fit champion British athlete who suffers jibes every day because of her body. | 33501968 |
The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act requires peers and MPs to be tax resident and domiciled in order to remain in Parliament.
Lord Ashcroft, a Conservative deputy chairman, revealed in March he was a non-dom so did not have to pay UK taxes on most of his overseas earnings.
Five peers are now known to have quit... | Lord Ashcroft has given up his non-dom tax status to stay in the Lords, it has been confirmed. | 10535852 |
nuTonomy, the firm behind the scheme, said the car had clipped a small lorry while driving at about four miles per hour.
It played down the incident as a "small prang", saying only minor damage was caused and that neither of the two engineers on board were hurt.
The Singapore scheme, which began in August, was the firs... | A self-driving taxi being trialled in Singapore has had its first accident. | 37689726 |
The body of 42-year-old Peter Ritchie was discovered in woods at Kippen, Stirlingshire on Monday.
The Daily Record reported that police were told about the car on Sunday night but could not find it.
The vehicle and Mr Ritchie's body were discovered by police the following day.
Police said Mr Ritchie's death was being t... | A police watchdog investigation has been launched after a missing man was found dead near his abandoned car a day after officers reportedly looked for the vehicle. | 38826155 |
The animated programmes ask youngsters to choose between two options at several points in their plots.
The firm says the nature of its online streaming platform has allowed it to experiment with "branching narrative" tech in a way that would not be possible for traditional broadcasters.
But it acknowledges that such sh... | Netflix is launching two interactive children's TV shows that let audiences determine the on-screen action. | 40340832 |
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Indeed, if Alastair Cook's men had recorded anything less than their 2-0 series win, then some questions might have been asked.
As it is, that final scoreline was the right outcome for the cricket that has been played.
However, great credit must be given to Sri Lanka for t... | In early season conditions and playing at the standard they have been, England were always likely to overwhelm Sri Lanka. | 36522993 |
Iain McIntosh won the election to elect a councillor for Yscir, a largely rural ward north of Brecon, with 165 votes.
The previous councillor, Gillian Thomas, retired in May.
After no-one contested the ward at the May polls, six candidates put their names forward to fill the post.
Independent candidate Chris Davies cam... | A Powys County Council ward where no-one was nominated to stand at the council election in May has now been won by a Conservative, following a by-election on Thursday. | 40382559 |
NHS England said based on its latest data, 54% of women screened are getting their results on time.
Delays are being blamed on cytology labs struggling to keep staff as the screening process is replaced with another - which will need fewer staff.
A cervical cancer charity said waiting for results is "an anxious time".
... | Almost half of women in England screened for cervical cancer are waiting more than the two-week target for their results. | 40686393 |
County had won their first two Group D games and Hibs had taken full points from their only other game.
But, despite some exciting play, especially in the opening half, chances came and went in the first group game to involve two Premiership sides.
Michael Gardyne fired the deciding spot kick after Oli Shaw's was saved... | Ross County beat Hibernian to claim a League Cup bonus point after a penalty shootout was needed to separate the sides following a goalless 90 minutes. | 40661805 |
New rules governing drone ownership require anyone aged 13 or over who owns one of the craft to add their details to the register.
Anyone who gets a drone after 21 December must register with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before it goes on its maiden flight.
Existing owners have until 19 February to put the... | A US government registration system for Americans who own drones has gone live. | 34807415 |
He left a rucksack with explosives which failed to detonate in November, and put another explosive device by the town hall a few days later, they say.
But a member of the public alerted the police, and no-one was injured.
The 12 year old - who is now in custody - is thought have been recently radicalised and to have li... | A 12-year-old German-Iraqi boy tried to blow up a Christmas market in the town of Ludwigshafen, prosecutors say. | 38343124 |
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England opener Hales made the highest individual one-day score at Lord's off just 167 balls as Notts chased 298 to win with 13 balls to spare.
Mark Stoneman had scored an unbeaten 144 off 149 balls in Surrey's 297-9.
They lost in the final for a third season in a row as No... | Alex Hales' record-breaking 187 not out guided Nottinghamshire to a four-wicket triumph against Surrey in the One-Day Cup final at Lord's. | 40416511 |
Mr McGinley, 63, was shot outside a church in Newtownbutler as a wedding involving members of the travelling community, was about to get under way.
Patrick McGinley, who is believed to be the victim's nephew, was led into Omagh courthouse by two police officers with his head covered by a blanket.
He was remanded in cus... | A 46-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering Bernard McGinley in County Fermanagh on 11 February. | 31566134 |
The ruling came from Seattle district judge James Robart, the same judge who had issued the order that in effect halted implementation of the first ban.
Judge Robart said lawyers needed to file more extensive documentation.
The new 90-day ban on citizens of six mostly Muslim nations is due to come into effect on Thursd... | A US judge has declined to issue an emergency order banning President Donald Trump's revised travel ban. | 39241321 |
Just our Solar System, the little corner of the Milky Way in which we live, is vast.
Venetia Burney, the 11-year-old girl who in 1930 suggested the name "Pluto" for the newly discovered "planet", remembered playing games in Oxford's University Parks that would try to convey this scale.
She and her school chums would ha... | Sometimes it is hard to comprehend the size of things in astronomy. | 33500681 |
The all-rounder succeeds fellow Lancastrian David Lloyd to become only the seventh president in its history.
Flintoff, 38, said: "This is a huge honour, especially as it will be the Golden Jubilee of the PCA in 2017."
He played in 79 Tests, 141 one-day internationals and seven Twenty20 internationals between 1998 and 2... | Former England captain Andrew Flintoff has been elected the new president of the Professional Cricketers' Association. | 35644381 |
The total - the highest for any single force in the UK - included a 17% rise in cases last year.
The NSPCC , which obtained the figures, is calling on internet companies to do more to tackle the problem and for greater education of the dangers.
Police Scotland said it was committed to keeping children safe.
A Freedom o... | More than 1,900 offences involving possession of indecent images of children were reported by police in Scotland over the last three years | 37235507 |
Salman Butt, a British Muslim activist, has launched legal action, saying he was named as a "non-violent extremist" by the government.
He says aspects of Prevent breach free speech rights.
The Home Office has accused Dr Butt of expressing views that violate British values, something Mr Butt denies.
A Home Office spokes... | A key part of the government's counter-terrorism strategy, Prevent, is to face a legal challenge in the High Court on Tuesday. | 38209567 |
The proposal for the the 4.7 acre (1.9 hectare) city centre site includes 1,200 homes in six interconnecting towers.
Developers Allied London said it hoped to submit a planning application for the "Trinity Islands" project south of Liverpool Road this summer.
The project is part of plans to develop the St John's area w... | Details have been revealed on plans for a "vertical village" in Manchester. | 33260552 |
British armed forces are to take part in "three additional operations" aimed at supporting Nato allies, it said.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond added recent unrest in Ukraine had caused "great concern" and it was right to provide "reassurance" to partners in Eastern Europe.
The annual operations are US-led.
HMS Montr... | A Royal Navy warship has been sent to the Baltic Sea to join multinational military exercises in the region, the Ministry of Defence has said. | 27752744 |
February's Winter Olympics take place in Russia, where a law banning 'gay propaganda' was passed this year.
I think we can say that sports and politics are inextricably combined
"The IOC needs to stand up better for their athletes," said Navratilova.
Meanwhile, the IOC has warned Olympians against making political gest... | Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has accused the International Olympic Committee of "putting its head in the sand" over the issue of gay rights. | 25329933 |
"If Taksim Square is not evacuated, this country's security forces will know how to evacuate it," he said.
A controversial redevelopment plan for the park has sparked two weeks of anti-government unrest.
After Mr Erdogan's speech, police fired tear gas and water cannon, and advanced into Gezi Park.
The protesters have ... | Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned protesters occupying Istanbul's Gezi Park to evacuate it before a rally of his ruling AK party on Sunday. | 22922282 |
The new rules will affect anyone taking money out of a personal pension from 1 April 2017.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said providers who already charge less than 1% will not be allowed to raise their fees.
Those taking out new pension contracts will face no early exit charge at all.
Workplace pensions will b... | Early exit charges for people taking money out of their pension pots will be capped at 1%, the financial regulator has confirmed. | 37985525 |
Despite Armagh's disappointing 2016 season, McGeeney and his assistant Aidan O'Rourke have been given a vote of confidence by the Armagh GAA board.
McGeeney has relinquished his managerial role with the county's Under-21s which now be taken by former county senior boss Peter McDonnell.
Ex-county stars Martin McQuillan ... | Kieran McGeeney will be remaining on as Armagh football manager in 2017. | 37352789 |
Glasgow City Council took the decision following health and safety fears over the stability of the roof and the glazing in the gardens.
The Winter Gardens are expected to be closed for a number of weeks following an initial assessment.
No-one was injured in the incident and a full investigation will take place.
Plans h... | The People's Palace museum and Winter Gardens in Glasgow have been closed to the public until further notice after a glass roof panel fell. | 36744854 |
Around 280 candidates are contesting 40 seats for a chance to represent Wales at Westminster for the next five years.
Polling stations are open until 22:00 BST when electoral teams will begin a long night of counting.
Thousands of postal votes will also be counted overnight and the first Welsh results are expected in t... | Polling for the UK general election has entered its final stage with time to vote running out. | 32608865 |
The Owls broke the deadlock when Oxford failed to clear effectively and Nuhiu headed home from close range.
They nearly doubled the lead when Marco Matias reached Modou Sougou's cross but keeper Sam Slocombe saved his header.
Alex MacDonald almost found Oxford a late equaliser but his free-kick went just over the cross... | Atdhe Nuhiu's second-half goal helped Sheffield Wednesday overcome League Two side Oxford United to seal their place in the Capital One Cup third round. | 33970025 |
The 24-year-old, who will join Edinburgh Rugby in the summer, was injured in last month's Six Nations defeat by England at Twickenham.
Fellow Glasgow Warrior Josh Strauss is expected to be out for six weeks after injuring a kidney on Scotland duty.
Strauss will sign for Sale Sharks on a three-year contract in the summe... | Scotland and Glasgow Warriors centre Mark Bennett faces up to 12 months on the sidelines after having cruciate ligament surgery. | 39503597 |
It is running a competition that will share $55,000 (£42,000) between the top two people who can make its FUN3D software run up to 10,000 times faster.
The FUN3D code is used to model how air flows around simulated aircraft in a supercomputer.
The software was developed in the 1980s and is written in an older computer... | Nasa is seeking help from coders to speed up the software it uses to design experimental aircraft. | 39803425 |
Brett Smitheram from Chingford defeated fellow Briton Mark Nyman in three straight rounds during the contest's final in the French city of Lille.
The 37-year-old's highest scoring word was BRACONID, meaning a parasitic wasp, which earned him 176 points.
Mr Smitheram, who also collected a 7,000 euro (£5,873) prize, sai... | A recruitment consultant from east London has fought off other wordsmiths to be crowned Scrabble World Champion. | 37271010 |
Virginia Raggi of the Five Star movement was elected in June.
Her decision was a blow for the city's Olympic committee which had hoped to change her mind. But officials said she had failed to turn up to a meeting.
Rome last hosted the Games in 1960 and also pulled out of the bidding for the 2020 Olympics for financial ... | Rome is set to drop its bid to host the Olympic Games in 2024, after its anti-establishment mayor said it would be "irresponsible" to be a candidate. | 37432928 |
A letter reading: "Next time it will be a bomb, you Muslim scum," was posted to the Jamia Masjid Abu Bakr mosque and was signed with a number code which is believed to be used by neo-Nazi groups.
Mosque secretary Sabir Hussain called it "appalling and very frightening".
Ch Supt Rob Odell said police had "offered securi... | A bomb threat received by a mosque in Rotherham was "credible", according to police. | 37031973 |
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said the latest International Council for the Exploration of the Sea data showed cod stocks were only slightly above what are considered sustainable.
MCS fisheries officer Bernadette Clarke said: "Our advice remains to seek alternatives to North Sea cod."
However, the claim has ang... | North Sea cod should stay off the menu for consumers despite evidence of improving stocks, it has been claimed. | 24924812 |
Former RAF airman Ken Morgan met his wife Shirley when she was a conductress working on the bus route between Gloucester and Cardiff in 1956.
Now, Mr Morgan, 82, has paid £12,000 to buy the red and white vehicle which they keep in a heritage bus collection in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.
He said it took them "back down m... | A husband's romantic gift to his wife was just the ticket - the double-decker bus where they first met. | 37383062 |
The Heritage Lottery Fund contributed £3m to the £5m conversion of Itford Farm, near Beddingham, Lewes in the South Downs National Park.
The project has taken 13 years, with the Youth Hostel Association (YHA) taking over as developer along the way.
The charity said the hostel would open to overnight guests from 5 Apr... | An open day has been held at a converted 13th Century farm to allow local people a preview before it opens as a youth hostel. | 21967532 |
The exhibition, at St George's Hall in Liverpool, also includes a painting of former footballer Steven Gerrard, which will be put up for auction.
Funds will go to the charity Blind Veterans UK, which set up the display, titled Art - Life beyond Sight Loss.
Ex-soldier Matt Rhodes said painting gave him "a new lease of l... | Signed portraits of actress Dame Barbara Windsor and tennis champion Sir Andy Murray have gone on show in a display by blind veterans. | 38622443 |
It was LaMia's only operational plane, and had been part-owned by the pilot.
The aircraft carrying Brazil's Chapecoense football team went down near Medellin, Colombia. There were only six survivors.
Colombian authorities say evidence is growing that the plane crashed because it ran out of fuel as it tried to land.
LaM... | Bolivia's aviation authority has suspended the operating licence of LaMia, the charter airline whose plane crashed on Monday killing 71 people. | 38173708 |
The 24-year-old, who came through the Rams youth system, started all four of Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 games.
Hendrick has two years left on his current contract at the iPro Stadium after signing a four-year deal in 2014.
He has made 210 appearances for the Championship club, scoring 27 goals, since making his de... | Derby County have rejected a £3m bid for midfielder Jeff Hendrick from Premier League side Burnley, BBC Radio Derby understands. | 36763363 |
Vaughan, 27, has failed to score in six appearances since initially arriving at St Andrew's on 26 November.
But he has led the line well in the absence of injured top scorer Clayton Donaldson, creating chances for others.
His registration was submitted before the 12:00 GMT Friday deadline, clearing him for FA Cup duty ... | Birmingham City have extended striker James Vaughan's loan from fellow Championship side Huddersfield Town until the end of the season. | 35262778 |
Bryant, 25, borrowed poles at last week's Hypo Meeting in Gotzis after his never arrived on a Swiss Air flight.
He fell 30cm short of his personal best in the pole vault and missed the qualifying standard by just 44 points.
"I'm now left chasing qualification events," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"And I have to sit down w... | Great Britain decathlete Ashley Bryant says it was "incredibly frustrating" to find out an airline had lost his vaulting poles before a key Olympic qualification meeting. | 36418915 |
The nine items, including spoons and a pair of scissors, were found in their luggage during a routine check as they prepared to board a flight to Israel.
The couple admitted taking the items during a tour of the former concentration camp, now a museum.
They are expected to pay a contribution towards the preservation of... | An Israeli couple have been given suspended jail sentences in Poland for the theft of artefacts from the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, officials say. | 13917740 |
Despite a lot of news coming out of Disney's D23 last week, the studio still saved some the big guns for San Diego.
Fans were sent into meltdown as they were bombarded with announcements and sneak peeks during the 90-minute session, as stars across the Marvel universe attended to support their films.
Here's everything ... | The Marvel panel at Comic-Con is traditionally one of the biggest events of the convention and this year was no exception. | 40695760 |
Adobe unveiled Project Voco last week. The software makes it possible to take an audio recording and rapidly alter it to include words and phrases the original speaker never uttered, in what sounds like their voice.
One expert warned that the tech could further undermine trust in journalism.
Another said it could pose ... | A new application that promises to be the "Photoshop of speech" is raising ethical and security concerns. | 37899902 |
The Swans have struggled this term but lifted themselves off the bottom of the Premier League with a 3-0 win against Sunderland on Saturday.
Bradley's side face West Brom and Middlesbrough in their next two games.
"We still feel we can use it [January] to improve our squad and discussions need to continue," Bradley sai... | Swansea City boss Bob Bradley says he has had "consistent" talks with the club's owners about how to improve his squad in the January transfer window. | 38299098 |
The 22-year-old Ospreys loose-head takes over from the injured Gethin Jenkins, who was making his 129th appearance when he captained Wales to a 27-13 win over South Africa in November.
Jenkins is out of the Six Nations with an arm injury, and will be missed said Smith.
"It's a big loss for the team to lose someone like... | Nicky Smith has big boots to fill when he wins his eighth Wales cap against Italy in Rome on Sunday. | 38861913 |
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Wales against England, neighbours with a capacity for generating grudges grand enough to make Donald Trump and Barack Obama seem the best of friends. Well, almost.
Wales against England has rarely failed to light blazing bonfires of controversy. Unforgettable tales of skil... | They played the first one almost 140 years ago and, of all the fixtures in Test rugby, there is nothing like it. | 38914892 |
Downing Street confirmed Brexit was "top" of the prime minister's agenda when she returned from holiday.
Theresa May chaired a special cabinet meeting at Chequers on Wednesday 31 August to discuss the government's approach.
Mrs May opened the meeting by repeating the "Brexit means Brexit" mantra she's been using since ... | As Westminster returns from its summer break, what are some of the most pressing issues awaiting Prime Minister Theresa May? | 37256703 |
A 56-11 win at Devon on Saturday means they will reach the Twickenham final if they beat Hertfordshire on 20 May.
"We always sneak it against Hertfordshire, and I hope we sneak it again," Dawe told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"I was fortunate enough to be born in Devon, but the Cornish are very kind - they've sort of half-adop... | Cornwall head coach Graham Dawe says he will be made to "walk the plank" if his side fail to reach a fifth consecutive County Championship final. | 39922031 |
The 27-year-old has agreed a three-year deal at Craven Cottage, with the option of a further 12 months.
McDonald, who has had stints at Dundee, Burnley and Sheffield United, made 126 appearances during a three-year spell at Molineux.
Meanwhile, Fulham have sold Fernando Amorebieta to Spanish La Liga side Sporting Gijon... | Fulham have signed midfielder Kevin McDonald from Championship rivals Wolves for an undisclosed fee. | 36871027 |
Anti-poverty campaigner Paul Nicolson deliberately refused to pay his tax to Haringey Council as he suspected the costs, checked by magistrates, were inaccurate.
A High Court judge said magistrates had not had "relevant information" before them when making a costs order.
Mrs Justice Andrews said the case was of "signif... | A retired vicar from Tottenham has won a case to highlight the inaccuracy of unpaid council tax enforcement costs. | 32612179 |
In November, the singer said he had talked to the Russian President on the phone and was arranging to meet him to discuss his concerns over gay rights in the country.
But a Kremlin spokesman has now said that will not happen as there was "no appropriate time in the two men's schedules".
However Dmitry Peskov said that ... | Sir Elton John will not meet Vladimir Putin when he visits Russia this month. | 36386926 |
Security forces confronted a gang of five at the well-known tourist destination. Another member of the group was wounded.
Rangers say they recovered a firearm, ammunition and other tools used for rhino poaching from the scene.
It is the latest in a series of attempts to reverse the rising trade.
Demand for rhino horn h... | Three suspected rhino poachers have been shot and killed by rangers in South Africa's Kruger National Park. | 12385011 |
Their fingers have the power to destroy your social calendar for weeks to come, at least.
And yet at the moment hairdressers in the UK aren't required to have any qualifications.
That may change as MPs debate whether the industry needs greater regulation. But for now, what are your rights if your stylist gets it wrong?... | There are few things that threaten to bring you out in a cold sweat quite like a shaky-handed hairdresser. | 30713158 |
A group wants the Justice Department and Office of Government Ethics to scrutinise "legal issues" related to the appointment of Jared Kushner, 36.
His lawyer says the post does not breach anti-nepotism laws.
Mr Kushner is married to Mr Trump's daughter Ivanka.
The millionaire will step down as boss of his family's real... | Democrats have called for US President-elect Donald Trump's naming of his son-in-law as a top adviser to be reviewed over concerns of nepotism and conflict of interest. | 38565939 |
Chief executive Hugh Morris said such a move was not something to be proud of but was essential to ensure its future.
Cardiff council has been challenged over its decision to write off £4.4m of the £6.4m it is owed.
But it could get almost nothing if the club goes into administration.
Glamorgan is due to host the first... | Glamorgan cricket club could go out of business and the local economy could lose out on millions of pounds if most of the club's £16m debts are not written off, it has warned. | 32238157 |
Phillip Potter told Bristol Crown Court he honked the horn to warn people and thought: "I'm dead. This is the end."
Mitzi Steady, four, Robert Parker, 59, Philip Allen, 52, and Stephen Vaughan, 34, died in the crash in Bath in 2015.
Mr Potter, 20, of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, denies a total of 10 charges including causing d... | The driver of a truck which crashed and killed four people described feeling "really scared" when he realised the brakes were not working. | 38321382 |
The government spent £20.3bn to acquire a 43% stake in Lloyds at the height of the financial crisis.
It has already said it wants to return the bank to full private ownership during the course of 2017.
The biggest shareholder in Lloyds is now Blackrock, the world's largest asset manager.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is... | The UK government is no longer the biggest stakeholder in Lloyds Banking Group, after it cut its stake to less than 6%. | 38552829 |
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In 2014, China's government said they were working hard to reduce the amount of pollution in the air.
But for big cities like Beijing, air pollution levels can still be high for most of the year.
People have been saying this week's smog is the worst case ever, and it's been caus... | The Chinese capital of Beijing is on red alert because a thick blanket of pollution - called smog - has been covering the city for the last week. | 38496604 |
Those with type 1 diabetes whose blood glucose is in the target range increased from 17.8% in 2014-15 to 27.2% in 2015-16.
Diabetes affects the body's ability to produce insulin, meaning there can be dangerously high levels of glucose (or sugar) in the blood.
The annual statement of progress for diabetes also said thos... | The health of children with diabetes in Wales is improving, a report has shown. | 39777798 |
An independent review published by Salford Safeguarding Board said it was "difficult to think of a more vulnerable child".
The girl, who is deaf and cannot speak, was trafficked from Pakistan aged ten.
Her plight was only detected when she was found by trading standards' officers investigating a scam.
Ilyas Ashar was j... | A girl who was kept in a cellar and repeatedly raped was the victim of a "shaming failing" by those who should have protected her, a report has said. | 33049823 |
One of the speakers, Chelsea Clinton, told delegates that women were a "crucial, vital and necessary" part of delivering global food security.
Data shows that progress has been made in recent years, but there is still a long way to go to close the gender gap.
The call for equality was made at the 2015 Borlaug Dialogue ... | Policy and business leaders have used a major food conference to highlight the need for more women in the global agriculture sector. | 34551325 |
US PGA champion Day sank a 12-foot putt for birdie on the 17th and rescued par from the bunker on 18 to finish with a two-under-par 70 and 17 under total.
American Chappell finished on 16 under after also hitting 70, while England's Paul Casey (69) and Justin Rose (73) tied for ninth on 10 under in Orlando.
"There was ... | Australia's Jason Day held off the challenge of Kevin Chappell to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by one shot. | 35858568 |
Sally Holland said some schools were reluctant to address the issue, for fear of looking bad.
A report has warned that a lack of consistency in handling complaints leaves some children feeling isolated.
The Welsh Government said all forms of bullying should be tackled vigorously and a school behaviour policy should be ... | A "radical overhaul" is needed to tackle school bullying, the children's commissioner for Wales has said. | 40635443 |
Last year campaigners against the mine at Shortwood Farm, between Cossall and Trowell, were "devastated" that then-Communities Secretary Eric Pickles did not call-in the decision approved by the county council.
More than 1m tonnes of coal can now be extracted by UK Coal.
The firm agreed to control noise and dust and re... | An opencast mine in Nottinghamshire has been given final planning consent. | 33112199 |
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 "offensive" name was banned from ballot papers amid complaints it was demeaning to women has rebranded itself. | 32226877 |
It was given to the Luftwaffe commander-in-chief for his 50th birthday by Erhard Milch in 1943.
Field Marshal Milch, who was half-Jewish and received Goering's protection, was found guilty of war crimes after World War Two.
The box was sold to an anonymous phone bidder by J P Humbert Auctioneers.
It was one of a number... | A cigar box once owned by Nazi number two Hermann Goering has sold for £3,200, nearly the auctioneers' estimate of £800 to £1,200. | 40047902 |
The 25-year-old will join from NTT Shining Arcs at the end of January when the Japanese campaign has concluded.
Mafi, who featured four times for Japan at the World Cup this year, will remain at Bath until the end of the season.
"Amanaki is a talented young player who had a great World Cup, and we're excited to see wha... | Premiership side Bath have agreed a deal to sign Japan number eight Amanaki Mafi on a short-term contract. | 35193795 |
Latest figures show a rise of nearly 35% in crimes of indecency between April and July this year compared with the same period in 2015.
Ch Supt Gary Ritchie said the increase had not been unexpected.
He said sex offences were the most under-reported crimes and they were working to address that.
A total of 112 indecency... | Police in Dumfries and Galloway have said a rise in reports of sex crimes is "encouraging" as it shows victims are more confident about coming forward. | 37642591 |
The only goal of the game came in the 59th minute when Ricky Modeste's cross was powered in with a diving header from Joe Healy.
After a quiet opening quarter of an hour, the home side nearly took the lead when Moses Emmanuel evaded a couple of challenges and his shot from seven yards was pushed against the post by Bro... | Dover got their play-off bid back on track by ending their three-match winless run with a victory over Bromley. | 39240393 |
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Glenavon's Gareth McKeown and United midfielder Gary Thompson saw first-half red cards while Kyle Neill's free put the Lurgan Blues ahead on 35 minutes.
Allan Jenkins levelled with a backpost strike before substitute Patton hit the bottom corner after 76 minutes.
Tony Kane... | Mark Patton scored the winner as Glenavon beat Ballymena United 2-1 at Windsor Park in an Irish Cup final which saw three players sent off. | 27268792 |
John Kerr, from Paisley, Renfrewshire, was asked by the boy's mother to look after the child on 6 November 2015.
On leaving a pub and returning to the house after a one-hour absence, Kerr found police had been alerted after the tearful child had called 999.
Kerr admitted wilfully abandoning a child in his care in a man... | A 50-year-old man has been fined £280 for leaving a seven-year-old boy at home to go to the pub. | 35540553 |
Ms Jayalalitha, a powerful and controversial politician, has been in hospital since 22 September.
Anxiety about her health has grown in the absence of clear information about her condition.
There are concerns that her supporters could resort to violence and acts of self harm in the event of bad news.
There is a veil of... | Indian police have arrested two people for "spreading rumours" about the health of Jayaram Jayalalitha, chief minister of southern Tamil Nadu state. | 37615997 |
On average, patients whose conditions are classed as being life-threatening, waited nearly three minutes more in 2015-16 than they did in 2013-14.
Average waiting times rose from 7.15 minutes to 10.17 minutes.
The NI Ambulance Service said its target of eight minutes was being missed because of the outdated system for ... | The highest priority ambulance call-outs in Northern Ireland are taking longer to arrive than three years ago. | 38146604 |
This is the level, according to the Bank, "below which it cannot be set" - the lowest practicable official interest rate.
But on this important issue the website is behind the thinking of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, which sets Bank Rate as its main tool to keep inflation on target.
Because just ove... | The Bank of England's website says that the "effective lower bound" for the interest rate it sets, Bank Rate, is the current rate of 0.5%. | 32050654 |
His liberal PLDM party - in Moldova's ruling coalition - condemned the move as "purely political" and "a violation of his rights".
He was arrested on Thursday, suspected of involvement in the disappearance of $1bn (£646m) from three Moldovan banks.
The scandal has thrown Moldova into economic and political chaos.
In r... | A court has extended the detention of Moldova's former Prime Minister Vlad Filat for 30 days as his possible role in a $1bn banking scam is investigated. | 34569887 |
At Liverpool Magistrates' Court, Garron Helm, 21, admitted sending an offensive, indecent or obscene message.
He was ordered to pay an £80 victim surcharge after the judge upgraded the offence to one considered racially motivated.
Labour MP Ms Berger said the sentence "sent out a clear message".
The Liverpool Wavertre... | A man with links to an extremist right-wing group has been jailed for four weeks for sending an anti-Semitic tweet to Liverpool MP Luciana Berger. | 29695846 |
Tom Hiddleston has also been nominated for the best actor prize for the awards on 5 September.
Hiddleston's competition includes Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi and Peaky Blinders actor Cillian Murphy.
ITV's Marcella and the BBC's epic adaptation on War and Peace are also shortlisted in the new drama category.
Downton Ab... | Hit spy drama The Night Manager and drama Doctor Foster are among the nominees for best new drama at the TV Choice awards. | 36649502 |
Three people have been convicted of child abuse at Shirley Oaks in Croydon that took place in the 1970s and 80s.
Survivors of abuse there believe Peter Davis, 15, found hanged there 38 years ago, may not have killed himself.
Lambeth Council has acknowledged "very serious historic failings" and apologised to those abuse... | Former residents of a children's home in south London targeted by paedophiles have called for an investigation into a boy's death in 1977 to be reopened. | 34648935 |
The game, to be played at Everton's Goodison Park on 3 September, will feature two teams managed by model Katie Price and boxer Tony Bellew.
Players will include ex-Everton stars Peter Beardsley and Alan Stubbs, former Sunderland left-back Micky Gray and singer-songwriter Olly Murs.
Sunderland fan Bradley died from a r... | TV stars will join former footballers for a celebrity charity match in memory of Bradley Lowery. | 40936212 |
The visitors took a surprise half-time lead with a header from former Bayern youth striker Sandro Wagner.
Muller converted Rafinha's cross early in the second half, before scoring spectacularly from Arturo Vidal's chip.
Robert Lewandowski struck late on to give Bayern the win ahead of Tuesday's Champions League trip to... | Thomas Muller's two goals - including a stunning overhead kick - helped Bayern Munich go 11 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga as they beat Darmstadt. | 35622613 |
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But what has changed for women since the AU launched in 2002?
BBC Africa asks what life looks like for today's women on the continent.
Baya Cat reports.
Data source: 2014 African Union report | The African Union (AU) summit is taking place in South Africa, and this year's theme focuses on women's development and empowerment. | 33055075 |
The 27 EU leaders unanimously agreed on Saturday the guidelines issued in March by European Council President Donald Tusk.
In a letter to the leaders of the EU-27 ahead of the summit, Mr Tusk wrote that progress on "people, money and Ireland" must come before negotiations on the EU's future relationship with the UK.
Br... | European Union leaders have said they want to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland as part of its Brexit negotiating guidelines with the UK. | 39757467 |
The three nations were given full-time seats on the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision-making executive committee in January 2014.
However, that decision was reversed at a meeting in Dubai on Thursday.
ICC chairman and India board president Shashank Manohar said: "No member of the ICC is bigger than the ot... | The power of England, Australia and India in world cricket is to be reduced as part of reform measures introduced by the sport's governing body. | 35493755 |
Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettel 0.242 seconds slower than Raikkonen, turned the tables on Mercedes after Hamilton set the pace in both Friday sessions.
Hamilton was 0.381 seconds slower than Raikkonen, with Bottas a further 0.273secs off after engine problems.
The Finn missed three-quarters of the session as Mercedes ch... | Kimi Raikkonen headed a Ferrari one-two in final practice at the Spanish Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton third quickest for Mercedes. | 39907064 |
The Strictly Prom, on 21 July, will be hosted by BBC Radio 3's Katie Derham, a finalist in last year's show.
Bowie will be honoured with a late-night Prom on 29 July, featuring Amanda Palmer and Anna Calvi, amongst others.
And the festival will temporarily abscond its home at the Royal Albert Hall for a concert in a ca... | The BBC Proms, Britain's annual celebration of classical music, is to include music by David Bowie and a Strictly Come Dancing theme night. | 36034555 |
Sprint rider Varnish, 25, was dropped in April after failing to qualify in the team sprint for the Rio Games through the World Championships.
She later said she was the victim of sexist comments from technical director Shane Sutton, who has since resigned.
"I maintain that I am a world-class athlete and have the abilit... | Jess Varnish says she hopes to regain her place on the Great Britain cycling team for the 2016 Olympic Games. | 36309473 |
Speaking on LCI television, government spokesman Christophe Castaner said he could not confirm or deny that 3 July had already been chosen as the date.
The National Assembly and the Senate normally meet in Paris.
The last two occasions on which they gathered at Versailles were at times of national crisis.
In 2009, the ... | The new French President, Emmanuel Macron, is considering convening a joint session of parliament in the palace of Versailles, a spokesman said. | 40399180 |
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The 32-year-old, who had an outstanding Euro 2016, is a free agent after leaving Hamilton Academical at the end of last season.
Southampton were reported to be keen to sign McGovern but he is expected to finalise a deal with Norwich this week.
The keeper had previously wor... | Championship club Norwich City have emerged as the favourites to sign Northern Ireland goalkeeper Michael McGovern. | 36823787 |
Marta Galikowska, 27, was found dead with daughters Maja, five, and Olga, one, at Sherwin Road, Stoke-on-Trent.
She had seen mental health workers in the days before their deaths, in October last year.
Stoke-on-Trent's Safeguarding Children Board said it had reviewed how workers relayed information.
Updates on this sto... | A woman who killed her two children before herself should have had a faster response from agencies after she talked of harming them, a review found. | 35125400 |
The 28-year-old agreed a four-year extension with Perpignan in 2013, but has activated a get-out clause after their relegation from France's Top 14.
Hook, who has 75 international caps, started his career at Neath before a five-year spell with Ospreys.
Although a versatile back, he prefers the number 10 position and is... | Gloucester have signed Wales back James Hook on an undisclosed-length deal. | 27671005 |
The agreement protects small savers but depositors with more than 100,000 euros ($130,000; £85,000), many of whom are Russian, face big losses.
Laiki Bank - the country's second largest - will be wound up.
Finance minister Michael Sarris said Cyprus had avoided a "disastrous exit from the eurozone".
In a televised add... | The government of Cyprus has defended a 10bn-euro bailout deal to save its banks from collapse, amid warnings the island faces deep recession. | 21928277 |
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