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Ninety-nine-year-old Mickie, who drove army trucks during World War Two, makes her way up the runway with a walking stick.
Stefan, the bearded The Big Issue North seller from Manchester Victoria station, slowly twirls and waves as he goes.
Helen, who's had cancer and a drink problem, pauses at the end, tilting her head... | Four-day-old James is carried along the catwalk to meet the world for the first time. | 40452973 |
Ms Baloch, 26, recently caused controversy by posting controversial pictures of herself on social media, including one alongside a Muslim cleric.
Police say she was strangled to death.
Cases of women being killed for 'dishonouring' their family are commonplace in Pakistan.
Qandeel Baloch became a household name for pos... | Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been killed by her brother in an apparent 'honour killing' in the province of Punjab, police say. | 36814258 |
The Department for Transport (DfT) said First Trenitalia West Coast, MTR West Coast Partnership and West Coast Partnership had all been shortlisted.
The franchise will also be responsible for the West Coast Main Line.
Four bidders for the South Eastern franchise have also been announced.
In the case of the West Coast P... | The companies bidding for the West Coast Partnership rail franchise, which will design and run the HS2 high speed services between London and Birmingham, have been revealed. | 40364022 |
It happened on Wednesday morning at 08:15 BST at the Port Road.
Firefighters used cutting equipment to free the man from the taxi. He was discharged from hospital after treatment.
A man in the lorry was treated at the scene by paramedics. | A man had to be cut out of a taxi following a collision with a lorry in Strathfoyle in Londonderry. | 34270016 |
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Ray is one of three Scots on the card when the Ultimate Fighting Championship comes to Glasgow's Hydro on 16 July.
"It is a mixture of judo, which is an Olympic sport, wrestling, which is an Olympic sport, and boxing, which is an Olympic sport," Ray told BBC Scotland.
"It'... | Scottish fighter Stevie Ray believes mixed martial arts could be recognised as an Olympic sport in future. | 40110057 |
The woman were photographed by local artist Patrick Goff while they sat on Seven Sisters near Seaford.
The Newhaven lifeboat team told the BBC the actions of the women were "really stupid", and the situation was an accident waiting to happen.
That stretch of coast has seen regular cliff falls as the chalk erodes.
Last ... | A group of young women seen sitting on the edge of a cliff on the East Sussex coast would have had no chance of surviving a fall, lifeguards have said. | 33514600 |
The Everton defender, 28, was given oxygen before being carried off following the challenge with Neil Taylor, who was sent off.
Coleman is expected to have surgery in Dublin on Saturday on what is believed to be a double leg fracture.
Republic manager Martin O'Neill said the defender suffered a "bad break".
Coleman was... | Republic of Ireland skipper Seamus Coleman suffered a broken leg during his side's goalless draw with Wales at the Aviva Stadium. | 39393010 |
There is no official word on the cause of death. The prince had had a number of surgeries in recent years.
He was the kingdom's foreign minister for 40 years, before retiring in April. Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi said the world had lost a "noble" diplomat.
Analysts say he was widely respected, and navigated throug... | Saudi Arabia's Prince Saud al-Faisal - who was the world's longest-serving foreign minister - has died aged 75. | 33472742 |
Hollywood A-lister and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, met Reg Park at the start of a bodybuilding career which saw him competing in working men's clubs across Yorkshire.
The star of the Terminator films said Park, who went on to become Mr Universe and starred in a series of films as Hercules, "wa... | One of the world's most famous action movie stars has revealed how he was inspired by an unlikely friendship with a little-known Leeds United reserve team player. | 30051034 |
The 38-year-old said he was "honestly sorry" and hoped families would find peace if he was convicted, news agency DPA reported.
Identified only as Niels H under German court reporting rules, the accused told the court he acted on impulse.
"Usually the decision to do it was relatively spontaneous," he said.
Niels H has ... | A German former nurse, who confessed to killing more than 30 patients by administering lethal drug doses, has apologised to relatives of his victims. | 31532875 |
Reid, 22, scored four goals during a season-long loan with the National League side last season.
He has one year remaining on his Exeter contract and returns to Plainmoor for his third spell.
Osborn, 18, was signed by Southampton from Torquay's academy but was released by the Premier League side this summer.
"Neal will... | Torquay United have re-signed Exeter forward Jamie Reid on a six-month loan deal, while goalkeeper Neal Osborn has returned after a stint at Southampton. | 40464727 |
Newlywed Michaela McAreavey was murdered in her hotel room on the island of Mauritius.
John McAreavey, her husband of less than two weeks, said "my life ended as well" that day.
The McAreaveys were on honeymoon at the Legends Hotel when John found 27-year-old Michaela dead in the bathtub of their room.
Michaela, daught... | It should have been the dream holiday that launched a new life for a young couple but it turned into a nightmare of violence, tragedy and grief. | 18687596 |
Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, was shot dead by police after he attacked a military recruitment centre and a naval reserve centre in Chattanooga.
Local prosecutors are investigating the attacks - in which three people were also injured - as "domestic terrorism".
However, the FBI says Abdulazeez's motive is unclear.
S... | US federal investigators say a gunman who killed four marines in a shooting spree in Tennessee had no known links to international terrorism. | 33562479 |
The Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF) met the UK environment secretary and fishing minister in London.
Talks with the Scottish government's Brexit minister Michael Russell were also held at Holyrood.
The SFF campaigned for a Leave vote in June's referendum, and argue Brexit could present an opportunity.
The organis... | Scottish fishing leaders have said they are "encouraged" by talks with the UK and Scottish governments about Brexit. | 37767444 |
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Palace lost 3-1 at home to Sunderland on Monday, extending their run without a Premier League win to four games.
Warnock's side had a strong claim for a penalty denied inside the first minute against the Black Cats, when Santiago Vergini brought down Fraizer Campbell.
"I w... | Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock says he has been told his side should appeal more for penalties, describing his players as "too honest". | 29891479 |
Junior Chipolpolo have conceded seven times in their four matches in South Korea and have not kept a clean sheet.
Banda, who plays for Zambian champions Zanaco, says the defence has been working hard to remedy that.
"We're looking forward to the game against Italy and we are sure can keep a clean sheet," he insisted.
M... | Zambia goalkeeper Mangani Banda is determined to keep a clean sheet when they face Italy in an Under-20 World Cup quarter-final on Monday. | 40143720 |
It has also been made into a musical stage show, which has been a huge success - and now, it's coming to the big screen...again!
Walt Disney Studios has confirmed that the film is having a live action remake, a bit like The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast have recently.
So what do we know about the new film?
Lover... | The Disney film The Lion King is one of the biggest animated films of all time. | 40562501 |
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to Chepstow Road in Maindee at about 19:00 BST on Monday.
The road was closed while emergency services including paramedics and firefighters dealt with the incident.
An elderly woman and a man were taken to hospital. The extent of their injuries is unclear. | Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and a van in Newport. | 40167521 |
Polling stations have closed across the six council areas in the region - Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral on Merseyside, as well as Halton in Cheshire.
The results are expected on Friday afternoon.
The mayor will lead the region's combined authority, working alongside existing council leaders. | Voting has ended in the election to choose the first metropolitan mayor for the Liverpool City Region. | 39792646 |
Roedd pryderon fis diwethaf y byddai'r papur yn dod i ben ddiwedd Mehefin eleni pe na bai modd dod o hyd i berchennog newydd.
Ond dywedodd llefarydd ar ran y perchnogion Tindle Newspapers Ltd bod sawl grŵp, gan gynnwys nifer o fusnesau ac unigolion, wedi datgan diddordeb mewn cymryd rheolaeth o'r unig bapur newydd Cymr... | Mae perchnogion papur newydd Y Cymro wedi dweud wrth BBC Cymru Fyw bod diddordeb brwd wedi cael ei ddangos mewn prynu'r papur. | 39580267 |
Britney Mazzoncini from Glasgow took an overdose of anti-anxiety tablets.
Her mum, Annette McKenzie, only found out after her death that her daughter had visited her GP and spoken of suicidal thoughts.
Ms McKenzie has launched an online petition to the Scottish Parliament.
Speaking on BBC Scotland's Call Kaye programm... | The mother of a 16-year-old who took her own life after being bullied online has told BBC Scotland under 18s should not be prescribed powerful medication without parental consent. | 37975438 |
Despite making his complaint in November 2012, he said he has been left "in limbo" with limited progress.
He was first interviewed by the National Crime Agency's Operation Pallial team in February 2013.
A Pallial spokesman said it will discuss the concerns he has raised.
His complaint related to his time at the home tw... | A man who claims he was sexually abused in a children's home two decades ago has said he no longer wants to pursue his allegation because of the length of time it is taking to come to court. | 35766963 |
The Devon and Cornwall force said it was five weeks from submitting a file to prosecutors on Black linking him to the 1978 killing of Genette Tate, 13.
Scotsman Black was arrested in 2005 over the murder but not charged.
Genette's mother Sheila Cook said she did not feel "robbed of justice" because he would not have ta... | Police say they are "devastated" child killer Robert Black has died in prison before he could be charged with murdering a teenage Devon girl. | 35305998 |
At the opening of a new exhibition, Gabriele Finaldi said he wanted to make the area around the gallery "a space that works for us", The Times reports.
The paved area has become a popular place for street artists, especially people dressed as "levitating Yodas".
The council said it wanted to "find a solution that appea... | The north end of Trafalgar Square should be cleared of buskers and "Yoda" street performers, according to the National Gallery's new director. | 35595154 |
Lucy Ward claimed she was sacked because she was former head coach Neil Redfearn's partner.
Ms Ward, who worked as the club's education and welfare officer, travelled to Canada to work as a BBC pundit at the 2015 Women's World Cup.
The club, which denied any wrongdoing, claimed she was sacked for exceeding her annual l... | A Leeds United employee has won her case for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination against the club. | 36037672 |
The pursuit sees competitors towed at 20-30mph and "crash after crash".
Horseboarding is the brainchild of "extreme horse-rider" Daniel Fowler-Prime, and has rapidly grown in popularity over the past 10 years.
The event is taking place at Thoresby Country Show in Nottinghamshire over the weekend.
The sport involves sta... | Riders are saddling up to compete in a sport that combines horse-riding and skateboarding in the National Horseboarding Championships. | 35977781 |
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For the second successive year, the top-flight crown was decided on the final day in 2015 - Emma Hayes' side completing the league and FA Cup double by edging out Manchester City.
But could 2016 possibly throw up even more drama? Arsenal have strengthened and the minnows o... | The Women's Super League One season kicks off this week, with Chelsea hoping to retain the title they secured in dramatic fashion 170 days ago. | 35862478 |
Tighter rules about who is eligible for the scheme are to be introduced, the Ministry of Justice said.
Prisoners will only be allowed out for a specific purpose, such as work experience, and day-release prisoners will also have to wear electronic tags.
Campaigners criticised the move, saying there had been only a few f... | Day release from prison is to be scaled back following a series of serious crimes committed by offenders temporarily out of jail. | 26502368 |
Trevor Gibbon, 48, allegedly armed himself with two knives and fatally stabbed Alison Morrison, 45, in Harrow, north London, in December 2014.
The Old Bailey heard the killing came a day after he was handed a restraining order, having pleaded guilty to harassing Mrs Morrison.
He denies murder.
The prosecution said the ... | A man accused of stabbing his neighbour 33 times after a "tit-for-tat" dispute has said his mind went "hazy" at the time of the attack. | 33207365 |
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Who will come out on top in their crunch Group B encounter in Lens? We asked four BBC pundits with a foot in either camp for their verdict on where the game will be won and lost.
Former England midfielders Danny Murphy and Jermaine Jenas talk tactics from an England perspe... | England and Wales meet in a mouth-watering Euro 2016 home nations derby on Thursday. | 36534480 |
Ministers are also to unveil a £255m fund to help councils tackle pollution from diesel vehicles, as part of £3bn spending on air quality.
The government will publish a court-mandated clean air strategy later, days before a High Court deadline.
Campaigners said the measures were promising, but more detail was needed.
T... | New diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2040 in a bid to tackle air pollution, the government is set to announce. | 40723581 |
Medway Council said the centres would be replaced by four "super hubs".
The move comes after the council agreed a £60,000 cut in funding for children's centres to help pay for the Battle of Medway commemorations.
Labour councillors criticised the plans saying a consultation was due to be held while many families were a... | Plans by a Conservative council to axe all 19 children's centres have been met with "dismay" by the Labour opposition. | 39802511 |
The three-year deal follows months of talks prompted by the government's failure to meet targets on inflation, the budget deficit and growth.
The Ghanaian economy had been expanding at about 8% annually on the back of gold, cocoa and oil exports.
However, growth fell to 4.2% in 2014 as commodity prices fell and the cur... | Ghana has struck a deal with the International Monetary Fund aimed at stabilising its troubled economy. | 31652406 |
Crolla, 29, was making the second defence of the title he won from Colombia's Darleys Perez last November.
After a slow start Crolla appeared to have found his range by the middle rounds, although the challenger landed with the more eye-catching punches.
But the Venezuelan's superior skills trumped Crolla's constant pr... | Anthony Crolla lost his WBA lightweight title to Jorge Linares after a gruelling battle at Manchester Arena. | 37464974 |
Olive Cooke was one of the UK's longest-serving poppy sellers and had collected money in Bristol for the Royal British Legion for 76 years.
Media coverage of her death focussed on suggestions she had been overwhelmed by junk mail from charities.
An inquest into her death was opened and adjourned until 16 July.
Avon Cor... | A 92-year-old woman who was found dead in the Avon Gorge had "long term issues with periodic depression", an inquest has heard. | 32810487 |
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The delicate bird shakes its head with such acceleration that it can reach a g-force of 34 (Formula 1 racing cars typically reach less than 6 g).
This mid-air manoeuvre takes just 0.1 seconds and removes almost all of the water droplets from its feathers.
The research is publis... | Slow-motion footage has revealed how a hovering hummingbird copes with wet weather. | 15654046 |
The suspected gunman, named by Danish media as Omar El-Hussein, 22, was shot dead by police after he attacked a free speech debate and a synagogue.
Denmark's PM said he was not a member of a terror cell, according to what was known so far.
The shootings left a film director and a Jewish man dead and five police injured... | Danish police have accused two men of aiding the gunman who killed two people in the weekend attacks in Copenhagen. | 31485086 |
Mariette McHarg, of Barry, also made 59 visits to an emergency department at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, attended a poisons unit at Llandough hospital 55 times and called the GP out of hours service 127 times.
The cost of care was estimated at more than £170,000.
She was sentenced to 24 weeks in prison.
McHa... | A woman who called the ambulance service more than 400 times in the last two years has been jailed. | 36903624 |
Fabrice Bregier, chief executive of the planemaking arm of Airbus Group, said the company was in advanced talks with several possible customers.
But although the European firm was on target to sell more A380s this year, talks could slip into 2016, he said.
"If [talks] slip into next year, this is not a drama. I think w... | Airbus has admitted that new orders at the Dubai Airshow for its A380, the world's biggest aircraft, are unlikely. | 34762905 |
An investigation by MPs found placing youngsters far from home could encourage them to abscond - leaving them then at risk of sexual abuse.
Their report calls for an independent investigation into the homes system.
Children's Minister Tim Loughton said "urgent steps" would be taken.
Much of the criticism by the all-par... | "Serious weaknesses" in England's care system have been revealed by a report which found children's homes failed to protect runaways, the children's minister says. | 18478670 |
The 53-year-old, who denies nine sex offences against six complainants, allegedly "forced his tongue" into the mouth of a girl aged 13 or 14.
The allegations, spanning more than two decades, also include a charge that he grabbed hold of a 16-year-old girl at Chessington World of Adventures.
Mr Fox is due in court again... | DJ Neil Fox forcefully kissed three girls under the age of 16, magistrates in Westminster have heard. | 32332559 |
Paula Sherriff, Labour MP for Dewsbury, told the House of Commons Martin Barkley, chief executive of Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust, had made the comment to her.
The trust runs Pinderfields Hospital, Pontefract Hospital and Dewsbury and District Hospital.
It said it had been "very open and transparent" with local MPs... | Leaders of an NHS trust have "effectively been in crisis mode for the last 14 months", an MP has said. | 35872251 |
The non-farm payroll numbers may help the US Federal Reserve decide whether or not it will raise rates in December.
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said earlier in the week that it was still "a live possibility" that rates would go up this year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed flat, down by just 0.02% at 17,... | (Close): US stock markets closed largely down on Thursday as investors remained cautious ahead of Friday's key employment figures. | 34735637 |
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Adrian Hinchliffe guided Laugher and Chris Mears to Team GB's first ever Olympic diving gold in Rio.
He is employed by Leeds City Council and worked for British Diving as a consultant but wanted to make a full-time switch to prepare for Tokyo 2020.
However, British Diving ... | Olympic champion Jack Laugher has blamed British Diving after his coach quit his role to join Australia's team. | 38502681 |
The recent release of thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables is just the latest in a long list of "leaks" published by the secretive site, which has established a reputation for publishing sensitive material from governments and other high-profile organisations.
In October the site released almost 400,000 secret US m... | Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has dominated the news, both because of its steady drip feed of secret documents, but also because of the dealings of its enigmatic front man Julian Assange. | 10757263 |
Commons speaker John Bercow told MPs the Queen had given Royal Assent to what is now the Wales Act 2017.
The legislation devolves to Wales extra powers over transport, energy, electoral arrangements and an element of control over income tax levels.
It also defines what is under the control of Westminster, with everythi... | The Wales Bill, rewriting the devolution settlement, has become law. | 38813095 |
The Argentina and Barcelona forward missed out on another international trophy when his side were beaten on penalties by Chile in the Copa America.
"For me the national team is over. I've done all I can, it hurts not to be a champion," said Messi.
With Barcelona, Messi has won eight La Liga titles and four Champions Le... | Lionel Messi has announced that he's retiring from international football. | 36637973 |
A crowd of about 100 gathered at the scene in St Louis early on Wednesday after scuffles the night before.
Police said the man who was shot, Antonio Martin, 18, had pointed a gun at the police officer.
For weeks there have been widespread protests over alleged police brutality.
Berkeley is about two miles (3km) from th... | US police have clashed with protesters in Missouri after an officer shot dead a black teenager close to where another black youth, Michael Brown, was killed in August sparking national protests. | 30596531 |
It has no steering wheel and is modelled on the white guided pods you may have seen at Heathrow Airport.
Lots of companies are racing to develop driverless technology, previously I've been out in a Nissan autonomous car.
It nearly ran into the back of a street cleaning vehicle while testing in London.
Nissan thinks it ... | I've just spent a fascinating morning, being taken around North Greenwich in a driverless pod. | 39496321 |
He matched critical acclaim with mass market popularity and wrote more than 25 books throughout his career.
He was best known for his novels The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road and Complicity.
In recent weeks, the Scottish author, who announced he was dying from terminal gall bladder cancer in April, had posted a series of... | Iain Banks, who has died at the age of 59, was one of Britain's most celebrated authors, achieving success in both mainstream literary fiction and science fiction genres. | 22015717 |
Fans of each company are particularly bitter in their disdain for the other camp - as either philistines who fail to see that the design of a product is key to its value, or hipster sheep who will pay over the odds for any iDevice.
Which made one feature of Wednesday's Apple event all the more startling. The new iPad P... | Microsoft versus Apple, a rivalry dating back more than three decades, pitching two different visions of what is important in technology against each other. | 34207105 |
He had been suffering from mental health problems for several years.
An independent report says his death could have been prevented had he received the care he needed.
Here, his mother talks about life with her 'lovely son' and her family's fight to find out why more was not done to help him.
Debbie Wood spends her Sat... | In January 2013, 25-year-old Chris Wood, from Cardiff, killed himself. | 36418396 |
Openers Mark Stoneman (46) and Keaton Jennings put on 74 for Durham, but that was as good as it got for the visitors at Lord's as spinner Ollie Rayner took 4-17 to help bowl them out for 204.
Middlesex captain James Franklin also chipped in with 3-26.
The hosts closed on 100-1, trailing by 104, with Nick Gubbins unbeat... | County Championship leaders Middlesex enjoyed a fine opening day with bat and ball to take control against Durham. | 37069928 |
The company said the moves would help it invest in new features.
But it faces a backlash from users unhappy at being limited to synching notes across two devices - rather than an unlimited number - unless they pay.
Microsoft, Apple and Google all offer competing services that do not place this constraint on members who... | Evernote has restricted the use of the free version of its note-taking app and raised prices for the paid-for ones. | 36662618 |
Armagh 1-15 2-08 Down
Derry 2-17 0-05 QUB - latest score
Monaghan 1-13 0-10 St Mary's College
Fermanagh 0-19 0-05 Antrim
Cavan 0-15 0-19 Ulster University
Tyrone 2-23 0-06 Donegal | McKenna Cup Section games results | 38670281 |
The missing ball, which belongs to Dungloe Ladies GAA team in Donegal, was found by beach walker Arthur Heyes.
It was swept several hundred miles north by the Atlantic current, surviving its journey in good nick.
Mr Heyes has now emailed the club to try to reunite the team with the ball.
"Its been two or three hundred ... | A football used by a Gaelic Athletic Association team in Ireland has been found washed up on a Scottish beach in the Outer Hebrides. | 40104973 |
On Twitter, Makkah Newspaper cartoonist Abdullah Jaber shared one of his works showing a masked militant wearing an explosive belt using letters taken from the Arabic word "Islam" to spell out "No Peace".
The #Medina_Explosion hashtag accompanying the cartoon garnered more than 600,000 tweets in 16 hours.
The bombing f... | There was an outpouring of anger and condemnation among Saudis after a suicide bomber killed four security officers near the Prophet's Mosque in the city of Medina, the second holiest site in Islam. | 36712591 |
The Swiss third seed's 300th Grand Slam match win was secured 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Australian Nick Kyrgios was involved in an argument with an umpire as he lost 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-4 to Tomas Berdych.
Top seeds Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic won in straight sets, while former champion Maria Sharapova also went through.
Willi... | Roger Federer reached the last 16 at the Australian Open after proving too strong for Grigor Dimitrov in their highly-anticipated third-round match. | 35379090 |
The business was its convenience store offshoot - known as M Local - before it was sold last September.
My Local has 1,650 staff in some 130 stores. New owner Greybull Capital lined up administrators on Tuesday.
Separately, Sir Philip Green plans to offer jobs to 1,000 workers who staff Arcadia concessions inside BHS, ... | The supermarket Morrisons has said it will offer jobs to most My Local staff in the event of the chain closing. | 36596066 |
It is thought to be the first time China's military has publicly admitted to landing a plane on the artificial island, known as Fiery Cross Reef.
State media said the plane evacuated three injured workers from the reef.
China and several of its neighbours are locked in a territorial dispute over the South China Sea, wh... | China has landed a military aircraft on one of its manmade islands in the disputed South China Sea. | 36069615 |
Dean Radford and Jamie Webb have spoken about incidents they said happened when they were in their teens.
A number of other players have also come forward saying they were abused at the club.
Southampton FC said it would co-operate fully with any police investigation.
As a member of the schoolboy development teams, Mr ... | Former footballers have alleged they were subjected to years of grooming and sexual abuse from a former employee of Southampton FC. | 38128841 |
Garnant ward councillor Kevin Madge will be succeeded as Labour leader by Jeff Edmunds, from Llanelli, who represents the Bigyn ward.
The decision was made at the local party's annual general meeting on Monday.
Mr Madge has led the council in coalition with independent councillors since 2012.
He survived a no confidenc... | The leader of Carmarthenshire council has been voted out after a secret ballot by Labour councillors. | 32699147 |
It aims to improve the treatment and survival rates at Cardiff's Velindre and Swansea's Singleton hospital.
The 3D scanning pinpoints the exact site of a tumour and maps the cancer's behaviour more accurately to target it with radiotherapy.
The trial, starting later this year, is being funded by two charities.
It will ... | Detailed imaging techniques are to help doctors target head and neck cancers more effectively in a £720,000 clinical trial. | 39566782 |
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Halifax had two early goals disallowed for offside, with David Lynch's first-minute strike followed by Tom Denton's effort eight minutes later.
Steven Drench kept things level by tipping Corey Whitely's shot over the crossbar after 30 minutes.
There was no doubting the val... | Substitute Matty Kosylo's wonderful 90th-minute goal put sixth-tier FC Halifax Town into the FA Cup second round at the expense of 10-man Dagenham & Redbridge. | 37904943 |
Most of the 37 survivors reached an island in the lake while others were found in a village, some of them washed ashore.
The children were on holiday from Moscow, and Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has sent doctors and psychologists.
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of safety violations.
"A great tragedy has occurred... | Fourteen people, mostly children, died when a storm caught a boating party on Lake Syamozero in northern Russia's Karelia region. | 36569956 |
Festival bosses apologised after a number of revellers were caught up in transport problems and delays following the event's first year at the site.
In a letter to the chief executive, Conservative MSP Liz Smith claimed "public safety was compromised".
Councillors gave permission for the annual event to be held at Stra... | An MSP has written to Perth and Kinross Council urging a "major review" of T in the Park's move to Strathallan Castle. | 33523007 |
He said it would be "a nice way to bounce back" after a pit stop error in Monaco saw him lose to Lewis Hamilton.
Ricciardo added that a strong run in Canada may be an indication he could mount a title challenge this season.
"I believe we can be the next ones in line after Mercedes; hopefully close enough to put pressur... | Daniel Ricciardo is "hopeful" Red Bull can challenge Mercedes for victory in this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix. | 36492109 |
The cities are bidding for the Games after Durban was stripped of the event.
Warner says it is more cost effective to use the stadium, which hosted the 2012 Olympics and 2017 World Athletics and Para-athletics Championships.
"The first one to make the call has the knockout bid," he said.
Liverpool's plan will see a tem... | Liverpool and Birmingham should ask to use London Stadium for athletics as part of their 2022 Commonwealth Games bids, says outgoing UK Athletics chief Ed Warner. | 40915921 |
Sixth-tier Poole Town and Hungerford Town have been told by the National League they do not have the required 500 covered seats across two stands.
"We argue it's a decision no reasonable tribunal could have come to," Poole chairman Chris Reeves said.
Both clubs have satisfied FA ground grading rules to stay in the divi... | Two National League South clubs face an uncertain wait for appeals against being barred from the division's promotion play-offs to be heard. | 39641378 |
The animal's owner raised the alarm after it tumbled over the edge at about 16:00 on Tuesday on the island of Unst in Shetland.
A coastguard rope team reached the dog and brought it back up to safety, Shetland Coastguard said.
It was not injured and was reunited with its owner. | A sheepdog has been rescued after it fell around 40ft down a cliff. | 39946091 |
Chasing 185 to win after 14 wickets fell before tea, the visitors were bowled out for 164, Worcestershire captain Joe Leach taking 5-62.
Earlier, Northants were bowled out in their first innings for 157.
They then skittled the hosts for 153 with Nathan Buck claiming four wickets, but the target was just out of reach.
L... | Worcestershire pulled off a remarkable 20-run victory over Northants inside two days, in a match completely dominated by the bowlers at New Road. | 39678664 |
She went outside to investigate, thinking a neighbour was frying chillies, and found people running in panic, clutching their faces.
Someone told her there had been an accident at Union Carbide India's pesticide plant behind her house in Bhopal, the capital of the central state of Madhya Pradesh, and the burning wasn... | On the night of 2 December 1984, Lakshmi Thakur was putting her children to bed when her eyes started stinging. | 30205140 |
The former ABC cinema in the centre of Tunbridge Wells has been derelict for nearly 14 years despite a number of demolition and redevelopment plans.
Work was due to start on Monday but work to make safe the electricity and gas supplies has delayed demolition.
A former dental surgery on the site will pulled down first, ... | Demolition of a derelict town centre cinema in Kent, branded as a "grot spot" is due to start this week. | 28397822 |
The action will take place on 22 June, while a ban on overtime and work-to-rule will be carried out next week.
The dispute is over proposed changes to pensions which could see employees retiring at 65 instead of 60.
The union Community said workers had been left with "no option" but to strike. Tata Steel said it was "v... | Tata Steel workers across the UK will go on strike later this month in a row over pensions, unions have announced. | 33053222 |
The black and white craft with four rotors came within 82ft (25m) of the aeroplane at 3,000ft (914m) on its approach to the airport in May.
A Boeing pilot saw the drone cross its flight path and assessed the risk as low, but the UK Airprox Board said "a serious risk of collision" existed.
"The board considered separati... | A drone posed a "serious risk of collision" to a Boeing 737 near Stansted Airport, a report has stated. | 36883670 |
First Minister Carwyn Jones marked 18 months of refurbishment of the Grade II-listed Tramshed.
The one-time vehicle repair depot now includes a music venue and restaurants, with a 40-seat cinema to open soon.
Mr Jones said it was "an iconic building, not just for Cardiff but for Wales".
He added: "It's a great example ... | A former tram depot near the centre of Cardiff has been officially opened as an entertainment and community venue and digital business hub. | 37338360 |
Chasing 168, Glamorgan could only manage 145-9 despite Graham Wagg's 50 off 28 balls.
Lewis McManus clubbed four sixes in his 59 off 35 and George Bailey hit 37 not out as Hampshire accelerated to 167-5.
James Vince hit a quickfire hit 31 early on before Michael Hogan (2-25) and Andrew Salter pegged them back.
McManus'... | Hampshire's Pakistani star Shahid Afridi destroyed Glamorgan with 4-20 as the visitors won by 22 runs in their T20 Blast opener in Cardiff. | 40526226 |
The party, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, was banned or had its activities restricted under Burma's military leaders.
But it won parliamentary seats in by-elections in 2012 that came amid reforms by the new civilian government.
Aung San Suu Kyi has spoken of the need to reinvigorate the party since it won its battle for stat... | Burma's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) is holding its first ever congress, at which it will elect party leaders for the first time. | 21710640 |
In a survey of 500 families, Ambitious about Autism found four in 10 children had been informally excluded from school temporarily, which is illegal.
The charity said children with autism were being asked to stay at home, miss school trips and activities and to attend lessons on a part-time basis.
The government said s... | Thousands of children with autism are being illegally excluded from schools in England, a charity claims. | 26135095 |
The 6-1 favourite beat 50-1 outsider Poyle Vinnie by half a length in the 25-strong field with Ninjago (33-1) third and Toofi (10-1) fourth.
He became the first three-year-old to win the race since 2002.
"He's a horse I've always loved and this is a race I've always wanted to win," said Hamilton.
"He's done it a bit to... | Don't Touch extended his unbeaten run to five by winning the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup in a tight finish under jockey Tony Hamilton. | 34303946 |
Aurivo takes 60m litres of milk each year from Northern Ireland to its plant at Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon.
That is turned into butter and milk powders.
Around 60 of the 1,000 farmers who supply Aurivo are from Northern Ireland.
They account for 16% of the co-operative's milk pool.
The company's chief executive, Aar... | A major milk processor in the Irish Republic says it will stick by the Northern Ireland farmers that supply it, no matter how tricky things get over Brexit. | 40357416 |
The deal values Premier Farnell shares at 165p each. The shares soared 50% to 164p after the takeover was announced.
Daetwyler distributes more than 500,000 electronics products under brands such as Nedis.
Premier Farnell has been trying to put its business on a firmer footing in recent months.
It has cut dividend payo... | The maker of the Raspberry Pi mini computer is being bought by Swiss electronics company Daetwyler Holdings for 1bn Swiss francs (£700m). | 36525795 |
Cook, 31, said he will "go home and do some thinking" over his future after the 4-0 Test series defeat by India.
"His body language over the last three matches was one where he looks like he might be thinking of calling it a day," Vaughan told BBC Sport.
However, Vaughan believes Cook is not certain to resign and said ... | Alastair Cook is "very close" to quitting as England captain, believes former skipper Michael Vaughan. | 38387092 |
The 1995 missive, addressed to "M", said being with a black man could only help her career, but that he might let down his fans.
Madonna confirmed two years ago they had had a relationship, though it is unclear how long it lasted.
The letter is up for auction with a starting bid of $100,000 (£77,000).
Dated 15 January... | Tupac Shakur suggested to Madonna he broke up with her because of race, in an emotional letter attributed to the doomed rapper. | 40525347 |
However, people retiring in decades to come are more likely to lose out financially from the reformed system.
The new UK state pension, aimed at simplifying the system, will see a bigger payment of £155 a week made to many new pensioners from April 2016.
Not all new retirees will receive the full amount.
Chancellor Geo... | The majority of new pensioners will gain from the "flat-rate" state pension in the early years after it is launched in April, government figures suggest. | 35314431 |
Invista is seeking 48 voluntary redundancies at its plant at Clooney Road, Maydown, but said it has no current plans for compulsory job cuts.
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan, Sinn Féin MLA Maeve McLaughlin and DUP MLA Gary Middleton have been meeting management.
Mr Middelton said he was told there are no plans for compulsory... | Management of a US textile firm that plans to cut almost 50 jobs at its Londonderry site have met politicians to discuss staffing. | 34796985 |
The Bee Gees singer died of kidney failure in May, aged 62, following a battle with cancer and pneumonia.
The Heritage Foundation and Thame Town Council have installed the plaque at Gibb's home The Prebendal, in Priestend, Thame.
Gibb, who was appointed CBE in 2004, was president of the Heritage Foundation from 2008 to... | A blue plaque has been unveiled at the Oxfordshire home of the late musician Robin Gibb. | 19757639 |
Mining shares were again among the market's best gainers, with Anglo American and Antofagasta rising 5% and 1.5% respectively.
The FTSE 100 closed 0.08%, or 4.9 points higher, at 6410.26.
Unemployment data showing a small rise in the jobless totals, sparked a small fall for the pound but overall had little effect.
Oil ... | (Close): A rise in commodities stocks helped nudge the FTSE 100 into positive territory by the end of trading. | 36089750 |
Tom Jackson picks up postcards at car boot sales and in charity shops - sharing a picture and one line of text with his 40,000 followers on @PastPostcard.
The content ranges from the mundane - "I wish you were here" - to the surprising - "Dear Auntie - you will be surprised to hear I am going to prison tomorrow."
It ha... | Sending postcards home is no longer the holiday staple it once was, but a Twitter account sharing snippets from other people's trips is proving the appetite for the handwritten updates remains. | 40113843 |
Fitzpatrick, 59, will take over from Brian Caldwell, who is joining Shrewsbury Town in the same role.
After two spells as a player in Paisley, during one of which the club won the 1987 Scottish Cup, Fitzpatrick moved into management at St Mirren.
He left in 1991 but returned five years later before having a brief spell... | St Mirren have appointed former manager and player Tony Fitzpatrick as their new chief executive. | 35431468 |
Evha Jannath, 11, was on a school trip on Tuesday when she fell from a boat on the Splash Canyon ride.
The park has stayed closed for a third day as police and the Health and Safety Executive investigate.
Alton Towers and Legoland Windsor have reopened similar water-based white knuckle rides.
The latest on this and oth... | Investigations are continuing into the death of a girl who fell from a rapids ride at Drayton Manor as similar attractions across England reopen. | 39897780 |
A reduced timetable, axing 341 of its 2,242 weekday trains, began last Monday.
Fifteen services are due to be reinstated from 18 July.
Passenger services manager Angie Doll told hundreds at a meeting in East Sussex that the reduced timetable could be in place for longer than a month.
Lewes MP Maria Caulfield said South... | Passengers have confronted Southern rail bosses over extensive timetable cuts after the firm said it did not know when normal services would resume. | 36802235 |
"It is scary. I am frightened," the 74-year-old told the BBC.
The actor, whose last stage role was in The Wizard of Oz. will star in a new musical adaptation of LP Hartley's novel The Go-Between.
He plays an elderly man, Leo Colston, confronting painful memories of his childhood.
As a 12-year-old boy, Colston had acted... | Michael Crawford says he is "terrified" as he prepares to return to the West End stage for the first time in five years at the end of the month. | 36267290 |
Council members had been asked to reconsider the plan after former leader Russell Goodway "called in" the original decision.
The cricket club borrowed the money nine years ago to finance rebuilding of the SWALEC stadium.
The club's chairman said it faced financial ruin without the deal.
Glamorgan, which has debts of a... | Cardiff councillors will not refer the decision to write-off a £4.4m debt owed by Glamorgan County Cricket Club back to the authority's cabinet executive. | 32746571 |
Mr Justice Kerr has rejected a government bid to stop the planned strike on the grounds the action would be unlawful.
The government had argued this was not a trade dispute as defined by the law.
But the judge refused to grant the Secretary of State for Education an urgent declaration that the strike, over funding cuts... | Tuesday's strike by teachers at sixth-form colleges in England can go ahead, the High Court has said. | 35806743 |
Surrey Heath Museum will reopen in February for its 2015 events and exhibition programme.
Curator Gillian Barnes-Riding said staff had audited the collection but now wanted all the stores to be catalogued electronically.
A team of 20 or so volunteers will be helping staff to complete the work at the museum in Camberley... | A museum will close for the whole of January while staff go behind the scenes to organise its collection. | 30554662 |
On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 129.64 points at 21,479.27.
The S&P 500 rose 5.6 points to 2,429.01 while the Nasdaq index fell 30.36 points to 6,110.06. | The New York Stock Exchange is closed on Tuesday for Independence Day. | 40494776 |
An Austrian woman who shot the video said the migrants were being treated like "animals". Human Rights Watch's emergency director said people were being held like "cattle in pens".
Hungary says it is investigating the scenes at the camp in Roszke.
Meanwhile, Central European ministers again rejected a mandatory quota s... | Footage has emerged of migrants being thrown bags of food at a Hungarian camp near the border with Serbia. | 34216883 |
Jamie Frater, 43, of Weymouth, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1993 for the murder of teacher Geoffrey du Rose in Bournemouth.
He had been released on licence but was wanted after a breach on 17 January.
Detectives said Frater had surrendered to police in Bournemouth on Monday night and was now back in prison.
Wh... | A convicted murderer being sought by police after he breached his licence conditions, has handed himself in. | 38806982 |
The 28-year-old had denied a Football Association charge following an incident in which his arm struck the face of West Brom's Darren Fletcher in his side's 2-0 defeat on Saturday.
But the Senegalese was found guilty by an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing on Friday.
The incident was not seen by the match offic... | Sunderland defender Papy Djilobodji will miss the next four matches after being found guilty of violent conduct. | 38770075 |
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