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Here are some of the things we spotted along the way.
When 100,000 people sang "boink", Craig David was all over it.
The star celebrated his improbable, but amazing, career resurgence by throwing a huge party on the Pyramid Stage, full of his greatest hits (and quite a few other people's too).
Afterwards, fans said Cra... | Mud-free and musically diverse, this year's Glastonbury was one of the best in recent memory. | 40399192 |
British and Scottish Swimming called it "clearly unacceptable behaviour".
"It is with much regret that I was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol," said the 24-year-old, who trains at Stirling University.
"Not only have I let myself, my family and team-mates down, I have put others at risk and I am profou... | Olympic swimmer Dan Wallace has been suspended from the British and Scottish swimming programmes for three months after admitting to drink-driving. | 40368678 |
Carmarthenshire's planning committee was due to consider six applications to develop several hundred new houses.
But head of planning Eifion Bowen said the Welsh government has been asked to "call in" the application.
The Welsh government said the move had been taken to give ministers more time to consider the requests... | A major regeneration project for the area around Burry Port harbour has been put on hold, following intervention by the Welsh government. | 32431208 |
Traditionally these were arranged by the two families and the weight of social pressure ensured divorces hardly ever happened.
But as it grows wealthier, so India's old taboos are being challenged, and the chances of this year's newly-weds staying together for the rest of their lives are slimmer than ever.
"There has b... | It is wedding season in India, the time of year when astrologers say the omens are best for a long and successful marriage. | 12094360 |
John O'Sullivan was denied in the first half by the reactions of Rovers goalkeeper Remi Matthews, before Andy Butler headed over in reply.
Doncaster then went close as Andy Williams intercepted a poor back pass only to fire over the crossbar.
Clarke punished Doncaster's wastefulness, volleying home with 13 minutes left... | Doncaster's survival hopes in League One suffered a cruel blow as Leon Clarke scored a late winner for Bury. | 35948868 |
This is the full statement to the inquests read by his sister, Sara Williams:
Kevin Daniel Williams was my brother. He was 15 when he died at Hillsborough.
I make this statement at the request of the coroner to provide background information about Kevin and who he was.
I make this statement from my own memories, but al... | A schoolboy from Liverpool, Kevin Daniel Williams travelled by train with friends Andrew Duncan, Thomas Nickson and Gregory Fagen, all of whom survived. | 26952716 |
Firefighters are telling people living near Smugglers Way to close their doors and windows to avoid inhaling smoke.
About 80 firefighters are tackling the blaze, which comes five days after a previous fire at the site.
Station manager Darren Levett said: "The fire is very visible and is producing a lot of smoke which c... | A recycling centre in Wandsworth has gone up in flames for the second time in a week. | 36884757 |
Currently gay men have to wait 12 months after their last sexual activity to give blood, while sex workers are barred from donating.
England and Scotland are relaxing the rules so both groups can donate three-months after their last sex act.
The Welsh Government has said it will carefully consider advice on whether to ... | Blood donation rules for gay men and sex workers could be relaxed in Wales, the Welsh Government has said. | 40711341 |
NFF president Amaju Pinnick said on the body's website: "We keenly desire to partner with the DFB (German Football Federation) and the German League.
"We are requesting support for our development programmes for women's football, referees and coaches.
"The NFF is doing a lot in the area of development of the game in Ni... | Nigeria are seeking to forge closer links with Germany to try to revive the country's soccer fortunes and help the national team's development. | 33705261 |
They told the New York Times the agency would "end its systematic collection of data about Americans' calling habits".
Phone records would instead remain with telecoms companies, only to be accessed by government when needed.
It follows widespread anger at home and abroad after leaks revealed the full extent of US surv... | President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress to end bulk collection of US phone records by the National Security Agency (NSA), senior officials say. | 26729131 |
The brother confessed to mixing pesticide into the sweets after a family dispute, police told the BBC.
However correspondents say there is confusion over what happened, because two other people have also told police that they poisoned the sweets.
The contaminated sweets had affected over 70 people in Punjab province.
A... | Pakistani police say the brother of a sweet-shop owner poisoned a batch of sweets that killed more than 30 people last month. | 36223918 |
The Kremlin says they will have "a fully-fledged, sit-down meeting" which will touch upon a number of pressing foreign policy issues, including Syria and Ukraine.
The meeting has been preceded by months of speculation about a "bromance" between Mr Putin and Mr Trump, fuelled by alleged Russian interference in last year... | Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US President Donald Trump for the first time this week on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. | 40520245 |
It is the latest development in a plan to rescue the airport, bought by the Welsh government for £52m in 2013.
Flybe said the 10-year agreement with Cardiff Airport had created 50 new jobs, including flight crew.
Two planes will be based at the site in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, and flights to Belfast, Dusseldorf, Gen... | Budget airline Flybe has announced it will set up a new base at Cardiff. | 32956050 |
Reports say that the killings happened last week when a Cameroonian paramilitary unit was enforcing a $300 (£230) fishing levy.
Nigerian Interior Minister Abdulrahman Dambazau accused Cameroon of breaching an agreement to protect its citizens.
The Cameroonian government is yet to comment.
Cameroon took control of oil-r... | Nigeria's parliament is investigating reports that 97 fishermen have been killed in the Bakassi peninsula, which the country ceded to Cameroon. | 40607306 |
Items worth hundreds of thousands of pounds were taken from the Light Touch Clinic in Church Street between 21:00 BST on Sunday and 07:30 on Monday.
Dr Natalie Blakely, who founded the clinic, said: "I am completely gutted. All of our machinery is gone.
"The machinery is specialist stuff and in the wrong hands is dange... | The owner of a cosmetic medicine clinic in Weybridge has warned of the dangers of using specialist equipment that was stolen over the weekend. | 32301368 |
"We talk to a lot of bosses and there has been uncertainty whether it's for the election or the referendum," said Mr Carney on the BBC's Today programme.
Analysts fear businesses may delay making investments while there is uncertainty over Britain's future in the EU.
David Cameron has promised a vote on whether the UK ... | Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said that the UK should hold its EU referendum "as soon as necessary". | 32733033 |
Aaron Ramsey scored the winner at Wembley - three years after doing so against Hull to win the competition for manager Arsene Wenger.
It meant an upbeat end to the campaign for the Frenchman, who afterwards refused to say whether he would manage the club beyond the end of his contract, which expires in June.
Who stood ... | Arsenal won the FA Cup for a record 13th time and eased the disappointment of missing out on next season's Champions League by beating 10-man Chelsea in a gripping final. | 40072980 |
Mr Coyne said he was "deeply disappointed, but not surprised" by his dismissal, which he says he was notified of by email.
He was suspended in April after accusations of bringing Unite into disrepute.
Mr Coyne said he would appeal against the decision.
Mr Coyne said he faced seven charges at a disciplinary hearing but ... | Gerard Coyne, who lost the Unite leadership battle to Len McCluskey - has been sacked as the union's West Midlands regional secretary. | 40345438 |
Silva, 23, scored for Bolton as they came from 2-0 down in the final 10 minutes to earn a point at Wolves.
Bolton are bottom of the Championship table and are winless on their travels in the league so far this season.
"I believe our team play good in a very difficult league. We have good players and I believe in them,"... | Bolton Wanderers striker Wellington Silva says keeping faith in the team's ability can help them avoid Championship relegation. | 35483727 |
The 25-year-old centre will stay with the west Wales region until 2018 after signing at Parc y Scarlets last week.
That followed the Welsh Rugby Union withdrawing their offer when the regions "upped the ante" during talks.
"I would have preferred to have been on an NDC but things didn't quite work," Williams told BBC W... | Wales international Scott Williams says he would have preferred to renew his national dual contract (NDC) than sign a conventional deal with the Scarlets. | 35107291 |
Fire crews were called to the garage, in Ayr Road, at 12:58. They worked with police to clear the area after discovering the presence of acetylene.
Local residents have been advised to keep their windows closed because tyres are on fire and thick black smoke is affecting neighbouring properties.
No-one has been injured... | A fire at a garage in Irvine has prompted emergency services to evacuate the surrounding area amid fears about smoke and harmful chemicals. | 35871345 |
Rhyl's Ysgol Mair Roman Catholic primary and the adjacent Blessed Edward Jones Catholic high will now be subject to formal notices to close from August 2019.
The plan is to open a new Catholic school for three to 16-year-olds on the site the following month.
Of 108 responses to a consultation, 98 were in favour.
Some p... | Plans for a new £24m school complex in Denbighshire have been approved by the council. | 40169560 |
The HM Inspectorate of Probation report said the new system is putting the public at "undue risk".
Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) took over monitoring medium and low-risk offenders in 2014.
MTCnovo, the firm running the London CRC which inspectors called the "worst area", said it has made "significant progres... | A new probation system has lost some offenders while others have not been seen for months, a report has found. | 38320561 |
Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 0.12% at 18,895.01 points.
A strong yen against the dollar is not good for Japan's big exporters as it makes their products more expensive to buy overseas.
Toshiba shares were down more than 7% on Tuesday after sinking 10% on Monday ahead of an expected announcement about job cuts.
After Jap... | Japan's shares were down on Tuesday as the yen continued to hold strong against the US dollar. | 35157753 |
Opener Najeeb Tarakai hit 90 in India as Afghanistan made 184-8 with Barry McCarthy taking 4-33.
Ireland were 65-2 after 6.1 overs when rain halted play and they were set a revised target of 111 in 11 overs.
The Irish were undone by Rashid Khan's 5-3 in two overs and managed just 93-9 with Paul Stirling top-scoring on ... | Ireland were beaten by 17 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method as Afghanistan secured a 2-0 lead in the three-game T20 series. | 39233754 |
The man is in a life-threatening condition after being hit by a Vauxhall car in Winchester Road, shortly after 07:30 GMT.
A police car attending subsequently collided with a Fiat. No one was hurt.
Winchester Road was closed throughout the morning between Shirley High Street and St James Road.
Bus passenger Katie Oakley... | A police car attending a crash in Southampton in which a man was seriously injured was involved in a second collision in the same road. | 38767565 |
Players can visit St Peter's and St John's in Carmarthen for free items in the augmented reality game.
Pokemon Go launched in the UK on Thursday and uses a smartphone's GPS location and real-world maps to track players as they move around.
Rev Sulin Milne said: "Church... needs to be a celebration and fun and Pokemon c... | Two churches in Carmarthenshire are among those who have joined the Pokemon Go phenomenon by becoming Pokestops. | 36819764 |
Images of the little terns at Gronant Dunes, near Prestatyn, are being gathered for an exhibition to showcase the birds.
There are 136 breeding pairs on the beach, the last remaining colony in Wales.
They return each April from Africa to nest in the dunes on the Dee estuary.
Volunteers cover shifts between 04:00-22:00 ... | A rare glimpse of the nesting habits of a colony of one of the UK's rarest seabirds is being captured on camera on a Denbighshire beach. | 33390129 |
The action plan is aimed at multinational companies that shrink their tax bills by shifting their profits from one country to another.
Firms including Starbucks, Amazon and Google have been accused of pursuing such strategies.
They have all said they operate within the law.
The OECD says 44 nations making up 90% of the... | Moves to tackle corporate tax avoidance on a global scale have been unveiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). | 29225310 |
The 24-year-old will sign a three-year deal at Carrow Road with the option of a further 12 months.
He had completed his Carrow Road medical earlier in the week, as reported by BBC Radio Norfolk.
Lafferty scored 11 times last season for the Serie B champions and had a spell at Swiss club Sion in 2012.
He started his car... | Norwich City will complete the signing of Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty from Palermo for an undisclosed fee on 1 July. | 28062950 |
These pancakes are the best healthy spin on the classic sugar and lemon pancakes! Each pancake is just bursting with flavour - the richness from the cardamom works so well with the zestiness from the lemon and sweetness from the honey.
The drizzle is made with more lemon zest, honey and coconut oil to create the most p... | In honour of Pancake Day, BodyPositive friend, blogger and foodie, Ella Woodward, brings you these delicious pancake recipes packed with healthy, energy boosting ingredients! | 35531519 |
Nathan Smith's goal gave the Gulls a 1-0 win at Macclesfield Town and booked a quarter-final trip to Bognor Regis.
However, the Gulls slipped to 12 points from safety in the National League after Boreham Wood won at Braintree.
"We can do that, it's on for us because we've got games coming thick and fast," Gulls manager... | Torquay boss Kevin Nicholson feels they can ease their relegation worries with one good week of results, after making the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy. | 35593848 |
Passenger Sharon Davies, 45, from Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, was travelling along the R509 in Derby, Rustenburg, when the crash happened.
Three other family members including two children were injured after the driver appeared to lose control of the car, police said.
But Ms Davies was trapped inside and pronounc... | A woman has died and three people have been injured after a car crashed and rolled off the road in South Africa. | 40817932 |
Arthur Budovsky had pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit money laundering.
The online facility, shut down in 2013, had operated out of Costa Rica.
Prosecutors in New York said many of its clients had been cybercriminals who had sought to move funds anonymously.
Two other men involved in the business were sentenced to... | The founder of the digital currency service Liberty Reserve has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. | 36247289 |
Since he won BBC Young Musician last year, the 19-year-old has become a student at the Royal College of Music, and has been getting a taste of life as a concert pianist.
"I've been exceedingly busy since," says Bartlett, reflecting on the BBC prize he won after wooing the judges with Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme o... | Pianist Martin James Bartlett makes his Proms debut on Sunday after a whirlwind year that has seen him perform at some of the UK's highest-profile concert halls. | 33824084 |
Lincoln's win earlier in the day meant Rovers could not catch them in the race for the title, but it failed to curb their effort.
Rovers had a handful of chances before they took a deserved 25th-minute lead, Michael Ihiekwe providing the through ball for Norwood to fire the ball past goalkeeper Chris Cheetham.
The home... | James Norwood and Connor Jennings both struck twice as Tranmere guaranteed the runners-up spot in the National League with a routine victory over relegated Southport. | 39605169 |
Final details are still being worked out, but the companies said the deal had "compelling strategic logic" and boosted their market position.
Paddy Power shareholders would own 52% of the combined business, with Betfair investors owning the remaining 48%.
The combined business would have annual revenues of some £1.1bn.... | Betfair and Paddy Power are set to merge in a £5bn deal that would create one of the world's biggest online betting and gaming companies. | 34060117 |
Almost 80 tech start-up companies have received £60m from Finance Wales in the past 10 years.
But Cardiff Start, a network with 2,500 members, said support was "often not fit for purpose".
The Welsh Government said it offered a range of "tailored initiatives".
A report by Tech Nation earlier this year said Wales had th... | Technology start-ups face a lack of relevant funding and advice in Wales when they begin to "scale up" into "large, successful" firms, a business network has said. | 40889804 |
How so?
In the first place advisers close to both of them tend to emphasise that some of the more controversial policies they have advocated - such as Donald Trump's suggestion he will renegotiate the North America Free Trade Agreement, or Hillary Clinton's that she backed a no-fly zone in Syria - are actually less rad... | America will likely emerge from the presidential election with a foreign policy that continues the recent trend of avoiding major foreign conflicts in order to focus on domestic issues - something you would hardly guess from the radically different foreign policy platforms of the two presidential candidates. | 37891711 |
Pat Hickey, along with Irishman Kevin Mallon, is one of 10 defendants facing a number of charges as part of an investigation into an alleged ticketing scam.
The judge ordered that the passports of Mr Hickey and Mr Mallon be retained.
It is expected that it could be up to a year and a half before a court case takes plac... | Ireland's top Olympic official Pat Hickey has been formally charged by a judge in Brazil. | 37324924 |
Mr Miliband was "highly intelligent" and a "good debater", the peer told BBC Radio 4's Week in Westminster.
There have been suggestions that David Cameron's chances of winning in May depend on squeezing the UKIP vote.
But Lord Patten said Mr Farage "is probably a balloon which is deflating".
His comments come in a week... | The Tories should be much more worried about Labour leader Ed Miliband than UKIP's Nigel Farage during the general election campaign, former Conservative Party Chairman Lord Patten has said. | 30860010 |
In tests on mice, alcohol activated the brain signals that tell the body to eat more food.
The UK researchers, who report their findings in the journal Nature Communications, believe the same is probably true in humans.
It would explain why many people say they eat more when they have had a few drinks.
Rather than loss... | Alcohol switches the brain into starvation mode, increasing hunger and appetite, scientists have discovered. | 38562048 |
In her first competition since UK Sport axed all funding for British Weightlifting, the 18-year-old lifted 100kg in the 'snatch' phase and 124kg in the subsequent 'clean and jerk' stage.
Her combined total of 224kg saw her miss out on an overall medal by 1kg.
"I'm buzzing with that performance," she told BBC Sport.
"It... | Olympic weightlifter Rebekah Tiler claimed silver in the snatch and finished fourth overall in the -69kg division at the European Championships. | 39509659 |
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The US President's wife joins American comedian Jay Pharoah in a new video encouraging pupils to go to college.
The pair were filmed at the White House, rapping about the reasons young people should continue their education.
Check out the video.
Courtesy of College Humor | Michelle Obama's no stranger to dancing, but now she's had a go at rapping too. | 35072298 |
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Jose Mourinho's Blues finished eight points ahead of second-placed Manchester City last season, with Arsenal third and Manchester United fourth.
But Shearer says the Gunners need to sign a striker, United still have "work to do", and be... | Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer expects champions Chelsea to improve on last season, but predicts a "tight" race for the title in the new campaign. | 33729727 |
Former North Wales Police Supt Gordon Anglesea, 78, of Old Colwyn, denies sexually abusing two teenage boys in the 1980s.
Retired policeman John Kelly helped Mr Anglesea set up the attendance centre for "tearaway" teenage boys.
He told Mold Crown Court the boys would be lined and "inspected by Anglesea".
Mr Anglesea wa... | A police chief accused of sexually assaulting boys, subjected teenagers to military-style parades at an attendance centre he ran, a court has heard. | 37454186 |
The singer's 'Wonderful Crazy Night' show will be the first music concert at the city's Meadowbank Stadium since 2007.
At least 18,500 tickets will go on sale on Friday for the show on Saturday 25 June. The Foo Fighters, Kaiser Chiefs and Prince have played at Meadowbank.
He is also playing in Exeter, Henley, Leicester... | Sir Elton John has announced he will perform in Edinburgh next year. | 34974120 |
The 19-year-old was sitting on a bench in Regent Road at the bottom of Calton Hill, when a man in a grey minibus or people carrier drove up at about 05:45 on Thursday.
She accepted a lift believing the vehicle was a taxi, and was sexually assaulted inside it.
The vehicle was then driven to the top of Easter Road where ... | A teenager has been sexually assaulted in a vehicle which she got into thinking it was a taxi in Edinburgh. | 40904132 |
The place is swarming with media. Television hosts from Pakistan's numerous political talk shows are jostling for their "exclusive" interviews.
The media frenzy is met by heightened security around the house: recently installed barbed wire, CCTV cameras and iron gates. A full body search is conducted before visitors ar... | Outside a house in an affluent seaside neighbourhood of Karachi, several satellite trucks are parked in a row. | 35831345 |
The Welshman, 28, boxed beautifully at times and left the champion chasing shadows for sustained periods.
A clash of heads opened a nasty cut over Gradovich's right eye in the seventh and the doctor called the fight off in the following round.
Londoner Kevin Mitchell was stopped in the 10th round of his WBC lightweight... | Lee Selby produced a superb performance to beat Russia's Evgeny Gradovich and claim the IBF featherweight title. | 32948199 |
They claim the holders of the copyright are not entitled to charge for the use of We Shall Overcome, which was sung by supporters of Martin Luther King Jr's campaign against institutional racism.
The song has a long history and can be traced back to a 19th Century hymn.
It was later used by the labour movement in the e... | A song that became an anthem of the US civil rights movement should be free for all to perform, say lawyers seeking to end its copyright protection. | 36043455 |
The now Independent MEP was replaced as the UKIP general election candidate for Folkestone and Hythe after the claims were published in The Sun newspaper.
Ms Atkinson and her assistant Christine Hewitt were expelled from the party following a disciplinary hearing,
She said she was "delighted" to have been cleared by Ke... | South East MEP Janice Atkinson will face no criminal action over allegations that a member of her staff tried to arrange a false meal receipt. | 35469409 |
John McKno is accused of abusing two boys at the former Kesgrave Hall boarding school in Suffolk in the late 1980s.
Mr McKno, of Alby Hill, Alby, Norfolk is also charged with assaulting a boy at the former Beam College in Great Torrington, in the 1970s.
The 69-year-old is due before Ipswich Magistrates' Court on 14 Apr... | A man has been charged with 16 sexual assaults against three children at schools in Suffolk and Devon. | 32051974 |
Worcester's 53-38 win at Cardiff Arms Park was their first away victory in any competition in 11 months.
But Gold warns that this Saturday's home Premiership test against champions Saracens will be much tougher.
"If we don't sharpen up our defence, it could be a very long day for us," the Warriors director of rugby, 49... | New Worcester Warriors boss Gary Gold has warned his team not get carried away after scoring eight tries in their Anglo-Welsh Cup win over Cardiff Blues. | 38887987 |
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Experts from Queen Mary, University of London, mapped those they thought were most at risk of type 2 diabetes.
They said it was "startling" how similar the results were to Victorian reformist Charles Booth's pov... | Researchers aiming to improve the health of east Londoners have found poverty and ill health have persisted there for more than 100 years. | 17062735 |
The Bastard Executioner, made at Dragon International Studios near Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taff, has been ditched after a slump in viewers.
The Welsh government said this series and others such as Da Vinci's Demons showed Wales had the UK's "biggest creative industries base outside of London".
It has not yet been scre... | A TV drama made in Wales for American network FX has been cancelled after its first series. | 34865976 |
The review could result in a price cap being imposed on the postal operator.
The regulator said the inquiry will examine the "efficient and financially sustainable provision" of the UK's universal postal service.
The universal service is the Royal Mail's commitment to deliver to all of the UK for the same price.
Shares... | Shares in Royal Mail fell on Friday after Ofcom confirmed the scope of a review into the company's operations. | 33563153 |
Penzance Town Council spent triple its £20k budget on the town's 2014 charter celebrations - including the unsuccessful record attempt.
An independent investigation has found the council "lacked financial control", with cheques signed without approval.
The council has agreed to implement all recommendations.
The indepe... | A council that spent more than £50,000 on a pirate fancy dress world record attempt had budgeted for lottery money it had not applied for. | 33784302 |
Strathallan councillor Tom Gray said the campsite could be an "ongoing success" if festival organisers could "get on top of indiscipline".
Witnesses reported fights and illicit drug use in the campsite area.
DF Concerts said it cared about "each and every music fan that passes through our gates."
Two teenagers died at ... | An improved T in the Park campsite set-up with a more visible police presence is needed to allay public fears over safety, it has been claimed. | 36783207 |
The benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 48 points, or 0.51%, at 6736.92.
Miner Fresnillo lost early gains and is now down 0.4%. EasyJet, is down 2.21%. Rival International Consolidated Airlines Group is also lower by 1.45%.
European markets suffered more than London, with Germany's Dax down 1.2% and Paris's Cac down 1%.
... | (Noon): London's leading shares remain lower as lack of certainty about Greece's debt repayments weighs down confidence. | 33131596 |
Scarborough Council approved the £572,000 Coast Protection grant for "urgent work" at Flat Cliffs near Filey.
The area is expected to suffer from severe coastal erosion over the next 20 years.
It is hoped the works will "buy more time" for residents, the council said.
Sole access to Flats Cliffs is by one road through ... | More than £500,000 will be spent shoring up the only access road to a small North Yorkshire cliff-top hamlet at risk of coastal erosion. | 38967136 |
The abuse allegedly took place 40 years ago, and the man's repeated attempts to get help from the Church resulted in "frustration and failure", child protection expert Ian Elliott said.
His report said "very senior" church figures were reportedly told of abuse.
The Church accepted the recommendations of the "deeply unc... | The Church of England has promised to change the way it handles sexual abuse claims after a report into alleged abuse of a young man by clergymen. | 35813744 |
Researchers found 70% of the rhino's genetic diversity had been wiped out over the past 200 years due to hunting and loss of habitat.
This means the small number left would be vulnerable to the same diseases.
Prof Mike Bruford said moving bulls to new parks to boost diversity could help combat this "unfolding catastrop... | A new approach is needed to help save the black rhinoceros from extinction, a study involving Cardiff University scientists has found. | 38903692 |
Former All Black Jono Gibbes and ex-Wales scrum-half Dwayne Peel will join the coaching staff for next season.
The appointments signal the departure of current coaches Doak and Clarke.
"I do feel sorry for them after the time and effort they've put in," Ferris said, "Neil has given 24 years' service and a lot of people... | Stephen Ferris is excited about the new coaching ticket at Ulster Rugby but says the service given by Neil Doak and Allen Clarke should not be forgotten. | 38992012 |
To counteract the effects of weightlessness, he will use a harness to keep him on the running belt.
He will run the standard 42km (26.2mi) distance, starting at the the same time as other competitors on 24 April.
"I'm really looking forward to this - it's a great challenge," said Major Peake.
"I'm quite glad that this ... | UK astronaut Tim Peake is preparing to run the distance of the London Marathon on a treadmill in the International Space Station (ISS). | 36112137 |
Erick Maina, 15, who was originally from Kenya, was found hanged in Fazakerley, Liverpool, on 15 November.
James Coleman, 18, of Buckfast Close, Netherton, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court after previously admitting racially aggravated criminal damage.
A 17-year-old boy, who had admitted the same offence, was las... | A teenager who admitted painting racist graffiti at a school after a student's death has been detained for two years. | 30493708 |
Alankrita Shrivastava was recently informed in a letter - badly-worded and full of spelling mistakes - that her film was being denied a censor certificate for being too "lady-oriended [oriented]" with "contanious [continuous] sexual scenes".
The Central Board of Film Certification also complained that the film "has abu... | The director of an award-winning Indian film is fighting film censors to ensure that Lipstick Under My Burkha gets released in the country. | 39140420 |
The £300m re-signalling project will improve travel, Network Rail said.
The work will affect Cardiff and Valleys services and mainline travel between Newport and Bridgend, until 2 January. Replacement bus services will run from 27 December.
The project will see a new platform eight open at Cardiff Central station.
Netw... | Rail services will be disrupted across south Wales for several days from Christmas Eve evening due to modernisation work. | 38387177 |
The Smiler at Alton Towers was shut on Saturday after the guide wheels hit riders in the face and shoulder as it went up an incline.
A spokeswoman for the park said they had been working with designers to review and replace elements connected to part of the ride affected.
She said the £18m ride opened at 10:30 GMT on T... | A roller coaster has reopened five days after wheels fell off and hit four people in the front carriage. | 24863637 |
MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee are investigating the government's handling of a crackdown on student visa fraud.
And after ministers lost a major test case, the committee chair Yvette Cooper has called on the Home Secretary Amber Rudd to explain "as a matter of urgency" how a backlog of cases will be handled.... | The Home Office faces potential legal action from thousands of non-EU students who were deported or told to leave Britain for allegedly using deception in visa applications. | 38236852 |
The boy, who attends Mayfield School in Torquay, Devon, had travelled on a privately-operated minibus with his classmates.
But the non-verbal child did not leave the bus at the school site, as the Torquay Herald Express reported.
Torbay Council said it had launched an investigation as soon as it became aware of the "tr... | An inquiry has been launched after a seven-year-old boy with severe learning difficulties was left on a school bus. | 36912730 |
In a memo to officials at the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) on 8 September, 1987, the Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Ken Bloomfield, had made reference to Ian Paisley paying rates.
It noted that the DUP leader had paid the rates due on his Belfast manse and his office following a threat to refer the case t... | The extent of unionist civil disobedience in 1987 in protest against the Anglo-Irish Agreement has been revealed in this year's releases from the Public Record Office. | 33992641 |
Vice-Chancellor Abhijit Chakraborty had called in police in September to quell a protest on campus over the attack.
What began as anger over the assault in August snowballed into fury over what was seen as a disproportionate response by the authorities.
Students had said they would not return to class unless Mr Chakrab... | The top official of Calcutta's Jadavpur University has resigned following a four-month boycott of classes by students sparked by a sexual assault. | 30791672 |
Two windows of the house in Tarragon Park were smashed at 02:20 BST.
The one-year-old baby was not in the cot at the time because of illness, and the parents had taken the child into their own bed, said Sgt John Hamilton.
"These reckless actions could have caused serious injury had this not been the case," he said.
The... | A brick thrown through the window of a family home in Antrim, which landed in a baby's cot, could have caused "serious injury", police have said. | 39575264 |
The five-year "translocation" scheme involves transferring six week-old chicks from sustainable populations in Scotland to Poole Harbour, Dorset.
It is being led by the Birds of Poole Harbour, Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation and Wildlife Windows charities.
Ospreys historically bred across all of the UK but populations "... | A project that aims to restore osprey to their former breeding grounds in the south of England will begin in July. | 40340331 |
A review has been carried out in Rotherham after MPs criticised authorities for "letting down" victims.
Rotherham Safeguarding Children Board said the progress made was "remarkable" and its findings were largely positive.
But it said the role and structure of the CSE team needed to be reviewed before it became "subsume... | A team tackling child sexual exploitation is in danger of becoming "swamped", a report has claimed. | 25655576 |
Harrop plans to appeal against a High Court winding-up order, issued on Monday, to push ahead with a deal with All Eight Sports Management.
"If this is enforced and A8 pull out, creditors stand no chance of getting their money," he told BBC Radio Derby.
However, Ilkeston FC Supporters Group has indicated it will try to... | Ilkeston chairman Nigel Harrop insists a pending takeover could yet save the Northern League club from liquidation. | 40171836 |
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Chelsea captain Terry was given a four-match ban and fined £220,000 for racially abusing QPR's Anton Ferdinand.
But Barton says the FA should be "embarrassed", claiming there is a major discrepancy between the 12-match suspension he received for violent conduct and Terry's... | QPR midfielder Joey Barton has called the Football Association's punishment of John Terry a "shambles". | 19749030 |
In the old days, someone stealing a credit card - a pickpocket, say, would have just enough time before the card was cancelled to be able to buy a few high value things, stuff easily resold and turned to cash. A huge pain for everyone concerned, certainly, but it was a small crime: a couple of grand at most.
But in rec... | It takes a surprising amount of planning and co-ordination to pull off a major hi-tech heist. | 29937536 |
However, beyond the fanfare of the visit and after months of high-level meetings, there are still several important issues holding the countries back from re-establishing full ties.
The embargo was Washington's reaction to the confiscation of American assets after the 1959 revolution. It has been a point of constant te... | President Obama's visit to Cuba is being seen as a significant step towards the full normalisation of relations between the US and Cuba after decades of hostility. | 35830250 |
Philip Spence, 33, was convicted at Southwark Crown Court in October of three counts of attempted murder.
Spence attacked the sisters from the United Arab Emirates at the Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch on 6 April.
He hit one of his victims with such force that she lost part of her brain and can no longer speak.
Spence... | A man who bludgeoned three sisters with a claw hammer in a London hotel while their children slept alongside them has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years. | 30074385 |
Dywedodd Tesco mai'r bwriad yw ffurfio un ganolfan yn Dundee yn Yr Alban, a bydd 250 o swyddi yn cael eu creu yno.
Yn ôl undeb USDAW mae staff y ganolfan yng Nghaerdydd wedi cael gwybod am y cynllun ac fe fydd y ganolfan yn ardal Y Mynydd Bychan yn cau'r flwyddyn nesaf.
Dywedodd Tesco bod yn rhaid iddyn nhw sicrhau bod... | Mae archfarchnad Tesco wedi cadarnhau y bydd 1,100 o swyddi yn cael eu colli yn ei chanolfan alwadau yng Nghaerdydd. | 40357796 |
Reading Borough Council said it had written to Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR) demanding action following complaints from residents.
People in Cardiff Road had complained of trains parked in sidings with engines idling.
GWR has previously said the introduction of electric trains in 2019 will reduce the pro... | Noise and air pollution from a new rail depot in Reading could prompt legal action, it has been warned. | 36745839 |
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders have been making progress on key issues since talks in Geneva began on Monday.
Earlier, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said a deal on reunifying the island was "very close" but cautioned against hopes of a "quick" fix.
The island's communities have been split since 1974.... | Cyprus peace talks will soon continue at the expert level, the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers say. | 38605465 |
It is why he was such an effective advocate for Leave during the referendum. And it is why the prime minister will use him to sell the Brexit deal when eventually it is struck.
So it will have come as no surprise to Mr Johnson to have attracted the attention this week of the actor Ewan McGregor - even if he might not h... | Boris Johnson is one of those few politicians whose notoriety gives their utterances a wider audience than Westminster. | 38014012 |
The picture of her genome is as accurate as that of modern day human genomes, and shows she had brown eyes, hair and skin.
The research in Science also sheds new light on the genetic differences between modern humans and their closest extinct relatives.
The cave dweller, a Denisovan, was a cousin of the Neanderthals.
B... | The DNA of a cave girl who lived about 80,000 years ago has been analysed in remarkable detail. | 19423147 |
Mr Issoufou took 48% of the vote, with jailed opposition leader Hama Amadou on 18%, official preliminary results say.
The run-off vote between the two candidates is scheduled for 20 March.
Mr Amadou is currently behind bars accused of trafficking babies, a charge he strongly denies.
President Issoufou is running for a ... | Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou has failed to secure an outright majority in Sunday's elections, taking the contest into a second round. | 35669018 |
The St Andrews-based club has 2,400 global members who were entitled to vote and more than three-quarters took part in the ballot.
Of those that voted, 85% were in favour of change.
"This is an important and positive day in the history of the R&A Golf Club," said chief executive Peter Dawson.
"The R&A has served the sp... | The Royal and Ancient Golf Club has voted in favour of allowing women members for the first time in its 260-year history. | 29246741 |
"There are plenty more fish in the sea." "Time is a healer." "They weren't good enough for you anyway."
"He wasn't worth £200,000 a week..." Yes, we are talking about football heartbreak.
It is feeling you get when your club sell your favourite player, leaving you crying into your family-size tub of ice cream while tak... | If you have ever experienced heartbreak, you will recognise the phrases. | 40946700 |
At the close, the FTSE 100 index was down 8.5 points, or 0.11%, at 7,439.29.
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell and rival BP closed slightly up after struggling earlier in the day as oil traded above $45 a barrel.
On Wednesday, the price of Brent crude oil had fallen to $44.35 a barrel, its lowest since November, although it ... | Shares in oil companies weighed on the UK stock market as crude prices remained under pressure. | 40365106 |
The aircraft is understood to have gone down near the summit of Ben More near Crianlarich around 12:00 BST Saturday.
Central Scotland Police said neither man had been identified and inquiries were at a very early stage.
Ben More is a Munro 1,174m (3,852ft) in height. In 1973 four people died when a British European Air... | Two men have died in a microlight plane crash at a mountain range in Stirlingshire. | 18049002 |
All four were sacked, while another member of staff was fired for transporting 173kg of marijuana in an official vehicle.
The five cases happened between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015, the report said.
The UN report does not include information on any criminal charges brought against the former staff.
The four staff sac... | Four United Nations staff shared child pornography on work email accounts, an internal report from the agency said. | 34683472 |
He told the Sunday Mirror: "This is still on. Absolutely."
Labour will set out its own programme for government as an amendment to the Queen's Speech, focusing on austerity and a "jobs-first Brexit," he says.
He told the BBC's Andrew Marr he will call on MPs from all other parties to back his policies instead of Mrs Ma... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he can "still be prime minister" as he aims to thwart Theresa May's attempt to run a minority government. | 40237813 |
Hardy has been a massive hit with parents watching with their children. Evans said he was "honoured" to be the next guest on "such a special show".
"I hope families have as much fun watching as I had reading," he said.
The Avengers actor will read Even Superheroes Have Bad Days.
The book by Shelly Becker and Eda Kaban... | Captain America star Chris Evans is following in the footsteps of Tom Hardy and has signed up to read a bedtime story on CBeebies. | 39693849 |
Allan Strachan was reported missing at 00:20 on Thursday after breaching the terms of his licence while on home leave from HMP Castle Huntly.
The 34-year-old is thought to have connections in the Springburn and Castlemilk areas of Glasgow.
Strachan is described as bald, stocky, clean shaven and 6ft 3in tall.
Police Sco... | Police have warned members of the public not to approach a man who has absconded from an open prison near Dundee. | 38427395 |
It was looking at a complaint by some of the ANC top executives that Jacob Zuma had failed to consult them over reshuffling his cabinet.
After considering the complaint, the ANC has decided not to press for Mr Zuma to resign, a party official said.
Mr Zuma has been under growing pressure since sacking respected Finance... | South Africa's embattled president has been backed by a major decision-making body within the ruling ANC. | 39501499 |
The German industrial giant will also halt deliveries of power generation equipment to Russian state-controlled customers for the "time being".
Siemens said it had received "credible information" that its turbines had been diverted from the original destination.
It said this breaches EU sanctions against Russia.
The fo... | Siemens will withdraw from a Russian joint venture after discovering that four of its gas turbines were illegally shipped to Crimea. | 40680004 |
The court said a "stability clause" was problematic as future governments would not be able to alter the agreement.
Critics had argued the deal on Mediterranean gas reserves was too generous to the companies involved.
Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz called the court's ruling an "unfortunate decision".
He said it would h... | Israel's top court has struck down a major offshore gas deal between the government and a US-Israeli consortium. | 35908925 |
The young journalist lives apart from her parents, and is one of a growing number bucking the trend in Egypt where girls rarely leave the family home before marriage.
"I have to achieve my goals regardless of what people are saying. I chose to live separately from my brother, who also lives in Cairo, to find more time ... | After carefully checking she was not being followed, Yara locked the gate to her building on a narrow lane in Cairo and headed to her rented flat. | 33347904 |
The 22-year-old was a free agent after being released by Middlesbrough.
Williams spent time on loan at the Iron last season, scoring two goals in six appearances and also had loan spells with both Coventry and Peterborough.
"I knew what a good group it was and it's a club that's going places. Hopefully I can add to tha... | League One side Scunthorpe United have signed forward Luke Williams on a three-year deal. | 33363725 |
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