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North Wales Fire Service was called to the property on Gwynfryn Avenue in Rhyl, Denbighshire, at 01:55 BST on Saturday.
The fire had started in a first-floor bedroom, a spokesman said.
The person was treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation. | One person has been taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a house overnight. | 39755176 |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said the Conservatives wanted to vary public sector pay around the UK, despite dropping the idea in 2012.
At the time, a letter emerged in which Mr Alexander told First Minister Carwyn Jones he wanted regional pay.
The Conservatives have accused the Lib Dems of hypocrisy,... | A leading Lib Dem minister has said he blocked plans his party says would have "slashed" Welsh workers' pay last year. | 32530825 |
The 27-year-old joins United for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal, with the option of a further year.
The Armenia captain was the 2015-16 Bundesliga player of the season and scored 23 goals in all competitions.
"Henrikh is a real team player with great skill, vision and also has a good eye for goal," manager Jose... | Manchester United have signed Armenia midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan from German club Borussia Dortmund. | 36726880 |
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The striker, 28, has been out of action since being accused of failing to warm up in the Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich in September.
He has played two reserve games in recent weeks to build his fitness after apologising to the club and supporters.
City face Chel... | Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says Carlos Tevez could make a first-team return against Chelsea next week. | 17366905 |
Platini and Fifa president Sepp Blatter have been suspended over allegations a "disloyal payment" was made to Platini in 2011 for work done years earlier.
Le Journal du Dimanche says the memo, dating back to 1998, includes a payment agreement between Platini and Fifa.
Platini's lawyer Thomas Clay called the 23-page doc... | Michel Platini's lawyers say a memo published in a French newspaper on Sunday could help clear the suspended Uefa president of wrongdoing. | 35020279 |
Grocery prices fell 0.8% in June, extending May's 0.3% fall and marking the deepest deflation in food for over a year, according to the British Retail Consortium-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
Shop prices overall, including non-food items, fell 2% year-on-year, marking the 38th consecutive month of decline.
The BRC said it ... | Food prices saw their biggest fall for over a year last month as prices continued to drop, a survey suggests. | 36720616 |
Rebecca Wilkinson, who has undergone a double mastectomy, dismissed the craze for posting black and white "selfies" with the phrase "#challengeaccepted".
In response, the 36-year-old from Lancaster uploaded a topless photo of herself to show cancer's effect on her, The Huffington Post reported.
The mother-of-two was di... | A cancer survivor has criticised a new trend for cancer awareness photos on Facebook as "distasteful" and "fake". | 37232170 |
The alert was raised at about 13:10 BST after the man's kayak capsized on the River Wey at Guildford and he went into the water near a weir.
A police helicopter, firefighters and ambulance crews are all at the scene.
Ch Insp Dave Mason, of Surrey Police, said he had been seen in difficulty because of the strong current... | Searches are under way for a kayaker who overturned and disappeared from view after getting into difficulty on a flooded river. | 35911210 |
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is predicting growth in the sector of 3.6% in the UK over the year.
This is higher than predicted global growth in the sector of 3.1%.
It said falling domestic spending would be offset by international visitors loosening the purse strings owing to a more favourable exchange r... | Tourism in the UK will "hold up well" in 2016 after the Brexit vote but fewer jobs than expected will be created in the longer term, executives have said. | 37155279 |
A B-25 bomber, a P-51 Mustang fighter and The Blades aerobatic team were among the first displays to take place near Low Green in Ayr on Friday.
The Saturday programme includes displays from The Red Arrows and RAF Falcons Parachute Team.
An estimated crowd of 120,000 attended the main Saturday event in 2015, with simil... | The Scottish International Airshow has started with a series of displays off the Ayrshire coast. | 37255610 |
14th century AD - Samoans, Tongans and settlers from other Polynesian islands migrate to the islands
1568 and 1595 - Spaniard Alvaro Mendana de Neyra sights the islands of Nui and Niulakita on two separate expeditions.
1819 - A ship owned by British MP Edward Ellice visits Funafuta. The captain names the island Ellice ... | A chronology of key events: | 16340166 |
The Airbus A-321 had just left Sharm el-Sheikh and was bound for the Russian city of St Petersburg when it came down in the Sinai peninsula on Saturday.
It was registered in the Republic of Ireland through a leasing company but was operated by a Russian airline.
The IAA said the plane's certifications "were satisfactor... | A Russian plane that crashed in Egypt killing 224 had passed a safety review carried out by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) earlier this year. | 34697745 |
For the first time in its history, this hemisphere had no representation in the tournament's final four.
One by one, the Six Nations fell by the wayside - beaten, bludgeoned and bamboozled by the merciless wizardry and fortitude of the antipodeans, South Africans and Argentines.
This southern supremacy is no novel conc... | From the boardrooms and conference suites of European rugby's elite, to the pubs, bars and clubhouses lubricating its supporters, the Rugby World Cup sparked a chastening bout of communal introspection. | 34884844 |
The group, led by Irish property developer Anthony McMullen, wanted 51% control of the Shropshire club.
But Telford say that they had concerns over the investment arrangement.
"The club board entered direct discussions with the potential investor from Ireland," the Shropshire club confirmed in a statement.
"There were ... | AFC Telford United have rejected an offer from an Irish consortium to become majority shareholder in the National League North club. | 40092730 |
The day will be marked by Andrew Marr, Dominic West and some of Britain's most-loved writers weaving poetry into Radio 4's schedule.
While the station has also announced Daljit Nagra as its first poet in residence for a period of two years.
The winners of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award will also be announced.
... | Roger McGough has called on publishers to "take a chance" on poetry aimed at children, as National Poetry Day celebrates its 21st birthday. | 34463087 |
"There will be so many Australian writers kicking themselves when they see this," says McGovern. "It's an amazing story that's never been told."
It is a scorching hot day in July 2014 and McGovern is on the set of his new drama, which occupies two giant hangars just outside central Manchester.
The talk among the cast a... | In his latest TV drama Banished, writer Jimmy McGovern tells a brutal story about the first British convicts to be transported to Australia. | 30052433 |
The director of the Virgen de Asunción shelter has also been charged.
The three suspects were sacked by President Jimmy Morales after the deadly fire on 8 March.
Months before the tragedy, prosecutors had recommended the shelter be closed over allegations of abuse.
Former social welfare minister Carlos Rodas, his deput... | The top prosecutor in Guatemala has charged the former minister of social welfare and his deputy with negligent homicide over the deaths of 41 girls in a fire at a government-run shelter. | 39501526 |
The Syrian Kurd defenders have been supported by air strikes, carried out by the US-led coalition, but the Turkish president has warned these aren't helping enough.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Kobane is "about to fall".
About 160,000 Syrian people have fled, but civilians remain in the town.
If IS captures Kobane, it... | More than 400 people have died in three weeks of fighting in Kobane - the Syria-Turkey border town Islamic State (IS) is trying to capture. | 29527423 |
Officers tweeted photographs of the traps, which appear to be blocks of wood with nails sticking out of them.
There have been previous incidents of paths being blocked.
Gwent Police are appealing for information about the latest incident. | Police are warning walkers, cyclists and horse riders to be on alert after finding metal traps placed on tracks on Caerphilly mountain. | 38688266 |
The crash, involving a male pedestrian, happened on the A40 Fishguard to Letterston road, near the Trecwn turnoff, just after 18:15 GMT on Wednesday.
The driver and the pedestrian were both taken to hospital and the road was closed temporarily. | A man was left in a serious condition after being hit by a car in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed-Powys Police has said. | 34865262 |
The victims, both in their 30s, were found in Welley Road on Saturday evening, with deep cuts and lacerations, police said.
One has recovered sufficiently to be discharged from hospital, and the other is out of danger, police said.
Four men are being held on suspicion of attempted murder.
They include male suspects fro... | Police say two men found stabbed in Wraysbury no longer have "life-threatening" injuries following an assault on Saturday night. | 40330741 |
Mercedes claimed Red Bull's Verstappen drove "erratically and in a dangerous manner" in contravention of rules in the move on the penultimate lap.
The protest was lodged at 18:27 local time. At 19:12 it was scheduled to be heard at the next race in America.
At 19:50, governing body the FIA announced Mercedes had withdr... | Mercedes have withdrawn a protest lodged against Max Verstappen for his defence of second place from Lewis Hamilton in the Japanese Grand Prix. | 37600386 |
After all, his offending comment, branding the actions of two whistleblowers within his force "disgusting", was made three months ago.
It had created tension with the ruling Fine Gael party, putting the Irish justice and transport ministers at loggerheads. But the fact that Mr Callinan had stubbornly refused to retract... | From the moment the head of police in the Republic of Ireland, Martin Callinan, stood down, it seemed there was more to his resignation. | 26731421 |
Employees at McDonald's restaurants in Cambridge and Crayford, near London, voted overwhelmingly for a strike.
The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) said staff wanted secure working hours and a £10 per hour wage.
A spokesman for McDonald's said the fast-food company "works hard to ensure teams are treated f... | Fast-food company McDonald's could face its first staff strike in the UK, after workers at two stores backed a call for industrial action. | 40982955 |
The 43-year-old actor has been widely tipped by bookmakers to take over the role when Daniel Craig leaves the film series.
Elba, who is currently on the big screen in Star Trek Beyond, told ABC's Good Morning America: "I think I'm too old for that.
"Running around in cars and ladies and martinis, who wants to do that? ... | Idris Elba has said he feels he is "too old" to play James Bond. | 36864772 |
The group's media arm, al-Malahim, said the ministry complex in Sanaa had been targeted because US unmanned drones were being operated from there.
The attack saw a suicide bomber ram an explosives-filled car into the main gate before gunmen launched an assault.
Among the dead were soldiers and civilians, including seve... | Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has said it was behind an attack on Yemen's defence ministry on Thursday that left 52 people dead. | 25256368 |
The first exercise, a staged attack on the financial sector, will take place later this year, Downing Street said.
The "unprecedented" arrangement between the two countries was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of talks with US President Barack Obama.
The two men discussed a range of other issues, includi... | The UK and US are to carry out "war game" cyber attacks on each other as part of a new joint defence against online criminals. | 30842669 |
The panel's report, published in The Lancet, said major reforms were needed to prevent future disasters.
More than 11,000 people died in the outbreak, which began in 2013.
The World Health Organization has set out plans for reform.
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone were the countries most badly affected by Ebola.
The in... | A slow international response and a failure of leadership were to blame for the "needless suffering and death" caused by the recent Ebola epidemic, an independent panel of global health experts has concluded. | 34877787 |
A police officer was injured during Friday's raid on the four-storey building in Bangkok, where guns and drugs were also found.
Thai police suspected the building in the Phra Kanong district was being used as a passport-forging operation.
The UK Foreign Office said it was looking into reports that one of the men could ... | Three men have been been charged after police raided a building in Thailand and found a body in a freezer. | 37461497 |
Yes, despite having decided to give Formula 1 a miss this year, Jenson Button will be back behind the wheel of the McLaren for next month's Monaco Grand Prix as Fernando Alonso goes off for a crack at the Indy 500.
It could be the greatest Formula 1 cameo ever. Then again, it could be the worst.
BBC Sport takes a trip ... | He just can't keep away. | 39617599 |
Counter-terrorism units entered the south-western Kifah district on Tuesday, the military said.
IS militants responded by firing rockets and deploying suicide car bombs, according to one commander.
Iraq's prime minister launched the assault on Tal Afar on Sunday, a month after declaring victory in Mosul.
Haider al-Abad... | Iraqi forces have fought their way into the outskirts of the city of Tal Afar, one of so-called Islamic State's last remaining strongholds in the country. | 41011872 |
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Using two men in a papier mache rhino of course!
Over a hundred staff took part in this bizarre drill, which tries to recreate what would happen if a rhino escaped after an earthquake.
Once keepers had surrounded the rhino with a ne... | Ever wondered how a zoo prepares for an animal escape? | 16950332 |
Officials accused the company of hoarding toys and hiking prices in the run-up to Christmas.
Last week, the government issued an order to retailers to reduce prices on a range of goods by 30%.
Business owners say the order is a populist political move, and pushing them towards bankruptcy.
Venezuela's consumer protectio... | Venezuelan authorities have arrested two toy company executives and seized almost four million toys, which they say they will distribute to the poor. | 38274267 |
The search of a 19-acre site at Coghalstown, County Meath, began almost a year ago.
Mr Lynskey, a former Cistercian monk who later joined the IRA, was abducted in west Belfast in August 1972.
His niece Maria Lynskey said she was "bitterly disappointed" that her uncle's remains had not been found.
"This year I had hope ... | A search for the body of Joe Lynskey, who was abducted and murdered by the IRA 43 years ago, has ended with nothing being found. | 34966732 |
Listen again to the full John Hartson interview in a BBC Radio 5 live Special on Gambling Addiction in Sport with Eleanor Oldroyd.
But there was one challenge "Big John" repeatedly shirked, his life-threatening addiction to gambling.
"You never think you've got a problem," he explained. "You're a gambler, you enjoy it,... | A fearless and robust striker, John Hartson's forthright response to being diagnosed with cancer came as little surprise to anybody who knew him well. | 30716977 |
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Hughes, 25, died on Thursday two days after being struck by a ball during a domestic match in Sydney.
The match - a warm-up for India's Test tour - was scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Adelaide Oval.
Cricket Australia's general manager Pat Howard said: "Today we were r... | A two-day tour match between India and a Cricket Australia XI has been cancelled following the death of Australia Test batsman Phillip Hughes. | 30226173 |
Kerri McAuley, 32, was found dead at a flat in Southalls Way on Sunday evening.
A post-mortem examination proved inconclusive but detectives said Ms McAuley was "subjected to a severe blunt force assault".
Joe Storey, 26, of Murrells Court, Norwich, has been charged with her murder. He will appear in court on Wednesday... | A man has been charged with the murder of a mother-of-two in Norwich. | 38570018 |
Powys council has put traffic lights on a 50m (164ft) section of the A4077 between Crickhowell and Gilwern, restricting the use of the eastbound lane.
It comes after inspectors found slope instability within the bank below the road.
Investigations into the cause of the instability are expected to last into the early au... | One lane on a section of road in Powys has been closed due to safety concerns. | 37321272 |
Authors including James Patterson and Donna Tartt have signed a letter to the retailer that is due to appear as a full-page advert in the New York Times.
Amazon is in a battle with Hachette, one of the world's biggest publishers, over the terms of e-book sales.
The authors said their books had been "taken hostage" by A... | More than 900 authors are making a public appeal to Amazon to end a bitter publishing dispute that they say has been "hurting" writers and readers. | 28703264 |
Craig Wing, an Australian rugby league convert, was a constant threat at centre and scored Japan's first try.
Home flanker Michael Broadhurst crashed over from close range, while Ayumu Goramaru kicked 13 points.
Wales had led briefly in the second half through Tom Prydie's try but rarely threatened Japan after that.
Th... | Japan claimed their first win over Wales with a sparkling second-half display to win the second Test 23-8 in Tokyo and draw the two-Test series. | 22909676 |
A BBC investigation found 903 full-time nurses have gone since 2010, more than twice the national average rate.
The fall in staffing levels has led to some community nurses visiting 25 patients during a shift.
In 2010, there were 3,757 community nurses in post but by September 2014, that fell to 2,854, the figures show... | The loss of more than 900 community nurses in five years in the east of England is "scandalous", the Royal College of Nursing has said. | 32297267 |
With the Foxes already through to the last 16, Ranieri made 10 changes.
Those he selected struggled to compete with Porto as Leicester suffered the heaviest defeat by an English side in Champions League history.
"I decided to change the team - the result is my fault," said Ranieri.
"My players lost a very great chance ... | Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri accepted the blame for Wednesday's 5-0 defeat by Porto in the Champions League but felt some of his fringe players missed an opportunity to impress him. | 38245500 |
He posted the photo on Twitter with the words: "It's okay. Made my own!"
The Lego Movie was thought to be a contender in this year's nominations as it was the highest-grossing film of 2014 at the UK box office.
It did pick up one nomination though, for original song; Everything is Awesome.
But it was thought the Warner... | The Lego Movie director Phil Lord has reacted to his movie being snubbed at this year's Oscars by making his own Academy award out of...Lego. | 30837719 |
Al-Shabab fighters have seized the southern town of Badhadhe after the troops retreated, a local MP said.
Soldiers also left el-Ade, where al-Shabab said it had killed about 100 Kenyan soldiers 11 days ago.
A Kenyan army spokesman said troops were involved in a "normal operational manoeuvre" and not a withdrawal.
Kenya... | Kenyan forces have pulled out from two military bases in Somalia, including one attacked by militant Islamist group al-Shabab, residents have told the BBC. | 35408463 |
The race will be on a street circuit around the capital Baku and incorporate its medieval old city, modern skyline and a view across the Caspian Sea.
The oil-rich state is in the Caucasus region where eastern Europe and western Asia meet and its F1 race is to be called Grand Prix of Europe.
That title has been held by ... | Azerbaijan will host a Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2016, the former Soviet state has announced. | 28483319 |
The landmark ruling, passed in May, allowed Europeans to ask for links to "irrelevant" and outdated personal data to be removed from search engines.
The Wikipedia incident, first reported in The Observer, marks the first time an entry on the online encyclopaedia has been targeted, the BBC understands.
Wikipedia founder... | A Wikipedia entry has been removed from certain Google search results, under the new EU "right to be forgotten" law. | 28640218 |
In February, the internet company announced it was offering its core business for sale, after several years of falling advertising sales.
She has attempted to turn the company's fortunes around with a mobile-first strategy since 2012.
But critics say she has failed to stem the decline.
A filing to the US Securities and... | Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer will receive $54.9m (£37.4m) in severance pay if she loses her job in the sale of the troubled internet firm. | 36185888 |
Vardy was contentiously dismissed by referee Craig Pawson for a two-footed tackle on Mame Diouf.
Stoke took advantage to score twice before half-time, with Bojan Krkic converting a penalty after Danny Simpson's handball, and Joe Allen tapping in.
But the Foxes mounted a remarkable comeback in the final 15 minutes, with... | Champions Leicester City recovered from Jamie Vardy's red card and a two-goal deficit to claim an incredible draw at Stoke City. | 38272819 |
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named, had downed a litre of vodka when he called at the Swansea home of Jean Thyer on 28 September last year.
He admitted stealing the pensioner's purse but had denied burglary during his trial at Swansea Crown Court.
Sentencing was adjourned until 13 February for reports to be prepared.... | A schoolboy has been found guilty of burgling the home of a 90-year-old widow who suffered a stroke within hours and later died. | 31027040 |
It said it had taken the step as part of an ongoing strategy to be more accessible and open about the work it does for the UK.
The first tweet that it sent from the @GCHQ account was just two words: "Hello, world."
It said it would be sending messages about its history as well as languages, maths, the outcomes of missi... | The UK's intelligence agency GCHQ has set up an official account on Twitter. | 36301908 |
The vessel was boarded by officers in Bembridge Harbour, St Helens where the cannabis was discovered.
A 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying and producing the class B drug.
The raid happened on Friday morning and the man has been released on bail until 9 September. | A boat that police say was being used for growing cannabis has been seized in the Isle of Wight. | 36874240 |
I had stepped into Atef's wedding dress hire shop, a business that serves as a reminder that romance blossoms in the bleakest of environments.
Atef's business in is the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, home to about 120,000 people who have fled the conflict in Syria.
His container is located on a street that aid workers... | The door of a metal cargo container creaks open to reveal a row of embroidered and bejewelled dresses in red, pink and white. | 23661065 |
Anthony Weiner enters the race with one poll ranking him second in the contest for the Democratic mayoral nomination.
In 2011, he had said his account was hacked, then admitted sending half-nude photos to young women.
Mr Weiner already has almost $5m (£3.3m) in campaign funds ahead of the city's mayoral election this ... | A former congressman who resigned in disgrace over his racy Twitter messages has announced he will run for mayor of New York City. | 22627922 |
Sgt Louise Lucas, 41, a mother-of-three, was airlifted to hospital but later died. Her eight-year-old daughter suffered minor injuries in the incident on The Kingsway on Tuesday.
Swansea council has said it is taking action to improve safety on the road.
Temporary barriers are to be installed along the central reservat... | Immediate changes are being made to improve safety on a Swansea city centre road following the death of an off duty police officer who was hit by a bus. | 32142287 |
A government statement says 21 died of suffocation after a stampede while two others were killed as they tried to escape.
Some local media have disputed the account, citing unnamed witnesses who say prisoners were shot by the wardens.
There has been an unprecedented wave of protests in Ethiopia in recent months.
The id... | At least 23 inmates have died after a fire at an Ethiopian prison where anti-government protesters are reportedly being held, the government has said. | 37274883 |
Buoyed by increased manufacturing output, India's economy grew by 7.4% in the third quarter of 2015, the fastest growth of any major country in the world.
But there is a dark side to India's success, says one of the country's most eminent economists.
Kaushik Basu, the chief economist of the World Bank and former chief ... | There is no question that India has the most positive economic story on the planet. | 35610332 |
The Bulldogs won 89-67 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to break the Australian Football League's longest Premiership title drought of 62 years.
"It's just an amazing performance from our boys," said Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.
"Some of those efforts in the last quarter were just sensational."
The Bulldogs were appea... | Melbourne's Western Bulldogs beat Sydney Swans in the Grand Final to win Australian Rules Football's Premiership for the first time since 1954. | 37528376 |
The new club secured promotion to the third tier with a 2-1 victory over Delta Calcio Rovigo on Sunday.
The two-time Uefa Cup winners were wound up last summer after racking up debt of more than 200m euros (£143m).
"The message that comes from Parma is that we're back," said captain Alessandro Lucarelli.
Parma have eas... | Parma have returned to Italy's professional ranks after the reborn club clinched promotion in their first season following bankruptcy. | 36072514 |
It follows a move by the Electoral Office to close two of their offices in Newtownards, County Down, and Ballymena, County Antrim.
The office plans to centralise many of its services in Belfast.
North Antrim MP Ian Paisley criticised the move at the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster.
Addressing Northern... | Rural communities in Northern Ireland are "being treated disgracefully" in terms of their electoral office provision, according to a DUP MP. | 37632375 |
The 25-year-old, a former Wales Under-21 international, has agreed a two-year contract with the League Two club.
Released by Swansea in 2016, he most recently played for Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth and has played four pre-season games for Yeovil.
"How Daniel has been playing non-league football for Aberystwyt... | Yeovil Town have made defender Daniel Alfei their ninth summer signing following a successful trial period. | 40756240 |
That way, if you see or are sent anything that makes you feel uncomfortable or upset while you're online, you can tell them.
Don't give out any personal information online as people may use it to contact you when you don't want them to.
Unless you have an adult's permission, never give out:
Don't arrange to meet anyone... | It's always a good idea to make sure a parent, teacher or guardian knows when you're surfing the net. | 13910067 |
Frances Cappuccini suffered a fatal haemorrhage at Tunbridge Wells hospital after an emergency Caesarean in 2012.
The original NHS report into her death stated another woman had suffered a haemorrhage in Dr Nadeem Azeez' care.
It said he had mismanaged her resuscitation and it was recommended he have a period of superv... | A doctor caring for a woman who died following childbirth had made a mistake seven months earlier, an inquest heard. | 38617811 |
Mervyn Rush, 68, disappeared in 2000 while awaiting trial but was extradited from France earlier this year.
Rush, formerly of Dorking, Surrey, appeared at Norwich Crown Court where he admitted 18 charges relating to sex crimes against 12 boys in the mid-'70s.
Some of the science teacher's victims were as young as nine.... | A former teacher who evaded the authorities for more than a decade has been jailed for 14 years for sexually abusing boys at a Norfolk school. | 23577419 |
Thomas Williams went missing after leaving the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, in Rhondda Cynon Taff, at about 15:40 GMT on Wednesday.
South Wales Police said the body was found on Saturday near the area Mr Williams was last seen.
Formal identification is yet to take place but police said his family has been informed. | A body has been found following a search for a missing 68-year-old man from Merthyr Tydfil. | 39091758 |
Carál Ní Chuilín was giving evidence at the culture committee's inquiry into the Casement Park GAA stadium redevelopment.
In April, safety expert Paul Scott said he was put under "undue pressure" to approve plans for the new stadium.
He said the pressure came from officials in the culture department.
"The allegations t... | The culture minister has said allegations by a safety expert about a new stadium project were among the most damning she has heard as an MLA. | 32827367 |
The pair put on a record 192 for the second wicket, with Hales the more aggressive of the two and Root happy to play the anchor role.
West Indies were never in contention and meekly surrendered with the bat - being bowled out for just 142.
Liam Plunkett and Chris Woakes took three wickets apiece with the ball.
If the W... | Alex Hales and Joe Root struck stunning centuries as England steamrollered West Indies by 186 runs in Barbados to complete a one-day series whitewash. | 39220763 |
When Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam left his art collection, books and manuscripts to Cambridge University in 1816, it became the nucleus of the "finest small museum in Europe".
Yet, while his name lives on through the museum he founded, the story of his six-year-long affair with a teenage Paris Opéra dancer was ent... | The forgotten story of the Fitzwilliam Museum founder's love for a Paris dancer has been revealed 200 years after the aristocrat's death. | 35419313 |
The number of those who cancelled their direct debit payments or let their subscription lapse represents 4.6% of the party's total 528,000 membership.
Although the majority gave no reason for quitting, party sources said those who did mentioned the party's stance on the EU, which is to back Brexit.
Despite the fall, La... | Labour has lost 26,000 party members since July, sources have told the BBC. | 39154212 |
Reflecting on the 2-1 qualifying defeat by Lithuanian outfit Trakai, the St Johnstone boss said his side made "too many mistakes".
"The teams that you play in this competition, even the Armenian side [Alashkert in 2015], were all technically better than us," he added.
"Making a simple pass shouldn't really determine on... | Tommy Wright admits that St Johnstone's recent Europa League opponents are more technically gifted than his players. | 40456339 |
It says the consumer e-book market - which excludes text books and professional manuals - will increase in value from £380 million to £1 billion.
At the same time, sales of printed books are forecast to fall by a third.
PwC said 50% of the UK population would own an iPad, Kobo, Kindle or similar e-reader device by 2018... | The sale of printed books will be outstripped by e-books by 2018, a new report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) has suggested. | 27694650 |
The line-up has been announced for the 14th edition of the event which runs from 15 to 18 June.
It promises to bring "some of the biggest names from the world of books, entertainment and politics".
The programme of over 100 events includes writers and broadcasters from across a huge range of genres.
Among the participa... | John Cleese, Michael Parkinson and Judy Murray are among the big names involved at this year's Borders Book Festival in Melrose. | 39717665 |
UK Anti-Doping says it will provide no funding for tests in Scottish football in the year ahead, with the SFA criticising the move.
"If they're not careful, what is currently deemed a low-risk environment could easily become a high-risk environment," said Dr Paul Dimeo of the University of Stirling.
The SFA plans to pr... | An anti-doping specialist says that friction between the Scottish Football Association and the body that carries out drug testing could leave the door open for potential cheats. | 36223892 |
The announcement came as a large crowd turned out to hear Mr Corbyn speak at a party leadership re-election rally in Ramsgate.
The Labour leader wants a regional investment bank, greater emphasis on renewable energy on the coast and improved broadband connectivity.
He said he wanted the funding to go to "the places tha... | The South East will get a bumper investment package of £30bn if Labour wins power, Jeremy Corbyn has pledged. | 37266208 |
Taulupe Faletau scored Bath's first try and England winger Anthony Watson put Tom Homer over before Rokoduguni touched down to put the hosts 20-6 up at the break.
Faletau went in again before Fabien Sanconnie grabbed a double in response.
Rokoduguni's second try four minutes from the end sealed a tense victory.
Bath, w... | Semesa Rokoduguni scored two tries to help Bath edge past Brive to reach their second European Challenge Cup semi-final in four years. | 39419790 |
He was seen surrounded by cheering supporters, saying in a live TV speech that the coup attempt was an "act of treason" and the army must be cleansed.
Sixty people died during overnight clashes, many of them civilians, and 754 soldiers were arrested, officials said.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the situation was... | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has flown in to Istanbul, after an army group said it took over the country. | 36809083 |
Sir Michael says inspectors can rate schools inadequate if wearing Islamic face veils are a "barrier to learning".
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said such decisions about veils were up to the uniform policies of individual schools.
Sir Michael says he wants to give his "full backing" to heads wanting to impose a... | Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has told inspectors in England they can fail schools for allowing face veils. | 35411518 |
They have been coming since Monday - some with family in the UK and others without relatives here, but judged to be vulnerable.
French officials say around 200 children have left the so-called Jungle migrant camp for the UK this week.
The camp is due to close on Monday and its estimated 7,000 occupants moved.
About 10,... | Children are continuing to arrive in the UK from the migrant camp in Calais, with another three coach-loads expected in Croydon, south London. | 37741153 |
Basically, as those vows acknowledge, marriage is tough and it takes two to make a partnership work. When it comes to company mergers it's no different.
At the moment there's lots of activity in this area. US drugs giant Pfizer is currently trying to buy AstraZeneca, while French engineering company Alstom is attractin... | When two people decide to get married, they vow to stick together - "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer". | 27204716 |
He has announced a review into why so few anti-microbial drugs have been introduced in recent years.
Economist Jim O'Neill will lead a panel including experts from science, finance, industry, and global health.
It will set out plans for encouraging the development of new antibiotics.
The prime minister said: "If we fai... | The world could soon be "cast back into the dark ages of medicine" unless action is taken to tackle the growing threat of resistance to antibiotics, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. | 28098838 |
The 37-year-old made the comments on the Australian version of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
He said: "One, I genuinely thought I'd had enough of it. It catches up with me in the morning.
"And two, I suffer with depression and it doesn't help at all. I just hit rock bottom afterwards. So you're far better with... | Former England cricket captain Freddie Flintoff says he's cut out drinking to help with his depression. | 31690828 |
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20 February 2015 Last updated at 08:24 GMT
One big question this time around is just how many awards will go to stars from the UK.
The BBC's Colin Paterson is in America, and sent us this special sneak preview.
If you've ever wondered what it would be like to walk down the r... | On Sunday night the biggest awards in showbiz take place - The Oscars! | 31548204 |
Shanay Walker died of a brain injury at a house in Nottingham while in the care of Kay-Ann Morris in July 2014.
Lisa Hyland, of Southglade Primary School, told Nottingham Coroner's Court she had suspicions someone was "deliberately causing injuries" to her.
The aunt and grandmother Juanila Smikle were jailed for child ... | A teacher of a seven-year-old girl repeatedly abused by her aunt before her death reported concerns on six occasions, an inquest has heard. | 38887189 |
Korakaki, 19, was pushed to a seventh series by her 34-year-old opponent after missing a shot for gold.
However, Korakaki held her nerve to add gold to the bronze medal she won in the 10m pistol event on Sunday - her country's first medal of these Games.
Switzerland's Heidi Diethelm Gerder beat Zhang JingJing 8-4 in th... | Greece's Anna Korakaki beat Germany's Monika Karsh to claim gold in the women's 25m pistol final. | 36686219 |
Eamonn Magee Jr, 22, died from stab wounds to the chest and stomach from the attack in Twinbrook, west Belfast.
He was a rising star in the boxing world, hoping to follow in the footsteps of his father, also called Eamonn, a former welterweight champion.
Turkish national Orhan Koca, 34, of no fixed address, admitted th... | A man who stabbed his estranged wife's new boyfriend to death has been jailed for a minimum of 14 years. | 39894078 |
Yorkshire-based charity One Nation UK has been taking medicines, clothing and food to war-ravaged parts of the country for several years.
For the first time it is collecting hijabs, which it says helps women to socialise and access public services.
Volunteers in Leicester said they had been particularly successful, col... | Thousands of headscarves or hijabs have been collected for women in Syria. | 37361937 |
Shop Direct, which bought the Woolworths brand out of administration, said it had secured a legal settlement with the store in Dorchester, Dorset.
Wellworths will rebrand itself as Wellchester after failing to agree terms that would have let it keep the name but restrict its expansion.
Shop Direct said protecting its b... | A former Woolworths store which reopened as Wellworths has been forced to change its name. | 11637592 |
And the fireworks started.
Overnight, the Conservatives claimed that Labour had a £45bn "black hole" in its spending plans.
Its "dossier" says the party has added up the spending commitments made by Labour since 2015, from scrapping the benefits cap to supporting the introduction of 10,000 new police officers.
The Tori... | Today the future of the economy moved centre stage in the election battle. | 39789916 |
Yuusuf Warsame, from Birmingham, described as a "happy" and "beautiful" boy, was in Gothenburg with his mother and four siblings.
His father, Abdiwahid Warsame, said he was desperate to join the family in Sweden.
Police in Sweden believe the attack may be linked to an underworld feud.
Updates on the story as it unfolds... | An eight-year-old boy killed by a grenade while on holiday in Sweden was cradled in his mother's arms as he died, his father has said. | 37165121 |
Red Star OS was designed to superficially mimic Apple's OS X, but hidden features allow it to watermark files and tie them to an individual.
The covert tools were discovered by two German researchers who conducted the analysis over the past month.
They presented their findings at the Chaos Communication Congress on Sun... | The first in-depth analysis of North Korea's internal computer operating system has revealed spying tools capable of tracking documents offline. | 35188570 |
Beamish Museum is replicating an end of terrace shop from Bow Street in the town for its new 1950s attraction.
A public vote is being held to decide whether it should be a hairdresser's, a toy shop and dolls' hospital or an electrical goods store.
The £10.75m 1950s-style development will also include shops, a cinema, ... | Middlesbrough residents are being asked to choose what a 1950s shop in a County Durham open air museum should "sell". | 37213206 |
The woman, who was in her 20s, left the event's Chinawhite enclosure between 0:00 and 2:30 BST on Sunday with people she had met there, police said.
She walked with them to a car in the Harpsden Road and Reading Road area and was raped outside it. Three men who had been with her left in the car.
A member of the public... | A woman who went to Henley Royal Regatta was later raped in the town. | 40525946 |
The brothers were being looked after by their grandmother at her home in Korbach in central Germany.
When she went to find a nappy, the younger boy Rudolf went into the garden and fell face down in the water.
The toddler, who had stopped breathing, was pulled from the pool by his brother Markus and his grandmother.
Mar... | A nine-year-old German boy has been hailed a hero for resuscitating his two-year-old brother after he fell into a garden swimming pool. | 37274238 |
Councillors in Stirling voted to freeze the basic rate of council tax for another year.
Clackmannanshire councillors approved a 3% council tax rise during a budget meeting that saw the Labour administration resign.
The council tax will rise by 2.5% in Dundee, an increase of £30 a year for a Band D property.
Stirling r... | Councillors in Dundee and Clackmannanshire have approved council tax rises. | 39076211 |
The decision came after a local prosecutor said he would not bring charges against the officer.
He ruled that Christopher Manney had acted in self-defence when confronted in a park by Dontre Hamilton.
The launch of the federal investigation follows protests across the US over the deaths of two other black men.
In both ... | The US justice department says it will review the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer in April in Milwaukee. | 30584097 |
The design by eight young adults from Sussex Downs College will be built on Eastbourne seafront, with four others by architects from around the world.
The competition attracted 50 entries, with the winners chosen by public vote and a panel of judges.
One judge said the structures were "unique and eclectic".
The Sussex ... | A group of students with learning difficulties are among the winners of a contest to re-imagine that most British of seaside traditions - the beach hut. | 35844892 |
Officers launched a "detailed inquiry" into reports of hare coursing in Gargunnock.
They have now arrested a Larkhall man, who has been charged with offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act for allegedly hunting wild hare using two dogs, and is due in court.
PC Malcolm O'May said hare coursing was "a national wi... | Police investigating hare coursing in a Stirlingshire village have arrested and charged a man. | 34638320 |
13 April 2017 Last updated at 07:23 BST
Animals with crocodile-like features walked the Earth around 245 million years ago, which is before dinosaurs appeared.
New fossils discovered by scientists in Tanzania, Africa, two years ago help show that the Teleocrater creature walked on four legs.
Watch Ricky's report. | Before there were dinosaurs, there was this weird crocodile-looking thing. | 39582818 |
Sixteen people were injured, four seriously, after the crash that happened on Tuesday last week.
However several rides, including the Smiler and Oblivion are still closed to the public.
See Martin 'Live at Alton Towers' - he spoke to children on the first day it reopened.
Merlin Entertainments, who own the park, had al... | Alton Towers is now open again for the first time since a rollercoaster crash on its Smiler ride. | 33044403 |
Southern operator Govia Thameslink (GTR) said it would implement a new role for conductors from 21 August, with guards no longer opening and closing doors.
The RMT union has said their current role is vital for safety reasons.
Members will be asked to walk out on Tuesday 21 June.
The union's southeast organiser Paul Co... | A union has called for another 24-hour strike by conductors on Southern rail trains in an ongoing dispute about the introduction of driver-only trains. | 36528579 |
A man and a child were taken to hospital and five others treated at Wimbledon Leisure Centre after two chemicals were accidentally mixed together, London Fire Brigade said.
The building on Latimer Road was closed and 130 people evacuated to a nearby school just after 10:15 BST.
Police cordoned off the street which reop... | More than 100 people have been evacuated from a leisure centre after breathing in chemical fumes. | 36178327 |
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