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The Westbury cement works, owned by Tarmac, were constructed in the early 1960s and mothballed in 2009.
The chimney was brought down by a controlled explosion. Nine-year-old schoolgirl Lily Sargent pressed the button after winning a competition.
The demolition marks the end of over 40 years of cement production at the ... | A 122m-high (400ft) industrial chimney that has dominated the Wiltshire skyline for decades has been demolished. | 37395507 |
A spokesman said militants had gained ground inside Afghanistan and had to be stopped from extending their influence.
He said the "Khyber 4" operation, backed by the air force, would focus on the mountainous Rajgal Valley area in Khyber Agency.
Pakistan has previously denied the presence of IS on its territory.
However... | Pakistan's military says it has launched a major operation against so-called Islamic State (IS) in the north-western region along the Afghan border. | 40627093 |
The Scottish government has published details of a new bill aimed at protecting the victims and punishing the perpetrators of trafficking.
In 2013 there were 55 victims identified in Scotland.
The new law will introduce a single human trafficking offence and increase the maximum penalty for offenders.
Home Office resea... | People who carry out human trafficking in Scotland could face life imprisonment under new legislation to tackle the problem. | 30444403 |
It follows the arrest of an Uber driver in the city who is accused of raping a female passenger. In response the Delhi authorities banned all net-based taxi services.
Uber apologised for what happened and acknowledged that it "must do better".
It will conduct a full audit of the way it screens drivers.
"We are sorry an... | Internet-based taxi firm Uber has said that it will suspend operations in Delhi while it reviews its service in India. | 30432494 |
It issued a three-day supply of emergency food on 117,689 occasions last year - a 65% increase on the figures for the previous year.
More than 36,000 of the parcels were distributed to children.
Across the UK, the trust's food banks were used more than one million times in 2014/15.
In 2011, there was one food bank in S... | The use of food banks in Scotland has risen by two-thirds over the last year, according to new figures from the charity the Trussell Trust. | 32400308 |
Sean Christopher Urbanski, 22, was arrested on murder charges in the death of Richard Collins III in the early hours of Saturday, according to police.
Mr Collins, 23, was visiting friends at the College Park campus when he was stabbed in the chest with a knife.
The victim was commissioned as a US Army lieutenant two da... | The FBI is looking into whether the fatal stabbing of a black student by a white student at the University of Maryland was a hate crime. | 40002567 |
News has reached us that Bonnie Tyler is going to perform her 1983 hit Total Eclipse of the Heart.
On a cruise ship.
During an eclipse.
With one of the Jonas brothers.
The eclipse will take place on 21 August and last for about two minutes and 40 seconds.
Tyler will perform (a presumably shorter version of) the song wh... | It's a big day for fans of eclipses, cruise ships, Bonnie Tyler and members of the Jonas Brothers. | 40959430 |
CPPI said it had not yet appointed a contractor for the job at Bridgewater Place in Leeds.
Plans to install screens outside the 32-storey building were backed by councillors in November.
Dr Edward Slaney was killed next to the building in March 2011 when a lorry was blown on top of him by the wind.
Wind speeds of 67-79... | The owner of Yorkshire's tallest building has announced construction work to deflect strong winds is scheduled to start in August. | 31582792 |
The weekly pop countdown ran for decades, racking up more than 2,000 episodes, featuring the likes of U2, Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Bob the Builder - sometimes on the same show.
In fact, Top of the Pops is that rare beast: A programme which is still part of the BBC's annual Christmas Day ratings battle but was taken o... | Fifty years ago, direct from Manchester, Top Of The Pops made its debut on the airwaves. | 25462875 |
Pope Tawadros II had been in one of the two churches targeted on Palm Sunday when 45 people were killed in attacks claimed by so-called Islamic State.
Security has been tightened at churches across Egypt and Easter celebrations have been scaled back.
Both suicide bombers were Egyptians, the government said.
A three-mon... | The head of the Coptic Christian Church has led a Good Friday service in the cathedral in Cairo in the aftermath of last Sunday's deadly bomb attacks. | 39601456 |
With results in all 650 seats declared, about 29% of MPs are women - up from 23% before the election. This represents the largest increase since 1997.
The proportion of female Conservative and Labour MPs has increased, despite an overall fall in the number of Labour MPs.
But the biggest rise in female representation in... | In another dramatic change to the political landscape, the number of women in Parliament has risen by about a third. | 32601280 |
Mr Trump's move has been met with dismay from other world leaders signed up to the accord - but much of the outcry can be heard on the west coast of his own country.
The chief executives of Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook have all criticised the president's decision.
Elon Musk, who had been a member of Mr Trump's... | The biggest US tech firms are rallying behind the 2015 Paris climate agreement, despite President Trump's decision to leave it. | 40131287 |
Mr Jindal launched his campaign with a call for a uniform US identity, saying he disliked Americans being identified by origin, ethnicity or wealth.
The hashtag #BobbyJindalisSoWhite began trending on Twitter after the launch.
The tweets poked fun at Mr Jindal's speech and alleged attempts to distance himself from his ... | Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's announcement that he is entering the Republican presidential race has become the subject of online mockery. | 33272125 |
Greece's parliament overnight backed PM Alexis Tsipras's new package.
But he faced anger from some in his own party for proposing measures that were rejected in a referendum last Sunday.
Greece's creditors gave an initially positive reaction to the plans but a bailout agreement is far from certain.
The creditors - the ... | Eurozone finance chiefs are gathering in Brussels for a meeting that could decide whether new Greek proposals are sufficient to secure a third bailout and prevent a possible eurozone exit. | 33491776 |
Prince Harry is on a royal tour of the Caribbean islands, and yesterday he went to visit a special sanctuary for the endangered birds.
As Harry looked at them, one parrot called Polly began squawking loudly. When the Prince said "Hello", Polly - who normally talks to visitors - ignored him!
Then, to make matters worse,... | Most people consider a visit by Royalty as a pretty big deal, but it seems some parrots are a little harder to impress! | 38117183 |
A souvenir edition has been published which includes the original front page and a letter of congratulations from The Queen.
The issue also marks the start of year-long multi-platform project called 200 voices.
It will feature columns from 200 "remarkable people who have played a major role in the nation".
Award-winnin... | The Scotsman newspaper is marking exactly 200 years since the publication of its first edition. | 38735265 |
The woman, who is in her 20s, was attacked after two men offered her a lift in a car as she walked along High Street in the town.
She got into the vehicle in Holburn Avenue car park shortly before 02:00 BST on Saturday.
Police said the assault took place when the car drove towards Groomsport and stopped in a "dark area... | Police are investigating a serious sexual assault on a woman in Bangor, County Down. | 34561084 |
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They were found near Nuneaton after a tree had fallen down.
They are about three weeks old and should be released within the next four weeks.
Catherine Clements and Geoff Grewcott from the Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary told BBC Midland Today's Laura May McMullen that... | An animal sanctuary in Warwickshire is hand rearing five Greater Spotted Woodpecker chicks so they can be released back into the wild. | 32874130 |
The 31-year-old opener, who has appeared in nine Test matches, left Taunton by mutual agreement last month in order to relocate to London.
Compton, who previously played for Middlesex between 2001 and 2009, has signed a three-year deal at Lord's.
"The time feels right to return home. Hopefully I can come back and repro... | Middlesex have re-signed England Test batsman Nick Compton following his departure from Somerset. | 30453022 |
Thomas Hadley was telephoned on Friday to say two dogs were attacking his sheep in Risbury, Leominster.
Mr Hadley, 23, said when he arrived the field was "scattered" with dead and injured lambs and the dogs were still attacking other sheep.
Police sent armed officers and seized the dogs. A 64-year-old man has been arre... | A young farmer has spoken of his shock after most of his flock of 56 lambs were killed by two dogs. | 37271695 |
A subsidiary company of Brighton and Hove Albion FC has announced plans for the Swedish furniture store in Lancing as part of a scheme at New Monks Farm.
There would also be 600 homes, a school, community centre, and country park. Almost 900 jobs would be created.
Martin Perry, director of the New Monks Farm Developmen... | Hundreds of jobs would be created if a £150m development including an Ikea is approved, a developer has said. | 38756778 |
Police have released a photo of the suspect, who is described as a male in his late teens or early 20s wearing a black shirt and shorts. His motive is unclear.
The deaths took place inside Macy's department store at Cascade Mall in Burlington, near Seattle.
The FBI said there is no evidence that the shooting was linked... | A manhunt is under way for a gunman who killed five people at a shopping centre in Washington state on Friday. | 37462235 |
So in an effort to have his cake and eat it, he drives an Audi RS6, an estate car that looks little different from any other estate out there.
"It is understated and discreet, and I like that," Mr Wotke says as he steers the car slowly down the exclusive private road where he lives, in a village near Great Missenden in... | To Alex Wotke, horsepower matters, but as a father of three he needs a big car. | 16869432 |
The peer received the medal during a ceremony at the French embassy in London for devoting "his entire career" to serving the UK and EU.
"Lord Mandelson has been a long-time friend of France," a spokesman said.
Tory Andrew Bridgen accused the peer of having "a bad dose of Europhilia".
Lord Mandelson, credited as one of... | Former Labour cabinet minister Lord Mandelson - one of the UK's key campaigners against Brexit during the referendum - has received France's highest accolade, the Legion d'honneur. | 38845392 |
A group of men armed with hammers and baseball bats entered McConnell's bar on Main Street at about 18:00 GMT on Wednesday and assaulted the man before driving off in waiting cars.
He was taken to hospital and is being treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Six men, aged between 24 and 38, were arrested... | A man in his 40s has been attacked by an armed gang at a bar in Doagh, County Antrim. | 39289886 |
There is a great picture (above) which shows Kevin Nolan, Mark Noble and others congratulating the attacking midfielder with beaming smiles as he looks slightly sheepish while being cradled among them.
For Nolan and Noble, there is understandable pride as they have taken the 20-year-old under their wing since he joined... | When Ravel Morrison danced through the Tottenham defence to score a sumptuous goal for West Ham at White Hart Lane recently, it was hard not to be moved by his team-mates' reaction. | 24523344 |
Now they simply must beat Scotland, with the visitors also knowing that anything less than a victory will leave them with an uphill struggle to reach the play-offs.
BBC Scotland's Alasdair Lamont was at Saturday's match in Ljubljana and pinpoints some of Slovakia's strengths and weaknesses.
Jan Durica: The veteran defe... | Slovakia slumped to their second successive 1-0 defeat at the start of World Cup 2018 qualifying on Saturday night in Slovenia. | 37608160 |
The 23-year-old world number 55 lost 6-2 3-6 6-4 to Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic, ranked 88.
After the first two sets were shared, Watson lost her first two service games in the decider to go 3-0 down.
She battled back but missed three break-point chances to make it 3-3 and Pliskova held her nerve thereafter... | British number two Heather Watson was beaten in the opening round of the Katowice Open in Poland. | 35963437 |
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Murray, seeded third, came through 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-1 against the brilliant but unpredictable 20-year-old.
The Scot's experience told as he broke serve seven times to win in two hours and 43 minutes.
Murray, 28, goes on to face Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in round two on Thurs... | Britain's Andy Murray won a pulsating New York night match against Australian Nick Kyrgios to reach the US Open second round. | 34124964 |
Now, Qataris are bemused and upset by the sudden wave of criticism.
One Doha-based analyst said that even senior figures feel "ganged up on", despite enjoying great wealth and stature in the booming state.
In public, government ministers appear to have now concluded that the relentless focus on Fifa-related corruption ... | Just a few decades before becoming rich in oil and gas and winning the right to host the 2022 World Cup, close-knit Bedouin families would farm, fish and dive for pearls in a world away from the TV cameras. | 33064397 |
The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) is calling for people to talk to friends or family more about mental health issues.
A poll for the charity found most Scots believe their mental health is as, or more, important than physical health.
The online survey was filled in by more than 1,000 people in Scotland.... | More than a quarter of people in Scotland do not take time to look after their mental health despite recognising its importance, according to a survey. | 37606689 |
The Brazilian town of Tabatinga vies for size and importance with Colombia's Leticia. While on the Peruvian side - across the mighty Amazon River - is the tiny hamlet of Santa Rosa. Together they form a unique 'triple town' known as Tres Fronteiras.
Though far from the glamour cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro - t... | We are in a city deep in the Amazon rainforest, at the point where Brazil meets Colombia and Peru. | 19623275 |
The report suggests most of the deaths involved people over 75.
The flu virus was a major cause of the rise, along with an influenza vaccine that was less effective than those of previous years, experts said.
The figures are published by the Office for National Statistics and show there were more deaths in women than m... | There were an estimated 43,900 excess deaths in England and Wales last winter, the highest number since 1999, figures show. | 34919149 |
An autopsy showed that Oetzi had been murdered, dying of an arrow wound.
While this is not disputed, a new study suggests that months after his death, Oetzi's corpse was carried to the high mountain pass where it was found.
The discovery site therefore may not be a murder scene after all, but a burial ground.
The new s... | Oetzi, the 5,000 year old "Iceman" found in the Italian Alps, may have been ceremonially buried, archaeologists say. | 11086027 |
The news is another blow for the Ports who cannot sign players until next June after being found to have made undisclosed payments to Gary Twigg.
Portadown also had a £5,000 penalty imposed for the offence by the IFA.
Full-back Redman, who has spent 12 years at his hometown club, joins Crusaders-bound Michael Gault in ... | Ross Redman has announced that he is to leave Portadown after turning down the offer of a new one-year deal. | 36208700 |
Labour MP Frank Field is chairman of a Commons committee which has warned of children going for days without a meal.
Its Feeding Britain report, backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, proposes a tax on fizzy drinks to fund food projects during school holidays.
The government said it would look carefully at the recomme... | The "armies" of people going hungry in Britain should be tackled with the same political effort as the battle against terrorism, a senior MP has said. | 35057721 |
The attacking midfielder, 27, has played for his country at every level up to under-21s.
"When my time's right it will come," said Sinclair. "My ambition is still to play for my country.
"If you're playing Champions League and doing it at that level, I don't see why not."
Sinclair moved to Glasgow from Aston Villa in A... | Scott Sinclair believes his performances for Celtic in the Champions League can lead to an England call-up. | 37988357 |
The little world has excited scientists ever since jets of icy material were seen squirting into space from a striped region at its south pole.
Now, exquisite measurements using Nasa's Cassini probe as it flew over the moon have allowed researchers to detect the water's gravitational signal.
Science magazine reports th... | The evidence for an "ocean" of water under the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus appears to be overwhelming. | 26872184 |
The Glovers Ladies' have described the 31-year-old England defender as the "biggest signing" in club history.
Yorston leaves Bristol as the club's longest-serving payer, having spent eight years with the Vixens.
"I am disappointed to be losing Corinne. She is a big character and will be missed," Bristol boss Dave Edmon... | Bristol Academy captain Corinne Yorston has left the club to join Women's Super League Two side Yeovil Town. | 30853835 |
University College London expert Sir Michael Marmot said he was "deeply concerned" by the situation, calling it "historically highly unusual".
He said it was "entirely possible" austerity was to blame and said the issue needed looking at urgently.
But the government said its policies were not responsible.
The Departmen... | Rising rates of life expectancy are grinding to a halt in England after more than 100 years of continuous progress, says a leading health expert. | 40608256 |
The film of the incident at a Johannesburg branch of the Spur chain of restaurants has been widely shared.
In it, the two can be heard arguing and hurling insults at each other, while a group of children are sitting at the table watching the row unfold.
The video appears to have touched a nerve in a country where racis... | A video of a white man threatening a black woman inside a popular restaurant has caused outrage in South Africa. | 39338312 |
The home side dominated at the John Smith's Stadium, with 18 shots in all.
City keeper Tomas Kuszczak excelled and saved an Emyr Huws header brilliantly before David Cotterill gave the away side the lead with a superb free-kick.
His curling effort looked to have won it but defender Lynch took control of a wayward shot ... | Joel Lynch struck a late Huddersfield equaliser to deny Birmingham victory for just the second time in 10 matches. | 36060753 |
The 25-year-old, however, continues to train with the English Championship club, who lost manager Simon Grayson to Sunderland on Thursday.
May played under Dons boss Derek McInnes when he came through the youth ranks with St Johnstone.
Preston bought May, who earned his only Scotland cap in a 2014 friendly with England... | Aberdeen have made a bid for Preston North End striker Stevie May. | 40455340 |
The plaque will feature a coat of arms that her children Cuillin, six and Lejla, four, helped create.
The design features the motto "More in Common", inspired by Mrs Cox's maiden Commons speech in 2015.
Mrs Cox, the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was murdered outside her constituency office in Birstall, West Yorkshire,... | A memorial plaque for murdered MP Jo Cox is to be unveiled in the House of Commons. | 39600289 |
Primecare, which has been employed by NHS England since July last year, also made 18 phone consultations with patients up to November.
One West Midlands GP described the cost of the deal as "extortionate".
An NHS England spokesman said Primecare had been the cheapest available service on offer.
Primecare was employed a... | A health company received more than £165,000 from the NHS in the West Midlands despite carrying out one GP callout in five months, it has emerged. | 35927803 |
Ben Stokes became the IPL's most expensive foreign player when Rising Pune Supergiants bought him for £1.7m.
Bowler Tymal Mills, bought for £1.4m by Royal Challengers Bangalore, could face former international team-mate Chris Jordan in the opening match.
Jordan's Sunrisers Hyderabad play RCB in Deccan at 15:30 BST.
The... | Eight England players are set to appear at the Indian Premier League when the 10th edition of the competition begins on Wednesday. | 39494450 |
Rob Summers, from Oregon, said standing on his own was "the most amazing feeling".
He can voluntarily move his toes, hips, knees and ankles and also walk on a treadmill while being supported, according to research in the Lancet.
However, a UK expert said this should not be interpreted as a cure.
Rob was a keen baseball... | A US man who was paralysed from the chest down after being hit by a car is now able to stand with electrical stimulation of his spinal cord. | 13444036 |
The Channel Islands regulator (CICRA) found satisfaction with JT's mobile services had fallen.
Tamara O'Brien, from JT, said the survey results "directly contradict" its own commercial data.
In contrast, the other two operators in Guernsey and Jersey, Sure and Airtel, saw a rise for both areas.
The survey questioned 50... | Results of a survey that found falling customer satisfaction in a Channel Islands firm's phone services have been disputed by the company. | 30942263 |
The short but sweet note from Dylan Thomas to wife Caitlin, scribbled on the back of a bank stub, will be returned to Swansea thanks to £935,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The Dylan Thomas Centre is being expanded so more treasures can be seen.
It is all part of the celebrations marking the centenary of his... | A rarely seen love letter written by Wales' most famous poet will be displayed in his hometown for the first time. | 26972340 |
Girl and Balloon, one of 18 pieces sold on Thursday, fetched £73,250, almost five times its estimated pre-sale price.
The image has been painted directly onto the cardboard backing of an Ikea frame.
The stencil painting Leopard and Barcode, which has never been under the hammer before, sold for £75,650.
The Urban Art s... | A collection of works by graffiti artist Banksy have sold for more than £400,000 at an auction in London. | 17559526 |
Twitter, meanwhile, thinks flying saucers and The X-Files.
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security opened a new office, called VOICE, to "serve the needs of crime victims and their families who have been impacted by crimes committed by removable criminal aliens".
The centrepiece is a new hotline that victims ... | When the US government uses the term "criminal alien", it means someone who is not a US citizen that has been convicted of a crime. | 39731085 |
Judges ruled that a decision to first manage major disruption then later bring charges against offenders was well within the police's discretion.
They also found proportionate steps had been taken to protect the human rights of nationalist residents potentially exposed to the weekly demonstrations.
In April, a High Cou... | The PSNI has won its appeal against a ruling that police wrongly facilitated loyalist flag protests. | 28109910 |
Monday's attack at the Arena killed 22 people, including Martyn Hett a superfan of the soap, and injured 64.
ITV said an inscription would honour the 29-year-old, who had a tattoo of former character Deirdre Barlow, and all the victims.
The bench will be revealed in an extension to the set in Trafford in the coming wee... | Coronation Street is to unveil a bench in tribute to the victims of the Manchester bombing. | 40044726 |
Mark Reckless left UKIP nearly a month ago, but with bad blood still boiling between him and the Conservatives after his previous defection he promised not to "waltz back into the party with any sense of entitlement".
His new boss in the assembly, Andrew RT Davies, took some flack from fellow Tories - one said it wasn'... | In a guest blog by BBC Wales political correspondent Aled ap Dafydd, details are revealed of the first meeting of the Tory assembly group since Mark Reckless joined as an independent. | 39785470 |
His sheep graze the slopes of the Eden Valley. Last month, when unprecedented floodwaters engulfed Cumbria, he watched 160 of them drown.
On the 12th December Mr Stobart got a phone call at 08:30 to say that some of his sheep were stranded.
It should have been a short drive to the field, but roads and bridges were impa... | James Stobart is a third generation hill farmer from the north Pennines. | 35254850 |
The 29-year-old, who joined Wasps in 2014 from Cardiff Blues, leaves Wasps after the English Premiership side agreed to release him a year early.
Davies, who has signed a deal through to the 2019 World Cup, hopes his return will further his international career.
"I am excited about returning to Wales and joining Osprey... | Wales second row Bradley Davies will return to Wales next season to take up a national dual contract (NDC) with the Welsh Rugby Union and Ospreys. | 36300351 |
Malaysian police named one as Pouria Nour Mohammad Mehrdad, 18, and said he was probably migrating to Germany.
Interpol identified the other as Delavar Seyed Mohammadreza, 29.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing on Saturday, after taking off with 239 on board. The search has been wi... | Two men travelling on stolen passports on board a missing Malaysian airliner were Iranians with no apparent links to terrorist groups, officials say. | 26525281 |
The AeroMobil Flying Roadster 3.0 is the first flying car to be developed in Europe.
Like a car, it has four wheels but it also includes a set of wings and a propeller.
It will be possible to park the vehicle in regular parking spaces and fuel it at normal petrol stations
The vehicle will reach speeds of over 100mph wh... | Developers have revealed an advanced prototype of a flying car at a technology conference in Vienna. | 29833397 |
A new batch of unreleased emails showed exchanges between Clinton Foundation and State Department employees.
A conservative legal group, Judicial Watch, obtained the emails as part of a lawsuit against the State Department.
The Democratic presidential nominee said the emails did not involve her or relate to the foundat... | Hillary Clinton has dismissed renewed claims that her charitable foundation had influence over the State Department during her time as secretary of state. | 37036849 |
President Francois Hollande confirmed the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier would aid six Mirage jets already stationed in Jordan and six Rafale jets in the United Arab Emirates.
The aircraft carrier can carry up to 40 aircraft and support 100 flights a day.
France began air strikes in Syria in September, a year after... | France will deploy its largest warship to fight Islamic State (IS) and other jihadists in Syria and Iraq. | 34738177 |
The injured juvenile bird was found by walkers near Errwood Reservoir, in Derbyshire, on 5 September and taken to a vet in Ashbourne.
The bird died under anaesthetic while being X-rayed. Post-mortem tests showed it had been hit with shotgun shot.
Sarah Fowler, chief executive of the Peak District National Park, said sh... | Police are investigating after a peregrine falcon died after being shot in the Peak District National Park. | 37366859 |
Centre-back McAuley, 37, has been ruled out of West Brom's Premier League opener against Bournemouth on Saturday because of a thigh injury.
Pulis said on Friday that McAuley "won't be fit for a couple of weeks".
Northern Ireland face San Marino away on 1 September before hosting the Czechs three days later.
"He's still... | West Brom manager Tony Pulis has said that Gareth McAuley will miss Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and the Czech Republic. | 40901726 |
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said a change of rules on free movement could "ruin" the 28-member group.
And Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said freedom of movement was "very important" to her people.
Mr Cameron has promised to set out his next steps on curbing immigration before Christmas.
It has been rep... | David Cameron has faced warnings from three leaders of Nordic countries over his plans to limit immigration from the European Union. | 29944564 |
Oxford Dictionaries Online said the word, borrowed from hip hop culture, had become increasingly visible in the past 12 months.
Other words such as omnishambles and selfie also made their debut in the dictionary's quarterly online update.
Omnishambles was named word of the year by the Oxford Dictionary in 2012.
The wor... | Twerking, the raunchy dance move performed by Miley Cyrus at the MTV VMAs is among the new words added to the Oxford Dictionary of English. | 23861702 |
In 2013, average hourly earnings in the public sector were £16.28 an hour, compared to the average £14.16 among private employees.
But the difference was skewed because more public sector jobs require high levels of skill and university degrees.
Public sector employers also tend to be larger, thus paying higher wages.
... | Public sector workers are paid on average 14.5% more than those in the private sector, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). | 26512643 |
The three-year-old filly went off the 1-5 favourite and won by a length and a quarter to add to her previous victories this season in the 1,000 Guineas and the Oaks.
Minding's win was a third in the race for trainer Aidan O'Brien and seventh of the meeting for jockey Moore.
Queen's Trust (16-1) finished second, with 14... | Minding, ridden by Ryan Moore, won the Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood to claim a sixth Group One victory. | 36933347 |
Harold Thomas Martin III is charged with theft of government property and unauthorised removal of "highly classified" materials.
The 51-year-old had a top secret national security clearance and faces 10 years in prison.
Mr Martin's lawyer said there was no evidence he had betrayed the US, a country he very much loved.
... | A National Security Agency contractor has been arrested, accused of taking top secret information, officials say. | 37568879 |
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) surveys the sky for high-energy particles, or cosmic rays.
It has seen evidence for what could be dark matter colliding with itself in a process known as "annihilation".
But scientists stress that a precise description of this enigmatic cosmic constituent is still some way off.
"It... | A $2bn experiment on the space station has made observations that could prove to be the first signs of dark matter, a mysterious component of the Universe. | 22016504 |
But the scandal has since embroiled the police in accusations that they have not been sufficiently robust in disciplining officers accused of trying to discredit the MP as part of a campaign to "toxify" his party.
BBC News looks back at how the row unfolded.
Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell, then the government's chief ... | Allegations that Conservative chief whip Andrew Mitchell called some police officers plebs during a row in Downing Street cost him his government job. | 24548645 |
The event, in Christ Church Cathedral, featured a debate on the Rising.
It included contributions from historians from across Ireland and focused on "ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances".
Mrs Foster shook hands with and sat beside Taoiseach (prime minister) Enda Kenny during the debate.
Last month, she said ... | First Minister Arlene Foster has attended a Church of Ireland event in Dublin this evening to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising. | 35600868 |
John Leathem made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody at a private hearing at Dumbarton Sheriff Court.
Paige's body was found in a wooded area just off Great Western Road in Clydebank at lunchtime on Monday.
The teenager was last seen near a deli a week ago after setting off for her part-time hairdressin... | A 31-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 15-year-old Paige Doherty. | 35903580 |
Ministers said the move would be phased in from 2018-19. In return, rules on paying for catch-up services such as iPlayer might be introduced and the licence fee will rise with inflation.
Funding free licence fees for over-75s cost the government £608m in 2013-14 - about a fifth of the BBC's budget.
The BBC said it was... | The BBC is to cover the cost of providing free television licences for over-75s, the government has confirmed. | 33414693 |
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Substitute Danny Welbeck scored an injury-time winner on his first appearance since April 2015 after Jamie Vardy's disputed penalty put the Foxes ahead before Theo Walcott equalised.
Now two points behind Leicester, Wenger said: "It was a serious mental test because we fou... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his side emerged successfully from a crucial mental test as they came from behind to beat 10-man Premier League leaders Leicester at Emirates Stadium. | 35574159 |
The banner which read "supporting the London Olympics" breached the rules set out by Games organisers Locog.
The rules state that only official sponsors are allowed to use logos and text defined in the organisation's
2012 UK statutory marketing rights.
The sign was being used to promote Olympic events in th... | The University of Derby has removed a sign supporting the London 2012 Olympics because it had not been officially approved. | 17833838 |
Dywed Steve Thomas fod disgwyl i gost gofal ddyblu dros y 15 mlynedd nesaf.
Yn y cyfamser, meddai, bydd cyllidebau cynghorau yn parhau i ostwng.
Yn ddiweddar fe wnaeth Llywodraeth Cymru gyhoeddi y bydd £10m o arian ychwanegol ar gael er mwyn sicrhau fod y sector gofal cymdeithasol "yn gynaliadwy."
Fe fydd canran uchel... | Fe allai'r gost gynyddol o dalu am wasanaethau gofal orfodi rhai awdurdodau lleol i uno, yn ôl prif weithredwr Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru. | 38542773 |
Great Western Railway (GWR) services were suspended between Guildford and Reading shortly after 06:15 BST.
The man suffered life-threatening and life-changing injuries when he was struck near Wellington College, South Central Ambulance said.
GWR said passengers faced delays of up to an hour before services resumed with... | Rail passengers faced delays when a man was hit by a train at Crowthorne, near Reading. | 36574717 |
The ground investigations will begin on 26 September and are expected to be completed by the end of November.
The investigations will affect the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig, and Pitlochry to Killiecrankie sections.
The work is being carried out as part of the A9 dualling programme.
The traffic management arrangements wi... | Traffic restrictions will be placed on two sections of the A9 for over two months for surrounding ground to be surveyed, Transport Scotland has confirmed. | 37406957 |
Diaz beat McGregor in their first bout in March, inflicting the 27-year-old Irishman's first defeat since 2010.
Plans for a rematch at July's UFC 200 were scrapped after a dispute between McGregor and organisers.
The fight was announced during the UFC 199 show on Saturday, where Michael Bisping became the first Briton ... | Conor McGregor's welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz will take place at UFC 202 in Las Vegas on 20 August. | 36454412 |
It has said for many years that it will end the controversial practice. It previously promised to do so by November last year.
Death row inmates have long served as a key source for transplants.
China has been criticised for taking their organs without consent, but has struggled to encourage voluntary donations due to ... | China has promised to stop harvesting organs from executed prisoners by 1 January, state media report. | 30324440 |
It was dubbed the "capital of the revolution" after residents embraced the call to overthrow the president in early 2011 and much of the city fell under the control of the opposition.
But government forces launched a campaign to retake the opposition strongholds, laying siege to districts once home to tens of thousands... | Homs, Syria's third largest city, has been a key battleground in the uprising against Bashar al-Assad. | 15625642 |
Work on New Hall Lane begins on Monday and is funded by the 10-year City Deal scheme for works in Lancashire, South Ribble and Preston, Lancashire County Council said.
The area between Mosley Street and Acregate Lane will get wider footways and a larger crossing in the centre of the shopping area.
The revamp is expecte... | A main route into the centre of Preston is to undergo a £2m renovation project. | 36049426 |
Along the way they were trapped by a blizzard, hugged by Taylor Swift and overwhelmed by The Great British Bake Off.
The group achieved success after singer Olly Alexander gave up a promising acting career - appearing on stage with Dame Judi Dench, a role in Channel 4 drama Skins - to pursue music with Emre Turkmen (sy... | Pop group Years & Years won the BBC Music Sound of 2015 in January and went on to score a number one album with their fizzing, upbeat debut Communion. | 35161295 |
Earlier, Australia called on Indonesia to delay executing two convicted Australian drug traffickers until corruption claims were investigated.
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were convicted in 2006.
The two, along six other foreigners and an Indonesian, have been formally told of their execution. A French trafficker i... | France and Australia have condemned the death penalty as executions for three of their nationals loom in Indonesia. | 32476497 |
Defence Minister Marise Payne said a survey ship found the submerged MV-22 Osprey in Shoalwater Bay shortly after starting its search.
Twenty three people were rescued when the aircraft crashed on Saturday, but three remain unaccounted for.
Rescue operations were called off early Sunday morning.
The three US Marines we... | Australian navy searchers have located a US military aircraft that crashed off the Queensland coast, leaving three Marines dead. | 40849102 |
The 86ft (26m) high Naze Tower at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, was covered in scaffolding in November.
Work was undertaken to alleviate damp problems, which involved replacing cement with lime mortar to allow the building to breathe by allowing air to get through.
The Tower has also had internal walls lime washed and cra... | A grade-II listed coastal tower is re-opening after a £250,000 campaign to save it from "destroying itself". | 35893857 |
Ms Mainland is to take up a new job as the executive director of the Melbourne Festival in Australia in February.
She said she was "immensely proud" of the Fringe society staff and their achievements.
The Edinburgh Fringe is the world's largest and best known open-access arts festival.
This year's Fringe had an estimat... | The chief executive of the Edinburgh Fringe, Kath Mainland, has announced she is stepping down after almost seven years in the role. | 34765810 |
23 February 2016 Last updated at 09:28 GMT
The American Kennel Club say the breed is so popular because it's got a good temperament, gets along great with families and is super smart.
Other dogs voted amongst America's favourites are German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Bulldog and Beagle.
In the past 100 years, only fou... | The Labrador Retriever has been crowned America's favourite dog for the 25th year in a row. | 35638761 |
Another big clash this weekend is the north African clash between Tunisia and Egypt in Group J.
The 12 group winners will qualify along with the best three runners-up will join hosts Cameroon in the finals.
South Africa are looking for a first win ever win in a competitive match over Nigeria, there have been six wins f... | Nigeria hosting South Africa in Group E is the standout fixture as 47 countries begin the group stage of qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. | 40217771 |
"There are no survivors. Our embrace of solidarity to the families and the armed forces. It is a tragedy," President Rafael Correa said on Twitter (in Spanish).
Nineteen of the people on board were Ecuadoran soldiers travelling for a parachuting exercise.
The Israeli-built Arava plane crashed at 14:30 local time (19:30... | An army plane with 22 people on board has crashed in Ecuador's Amazon region. | 35818100 |
The 34-year-old reached the Wimbledon and US Open finals this year but lost both to Novak Djokovic.
In a statement, the Swiss 17-time Grand Slam winner said it was a "dream come true" to work with the Swede, who he described as "my childhood idol".
Severin Luthi will continue to be Federer's main coach but will be join... | World number three Roger Federer has split with coach Stefan Edberg after working together for two years. | 35047316 |
Some authorities said they did not grit until the morning of 11 January as forecasts indicated roads would not freeze.
Darren Millar AM said authorities used different manuals for guidance on when to grit.
Transport Minister Edwina Hart said she was considering issuing guidelines.
Mr Millar, Conservative AM for Clwyd W... | Councils could get gritting guidelines from Welsh ministers after 69 road accidents in icy conditions in north Wales within a few hours. | 35382832 |
Trains travelling at speeds of up to 250 mph will connect London with Manchester and Leeds by the year 2032.
So the Newsround team have been taking a look at five of the fastest trains on the planet...
The snappily named CRH380A train (CRH stands for China Railway High-speed!) holds the Guinness World Record for the wo... | Details for the second part of Britain's HS2 high-speed rail network have been unveiled. | 21229721 |
The Welshman, 25, had been linked with a move to Old Trafford, with goalkeeper David De Gea going the other way.
"I can't see myself at Manchester United," Bale told radio station Cadena SER. "I am enjoying myself and we are winning trophies. I want to continue doing this at Real Madrid."
Bale joined Real for an £85m w... | Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has ruled out a move to Manchester United. | 31016282 |
The UN estimates 4,000 people have been killed during a crackdown on anti-government protests.
The Arab League gave Syria until Sunday to sign its initiative to end violence.
The continued unrest came as the US Vice President Joe Biden warned that events in Syria threatened to fan the flames of sectarian conflict.
Spea... | At least 23 people have been killed in Syria as violence between army defectors and troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad swells, activists said. | 16018002 |
The contraction was much bigger than expected and follows a 0.3% drop in the first three months of the year.
The Office for National Statistics said
the fall was largely due to a sharp slowdown in the construction sector.
It said it was not yet sure of the size of the effect of the poor weather and the extra June bank... | The UK recession has deepened, latest official figures have shown, after the output of the economy fell by 0.7% between April and June. | 18977084 |
The Thaad missile system, aimed at intercepting attacks from North Korea, was made operational in South Korea last week.
But Beijing says the system will spy on its territory and has strongly criticised its deployment.
Relations between Beijing and Seoul have deteriorated over the issue.
Liberal Moon Jae-in was elected... | China's president has set out his opposition to the deployment of a US missile system, in his first discussion with the new South Korean leader. | 39883804 |
The Valongo wharf operated for three centuries and became the biggest entry point for African slaves in Brazil.
Its remains were discovered during renovation work for the 2016 Olympics.
Brazil was the main destination for African slaves in the Americas.
After the long journey across the Atlantic, emaciated African capt... | A wharf in Rio de Janeiro where nearly a million African slaves are estimated to have landed has been declared a World Heritage site by the UN cultural organisation, Unesco. | 40552282 |
The Ayrshire club turned down a slightly smaller bid from Oldham for the 25-year-old Northern Ireland striker earlier in the week.
However, this latest offer is being considered by the Rugby Park club as it will involve financial add-ons.
It is understood Charlton are confident a £3,000-a-week package will be enough to... | League One Charlton Athletic have made a bid of £100,000 for Kilmarnock striker Josh Magennis. | 36993015 |
Russia made the allegations in January 2006, but this is the first time anyone in the UK has publicly accepted them.
Jonathan Powell, then Prime Minister Tony Blair's chief of staff, told a BBC documentary it was "embarrassing", but "they had us bang to rights".
He added: "Clearly they had known about it for some time.... | A former UK government official has admitted Britain was caught spying when Russia exposed its use of a fake rock in Moscow to hide electronic equipment. | 16614209 |
14 February 2016 Last updated at 10:34 GMT
More clips and news on our BBC website; 'like' us on Facebook page; follow us on Twitter | The headlines from the political week are reviewed in 60 seconds by BBC Sunday Politics East Midlands. | 17224370 |
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