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"If we have to choose between people and wildlife, we will always, of course, choose people," Sir James Bevan told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
The agency had enough money to tackle the problem and would dredge rivers "where it makes sense", he said.
Many areas of the UK have suffered flooding after weeks of heavy ra... | "People will always come first" in the battle to defend the UK against flooding, the Environment Agency's chief executive has said. | 35213310 |
IBF world champion Selby says he was willing to take less than 75% of the purse and to fight in Warrington's hometown, but talks have broken down.
"This is a simple case of one fighter, Josh Warrington, losing his bottle at the thought of facing me," said Selby.
"The fact is the fight was there to be made, but this is ... | Lee Selby says potential opponent Josh Warrington is "running scared", after the pair failed to find an agreement for a summer fight. | 36325617 |
The student was found with the makeshift weapon last Friday and officers from West Midlands Police are investigating.
It follows a similar report that saw a 12-year-old boy cautioned at another Birmingham school on 11 November.
"These appear to be isolated offences," said Insp Beth Bridges.
"I want to reassure people t... | A highlighter pen with a pencil sharpener blade attached to it was confiscated from a boy at a Birmingham school, police have said. | 35387694 |
Natalie McKail will undertake a review of the funeral profession in Scotland during her two-year term.
She will then be expected to make recommendations on how it should be regulated and whether to introduce a licensing regime.
The role was created following the so-called "baby ashes" scandal at Scottish crematoria.
It... | Scotland's first Inspector of Funeral Directors has been appointed by the Scottish government. | 39747945 |
Down on the Croisette, the last bow ties will shortly be tied, the last bottles of Rosé are being uncorked and the fans are preparing to take their last celebrity selfies.
After 11 days of film, glamour, sun and canapés, the awards will be handed out and we will finally discover what film will receive the coveted Palme... | As the 69th Cannes Film Festival draws to a close, our correspondent looks at the main talking points, picks his favourite movies and tips the frontrunners for this year's Palme d'Or award. | 36351786 |
It is understood Miss Buckley's body is likely to be repatriated to Ireland over the weekend.
It comes after a man appeared in court for a second time charged with murdering Miss Buckley.
Alexander Pacteau, from Glasgow, is also accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
At the city's sheriff court, the 21-ye... | The body of Irish student Karen Buckley, who was murdered in Glasgow earlier this month, has been released to her family. | 32450832 |
The East Kilbride-based firm posted a loss of £6.2m last year, compared with a profit of £6.8m in 2014.
Goals blamed the fall on increased competition from new grant-aided full-size 3G pitches.
It claimed league operators had a competitive advantage in part because they did not have to invest in their own facilities.
T... | Five-a-side football company Goals Soccer Centres has reported its first annual pre-tax loss in 12 years. | 35802334 |
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Resuming on 182-6 - still 49 behind - England's final four wickets fell in 48 balls, with Ravichandran Ashwin taking 6-55 for match figures of 12-167.
It is the third time a Test side have made 400 or more in the first innings of the match and lost by an innings.
India, 3-... | England subsided to an innings-and-36-run defeat on the final day of the fourth Test in Mumbai as India swiftly sealed a series victory. | 38285670 |
Higuain dinked a shot past Cagliari keeper Rafael from Claudio Marchisio's pass before half-time.
He later slid Paulo Dybala's pass under Rafael early in the second half to become this season's joint top scorer in Serie A with 18 goals.
Cagliari midfielder Nicolo Barella was sent off for two bookable offences.
Barella,... | Gonzalo Higuain scored two as Juventus marked boss Max Allegri's 100th Serie A match in charge with a win that leaves them seven points clear at the top. | 38949272 |
Disagreements between secessionist parties, which gained a majority in September's regional polls, have blocked the formation of a Catalan government.
Mr Mas said he supported the mayor of the Girona region, Carles Puigdemont, as his replacement.
Mr Mas has been in power since 2010.
In September elections, his Junts pe... | Catalonia's acting leader Artur Mas has said he will step down as the pro-independence head of the Spanish region, to avoid triggering new elections. | 35273145 |
A crowd of 66,014 in Miami on Saturday watched goals from Lionel Messi and Ivan Rakitic give Barca an early lead before Mateo Kovacic and Marco Asensio pulled Real level.
The spectators at the Hard Rock stadium were then treated to a prolonged half-time break with music, lights and fireworks more akin to the Super Bowl... | Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in the first friendly El Clasico since 1991 - and only the second meeting of the clubs outside Spain - to win the International Champions Cup. | 40767778 |
Plenty of half-truths (and outright non-truths) were uttered during the Clinton-Trump debate last week, and Tuesday's Kaine-Pence head-to-head saw outright denial of statements that had been made on the record - and on camera.
ABC's Martha Raddatz and CNN's Anderson Cooper, who will moderate the second presidential deb... | Debate season has arrived, giving fact-checkers plenty of work. | 37432146 |
16 January 2017 Last updated at 17:54 GMT | Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire says an election to the Northern Ireland Assembly will be held on Thursday 2 March. | 38643181 |
Failure to do so will result in disciplinary measures and could ultimately lead to them being barred from working.
The rules apply in England and Wales when girls under 18 say they have been cut or staff recognise the signs.
FGM has been illegal in the UK since 1985.
The practice, also known as female circumcision, ref... | Doctors, nurses, midwives and teachers are now legally required to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) to the police. | 34681057 |
Kalyani Uthaman, 59, from India had been on holiday in Scotland in August 2012 when she was severely scalded at the Premier Inn in Newcraighall.
She suffered multiple organ failure and died in hospital weeks later.
Her family sued for a six-figure sum to pay hospital fees. The hotel's owners said it was "an isolated in... | The family of a tourist who died after being scalded in an Edinburgh hotel shower has received an apology and compensation from the owners. | 40028119 |
Joseph Beti Assomo said his forces had also killed around 100 Boko Haram members at the end of November.
There has been no independent confirmation of the operation in Cameroon's remote Far North region.
It is not clear exactly where the clashes took place, or where Boko Haram's captives had been held.
The statement on... | Troops have freed 900 hostages captured by the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Cameroon's defence minister has announced. | 34986146 |
Conan Zamolo's testimony came during a royal commission inquiry into youth detention in the Northern Territory.
The commission was launched last year after photos showing inmates being strip-searched and placed in a spit hood drew widespread condemnation.
Mr Zamolo said his requests for oral sex were "a joke".
"I was a... | A former guard at an Australian youth detention centre has admitted filming himself asking teenage inmates for oral sex. | 39323841 |
West Midlands Police's report said 210 young people had been identified as victims or at risk of CSE between January and June 2014.
It was put together last year, but has just been released following a freedom of information request.
Last month, a separate report said the figures could actually be much higher.
Led by S... | Child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the West Midlands had "significant similarities" with patterns of abuse in Rotherham, a report said. | 32547630 |
"I think this is a good result for the United Kingdom. Our nation state has made a clear definition as to where they want to go forward.
"They backed hope, they backed aspiration, they backed the future potential of the United Kingdom and I'm very pleased with the result."
"The British government has no democratic mand... | Politicians and business representatives from Northern Ireland and the Republic are among those reacting to the UK's decision to leave the European Union. | 36617314 |
Relatives of John Anderson, who died at Boulby Potash on 17 June said he was a "truly great" man with a "blistering work ethic".
A post-mortem examination suggests Mr Anderson, 55, from Easington, died as a result of asphyxiation.
Cleveland Police said they are still investigating the incident.
In a statement released ... | The family of a miner killed by a gas release underground has paid tribute to him. | 36606683 |
One man is on a mission to find out - amateur historian Sebastian Graham spends his spare time mapping all of the mills in Northern Ireland.
To date, he has found records for more than 3,000 mills.
He is creating an online database, with details of their owners, photos of the mills and stories from former workers.
"My ... | Mills were once the powerhouses of the economy in the north of Ireland, but what has become of the many buildings that drove its industrial expansion? | 39793144 |
There had been a suggestion she would attempt the double in Rio after winning the 400m, 800m and 1500m on the same day at the South African trials.
Semenya, 25, is unbeaten over 800m this season and posted a world leading time of one minute 53.33 seconds at July's Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
She was subject to ge... | South Africa's Caster Semenya will not run in the 400m at the Rio Olympics to focus on winning gold in the 800m. | 36991646 |
Wilson, who has been with City for 10 years, will work along manager David Moyes and chief executive Martin Bain from 1 January.
Bain said Wilson will have input into "scouting, recruitment, medical services, player pathways and youth development" in the new role.
He previously worked with Moyes at Preston North End.
"... | Sunderland have appointed Manchester City's director of football services Simon Wilson as chief football officer. | 38131247 |
The Gunners kept the trophy they won against Hull City a year ago and earned Arsene Wenger a sixth triumph.
It's the 12th time the team have won the world's most famous cup competition.
Arsenal's victory was never in doubt as they dominated with a magnificent display.
Five minutes before half-time their control was rew... | Arsenal have become the most successful club in FA Cup history after beating Aston Villa 4-0 at Wembley. | 32950346 |
Armed officers were called to Earl Street, Maidstone, at about 23:15 BST on Sunday following reports that a man was in possession of a firearm.
The junction of Sheals Crescent and Loose Road was closed while police spent about two hours looking for the suspect.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession ... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of having a gun in a Kent town centre. | 34378218 |
"There is a teaching among the Choctaw that says feeding someone is the greatest thing you can do because you are extending human life," said the author and artist, who now lives in Donegal.
"The first thing Choctaw people do when a visitor comes to their home is offer them something to eat, or just fix them a plate."
... | When Native American Choctaw tribesman Waylon Gary White Deer came to Ireland for the first time, he described it as being like "an arrow shot through time". | 34088525 |
Shares in Hikma jumped 5.2% after Citi raised its rating on the stock to "buy" from "neutral".
In a quiet day for company news, Hikma was the biggest riser on the FTSE 100, with the index up 17.02 points at 6,724.90.
Card Factory fell 8% after it said management planned to sell shares.
Management is aiming to sell abou... | (Open): The FTSE 100 rose in early trade, with shares in Hikma Pharmaceuticals topping the leaders' board following a broker upgrade. | 33196082 |
The incident happened during an intermission of Guillaume Tell, prompting anti-terror units to enter the Lincoln Center venue.
Several audience members said a man told them he was there to release the ashes of a friend, police said.
The man has been identified and the authorities are trying to reach him.
Cultural venue... | New York's Metropolitan Opera halted an afternoon performance after an audience member sprinkled what is suspected to be cremated ashes on to the orchestra. | 37814444 |
Net sales rose to $35.75bn, which was about $200m short of Wall Street predictions.
That was enough to send shares tumbling more than 13% in after-hours trading in New York.
Annual net profit of $596m also missed estimates as operating expenses jumped almost 18%.
However, profits for the three months to 31 December mor... | Amazon missed analysts' estimates for the fourth quarter despite posting a 21.8% rise in sales and record profits. | 35433161 |
The firm said it had identified a battery issue but did not elaborate.
But if a lithium-ion battery cell charges too quickly or a tiny manufacturing error slips through the net it can result in a short circuit - which can lead to fire.
One expert urged the industry to find safer alternatives to lithium.
"I think one sh... | Samsung's decision to halt sales of the new Galaxy Note 7 because of reports of battery explosions is an extraordinary step for a tech giant to take. | 37255127 |
Stephanie Clemons Thompson reportedly wrote on Facebook that students should "find compassion" for the "pain" of business student Abdul Razak Ali Artan.
Nearly 1,500 people had signed a petition by Friday morning calling for Ms Thompson to be fired.
Eleven people were injured in Monday's car and knife attack in Columbu... | An Ohio State University administrator has provoked uproar after expressing sympathy for a student who carried out a campus rampage this week. | 38187595 |
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Boeing's giant factory near Seattle in the US uses robots to construct the new aircraft it churns out.
Read and watch more from our series of articles about artificial intelligence: | The BBC has visited the world's biggest building, as part of the Intelligent Machines season. | 34286065 |
The jobs losses at the site in Newark Road took effect at the end of March.
Workers came under threat of redundancy after parent company PepsiCo announced plans to install new packing equipment.
Steve Switzer, site leader at Walkers Lincoln, said bosses had been successful in reducing the number of redundancies from 87... | More than 70 workers at a Walkers crisp factory in Lincoln have been made redundant. | 22038484 |
If approved by Sedgemoor District Council, Bristol Water's £125m proposal will see a 9,400 million litre reservoir built close to the existing Cheddar Reservoir.
The company said it was needed to meet growing demand for water, and hopes it can be operational by 2025.
Two public consultations into the plans have taken p... | A planning application for a second reservoir in Somerset has been submitted to the local authority. | 25461188 |
Vince, 25, hopes to reclaim a spot in the England Test side after losing his place at the end of last summer.
The right-hander, who also became a new father recently, feels a rest period before pre-season will help his cause.
"I've not had a chance to look and work on my game for a few years, I've just soldiered on," h... | Hampshire captain James Vince hopes the chance to pause and reflect on his game during the winter will show its benefits in the upcoming county season. | 38980711 |
Ceilidhs, rock gigs, a jewellery-making workshop and even speed-dating are among the events lined up for Museums at Night.
Festival manager Nick Stockman said they wanted to capitalise on the "special feeling" people get from going to a museum after hours.
Rose Clark, from organisers Culture 24, told BBC Radio Scotland... | Museums and galleries across Scotland will throw open their doors after hours this week as part of a four-day festival. | 36266139 |
Sandwich chain Social Bite has partnered with housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland.
Now anyone receiving a free meal will be pointed in the direction of Shelter Scotland's free national helpline and support services.
Last December Social Bite sold more than 36,000 meals through Itison.com.
People were aske... | An Edinburgh sandwich shop which raised enough money to offer 36,000 plates of food to homeless people is now offering advice alongside food and drink. | 31509666 |
Scientists have remarked that the rover's surroundings resembled parts of the southwestern US.
Curiosity's ultimate goal is to drive towards a peak - informally known as Mount Sharp - to study its rocks.
Shown in the mosaic is a section on the crater wall where a network of valleys are believed to have formed through w... | Nasa has released the first high-resolution colour mosaic from its Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. | 19244888 |
From July, police will be able to issue £100 fines and three points for careless driving offences that would currently have to go to court.
The idea is to target offenders without the need for lengthy court procedures.
Current fixed penalties for using a phone while driving or not wearing a seatbelt will also rise by £... | Motorway tailgaters and middle-lane hoggers are to face quick justice with on-the-spot penalties under new measures announced by the government. | 22770064 |
James McGowan, 57, was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years for stabbing Owen Brannigan to death in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire in 1999.
He had denied the attack, which took place after McGowan returned from Australia for his mother's funeral.
The jury was told how in 2012 he told a helpline he had killed a man.
Mr Bra... | The father of former Hearts footballer Ryan McGowan has been jailed for life for the murder of his former brother-in-law. | 39278720 |
The film, which is out in June, concludes director Christopher Nolan's superhero trilogy - and the plot has been a closely-guarded secret.
"I was in a panic for 20 minutes," Oldman told the BBC. "I thought, 'where the hell have I put it?'"
"It had my name on it," he added. "They would have killed me". The script eventu... | Gary Oldman has described the moment he thought he had lost the script for Batman film The Dark Knight Rises. | 17507640 |
The four-time world champion's contract with Ferrari runs out at the end of next season and the German endured a difficult, winless season this year.
President Sergio Marchionne said: "With Vettel it doesn't make sense to talk about renewal now.
"We must first understand if he feels comfortable with us in 2017."
He add... | Ferrari say they are "looking around" at their driver options beyond 2017 and want Sebastian Vettel to be "more calm" next season. | 38382366 |
The driver had refused to pull over, police said, and had sped past stop signs and red lights.
Police opened fire when the car began heading the wrong way on a motorway. The driver was later confirmed dead.
A sheriff's spokeswoman said shootings from helicopters were rare but deputies did train for such eventualities.
... | A driver involved in a high-speed chase in California was struck by gunfire from a police helicopter, officials have confirmed. | 34306361 |
His party ally, President Abdullah Gul, said Turkey was entering a new era.
The result has also been cautiously welcomed by Turkey's allies in Europe and the United States. But what does it really mean for the people of Turkey?
Most of the 26 amendments make small but important changes to the 1982 charter.
Children's r... | Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, described the decisive vote of approval for his constitutional reforms in Sunday's referendum as a "historic milestone". | 11288360 |
The 30-year-old, who made the last of his 16 appearances for Wales in 2012, has been unable to recover from a third operation to cure the problem.
Bishop joined Ospreys in 2005, making 209 appearances for the region.
"If there is ever a player who illustrates everything that an Osprey should be, it's Andrew," said coac... | Ospreys and Wales centre Andrew Bishop has been forced to retire because of a back problem. | 34472719 |
The Brooklyn Zoo event at Lakota, in Stokes Croft, Bristol, invited people to pay homage to their favourite rapper with "murky face paint" and toy guns.
The club apologised saying it took "immediate steps" after its Twitter feed became "full of complaints".
The promoter has yet to respond but on its Facebook page has r... | A nightclub has apologised after adverts for a Halloween "Dead Rappers" fancy dress party were branded racist. | 34664982 |
Efforts are under way to rescue the remaining miners at the Xiaojiawan mine in Panzhihua city in Sichuan province.
The blast happened on Wednesday evening when about 150 miners were underground, city officials said.
By Thursday morning, more than 100 people had been rescued and taken to hospital, reports said.
Chinese ... | A gas explosion at a coal mine in south-west China has killed 19 people and left 28 trapped underground, state media say. | 19419581 |
The examinations were given to 23 alleged victims as part of recruitment processes for ambulance and fire services in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
Dr Robert Lewis, 50, of Shefford, Bedfordshire, denies 37 charges, mainly of indecent assault.
His trial at Luton Crown Court is expected to last for six weeks.
Mark Fenh... | A GP groped and fondled women "like a 14-year-old boy" during medical examinations, a trial has heard. | 34712411 |
Speaking on ITV1's The Jonathan Ross Show, the Top Gear presenter was discussing the row involving Argentina.
The show's stars and crew had to abandon filming earlier this year in the country after angry protests to a number plate which appeared to refer to the Falklands War.
Clarkson repeated assurances that the H982 ... | Never one to shy away from controversy, Jeremy Clarkson's been describing what he's called his "difficult year." | 30367350 |
In Athens, many of the 2004 stadia now stand abandoned and overgrown. Beijing's hugely expensive 2008 "Bird's Nest" may have become a tourist attraction, but has been rarely used for anything else.
Even London's "cheap" 2012 stadium is having a troubled and expensive rebirth as a football arena.
So what lessons has Tok... | Olympic stadiums are a problem. | 29828973 |
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With England looking for an opener to partner Alastair Cook, Moeen was out for seven and 12 against Pakistan A as the tourists batted through the day in Sharjah regardless of wickets lost.
Alex Hales was out for nine, while Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes both fell for nough... | Moeen Ali was out twice on the final day of England's last warm-up match before the first Test against Pakistan. | 34483788 |
The body of Chinese student Mingzi Yang, 29, was found at her terraced house in Sincil Bank, Lincoln, in June.
Wai Hong Tsang, 33, from Scartho, near Grimsby, is to be sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court on Monday.
Tsang, who the court heard was involved in a custody dispute with Ms Yang, was described as a "cold and calc... | A man who battered his former wife to death has been found guilty of her murder. | 30659716 |
Usually viruses known as ransomware decrypt files when victims have paid a substantial fee.
But one variant of Power Worm destroys keys that could help recover any data that it scrambled.
The news comes as hackers produce ransomware that is aimed at websites and encrypts data sitting on servers.
Power Worm infects Micr... | Coding mistakes in a malicious program that encrypts data mean anyone hit by the Power Worm virus will not be able to recover files, say security experts. | 34765484 |
The Scottish Football Association asked Sheriff Principal Edward Bowen to investigate May's pitch invasion.
Fans clashed on the field following Hibs' historic win over Rangers.
Rangers claimed there were "a number of factual inaccuracies and contradictions" in the report.
The club said it would be "urgently" seeking a ... | The Scottish government should consider making it a criminal offence to run onto a football pitch, an independent report into the Scottish Cup Final trouble has concluded. | 36991311 |
The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist by Michael Rakowitz is one of two commissions announced for the central London square's Fourth Plinth.
The other artwork is THE END by Heather Phillipson, a sculpture portraying a whirl of cream topped with a cherry, parasites and a drone
The works will be unveiled in 2018 and 2020.... | A recreation of a sculpture destroyed by so-called Islamic State (IS) is to be displayed in Trafalgar Square. | 39336513 |
Victims are persuaded to cancel their cards, but when they try to phone their bank to do so, the person they end up talking to is the fraudster himself.
He or she convinces them to hand their cards over to a courier, who calls at their door within the hour.
Police as far apart as London, Manchester and Glasgow are inve... | Police are investigating a frightening new variation of card fraud, which tricks people into handing over all their credit and debit cards on the doorstep. | 22513041 |
Cheryl Islip, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, wants a "loophole" closed which allowed her attacker to avoid being placed on the sex offenders register.
Last October a trial of facts jury found Norman Askew, 88, had sexually abused Ms Islip and another girl.
But he received an absolute discharge as he was deemed unfit to ... | A woman raped as a child by her step-grandfather is seeking changes to the way sex abusers are treated after he walked free from court. | 38966138 |
Some £200m of fivers are now dispensed a month, following a campaign to urge more banks to load the notes into ATMs.
About one in eight ATMs operated by UK banks and building societies now hold fivers.
The Bank argued that there was a "strong business case" for banks to load ATMs with £5 notes.
It also said that such a... | Nearly 10 times as many £5 notes are being dispensed from cash machines than in the summer of 2010, the Bank of England has said. | 17856243 |
Williams swapped the oval ball for the round one at Donegal's Glenswilly GAA club on Thursday, in what could kindly be described as tough conditions.
His appearance was part of Irish broadcaster RTÉ's The Toughest Trade.
The TV series explores the lives of GAA athletes and how they compare to their professional counter... | Former Wales rugby player Shane Williams has produced a "magic" display for an Irish Gaelic football club. | 38607208 |
A 39-year-old man was attacked at about 03:30 on 24 September 2016 in South Clerk Street.
The victim was knocked to the ground and was seriously injured.
Officers said the men had been seen near the attack and were with two young women. Anyone who recognises them is asked to come forward.
Police Scotland said they were... | Police have released CCTV images of three men they want to trace over a serious assault in the centre of Edinburgh. | 38541901 |
The animal welfare charity was alerted when the animal was discovered in a car park in Aberfeldy on 17 July.
The male otter, who has been named Ripple, is now being rehabilitated at the Scottish SPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross.
Centre manager Colin Seddon said: "We think Ripple's holt may have flood... | The Scottish SPCA is caring for a three-week old otter cub found orphaned following severe flooding. | 33636900 |
The Local Data Company (LDC) which compiled the figures said the vacancy rate during the period increased by 1.3% to 16.7% - more than 2% higher than the average across the UK.
All Scottish cities apart from Aberdeen and Stirling saw an increase in the number of empty shops.
Paisley has more empty shops than anywhere e... | The number of empty shops in Scotland has increased in the first half of this year, according to a new report. | 20219469 |
The 32-year-old collided with world champion Peter Sagan before hitting the barriers in a sprint finish on stage four in Vittel on Tuesday.
Sagan left the Tour after being disqualified for causing the crash which ended Cavendish's race.
"Please know that it's sport and I have a family," Cavendish said on Twitter.
"Ever... | Mark Cavendish has appealed for an end to "vile and threatening" social media comments to him and to his family after his Tour de France exit. | 40515159 |
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Kevin clocked up an average of seventy miles per hour on Sunday during a day of world record attempts.
He will now submit his results to Guinness World Records, which will decide if he has officially broken the previous record which s... | Last week we told you about the gardener competing for the title of 'Fastest Garden Shed' and it looks like he might have done it. | 33956293 |
Silver has been used as an antimicrobial for centuries, but little has been known about how it works.
The new research suggests adding it to existing antibiotics could counteract the rise of drug-resistant microbes.
Experiments in mice showed the metal disrupts the biological processes of bacteria, making them more per... | Adding silver to antibiotics makes them 10 to 1,000 times more effective at fighting infections, research suggests. | 22967727 |
The 07:30 BST journey from Douglas to Liverpool and the 11:15 return have been cancelled along with the 08:45 to Heysham and its 14:15 return crossing.
The Steam Packet Company said its evening and overnight crossings are also "subject to disruption."
All passengers are advised to contact the ferry operators.
A Met Off... | Gale force winds in the Irish Sea have forced the cancellation of all morning ferry sailings between the Isle of Man and UK on Tuesday. | 32129841 |
The 38-year-old played his final game for the county in their 17-run victory over Warwickshire at Taunton.
"I'm quite emotional, when I went out to bat it felt like five pounds in my hand," Thomas said. "It's been eight wonderful years, you have to crack on."
Cape-Town born Thomas took 306 wickets in 91 first-class mat... | Somerset seamer Alfonso Thomas said he struggled to contain his emotion as his eight-year spell at the club finished. | 34360719 |
Renewable power projects produced a total of just over 17,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity in 2013, a rise of 16.4% on the previous year.
That means about 46.5% of Scotland's energy needs came from sources such as wind or hydro power.
The data was released by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)... | Scotland generated a record amount of electricity from green energy sources last year, according to new figures. | 26777397 |
Officers were called to Lickley Court, just off Perth's High Street, at about 20:10 on Wednesday following the sudden death of the woman.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said inquiries into the incident were continuing.
Reports on all sudden deaths are submitted to the procurator fiscal. | Police are investigating the "unexplained" death of a 28-year-old woman in Perth. | 33093990 |
The secure custody officer was attacked at Oakhill Secure Training Centre in Milton Keynes on Wednesday night.
Two boys aged 16, one aged 15 and two aged 14, have been arrested on suspicion of assault, and are in custody, say Thames Valley Police.
The victim is in a critical but stable condition in hospital, and the ce... | A 21-year-old custody officer is in a critical condition after an assault by five boys at a youth offender unit. | 39293479 |
The well-known London Road Fire Station in the city centre is to be refurbished and expanded.
A boutique hotel and spa, restaurants, bars, flats, and offices are included in the plans, while a new glass prism will feature in a central courtyard.
Final tours of the building are taking place on Saturday and Sunday.
Tour ... | Heritage enthusiasts will have a final chance to tour a Grade II-listed former fire station in Manchester ahead of its planned redevelopment. | 40120800 |
27 March 2017 Last updated at 13:50 BST
When people say mental health, they are talking about how people think and feel, and how they are coping with things that are happening in their life.
As Dr Radha explains, it's perfectly normal for us to feel worried or anxious from time to time, but when those feelings don't go... | BBC Radio 1's Dr Radha explains why it is so important to look after our mental health. | 39383031 |
But the Kiev trial was soon adjourned because protesting nationalists prevented the five being brought to court from their remand prison.
Mr Yanukovych is now expected to testify as a witness on Monday.
He fled to Russia after three months of mass protests on Kiev's Maidan Square.
More than 100 people were killed durin... | The former Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, has spoken to a Ukrainian court via video link from southern Russia, in a trial of five ex-policemen accused of shooting protesters in 2014. | 38106173 |
Equality and Human Rights Commission chairman David Isaac has called for stronger legislation and more focus on improving disabled access.
It follows a House of Lords report in March which said disabled people were an "afterthought" for the government.
The government said it was supporting people with disabilities into... | People with disabilities are being treated like second class citizens, the UK's equality watchdog has said. | 36840850 |
Ministers have set out proposals to prevent people who are struggling financially from being pushed into poverty by the death of a loved one.
They hope to launch the new Funeral Expense Assistance benefit by the summer of 2019.
Equalities Secretary Angela Constance said she was taking "decisive action" over what was a ... | The Scottish government plans to create a new benefit to help people struggling to pay for funeral costs. | 40855469 |
The South Korean firm said it expects operating profits for the period to be 5.2tn won ($4.5bn; £2.9bn), 73% higher than a year a earlier.
Samsung overtook Apple as the world's biggest-selling smartphone maker in the second half of last year.
The firms have been locked in a number of patent battles in recent months.
A... | Samsung Electronics has said it expects to report a big jump in profits for the final three months of last year, thanks largely to record smartphone sales. | 16437118 |
The 25-year-old Aberdeenshire-based singer-songwriter came top in the best British female artist and best British album categories.
Sande had gone into the event with four nominations, including two in the best single category, but that was won by Adele's James Bond theme, Skyfall.
Sande described herself as "a very un... | Emeli Sande has emerged as a double winner from this year's Brit Awards ceremony at London's O2 Arena. | 21527795 |
The new measures mean that 90% of pubs in England will receive a discount while small firms set to lose their rate relief will see increases capped at £50 a month, the chancellor said.
A £300m fund for local councils to offer discretionary relief to the worst-hit firms was also announced.
But business groups said the s... | Pubs and small businesses will receive extra help with their business rates bill, the chancellor has announced. | 39203684 |
Steven McIvor, 32, was one of two knife-wielding thieves who robbed the Letterbox Bistro in Balerno Main Street.
They stole £2,000 and 5,300 euros on 26 February 2016.
McIvor, from Edinburgh, had denied taking part in the robbery during a trial at the High Court in the city but was found guilty.
His co-accused Eddie M... | A an has been convicted of taking part in an armed raid on a post office on the outskirts of Edinburgh. | 38668610 |
Topley, 21, is looking to build on his five one-day and two T20 international appearances in the forthcoming series.
The left-arm seamer also has an eye on making the squad for the T20 tournament to be held in India in March.
"It would be a massive honour to represent your country at a World Cup," he told BBC Radio Sol... | Hampshire's Reece Topley hopes solid performances during England's limited-overs series in South Africa will earn him a trip to the World Twenty20. | 35311879 |
The Bank of Portugal said negotiations had broken down with an unidentified potential buyer.
Novo Banco was set up in August 2014 to salvage assets from the failed Banco Espirito Santo (BES), after a €4.9bn (£3.6bn; $5.5bn) state-led bailout.
The central bank said it would now start talking to another bidder.
The Po... | Portugal's central bank has missed its deadline to sell Novo Banco, a bank created after the collapse of the country's second-biggest lender. | 34120277 |
The website, launched by the University of Glasgow, has details of speeches made by MPs spanning more than 200 years.
It shows that references to sex have been made more than 23,000 times since 1803.
They have gradually increased over time, rising from just 12 in the 1810s, to 5,256 in the 1990s.
The website details 7.... | Sex, James Bond and Shakespeare are highlighted among the 1.6 billion words published in a searchable online archive of parliamentary speeches. | 34744558 |
Ben Currie touched down Kurt Gidley's chip to put the Wire ahead, before Joe Westerman powered over a second try.
Lineham crossed to make it 16-0, despite having Gidley sin-binned, with Iain Thornley then going over to reduce the deficit for the visitors.
Two further tries from Lineham and one from Daryl Clark sealed t... | Tom Lineham scored a hat-trick to help Warrington maintain their perfect Super League record by beating Hull KR. | 35535954 |
The prime minister insists all options are on the table as he battles to recast Britain's relationship with Brussels - including leaving the EU.
But he would "guard very strongly against" wanting to emulate Norway, as some Eurosceptics have suggested.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said Norway thrives outside the EU as i... | David Cameron has told some Eurosceptics campaigning for an EU exit they are wrong, in the Commons. | 34654797 |
It is made from left over pieces of tech and is based on tracking equipment used in warehouses.
Making up the tracker is a specially designed computer chip and aerial - which has been created to be thinner and lighter than those used to track bigger insects.
Around 50 have been made so far and the idea is to use them t... | A tiny new tracker designed to monitor bee behaviour is being tested by experts in London. | 32034122 |
Jacqueline McPhie, 46, took the money while vice president for finance at Altus Intervention between March 2013 and April 2014.
McPhie, of Arbroath, admitted embezzlement at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Sentence was deferred to 31 May for background reports.
The court heard McPhie was paid a salary of more than £145,00... | An Aberdeen oil industry executive with a previous conviction for embezzlement stole more than £1.3m from her employers, a court has heard. | 36192364 |
Jason Puncheon scored his first goal of the season, cutting in from the left to score from 20 yards and lift Palace 10 points above the relegation zone.
Norwich will point to a penalty appeal when Matt Jarvis was barged over, but they had few clear-cut chances.
They lie four points above 18th-placed Sunderland, who hav... | Crystal Palace boosted their top-flight survival hopes with victory over fellow strugglers Norwich, recording their first Premier League win of 2016. | 35949245 |
The announcement came as the Glasgow-based group also reported of a further sharp fall in profits.
The slump in the oil and gas sector led to a 25% drop in pre-tax earnings for January to June, to £82m. Revenue was down 12% to £866m.
Mr Cochrane said there were improving signs from sales and servicing of equipment for ... | Engineering giant Weir Group has announced its chief executive, Keith Cochrane, is to step down. | 36918144 |
The deal, which also includes helping island-based coaches and young players, came about through City's Guernsey-based chairman Steve Lansdown.
Guernsey FC boss Tony Vance has had talks with City manager Lee Johnson about the possibility of bringing in players to his side.
"It will benefit Guernsey football, which I'm ... | Guernsey FC could bring in loan players from Bristol City after agreeing a tie-up with the Championship club. | 38182278 |
The walkout - the first of two planned for the coming weeks - comes after talks between the union and government failed to reach agreement on the proposed new contract.
The BMA is concerned about pay for weekend working, career progression and safeguards to protect doctors from being overworked.
But ministers have argu... | Hospitals in England are facing major disruption as junior doctors have gone on strike in a dispute with the government over a new contract. | 35297046 |
Full-back Paul Papp scored both goals, firing into the top corner in the 73rd minute and stealing in to convert a back-post header.
Chris Brunt went close early on but Alexandru Chipciu hit the bar and Bogdan Stancu missed from close range.
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Northern Ireland slipped to seco... | Northern Ireland's three-game winning run in their Euro 2016 qualifiers ended as Romania won in Bucharest to go top of Group F. | 29947126 |
Also known as the Hanging Church because it is seated above a 2nd Century Roman fortress, it was home to the Coptic pope until the 13th Century.
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Coptic Pope Tawadros II attended the opening ceremony at the church.
Christians make up about 10% of Egypt's mainly Muslim population.
Many C... | The restoration of one of Egypt's oldest Coptic Christian churches, the Virgin Mary church in Cairo, has been completed after 16 years. | 29584656 |
The 29-year-old is the reigning European Cross-Country champion.
She told BBC Radio Leicester: "I am sort of borderline going for marathon or 10,000m on the track, so that's the big question at the minute.
"We have now just got to have a chat with my coach and see where I am going with that."
Steel, who recently finish... | Leicestershire runner Gemma Steel says she is yet to decide whether she will compete in the 10,000m or the marathon at the Rio 2016 Olympics. | 34463741 |
Tesco announced it had agreed to buy Booker in January and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) started an initial review in late May.
The firms now want the CMA to move "more quickly" to probing the merger through an in-depth "Phase 2" process.
They expect the CMA to issue a decision to refer to Phase 2 within ... | Supermarket giant Tesco and wholesaler Booker have asked the UK competition regulator to fast-track its probe into their proposed £3.7bn tie-up. | 40441048 |
The 43-year-old man was attacked as he sat in his VW Golf in Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex on Sunday evening.
The victim, from Tunbridge Wells, was left with serious facial injuries at about 18:45 BST, police said.
His attacker was black, aged 17 to 25, and wearing a dark blue or black hooded top, Essex Police... | A thief sprayed a "noxious" liquid in a driver's eyes before forcing him out of his car and driving off. | 39620728 |
It was found on Saturday evening on the shoreline near Lowestoft.
Coastguards believe the mammal - in an advanced state of decomposition - may have been struck by a boat.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has passed on details to the Receiver of Wreck.
It is hoped the carcass will refloat at high tide.
"On arrival and... | A harbour porpoise has been found washed up on the Suffolk coast - the fourth marine mammal to have been found dead in a little over a week. | 40072646 |
David Ellam was attacked near his home in the town last Monday and died later in hospital.
The 52-year-old was thought to have been protecting his terrier when a larger dog, previously seized by police over fears it was dangerous, turned on him.
Mr Ellam also worked as a lollipop man.
It was "a job he really loved doin... | The family of a man killed by a dog has said he was a passionate Huddersfield Town FC fan who spent his spare time volunteering. | 37159452 |
Melissa Gilbert is hoping to represent Michigan's 8th District as a Democrat in the House of Representatives.
"I'm running for Congress to make life a little easier for all the families who feel they have fallen through the cracks in today's economy," she said.
The 51-year-old played Laura Ingalls Wilder on the televis... | An actress famed for starring in Little House on the Prairie as a child has announced she is running for Congress. | 33871918 |
The 6ft 8in, 22 stone lock played in three Premiership games for Sarries earlier this season after joining on a short-term deal from Super Rugby side Warratahs.
The 24-year-old has won 18 Test caps for the Wallabies.
"In a very short space of time here his contribution to the side was superb," head coach Mark McCall sa... | Premiership club Saracens have re-signed Australia international lock Will Skelton on a two-year contract. | 39490561 |
In a major report it states: "There is evidence that some risks have begun to crystallise. The current outlook for UK financial stability is challenging."
The Bank has eased special capital requirements for banks, potentially freeing up £150bn for lending.
Eight major banks have also agreed with George Osborne to prov... | The Bank of England has warned there is evidence that risks it identified related to Brexit are emerging. | 36712040 |
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