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The deal marks a big step in US-Iran economic relations after sanctions were lifted on Tehran last year.
Boeing said it is working with regulators to get the necessary US government approvals.
If the deal is approved it will be the largest between a US business and Iran since the 1979 revolution.
"Boeing will continue ... | Boeing has announced that it has reached agreement to sell 100 aircraft to Iran Air in a deal that could be worth $25bn (£17bn) at list prices. | 36592207 |
However, in central and southern Italy Mr Renzi's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) fared better and ousted a right-wing governor in Campania.
The PD is trying to overhaul the labour market, education and the constitution, to galvanise the struggling economy.
Before the vote ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi became caught up in ... | Local elections in Italy have delivered gains to right-wing parties in the north - a setback for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's economic reform plans. | 32957126 |
The tower was opened in 1965 by then Prime Minister Harold Wilson and the restaurant opened the following year.
The tower was closed to the public in 1971, with the restaurant shutting in 1980.
BT will hold a ballot for members of the public to eat at the restaurant while overlooking London's skyline.
Gavin Patterson, ... | The revolving restaurant at the top of the BT Tower in central London is to open to the public for two weeks to mark the building's golden anniversary. | 33203504 |
Born on 27 April 1967 as the first child of Queen Beatrix and the late Prince Claus, the Prince of Orange is the first male head of state of the Netherlands since 1890.
His kingdom spans two continents and is made up of four countries: Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten in the Caribbean as well as the Netherlands in Europ... | Prince Willem-Alexander has become king of the Netherlands following the abdication of his 75-year-old mother. | 22279240 |
They increase borrowing powers for Wales and allow Welsh and UK ministers to reach legal agreement on water flowing across the border with England.
Changes under the Wales Act also mean the assembly could change its name to Welsh Parliament if members wished.
But some AMs have said the legislation claws back powers in ... | The Welsh Assembly has matured into a fully-fledged parliament, Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns has said, as new devolved powers come into force. | 39449114 |
In 2006, she was 15 when a man splashed acid on her face because she spurned his advances.
She suffered terrible disfigurements but refused to give up, and filed a case in the Supreme Court seeking tougher regulation of acid sales and harsher punishment for attackers.
"Tomorrow is going to be beautiful," she said on Th... | Media in India are praising activist Laxmi as a "crusader for change" for her fight to bring a tougher law to curb acid attacks on women. | 23370997 |
He was best known to many for his role as Idris in the BBC Wales comedy Satellite City which was made in the 1990s.
He also appeared in High Hopes and played the part of David Tushingham in the Welsh-language soap Pobol y Cwm.
Boyd Clack, who wrote and also starred in Satellite City, said Swansea-born Mr Morris was "a ... | Tributes have been paid to Welsh actor Islwyn Morris who has died aged 90. | 13193781 |
Glenn Murphy will resign as its chairman and chief executive in February after being in the role for over seven years.
He will be replaced by its current digital leader Art Peck, who has been with the retailer since 2005.
News of the management shakeup came as the firm reported weak same-store sales in September.
The c... | The chief executive officer of US retail clothing chain Gap is stepping down, the company said on Wednesday. | 29547434 |
One song, Moonbeam Levels, was recorded during sessions for the album 1999 but was not included on the final LP.
A pretty, piano-led track, it touches on writers' block and an impending apocalypse. It will feature on the hits compilation Prince 4Ever next month.
The re-release of Purple Rain will feature an entire disc... | A new greatest hits album and a deluxe edition of Purple Rain will feature unreleased songs from Prince's "vault", Warner Bros Records has announced. | 37726162 |
The 19-year-olds became cragfast - stuck while tackling a route - on 1,055m (3,461ft) Liathach on Tuesday afternoon.
Torridon and Kinlochewe Mountain Rescue Team helped them to a spot from where they could be safely airlifted off the peak by a coastguard helicopter.
The trio were not injured during their ordeal. | Three teenage climbers have been rescued by a helicopter from a Munro in Torridon after getting into difficulty. | 35976382 |
The Sinn Féin president's comments come after DUP leader Arlene Foster chastised the Taoiseach Enda Kenny for saying he believed the EU was stronger with the UK as a member state.
The first minister said it was a matter for voters in Northern Ireland and not the Republic of Ireland.
Mrs Foster was responding to commen... | Gerry Adams has told an audience that the forthcoming referendum on the EU matters to people on both sides of the border. | 35450936 |
Steven Modeste, 37, James Irvine, 54, and Anthony Kimber, 43, attacked Jacqui Young in Kelso in October last year.
A court heard how the trio went to the Original Factory Shop in the town's Bowmont Street wearing masks.
Modeste was jailed for eight years, Irvine for nine and a half years and Kimber for nine years.
A ju... | Three men who used a stun gun on a pregnant shop worker and her colleague in a store raid have been jailed. | 37132075 |
He arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday evening, and met the country's president the next morning.
They discussed climate change and conservation, Kensington Palace said.
Prince Harry will meet survivors of the earthquakes - which killed nearly 9,000 people - as well as Gurkhas who helped the rescue efforts.
He praised the... | Prince Harry has visited sites damaged by April and May's earthquakes in Nepal during the second day of his five-day trip to the country. | 35855012 |
"Death or Liberty" looks at how the British government sent people there in the 18th and 19th centuries so they could no longer be heard.
It was feared if they were hung for treason they would become martyrs.
The film was shown at the Atrium in Cardiff, and Cwtsh in Newport on Thursday and Monmouth's Shire Hall on Frid... | A film telling the story of 3,000 political prisoners moved to Australia has had its Welsh premiere. | 38124648 |
In Niger, women have an average of 7.6 children each - and in rural Zinder the rate is even higher.
Not surprisingly it's more than just a statistic in almost every village you visit - there are kids everywhere.
Even the children have children - more than half the girls are married before the age of 15.
As economies gr... | Africa's population is expected to double by 2050, but in the country with the highest birth rate in the world it's on track to triple. | 41018081 |
Vertue, who is executive producer of the hugely successful show, was honoured for her contribution to television, in which she has worked for more than 50 years.
Her other shows including Up Pompeii, Steptoe And Son and Men Behaving Badly.
Sherlock star Cumberbatch said it was an "absolute honour" to give the prize.
"W... | Benedict Cumberbatch has given Sherlock producer Beryl Vertue a lifetime achievement prize at the Women In Film and TV Awards. | 38182900 |
The precinct, which has two levels and 103 shop units, was put on the market earlier this year for £50m.
It is currently in the middle of a £30m revamp which will include a new Debenhams anchor store, nine larger units, a new atrium and a reconstructed retail mall.
Benson Elliot said it was an important purchase for it... | The Mander shopping centre in Wolverhampton has been sold for £59m to property investment firm Benson Elliot. | 30338491 |
It is the first time the DEC - a group of 13 UK aid charities - has sought funds over a disease outbreak, which it says is "a sign of how serious the situation has become".
Appeals will be made by all the main UK broadcasters on Thursday.
Ebola has killed almost 5,000 people and infected more than 10,000 in West Africa... | An appeal for the Ebola crisis in West Africa is to be launched by the Disasters Emergency Committee. | 29803638 |
Hull, with an average of 12.4Mbps, is the UK's slowest city, according to comparison site uSwitch, which conducted the tests.
London and Edinburgh had average speeds of 22.4Mbps and 21Mbps respectively.
These speeds are likely to be low not because of lack of availability but because people have chosen not to take up f... | Tests on 42 towns and cities across the UK suggest almost half have average broadband speeds below 24Mbps. | 36152877 |
Last year, there were 69 allegations of child rape and other sexual offences by peacekeepers from 10 missions.
One advocacy group says it has passed on new reports to the UN that a soldier made four girls have sex with a dog.
The UN said it was looking into the "exact number and nature" of the claims.
Living under a sh... | UN officials say they are investigating "extremely troubling" claims of sexual abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR). | 35931673 |
Addressing a rally on Saturday, he had said, "look at what's happening last night in Sweden", as he listed parts of Europe hit by terrorist attacks.
With no such incident reported in Sweden on Friday, the country asked the US administration for an explanation.
Mr Trump tweeted on Sunday that he had been referring to a ... | US President Donald Trump has sought to explain why he referred to a security incident in Sweden on Friday which did not actually happen. | 39023978 |
They're the MPs who've decided to call it a day and step down.
There was a poignant moment as those bowing out of Parliament queued in the Commons chamber to say farewell to the Speaker Jon Bercow.
For Erewash's Jessica Lee, there was a kiss on both cheeks and an embrace from the Speaker. For her, one five-year term wa... | Away from the heat and battle of this election, three Conservative politicians in the East Midlands will view the campaign from the sidelines. | 32140068 |
The prize, to be awarded every other year, will be open to artists who have made "a significant contribution to contemporary sculpture".
The four shortlisted artists for the first award will go on show at the West Yorkshire gallery next October.
The £35m gallery, named after sculptor Barbara Hepworth, opened in May 201... | A £30,000 award for UK-based sculptors is to be created by the The Hepworth Wakefield gallery as part of its 5th anniversary celebrations. | 34455809 |
Prince Ali of Jordan, Luis Figo and Michael van Praag have been confirmed as runners in the race for the top job at football's governing body.
Champagne failed to win enough support in his bid to unseat Blatter.
"The institutions have mobilised to eliminate the only independent candidate," claimed the 56-year-old.
Blat... | Three candidates are set to take on Sepp Blatter for the Fifa presidency after the withdrawal of Frenchman Jerome Champagne. | 31089783 |
The Reds were punished after fans displayed an illicit banner and used fireworks, as well as scuffling with Sevilla supporters.
Sevilla were fined 17,000 euros (£14,242) for crowd disturbances and the throwing of objects.
Liverpool were beaten 3-1 as Sevilla retained their title in Basel.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport new... | Liverpool have been fined 16,000 euros (£13,404) by Uefa following crowd disturbances during their Europa League final defeat by Sevilla in May. | 36887778 |
The tide of people seeking to escape northwards across the Mediterranean from the Libyan coast is now not just a humanitarian issue, but one of the EU's major security challenges.
The plight of the Rohingya boat people fleeing persecution in Myanmar, also known as Burma, presents similar dilemmas for the governments of... | The plight of refugees, cast adrift in leaky and unserviceable boats by criminal traffickers, presents policymakers in the European Union and Asia with some harrowing and unpalatable choices. | 32845165 |
Scotland's first minister said the time was not right for George Osborne to make "significant tax cuts for the better off in our society".
Mr Osborne will detail his UK Budget next week.
Holyrood will be able to set the rates and bands of income tax for the first time from April 2017.
Mr Osborne is to outline his spend... | Nicola Sturgeon has told the BBC she might not maintain cuts to higher income tax rates if they are announced by the Chancellor. | 35788482 |
Researchers from the Wellcome Trust, who have been tracking the hard-to-treat infection, say it is replacing regular typhoid in many countries.
They analysed bacterial samples from 63 countries - nearly half were impervious to standard antibiotic treatments.
Over-reliance on these drugs is to blame, they say in Nature ... | Antibiotic-resistant typhoid is spreading across Africa and Asia and poses a major global health threat, warn experts. | 32687312 |
The fridge-sized spacecraft, which landed on Comet 67P in November, last made contact on 9 July.
But efforts to contact it again since then have failed, scientists have said.
The first craft to perform a soft landing on a comet, Philae initially bounced, landing in a position too dark for sunlight to reach its solar pa... | The Philae comet lander has fallen silent, according to scientists working on the European Rosetta mission. | 33596274 |
The Blues captain, 36, received a guard of honour from team-mates as he left in the minute matching his shirt number.
Champions Chelsea ran out 5-1 winners against already relegated Sunderland.
"I kind of negotiated with the manager to play 26 minutes and come off," Terry told Sky Sports.
"I think he wanted to get the ... | John Terry has admitted his 26th-minute farewell in his final Chelsea game was his idea, with Sunderland boss David Moyes revealing his side agreed to put the ball out to allow the substitution. | 39994193 |
The Dow Jones finished up 269,48 points, or 1.6%, at 17,409.72.
The S&P 500 rose 35.55 points to 2,036.09, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 97.42 to 4,691.87.
The rises followed a rebound on European stock markets, with investors hunting for bargains after two sessions of heavy falls.
Shares in JP Morgan Chase were ... | (Closed): US shares closed higher on Tuesday, recovering some of the ground lost since the UK voted to leave the European Union. | 36654794 |
Our selection of some of the best news photographs taken around the world this week. | Come back each week to see our selection of the best news photographs. | 35880911 |
The Counter-Terrorism Service said it had cleared the south-western area of Tamim on Tuesday after a fierce battle.
Soldiers and militiamen have been preparing for months for a final assault on Ramadi, and recently told residents to leave the city centre.
Ramadi was captured by IS in May in an embarrassing defeat for t... | Iraqi government forces have recaptured a key district in the city of Ramadi, which is controlled by the jihadist group Islamic State, officials say. | 35038983 |
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Gary managed the Championship side between 2005 and 2010, leading them to promotion from League One and to the second-tier play-off final.
Lee, 34, played under his dad for four years at Ashton Gate.
"He's seen me laughing, seen me crying and he's seen me on the phone all ... | New head coach Lee Johnson "knows everything he needs to know" to be a success at Bristol City, according to his father Gary Johnson. | 35540639 |
At its height 45 firefighters tackled the blaze on Beach Road, Hemsby, after it started in a deep fat fryer.
The chip shop has been completely gutted and another business has been damaged by the flames, Norfolk Fire Service said.
The fire is now under control and being damped down, but the area is due to remain cordone... | A seafront fish and chip shop became engulfed in flames as holidaymakers at a Norfolk resort looked on. | 33737486 |
Ray Kirton was diagnosed with Alzheimer's seven years ago aged 52.
His daughter, Mariel, from Leeds, has posted regularly since January 2015 to show "you can lead a happy life with the disease".
Ms Kirton, 21, said she also wanted to "tackle the stigma surrounding the brain disease".
More stories from around Yorkshire
... | The daughter of a man with early-onset Alzheimer's has documented his "precious moments" and daily struggles using photos on Instagram. | 40340653 |
The Northern Rock Foundation has given millions of pounds to charities but, with the bank due to be privatised, there are currently no guarantees a new owner would continue its funding.
Headway Arts in Blyth, which runs groups for people with learning disabilities, warned they would be "devastated" if they lost foundat... | As the Northern Rock reveals losses of £68.5m, voluntary groups in the north-east of England say they will struggle financially if the bank's charity arm closes. | 14386451 |
The hosts looked well set at 96-0 in reply to England's 147-7, but openers Dane van Niekerk and Trisha Chetty's slow scoring put pressure on the tail.
Shrubsole removed Van Niekerk, before dismissing Lizelle Lee and Mignon du Preez as the hosts stumbled to 132-6.
Sarah Taylor earlier made 74 not out for England in Paar... | Anya Shrubsole took three late wickets as England women fought back to beat South Africa by 15 runs in the first Twenty20. | 35607069 |
The man can be seen jumping onto a car bonnet in Leicester city centre and shouting at the driver, before the driver continues to drive.
Onlookers said the man then jumped off and began punching other cars.
Leicestershire Police said a man had been arrested for criminal damage and assault, and was treated at hospital f... | Dramatic footage has been filmed of a man jumping on a moving car and punching the windscreen in a rage. | 36986087 |
The former Sunderland player, 28, is accused of two counts of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.
Judge Jonathan Rose told Bradford Crown Court that the girl, who cannot be named, was a "massive Sunderland fan" who was infatuated with Mr Johnson.
He said the jury of eight women and four men had to consider whether... | The judge in the trial of footballer Adam Johnson has begun summing up the case. | 35687670 |
In a speech to chief executives ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit he sought to dispel concerns about the economy.
"There are indeed risks (to growth), but it's not so scary," he said.
China also announced a deepening of its energy ties with Russia, with the countries agreeing a major new gas ... | The risks facing China's economy are not "scary", President Xi Jinping has told global business leaders. | 29976419 |
The 9-4 shot, ridden by Ryan Moore, fought past runner-up Decorated Knight, with Ulysses in third.
Highland Reel prevailed by one and a quarter lengths for the sixth Group One victory of his career and the 300th top-level triumph for his trainer.
Coming 19 days after his Coronation Cup win at Epsom, it was O'Brien's fi... | Highland Reel showed his class to win the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot for trainer Aidan O'Brien. | 40354519 |
The British team have never finished outside the top five in the medal table.
At London 2012, they won 120 medals, including 34 golds, to finish third behind China and Russia - and hopes are high they can surpass that in Brazil.
Here you will find the names of every athlete selected by the British Paralympic Associatio... | Great Britain will have a team of 264 athletes competing at the Rio Paralympics in 19 sports. | 35621008 |
Ruesha Littlejohn and Sarah Ewens both grabbed doubles with Suzanne Mulvey and Courtney Whyte also adding goals.
That moves Celtic back up to third above Spartans, who lost 4-0 at home to second-placed Hibs.
Glasgow City stay top after a 3-0 win over Rangers, which helped Stirling University move up to fifth by beating... | Celtic warmed-up for their double-header with Hibernian with a thumping 6-1 win over Aberdeen in the SWPL. | 39916605 |
Santhosh Rajan was found not guilty after the judge at Birmingham Crown ordered the jury to reach the verdict.
Mr Rajan had been accused of killing Iris Teale, who died 16 days after breaking her leg at Aston Court Nursing Home in Little Aston, in October 2011.
Mr Rajan, of Walsall, said: "I have maintained my innocenc... | A care home nurse accused of manslaughter over the death of a 91-year-old woman has been cleared. | 31058405 |
Not exactly.
House prices themselves may indeed be the highest in the capital, but there are other places in rural areas which are - relatively speaking - more expensive.
By taking local salaries into account, it is possible to map the affordability of homes for the people who live in those areas.
Under that affordabil... | London is the most expensive place to buy a home in the UK, right? | 28648704 |
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It is a day of massive discounts in America after Thanksgiving, and is fast becoming part of the run-up to Christmas in the UK.
BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson reports. | There were some chaotic scenes in Northern Ireland during Friday's annual pre-Christmas shopping spree known as Black Friday. | 30255291 |
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There was a drop in shares in VW after it reported "irregularities" in carbon dioxide emissions levels, which could affect around 800,000 cars in Europe.
Arndt Ellinghorst, who used to work for VW and is now head of automotive research at investment firm Evercore, speaks to the... | The emissions-testing scandal at Volkswagen has now widened. | 34721718 |
Jacqui Thompson faces a £190,000 legal bill and could lose her home after a failed libel case with Carmarthenshire chief executive Mark James.
Councillor Alun Lenny urged the council to settle the case, but his motion to discuss it at Wednesday's full council meeting has been refused.
The council said the "notice of mo... | A long-running legal row between a blogger and a council chief executive will not be discussed by councillors. | 38255496 |
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It emerged on Friday that Wigan striker Grigg and MK full-back Hodson would get the nod for the trip to France.
O'Neill has cut his squad from 28 players with Liam Boyce, Billy McKay, Daniel Lafferty, Ben Reeves and Michael Smith missing out.
Northern Ireland start Euro 20... | Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill has announced his final 23-man squad for Euro 2016, with Will Grigg and Lee Hodson included as expected. | 36405294 |
The singers, both former contestants on The Voice UK, won a public vote with You're Not Alone, an uptempo, piano-driven song "about unity and love".
"It feels amazing," said Joe Woolford, 21, from Ruthin, Denbighshire. "We're just so proud."
"It's going to be incredible. We hope we make you all proud," added Jake Shake... | Pop duo Joe and Jake have been selected to represent the UK at May's Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden. | 35670087 |
Sterling, 19, has played more than 3,000 minutes of football in 2014.
The Liverpool midfielder was used as a substitute in the Group E match after telling boss Roy Hodgson he was tired.
"To see this athlete acknowledge he would struggle to make an impact is a very brave move," Birmingham University's Dr Jennifer Cummin... | A sport psychologist has said Raheem Sterling made a "brave" decision to sit out England's Euro 2016 qualifying win over Estonia on Sunday. | 29594661 |
The former England international, 41, joined as an attack coach from Clermont Auvergne in 2013 and helped the club lift the Premiership title in 2014.
Reports linked King with Eddie Jones' England set up last year, but he has left Franklin's Gardens with Saints ninth in the top-flight table.
"Alex has been a valued mem... | Northampton Saints assistant coach Alex King has left the Premiership club by mutual agreement. | 37643454 |
The jobless rate in Wales remains at 4.8%, higher than the UK rate of 4.6%.
A thousand more people are out of work in Wales than the same period last year and 7,000 more than between November and January.
Official figures show 4,000 fewer people working in Wales than in November to January but 8,000 more than this time... | Unemployment has changed little in Wales between February and April, compared with the previous quarter. | 40273393 |
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Woods, 25, was leading in Spain but crashed on his third and final run as American McRae Williams won gold.
"I'm proud of my runs but I cannot fake it's been wonderful," he said.
"It's been nothing short of pathetic from the organisation to the course. I'm really happy to ... | James Woods described the freestyle ski slopestyle World Championships as "a shambles", despite him and fellow Briton Isabel Atkin winning bronze. | 39321618 |
It says a PIRC (Pensions & Investment Research Consultants) report wrongly states the firm has a chief executive-to-average-employee pay ratio of 400:1.
The retailer says the PIRC figures include a bonus that was never paid, and a "true ratio" would be about 9:1.
PIRC denied these claims, saying its analysis of the per... | Sports Direct has accused a shareholder lobby group of "fake news" over claims regarding its executive pay ratios. | 39277699 |
Poverty is deep and widespread, but Bangladesh has in recent years reduced population growth and improved health and education.
Some economists see it as one of the "Next Eleven" tier of developing countries with potential for serious foreign-investment-led growth.
The major employer is agriculture, but it is unable to... | Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely populated countries, with its people crammed into a delta of rivers that empties into the Bay of Bengal. | 12650942 |
The pilot was forced to take evasive action during the incident which happened at about 13:10 on Friday.
The unmanned craft was flying about 20-30 metres away from a Loganair flight from Shetland at about 4,000ft.
No-one was injured and the plane successfully landed. Police believe the drone may have been piloted from ... | A drone has been involved in a near-miss with a plane making a descent into Edinburgh Airport. | 40019778 |
Rail seating has been installed in the north-east corner of Celtic Park and fans populated the area for Saturday's 2-1 friendly win over Wolfsburg.
The Scottish champions were granted a safe-standing licence in June last year by Glasgow City Council.
"This is another step in the redevelopment of Celtic Park," said the ... | Celtic opened their new 2,900-capacity safe standing section in their first home game under Brendan Rodgers. | 36816657 |
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The Italian described the controversy surrounding his appointment as "ridiculous and pathetic" after taking over from Martin O'Neill.
Ex-Foreign Secretary David Miliband resigned from the board because of Di Canio's "past political statements".
"I don't have to answer this... | New Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio refused to answer questions about whether he holds fascist beliefs in his first news conference as boss. | 21999563 |
Assistant commissioners Peter Heaton and John Raisin announced they would be stepping down in June.
Liberal Democrat Brendan Glynane said Mr Simmonds' £1.12m staff costs were always too large, and the saving "is not going to wash with people".
A spokesman for Mr Simmonds said the changes were "working well".
Mr Heaton,... | Two senior members of Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner Adam Simmonds' staff will not be replaced, saving £114,000, the force has said. | 30055875 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council fitted the equipment in pool cars and other vehicles in 2010.
Since then it has tracked thousands of incidents of the limit being broken by at least 10%, including a vehicle going at 95mph on the A74(M) near Moffat.
The tracking devices send out readings every few seconds.
It means a large... | A council vehicle tracking system has recorded nearly 60,000 cases of speeding over four years but no staff have been disciplined or prosecuted. | 34983090 |
Some people may find these photographs upsetting.
It is an upfront and in-your-face portrayal of how cancer can ravage a body, but the stories behind the pictures are uplifting and reassuring.
Cancer survivor and exhibition organiser, Nina Cristinnicce, from Bangor, says she hopes it will trigger a conversation about t... | The "Here I am" photographic exhibition is as shocking as it is beautiful. | 36287662 |
A statement by several Jewish groups said he met community representatives to discuss the cartoon.
"On behalf of the paper I'd like to apologise unreservedly for the offence we clearly caused. This was a terrible mistake," Mr Ivens said.
Mr Scarfe has apologised for the timing of the publication.
The cartoon depicts Is... | Sunday Times acting editor Martin Ivens has apologised for a Gerald Scarfe cartoon which prompted complaints of anti-Semitism. | 21253364 |
How does he convince businesses that he is on their side while at the same time hitting them up for more money to fund his deficit reduction plans?
Business is feeling pretty duffed up by the chancellor after increases to the national living wage and the new apprenticeship levy.
Then there's the raid on insurance compa... | George Osborne has a tricky conundrum on his hands. | 35817386 |
Today one admitted it.
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan fell victim to an open microphone after giving an assembly answer on the built heritage.
After sitting down he was overheard remarking to a colleague "that was pure waffle".
Shortly afterwards on Twitter, he held his hands up, tweeting: "Frustrated that I had be... | Stormont ministers are often accused of waffling. | 35411159 |
Investors continue to see last week's US jobs figures as a sign the US Federal Reserve will not raise its rates until December at the earliest.
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed up 1% to 18,186.10.
Investor sentiment was also buoyed in the region after a free trade deal was stuck between 12 Pacific Rim co... | Markets in Asia were largely in positive territory on Tuesday following a strong finish on Wall Street. | 34451101 |
The 52-year-old woman had been cycling along Farm Road near Ferndown between 13:30 and 14:30 GMT on Thursday when a car hit the bicycle but failed to stop.
The car has been described as blue with "possibly pink wheels", Dorset Police said.
The victim, from Ferndown, regained consciousness and was taken to Poole General... | A cyclist was knocked unconscious in a hit and run in Dorset. | 34941646 |
The large billboard on Warwick Road urged electors to vote for Cat Smith - Labour's candidate for Lancaster and Fleetwood, 70 miles away.
Labour's candidate for Carlisle is Lee Sherriff.
A Labour spokesman said the advertising company working for the Lancaster party branch had made the error.
The spokesman said: "This ... | Labour has admitted a mistake was made after a poster featuring the wrong election candidate was put up in Carlisle. | 32333596 |
The top seeds, who also helped England to team silver, needed only 15 minutes to take the opening game 21-9.
And the Adcocks then won the second 21-12 in 18 minutes to easily see off their fourth-seeded opponents.
It means they have gone through the whole tournament without losing a game.
It is the first time a married... | Husband-and-wife badminton team Chris and Gabby Adcock sealed Commonwealth mixed doubles gold with a comprehensive 2-0 win over compatriots Chris Langridge and Heather Olver in Glasgow. | 28629086 |
Leo Varadkar held talks with Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday.
Last week, he said he would raise concerns about the deal.
He said as co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement, the British and Irish governments should not be too close to unionism or nationalism.
Speaking at a joint press conference, Mr Varadkar sai... | The new Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) has said he has been "reassured" about a potential deal between the Conservative Party and the Democratic Unionist Party. | 40320394 |
The 25-year-old was out for eight months after reconstructive surgery.
Lewington scored his first try since returning as Irish beat Cornish Pirates on Saturday to secure top spot in the Championship.
"It felt like a long way away when the injury first happened," Lewington told BBC Sport. "I'm delighted to be back."
The... | London Irish and England Saxons winger Alex Lewington has admitted he had some difficult days early in his recovery from a serious knee ligament injury. | 39321225 |
The force said most victims trafficked into the area were from eastern Europe.
Romanian children as young as nine are being lured into the sex industry by traffickers with the hope of earning lots of money.
The Romanian officers are expected to join GMP by the end of this year to help break the language barrier and "re... | Police officers from Romania are set to work alongside Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to help tackle slavery. | 37169492 |
The attack took place close to the area used by military vehicles and targeted a European police training mission vehicle.
Two Afghan teenage girls, described as bystanders, died in the blast, while at least 18 people were injured.
The Taliban said it carried out the attack in a statement emailed to media.
The British ... | A suicide bomb attack near the entrance of the international airport in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed three people, including a British citizen. | 32771099 |
There was a time when news of pirates and kidnap-for-ransom dramas in the waters off Somalia dominated global news headlines.
In 2011, at the height of the crisis, a total of 237 incidents were reported in the area. Since then, however, piracy has decreased significantly off the Horn of Africa, despite a recent attack ... | Across the world there has been a decline in piracy and sea robbery, but one precarious expanse of ocean waters in South East Asia is bucking that trend, as maritime defence expert Swee Lean Collin Koh explains. | 39252503 |
The Nantucket wooden chair was on the first class promenade deck of the luxury liner when it sank in 1912.
Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said it was "one of the rarest types of Titanic collectable" which came with extensive paperwork to prove its provenance.
The chair, which is too delicate to sit on but which has been ca... | One of a handful of deckchairs recovered from the Titanic could fetch up to £80,000 at auction in Wiltshire. | 32257193 |
Retailers in Andover protested when the boards were removed following complaints of obstruction from members of the public.
The town's independent shops said they lost up to 25% in business as shoppers did not know of their existence.
Now a 12-month trial will see shops pay a £50 fee to reinstate their boards.
Larna B... | Shop owners in a Hampshire town where A-board advertisements had been banned from its streets have welcomed a scheme to licence them for a fee. | 31710105 |
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The former IRA leader turned politician died on Tuesday.
"After all the breath he expended cursing the British, he worked with two prime ministers and shook hands with the Queen."
He thanked First Minister Arlene Foster for attending the funeral.
He also thanked Taoiseach Enda Ke... | Former US President Bill Clinton has addressed the congregation at Martin McGuinness' funeral. | 39370904 |
Lewandowski showed great footwork to evade Dominik Kohr and slot in the opening goal after 15 minutes.
He then ran on to Thiago's perfectly weighted pass to score his 31st Bayern goal of the season on the hour mark.
Thomas Muller drove in a third from eight yards before Raul Bobadilla scored late on for Augsburg, Liver... | Two Robert Lewandowski goals helped restore Bayern Munich's eight-point Bundesliga lead as they beat Augsburg. | 35525195 |
Cape-Town born Thomas, 38, arrived at Taunton ahead of the 2008 campaign.
In total he played in 91 first-class matches scoring 1,852 runs and taking 306 wickets, including a haul of more than 100 in the summer of 2010.
"It's been great fun but like all good things they eventually come to an end," said Thomas.
"I'm inte... | Somerset fast bowler Alfonso Thomas, who has taken over 550 wickets for the county, will be leaving the club at the end of the season. | 34324076 |
Nathan Richardson, 19, attacked Wenqing Xu on New Year's Day in Preston, Lancashire, after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs at a house party.
Mr Xu, who was found near Plungington Community Centre, had been in "the wrong place at the wrong time", Judge Mark Brown told Preston Crown Court.
Richardson, of no fixed ad... | A man who admitted murdering a 67-year-old jogger in a "brutal and cruel" attack has been jailed for life. | 40247165 |
Granit Xhaka's stunning 30-yard strike gave the Gunners the lead.
Former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner shot wide for Forest before Lucas doubled Arsenal's lead from the penalty spot after Chuba Akpom was fouled.
Lucas then rounded the goalkeeper for his second before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain drove in a late fourth.
T... | Lucas Perez scored his first Arsenal goals as they reached the fourth round of the EFL Cup with a comfortable win at Championship side Nottingham Forest. | 37346052 |
He was famous for mixing the real and the fantastic but do the Argentinian's works stand the test of time?
Thirty years after his death, BBC News asked fellow Argentine authors to pick their favourite Borges quote and explain why we should keep reading Borges today.
This sentence is extraordinary and I believe that it ... | They say he was one of the best writers of the last century but Jorge Luis Borges never won the Nobel prize for literature. | 36516216 |
The correspondence by George VI and his brother Edward VIII will feature in a Portsmouth exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the key naval clash.
King George, then Duke of York, talked of coming under fire from torpedoes.
His elder brother, then Prince of Wales and in the Army, wrote of his pride at the role of... | Letters written by two future kings about the Battle of Jutland during World War One are to go on public display for the first time in May. | 35922406 |
The 35-year-old double Olympic cycling champion will take part in the Foxhunters Chase on Pacha Du Polder on Friday, 18 March.
She guided the nine-year-old to victory at Wincanton last week - her first success as an amateur jockey.
"Being part of the Cheltenham is like being at the Olympics," she said.
"By no means was... | Victoria Pendleton has been given the go-ahead to ride at next week's Cheltenham Festival, just over a year after taking up the sport. | 35743718 |
Roy Dobson, from Chorley in Lancashire, had linked the account to his credit card, and son Alfie was able to spend £99 on more than 50 in-app purchases.
He said he wants to warn other parents how easy it is to run up huge bills as the charges "racked up and racked up".
Technology giant Apple has agreed to refund the fa... | An 11-year-old boy unwittingly spent almost £6,000 playing online games over two weekends after accessing the family's iTunes account. | 39488587 |
The men's 50km walk gold medallist is one of six Russian athletes to have their results annulled.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) ruled Russia's anti-doping agency (Rusada) had been "selective" in its disqualification periods.
Australian Jared Tallent will now be awarded the gold and Irishman Robert Heffernan ... | Russian walker Sergey Kirdyapkin will be stripped of his London 2012 gold following a successful IAAF appeal. | 35889153 |
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It was 1-1 after Saturday's play, when host captain Ilie Nastase was banned for swearing at the umpire, Johanna Konta and her captain Anne Keothavong.
On Sunday, Simon Halep won 6-1 6-3 against Konta to put Romania in front.
Irina-Camelia Begu then beat Heather Watson 6-4 ... | Great Britain have lost their Fed Cup World Cup Group II play-off in Romania, consigning them back to the Europe/Africa Zone. | 39684043 |
Chloe Allen, from Cumbria, joined the Scots Guards as a man in 2012 but began hormone therapy in the last month, and has officially changed her name.
The Army said it was delighted to have its first woman in a close-combat role.
Then Prime Minister David Cameron followed a recommendation in July from the head of the Ar... | A 24-year-old transgender soldier has become the first woman to serve on the front line with the British Army. | 37391807 |
Manager Joe Maddon's team beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings to scoop the top prize in world baseball.
The Cubs, who had been 3-1 down in the best-of-seven series, blew a three-run lead in the final game but came back after a rain delay to clinch the title.
The last time they were crowned champions was in 190... | The Chicago Cubs have won Major League Baseball's World Series, ending the longest title drought in the game. | 37856319 |
With lots of you back at school or going back soon, we want to know your summer highlights.
Perhaps it was an amazing holiday, unusual experience or summer project.
Or maybe you enjoyed one of the big sporting events this year like the Euros, Olympics or Wimbledon.
Get in touch to tell us what you got up to, and send a... | It's drawing to the end of an action packed summer. | 37243213 |
The green group's report details at least 200 murders across 24 countries, up significantly from 2015.
Disputes over mining were the cause of the greatest number of killings, followed by logging and agribusiness.
Brazil saw the most deaths overall, but there were big increases in Colombia and India.
Global Witness has ... | Growing competition for land and natural resources saw a record number of environmental activists killed in 2016, says Global Witness. | 40584139 |
Goals from Jordan Moore-Taylor, David Wheeler and Liam McAlinden were enough for Exeter to condemn Doncaster to a third straight defeat which saw them slip to second place in the table behind Plymouth.
Moore-Taylor smashed in a 30-yard thunderbolt after 16 minutes, but Rovers were level in 26th minute when James Coppin... | Exeter City booked their place in the League Two play-offs with an impressive victory over long-time leaders Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium. | 39676830 |
Josh Todd's brace of strikes had Annan seemingly in control.
Lewis Guy appealed in vain for a penalty which could have finished the game before Sean Higgins headed one back for Clyde.
Strikes by Scott McLaughlin and Higgins turned the match on its head only for substitute Weatherson to curl in a superb 25-yard free-kic... | Peter Weatherson salvaged a draw for Annan Athletic after they had earlier let a two-goal lead slip against Clyde. | 35676198 |
Harriett Baldwin visited Edinburgh to warn industry leaders against "a dangerous leap into the dark".
However, Dr Gerard Lyons of Economists for Brexit said these were "misplaced fears" and insisted Edinburgh could remain a "strong financial centre".
Elsewhere in the referendum, Scottish Labour launched its pro-EU camp... | Leaving the European Union could put tens of thousands of jobs in Scotland's financial sector at risk, the economic secretary to the Treasury has claimed. | 36287121 |
Keep up to date with all of the confirmed deals in our list below.
Signings confirmed in January and December can be found on previous transfer pages. For all the deadline day deals and a summary of the window, visit our February transfers page.
For all the latest rumours check out the gossip page and, for all the mana... | The January transfer window closes in England at 23:00 GMT and at midnight in Scotland on Monday, 1 February. | 35210714 |
The child, known only as Carla, identifies as a girl but has no female reproductive organs, Family Court documents show.
The court approved a request by Carla's parents to surgically remove male gonads inside her body.
People with a combination of sex characteristics are called intersex.
When Carla turned five, her par... | A five-year-old Australian child born genetically male will grow up as a sterilised female after a court agreed to her having surgery. | 38218115 |
The 30-year-old will also miss the friendly in France on 13 June.
A Football Association statement said Vardy suffered the problem in training on Tuesday.
Manager Gareth Southgate will not call up a replacement, with Jermain Defoe, Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford the strikers in the squad.
England are four points clear ... | Striker Jamie Vardy has withdrawn from the England squad for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Scotland at Hampden with a "minor injury". | 40193990 |
Daniel Pressland denies stealing and selling works by Alan Davie - whose paintings were shown at the Tate Gallery - after his death in 2014.
St Albans Crown Court heard he broke into the painter's Hertfordshire home several times over a year.
A total of 31 artworks were taken.
The court heard Mr Pressland regularly cle... | A window cleaner accused of stealing paintings worth £500,000 from an artist's home told police he planned to use some of them as "skateboard ramps" for his son, a court heard. | 39432517 |
Colin Beckett, the party's candidate in Gower, also denied suggestions UKIP was losing support in the opinion polls.
He said: "I think we will get a pretty good share - if we get five seats in Wales that would be fantastic."
Mr Beckett told BBC Wales that such a result "would put is in good shape next year for the Wels... | UKIP says it is hoping to take as many as five seats out of the 40 seats in Wales at the general election. | 32210483 |
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