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A large crowd of youths in the Galliagh area of the city threw stones at fire crews attending the scene on Wednesday evening.
The police were also in the area after reports of the same car being driven dangerously on the Fairview Road.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) have appealed for an end to att... | Firefighters have come under attack in Londonderry as they responded to reports of a car on fire. | 38593367 |
Bartlomiej, 30, who was in rehab in his native Poland, lost 1.5 litres of blood in a haemorrhage caused by his habit.
Meanwhile, Freedom of Information requests revealed dozens of reports of thefts across seven hospitals.
Since 2012 police have been called, staff attacked and patients, not linked to the gang, have lost... | A street drinker who nearly died from drinking alcoholic hand wash has detailed how his gang systematically raided London hospitals for the fluid. | 33983172 |
The film, which stars Mark Wahlberg and a teddy bear voiced by Seth MacFarlane, made $32.9m (£20.9m) between Friday and Sunday, according to studio estimates.
Jurassic World and Inside Out made $54.2m (£34.5m) and $52.1m (£33.1m) respectively over the same period.
Canine drama Max, another new release, made its bow-wow... | Comedy sequel Ted 2 has failed to knock Jurassic World off the top of the US and Canada box office chart, opening in third place behind Pixar's Inside Out. | 33310761 |
Blaine Gibson, who has already found possible debris in Mozambique, made the latest discovery on the east coast of Madagascar.
One of the parts resembles an aeroplane seat part. Mr Gibson has sent images of the finds to investigators.
MH370, flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, had 239 people on board when it vanished ... | New pieces of debris have been found in Madagascar by a man searching for parts of missing flight MH370. | 36495617 |
The 32-year-old announced on Facebook he has had surgery on the problem and will return to action in 2018.
Last month, the Swiss struggled and needed ice on his knee as he was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon by Russia's Daniil Medvedev.
"I love this sport and I will work hard to get back to my top level and... | US Open champion Stan Wawrinka will not defend his title in New York later this month because of a knee injury. | 40824969 |
Mageean will compete over 800m and it will be interesting to see if she opts to chase the European Indoor Championship standard of 2:03.75.
US-based Siofra Cleirigh Buttner achieved the Belgrade mark with a 2:02.97 clocking last weekend.
Kerry O'Flaherty (1500m) and Emma Mitchell (3000m) also run in Dublin.
Mitchell wa... | European 1500m bronze medallist Ciara Mageean will be among the athletes in action at the AAI Games at the new National Indoor Arena on Sunday. | 38861312 |
Gilgamboa came in fourth with Goonyella completing the top five.
Find out how your horse fared in the world's biggest steeplechase.
Place, horse, odds, jockey
1. Rule The World 33-1 (David Mullins)
2. The Last Samuri 8-1 (David Bass)
3. Vics Canvas 100-1 (Robert Dunne)
4. Gilgamboa 28-1 (Robbie Power)
5. Goonyella 12-1... | Rule the World, ridden by David Mullins, won the 2016 Grand National at Aintree, with The Last Samuri second and Vics Canvas third. | 36006401 |
Volkan Bozkir said changing anti-terror laws in Turkey would be impossible.
The EU insists that Turkey needs to narrow its definition of terrorism - as well as meet four other key criteria - to qualify for visa-free travel.
It is part of a larger agreement between the two sides aimed at easing Europe's migration crisis... | The Turkish minister for European Union affairs has told the BBC he is losing hope of getting a deal on visa-free travel for Turks within Europe. | 36272677 |
A spokesman for the Coastguard said they were called to reports of suspected ordnance at about 12:10. It is thought to be an old military device.
The public have been advised to stay away from the beach area.
A bomb disposal team is expected to attend the scene on Wednesday morning. | An area of Rosemarkie beach on the Black Isle, north of Inverness, has been cordoned off after an unexploded bomb was discovered. | 39046826 |
The fleet of six Sentry E-3D, including two assigned to help the air campaign in Syria and Iraq, could be out of action for several weeks, the RAF said.
The fault was discovered during routine technical inspections, it added.
It is the second time in four years the planes, based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, have ... | RAF surveillance aircraft being used in the fight against so-called Islamic State have been grounded following the discovery of an electrical fault. | 37897173 |
Brady, 79, who tortured and killed five children with lover Myra Hindley, buried four of his victims on the moor.
He died of obstructive pulmonary disease on Monday, an inquest heard.
Senior coroner Christopher Sumner said he knew he did not have the legal power to make such a request but believed it was the "correct m... | Ian Brady's body will not be released until assurances are made his ashes will not be scattered on Saddleworth Moor, a coroner has ruled. | 39940080 |
Kurt Volker told the BBC that arming Ukrainian government forces could change Moscow's approach.
He said he did not think the move would be provocative.
Last week, the US State Department urged both sides to observe the fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine.
"Defensive weapons, ones that would allow Ukraine to defend it... | The new US special representative for Ukraine says Washington is actively reviewing whether to send weapons to help those fighting against Russian-backed rebels. | 40712385 |
The 38-year-old, who plays Martin Luther King in Hollywood's new film Selma, left Britain for the US in 2007.
He told Radio Times magazine a lack of roles for black actors in Britain had left him and others frustrated.
"I shouldn't have to feel like I have to move to America to have a notable career", he says.
The Gold... | British actor David Oyelowo has criticised TV bosses for ignoring "the real" British history by not casting black actors in period dramas. | 31107292 |
Robert Rhodes, 43, said he acted in self-defence when he cut Dawn Rhodes's throat at the family home in Redhill, Surrey.
The carpenter told police she "came at him at speed" with a kitchen knife and as he disarmed her, he slashed her across the neck.
He was acquitted of murder following a retrial at the Old Bailey.
The... | A man has been cleared of killing his unfaithful wife after she "flipped like the Hulk" during a furious row. | 40096106 |
But not everyone can count on their employers' understanding and many people feel unable to be open at work about their mental health.
The BBC asked for your experiences of mental health and the workplace.
Some people shared stories of colleagues showing sensitivity, while others described reactions of incomprehension.... | When web developer Madalyn Parker took time off work to focus on her mental health, the supportive response of her CEO won much praise. | 40595427 |
Hazard, who broke his right ankle on Sunday while training with Belgium, has been heavily linked with the Champions League winners.
"We all have dreams. It could be Spain, it could be staying with Chelsea," he told the Het Laatste Nieuws newspaper.
"But it's not something I'm thinking about right now. We'll see."
Real ... | Chelsea winger Eden Hazard has said he would "listen" if Real Madrid offered him a deal, but added that he could stay with the Blues "for many years". | 40157124 |
They raised the alarm at 06:51 after finding the ground floor of their house in Creetown under three feet (90cm) of water.
A specialist water rescue team from Newton Stewart managed to get into the house through a first floor window.
The residents were taken to safety on an inflatable "rescue sled", according to the Sc... | A couple have been rescued from their flooded home in Dumfries and Galloway. | 33572374 |
James Fewell, 62, known as Bruce, was last seen in Plockton on 8 April. Major searches were made for him.
The body was found on Saturday in the sea at Ardaneaskan on the opposite shore of Loch Carron.
Police Scotland said Mr Fewell's next of kin had been informed of the discovery and that formal identification had stil... | The family of a man who was reported missing last month have been told of the discovery of a body. | 39849629 |
Stephen Yabsley, 53, was arrested after the attack in Kingsbridge, Devon, in May.
The two Devon and Cornwall Police officers were left with arm injuries when they responded to reports in Retreat Close of a man making threats.
Both officers required surgery but the injuries were described by police as non-life-threateni... | A man who assaulted two police officers with an angle grinder has admitted two counts of grievous bodily harm. | 34642482 |
Italian reports say the 11-year-old girl had been playing in the sea with her grandfather at a beach at Ostuni on the south-east coast near Brindisi.
When the pair struggled in a strong current, the girl's father and the local worker rushed to their aid.
They too were overcome by the waves and rescuers struggled to rea... | A British man and a beach worker have died at an Italian beach after they went to help the tourist's daughter who got into difficulties in rough seas. | 40642346 |
Kayden Dunn, of Sneyd Green was on Repington Road on 14 April 2016 when he was struck by a Volvo XC90. He died in hospital five days later.
Shakeeb Zamir, 21, also of Sneyd Green, admitted causing death by careless driving at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court and was sentenced to 12 months in prison.
Following his death, Kayd... | A driver has been jailed for killing a seven-year-old boy in Stoke-on-Trent. | 39976264 |
Fisheries minister Richard Benyon said the "reforms" would make discards "a thing of the past".
But green groups were less upbeat, saying the European Parliament's plans on fishing reform were more ambitious.
After marathon talks, EU fisheries ministers agreed on a reform package including a ban on dumping pelagic fish... | The UK says it has agreed new laws with the European Union over the controversial dumping of unwanted fish. | 22536037 |
However, even though each attack was met with domestic outrage, in the end India's leadership, regardless of political ideology, eschewed any military response.
At best, according to knowledgeable journalists, they permitted some cross border artillery barrages.
The standard justification for inaction was the apparent ... | For slightly less than two decades Indian policymakers have refrained from militarily responding to what it has called Pakistan-based militant attacks on Indian soil. | 37515581 |
East Midlands Airport is being closed for seven consecutive weekends while the runway is resurfaced.
Clic Sergeant, which supports young people with cancer, organised for nearly 3,000 people to run two courses around the perimeter of the airport.
Runners passed maintenance and fire control centres which are so sensitiv... | A charity has used a rare airport shutdown to let thousands of runners access normally restricted areas. | 38122778 |
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The last round of games concluded with England falling agonisingly short of the 26-point winning margin they needed as they beat France 55-35 in an epic.
The day had started with Wales annihilating Italy 61-20 in Rome.
Ireland needed a huge win and their 40-10 demolition o... | Champions Ireland retained their Six Nations title on points difference after an extraordinary final day. | 32004426 |
The latest features to be announced by the social network are group messaging and video.
As promised in November, Twitter is now allowing users to direct message up to 20 people at once.
Users will also be able to film, edit and share video clips of up to 30 seconds in length.
The announcement will be seen as an attemp... | After sticking to the strategy of doing one thing well for a long time, Twitter is announcing changes to its service thick and fast. | 31006565 |
As the eurozone debt crisis has unfolded, official figures showed that the Hungarian government's total debt had risen to 82% of its output, as its currency, the forint, has weakened.
Hungary has said it wants "a new type of co-operation" with the IMF.
The IMF team in Budapest will now return to Washington to discuss t... | Hungary has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union (EU) for financial assistance. | 15820340 |
Job losses will be partially offset by hiring for the production of its CSeries commercial jets, it said.
It is cutting 580 jobs from its Belfast operation this year and potentially a further 500 next year.
Bombardier says it is Northern Ireland's largest manufacturing employer.
It has a Northern Ireland (NI) aerospace... | Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier will cut its workforce by about 7,000 over the next two years, it has said. | 35596029 |
Two-year-old Loui Legend, from Brighton, has Treacher Collins syndrome, which affects the development of the bones and tissues of his face.
He was chosen as a brand ambassador for Lulas Dudes & Dolls after his mother Karly Herriott sent in a photo of him wearing one of its products.
The company has also made T-shirts t... | A toddler born with a rare genetic condition has been picked to model for an online children's clothing company. | 39579840 |
He knows "the US has to be responsible for it and that's what we're going to do," said Nikki Haley.
The president provoked widespread condemnation when he announced on Thursday the US would withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement.
The US becomes one of only three countries outside its framework.
When he made t... | US President Donald Trump "believes the climate is changing and he believes pollutants are part of the equation," says the US ambassador to the UN. | 40147749 |
The Indianapolis Colts dancer, known as Leanna E, met the 17-year-old and hugged him as he apologised.
She tweeted a smiling photo of herself with the embarrassed student.
The unidentified boy had jokingly griped in a Snapchat photo that his friend put him next to a black woman, though he used the n-word.
"A week ago I... | A US black cheerleader who was targeted by a high school student's racial slur after she posed for a viral photo with him has forgiven the teenager. | 38413905 |
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25 November 2014 Last updated at 17:28 GMT
People there are angry at the Grand Jury decision not to take any action over the killing of Michael Brown in the summer.
Protests have also taken place in other US cities with American President Barack Obama calling on those who ar... | Major protests have been taking place in Ferguson, USA, after it was revealed that a white policeman won't be charged for shooting an un-armed black teenager. | 30201443 |
Clare Cunningham secured a one-two finish for Great Britain with silver in the women's PT4 in Hyde Park.
"I was a bit disappointed with the swim, but the bike and run went well," Steadman said.
Melissa Read won GB's second gold of the event, edging out Joleen Hakker of the Netherlands in the women's PT5.
Steadman, 22, ... | Great Britain's Lauren Steadman continued her build-up to the Rio Paralympics as she reclaimed her London World Series Para-triathlon title. | 32944732 |
They are the third group to settle here since December. But, what about the ones who came before the new arrivals?
Heya, 19, and her brothers, Mohamad and Rouska, left their home in Syria four years ago and moved to Lebanon.
Each had to leave school and find work, a process that has made their transition to life here e... | More than 50 new Syrian refugees arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday and will live in the Craigavon area. | 36656561 |
Or, less extravagantly - two tramps fighting in a ditch over a broken watch, which neither knows how to mend.
Whoever wins Labour's leadership contest will have to find a way to fix a couple of problems quite outside their grand, old-fashioned ideological clash.
That's the trouble with civil wars. The grandchildren end... | When I think of Labour's civil war, an image comes to mind of two skeletal generals, sitting at a table on a battlefield, pushing pieces across a board, re-enacting past conflicts, oblivious to the sounds of a real battle all around them. | 37372078 |
The birds are nesting on a chimney at Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens near Great Yarmouth and are involved in mating rituals, experts say.
The white stork breeds in continental Europe, migrating to Africa in winter.
The last record of storks breeding in Britain was at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, in 1416.
Source: RSPB... | A pair of white storks nesting in Norfolk could be the first in the UK to breed from a traditional nest for nearly 600 years. | 26833379 |
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Claims that 'the system' is now king have gained currently since Jim McGuinness led Donegal to the 2012 All-Ireland title.
However, forward McAliskey says Mickey Harte encourages his Tyrone players to use their own initiative.
"You have the freedom to emphasise your playin... | Connor McAliskey insists Tyrone players "have the freedom to express ourselves" despite all the talk of regimented systems in modern day gaelic football. | 36957427 |
Costa took advantage of an error by Albania goalkeeper Etrit Berisha in the 56th minute to break the deadlock on a rainy night in Shkoder.
Substitute Nolito then finished off a slick team move to seal the win.
Premier League players David de Gea, Nacho Monreal and David Silva all featured for Spain in the 2-0 win.
Matc... | Chelsea striker Diego Costa and Manchester City's Nolito scored as Spain beat Albania to top Group G in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. | 37602947 |
One, an American on a business trip was short of exercise as he'd just arrived on the Eurostar from Paris - but revealed he normally covered at least six miles a day. The other moaned about a crippling back problem that meant his usual daily goal - as measured by a Nike Fuelband - was far out of sight.
The first man wa... | Two men slightly obsessed with their health met in a London coffee shop yesterday and talked for half an hour about how they tracked their daily activity levels using the latest technology. | 25363155 |
UC replaces tax credits, jobseeker's allowance, income support, employment support allowance and housing benefit.
The introduction of the new benefit elsewhere in the UK has been beset by a series of delays.
Communities Minister Paul Givan said the roll-out target was "challenging but achievable".
About 300,000 househo... | The Universal Credit (UC) benefit will start being paid in Northern Ireland from September 2017, with full implementation due September 2018. | 38227212 |
Gardner, 27, is the Latics' first signing this summer and joins after he turned down a new deal.
After a short stint in the Celtic youth system he has also played for Crewe and Halifax as well as loan spells at Bury and Tranmere.
Edmundson, 19, has signed a new two-year contract with the club.
He came through the Latic... | Oldham have signed midfielder Dan Gardner on a two-year deal from Chesterfield and agreed a new contract with defender George Edmundson. | 40131453 |
Guidolin wants to bring in a replacement for the central defender following his switch to Everton.
"I am optimistic about replacing Ash. I speak frequently with the chairman. We haven't rushed," he said.
"I use my experience to work with players chosen by the club, this is my philosophy. But we are working for transfer... | Swansea City manager Francesco Guidolin says he will not be the man to pick a successor to captain Ashley Williams. | 37125533 |
Bill Hawkes, 54, and 14-year-old Ciaran Hawkes were killed after their Mazda MX5 was involved in a collision with a Kia Optima on the A91 near Auchtermuchty.
Mr Hawkes and his son, who were from the Falkirk area, were travelling home from a classic car show.
Inquiries into the crash are continuing and police have asked... | Police have said a man and boy killed in a road crash in Fife on Sunday were a father and son. | 28942687 |
The self-proclaimed "email prankster" convinced a senior cyber security adviser he was the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, CNN says.
He also goaded the then media chief, Anthony Scaramucci, in the guise of ex-chief of staff Reince Priebus.
Concerns about cyber security are running high amid claims hackers interf... | A UK hacker reportedly fooled top White House officials into engaging in fake email exchanges. | 40788080 |
Police and an ambulance were called to the Welsh Alliance division two match involving Llanllyfni and Prestatyn Sports football clubs.
Llanllyfni FC said one of their players was taken to hospital, while Prestatyn Sports confirmed one of their players was arrested.
North Wales Police has declined to comment at this sta... | A football match in Gwynedd was abandoned on Saturday after an alleged violent clash. | 37208314 |
Cobb, 30, put his legal career on hold to join the RFL's full-time pool, and was among the officials for England's 2015 series against New Zealand.
However, he is the third official to quit Super League in a year, following Matt Thomason and George Stokes.
"The RFL would like to thank Joe for his efforts," chief operat... | Match official Joe Cobb has retired from rugby league refereeing, according to the Rugby Football League. | 39515658 |
Dione Melville, 15, and two of her female friends were at a sleepover party when they took the ecstasy.
All three girls were taken to hospital when they fell ill after swallowing the tablets in East Calder.
The 16-year-old boy earlier pleaded guilty to supplying the drug to the schoolgirls at a house in Livingston betw... | A schoolboy who sold ecstasy tablets to a West Lothian girl who later died has been sentenced to 18 months detention. | 39082626 |
Stephen Talbot, 58, from Wamphray, was last seen at about 16:00 on Monday.
He had been on a camping trip at Garrogill, near Moffat, and is thought to be wearing a maroon jumper, dark jogging trousers and walking boots.
Moffat and Galloway Mountain Rescue teams have been helping with the search.
Insp Gordon McKnight sai... | A police helicopter has joined the search operation to try to find a man who went missing after a camping trip near Moffat. | 33478489 |
A plaque was unveiled at Edinburgh University, where the women matriculated to study medicine in 1869.
They are known collectively as 'The Edinburgh Seven'.
They are one of eight historical groups or figures to be recognised by the Historic Scotland commemorative plaques scheme, now in its fourth year.
The Edinburgh Se... | The first women to be admitted on a degree programme at any British University have been commemorated in Edinburgh. | 34207742 |
As you drive towards Sochi along the road, you have to go through a huge concrete checkpoint in the tiny hamlet of Magri, around 60 miles (100 km) short of the city centre.
For the duration of the Winter Olympics only vehicles registered in Sochi - and those with special permission - are being allowed through the check... | There is only one road into Sochi from the rest of Russia - a narrow, winding road that hugs the coast. | 25985678 |
They will examine the area around the North Ayrshire route for about 10 weeks.
Further works, including fencing and vegetation clearance, are also due to begin in the coming weeks.
Transport Scotland said it was committed to ensuring archaeological assessments were undertaken before main construction works started.
"Th... | A team of archaeologists has started working across the A737 Dalry bypass site checking for artefacts. | 38882127 |
In new Latics manager Stephen Robinson's first home league game in charge, the hosts had the better of the first half, Billy McKay firing just over with a 20-yard shot.
But Walsall suffered a blow on 31 minutes when left-back Rico Henry was led off after dislocating his shoulder, having made a superb headed clearance f... | Oldham played out a goalless draw with Walsall in an entertaining contest at Boundary Park. | 36994050 |
Left-back Echiejile, 29, has joined Sivasspor from French side Monaco on a season-long loan.
Defender Troost-Ekong, 23, has left Belgian club KAA Gent for Bursaspor on a three-year deal.
Striker Imoh Ezekiel, also 23, has penned a three-year deal with Konyaspor from Qatari club Al-Arabi.
The move to Turkey is Echiejile... | Nigeria internationals Elderson Echiejile, William Troost-Ekong and Imoh Ezekiel have joined Turkish Super Lig clubs. | 40543668 |
The Dutch, led by interim manager Fred Grim, went ahead as Quincy Promes' deflected shot wrong-footed 18-year-old Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
But the visitors responded almost immediately as Eder drove in low strike to level.
Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci pounced on Jeroen Zoet's handling error to give ... | The Netherlands were beaten at home by Italy in their first game since the sacking of head coach Danny Blind. | 39338822 |
The musical, about a jaded weatherman forced to live the same day over and over again, will open in the spring at New York's August Wilson Theatre.
The show, based on the 1993 film starring Bill Murray, has been adapted for the stage by the movie's co-writer Danny Rubin, with songs by Tim Minchin.
The musical got glowi... | The musical version of Groundhog Day will open on Broadway next year after its well-received run in London. | 37360627 |
The striker scored 40 goals for the Scottish champions last season.
"Different managers have different opinions", said Griffiths as he picked up his third player of the year award; this time from SPFL sponsors Ladbrokes.
"The new manager will have his own philosophy and bring in new players but hopefully I'm in there."... | Leigh Griffiths is ready to prove himself all over again if that is what it takes to be part of new manager Brendan Rodgers' plans at Celtic. | 36426868 |
Valentin Stocker opened the scoring for Hertha six minutes after the break.
Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a penalty saved for the hosts, but then converted Ousmane Dembele's cutback 10 minutes from time to earn a point.
Emre Mor was sent off for Dortmund after a push on Sebastian Langkamp, with goalscorer Stock... | Borussia Dortmund were held to a draw by second-placed Hertha Berlin in a Bundesliga match featuring two red cards and a missed penalty. | 37663060 |
9 April 2017 Last updated at 13:09 BST
The 80-tonne machine is designed to dig into sand to help lay cables for an offshore wind farm.
It fell into the trench that was being dug and became stranded by the tide.
The people that were operating the digger are safely back onshore.
Now nobody is able to move it for two week... | A digger has been stranded out at Sea off Worthing beach in Sussex. | 39544345 |
Yn ôl yr undebau amaeth fe allai creu Corff Cynhyrchwyr Llaeth (DPO) helpu gosod y diwydiant ar seiliau mwy cadarn.
Byddai'n golygu bod ffermydd teuluol ar draws y wlad yn uno i drafod telerau gyda phroseswyr llaeth fel un uned gyfreithiol.
Y gobaith yw y bydd yn symleiddio'r ffordd y mae ffermwyr yn delio â phroseswyr... | Mae ffermwyr llaeth yng Nghymru yn cael eu hannog i lunio corff newydd fydd yn eu galluogi i drafod pris llaeth ag un llais. | 38856151 |
Stam led the Royals to third place in his first season in charge and they now face a play-off meeting with Fulham.
The Dutchman believes the Championship will be a stronger division next season with some big-spending clubs.
"If you want to make steps yourself as a club, you don't want to sell your best players," he sai... | Reading manager Jaap Stam fears losing some of his best players should they miss out on promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs. | 39876551 |
16 December 2016 Last updated at 07:32 GMT
The popularity of 'turkey and tinsel' holidays means some have been celebrating the festive season since October.
Hotels from Cornwall to Cumbria have attracted tens of thousands of holidaymakers keen for an early Christmas dinner.
At the Torbay Hotel people have been enjoying... | At hotels across England, Christmas has been going on for months. | 38324035 |
The first time I hid in a public bathroom, I was 14. I locked the door, closed the toilet seat, sat down, and waited until the angst passed.
The trigger was a handsome young boy called Magnus who wanted to kiss me as I had promised to be his girlfriend a week prior. I had never kissed a boy before and, even though I th... | Comedian Sofie Hagen manages her social anxiety by retreating to the safety of closed-in spaces. | 35554995 |
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The 24-year-old Belgium international scored 25 Premier League goals last season.
United, who have been chasing Lukaku for most of the summer, will not now be pursuing their interest in Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata.
Everton sources say no deal or agreement has been reached.... | Manchester United have agreed a fee of around £75m with Everton for striker Romelu Lukaku, senior club sources have told the BBC. | 40516483 |
The 22-year-old started his career at Tranmere Rovers but moved to the Scottish Championship side in 2013.
Vaulks also had a spell in non-league with Workington prior to his switch to Scotland.
He is manager Alan Stubbs' fourth signing ahead of the new Championship season, which the Millers kick off against Wolves on 6... | Rotherham United have signed Falkirk midfielder Will Vaulks for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. | 36871669 |
With Sam Allardyce named as the new England manager, BBC Sport spoke to the former chief football writer of the Bolton Evening News, Gordon Sharrock, who has known Allardyce since he played for Wanderers four decades ago.
He was Big Sam, the bruising centre-half, and when he played, he was always learning the game, you... | My relationship with Sam Allardyce goes back to the 1970s, so when he came back to Bolton as manager in 1999, I already knew him. | 36851259 |
The recent drive happened in a Muslim-dominated cluster of villagers in Haryana state, which is governed by India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The state has some of the most punishing laws against cow slaughter, a special police force to protect cows, and the curiously named "cow service commission", among ot... | When police in northern India recently began checking dishes of mutton biryani to ensure that they did not contain beef, critics said it was another example of what they are calling "food fascism". | 37335891 |
A PSNI helicopter and trained drivers tracked James Maughan's Renault Scenic for up to 40 miles after it failed to stop on the Falls Road.
The car allegedly reversed into a police vehicle causing damage and injury to two officers.
He appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court charged with motoring offences.
The cross-count... | A man has been remanded in custody after being chased by police in a lengthy cross-country pursuit from Belfast to Newry on Wednesday. | 38861710 |
Seventy-year-old Mohammed Islamta arranges his few meagre possessions carefully in the dust; a mat, a cooking pot and traditional Tuareg tea-pot and stove, the only things he managed to bring as he fled his home near Menaka in Mali just over a month ago.
"I left all my animals - a donkey and five goats behind. It was a... | The hot season is fast approaching in northern Niger and the sun burns into the flimsy roofs of the refugee tents, the plastic sheeting an incongruous blue against the few stems of green on trees and the dun colour of the sandy ground. | 17192212 |
The Tiangong 2 blasted off just after 22:00 local time on Thursday from the Gobi desert.
Next month, two astronauts will go to the station to conduct research.
Beijing has made space exploration a national priority and is the third country, after the Soviet Union and the US, to launch people into space.
The mission fol... | China has launched a second experimental space station, as it looks to have a crewed outpost by 2022. | 37370278 |
Arriva Trains Wales said the line between the two stations had to be closed for a time on Monday morning.
The device was found in a garden in St Michael's Close, Ruabon, with a cordon in place and nearby homes evacuated.
North Wales Police said the World War Two bomb turned out to be a training device so did not contai... | Train services between Shrewsbury and Wrexham were disrupted and homes evacuated when a wartime training device was found near a railway line. | 36881190 |
The Accies boss admits McGovern's involvement in Euro 2016 is bound to attract interest in the soon to be out-of-contract Northern Irishman.
"If he moves on I'll be the first to shake his hand and thank him for everything he's done for the club.
"Ziggy falls into the same category as Michael," Canning told BBC Scotlan... | Martin Canning says Hamilton Academical are realistic about the prospect of losing goalkeeper Michael McGovern and defender Ziggy Gordon this summer. | 36151664 |
At least 20 others were wounded in the blast at the Kano School of Hygiene.
The city has been targeted in the past by the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, which aims to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.
Three states to the east of Kano are under a government-imposed emergency after years of militant attack... | An explosion has struck a public health college in Nigeria's second city of Kano, in the north, killing at least eight people, police say. | 27982795 |
The Traveller Movement said the group was denied entry at The Coronet on Holloway Road in November 2011.
At the Central London County Court, the judge ruled there had been direct discrimination.
Pub owner Wetherspoon had denied allegations of racial discrimination.
Eight of the claimants were successful and were awarde... | Some £24,000 in damages has been awarded to a group attending an Irish Travellers conference after they were discriminated against by the owners of a north London pub. | 32783569 |
Less than six hours after take-off from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome, Kjell Lindgren from the US, Kimiya Yui of Japan and Russian Oleg Kononenko safely arrived at the orbital outpost.
The flight had been postponed after the April launch of a cargo rocket failed.
Manned flights to the ISS are currently only possible wit... | Astronauts from Russia, the US and Japan have successfully docked at the International Space Station. | 33632337 |
A spokesperson at Mumbai's Saifee Hospital said Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, 36, had lost 100kg since arriving in India in January.
"We are trying to get her fit enough to fly back to Egypt as soon as possible," the hospital said in a statement.
Her family said she had not left her house for 25 years until she came to Mumbai... | An Egyptian woman, believed to be the world's heaviest at 500kg (1,102lb), has undergone weight reduction surgery. | 39215235 |
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David Healy's Blues came from behind to thrash Coleraine 5-1 while Stephen Baxter's long-time leaders fell to a 3-0 defeat away to Ballymena United.
As Linfield have a much better goal difference, a draw at Solitude would probably be enough to clinch the title.
Crusaders c... | Linfield have knocked champions Crusaders off the top of the Irish Premiership and will clinch the title if they beat Cliftonville next week. | 39659145 |
UK PM David Cameron has promised a referendum on EU membership by the end of 2017 and is pushing for reform.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Duda said he wanted to see the EU "fixed" to make it more efficient and more democratic.
But he criticised Mr Cameron's key proposal to delay in-work benefits for new EU migrants for four... | Poland's new President, Andrzej Duda, has warned that the European Union would face a "very serious crisis" if the UK were to leave. | 35161135 |
The company's Hong Kong-listed shares rose more than 70% at one point before closing almost 18% higher.
However, Glencore denied knowing any specific reasons for the wild swings in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange.
The agricultural unit could be worth $10bn (£6.6bn), according to reports.
"The board confirm... | Shares in embattled mining giant Glencore have jumped 17% following reports it was in talks to sell its agriculture business. | 34445087 |
Less than a week old and still fully furred, the male grey seal pup was spotted lying on rocks by men working on the new Forth Road crossing.
As the men approached the pup he fell off the rocks and into the water.
Grey seal pups cannot swim well until they have lost all their fur so the workmen fished the pup out of th... | A newborn seal pup has been rescued by workmen after he fell into the sea at North Queensferry in Fife. | 24445522 |
Bakare committed a two-footed tackle on Dan Harding and was handed a straight red card after 25 minutes.
Welling goalkeeper Michael McEntegart denied Matt Tubbs and Yemi Odubade, before Jack Midson also hit the crossbar for the hosts.
The Spitfires are now seventh, three points off the play-off places.
Welling, who are... | Struggling Welling held on for a draw against play-off hopefuls Eastleigh, despite having Michael Bakare sent off in the first half. | 35839220 |
Mr Al-Essaie, 23, died in hospital after being shot in the chest in Daniel Hill, Walkley on Saturday 18 February.
South Yorkshire Police has not released any further details of those arrested.
Five people previously arrested in connection with the shooting have been released on bail. | Two more people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Assel Al-Essaie after armed police stopped a vehicle on the Sheffield Parkway. | 39106907 |
Foyjur Rahman, 44, was accused of being one of the men who attacked Abdul Samad in Islington on 21 May 1997.
Mr Samad, from Bow, arrived in Alwyne Road with a bag of curry where he was set upon by two men armed with a knife and a meat cleaver, the jury heard.
Rahman was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years at the Old Bai... | A curry house owner who lured a rival to a north London street with a fake food order then hacked him to death has been jailed for life. | 36806056 |
The Czech, playing in only her second tournament since she was stabbed by an intruder at her home in December, beat 21-year-old Australian Ashleigh Barty 4-6 6-3 6-3 in Birmingham.
Kvitova, 27, returned to action at the French Open in late May.
"It is something very special - it is like a dream or fairytale," the two-t... | Petra Kvitova capped her remarkable comeback from a career-threatening hand injury by winning the Aegon Classic. | 40398244 |
Since being confirmed as leader of the world's second-largest economy, Mr Xi has vowed to crack down on corruption.
He has also urged the country to achieve the "China Dream", something he has linked to a Chinese renaissance, where the country can take its rightful place in the world.
He now heads to the US for a high ... | Xi Jinping, president of China and Communist Party chief, is expected to lead China for the next decade. | 11551399 |
You can watch highlights of Arsenal v Tottenham on MOTD2 at 22:30 GMT on Sunday on BBC One and the BBC Sport website. Danny Murphy and Alan Shearer join Mark Chapman in the studio.
Mauricio Pochettino's side are being judged in comparison to last season, when they set their standards so high and were Leicester's closes... | Tottenham have gone six games without a win and have not scored a goal in open play for more than seven hours, but I don't see them as a team in crisis ahead of Sunday's north London derby. | 37852985 |
A number of drivers broke down after unwittingly filling up their cars with the wrong fuel at the Asda garage in Llangefni on 21 June.
Asda confirmed the mistake lead to two pumps dispensing diesel instead of unleaded petrol for about 10 minutes.
A spokesman said the isolated incident was caused by "human error".
"We a... | A supermarket has apologised after diesel was "accidentally" put in unleaded pumps at a fuel station in Anglesey. | 40506142 |
Dickie Borthwick, from Weymouth, Dorset, started playing football in 1947 when he was 12.
He had been a member of Wyke Veterans before it folded but admitted he is now "too old" for the Veteran's League.
He told The Mirror he had been invited to join a walking football team but said he wanted to take part in something ... | An 81-year-old footballer - believed to be the UK's oldest - is looking for a new club to sign him up. | 38266446 |
Striker Gayle headed in unmarked from a Mo Diame cross, and then finished a low cross for his second in the first half.
Fellow forward Yoan Gouffran thumped in Newcastle's third following a set-piece early in the second-half.
Gayle's 16th of the season from Jonjo Shelvey's pass capped victory over the Blues, who drop o... | Newcastle returned to the top of the Championship table as Dwight Gayle's hat-trick inspired a comfortable home win over against Birmingham City. | 38193496 |
The interior ministry said a heated argument escalated into a fight after the policeman told the driver he was blocking the road.
Other bus drivers joined the fight by attacking the policeman, who then allegedly shot the driver in the groin.
Egypt has seen a series of allegations of police brutality in recent months.
I... | An Egyptian police officer has been suspended and is under investigation for allegedly shooting and wounding a minibus driver in the capital Cairo. | 36157478 |
The former PM told the BBC the vote was a "catastrophe" and said it was vital to study the "real-life implications".
Mr Blair said he accepted the verdict of June's referendum, but recommended looking again at Brexit when "we have a clear sense of where we're going".
Downing Street said it was "absolutely committed" to... | The UK should keep its "options open" over Brexit, Tony Blair has said, adding that a second referendum should not be ruled out. | 37797127 |
The charges allege that the Southern California (SoCal) Gas Company violated health and safety laws by failing to report and contain leaking methane.
Ms Harris said the impact had been devastating to families in the area.
The leak in Porter Ranch began on 23 October and has forced more than 13,000 people from their hom... | California Attorney General Kamala Harris has filed a lawsuit against the company responsible for a huge gas leak near Los Angeles. | 35480322 |
No team has won the competition more than once since its inception in 2007.
India, Pakistan, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka have all won the title.
England lost to West Indies in their first group match but have since won four in a row, while the Windies lost to Afghanistan having qualified for the semi-finals, whe... | England and West Indies will attempt to make history when they contest the World Twenty20 final at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. | 35950140 |
Ramsay partnered Matt Kuchar, one of three Americans to set the early pace at five under.
"Playing with Matt was great," he said. "He is just very consistent, it's almost controlled aggression."
Laird dropped shots at the first and 18th but the 34-year-old was able to roll in five birdies on the links.
"I bogeyed the f... | Martin Laird and Richie Ramsay are the leading Scots at Royal Birkdale after shooting two under par rounds of 68 on the opening day of The Open. | 40672465 |
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No-one knows how the birds came to settle in Laleham Green but the feathered five are causing a nuisance to residents.
One resident claims the birds entered her home and did a poo in the kettle.
She told BBC North West Tonight that she wants the birds to find a new home. | A gang of peacocks has been causing a flap in a suburb of Greater Manchester. | 28215536 |
Sturridge scored twice as the Reds beat Tottenham in the EFL Cup, four days after he was an unused substitute in the Premier League against West Brom.
"He is a class act but is not in Liverpool's best 11," said Lawrenson.
"They have Coutinho, Firmino, Lallana, it is just not possible. I think it is a bonus to have him ... | Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge must show more "bite and fight" to be a first-team regular, according to the club's former defender Mark Lawrenson. | 37771013 |
Ms Fernandez has been accused of making fraudulent currency transactions during her time in office, a claim she denies.
In an interview with several media outlets, she rejected the allegations as politically motivated.
She says she is paying the price for her generous welfare and nationalisation policies.
"When you mak... | Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says she is not afraid of going to prison as a result of the corruption charges she faces. | 36877266 |
In a statement the ministry said the attempt was made on Sunday night in Taichung prison in central Taiwan.
The statement added that he had used a towel in the attempt but was stopped by guards in a prison bathroom. He is now said to be in a stable condition.
Chen Shui-bian, 62, was the island's president from 2000-200... | Taiwan's imprisoned former President Chen Shui-bian has tried to take his own life, the justice ministry says. | 22750253 |
For France this huge stretch of the Pacific - as big as Western Europe - remains strategically valuable. Atomic testing on the atolls enabled France to keep the nuclear clout it needed to remain one of the world's leading powers.
There are five island groups - the Society Islands, the Tuamotu archipelago, the Gambier I... | French Polynesia is a sprawling possession of France in the Pacific Ocean, made up of 118 volcanic and coral islands and atolls, including Tahiti. | 16492623 |
Carl Campbell, 33, was shot on High Street in West Bromwich on Tuesday.
Mohammed Humza, 19, and Vikesh Chauhan, 24, are also charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of a prohibited object.
They appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court earlier and are due to appear... | Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man who was shot in the head in a stationary car. | 38470158 |
The Grade I listed property opened in 1911 as the headquarters of the Royal Liver Assurance Group.
Owner Royal London Group, who acquired the building in its centenary year as part of a takeover, has instructed CBRE to sell the landmark site.
CBRE said it expected the sale of the "iconic symbol of Liverpool" to attract... | Liverpool's Royal Liver building has been put up for sale for the first time in its history. | 37676419 |
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