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In a party political broadcast last year, David Cameron claimed that "we are paying down Britain's debts".
As you will soon see, we most certainly are not.
And the prime minister is not alone. Last month, Chancellor George Osborne claimed the deficit had fallen by a third since the coalition came to power in 2010.
But ... | If the politicians in charge can't get it right, what hope for the rest of us? | 25944653 |
The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust uncovered a series of failures and has apologised to Kim Page for the death of her husband Gary.
It described the leader of the crew as "complacent" for not heeding the concerns of a more junior colleague.
A coroner last month found "serious failings" in Mr Page's care.
T... | A widow is suing an ambulance trust after it dispatched a private ambulance whose crew failed to spot her husband was starting to have a heart attack. | 37563871 |
But the bill was almost a quarter lower than the previous year, thanks to the plunging cost of renewables.
Investment in renewables capacity was roughly double that in fossil fuels, says the report from UN Environment.
It follows news that the cost of offshore wind power has fallen by around a third since 2012 – far fa... | The world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2016, according to the UN. | 39513339 |
In a message released ahead of the Eid festival, Mullah Mansour also urged the Taliban to stay united.
His predecessor, Taliban founder Mullah Omar, died in 2013 but his death was only confirmed in July this year.
Mullah Mansour's swift appointment had sparked divisions within the Taliban.
His remarks came as officials... | The new leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, has hinted he is open to peace talks with the government if foreign troops are expelled and a security deal with the US is scrapped. | 34322125 |
In August, a Cabinet Office Report recommended that Paul Scott be replaced as chair of the group.
It found relations behind the scenes were "broken", and it would be at least another year before another planning application could be submitted.
Mr McSorley is a former council boss.
He served as chief executive of Omagh ... | Danny McSorley has been appointed as chair of the safety technical group (STG) overseeing the planned new stadium at Casement Park in west Belfast. | 34676031 |
The man, who was in his 20s, died after the crash on the B9039 at Ardersier at about 08:00.
Another man and a woman were injured in the incident, which involved a Citroen Picasso and a Honda CR-V.
They were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment. Police Scotland appealed for anyone with information about... | A man has been killed in a two-vehicle collision in the Highlands. | 32672645 |
The club has said he will serve a 12-month notice period under the terms of his contract, as his predecessor Ally McCoist intended to.
A statement from Ibrox said the 51-year-old will "remain 100% committed to his normal duties".
Rangers say McDowall made the decision to resign for "personal reasons".
He stepped up fro... | Kenny McDowall took Rangers' first-team for training as normal on Tuesday despite having tendered his resignation as caretaker manager the day before. | 30890967 |
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Kyle McVey headed the hosts into a 10th-minute lead and Tony Kane made it 2-0 with a penalty after Marc Smyth had pulled the shirt of Allan Jenkins.
Jay Donnelly volleyed past home keeper Alan Blayney and just before half-time Ballymena's Gavin Taggart was sent off after a... | Cliftonville fought back from two goals down to draw with 10-man Ballymena United at the Showgrounds. | 35951131 |
At the heart of the development is the new 150,000 sq ft (13,936 sq m) BBC Wales headquarters which will move to the site of the bus station in 2018.
The Capital Square development includes a new walkway from Cardiff Central station to the Millennium Stadium and new offices on Wood Street.
The scheme is being delivered... | This is how Cardiff city centre will look in the future once a multi-million pound renovation is complete. | 29830919 |
The review for Kent Police backed its decision not to ban a march by far-right groups on 30 January and how the force responded.
Several people were injured as rival groups threw bricks and bottles.
Charlie Elphicke, Conservative MP for Dover and Deal, said two opposing demonstrations should not have been allowed at th... | The policing of immigration protests in Dover was "justifiable" and "entirely appropriate", a report has found. | 35944656 |
Substitute Denis Suarez, who replaced the injured Sergio Busquets, opened the scoring with a crisp 20-yard drive.
Barca increased the tempo after the break, doubling their lead when Lionel Messi cushioned in Luis Suarez's pass.
Luis Suarez robbed defender Florian Lejeune to drill in clinically before Neymar converted a... | Defending champions Barcelona maintained the pressure on Spanish title rivals Real Madrid and Sevilla with a routine win at mid-table Eibar. | 38640580 |
Sixers, who lost their first six group games and are now on a nine-game winning streak, will meet city rivals Sydney Thunder in Sunday's final.
Hurricanes, led by England's Heather Knight, made 86-8 from 14 overs.
Set 55 from eight overs to win, Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry helped Sixers to a 10-wicket win with 10 bal... | Sydney Sixers cruised into the inaugural Women's Big Bash League final after beating Hobart Hurricanes in a rain-affected semi-final in Melbourne. | 35379421 |
But compatriots Naomi Broady and Katie Swan lost in the women's tournament.
British number three Broady went down 7-5 6-4 to New Zealander Marina Erakovic.
Teenager Swan, the world number 338, was beaten 6-3 6-3 by a player ranked more than 250 places above her, Risa Ozaki of Japan. | Britain's Aljaz Bedene came through the first round of qualifying at the Miami Open with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Federico Gaio of Italy. | 39332573 |
Fourteen million people would be uninsured in 2018 alone, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The analysis said federal deficits would fall by $119bn (£91bn) from 2017-2026 under the proposal, which is championed by President Donald Trump.
House Republicans were criticised for passing the bill before the ass... | Some 23 million people would lose health insurance over the next decade under the revised Republican healthcare plan, says a non-partisan agency. | 40032893 |
The 34-year-old, who played for the Clarets from 2015-16, left Scottish Premiership side Rangers in November.
In the same month, he was given a one-match ban for breaking Scottish FA rules on gambling and has since been charged with misconduct by the FA.
Barton is available for Saturday's FA Cup tie against Sunderland,... | Burnley have re-signed Joey Barton for the remainder of the season despite the threat of a Football Association ban. | 38491882 |
The British Infrastructure Group said foreign visitors get better coverage, as they are not tied to any provider, so can use the strongest signal.
The report said 17 million customers had poor reception at home and it named 525 areas with non-existent coverage.
Phone companies insist they are working hard to make their... | Mobile phone companies should allow customers to roam between networks in areas of the UK where they struggle to get reception, a group of MPs has said. | 37808943 |
The teenager told an Iraqi Kurdish TV station that she was duped into going to Syria by her boyfriend last May.
She was rescued by Kurdish special forces near the city of Mosul a week ago, Kurdish authorities say.
At least 300 Swedes and thousands of other Westerners are believed to have joined IS in recent years.
In t... | A 16-year-old Swedish girl rescued from Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq has described life under the jihadist group's rule as "really hard". | 35650620 |
The Clarets, who were relegated at the end of the season, had posted a £7.6m pre-tax loss the previous campaign.
These figures do not include compensation from Liverpool for striker Danny Ings, who left last summer.
Chairman Mike Garlick said the income allowed the club to clear debts and fund new developments.
"Decisi... | Championship promotion hopefuls Burnley returned a profit of £30.1m, a club record, during their 2014-15 stint in the Premier League. | 35933749 |
Hudson's Bay, which operates department store chain Lord & Taylor in the US, said the acquisition would allow it to establish Saks in Canada.
Hudson's Bay, which also runs 90 Canadian department stores, will pay $16 a share for Saks and will also take on some debt.
Both boards have agreed to the deal.
However, Saks sha... | US high-end department store chain Saks has been snapped up by Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay Company in a $2.9bn (£1.9bn) deal. | 23491574 |
The deputy prime minister said a law was "not necessarily" the solution, but would be considered if that was the "only way" to stop such tragedies.
He warned without co-operation children could still "fall between the cracks".
The children's minister said compulsory reporting would not have saved Daniel.
Four-year-old ... | A law making it mandatory for people working with children to report suspected abuse has not been ruled out to prevent deaths like that of Daniel Pelka, Nick Clegg has said. | 24131912 |
The 25-year-old Serbia international scored 16 goals in 33 league games last season as Twente finished third behind Ajax and Feyenoord in the Dutch league.
Tadic is the Saints' first signing since Ronald Koeman replaced Mauricio Pochettino as manager in June.
"It was very important to get this signing done - not only f... | Southampton have signed FC Twente attacking midfielder Dusan Tadic for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £10.9m. | 28207701 |
The meal, withdrawn from sale on Tuesday, came from the French factory producing Findus beef lasagne, also at the centre of a row over horsemeat.
Meanwhile, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has told MPs of plans to test all processed beef in the UK.
Romania has rejected claims that it was responsible for wrongly des... | Some Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese contains 60% horsemeat, DNA tests by the retailer have found. | 21418342 |
The pair created sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son.
Simpson had undergone a "long battle with lung disease", manager Tessa Le Bars said.
Ray Galton's family said there were "no words" to express their feelings at the death of "Ray's partner and family friend over the last 70 years".
Simpson and ... | Alan Simpson of writing duo Galton and Simpson has died at the age of 87, his manager has said. | 38906672 |
A statement from the bid team said financial reasons and a global fall in oil prices were behind the withdrawal.
The Games, which were held in Glasgow last year, were staged in Edmonton in 1978 and the city has said they will bid again to host the 2026 event.
"This hasn't been an easy decision," said bid chairman Reg M... | Canadian city Edmonton has withdrawn its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, leaving Durban in South Africa as the only remaining bidder. | 31407098 |
A new pitch has been laid at Berlin's Olympic Stadium to replace the damaged surface after the Irish band performed a concert there on 12 July.
And a spokesperson for the stadium has confirmed to BBC Sport that U2 have paid about 90,000 euros (£80,000) towards the total cost of 130,000 euros (£116,000).
Hertha host Liv... | Liverpool have rock band U2 to thank for a friendly with Hertha Berlin going ahead as planned next week. | 40681372 |
In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day on Fridays too.
Four years ago, Mr Jammeh had said the country's mainly Muslim population should use Fridays to pray, socialise and tend to fields.
However, under the new rules, the working week is actually officially shorte... | The Gambia's new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh. | 38856604 |
The Perpignan fly-half has not recovered from a bout of chicken pox and his bench place will be taken by Stephen Jones.
Scarlets veteran Jones will extend his Welsh caps record to 105 if he takes to the field.
Lock Alun Wyn Jones and captain Sam Warburton return from injuries for the encounter at Twickenham.
A Wales st... | James Hook is out of Wales' match squad for their Triple Crown bid against England on Saturday. | 17112425 |
The 26-year-old has won six caps for Scotland, but was left out of the 2015 World Cup squad and has not featured in this year's Six Nations.
Tonks joined Edinburgh from Northampton Saints in 2012, scoring six tries in 79 appearances for the Pro12 club.
The South-Africa born player, who can also play full-back, started ... | Premiership side London Irish have signed fly-half Greig Tonks from Edinburgh with immediate effect. | 35688327 |
The LG Ultrafine 5K monitor costs almost £900 and is promoted as an external display for Mac devices.
But customers noticed the display flickered or switched off when near a wi-fi router and some posted negative reviews on Apple's website.
LG told the BBC that customers should change the location of their display.
"Mo... | Electronics giant LG has admitted its new premium-priced computer displays experience "performance issues" when placed near a wi-fi router. | 38853962 |
The 15-year-old was killed by a train in 2012 and her parents were trying to establish if she had committed suicide.
They had sought access to her chat messages and posts in order to find out whether she had been bullied.
But Facebook argued that opening up the account would compromise the privacy of the teenager's con... | A court in Germany has ruled that the parents of a dead teenage girl have no right to access their daughter's Facebook account. | 40106526 |
David Lytton, 67, from London, was discovered at Dove Stone Reservoir in Greater Manchester on 12 December 2015.
It took police more than a year to establish his identity and a "provisional" cause of death was given as "strychnine poisoning".
A full inquest is scheduled to begin at Heywood Coroner's Court at 14:00 GMT.... | The death of a man whose body was found in mysterious circumstances on Saddleworth Moor will be examined at an inquest later. | 39258689 |
The 29-year-old agreed the deal after leaving Hearts as part of their restructuring under Ann Budge.
"In January I knew Partick were interested in me so they've showed a lot of loyalty to come back in for me," said Stevenson.
"When I sat back with my family and looked at the options I had in front of me, Partick ticked... | Partick Thistle have signed former Hearts midfielder Ryan Stevenson on a two-year contract. | 27791153 |
Female rebels were compelled to have abortions so as not to undermine their fighting ability, Attorney General Eduardo Montealegre told reporters.
The left-wing rebels have denied this in the past, saying contraception was readily available.
The Farc has fought a five-decade insurgency in Colombia but peace talks in Cu... | Colombia is investigating more than 150 cases of forced abortion by Farc rebels, the chief prosecutor says. | 35082412 |
The National Audit Office (NAO) said much of the MoD's property was in a "poor and deteriorating" state which could "affect defence capability".
It said poor housing for service families was affecting morale and recruitment of personnel.
The MoD has said it will invest £4bn in training facilities and accommodation.
The... | The Ministry of Defence's failure to invest in its barracks, depots and bases could undermine the armed forces' readiness to fight, a report has found. | 37978589 |
Carne Ross told the BBC that chairman Sir John Chilcot was running a "narrow" investigation, with the standard of questioning "pretty low".
Mr Ross alleges that the Foreign Office withheld key documents before he gave evidence to the inquiry recently.
But Sir John has promised an "open, thorough and fair process".
The ... | The Iraq inquiry has been "too easygoing" in grilling witnesses about the lead-up to the war, a former UK diplomat has said. | 10766524 |
At least 20 Druze were shot dead by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front in the north-western province of Idlib.
It was the deadliest attack on Druze civilians since the beginning of the country's conflict four years ago.
Fighting has spread to areas where Druze predominate. They are the third-largest religious minority... | A recent attack on Druze villagers by radical Islamist rebels in Syria has raised fears about the fate of the country's secretive sect. | 33166043 |
Mr Getty, 47, was found dead in the bathroom of his Hollywood Hills residence on Tuesday afternoon.
The Los Angeles coroner's office said initial reports suggested natural causes or an accident was to blame.
A statement from Ann and Gordon Getty confirmed that Andrew, one of their four sons, had died.
His oil baron gra... | Andrew Getty, the grandson of J Paul Getty and one of the heirs to the family fortune, has been found dead at home, his parents have confirmed. | 32141609 |
The Russian-born 40-year-old from Newport finished 14th after three qualifying rounds at Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich.
"Nothing seemed to go right today," Allen aid.
I have a lot to take away from the five months I've been working with my new coach. That will be quite a positive thing
"I was actually on top for... | British shooter Elena Allen admits she was overwhelmed by the occasion following her failure to reach the women's Olympic skeet shooting final. | 19039247 |
The visitors took the lead with only their third away goal of the season, courtesy of Tom Lawrence's solo effort.
But the Owls drew level when goalkeeper Bartosz Białkowski spilled a shot and striker Gary Hooper pounced.
Neither side threatened in a drab second half before Chambers nodded in the winner from a corner on... | Luke Chambers scored with a late header as Ipswich earned victory at Sheffield Wednesday to ease the pressure on manager Mick McCarthy. | 37807840 |
Tensions over the Ukraine conflict made this 9 May special - a chance for Russia to display its military might. Here BBC correspondents in Moscow and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine describe the controversial Victory Day parades.
Bridget Kendall, Moscow:
The celebration of Victory Day on 9 May is always an important holiday... | Russia's giant military pageant honouring Soviet troops who died in World War Two was shunned by Western leaders. | 32674894 |
Professor Ted Malloch said he would "short the euro" - taking a market position which bets on the value of the currency falling.
He also said Britain could agree a "mutually beneficial" free trade deal with America in as little as 90 days.
And that it was best for the US if Britain executed a "clean" Brexit.
Once outsi... | The man tipped to be Donald Trump's ambassador to the European Union has told the BBC the single currency "could collapse" in the next 18 months. | 38749884 |
The Portaferry woman clocked 4:01.46 as she ran superbly to finish ninth in a thrilling race won by Britain's Laura Muir at the Diamond League meeting.
Mageean, 24, passed several athletes on the final lap as Muir ran sensationally to improve her own British record.
The Scottish athlete ran the fastest time of 2016 as ... | Ciara Mageean regrouped from her Olympic Games disappointment as she cut over five seconds off her 1500m personal best in Paris. | 37207208 |
Taoiseach Enda Kenny was speaking after a meeting with UK Prime Minster David Cameron at Downing Street on Monday.
He said the issue of Britain's EU membership was "critical" for Ireland and came at a time of "great uncertainty" for Europe.
But he was positive about EU reform and keeping the UK within the union.
Britai... | If Britain left the European Union, it would create "serious difficulties" for Northern Ireland, the Irish prime minister has said. | 35395135 |
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Norjean, who's 16, is among thousands of migrants and refugees who are trying to find a new route into Europe after Hungary increased security at its border to stop people entering.
She arrived in Europe after taking a rubber dingy... | A Syrian girl, who's been in a wheelchair since birth, says she knows she will have to fight to achieve her dream of a new life in Europe. | 34283835 |
The pair has been expected to miss much of the rest of the season after Lathrope underwent groin surgery and Young injured knee ligaments.
"With a little bit of luck with both of them, we may well see them before the end of the month," Gulls boss Kevin Nicholson told BBC Sport.
"It's surprising for me and it changes a ... | Torquay United midfielders Damon Lathrope and Luke Young could return to action before the end of January. | 38528512 |
An inquiry is underway after 40 people were treated for breathing problems following the leak at Wild Duck Holiday Park in Belton near Great Yarmouth.
The complex has been evacuated and the pool remains closed to the public.
Haven, who own the site, said new arrivals on Monday would be directed to one of three other ne... | Seven people affected by chlorine fumes at a Norfolk seaside park swimming pool on Sunday were kept in hospital overnight. | 33222154 |
The tourist from eastern Jiangxi province was trying on the bracelet in a shop in Ruili in Yunnan province near the border with Myanmar, where much of the jade in China is from.
When she was told the bracelet's price she quickly took it off but in her haste dropped it, state media reported.
No agreement over compensati... | A Chinese woman fainted in a jewellery shop after accidentally breaking a jade bracelet priced at $44,000 (£35,000). | 40429040 |
The brutal regime, in power from 1975-1979, claimed the lives of up to two million people.
Under the Marxist leader Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge tried to take Cambodia back to the Middle Ages, forcing millions of people from the cities to work on communal farms in the countryside.
But this dramatic attempt at social engine... | In the four years that the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia, it was responsible for one of the worst mass killings of the 20th Century. | 10684399 |
For years I have been watching and predicting the rise of those politicos who defy our stultifying times - who throw aside the conventions imposed by the media and their fellows and allow themselves to be themselves, whatever the risks.
Voters have been entranced by authenticity in an age of plastic politicians.
So it ... | Smart politicians ride the wave of the times, but the really special ones surf the coming curve, the wave of the future. | 37561892 |
Malik - caught off a no-ball on 40 - hit an unbeaten 124 and Mohammad Hafeez 98 to help Pakistan to 286-4 at the close of play in Abu Dhabi.
Younus Khan scored 38 to pass Javed Miandad's mark of 8,832 runs and become Pakistan's leading Test run scorer.
James Anderson claimed two wickets but Ian Bell dropped two simple ... | Pakistan's Shoaib Malik marked his first Test for five years with a century as England struggled on the opening day of the three-match series. | 34515814 |
Raymond Cormier, 53, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tina Fontaine, 15, who was found dead in 2014 in Canada's Red River.
Police say that the pair knew each other and had several encounters.
A BBC investigation in April revealed that dozens of aboriginal women disappear each year, with many later ... | Canadian authorities have charged a man in the death of an indigenous girl whose murder caused a national outcry. | 35076504 |
It follows claims that party leaders want to impose candidates from outside Wales for the assembly election.
Six general election candidates signed the petition which claims there is "no coherent plan" to fight the campaign and "no effective leadership" in Wales.
UKIP has questioned the credibility of the petition and ... | A petition calling for Nathan Gill to be removed as UKIP Wales leader has been sent to the party's ruling body. | 35549828 |
Ahi Flower has been bred from a weed, commonly known as gromwell or wheat thief.
It's a member of the borage family and has high levels of omega-3 fatty acids.
While omega-3 fatty acids play vital roles in the body, the benefits of taking supplements remain unproven in the peer-reviewed literature.
Greg Cumberford, vic... | A new plant has been launched in the UK which its developers say could provide farmers with a reliable and profitable crop. | 34464582 |
The Scotland Act includes powers over income tax, air passenger duty, abortion law and benefits.
Scottish Secretary David Mundell said the passage of the act marked a "truly significant day".
Nationalist MPs warned that in future they do not want to be "given crumbs from the table at Westminster".
Mr Mundell said: "It ... | Legislation handing handing new powers to the Scottish parliament at Holyrood has cleared its final hurdle in the House of Commons. | 35887258 |
The striker was suspended by the League One club last week after a "breach of discipline" and will not be allowed to play until the inquiry is over.
On Wednesday, the 25-year-old admitted an online banking fraud, but the suspension is believed to be unrelated.
It is expected the investigation will be concluded by the e... | Southend United say they will not make a decision on Nile Ranger's future at the club until a Football Association investigation is completed. | 38649935 |
The pact is the first to commit all countries to cut carbon emissions.
The agreement is partly legally binding and partly voluntary.
Earlier, key blocs, including the G77 group of developing countries, and nations such as China and India said they supported the proposals.
President of the UN climate conference of parti... | A deal to attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C has been agreed at the climate change summit in Paris after two weeks of intense negotiations. | 35084374 |
United, who play at Bramall Lane, are to allow Evans, 25, to train with them.
But United manager Nigel Clough said it had "nowhere near been decided" whether or not to re-sign Evans.
"Those in positions of influence should respect the role they play in young people's lives and set a good example," said Olympic champion... | Jessica Ennis-Hill wants her name to be removed from a stand named after her by Sheffield United if the club offers convicted rapist Ched Evans a contract. | 30046618 |
Ofsted downgraded Darul Hadis Latifiah in Bethnal Green, saying pupils were not being "prepared for life in modern Britain".
Inspectors found "grimy" facilities and "inappropriate" literature.
The school, for boys aged 11 to 20, said it was "preparing a formal complaint" in response. It said the camera only viewed the ... | An independent Islamic boys' school where inspectors found a CCTV camera in toilets has been rated "inadequate". | 38500386 |
Nine chicks have been born on three nests at Kielder Water and Forest Park - beating the previous record of eight chicks in 2014.
The fish-eating birds usually produce two or three eggs each, but four chicks have hatched on nest 1A.
Osprey volunteer, Joanna Dailey, said to have four chicks on one nest is "very rare", s... | A record-breaking number of osprey chicks have hatched in Northumberland. | 36451306 |
At one point on Saturday, though, the term "Trump's daughter" in Arabic was the top-trending topic worldwide on Twitter.
Many have taken to satire, posting images referencing negative comments by Mr Trump about Islam and Muslims. Their reaction comes ahead of his much-anticipated speech at the Arab Islamic American Sum... | In stark contrast to the upbeat statements of Saudi officials concerning US President Donald Trump's visit to the kingdom on 20 May, many Arab Twitter users have taken a more sceptical view of the trip. | 39986354 |
Irfon Williams, a father-of five from Bangor, Gwynedd, moved in order to receive the drug Cetuximab to treat his bowel cancer.
A medical review of the drug followed a campaign by 45-year-old Mr Williams and it is now available in Wales.
His wife Becky said he "passed away peacefully yesterday evening with me by his sid... | A Welsh cancer patient who was forced to move to England to get treatment has died. | 40104238 |
New statistics show its 2014 emission levels were 45.8% lower than in 1990.
The Scottish government had set a target to reduce emissions by at least 42% by 2020, and 80% by 2050.
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham welcomed the "outstanding progress" and confirmed that the government would now set a "new and m... | Scotland has exceeded a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 42% - six years early. | 36519506 |
Williams, the 17th seed, saw off 27th seed Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 7-6 (7-3) in the first of the quarter-finals.
The 36-year-old American has never won the title, her best effort a runner-up finish to sister Serena in 2003.
She goes on to face Spain's Garbine Muguruza or fellow American Coco Vandewehge in the last four.
"Wh... | Venus Williams reached the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time in 14 years with a straight-set win over Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. | 38727575 |
Lucy Taylor of Aberystwyth University has studied the relationship between the Welsh and the people of Argentina 150 years ago.
Speaking at the Eisteddfod, she said the Welsh could not claim economic, military or political dominance.
Instead they focused on moral supremacy, she said.
Dr Taylor said it could be argued t... | Welsh settlers asserted dominance in Patagonia by portraying Wales as a small country filled with moral giants, an academic has said. | 36951976 |
"All the strands of my life came together and I really became a man when I moved to Chicago," Mr Obama said.
Mr Obama worked there as a community organizer and also represented the area as an state senator.
The plan for the $600 million project beat out a rival proposal from Hawaii, the president's birthplace.
The libr... | President Obama's foundation has announced his presidential library will be built in Chicago in the city's struggling South Side neighbourhood. | 32710404 |
Readings taken in Brixton Road found levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), linked to nearly 5,900 early deaths a year, repeatedly breached the EU limit.
King's College London, which runs the air quality monitoring stations, said similar pollution problems are found along many of London's main roads.
Oxford Street, Kings Ro... | A south London road has breached its annual air pollution limit for 2017 in just five days. | 38529928 |
Authorities issued an urgent warning residents not to use various main roads because of shooting and blockades.
Social media users posted pictures of burning buses. It was not immediately clear if there were casualties.
Local media said the violence was due to the arrest of a drug cartel leader.
The name El Gafe has st... | Gun battles lasting for several hours have broken out on the streets of Reynosa, a Mexican city on the border with the US that has been plagued by drug cartel violence. | 32363587 |
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He told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme that he had met with the MSP during the party's annual conference in Brighton and would be with her in Scotland later in the week.
Mr Corbyn said: "Kezia and I are workin... | The new leader of the UK Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said he was working "fine" with the new leader of Scottish Labour, Kezia Dugdale. | 34400011 |
By embedding tiny tubes in the plants' leaves, they can be made to pick up chemicals called nitro-aromatics, which are found in landmines and other buried munitions.
Real-time information can then be wirelessly relayed to a handheld device.
The MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) work is published in the journa... | Scientists have transformed the humble spinach plant into a bomb detector. | 37823909 |
There are only 70 Amur leopards left in the wild, said the park.
The cubs and their parents are part of a conservation project to reintroduce the species back to their native home in east Russia.
The cubs were born in June at the wildlife park in Branton, near Doncaster.
Simon Marsh, a manager at the park, said there h... | A pair of endangered leopard cubs are to go on show for the first time at a Yorkshire wildlife park. | 34652233 |
Mzee Mohammed, 18, became unwell at Liverpool One and was pronounced dead in hospital on Wednesday night.
Friends and supporters walked from Liverpool Lime Street station towards the spot where he collapsed.
In a statement, his family said: "He was more to us than a son, brother and nephew, he was our friend."
They add... | The family of a man who died while in police custody, after being detained by security staff at a shopping centre, has led a vigil in his memory. | 36792592 |
The vase is one of four designed by William Burges in 1874 for the corners of the Summer Smoking Room, at the top of Cardiff Castle's clock tower.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has put a temporary export bar on the vase.
He said he hoped this would allow time for a buyer to come forward and "ensure this incredible piece b... | A "historical" vase could be exported unless a UK buyer is found to match the £163,000 offered by a foreign buyer. | 32921182 |
It's not uncommon. Questionable punctuality amongst footballers when reporters await is very much the norm.
The apology and the excuse that follows are most definitely not.
"Sorry," says 18-year-old Kieran Tierney. "I had to phone my mum and tell her I was going to be late home."
It's an unexpected start but family is ... | I've been sitting waiting on one of the plush, padded seats in the Celtic Park directors' box for 15 minutes, I check my watch again - he's late. | 35855953 |
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River could not cope with Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar in Yokohama.
Messi, returning from a kidney problem, scored the opener when he controlled Neymar's pass to finish.
Suarez latched on to Sergio Busquets' brilliant ball over the top to double their lead and adde... | Barcelona won their fifth trophy of 2015 by clinching the Fifa Club World Cup for a third time with a comprehensive victory over River Plate. | 35141742 |
The 24-year-old Belgian midfielder, who rejoined the Saddlers for a third time last summer, has played 20 times for the League One club this season.
"It's a fantastic signing," said Walsall boss Jon Whitney. "He's an important player. He's the type of person you can build your team around."
Cuvelier is currently sideli... | Florent Cuvelier has signed a one-year contract extension with Walsall. | 39382836 |
Carried out for conservation group WWF, a report highlights a "new wave" of organised wildlife crime by armed groups operating across borders.
It says funds from trafficking are being used to finance civil conflicts.
The study comes as Malaysian officials captured about 20 tonnes of ivory in one of the biggest seizures... | The global illegal trade in wildlife is worth $19bn (£12bn) a year and is threatening the stability of some governments according to new research. | 20679454 |
Botanist and historian Mark Griffiths cracked an "ingenious cipher" to identify the playwright in an engraving in the 16th-Century work.
"This is what Shakespeare looked like, drawn from life and in the prime of life," he said.
Details of his discovery are revealed in this week's issue of Country Life.
Mark Hedges, the... | A 400-year-old botany book contains what could be the only known portrait of Shakespeare made in his lifetime, according to an academic expert. | 32782267 |
The 32-year-old, who was Britain's first female Olympic boxer, faces the Pole after signing a deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing.
Jonas reached the quarter-finals in London in 2012 after winning bronze at the World Championships.
She retired from boxing in 2015 before reversing that decision this year and turning... | Natasha Jonas will fight in her professional debut against Monika Antonik in Newcastle on Friday. | 40343625 |
The McGill's Bus service crashed in the Renfrewshire town's Thrushcraig Crescent at about 15:55 on Wednesday.
Emergency services attended and the driver was taken to the nearby Royal Alexandra Hospital for observation.
Police said no-one was injured during the incident and inquiries were ongoing to establish the circum... | A bus has crashed into parked cars in Paisley after the 55-year-old driver became ill at the wheel. | 33906863 |
The 22-year-old has not played a first-team game for Chelsea in his four and a half years with the club following his move from Nottingham Forest.
Bamford has had loan spells with MK Dons, Derby, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and Norwich.
Speaking after Saturday's 3-0 Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge, Clarets b... | Burnley have signed Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford on a season-long loan. | 37206824 |
The seven-year legal dispute between the Scottish club and the taxman - known as the "Big Tax Case" - ended on Wednesday.
The UK's highest court of appeal ruled in favour of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over Rangers' use of tax-free loans to pay players, managers and directors more than £47m between 2001 and 2010.
Ins... | English Premier League and EFL clubs could be forced to hand over millions of pounds of unpaid tax after a Supreme Court ruling against Rangers. | 40505296 |
There are few similarities between the outlook of Emmanuel Macron, a centrist, and Marine Le Pen of the far right.
Their differences over foreign and defence policy are stark, underscoring that this is not so much a traditional political battle, as a struggle over a new cleavage: between nationalism and internationalis... | This is a presidential contest of opposites. | 39778211 |
Business advisers BDO found occupancy rates dipped by 0.9%, while rooms yield fell by 2.2%.
This compared with increases in both categories in regional UK, England and Wales.
BDO said a poor year for Aberdeen hotels had "skewed" the overall performance north of the border.
Average rooms yield in the Granite City fell l... | Scotland's hotel sector had a "pretty good year" in 2015 despite an overall fall in occupancy and revenue, according to a report. | 35925137 |
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It's quite common for children to feel uncomfortable around our canine companions so now the charity the Dog's Trust is running a campaign to try to help children feel more confident around dogs.
There are almost nine million dogs in t... | Do you ever feel nervous around dogs? | 32286714 |
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England claimed silver and bronze in the final through Max Whitlock and Louis Smith. Scotland's Daniel Purvis finished in fifth place.
Keatings's gold follows his two silver medals, in the men's all-round finals and the men's team event.
And it takes to 14 the number of go... | Scotland's Daniel Keatings has won gold in the men's pommel horse at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. | 28593828 |
Mr Berlusconi said the cabinet was leading Italy into a "spiral of recession" and that his centre-right PDL party would decide in the coming days whether it would end its support.
It is the largest party in parliament and the move could trigger early polls.
Mr Berlusconi was forced to step down last year. His comments ... | Italian ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi has threatened to bring down the government of technocrats led by Mario Monti. | 20112404 |
Northern states are the focus, with both candidates due to appear in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Mr Trump believes a recent rise in polls can help him win states formally seen as Democratic strongholds.
Mrs Clinton will continue to use A-list supporters, buoyed by two polls on Sunday giving her a 4-5 point lead.
Latest ... | Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are swinging through key battleground states in a last ditch attempt to sway voters two days before polling. | 37891285 |
James Webb, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, was a civil engineering student at Plymouth University.
Officers pulled Mr Webb from the water at Sutton Harbour early on Sunday morning but he died shortly afterwards.
A police spokesman said officers were treating the death as "unexplained but not suspicious". The spokesman sa... | Police have named a man who died after being pulled from a harbour in Plymouth as a 21-year-old student. | 30889574 |
Last week, the High Court's rejected a bid by ministers to delay publication of the plan, which was prompted by high levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
This means the document should be published in the next week.
Courts had given ministers until Monday 24 April to set out the draft guidelines.
But on the Friday before ... | The UK Government will publish its draft plan to tackle illegal levels of air pollution after it decided not to appeal against a High Court ruling. | 39782450 |
Derek Eland will spend the next climbing season documenting the people trying to reach the world's highest peak.
Mr Eland, from Carlisle, previously spent time with British forces in Afghanistan as a war artist.
He said he wanted to explore what it was like to "be human in a different and difficult place".
Mr Eland wil... | A Cumbrian is swapping battlefields for Base Camp as he plans to be Mount Everest's artist-in-residence. | 34855502 |
If a late night exclusive handed to The Sun last night about a new immigration "enforcement team" didn't do it …
Or the early morning tweet from the prime minister that he's met the home secretary wasn't enough …
Perhaps today's announcement of more men, more dogs and more security fences to be sent from Britain to Cal... | If looking at the pictures of young men breaking into lorries watched by helpless lorry drivers, worried onlookers and apparently impotent police officers didn't convince you… | 33256085 |
Cardiff Metropolitan University's code of practice on using inclusive language encourages the use of "gender-neutral terms".
Author Dr Joanna Williams said they were "unnecessary" and "authoritarian".
The university said it was committed to "providing an environment where everyone is valued".
The university recognised ... | A university has been accused of restricting students' freedom of speech by banning words such as "housewife" and "manpower". | 39153731 |
The 24-year-old, who joined Forest for £1m from Iraklis Thessaloniki, smashed in Forest's opener in their 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday.
Vellios told BBC Radio Nottingham: "Yes, it was a special moment for me to score my first goal.
"I am very happy also as the goal helped us take an important point from an away ga... | Nottingham Forest striker Apostolos Vellios says his first goal for the club was a proud moment. | 37337939 |
Sussex resumed on 355-8 but Jamie Porter bowled Ajmal Shahzad and Steve Magoffin in the first over of the day to wrap up their innings for 360.
The hosts reached 77-3 at lunch as Cook edged Magoffin to second slip and Nick Browne and Ravi Bopara fell cheaply.
Westley (86) and Jesse Ryder (51) boosted Essex as they clos... | Tom Westley starred for Essex after England Test captain Alastair Cook made just one as the visitors struggled on day two against Sussex at Hove. | 36068695 |
Fast & Furious 7 took £12.7m between Friday and Sunday, the second highest debut of 2015 so far.
Only Fifty Shades of Grey has topped that total this year, having made £13.5m in its first three days.
Disney's Cinderella remake is second in this week's chart, having made £2.9m in its second weekend in cinemas.
Animated ... | The latest Fast and Furious film left the pack trailing at the UK and Ireland box office, making more than four times as much as its nearest rival. | 32209591 |
The 49-year-old, who replaces the sacked Walter Mazzarri, has been out of work since he left Turkish club Galatasaray in June.
Mancini won three successive Serie A titles with Inter during his four-year reign between 2004 and 2008, before he was replaced by Jose Mourinho.
He went on to manage City, helping them win the... | Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has returned to Inter Milan for his second spell as boss. | 30060409 |
Earlier this week state media reported the incident in Luntai county but gave the death toll as two.
On Thursday a state news portal said 40 "rioters", six civilians and four police officers were killed. No reason was given for the delay in reporting.
Violence has been escalating in Xinjiang in recent months.
The regio... | Fifty people died in violence on Sunday in Xinjiang, Chinese state media said, in what police called a "serious terrorist attack". | 29373158 |
The electoral commission said Mr Lungu had secured 50.35% in Thursday's vote, just over the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round under a new electoral system.
His main rival, Hakainde Hichilema, who alleges electoral fraud, won 47.67%.
Earlier, his UPND party withdrew from the ballot verification process.
Afric... | Zambia's President Edgar Lungu has been re-elected, according to official results, which are being challenged by the main opposition party. | 37086365 |
Police Service of Northern Ireland's Chief Constable George Hamilton said a bullet-proof vest may have saved the injured officer's life.
He was shot at least twice in his right arm in the attack on the Crumlin Road on Sunday and had surgery overnight.
The PSNI is treating the attack as attempted murder and has released... | Automatic gunfire was sprayed across a garage forecourt in Belfast, leaving a police officer injured. | 38716584 |
Carl Wood, 58, allegedly took part on the first night of the raid over Easter this year when the gang failed to break into the vault.
The prosecution said he left before they got in on the second night.
After the crime, gang members said "Carl" would be "cursing himself".
Mr Wood is charged with conspiracy to commit bu... | One of the men accused of the Hatton Garden burglary has denied being mocked by other members of the gang after he allegedly lost his nerve and left without any of the £14m haul. | 35103688 |
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