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Many walk for days in sweltering conditions to reach El Rocio, normally home to fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Others ride horses or travel in carts pulled by oxen or mules.
They are all brought together by the collective desire to worship a 13th Century effigy known as the Virgin of Rocio.
At first glance, it looks lik... | Each year a small hamlet in rural Andalusia welcomes a staggering one million pilgrims to its sandy streets. | 33186232 |
In January, Tata announced jobs would be lost in the town, citing "difficult market conditions".
All workers have been invited to attend one of four meetings at the plant's academy on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The plant, which currently employs 4,000 workers, is understood to be losing £1m a day.
Aberavo... | Steelworkers in Port Talbot will find out this week if they are among 750 at the plant to lose their jobs. | 35777711 |
The former US president was speaking following Mass for the former IRA leader who, a priest said, "became a mainstay of the peace process".
Mourners also included Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster, who received a round of applause.
At the graveside, Gerry Adams issued an appeal to "our unionist neighbours... | Bill Clinton has told mourners at Martin McGuinness' funeral that the people of Northern Ireland must finish the work he started. | 39368451 |
Police were searching the residential area of Kallyanpur when they were attacked by handmade bombs.
Bangladesh has seen a string of deadly attacks on secular writers, bloggers, and member of religious minorities.
Earlier this month 20 people, mostly foreigners, were killed in a bloody attack on an upmarket cafe in Dhak... | Police in Bangladesh have killed nine suspected Islamist militants after a gun battle in Dhaka, officials said. | 36891264 |
The 35-year-old holding midfielder, who has missed only one game for the Saddlers this term, has put pen to paper on a new one-year contract, with a further year's option.
"I'm happy to have it sorted," he said. "I feel I'm still contributing.
"I've always said, as long as I feel I'm contributing then I'll still play."... | Walsall skipper Adam Chambers has signed a new deal with the promotion-chasing Saddlers, regardless of which division they will be in next season. | 36249546 |
Scott McBride bundled in Rovers' opener early in the second half and Alistair Love fired home their second.
Gary Fisher teed up McBride for his second before Jamie McCormack headed one back for Stenny.
Results elsewhere ensured Rovers fell short of fourth place in the division as the hosts avoided a relegation play-off... | Albion Rovers missed out on the promotion play-offs, despite beating Stenhousemuir in Scottish League One. | 36118856 |
The centre, set up after the 1980 St Pauls riots, is based in a building owned by Bristol City Council and gets £37,500 funding a year.
The council said it was "committed" to the centre but was looking for a new organisation to run it from March.
Its manager said problems were being addressed and asked for more time.
... | The group running Bristol's Malcolm X community centre has been told its tenancy will be terminated after being warned of "substantial" lease breaches. | 35226104 |
Fredrik Sejersted said the government should still be prepared for Breivik, who gave a Nazi salute on entering the courtroom, to do the unthinkable.
The state is appealing against a ruling that some of Breivik's treatment in prison amounted to "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment".
Breivik killed 77 people in ... | Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is more radical than ever, prosecutors warned as the right-wing extremist appeared in court. | 38574453 |
Owners Magnox said the workforce was being cut to 357, down from 522 staff, and about 25 agency workers by May.
Earlier this year, it said 1,600 jobs would be lost at 12 sites by 2016.
Anglesey's planned new nuclear power station, Wylfa Newydd, will employ more than 1,000 people once it begins working in the first half... | A total of 165 jobs will be lost at Wylfa nuclear power station on Anglesey when the plant moves from energy generation to defueling, say bosses. | 34620025 |
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Only a new world record from Hungary's Daniel Gyurta could deny the 23-year-old gold, while Japan's Ryo Tateishi took bronze.
Jamieson, in his debut Olympics, came charging down the final 50m to deafening noise in the Aquatics Centre and closed right up on Gyurta.
But the ... | Michael Jamieson produced the swim of his life to take Olympic 200m breaststroke silver and smash his own British record. | 18905987 |
Another six people were injured in the fire, which broke out at the privately run Kangleyuan home in Pingdingshan city on Monday night.
Two of the injured were in serious condition, said the Xinhua news agency.
President Xi Jinping ordered "all-out efforts" to care for the injured and bereaved relatives and to find out... | A fire at a care home for elderly people in China's Henan province has killed 38 people, state media report. | 32879851 |
The visitors' Danny Andrew hit the post with a free-kick, which was then saved by Joe Day, as the first half produced chances at both ends.
The second half was less eventful, with very few scoring opportunities.
Newport are four points adrift of safety, while a point keeps Grimsby 13th in the table.
Match ends, Newport... | Newport County remain bottom of League Two despite extending their unbeaten run to six games with a goalless draw at home to Grimsby Town. | 38889787 |
The crash happened on Friday on the A4260 near Banbury, between Adderbury and Deddington.
The man's Ford Fiesta was in a collision with a Scania tipper lorry. Another car was also involved in the crash.
Thames Valley Police said the man was from Banbury and his next of kin had been informed.
The road was closed for sev... | A 20-year-old man has been killed in a crash with a lorry on a road in Oxfordshire. | 35141045 |
Arran Coen, 25, had 102 milligrams of alcohol in his blood when his car crashed on the M4 near Swansea last November.
The legal drink-drive limit is 80.
His mother Angela Coen, who was making Christmas cards with her grandchildren when police told her he had died, said the grief was "horrendous".
"Our lives have never ... | A mother from Swansea has made an emotional plea for motorists not to drink and drive after her son died in the run up to Christmas. | 38160123 |
The Iranian billionaire, 60, has been announced as the club's new major shareholder after selling his 15% share in Arsenal to Alisher Usmanov.
The deal, and its ratification, ends a decade-long search for investment by chairman Bill Kenwright.
Moshiri may attend his first game since the deal when Everton host Chelsea i... | Farhad Moshiri's 49.9% investment in Everton has been formally approved by the Premier League. | 35758714 |
But what about the hard-up players selling them?
With earnings of up to £35,000 per week you wouldn't think any Premier League star would need to auction off their memorabilia.
But some do. As items owned by ex-England goalkeeper David James are up for sale we look at footballers who've played, earned and lost.
He decl... | Signed football shirts, shorts and balls - a must purchase for any die-hard fan. | 29896728 |
She urged the international community to come together to find a solution as East and West Germany had done in 1990.
Some 200,000 migrants, many fleeing Syria and Iraq, arrived last month in Germany, more than the whole of 2014.
Mrs Merkel was attending a ceremony in Frankfurt's cathedral with President Joachim Gauck a... | German Chancellor Angela Merkel has marked the 25th anniversary of German reunification by urging a unified response to Europe's migrant crisis. | 34433441 |
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He lives in Dallas Zoo in America and his keepers decided to treat him to new toy, to help him enjoy life and keep active.
We think it's safe to say that Zola is a pretty big fan of the pool - judging by the serious dance shapes he's been pulling!
We added the music, but we like t... | Zola the gorilla has been been busting a move in his brand new paddling pool. | 40379047 |
Prof Alan Mackay-Sim, from Queensland, has spent decades researching spinal cord injuries.
A leader in stem cell research, Prof Mackay-Sim's work has been credited with prompting groundbreaking advances.
Australia's most prestigious civic honour is awarded each year to a person considered a national role model.
Prime M... | A biomedical scientist who helped restore mobility in a quadriplegic person for the first time has been named 2017's Australian of the Year. | 38740283 |
The emergency services were called to Coombe Street, Exeter at 1700 BST on Sunday.
The body of a 47-year-old man was discovered in the flat at Turnworth Court.
The man's next of kin has been informed. Police are treating the death as unexplained.
Latest on the fatal fire story, plus more Devon and Cornwall news | Police are investigating the death of a man following a fire at a block of flats. | 37605431 |
Canada's Michelle Li proved far too strong for the home favourite, winning 21-14 21-7 in just 38 minutes.
Gilmour, 20, became the first Scottish woman to reach a commonwealth badminton singles final with victory over Tee Jing Yi of Malaysia.
But she had to settle for silver, Scotland's 53rd medal of the Games.
"It was ... | Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour slumped to defeat in the gold medal match of the women's singles badminton at Glasgow 2014. | 28628985 |
The burglary happened at 22:50 GMT on Wednesday in Grenville Avenue, Slough.
Police said the men forced their way into the property, threatened the 34-year-old victim with a knife, and demanded Asian gold jewellery.
She handed over what she was wearing, as well as some other items, and the men left through the front do... | A woman was threatened at knifepoint by four men who broke into her house while her nine-year-old daughter was asleep in bed. | 38038029 |
His arrest was the result of a joint operation between Wales Extremism Counter Terrorism Unit, North Wales Police and West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit.
Police say it was planned and intelligence-led, and that there was no threat to the public's safety.
The man is being questioned at a police station in the West Mid... | A 48-year-old man has been arrested in Wrexham on suspicion of terrorism offences. | 37942572 |
The home side were in the driving seat at the halfway stage thanks to a brace from Louis Dodds before Jay Emmanuel-Thomas began the Gills revival by also scoring twice.
Shrewsbury took the lead with a fine goal from Dodds in the 17th minute. He latched onto a lay-off from Ivan Toney and curled a shot from 20 yards into... | Gillingham stormed back from 2-0 down at the break to seal a dramatic League One win at Shrewsbury with a stoppage-time goal from Max Ehmer. | 37139033 |
BBC Global News director Peter Horrocks said it appeared to be "deliberate censorship", adding that the BBC was complaining to the authorities.
Other major news websites were functioning as usual, and the reason for the blackout remained unclear.
Since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the BBC's English-language site has been... | Access to the BBC's English-language website has been blocked across China, the corporation has said. | 29628356 |
The UK health service was praised for its safety, affordability and efficiency, but fared less well on outcomes such as preventing early death and cancer survival.
The research by the Commonwealth Fund, a US think tank, looked at countries across the world, including the US, Canada, Australia, France and Germany.
The U... | The NHS has been ranked the number one health system in a comparison of 11 countries. | 40608253 |
The online marketplaces could be legally required to spot the tax evasion committed by many of their overseas sellers.
UK firms say they are being put out of business by the unfair competition.
Amazon and eBay said they make all users aware of their legal obligations.
"If the scale of the fraud is as big as the anecdot... | Amazon and eBay could be liable for billions of pounds in unpaid VAT if they fail to properly investigate traders using their sites to escape sales tax, the BBC has learned. | 34650014 |
Retired church pastor Henry Clarke, 75, admitted he had abused three boys at Northern Ireland care homes, including Billy Brown in 1968.
Mr Clarke, who now lives in Canada, confessed his crimes to police in 1985, but has never been prosecuted.
Mr Brown said he had gone "through hell" since the abuse, and called for Cla... | A child sex-abuse victim has challenged his abuser to return to Northern Ireland to face him. | 39525476 |
David Nigel Dallimore admitted painting the message, "Happy birthday Zoe M love from Dai", in Grant Street, Llanelli, in July last year.
He agreed to pay a fixed penalty of £75, but was taken before Llanelli magistrates by Carmarthenshire council after failing to pay.
He was fined £220, plus £351 costs and £30 victim s... | A man's birthday greeting cost him £600 - because he painted it on the road in his street. | 38907425 |
Five homes in Glen Crescent and Bonnington Road in Peebles and properties in the Bellfield area of Eddleston were targeted.
A Ford Transit van, grey Audi A6, off-road motorbike and other items were taken between 21:00 on Tuesday and 06:00 on Wednesday.
Police said inquiries were continuing to see if the crimes were lin... | A number of vehicles have been stolen in a spate of break-ins at homes in the Scottish Borders. | 38758511 |
MOTD2 pundit Kevin Kilbane expands on his TV analysis of how Burnley's lack of a goal threat means their approach of attempting to contain teams is seriously flawed.
The dilemma for Clarets boss Sean Dyche is that if he tries to do anything but contain the opposition then it will leave his side more exposed at the back... | It is now 526 minutes since Burnley scored their first and last Premier League goal of the season and Sunday's 4-0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion showed that determined defending only gets you so far when you do not have anything to offer up front. | 29404976 |
The 70-year-old will now become the first former Israeli head of government to be sent to jail, after a bribery charge in one case was upheld by Israel's Supreme Court.
Below is a summary of the main cases.
In April 2010, law enforcement sources told the BBC Olmert had been named as "a prime suspect" in a multi-million... | Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was plagued during his years in office, 2006-09, by a string of corruption scandals, which played a major part in his eventual resignation. | 16426018 |
He offered his "profound respect" and "eternal condolences" for US soldiers who died in the conflict.
Mr Abe is on a state visit to the US to discuss a wide-ranging trans-Pacific trade deal.
He and US President Barack Obama have also agreed on new guidelines for defence co-operation.
But his speech to the joint session... | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed "deep repentance" over Japan's role in World War Two, during an historic address to the US Congress. | 32522234 |
Although the show could have been "squeezed out" for another few series, the star said he thought creator Julian Fellowes "would have run out of ideas".
He was speaking at a Bafta event, where the ITV drama was being given a special honour for its global success.
The series will return this autumn and also air a final ... | Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville has said it would have been "a misstep" for the period drama to have gone on beyond its forthcoming sixth series. | 33878349 |
After 27 years of Blaise Compaore, the people of Burkina Faso were set to wait patiently until November 2015.
But Mr Compaore's attempt to force a constitutional change sparked near unanimous outrage.
"It's as if he was disconnected from reality or not acknowledging what was going on," Rinaldo Depagne, director of ICG'... | There was just one more year to go before change could finally come, through the next presidential election. | 29858965 |
A statement on the club's website highlighted the effects of the 718 attendance compared to the last home game against Montrose in August.
It read: "FYI [for your information] crowd increase of 125%. Gate receipt increase of 160%.
"Cafe/shop/add-ons increase of 165%. Once again thank you so much to everyone who attende... | Albion Rovers' "pay what you can" initiative for the win against Montrose boosted normal crowds at Cliftonhill. | 25706582 |
High-speed services between London, the West of England and Wales have been halved by the industrial action, which started at 18:30 BST on Wednesday.
FGW said more than 60% of services were "operating as normal" but the RMT said the figures were "pure fiction".
The dispute is over concerns guards and buffet cars will b... | A 48-hour strike on First Great Western (FGW) trains has left tens of thousands of commuters facing severe disruption. | 33456837 |
The city received the funding for its Nextbike scheme from Sustrans Scotland, which encourages cycling travel.
The 11 new stations were officially launched by Minister for Transport and the Islands, Humza Yousaf at Stirling's Albert Halls.
The scheme's expansion has increased the number of bikes available to rent in St... | The number of bicycle rental stations in Stirling has doubled following a £150,000 investment. | 37852304 |
Nadir Syed, 22, from Southall in west London, was arrested hours after buying a chef's knife in November 2014, days before Remembrance Sunday.
Woolwich Crown Court heard how he had been inspired by IS leaders urging attacks on Western targets, including police and soldiers.
The jury could not reach verdicts on two othe... | A man has been convicted of preparing to carry out a knife attack in London, inspired by so-called Islamic State. | 35095998 |
Tipped for the chop ahead of the announcement, he ended up keeping his job - but only after it was widely reported he had lost it.
As the first Tory MPs started arriving at Number 10 on Thursday morning, it was suggested he had been sacked, prompting (as you would expect) a fair degree of jubilation among junior doctor... | Barring the appointment of Boris Johnson as foreign secretary, the decision to keep Jeremy Hunt in the health brief in England was perhaps the biggest surprise of Theresa May's new cabinet. | 36776687 |
A lively start to the Devon derby saw Exeter's Jake Taylor volley an effort just wide from eight yards.
But almost immediately Plymouth playmaker Graham Carey sent a pass through to on-loan Cardiff winger Matty Kennedy, who beat Christy Pym and put Argyle 1-0 up.
Pym could do little to prevent the ball beating him then... | Promotion-chasing Plymouth ended Exeter's seven-match winning run in League Two with a comprehensive victory at Home Park. | 38864964 |
The rare bird, which had been 'adopted' by pupils at Ballyclare High School, in County Antrim, was found in the Katesbridge area in May.
The current population of red kites in Northern Ireland is thought to stand at around 14 breeding pairs.
Pupils had given the bird the nickname Fawkes and were supporting an RSPB red ... | The RSPB Northern Ireland has confirmed that a red kite was been deliberately shot and killed in County Down. | 33372784 |
The app-based taxi booking service uses an algorithm to set the cost of trips, but the plaintiffs allege that Travis Kalanick used this to co-ordinate higher prices for New York drivers.
A complaint filed in December said this constituted a price-fixing conspiracy in violation of antitrust laws.
Uber has denied the cla... | A federal judge in the US has refused to throw out a lawsuit alleging that Uber's chief executive conspired with drivers to fix the cost of rides. | 35943005 |
The prime minister said it was "absolutely vital" police could access communications data via social media.
"We need to know who called whom and when," he told ITV's This Morning.
Wednesday's Investigatory Powers Bill would let police see websites people have visited but not the specific pages they have viewed without ... | David Cameron has defended proposed new web surveillance powers, saying the internet cannot become a "safe space" for terrorists and criminals. | 34697535 |
Stephen Doughty, MP for Cardiff South and Penarth, said managers of Moorland Community Centre in Splott cancelled it amid concerns for other visitors.
He said he offered to meet protesters away from the venue, with no reply.
Stop the War Coalition said it was keen to ensure other day-to-day activities at the centre wer... | A Labour MP who backed air strikes on Syria has seen his Friday surgery for constituents called off over plans for an anti-war protest. | 35064800 |
The future of the game is under threat unless there is a move from grass to artificial pitches, the FA told Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire programme.
Pitches are not only waterlogged after heavy rain but are also suffering from overuse in many cases, the FA says.
The Local Government Association suggested the FA co... | Council-run football pitches used by thousands of amateur teams each week are in an "abhorrent state", the Football Association has told the BBC. | 26065945 |
Sterling fell about 1% across the board. The only currency against which it gained ground was the Turkish lira.
The Prime Minister told Sky News on Sunday that she wanted the best possible deal for leaving the EU.
However, she dismissed the idea that the UK could "keep bits of membership".
She added: "We're leaving. We... | The value of the pound has fallen to a two-month low against major currencies after Prime Minister Theresa May signalled the UK would pursue a so-called "hard Brexit" from the EU. | 38555673 |
North Wales Police said the alarm was raised at about 10:20 GMT on Tuesday on the trail between Penmaenpool, near Dolgellau, and Barmouth.
Officers said they are trying to establish the woman's identity but the death is not being treated as suspicious at the moment.
The coroner for north west Wales has been informed. | The body of a woman in her 30s has been discovered on a cycle path along the Mawddach estuary in Gwynedd. | 35105550 |
New figures show target times for some passengers to clear immigration were missed in the last two months.
Extra staff have been redeployed from Channel ports to help airport colleagues deal with delays.
The Home Office said it had an "agile, flexible and intelligence-led workforce" to respond to needs.
A spokesman sai... | "Stressed" Border Force staff are struggling to cope with queues to check passports at Heathrow Airport, according to a whistleblower. | 36868585 |
Doug Richard, 57, is accused of engaging in sexual activity after contacting her through a website.
He denies sexual activity with a child, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and a charge of paying a child for sexual services.
Mr Richard, of Islington, north London, is due back in court for a tria... | A former panellist on Dragon's Den has denied paying a 13-year-old girl for sex after meeting her online. | 34941782 |
Ethical approval has been granted for the transplants - as part of a clinical trial - and will launch in spring.
Around one in 5,000 women are born without a womb, while others lose their womb to cancer.
If the trial is successful, the first UK baby born from a womb transplant could arrive in late 2017 or 2018.
More th... | Doctors have been granted approval to carry out the UK's first 10 womb transplants, following the success of the procedure in Sweden. | 34397794 |
Doctors are cautiously optimistic about her condition, but are reluctant to speculate on her recovery.
The swift response of people on the scene - emergency workers and medical staff - has been credited with saving her life in the first instance.
Daniel Hernandez, an intern on her staff, is being called a hero after he... | Very few people survive being shot in the head at close range, but all indications are that Gabrielle Giffords is one of the lucky few. | 12148446 |
The two-time Olympic gold medallist, riding Horseware Hale Bob, has a 0.4-point advantage over reigning champion Michael Jung on La Biosthetique Sam.
Rosalind Canter is the highest-placed Briton in sixth, with Oliver Townend and Alexander Bragg seventh and eighth.
The Gloucestershire event finishes with show jumping on... | Germany's Ingrid Klimke leads the Badminton Horse Trials after the cross country phase, as she bids to become the first female winner in a decade. | 39832089 |
The 28-year-old turned down a new contract at former club Heerenveen, for whom he played for the last two years.
Mulder, who has signed a three-year deal, will contest the goalkeeper position with Lukasz Fabianski and Kristoffer Nordfeldt.
"I am very happy to be here. The opportunity has come and I have taken it with b... | Swansea have signed Dutch goalkeeper Erwin Mulder on a free transfer. | 40452036 |
Screenwriter Orci will take over from Abrams, who is currently shooting Star Wars Episode VII.
"He emailed me before the news broke saying: 'Hey man, I might be doing this, shall we nerd out?,' said Pegg who plays Montgomery "Scotty" Scott.
"He's a good friend, he's very much part of the Star Trek family," he added.
St... | New Star Trek director Roberto Orci is the "perfect sense" replacement for JJ Abrams, actor Simon Pegg has said. | 28410539 |
The team at University College London used a constant stream of cells mixed with a polymer to weave the new tissues.
They think the technique could produce better results than other ways of building body parts for transplant.
The team of researchers tested the technique by constructing blood vessels in mice.
There are ... | A way of building body parts similar to the way a spider spins its web has been demonstrated by researchers in the UK. | 23793787 |
A research team from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge found that cancers that return were more likely to contain certain genes or combinations of genes.
Targeting these genes with early treatments could be key, they said.
The study is being presented at the European Cancer Congress in Vienna.
In around ... | Scientists say they have discovered a genetic clue to why some breast cancers relapse, which could lead to better treatment. | 34349468 |
Alan Bennett, 34, is accused of murdering Lynne Freeman, 46, and 30-year-old Jodie Betteridge, in Redcar on Wednesday evening.
Mr Bennett, of Lingholme, Redcar, appeared via a video link for the hearing at Teesside Crown Court.
He made no plea and was remanded in custody. There was no bail application.
He spoke via the... | A man has appeared before a crown court judge charged with the murders of two women within minutes of each other in separate attacks. | 35920494 |
The officer had been assigned to investigate an assault on a woman at her home in north Belfast.
The incident was investigated by police and went to court 11 months later, but the case was dismissed.
The victim then lodged a complaint with the Police Ombudsman's office.
She alleged that failings in the police investiga... | A police officer has been formally disciplined for "alarming failures" in his investigation of an assault, and for misleading senior police officers and Police Ombudsman investigators. | 31601067 |
"It's our first Congress post the Brexit vote so we want people focused on jobs, workers' rights and investment, because we are very clear that workers mustn't pay the price," says the TUC's general secretary Frances O'Grady.
In the run-up to the vote, Ms O'Grady was a prominent voice for the Remain camp, even taking p... | With politicians and the business world still grappling with the outcome of the EU referendum, it's little wonder that Brexit will dominate the forthcoming Trades Union Congress which kicks off in Brighton on Sunday. | 37300445 |
Warriors faced Racing at the same stage last season, failing to make it out of the group as Dan Carter and company went on to lose the final to Saracens.
Leicester and Munster have both twice been crowned European champions.
Edinburgh' European Challenge Cup pool features Harlequins, Stade Francais and Romanian outfit ... | Glasgow have been drawn to face French champions Racing 92, English giants Leicester and Irish province Munster in the European Champions Cup pool stage. | 36664130 |
Regulations were unveiled in March that outlawed foreign ownership of online publishing services.
The rules also required that all content shown to Chinese people must be stored on servers based on the Chinese mainland.
Apple said it hoped access to the services would be restored soon.
Currently, anyone in China who vi... | China has shut down Apple's online book and movie services as it imposes strict rules governing what can be published on the net. | 36110425 |
Full details are not yet known, but it is thought the cap would probably be on standard variable tariffs (SVT).
But British Gas parent firm Centrica, and fellow supplier E.On both said market competition was essential.
And trade association body Energy UK said a cap could risk "billions in investment and jobs".
Scottis... | Members of the UK energy industry say that a Tory manifesto pledge to cap household bills is not in customers' best interests. | 39683815 |
First Cymru said the ftrMetro is too expensive to run.
Major roadworks costing about £10m were carried out in the city to accommodate the buses including on The Kingsway.
The road layout was criticised by a coroner earlier this year for having a "serious design issue" after two people died.
Businesses on the road said ... | Bendy buses which were introduced six years ago and led to controversial changes to the road system in Swansea city centre are to be scrapped. | 33254289 |
Daw hyn wedi i chwaer April, Jazmin Jones ddechrau deiseb ar-lein - mae'r ddeiseb wedi denu dros 120,000 o lofnodion.
Mae deiseb Ms Jones yn galw am sicrhau fod enwau troseddwyr rhyw yn cael eu cadw ar gofrestr am oes, a bod pwerau newydd i blismona'r bobl sy'n chwilio am ddelweddau o gamdrin plant ar y we.
Gan fod unr... | Mae teulu April Jones yn teimlo eu bod wedi cymryd cam ymlaen tuag at sicrhau dedfrydau llymach ar gyfer troseddwyr rhyw. | 38958752 |
Rhondda MP Chris Bryant called for reassurances over the Welsh-language channel as the UK government announced a full-scale review of the BBC.
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale restated his view that S4C should aim for similar savings to the BBC.
S4C said it had faced "substantial cuts" but would stress to ministers ... | Cuts to the BBC threaten the future of S4C, Labour's shadow culture secretary has told the House of Commons. | 33549941 |
The 21-year-old made 13 appearances in all competitions for the Exiles while on loan at the Rodney Parade club earlier this season, scoring one goal.
He previously spent three months with Port Vale in 2015, playing five games for the League One side.
O'Sullivan is yet to start a Bluebirds first-team match, but has made... | Newport County have re-signed Cardiff City midfielder Tommy O'Sullivan on loan until the end of the season. | 35772571 |
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It was a classic 'David and Goliath' tale; Wigan the dominant force of the late 80s and early 90s against an Eagles side in only their third season in the top flight.
Yet John Kear's group brought glory to South Yorkshire on a sunny May afternoon at Wembley, toppling the e... | Few finals in the Challenge Cup's 116-year history have been as dramatic, sensational and unexpected as Sheffield Eagles' victory against Wigan in 1998. | 22439890 |
Sarah Cope, 36, and Clare Phipps, 26, had their nomination to stand as MPs in Basingstoke rejected by the returning officer before May's general election.
They appeared at the High Court in London in a bid to overturn the returning officer's decision.
Ms Cope said they wanted to change the culture of Westminster where ... | Two Green Party candidates have been refused a judicial review over their plans to become job-share MPs. | 33693591 |
The ferry company, which runs services from Portsmouth, Poole and Plymouth, was given the grant to help it comply with new EU regulations.
The grant will be used to fit "scrubber systems" on the exhausts of three of its ships to reduce sulphur emissions.
A company spokesman said it was "a welcome contribution" but only... | Brittany Ferries has received almost £5m from the European Union (EU) to pay for low-emission exhaust systems. | 33704126 |
But the room will forever lie empty. On the evening of 10 December her son, Tunc, was killed by a car bomb.
A lifelong Besiktas fan, he was working at the stadium in Istanbul on the Saturday evening during a match with a local team.
An hour after the game ended, a car bomb hit a riot police vehicle outside the stadium.... | Kadriye Uncu has left her son's room the way it was: the black and white striped flag of Besiktas FC covering his bed and on the wall the football club's shield and a photo of him in uniform during his military service. | 38389981 |
Isabel dos Santos has offered €1.35 a share for Portugal Telecom, which is controlled by Brazilian telecommunications group Oi.
The company described the bid as inopportune, ill-timed and inappropriate.
Her move is an attempt to derail a €7bn offer for Oi's Portuguese assets by French company Altice.
Oi is still consid... | Shares in Portugal Telecom have jumped following a €1.2bn (£940m) bid by the Angolan president's daughter. | 29988290 |
15 January 2017 Last updated at 09:19 GMT
Bangor-based Cor Glanaethwy will be part of an international choir presenting the US premiere of Welsh composer Sir Karl Jenkins' Cantata Memoria.
It was written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, in which 144 people, including 116 children, died.
Choi... | A Gwynedd choir which reached the final of the Britain's Got Talent TV show is performing at New York's Carnegie Hall. | 38628227 |
The accident happened close to junction two southbound, near Rosyth, at about 20:00 on Saturday.
The 29-year-old woman who died was driving a Citroen C4 when it was in a collision with a Land Rover Discovery.
The female driver of the Land Rover was taken to the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, for treatment.
Her condition... | A woman has died and three other people, including an 18-month-old boy, were injured in a two-car crash on the M90 in Fife. | 36570400 |
Bath And North East Somerset (Banes) councillor Peter Edwards made the comment while talking about the Horseworld visitor centre on BBC Radio Bristol's Drivetime show.
He has since apologised unreservedly and said it was "not his intention to cause anyone any offence".
He added he had been "foolish and thoughtless".
In... | A councillor has apologised for using the phrase "nigger in the woodpile" live on BBC radio. | 26368593 |
Dr Qian Chen is among 315 new starters working in the NHS for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
Strikes were held in England over a new contract which does not affect colleagues in Wales where the NHS is devolved.
Health board medical director Dr Graham Shortland said Wales should be promoting itself better to ... | The junior doctor contract dispute in England has led some to opt to work in Wales, according to one new recruit. | 36969528 |
The 20-year-old came through the Reds academy but failed to feature for the first team.
He is the son of former Blackburn and Preston defender Mick Rathbone and is the third summer arrival at Spotland.
"When I found out I was leaving Manchester United, I spoke to my coach about potential clubs," he said.
"He told me th... | League One side Rochdale have signed midfielder Oliver Rathbone on a one-year contract after his release by Manchester United. | 36626306 |
Justice Robert Hulme in the New South Wales Supreme Court ruled that Jocelyn Edwards was entitled to use the sperm.
It had been extracted posthumously from her husband, Mark Edwards, after he died in an accident at work.
The case was a landmark in a state where IVF treatment is banned without the consent of the donor.
... | An Australian woman who had discussed fertility treatments with her husband before he died has been allowed by a court to use his frozen sperm for IVF. | 13497566 |
Jonny Hayes scored the crucial goal, with the help of a big deflection off Darren McGregor, as Derek McInnes' men won 3-2.
The Pittodrie men had gone 2-0 up thanks to goals from Adam Rooney and Ryan Christie but a Grant Holt header and Dylan McGeouch's excellent goal hauled Hibs level.
Here, former Hibs captain Craig P... | Aberdeen sealed a spot in the Scottish Cup final by edging out holders Hibernian in a Hampden thriller. | 39678584 |
Councillors are being advised to chose it over Tweedbank when they meet later this month.
The Galashiels proposal would see the town's post office brought back into use, a former Poundstretcher demolished and a new building erected.
The council has been told that could deliver "a successful tourism and regeneration pro... | Galashiels has been recommended as the site for a permanent home for the Great Tapestry of Scotland in the Borders. | 38267588 |
Jonray Sánchez-Iglesias from Portishead ran the Casamia restaurant in Westbury-on-Trym with his brother Peter.
The pair were named chefs of the year in the Good Food Guide 2015, and were described as "two little geniuses" by top chef Gordon Ramsay in 2010.
Hundreds of people attended the funeral at St Mary Redcliffe ch... | The funeral has been held of a chef who ran a Michelin-starred restaurant in Bristol, who died of skin cancer at the age of 32. | 34906066 |
Mr McIlhagga, 42, was killed by a masked gang outside a house at Riverview Park in Ballymoney, County Antrim, on 5 January.
The Ballymena man was beaten and shot in the leg and died from his injuries.
The three men, aged 24, 41 and 48, were arrested on Wednesday, but they were unconditionally released a day later.
A nu... | Three men arrested in connection with the murder of father-of-five Brian McIlhagga have been released without charge. | 30842379 |
It made an arresting image.
Immediately after taking power in January 1959, Fidel Castro commandeered a hotel owned by Paris Hilton's great-grandfather, Conrad Hilton.
He installed the revolution's headquarters at the Hilton hotel for several months before nationalising it and renaming it the Habana Libre.
But while he... | At the gala dinner at last year's Havana cigar festival, Paris Hilton got up from her table and shimmied across the room to take a "selfie" with Fidel Castro's eldest son, "Fidelito" Castro Diaz-Balart. | 35866651 |
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said members will vote on whether to take action, citing a failure by the company to give assurances on the future use of guards on trains.
The union is involved in a row with Southern Rail on the same issue and also recently announced a ballot of its members on Merseyrail.
... | Northern rail conductors are to be balloted for strike action. | 38924430 |
It is to fly six round trips between the London airport and Edinburgh, with three round trips linking it with Aberdeen.
The airline says 150 people will be employed as a result of the move.
Virgin Atlantic will take over landing slots from BMI, after it was bought by British Airways owner, IAG.
From 31 March 2013, the ... | Virgin Atlantic has set out details of its plans to compete with British Airways on Heathrow links with Scotland. | 20657670 |
The FTSE 100 closed up by 14 points or nearly 0.2% at 7,248.10.
HSBC reported a 19% fall in first-quarter profits, but the drop was not as big as expected, and its shares ended 2.8% higher.
Fashion retailer Next saw the biggest decline, finishing 5.1% lower after it reported falling sales.
Shares in IAG had gained 2.97... | London's key share index edged ahead on Thursday, led by BA-owner International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), travel firm TUI and HSBC bank. | 39802894 |
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He had been suspended while the sporting body investigated allegations of derogatory comments about Para-cyclists.
Great Britain cyclist Jess Varnish previously said Sutton made sexist comments towards her and told her to "go and have a baby".
Sutton "rejects the specific ... | British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton has resigned amid claims of sexism and discrimination towards elite cyclists. | 36153485 |
Daniel Burgess, 38, of Cornwall, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after blocking the inflow and outflow pipes of neighbour Michael Hornder's house on Christmas Day 2015. He also glued a door lock.
Mr Hornder, 48, died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Burgess was jailed for two years eight months at Exeter Crown Court on Mon... | A man has admitted killing his neighbour by putting a potato into the gas flue of his house. | 38885022 |
In a race which also doubled-up as the final pre-Olympic World Cup, John Jackson piloted Team GB's crew of Joel Fearon, Stuart Benson and Bruce Tasker.
The quartet claimed fourth overall but earned silver as the second highest-placed European team.
Britain's last European four-man podium was in 1994, when they also won... | Great Britain's four-man bobsleigh team rounded off their Winter Olympics preparations with a silver medal at the European Championships in Germany. | 25901428 |
Lieutenant General Manas Kongpan could face a criminal trial. He is willing to hand himself in, Thai reports say.
The warrant is part of efforts to close down smuggling routes through Thailand.
Meanwhile Myanmar's navy is reported to be escorting a boat with about 700 stranded migrants to a "safe" location.
Information... | A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for a senior army officer accused of being involved in the trafficking of Rohingya migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh. | 32970764 |
The country's gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% in the first three months of the year after shrinking by 1.2% in the final quarter of 2016.
The figures come as Greek unions begin two days of industrial action against cuts to pensions and tax rises insisted on by creditors.
Greece is still struggling to secure a... | Greece has fallen back into recession for the first time since 2012, official figures from Eurostat show. | 39933638 |
She is far right, anti-Europe and anti-immigration, but many of those who voted for her once voted for the Communists and the Socialists.
She has attempted to reinvent the FN as the party of the voiceless, the left-behind and the angry.
She offers to protect workers' jobs from globalisation and to defend French identit... | The success of Marine Le Pen and the National Front (FN) in France underlines the shifting plates of European politics. | 35026976 |
Archaeologists used satellite images, drone photography and ground surveys to locate the find, according to the study published in the American Schools of Oriental Research.
The large platform is about as long as an Olympic swimming pool and twice as wide.
Researchers say it is unlike any other structure at the ancient... | A huge monument has been discovered buried under the sands at the Petra World Heritage site in southern Jordan. | 36498234 |
Stewards decided the Ferrari driver was "predominantly" responsible for a collision that caused Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg to spin and drop back.
Vettel has also been given two penalty points on his licence for the incident.
The four-time champion felt the clash was a "racing incident" but stewards said he had made a... | Sebastian Vettel has been given a three-place grid penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix for causing a first-corner crash in Malaysia. | 37535006 |
The 30-year-old was trapped lbw by former England seamer Ryan Sidebottom in the third over of the four-day game.
James Hildreth made 89 in the MCC's 221, with Yorkshire closing on 82-2.
It is Cook's first match since the one-day series in Sri Lanka, after which he was dropped and replaced as ODI captain, missing the Wo... | England Test captain Alastair Cook was dismissed for just three on his return to first-class cricket playing for the MCC against Yorkshire in Abu Dhabi. | 32007495 |
Porsche's second car took the victory after the German manufacturer's first suffered a terminal problem while leading with four hours to go.
Film star Jackie Chan's DC Racing Oreca team were second, while Toyota's top two cars retired.
German Timo Bernhard and New Zealanders Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber shared the d... | Porsche won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the third year in a row on Sunday. | 40319871 |
That was the choice one shopper made recently at a Japanese convenience store.
The non-Japanese man was seen openly drinking from a bottle of lemon iced tea which he had taken from the shelf, resulting in an argument with store staff.
"What did I do that was wrong? It's written right there on the label," he apparently ... | Would you help yourself to a beverage labelled Free Tea? | 37856205 |
Centre Lisa Thomson broke through a tackle to finish off an interception try under the posts on 50 minutes, with Lana Skeldon adding the conversion.
The visitors finished strongly but could not add to their tally.
Italy dominated the early stages with tries from Melissa Bettoni, Elisa Cucchiella and Manuela Furlan.
It ... | Scotland women's long wait for a Six Nations win goes on but there were further signs of encouragement in a 22-7 loss to Italy in Bologna. | 35682530 |
The blaze started at the ICL UK Boulby mine in East Cleveland at 00:30 BST on Wednesday.
The workers, who were 1,100m (3,600 ft) under the sea bed and five miles (8km) from land, were treated for smoke inhalation and later discharged.
Polystyrene blocks are believed to have caught fire in the mine.
More than 100 staff ... | Seven workers were taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a potash mine, hundreds of metres below the sea bed. | 36033679 |
Defender Beevers slid in to convert Lee Martin's cross as Ian Holloway's side took an early lead.
The hosts added a second through Williams' second-half penalty after Lee Gregory was felled by Lewis Cook.
It meant a debut defeat for Hockaday, who was owner Massimo Cellino's surprise choice to take over at Leeds.
Hockad... | Mark Beevers and Shaun Williams scored to give Millwall a 2-0 win as Leeds got off to a losing start under Dave Hockaday. | 28646426 |
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