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Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the changes following a backlash over the lack of diversity in this year's nominations.
Three new seats will be added to the Academy's board of governors to improve diversity in leadership.
Several top industry figures have said they will not attend the Oscars.
Actor Will... | The organisers of the Oscars have pledged to double the number of female and minority members of the Academy by 2020. | 35387639 |
National Numeracy has developed a game based in a virtual film set with the player taking on the role of runner on their first day of work.
The game - Star Dash Studios - requires players to use everyday maths to tackle problems involving money, percentages, measurements and estimates.
The free game is aimed at 16- to ... | A maths charity hopes its new mobile gaming app will help boost numeracy skills among young people. | 37703070 |
George Boden, from High Easter, near Chelmsford, Essex, was riding his bike in 2011 when he crashed face-first.
Surgeons took bone from his shoulder and a titanium plate to make a new jaw, but he was left with no bottom teeth and a mouth the size of a walnut.
But 3D printed models were used to plan more surgery to refi... | A man who lost part of his face in a cycling accident has had his jaw rebuilt with the help of a 3D printer. | 38543516 |
Take a look at how they got on as they learned from the professionals how to make and report the news.
BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood brightened up School Report News Day by passing on some good advice to pupils from Lilian Baylis Technology School in south London.
She told Elizabeth and Marta that the secret to ... | Pupils from schools around the country have been visiting the BBC on School Report Day, meeting presenters, journalists and producers who work there. | 35780198 |
Fr Stephen Crossan is reported to have sniffed coke through a £10 note on a night of drinking in July 2015 in Banbridge, County Down.
He was in a room with Nazi memorabilia and seemed to say "I shouldn't" as he snorted, the Sun on Sunday reported.
The bishop of Dromore said in a statement that he had no knowledge of t... | A Catholic priest caught on video snorting what appeared to be cocaine has taken leave from the priesthood. | 35688401 |
BBC News went to the town, famous for Ronnie Barker and Italian food, to find out why people living there are more willing to give money to people in need than anywhere else.
Martin Sharp, who has been a full-time volunteer since retirement, agrees that people in Bedford are willing to help others more than people in o... | Bedford, a market town with a population of just under 80,000 people, has been classed as the most generous in the UK, according to donation site JustGiving. | 28888288 |
Eleanor Hawkins, 23, from Derbyshire, was one of 10 people who stripped before taking photographs at the peak of Mount Kinabalu on 30 May.
Four of them - including Ms Hawkins - got three-day prison sentences for "committing an obscene act in public".
She said in a statement outside her home in Draycott that she had bee... | A British woman jailed in Malaysia for stripping off on a sacred mountain has apologised for causing offence. | 33124694 |
It will run across social media and digital platforms for the next month warning potential and existing child sex predators that officers are "on to them".
Chief Constable Phil Gormley said he would not tolerate Scottish children being groomed.
The Scottish government is supporting the £40,000 campaign.
The campaign o... | Police Scotland has launched its first public information campaign to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE). | 37297938 |
Lord Howard faced criticism after he said Theresa May would show the same "resolve" as Margaret Thatcher did over the 1982 conflict.
The Lib Dems said he was "sabre-rattling" and Labour criticised the "inflammatory" remarks.
But Mr Weston said the row, as Brexit talks loom, was a "storm in a teacup".
It was sparked by ... | A row after a senior Tory referenced the Falklands War when speaking about Gibraltar is "ludicrous", Falklands veteran Simon Weston has said. | 39480221 |
The vehicle was damaged in Greenfern Place in the city on 19 February.
Police Scotland said the boy had been charged with wilful fire raising.
Enquiries are continuing and officers urged anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward. | A 14-year-old boy has been charged after a police vehicle was deliberately set alight in Aberdeen. | 39112620 |
That's the message to anyone who likes to move when they listen to music.
Pharrell and Moby have all given their support to Sean from London.
He's now been nicknamed ''Dancing Man'' after he was tormented online for dancing at a concert.
He became well known around the world after photos with a cruel comment was shared... | Be proud of your dancing and be enthusiastic on the dance floor. | 31797490 |
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Amid all the noise, which are the bargains, bloopers and just plain bonkers signings of a roller-coaster transfer window?
Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam, ex-England winger Trevor Sinclair, former Everton winger Kevin Kilbane and Andy Townsend, once of Aston Villa, Chelsea a... | After two months of mind-boggling spending, miles of social media speculation, smoke, mirrors and silly signing announcements, the transfer window has finally closed. | 41108842 |
Julia Rogers, from Newton Abbot in Devon, made about 20 visits to GPs and hospitals with stomach and back pain.
She was only diagnosed with advanced and inoperable cancer of the pancreas after paying for a private scan.
An NHS England report said "better continuity of care" needed to be ensured.
NHS England launched a ... | A woman's terminal cancer was not diagnosed because of delays, missed opportunities and poor continuity of care, an NHS report has found. | 30922938 |
The incident happened at around 04:15 at an address in Kenilworth Drive, Liberton. Nobody was hurt.
Officers said they are looking for a man who is described as being white and aged between 18-25. He was wearing a grey hooded top and grey trousers.
Det Insp Stuart Harkness said the nature of the incident was "serious a... | Police have issued a description of a man they want to trace after a gun was fired in Edinburgh. | 31831957 |
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Holders Hibernian ran out 3-1 winners against their city rivals in their fifth-round replay at Easter Road.
"That's quite a few backward steps and we've got a lot of making up to do to a lot of people," Cathro said.
"Maybe the mistake has been us overestimating the stage w... | Hearts players "failed to fight hard enough for the shirt" in their Edinburgh derby defeat in the Scottish Cup, says head coach Ian Cathro. | 39060130 |
Keith Pollock, 50, admitted assaulting the 16-year-old girl, with intent to rape, in Milton of Campsie in the early hours of 26 January last year.
He ran off after her screams alerted a passing driver. She later identified him through his "deep voice".
As part of the order, Pollock will serve a minimum of two years in ... | A convicted rapist who carried out a failed sex attack on a teenager in East Dunbartonshire has been given a lifelong restriction order. | 31112052 |
Up to 4,500 other rank and file soldiers could be dismissed, they say.
A Nigerian military source confirmed the dismissals to the BBC, but would not give an exact figure.
The army was widely criticised when the Islamist group Boko Haram captured vast areas in the country's north-east last year, despite a military emerg... | Nigeria's army has sacked at least 200 soldiers for cowardice and failure to fight against Boko Haram militants, several soldiers have told the BBC. | 32897935 |
It's an image that still haunts police officer Deputy Douglas Duvall who, on the evening of 28 February 2013, responded to an emergency call in the suburban calm of Tampa, and found himself face to face with the Florida underworld.
Inside a detached bungalow, the ground had opened and swallowed the sleeping body and th... | "It's like this thing was alive…it was churning, moving around…making noises, you know…like a growl." | 25983415 |
A combination of 40 factors, including brain structure, personality and major life events, were used to produce the test.
It can predict, with 70% accuracy, which 14-year-olds are likely to binge-drink at 16.
But a simpler method would be needed to make the test practical because of the prohibitive costs of brain scans... | Scientists claim to have developed a way of predicting which teenagers are likely to binge-drink. | 28124747 |
When a party wins a majority of councillors on an authority, unless there is something very unexpected, that group will take control.
But in May, a total of ten out of the 22 authorities came out of the elections with no one group having overall control, meaning it was not initially clear how those councils would be go... | Local elections were held across Wales two months ago - but it is only now that we have a picture of which parties are running which councils. | 40680505 |
She has represented the constituency as a Labour member since 2003.
Mrs Mewies said she looked forward to "new challenges" after working for 50 years, almost 30 of them in politics.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said: "I'd like to thank Sandy for her loyalty and hard work for both her constituency and the Labour party. I... | Delyn AM Sandy Mewies has announced she is to stand down at the next assembly election in 2016. | 29292449 |
The former banker had been in charge of the day-to-day running of the club, having been appointed by previous owner Carson Yeung in January 2014.
He steered the Championship club through difficult financial circumstances, before a takeover by Trillion Trophy Asia (TTA) in 2016.
A Birmingham City statement said Pavlakis... | Director Panos Pavlakis has resigned from the board at Birmingham City. | 39973714 |
A 39-year-old from Manchester faces charges of sexual touching without consent and trespassing with the intention of committing a sexual offence.
The alleged incident happened at Cathays Terrace on 22 September and was the second of three over five days but none of them are linked.
The man has been remanded in custody.... | Police investigating a series of sexual assaults in Cardiff in September have charged a third man. | 35168052 |
A series of awkward greetings and handshakes between Mr Trump and other world leaders has left many wondering who could "beat" his approach.
French President Emmanuel Macron was deemed a winner when he gripped and refused to let go of Mr Trump's hand.
But for many observers, Mr Modi - an experienced hugger - has outdon... | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has responded to the infamous "Trump handshake" with his own diplomatic tool of choice - the bear hug. | 40414126 |
Castle Donington, Barrow, Countesthorpe, and Markfield are the latest bids to be approved.
Barrow is expected to become the first community-managed venue, taking over from the council in July.
The authority hopes communities will run up to 36 libraries while it retains responsibility for 16 of the busiest.
The measures... | A total of 21 community groups are set to take over the running of some of Leicestershire County Council's libraries. | 32898422 |
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Mr Mulholland's company, Pony Access, is based in Devon, and here he explains how it works.
Photofilm produced and photographed by Paul Glendell
Follow @BBCOuch on Twitter and on Facebook, and listen to our monthly talk show | Simon Mulholland and his pony, Obama, offer wheelchair users a chance to go off-road across terrain that would otherwise be impossible for them to access. | 31939756 |
Zane Gbangbola, seven, died in February 2014 at his home in Chertsey, with tests suggesting carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause.
But his parents believe he was killed by floodwater contaminated by cyanide gas leaked from a former landfill site.
They said they would now have to present their own case at his inquest.... | The parents of a boy who died during Surrey floods have said they will fight for "the truth to come out" despite being told they will not get legal aid. | 35695228 |
In the video, widely shared on social media, the man tells the hijab-wearing women: "Terrorists are Muslims and all Muslims are terrorists."
The incident took place at Le Cenacle restaurant in Tremblay-en-France on Saturday night.
On Sunday, the man apologised to a group who had gathered outside.
He said he had "got ou... | A video showing a restaurateur in a Paris suburb apparently refusing to serve two Muslim women has sparked anger in France and calls for protest. | 37209605 |
State-run "posadas", or love motels, disappeared during Cuba's economic crisis in the 1990s when they became hurricane shelters.
Private householders filled the gap in the market, but at exorbitant prices.
Officials say the posadas will be cheaper and will help end the practice of love-making in Havana's open spaces.
P... | The authorities in the Cuban capital, Havana, say they are restoring a network of hotels where rooms are rented by the hour to lovers. | 40489157 |
Also known as Jokowi, Mr Widodo - a former entrepreneur and governor of Jakarta - comes from a humble background and stood in sharp contrast to the country's previous prime ministers who hailed from the political and military elite.
He was elected on a wave of support, particularly from the youth, for his promise of ch... | Joko Widodo was elected as Indonesia's president in July 2014, in a win that marked a sea change in the country's politics. | 28422179 |
The entrepreneur and star of BBC's The Apprentice tweeted that one of his Twitter "racial abusers" was convicted at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court.
He added that the "level of abuse was so great I had to ask for help".
The court said the 17-year-old, from Preston, Lancashire, admitted sending racially aggravated communi... | A youth has been told to pay Lord Sugar £100 for racist abuse on Twitter. | 33720232 |
Sir Vince Cable said it would be a better option than taking a public stake in the industry.
His comments come after the firm announced on Tuesday it planned to sell its loss-making UK operation.
He said such a move could change the firm's economics "substantially".
Sir Vince described the liabilities of the pension fu... | The UK government should take ownership of Tata Steel's pension fund to encourage a buyer to come forward, the UK's former business secretary has said. | 35941221 |
The forward spent nine years with Dundee United before leaving Tannadice when his contract ended in the summer.
Dow, 25, who made 21 appearances for United last season, has been training at Dingwall for the past three weeks.
"Ryan has been with us for the last few weeks while we assessed his fitness and we are delighte... | Ryan Dow has signed a deal with Ross County until the end of the season. | 37320420 |
A BBC investigation has sought to find out where people fleeing lawful custody actually go and why.
There were 13 prison escapes and 105 cases of absconding in 2015/2016.
While a significant number of offenders simply go home, where they are usually caught quite quickly, some manage to leave the country.
The BBC asked ... | Beating up love rivals and trying to find gainful employment are among the reasons prisoners have given for "going on the run", it has emerged. | 39037965 |
The British Mountaineering Council said climbers were "shocked and saddened" to hear that its former general secretary, Roger Payne, was among those who died near the Alpine resort of Chamonix.
Foreign Secretary William Hague called their deaths a "terrible tragedy".
Nine died, with the others reported to be from Spain... | Tributes have been paid to three Britons, including one of the UK's most respected climbers, who were killed in an avalanche near a French ski resort. | 18824121 |
Solomons watched his team register their first win of the Pro12 season against Scarlets at Murrayfield, but some have criticised the side's lack of attacking ambition under his stewardship.
"Personally I think the criticism is unfair," Solomons told BBC Scotland.
"This talk they are under instruction not to run the bal... | Head coach Alan Solomons says criticism of Edinburgh's playing style is 'manifestly unfair'. | 37323898 |
Police believe Judith Ducker, 64, was injured during a raid at Wellgate News, Rotherham, on 1 September. She died in hospital on Thursday.
Paul Blueitt, 36, from Rotherham, has been charged with attempted murder and robbery.
Police are trying to locate the man and woman captured on CCTV at the time of the raid.
Officer... | Police investigating the death of a woman after a robbery are seeking two potentially "crucial" witnesses. | 37739190 |
The Celtic midfielder spent the second half of last season on loan at the Dons, scoring seven goals in 15 games.
But he admits to being unsure about a return until manager McInnes turned down the chance to join English Championship club Sunderland.
"As soon as I heard that, my mind was made up to come back," Christie s... | Ryan Christie says Derek McInnes' decision to stay at Aberdeen convinced him to agree another loan deal at Pittodrie. | 40460067 |
The 5.6km (3.5m) Bexhill to Hastings link road, in East Sussex, is due to open to motorists in the autumn.
East Sussex County Council said landscape planting and a greenway for cyclists, horse riders and pedestrians would not have to be finished.
Campaigners said the council was only interested in drivers.
Andrea Needh... | A council has been accused of ignoring the interests of some road users and the environment after planning conditions for a new road were relaxed. | 34115001 |
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There'll be a 'supermoon' visible in the sky over the UK overnight on Sunday 13 November.
The moon will look bigger and brighter than normal.
This happens when there's a full moon and the moon is at a point during its orbit where it is particularly close to Earth.
This weekend... | Space fans you're in for a treat this weekend. | 37948172 |
Keith and Sue Webb received the unmarked portrait at their home in Winchester, Hampshire on Wednesday.
It had no covering letter and Mrs Webb banished it to the garage, calling the woman pictured a "horrid old crone".
A relative in Australia has told Mr Webb she recognised it from his late uncle's house, where it once ... | A couple have solved the mystery of who owned an oil painting depicting an "ugly" woman which was posted to them without explanation. | 24419383 |
Mr Cushnahan served on Nama's NI advisory committee from 2010 to 2013.
On Friday, Nama reported him to police in the Republic Ireland as well as the UK National Crime Agency.
It follows a BBC Spotlight programme which broadcast a recording in which Mr Cushnahan took a £40,000 cash payment from a Nama client, John Misk... | Nama has lodged a new complaint about its former adviser Frank Cushnahan to the Republic of Ireland's Standards in Public Office Commission. | 37346858 |
About 8,000 people in Wales go into cardiac arrest outside of hospital every year.
The Welsh Ambulance Service says every minute without using a defibrillator cuts the chance of survival by 10%.
The campaign is being launched on Wednesday, backed by rugby legend Shane Williams and footballer Lee Trundle.
"I never fully... | People are being urged to take selfie photos next to defibrillator machines, so they know where the equipment is to help save lives. | 38813846 |
Anne Wafula-Strike, of Harlow, told how the disabled loo on a three-hour CrossCountry service from Nuneaton to Stansted last month was out of action.
She said train staff knew of her plight but by the time they reached a station with a disabled toilet it was too late.
CrossCountry said the train involved was only in us... | A Paralympian says she ended up wetting herself on a rail journey because the disabled toilet was out of order. | 38495184 |
Sarah Brisdion, whose son Hadley, five, has cerebral palsy, cannot use baby changing facilities as he is too heavy.
Mrs Brisdion, from Hampshire, says the experience "brings tears to my eyes".
Government regulations do not make providing such facilities a legal requirement and, according to charity Changing Places, the... | A woman who faces putting her disabled son on public toilet floors to change him is demanding better facilities. | 34514754 |
Head of Ofsted Sir Michael Wilshaw said goodwill would "only go so far" and governors signing up to boost their CVs were not welcome.
He repeated his belief that chairs and vice-chairs of governors, at least in challenging areas, should be paid.
The National Governors' Association said it recognised the need to improve... | "Amateurish" school governing boards in England's schools "will no longer do", the chief inspector of schools warns. | 34856261 |
They passed a resolution "not to give a single vote to (PM) Vladimir Putin" at next year's presidential elections.
Protest leader Alexei Navalny told the crowd to loud applause that Russians would no longer tolerate corruption.
"I see enough people here to take the Kremlin and [Government House] right now but we are pe... | Tens of thousands of people have rallied in central Moscow in a show of anger at alleged electoral fraud. | 16324644 |
Five judges are considering whether the UK has a duty under human rights laws to investigate the shooting of villagers at Batang Kali.
The families, who say the men were "massacred", had their case rejected by the UK Court of Appeal last year.
British forces at the time of the killings said the men were insurgents.
Law... | Relatives of 24 men killed by British troops in Malaya in 1948 have begun making their case in the UK Supreme Court for a public inquiry. | 32408433 |
The birds of prey were once native to the area it but has not had a breeding pair for more than a century.
Working with Forest Enterprise Scotland, the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation has been collecting chicks under licence in north east Scotland.
The birds are being released at the Urdaibai Estuary near Bilbao.
Osprey... | Conservationists in Scotland are helping to restore a breeding population of ospreys to the Basque Country of Spain. | 40641909 |
Officers issued the image of a hooded man wanted in connection with a knife incident in Little Wratting.
One person wrote: "A man with eyes... Not too many of them around." Another said police were hunting "Darth Vader".
The police said e-fits were "helpful" and the victim gave a detailed description of the man's eyes ... | A Suffolk police e-fit showing only the eyes of a suspect has been described as "a ninja" and "a joke" on the force's Facebook page. | 27206233 |
Donald's last chance to qualify was set to be this weekend's Scottish Open.
The Englishman, 38, had been first reserve for The Open - but he will now play with Van Zyl choosing to rest before competing in the Rio Olympics.
Former winner Stewart Cink has also withdrawn, allowing fellow American Daniel Summerhays into th... | Former world number one Luke Donald will play at this month's Open Championship at Royal Troon after South African Jaco van Zyl's withdrawal. | 36724084 |
Third Energy wants planning permission to extract shale gas near Kirby Misperton in Ryedale.
North Yorkshire County Council said permission should be granted for testing on deposits first identified in the area in 2013.
Campaigners said it had "dismissed the serious risks of fracking".
Third Energy said it had taken "e... | Plans to frack on a site near the North York Moors National Park have been recommended for approval despite objections from campaigners. | 36284055 |
Lincolnshire Police was called to the fast food outlet in Skegness on Monday after reports a man was blocking the drive-through.
Michael Ernest Green, 62, of Clifford Road, Skegness, has been charged with being drunk in charge of a carriage.
He is due to appear at Skegness Magistrates' Court on 30 August. | A man has been charged with being drunk while using a mobility scooter after allegedly refusing to leave a McDonald's drive-through. | 36957619 |
Take our quiz to find out how heavily you can dino-score. | Do you know your Triassic from your Jurassic and your Triceratops from your Tyrannosaurus? | 34915731 |
Barca play Real Sociedad, Real Madrid face Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid meet Eibar in three ties involving two La Liga teams.
Alcoron, the only non top-flight team left, have been drawn against Alaves.
The first legs will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, with the return fixtures a week later.
Barca, who fought b... | Holders Barcelona have avoided Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid as Spain's big three clubs were kept apart in the Copa del Rey quarter-final draw. | 38611192 |
The lion was legally shot dead by a hunter on 30 December.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the teeth could be the remnants of a conjoined twin which died in the womb, or possibly a kind of tumour.
Biologists in the region have never seen anything like this particular deformity before, it says.
The lion was h... | A mountain lion killed in the US state of Idaho had a set of fully formed teeth growing out of its forehead, wildlife officials say. | 35275955 |
The Football Association, the Premier League and Sport England have made available the funds, which will be administered by six County FAs in the north of England.
FA chief executive Martin Glenn said: "Once the scale of the impact of the recent storms became clear, the FA and its funding partners came together to make... | Grassroots football clubs affected by flooding caused by Storm Desmond will be provided with a £750,000 emergency fund by the sport's supporting bodies. | 35112722 |
Oliver Parsons, 30, of no fixed address, appeared at Guildford Crown Court accused of killing Joe Lewis, 24, of Rustington, West Sussex.
Mr Lewis was stabbed at a block of flats in Montague Street at about 01:00 GMT and died at the scene.
Mr Parsons was remanded in custody to appear at Lewes Crown Court on 20 March.
He... | A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a man at a flat in Brighton on Christmas Day. | 30624981 |
The west London schoolgirl beat nine-year-old Saffy by spelling the word "eleemosynary", meaning charitable.
Rhea got through to the head-to-head after her mother contested an incorrect answer during her earlier specialist round about Florence Nightingale.
Independent adjudicator Olivia van der Werff later ruled it was... | Ten-year-old Rhea has been named Child Genius 2016 after her mother intervened to dispute one of the answers in the Channel 4 show's final. | 36962471 |
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said the four-month window that ended on Friday brought in 64,275 declarations.
All were offered immunity from prosecution in return for paying tax, a surcharge and a penalty.
It is estimated that the government could raise nearly $4.5bn (£3.4bn) from the scheme.
Undeclared income or "bla... | A tax evasion amnesty in India has prompted tens of thousands of people to declare more than $9.5bn (£7.3bn) in undeclared income and assets. | 37530290 |
Mr Trump said the woman he will face in November's election was a "world class liar" who had "perfected the politics of profit" while secretary of state.
"She gets rich making you poor," he said in a broad speech in New York which also cast her as a destabilising force in the Middle East.
Mrs Clinton said the speech wa... | Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has called Hillary Clinton the most corrupt candidate in US history. | 36601314 |
The Australia all-rounder announced his retirement from Test cricket on Sunday after withdrawing from the ODI series against England through injury.
Watson, 34, previously played for the county in 2004 and 2005.
"He has often said he would like to return if the opportunity comes up," Hampshire director of cricket Giles... | Hampshire have confirmed they have made contact with Shane Watson about playing for the county next season. | 34211349 |
Hasan Anil Eken, whose client Patrick Ekeng died in such circumstances last year, believes this could prove crucial in a battle to save a player's life.
"With this injury, every second is very important to save lives," Eken wrote.
Fifa says SCA victims have "a success rate of 90% for resuscitation" if correctly treated... | The agent of a late Cameroonian footballer has asked Fifa to train all players and coaches in how to treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). | 40634436 |
The boy died before emergency services arrived at a holiday complex in Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca on Wednesday, local authorities said.
It is believed he had only recently arrived at the resort with his parents.
The Foreign Office said it was providing support to the boy's family. "Our thoughts are with them at thi... | A four-year-old boy from the UK has drowned in a swimming pool in Spain, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | 35989255 |
Peter Wright, who runs HMP Lincoln, said that on two occasions he thought prisoners would die and staff had been injured on another.
He welcomed the announcement of further powers to tackle the problem.
Lincolnshire Action Trust, which works with prisoners, said legal highs were also causing problems for families.
"The... | A prison governor said the use of so-called legal highs is a growing problem and causing inmates to be "grotesquely violent". | 31047144 |
Like-for-like sales grew 6.4% in the final three months of the year, and were up 4.2% in the year as a whole.
The Newcastle-based baker added full-year results were set to be "slightly ahead" of its previous expectations.
However, Greggs added that rising costs this year were likely to have a "modest impact" on profit ... | High Street baker Greggs has reported "strong" Christmas sales, with takeaway food, mince pies and its Festive Bake pie proving popular. | 38647996 |
The gunner, 23, based at Suffolk's RAF Honington, vanished a month ago after a night out in Bury St Edmunds.
Officers have been scouring hedgerows and ditches between the A134 and A143 on the town outskirts.
Meanwhile, a retired police chief has said foul play cannot be ruled out as detectives continue to investigate a... | Specialist RAF officers have widened the search for missing airman Corrie Mckeague. | 37763104 |
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English top-flight clubs have opened their chequebooks like never before and are preparing to roll out their new signings.
There will be new kits on the pitch, some new faces in the dugouts - including a Dutch legend taking charge in south London - and several new rules to... | The wait for the 2017-18 Premier League season is almost over as Arsenal prepare to host Leicester City at Emirates Stadium at 19:45 BST - the first time the campaign has started on a Friday. | 40881489 |
The two-car collision happened on Victoria Road in the Waterside area at 19:30 BST on Tuesday.
The woman was the driver of one of the cars. Her passenger, a 35-year-old man, suffered minor injuries.
An 18-year-old man, who was driving the other car, has been arrested. The Victoria Road has now re-opened. | A 67-year-old woman who is in a critical condition after a crash in Derry has been transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. | 40427557 |
Britain's Murray and Brazil's Soares were beaten 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 10-8 in Washington.
In the men's singles, Alexander Zverev overcame Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 to set up a final against Kevin Anderson, who beat Jack Sock by the same score.
Ekaterina Makarova will play Julia Goerges in the women's final.
Russian Makarova, who ... | Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares lost their Citi Open men's doubles semi-final to top seeds John Peers and Henri Kontinen on a third-set tie-break. | 40839606 |
She retired in October 2015 after serving beverages to dozens of home and away players, managers and journalists at St James' Park since 1963.
The club said she had been "adored by managers, players and staff alike."
Former player and manager Alan Shearer said: "She was devoted to Newcastle, always made me smile and ma... | Tributes have been paid to Newcastle United's "legendary" tea lady Kath Cassidy, who has died at the age of 90. | 39423102 |
The drone attacks in Nangarhar's remote Achin district hit the "Voice of the Caliphate" station operated by IS, officials said.
IS expanded into Afghanistan last year, and began an FM radio station in an effort to attract new recruits.
They have clashed with Afghan forces, as well as rival Taliban militants.
IS members... | US air strikes in eastern Afghanistan have destroyed a radio station used by the Islamic State militant group, US and Afghan officials say. | 35471439 |
The most deadly were the near simultaneous blasts in two Bali nightclubs in Bali on 12 October 2002, which killed 202 people.
JI and affiliated cells have also been implicated in attacks against Christian targets in eastern Indonesia, a suicide bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta in September 2004, and a ... | Jemaah Islamiah (JI), a South East Asian militant group with links to al-Qaeda, has a long track record of bomb attacks in Indonesia and elsewhere in the region. | 16850706 |
Richard Brindley hit the woodwork early on for Colchester, who took an 11th-minute lead when Brennan Dickenson lashed home after Drey Wright had helped on Tarique Fosu's delivery into the box.
Keeper Sam Walker made a fine double stop at his near post to deny Stevenage forward Matt Godden but Colchester doubled their l... | A superb first-half display secured Colchester a thumping 4-0 victory over fellow League Two play-off hopefuls Stevenage. | 39463710 |
The stark warning comes from Richard Baldwin, president of the Centre for Economic Policy Research think-tank, who has been studying global trade for the past 30 years.
Technological advances could now mean white-collar, office-based workers and professionals are at risk of losing their jobs, Prof Baldwin argues.
In th... | Millions around the globe may have taken to the streets in recent years to protest against the impact of globalisation on their jobs and communities - but this backlash is only likely to grow as globalisation itself becomes more disruptive. | 38600270 |
In a 3-2 majority verdict, the court called the practice "un-Islamic".
India is one of a handful of countries where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in minutes by saying the word talaq (divorce) three times.
The landmark court decision came in response to petitions challenging the so-called "triple talaq" custom.
The ... | India's top court has ruled the practice of instant divorce in Islam unconstitutional, marking a major victory for women's rights activists. | 41008802 |
Marine life in the area is the most protected in Europe, they say, but legal protections are being ignored.
The campaign has been ongoing for years.
Waste dredged in Devonport Dockyard is deposited in Whitsand Bay near Rame Head in southeast Cornwall.
The practice, approved by the Marine Management Organisation, allows... | Campaigners fighting the dumping of dredged material from Devonport near a Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) off Cornwall say their case is being taken to a judicial review. | 27945388 |
Campaigners say proposals for greenfield land on Caerphilly Mountain and other farmland and meadows around the town would ruin the environment.
They have been supported by wildlife expert Iolo Williams.
Caerphilly council is consulting on the plans and said housing was "much needed" in the area.
Under the proposals, up... | About 400 people have attended a protest against plans to build hundreds of homes and a bypass at beauty spots in Caerphilly. | 35950467 |
State media said rebels had handed over 12 women and children and seven bodies. At the same time 19 rebels were freed.
It is the first stage of an agreement that should lead to thousands of people leaving rebel-held Madaya and Zabadani and pro-government Foah and Kefraya.
Residents of the first two towns said buses beg... | Syrian government forces and rebels have begun implementing a deal to evacuate four besieged towns by carrying out a prisoner exchange. | 39576061 |
The fast food company said revenue at existing stores fell 2.5% after cold weather in the US Northeast hurt sales.
Profits were $2.3m (£1.8m) in the quarter, up 55% year-on-year.
Chief executive Randy Garutti said the firm was still expecting strong overall growth in 2017, but conceded: "We are clearly dissatisfied."
... | Shares of burger and milkshake chain Shake Shack sank by as much as 15% in after-hours trading after it posted an unexpected sales decline. | 39808454 |
About 62% of homes across Scotland are "unhealthily cold", new estimates have suggested.
A coalition of groups is asking for a commitment to make all homes energy category C standard by 2025.
About 1,482,000 homes in Scotland are rated below C, which is the minimum level of warmth needed to reduce the risk of death and... | Campaigners have called on the Scottish government to end the "scourge" of cold homes. | 36009509 |
Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions, SNP MP Angus Robertson said Holyrood had voted overwhelmingly against triggering Article 50.
But Mrs May responded by saying the Supreme Court had ruled Holyrood did not have a veto over Brexit.
She added that an independent Scotland would not be in the EU.
The Scottish Parli... | The SNP has urged the prime minister to not "carry on regardless" with Brexit as it called for her to secure a UK-wide compromise. | 38908207 |
Speaking on stage at Techonomy, a technology conference in California, Mr Zuckerberg said Facebook should not be held responsible.
"The idea that fake news on Facebook influenced the election in any way is a pretty crazy idea," he said.
"If you believe that then I don't think you have internalised the message Trump sup... | Facing criticism that fake news on Facebook aided the rise of Donald Trump, founder Mark Zuckerberg has strongly defended his network. | 37946713 |
Beavers, an invasive exotic species, were introduced to the area in 1946 to offer locals work in the fur trade.
With no natural predators, the beavers have reproduced rapidly and are a threat to the native forest, environmentalists say.
The plan is to eradicate the North American beaver completely from the archipelago,... | The authorities in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego are planning to cull 100,000 beavers. | 37973825 |
The All-England Club has been revealed as the buyer of the dress, which sold at auction last July for £15,000.
Fiona Butler, 18 at the time, appeared on the Athena poster, which was printed in 1976 and has now sold more than two million copies.
She was wearing a friend's homemade dress and was not paid for modelling.
... | The white dress worn in the iconic 1970s Tennis Girl poster will go on display at Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. | 32065460 |
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The BBC News website asked the independent Money Advice Service to deliver a calendar of month-by-month tips for those trying to keep their personal finances in order.
Nick Hill, from the service, says that in November it pays to keep costs down, but clearing some clutter from ... | Christmas - a particularly expensive time of year - is approaching but there is still time to free up some cash to pay for the celebrations, an expert says. | 37733439 |
The Latics have been looking for a new manager since the departure of John Sheridan, who left to take over at Notts County.
If Oldham do appoint Robinson, the 41-year-old is likely to end his Northern Ireland role.
Robinson is being tipped to name Ian Baraclough as his assistant.
The duo worked together when Baraclough... | Motherwell and Northern Ireland assistant manager Stephen Robinson is set to be appointed as the new Oldham Athletic boss. | 36722999 |
But Mr Ahmed, who runs the Egyptian Kebab House in Christchurch, wasn't fazed by the gun-wielding masked man demanding money.
In fact, CCTV footage from inside the shop shows the cool kebab shop owner placing an order into a bag and handing it to a waiting customer, as the would-be robber continues to make his demands ... | When an armed robber stormed into Said Ahmed's takeaway in New Zealand, he probably did not expect to be ignored. | 36773835 |
A pitch inspection at 09:15 BST found the surface to be in an unplayable condition following heavy overnight rain.
No new date has been set for the rearranged fixture. | Monday's League Two game between AFC Wimbledon and Portsmouth has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. | 35859151 |
The snake was found by Charles Goff, a resident of Putnam County, in the north-east of the state, on Monday.
A day later, a neighbour, named by a local CBS channel as Ron Reinold, started playing with the snake and made his ill-judged move.
Mr Reinold was airlifted to hospital and is now recovering.
"One boy said, 'I'm... | A Florida man who tried to kiss a rattlesnake, only for it to snub his advances and bite him, is recovering in hospital. | 39956904 |
The measures, including cuts salaries, were announced last week. Many public workers have not been paid in months.
On Monday the federal government froze Rio's accounts ordering the state to pay millions of dollars in unpaid debt.
The demonstrators, mostly firefighters, police and prison officers, spent three hours ins... | Thousands of public workers have stormed the Rio de Janeiro assembly in protest at austerity plans to deal with the Brazilian city's financial crisis. | 37917138 |
Gender GP, an online transgender clinic, and My Web Doctor have applied for registration with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW).
They are run by Abergavenny-based NHS GP Dr Helen Webberley.
The Welsh Government said all private clinics with a base in Wales must be registered.
HIW said it could not comment on any ongo... | Two websites selling prescription medicines are having their registrations looked at by the Welsh health watchdog, the BBC has learned. | 39520785 |
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) scheme has applied to physical music and video since 1995, with logos attached to material deemed offensive or inappropriate for children.
The logo now signposts unsuitable files on sites including iTunes and Amazon.
Singer and mother-of-two Jamelia said the scheme meant parents ... | The music industry's parental advisory scheme has been extended to explicit content in music and video downloads. | 16255522 |
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The 22-year-old was sent-off by referee Marius Mitrea for a tip tackle in their semi-final win over Leinster in Dublin.
A disciplinary panel decided, by a majority, that Evans "undertook a lawful tackle in a manner that was consistent with the laws of the game."
Uncapped E... | Scarlets wing Steff Evans can play in Saturday's Pro12 final against Munster after the red card he received against Leinster was rescinded. | 40030582 |
"The circumstances would have to be pretty extraordinary," the 26-year-old told the Radio Times.
"But then I am sure Harrison Ford said that with Han Solo [in Star Wars], and look what happened there."
Radcliffe, who appeared in eight Harry Potter films, said he was "saying 'No' for now" but added he was "leaving room ... | Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has said he would not rule out a return to the character, if the script was right. | 36649499 |
The EFF criticised the firm's new Binge On streaming feature, saying it was "throttling", meaning artificially slowing-down, download speeds.
In response, T-Mobile boss John Legere posted an expletive-filled video on Twitter, raging at the EFF's statement.
He referred to opponents of Binge On - which included Google - ... | The chief executive of T-Mobile has apologised over remarks he made to privacy rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others. | 35289413 |
With 99% of the votes counted after Wednesday's municipal elections, the party has lost the key battleground of Nelson Mandela Bay to the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA).
The two parties are in a close fight for Johannesburg and Pretoria.
But the ANC is still in the lead nationally, with 54% of the vote.
The ANC ha... | South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has suffered its worst electoral setback since apartheid ended in 1994. | 36985339 |
He won an England cap and was considered one of the best young English players of the late 1990s, in the same generation as Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard.
But at the age of 35, his days of luxury cars and million-pound houses are well and truly behind him. In January 2012, faced with spiralling debts ... | At the peak of his career, Lee Hendrie was earning more than £30,000 a week playing for Aston Villa in the Premier League. | 21790728 |
Teaching union the EIS carried out a survey as part of its work on tackling the impact of poverty in schools.
About half (51%) of those questioned reported a rise in pupils coming to school without any food.
The survey also found an increase in those taking free school meals and attending breakfast clubs.
More than 300... | An increasing number of pupils in Scotland are going to school hungry and in some cases are stealing food from classmates, according to teachers. | 35196452 |
People outside Africa overwhelmingly trace their descent to a group that left the continent 60,000 years ago.
Now, analysis of nearly 500 human genomes appears to have turned up the weak signal of an earlier migration.
But the results suggest this early wave of Homo sapiens all but vanished, so it does not drastically ... | Hints of an early exodus of modern humans from Africa may have been detected in living humans. | 37408014 |
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