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"Putting staff back in stores, opening enough checkouts, food on the shelves and lowering prices. Not rocket science is it?" he said, following the announcement that Tesco is losing sales at a slightly slower rate than it was three months ago.
To understand why Tesco is slowly turning the corner it is worth looking at ... | As retail analyst Steve Dresser puts it, running a supermarket is not the most complicated business in the world. | 33281659 |
More than a third of girls aged 10 to 15 years old are unhappy with their appearance and a quarter are unhappy with their lives, a new report from the Children's Society's has found.
While boys' sense of happiness remained stable, girls' happiness has plunged.
So why are girls suffering from low self-esteem and what ca... | Selfies, celebrities and social media - there has never been more pressure to look good 24/7. | 37228930 |
Police said Kayla, an American bald-eagle, was targeted after violence broke out at a Palace home game against Charlton Athletic in September.
A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and attempted criminal damage.
Six other men were also arrested on Wednesday in connection with the violence... | A football fan has been arrested for allegedly trying to punch Crystal Palace's eagle mascot. | 34880124 |
Catriona Craig was visited at St Richard's Hospice by 20-year-old Ed, a horse she has been riding "for a long time" in a trip organised by her husband David and Ed's owner.
During the visit, Mrs Craig, who has breast cancer, fed Ed mints and petted the former event horse.
The hospice said such visits were "calming" for... | A cancer patient in a Worcester hospice has had a surprise visit from a horse "she adores". | 33163053 |
Resuming on 298-8, Gareth Berg finished on 72 and Ryan McLaren made 52 as Hampshire were bowled out for 326,
Despite Brendan Taylor's 90, Notts went from 127-2 to 185 all out, Edwards (4-57) ending on match figures of 10-145.
Needing 200 to win, Hampshire closed on 89-0 with Michael Carberry unbeaten on 37 and Jimmy Ad... | Hampshire fast bowler Fidel Edwards' 10-wicket match haul against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge boosted his side's hopes of survival. | 34342763 |
Paul Drinkwater, 52, carried out the attacks including one at knifepoint in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, in November and December 1984.
Drinkwater, of Berkshire, was jailed for 29 years after being found guilty of two rapes, indecent assault and robbery at St Albans Crown Court.
Judge Marie Catterson told him "these wer... | A man who raped and sexually abused three teenagers more than 30 years ago has been jailed. | 32091277 |
The stadium and training facilities would be built at Kingsford, close to the Aberdeen bypass, near Westhill.
Although the planning application is a matter for Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire is a statutory consultee.
A report to councillors next week says there are a number of issues which have not been fully add... | Officials at Aberdeenshire Council have raised concerns over the impact of Aberdeen FC's proposed new stadium. | 38992434 |
The happiness index, created by Bank of Scotland and YouGov, found that the longer a person had to commute to work, the unhappier they felt.
The survey of 3,056 adults asked them to rate their happiness from a high of 100 to a low of -100.
While people who worked from home scored 55.17, those who commuted for more than... | People who work from home are the happiest workers in Scotland, a new survey has suggested. | 37453581 |
The new Pitch Perfect film, which again stars Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson, took £5m - more than five times the original film's cinema debut in 2012.
Mad Max: Fury Road, starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, took £4.5m.
The Avengers: Age of Ultron slipped into third after three weeks at number one, with £1.66m.
The... | Musical comedy Pitch Perfect 2 has topped the UK box office in its opening weekend, beating Mad Max: Fury Road into second place. | 32793843 |
Antonio Conte's side put three unanswered goals past Bournemouth to stay six points ahead of Liverpool, who beat Stoke 4-1. There were also wins for Manchester City and Arsenal, over Hull and West Brom respectively.
The Swans are on the search for a third manager of the campaign after a 4-1 home loss to the Hammers, wh... | It was the week when Chelsea won their 12th straight Premier League game and Swansea parted company with Bob Bradley following a heavy home defeat by West Ham. | 38445268 |
The operators have said it is likely some form of traffic restrictions will continue for the next few days.
They have now banned all goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes, which will have to use an alternative route.
Efforts are continuing to fix defective steelwork that led to the introduction of a contra flow ... | Traffic Scotland has reported long tailbacks on approaches to the Forth Road Bridge after faults forced the closure of the southbound carriageway. | 34992422 |
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Scientists, who have lots of theories about zebras' stripes, think they developed stripes to dazzle predators.
Using computer models, researchers confirmed the markings create optical illusions when the animals move.
They think this c... | Zebras' bold stripes protect the animals by masking their movements, according to a study. | 33901824 |
Friday played just 21 league games for City in 1976-77, but his notoriety off the pitch and his ability on it made him one of the game's great characters.
The biopic, which begins filming in September, is to be directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Henry Alex Rubin.
It is based on a book by Paolo Hewitt and ex-Oasis ba... | Cardiff City cult hero Robin Friday is to be portrayed in a new film of his life by Pirates of the Caribbean and Hunger Games star Sam Claflin. | 32720391 |
The County War Memorial on Priory Street commemorates the 1,913 men and women from Carmarthenshire who died in both world wars and the Korean War.
It is next to the infirmary where the wounded came to recover, however the site will be turned into flats.
Carmarthen MP Simon Hart believes the memorial's location is now i... | Residents in Carmarthen are being asked if they think the war memorial in the town should be moved or not. | 30939657 |
Sir Daniel Gooch ran the project, which saw Isambard Kingdom Brunel's ship SS Great Eastern lay the seabed cable.
Sir Daniel, a locomotive engineer, worked for Brunel and became chairman of the Great Western Railway.
The plaque was unveiled earlier by the Mayor of Windsor and Maidenhead at Windsor & Eton Central statio... | The pioneer who coordinated the connection of the United States and Great Britain by electric telegraph has been commemorated with a blue plaque. | 34472215 |
The decision means that Pakistan will have to pay more than $700m (£480m) - two-and-a-half times the original cost - if it wishes to buy the aircraft.
It comes after Congress refused to approve funding for the deal.
Some US lawmakers had accused Pakistan of not doing enough to fight militants. India also objected to t... | The US will no longer subsidise the sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, a senior state department official has told the BBC. | 36169079 |
Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group's (CCG) chief officer Katherine Sheerin and chief finance officer Tom Jackson have both left their posts.
In June, the CCG's deputy chairwoman Prof Maureen Williams quit after a committee she chaired was criticised for making decisions on pay increases.
The CCG has made no further... | Two NHS officials whose pay rises were reviewed as part of a government investigation of their clinical commissioning group have resigned. | 40905104 |
The tree had to be felled in order for the bird, which had escaped from an aviary on a farm in Pontycymer, Bridgend County, on Monday, to be rescued
A specialist unit from Newport were called to assist local firefighters in the rescue.
It took almost three hours and followed a request for help from the RSPCA.
Earlier, ... | South Wales fire officers have rescued a large golden eagle which became tangled in a tree by a line. | 20257200 |
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Accies missed the opportunity to extend their 15-point cushion over the bottom side as United keeper Eiji Kawashima beat away Ali Crawford's late penalty.
But United are now 12 points adrift of second-bottom Motherwell.
Accies' Mikey Devlin was sent off in injury-time for ... | Dundee United were cast further adrift at the foot of the Premiership as they were held to a draw by Hamilton. | 35510098 |
George Kay was charged with assault by beating and possessing a banned weapon after an alleged row at their home in Crowborough, East Sussex.
The 36-year-old, from Warrington, in Cheshire, had denied both charges following the incident last September.
Not guilty verdicts were entered when he appeared before Lewes Crown... | Assault charges against the estranged husband of former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona have been dropped after the Crown offered no evidence. | 36684899 |
Jussi Halla-aho has been convicted of hate speech for anti-Islamic and anti-Somali comments on his blog.
His two partners in the ruling coalition said conditions were not right to work with the nationalists.
Opposition parties want a snap election but that is not expected at this stage.
The three-party coalition came t... | Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila says his coalition can no longer go on with the Eurosceptic Finns party, after it elected an anti-immigration hardliner as leader. | 40248440 |
Children from St Ives School, Cornwall, were uninjured in the crash on the A30 near Penzance at about 12:00 GMT.
Witness John Mackie said children were climbing out of the 62-seater coach owned by Williams Travel on to the grass verge.
The A30 was closed in both directions between Newtown Roundabout and Crowlas Cross w... | A coach carrying 30 schoolchildren to a swimming gala veered across a main road and crashed through a hedge. | 38747492 |
The musical is written and directed by Whiplash's Damien Chazelle.
Chazelle said he was "thrilled and honoured" by the festival's invitation.
"It is deeply humbling for us to join the company of their previous opening night films, and we could not be more excited to share our movie with the audience in Venice," he said... | La La Land, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, is to open the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. | 36558980 |
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The Germans missed three spot-kicks - more in one shootout than in their history - before Jonas Hector converted for a 6-5 win.
Hummels, who scored his penalty, told BBC World Service: "We didn't shoot like a German team.
"I saw Gary Lineker posted about it already and of ... | Germany defender Mats Hummels says Gary Lineker was correct to describe their penalty taking in the Euro 2016 last-eight win over Italy as "useless". | 36697747 |
From March, the supermarket will increase its hourly payment to £8.20 from a previous minimum of £6.83 for shop workers.
In London that could go up to an hourly rate of £8.95.
Earlier this month, Lidl announced it was to pay a minimum of £8.20 an hour in England, Wales and Scotland.
In London it will be £9.35 an hour ... | Morrisons has become the latest supermarket to announce a pay rate in excess of the government's National Living Wage. | 34392354 |
On Thursday afternoon, fans booking weekend flights to Paris and Lyon were met with eye-watering prices.
Ryanair announced that it would schedule five extra return flights from Dublin to Lyon on Saturday and Sunday.
By 14:00 BST, a Dublin to Lyon return flight was priced at €629 (£482).
Flybe said on Thursday afternoon... | For anyone who failed to secure tickets to the Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland matches this weekend, there may be one consolation - the travel costs for those who did. | 36608944 |
The Gotham villagers were desperately trying to get sandbags to stop their homes from flooding, but the advisor said he could only find a "Gotham City in New York" on his system.
Rushcliffe Borough Council, in Nottinghamshire, has since apologised.
It said the calls were answered by someone outside of the area.
"He sai... | Residents living in a village sharing its name with Batman's city of Gotham were told their address did not exist when they phoned the local council. | 36550622 |
Tony Jules, 63, of Sundon Park, Luton, died on Sunday from prostate cancer at Keech Hospice Care in Luton.
His wife Denise, 60, said her husband was "overwhelmed by how total strangers took his story to their hearts" in his bid to raise funds.
The hospice paid tribute to Mr Jules' "courage" and "strength".
Mrs Jules sa... | Tributes have been paid to a man who has died after raising more than £40,000 for the hospice where he was being cared for. | 35530554 |
Roberts missed the first two Tests with a hamstring injury, while Phillips (knee) and Corbisiero (calf) sat out Saturday's defeat in Melbourne.
The trio need to prove their fitness when training resumes on Wednesday.
"They are all making good progress," said tour manager Andy Irvine.
"The medics are reasonably hopeful.... | The British and Irish Lions remain optimistic Jamie Roberts, Mike Phillips and Alex Corbisiero will be available for Saturday's series decider against Australia in Sydney. | 23142519 |
Almost all firms in a survey of 400 by the Open University said it had been difficult to find workers with the skills they needed.
The distance learning university calculated the problem was costing companies more than £2bn a year.
It said uncertainty surrounding Brexit was exacerbating the skills gap.
It found people ... | Many UK employers have had to pay "well above market rate" to attract employees over the past year as a skills shortage intensifies, a survey suggests. | 40475702 |
Twenty years on, there's been a coup at the palace. It was bloodless. All the royals remain standing. But the power has shifted.
The departure, earlier this month, of the Queen's dedicated senior official Sir Christopher Geidt has meant her eldest son can exert more control over the monarchy's direction of travel.
The ... | The death of Princess Diana in 1997, and the public's response to it, shook the House of Windsor. | 41094816 |
Darren Lawson, 41, from Dunbar, took the items from storerooms at NHS Lothian and Gianni Donofrio, 47, of Prestonpans, sold them on eBay.
They stole from Duncan Street Dental Centre in Edinburgh and Edenhall Hospital in Musselburgh in 2013.
They were sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Frank Crowe said: "Both... | Two East Lothian NHS workers have each been jailed for nine months after they admitted stealing dental equipment worth £75,000. | 32070140 |
On his first appearance of the 2016 domestic season, Hales batted two and half hours for 34, to add to his first-innings 36, before being bowled by a Jack Brooks delivery that kept low.
David Willey took his first wicket for Yorkshire but Samit Patel (51 not out) guided Notts to 151-5, a lead of 122.
Liam Plunkett's 51... | England opener Alex Hales again missed out on a half century as Yorkshire edged the day against Nottinghamshire. | 36188463 |
In the jargon used in counter-terrorism, the Woolwich attack was not "networked" - or rather, there was no need for a network. The perpetrators did not have to receive bomb-making training in Pakistan as the 7/7 ringleaders did, nor did they actually need any type of support group. Instead Michael Adebolajo described i... | Five things mark out the attack on Fusilier Lee Rigby, who was hacked to death by Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale outside Woolwich army barracks in May 2013. | 22641541 |
Swansea took the lead as John Terry turned a low cross into his own net but Costa equalised just before half-time.
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Chelsea's dominance was rewarded when Costa converted a Cesc Fabregas pass.
The Spain striker guided a low Ramires shot past Lukasz Fabianski and Loic Remy sc... | Diego Costa scored his first Chelsea hat-trick as they came from behind to beat Swansea and maintain their 100% start to the Premier League season. | 29090529 |
"They did an ad about lesbians!" said a friend.
I heard "librarians", so initially I was confused. It seemed like a good thing. I often worry about reading habits in this country. But then he showed me.
It's an ad for a brand of women's clothing, and it shows two women in love.
I thought it was very well directed and a... | Writer and humourist Shovon Chowdhury gives his perspective on a recent advert featuring lesbians in India, arguing that we shouldn't be surprised, given India's ancient liberal tradition, which accepted all forms of sexuality and sexual expression. | 33265987 |
Ultimo revealed Ms Mone left its board and the board of parent group MJM International earlier this month.
Recently, she was appointed by the government to carry out a review into how best to encourage start-ups in areas of high unemployment.
Ultimo said new projects and commitments had left limited time for her engage... | Entrepreneur Michelle Mone has resigned from the board of Ultimo, the lingerie and swimwear firm she founded in 1996. | 33973916 |
Azim Ahmed said British Muslims should not be seen as "the solution to extremism and terrorism alone".
But former UK government counter-terrorism minister Kim Howells said Muslim communities should do more to condemn attacks by Islamic terrorists.
The pair were speaking to Sunday Politics Wales.
Mr Ahmed told the progr... | Expecting Muslim communities to tackle extremism could be counter-productive, the assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Wales has claimed. | 34895286 |
It's the ambitious aim of a small women's theatre group from Newcastle which works with women on the margins of society.
Its play Key Change was hatched behind prison walls in 2013 and has reached the heights of Broadway. Now it could even influence government policy.
"It was a very small project but it has turned into... | Changing the world one play at a time. | 37731821 |
As it stands, the UK will depart the EU on 30 March 2019 but the terms of its withdrawal and the nature of its future relationship with the EU are yet to be decided. So what is being discussed and by whom?
In the first phase of negotiations, British and EU officials are meeting each month for four days in Brussels, the... | The UK is negotiating its exit from the European Union after the country voted to leave in a referendum in June 2016. | 40788669 |
Ivory Coast international Bamba made 56 appearances for Leeds after signing from Italian Serie A side Palermo on an initial loan deal in January 2015.
The centre-back, 31, has not featured in Leeds' last three league matches.
He started his career at Paris St-Germain, and had spells with Hibernian, Dunfermline, Leicest... | Leeds United captain Sol Bamba has left the Championship club by mutual consent for personal reasons. | 37245899 |
The chairman of the Electoral Council, Pierre-Louis Opont, said there had been security concerns.
Opposition candidate Jude Celestin has vowed to boycott the vote.
There have allegations of voting fraud in November's first round elections, and street protests calling for the runoff to be postponed have turned violent a... | Haiti's electoral authorities have postponed a presidential runoff election for a third time. | 35388312 |
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Driver Julian Webb reached a top speed of 300 miles an hour and says he's hoping to smash more records today and go even faster.
Click the video above to see the car in action. | A jet powered car has set a new UK record over a quarter mile distance. | 34307769 |
The Beige Book - a review of economic activity from the Federal Reserve - showed modest growth in the economy between mid-August and October.
It also noted that wage growth across the country was "subdued".
The report will contribute to the Federal Reserve's decision on whether to raise rates in October.
The central ba... | A strong US dollar is slowing growth and stalling manufacturing according to a report released by the Federal Reserve. | 34533895 |
The Spectacles glasses were previously available only from pop-up vending machines in US cities.
The rollout comes ahead of Snap's initial public offering on the stock market.
One industry analyst said the move would help sustain interest in the company, which could be "helpful" for its IPO.
"The way they sold them to ... | Snap - the company behind Snapchat - has put its video-recording sunglasses on sale online in the US. | 39027652 |
16 March 2017 Last updated at 08:47 GMT
Speaking on Radio 4's The Media Show, she said the bar has been set "too low" after being sued for libel by food writer Jack Monroe.
The TV personality went on to say that a "new world of defamation law" had been opened up and she felt very strongly about appealing against the de... | Katie Hopkins has argued that libel and defamation laws should be applied differently to social media than to traditional media. | 39289186 |
The meeting was the first between a Pope and a Russian Church head since the Western and Eastern branches of Christianity split in the 11th Century.
In a joint declaration, they also urged the world to protect Christians from persecution in the Middle East.
The Pope has now arrived in Mexico for a five-day visit.
A cro... | Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill have called for restored Christian unity between the two churches at historic talks in Cuba. | 35565085 |
The Saudi-registered private jet - which was arriving from Italy - crashed during an attempt to land at Blackbushe Airport in Yateley.
Its pilot and all three passengers were killed but no-one on the ground was injured, Hampshire Constabulary said.
An eyewitness said the Phenom 300 jet exploded on impact at the British... | Four people have died in a plane crash at a car auction site in Hampshire. | 33736685 |
The 29-year-old made 15 Super League appearances for the Wildcats last season and helped them retain their top-flight status, but he is now a free agent.
He previously spent time playing rugby union with Premiership side Newcastle Falcons in 2014-15.
Lee Radford's Hull FC side finished eighth in Super League last seaso... | Former Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats utility back Lee Smith is training with Hull FC. | 34963758 |
On 21 October 1966, a mountain of coal waste slid down into a school and houses in the Welsh village, killing 144 people, including 116 children.
A day of events to commemorate the disaster included a service at Aberfan Cemetery at 09:15 BST on Friday.
Prince Charles has visited the Aberfan memorial garden and will unv... | Wales fell silent on Friday as the country remembered the Aberfan disaster 50 years ago. | 37689736 |
Workers removed windows from the glass-faced, 58-storey skyscraper to prevent him from going higher.
Police officers eventually grabbed the man as he reached the 21st floor and pulled him inside the building.
The building is the headquarters of the US presidential campaign of Republican nominee Donald Trump. He also li... | New York police have arrested a man who tried to scale Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan using rope and suction cups. | 37040361 |
An RAC Foundation investigation found that 2,375 bridges spanning over 1.5m (5ft) were not fit to carry the heaviest vehicles, such as lorries of up to 44 tonnes.
It would cost about £328m to refurbish all affected bridges, the charity said.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said it was providing up to £1bn funding ... | More than 2,300 road bridge structures in Britain are inadequate, according to a new study. | 34856745 |
Carlo Canna scored two drop goals either side of Jonathan Evans' try to give Zebre the lead in the first-half.
Aaron Shingler and DTH van der Merwe both crossed over as Scarlets led at the break while Aled Thomas's try sealed a bonus point.
Evans ran in his second try but Federico Ruzza and Giovanbattista Venditti set ... | Scarlets survived a late comeback from Zebre as they held on to seal their seventh consecutive Pro12 victory. | 38175249 |
The fixture originally took place on 11 September but was abandoned after 28 minutes because of a hailstorm.
Fiorentina could not play the remainder of the fixture until this month because of their Europa League commitments.
When it did finally go ahead, Genoa won the game 1-0 through Serbia international Darko Lazovic... | Genoa completed their Serie A match with Fiorentina on Thursday, three months after it started. | 38336483 |
The lamb, named Jake, was delivered on Thursday afternoon at Rhiwlas Farm near Lake Vyrnwy, Powys.
Despite having an extra limb, Jake is healthy and thriving, according to farmer Bethan Davies, 49.
"He seems really happy, he's feeding well and bouncing around like a normal lamb. He is doing really well," she said.
Ms D... | A five-legged lamb has been born at a family-run farm in mid Wales. | 32384339 |
Their conclusions, published in the journal Nature, were made by analysing decades of data on human longevity.
They said a rare few may live longer, but the odds were so poor you'd have to scour 10,000 planet Earths to find just one 125-year-old.
But while some scientists have praised the study, others have labelled it... | Human life spans may be limited to a maximum of about 115 years, claim US scientists. | 37552116 |
The action is being led by Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian leader jailed by Israel for life for five murders.
Barghouti has been touted as a possible future successor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Israeli authorities have placed him under solitary confinement for calling the strike - now in its seco... | Israel says it will not negotiate with more than 1,000 Palestinian detainees who have begun a mass hunger strike against conditions in Israeli jails. | 39628860 |
Just 36 years old when the cancer struck, Alison, from Sydney, knew that, along with a good portion of her hair, she would lose her nipple and suffer extensive breast scarring in a lumpectomy.
But the idea of recreating a nipple through plastic surgery didn't appeal to her.
"I didn't want a fake nipple made from some o... | During her year of breast cancer, Alison Habbal occupied hours of nausea and exhaustion by planning for her post-sickness rebirth. | 37182390 |
Economy Secretary Ken Skates told AMs that at a time of "significant economic uncertainty" due to Brexit, it could not back the plans for the race track in Ebbw Vale in their current form.
Mr Skates said the risk to the taxpayer in the current form was "unacceptable".
In a statement, developers said they were "confiden... | "Further work is needed" before the Welsh Government is happy to underwrite plans for the £371m Circuit of Wales. | 36775971 |
The baby, identified only as Child A, died in hospital in March 2015 after being found in a home strewn with dirty nappies and drug paraphernalia.
A significant case review said failures of communication led to deficiencies in the care of child protection services.
They said they were developing a plan in response to t... | A review prompted by the death of a 14-week-old baby girl has uncovered a series of failings by child protection services in Glasgow. | 40190881 |
Rule changes brought in after recent terror attacks mean people entering and leaving the Schengen area, which allows passport-free movement across much of the EU, face more security checks.
Airlines For Europe (A4E) said people were having to wait for up to four hours and some had missed flights.
The European Commissio... | New checks at many EU airports have left holidaymakers facing long queues, an airline lobby group has warned. | 40791058 |
The American will contest the BNP Paribas Open at the Californian resort.
"It's been difficult to forget spending hours crying in the Indian Wells locker room," the world number one, 33, said.
Williams beat Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final last month to earn her 19th Grand Slam title.
She won her second Ind... | Serena Williams has ended her boycott of Indian Wells, 14 years after suffering racist abuse at the tournament. | 31139648 |
City of Derby swimmer Adam Peaty broke his own world record in the 100m breaststroke final to become the first British man to win an Olympic swimming gold since 1988.
But the 21-year-old from Staffordshire was once so afraid of water his mum Caroline struggled to bath him.
His grandmother Mavis Williams, who "made a fo... | Great Britain's first gold medal at the Rio Olympics came in the swimming pool from a man who used to be afraid of water. | 37008465 |
Quinn Building Products Ltd has been fined £100,000 for health and safety breaches which led to the death of Brian Óg Maguire, 24, from Lisnaskea.
He was hit by a steel cable that snapped at the Quinn concrete factory in Derrylin on 13 September 2012.
The company said "significant changes" had since been implemented.
Q... | The family of a man who was killed while working at a concrete factory in County Fermanagh have said his death was "an accident waiting to happen". | 34602700 |
The Women and Equalities Committee said the fact that 30% of current MPs were women represented a "serious democratic deficit", for "no good reason".
It said the law must change after the 2020 general election, if that figure "does not increase significantly".
The government said it was considering the recommendations.... | Political parties must face fines if they do not ensure at least 45% of general election candidates are female, MPs have recommended. | 38561496 |
Fatima Manji complained after the newspaper's former editor criticised Channel 4 for allowing a reporter wearing a hijab to report on the aftermath of the Nice terror attacks.
More than 1,700 other people also complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso).
But in its ruling, Ipso said Mr MacKenzie w... | A complaint from a Channel 4 presenter about a column written in The Sun by Kelvin MacKenzie has not been upheld. | 37706827 |
Christi and Bobby Shepherd were poisoned by carbon monoxide at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel in 2006.
Their parents, Sharon Wood and Neil Shepherd, met the tour operator's chief executive Peter Fankhauser earlier.
Speaking at a press conference, Mrs Wood said she accepted it "may be time to look to the future".
The amo... | The family of two children killed on a Thomas Cook holiday in Corfu will receive a "financial gesture of goodwill" from the firm. | 32835029 |
Only Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez and Everton striker Romelu Lukaku were able to break the duopoly.
Almost 125,000 people picked their team over the weekend from a shortlist of 100 players.
You picked nine of the players who made BBC pundit Garth Crooks' team of the season.
... | Chelsea and Tottenham were the two outstanding teams in the Premier League in 2016-17 - and it's no surprise players from the two London clubs dominate the team of the season picked by BBC Sport users. | 39999749 |
The Firhill side went into Wednesday's match three points clear of 11th place after defeat by Motherwell, albeit with games in hand.
"We were really poor on all accounts against Motherwell," said Archibald. "Motherwell were hungrier and had more desire than us and we lacked that.
"I thought we showed that tonight and m... | Manager Alan Archibald revealed he got the reaction he was looking for as Partick Thistle beat St Johnstone 2-1. | 35713632 |
The Northern Lights Academy, in Hartlepool, Teesside, has a TV and sound studio, a computer suite, two dance studios and a 200-seat theatre.
However, the Headland Development Trust which ran it collapsed in 2012.
Hartlepool Borough Council said it is trying to find groups to take on the facility and has spent about £50... | A £4.5m government-funded performing arts academy remains unused five years after it opened. | 36801961 |
It all sounds pretty momentous. We'll be briefed for an hour by the deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe, and we will not be allowed to leave, email, phone or tweet till six o'clock, when the governor will give a speech about all this in the Cairncross memorial lecture at St Peter's College Oxford.
Given all the secrecy an... | So at four o'clock this afternoon a few dozen hacks will be locked in the Bank of England, where we will be given a 100-page review by the Bank on how and whether leaving the European Union would affect its responsibility to deliver monetary and financial stability. | 34591831 |
The new route started in June in a move designed to allow one flight to depart every minute at peak times.
It was due to run until 24 December but will now stop on 28 October.
The move follows concerns from local communities, with residents saying they experienced sleep disruption and noise pollution.
Transport Ministe... | The trial of a new flight path from Edinburgh Airport is to be halted two months early after intervention from Scotland's transport minister. | 34278002 |
They said concern was growing for the welfare of Louise Davidson who was last seen at about 04:30 on Tuesday outside the Espionage nightclub.
She was thought to be heading from Victoria Street towards the Underbelly venue in the Cowgate.
Louise, who is from Kirkcaldy in Fife, is 5ft 5in tall with long black hair.
She w... | Police are trying to trace a 19-year-old woman who has not been seen since leaving an Edinburgh nightclub, possibly in the company of two men. | 34066370 |
The 175km-long fissure runs through the Larsen C Ice Shelf on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
If it propagates just 20km more, a block of ice a quarter the size of Wales will break away into the Weddell Sea.
Scientists gathered the new video while recovering instrumentation that had been placed on the ice ... | The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released new footage of the ice crack that promises to produce a giant berg. | 39055524 |
Just two days later, Gerry Adams said in a blog post that the IRA had "shot" alleged sex offenders or expelled them.
And then, a month later he told Irish state broadcaster RTÉ that the names of alleged republican sex abusers had been posted anonymously through his letterbox in Belfast.
A Sinn Féin party insider told S... | The Friday following the Maíria Cahill BBC Spotlight programme, a Sinn Féin spokesperson told a Dublin radio station that "Gerry Adams was not aware of any other cases of abuse". | 31830131 |
John Saunders had to sell a strip of land in Maesycymmer under a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for construction of the A469 relief road in 1991.
He has been paid £280,000 so far but his total payout is yet to be agreed.
A high court judge has now ordered that his compensation claim be considered by a tribunal.
Mr Sau... | A Caerphilly farm owner who was forced to sell land to make way for a relief road may be fully compensated after a 24-year wait. | 33110054 |
Since the Childcare Service launched in April, many parents have struggled to complete applications.
Parents may be eligible for a one-off payment if they were unable to log into their account, or did not receive a decision 20 days after applying.
To make a claim, parents need to fill in a form online.
Parents need to ... | HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has begun a compensation scheme for parents unable to apply for government-funded childcare schemes due to IT glitches. | 41009648 |
The Belfast-based business agreed to sell its television stations and brand to ITV for £100m in October.
That will leave UTV as a radio-focused business, which will change its name as part of the deal.
ITV has said it will retain the UTV name rather than rebrand the TV business as ITV Northern Ireland.
Documents publis... | UTV has said it will return up to £55m to shareholders when the company completes its deal with ITV. | 34808798 |
Numbers 14 to 17 Moore Street in Dublin were declared a national monument by the Irish government in 2007.
One of the buildings - number 16 - was used by the leaders of the 1916 uprising in the Irish capital.
It saw republicans take over a number of buildings in Dublin as part of an insurrection against British rule.
B... | The government in the Republic of Ireland is to acquire the site of the final headquarters of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders before their surrender. | 32131753 |
Stormont's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says NI doctors tend to prescribe more expensive branded medicines.
It says costs for prescription drugs in the rest of the UK have fallen, but those in NI have increased.
An estimated £73m could have been saved if NI GPs prescribed medicines in line with colleagues in Wales, ... | Tens of millions of pounds could have been saved if Northern Ireland GPs had prescribed lower cost drugs, according to a new report. | 31713692 |
About 1.5% of Wiltshire Police officers are black, which the force described as a "disappointing position" to be in.
Sgt Ronnie Lungu, 40, was promoted from constable rank after a tribunal found he had been discriminated against.
The force said opportunities to promote minority officers from within were "quite limited"... | A police officer who took Wiltshire Police to a racism tribunal is the only black officer to be promoted within the force in the past five years. | 34336032 |
Welshman Selby will make his United States debut against the Mexican veteran in Glendale, Arizona.
"I want to be a worldwide star and to do that you need the big fights in America," said the 28-year-old.
"But Warrington is still a fight I'd be interested in, the UK fans want it."
Leeds' Warrington is unbeaten in 22 pro... | Lee Selby is eyeing an Anglo-Welsh world title fight against Josh Warrington before the first defence of his IBF featherweight title against Fernando Montiel on Wednesday. | 34521958 |
About 20,000 motorcycle enthusiasts from the UK and overseas took part in annual charity event Ride to the Wall.
Convoys set out from points including Telford services in Shropshire and Strensham services in Worcestershire.
A service for remembrance was held along with a Tiger Moth flypast. Funds were raised for the ar... | Thousands of bikers rode to pay their respects to the armed forces at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. | 34433000 |
Another stand-out performance for Premier League leaders Leicester on Monday saw the midfielder cover the second-highest distance for his side (11.07km), as well as play the most passes anywhere on the pitch (65) and the most in the opposition half (39).
On Thursday, England coach Roy Hodgson named the 26-year-old in h... | Danny Drinkwater for Euro 2016? | 35811647 |
Michael McLarnon, 22, was fatally wounded in Etna Drive in Ardoyne, north Belfast, on 28 October 1971.
The Committee on the Administration of Justice is due to publish a report by the Historical Enquiries Team.
It is expected to show that the killing was not carried out by the man who admitted it.
Mr McLarnon's death w... | New details are expected to emerge later relating to an investigation into a controversial killing by the Army during the Troubles. | 11876797 |
It is here in the north of the country that the United Nations has declared a famine. It is here that the fighting between government and rebel forces has driven so many into hunger and homelessness. And it is here that UK aid is being carefully targeted from the air.
To watch these bags of cereal and pulses and food s... | In the dusty, baking emptiness of Leer in South Sudan, bags of British food aid fall from the sky to relieve the hunger below. | 39600613 |
David Rees took paid leave from his Conwy council job while sitting at Llandudno Magistrates' Court - but kept money paid out for lost salary.
Rees, 65, of Llandudno, was convicted of six counts of fraud.
On Thursday, he was given a 16-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, at Warrington Crown Court.
Richard R... | A Conwy magistrate who fraudulently claimed £10,000 in lost wages for time he spent in court has been ordered to repay the money. | 35498359 |
The Scottish SPCA move came after it faced public criticism for holding a £600,000 stake in Royal Dutch Shell.
Shell has admitted experiments on animals including rabbits, rodents, birds and fish.
The Scottish SPCA said it had sold the shares following "a full review" of its investment portfolio.
The charity had argue... | Scotland's largest animal welfare charity has sold its investments in an oil company that tests products on animals. | 40619445 |
They had until the end of November to submit an environmental report.
But now they have asked for an extra 11 months to supply it.
If the order was to be granted it would extend the appeals process.
The firms can continue extracting sand while the outcome is being decided.
The companies were ordered to stop taking sand... | Companies appealing an order to stop dredging sand from Lough Neagh are seeking a lengthy extension to a key deadline. | 34403395 |
It is one of several stunts planned for World Emoji Day, which celebrates the colourful symbols used in instant messages, on 17 July.
London's Royal Opera House will present 20 well-known operas and ballets in emoji form online.
There are 2,666 emojis currently on the official Unicode Standard list.
The Unicode consort... | New York's Empire State Building will be lit up in yellow to mark a day that organisers hope will put a smile on millions of faces. | 40612529 |
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Monday's 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane leaves Spurs seven points behind Leicester with three games remaining.
The Foxes can seal the title with victory at Manchester United on Sunday.
"We need to be strong in our mind and prepare for the next game," Pochettino told BBC Sport... | Tottenham will not give up on the Premier League title despite dropping two points against West Brom, says manager Mauricio Pochettino. | 36134105 |
The Scotland international, 29, was substituted in the seventh minute of Wednesday's 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge and missed Saturday's 3-0 Premier League defeat by Southampton.
Morrison, who is out of contract in the summer, has made 19 appearances for the Baggies this season.
He is the club's joint top scorer this sea... | West Brom midfielder James Morrison is facing up to two months out with the knee injury he picked up at Chelsea. | 35335625 |
A report published by Edinburgh Airport shows findings from last year's trial, which saw planes take off towards the Forth, passing over West Lothian.
The trial was held to find a way for planes to depart every minute at peak times instead of every two minutes.
It began on 25 June and was brought to early close on 28 O... | Edinburgh Airport has said its trial of a new flight path was a success, despite receiving complaints from residents living under the route. | 35524668 |
Donald Trump has spent the past few weeks clashing with the Republican establishment over the party's nomination process and what he considers its unfair treatment of his candidacy. At a Republican gala in Manhattan on Thursday, however, he took the opportunity to show that he could be a kinder, gentler candidate.
Afte... | For one night, at least, there was a truce. | 36040574 |
The 26-year-old centre-half made his Hibs debut in 2008 and has been a first-team regular for seven seasons.
He was a Scottish Cup winner in May, having been a losing finalist in 2012 and 2013.
"I'm determined to build on our success from last season and get Hibs back to the Premiership," said Hanlon.
Talking to the cl... | Hibernian defender Paul Hanlon has signed a new three-year contract, keeping him at Easter Road until the summer of 2019. | 36532255 |
According to the report by financial services firm Begbies Traynor, three unnamed clubs in League One and one in League Two are in "financial distress".
Despite rising from two last season, the overall number of these clubs is down from the high of 13 in the 2011-12 campaign, when the survey began.
In Scotland, only on... | Four English Football League clubs are in danger of going out of business, says a study by financial experts. | 39566143 |
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While the exact figures have not been made public, insiders believe the 23-year-old's contract with Nike will earn him up to $250m (£156m) over 10 years. Why such staggering amounts of money? Why Rory, rather than any other young sportsman? What does this mean for Nike, fo... | On Monday, in a plush room at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr hotel in Abu Dhabi, Rory McIlroy's ascent to the sporting elite was confirmed with the announcement of the most lucrative endorsement deal in British sport. | 21018786 |
The upgraded facility will allow vessels of up to 1,115ft (340m) in length - it previously could take ships under a length of 985ft (300m).
A spokesman said the work would "future proof" the port's cruise business as the industry continued to grow.
The first vessel expected to use the new extension is the Holland Ameri... | Portland Port in Dorset has unveiled a new £3m extended cruise berth that will allow it to accommodate larger ships. | 39564215 |
The victim, who is in his 70s, remains critically ill after being cut several times and beaten by a gang of men.
The incident happened while he was in bed at his home at Clogharevan Park at about 02:40 BST on Monday.
Police believe a sum of money was stolen and have renewed their appeal.
Det Insp David Henderson descri... | An elderly, disabled man who was attacked at his home in Bessbrook, County Armagh, may have been stabbed with a hook, police have said. | 34129977 |
A federation statement (in Spanish) said it was also unhappy with receiving only 4.55% of pools revenue, though it said it was still open to dialogue.
All matches will be suspended from 16 May, including the domestic cup final.
In the top division, Barcelona lead La Liga rivals Real Madrid by two points, with only thre... | The Spanish football federation says it is suspending indefinitely all end-of-season games in disputes with the government, including over TV rights. | 32618821 |
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