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The last individual to be granted the award was the conductor Sir John Barbirolli in 1969. Previous recipients include the Queen Mother in 1954.
Paul Richards was given the award by the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk because he worked "tirelessly to promote" its history.
The former mayor said he was "p... | A town historian has become the first person to receive the freedom of King's Lynn for more than 40 years. | 32448516 |
Writers including former national poet Gwyneth Lewis will present analysis and readings from the medieval Welsh text.
The Mabinogion Revisited can be heard at 22:45 GMT from 14 to 18 November.
Writer Jon Gower said: "It's wonderful to share a national treasure that not even everyone in Wales realises we've got."
The me... | The mythical tales of the Mabinogion will be brought to BBC Radio 3 listeners in a new series all this week. | 37951292 |
Almost half of 2,215 16- to 25-year-olds polled by YouGov for the Prince's Trust said they had themselves experienced a mental health problem.
And a third of these felt admitting to problems could harm their job chances.
Fear of stigma was a "major obstacle" to finding help, said Prof Louise Arseneault, of Kings Colleg... | Over three-quarters of young people say there is a stigma to mental illness and a quarter would not ask for help if they were suffering, a survey suggests. | 39117593 |
Jeremiah Deen lived on the 14th floor of the west London block with his mother Zainab, 32, who had already been confirmed as one of the deceased.
The toddler is the 45th victim of the 24-storey blaze, which killed at least 80 people on 14 June, to be formally identified.
The Deen family said the mother and son would "l... | A two-year-old boy is the latest person to be formally identified as a victim of the Grenfell Tower fire. | 40795100 |
The Bolton comic will flick the switch at a concert on 29 August after a live performance from X Factor winners Little Mix.
The switch-on marks the start of a three-day festival of entertainment on the Tower Festival Headland including a Thriller Live show and a concert headlined by Rebecca Ferguson.
The promenade ligh... | Comedian Peter Kay will switch on this year's Blackpool Illuminations. | 28361743 |
The free pennies will be marked with their year of birth.
The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a girl on Saturday.
A spokesman for the Llantrisant-based Royal Mint said the gesture was in keeping with "an age-old tradition to mark a new birth with a gift of silver for good luck".
Parents of newborns who share a birth... | The Royal Mint is to gift 2,015 babies born on the same day as the new Royal baby with a "lucky" silver penny. | 32563357 |
Henry Ranson Lloyd, 17, died of natural causes on 21 January 2014. Police said his Conwy home was litter-strewn.
Calls to make it easier for councils to monitor the quality of home schooling and pupils' welfare were made at the inquest in Ruthin, Denbighshire.
Coroner John Gittins said it was "staggering" people were h... | A home-schooled 19-stone teenager died from deep vein thrombosis, an inquest has heard. | 33572525 |
Acting on a tip-off from the domestic intelligence service, police raided an apartment but failed to find the suspect, Jaber al-Bakr, 22, who was born in Syria. He remains on the run.
Several hundred grams of "highly volatile" explosives were found at the property, investigators said.
They were destroyed by a bomb squa... | Police in the eastern German city of Chemnitz have detained three people as they continue a search for a suspect believed to be planning a bomb attack. | 37596829 |
Three boys and a girl allegedly attacked the plain clothes officer in an alleyway near The Bow Bells pub in Bow on Tuesday night.
The officer, in his 40s, suffered three stab wounds and remains in hospital.
A 17-year-old held on suspicion of attempted murder has been released on police bail.
A knife has been recovered ... | An undercover Met Police officer was stabbed by a group of teenagers in east London while on an operation, the force has said. | 38073539 |
Fuel duty has been held at 57.95p per litre since the March 2011 Budget.
In his Autumn Statement, Mr Hammond also revealed plans for investment in transport, including £1.1bn for English local networks.
And he pledged £390m for work on low emission vehicles and the development of connected autonomous vehicles.
Fuel dut... | Next year's planned rise in fuel duty has been cancelled by Chancellor Philip Hammond - the seventh successive year that the tax has been frozen. | 38080622 |
The Met Office has warned motorists to expect "difficult driving conditions" but said the heaviest and most persistent rain is expected to fall on high ground.
The warning has been issued from 12:00 GMT on Saturday to 23:55 on Sunday.
It follows a warning of icy conditions on Friday morning.
The conditions led to a num... | Forecasters have issued a yellow "be aware" warning for rain over the weekend. | 35606029 |
According to the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), employers and public bodies are only able to take a limited range of actions to combat disadvantage.
In a report the ECRI has called for a single comprehensive equality law.
Northern Ireland operates a "two-tier" system to protect against discr... | Race discrimination laws in Northern Ireland offer less protection than in other parts of the UK, a report says. | 37545896 |
Sylvia Lancaster, whose 20-year-old daughter Sophie was kicked to death in Bacup in 2007, was appointed an OBE for her campaigns against hate crime.
David Rogers who set up a charity after his 24-year-old son Adam was killed in Blackburn in 2009 was appointed an MBE.
Mr Rogers said he was "blown away" by the honour.
So... | Two parents who became campaigners after their children were murdered have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. | 27814040 |
Lady Melinda Rose Woodward - known as Linda - died on 10 April in Los Angeles after suffering from cancer.
Sir Tom will be at the annual literature festival in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, on 5 June to discuss his autobiography Over The Top And Back.
Author Julia Donaldson, TV presenter Chris Packham and actress Olivia Colman ar... | Sir Tom Jones is to appear at this year's Hay Festival - his first public appearance since the death of his wife. | 36357378 |
"As far as I'm led to believe, it has been knocked back," Rae said of the interest in midfielder Mallan.
"We felt it was a bit derogatory from Dundee and it would take a lot more money than that."
Right-back Watson is out of contract in the summer and Rae said Saints had informed them of their interest.
"We have to com... | St Mirren manager Alex Rae says Dundee made a "derogatory" bid for Stevie Mallan but commended St Johnstone after their approach for Keith Watson. | 35952129 |
The US based Center for Inquiry said that she arrived in America last week.
It said she was "specifically named as an imminent target" by the same extremists who killed three secular bloggers this year in Bangladesh.
Ms Nasreen recently tweeted that she was not safe in India.
"Was threatened by Islamists who killed ath... | Award-winning Bangladeshi writer and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen has fled from India to the US after she was named as an al-Qaeda murder target, a rights group has said. | 32989070 |
A cousin of Douglas McAuthur McCain told the BBC the US government had called his mother to confirm his death.
McCain was found dead by Free Syrian Army fighters after a battle at the weekend, according to NBC.
The US government believes a small number of Americans have travelled to Syria to fight for extremist groups.... | An American man, believed to be fighting alongside Islamist militants in Syria, has been killed, the White House has confirmed. | 28945626 |
The F1 team went into administration on January 6 and will collapse if a buyer is not found.
Administrators FRP Advisory said they had "the start of the season firmly in mind" as they seek to secure funding.
Manor need more than £500,000 to be able take part in pre-season testing and prepare for the first race.
Insider... | Staff at Manor have been told administrators have made progress in talks with possible investors that could lead to the team's survival. | 38697523 |
Jodie Mitchell is accused of dragging the two-year-old girl along the ground at the Central Retail Park on 6 February, as well as seizing her by the head, lifting her from the ground and shaking her by the body.
The 26-year-old, of Selkirk, failed to appear at Falkirk Sheriff Court.
Her solicitor said she was "unwell",... | A woman is to stand trial accused of assaulting a toddler at a retail park in Falkirk. | 32520632 |
James 'Jimmy' Prout, of Percy Main, has not been seen since the start of February and police believe the 43-year-old has been killed.
A body, which officers say is likely to be that of Mr Prout, was found "in an area of open land" close to his home at 15:30 BST.
Two men, aged 26 and 42, and three women, aged 55, 49 and... | Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a Tyneside man. | 35907061 |
The Georgia race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel in suburban Atlanta is too close to call.
Democrat Archie Parnell and Republican Ralph Norman are also neck and neck in the race for South Carolina's conservative fifth district.
The elections will be seen by many as a referendum on President Dona... | Cliffhanger election counts are under way from Tuesday's two congressional elections in the US states of Georgia and South Carolina. | 40340081 |
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The Olympic champion's time of one minute, 55.16 seconds was a personal best and a world leading time for 2017.
Francine Niyonsaba of Burindi took silver and Ajee Wilson bronze for the United States, both blown away by Semenya's astonishing acceleration in the final 50 met... | South Africa's Caster Semenya won the women's 800m in imperious style as she cruised to gold on the closing night of the World Championships in London. | 40918098 |
He said the quicker it began, the less likely the UK was to be "dragged down" should the Eurozone collapse.
The former SDP leader accused Downing Street of "manipulating the FTSE 500" to back the Remain campaign.
The Bank of England, the IMF and Barack Obama are among those to have warned about the impact of a British ... | Vote Leave's Lord Owen has dismissed the "voices of doom" warning against Brexit and said the sooner the UK can quit the EU, the better. | 36335122 |
It is hoped the regeneration - including partial pedestrianisation of Union Street - could create 5,500 jobs and an extra £280m in income a year.
Community councillor Ken Hutcheon said: "There seem to have been opportunities missed and they now seem to be trying to organise a second-class plan."
Councillors have agree... | A masterplan for Aberdeen city centre risks being a "second class" option, according to a community campaigner. | 33237806 |
Carfrae, 32, won her second title in a time of eight hours 52 minutes 14 seconds, breaking Briton Chrissie Wellington's course record of 8:54:02.
Joyce was second in 8:57:28, with Blatchford (9:03:35) third and defending champion Leanda Cave 13th.
The event comprises a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile cycle and a 26.2-mile ru... | Britons Rachel Joyce and Liz Blatchford were second and third respectively as Australia's Mirinda Carfrae won the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. | 24496135 |
Police said they believe they know the identity of the man and but it was unclear when the crash happened.
The silver Renault Megane ploughed through chevrons at junction 58 of the A1(M) on the outskirts of Darlington.
It hit several trees before coming to rest in dense undergrowth, on the roundabout itself.
A formal i... | A man thought to be in his 20s has been found dead in his car after crashing into dense undergrowth on a roundabout near Darlington. | 37270623 |
Baltasar Garzon is accused by two right-wing groups of overstepping his powers by trying to prosecute crimes committed between 1936 and 1975.
The case has reignited the debate about the way Spain has dealt with its past.
Mr Garzon's defence has called for the case to be dropped - a move backed by public prosecutors.
Un... | A high-profile Spanish judge has gone on trial accused of violating a 1977 amnesty law by investigating civil war and Franco-era crimes. | 16696330 |
Roger Caffrey is charged with three counts of rape and 14 indecent assaults in Nottinghamshire dating between 1978 and 1995.
Sixteen of the 17 charges involve girls under the age of 16 - some thought to be as young as nine.
Mr Caffrey, who taught at 10 schools in the county, denies all the charges.
Updates on this stor... | A former teacher accused of rape and sex abuse told a court he did pat pupils "on the side of the buttock", but denied any sexual intention. | 35370954 |
Mr Rouhani is regarded as a relatively moderate figure, and supporters had hoped he would pick some women.
There has been only one female cabinet member since Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979.
The cabinet, which must be approved by parliament, also lacks Sunni members. The group makes up around 10% of Shia-majority Ir... | A new Iranian cabinet unveiled by President Hassan Rouhani has prompted criticism of the all-male line-up. | 40865611 |
Connery played past-his-best boxer Malcolm "Mountain" McClintock in the 1957 play Requiem for a Heavyweight, which was broadcast live on the BBC.
Director Alvin Rakoff recorded the play for posterity and stored it in his attic where it remained for 55 years.
"He was tall, good-looking and had charisma from the start," ... | A recording of Sean Connery's first-ever lead TV performance, which was thought to have been lost forever, has been unearthed by the film's director. | 27665619 |
Hussam was granted asylum after travelling to the UK on a fake passport in 2014.
But he needs to pass the language test before he can register with the General Medical Council (GMC) and apply for a job as a surgeon.
Wales is short of 400 doctors, the British Medical Association has said.
He and his brother Shadi have n... | A surgeon who fled Syria has put his plans to continue his career in Cardiff on hold after repeatedly failing an English language proficiency test. | 40430541 |
McInnes says the level of performance at Pittodrie on Friday will have an influence at Hampden on 27 May.
"We've got to let Celtic know we're there and we'll be there in a fortnight's time," McInnes said.
"It'll be two separate games, but trying to bring a level of performance against Celtic is important."
Aberdeen all... | Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes believes a strong display against Celtic in the league will set the tone for when the sides meet in the Scottish Cup final. | 39888945 |
Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union are taking action at sites across Wales in protest over plans to stop extra payments to weekend and bank holiday staff.
Industrial action starts at Big Pit in Blaenavon, Torfaen.
National Museum Wales said it faced a 4.7% cut in Welsh Government grant aid and co... | The first in a series of strikes over the Easter weekend begins on Friday. | 35894031 |
In 2010/11, 12 emergency journeys were handled by private vehicles but this jumped to 246 in 2012/13, with the cost rising from £638,000 to £3.5m.
Bosses at EMAS said private firms had to meet high standards and allowed the service to cope with peaks in demand.
But Unison said it was vital that money was invested in ... | A surge in the use of private ambulances has been defended by East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS). | 23620394 |
Lupton, who played Super League for London, Hull FC, Castleford and Crusaders, moved his family 3,091 miles from his native Cumbria to Boston, Massachusetts to start a new life.
His plans to play both rugby codes suffered an early setback when he received serious facial injuries during a game.
"I broke my cheekbone, ey... | They call the USA the land of opportunity, but former Wales playmaker Peter Lupton's American dream was almost over before it had started. | 36538569 |
Reinis Pupolins, 22, attacked Ashwin Desai at the Hampton by Hilton hotel near Luton Airport in September 2015.
Psychiatrists said Pupolins - who pleaded guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility - suffered "genuine psychotic symptoms".
Mr Desai, from Ontario, Canada, died three months after he was... | A Latvian man who battered a hotel guest with a fire extinguisher after "voices told him to kill someone" is to be detained in a mental health unit. | 37898408 |
The body of a man, who was in his 60s, was discovered in Cedar Close, Southend, on 8 August.
His death had been treated as non-suspicious, but a post-mortem examination on Friday showed he had suffered "serious internal injuries".
The suspect, who is in his 40s, was arrested at his home in Southend.
The victim had been... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after it was revealed a victim found dead in a flat fire in Essex had been attacked. | 34034196 |
The answer was left as a mystery in the theatrical release of Ridley Scott's 1982 film - with even Scott and Ford arguing about it - and with a sequel due to be released in October, fans are hoping the issue will finally be resolved.
Ford and fellow cast members including Ryan Gosling introduced a second trailer and ne... | It's one of the most debated theories in sci-fi - is Harrison Ford's character in Blade Runner human or an artificially created replicant? | 40690349 |
Hull, 19, had a share of the lead going into the final round but struggled with two bogeys to finish on 14 under par.
It left her four shots behind the winner, South Korea's Kim Hyo-joo, who had a superb seven-under final round of 66 for a two-shot victory.
She finished ahead of compatriot Kim Sei-young, Sweden's Anna ... | A final round of 71 ended England's Charley Hull's hopes of victory at the Pure Silk Classic in the Bahamas. | 35456315 |
Eystna Blunnie, 20, was beaten to death in June 2012 by Tony McLernon, who was later jailed for life.
He left her for dead in the middle of a road in Harlow, Essex, and their unborn baby did not survive the attack.
The family campaigned for two years for a new inquest and her father said they now felt a "proper investi... | A heavily pregnant woman murdered by her former partner was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury has ruled. | 34932327 |
The analysis found that the Troubled Families programme had "no discernible" effect on unemployment, truancy or criminality.
The initial scheme sought to "turn around" 120,000 households at a cost of around £400m.
The local government department denies that the report has been suppressed.
A spokesperson said: "There we... | An unfavourable evaluation of the government's flagship policy response to the 2011 riots has been suppressed, BBC Newsnight has learned. | 37010486 |
The population on Census Day was 5,295,000 - up 5% (233,000) since 2001 and the highest rise between two censuses in the past century.
The number of people aged over 65 grew by 11% but the number of children between five and 14 fell by 11%.
Combined with other census figures, the total UK population was 63,181,775.
11 ... | The first set of results from the 2011 Census in Scotland have shown that the population of the country was at its highest level ever. | 20754750 |
The hashtag #grammerschools has been trending on Twitter with people arguing for and against their re-introduction.
But eagle-eyed users have noticed the error and are commenting on the spelling of the hashtag rather than the topic itself.
Glen Laker's tweet made the point very succinctly:
Mark Pullinger tells off peop... | The subject of grammar schools has been much talked about online but people have been spelling it incorrectly. | 37322565 |
Kirsty Williams launched the Digital Competence Framework (DCF) on Wednesday in order for pupils to be able to use technology effectively.
The scheme, which includes learning on iPads, has been fast-tracked.
But she stopped short of saying the Welsh Government had been slow in rolling out such a programme.
While the tu... | Students need to learn digital skills in school to help them be more employable in the future, the education secretary has said. | 37429889 |
Former Germany Under-23 international Ewers, 27, joined Leverkusen in 2012 after six years with Hamburg.
"I am delighted that we have been able to bring Marisa to the club," manager David Parker told the club website.
"She has been one of the most consistent performers in the league for the past eight seasons."
Detail... | Women's Super League One side Birmingham City have signed defender Marisa Ewers from Frauen Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. | 36141541 |
Melissa Hamilton, from Killygordon, Co Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland, died two weeks after she was diagnosed.
Letterkenny General Hospital has apologised to her family.
But Mrs Hamilton's husband Seamus said that and the settlement meant little as it "doesn't bring Melissa back".
Mr Hamilton had sued for damages ... | The husband of a woman who died of breast cancer after two chances to have the disease diagnosed were missed has said a settlement of 1.35m euro (£973,500) "means nothing to me". | 33130939 |
The 33-year-old, from Bristol, appeared before Bristol Magistrates' Court charged with murdering her infant baby girl.
Police were called on Monday after the baby's body was found in a house in the city. The woman was arrested on suspicion of murder the following day.
The mother has been remanded in custody and is due ... | A mother has been charged with murdering her newborn baby. | 29292347 |
England manager Gareth Southgate has named three strikers in his squad for Wednesday's friendly against Germany and Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Lithuania - Jamie Vardy, Marcus Rashford and Jermain Defoe.
The Lithuania game is the more important one, but it should not make any difference which of them starts it... | Tottenham showed in Sunday's win over Southampton that they can cope without the injured Harry Kane - and England should do the same this week. | 39273470 |
Alaa and Gamal Mubarak walked free from Cairo's Torah Prison early on Monday and headed to their homes in the suburb of Heliopolis, security officials said.
Last week, a court ordered that the two men be freed pending retrial along with their father for embezzlement.
It found that they had already served the maximum pr... | The two sons of Hosni Mubarak have been released from jail, a day after the fourth anniversary of the uprising that ousted the former Egyptian president. | 30982077 |
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In the BBC Sport app and website, you can now create a My Sport page, this page becomes your one-stop shop with news, live coverage and stats tailored to your interests.
The key benefits of My Sport are:
As an example, choosing from more than 300 available topics, you migh... | Whoever you support, whichever sports you follow, you can now get all the sport that matters to you on one page. | 35699453 |
The opposition says the teenager was killed when he was struck on the head by a tear-gas canister on Saturday.
State media say he suffered burns after taking part in a petrol bomb attack against security forces.
There have been frequent clashes in recent months between police and protesters, amid widespread anger at th... | Police in Bahrain have used tear gas to break up demonstrations following the funeral of a 15-year-old protester. | 16380110 |
Cycle courier Andrew Boxer argued he was entitled to one week of holiday pay based on his work for Excel.
The tribunal said his claim was "well-founded" and that the firm "unlawfully failed to pay the claimant".
The ruling adds more legal weight to claims that some firms in the so-called gig economy are engaged in "bog... | An employment tribunal has ruled that a self-employed courier for the firm Excel was actually "a worker". | 39377500 |
She plunged down the shaft at a branch on High Street in Solihull and had to be rescued by firefighters.
The woman, who is said to be in her 20s, is now being treated in the trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, West Midlands Ambulance Service sai... | A woman has broken her pelvis and her legs in a 25ft (7.6m) fall down a lift shaft in a Starbucks coffee shop. | 35934270 |
Paul Hollywood, Sandi Toksvig, Noel Fielding and Prue Leith are fronting the show after Mary Berry, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins left last year.
One fan tweeted: "New #GBBO line-up is just... No!Bezza, Mel & Sue are irreplaceable 🎂â | Fans of the Great British Bake Off are decidedly mixed about seeing the new presenting line-up officially together for the first time. | 39599079 |
The 61-year-old was convicted in Catalonia's Superior Court of Justice of civil disobedience for organising the symbolic, non-binding poll.
Spain's Constitutional Court had banned the vote at the time.
Catalonia, a region in the country's north-east, has long campaigned for greater autonomy.
The pro-independence Esquer... | Former Catalan leader Artur Mas has been banned from holding office for two years after organising an illegal independence referendum in 2014. | 39258436 |
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The Premier League side led when Saido Berahino curled the opener within four minutes of coming off the bench.
But Jonathan Kodjia headed the Championship side level, before substitute Kieran Agard tapped in.
They looked set to progress, but Morrison turned in a Jonny Evan... | James Morrison struck a last-gasp equaliser to spare West Bromwich Albion's blushes and deny Bristol City a shock victory at The Hawthorns. | 35211696 |
Easyjet was the biggest riser on the index, with traders citing reports that it could be a target for US leasing company AerCap.
The FTSE 100 was down 15.73 points at 6,853.23, with little company news about to move the market.
In the FTSE 250, William Hill shares rose 5% after it raised its full-year profit outlook.
T... | (Noon): The FTSE 100 fell, but shares in Easyjet rose 2% on speculation that the airline could be a takeover target. | 37128923 |
The early morning collision caused a fire at the St Andrews Memorial Hospital in Largo Road.
Police Scotland said the Audi car was found ablaze and "embedded" in the wall of the building at around 02:30.
Officers traced a 27-year-old man to a nearby property and he was taken into custody in relation to road traffic off... | Fifteen patients were evacuated from a hospital in St Andrews after a car crashed into a wall of the building. | 36488614 |
The pair are making their comeback as part of a 30th anniversary special.
"It was an immediate yes when I was invited to return for the 30th anniversary, I wouldn't have missed it and I'm thrilled with the way their story unfolds," said Charleston.
There are no official details yet on the storyline surrounding their re... | Neighbours favourites Harold and Madge Bishop will be back on screens next year, despite the fact Madge, played by Anne Charleston, died in in 2001. | 30074453 |
They look like two librarians who would greet you at any normal library, but on a daily basis they deal with criminals.
Valerie Samuel and Vicky Dickeson run the prison library at HMP Swansea - trying to encourage prisoners to read and study to help their rehabilitation.
They have been credited with turning the library... | As part of our series on life inside jail to coincide with the opening of HMP Berwyn superprison, we look at the award-winning work being done in Swansea to get prisoners reading. | 39179454 |
A 10th straight championship loss would ramp up pressure on coach Vern Cotter and his team, but victory in Rome would restore optimism with two games left.
"For us, this is the make-or-break game where we can put ourselves in a good position to move forward," Visser said.
"But we are not looking further than the weeken... | Recalled wing Tim Visser admits Saturday's clash with Italy is crunch time for Scotland's Six Nations hopes. | 35659840 |
Both sides have taken four points over the festive period after a contest in which chances were few and far between.
Ahead of kick-off, there were two changes in the Grimsby ranks as Zak Mills and Dominic Vose both returned, while Mark Cullen retained his place for Blackpool.
After 20 minutes Manchester United loanee D... | Grimsby Town and Blackpool did little for their respective League Two play-off hopes as they played out a goalless draw at Blundell Park. | 38424462 |
The Herald leads with the result of a new poll which, it says, shows that Scots are "overwhelmingly opposed" to the idea of holding another independence referendum this year.
A murder inquiry has been launched after a man died in a house fire in Milngavie, according to The Scotsman.
The Scottish Sun reports that the ho... | The 'loony dookers' who celebrated the start of 2017 by running into Scotland's freezing cold waters are celebrated in a number of front page photographs. | 38488042 |
Extravagant eating and drinking, and abuse of power, are also formally banned, said Xinhua news agency.
The party has in the past warned its officials to refrain from extravagant dinners and purchasing moon cakes using public funds.
China has been conducting a strict anti-corruption drive since 2012.
The new rule on go... | The Chinese Communist Party has banned all 88 million of its members from joining golf clubs, in its latest update of party discipline rules. | 34600544 |
He said spontaneity was not in the interests of national security.
Mr Trump is known for regularly making broad pronouncements on issues of national importance on his Twitter feed.
Mr Brennan also said that Mr Trump did not fully appreciate Russia's capabilities or intentions.
"I think Mr Trump has to understand that a... | Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan has warned US President-elect Donald Trump to avoid off-the-cuff remarks once he takes office. | 38630016 |
Tashfeen Malik studied pharmacy at Bahauddin Zakariya University, in Multan, from 2007 to 2012.
On Monday, the university administration remained tight-lipped about Tashfeen's background, as Pakistani security officials took control of her university record.
Reporters were refused access to her professors and classmate... | University officials at the Pakistani university where Tashfeen Malik studied have locked down access to her records, but those who knew her in university have spoken to the BBC. | 33777825 |
A woman walks out with a bag in her hands. "There is milk!" she says enthusiastically, much to the delight of the other customers.
Milk is one of the products that are not easily available in Venezuela. Others include toilet paper, sugar, cooking oil and the cornflour used to make arepas, Venezuela's national dish.
Acc... | Some 30 people are queuing outside a state-run supermarket in the 23 de Enero neighbourhood in Caracas. | 22526622 |
Deborah Yalcin, 51, died when she was struck at Didcot Parkway station on 3 December last year.
She was a patient at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital after being admitted under the Mental Health Act.
A narrative verdict concluded she died as a result of suicide, and a lack of care contributed to her death.
Oxford Unive... | A mother of three who was killed by a train after absconding from hospital was failed by the NHS trust responsible for her care, a coroner has ruled. | 37739067 |
Anti-extradition campaigner Karl Watkin wanted to prosecute Babar Ahmad and Syed Ahsan for solicitation to murder.
But district judge Howard Riddle, sitting at Westminster Magistrates' Court, refused the application.
He said it was "an abuse of the process of the court" and it was "not in the interests of justice".
Mr ... | A second bid to bring a private prosecution against two suspected terrorists to keep them in the UK has been rejected by a district judge. | 19828185 |
Work on four routes serving Bristol, Oxford and Berkshire is now on hold.
Rail minister Paul Maynard said it would free up money to "deliver additional benefits to passengers" and added Wales would not suffer delays.
"My focus is to ensure that we deliver electrification to Cardiff on time," he said of the £2.8bn moder... | Electric trains are still due to start running between Cardiff and London in 2019, a minister has said, despite the deferring of work on other lines. | 37907841 |
Accountants Deloitte said a consultant was given the specifications for a tender two days before his competitors.
It also recommended rule changes to its declarations of interest after considering a research firm contract.
Sport Wales - whose chairman and vice-chairwoman remain suspended amid concerns its board was dys... | Sport Wales risked damaging its reputation in the way it awarded contracts, an internal audit has found. | 39267950 |
That will mean they will refuse to take measures like laying off staff to save money, even if it pushes them into a deficit.
A letter was sent out to all the parents of their pupils.
They said the situation facing them is "untenable" and is "seriously compromising their pupils' education".
They have also written to the... | More than forty headteachers in greater Belfast have said they will refuse to implement any more cuts to their school budgets. | 39733763 |
Che Adams almost opened the scoring after beating Vale's defence, but was foiled by goalkeeper Chris Neal.
Vale's Anthony Grant tested George Long with a curler, but Billy Sharp broke the deadlock for the Blades with a half-volley from a Dean Hammond cross.
Sharp was a persistent threat to the Vale backline, but wasted... | Sheffield United climbed to within four points of the League One play-off places with victory over Port Vale. | 35567259 |
Publisher Random House had reported to police it discovered a finished copy of the book had gone missing last Monday.
But Kent Police said it found no proof a crime had taken place.
The book, which re-tells the first instalment of the hit trilogy from billionaire Christian Grey's point of view, is due to be released on... | Police say they have found "no evidence" to suggest a copy of EL James's latest Fifty Shades novel was stolen ahead of its release. | 33167349 |
The truck - a Ford Transit - collided with a Peugeot 206 which was being followed by an unmarked police car in Leicester on 9 March.
David Anger and Christopher Needham, who were both passengers in the car, died at the scene, on Fosse Road South.
Guy Tomlinson, 37, has been charged with six motoring offences in total.
... | A man has been charged with causing the deaths of two people by dangerous driving after a crash between a car and a tipper truck. | 37810218 |
The festival of music, theatre, comedy and arts returns to Suffolk on 17 July.
Melvin Benn said yoga was a natural addition to the line-up.
"I wouldn't be so presumptuous as to say working class people don't do yoga, but yoga absolutely reinforces our middle class credentials and I've no qualms about that at all," he s... | The organiser of the Latitude Festival said he was unashamed of its middle class reputation, as he announced yoga would be part of this year's bill. | 27780521 |
The issue of so-called "comfort women" has hampered ties in recent years.
The announcement came after the first formal meeting in three years between Korean Prime Minister Park Geun-hye and Japan's Shinzo Abe.
Up to 200,000 women are estimated to have been sexually enslaved by Japan during WW2, many of them Korean.
Oth... | Japan and South Korea have agreed to speed up talks to resolve a row about Korean women forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War Two. | 34696033 |
Esther (not her real name), who is now 33, picks up her pen again as Zimbabweans go back to the polls to describe what has changed in the nearly four years since her last entry.
The election heralds the end of the power-sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party and the Movement of Democratic Change l... | During Zimbabwe's last election and the chaos of the following year, a professional living and working in the capital, Harare, wrote a diary for the BBC about life in the city and what it was like to live with record hyperinflation. | 23507207 |
In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers looked at the effects of temperature on over 2,000 species.
They report in the journal Science that species experiencing the greatest warming have moved furthest.
The results helped to "cement" the link between climate change and shifts in species' global ranges, sa... | Animals and plants are shifting their natural home ranges towards the cooler poles three times faster than scientists previously thought. | 14576664 |
David Telles, 38, from California, flew to Britain in June to meet the 14-year-old after exchanging messages online. He took her from Launceston to a hotel near Exeter.
Telles admitted taking part in sex acts with her over a four-day period which ended when police raided the hotel.
He is due to be sentenced next month ... | A man from the US has admitted abducting a girl from Cornwall whom he groomed on the internet. | 29512743 |
In total, £8.9bn was spent from the benefits budget in 2013/14.
One figure that sticks out and overshadows all other payments is the amount spent on state pensions.
The £4.322m - or £4.3bn - is nearly half the total spending in 2013/14 and is more than double the spending in 2000.
Much of this increase is because the p... | Benefits is a word you will have heard during this election campaign, but exactly how much does it cost a year in Wales? | 32551129 |
Motherwell dominated the first half, but Mark O'Hara put Dundee ahead with their first chance in the final minute.
Marcus Haber swept home the visitors' second before Louis Molt's instant reply, but Haber claimed Dundee's third after O'Hara met Craig Wighton's cross.
Chris Cadden gave Well hope with 10 minutes left, bu... | Dundee leapfrogged Motherwell as victory in Neil McCann's first game as manager left the home side in the relegation play-off spot. | 39676374 |
The American, 42, met the Cycling Independent Reform Commission for seven hours in Washington DC in May.
"It was a very good meeting," claimed Peters.
Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005 and handed a lifetime ban over his use of performance-enhancing drugs in 2012.
Peters added: ... | Disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong has talked with investigators about doping in the sport's past, said his lawyer Elliot Peters. | 28362016 |
Mohammed Mayow, 23, of Dorest Avenue, Hayes, west London, was jailed for five years and two months on Friday after previously admitting distributing a terrorist publication.
Mohanned Jasim, 21, of Montague Street, Southall, was jailed for two years.
He had pleaded guilty to publishing a statement to encourage others to... | Two men arrested as they tried to leave the UK have been jailed at the Old Bailey for terrorism offences. | 39089534 |
Caroline Mckay, 33, endured 18 hours of darkness during the challenge to finish in just over 24 hours on Saturday.
The committee of the West Highland Way race, which is held in the summer, said it was the first time they had recorded a woman completing the route in winter.
The route travels from Fort William to Milngav... | An Edinburgh runner is believed to be the first woman to complete the 95-mile (153km) West Highland Way in one go during the winter. | 38392897 |
The 30-year-old played 44 times for the Bundesliga side, scoring three goals
He also played more than 250 games in seven seasons for Austria Vienna, where he won the league and cup.
Suttner is Brighton's third summer signing after midfielder Pascal Gross, also from Ingolstadt, and goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, who joined fro... | Premier League newcomers Brighton have completed the signing of Austria full-back Markus Suttner from German side Ingolstadt for an undisclosed fee. | 40591585 |
The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) identifies sites for housing developments that may be built on over the next 20 years.
It includes greenbelt sites in Tameside, Bury, Trafford and Stockport.
Protests are being held in locations across the area and follow similar marches earlier in January.
The first draf... | Hundreds of people are using the last weekend of a consultation period to protest against a plan to build on greenbelt land in Greater Manchester. | 38612170 |
Comedy Central cancelled Wednesday's live show and aired a repeat, but said "the procedure went well" and Noah was "currently recuperating from surgery".
"We expect he and the show will be back with an original episode tomorrow," said a statement on Twitter.
The South African replaced Jon Stewart, who stepped down afte... | Trevor Noah, who took over as host of The Daily Show in September, has undergone emergency surgery to removed his appendix. | 34731405 |
The man got into difficulties at Portmellon near Mevagissey while walking with his pets at around 11:00 GMT, said Devon and Cornwall Police.
Officers called the death a "tragic accident".
Another member of his family tried in vain to help and the man was airlifted from the sea by a coastguard helicopter crew.
The famil... | A holidaymaker has drowned after trying to rescue one of his dogs from the sea in Cornwall. | 35209924 |
After a dour start, Cardiff led through Whittingham's neat finish, before Nahki Wells fired Huddersfield level.
Loanee Lex Immers, making his first Cardiff start, restored their lead before Whittingham's stunning free-kick made the points safe.
Harry Bunn smashed in a consolation for the hosts in second-half stoppage t... | Cardiff City earned back-to-back away wins for the first time this season as Peter Whittingham's brace completed a league double over Huddersfield Town. | 35389267 |
The part-plane, part-airship Airlander 10 was badly damaged when it nosedived during a test flight on 24 August.
After extensive repairs, it has now been moved back to its mooring mast at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire.
Manufacturer, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), said it would not announce a flight date in advance bu... | Final preparations are being made to the world's largest aircraft before it resumes flight trials "very soon". | 39538360 |
The former PM told the BBC's Andrew Marr that Labour should change its position if the government delivers a Brexit deal the people do not like.
He urged Labour to hold ministers to account over its pledge to secure a trade deal with the EU.
Labour's Jeremy Corbyn has said the referendum result should be respected.
Mr ... | Labour should be prepared to alter its stance on Brexit - and if necessary argue that Britain should stay inside the EU, Tony Blair has said. | 39321138 |
Project Wolf aims to examine the effect large predators have on ecosystems, and not just the animals they hunt.
Volunteers working in teams of three "wolves" have been moving through woodland at Dundreggan Conservation Estate in Glenmoriston.
The groups disturb deer which feed on young trees and other plants.
Findhorn-... | A research project involving groups of people replicating the behaviour of wolves has begun in a forest near Loch Ness. | 36396680 |
Everton winger Aaron Lennon is currently receiving treatment for a stress-related illness after being detained under the Mental Health Act.
"Players have always been under pressure from fans and media but now it is massive," said Bilic.
"With such a black and white media, one day you are king, the next a zero."
He adde... | West Ham boss Slaven Bilic wants more support for players facing mental health problems and says pressure in the game has never been so intense. | 39808496 |
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson was speaking as MSPs debated the new Domestic Abuse Bill in the Scottish Parliament.
He used the debate to condemn the "pernicious, coercive and controlling behaviour" of perpetrators.
Police Scotland recorded almost 60,000 cases of domestic abuse in 2014-15.
The majority (79%) of cas... | Scotland is to become one of the first countries in the world to criminalise psychological abuse, Holyrood has heard. | 37365373 |
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The Gunners boss was speaking after a 3-1 Premier League loss at West Brom, a fourth league defeat in five matches.
The loss increased the pressure on the beleaguered Frenchman and left Arsenal facing the prospect of failing to finish in the top four for the first time sin... | Arsene Wenger will announce "very soon" whether he will remain at Arsenal after reaching a decision on his future. | 39316047 |
10 November 2016 Last updated at 12:32 GMT
Watch this special animation and find out about the gender breakdown, weekly pay rates, who is educated to degree level, and much much more.
Throughout this week BBC Scotland news will be looking at how equal or otherwise Scotland is.
In the coming days our business and econo... | If you were to imagine Scotland as 100 people, who would they be? | 37935558 |
Her death was made public by Stella Schnabel, daughter of painter and film director Julian, who said she had "never met a woman quite like" her.
"Go in peace my Roman mother," she wrote on Instagram.
Pallenberg was the girlfriend of Brian Jones but left him for fellow Rolling Stone Keith Richards.
She was also alleged ... | Anita Pallenberg, the model and actress best known for her relationships with members of the Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 73. | 40271793 |
The European champions looked in control when Ronaldo scored twice in the first 18 minutes.
His opener was a penalty and his second was a header from Nacho's cross - his eighth La Liga goal in four games.
But Carlos Carmona pulled one back and Duje Cop missed a penalty for the visitors with 13 minutes left.
The Croatia... | Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice but Real Madrid rode their luck to beat Sporting Gijon and go six points clear at the top of La Liga overnight. | 38109824 |
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said firms simply had to tell investors which social media providers they will use.
It comes after the SEC investigated comments made on Facebook last year by the boss of video service Netflix.
Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings had commented on the firm's growth.
On h... | US-listed companies can now use Twitter and other social media services to make key announcements, the country's financial regulator has ruled. | 22011563 |
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