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Media watchdog Ofcom says more people will have faster broadband as a result of proposals to make BT's Openreach network more independent.
Openreach's cables and wires are used by more than 30 million customers in the UK.
Its infrastructure is used not only by BT, but telephone and broadband providers such as Sky, Talk... | BBC readers speak of their broadband problems as plans are announced to improve the internet provided by BT's telecoms network. | 36893915 |
A group of residents had challenged the Texas senator's eligibility for the presidency. He was born in Canada to a Cuban father and American mother.
But Judge Jeff Masin found that Mr Cruz met the constitutional requirements.
New Jersey's Lt Governor, Kim Guadagno, is now expected to review the decision.
Sen Cruz's mai... | A judge in New Jersey has ruled that Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is a "natural-born citizen" under the US constitution and may run in the state's primary elections in June. | 36034030 |
About 200 people attended the service at St Edmund's Church, Walesby, where John lived.
There was also a guard of honour from members of 2 Para, which he served with before becoming a social worker.
Paying tribute, his wife Cheryl said he was a "much loved husband, father and exceptional social worker".
Those attending... | Mourners attending the funeral of John Stollery who died in the Tunisian beach attack have worn pink in honour of the Nottinghamshire social worker. | 33680535 |
David Lytton, 67, from London, was discovered at Dove Stone Reservoir on the moor on 12 December 2015.
A court has heard he flew into London Heathrow from Lahore, Pakistan, two days before his body was found. He was identified from photos from a passenger list and picked up on CCTV in London.
Police believe he took his... | The identity of a man whose death sparked worldwide interest after his body was found on Saddleworth Moor has finally been established. | 38757699 |
The 27-year-old, who started his career at Crewe, joined Albion in January, playing 19 games and scoring one goal to help the club avoid relegation.
He has made more than 100 appearances for Leeds since joining in 2013.
Boss Nigel Clough said: "He's quiet and unassuming, he's maturing into his role, knows what he's goo... | Leeds United midfielder Luke Murphy has re-joined fellow Championship side Burton Albion on a season-long loan. | 40487120 |
However, it transferred Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea to the Delhi high court, saying that the atmosphere in the trial court was "not proper".
Mr Kumar was attacked in the court premises by slogan-shouting lawyers.
His lawyers told the top court that they feared for his safety.
Mr Kumar, the student union leader from Delh... | India's top court has declined to hear a bail plea of a student leader charged with sedition, saying that to do so would send the message that lower courts were "incapable". | 35610330 |
Lord Kinnock said Mr Corbyn's task was to "win power for the party" rather than to "secure power in the party".
While Mr Corbyn should have "space" to lead, he said he must pass clear tests.
And he suggested that if Mr Corbyn failed to connect with the electorate, "he may come to his own conclusions".
In an article for... | Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has questioned whether Jeremy Corbyn can win power and said he could face calls to stand down if he does not "make advances" with the public. | 35422772 |
VIOLA DAVIS
Age: 51
Nominated for: Fences
The character: Rose Maxson, the devoted wife of Troy - played by Denzel Washington, who also directed the film, based on the 1983 August Wilson play. The pair are reprising the roles they played on Broadway in 2010.
Oscar record: Nominated for best supporting actress in 2009 fo... | A look at the best supporting actress nominees for the 89th Academy Awards, which will take place on 26 February 2017. | 38535289 |
Swansea City's James scored from the spot in stoppage time after he was brought down by Hamad Alshamsan, who received a second yellow card.
Rob Page's side, who drew 0-0 with hosts France in their opening game, face Ivory Coast in their final Group B game on Monday, 5 June.
The three group winners progress automaticall... | Daniel James' late penalty saw Wales Under-20s beat Bahrain and secure a first win in the Toulon Tournament. | 40139643 |
The picture appeared on the wall of a Poundland store on Whymark Avenue in Wood Green, north London.
A professor specialising in Bansky believes it is the Bristol-born artist's work.
A Poundland spokesman said the retailer enjoyed Banksy's art and said suppliers met ethical guidelines.
Curious passers-by have been scru... | Graffiti artist Banksy is believed to be behind a new painting which shows a boy hunched over a sewing machine stitching union flag bunting. | 18075620 |
Simon Hamilton said it was a "critical week for Northern Ireland".
If a draft budget for 2015/2016 is not agreed by Friday, Stormont will lose a £100m emergency loan from the Treasury.
The loan was designed to ease pressures for the remainder of this year. Under Mr Hamilton's plan, education is not spared the impact of... | Northern Ireland's finance minister has proposed cuts of more than £700m to Stormont departments in a plan circulated to his executive colleagues. | 29782972 |
Alan Duncan, MP for Rutland and Melton, said the case was "straightforward" and the married couple from Welby were defending themselves.
Leicestershire Police were called by the man who said he had fired a shotgun at a group of intruders.
One of the suspected raiders called an ambulance. Another went to hospital.
Offic... | An MP has said two householders should not be prosecuted for protecting their home after they were arrested for firing a gun at alleged burglars. | 19463707 |
New Pools boss Matthew Bates saw his side struggle to take control early on, with a half chance for Padraig Amond all they had to show for the first 25 minutes at Victoria Park.
Dover, who are adjusting to life without 40-goal marksman Ricky Miller, then took the lead after 29 minutes through debutant Jamie Allen. The ... | Hartlepool fell to a 1-0 defeat against Dover in their first clash after being relegated from the Football League last season. | 40761291 |
Airbus Helicopters said initial evidence suggested no link with two previous incidents in Scotland involving Super Puma H225 helicopters.
The aircraft will remain grounded in the UK, however, as a Civil Aviation Authority flight ban remains in force.
An Aberdeenshire oil worker was among 13 people who died in the Norwa... | The maker of the helicopter that crashed in Norway on Friday has lifted its recommendation that the same type of aircraft be grounded worldwide. | 36187908 |
In 2014, climate sceptics accused the BoM of manipulating temperature data to accord with global warming predictions.
There was no independent evidence to back the claims.
Accurate temperature records play a key role in climate change modelling and forecasts.
Documents released to the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC)... | Former Australian PM Tony Abbott's office wanted to investigate the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) amid claims it had exaggerated climate change forecasts, documents show. | 34344497 |
The 25-year-old has been with the Lions since an initial loan spell from Newcastle United in 2015.
The Northern Ireland international has scored three goals in 34 appearances for Millwall so far this season.
"It was an easy decision. The team, coaching staff and fans have all made me feel at home here. I am excited to ... | Millwall winger Shane Ferguson has signed a new deal with the League One club until the summer of 2019. | 38975897 |
Down led 0-2 to 0-0 and 0-5 to 0-2 but Monaghan hit seven of the next eight scores to lead 0-9 to 0-6 at half-time.
Monaghan looked set for a comfortable win as they moved five ahead but Down fought back in the final quarter.
Seven minutes of injury-time gave Down chances to at least get on terms but errant shooting co... | Monaghan maintained their winning start to Division One of the Football League as Down were left to rue several missed chances in their 0-13 to 0-11 defeat. | 35508394 |
Kanae Kijima, now 42, met the three men, aged 41, 53 and 80, online in the Tokyo area in 2009.
Motivated by financial gain, she poisoned them with carbon monoxide after giving them sleeping pills.
It could take years for the hanging of Kijima, who has married twice since being caught, to be carried out.
The death penal... | A Japanese woman who murdered three lovers in a so-called "black widow" case faces execution after the Supreme Court rejected her final appeal. | 39599188 |
The road has been closed at Doune and police have advised drivers to avoid the area.
Two cars were involved in the crash, which happened at about 12:30 on Thursday, two miles east of Callander.
The 55-year-old woman was taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital, but her injures are not believed to be life-threatening. | A woman has been taken to hospital after a crash on the A84 near Callander in Stirling. | 35060797 |
The win leaves Mansfield just two points behind Carlisle in the final play-off place, while Wycombe are now four points off the pace and down in 13th.
Following a lively start, the deadlock was broken by the visitors in the 13th minute when a free-kick floated in by Joel Byrom was headed against the post by Pearce, who... | Krystian Pearce's early goal gave Mansfield a win at Wycombe that keeps their League Two play-off hopes alive and dents the Chairboys' own top seven ambitions. | 39523330 |
The UKIP leader said the PM was in fact a "Eurofanatic" who had been "deceiving the British people for years".
Accusations of lying have been levelled by both sides in recent days with the EU referendum debate becoming increasingly ill-tempered.
Mr Cameron said the EU was "not perfect" but that access to the single mar... | Nigel Farage has accused David Cameron of winning elections by "pretending to be a Eurosceptic". | 36372375 |
Prosecutors say Reinhold Hanning met Jewish prisoners as they arrived at the camp in occupied Poland and may have escorted some to the gas chambers.
Mr Hanning has admitted being a guard but denies involvement in mass murder.
He is being tried in the city of Detmold, in what is likely to be one of the last cases of its... | A 94-year-old former Nazi SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp has gone on trial in Germany over the murder of at least 170,000 people. | 35547032 |
The film made in the Ceiriog Valley aims to spread the message about their importance in pollinating plants.
Beekeeper Kirsty Williams, who has 50 hives and has been producing honey for 30 years, premiered the film to pupils at her village school, Ysgol Pontfadog.
Her free DVD has been sent to 150 primary schools acros... | The life cycle of a honey bee has been captured on film by a beekeeper in north Wales over the course of a year and is being shown to schoolchildren. | 30729833 |
The incident happened on the A5 between Llangollen, Denbighshire, and Chirk, Wrexham, on Friday at about 23:00 GMT.
North Wales Police has appealed for witnesses. | A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in north Wales. | 35014824 |
Mohamed Nasheed obtained 45% but needed more than 50% to avoid a run-off against his rival, Abdulla Yameen, who got 25% of the vote.
After decades of autocratic rule, the Maldives held its first free election in 2008, which was won by Mr Nasheed.
But he was ousted as president 18 months ago in an alleged coup.
Official... | The presidential elections in the Maldives will go to a second round after frontrunner Mohamed Nasheed failed to win an outright majority. | 23983948 |
The Lib Dem business secretary told the BBC Tories had been kept on a "tight leash" in coalition but were now "getting into all kinds of extremes".
He suggested the armed forces would be "largely ceremonial" after Tory cuts.
Chancellor George Osborne claims the Lib Dems plan "hefty income tax rises" and would cause "ec... | Conservative spending plans would "destroy public services in the way that we know them" if they were to win a majority, Vince Cable has said. | 30468974 |
The analysis of more than 50,000 people showed favourable mutations in people's DNA-enhanced lung function and masked the deadly impact of smoking.
The Medical Research Council scientists say the findings could lead to new drugs to improve lung function.
But not smoking will always be the best option, they say.
Many, b... | The mystery of why some people appear to have healthy lungs despite a lifetime of smoking has been explained by UK scientists. | 34360865 |
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Rooney was set to leave United before signing a deal worth £250,000 a week.
"I told them I did not think it fair that Rooney should earn twice what I made," Ferguson says in a new book.
"[United co-chairman] Joel Glazer said: 'I totally agree but what should we do?' It was... | Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson demanded that his salary was doubled in the aftermath of Wayne Rooney's big pay increase in 2010. | 34311859 |
The party issued a challenge to the other political parties over their terms for a referendum on EU membership.
Economic spokesman Patrick O'Flynn demanded David Cameron came clean on how he'd run an EU referendum, accused the Liberal Democrats of "gerrymandering" by trying to include under 18s and EU migrants in any v... | At a press conference in Westminster this morning, UKIP had hoped to keep the conversation on comfortable ground. | 32151528 |
President Juan Carlos Varela said the decision was necessary as Costa Rica and Nicaragua had recently closed their borders to Cubans heading north.
Panama has also agreed to transfer more than 3,500 Cubans hoping to reach the US to a town in northern Mexico.
President Varela said the flights to Mexico could last two to... | Key crossings on Panama's border with Colombia are to be closed to control the flow of Cuban migrants heading to the United States. | 36252711 |
Technology Entertainment and Design (TED) conferences involve short talks by experts drawn from a wide range of fields.
"X" events are arranged independently, but with the blessing of the TED programme.
Speakers for the event at Inverness' Eden Court include adventurer Laura Bingham, climber Kev Shields and young entre... | The line-up for Inverness' second TEDx event has been announced. | 37506602 |
In an eve-of-conference article, Carwyn Jones said Welsh Labour won the 2016 assembly election by "fronting up" to people's concerns.
He said the party had "not really addressed" the key economic issues in the 2015 general election campaign.
A "community-rooted" response could reconnect with voters, he added.
Writing o... | Labour can win elections with clear messages, strong leadership, and by listening to the "hard things" voters say, the first minister has said. | 37450041 |
The Bluebirds captain has agreed terms on a move which could be worth up to £5 million, depending on add-on fees.
Trollope hopes to use those funds to sign a striker before the transfer window shuts on Wednesday.
"Time will tell the scope for reinvesting," Trollope explained.
"He's been a fantastic servant and we wish ... | Cardiff City boss Paul Trollope will have to wait to discover if he is able to spend the money generated by the impending sale of goalkeeper David Marshall to Hull City. | 37206293 |
Gabe Olaseni led the scoring for GB with 13 points, Dan Clark added 12 and Kavell Bigby-Williams 11 as they showed tenacity to stay in the game.
Greece established a double-digit lead at the end of the first quarter and then held a spirited GB team at bay.
After trailing 66-51 at the end of three quarters, GB scored 13... | Hosts Greece comfortably beat Great Britain 92-64 in the final of a warm-up tournament for EuroBasket 2017. | 40871151 |
Spanish officials said Graeme McGilvray, 49, died after he was hit by a truck on a busy road between Port D'alcudia and Alcudia on Tuesday.
Mr McGilvray, who was born in Glasgow, had been staying at a hotel in the tourist resort of Puerto Pollensa.
Majorca's year-round sunny climate and spectacular roads make it a popu... | A Scottish tourist has died after being knocked off his bicycle on the Spanish island of Majorca. | 35925982 |
The 21-year-old moved to the Premier League champions in 2011 from Luton and has played for their development side.
He has previously spent time on loan at Mansfield and the 2014-15 season in League One with Walsall.
"He plays forward and he wants to create something. I just felt that we needed that in the squad," boss... | League Two side Blackpool have signed Leicester City midfielder Michael Cain on a season-long loan deal. | 36985058 |
Three shots clear of compatriot Kevin Chappell after the third round, Kisner stretched his advantage to six by the turn after five front-nine birdies.
The 31-year-old was never threatened on the back nine as he completed a blemish-free six-under-par 64.
Chappell shot a 67 to take second with Northern Ireland's Graeme M... | American Kevin Kisner won his first PGA Tour title as he earned a six-shot triumph at the RSM Classic in Georgia. | 34896559 |
A Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust report says the number of SIs rose from 161 in 2012-2013 to 228 in 2014-2015.
The report says a significant number of these serious incidents involved unexpected deaths.
The trust said staff felt free to report any possible problems.
SIs can include a wide range of incidents and a... | A mental health trust has seen a 41% rise in the number of serious incidents (SIs) - which can include unexpected deaths, injuries or security issues - over three years, new figures show. | 33117993 |
At least 129 people have died after shootings and bombings on Friday night.
French President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency and said the attacks were an "act of war" organised by Islamic State militants.
The injured Irishman had been at the Bataclan concert hall - it suffered the deadliest attack durin... | An Irishman who suffered gunshot wounds during attacks in Paris has undergone surgery, the Irish embassy in the French capital has said. | 34816760 |
Officers were called by the ambulance service to reports of a man unconscious on Ilford Lane in Ilford on Tuesday night.
Despite the efforts of paramedics to save him, the man died at the scene.
It is the second fatal shooting of a teenager in London in a week. On Sunday, an 18-year-old was shot in the head in Barking,... | A 19-year-old has died after being shot while sitting in a car in east London. | 39348734 |
The state's 14 delegates will be awarded proportionally. Mr Sanders has won seven of the latest eight states.
However rival Hillary Clinton maintains a clear lead in the overall race. Both are concentrating their efforts on the key New York primary later this month.
In the Republican race, Ted Cruz hopes to pick up mor... | Bernie Sanders has won the latest stage in the battle for the Democratic nomination in the US presidential poll by securing victory in Wyoming. | 36005198 |
The Scotland Under-21s cap has signed a two-year contract with the Paisley club after passing a medical.
Having joined Hearts from Ross County in 2007, Ridgers only managed four first-team appearances, two of them last season.
And he left the club along with first choice Jamie MacDonald.
I am really looking forward to ... | Mark Ridgers has become Tommy Craig's first signing as St Mirren manager after the 23-year-old goalkeeper was released by relegated Hearts. | 27739020 |
Tunisia international Ben Khemis, 21, was a free agent after leaving FC Lorient at the end of last season.
Dutchman Kongolo, 19, is the younger brother of the Netherlands international Terence Kongolo.
Both players could make their debut in Saturday's League One opener against Gillingham.
Find all the latest football t... | Doncaster Rovers have signed Issam Ben Khemis on a two-year deal and Manchester City midfielder Rodney Kongolo on a six-month loan. | 40815474 |
The 50-year-old guided Coventry Blaze to four Elite League titles and spent five years in the Great Britain job.
He replaces Gerad Adams, who was released by the Steelers despite leading them to the Elite League title.
"I believe that Paul will challenge the rest of us at the club to be better," owner Tony Smith said.
... | Sheffield Steelers have appointed former Great Britain boss Paul Thompson as their new head coach and general manager on a two-year contract. | 32517180 |
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The 59-year-old politician will take over from David Cameron, who announced he would be stepping down from the job last month.
But who is she? Ayshah's been taking a look. | Theresa May will become the UK's second female prime minister on Wednesday, taking charge of the country at one of the most stormy times in recent political history. | 36772230 |
It comes after the 22-year-old accused the governing body of abandoning him after he had hip surgery last year.
Tomic, ranked 26th, was critical of former world number one Pat Rafter, Tennis Australia's director of player performance.
"His behaviour was unacceptable," said Tennis Australia president Steve Healy.
Tomic,... | Tennis Australia says Bernard Tomic will not be chosen for their Davis Cup tie against Kazakhstan in Darwin later this month. | 33400184 |
28 March 2016 Last updated at 16:50 BST
Now, campaigners have started using satire to shine a light on corrupt practices in the country.
The BBC's Lerato Mbele reports from Johannesburg. | South Africa has found itself mired in some high-profile corruption scandals in recent years, causing the country to slip down the global transparency index. | 35910375 |
The Old Memorial Hospital building in Cirencester is home to a number of organisations which could have to find new premises when sold.
A spokesman from Cotswold District Council said "the future of the building is under review" and that it was "talking with a potential buyer".
The authority put the building in Sheep S... | A buyer may have been found for a former hospital which closed 23 years ago, a council has said. | 21648093 |
A UK/US-led team has spent the past seven weeks coring into the deep bowl cut out of the Earth's surface 66 million years ago by the asteroid that hastened the end of the dinosaurs.
Rocks nearly 1,300m below the Gulf seafloor have been pulled up.
The samples are expected to reveal new insights on the scale of the impac... | The effort to drill into the Chicxulub Crater off the coast of Mexico has been declared an outstanding success. | 36377679 |
They made a 0.08mm-by-0.115mm (0.003in-by-0.005in) colour photo of tropical clown fish, which is about as wide as a piece of photocopy paper is thick.
They printed it using "quantum dot" technology, an innovation also being deployed in new high-end TVs.
The nanotechnologists say their achievement has been verified by t... | Researchers in Switzerland have created what has been classed as the world's smallest inkjet-printed picture. | 35110483 |
There were 9,088 officers aged under 26 in 2009-10 but only 4,758 in 2011-12, figures obtained by the BBC show.
In Cleveland, North Wales and Staffordshire the fall in the number of officers aged under 26 was more than 70% over the period.
Overall police numbers hit a nine-year low in 2012, due to tighter budget constr... | The number of young police officers in England and Wales has fallen by nearly 50% in two years. | 20998800 |
The Violence Research Group analysed data from 91 emergency units across Wales and England.
A total of 210,213 people needed hospital treatment after violent incidents last year, up 1,299 on the previous year.
One expert said the "long, steady decline" in violence may have ended.
There was significant change among the ... | Serious violence has failed to fall over the past 12 months following a seven-year run of declining figures, a Cardiff University study has shown. | 36084054 |
One suggestion is for more knockout rounds, leading to two 'super-league' groups of eight teams - the current format features eight groups of four.
A spokesman told the Guardian Uefa was in "constant contact" with clubs but "no concrete proposals" were in place.
The current structure is unlikely to change under the pre... | The Champions League may feature fewer teams in the group stages under proposals being considered by Uefa. | 35888818 |
One teacher recently put their foot through a floor, according to a letter from Taverham Junior in Norfolk.
Head teacher Paul Stanley said it was "particularly galling" when money was being spent building new free schools.
Norfolk County Council said a report into Taverham's classrooms was being compiled, but had yet t... | A school has apologised to parents for the fact pupils are still being taught in mobile classrooms dating from the 1970s that should have been temporary. | 34716865 |
Sampson is accused of saying - in 2015 - that the unnamed player had been arrested a number of times.
The alleged comments emerged after a bullying and harassment complaint was made by England striker Eniola Aluko.
When contacted by BBC Sport, the FA reiterated that an independent report found no evidence of wrongdoing... | An England player was left "shocked" after being the subject of alleged 'racial' remarks made by women's national team head coach Mark Sampson. | 40955458 |
She will sample the culinary histories of stately homes and create new recipes inspired by her visits in Mary Berry's Secrets From Britain's Great Houses.
In September, she announced she would not remain as a judge on Bake Off when it moves from BBC One to Channel 4.
In a statement, she said she was "so excited" to be ... | The BBC has announced details of Mary Berry's first show since leaving The Great British Bake Off. | 37870515 |
Medicins Sans Frontieres says new stocks of Fav-Afrique, which neutralises 10 different snakebites that can occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, are desperately needed.
The last batch will expire in June 2016 and there is no comparable replacement.
Manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur says it has been priced out of the market.
Alternat... | The world is running out of one of the most effective snakebite treatments, putting tens of thousands of lives at risk, warn experts. | 34176581 |
The incident happened at the offices of Public Initiative For Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm (PIPS) on the Antrim Road some time between 21:00 BST on Friday and 10:00 on Saturday.
Brian Maguire, the charity's chief executive, said three windows at the premises had been smashed.
People responded to an appeal on soc... | The offices of a suicide prevention charity in north Belfast have been ransacked during a burglary attempt. | 34028349 |
Officers were alerted to the discovery of a body in Gordon Road, Clifton, by a member of the public and the road was shut shortly after 06:45 BST.
An area around the junction with Queens Road and near to Bristol Students' Union was cordoned off.
Avon and Somerset Police said forensic examinations were carried out at th... | A body found in Bristol is that of a man who was killed in an suspected "hit-and-run" collision, police have said. | 34095745 |
The Surrey slow-left-armer, 24, was seen being congratulated by team-mates during training on Wednesday.
He could replace off-spinner Gareth Batty, who took 4-116 in England's 22-run win in the first Test.
Seamer Stuart Broad may be rested, with Steven Finn or Jake Ball likely to replace him.
England play five Tests in... | Spinner Zafar Ansari is set to make his England debut in the second and final Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka starting on Friday. | 37774066 |
Harry Chivers, from Bangor, received the £80,000 miniaturized ventricular assist device (MVAD) at Newcastle upon Tyne's Freeman Hospital two weeks ago.
His health was failing after he suffered a heart attack in last August.
Experts have said the new pump is a "huge step forward" for heart patients.
Mr Chivers, 63, was... | A golf ball-sized heart pump could transform thousands of dying patients' lives after a County Down man became the first person in the world to have it fitted. | 33731953 |
The forest fires that caused the haze are the result of illegal slash-and-burn practices.
The fires are used to clear land for palm oil and pulp wood plantations.
For the first time the government is revoking as well as freezing the licences of companies found responsible.
The pollution caused by the fires has occurred... | More than 50 Indonesian companies are being punished for their role in causing the haze that blanketed South East Asia earlier this year. | 35153050 |
He said he hoped his arrest would wake up the country to its "unjust justice".
It comes as several thousand of pro- and anti-government supporters took part in tense rival rallies in the capital, Caracas.
Mr Lopez was wanted on charges of inciting violence during recent street protests which left at least four dead.
Sp... | A Venezuelan opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez, has handed himself over to the National Guard after holding a speech to thousands of his supporters. | 26244539 |
The team hid cancer killing viruses inside the immune system in order to sneak them into a tumour.
Once inside, a study in the journal Cancer Research showed, tens of thousands of viruses were released to kill the cancerous cells.
Experts labelled the study "exciting," but human tests are still needed.
Using viruses to... | An experimental "Trojan-horse" cancer therapy has completely eliminated prostate cancer in experiments on mice, according to UK researchers. | 20795977 |
George Osborne added that it would be "extraordinary" not to engage with US pharmaceutical giant.
Pfizer's chairman Ian Read says the proposal is a "win-win for society".
Labour said the firm's promises regarding the proposed deal were "not worth the paper they are written on".
Some fear the currently-rejected deal cou... | The chancellor says he will take a "hard-nosed approach" to determine whether Pfizer's proposed £60bn takeover of UK firm AstraZeneca will deliver for UK jobs and science. | 27356984 |
A message on the artist's Spotify page said his publisher had "asked all streaming services to remove his catalogue".
"We have cooperated with the request, and hope to bring his music back as soon as possible," Spotify added.
Prince's music is still available on iTunes, but not on Apple's new streaming platform, Apple ... | Prince has removed his music from a number of paid streaming services. | 33361849 |
Five-time Oscar nominee Adams will play a linguist hired by the army to translate aliens in Story of Your Life.
Paramount paid a hefty $20m (£12m) for the rights to distribute the movie in North America and China.
Based on a short story by science-fiction writer Ted Chiang, it is due for release in 2016. Prisoners fil... | A new sci-fi starring Amy Adams is among the first big films to find buyers at the Cannes Film Festival. | 27426145 |
The games made available via the online Steam store are playable on the Ubuntu version of the Linux open-source operating system.
Through the store, Ubuntu users can get at almost 60 games including popular titles such as CounterStrike and Team Fortress 2.
The launch comes as Valve lays off about 10% of its staff inclu... | Software firm Valve has launched a Linux version of its Steam game store. | 21471974 |
Macmillan Cancer Support estimates cases in women will rise from about 26,000 in 2010 to 95,000 in 2040.
Cases in men will increase from 39,000 to 42,000.
Macmillan warn that lung cancer gets just a quarter of the research funding given to breast cancer.
Lung cancer kills more people in the UK than any other cancer. Ca... | The number of women living with lung cancer in the UK is set to rise significantly faster than the number of men with the disease over the next 30 years, experts say. | 20269918 |
Highland Council had sought support for a raft of projects costing more than £400m.
The proposals include improvements to transport links, digital connectivity and creating new skills academies, mostly in Inverness.
The deal involves direct funding and greater borrowing powers.
The Scottish government has committed £13... | The Scottish and UK governments have confirmed details of a £315m City Region Deal for Inverness and the wider Highlands area. | 35833554 |
The work by think tank dpart found lowering the voting age could increase youngster's engagement with politics.
It also found schools had more influence than parents in giving confidence in understanding politics.
Those aged 16 and 17 were able to vote in the referendum on 18 September, the first UK ballot to include t... | Voting in all elections should be extended to include 16 and 17-year-olds, following the independence referendum, a study has suggested. | 29589993 |
Barclays had been the biggest UK lender not to support the facility.
The bank offers rival facilities of its own - including bPay and Pingit - but had faced pressure from some customers to support Apple's effort.
However, Barclays said it had no plans to join Android Pay or Samsung Pay when they come to the UK later th... | UK-based Barclays customers can now use Apple Pay, nine months after the digital wallet service was first launched in the country. | 35968102 |
1. Conservative Brexiteers maintain their public show of confidence that their vision will be fulfilled, but some are increasingly nervous.
The removal of Brexit Minister David Jones in the post-election reshuffle has crystallised fears that the government might offer a watered down version of Brexit, putting Britain i... | Some take-outs from this Parliament: | 40518372 |
The Information Commissioner imposed penalties of £25,000 on the RSPCA and £18,000 on the British Heart Foundation over the so-called "wealth screening".
The charities also traded personal details with other charities, the commissioner's office found.
The RSPCA questioned the ICO findings while the BHF said it might ... | Two charities have been fined over data protection breaches after secretly screening donors so they could be targeted for more money. | 38230335 |
The Red Planet and Earth are nearing what is called opposition, when their orbits line them up with the Sun - and put them very close to each other.
This occurs every 780 days or so, and enables the super-sharp HST to see surface details that are just 30km across.
Hubble has imaged Mars at this time routinely since its... | The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has produced another of its stunning portraits of Mars. | 36340599 |
An Australian MP has floated the idea of introducing a national holiday - "Deliberation Day" - before significant elections.
Andrew Leigh said the concept, taken from two US academics, would create a designated day for people to discuss issues that concerned them.
The federal MP described the idea as "an exercise in re... | How do you get disillusioned voters to re-engage with the political process? | 39650324 |
The poll, triggered by the death of long-serving Labour MP Michael Meacher, is the first major electoral test for party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Labour is defending a 14,738 majority from May's general election.
But it faces a threat from UKIP in what is the first by-election of the current Parliament, with results expect... | Polls have closed in the by-election to elect a new MP for Oldham West and Royton. | 34987547 |
As a continent, it depends less on aid now than it did in the past. Instead many countries which make up Africa are increasingly being seen as a global partner, not a minority shareholder in generating wealth, fighting terrorism and climate change.
Mr Obama made it clear that such a partnership demanded recognition, di... | When Barack Obama stepped off Air Force One in Kenya it felt like a moment of affirmation and an opportunity to use the US president's words to "call on the world to change its approach to Africa". | 33699183 |
It's beefier and uses cutting edge technologies, but Orion strongly resembles the Apollo command ships that ferried astronauts to the Moon and back in the 1960s and 70s.
But there's something missing. In the 1960s, Nasa had a very clear target: the Moon. Somehow, Orion has been tagged the "Mars ship". But there is no t... | To many, the launch of Nasa's next generation crew capsule, Orion, evokes the excitement of the Apollo era. | 30361943 |
The review was led by Health Minister Lord Howe and examined the role of the Department of Health and the UK regulator the MHRA.
It questions how well women with these implants were informed about the risks.
It says that although the MHRA followed scientific and clinical advice, it should "review and further develop it... | A government review into the PIP breast implant scandal has found that serious lessons must be learned. | 18057761 |
Caroline Lea, 36, from Blackpool, denied charges involving two 15-year-old boys, including an allegation of having a threesome.
She was found not guilty at Preston Crown Court of seven counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child.
She was also cleared of supplying amphetamines but was found guilty of one count of... | A mother-of-three accused of having sex with underage boys has been cleared. | 35297363 |
Some banks ran out of cash. At others police were called in to manage queues of anxious customers hoping to change their savings for legal tender.
The surprise government move is aimed at tackling corruption and tax evasion.
But many low-income Indians, traders and ordinary savers who rely on the cash economy have been... | There have been chaotic scenes outside banks in India, two days after 500 ($7) and 1,000 rupee notes were withdrawn as part of anti-corruption measures. | 37933233 |
Villagers of Sandon, Hertfordshire, claimed the gander was shot at the pond on 21 February by gunmen and police exhumed his body to carry out tests.
A post-mortem examination found the bird likely died of natural causes.
The examination, which included a CT scan, concluded the goose had not been shot, police said.
The ... | A much-loved village goose had not been shot dead despite reports it had been killed at point-blank range, tests have found. | 35727216 |
The win moves Britain up to third in the table, five points behind leaders and host nation South Korea, who play North Korea later on Thursday.
If South Korea win, Britain will secure a bronze medal with victory over fifth-placed Australia on Saturday.
"This was a great performance and I am really pleased for the girls... | Great Britain's women beat Slovenia 8-2 in their penultimate World Championship Division Two Group A match. | 39515007 |
Begbies Traynor was called in to manage the sale of Aberystwyth's Royal Pier, Wales' first, in March 2015.
But administrator John Kelly said it was taking longer than expected because it was built on stilts in the sea and buyers were struggling to find lenders.
He added there had also been issues with "time wasters".
T... | The sale of a £1.25m pier in Ceredigion is being delayed by "timewasters" and potential buyers struggling for funding, its administrators have said. | 36196619 |
The out-of-sorts Jags lost to the Highlanders for the first time this season and are not yet clear of the relegation play-off place.
"I've not seen us defend like that for a year and a half," Archibald told BBC Scotland.
"The second half was not acceptable; it was miles away from where we've been."
Partick showed spiri... | Manager Alan Archibald was furious with Partick Thistle's defending as they crashed to a 4-1 loss at home to Inverness Caley Thistle. | 36179463 |
Jacob Jenkins was snacking on fruit at the Hartlepool restaurant when the grape got stuck, and attempts were made to dislodge it.
He later died at the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle, in October.
Newcastle Coroner Karen Dilks concluded that his death was accidental.
She said: "Jacob, who was two years old ... | Paramedics, customers and the parents of a two-year-old boy tried to save him after he choked on a grape in a Pizza Hut, an inquest has heard. | 35586616 |
The incident happened at about 16:30 BST on Saturday on Johnsville Avenue in Blackpool, near to its junction with Highfield Road.
Police said a car, thought to be red, hit the man before continuing along Johnsville Avenue.
The pedestrian was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital suffering from a broken pelvis and an elb... | An 84-year-old man has been seriously injured after being hit by a car which failed to stop at the scene. | 32284006 |
David Mundell warned the Scottish government to avoid what he calls "alarmist" warnings over the impact of Brexit.
The Scottish government has claimed that leaving the EU could cost the Scottish economy billions.
This week Nicola Sturgeon said the UK could be facing a "lost decade".
David Mundell described the first mi... | The Scottish secretary has argued that leaving the European Union would present opportunities for Scotland and the rest of the UK. | 37395260 |
The California-based private-hire company had urged its users to oppose suggestions that had included a ban on apps being able to show where their nearby available vehicles were.
The idea had been put forward following complaints from black-cab drivers about "unfair competition".
Uber has celebrated the "victory".
Howe... | London's transport authority has rejected proposals that would have severely restricted Uber and other app-focused car pick-up services. | 35361153 |
Tynemouth Pool, filled daily with seawater with the passing of the tides, was once a popular visitor attraction but has lain derelict since the 1990s.
The art exhibition has opened at the Old Low Lights Heritage Centre in North Shields to raise money for the pool.
The specially commissioned artworks will be auctioned o... | Campaigners who want to restore an abandoned seaside swimming pool to its former glory are selling artwork inspired by the attraction. | 34779795 |
The route, which runs from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, was devised in 1973 by fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright.
Campaigners say the walk should be included alongside the 15 designated National Trails, which include the Pennine Way and the Cleveland Way.
Wainwright Society cha... | A campaign for the 190-mile Coast to Coast walk to be given official National Trail status has begun. | 35984255 |
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Verstappen, an 18-year-old rookie, was 0.305 seconds quicker than Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat as F1 returned to Mexico City for the first time since 1992.
The new surface at the remodelled Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez caused problems with a lack of grip.
Many drivers ran wide ... | Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen set the pace in first practice at the Mexican Grand Prix as new world champion Lewis Hamilton was 11th. | 34681839 |
Rabbatts was critical of the FA's handling of former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro, who left the club after criticism from manager Jose Mourinho.
Two members of the FA's council have called for an investigation into Rabbatts' comments.
Women in Football said they were "staggered" by the developments.
If any wrongdoing is... | The Football Association's independent board member Heather Rabbatts is to be investigated for an alleged breach of its code of conduct. | 34618459 |
In a study of 300 people, those with higher activity in the amygdala were more likely to develop cardiovascular disease - and sooner than others.
Stress could be as important a risk factor as smoking and high blood pressure, the US researchers said.
Heart experts said at-risk patients should be helped to manage stress.... | The effect of constant stress on a deep-lying region of the brain explains the increased risk of heart attack, a study in The Lancet suggests. | 38584975 |
South Wales Police said the incident happened on Margaret Street in Pontypridd at about 18:10 BST on Tuesday.
The child, who was a pedestrian, has been airlifted to hospital but the injuries are unknown.
Police said the male was riding the quad bike and is in police custody. | A male has been arrested after a child was involved in a collision with a quad bike in Rhondda Cynon Taff. | 32892766 |
After his 96 in the first innings, Hughes made 137 not out as Derbyshire declared on 260-2 and a lead of 141 when the two captains shook hands.
The 25-year-old struck 20 fours and one six in his 239-ball knock.
In a game dominated by batsmen, captain Hamish Rutherford also made 78 in a second-wicket stand of 174 with H... | Derbyshire opener Chesney Hughes hit a fine unbeaten hundred as their Division Two game with Gloucestershire ended in a draw on a flat surface at Bristol. | 36087444 |
Crewe were the brighter of the two lowly sides throughout, but found Brown standing between them and a first win in 10 games.
Brown tipped over George Cooper's curling free-kick but poor finishing cost the home side too as Ben Nugent could not keep a header down at the back post from a James Jones corner and Charlie Ki... | Goalkeeping heroics from Scott Brown thwarted Crewe's quest for a first win under new boss Dave Artell as Cheltenham held on for a goalless draw at Gresty Road. | 38700998 |
The archive has been closed to save money, meaning forces will have to create individual storage systems.
Acpo police chiefs said the "consolidated" archive provided a "safe, secure and efficient facility".
The Home Office said proper access to forensic records would be maintained.
The Archive of the Forensic Science S... | The closure of the forensic science archive in England and Wales will cause miscarriages of justice and stop police solving crimes, senior politicians, scientists and lawyers have warned. | 18880701 |
The current £1 coin will be discontinued this year, as a 12-sided coin enters circulation on 28 March.
Asset manager M&G has calculated that, if left in a piggy bank, inflation since 1983 would have corroded its buying power to the equivalent of 32p.
Investing in shares would brought a much higher return, it said.
If t... | Investing a £1 coin when it entered circulation in 1983 could have seen its real value grow more than tenfold, according to an investment firm. | 39306247 |
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