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A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 18 and 25 November. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or our Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics. | All pictures are copyrighted. | 38104011 |
The yellow Met Office alerts cover much of southern and western Scotland on Monday evening with another for much of Wednesday and Thursday.
Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in Hawick due to flooding over the weekend.
Most roads in Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders are open but some are only passab... | Renewed rain warnings are in place for parts of Scotland already affected by flooding due to Storm Desmond. | 35025726 |
The plan to restrict terminations to the first 20 weeks after conception was approved by 228 votes to 196, largely along party lines.
But it has no chance of becoming law as Democrats control the Senate and the White House has threatened a veto.
Most US states allow abortions to when a foetus becomes viable outside the... | The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would introduce strict abortion limits. | 22963804 |
The soldier, who was held for five years by the Taliban, will take an administrative job on a Texas base.
Sgt Bergdahl was released in May in a swap for five Taliban commanders, a move some US politicians decried.
The army is investigating the circumstances of his capture, including whether he intended to desert.
He wi... | Sgt Bowe Bergdahl is set to return to active military duty at the end of his reintegration process following years of captivity in Afghanistan. | 28298453 |
Pietersen, sacked in February 2014, has joined Surrey in a bid to win back his England place after encouragement from new English cricket boss Colin Graves.
But Buchanan thinks the batsman's return could be "destructive".
"A decision was made for good reasons," he told BBC World Service. "Leadership is about sticking b... | Bringing back Kevin Pietersen could "tear apart the fabric" of the England team, according to Australia's most successful coach John Buchanan. | 32087190 |
Earlier this month the European Central Bank (ECB) introduced fresh measures designed to boost the eurozone, including a "below-zero" interest rate and cheap, long-term bank loans.
ECB president Mario Draghi has referred to inflation below 1% as being in "the danger zone".
The bank wants inflation to be near 2%.
Flash ... | The rate of inflation in the eurozone remained at 0.5% in June, marking the ninth consecutive month of below-target growth in the 18 member states. | 28088268 |
Jim Macken, who is 88, said he had written to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to offer a "body swap".
"I understand this is an unusual request but I offer it in complete sincerity," Mr Macken wrote.
Australia processes migrants and refugees on the Pacific island of Nauru and on Manus island, Papua New Guinea.
The gov... | A retired judge in Australia has offered to swap places with a refugee and live the rest of his life in one of the country's offshore detention camps. | 37243261 |
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The tourists were in sight of a 2-0 series victory before Adam Ashley-Cooper scored a late converted try as the Wallabies won 16-15 in Melbourne.
"It's just about game management," said New Zealander Gatland. "That's what Test match rugby is about.
"We weren't smart enough... | Coach Warren Gatland says the Lions need to be 'smarter' if they are to beat Australia in the third Test and win a first series for 16 years. | 23112263 |
While a club statement says the wicketkeeper-batsman "wanted to play", captain Andrew Gale confirmed spinner Adil Rashid has asked to be rested.
Yorkshire face leaders Middlesex in their final match, starting on Tuesday.
Bairstow and Rashid are in England's squad to tour Bangladesh in October.
An ECB spokesperson said:... | Yorkshire have expressed "disappointment" after the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) refused their request to field Jonny Bairstow in this week's Country Championship decider. | 37401678 |
The cases are funded by the Unite union which represents 20,000 flight staff.
Workers believe they have fallen sick after breathing in fumes mixed with engine oil and other toxic chemicals.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says incidents of smoke or fumes on planes are rare and there is no evidence of long-term healt... | Seventeen former and serving cabin crew are planning legal action against British airlines saying they have been poisoned by contaminated cabin air. | 33008356 |
Constable Daniel Woodall, 35, and another officer were shot while serving an arrest warrant at a home in west Edmonton on Monday night.
Woodall, an eight-year veteran of the police force who had been recruited from the Greater Manchester Police, died at the scene.
Police said on Twitter that they are "no longer looking... | A British-born police officer working for the Edmonton Police force in Canada has been shot and killed. | 33068736 |
According to a Pakistani account of what should probably have been a procedural discussion, Mr Trump lavished extravagant praise upon Pakistan's prime minister and its people.
"You have a very good reputation. You are a terrific guy," it goes. In addition, Pakistan is "a fantastic country, fantastic place" with the mos... | Late on Wednesday afternoon US President-elect Donald Trump had a phone call with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. | 38165878 |
Vlogger Becky Sheeran believes the profile could have been set up in a bid to extort money.
The 28-year-old, from Nottinghamshire, has been targeted by trolls before, following the death of her father.
Facebook said it was investigating and had closed a fake profile that had been used to contact her.
Ms Sheeran - a You... | A grieving woman has been targeted by a "cruel" Facebook hoaxer who pretended to be her dead grandmother. | 37230111 |
Earlier this month, Barry Lyttle, from Ballycastle, County Antrim, pleaded guilty to recklessly causing grievous bodily harm.
He was filmed on CCTV punching his younger brother, Patrick, outside a nightclub in Sydney in January.
Patrick Lyttle spent a week in a coma but made a good recovery.
He had asked the court to s... | A Northern Ireland man who critically injured his brother in Australia has been given a 13-month suspended sentence. | 32443726 |
Eyewitnesses reported marked and unmarked cars seen blocking the vehicle's escape in Haven Road, Canford Cliffs.
Dorset Police confirmed armed officers had arrested four men "as part of an ongoing investigation" but would not give further details.
People at the scene said they heard what sounded like a gunshot and saw ... | Armed police have arrested four men after swooping on a car in Poole. | 39160091 |
The former Scottish first minister, now SNP MP, made the remark during a heated exchange in the Commons on Wednesday.
Mr Salmond had accused Ms Soubry of "demented" behaviour as she barracked him during the debate.
In a later tweet, she said his comments showed a "19th century attitude" to women, claiming he believed t... | Alex Salmond has been rebuked by Small Business Minister Anna Soubry after he told her to "behave yourself, woman". | 33017121 |
Using lab-based synthetic biology, experiments in bacterial evolution, and mathematical modelling the study finds links between organisms and markets.
Bacterial investment crashes and boom-bust cycles are described in a paper in the journal Ecology Letters.
The study is the clearest experimental test of a 50-year-old t... | Colonies of bacteria balance growth against risk, just like financial investors, ecologists have found. | 23623601 |
Experts say the patent deal paves the way for the Chinese firm to sell its handsets in Western markets.
Microsoft will benefit from the fact that some of its Android apps - including Office and Skype - will now be pre-installed on Xiaomi devices.
The announcement comes at a time when Xiaomi has been struggling to meet... | Smartphone maker Xiaomi has bought the rights to hundreds of Microsoft's smartphone inventions. | 36426135 |
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The Meem cable is designed to make a copy of your phone contacts, photos and more every time you plug it in to charge.
The company's chief executive Kelly Sumner told the BBC's Chris Foxx some people didn't trust the cloud services smartphone manufacturers provide. | A phone charging cable that backs up your data as you top up your battery has been produced by a British firm. | 35493444 |
The two sides, which have been holding talks in Cuba for four years, said the revised plan incorporated proposals from the opposition and others groups.
The initial deal had been deemed to be too favourable to the left-wing rebels.
The new agreement is not expected to be put to another popular vote, but rather submitte... | The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group have announced a new peace agreement, six weeks after the original deal was rejected in a popular vote. | 37965392 |
The Scots led 3-1 after three ends against a team they had beaten 12-2 in the round-robin phase.
But the Germans hit back after that, scoring in the next three ends to help seal victory.
It means Scotland will have to qualify for next year's World Championships in Switzerland.
The Scots, who had won Winter Paralympic b... | Scotland's wheelchair curlers have lost 6-3 to Germany in their relegation play-off at the World Championships in Finland. | 31074993 |
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The 28-year-old has agreed a three-year deal and will join the Pittodrie club ahead of next season.
The Dons failed with a bid for the same player 14 months ago.
"He is a player we have admired for a long time and he will be a very welcome addition to the squad here at Pit... | Aberdeen have signed the Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder Greg Tansey on a pre-contract. | 39443714 |
After 74 from England's Moeen Ali, the 19-year-old England Lions batsman made 103 not out in an unbroken stand of 135 with wicketkeeper Ben Cox (59 not out).
Resuming on 336-5, the hosts reached 380 as Jack Shantry took four wickets, Hamish Marshall finishing on 135.
The visitors rallied after losing Daryl Mitchell fir... | Highly-rated Worcestershire teenager Joe Clarke made his third first-class century to keep his side in contention against Gloucestershire at Bristol. | 36126135 |
The nation is appealing against a US ruling ordering it to pay $1.3bn (£800m) to foreign creditors holding bonds that it defaulted on in 2001.
Argentina had been given until 15 December to reimburse the hedge funds, which shunned two previous debt swaps.
But the New York court has now granted a stay while its appeal i... | Argentina, which is locked in a court battle over its debt, has received more time to argue against paying investors over its defaulted debt. | 20531444 |
The two-seater vehicles, which have no pedals or steering wheels, travelled millions of miles in road tests.
Waymo is now concentrating on integrating its technology into other vehicles rather than building its own.
In a blog post, the firm said it was working on a fleet of 600 Chrysler Pacifica minivans.
Unlike the Fi... | The self-driving bubble car developed by Waymo, part of Google's parent firm Alphabet, is to be phased out, the firm has announced. | 40261009 |
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) said she had received a complaint relating to Andy Marsh's role in Hampshire Constabulary's investigations at Stanbridge Earls School in Romsey.
A 2014 inquiry by Essex Police cleared him of misconduct allegations.
Another force is now set to investigate the complaint.
During Mr ... | Avon and Somerset Police's chief constable is to be investigated over how his previous force dealt with abuse claims at a special needs school. | 36287828 |
Both sides last met in April but adjourned negotiations when they failed to reach an agreement.
The row over parent firm Govia Thameslink's plans to introduce driver-only-operated (DOO) trains has caused misery for travellers.
Passenger group Brighton Line Commuters said it welcomed the new talks, but was "sceptical" a... | Talks between Southern rail and the RMT union are to resume later in a bid to finally resolve the year-long dispute. | 39897128 |
He has filed a bail petition, which the court will hear on Tuesday.
Asaram Bapu has denied the charge and says he is innocent.
Earlier this year, he was criticised for saying the victim of the fatal Delhi gang rape would have been set free had she called her attackers brothers and pleaded for mercy.
His views caused ou... | A court has remanded controversial Indian spiritual guru Asaram Bapu in custody for 14 days over alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl. | 23926581 |
Users are being asked to download an app that will automatically measure voice-call reliability, signal strength and data speeds.
The data - which will be anonymised - will form part of a detailed comparison study of telecoms operators in 2017.
There will be no iPhone version due to its restrictions on apps that run co... | Regulator Ofcom is calling on the UK's 20 million Android users to help build a map of the UK's mobile coverage. | 37483300 |
Nilsson, 27, recently played for Kalmar in his native Sweden and has trained on his own since his release in November.
"I am a big player, I like to use my body, play tough and win headers. I like to run, I'm quite fast," he said.
The club have also released former Blackpool and Huddersfield midfielder Keith Southern, ... | Fleetwood Town have signed free-agent defender Marcus Nilsson on a deal to the end of the season. | 35486821 |
Last year, the Wall Street Journal accused Mr Najib of corruption, claiming that the $681m (£478m) had come from troubled state fund 1MDB.
Mr Najib has faced repeated calls to step down as prime minister but has been cleared of wrongdoing.
He said the Saudi statement confirmed what he had always maintained.
The full b... | Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has said funds found in Malaysian PM Najib Razak's personal account were a donation, say Malaysian state media. | 36051474 |
Devon's bill rose from £2m in 2012/13 to £6.4m in 2014/15 and Plymouth's bill rose from £171,000 in 2012/13 to £824,000 in 2014/15.
The British Association of Social Workers, responding to figures obtained by the BBC, said use of agency workers had a detrimental effect on clients.
The Department of Health declined to c... | South West councils spent £16.5m on agency social workers last year, up from £6.8m in 2012, it has emerged. | 34924432 |
The American, 31, suffered the injury on Saturday while competing in Andorra.
Vonn continued to race in a knee brace the following day, setting the fastest time in the super-G leg and finishing 13th in the combined event to extended her overall lead to 28 points.
But scans have revealed she suffered three fractures to ... | Alpine skiing World Cup leader Lindsey Vonn will miss the rest of the season after fracturing her leg. | 35707262 |
The blast comes a day after 17 people died in another suicide attack at the central station in the city.
Security has been tightened at railway stations and airports across Russia.
Moscow is concerned that militants could be ramping up violence in the run-up to the 2014 winter Olympic Games in the city of Sochi in Febr... | At least 14 people have been killed in a suicide bombing on a trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd, investigators say. | 25546477 |
The arrest was captured on video and Garner's words "I can't breathe" became a slogan for protesters nationwide.
Garner's death was one of a number of controversial cases in the US where unarmed black people have been killed by white police officers.
Family members had begun steps to file a lawsuit against New York, in... | New York City has agreed to pay $5.9m (£3.8m) to the family of Eric Garner who died after a violent arrest. | 33517215 |
The proposals for the bridge were shortlisted from 50 entries in a competition launched by Bath and North East Somerset Council in February.
The bridge will link Bath Quays with the city centre. The council said it was essential for the regeneration of the "neglected" quayside district.
The winning design for the Bath ... | Six designs for the first new bridge across the River Avon in Bath in over a century have been unveiled. | 34242679 |
The 24-year-old is yet to make his debut for the Premier League strugglers.
The Switzerland youth international spent time on loan in the National League North with Solihull Moors earlier this campaign.
He has been named among the Chairboys replacements for Saturday's game at Carlisle United. | Wycombe Wanderers have signed Aston Villa goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist on loan until the end of the season. | 35851798 |
It follows a series of separate assaults on women on June 20, June 29 and July 11.
Two of the women were stabbed in the chest. Their injuries were serious but not life-threatening.
The 17-year-old, from the Hilsea area of the city, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article.
The youth, who cannot be name... | A teenage boy has been charged with the attempted murder of three women who were attacked in Portsmouth. | 28321355 |
The northern Iraqi city is held by the group known as Islamic State (IS).
Enemy forces fired two rockets into a base where US troops are training the Iraqi military, officials said.
It is the second time an American soldier has been killed in combat in Iraq since US forces re-entered the country in late 2014.
The last ... | A US marine has been killed and several other American servicemen injured by rocket fire outside the city of Mosul, the Pentagon has said. | 35852180 |
Amy Crawford, 22, from Carnoustie, was unable to stand by the time she arrived at the out-of-hours doctor service in Dundee at the start of April.
Ninewells Hospital surgeons performed a life-saving operation to remove a large septic abscess before it ruptured.
Amy said she would have been "devastated" to miss her degr... | A Dundee University art student will unveil her degree show work six weeks after she almost died from sepsis. | 39921579 |
Newport's top scorer tapped in Alex Rodman's set-up as they moved 10 points clear of the League Two drop zone with their first home win since November.
County dominated and Boden had wasted a first-half one-on-one when the striker dragged his shot wide.
Carlisle ended the game with 10 men as Brandon Comley was sent off... | Scott Boden eased Newport County's relegation worries with his 11th league goal of the season to defeat Carlisle. | 35509903 |
Previously, the Sound Of poll has been topped by Adele, Sam Smith and Jessie J.
This year, 13 of the 15 acts are from the UK, with a mix of hip-hop, folk, punk, electro-pop featuring on the list.
The three artists who have made the Brits Critics' Choice shortlist, James Bay, Years and Years and George The Poet have all... | The BBC's annual list of who music industry experts predict will be big in 2015 has been announced. | 30253182 |
Researchers discovered jaw bones and teeth, which date to between 3.3m and 3.5m years old.
It means this new hominin was alive at the same time as several other early human species, suggesting our family tree is more complicated than was thought.
The study is published in the journal Nature.
The new species has been ca... | A new species of ancient human has been unearthed in the Afar region of Ethiopia, scientists report. | 32906836 |
About 250 pupils at Woodlands Academy, an all-boys' school in Coventry, went on strike over a potential merger with Tile Hill Wood girls' school.
Woodlands has been declared unviable because of a drop in demand for single-sex education.
However, parents and pupils say the merger would go against their wishes.
More than... | Former Commonwealth champion David Moorcroft has backed a protest by pupils against plans to close down their school and merge it with another. | 35719773 |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 37 died in Maarat al-Numan and another seven in nearby Kafranbel.
The monitoring group added that three children were among the victims and the death toll was expected to rise.
Escalating violence in the country in recent days has left a seven-week partial truce on the verge... | At least 44 people have been killed and dozens hurt in Syrian government air strikes on markets in two rebel-held towns in Idlib province, activists say. | 36084848 |
The pair, who meet at London's O2 Arena on 4 March, went head-to-head before Haye reacted to a shove from Bellew.
WBC cruiserweight champion Bellew, 34, had previously taunted 36-year-old Haye after retaining his title by knocking out BJ Flores in October.
"He's unbelievable, the biggest diva boxing has ever seen," sai... | Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye threw a punch at Tony Bellew when they met at a news conference on Wednesday to promote next year's fight. | 38160700 |
Rhodes, 26, came on as a substitute to draw Boro level in the 93rd minute of Tuesday's 1-1 draw at MK Dons.
That draw took the Teessiders to the top of the Championship, a point clear of second-placed Hull City.
"When a player goes to a team not winning, everyone expects two or three goals every game," said Karanka.
Th... | Jordan Rhodes' first goal for Middlesbrough has "taken the pressure off" after his £9m move from Blackburn, said head coach Aitor Karanka. | 35541536 |
Green, 33, played more than 250 times for Doncaster and helped them to three promotions from the Conference to the Championship between 2002 and 2008.
After seven years with Doncaster, Green moved to Derby in 2008 and has also had spells with Leeds and Ipswich Town.
Making his debut in 2010, Green made 20 appearances f... | Oldham have signed former Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers midfielder Paul Green on a one-year deal. | 36915828 |
His breakthrough single Brazil addressed how construction work for the 2014 World Cup destroyed dozens of local communities.
Last year's Paracetamol was inspired by the story of Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen in Ohio, who committed suicide after being sent for Christian conversion therapy.
"I just didn't realise tha... | Seventeen-year-old Declan McKenna has emerged as a fresh and intelligent voice in indie-pop, unafraid to tackle the big topics. | 39526472 |
The 37-year-old scored two late goals at Ibrox on Saturday as the hosts came from behind to beat Motherwell 2-1 in the Scottish Cup.
Miller, who began his third spell at Rangers in 2014, has found the net seven times in 27 games this term.
"They've got to get him signed up," Ferguson told BBC Scotland. "For me, he's st... | Former captain Barry Ferguson is urging Rangers to offer veteran striker Kenny Miller a new contract. | 38726196 |
One of Mr Bundy's fellow activists was killed during the arrest of the protest leader and seven others.
Three more arrests have since been made at a checkpoint outside the refuge.
It is unclear how many people are still at the refuge. The local sheriff, Dave Ward, said the illegal occupation was tearing the community a... | Ammon Bundy, the leader of an armed protest at a wildlife refuge in Oregon who was arrested on Tuesday, has urged the remaining occupiers to go home. | 35426084 |
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Buatsi is guaranteed at least bronze after winning by unanimous decision.
The 23-year-old will fight Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov on Tuesday for a place in Thursday's final.
Savannah Marshall remains in contention for a medal after winning her women's middleweight fir... | Joshua Buatsi will become the first British boxer to win an Olympic medal in Rio after beating Algeria's Abdelhafid Benchabla to reach the light-heavyweight semi-finals. | 37080543 |
The block measures about 720 sq km in area - roughly eight times the size of Manhattan Island in New York.
Scientists have been waiting for the PIG to calve since October 2011 when they first noticed a spectacular crack spreading across its surface.
Confirmation that the fissure had extended the full width of the glaci... | Pine Island Glacier (PIG), the longest and fastest flowing glacier in the Antarctic, has spawned a huge iceberg. | 23249909 |
The woman was attacked at about 01:15 on Saturday 26 September as she was walking in Holm Street near Wellington Street.
The man on CCTV was described as being white, aged 25-30, of slim build with short, dark hair.
He was wearing a dark hooded top, blue jeans and white trainers. | Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the rape of a 24-year-old woman in Glasgow city centre. | 34606900 |
Paedophile victims campaigner Shy Keenan was bombarded by 415 abusive tweets in five months.
Penelope Mellor, 53, of Coven, Wolverhampton, was sentenced for aggravated stalking at Chelmsford Crown Court on Thursday.
In a statement seen by the BBC, Ms Keenan, of Colchester, said it had also cost her tens of thousands of... | A victim of Twitter abuse has spoken of the "reign of stalking terror" that she was subjected to. | 32354705 |
They've also added the word adorkable after it was voted in by Twitter users and have described the meaning of the word as "socially inept or unfashionable in a charming or endearing way".
The new edition of the dictionary contains 722,000 words and is the largest single volume dictionary in print.
al desko - (a meal, ... | Photobomb, selfie and onesie are just some of the words that have been added to the new print edition of the Collins English dictionary. | 29735827 |
Farah's victory added to his gold in the 10,000m as he repeated the distance double he won four years ago.
His medal was GB's 65th before bronze for the women in the 4x400m relay took Britain past the haul from London.
Wins for Nicola Adams and Liam Heath helped take GB's gold tally to 27 as they won six medals in all ... | Mo Farah successfully defended his Olympic 5,000m title in Rio as Great Britain won 66 medals to surpass their medal haul from London 2012. | 37145779 |
Justin Ross Harris, 35, had denied intentionally leaving his son, Cooper, to die in the car park near his Atlanta office in 2014.
Harris argued the death was an accident, saying he had forgotten to drop the toddler off at day care.
The trial heard he was sending lewd text messages to underage girls during the time that... | A man has been found guilty in the US state of Georgia of murdering his young son by leaving him in a hot car. | 37981820 |
The Edinburgh-based company said Jeremy Stafford had tendered his resignation "for personal reasons".
Mr Stafford joined Menzies in October 2014, having previously been chief executive of Serco UK and Europe.
His departure comes a few weeks after Menzies issued a profits warning following problems with its ground handl... | The chief executive of logistics group John Menzies has resigned after just 15 months in the post. | 35305396 |
The pair, who were pronounced dead at the scene, were discovered in Fox Crescent, Chelmsford, Essex, just after 11:00 GMT.
Essex Police said the deaths were being treated as unexplained and a cordon had been put in place due to a "potential noxious substance inside the car".
The scene was declared safe after checks, a ... | A man and a woman thought to be aged in their 20s have been found dead in a car on a residential estate. | 38211620 |
A judge in San Francisco granted the electronics giant a subpoena that would allow it to see a list of IP addresses.
The software, used to crack the PS3's operating system, was posted on the website of George Hotz, who is also known as Geohot.
Sony is suing Mr Hotz, claiming his hacks breach copyright laws, and could a... | Sony has been given permission to obtain details of people who downloaded files needed to hack the PlayStation 3. | 12663410 |
They are better educated than before but fewer people own their own homes, the government welfare report said.
The report found that most Australians were doing well but major challenges remained for Indigenous Australians.
The disabled, people suffering mental illness and domestic violence victims were also faring les... | Australians have one of the highest life expectancies in the world and are living longer without any disability, a new report says. | 33998726 |
Two other bodies were found at the crash site in the sea near Paraty, some 250km (160 miles) south of Rio de Janeiro.
Teori Zavascki, 68, was overseeing a massive corruption investigation at the state oil company, Petrobras.
The scandal has rocked Brazil. The political crisis it triggered led to the impeachment of Pres... | A prominent Brazilian Supreme Court judge has died in a plane crash. | 38685289 |
Betsi Cadwaladr, which cares for 694,000 people in north Wales, has been in special measures for two years.
It is also awaiting reviews of "institutional abuse" at a mental health ward, which closed in 2013.
But it has now launched a new mental health strategy with managers "determined things will be different".
Betsi'... | There is still much more to do to improve mental health services at Wales' largest health board, its chief executive has admitted. | 39780590 |
The BBC One period drama and baking contest are on a shortlist of six shows from 2015, which also includes the Peter Kay comedy Car Share.
The award is the only trophy at the prestigious ceremony to be awarded purely on the basis of a public vote.
It will be handed out at the awards ceremony in London on 8 May.
Last y... | Poldark will go head-to-head with the Great British Bake Off in the competition for the Radio Times audience award at the 2016 TV Baftas. | 35915940 |
They are asking President Dilma Rousseff to veto the bill, which has been approved by Brazil's Congress.
The bill proposes sharing oil revenues more evenly between oil-producing states like Rio and other states.
Local politicians are fiercely opposed to the move, saying it could cost the state $1.7bn (£1.06bn) next ye... | Some 200,000 people have protested in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro against a bill they say will deprive Rio state of much of its oil revenue. | 20506007 |
Sterling's move this year has been dominated by the impact of the referendum.
Against the dollar it is down more than 15%.
Yes, there have been other factors at play. There always are many strands to what happens to financial market process. But the currency fell very sharply in the early hours of 24 June as it became... | Massive political events have made 2016 a standout year - what impact have these had on the pound, shares and the price of oil? | 38470341 |
At least 29 people have been killed in the blasts, a Red Cross official told the Reuters news agency.
Earlier in the day, suicide bombers killed at least 11 people in neighbouring Cameroon.
At least 49 people were killed in blasts at a market in Gombe last week. That attack was blamed on Boko Haram militants.
The Islam... | Reports from Nigeria say at least two bombs have ripped through two bus stations in the northern city of Gombe. | 33631744 |
The Mersey Bar lightship 'Planet' was towed from the river in September following a dispute between its owner and the Canal and River Trust.
The 133ft-long vessel was built in 1959 and provided a navigation aid to mariners approaching the entrance to the channel into the port until 1972.
It is listed for offers over £... | A lightship which lit the way for vessels entering and the leaving the River Mersey has been put up for sale. | 38213901 |
Froome, 30, has already said he had urine thrown at him during stage 14, following media accusations of doping.
The British Team Sky rider said he was unaware of the latest incident but was told about it by journalists.
"We're human beings, and then we're sportsmen. People need to remember that," he said.
"You can't co... | Tour de France leader Chris Froome has hit out at the "appalling behaviour" of some spectators, after he was allegedly spat at during stage 19 on Friday. | 33659893 |
The UN's updated sanctions list named the four as Omar Hussain from High Wycombe, Nasser Muthana from Cardiff, Aqsa Mahmood from Glasgow and Sally-Anne Jones from Chatham in Kent.
They will face a travel ban and a freeze of their assets.
The move is a new tactic to stem the flow of recruits to the IS group.
At least 70... | Four high-profile UK jihadists fighting or recruiting for Islamic State militants in Syria are to be subjected to UN sanctions, at the UK's request. | 34385770 |
Chris Coleman and his Wales players will return home from Dinard as national heroes after a tournament that has written their names into the history of Welsh football forever.
The scenes after the final whistle, when Coleman went with his squad and back-up team to take a bow in front of the Wales fans, will soon become... | Wales found the Euro 2016 semi-final with Portugal a step too far on this magnificent and unforgettable journey through France - but what memories they will take away with them when they leave their Brittany headquarters. | 36731896 |
A judge at Birmingham Crown Court told Costco store manager Roger Cooper, 41, and ex-soldier David Cooper, 39, they must serve at least 30 years for killing 34-year-old Sameena Imam.
Ms Imam had been having a two-year affair with Roger Cooper and issued him with an ultimatum to leave his partner.
Her body was discove... | Two brothers who used chloroform to murder a cash-and-carry manager from Cardiff have been jailed for life. | 34597321 |
Israeli security researchers have demonstrated how to capture radio emissions given off by laptops that inadvertently leak data about the keys.
Before now, grabbing the radio signals was thought to require expensive, bulky equipment.
But the four-strong team managed it with cheap components small enough to conceal insi... | Secret encryption keys can be stolen using a cheap gadget so small it could be concealed inside some pitta bread. | 33229424 |
The second seed won the last five games of the match to seal victory in one hour 35 minutes.
The 28-year-old Scotsman said: "I played aggressive tennis and was particularly successful at the net."
In Sunday's final will play world number one Novak Djokovic, who beat French Open champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-3... | Britain's Andy Murray reached the Paris Masters final for the first time with a 6-4 6-3 win over Spain's David Ferrer. | 34755909 |
His comments came as hundreds of people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying up to 700 migrants capsized.
Mr Farage told the BBC he did not have a "problem" offering refugee status to "some Christians from those countries".
Conservatives accused him of making "cheap political points". Nick Clegg said he had... | Prime Minister David Cameron's bombing of Libya has "directly caused" migrant disasters in the Mediterranean Sea, UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said. | 32374871 |
Hundreds of trains were cancelled on the first day of the strike, which is over plans for drivers, rather than conductors, to operate carriage doors.
The RMT union said safety was the key issue and support was "rock solid".
A spokesman for Theresa May said the action was "only going to cause more disruption and misery"... | The prime minister "strongly condemns" a five-day strike that has hit hundreds of thousands of Southern passengers, Downing Street has said. | 36987040 |
The France international pulled up in the second half of United's Europa League win over FC Rostov and had to be replaced by Marouane Fellaini.
The 24-year-old is also expected to miss France's matches against Luxembourg and Spain later this month.
United boss Jose Mourinho could not say how much longer Pogba would be ... | Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba will miss Sunday's Premier League match at Middlesbrough with a hamstring injury. | 39299065 |
Howley performed a similar task in 2012-13 when Gatland took a sabbatical to guide the Lions to a 2-1 series win against Australia.
"I'm excited to have the challenge once again," said Howley.
Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Martyn Phillips said: "Rob represents the optimum appointment for Wales."
In a WRU statement,... | Robert Howley will deputise for Wales coach Warren Gatland, who is taking charge of the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. | 37297212 |
Short, who spent more than two years as first-team coach at fellow Championship side Blackburn, had previously worked as the Under-21 coach for the Rams.
"When I came in the morning after Paul [Clement] had gone I expected to be continuing my Under-21 role," he said.
"I have been given the opportunity so I have to try ... | Derby coach Craig Short has said he was "shocked" to be asked to be a part of Darren Wassall's coaching set-up. | 35595722 |
Question after question flew at Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn.
And they both were pressed in areas of vulnerability.
The prime minister on problems partly of her own making, like her policy on social care, and the public spending cuts of recent years and their impact on the NHS.
She was tearfully confronted by one audi... | The great British public was not messing around. | 40141471 |
Simon Buckden, 42, of Landseer Way, appeared at Leeds Crown Court charged with seven counts of fraud relating to military service, PTSD and cancer.
Mr Buckden was told he will face a trial, in February 2016, by the Recorder of Leeds, Judge Collier QC.
The charges relate to periods between October 2009 and December 2013... | A Leeds soldier charged with making false claims about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will face trial, a judge has ruled. | 32152335 |
The Office for National Statistics said it was the first time in two years the balance of people arriving and leaving the UK had dipped below 300,000.
But it is short of the government's aim of an annual figure below 100,000.
Immigration was estimated to be 596,000 - comprising 268,000 EU citizens, 257,000 non-EU citiz... | Net migration to the UK has dropped to 273,000 in the year to September, down 49,000 from the previous year. | 39062436 |
Kieran Brookes, 14, from Devon, died after the straps of his backpack became entangled on a ski lift near Geneva.
Lift supervisor Richard Cettour, 50, of Bonnevaux, France and lift company SAEM Sports et Tourisme a Châtel both face one count of indirect manslaughter.
Kieran's father Nick Brookes told the court it had "... | A ski lift operator has appeared in court in France charged over the death of an English teenager. | 34458360 |
The school of basking sharks - the second largest fish in the world - were filmed by County Cork photographer James McCarthy using drone technology.
The sharks were spotted close to the beach at Caliso Bay on 12 May.
James said he had no idea the sharks would be there and that the footage was the result of "unbelievabl... | Among those enjoying the recent spell of spring sunshine over Ireland was a group of sharks pictured off the coast of County Waterford. | 36333770 |
The men, aged 26 and 23, from Portsmouth and women, aged 23 from Farnborough and 29 from Greenwich, can be held until 28 October.
They were all arrested on 14 October on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism.
Six people were originally arrested on 14 October.
A man aged 57 and a woma... | Police have been given more time to question two men and two women being held in connection with a police anti-terrorism operation. | 29704301 |
Robert Fidler, 66, hid the building, which did not have planning permission, for four years after constructing it in Salfords, near Redhill, Surrey.
In 2015, after almost a decade of legal battles, he was told to tear it down by June or face three months in prison.
Pictures showing the farmer and builders removing tile... | A farmer who built a mock-Tudor castle behind straw bales has denied he has started to demolish it. | 35898632 |
The 21-year-old right-back joined the club in 2011 and is established in the starting line-up.
He signed a long-term deal in July 2015 but had been linked with a move away, with his former club Barcelona - where he played in the youth teams - and Manchester City reportedly interested.
"I have been here a long time, I f... | Spain defender Hector Bellerin has signed a new long-term deal at Arsenal. | 38054145 |
A new exhibition will feature selected submissions from the university's Research as Art competition.
Open to researchers from all subjects, the competition asked researchers to tell the story of their projects, accompanied by an image.
The images will be on show in Mayfair from 1 February to 2 March 2016.
"We are deli... | Images and stories from Swansea University researchers will go on show at the Royal Institution in London. | 35321461 |
The FA has raised "serious concerns" about security in Lille, where fans are due ahead of Thursday's match between England and Wales in nearby Lens.
Russia fans, involved in violence in Marseille, will also be in Lille to as their team plays Slovakia on Wednesday.
4,000 extra police are being drafted in and there is a ... | First Minister Carwyn Jones has written to the French ambassador to the UK to emphasise France's duty to protect Wales supporters at Euro 2016. | 36528686 |
Find a Player was founded by former junior Scottish badminton champion Jim Law two years ago.
He set it up after struggling to find a reliable five-a-side game.
His funding boost has come from property and technology investor Michael Sacks.
Last year, Find a Player raised £150,000 through a crowdfunding campaign on See... | A Scottish start-up has secured £100,000 of funding from a tech entrepreneur for a sports app which "helps players find games and games find players". | 40826736 |
The Donegal middleweight is now 12-0 in his professional boxing career after a knockout win against the Puerto Rican in California earlier this month.
The win was on the undercard to Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith Jr's fight.
"I'm in this sport to become multiple world champion and make as much money as I can," Quigley ... | Ireland's Jason Quigley has said he wants to fight the "biggest names" in boxing after an impressive victory against Jorge Melendez. | 38450271 |
Paul Hemming, 42, of Alderney Avenue, Milton Keynes, is accused of killing Natalie Hemming, 31, who was last seen in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, at about 15:00 BST on 1 May.
She was reported missing from her home in the Newton Leys area of Milton Keynes on Tuesday by a relative.
Mr Hemming was remanded in custody a... | A man charged with the murder of his partner who has been missing for six days has appeared in court. | 36245227 |
Network Rail has agreed to pay for a final assessment of a plan to reinstate the Todmorden Curve rail link.
The 500m section of track, which has not been used since the 1960s, connects the Burnley to Manchester lines and would cut travel time to 40 minutes.
Commuters currently have to change trains at Hebden Bridge, me... | Plans for a faster rail route between East Lancashire and Manchester have moved a step closer. | 11418241 |
Many Ukrainian commentators see it as a blow for the rights of Crimean Tatars like Jamala, while Russian social media is full of denunciations of a "politicised" result.
'Historic morning'
In a poignant coincidence given that Stalin's deportation of the Crimean Tatars was the topic of Jamala's song, Sunday marks Ukrain... | Russian and Ukrainian media have reacted with astonishment - and a mixture of delight and dismay - to Ukrainian contestant Jamala's victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. | 36296197 |
The South Island has seen hundreds of tremors, including a 6.3-magnitude quake, after the initial one struck after midnight on Monday.
The epicentre is northeast of Christchurch, near the town of Kaikoura which has been cut off by landslides.
There are believed to be up to 1,000 tourists stranded in the town.
Military ... | Strong aftershocks have rocked New Zealand following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed two people. | 37970775 |
The Lego Movie follow-up took the top spot with $55.6m (£44.4m), while Fifty Shades Darker attracted $46.8m (£37.4m), according to estimates.
Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan both reprised their Fifty Shades of Grey roles, but the sequel couldn't match its predecessor's $85.2m ($68m) debut.
Based on EL James's erotic fi... | The Lego Batman Movie has spanked Fifty Shades Darker in a battle of the sequels at the US box office. | 38955425 |
Science Vale incorporates Harwell Campus, Culham Science Centre, and Milton Park in south Oxfordshire.
The Science Vale Area Action Plan intends to regenerate "large brownfield sites, such as the former power station site at Didcot A to provide an opportunity to help improve Didcot".
Plans include 20,000 new jobs and 2... | Proposals to expand one of the UK's major science hubs include redeveloping the land around Didcot Power Station. | 31656941 |
Dave Artell picked up his first win as the Railwaymen's boss to ease the club's relegation fears.
George Cooper and Chris Dagnall both hit a brace to sweep the strugglers into a four-goal lead before the half-hour mark.
Cooper tucked the ball past James McKeown from the tightest of angles to give his side a flying star... | Crewe were ruthless in front of goal as they won for the first time in 12 games with a League Two demolition of Grimsby. | 38864832 |
Lots of readers asked us the origins of phrases which use people's names like Gordon Bennett and Bob's Your Uncle.
You also asked where Shropshire greetings such as "Owd lad, Owd gal, Mon, Monner and Bow" came from.
We were asked about road works in Hereford and a Stoke-on-Trent delicacy called lobby. Here's how we got... | People have been using Your Questions to ask us what they want to know about the West Midlands. | 38909955 |
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