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They played an important role in the current composition of the forest, says the study.
Researchers found that species used for food or building materials were far more common near ancient settlements.
"So the Amazon is not nearly as untouched as it may seem," said Dr Hans ter Steege in the Netherlands.
Eighty-five spe... | Indigenous peoples who inhabited the Amazon before the arrival of European colonisers planted a vast number of trees, a new study argues. | 39149334 |
The paper has spoken to what it describes as "a battered pensioner" who was beaten with a claw hammer during a terrifying attack at his home in Kilkeel, County Down.
Clifford Mooney, who is 69, told the paper he fears those responsible will come back to hurt him again.
He said he woke up on Tuesday night with "three bo... | 'OAP bound and gagged in hammer attack' is the headline in this morning's Mirror. | 39452215 |
More than 1,500 members of the Unite union employed by Swissport had been due to walk out for 48 hours in a row over pay and conditions.
According to Unite, members voted by 62.5% to reject a 4.65% pay rise from 2015 to 2017, which the union said "barely" kept up with inflation.
It said "detrimental" changes to terms a... | A strike by airport baggage handlers and check-in staff planned for Friday and Christmas Eve has been called off. | 38386040 |
The Paralympic champion beat the world number four Gustavo Fernandez 6-1 6-2.
There were also victories for British trio Alfie Hewett, Lucy Shuker and Andy Lapthorne.
However, Grand Slam doubles winner Jordanne Whiley will miss the rest of the tournament with a wrist injury.
Following his opening three-set win over Swe... | Britain's Gordon Reid moved closer to a place in the Wheelchair Masters Singles semi-finals and the end-of-year world number one slot with his second win out of two in the group stages. | 38177390 |
Dustin Diamond, 37, is charged with felony reckless endangerment and two misdemeanours.
His lawyer, Thomas Alberti, said there were no witnesses who said they saw the actor stab the man but a judge ruled there was enough evidence for a trial.
The stabbing is said to have happened in a bar in Port Washington, Wisconsin.... | The actor who played Screech in US TV show Saved by the Bell has been ordered to go on trial over the stabbing of a man at a bar on Christmas Day. | 30692374 |
The 32 year old had already eagled the 10th to add to three birdies before birdieing the final two holes for a round of 66 to reach 14 under.
Overnight leader Henrik Stenson dropped to second after a 70 with two dropped shots in his final three holes.
Defending champion Danny Willett is 10 strokes adrift in a share of ... | Australian Marc Leishman produced a superb finish to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City, South Africa. | 35016371 |
The Oxfordshire town has been crowned the most normal in the country by a group of number-crunching statisticians.
Ten of its streets were a particularly close match to the national average lifestyle, opinions and experiences.
Mayor Steve Connel called the findings "tremendous".
Didcot came closest to the statistical m... | Didcot is an unassuming place, perhaps best known for its power and railway stations, but apparently it represents England more than any other. | 39428314 |
Kyle Paisley criticised Peter Robinson on a news website.
His remarks came after Mr Robinson defended Pastor James McConnell who described Islam as "satanic" and "heathen".
The first minister said he would not trust Muslims involved in violence or devotees of Sharia law.
However, he said he would trust Muslims "to go t... | One of Ian Paisley's sons has called NI's first minister "condescending" and an "ignoramus" over comments he made in support of a controversial pastor. | 27637224 |
Chris Coleman's men face the group D leaders without the Real Madrid forward after Bale was booked in March's 0-0 draw with the Republic of Ireland.
Rush, who scored 28 international goals, said another Welsh hero was now needed.
"It's a massive game, but we can't rely on Gareth all the time," said Rush.
Wales, who fac... | Wales' all-time top scorer Ian Rush says the national side must have a "plan B" in the absence of Gareth Bale in Serbia. | 40136010 |
It was Frith's second gold medal of the competition after she partnered John Walker to team gold on Saturday.
Former swimmer Frith, 54, from Glastonbury, beat 16-year-old team-mate Jess Stretton to secure a 136-127 victory.
Frith led her young opponent 28-23 after the first of the five ends and was never headed after t... | Britain's Jo Frith retained her women's W1 title at the European Para-archery Championship in France. | 36006427 |
The first suspects will start appearing in court on Wednesday, Dar es Salaam's deputy police commissioner told the BBC, confirming the arrests.
Rights groups have condemned the arrests, which started a week ago, urging police not to hold suspects beyond the legal 48-hour limit.
Prostitution is illegal in Tanzania.
Tanz... | Tanzania is holding about 500 suspected sex workers and nearly 300 of their alleged customers in detention as part of a crackdown on prostitution. | 35815997 |
The man is currently being treated for burns at the address on Rhos-y-Bol, Amlwch.
A fire crew was sent to put out the fire at about 20:10 BST on Wednesday.
Paramedics remain at the scene treating the man, whose injuries are unknown. | A man has been injured in a fire involving a jet ski on the driveway of an Anglesey house. | 37111370 |
Presently, six host teams play five group games before Finals Day in the KSL - the first professional domestic women's cricket tournament in England.
After a successful inaugural season in 2016, teams will play 10 group games in future, facing each team home and away.
"It's about growth and engaging a new audience with... | The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed the expansion of the Women's Super League in 2018. | 40804060 |
No Man's Fort, situated in the Solent about 1.5 miles (2.2km) off the Isle of Wight, once housed more than 70 soldiers.
Built between 1867 and 1880, it was one of four forts intended to protect Portsmouth.
It can now sleep 44 guests and hold up to 200 people at parties.
The Victorian structure was originally built when... | A 19th Century sea fort built to ward off French invaders which went on to survive two world wars has been re-launched as a hotel. | 32416928 |
Liverpool are yet to open talks with Allen, who was named in Uefa's team of Euro 2016 as Wales reached their first semi-final at a major tournament.
But Reds manager Jurgen Klopp is eager to resolve the 26-year-old's future.
Allen, who joined from Swansea in 2012, wants first-team games after starting only eight in the... | Wales midfielder Joe Allen would like his Liverpool future sorted this summer rather than wait until his contract expires at the end of next season. | 36805638 |
His performances this summer have established him as a proper Test batsman. It was a great decision to move him up to number six and you can see the confidence that has given him.
Stokes was outstanding on Saturday. He was solid in defence but still positive and played good, well-controlled shots.
He deserved a hundred... | Amid the doom and gloom of England's predicament in the second Test, the ongoing development of Ben Stokes provides a welcome chink of light. | 33582907 |
The men, arrested in 2013, were accused of illegally possessing weapons while working on a ship monitoring pirates.
The charges were dropped but Indian police blocked their return home by appealing against the decision.
Now the Indian Supreme Court has decided the men do have a case to answer.
Nick Dunn, 28, from Ashin... | Six British men unable to leave India for nearly two years despite charges against them being dropped have been told they must face trial after all. | 33342245 |
Jordana King, 17, from Port Talbot, contracted encephalitis - an inflammation of the brain - in June.
She is awaiting transfer from Swansea's Morriston Hospital to a rehabilitation unit, with her family worried delays could jeopardise her recovery.
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Health Board said her care plan is being reviewe... | A teenager has become "stuck in the system" a month after her medical treatment for brain damage ended, her family fears. | 37659284 |
A stuntwoman was killed in a motorcycle accident earlier this week while filming Deadpool 2 in the Canadian city of Vancouver.
Eyewitnesses said Joi SJ Harris had lost control of the bike, jumped a kerb and crashed into a building.
Her death follows that of stuntman John Bernecker, who died after suffering a fall on th... | Two stunt performers have died during filming in North America in the past few weeks, but how dangerous a profession were they in and what regulations are there to protect people? | 40935890 |
Their "semantic atlas" shows how, for example, one region of the brain activates in response to words about clothing and appearance.
The researchers found that these maps were quite similar across the small number of individuals in the study, even down to minor details.
The work, by a team at the University of Californ... | Scientists in the US have mapped out how the brain organises language. | 36150503 |
However the total amount owed continued to rise, reaching £1,621bn.
That amounts to 84% of the value generated by the UK economy - otherwise known as gross domestic product (GDP).
The measurement, which includes some forecasting, does not reflect the impact of the Brexit vote on 23 June.
The monthly borrowing figure fo... | The UK government borrowed £25.6bn in the three months to the end of June, £2.3bn less than it did during the same period last year, and the lowest level since 2008. | 36854269 |
The Notts seamer, 29, took 6-17 in the second innings of the series-clinching third Test win in South Africa.
He has taken 330 wickets in 90 Tests, and is top of the International Cricket Council's Test bowling rankings.
"It's not just in the number of wickets he's taken, but in terms of match-winning performances," sa... | Stuart Broad is one of the five best Test bowlers in England's history, says Nottinghamshire director of cricket and national selector Mick Newell. | 35352665 |
It seems Chinese netizens are more enthralled by the popular British TV export Sherlock than Mr Cameron, regard London Mayor Boris Johnson as an "insane" sportsman, Chancellor George Osborne as Mr Bean's doppelganger and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond as "somebody's grandpa".
David Cameron is one of the world's few l... | Many Chinese people are hailing President Xi Jinping's visit to the UK as a sign of China's global standing but what do they really think about British Prime Minister David Cameron and his cabinet? | 34586385 |
Our selection of some of the best news photographs taken around the world this week. | Come back each week to see our selection of the best news photographs. | 36100455 |
Operation Stack is when lorries park on the M20 during cross-Channel disruption, and has been used in recent weeks because of French strike action.
Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe, said the problem was too big for Kent authorities to deal with.
Kent MPs met Home Secretary Theresa May on Tuesday. The governm... | The government needs to take the lead on dealing with disruption caused by Operation Stack, a Kent MP has said. | 33619110 |
Alassane Plea sprung the offside trap before firing through the legs of 17-year-old keeper Alban Lafont.
Morocco forward Younes Belhanda doubled the lead after a great touch and volley over Lafont from outside the area.
Midfielder Jean Seri drilled home in the second half make it 12 wins in 16 Ligue 1 games for Lucien ... | Nice moved three points clear at the top of Ligue 1 ahead of next week's game with defending champions Paris St-Germain after victory over Toulouse. | 38131377 |
At least 21 people were injured when the Yashwantpur-Muzaffarpur express derailed on Wednesday morning.
The cause of the accident is not known. It took place near Arakkonam, 40km (25 miles) from the state capital, Chennai.
Accidents are common on Indian railways, an immense network connecting every corner of the countr... | Eleven coaches of a passenger train have gone off the rails in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, killing at least one person, officials said. | 22088842 |
Would You Still Love Me If... tells the story of a lesbian couple with a baby on the way, one of whom is considering gender reassignment surgery.
Turner, famous for her roles in Peggy Sue Got Married and Prizzi's Honor, plays the mother to one of the women.
The Oscar-nominee previously starred as Charles Bing, Chandler... | Kathleen Turner is to star in an off-Broadway play exploring issues around transgender identity. | 34151385 |
Further planned walkouts by train staff were called off last week, but a final deal has yet to be reached.
The dispute centres on proposals to run more trains where drivers rather than guards operate the doors.
Last week, ScotRail offered a guarantee that there would be guards on all new electrified trains.
The RMT the... | ScotRail and the RMT union are holding further talks in a bid to resolve the industrial dispute which led to strike action in June and July. | 37021356 |
Nico Rosberg is in a strong position after wins in both of the first two grands prix in Australia and Bahrain, thanks to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton managing to convert both his pole positions into bad getaways that extinguished his victory hopes within seconds of the start of each race.
And Ferrari, despite two ... | This Formula 1 season is revealing its secrets slowly - but there is enough evidence after the first two races that a tight battle is brewing for the world championship. | 35954781 |
A group of black students pushed for the name change, saying the former US president was a segregationist and held racist views.
The university said on Monday that Wilson's accomplishments deserved to be recognised along with his faults.
Wilson led the US during World War I and is often credited with inspiring the Unit... | Princeton University has rebuffed calls to remove Woodrow Wilson's name from its public policy school. | 35964791 |
A procession accompanying Mr Chavez's coffin took more than six hours to reach the Military Academy where he will lie in state until Friday.
The government has announced seven days of mourning for the president.
Mr Chavez, a controversial figure and staunch critic of the US, was seriously ill with cancer for more than ... | Thousands of people have come out onto the streets of Venezuela's capital Caracas to pay tribute to President Hugo Chavez, who died on Tuesday. | 21682247 |
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Open-side Tipuric scored Wales' try and was named man-of-the-match after a dynamic display.
The 26-year-old Osprey plays in the same position as team captain Sam Warburton, which Gatland believes is good news for Wales.
"We're blessed to have two world-class sevens," Gatla... | Wales coach Warren Gatland praised Justin Tipuric's "best performance in a Welsh shirt" after Wales beat Ireland 16-10 in a warm-up match in Dublin. | 34099716 |
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American Curry, 28, has broken individual records in helping Golden State reach the NBA Finals.
The point guard says injuries picked up in the season contributed to his decision on Monday.
"My primary basketball-related objective this summer needs to focus on my body and g... | The NBA's most valuable player Steph Curry has announced he will not compete for the USA at August's Rio Olympics. | 36465514 |
A combination of incompetence on the part of the electoral commission, disagreements between the two presidential candidates and violence between rival supporters have delayed the poll that should have been held two weeks after the first round in June.
Now, after four postponements and the appointment of a new head of ... | Barring last minute hitches, Guineans will vote on Sunday in a long-delayed run-off poll to elect their president in the West African nation's first democratic election since independence in 1958. | 11696566 |
Residents and correspondents in the second city, Bouake, described calm on the streets - a day after troops briefly seized the defence minister.
The rebellion had spread from there to other cities, including the commercial hub, Abidjan, but that city, too, is now quiet.
A deal was struck between the mutinous soldiers a... | A rebellion in Ivory Coast over soldiers' pay appears to have passed. | 38547003 |
The function for members to read messages by accessing the social network on a mobile phone web browser is being disabled.
A message currently appears informing users of the coming change. On some handsets the Play Store then launches.
Facebook said the move is an extension of its 2014 Messenger policy.
"Using the Mess... | Facebook users on Android devices are being notified that they will no longer be able to access messages without the Messenger app. | 36459986 |
Sebastian Vettel's surprise win for Ferrari last time out in Malaysia ended a sequence of eight victories for Mercedes dating back to last season.
Key to Ferrari's first win since May 2013 was the car's treatment of its tyres in the intense Malaysia heat.
And Lowe concedes Mercedes have "work to be done on that front"... | Mercedes must produce a car which performs "at all circuits and in all conditions", the team's technical director Paddy Lowe says. | 32195003 |
Jonathan Catchpole survived a gunshot wound to the chest but needed surgery following the attack in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in August 2015.
Colin Deferia, 60, of Barking, Suffolk, who commissioned the "hit" due to a "grudge" against the victim, was jailed for 26 years.
Simon Webber, Frank Warren and Andrew Seaton wer... | Five men have been jailed over a plot to kill a man with a sawn-off shotgun. | 37518921 |
In his first interview since he fled to the UK last month, the four-star general told the BBC that Mr Museveni's plans should be opposed.
Gen Sejusa fled after claiming that Mr Museveni was grooming his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba to succeed him.
The government has repeatedly denied any such plan.
Mr Museveni has been in p... | Renegade Ugandan army General David Sejusa has accused President Yoweri Museveni of creating a "political monarchy" to hang on to power. | 22957712 |
At the party's conference, Cheltenham's Dennis Parsons questioned why prostitution was not suggested as a career for pupils.
He said: "The fact that we are asking 'should we seek to prevent people entering sex work?' is part of the problem."
Party leader Tim Farron did not agree with the view but welcomed the debate.
B... | A leading Liberal Democrat has quit after appearing to compare prostitution with accountancy as a career option. | 37404894 |
The Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said property values were up 9.7% in February compared with a year ago, but down slightly on January.
The Nationwide Building Society said house price growth remained "steady".
Demand outstripping the number of homes on the market is pushing up house prices, surveys suggest.
T... | UK house prices continue to rise at a "robust pace", the Halifax has said - a position echoed by the latest figures from a rival lender. | 35714443 |
The 20-year-old played four senior games for the Hatters after coming through the League Two club's ranks.
He thanked the whole club for support, singling out physio Simon Parsell and club doctor Paul Deeley, and hopes to play football at a lower level.
Luton said they "fully respect and understand his decision" and sa... | Luton Town goalkeeper Craig King has decided to step away from professional football as a result of depression. | 40446713 |
Shahbaz Taseer was seized by gunmen in Lahore in August 2011, months after his father Salman was killed for opposing Pakistan's blasphemy laws.
The assassin, his bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri, was hailed by many as a hero.
Counter-terror police said they recovered Mr Taseer from a compound north of Quetta, following a tip off... | The kidnapped son of a Pakistani governor assassinated in 2011 has been found alive, just over a week after his father's killer was hanged. | 35757074 |
Itoje, 21, made his senior debut in the 40-9 defeat of Italy, coming off the bench to play blind-side flanker.
But he now replaces the injured Joe Launchbury in the second row, ahead of the recalled Courtney Lawes.
Prop Joe Marler replaces Mako Vunipola in the only other change from the team that started in Rome.
"Ever... | Saracens forward Maro Itoje will make his first start for England in the Six Nations game against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday. | 35657348 |
Broad passed 300 wickets and equalled the fastest Test five-wicket haul - 19 deliveries - as the tourists were dismissed in 111 balls at Trent Bridge.
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It was the shortest first innings in Test history.
Root's unbeaten 124 helped England to 274-4 at the close, a lead of 214... | Stuart Broad took 8-15 as Australia were bowled out for 60 and Joe Root hit a century as England put themselves in a strong position to win the Ashes on the first day of the fourth Test. | 33723587 |
US stocks closed up despite mixed economic data - manufacturing activity slowed but construction spending hit a seven-and-a-half year high.
But gains were capped as investors awaited Friday's jobs report for clues on the timing of an interest rate hike.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 1.4% at 5,239.20 points.
S... | Most Asian markets headed higher on Tuesday, recovering the previous session's losses after taking a positive lead from Wall Street. | 34706608 |
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) currently runs between Cheltenham and Laverton but wants to extend to Broadway in Worcestershire.
A public share scheme raised more than £500,000 in 2014 and GWSR said "over £35,000 per day" was coming in.
It is hoped funding will enable the opening of a station in Broa... | An appeal for £1.25m to complete the "last mile" of a heritage railway line has raised £250,000 in one week. | 36045486 |
The instrument was played at a private concert by Mira Wang, a student of its former owner, virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg.
The violin was taken from Totenberg's dressing room in Massachusetts in 1980 but was recovered in 2015.
His three daughters were in the audience on Monday.
Roman Totenberg died in 2012 at the ... | A rare and valuable Stradivarius violin has returned to the concert stage in New York more than 36 years after it was stolen. | 39262166 |
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out from 11:00 BST, with services being reduced from 07:30 BST.
Regional organiser Paul Cox said it had been left with "no alternative".
Southern said many routes would have no services at all and queuing systems would be in operation at stations.
Live u... | Passengers on Southern railway are facing more than 24 hours of disruption due to a strike by conductors over their role and driver-only trains. | 36133358 |
British banks are generally not accepting the notes and technically, they should not leave the country.
One of the clearest options for overseas Indians is to travel back to India to exchange the notes in person.
They stopped being legal tender at midnight on Tuesday as part of a government crackdown on corruption.
Ind... | People outside of India holding discontinued 500 and 1,000-rupee (£6; £12) notes face difficulties exchanging them, BBC research has found. | 37938925 |
The Royal National Mòd attracted thousands of people for an eight-day celebration of Gaelic language, music and culture.
The event, in its 125th year, was expected to generate up to £2.5m for the local economy.
Prince Charles visited Stornoway on Lewis to watch the celebrations and hand out prizes.
To officially close ... | Scotland's biggest Gaelic festival has been hailed a success as it bids a fond farewell to the Western Isles. | 37741162 |
Fylde Conservative MP Mark Menzies said trying to get an answer out of the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) was like "speaking to a brick wall".
The DWI said it would not comment until its investigation into the incident in Lancashire in August 2015 is completed.
United Utilities found Cryptosporidium in the supply fo... | A delay publishing a report into how the water supplies of thousands of people were contaminated by a bug for a month is "unacceptable", an MP has said. | 39183234 |
Chand, 19, had been banned since last summer after failing a hormone test.
But the Court of Arbitration for Sport has suspended "hyperandrogenism" rules, which will be scrapped if athletics bosses cannot provide new evidence.
"I know people started suspecting whether I was a woman or a man. All the honour I earned - I ... | Indian sprinter Dutee Chand says she is glad others will not face similar abuse to her after being cleared to compete following a landmark gender case. | 33690274 |
Eight girls from Korosten in northern Ukraine are spending a month in Swansea as part of a special trip organised by Chernobyl Children's Life Line.
The children are paired with host families and taken on day trips.
Each child is also given vital health check-ups to help with any medical conditions caused by their envi... | A Welsh charity is extending help to children from Ukraine who are still affected by the world's worst nuclear disaster almost 30 years ago. | 33723212 |
The 18-year-old's new deal will run until the summer of 2016 and includes an option for a further 12 months.
Davies spent the 2013-14 season on loan at York City, making 47 appearances for the Minstermen as they reached the League Two play-off semi-finals.
"I think it was important to get out and get some experience of... | Teenage full-back Ben Davies has signed a two-year contract extension at League One side Preston North End. | 27634685 |
Fe fydd y cytundeb chwe blynedd gyda chwmni Qioptiq yn Llanelwy yn creu wyth o swyddi newydd, yn ôl y cyhoeddiad gan y Weinyddiaeth Amddiffyn ddydd Llun.
Bydd Qioptiq yn gwasanaethu teclynnau fel offer gweld yn y tywyllwch, ac offer targedu ar gyfer arfau.
Dywedodd Ysgrifennydd Cymru, Alun Cairns AS, fod y cytundeb yn ... | Mae cwmni o Sir Ddinbych wedi ennill cytundeb amddiffyn gwerth £82m i gynnal a chadw offer ar gyfer Lluoedd Arfog y DU. | 39017248 |
The American institution that was slowly brought to its knees by a combination of evolving cultural tastes, bad luck and political enemies that left it no longer financially viable.
For the performers, it also means the end of a tight-knit community that travelled and lived on a train in between shows.
TAP HERE to read... | After 146 years, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus are holding its final performances. | 39930337 |
A new exhibition explores the history of graffiti - from its roots in the inner cities of Philadelphia and New York, through to the present day global graffiti movement.
Masters of Invention - at the Lettering Arts Centre in Suffolk - looks at the emergence of simple personal tags in the late 1960s, to highly intricate... | All images subject to copyright. | 39353541 |
Samuelsen, 19, has made two substitute appearances for the Hammers in Europa League fixtures, making his debut in the July 2015 win against Birkirkara.
The ex-Vard Haugesund player signed from Manchester City in June 2015.
He spent much of last season on loan at Peterborough United in League One, scoring two goals in 2... | West Ham United have loaned Norway international winger Martin Samuelsen to Blackburn Rovers for the remainder of the 2016-17 Championship season. | 37186551 |
Derek Serpell-Morris, known as DJ Derek, was last seen in July.
On his 74th birthday on Friday, his family said a sighting of a man being chased from a pub at the time could be "the biggest lead yet".
Police said they had recently carried out a fresh search of his flat as part of an ongoing investigation.
Mr Serpell-Mo... | The family of a missing Bristol DJ have said they have received new information which could help with the inquiry into his disappearance. | 35129963 |
MP Gerald Karuhanga said in parliament on Monday that UK-based Tullow Oil paid bribes to influence decisions.
Tullow said it rejected the "outrageous and wholly defamatory" allegations.
The vote is a big blow to President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, analysts say.
The BBC's Joshua Mmali in the cap... | Uganda's parliament has voted to suspend all new deals in the oil sector following claims that government ministers took multi-million dollar bribes. | 15266613 |
Sheffield sisters Beth Anderson, 24 and Isobel Squire, 19, and Christian Sloan, 25, from Kent died in the Da Lat area of Lam Dong province on Friday.
Adventure tour operator Dalat Passion has been suspended and a tour guide has been questioned by the police.
Local authorities said the tourists were taken on an unoffici... | Vietnamese authorities have suspended the tour firm that guided three British tourists found dead near waterfalls in the South East Asian country. | 35688001 |
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Conservative MP Rebecca Pow was speaking about micro-beads in cosmetics, which can harm marine life, but began by suggesting that Speaker John Bercow probably "took a shower this morning".
Theresa May said she did not know the answer to that particular question, prompting Mr Berco... | The Commons Speaker's bathroom routine has become an unlikely topic at Prime Minister's Questions. | 39128296 |
They passed on variants involved in type 2 diabetes, Crohn's disease and - curiously - smoking addiction.
Genome studies reveal that our species (Homo sapiens) mated with Neanderthals after leaving Africa.
But it was previously unclear what this Neanderthal DNA did and whether there were any implications for human heal... | Gene types that influence disease in people today were picked up through interbreeding with Neanderthals, a major study in Nature journal suggests. | 25944817 |
Bedrock is a collection of sculptures, prints and photographs that stem from artist Nicola Dale's discovery of an archive of X-rays in the University of Manchester's medical school.
She says the find, made while working as artist-in-residence at the Arthritis Research UK Centre of Epidemiology (ARCE), instantly piqued ... | Mining, arthritis and X-rays may not be an obvious combination to inspire art, but they have come together for a new show in Salford. | 35343201 |
The "hair ice" is a highly unusual type of frost that needs a very particular set of conditions to form.
Suzanne Humphris, a ranger team leader for the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, discovered the ice in the Bracklinn Woods on Friday.
The strange, candy floss look is caused by a fungus called exidiopsis ... | National park rangers have found a rare form of ice covering dozens of pieces of dead wood in woodland near Callander. | 35280155 |
Ms Nasreen is not at the event, and tweeted that her publisher was forced to launch the book outside the hall.
Ms Nasreen blamed "some religious fanatics" who opposed the launch.
She fled her native Bangladesh in 1994 after receiving death threats from Muslims. She went to India but left for Sweden in 2008 after furthe... | Controversial author Taslima Nasreen has faced protests at the launch of her latest memoir, with an event at the Calcutta Book Fair cancelled. | 16833066 |
A Mobile Phone Theft Ratio compiled by the Home Office indicates the iPhone 5, 5C, 5S and 4S were most targeted, followed by the Blackberry 9790.
The findings were based on analysis of crime data in London. Samsung and HTC phones were also on the index.
Apple said it was leading the industry in protecting people's devi... | Apple's latest iPhone models were the smartphones most likely to be stolen in England and Wales between August 2012 and January 2014, figures suggest. | 29097483 |
A CCTV image of the men, believed to be working with others, has been released by Sussex Police.
Victims' purses and wallets were stolen as they left stores and cash withdrawn from nearby ATM machines before they became aware of the theft.
One one occasion they targeted a person in a hospice shop.
There have been 22 su... | Two men are suspected of stealing nearly £20,000 from shoppers by watching them enter their Pin codes and then stealing their bank cards. | 40873724 |
Gareth Bale latched on to Radja Nainggolan's misdirected header and finished with consummate calm to give Wales an unlikely lead against the team ranked second in the world.
Belgium dominated for long periods but were frustrated by disciplined and brave Welsh defending at a highly-charged Cardiff City Stadium.
Wales ar... | Wales claimed a momentous win against Belgium to regain top spot in their Euro 2016 qualifying group and take a huge stride towards ending their 57-year absence from major tournaments. | 33017520 |
Well, the FA is bringing in new rules that mean players in England can be punished for pretending to be fouled - even after a game is over.
Offending players could get a two-match ban.
So that got us thinking, what footy rule would you add or change if you could?
This chat page is now closed. Thanks for your comments.
... | Any football fan knows the pain of a player diving to the floor when they are most likely not hurt at all. | 39974648 |
The Syrian army captured Jabal Badro on Sunday, a day after seizing Hanano district, and is making in-roads in other neighbourhoods.
Its aim is to divide the rebel-held east of the city in two.
Some reports said several thousand civilians were trying to escape, to government and other rebel-held areas.
Some 275,000 peo... | Syrian government forces have been making rapid advances into eastern Aleppo, forcing thousands of civilians to flee. | 38123829 |
The department has confirmed to the SNP that eight of the RAF's fleet of 100 Tornado GR4s have so far been fitted with a collision warning system.
Angus Robertson, the SNP's defence spokesperson, has criticised the pace of the programme of work, describing it as a "shambles".
The MoD said it is committed to introducing... | The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has come under renewed fire over its efforts to install safety equipment on RAF jets. | 31023493 |
The trouble is that when we are at work we are terribly unproductive; we produce less per hour than our main economic rivals.
The difference is pretty dramatic, we produce on average 30% less per hour than workers in Germany, the US and France - we even produce 10% less than the average Italian.
Leaving aside the fact ... | We like to work in the UK, we have low unemployment, high levels of employment and we put in lots of hours. | 32827317 |
In a blog, the US-based firm said the accounts "primarily related to ISIS" (the so-called Islamic State group).
"We condemn the use of Twitter to promote terrorism," it said, adding that it had increased its report reviewing teams to react faster.
Twitter has more than 500 million users around the world.
"We have alrea... | Twitter says it has suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 "for threatening or promoting terrorist acts". | 35505996 |
Hirst, 27, became the first British rugby league player to come out as gay while still playing professionally when he made the announcement last month.
Naming fan Jordan Coyle on its website, the club said he would no longer be allowed in the Fox's Biscuits Stadium.
"There is no place in our sport for homophobic abuse,... | Batley Bulldogs have banned a fan for sending homophobic tweets to club captain Keegan Hirst and his friend, Coronation Street actor Anthony Cotton. | 37278162 |
The 58-year-old man and 56-year-old woman were riding on a Harley Davidson motorbike when it was involved in the crash on Sunday afternoon.
Police said the bike collided with a black Land Rover Freelander on the A76 near Sanquhar at about 13:15.
Officers have appealed for help from witnesses to the accident, near the r... | A biker and his passenger have been killed in a road accident in Dumfries and Galloway. | 40078654 |
The short piece was performed 840 times in a row as part of the Cheltenham Music Festival to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth.
Visitors to St Paul's Church in the town even brought along sleeping bags for the feat of musical endurance.
The marathon began at midday on Friday and finished on Saturd... | Dozens of pianists have completed a 22-hour musical marathon by playing a rare, full-length performance of French composer Erik Satie's Vexations. | 36814394 |
With a 2-0 aggregate lead, Lazio scored in either half through Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Italian forward Ciro Immobile.
Former Chelsea attacker Mohamed Salah scored twice for Roma, and Stephan El Shaarawy once, but Lazio progress to a third final in five years.
They will face Napoli or Juventus - w... | Lazio reached the Coppa Italia final despite a second-leg defeat against city rivals Roma. | 39479540 |
Sheena Warner, 65, stole £514,679 from Julian Palmer's quarry firms over four years, Gloucester Crown Court heard.
Warner, of Tredwell Court, Evesham, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud between January 2009 and November 2013.
The personal assistant holidayed three times a year in Egypt and invested in an overseas lei... | A "trusted" grandmother has been jailed for three years after stealing more than £500,000 to fund her lifestyle with a younger man. | 33763410 |
Captain Sam Warburton and fellow Wales forward Alun Wyn Jones have been sidelined by injuries.
"You've really got to be playing your best rugby on these tours because in a blink of an eye the Test series is there," he said.
"The rugby's going to be physical enough in New Zealand.
The Lions start their 10-match tour on ... | Ex-British and Irish Lions wing Shane Williams says it is "hugely important" injured players have "minutes on the field" before the New Zealand tour. | 39802276 |
Emergency services were called to Strathbrock homeless facility in West Main Street on Monday after concerns were raised.
Police Scotland said the 12-week-old baby had been taken to the Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh.
An investigation is under way to establish what happened.
Ch Insp Stevie Dolan, Police Scotland area ... | A baby girl is in a serious condition in hospital after an incident at a family housing support centre in Broxburn, West Lothian. | 36444048 |
Kelso North parish church, on the town's Bowmont Street, was broken into some time between 20:00 on Sunday and 08:00 on Monday.
The cash tin - containing a total of £130 - was taken along with the jar full of coins.
Police have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
PC Craig Hood said... | Thieves have stolen a cash tin and a jar full of 1p coins from a church in the Borders. | 39032044 |
Jones, 31, has been chosen by interim head coach Rob Howley to succeed Warburton ahead of the Six Nations.
28-year-old Warburton, who stepped down after six years and 49 matches in charge, congratulated Jones.
"Sam has been very gracious in the way things have happened," Jones told BBC Wales Sport.
Jones outlined what... | New Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones praised former skipper Sam Warburton for the way he reacted after relinquishing his previous role. | 38742603 |
Clarke, 34, joined AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer in June after he was released by the Cobblers.
But he becomes manager Ronnie Moore's first signing for the club since he took charge at the end of August.
"It just didn't work out at Wimbledon, but fortunately it's come around that I'm here and I'm excited to get goin... | Eastleigh have signed former Oxford United and Northampton keeper Ryan Clarke until the end of the season. | 37433723 |
It is the only country, after Saudi Arabia, to impose such a ban, amid mounting concern about the outbreak which has killed nearly 1,000 people.
The ban covers Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, which are worst affected by Ebola, Ivorian officials said.
It excludes Nigeria, where a tenth Ebola case has been confirmed.
T... | Ivory Coast has banned all passenger flights from three countries hit by Ebola in an attempt to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. | 28746020 |
South Korea and Austria, who beat New Zealand 3-0 earlier at the same venue, have four points from two Group B games, with the Scots a point behind.
Anna Signeul made six changes to the Scotland side that started the 3-2 win over New Zealand on Wednesday.
A goal from Ji So-yun and a Cho So Hyun penalty sealed the win f... | Scotland's hopes of making the final of the Cyprus Cup tournament suffered a blow as they lost 2-0 to a slick South Korea side at the GPS Stadium. | 39160535 |
Emergency services were called to Brynfield Court, Langland, just before 01:00 BST on Thursday.
A man was rescued by firefighters and taken to hospital by ambulance.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it sent six appliances and the fire was contained to the flat. | A man has been rescued from a fifth-floor balcony after a fire broke out at a block of flats in Swansea. | 40364281 |
Sam Allardyce resigned as boss on 23 May after just five months in the role.
The Eagles are looking for their eighth manager in seven years, but Parish is seeking someone to come in "over a long period of time".
"We do not really want someone who sees it as a stepping stone," Parish told American radio station SiriusXM... | Crystal Palace are looking to appoint a long-term manager who will not treat the club as a "stepping stone", says chairman Steve Parish. | 40131653 |
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Taylor, who enjoyed success with Watford, Wolves, Aston Villa and Lincoln City, died aged 72 on Thursday.
A minute's applause will be held before the weekend's English Football League matches.
Watford, whom he managed for 15 years over two spells, will commemorate Taylor b... | Football is preparing to pay tribute to former England manager Graham Taylor at fixtures taking place this weekend. | 38602558 |
Staff have reported to work while students are expected to be back on campus next Monday.
A police post has been set up on the campus in north-eastern Kenya, to improve security.
Last year's attack was the deadliest so far by the Somali-based group in Kenya.
Following its closure, some 650 students from Garissa Univers... | Kenya's Garissa University College has officially reopened, nine months after the killing of nearly 150 people, mainly students, in an attack by militant Islamist group al-Shabab. | 35221137 |
Ann Beynon said other measures, such as sponsorship and teaching women entering business how to deal with discrimination, are also important.
The latest figures show almost 24% of board positions in the leading British companies are held by women - up from 12.5% in 2011.
She said: "It's getting better, but there's a lo... | Quotas for the number of women in boardrooms should not be ruled out, the director of BT in Wales has said. | 33694253 |
John Bracewell's side will need to top their four-team group, which also contains Netherlands and Oman, if they are to progress to the Super 10 stage.
The Super 10 will be played alongside the women's event from 15-28 March.
Ireland's women have been drawn in Group A alongside Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and S... | Ireland's men have been drawn in a difficult group alongside Bangladesh in the first phase of next year's ICC World Twenty20 tournament in India. | 35072702 |
Lawmakers approved the bill, amending the 1955 marriage act, despite opposition from Christian lobby groups.
The bill was passed with a wide majority, with 77 votes in favour and 44 against.
Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated outside parliament after the bill was passed, calling it a milestone for equ... | New Zealand's parliament has legalised same-sex marriage, the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so. | 22184232 |
Duffy's Championship outfit on Sunday go to Celtic Park, where an away victory would heap further pressure on home manager Ronny Deila.
But Duffy says he has little sympathy for the Norwegian's predicament.
"I would like to have those problems, sitting top of the league, a team full of international players," he said.
... | Greenock Morton manager Jim Duffy is reluctant to buy into the notion that his team face a Celtic side in crisis in their Scottish Cup quarter-final. | 35729356 |
Archie Darby, aged four months, died after being attacked in Colchester, Essex, on Thursday afternoon.
His brother Daniel-Jay Darby, who is 22 months old, is still in hospital.
Essex police and crime commissioner Roger Hirst said the dog was "owned by the aunt of the children".
He confirmed the woman "works for police"... | A dog which killed a baby boy and seriously injured a toddler was owned by the children's aunt who works for the police, the BBC understands. | 37666769 |
Spontelectric materials carry a massive electric charge and could explain why life has been able to exist on Earth.
It's been cold recently, but not as cold as in this laboratory on the edge of Edinburgh. Helium gas has to be very cold before it turns to liquid, but using liquid helium is only the start of the process.... | Scientists at Heriot-Watt University are working with an entirely new type of solid matter. | 34926881 |
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The out-of-favour Norwich striker kept his side top of Group F with two matches remaining as they look to reach their first European Championship.
"The onus is on Hungary to win their last two games," O'Neill told BBC Radio 5 live.
"It puts you through the mill."
Northern ... | Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill described Monday's 1-1 draw with Hungary as "pure theatre" after Kyle Lafferty's late leveller left them two points from Euro 2016 qualification. | 34178620 |
He has rejected proposals on devolving immigration policy from an all-party group including Labour's Chuka Umunna.
The group said the idea could allow controls to be responsive to different local needs.
But Mr Corbyn told BBC Wales such a move would potentially "restrict movement of people within the UK".
He asked: "Wh... | Allowing the Welsh Government to set its own immigration rules would be "fraught with difficulties", the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said. | 38599161 |
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