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28 November 2016 Last updated at 11:23 GMT
It's one of the easiest times to spot baby seals.
However, it's also the time of year that many seal pups are rescued - often because they can't swim properly yet, or because humans wrongly think they are helping them by putting them in the water.
The British coastline is home... | Autumn is 'pupping' season for the UK's grey seals, when parent seals give birth to their babies. | 38127947 |
They include a look at swirling gases on the Sun and a night sky filled with a shimmering, green aurora.
There were hundreds of entries from 51 countries around the world, showcasing the cosmos beyond our planet.
Astronomer judges Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, from the BBC's Sky at Night, and Marek Kukula made a shortlist o... | The Royal Observatory's annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has produced some incredible photographs. | 29253207 |
"I feel really suicidal, I feel like I want to do something," Ella told her teachers, when they found her sobbing in a dark and empty drama room.
Ingram, now aged 21 and from Melbourne, had started to feel unwell over the summer holidays before the start of Year 12 when she was aged 17.
"I just remember feeling really ... | Ella Ingram, one of the BBC 100 Women 2015, had to be hospitalised with her depression while she was still at school. | 34944454 |
Well, now is your chance as the Manor House in Horton, Gower, is for sale with its own medieval manorial title and views across the Bristol Channel.
The house buyer will also be legally entitled to style themselves as the Lord or Lady of Horton.
Unlike new titles, which can be purchased online, the lordship of Horton d... | Ever dreamed of looking out of your window and knowing you are lord or lady of all you survey? | 40174811 |
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Batsman Hughes died at the age of 25 after being struck on the neck by a bouncer in Sydney in November.
"I'm sure everybody on this stage will say we played this World Cup with 16 players," said Clarke after his team's seven-wicket win over New Zealand.
"Hughesy used to pa... | Captain Michael Clarke dedicated Australia's fifth World Cup title to his former team-mate Phillip Hughes. | 32107644 |
The children - aged between 5 and 18 - did not speak English, French or any local languages, says Christopher Fomunyoh, a director for the US-based National Democratic Institute (NDI).
The children were found at a camp in northern Cameroon in November.
Nigeria-based Boko Haram militants have extended their campaign int... | About 80 children rescued from a Boko Haram camp in Cameroon cannot remember their own names or origins, according to an aid official who visited them. | 31815810 |
Twenty-five firefighters from both sides of the border were called to the blaze at the 19th Hole in Bridgend at 03:10 BST.
No-one was injured. The bar is located on the road to Buncrana, on the western outskirts of Londonderry.
Barry McDowell of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said it could have been much ... | A fire which extensively damaged a bar in County Donegal is believed to have started accidentally. | 40198587 |
The statistics - released as the charity celebrates its annual RSPCA Week - also reveal that it received 10,540 complaints about cruelty.
Officers issued 7,119 warning notices - an increase of 22.95% on the previous year.
The charity said it had "much to celebrate across Wales in rescuing, re-homing and rehabilitating ... | RSPCA Cymru rescued 21 animals a day in Wales in 2016, new figures show. | 40201278 |
The creature was found on Polly Joke beach near Newquay, Cornwall on Sunday afternoon.
Rob Deaville, a UK dolphin expert, said "the damage is potentially consistent with shark bite".
Other experts believe the damage is more likely to have been caused by scavenging birds and crabs.
More on dolphin 'shark bite' and other... | A dead dolphin that washed up on a beach had injuries that could have been caused by a shark. | 38651276 |
The five-time Grand Slam winner has been banned by the International Tennis Federation for using a prohibited drug.
Murray told BBC Radio 5 live that Sharapova's punishment made it clear "that there's not going to be any hiding place for drug cheats".
Roger Federer said he supported a "zero tolerance" stance against do... | Maria Sharapova's two-year drugs ban has sent a "powerful message" to drug cheats, according to former Great Britain Fed Cup captain Judy Murray. | 36490185 |
A survey by divers of outlying reefs such as the Minquiers and the Ecrehous is due to begin next week.
Experts from the UK and France will join a team from Jersey identifying the species that live in the waters around the offshore reefs.
Coordinator Kevin McIlwee said he hoped the information would provide a picture of... | Sea life experts are to analyse changes to marine life in Jersey waters. | 23094983 |
Webbe will be arriving in Shieldinch this autumn, among other new faces that are set to join the weekly drama.
The BBC said Webbe had filmed his first River City scenes this week as the new character Andy - a former army man and friend of the Roth family.
Blue is an English R&B group that formed in 2000, releasing thei... | Singer and actor Simon Webbe, from the boy band Blue, is joining River City, BBC Scotland has confirmed. | 37372053 |
After a scan on Sunday, the club said he will be out for eight to 12 weeks and will have an operation this week.
Right back Rangel, 34, had to be replaced by Jordi Amat after just 33 minutes at the KCOM Stadium.
The defeat, the Swans' 17th in the Premier League this season, left them three points clear of the drop zone... | Swansea defender Angel Rangel will miss the rest of the season after fracturing a metatarsal in his right foot in Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Hull City. | 39253014 |
In all national elections, the BBC is legally required both by its own charter and electoral law to adopt a code of practice.
The basic principle behind this is the need for due impartiality of political coverage, as set out in the agreement accompanying the BBC Charter.
This requires the BBC over time to "give due wei... | Strict rules mean the BBC, like other broadcasters, isn't allowed to report details of campaigning while the polls are open. | 32613605 |
Durrant, 45, is the BDO's world number one and was the top seed at this year's World Championship at Lakeside.
However, the Middlesbrough thrower lost 5-4 to Scott Waites in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Durrant told BBC Tees in December that he would make a decision on his future after the tournament.
He won six ranki... | Glen Durrant will not attempt to earn a PDC Tour card and is to remain with the British Darts Organisation, the BDO have confirmed. | 35272213 |
The isolation experience, which will last a year starting on Friday, will be the longest of its type attempted.
Experts estimate that a human mission to the Red Planet could take between one and three years.
The six-strong team will live in close quarters under the dome, without fresh air, fresh food or privacy.
They c... | A team of Nasa recruits has begun living in a dome near a barren volcano in Hawaii to simulate what life would be like on Mars. | 34092770 |
However, his move will not go through until after the Buddies face Queen of the South in the Scottish Championship on Saturday.
Storie, 20, has previously been loaned to Forfar Athletic and Brechin City.
"We've watched him several times and we're delighted to have him on board until the end of the season," manager Jack... | Aberdeen midfielder Craig Storie will join St Mirren on loan until the end of the season. | 38496412 |
The 49-year-old was bailed on 26 October after handing over his travel documents to the police.
In June, the Albanian government issued an arrest warrant for the Italian on charges of fraud and money-laundering.
Becchetti denies all the charges and says they will have "no impact" on his responsibilities at Orient.
He d... | Leyton Orient president Francesco Becchetti faces the possibility of extradition to Albania after being arrested by the Metropolitan Police. | 34721408 |
Actor Michael Douglas accepted the inaugural Teddy Kollek Award for the Advancement of Jewish Culture on his father's behalf, saying he would be "so proud and so humbled".
Vice President Joe Biden also received an award at a dinner held at New York's Pierre Hotel on Wednesday.
Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch in New... | Kirk Douglas has been honoured by the World Jewish Congress, a month ahead of his 100th birthday. | 37934804 |
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The League One high-flyers looked set for a comfortable day at the Macron Stadium when former Mariners loanee Trotter headed home Zach Clough's corner for his second goal of the season after 20 minutes.
Several chances went begging for Phil Parkinson's side and Jamie Proct... | Liam Trotter scored the only goal as Bolton scraped nervously past Grimsby in the FA Cup to chalk up a seventh successive win in all competitions. | 37807516 |
The event outside Belfast City Hall was organised by members of the Labour Party in Northern Ireland to express their "shock, outrage and sadness".
The SDLP MP for South Belfast Alasdair McDonnell was among those who signed a book of condolence.
Thomas Mair, 52, has appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court charge... | A vigil has been held in Belfast city centre to pay tribute to the MP Jo Cox who was killed on Thursday. | 36570178 |
The 9,000-strong RBS Shareholders Action Group has confirmed that it has accepted 82p a share.
It is almost double the original offer made by RBS.
The case will now go back to the High Court on Thursday where Mr Justice Hildyard will hear if it will proceed.
The RBS Shareholders Action Group sent a letter to its member... | A group of small shareholders has reached a settlement with RBS over claims that they were misled about the bank's health before it asked investors for £12bn in 2008. | 40082635 |
The man, in his sixties, fell 10ft (3 metres) while walking near Ystradfellte Falls in the Brecon Beacons on Thursday.
Three mountain rescue teams and the Welsh Ambulance Service responded at 15.00 BST.
He had to be winched to safety by an RAF Sea King rescue helicopter sent from Royal Marine Base Chivenor.
Central Bea... | A walker had to be airlifted from a gorge after falling near a popular waterfall in mid Wales. | 32253486 |
Some planes were not able to take off at airports including Heathrow, London City, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds Bradford and Cardiff.
Here are some images showing how the foggy weather has been affecting people's travel plans. | Thick fog across much of the UK has resulted in dozens of flights being cancelled and many more delayed. | 34698048 |
The first happened at 06:40 at Gilmerton Newsagents on Drum Street.
One of the men stayed with a motorbike while the other two held up the shop with a bladed weapon before leaving with a three-figure sum.
Meanwhile, three men on a motorbike stole cigarettes at knifepoint from a Esso petrol station on the A702 Biggar Ro... | Three men are being sought in connection with two armed robberies in Edinburgh and Hillend. | 33827341 |
Marcus Hutchins, 23, appeared in court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A trial has now been scheduled for October.
He shot to fame after helping to stall the WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack that struck the NHS and affected many other organisations around the world in May.
Mr Hutchins was arrested by the FBI on 2 August.
The ... | A British cyber-security researcher has pleaded "not guilty" to charges of creating and selling malware that snooped on victims' banking logins. | 40923065 |
On Monday, it seemed half of the country's journalists were up on the Gold Coast covering a Hollywood A-Lister and his wife Amber Heard as they tried to extricate themselves and their pet dogs Pistol and Boo from the so called War on Terrier.
The other half were down in Canberra as the prime minister (A-lister or D-lis... | Like an ill-conceived edition of Sesame Street, this week in Australia has been brought to you by the letter D - from Depp's dogs to double dissolution. | 36108551 |
Business for Britain, which wants the UK to leave the EU, says more than 60% of UK law is influenced by EU law.
Robert Oxley from Vote Leave says, "If you stacked the entire EU rule book it would be higher than Nelson's column. That's an incredible amount of paperwork which British businesses, British employers, all th... | The claims about how much of UK law comes from the European Union vary so massively, it's really difficult to get a definitive answer. | 36473105 |
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Mekhissi-Benabbad put his top in his mouth after pulling clear of the field.
Initially he appeared to be shown a yellow card by an official but was subsequently disqualified.
Frenchman Yoann Kowal now wins gold, Poland's Krystian Zalewski gets silver and Spain's Angel Mull... | France's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad has been stripped of his 3,000m steeplechase gold medal at the European Championships for taking his shirt off on the home straight. | 28798269 |
Shivy, 18, who prefers to be identified by his first name, is an Indian citizen but has been living in the US since the age of three.
He has alleged that his parents tricked him into coming to India on holiday and then took away his passport and green card.
He says that they then tried to forcibly marry him off to a ma... | An Indian court has given police protection to a transgender man from the US. | 34332922 |
Guy Verhofstadt said a system is needed for individuals to keep rights, such as freedom to travel and voting in European elections.
The former prime minister of Belgium said Brexit had been a "tragedy" for people in the UK and EU.
He also warned the European Parliament had veto powers over any deal struck.
Speaking to ... | British citizens should be allowed to keep the benefits of EU membership, according to the chief Brexit negotiator at the European Parliament. | 39228245 |
The Prince of Wales celebrated two decades since work started on the Poundbury extension to Dorchester, which is based on his planning ideals.
The development combines social and private housing with work and leisure facilities and is designed to put the needs of people before cars.
Poundbury is set to be complete by 2... | Prince Charles has visited his sustainable model village to mark the Dorset development's 20th anniversary. | 22385196 |
16 April 2012 Last updated at 16:09 BST
Eleanor Worthington-Cox is one of the four actresses who play the role of Matilda in the stage version of Roald Dahl's famous book.
They all scooped up the prize for the best actress in a musical at the Laurence Olivier awards.
Eleanor said: "It's pretty cool - and scary - but al... | The 10-year-old co-star of the hit musical Matilda has become the youngest person to win a top theatre award. | 17728717 |
Dan Heyman had asked Health Secretary Tom Price and White House adviser Kellyanne Conway about coverage under the Republican healthcare plan.
The veteran health reporter wanted to know if domestic violence would be covered as a pre-existing condition.
He later said he "was trying to do my job". He nows faces a prison s... | A reporter was arrested on Tuesday night at the West Virginia Capitol for allegedly causing a disturbance by shouting questions to two Trump aides. | 39866412 |
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But he does not believe it has created a "win-at-all-costs" mentality in British sport.
Bullying claims in several Olympic sports have led to questions over whether winning is put before welfare.
"If they don't get the results they don't get the funding," Redgrave told BBC... | The way elite sport is funded is "cut-throat" because "results are everything", five-time Olympic rowing champion Sir Steve Redgrave says. | 40317647 |
Despite extensive and painstaking searches, the bodies have never been found of seven out of 16 people listed by the commission set up to locate victims' remains.
Here is a timeline charting more than 40 years of developments in one of the darkest episodes of Northern Ireland's Troubles.
Joe Lynskey was a former Cister... | The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during Northern Ireland's Troubles. | 24812052 |
Cole, 31, is a free agent after leaving West Ham and is training with the Scottish Premiership champions.
"We have a good squad but we are always looking to improve," said Deila. "We are happy he is here.
"He is a target man. He's been good in the two exercises I've seen him doing but he needs more time. He hasn't trai... | Celtic manager Ronny Deila says it is too early to say whether Carlton Cole will join the club. | 34325860 |
She had complained about how she was treated after returning to work after maternity and sick leave because of a disability related to her pregnancy.
The woman brought her disability and sex discrimination case, aided by the Equality Commission.
The PSNI said it accepted the findings of the commission's report.
When th... | The Police Service of Northern Ireland has settled a discrimination case brought by a female officer for £11,250, without admitting liability. | 34340951 |
Its shares rose 12% despite the company reporting its seventh consecutive quarter of falling underlying sales.
Life-for-like sales, which exclude the effect of new store space, fell 1.1% excluding sales of fuel. Total sales excluding fuel were up 0.3%.
Sainsbury's said it was making good progress despite "food inflatio... | Shares in Sainsbury's have jumped after it said full-year profits were set to be better than expected. | 34398869 |
The mission can provide unbreakable secret communications channels, in principle, using the laws of quantum science.
Called Micius, the satellite is the first of its kind and was launched from the Gobi desert last August.
It is all part of a push towards a new kind of internet that would be far more secure than the one... | The term "spy satellite" has taken on a new meaning with the successful test of a novel Chinese spacecraft. | 40294795 |
The front door of Number 10 featured in a teaser trailing the new Doctor's unveiling, leading many to speculate the next Time Lord would be female, just like its current incumbent.
Others to welcome Whittaker's casting include Star Wars' John Boyega, who predicted she would be "awesome".
Actress Karen Gillan also signa... | The new Doctor has a friend in Downing Street, with Theresa May saying she is "pleased" by Jodie Whittaker's casting. | 40632475 |
Sheen, the former star of the US sitcom Two and a Half Men, told host Matt Lauer he was compelled to make such a public statement to end "this onslaught, this barrage of attacks and of sub-truths".
He added that he had paid out "millions" in the four years following his diagnosis with the virus, to try to stop those wh... | On 17 November 2015, after days of intense media speculation Hollywood star Charlie Sheen - no stranger to intense scrutiny of his wild private life - confirmed he was living with HIV, in an interview with NBC's Today show. | 12673937 |
The party's health spokesman at Holyrood said he wanted progressive change and to create a fairer, more equal and prosperous Scotland.
The first to declare an interest was former environment minister and Lothian MSP Sarah Boyack.
The contest was sparked after leader of nearly three years, Johann Lamont, resigned on Fri... | MSP Neil Findlay has become the second candidate to join the race to be leader of Scottish Labour. | 29816347 |
The 27-year-old England second row is tipped to be included in the Lions squad, which is named on Wednesday.
"He's up there in terms of line-out intelligence, but he brings more than that," McCall told BBC 5 live.
"He is relentless with his workrate and he is definitely the kind of forward the Lions are going to need o... | George Kruis is the kind of forward the British and Irish Lions need in New Zealand - according to his director of rugby at Saracens Mark McCall. | 39634199 |
F1's commercial boss said Mercedes and Ferrari were blocking changes he wants to make the sport more competitive.
"We're trying to save the sport and these people are trying to save it for their own good," Ecclestone said.
He added that Ferrari had written a legal letter saying governing body the FIA did not have the r... | Mercedes and Ferrari's stranglehold on rule-making risks "destroying" Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone says. | 35059767 |
Perry, who is 65, had been performing with his side project the Hollywood Vampires, alongside Johnny Depp and Alice Cooper in Brooklyn.
Footage posted online by fans showed Perry staggering off stage mid-song, while the band continued to play.
He was taken to hospital where he is said to be in a stable condition.
Music... | Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has been taken to hospital after becoming ill on stage in New York. | 36762581 |
Josh Palmer and Emma McKeon, who have also been banned from participating in the closing ceremony, must now remain in the Village between 8pm and 8am.
They will only travel to sporting events in official Rio 2016 transport.
Australia's chef de mission Kitty Chiller described the pair's behaviour as "unacceptable".
McKe... | Two Australian swimmers have been given a curfew after failing to return to the Olympic Village in Rio on Tuesday following a night out with team-mates. | 37121203 |
Well-wishers sent bouquets in tribute to PC Keith Palmer who was stabbed to death outside the Houses of Parliament.
Hashtag #ThinBlueLine was trending on Twitter during an outpouring of gratitude to emergency services workers' bravery.
A fund set up by the Metropolitan Police Federation for PC Palmer's family has raise... | Police officers across England have received flowers in thanks and sympathy after the London attack. | 39363649 |
The head of the WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, called it one of the greatest public health achievements possible.
It follows years of efforts to give pregnant women early access to prenatal care, testing and drugs to stop these diseases passing from mother to child.
The WHO hopes other countries will be able to achieve the sam... | Cuba has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. | 33334245 |
Adkins, 50, has been out of work since being sacked by Reading in December.
He succeeds Nigel Clough, who was sacked by the Bramall Lane side last month after losing to Swindon in the play-off semi-finals.
"We know League One is a massive challenge but we will be looking to get promoted," Adkins said.
"They narrowly mi... | Sheffield United have appointed former Southampton and Reading boss Nigel Adkins as their new manager on a three-year deal. | 32964867 |
It's hoped the cash will create around 400,000 work and training placements in Britain to help tackle record youth unemployment.
The Youth Contract will see firms given a subsidy of £2,275 for each unemployed 18 to 24-year-old they take on for six months.
Companies will also get £1,500 for every apprentice they take ... | The government has launched a new £1bn scheme to try to get more under-25s into work. | 15887426 |
The average cost of a 25-hours-a-week UK nursery place for a child under two years old is £5,103.
A survey by the Jersey Childcare Trust found the same care in the island costs £7,816.
Last year the States doubled child care tax relief for parents with children aged under three.
At the time, Treasury Minister Senator P... | A part-time nursery place for a child under two in Jersey costs parents £2.13 more per hour than in the UK, according to the latest figures. | 17444621 |
Stonehaven has been badly affected by severe flooding for many years, leading to the evacuation of homes several times between 1988 and 2012.
Design work on the £16.5m project is under way.
A three-day hearing, presided over by an independent Scottish government reporter, will be held at St James Church Hall from 28 M... | A public hearing into objections to the Stonehaven flood protection scheme is to be held in March. | 38757640 |
On Monday, animal rights activists sought US legal permission for proceeds from the photos to benefit the monkey.
But David Slater said it took three days of hard work to get the photo.
He said that money accrued from its re-use around the world belongs to him.
"It took three days of blood, sweat and tears to get the s... | The photographer at the centre of an international row over the ownership of a selfie photograph taken by a monkey in Indonesia has told the BBC that he will vigorously resist the latest challenge to its copyright. | 34346092 |
A PCSO based at Hartsdown Academy in Margate, Kent, along with officers passing the school, stepped in after a "disturbance" outside the gates.
One mother, Sharon King, posted on the school's Facebook page: "The poor new Year Seven kids were distraught, many in tears."
Head teacher Matthew Tate said uniforms led to bet... | Police intervened when 50 pupils were sent home from school for flouting uniform rules on the first day of term. | 37291743 |
Rovers had been unbeaten in the league since 10 September, but were left stunned by two late goals in the space of three minutes.
The hosts took the lead in the 25th minute when play was switched to the left and Dan Wishart had plenty of time to pick out Christian Doidge with a cross and he headed in for his seventh go... | Lincoln cut Forest Green's lead at the top of the National League to six points after coming from two goals down to snatch a 3-2 victory in a thriller at The New Lawn. | 37959993 |
The mesh fabric hoods are placed over the heads of suspects to protect police officers from being spat at or bitten.
The restraining device was to be trialled at 32 custody suites across the capital from October.
Mayor Sadiq Khan responded after human rights groups including Liberty, Amnesty and Inquest said the hoods ... | A plan to pilot the use of spit hoods by the Met Police has been abandoned after London's mayor voiced concerns. | 37292125 |
Roger Christian always intended to make his dark fantasy adventure, which was shown as part of screenings Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back, into a full-length movie.
But a lack of funding and little appetite for the genre among cinema audiences always seemed to be against him.
Black Angel began life in the late ... | A double Oscar-winning filmmaker is returning to Scotland to shot scenes for a feature-length version of his 1980 cult short, Black Angel. | 36907009 |
Armstrong, 41, had been paid £300,000 to settle a libel case in 2004 after the newspaper alleged he had cheated.
After US officials last year found Armstrong had the paper demanded the money back plus interest and costs.
The Sunday Times said it had reached a "mutually acceptable final resolution".
David Walsh, the ch... | Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has agreed a settlement with the Sunday Times after it sued him for about £1m, the paper has announced. | 23830777 |
Swedish forward Ola Toivonen gave mid-table Toulouse the lead before defender Kamil Glik equalised with a header.
Mbappe, 18, put Monaco ahead with a first-time shot and winger Thomas Lemar made it 3-1 after Nabil Dirar's cross.
Second-placed Paris St-Germain face third-placed Nice on Sunday (20:00 BST).
With four game... | Kylian Mbappe scored his 14th Ligue 1 goal of the season as Monaco came from behind to beat Toulouse and go three points clear at the top of the table. | 39698619 |
After 160 years, the power of the Bronte sisters' ferocious imaginations has not dimmed at all.
On Tuesday, the world premiere of a screen adaptation of Wuthering Heights takes place at the Venice Film Festival. Its director is Andrea Arnold, who won a Bafta last year for best British film for the critically acclaimed ... | This week, major film adaptations of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre will be in the spotlight, along with a play about the lives of the literary sisters. | 14761721 |
June Bacon started the campaign "to give this little boy a good send-off".
A post-mortem showed that Conley died after entering a vertical pipe on a building site near his home in Worsbrough, Barnsley, earlier this week.
The FundRazr appeal raised £1,050 after 20 hours.
Ms Bacon, from Barnsley, said she wanted to "make... | An appeal has been launched to raise £5,000 for the funeral of seven-year-old Conley Thompson, who died on a building site. | 33699718 |
The two bikes collided on Dayton Drive at about 17:00 on Monday, with both riders requiring medical treatment.
One of them, a 24-year-old man, continues to be treated at Ninewells Hospital for serious injuries to his head and body.
Police are investigating the full circumstances of the crash, and appealed for witnesses... | Police have appealed for witnesses after two motorcyclists were injured in a crash in Dundee. | 33352404 |
In an email sent to the 3,400 staff at Colchester Hospital, Chief Executive Dr Lucy Moore said the trust faced tough financial challenges.
In January, the hospital was rated "inadequate" by the Care Quality Commission.
Dr Moore said only non-clinical posts were expected to be lost and compulsory redundancies would be m... | About 240 posts are to be axed at a hospital rated "inadequate" by inspectors. | 32023327 |
Visiting Cardiff as part of a tour meeting party members, he said First Minister Carwyn Jones and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn "are effectively in different parties" on the issue.
Mr Jones has said there is no need to leave the EU single market, while Mr Corbyn said the UK should do so.
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell ... | UK Labour is directly contradicting Welsh Labour on Brexit, Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable has said. | 40898858 |
A 32-year-old man was arrested at an address in Polesworth, Warwickshire, and another man aged 32 was held in Tamworth, Staffordshire.
In total police raided three addresses in Tamworth, one in Polesworth and another in Fazeley, Staffordshire.
A male has been taken into care as a result of Friday's activity, Staffordsh... | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking offences after an operation in the West Midlands region. | 35326200 |
"I think people in general just have to be cautious.
I don't have an iCloud account on my phone," she told Newsbeat.
Nude photos of celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence were leaked online after Apple confirmed users login details had been worked out by hackers.
Apple however denied its security systems had been brea... | Kim Kardashian has described this week's celebrity iCloud hack as a 'wake up call'. | 29051718 |
The 32 Banksy pieces, which were sold in London at auction house Bonhams, belonged to art gallery owner Steve Lazarides.
Bonhams said the works "performed extremely well" with 30 selling above their high estimates.
The most expensive lot was Rude Copper, depicting a policeman raising a middle finger, which sold for £32... | A collection of prints by Bristol street artist Banksy has fetched nearly £435,000 at auction. | 31043593 |
David Rachline, one of 11 Front National (FN) mayors elected in France last year, has decided to strong-arm a collective of 15 painters and designers known as Lastrada, who for more than 20 years have worked out of subsidised studios in the centre of the historic town.
Enemies of the far-right see the move as evidence ... | Artists on the French Riviera are dismayed by a decree from the far-right town hall of Frejus, obliging them to give free workshops for schoolchildren or lose their low-rent accommodation. | 33809178 |
Stephen C Associates Ltd, run by Stephen McManus, organised the two concerts in Dorset and Devon but said on Thursday it had ceased trading.
The Bournemouth Echo has since revealed Mr McManus also owes money for Poole's Upton House Music Festival.
Poole council said an invoice relating to the festival had not been paid... | A promoter that went bust leading to the cancellation of Olly Murs concerts owes a council money for a music festival, it has emerged. | 40680977 |
The Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) says changes to student funding arrangements from 2012 and inflexible course structures are to blame.
Between 2010/11 and 2014/15, students starting part-time fell by nearly 143,000, from 258,885 to 116,025.
The government said it supported part-time students by offering the... | A sharp fall in the number of part-time students at England's universities is harming the economy and limiting social mobility, a think tank claims. | 34658018 |
The Commons' Health Committee said there was now "compelling evidence" a tax would reduce consumption.
Its report, which puts pressure on ministers who have so far been resisting a tax, also proposes a crackdown on marketing and advertising.
Food industry representatives say a new tax would be unfair on consumers.
The ... | A tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a "bold and urgent" set of measures to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say. | 34948410 |
The 27-year-old sustained the injury in Northampton's 20-15 Premiership victory over Saracens on Saturday.
He will be replaced by Leicester Tigers forward Ed Slater.
Northampton club-mate Luther Burrell is also in a 33-man training squad, taking over from Harlequins winger Marland Yarde, who suffered a shoulder injury ... | England lock Courtney Lawes is out of Saturday's Six Nations home game against Wales with an ankle injury. | 35741453 |
It is the scene of a showdown between the nationalist parties and their Stormont leaders.
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has represented Mid Ulster since 1998 - but now he is switching to run in his home city.
"Moving to Derry is a very clear statement that I recognise more work needs to be done in this city," he said.
... | Elections in Northern Ireland's second city are always strongly contested and closely watched, but this year the poll in Foyle will be all the more symbolic and significant. | 35967530 |
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GB made the perfect start when Colin Shields netted his 34th international goal after four minutes and 28 seconds.
Nenad Rakovic levelled before a neat Matty Davies finish regained the lead.
Uros Bjelogrlic made it 2-2 but David Phillips put GB back ahead, David Clarke hit... | Great Britain were given a scare before beating Serbia 6-2 to make it two wins out of two in the 2018 Winter Olympics pre-qualifiers in Cortina, Italy. | 35570575 |
Paul Morrison, 51, from Burton Leonard, was punched to the ground outside the Winter Gardens pub, in Harrogate, on 1 November.
He suffered head injuries and remained in hospital until his death on Thursday, North Yorkshire Police said.
A 43-year-old man was also injured during the incident. A 44-year-old Harrogate man ... | A man has died nearly three weeks after he was attacked in a pub garden. | 30151235 |
A police spokesman said the man - earlier named as Adem Karadag - was the figure in a yellow shirt seen on CCTV leaving a bag at the shrine.
Thai police had earlier said neither of two men in their custody were the main suspects for the 17 August attack.
The motive for the bombing, which killed 20 people, remains uncle... | Thai police say a man they arrested over a deadly bombing at Bangkok's Erawan shrine is indeed the bomber, contradicting earlier statements. | 34365180 |
The ex-Peterborough player, 30, made 23 appearances last season for the League Two side, who were beaten in the play-off final by Blackpool at Wembley.
Midfielder Tom McCready and full-back Connor Riley-Lowe have also been let go but six have been offered new deals.
"We are yet to establish whether we are able to carry... | Exeter City still hope to offer Bobby Olejnik a new contract despite releasing the Austrian goalkeeper. | 40160380 |
"I don't know why people keep writing about this," said Spacey.
"I've been offered no role, I've never read a script, no, I am not doing the next James Bond movie."
Director Sam Mendes is returning to take charge of the 24th Bond film, following the enormous success of 2012's Skyfall.
"I don't know who started the rumo... | Kevin Spacey has quashed rumours that he could feature as a villain in the next James Bond film, due for release in 2015. | 27739124 |
The Tories reached the required 32 seats to take overall control well before counting finished.. All 62 seats were contested.
Council leader Philip Atkins said he expected to make this level of gains from Labour across the country.
Labour group leader Sue Woodward, held her Burntwood North seat by just 50 votes from th... | The Conservative Party has retained control of Staffordshire County Council. | 39816750 |
Here three academics - based in Berlin, Moscow and Paris respectively - give their views on the summit to the BBC's Russian Service.
"The meeting is a far cry from similar encounters some years ago, when [Jacques] Chirac, [Vladimir] Putin and [Gerhard] Schroeder fixed their coalition against the US military attack in ... | The leaders of Russia, France and Germany - Dmitry Medvedev, Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel - have been holding a summit in the French resort Deauville aimed, according to Russia, at building a "common vision for Europe". | 11577553 |
Bootham Park hospital in York was ordered to be closed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) last week.
The Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust said it wanted to reopen the 18th century hospital for the treatment of outpatients.
Inpatients have either been discharged or transferred to other hospitals.
The Leeds and York... | A mental health trust is to ask inspectors to let it reopen a psychiatric hospital which was closed amid fears over patient safety. | 34421582 |
Now it is centre stage again, and the debates between Eurosceptic Nigel Farage and Europhile Nick Clegg bring the argument down to a stark, binary choice not seriously faced in decades - In, or Out.
But why does Europe produce such a polarised reaction? Many Britons, on both sides of the debate, love visiting European ... | The United Kingdom's relationship with the EU - or, in political parlance, "Europe" - has long been one of the most divisive, emotive issues in British politics. | 26515129 |
HIS Energy Ltd carried out free cavity wall insulation on Joyce Moore's house after her son was cold called by a sister company.
But workers blocked the flue on her gas boiler and did not warn against using it, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Hours later, the 83-year-old, from Middleton, Greater Manchester, died.
HIS Ene... | A Swansea firm owned by Nev Wilshire, of BBC Three's The Call Centre, has been fined £500,000 after a pensioner died of carbon monoxide poisoning. | 31464025 |
A deal was agreed between the two clubs on Thursday before Stones, 18, agreed personal terms and passed a medical.
"I am very excited to be joining. Now the hard work begins," said Stones.
Meanwhile, Everton's former France under-21 midfielder Magaye Gueye, 22, has joined French club Stade Brest on loan until the end o... | Everton have signed Barnsley's England Under-19 defender John Stones on a five-and-a-half-year deal for a fee thought to be about £3m. | 21286890 |
In an exclusive interview on BBC Radio 5 live, Hatton explained how his life spiralled out of control in a battle with drink and drugs.
The former world champion confirmed his retirement in July and now runs a successful promoting business.
But he said: "I was so down, I was crying and breaking out and contemplating su... | Ricky Hatton says depression almost drove him to suicide after he was knocked out by Manny Pacquiao in 2009. | 15114640 |
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Captain Cook made 64 not out and Hales an undefeated 50 to give the home side a lead of 17.
England earlier fought back well with the ball, taking five wickets for 42 runs to bowl Pakistan out for 400.
Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes each took three, while Misbah-ul-Haq made... | England openers Alastair Cook and Alex Hales shared an unbroken stand of 120 to leave the third Test against Pakistan delicately poised after three days at Edgbaston. | 36991725 |
The "visibly distressed" child was taken to hospital with heatstroke after about 30 minutes in the car at a retail park in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Police forced the vehicle open as temperatures reached 25C (77F) at 18:00 BST on Tuesday.
A woman, aged 24, and man, 28, have been arrested on suspicion of neglect.
The baby w... | The parents of a baby have been arrested after he was left in a locked car in "dangerously high" temperatures, police said. | 36482405 |
This trebles original plans to accept 600 refugees over the next two years.
The increase was announced two days after images emerged of three-year-old Syrian Aylan Kurdi's body washed up on a Turkish beach.
"What we have seen demands the most comprehensive response," said Irish justice minister Frances Fitzgerald.
"We ... | The Republic of Ireland is to take in at least 1,800 refugees amid growing public outcry over the tens of thousands of people fleeing to Europe. | 34154355 |
The central defender has joined the Scottish Premiership club untl the end of the season, subject to international clearance.
Keown, 21, joined Reading's academy in 2011, signing a new three-year contract at the club in 2015.
He has made two appearances for the Royals, and has been capped twice at under-21 level by Rep... | Partick Thistle have signed Niall Keown, son of ex-Arsenal defender Martin Keown, on loan from Reading. | 38736740 |
At least 27 people died when a bomb targeted a newly opened mosque in the town of Yola.
Earlier, 15 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Maiduguri.
It is not clear who carried out the bombings but the Islamist militant group Boko Haram has carried out many attacks in the area.
The group has targeted both Christia... | Two bomb attacks in north-eastern Nigeria have left at least 42 people dead and more than 100 injured, officials say. | 34619071 |
The developer Sirius Minerals said the go ahead had been given by the government for the port facilities at Teesside docks.
It will be linked to the mine by a 23-mile (37km) long tunnel.
The company said the mining operation would create more than 1,000 jobs, but opponents fear it will damage the landscape and wildlife... | The final part of a £2.4bn potash mine development on the North York Moors has been given approval. | 36846301 |
They give their advice on how to approach that all-important job interview - from what you wear to how you can use body language to impress your potential future boss.
Sue Powell is a relationship and career coach and she says that "preparation is key" when it comes to doing well in a job interview.
She tells BBC News ... | As the latest UK unemployment figures come out, BBC News asks four experts for their tips for prospective job-hunters. | 18509781 |
But the government did give MPs and peers assurances on two key issues.
First: that sorting out the status of EU nationals living in the UK (and of Brits resident in the EU) was an immediate negotiating priority.
Second: that there would be a vote in Parliament - the so-called meaningful vote - on the ultimate divorce ... | The story so far - this week the government's bill to trigger the process of leaving the EU cleared Parliament un-amended. | 39280224 |
Christopher McNerlin, from Stratford-upon-Avon, was on flight BA0104 on Friday when he was bitten on the arm.
The Metropolitan Police said a 21-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm and being drunk on board an aircraft.
Mr McNerlin was permitted to sit in the cockpit as thanks for his effort... | A man needed hospital treatment after being bitten while helping crew members subdue a passenger on a British Airways flight from Dubai to Heathrow. | 35961479 |
Police divers had been searching Monkland Canal in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, in an effort to locate the remains of 11-year-old Moira Anderson.
Moira left her grandmother's house in Coatbridge on 23 February 1957 to go to the shops but never returned.
Convicted paedophile Alexander Gartshore is suspected of her mur... | No human remains have been found in the search of a canal for a schoolgirl who disappeared 60 years ago, police have said. | 39374162 |
Saturday's game was Atkinson's 32nd of the season and came fewer than 72 hours after he took charge of Real Madrid's Champions League win at Schalke.
His next game in charge is Southampton against Crystal Palace on 3 March.
Hackett said: "Champions League games are tiring. Martin should have been given an additional da... | Martin Atkinson needs a rest after his "incompetent" officiating display in Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Burnley, says former referees' chief Keith Hackett. | 31586980 |
The 250ft-long Blade was installed in Queen Victoria Square in January to mark the start of Hull's year as UK City of Culture 2017.
It was removed in March.
University of Lincoln vision scientists said a "trick of the light" made photos of the Blade look like it had been superimposed.
Researchers said light reflections... | Scientists have revealed why photos of a turbine blade art installation in Hull looked like "clumsy fakes", even though they were genuine pictures. | 40072024 |
Their method stacks and matches multiple pictures taken from orbit to resolve more detail than can be retrieved through standard processing.
When applied to satellite views of what is thought to be the UK-led lander, a more definitive shape emerges.
Beagle-2 was despatched to touch down on Mars' surface in December 200... | Supporting evidence that the Beagle-2 probe is sitting intact on the surface of Mars has come from a new imaging technique developed by UCL scientists. | 36136035 |
Wolfgang Niersbach quit as president of the German football federation (DFB) amid claims payments were made to officials at world football's governing body Fifa during the bidding process for the 2006 World Cup.
Germany beat England, South Africa and Morocco to host the 2006 event.
"It is like The Archers. Every week s... | Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has questioned if any World Cup bid has been won without "a pile of bungs". | 34783181 |
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