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The report pulls together 20 previous studies looking at the link between exercise and the development of large polyps.
Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK.
More than 38,000 people are diagnosed with the disease each year.
The work was done by scientists from the Washington University School of Medic... | People who lead an active lifestyle are up to a third less likely to develop polyps which can develop into bowel cancer, according to a study. | 12610236 |
He is accused of committing the alleged offence at his London offices between October 1981 and May 1982. He indicated he would be pleading not guilty.
Clifford, 72, formerly represented some of the biggest names in show business, including pop mogul Simon Cowell.
He will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on 4 August... | Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has appeared before magistrates charged with indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl. | 33608736 |
The VidyaGyan Leadership Academy, a boarding school in India's Uttar Pradesh state, is offering an elite education for pupils drawn from the rural poor.
There are about 200 places on offer each year - but such is the appetite for families to get a better life for their children, there are 250,000 applications.
The scho... | Is this the most oversubscribed school in the world? | 37372776 |
Ian Nimmo-Smith, 70, puts handwritten notes on windscreens of cars blocking pavements and cycle paths in the city.
As reported in the Cambridge News, the notes inform drivers their parking is both "illegal and dangerous". He then offers "free lessons on legal parking" and leaves his mobile phone number.
Mr Nimmo-Smith ... | A former mayor of Cambridge is so irritated by inconsiderate parking that he is offering drivers free lessons. | 34357596 |
Tuesday Nathan, 29, had an "inappropriate relationship" with a girl at the Leventhorpe Business and Enterprise Academy in Hertfordshire.
A professional misconduct panel found their relationship from 2012-15 developed in a "secretive manner".
English teacher Ms Nathan was banned from the profession indefinitely.
The pan... | A teacher who hugged one of her pupils in a darkened room and had personal contact with her outside school hours has been banned from the profession. | 36201713 |
The question: Dan asks BBC Radio 4's PM programme "Have any countries, trading blocs or other such entities publicly stated they are in favour of Britain leaving the EU?"
Reality Check verdict: A handful of politicians have said their countries would do trade deals with the UK should it vote to leave the EU, but we ca... | Staff at the European Council on Foreign Relations couldn't find any countries in favour of Britain leaving the EU. | 36331826 |
The baby was found at the bus stop near the Magpie and Stump pub in Towyn, Conwy county, at 07:15 BST on Tuesday.
Daniel Braxton, 35, who discovered the infant, has told how she was lifeless at the time but he managed to revive her.
Police are concerned about the welfare of the baby's mother and have urged her to come ... | Police are continuing their search for the mother of a newborn girl found in a bus shelter in north Wales. | 40582486 |
Loach, who directed last year's award-winning I, Daniel Blake, predicted that Brexit would make it harder to make co-productions with other EU countries.
I, Daniel Blake was a collaboration with companies from France and Belgium.
But, since the referendum, Hollywood studios are spending more in the UK - partly because ... | Director Ken Loach has warned that the UK's withdrawal from the European Union could make it more difficult to get films made in Britain in the future. | 40505218 |
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Alan was attacked outside his home in Gateshead and was injured. But that story had a happy ending - thanks to Katie Cutler.
When 21-year-old Katie heard about what had happened to Alan, even though she had never met him, she set up ... | The sad story of 67-year-old Alan Barnes, who has problems with his sight, made the news in January. | 31093810 |
She has served on the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria for nearly five years.
Syria's civil war has left more than 300,000 people dead and displaced millions.
Ms Del Ponte, a former Swiss attorney general, made her name probing war crimes in Rwanda and the ex-Yugoslavia.
"I am frustrated, I give up," Ms Del Ponte tol... | Former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte has announced she is quitting a United Nations commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria because it "does absolutely nothing". | 40845771 |
The LGA, which represents councils in England and Wales, said there had been a "spate of accidents" recently.
And it said councils "urgently need tougher powers" to tackle the issue.
But the government said police already had the "necessary power to take action" and it had "no plans" to give local authorities more powe... | Lorry drivers ignoring weight restrictions on minor roads are causing "bedlam" in rural communities, the Local Government Association has said. | 33201181 |
The younger brother of John Charles, Mel played 31 times for Wales and was in the team that reached the quarter final of the World Cup in 1958.
He played nearly 400 games in a professional career with Swansea, Arsenal, Cardiff City and Port Vale.
His son, Jeremy, also played for Wales and was a member of the Swansea Ci... | Ex-Wales footballer Mel Charles has died at the age of 81. | 25666056 |
Inter looked in control when Antonio Candreva latched onto Roberto Gagliardini's long ball to fire home and Mauro Icardi converted Ivan Perisic's cross to make it 2-0.
But Alessio Romagnoli gave Milan hope in the 83rd minute when he poked home Suso's cross.
And Zapata hooked the ball off the underside of the bar and in... | AC Milan's Cristian Zapata scored seven minutes into injury time to rescue a derby draw against Inter Milan. | 39598287 |
Westminster's transport committee has been taking evidence of the grounding of the rig on Lewis in a storm.
Leo Leusink, of towing firm ALP Maritime Services BV, said the rig was too close to shore to stop.
Sir Alan Massey, of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, also told MPs that weather conditions at the time were "p... | The Transocean Winner could not have been prevented from running aground, MPs have been told. | 38049958 |
Georgina Tranter, 26, from Narberth, was staying with William Harman at the Premier Inn in Haverfordwest after the Pembrokeshire Hunt Ball in January.
Swansea Crown Court heard police took her home after she became abusive but she took her mother's car, returned to the hotel and started the fire.
Tranter admitted arson... | A refinery lab technician who set fire to a hotel after her boyfriend dumped her has been jailed for 32 months. | 33656712 |
Software company Infosys may not have as long a history as the 150-year-old Tata group, but it certainly is one of the most well-known Indian names abroad.
It was the early torchbearer of India's IT industry. Founded in 1981 by a group of seven engineers with just $250 (£200), it's now a $10.1bn enterprise with a larg... | Less than six months after corporate India was shaken up by a boardroom battle at one its most respected companies, another Indian firm is caught up in a public spat between its founder and board, says the BBC's Yogita Limaye. | 38928222 |
US golfer Palmer, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players in the sport's history, died at the age of 87 on 25 September.
His private funeral for family members was last Thursday.
Phil Mickelson and most of the US team were at St Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, along with leaders from the ... | Members of the triumphant United States Ryder Cup team attended a memorial service for Arnold Palmer on Tuesday. | 37556801 |
Jagdip Randhawa, 19, from London, was punched by boxer Clifton Ty Mitchell during a night out in Leeds in 2011.
Mitchell, from Derby, had breached bail conditions for a previous violent offence 24 times in the preceding five months but no action was taken.
Derbyshire Police said procedures had been reviewed and made mo... | Bail breaches by a man who killed a student were handled in a "fundamentally flawed" manner, a report has found. | 40597974 |
A huge shadow cast by the Moon as it passes in front of the Sun has just touched the west coast of North America.
Over the course of the next 90 minutes it will track east, cutting across 14 states, from Oregon to South Carolina, before heading out over the Atlantic.
It is the first total solar eclipse visible from Ame... | The Great American Eclipse is under way. | 40657793 |
While he said he knew people who died in the 1989 disaster, he said he was "appalled" the impression had been given by statements on his website that he was close to any of the 96 victims
He said he did not check press releases posted by an aide in 2011 and 2012.
Relatives of Hillsborough victims accused the MEP of "in... | UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has said he is "very sorry" after admitting claims that he had lost close friends in the Hillsborough tragedy were false. | 38972214 |
Jay Merchant, 45, was convicted unanimously at Southwark Crown Court of manipulating the key financial rate.
Jonathan Mathew, 35, and Alex Pabon, an American 38 year-old, were found guilty by majority verdict after a ten-week trial. The trio will be sentenced on Thursday.
The Libor rate is used by banks to set prices o... | Three former Barclays employees have been found guilty of rigging the Libor interest rate between 2005 and 2007. | 36703143 |
The dental suite, in the back of a van, has provided treatment three days a week to NHS patients in Machynlleth since November.
Warren Tolley, Powys Teaching Health Board's (THB) clinical director of dentistry, said it could be used in other communities that are finding it difficult to recruit a dentist.
The permanent ... | A mobile dental surgery is offering treatment to patients in a Powys town after its permanent dentist left. | 34994517 |
Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier. Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson. Sugar Ray Leonard vs Tommy Hearns.
And now entering the ring: Matthew Perry vs Justin Trudeau.
The Friends star and the Canadian prime minister have suggested they might soon be exchanging blows after Mr Trudeau challenged the actor to a rematch to a fight t... | In the history of great fights, the names of a few truly stand out. | 39474138 |
The 24-year-old has yet to score in the league having signed in the summer for £16m, and was omitted from the squad for the FA Cup tie against Bolton.
"He knows exactly what is required to be in this squad before he can be in the team," Rodgers said of the striker.
Forward Daniel Sturridge is set to return against West... | Mario Balotelli has not been good enough in training to play for Liverpool at the moment, according to boss Brendan Rodgers. | 30971115 |
Mother Mary Angelica, who started the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) in a monastery garage, died at her rural monastery in the state of Alabama.
Born Rita Rizzo to a poor family in Ohio, she became known to millions of viewers of her show as Mother Angelica.
Her health had been declining since she suffered a st... | A Roman Catholic nun in the US who founded a global media empire has died aged 92. | 35909940 |
The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme contacted every housing association and council affected.
Of the 48 affected areas that have been identified, 37 were able to provide information - 22 had not started removing cladding while 15 had.
Some are reluctant to take the panels down before finding safe replacements.
The ... | Most of the local authority areas with tower blocks clad in panels that have failed fire safety tests have not yet started to remove the material. | 40568767 |
Dart Charge replaced toll booths six months ago, with drivers paying online.
However, figures obtained by BBC Radio Kent showed that as many as one in 10 journeys have not been paid for.
House of Commons leader Chris Grayling told MPs the scheme had "the potential to make a real difference but it needs to be got right"... | The new payment system at the Dartford Crossing between Kent and Essex needs improvement and is causing problems for motorists, the government has admitted. | 33016539 |
Mae stori'r adeilad yn bennod bwysig yn hanes y Gymru fodern, ond mae'n cael ei drawsnewid ar hyn o bryd gyda chynlluniau i agor gwesty, bwytai, bar a chanolfan treftadaeth o dan yr enw 'The Exchange Hotel'.
Dyma olwg ar sut mae'r adeilad wedi newid dros y blynyddoedd, a beth yw'r cynlluniau ar gyfer y dyfodol.
The Coa... | Ar un adeg, y Gyfnewidfa Lo ym Mae Caerdydd oedd un o'r adeiladau pwysicaf yng Nghymru. | 39141260 |
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The Spaniard was in charge at Barcelona and Bayern Munich before replacing Manuel Pellegrini at City last summer.
"I will be at Manchester for the next three seasons, maybe more," Guardiola, 45, told NBC prior to his team's 2-1 win over Burnley on Monday.
"I will not be on... | Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he is "arriving at the end" of his career and will not be coaching at 65. | 38492059 |
Signature Living wants to turn the Grade II*-listed building into a hotel.
The plan has not been without its detractors - MP Stephen Doughty called for an inquiry and the Victorian Society said it was "unacceptable".
Cardiff council's planning committee voted to approve the application to change the use of the building... | A key step in the £40m redevelopment plan for Cardiff's Coal Exchange has been given the go-ahead. | 36777958 |
Paul Moffat, of Hopeman, Moray, began abusing the girl when she was just four years old.
The judge told him "no child should have to undergo" the ordeal she went through.
The 30-year-old denied the charges but was found guilty after a trial of raping and sexually abusing the child between January 2014 and May 2015.
The... | A rapist caught after his young victim told nursery staff she had been abused has been jailed for eight years. | 39738346 |
The court ruled that Mr Singh would not be made an accused in the case.
In 2012, federal auditors said India had lost $33bn (£20bn) because coalfield rights were sold off cheaply.
Mr Singh, who also held the coal portfolio, has always maintained that he was innocent and "open for legal scrutiny".
The petition was file... | A special court in India has rejected a petition to summon former prime minister Manmohan Singh over a coal mining scandal. | 34547869 |
The city council elected as mayor Herman Mashaba from the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA).
The ANC had run the city since the fall of apartheid more than 20 years ago. It lost its council majority in local elections, although it is still the largest party.
The party has also lost control of the capital Pretoria and... | South Africa's governing ANC party has lost control of the country's largest city and economic centre, Johannesburg. | 37161530 |
SNP leader Alex Salmond said his party's majority win at Holyrood was "a victory for a society and a nation".
The party is expected to hold a referendum on Scottish independence towards the end of its term.
With all results in, the SNP had 69 seats, Labour 37, the Tories 15, the Lib Dems five, and others three.
During ... | The Scottish National Party are preparing for a second term in government in Edinburgh, but this time with an overall majority. | 13319936 |
The girl group - who topped the chart with their X Factor winner's single Cannonball in 2011 and Wings in 2012 - said they were "super-duper excited".
Years and Years, who outsold the rest of the top five albums combined, called it "the best day of our lives".
Last week the chart moved from Sunday to Friday to mark Glo... | Little Mix have scored their third UK number one single with Black Magic, while Years and Years' debut Communion has topped the album chart. | 33570456 |
The interior ministry said nine policemen were killed in gun attacks in the town of Vahdat just outside Dushanbe, and at a central interior ministry building.
Officials blamed sacked Deputy Defence Minister Abdukhalim Nazarzoda, saying he was leading a "terrorist group".
They said 13 of the attackers were killed and 32... | Gun battles in and around Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe have killed at least 22 people. | 34157441 |
Jalal Uddin, 64, died from a head injury on 18 February after being found in South Street, a few streets away from the Jalalia Jaamé Mosque where he worshipped.
His son said he was a "selfless man of principle", who was "kind and caring".
A 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy are being held on suspicion of murder.
I... | A prominent member of a Rochdale mosque who died after being found injured in a play area was a "soft-spoken gentle soul", his son has said. | 35642897 |
Donati, 35, has just ended his second spell at Bari in his native Italy.
He featured for Celtic between 2007 and 2009, helping them win the Scottish Premier League in 2008.
The former Italy Under-21 player could make his Accies debut in Saturday's Scottish League Cup match against St Mirren.
Atalanta, AC Milan and Samp... | Hamilton Academical have signed former Celtic midfielder Massimo Donati on a one-year deal. | 36829648 |
Wild Oats later confirmed this, tweeting that "most importantly all crew onboard are safe".
The shock announcement came as the supermaxi yacht was in the lead.
It is a second consecutive year that Wild Oats XI had to retire from the gruelling 630-nautical-mile (1,167km) race.
In 2012, the crew set a new record by cross... | Eight-time winner Wild Oats XI has been forced to quit the Sydney to Hobart yachting race due to a broken hydraulic ram, organisers say. | 38440616 |
It estimated mental ill health alone costs Welsh society £7.2bn a year.
Air pollution and alcohol misuse were each estimated at costing the economy £1bn a year.
The report said urgent changes were needed to deal with the "significant" health challenges facing Wales.
Called Making A Difference, it outlined 10 key "area... | Poor health and poverty is costing billions of pounds and threatens Wales' economic sustainability, a new report by Public Health Wales has warned. | 36795123 |
The 62-year-old, whose full name is Arthur Antunes Coimbra, said it was his "duty" to stand.
Current president Sepp Blatter announced he would stand down just four days after being re-elected last month.
It came after twin corruption probes into Fifa were launched by United States and Swiss authorities.
Speaking at a c... | Brazil legend Zico intends to stand for the presidency of Fifa after admitting the corruption crisis in the sport's governing body has saddened him. | 33089159 |
Blues' run of just two wins in 15 league games since Zola took charge on 14 December has been alarming.
"If we play like this, we cannot say we are safe," he told BBC WM after Tuesday's 1-0 home defeat by 23rd-placed Wigan Athletic.
"I have got a lot of anger inside. We looked childish in what we did."
From being level... | Under-pressure Birmingham City manager Gianfranco Zola admits his misfiring team have been dragged to the edge of the Championship relegation battle. | 39207436 |
12 August 2016 Last updated at 14:24 BST
Most flee to the provincial capital Lashkar Gah which has been targeted by Taliban fighters for months.
The Afghan government has flown in special forces, repelling some of the attacks.
But the situation remains precarious in a province where UK forces were in charge of security... | Intense fighting in Afghanistan's Helmand province is driving thousands of people from their homes. | 37061614 |
The women were walking in Zetland Park, Drummond Place, at 18:45 on Thursday when they saw the man exposing himself.
The suspect then left on a bicycle before the women contacted police.
Officers said they believed the incident was linked to other indecent exposures in Tummel Place, Bowhouse Road, Wood Street and Myret... | Police believe a man who indecently exposed himself to two women in Grangemouth before cycling away may have carried out similar acts before. | 38693080 |
Sales were 0.1% lower than in December 2015, according to BDO's High Street Sales Tracker, with consumers spending more on home wares but less on fashion.
However, online sales were 19% higher than a year earlier.
And the tills in High Street stores rang loudly in the week up to Christmas Day - sales rose 11.7% compare... | High Street sales fell in December for the fourth year in a row, as shoppers shifted more Christmas shopping online. | 38526276 |
Pearson left for Atletico de Kolkata in June but is potentially available again after picking up an Indian Super League winners' medal this month.
The 34-year-old former Scotland international hit nine goals in 28 games for Motherwell last season.
"It's something we would definitely consider," said McGhee when asked ab... | Manager Mark McGhee is keen to bring Stephen Pearson back to Motherwell. | 38472628 |
Best-known as a painter and print-maker of the 1960s avant-garde movement, Smith died in New York, his representatives said in a statement.
Among his most famous works were large-scale sculptural canvases featuring a "protruding" 3D effect, with names such as Panatella and Revlon.
Smith pushed the boundaries of paintin... | British artist Richard Smith has died at the age of 84. | 36071145 |
Precision medicine is one of the big themes at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Doctors say "breath-taking" advances in the understanding of tumours are being used to unlock new treatments.
But there are also concerns that patients are not getting access to the precision medicines we alr... | Cancer is entering a "new era" of personalised medicine with drugs targeted to the specific weaknesses in each patient's tumour, say doctors. | 36447289 |
The continent's football association presidents have told football's world governing body Fifa they want at least 10 spots in the 48-team World Cup.
"All associations back the idea to expand the World Cup and there is hope that Africa can have 10 places," said South African FA chief Danny Jordaan.
That would be double ... | Africa will be looking to double the number of places it has at an expanded World Cup from 2026. | 39052995 |
Peter Fletcher and Clair Diamond, originally from Derby, said they were "petrified" when the impact left their home falling down around them.
The couple and their 13-year-old son were rescued by neighbours after four days with no heating or electricity.
They said the ordeal had left them too frightened to return to Ita... | A family who left the UK to live their dream life in a remote Italian village feared they would die when it was hit by deep snow and an earthquake. | 38762890 |
Graeme Phillips told the BBC the plans for up to 2,350 homes would "be an integration of the countryside on the edge of the town".
On Tuesday, scores of protesters packed a sometimes heated council meeting.
One, Patrick Moylan, told the BBC the plans were "grossly unfair" and placed a huge "burden of housing" on the to... | The architect of a large development planned for Cirencester says it will not be a "soulless housing estate" - amid local anger over the scheme. | 35649971 |
The Brixham Express between Brixham and Torquay is advertised as a "custom built catamaran", but is currently a small fishing boat.
A Torbay councillor said handing out subsidies for the service was "verging on the ridiculous".
The firm said it was still waiting to get a safety all-clear on the vessel.
Read live update... | A ferry firm has failed to deliver a promised 100-seat catamaran more than two years after it started a route subsidised by £540,000 of public cash. | 35660661 |
Three decades of data show the females of this species are being born smaller, and those that do survive to motherhood are breeding later in life.
Subtle changes in their genetics are also being recorded.
Researchers tell the journal Nature that a shift in a dominant climate pattern has affected the supply of the seals... | Changes in the Antarctic climate are showing up in the fur seal population, say scientists. | 28372468 |
"We enjoy making it more now than before and we're all very old. We love doing it so we'll keep making it," he said.
The presenter also said that industry developments such as the electric car are not a worry and have given them an opportunity to "evolve" the show.
He added: "Cars aren't going to go away as something t... | Richard Hammond said he cannot see Top Gear coming to an end anytime soon and the team still have plenty of ideas. | 27054698 |
Chicago resident Jennifer Camacho says another passenger slashed her face several times while using Uber Pool.
The service lets strangers share a car to reduce the cost of a trip.
But Uber said the "altercation" did not involve the company and its insurance provider has refused to compensate Ms Camacho because the assa... | A woman who was attacked with a knife in an Uber car is suing the ride-sharing company. | 39502326 |
The operation follows months of investigation into the Artemis brothel.
Brothel managers are accused of evading some €17.5m (£14m; $19.7m) in social security payments since 2006.
Prosecutors allege that staff at Artemis were forced to pretend to be self-employed to avoid the payments.
Police say the raid was conducted ... | Nine hundred police officers have taken part in a raid on one of Germany's biggest brothels in Berlin, making six arrests over alleged human trafficking and tax fraud. | 36043834 |
On 6 May 2010, chaos broke out at 27 polling stations in 16 English constituencies.
Long queues, in part caused by an 2.55m upsurge in voting figures from 2005, meant hundreds were unable to cast their ballots before the 22.00 deadline.
An estimated 1,200 voters were turned away from polling stations in towns and citie... | Hundreds of people were unable to cast their votes at the last general election as what the Electoral Commission described as Britain's "Victorian" voting system reached "breaking point". | 32292408 |
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Only four other Britons - Daley Thompson, Linford Christie, Sally Gunnell and Jonathan Edwards - have ever held all four titles at the same time, but Rutherford deserves that illustrious company after another display of superb jumping under pressure.
The 28-year-old celebr... | Britain's Greg Rutherford once again proved his peerless championship credentials as he added world gold to his Olympic, European and Commonwealth titles. | 34054555 |
Director Neil Sorahan said the airline was a "victim" of its own "niceness", with people taking on board bags up to three times the permissible size.
The finance chief's comments came as Ryanair said average fares fell faster than "planned" in the third quarter.
Average fares dropped 17%, and profits slid 8% to 95m eur... | Ryanair is reviewing its free second carry-on bag allowance because "abuse" is contributing to flight delays. | 38878088 |
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Biles, 19, who has won 10 World Championship medals since 2013, scored 62.198 to win her second Olympic medal by a margin of more than two points.
Compatriot Alexandra Raisman got silver with Russia's Aliya Mustafina third.
Great Britain's Ellie Downie came 13th, narrowly ... | American gymnast Simone Biles produced a stunning performance to win the women's all-around Olympic gold medal. | 37021270 |
Jane Taylor, head of Murrayfield Primary in Ipswich, also banned the end-of-term disco after pupils came to school "tired" and in the "wrong frame of mind".
She said some pupils were "irritable with each other and less tolerant".
But if behaviour improves, there will be a disco for well-behaved pupils.
The Nacton Road ... | A primary school head teacher has suspended after-school clubs because staff have become "frustrated" by pupils' unruly behaviour. | 33149267 |
Once-capped Fijian Nacewa's two first-half scores helped the hosts to a 20-10 half-time lead.
Scrum-half Sarel Pretorius went over for Dragons and Jason Tovey kicked the rest of their points.
Leinster scored last quarter tries by Gary Ringrose and Cathal Marsh while Nacewa and Fergus McFadden kicked 17 points between ... | Isa Nacewa crossed twice as Leinster battled to a bonus-point Pro12 win over Newport Gwent Dragons in Dublin. | 34428343 |
The new candidate, a postman called Gary Price, beat among others, Harry Legge-Bourke, a member of a major land-owning family, in an open primary event where there was an allegation that Mr Price was receiving texts during a detailed question and answer session.
But the adjudicator, a local vicar, saw nothing wrong and... | I've been covering the latest developments within the ranks of the Brecon and Radnorshire Conservatives this week which, at times, has had the feel of an episode of the Archers. | 34005658 |
Using data from 5,000 UK households over 17 years, researchers found that living in a greener area had a significant positive effect.
The findings could help to inform urban planners and have an impact on society at large, they said.
The study is published in the journal Psychological Science.
The research team examine... | Parks, gardens and green space in urban areas can improve the wellbeing and quality of life of people living there, says a University of Exeter study. | 22214070 |
Perrots Lodge in Haverfordwest provides respite for up to eight people, focusing on dementia care.
But due to a lack of demand, it is proposed that residents be accommodated in Pembrokeshire council's other care homes and by the independent sector.
A report to go before cabinet on 25 April recommends the council relinq... | A residential care home in Pembrokeshire is being recommended for closure, with the loss of nine jobs. | 36093660 |
Konta, 25, occupies the eighth and final slot for the tournament which starts on Sunday in Singapore.
Kuznetsova must win Saturday's final to overtake the British number one, who is not playing this week as she continues to recover from an injury.
The 31-year-old Russian will play world number 49 Daria Gavrilova in the... | Svetlana Kuznetsova is one win away from denying Britain's Johanna Konta a place in the WTA Finals after reaching the final of the Kremlin Cup. | 37729464 |
The road was closed in both directions at the scene of the accident near Kingussie but has since been reopened.
Police said the accident happened at about 12:45.
The man was believed to have been seriously injured, police added. | A man has been taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness after his car crashed off the A9 and into a ditch in the Highlands. | 35669687 |
In winning she also set a new Paralympic record and was joined on the podium with compatriots Jo Frith and Vicky Jenkins taking silver and bronze position to make it a clean sweep for Great Britain.
This year she's been balancing her sporting achievements alongside successfully taking her GCSE exams, studying for A lev... | Jess, 16, won the gold medal in archery (W1 individual) at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games where she was the youngest competitor in the archery events. | 38135649 |
Murray has lost two finals against Djokovic in Melbourne, but beat the Serb to win the 2012 US Open title and Wimbledon in 2013.
Top seed Djokovic admitted he had not played well in Friday's five-set semi-final win over Stan Wawrinka.
"Andy might be a slight favourite for me," Navratilova told BBC Sport.
"I think Andy ... | Andy Murray's form is good enough for him to start as favourite in Sunday's Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic, says Martina Navratilova. | 31072179 |
The UK market had fallen sharply at the end of last week as tensions appeared to escalate, with Donald Trump saying the US military was "locked and loaded" to deal with North Korea.
But at the close, the FTSE 100 was up 43.93 points or 0.6% at 7,353.89.
On a quiet day for company news, broker recommendations were behin... | Shares rose on Monday as investors welcomed a cooling in rhetoric between the US and North Korea. | 40921771 |
Two radio stations have also been taken off air, the state-owned New Vision newspaper reports.
Last week, newspapers reported claims allegedly made by an army general that those opposed to Mr Museveni's son succeeding him risk being killed.
Mr Museveni has been in power since 1986, and elections are due in 2016.
There ... | Ugandan police have raided the offices of at least two newspapers following reports that President Yoweri Museveni is grooming his son to succeed him. | 22599347 |
Chairwoman Lady Smith will use the hearing to explain the approach of the inquiry and provide an update on its current investigations.
The probe is expected to last four years, and will look in detail at historical abuse of children in care.
Education Secretary John Swinney has rejected calls for the remit of the inqui... | The Scottish child abuse inquiry is to hold its first preliminary hearing in Edinburgh. | 38799049 |
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had penalised broadcaster CBS after the star's 2004 half-time show.
Jackson's breast became exposed during a dance routine in which Justin Timberlake ripped off her bustier.
An appeals court overturned the fine last year. The Supreme Court has now refused to hear a further ap... | The US Supreme Court has said it will not resinstate a $550,000 (£350,000) fine for Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl. | 18651908 |
After a weekend when the infighting was at its height, there was - by Monday - an acceptance that making £4bn of savings on disability payments was the wrong thing to do.
But the next day, the former Tory chancellor, Ken Clarke, said the government would be wise to leave open the possibility of more welfare cuts, if i... | There's one thing all Conservatives have agreed on this week - Iain Duncan Smith had turned the welfare system around and was doing a great job before resigning. | 35891556 |
The Colorado-based Briton lifted her fourth title in a time of eight hours, 55 minutes and eight seconds, to beat Mirinda Carfrae and GB's Leanda Cave.
The 34-year-old from Feltwell, Norfolk suffered heavy bruising in a training accident, preparing for the race.
"It's the hardest-fought victory of my career and definit... | Chrissie Wellington made a winning return to the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. | 15231761 |
Police said she was discovered in Merseyside.
The infant, who was described as safe and well, was found inside the disabled toilets at Silcock's Amusement Arcade on Neville Street, Southport at about 19:00 on Thursday.
It is thought the baby girl's birth was unsupervised and there had been concerns about her mother's h... | The mother of a newborn baby girl who was abandoned inside an amusement arcade toilet block has been found. | 32355819 |
In a report, the Oakland Institute said hedge funds and other foreign firms had acquired large swathes of African land, often without proper contracts.
It said the acquisitions had displaced millions of small farmers.
Foreign firms farm the land to consolidate their hold over global food markets, the report said.
They ... | Hedge funds are behind "land grabs" in Africa to boost their profits in the food and biofuel sectors, a US think-tank says. | 13688683 |
Or something that is tying innovators big and small in knots and befits only mischief-makers bent on making money in the courts rather than in laboratories.
That was the question we explored in a film for Newsnight last night.
These are boom times for intellectual property lawyers, as every major player in the mobile p... | The patent system - a vital part of our innovation infrastructure, and the only way that inventors can be certain that their ideas can be protected from those who who would steal them. | 15652385 |
Podemos on the left and Ciudadanos (Citizens), who sell themselves as a party of the centre, are riding high in the opinion polls and could change the face of Spanish politics.
Citizens leader Albert Rivera launched his party in 2006 posing naked on campaign posters while Podemos (We Can) only emerged last year, led by... | The power monopoly of Spain's political heavyweights is set to take a hit as two new contenders fight for power in national elections on 20 December. | 35110228 |
He needs a stick to maintain his balance as he hobbles forward.
Steven is only in his late 50s, but the loss of three toes on one foot means he's unsteady on his feet.
It is type 2 diabetes that has led Steven to where he is now.
More accurately, it's ignoring the warnings and advice around diabetes that has left him f... | Steven Woodman walks like an old man. | 37694768 |
But it's not all about models, fast cars and cash.
Two scientists in the UK are using rap lyrics to treat depression, addiction and bi-polar disorder.
"Hip Hop Psych is opening up a new culture which branches across medicine and hip-hop with amazing responses," neuroscientist Dr Becky Inkster from Cambridge University ... | Think hip-hop and you might think sex, swagger and swearing. | 29595426 |
The match will take place at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 23 April, kicking off at 17:15 BST.
Crystal Palace will take on Watford at the same venue on Sunday, 24 April at 16:00 BST, with the match to be shown on BT Sport.
The winning semi-finalists, who receive £900,000 from the FA's prize fund, will meet in the final ... | Everton's FA Cup semi-final tie against Manchester United will be shown live on BBC One. | 35847138 |
The tech-heavy Nasdaq index fell 39.66 points to 4906.23.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 21.23 points to 18,003.75, while the S&P 500 gained just 0.1 points to 2091.58.
Alphabet shares were down 5.4% after the internet giant reported results on Thursday that missed expectations.
Microsoft also declined, falling ... | (Close): Wall Street ended the week mixed as disappointing results from Google owner Alphabet and Microsoft weighed on the technology sector. | 36115545 |
The media have been key players during conflicts - including during the 2011 civil war.
Media outlets were used as propaganda tools during the five-month military standoff between rival claimants to the presidency.
Since the end of the conflict, the media have largely steered clear of using inflammatory rhetoric.
State... | The government operates the outlets with the widest reach: two radio stations, two TV stations and the leading daily newspaper. | 13287219 |
Households were responsible for 600,000 tonnes of the waste, while businesses generated about 740,000 tonnes.
The amount of food dumped would, according to ZWS, fill 17 million wheelie bins.
The figure, calculated from detailed information gathered in 2013, will be used as the baseline to measure future improvements.
T... | Scotland has been wasting 1.35 million tonnes of food and drink annually, according to Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS). | 38086062 |
Dover striker Ricky Modeste tested Rory Watson's reactions early on after his third-minute strike hit a post, but the North Ferriby goalkeeper was quickest to the rebound.
Chris Kinnear's side finally got their breakthrough 11 minutes before the interval, with Moses Emmanuel profiting from Ross Lafayette's unselfish cr... | Dover claimed their first win of the National League campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over newly-promoted North Ferriby. | 36994554 |
Lord Dannatt told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme he personally believes the drug can have "catastrophic" mental health effects.
He said his own son took Lariam and became "extremely depressed".
The Ministry of Defence said: "The vast majority of deployed personnel already receive alternatives to Lariam."
Lord ... | A former Army chief has admitted he has refused to take a controversial anti-malaria drug despite it being offered to his troops. | 37183873 |
It enabled Israel's allies to monitor information acquired by its reconnaissance missions, Der Spiegel and The Intercept website reported.
The website said the information came from material leaked by US whistleblower Edward Snowden.
One Israeli minister said it was disappointing, but not a surprise.
'Smartphones can b... | US and UK agencies reportedly hacked into Israeli drones and other aircraft as they gathered intelligence, in an operation dating from the late 1990s. | 35440523 |
Dr Miho Janvier worked alongside colleagues in Paris and Buenos Aires to study a new kind of magnetic cloud emanating from the Sun.
The cloud is a smaller, distinct version of those caused by solar flares which produce aurora borealis on Earth.
The discovery comes as the Met Office launched a dedicated forecast centre ... | A new form of solar cloud has been identified by research into "space weather" led by Dundee University. | 29612693 |
The 37-year-old outpaced his Yahama Movistar team-mate Jorge Lorenzo to claim his first victory of the season.
The Italian now trails championship leader Marc Marquez by 24 points after four races of the 18-race series.
Spain's Marquez finished third on the Honda, while Northern Ireland's Eugene Laverty came in a credi... | Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi led from the start to secure victory in the Spanish MotoGP at the Circuito de Jerez. | 36124669 |
Mr Hollande - accompanied by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos - offered help with de-mining programmes and the search for the disappeared.
France has contributed around 20% of the EU's funding to support Colombia's peace process.
Colombia signed a peace accord last November to end decades of conflict.
President H... | French President Francois Hollande has met leaders of Colombia's largest rebel movement, the FARC, at a rural camp in the west of the country. | 38739830 |
Under the scheme, migrants will be moved from Italy, Greece and Hungary to other EU countries.
But Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary voted against accepting mandatory quotas.
Czech President Milos Zeman said: "Only the future will show what a mistake this was."
The BBC's Europe correspondent Chris Morri... | Central European countries have reacted angrily after plans to relocate 120,000 migrants across the continent were approved by EU interior ministers. | 34331126 |
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The Irish secured a 40-29 win over the three-time world champions in Saturday's Test match in Chicago.
It was their first victory over the All Blacks in 111 years of trying.
"It's been a long time coming and history has been made," said Best, who dedicated the win to ex-Ir... | Ireland captain Rory Best said his players were "absolutely ecstatic" after beating world champions New Zealand for the first time. | 37887108 |
The 30-year-old, who had a spell with Bath between 2006 and 2010, has made seven appearances this season.
Director of rugby Todd Blackadder said: "We're really pleased to have been able to bring someone who has as much experience as Chris in."
Meanwhile, front-rower Shaun Knight and hooker Michael van Vuuren have exten... | Bath have signed Bristol hooker Chris Brooker on loan until the end of the season. | 39114725 |
It comes as the German labour market is fully opened to workers from Poland and seven other countries which joined the EU in 2004.
Germany held out until the last moment against opening its economy to workers from the former communist countries.
Ministers have promised to protect German workers from cheaper labour.
Est... | German government ministers have tried to reassure workers that their pay won't be undercut by workers from central and eastern Europe. | 13256288 |
The annual State Department report comes a week after Cuba and the US formally restored diplomatic relations.
The United States previously accused Cuba's communist authorities of forcing people to travel abroad to work on government-backed projects.
The US also removed Malaysia from the list of countries failing to add... | The United States has removed Cuba from its list of countries that fail to combat human trafficking. | 33684661 |
Wicketkeepers standing up to the stumps and most fielders closer than eight yards will also have to wear helmets.
Slips, behind the wicket on the off side, will be exempt.
The announcement by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) comes almost a year to the day since the death of Phillip Hughes after being struck on... | Helmet use is to be made mandatory for batsmen from next season in English first-class cricket. | 34940416 |
The 67 navy veterans who served with the Arctic convoys were being given Ushakov medals for their role supplying the Eastern front.
But the ceremony was delayed when officials realised the personalised medals were still in London.
Each Ushakov medal is individually numbered with a recipient's name on it.
The medals int... | World War Two veterans invited to a special ceremony in Cardiff by the Russian government had to wait two hours after the wrong medals were sent. | 23527944 |
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This explains why Kell Brook's audacious bid to become only the second man to reign simultaneously as a welterweight and middleweight world champion has attracted so much attention - no stopping off at light-middleweight for Sheffield's Brook, instead he'll challenge Genna... | Back before the world of boxing became clogged up and confused by 'junior' and 'super' titles and weight classes that accommodate men so tiny they could fight on a Petri dish, jumping weight divisions really meant something. | 37298064 |
Instead she is mourning the loss of her partner of 45 years, the father of her two sons.
Stefanos Vavalidis died in London in January 2016, aged 69.
He had fallen ill while on holiday abroad in May 2015, and spent the last eight months of his life in hospital.
His widow is suing Dr Peter Wheeler, a private GP who was t... | Barbara Vavalidis had been planning a carefree retirement after decades of hard work and a busy family life. | 40818027 |
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