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Michael Pearson was ordered to appear on 27 April to testify about the practice of buying the rights to old medicines and raising prices.
Valeant is facing three separate federal investigations into its business practices.
Shares fell more than 7% on Monday in New York following the announcement.
On Monday, the biparti... | The chief executive of Valeant Pharmaceuticals has been ordered to give evidence about rising drug prices to a Senate committee. | 35913637 |
The rehabilitation clinic, which works with the Professional Footballers' Association union, said 70% of its referrals related to gambling.
It has urged the prime minister to crack down on online betting adverts.
There was a point where I was clearing 30 to 40 grand a month and within a week or two that was gone
"It's ... | Footballers are taking out payday loans to fund gambling addictions, says the Sporting Chance clinic. | 24648539 |
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The Ulster hooker was not included in the 37-man party, with Dylan Hartley, Richard Hibbard and Tom Youngs named.
Tommy Bowe was one of nine Irish players selected by coach Warren Gatland, but Simon Zebo misses out.
Rob Kearney, Brian O'Driscoll, Jonny Sexton, Conor Murray... | Ireland's Rory Best has been omitted from the British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this summer. | 22354321 |
The blank sculptures of Wullie sitting on his bucket will form a Bucket Trail across Dundee and Tayside for 10 weeks during the summer.
The trail is set to raise money for the new operating suite at Tayside's Children Hospital.
Artists have until Friday to submit ideas for how to paint the statues.
Artists who have alr... | Artists have been invited to volunteer to illustrate 50 sculptures of one of Dundee's most famous fictional sons, Oor Wullie. | 35604260 |
No antidote would have worked, said Subramaniam Sathasivam.
Mr Kim died two weeks ago after two women accosted him in a check-in hall at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
They say they thought they were doing a TV prank. North Korea denies killing the high-profile critic of the regime.
Who could be behind the attack?... | Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, was given a very high amount of the toxic nerve agent VX and he died in pain within 15-20 minutes, Malaysia's health minister says. | 39096172 |
Total output in the economy grew by 0.1% between April and June, compared with 0.4% in the previous quarter.
The construction sector grew by 3.5% but output in services was flat while production contracted by 0.8%, according to national statistics.
The UK economy as a whole expanded by 0.7% in the second quarter.
On an... | Scottish economic growth slowed in the second quarter of this year despite a strong performance by the construction sector, according to new figures. | 34463824 |
The Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) report found the prison's strengths could be undermined by a number of factors.
These included a risk adverse culture and an unwillingness to challenge poor behaviour.
Justice Minister David Ford acknowledged that further work was required in some areas.
The inspec... | A report into Magilligan Prison has found its performance has slipped since it was last inspected in 2010. | 31629775 |
It delivers 2.5 volts and can power a desktop calculator for 15 minutes.
It could be used to keep military secrets confidential, and in environmental monitoring devices .
Iowa State University mechanical engineering professor Reza Montazami said it was the first practical transient battery.
While this particular batter... | Scientists have developed a self-destructing battery capable of dissolving when exposed to heat or liquid. | 37021474 |
Officials in south-eastern Minas Gerais state say one person is confirmed dead. But there are reports that up to 16 have died and others are missing.
Rivers of thick red mud surged down the valleys of the hilly area outside the old colonial city of Mariana.
It engulfed cars and lorries, and destroyed homes.
Authorities... | More than a dozen people are feared dead after a dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine in Brazil burst, flooding nearby homes. | 34742272 |
Palestinian medics identified him as Mohammed Mubarak, 22, a labourer from the Jalazun refugee camp near Ramallah.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said its soldiers had opened fire on a "terrorist" after he attacked an army post near the settlement of Ofra.
But Palestinian witnesses told the AFP news agency that Mubara... | A Palestinian man has been shot dead by Israeli troops in the West Bank. | 25947618 |
Glamorgan collapsed to 56-5, but partly recovered thanks to breezy half-centuries from Graham Wagg (57) and Mark Wallace (61).
Youngster Jofra Archer with his Championship best of 4-91 was the most successful of the visitors' bowlers.
Ed Joyce passed 1,000 Championship runs in 2016 in the Sussex reply.
His knock of 47 ... | Sussex had the better of day one as they reached 111-1 in reply to Glamorgan's 252 all out after a frantic start in Cardiff. | 37117942 |
The loss, the Robins' heaviest in a competitive game since 2011, left the club one point above the Championship relegation zone with six games to play.
The 386-mile round trip from Bristol to Deepdale was made by 312 Bristol City supporters.
The Ashton Gate club are 21st in the table, having lost 18 and won just four o... | Bristol City's players are to reimburse away fans who travelled to Tuesday's 5-0 defeat by Preston North End. | 39506359 |
Victory looked set to go to Bath, who held the Chiefs at bay until a Gareth Steenson penalty on the hour.
Semesa Rokoduguni's first-half try and two penalties from fly-half George Ford gave them an 11-0 lead at the break.
But, with Bath down to 14 men after losing all available props, Exeter capitalised and replacement... | Two late tries from winger James Short saw Exeter come from behind to beat Bath at the Rec in the Premiership. | 38445541 |
Jacqui Lambie, who is an independent senator, said in an interview with ABC Radio that stronger screening was needed after Friday's Paris attacks.
She also suggested the Grand Mufti be fitted with one for failing to condemn the attacks strongly enough.
This week a Syrian family became the first of 12,000 refugees to ar... | An Australian senator has said that refugees and the country's top Muslim cleric should be fitted with electronic tracking devices. | 34853806 |
The 32-year-old - who earned his 50th cap during the World Cup - returned to his first club in 2013 after spells with Gloucester and Sale.
Dundee-born Dickinson said it was "an easy decision", adding: "It was my first club, I feel at home here."
Lock Ben Toolis has signed a new two-year deal until the end of 2017-18.
T... | Scotland loose-head prop Alasdair Dickinson has signed a three-year contract extension at Edinburgh, running until the summer of 2019. | 35175694 |
Swindon Borough Council said the sale of Thamesdown Transport to operator Go South Coast "offered the best value".
Councillor David Renard said it was in the "best interests" of bus users and Thamesdown Transport employees.
Go South Coast, said it would be "business as usual as far as our customers are concerned".
Cons... | One of the last council-owned bus companies in the UK has been sold after the authority said it had "incurred losses over the past five years". | 38852750 |
The City of Lincoln Council has published details of its planned development, known as the Western Growth Corridor.
The proposals also include new road connections and retail units.
The new stadium would seat about 2,000 extra football fans compared to the current Sincil Bank ground.
An application for outline planning... | Plans for a 12,000-seater stadium for Lincoln City Football Club and thousands of new homes have been unveiled. | 40460876 |
The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) needs help to maintain the stock of BBC machines it uses in education programmes and exhibits.
It is looking for people familiar with the computer and its peripherals including monitors and disk drives.
The 8-bit BBC Micro was launched in 1981 and gave many people their first ta... | A public appeal for people who can repair BBC Micro computers has been launched by a museum. | 33291036 |
The whistle-blowing website says it has obtained more than 250,000 cables passed between the US State Department and hundreds of American diplomatic outposts - but it has so far only published a small sample of those messages.
However, the entire archive of the reports from US diplomats out in the field has been made a... | The latest batch of documents to be released by Wikileaks is made up of diplomatic messages sent from US embassies around the world. | 11862320 |
The FutureVolc project is funded by the European Union and involves more sensors as well as better real-time data analysis.
It is a response to the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, which closed down much of European airspace.
It is hoped the work will enable better detection of imminent eruptions and map their evolut... | Work is under way to improve monitoring of Iceland's volcanoes and give earlier warning of possible eruptions. | 22555779 |
The 21-year-old England international asked to leave on Tuesday after the Toffees refused three bids from Chelsea, the last for £30m.
"John is not for sale," said Everton chairman Bill Kenwright.
It is understood Chelsea feel they have gone as far as they can and do not currently intend to make another offer for the ce... | Everton have rejected a transfer request from defender and Chelsea target John Stones. | 34079982 |
Daniel Cavanagh, 40, from Birkenhead, Wirral, was on the bike leg of the Bala Middle Distance Triathlon on Sunday when he became unwell.
The coroner has started an investigation in to his death.
The race, which involved a 2,000 metre (1.2m) swim, 78.5km (49m) bike and 20km (12.4m) run, was called off following Mr Cavan... | A triathlete who died while taking part in an event in Gwynedd has been named. | 33081866 |
In an exclusive interview, Ricky says he is still receiving death threats from people who believe the claims.
In March, a family court judge dismissed the claims - also posted in internet videos - as "baseless".
She said the children had been forced to make the allegations by their mother and her new partner.
Ricky - t... | A father falsely accused of abusing his two children as part of a "satanic cult" has spoken of the "horrific" allegations he faced. | 32357195 |
A scientist and a forestry employee were among those mauled during the near 10-hour long effort to corner the dangerous animal on Sunday.
The leopard, which strolled into the Vibgyor International school, was eventually tranquillised and released.
A recent wildlife census estimated that India has a leopard population o... | A male leopard which entered a school in the Indian city of Bangalore injured six people trying to capture it. | 35519414 |
From the summer, the site will guarantee the speedy delivery of 20 million products from certain sellers who currently meet delivery promises.
If items don't arrive on time, eBay will refund shipping or give shoppers a voucher if delivery was free.
One analyst questioned whether the move would appeal to eBay customers.... | Online retailer eBay has promised to get items to US shoppers in three days or less with a new programme called "Guaranteed Delivery". | 39339416 |
The Commons is beginning detailed scrutiny of the European Union Bill, with Labour, SNP and Lib Dem MPs seeking concessions.
These include a guarantee that EU citizens resident in the UK at the time of last year's referendum can remain.
But Mrs May said she and EU leaders wanted to "get on" with Brexit talks.
MPs have ... | Theresa May has warned MPs not to "obstruct" the will of UK voters by changing the parliamentary bill aimed at getting Brexit talks under way. | 38879249 |
In an essay, David Taylor warned Welsh devolution could face "a very real existential threat" if politicians do not grasp the referendum result.
He called the Wales Stronger In Europe campaign "insufferably smug".
Former campaign chairman Geraint Talfan Davies declined to comment.
The Welsh Government has also been app... | Wales voted for Brexit due to complacency in the Welsh Government and a Remain campaign dominated by "self-serving" establishment figures, a former Labour special advisor has said. | 36923990 |
However, hardline titles were less enthusiastic, warning against what they saw as American tricks to continue dominating Iran.
Official newspaper Iran led with the headline "Sanctions crumble down". Sa'id Alikhani wrote: "These are regarded as historic and decisive days for our country as well as for the international ... | The moderate press in Iran has showed its delight as a range of international sanctions were lifted. | 35337490 |
The woman was attacked at about 00:05 on Monday, near to Eastwood Crescent in Thornliebank.
The car in the police images is a light-coloured, possibly silver, Ford Fiesta.
Its driver was described as being of either Asian or Eastern European appearance, aged between 30 and 40, with dark hair and eyes.
He was wearing a ... | Police have released CCTV images of a car they want to trace after a woman was raped in Glasgow. | 38229377 |
Around 580 ballot papers issued by the city council have gone missing, said BBC South West's political correspondent Martyn Oates.
Both the local authority and Royal Mail have launched "urgent investigations".
The council covers three constituencies including two marginal seats won by the Conservatives at the last gene... | Hundreds of postal vote papers for the general election have gone missing in Plymouth. | 40170198 |
The 74-year-old was best known for her role as Edna Birch in the ITV soap, which she played for the last 15 years.
In a statement, her agent said she had been diagnosed with cancer and passed away on Monday.
ITV executive producer, John Whiston paid tribute, saying: "The family here at Emmerdale are deeply saddened by... | Emmerdale actress Shirley Stelfox has died following a short illness. | 35039710 |
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said it picked up a Mayday broadcast shortly after 14:00 BST on Saturday.
A dive vessel off Salcombe in south Devon requested urgent assistance for one of its divers thought to be suffering from "the bends".
A coastguard helicopter winched the diver from the sea and flew him to Derrif... | A man has died after getting into difficulty during an diving ascent. | 40318567 |
Nala, a seven-year-old husky, became stranded atop the property in Boldmere, Birmingham on Friday afternoon.
It is believed Nala might have got out of the skylight window and on to the roof after climbing on furniture in the loft of the house.
A firefighter "calmed her down with a few slices of ham", before a lead was ... | A dog has been rescued from the roof of a house by firefighters. | 40467873 |
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Jason McCartney put the Fermanagh visitors ahead on 43 minutes, nipping in to chip over keeper Eugene Ferry.
Bannsiders midfielder Joe McNeill hit the crossbar from a free-kick before firing off-target from McDaid's pass.
Ferry kept out a Johnny Lafferty effort before McDa... | David McDaid scored with seven minutes left to rescue a 1-1 home draw for Coleraine against Ballinamallard. | 28724240 |
The 27-year-old Englishman spent a season on loan at Fir Park from Rotherham United before signing a permanent contract last summer.
Now he has agreed a new one-year deal to stay in Ian Baraclough's squad.
"Well have managed to beat off stiff competition from SPFL Premiership and English clubs," said the club website.
... | Lionel Ainsworth has signed a new contract with Motherwell, who say they faced competition from clubs around Britain who also wanted the winger. | 33263115 |
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Most people starting a new activity need extra motivation and encouragement. A coach's support and enthusiasm can make a huge difference to the enjoyment and participation in an activity.
With the right training, a coach can help to develop important life skills in their p... | On the face of it, coaches help people of different ages and abilities to develop and improve in sport, but actually they do much much more. | 28088811 |
Figures from Get Safe Online and Action Fraud show 247 cases were reported, with total losses to £2,152,343.
Police believe the overall figure could be higher, as some businesses choose not to report cybercrime losses.
Nationally, online losses last year amounted to £1bn - a 22% increase on the previous year.
Det Ch In... | Businesses in Northern Ireland lost more than £2m to online crime last year, statistics have shown. | 36511901 |
Police said the man who fell off an apartment block on Sunday night was the former head of the local Urban Administrative Bureau.
He is thought to have authorised the landfill site that collapsed.
It is the third recent case in China where officials appear to have killed themselves after industrial disasters.
Shenzhen ... | A local official in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has apparently killed himself, days after a landslide there buried dozens of people. | 35188545 |
Nadine Burden died at the scene in Toronto Road, Portsmouth, on Saturday.
Victoria Arthur, 43, of Milton Road, Portsmouth was remanded in custody to appear at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday.
Julie Palmer, 52, also of Portsmouth, was charged with assisting an offender. She is due to appear at Winchester Crown Court ... | A woman has appeared in court charged with the murder of another woman found stabbed at her home in Portsmouth. | 38824668 |
Every year, Ashbourne in Derbyshire is split in two as thousands of people from each side of the town compete in the eccentric two-day match.
Since 1998 the ball has been thrown in to the crowd - or "turned up" - from a brick plinth in the middle of town.
But there have been complaints its position in Shaw Croft car pa... | A row has broken out over the starting point of the annual Royal Shrovetide Football game. | 32605447 |
"We woke up and saw all the fish floating belly-up," he said. "It's devastating."
He was not alone. Hundreds of tonnes of fish - both farmed and wild - died over the weekend in the eastern part of the strait. Fish farmers lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in stock overnight.
Floating out at sea and washing up on t... | Last Sunday morning, Bryan Ang woke up onboard his floating fish farm on the Johor Strait between Malaysia and Singapore to find nearly all his stock had died. | 31724554 |
As with last year's parade, only the Orangemen and their 13 notified bands can march past St Patrick's Church on Donegall Street in north Belfast.
They must do so to the sound of a single drum beat.
This year all music must stop 43 metres away from the church so there is no music within earshot of it.
A planned residen... | The Parades Commission has applied more stringent restrictions to next week's Orange Order Tour of the North parade than in previous years. | 33115634 |
The country, whose official submission A Separation took home the foreign film award in February, was not one of the entrants confirmed on Monday.
Last month Iranian authorities withdrew their candidate amid protests over an anti-Islam video made in the US.
Five of the entrants will be selected to compete for next year... | A record 71 countries are in contention for next year's foreign language film Oscar - although Iran, recipient of this year's prize, is not among them. | 19881747 |
The Milltown team remain bottom but have closed the gap on 11th-placed Carrick Rangers to just three points.
"We feel we can stay up but it's a matter of small steps," said Town manager Barry Gray.
"It's another tough game. Glentoran have been hot and cold - you do not know what to expect from them."
Warrenpoint secure... | Warrenpoint Town are targeting victory over Glentoran on Saturday to chalk up a third straight win and boost hopes of avoiding Premiership relegation. | 35375196 |
On Friday, Maxwell pleaded guilty to offences related to dissident republicanism, including bomb-making and storing stolen military weapons.
The 31-year-old from Larne also pleaded guilty to drugs and fraud charges.
Maj Gen Tim Cross said that while no system could be 100% secure, questions would be asked and changes i... | A retired general has said he has no doubt that Army vetting procedures will be tightened following the case of Royal Marine Ciarán Maxwell. | 38872832 |
Sarah Groves, 24, died on a houseboat in Srinagar, Kashmir on 6 April.
Judge Philip Robey opened and adjourned the inquest at Guernsey magistrate's court earlier, while police in India continue their investigations.
Richard De Wit, from the Netherlands, was arrested on the day of her death and is being held in custody ... | A Guernsey woman who was murdered in India died as a result of multiple stab wounds, an inquest has heard. | 22568476 |
The 29-year-old has previously played in the Super League with St Helens, winning two Challenge Cups.
He told BBC Radio Leeds: "It's a good opportunity for me to play back in the Super League with a team with a strong squad.
"All I can do is turn up for pre-season and challenge for a place in the starting line-up." | Huddersfield Giants have signed prop Paul Clough from Bradford Bulls on a two-year deal. | 37944592 |
Blatter announced on 2 June that he would step down at an extraordinary congress between December and March.
However, on Thursday the 79-year-old said he had not resigned and was thought to be considering re-election.
"The times of flirting with the power are definitely gone," said Domenico Scala, the independent chair... | Sepp Blatter has been urged to stick by his decision to quit as president of world football's governing body, Fifa. | 33303066 |
Officers received a report of men with weapons at Toward Road, Sunderland, at about 18:30 GMT on Thursday.
After establishing the report was false, police went to an address in Wetherby Road, where the call was made.
Northumbria Police said the caller, a 36-year-old man, became unwell. He was treated by paramedics and ... | A man has died after being questioned by police over a false gun alert. | 30546641 |
Lorraine Barwell, 54, was attacked as she escorted a prisoner from Blackfriars Crown Court to a van on 29 June. She died on Friday.
Post-mortem examination tests show the provisional cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, the Met said.
Humphrey Burke, 22, is accused of grievous bodily harm.
Mr Burke, of no ... | A custody officer who was attacked outside a court in central London died from a serious head injury, tests have found. | 33435751 |
Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) members walked out at 13:00 BST and are expected to do the same on Sunday in a row over pay and pensions.
The union said it was particularly concerned at cuts to allowances for weekend and bank holiday working.
NMW said it was "very disappointed" by the action and apologised t... | Visitors to six National Museum Wales (NMW) sites have been warned to expect disruption for the third weekend running due to strike action. | 28902042 |
The abbey launched its Rescue Our Ruins appeal in May 2012 with the goal of raising £500,000 - a pound for every person living in Somerset.
Events co-ordinator James Stone told the BBC there was "a long way to go" in funding efforts.
The appeal has already helped restore key features including the Lady Chapel and the A... | Bosses at Glastonbury Abbey have said the site still needs to raise around £240,000 to save its ancient ruins. | 33122835 |
The Pirates beat Bedford in their opening game before salvaging a 31-31 draw at Ealing last week.
"We were very lucky to retain a lot of the same players as last year, even though the squad size has shrunk a tiny bit," Paver told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"The fact we've trained the same guys meant that we're all on the same... | Cornish Pirates coach Alan Paver says the club are benefitting from managing to keep most of the side that featured in the Championship last season. | 37375110 |
Willie Young had accused Aberdeen Donside MSP Mark McDonald of using his family as political tools.
Mr McDonald's son has autism and he has campaigned for cinemas and theatres to put on autism-friendly productions.
Mr Young said on Twitter: "Sorry if people found my tweet offensive and apologise for any upset that migh... | An Aberdeen Labour councillor has apologised for tweeting what the SNP had described as hurtful remarks. | 30397697 |
The former secretary of state, a veteran of dozens of Democratic debates in 2008, was clearly the more polished of the two - and she had plenty of set-piece lines at the ready.
"I'm a progressive, but I'm a progressive who likes to get things done," she said early on, in a quote seemed tailor-made to deflect any attack... | There may have been five candidates on the Democratic debate stage, but all eyes were on Hillary Clinton and her surprising challenger Bernie Sanders on Tuesday night. | 34492225 |
The sequence, created by Lucasfilm's special effects team ILMxLAB, allows users to look in all directions as the camera whizzes through the sci-fi scene.
When watched on a normal computer, the mouse is used to move the view.
On mobile devices, a user can move the device around to alter the perspective. Other 360 videos... | A short, exclusive Star Wars clip is among the first 360-degree videos to be posted on Facebook. | 34344431 |
They were killed by security forces as protesters demanded political freedom and an end to corruption, eyewitnesses and activists told foreign media.
President Bashar al-Assad, whose Baath party has dominated politics for nearly 50 years, tolerates no dissent.
Washington strongly condemned the use of force against demo... | At least three protesters have been shot dead in the south Syrian city of Deraa as security forces clamped down on a protest rally. | 12791738 |
Their replacement has been contested and after seven years of missed deadlines, a solution has been agreed.
The Education Authority - one very large board - starts operations on 1 April.
The original idea of a single Education and Skills Authority (ESA) for Northern Ireland was abandoned after seven years of fruitless ... | Northern Ireland's five education and library boards will cease to exist at midnight. | 32117984 |
The 29-year-old joins from Bristol City Women, for whom she scored eight goals in nine WSL 1 appearances last season.
The Equatorial Guinea international has also played in the Women's Champions League for Real Vallecano.
"It's a good signing for us," said coach Kelly Chambers. "I believe Jade will fit in well here wit... | Reading women have added to their squad ahead of the WSL 1 season with the signing of forward Jade Boho-Sayo. | 35264753 |
England and Scotland players wore armbands featuring the symbol when they met at Wembley on 11 November.
Wales and Northern Ireland's respective games featured displays on the pitch or in the stands to mark the event.
England's Football Association will appeal against the fine of 45,000 Swiss francs (£35,311), with Sco... | Fifa has fined all four home nations for displaying poppies during World Cup qualifiers around Armistice Day. | 38368144 |
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) said footfall in August was 1.8% higher than the same period last year.
The figure was in sharp contrast with the UK as a whole, which saw shopper numbers fall by 1.1%.
The latest SRC/Springboard monitor found that out-of-town locations north of the border were the biggest draw, wit... | Scottish retailers have reported a healthy increase in the number of people hitting the shops. | 29197203 |
The 69-year-old is among 12 recipients being recognised for their cultural contributions to the US.
The White House praised the director for "combining the art of storytelling with boundless imagination and cutting-edge techniques".
President Barack Obama will award the medals next Wednesday.
"Mr Lucas has transported ... | Star Wars director George Lucas is to be honoured with the National Medal of Arts at a White House ceremony next week. | 23177690 |
"The army and the people are [united in] one hand," they cheered. Soldiers were given sweets and flowers and hoisted children onto their tanks to pose for photographs.
Now many revolutionaries feel that such enthusiasm was naive and their celebrations were premature.
Months of anger over the military's handling of the... | During the excitement that followed the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak back in February, Egyptian protesters cheered the military as it took control. | 15824619 |
Iain Cameron, from Stirling, spends his spare time monitoring snow levels in Scotland from one winter to the next, and has spent the past 22 years travelling the country in pursuit of his curious hobby.
While walking on Scotland's highest mountain with fellow amateur researcher Alistair Todd in July, the pair happened ... | Two snow enthusiasts have captured stunning photographs from inside a 'snow tunnel' on Ben Nevis. | 36897502 |
Doctors say small tears in the skin from shaving or trimming could make it easier for infections to take hold.
But they also say groomers - particularly extreme ones - tend to be more sexually active too.
STIs are passed on through unprotected sex or genital contact.
The findings come from a survey of more than 7,500 A... | Women and men who regularly trim or remove all their pubic hair run a greater risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than those who do not, research suggests. | 38207594 |
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But with a new contract offer remaining on the table, what is the situation around their manager of almost 21 years?
BBC sports news reporter David Ornstein addresses some of the biggest questions facing the club.
Arsenal, a post Christmas wobble and a probable Champions L... | After Arsenal's humiliating 5-1 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League, there have been fresh questions about manager Arsene Wenger's future. | 38994846 |
Yes, the Proteas were without fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander but, even before England arrived, they seemed a team in decline.
In contrast, England have been on an upward curve in all formats since the beginning of last summer thanks to a change of management, the right players in the right roles and a new... | Perhaps the most surprising aspect of England's series victory over South Africa was that, in the end, beating the world number ones was not a surprise at all. | 35338809 |
An explosion ripped through the Low Moor Munitions Company, New Works Road, on 21 August 1916, with the resulting fire triggering further explosions.
The site produced picric acid to colour carpets, but was converted into a munitions factory during World War One.
The exhibition, at Bradford City Hall, contains medals a... | An exhibition to mark the centenary of a Bradford munitions factory tragedy which saw 40 people killed has opened. | 37118446 |
Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck feature in McGarry's "Beatrixpotting" line-up.
Walking Dead's Charlie Adlard and Hellboy collaborator Duncan Fegredo have also taken part.
The artists are supporting a student art competition being held in Cumbria.
Fegredo has depicted Peter Rabbit as a spaceman, standing in a secret ... | Comic artists including Luke McGarry, who created the Trainspotting film poster, have reimagined Beatrix Potter's characters to mark the 150th anniversary of her birth. | 37437513 |
They put on 501 for the third wicket as the visitors declared on 698-5, with Glamorgan 165-6 at the end of day two.
Both Petersen (286) and Prince (261) made career-best scores.
They also passed Lancashire's previous highest stand for any wicket of 371, a record that had stood for 87 years.
The South African duo had sc... | Alviro Petersen and Ashwell Prince became only the 13th pair to share a stand of more than 500 runs in first-class cricket as Lancashire continued to dominate against Glamorgan. | 33596123 |
Mr Rusbridger insisted the paper was right to publish files leaked by the US intelligence analyst and had helped to prompt a necessary and overdue debate.
His comments come after criticism from the new head of MI5, Andrew Parker.
Making public the "reach and limits" of intelligence-gathering techniques gave terrorists ... | Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger says he plans to publish more revelations from Edward Snowden despite MI5 warning that such disclosures cause enormous damage. | 24464286 |
Confederate forces acquired hundreds of Clyde-built boats because they were fast, making them ideal for evading Union ships blockading Southern ports.
The shipwreck off Oak Island, North Carolina, is a blockade runner called Agnes E Fry.
The image, called a sonar mosaic, was made following work by divers, sonar experts... | A new image has been created of the wreck of a Scottish ship used in the American Civil War. | 36115010 |
Police officers used batons and sprayed fire extinguishers as they tried to impose order on the crowds.
It comes after an officer on Kos was suspended for slapping one man while brandishing a knife.
Authorities are struggling with a rapidly growing number of migrants who have arrived hoping for a better life.
Many migr... | Chaos has broken out on the Greek island of Kos amid attempts to relocate hundreds of migrants to a football stadium for registration. | 33861290 |
During his 13 years in charge, Pavis - who died on Friday following an illness - appointed both Neil Warnock and Sam Allardyce to the Meadow Lane dugout.
Under Warnock, the Magpies achieved successive promotions to reach the old Division One in 1991.
"What Derek achieved is quite extraordinary," BBC Radio Nottingham's ... | Tributes have been paid to former Notts County chairman Derek Pavis who passed away at the age of 87. | 40096112 |
DeGale fights Romanian-born Canadian Bute in what he says will be an "explosive" encounter in Quebec City.
"They think it's going to be a boxing match, but it will be a destruction," added the 29-year-old Briton.
"I feel like a beast. I'm going to start fast and throw loads of punches. Once he feels my power that will ... | James DeGale has vowed to "destroy" Lucian Bute when defending his IBF super-middleweight title on Saturday. | 34950438 |
The course is already waterlogged and more rain was forecast to fall before the big race.
The meeting has been rescheduled for Saturday, 9 January.
Heavy rain has also caused the postponement of both days of the Christmas fixture at Wetherby. Saturday's card was scheduled to feature the Rowland Meyrick Chase.
Chepstow'... | Sunday's Welsh Grand National meeting at Chepstow has been called off after an inspection because of heavy rain. | 35177945 |
A Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) spokesperson said the problem was caused by a high voltage cable fault on Thursday night.
Electricity supply was back on at 03:30 GMT on Friday.
NIE repair crews worked over night to repair the fault. | Power has been restored to 700 customers in Magilligan, County Londonderry, after a cable fault caused a blackout for eight hours. | 32061411 |
England's corner routine at Euro 2016 came in for a lot of criticism, with Alan Shearer claiming it was "bizarre" that Kane was asked to take them.
Asked if he expected to take corners again, Kane said: "Probably not.
"We had a bit of a laugh and a joke with the manager about it, but it's something that happened."
Engl... | Harry Kane says he has "had a bit of a laugh and a joke" with England manager Sam Allardyce about having to take corners under former boss Roy Hodgson. | 37281801 |
Principal Sir Timothy O'Shea has pledged to bring back the 19th Century gates, which stood next to the university's graduation venue.
The entrance was removed as part of a £33m redevelopment and were due to be sold off at auction.
But the university said a deal had now been struck with Summer Place Auctions.
The gates... | Edinburgh University's wrought iron gate entranceway to McEwan Hall will be returned to the campus after a "show of affection" by former students. | 37344382 |
Abu al-Faraj al-Masri died in Idlib province, according to the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham group, which was known as the Nusra Front when linked to al-Qaeda.
The Egyptian national and veteran al-Qaeda cleric was a member of the group's consultative Shura Council.
The Pentagon confirmed it had "targeted a prominent al-Qaeda me... | A senior leader in a Syrian militant group that split this year from al-Qaeda has reportedly been killed in an air strike in north-western Syria. | 37547144 |
The mint, which employs about 900 people at Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, saw its profits increase from £11.4m the year before.
Its revenue rose 39% to £360.6m and bullion sales "contributed largely" to the success, according to chief executive Adam Lawrence.
The mint is producing 1.4 billion new 12-sided pound coin... | The Royal Mint has announced a big rise in profits to £13.1m for 2015-16. | 36892007 |
Clement, who was appointed Swans boss in January, coached Lampard at Chelsea.
The former England international announced his retirement from the game after a 21-year career.
Clement said: "We had a chat. I think he appreciated that I called, because of our relationship. I'm not saying it got close, but we had a convers... | Swansea City head coach Paul Clement has revealed he tried to tempt Frank Lampard to the Liberty Stadium before his retirement. | 38846222 |
The study, at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, took place on 49 men with untreatable cancer.
The drug, olaparib, had low overall success, but slowed tumour growth in 88% of patients with specific DNA mutations.
Cancer Research UK said the trial was exciting.
The future of cancer medicine is treating cancers ... | The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effective in a "milestone" trial by UK scientists. | 34649024 |
Teimana Harrison had shunted over from close in to give Saints the lead, but three Finn Russell penalties put Glasgow 9-7 up soon after the break.
Christian Day's try restored Saints' lead but two more penalties saw Glasgow open a three-point advantage at 15-12.
But Glasgow were reduced to 14 men and punished by Mallin... | Harry Mallinder scored a late try to give Northampton victory over Glasgow and revive their hopes of making the European Champions Cup last eight. | 35293971 |
NSPCC Cymru said it received 1,544 related calls in 2014/15 - 400 more than in the previous 12 months.
It added figures obtained show the internet was used by offenders to commit nearly 300 sex crimes against children in Wales last year.
A Net Aware parent's guide is available as an app and keeps them aware of the late... | Parents have been warned about internet safety for their children following a rise in online abuse. | 36864996 |
The suspect fired at them from his car, killing both at the scene, in what officials said were random killings.
He was later detained after being overpowered by workers at a petrol station where he is alleged to have stopped and threatened staff.
The suspected attacker has been identified only as Bernd G, 47.
Initial ... | A German man has been arrested after an elderly woman and a cyclist were shot dead near the town of Ansbach, police have said. | 33478581 |
But the TV and film-streaming service has stressed it remains committed to providing an ad-free service.
There had been questions about the firm's plans after news site Motherboard reported that the firm was "experimenting with advertisements".
However, Netflix later made clear that the tests were limited to trails for... | Netflix has begun showing trailers at the start of some of its programmes. | 32975441 |
The paper says there are calls for councillor Graham Craig to apologise for remarks he made about council chief Suzanne Wylie.
During a debate on cycling, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) councillor remarked how he occasionally saw Progressive Unionist Party councillor Dr John Kyle on his bike.
But he added: "And I ... | There's a sexism storm brewing in Belfast City Hall, according to the Belfast Telegraph. | 39488267 |
The fugitives from the North said the front-runner, Moon Jae-in, might put their lives at risk if he won the only true opinion poll - the actual election.
The defectors' argument was that Mr Moon was closely involved in a previous left-of-centre government in Seoul which had closer ties with Pyongyang under what was kn... | In a room in the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday, a group of defectors from North Korea made an impassioned plea to voters: Don't elect the man who has led the opinion polls. | 39801447 |
A £500,000 joint project by the University of South Wales (USW) and the Welsh Perry & Cider Society is looking at the heritage of orchards and cider-making in Wales.
It hopes to create an online catalogue of cider and perry fruit in Wales using their DNA traits.
The Welsh Perry & Cider Society said the results were "i... | Researchers have uncovered 43 new varieties of apples and pears believed to be found only in Wales. | 39950413 |
The five-day event starts on Monday, 24 July, and ends with the finals night on Friday.
The first match on Monday will be a Women's Under-19 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at 12:00 BST.
That is followed by Beijing Morning Star United v Co Tyrone (17:00) and Newcastle United v Co Antrim (19:30).
Apart from Mon... | Eleven matches in the 2017 Super Cup NI international youth football tournament will be shown live on the BBC Sport website. | 40698084 |
Traditionally the Cologne-based conference encourages people to attend dressed as video game characters.
But ticket holders have now been told that all "imitation weapons or weapon-like items" will be confiscated.
Organiser Koelnmesse said the crackdown was important "to avoid frightening children and families".
Securi... | Toy weapons have been banned from the German video games event Gamescom, following a series of attacks. | 36980860 |
Nguyen Tan Dung was speaking at an event in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the war.
On 30 April 1975 the city - which was then called Saigon and was the capital of South Vietnam - was captured by communist troops from the North.
Three million Vietnamese, and 58,000 US soldiers died in the w... | Vietnam's prime minister has spoken of "countless barbarous crimes" committed by the US during the Vietnam War. | 32527645 |
The CPS said a caution given to Peter Ball in 1993 was wrong as there was sufficient evidence to prosecute.
However, it said its approach to sexual abuse has changed and such a decision would not be made today.
On Tuesday, Ball, 83, pleaded guilty to 18 charges of sex abuse involving men between the 1970s and 1990s.
He... | A retired bishop who has admitted sex offences against young men, should have faced charges 22 years ago, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted. | 34238259 |
Jon Shaw handled Adam Mekki's cross in the area and Norwood converted the spot-kick to give the hosts the lead.
Mekki was then brought down in the box and Norwood once again scored the penalty to double the advantage.
Michael Higdon nodded in the third, before Danny Johnson grabbed a consolation late on.
The win sees R... | Two first-half penalties from James Norwood strengthened Tranmere's grip on a National League play-off spot as they beat Gateshead. | 35676024 |
Scottish Water said an increase in household charges was being limited to 1.6% for all council tax bands.
This means the average Scottish Water household charge in 2017/18 will be £357 - less than £1 a day.
The current average charge of £389 in England and Wales is £32 higher than in Scotland.
Charges for 2017/18 in En... | Household water charges in Scotland are set to rise by an average of £6 a year but will remain among the lowest in Britain. | 38568943 |
North, who has not played since March, returns for Wales' second World Cup warm-up game against the Irish.
Captain Sam Warburton has a slight knock and is not included, so Alun Wyn Jones leads the side with Justin Tipuric at open-side flanker.
Alex Cuthbert is on the right wing, while Exeter tight-head prop Tomas Franc... | Wales wing George North will make his comeback from concussion against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. | 34067333 |
Earlier, sources told the BBC the DUP wanted £1bn invested in Northern Ireland's health service and a similar figure for infrastructure projects.
However, DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has described the figures as "wild speculation" and "wide of the mark".
But he did say the DUP wanted Treasury "help" with public spendi... | The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has played down reports it is seeking £2bn in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for supporting the Tories. | 40360060 |
The pups were taken at around lunchtime on Friday from a house in Beccles Drive, Portobello, Wolverhampton, while their owners were out.
West Midlands Police said the teenagers were seen at the back of the house and later on Caister Drive with the dogs.
The dogs are too young to have been taken from their mother, polic... | Two seven-week old French white bulldogs have been stolen from their home, by two teenagers who were seen running off with them. | 35395077 |
And further silvers from shooter Jen McIntosh and swimmer Dan Wallace and hammer thrower Mark Dry's bronze took the host nation's medal tally to 37.
The haul of 33 at Edinburgh 1986 had been Scotland's previous Games best.
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Team Scotland had already set a new national recor... | Scotland's silver medal in the male gymnastics team event broke the country's medal record for a Commonwealth Games. | 28548076 |
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